OCTOBER 2014
DR. BIPIN PATEL
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PUBLISHER’S WELCOME I remember the first time we walked out on the back porch of what would soon be our new Center Grove home. It was a fall evening; I could hear the crowd and the band at a home Center Grove football game. I flashed back to fall Friday evenings at my childhood home in Minnesota. My home was close enough to hear the LHS Cardinals taking on their Friday night rivals. Our new house felt like home. Much has changed since we moved into our home. My son and daughter have both graduated from Center Grove High School. My son is in college and my daughter is now teaching seventh grade social studies in another Indiana school system (yes, seventh grade, and she loves it). However, the school remains a focus of life in Center Grove and a frequent topic in our community’s magazine.
Last month the school hosted a public meeting “Strategic Planning 2.0, Creating a Community Vision for Center Grove Schools.” More than 300 residents attended. What is being done to fit educational opportunities to various students’ skills was a common question. On page 26, Dr. Wendy Kruger, Director of Curriculum for Center Grove Schools discusses “Engaging High Ability Students.” We’ll continue to follow the strategic planning process as it progress. You can also learn more about it online at bit.ly/cg100.
Joins us for a trip down memory lane with a retro look at State Road 135, and a look at the future of Bargersville as they move down the path of revitalization. Finally, we give you a look at a taxman you will like; Taxman Brewing is open in Bargersville and looking to make the town a destination for micro-brew lovers from around This month in CGHS Front Row, Leigh Lawson, looks at the efforts Indiana. of parents to support the band and cheerleaders. It is a busy time for the band as they prepare for their Macy’s Parade appearance on Thanksgiving. Leigh also provide a look at cheerleading, it’s not just Jody Veldkamp Publisher cheers and pom-poms.
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After 38 years as Medical Director and Head of Anesthesia at Community Hospital South, Dr. Patel walks the halls as if he never left, and it is obvious that he never will. Dr. Patel is one of the surgery center’s original founding partners. He and his wife, Holly, have been married for 27 years. The two met at the hospital, where Holly was a surgical nurse. She said that even before they shared their first date, she knew he was an amazing doctor.
FEATURED COLUMNS 13 Center Grove School Board Candidates 2014
26 Engaging High Ability Students 49 Bargersville: On the Path of Revitalization
8 Estates at Harrison Crossing Come to Life
10 Johnson County Catches a Train 18 Fighting Fire with Fire 22 Walk for Women’s Lung Health Awareness
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GARDENING NANA
CHEERFUL ANTICIPATION
Low angle view of a carpet of colorful blue spring crocus as a seasonal background Writer / Nancy Craig
Anticipation: “wishing with confidence of fulfillment” or “hopeful waiting” My great nieces, Lindsey and Lauren, are three-year-old twins, and they love to learn new big words as they help me in our flower gardens. Anticipation is our big word while we plant crocuses. The twins will learn about anticipation, as we wait for those corms (bulbs) we plant this fall to become delightful colorful flowers in the early spring. In addition, since crocus means cheerfulness in the language of flowers, we will have cheerful anticipation. We love the tulips, but the crocuses are the first flowers to bloom in the spring and they do bring a lot of cheer as they pop up through the snow. There are several varieties of crocuses and I like the Dutch crocuses, which have bigger flowers. The girls can pick out an assortment of crocuses by color on the bulb package and I will also pick some that will bloom at different times throughout the spring. With three-year-old twins, you have to work fast and employ extra help to garden. So, we will have their Nannie (Grandmother Melody) and Great Uncle Ken help me, Nana. First, we will have the twins toss the crocus corms in the grass of their front yard and then guide each twin in digging a hole and planting the crocus. Sounds easy, right? (We should take a video of that!) For easy planting directions from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, visit almanac.com/plant/crocuses. Squirrels, voles, mice, chipmunks and deer all love to munch on all parts of the crocuses, so these flowers do not have a chance in my yard or gardens. We could try many things to deter the pests, from cayenne pepper to coyote urine to wire cages (for the bulbs), but I will stick with my daffodils and narcissus, which these critters leave alone.
We planted tulips last fall and I have found a storybook, Boxes for Katje, by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Stacey DressenMcQueen, to read to the twins that has a great illustration of the stages of the tulip from bulb to flower. The story takes place just after WWII and is about two young girls, Katje from Holland and Rosie from Indiana. It ends with Katje sending Rosie tulips bulbs from Holland. The best bulbs still come from Holland whether tulips or crocuses. We will be cheerfully anticipating those colorful crocuses all winter long. Nancy loves flower gardening almost as much as she does her great nephews and nieces. Her interest in gardening intensified while living in Holland and was perfected with Master Gardener courses.
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The signs and streets have been in place for years, but this spring The Estates at Harrison Crossing sprang to life. New homes are quickly transforming the Peterman Road neighborhood. As you enter the neighborhood, the street winds into the tree lined community. Center Grove resident, and market manager for Drees Homes, Jane Folds, says “It’s exciting to be part of a new upscale community in the northern part of the Center Grove area.” Drees Homes, an 85-year-old familyowned homebuilder that has been building in Indianapolis since 2001, started building homes in The Estates at Harrison Crossing this year. Most of the homes are tucked away from Peterman. Many offer residents a wooded area along the back of their yard where deer frequently step out to see what is going on.
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the township, The Estates at Harrison Crossing provides an opportunity to live in a neighborhood that is closer to Indianapolis. One area resident commented, “You can actually get to downtown Indy without having to hit all the stoplights on 135.” The neighborhood is within walking distance of Sugar Grove Elementary School. Kids will attend Sugar Grove Elementary, Center Grove Middle School North, and Center Grove High School. When you tour the model, or one of three move-in ready homes, the natural light that fills every room will impress you. Drees’ experience with building homes shows itself in the distinctive designs outside and inside the homes. Choose from 14 floor plans, each with multiple elevations. The homes offer “Low E” windows and energyefficient heating and cooling can save you up to 40 percent compared to your current home.
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Prices start at $320,000 and top out in the mid-$400,000’s. Options include three or four bedroom ranch homes and two-story homes with up to six bedrooms. Kristie Webber of Drees says their designs “include more integrated living spaces, rooms that flow together, outdoor living areas, spa like master baths with walk-in showers and gourmet kitchens.” Interior plans offer flex space, and even an optional full bath in a fifth bedroom. Exterior finish options include, brick, stone and Hardie-Plank, for low maintenance, real wood look. The many choices at the design center allow you to customize the exterior of your new home. “The total experience, making it easy, from choosing a floor plan to customizing your home, is something that I am committed to and Drees makes possible,” says Folds. After receiving the architect’s plans for your home, it is off to the state of the art Drees Homes Design Center. Two design consultants are available to help you find the finishes you desire such as granite, quartz, hardwoods, and all the customizations that will make the home truly yours. In addition, you will be able to see vignettes of kitchens, baths, and other rooms to help you tailor the home to fit your lifestyle. Choosing a homebuilder can be a difficult decision. Drees’ reputation will instill confidence. 98 percent of their customers would recommend them to a friend. They are also the only area builder to receive the homebuilding industry’s “Triple Crown” – National Builder of the Year, National Housing Quality Award, and America’s Best Builder. This year, the most trusted builders in the nation list included Drees Homes. If you are looking for a new home in Center Grove, you will want to visit The Estates at Harrison Crossing. With its variety of homes, customization possibilities, and great location, it is worth a drive to see the possibilities. One of those possibilities includes having a home built on your own land. Drees offers “Design Gallery Homes by Drees” which allow you to build a Drees home most anywhere, your own property out away from everything, or in another neighborhood.
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JOHNSON COUNTY CATCHES A TRAIN
Writer / Amy Lamb Photos provided by Indiana Historical Society
As Indiana citizens prepare to celebrate the state’s bicentennial in 2016, it doesn’t really make sense for them to hop on a plane— but they can catch a train. The Indiana Historical Society will bring the Indiana Bicentennial Train to Johnson County, where it will be open to the public in Bargersville October 9 through 11. Located near the corner of Harriman Avenue and Baldwin Street, this stop will be the last one offered in the southern half of the state until the fall of 2016. Originally known as the Indiana History Train, the Indiana Bicentennial Train has welcomed more than 71,000 visitors in its six years of travel. This included a wellattended stop in Bargersville back in 2008, when 3,561 took advantage of the visit.
manager. “We are all very excited for this opportunity for Bargersville and all of Johnson County’s residents to learn more about our history and the heritage of the county, as well as the state in which we live.” Relying heavily on IHS’s extensive visual and archival collections, the onboard traveling exhibit, The Next Indiana, occupies three 65-foot renovated Amtrak freight cars. Temporary “depots” are set up at each location, where visitors can participate in hands-on and educational activities, catch a 1916 interpreter presentation, connect with the mission and offerings of the Indiana Historical Society, and purchase items from a pop-up History Market.
“The Indiana Bicentennial Train will allow Johnson County residents to be immersed in Indiana history in a unique, low-cost and close-to-home way,” said Linda S. Kilbert, manager of the Johnson County Public Library’s White River Branch. “Those who “We are very fortunate to have been selected visit from outside the county will have the as one of the stops for the train this year,” added benefit of witnessing a county with said Kevin McGinnis, Bargersville town its own rich heritage and special amenities.” 10 / CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER / OCTOBER 2014 / atCenterGrove.com
At the Bargersville stop, visitors will get to connect with several local organizations who will offer additional displays and interactive opportunities in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday, as well as all day Saturday. The Johnson County Public Library will offer an exhibit about the history of libraries in Indiana. The Johnson County Museum will bring re-enactors, from early settlers of the area to a Civil War soldier, and offer guests the chance to handle historic reproduction items. The museum will also offer an educational demonstration about how locomotives work, which coincides with its upcoming transportation exhibit. Public history students from Franklin College will present research findings from the college’s Roger Douglas Branigin Papers (Indiana’s governor, 1965-1969, and a Franklin native), as well as have a hand in facilitating the learning experiences of younger students.
Even though visitors only get a stationary look at the Indiana Bicentennial Train, its statewide tour requires the cooperative effort of several additional railroads, led by The Indiana Rail Road Company and supported by Norfolk Southern Corporation. Unlike city streets and state and federal highways, private companies that move the nation’s freight own most of the 140,000-mile American rail network. “Getting the train on the tracks takes an extraordinary effort on the part of our staff and partners, but the train and its associated activities are continuing to generate a lot of enthusiasm for the bicentennial,” said John A. Herbst, IHS President and CEO. “It is designed to have communities look to the past and then contemplate Indiana’s future and what qualities will make us more successful.” The Bicentennial Train and its accompanying activities are all free and open to the public, operating 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Every visitor will receive a complimentary pass to visit IHS’s Indiana Experience at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center.
“My students will have opportunities to learn from experts in fields of public history and to participate in meaningful service learning,” said Dr. Meredith Clark-Wiltz, assistant professor and Department of History Chair For more information, to volunteer or at Franklin College. “Undergraduate history majors will receive training, invaluable hands- to schedule a group visit for the Indiana Bicentennial Train, call 317-232-1882 or on experience and feedback after the programming, thanks to visit indianahistory.org. the dedication of the IHS The Bargersville stop’s Conductor team.” Sponsor is Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative. The Kevin Stonerock portrays 2014 run of the Indiana 1916 character Daniel Bicentennial Train is Morgan Cook (a retired railroad man who is sponsored by Indiana coming back from Rail Road Company, one of Indiana's Norfolk Southern centennial Corporation and celebrations). Kroger, in partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission and Indiana Humanities.
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CENTER GROVE SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES 2014 Interviewer / Johnette Cruz . Photos / Provided
On Nov. 4, the Center Grove School Corporation will hold its election for the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees are entrusted (acting upon recommendations of the superintendent) with adopting the annual budget, tax rates and policies, as well as authorizing the spending of funds. The board currently has five members and three of them are up for re-election this year. Members are elected to four-year terms, while the president, vice president and secretary are elected to a one-year term. The board determines those specific positions. We recently asked each candidate a few questions.
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TWO OBJECTIVES IF ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD?
JACK L. RUSSELL
My two objectives are keeping a fiscally responsible annual budget and keeping the education of the kids in the forefront of the Center Grove community.
WHY IS BEING A PART OF THE CENTER GROVE SCHOOL BOARD IMPORTANT TO YOU?
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
I am 58 years old and I’m the last of five kids that came through Center Grove. My wife, Brenda, also graduated in 1974 and our son graduated in 2013. I spend my spare time working with the Center Grove Alumni and Friends group and the Center Grove Education Foundation as a mentor. I also try to help out with the CG Theater group and the CG Choir tech dads. When I have real down time I enjoy watching classic movies.
WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED?
After spending time helping to get my son through school and now in college, I am going back to substitute teaching. I have a degree in Elementary Education from Purdue University.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY?
My family moved to the Center Grove area in 1958, so that would make it about 56 years that I have lived here. My dad is an Edinburgh graduate and my mom is a Franklin graduate.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM?
Before being elected to the school board in 2010, I substitute taught for the school system. I subbed at all levels. I enjoyed the troubleshooting that subbing presented. I would have kindergartners one day and seniors the next day. I have subbed for CG basically since 1987.
The Center Grove school system has been great to our family. It gave me a good base to continue my education throughout life. Educating our children these days is a challenge and I want to be a part of that challenge and keep Center Grove moving in an upward and forward direction. I want to see Center Grove be a leader and not a follower in the world of education.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD BE THE TOP FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD?
The top function of the school board should be in helping to provide an atmosphere that will enhance a well-rounded education of the students. A school board has to be open to many ideas and thoughts in the education of the students. After gathering these ideas and thoughts, the board needs to make decisions that will give the students an education that will help them be successful in life. The school board has to keep an eye on the big picture at all times.
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TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
I am a wife and a mother of two active Center Grove students. When we are not running to robotics, Boy Scouts, CG Aquatic Club, CGMSN swim team, or any other number of school activities, we are usually outside. Our family enjoys camping, hiking, and canoeing, and I love gardening.
WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED?
I previously worked in insurance and risk management, most recently at Baldwin and Lyons. My husband works for Ganassi Racing, and we are fortunate that I am able to dedicate my time to family, volunteering in the community, and at our schools.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY?
We moved to the Center Grove area just over 10 years ago.
ELISE HORNE
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
I am 41 years old and my wife, Dana, and I have two sons: Spencer (freshman) and Zachary (fifth Grader). In my spare time, I enjoy playing golf.
WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED?
I work at AIT Laboratories as the Director of Information Technology. I’m also a Firefighter/EMT at White River Township Fire Department.
SCOTT ALEXANDER
I first volunteered 10 years ago in my son’s kindergarten class and never looked back. It was my honor to serve as chairperson for the Veteran’s Day program at both Sugar Grove and North Grove for six years as well as treasurer of the PTO. In the fall of 2007, I was nominated to serve as a public member of the school corporation’s Strategic Planning Committee for the corporation on which I remained active until spring of this year. I later served as the cochair of the finance committee during one of the most challenging times for public education in Indiana. I also enjoyed my time as a board member for the Center Grove Education Foundation and am immensely proud of the enrichment they provide our schools.
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TWO OBJECTIVES IF ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD?
Always do what is in the best interest of all our students and teachers by putting them first in every decision. I want to be part of a team that promotes fiscally responsible policies that help our corporation continue in academic excellence and create a positive learning environment for everyone.
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WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TWO OBJECTIVES IF ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD?
I would like to focus on continued stability of the school district and ensuring worldclass student achievement.
WHY IS BEING A PART OF THE CENTER GROVE SCHOOL BOARD IMPORTANT TO YOU?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY?
I’ve been a lifetime resident.
Being a lifetime resident of the community, I feel a deep-rooted desire to give back to the community that has given so much to me. I also want to ensure my children continue to receive the best academics we can provide.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM?
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD BE THE TOP FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD?
I am a 1991 graduate and have been a part of the Board of Trustees since 2010 along with being a member of the Center Grove
Providing fiduciary and policy oversight while ensuring the best possible education for our community’s children.
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Elise Horne interview contd.
WHY IS BEING A PART OF THE CENTER GROVE SCHOOL BOARD IMPORTANT TO YOU?
ADAM NORMAN
It would be a privilege to be part of an organization that prepares our children to be productive and outstanding citizens of our community. I am excited at the prospect of serving and contributing during a time of growth and change.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD BE THE TOP FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD?
I believe as a board we should focus on creating policies that allow the administration, teachers and support staff to help students achieve any academic or vocational goals they wish to attain. It is also important for the board to be a reflection of what matters to our community, as the future of the Center Grove area depends on our children receiving the best possible education we can provide.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF!
I am 42 years old and I have been married 18 years to Amy Meadows Norman. I am a 1990 graduate of Center Grove as is my wife. We have four sons ages 5 to 14: Bodie (5); Deacon (7); Eli (11); and Jackson (14). A great part of my spare time is spent getting my kids to and from activities and friends’ homes and spending time with my family. In addition, I am the leader of a Bible study group of other parents at our home plus a Shepherd for
the Bible Club at CGMSC. I also enjoy traveling, reading thrillers, running, biking and an occasional round of golf.
WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY EMPLOYED?
I am an attorney and a Senior Manager with the State of Indiana’s Department of Child Services – Child Support Bureau. I am in charge of field staff, policy development and implementation. I was previously a deputy prosecutor for 15 years.
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FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE Writer / Devon Dean
Becoming a crime statistic is one of the worst feelings imaginable. It’s like a quick punch to the gut that leaves a nasty, empty feeling behind. I’ve been there. You may have too. The morning I realized my car had been stolen, I felt unlucky and possibly cursed (the same car had been burglarized a couple months prior). At the time, I told myself I needed to take more precautions to ensure my personal safety. Fast-forward more than a decade. On the way to work several weeks ago, I saw the aftermath of a shooting at the edge of my usually quiet subdivision. It was enough to refuel my desire to be proactive. I took part in a Women’s Self Defense Seminar hosted by Fishers-based Krav Maga Indy. On a rainy Saturday afternoon, we crowded inside a hot martial arts studio to learn the basics of self-defense.
Aged 18 to retirement, we took turns hammering our fists into boxing pads and pushing our partners off of us. Some of us giggled during sparring, feeling slightly embarrassed and hoping this will ready us in case the occasion should arise. “We love the groin,” Instructor Jeff Fredericksen tells us. “It solves a lot of problems.” The women around me share looks of bewilderment and surprise. “The eyes are another point to aim for when all else fails,” he continues, putting his hand over his sparring partner’s face. He goes on to demonstrate how to effectively strike those areas of the body in a myriad of situations. Fredericksen is an expert—he’s the Head Instructor at the state’s only official Krav Maga Worldwide training center. Fredericksen opened the center in 2008 and has trained law enforcement at the local, state, and federal levels. Krav Maga originated in Israel in the late 1940s/early 1950s as a means of military
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WALK FOR WOMEN’S LUNG HEALTH AWARENESS Writer / Kara Reibel
On Oct. 18, the American Lung Association is holding an inaugural LUNG FORCE walk to raise awareness for women’s lung health with a focus on lung cancer. “LUNG FORCE is a new initiative to make lung cancer in women a public health priority, to drive policy change and to increase research funding,” says Sheena Lee, Special Events Manager for the American Lung Association in Indiana. Lung cancer is the most deadly form of cancer for women, and prevention is a major part of the cure, but not always. In Carrie Aloisio’s case, she acquired a rare form of lung cancer without ever lifting a cigarette to her mouth, with zero family history, and without being consciously exposed to secondhand smoke or any other known factors. “It began with a cough,” she says. “The cough progressed, and before I knew it, I was having surgery to remove the majority of my right lung.” Her final diagnosis came only after surgery: mucoepidermoid carcinoma. She was 38 years old at the time. Luckily her form of lung cancer is rare, occurring in less than 0.1 percent of all cases and does not require chemotherapy or radiation. The surgery to remove her lung occurred in May of 2013, and as soon as she could, she went back to what she loved: running. She was a runner before the diagnosis, having just started running halfmarathons like the Geist Half. Of course, after surgery, and with TOWNEPOST MEDIA NETWORK / OCTOBER 2014 / TownePost.com
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ENGAGING HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS
Parents and educators want programs for children that are challenging, engaging and purposeful. While each grade level in Center Grove Community Schools has a robust curriculum based on Indiana College and Career ready standards designed to meet the needs of a wide-range of students, some students require additional supports, while others require additional challenges to maximize their individual potential. Center Grove students in grades K-12 have a variety of options for additional enrichment or acceleration of the grade level curriculum. Center Grove Community School Corporation (CGCSC) teachers differentiate material to adjust for individual needs within the general classroom. Teachers make accommodations for students needing additional support and provide curricular extensions for students needing more challenge. Sometimes students benefit from additional opportunities to work with students of similar abilities and need experiences beyond the regular classroom. This is where high ability programming comes into play. Indiana schools are required to identify and serve students of high ability in grades K-12 with tiered levels of service for educational needs. The identification method and services are determined at the local level.
WHAT IS A HIGH ABILITY STUDENT? According to Indiana Board of Education Rules, a high ability student is one who performs at OR shows the potential for performing at an outstanding level of accomplishment in at least one area when compared to other students of the same age, experience or environment; AND is 26 / CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER / OCTOBER 2014 / atCenterGrove.com
characterized by exceptional gifts, talents, motivations or interests.
IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS
Many times parents struggle to determine whether their child is on grade level, Center Grove Community School above grade level or in need of additional Corporation defines high ability students as services. The classroom teacher, counselor those who require services and educational and district level personnel can assist in experiences not ordinarily offered in the evaluating student performance. School regular school curriculum in order to personnel have the perspective and develop demonstrated or potential aptitude, experience to view a child’s performance leadership and creativity. in relationship to others in the same grade level, while parents are sometimes able With this definition, students who to see their child’s performance based display at exceptional ABILITY or on a smaller group. The school uses a ACCOMPLISHMENT may be identified. variety of assessments and a data-based Sometimes high ability students are not the model to make placement decisions so highest classroom performers, but they may that the process is clear and unbiased. A need the additional challenge to engage and committee of administrators and trained develop their ability for exceptional work. teachers review the data to make placement Because the overall rigor of classes at CGCSC decisions. is already high and because there are many high achieving students, the identification All kindergarten students are given the process is also rigorous and aimed at Cognitive Abilities Test (CoGAT) during identifying only those students who excel the first nine weeks of school. This data significantly above others in their grade level. is used for initial identification of high ability students. Teachers are also trained in Many factors influence student academic observation for high ability traits to further ability, including social maturity, home identify students who may need additional environment and experiences outside screening. Identified students are then pulled of school. To ensure the most accurate for small group opportunities to accelerate identification of high ability students, or enhance the grade level curriculum based CGCSC uses a variety of methods to on identified student needs. identify students who would benefit from additional services. Some students may excel In grades 1 through 8, students are at early numeracy or early literacy because identified for high ability testing based of home supports, while other students on reading and math test performance, may become above level students once reading levels and observational checklists formal schooling is started. For this reason, and ability screening results. Students CGCSC identifies only the top one to two identified for further testing are given percent of students in grades K-2 as high additional achievement, ability and writing ability students. In grades 3 to 5, additional assessments. High ability testing occurs in students in the top four to eight percent are late winter and the information is used for identified as student ability and achievement services in the following school year. become more accurately apparent. TYPES OF PROGRAMMING
Programming for high ability elementary students can include several options depending on student needs such as grade skipping, subject skipping, placement in cluster groups within the ENRICH classroom, participation in interest-area activities, differentiation within a grade level class or participation in the magnet Extended Learning Program. Identified kindergarten students are generally pulled for small group opportunities to accelerate or enhance the grade level curriculum based on identified student needs. In grades 1-3, students identified as high ability students are usually cluster grouped and placed into the ENRICH classrooms in their school. Other high achieving students are placed into this classroom based on their grade level test scores. In grade 4 and 5 most high ability students are offered an opportunity to participate in the Extended Learning Program that is a magnet program at two elementary schools, North Grove and Center Grove Elementary School. Students in the EL program demonstrate exceptional ability in English/ Language Arts, mathematics and problem solving. These students are placed into a selfcontained program for their core academics. The teachers collaborate to present thematic instruction that is interdisciplinary. Some subjects include multi-age grouping of the fourth and fifth graders. Problem-solving and higher levels of thinking are promoted through hands-on activities and research projects. Mathematics is one year advanced of grade level.
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In middle school, high ability students may be placed in honors classes for science, mathematics and/or English/Language Arts. Students may also develop individual talents and interests through art, music, athletics and other activities. On rare occasions, students may be grade or subject skipped.
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ENRICH PLACEMENTS FOR GRADES 1-5 Students in elementary school are looked at each year for participation in high ability testing. Students who meet established cutscores on identified criteria such as math or reading tests, ISTEP+, or their cognitive ability score may be given more extensive high ability testing. Students who qualify as a high ability student may be placed into a cluster group in the ENRICH classroom. The remainder of students in the ENRICH classroom represent high achieving students. Students do not have to test for high ability to be placed into ENRICH. All students who are not identified as high ability students are then reviewed for placement into ENRICH based on their school-level test scores in math, language arts, reading, ISTEP+ and CSI. Students are ranked in comparison with all other students in the grade level and the top students are placed into the ENRICH class. These are single-year class placements. As student’s performance changes each year, some students will move into the class and others will move back into the grade level class.
TIPS FOR PARENTS • Read the CGCSC High Ability Handbook to gain a thorough understanding of identification and services. • Take opportunities to read and learn about high ability student characteristics to foster growth and higher level thinking • Become familiar with grade level learning objectives and standards • Ask questions about your child’s abilities and interests • Work with the classroom teacher and ask questions or discuss areas of concern • Input on identification and services can be given through the Broad-Based Planning Group that meets at least annually to review aspects of programming and make recommendations for 28 / CENTER GROVE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER / OCTOBER 2014 / atCenterGrove.com
communication, identification, services and programming for high ability students. Contact Dr. Wendy Kruger at krugerw@centergrove.k12.in.us with input for the group or if you have an interest in serving on the committee.
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A 200-seat restaurant may seem like a great risk in addition to the already risky idea of opening a brewery, but Huesebusch sees this as part of his plan for the business. He told me that if someone makes the journey to Bargersville from, say Zionsville, that person is going to want a deeper experience This is in the process of changing as some than that which comes with a beer or two. business-minded individuals take aim at The seating capacity is necessary for the making Bargersville a destination of interest. time involved in such an experience. While residents of Johnson County are well aware of Bargersville, an Indianapolis native could probably spend about 32 years in the city and not be aware of it. (It just so happens that I am 32 years old).
According to Taxman Brewing Company co-owner Nathan Huesebusch, Bargersville is currently a one bar town. Literally. As of September 20, Bargersville has become a two bar town with the opening of Taxman Brewing Company and its approximately 160-seat restaurant (becomes about 200 when the patio is open). Although it may sound like a lot of seats to fill, the size of the operation is critical to the overall business model. With the nearest dining options 20 minutes
to proceed, and that those variances were granted, mostly without delay. Huesebusch says that there is significant unity in Bargersville. Everyone seems to realize that the success of individuals is predicated upon the success of the greater whole. Taxman cannot succeed without the success of downtown Bargersville and vice versa. One can look at the success of places like Carmel, Fishers and recently McCordsville, in order to glean possible insight as to the future of Bargersville.
As anyone who has read my earlier stories is aware, I am a fan of Taxman’s beer. Forgetting about the creation of a destination or some atmosphere, there is the matter of substance. Vital to the creation of Taxman as a Taxman makes high quality, authentic, destination is the formation of downtown Belgian style beer. For those who have found Bargersville as a destination. Huesebusch Belgian style beer to be too sweet, Taxman’ s has been active in local town meetings and says that a recent grant to improve sidewalks beer is poised to change some of those hearts and minds. If the quality of their food follows and street lighting will be a boon to the the beer, I think that we can all look forward downtown area. A shiny new brewery and to some good times in the downtown 200-seat restaurant can’t hurt either. Bargersville area. When I asked if the project has been You can find more about Taxman hampered by any red tape, so to speak, Huesebusch says that there were two zoning Brewing Company on Facebook and at variances required in order for the business taxmanbrewing.com.
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It has been two months since Dr. Bipin Patel hung up his medical coat and celebrated his retirement, but returning to the halls of Community Surgery Center South was nothing short of a homecoming with handshakes and hugs all around. Dr. Patel focused on patients, the medical staff and providing outstanding professionalism. “Bipin Patel’s reputation as a physician and anesthesiologist is unblemished and impeccable,” Bryan Mills, President and CEO of Community Health Network, said. “His fingers were in everything.” That is why the surgery center at Community Hospital has been a success – his fingers were in it from the beginning. The surgery center was once the grassroots effort of Patel and a few practicing physicians. It has since grown into a well-oiled arm of the main hospital.
Patel explains that the outpatient surgery center is connected to the main hospital by a corridor so that surgeries and emergencies can be taken care of seamlessly and efficiently. The building has 36 rooms, but room numbers go to 37 – and they skipped 13 for superstitious reasons. His office was located on the second floor, and the mural on the wall was painted in memory of his daughter who passed away in 2007. A plaque with his photo hangs outside the hallway patients enter to go back to their rooms.
38 YEARS, 40,000 PATIENTS
After 38 years as Medical Director and Head of Anesthesia at Community Hospital South, he walks the halls as if he never left and it is obvious that he never will. His legacy will live through his 40,000 patients, fellow doctors and even more hospital renovations in years to come. Dr. Patel is one of the surgery center’s original founding partners, and up until June 30, was one of two original practicing physicians.
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His story begins in Nimbi, Kenya, where his father suggested he become a doctor. Patel’s family is from India but he was born in Africa. They lived modestly but believed strongly in education. A young Patel received his high school diploma through Cambridge University and went on to study internal medicine in Bombay, India. He completed training in India, and moved to the United States in 1970. He said it was a “tossup” between moving to England or the U.S. “Within the first month, I realized I made the right choice,” he said. He visited the Social Security office, a car dealer, and convenience store and was impressed with the honesty and integrity of each person that handled his transactions. The Social Security clerk gave him advice as a newcomer. The car dealer sold him a car below sticker price despite the fact that Patel was ready to pay full price. And the convenience store clerk explained that it is more economical to buy groceries at a grocery store. He said he found honesty, integrity, prosperity and hard work in his early days in the United States, and he has carried those with him throughout his life. “If I give you something, I’ll give you the best,” Patel said. In 1971, he entered into his residency at IU Medical Center. It was there he decided to specialize in anesthesia. “[Anesthesiologists] deal with every surgical aspect of medicine – general, orthopedics, cranium…” Patel said. Although he acknowledged that there were difficult days during his practice, he barely touches on those. Ninety-nine percent of the time, he said, things went smoothly and surgeries were quiet and uneventful. He attributes that to the years of schooling and daily experiences each surgeon receives. At Community Hospital South, surgeons perform approximately 15,000 surgeries a year – five times as many as when the surgery center opened in 1987 with two doctors. In fact, surgery is where bonds are formed between doctors, nurses, and staff. It is where they share their work and their lives, Patel said.
YEARS OF FAST GROWTH
With so much growth, Dr. Patel credits both the doctors and the business partners at Community Health Network. Just as Patel has grown as a doctor, so has the hospital he is so proud to be associated with. He started practicing when Community Hospital was still University Heights on Carson and Sumner Avenues. It later moved to County Line Road in 1982, when, he recalls that there was only one stoplight on County Line Road and Greenwood Park Mall wasn’t enclosed. During that time, Dr. Patel saw a need for a surgery center on campus. He and a few fellow physicians invested in and oversaw the completion of the hospital’s surgery center. “The surgery center was important because it was the efficient way to work,” Patel said. “Time is valuable.” He noted that even normally simple and routine outpatient surgeries have times when a patient has an unknown sickness or
symptom that causes complications. Having a surgery center and hospital on the same campus saves valuable time. As the hospital settled in, Community Health Network took interest and acquired the campus in 1989. It was then that the surgery center’s founding doctors turned over the business. Patel said they were happy to turn over the business side and focus entirely on medicine, but his involvement never waned. “For the surgery center to succeed, they have to have doctors and surgeons involved,” he said. Mills, who later developed a personal friendship with Patel, said that the minute the transaction was settled, it was obvious Patel was working for a common cause and not the value of the transaction. For Mills and the other medical staff, seeing Dr. Patel retire was bittersweet. “He was a leader and an advocate for patient care,” Executive Director of Community Surgery Center South Mark Walke said. He showed his entire staff respect and “didn’t want anyone to feel like it was a job.” The hospital will reflect Dr. Patel’s way for years to come. During a retirement party at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, he was presented with a street sign. “Bipin Way” will take place of “Health Care Drive,” the main drive through the campus. The street, which runs like the “spine” of the campus, will not only reflect Patel’s practice, but also his passion and his work ethic. “Bipin Way is not just a surgical way,” Walke said, “it’s a way of life.” Katie Burrell has been a south-sider most of her life. She enjoys being part of a small community in a big city full of life and culture. She is a runner, writer and nature-lover. There is nothing she loves more than a nice, quiet afternoon at home with her husband and two beautiful, energetic sons.
Dr. Bipin Patel has been a Greenwood resident since he moved to the United States. He and his wife, Holly, have been married for 27 years. The two met at the hospital, where Holly was a surgical nurse. She said that even before they shared their first date, she knew he was an amazing doctor. “If you’re in his care, nothing is going to go wrong,” she said. The couple has two adult sons, Rahul “Monish” and Neil, and a daughter, Priya, who passed away in 2007. They also have a six-month-old grandson named Hayden. Dr. Patel has already spent more time golfing and hopes to travel within the United States more. He also enjoys cooking and sampling good scotch and cognac.
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STATE ROAD 135 A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE Writer / Joyce Long . Photos / Submitted
When stopped at one of the many traffic lights on State Road 135, I often think, “This should be simpler.” When my family moved to Center Grove 27 years ago, Meridian Street’s landscape in Johnson County featured a new Marsh Grocery (now LA Fitness), Orchard Park Golf Course with Dhondt’s Willow Creek Nursery next door, and Dannemiller’s Hardware (Aldi’s new location). Center Grove resident Mary Smith remembers a simpler time. When her husband, Larry, and she moved here in 1954, Olive Branch Road was only gravel with no housing additions. “In the evening if there were three cars on Smith Valley Road headed to Greenwood, there had to be a party somewhere,” she said. Deette Wren Durbin also remembers SR 135 and SR 37 were the only paved roads in 1951. “You didn’t even go down Olive Branch Road if it were raining,” Durbin said. Lodema Lines shared that her family would frequent Bargain Bob’s located on SR 135’s east side to buy their school shoes and then visit the Villa Heights DQ. A bigger treat was the Meridian DriveIn, located on the land now occupied by Kroger and Meridian Park. “We would back in and flip down the back door of our station
wagon and arrange the blankets and pillows and eat our White Castle burgers and fries,” she said. “Then off to the playground we would run.” Lodema’s family watched the film and at intermission bought chocolate malts.
Fairview & SR 135 For Francie Browning Faires, the Meridian Drive-In, with its 375car capacity, provided more than entertainment. Her grandfather Leander Browning opened it July 14, 1950, soon after his wife, Katie, died. For 30 more years, the drive-in would entertain crowds. Janet Hommel Mangas shared that local churches would collectively hold sunrise Easter services there. Faires remembers the song “Beer Barrel Polka” once played simultaneously with a sermon. Her father raced to the control room. In 1964, Browning Orchard on the east side of SR 135 was reconfigured into Orchard Golf Center, now celebrating its 50th year. After their peach trees became diseased, Faires’ father John envisioned a recreational center. “Dad loved building things, especially the golf course,” she said. In the 1970s, the center built a $50,000 slide. “When I was in high school, they built a big fiberglass slide one summer. You would sit on a burlap sack and fly down. I’m guessing it was about 30 feet high. Orchard Golf Center was always a fun place to hang out and play putt putt,” Bill Cragen added. In the late 1980s, John Faires sold the land west of SR 135 to Kroger, knowing his wife wouldn’t be able to maintain their orchard’s remaining trees. The 800 apple and peach trees once
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dominating both sides of the road faded into history. However, the Browning family home, a former Center Grove one-room schoolhouse now over 100 years old, still graces the east side of SR 135 across from Fairview, where Francie Faires still lives. “Because of the memories, I like living where I grew up,” she said.
corner. In the mid-1960s, Union Bank and Trust and Waldon Pharmacy were also located near the intersection.
Dairy Queen, first located on the SR 135’s east side, was also a favorite destination. “My favorite memory was leaving Center Grove Little League when the fields were behind Mt. Auburn Methodist Church and heading to the DQ to get a helmet sundae, When Spence and Linda Tuttle moved to Center Grove in 1973, coach’s treat. There was nothing on 135 between Stones Crossing all roads were two lanes. When they returned home from their Indianapolis church, they’d slow down at the corn field and then pig and the DQ. It made the ride feel like it took forever even with us all farm, now Sable Ridge, before turning right at Fairview Road, unlit piled in a car or two and some even in truck beds,” explained Chris and half gravel, half paved. From their back yard, they could see the Clark. drive-in’s screen but not the movie.
Stones Crossing & SR 135 South
Smith Valley & SR 135 The Smith Valley Road intersection sported popular places. Ruel West, a CGHS ’58 graduate, owned the Phillips 66 gas station where Walgreens is now located. Long-time Center Grove resident A Walgreens “Tut” DeBaun now occupies the space w Ruel West ow here ned a Phillips remembered the 66 gas statio the Smith Va n at lley intersectio area during the 1978 n. blizzard. “It was just a two-lane road,” DeBaun said. “The county bulldozed a tunnel and cars had to go single file.” Adams Corner with its grocery and hardware supplies anchored the southwest
Jeff Beck, author of Center Grove: Unveiling the Past, fondly recalls Rund’s Grocery located at the southwest corner of Stones Crossing and SR 135. “It was two stories and sold about everything,” Beck said. They even ran ‘huckster wagons’ that delivered to those living in the country.” Across the street, one of Rund’s sons opened Jiffy Whip Ice Cream, a popular hangout for Center Grove students in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During that same time, a lodge was located where McDonald’s now sits. Also in that area was a glass replacement business owned by Stan Puckett. Near Whiteland Road, Porter’s Barber Shop was located about a half mile south of the current CVS store. Elmer and his wife, both barbers, were known for their quick haircuts. “We always joked that you could drive by and stick your head out and get a haircut,” said Beck, a 65year Center Grove resident. He also remembers SR 135 being called “Three Notch Road” by Bargersville old-timers. According to legend, three notches were carved on a tree to indicate a trail.
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When an old Center Grove schoolhouse was recently bulldozed at Smokey Row Road and SR 135, Jeff wished that historic landmark could have been saved. “I should have been born 50 years earlier because I’m happier with simpler times,” Jeff said. With ongoing construction, the landscape along SR 135 continues to fluctuate. “Things just change and you live with it and don’t think too much about it,” Mary Smith said. Fifty years down the road, different SR 135 memories, perhaps involving the first smart cars, will bring smiles to Center Grove residents.
Adams Corner at the Smith Valley intersection (left) . Aerial view of the Meridian Drive-In Theatre (right)
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Prudential Indiana Realty Group, a local force in real estate brokerage here since 1981, will become Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Indiana Realty this October. For nearly 35 years, Kevin Kirkpatrick and John Dick have led their real estate company with distinction, building it from a storefront enterprise in central Indianapolis in 1981 into an Indiana powerhouse with a wellearned reputation for excellence. On October 7 of this year, in a regional rollout bringing new energy and new signage to 18 offices and hundreds of yard signs, the company embarks on its next exciting phase of growth as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Indiana Realty. “Affiliating with Berkshire Hathaway with the full strength of Warren Buffet behind us is one more step in our proven commitment to innovation and quality service,” Kirkpatrick said. Craig West, President of the Affiliate Division, said the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices brand will resonate well with clients in all market segments and with real estate sales professionals. “Our real estate network is one of the few organizations entrusted to use the Berkshire Hathaway name,” he explained. “We believe sales professionals will be proud to represent this world renowned brand, which was named the Real Estate Agency Brand of the Year recently by Harris Poll EquiTrend.” Stephen Phillips, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices president, welcomed Kirkpatrick and his company to the brand. “We are honored to add Indiana Realty to our network ranks,” Phillips said. “Kevin is a highly respected broker who holds industry leadership roles at the local, state and national level. Indiana Realty is one of the industry’s top companies and is a generous corporate citizen with strong support for local and national charities.”
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Indiana is well known for many things: racecars, corn, basketball and the Colts to name a few. However, another aspect of Indiana life brings many people to our state. Outside the metropolis of Indianapolis, the draw of small town Americana brings visitors to numerous cities and towns throughout the state. Over time, age and economic factors have taken some of the shine out of what these towns once were. As a result, many of these communities need help to revitalize what once was a thriving downtown area back to its original condition and historical appeal. Bargersville, Ind., is one of those communities. Bargersville recently applied, and was approved for, a state grant to refurbish the downtown area to bring back some of the
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Bargersville resident Jeff Beck, who was born and raised in Bargersville, is proud of his community and fond of the memories he has from riding with his father downtown on a Saturday, going to the drugstore and socializing. However, he shares the concerns that residents do not have that opportunity now to create these types of memories.
Beck’s hope is people will take a drive on a nice Saturday afternoon, drop off their car, go for a ride on their bike, come back, and have a sandwich with a cold beverage.
“I think a lot of people just think Bargersville is where the flea market is,” Beck said. “Many people I have talked to did not realize there was a downtown Bargersville.” Bargersville is a community that has quickly grown, and Beck said he and fellow members of the steering committee want to highlight the history the town has to offer for these new residents. “I just love history and have a tremendous
“There has to be a reason to want to come to downtown Bargersville and the way it is there now just is not a reason to do that,” Beck said. Beck is not alone. The support that has come from the community in applying for the grant has been remarkable. The town officially submitted the grant in June 2014, but a group of residents continued in developing the project, creating a steering committee and other groups. The officers on the steering committee include Bill Inabnitt as chairperson, Jeff Beck as vice-chair, Brenda Burkhart as treasurer and Kerri Faulkner as secretary.
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The remaining people, along with other town residents, are divided into four subcommittees. One of the project’s biggest proponents, Jay Jackson, executive director of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, located on North Baldwin Street, has opened the building to the committee for their meetings. “There is a tremendous amount of enthusiasm,” Beck said of the community support behind the project. Between 10 to 20 businesses regularly attend the meetings, many of them being businesses planning to relocate in downtown Bargersville. Taxman Brewery is one of those businesses. Taxman Brewery is the first major business
that decided to relocate in downtown Bargersville, according to Beck. Taxman purchased the old hardware store, painted it, restored it, and installed stainless tanks. The business is considered a big boom for the town and the committee is excited to have them on board. Jill Curry, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) West Central Indiana Community Liaison, agreed and said she was impressed by the involvement the residents had in the planning stages of the grant. “Bargersville has a proactive group of residents, business owners and town officials who, in just a few short months, have already organized and accomplished several goals,” Curry said. “I would encourage any other residents interested in helping to get involved.”
The mission of OCRA is to “promote community prosperity to strengthen Indiana’s economy by providing capacitybuilding solutions to assure ready, marketable and competitive communities for economic growth.” The purpose of the community development grants offered through OCRA is to help rural communities with a variety of projects, ranging anywhere from building community centers, creating health and safety programs, and other ways to improve the quality of life in that rural community. Bargersville has applied specifically for an Indiana Main Street Grant through this program. “The Indiana Main Street program through my office, OCRA, exists to support communities as they look at the design, promotion and business development in
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downtown areas,” Curry said. “Indiana Main Street (IMS) provides technical assistance, trainings as well as grant opportunities to help communities pursue these goals. Currently there are over 115 active cities and towns in Indiana participating in the IMS program.”
Curry, Beck and others encourage anyone who is interested in helping with the revitalization effort to contact one of the committee members and attend a meeting.
Alaina Sullivan is an attorney and freelance writer in Indiana. She focuses her legal work on providing free legal services to those who cannot afford an attorney and is passionate in writing about legal issues and news in the non-profit industry.
The entire downtown area covers approximately six square blocks. However, with the grant application, they needed to focus on a designated area. The target area includes the area near the Town Hall on Main Street, north to 144 East, and onto the intersection of State Road 144 and Harriman Street and south on Baldwin Street. The Taxman Brewery is located at 13 Baldwin St. BMS has already lined up an architect for the project, and they hope plans will begin to take shape by early October 2014 with discussions beginning among the architect, community and residents. With the grant being officially approved, Beck is hopeful for the project to progress.
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The group has been innovative in the way they have promoted this renovation. Wanda Sexton, Office Manager for Inabnitt Insurance and Real Estate, created the BMS Facebook site, website and logo. To help with additional costs, the BMS have also opened up their calendar for businesses to highlight their events at a low cost of $100 per year. The purposes of these ads are to raise awareness of local businesses and help support costs. Bargersville has stood out to Curry above other communities working through the Main Street program, and this innovation and proactive spirit has been the driving force behind the success. “I have enjoyed working with the Bargersville Main Street Group as they have organized and started working through their first efforts in downtown revitalization,” Curry said.
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Enter chef Amour Lopez.
Chances are commuters going north from Greenwood on U.S. 31 do not realize they are traveling past one of the more unusual cafés in the state, Goodwrench Café. And its location is just one of the reasons for its uniqueness.
The dealership general manager Brooke Hubler contacted the Our Lady of Greenwood and Center Grove graduate. She was looking for referrals to fill the opening for café manager and head cook. Chef Lopez, a 2008 Ivy Tech Culinary School graduate, asked Brooke what vision she and her father shared for the café.
Brad Hubler owns 10 auto dealerships and a car wash in the Indianapolis area. With 600 employees, he envisioned a simple way The reply came back: more variety in the menu and a person who to build rapport and camaraderie among them: get them together in was comfortable managing both the front and the back of the small groups around mealtimes. house. After reflection, Lopez said, “I think you are ready for a chef.” Hubler remodeled his Chevrolet dealership on South U.S. 31 in 2008. He thought adding a café for employees to use might be a means to offer high quality food choices at the work location and build a sense of rapport among all staff. The ability to offer guests complimentary food and drinks while waiting for car services also appealed to him. Additionally, having catering staff on hand to prepare for special events would be beneficial.
In addition, Lopez had the perfect candidate in mind—herself. Her experience included catering two fundraising benefits for Herb Simon’s daughter, Rachel, and being the only Indianapolis-based chef to be hired for the 2012 Rolling Stone Super Bowl party. Once the Hublers agreed, Lopez began hiring and setting the kitchen in order during the spring. June arrived and the café reopened.
It wasn’t quite that simple. Someone had to be found who could manage that endeavor and prepare the food. For several years, he employed a fine cook. However, earlier this year he needed a replacement.
Lopez wants staff and guests alike to “experience culinary from the moment of reading the menu.” A new menu for breakfast and lunch is presented each month with standard features and one daily special. The serving sizes are generous. Employees sign for whatever is purchased and the price is deducted from their paychecks.
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technician or someone working at Brad’s Car wash, which is located behind the Chevrolet dealership. Brad likes sharing a Coke and a conversation with whomever is in the break room. It gives him a chance to get to know his employees on a person-to-person basis. Lopez enjoys working to help achieve that goal through the relaxing times people share together over meals. Café hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Breakfast is served by special order from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Lunch runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Snacks and beverages are offered during all the remaining hours.
Brad lives up to his business tagline: “The Hubler Experience: Going the Extra Mile to Satisfy Every Customer.” Lopez adds a new twist to how staff—the front line customers—and guests can Every Wednesday the special is bottomless; it is all you can eat. One experience the culinary life all the while seated next to gleaming Wednesday monthly is a Mystery Meal Special. Lopez prints a short cars. whimsical clue on the monthly menu. People make a guess if it will be Mexican, Cajun, Asian or another cuisine. Brad’s vision was for people to get to know one another better—to build a sense of workplace unity. Now the sales person sits next to someone from the office staff while another seat is filled with a
Tia Nielsen is a freelance writer living in Greenwood who specializes in feature profiles and loves music, history and her grandchildren. You can reach her at Tia@tiaconnects.com.
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There is more to a Friday night football game at Center Grove High School than the gridiron plays and the touchdowns. There are many important factors that must come together to make the evening more than a game played between two opposing teams. Beyond the football team, the coaches and the football parents are the cheerleaders and the band. They too work equally hard to make Friday night football into an exciting night and are supported by the community, school and especially their parents. “CGHS Front Row” wants to bring the activities out from behind the scenes into the forefront, focusing on the commitment that it takes to support the students of Center Grove High School. It is a look into parental support of the numerous areas of sports, arts and academic clubs. This month we take a glimpse into what it takes to be a Cheer Mom and a Band Parent. We also highlight the great lengths Band Parents are going to send the CGHS Marching Band to the national stage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. To have a CGHS cheerleader in the family means that you are called to be supportive. You support the cheerleaders and their coach, Kristi Kitchel. It also means being the cheer behind the cheers. The role of being a cheer mother is taking care of their girls and making their time as a CGHS cheerleader special. The years of committed care culminates during the girls’ senior years. The senior mothers’ focus is to make their children’s final year of high school cheer a memorable and cherished one. Jodie Heydon is a mother of senior varsity cheerleader, Mallory. Heydon explains some of the traditions for the senior year of a CGHS cheerleader. The seniors hold car washes and a minicamp for elementary children. The funds raised help pay for the banners of
the senior girls. Heydon also shared the tradition of the junior girls decorating megaphones for the outgoing seniors. Pictures adorn the megaphones to make meaningful keepsakes of their years rallying the crowds to cheer for the Trojans. For 36 years the Center Grove Band Boosters, also known as the band parents, have stood behind the Trojan Band in becoming a national success story. Box moms work between home football games and band competitions to wash and maintain the uniforms of their dedicated students. Chuck wagon parents provide meals before every home football game. Band Boosters run the school concession stands during every event. These dedicated parents also decorate the lockers, chaperone and run various band events at the high school. The 30th Calvacade, October 11, is a great example of a daylong event the CG parents plan and manage. The 2014 Calvacade will even host a huge raffle for lots of cash, trips and the grand prize of a new car! The winner of the car can choose from four different Ray Skillman models worth up to $30,000 MSRP. “The great deal about this auction,” said vice president of fundraising Lisa Kimbro, “is you do not need to be present at the Calvacade to win. We will draw the cash and trip prizes first and those winners will also be entered into the raffle for the grand prize.” The raffle’s proceeds will go directly to the Center Grove Marching Band to offset the cost of travel, food, and lodging for participation in the 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Leigh and her husband, Mike, have called Center Grove their home for 14 years. They chose Center Grove as the ideal place to raise their two children, Eric and Julia. She is an active member of Mount Pleasant Christian Church where she writes an online Bible study.
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I am of the opinion that we should start sharing how we handle money with our children when they are young. It’s a little too late when they are getting ready to leave the safety of our home to go to college or start working full-time.
A milestone took place in August for our family. I’m not referring to another school year starting back up. I’m not referring to us getting a puppy (although our youngest keeps asking for one). I am referring to our oldest son turning 16. Sixteen! Where has the time gone? Not only did our son turn 16, he purchased his first vehicle. The vehicle of choice is a 2004 Chevy truck. It was his grandfather’s with very low miles. The purchase was a lesson in saving. He had to come up with a predetermined amount of cash for the truck. For every dollar he saved, we matched. However, unless he came up with the amount that was stated, there would not be a match, let alone a truck in our driveway for him to use once he was licensed. Our thought process was that if we just buy him the truck, he wouldn’t take as much pride in it. Our son wouldn’t be as concerned about its condition inside and out if we just handed the keys to him. I wrote in a much earlier column that we believe our kids should have skin in the game; this is just that, skin in the game. Our son saved birthday and Christmas money. He saved commissions that were earned over the course of a few years. This last summer, he started mowing a friend’s yard one to two times per week. Much of the money he earned, he had set aside for the truck. He is looking forward to the freedom of having a driver’s license next March (weather permitting). But he’s not done yet. Now the discussion has turned toward insurance and gas. How is he going to make as much money during the winter and
Money was a mystery to me when I was growing up. I didn’t understand how to earn it or how to prioritize where the income should go. I learned quickly late in high school and college. During my early post-college days, I felt like I had more money than I knew what to do with. I learned that it goes quick when you pay rent, utilities, gas, insurance and the fun stuff that comes with being on your own for the very first time. It took lots of practice and mistakes to get better at managing money. I don’t want it to be that hard for my boys. My desire is that they understand the hard work that goes into making an income and prioritizing their needs and wants. So far, so good, based on our oldest son’s experience. Here’s hoping he continues down this path and that he can truly rely on himself to make the right choices when it comes to money when he is on his own. If that ends up being the case, I will know that we have done well and that he will be okay in the world on his own. That’s not to say I won’t worry, I am his mom after all. Kate is a financial expert of what to do and not do with money as well as owner of 4 Walls Financial, A Coaching Focused Company. She has attended and completed Dave Ramsey’s Counselor Training. Follow Kate on Twitter @katerhoten, reach out to her via email at kate.4walls@gmail.com or visit 4wallsmoneycoach.com. Feel free to share ideas or questions for future articles.
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