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This new community, Tigers Royals Alumni Network, grants alumni and community members access to regular updates about district news through blog posts and regular email updates, in addition to mentorship and volunteer opportunities,

plugged into what’s happening in our schools,” says Justin Hirnisey, Executive Director of the Foundation. “Through this brand-new alumni website and directory, we look forward to highlighting the achievements of former students and staff and welcoming alumni of all ages back to the district, whether it’s as a supporter, volunteer, employee or mentor.”

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Since 2016, the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability (FACD) has rallied the community to work together to make Fishers an inclusive and awesome place to live, work and play for those with intellectual and physical disabilities. By doing so, they have inspired those in neighboring communities like Carmel, Westfield and Lawrence to follow suit and form their own committees that celebrate inclusion. “We’re super excited about what has transpired within the city of Fishers, as it relates to disabilities and working together as a city with stakeholders and community partners to build a more inclusive environment and community,” says Cecilia

Coble, co-chair of the FACD. “We’re the model of what can be done when we collaborate and work together, which is why our theme for this year’s Disability Awareness Month is ‘Achieving More Together,’” adds Kelly Hartman, co-chair of the FACD. “We started out trying to lead the way, but this is our first year to expand and include not just people from other cities, but also more citizens in Fishers who have never been involved before.” According to Hartman, while Hamilton County has returned to pre-pandemic unemployment rates of lower than 3%, the unemployment rate amongst qualified people who have a disability is more than 70%. “We have talented people who happen to have a disability who are very employable MARCH 2022 / TownePost.com

Cecilia Coble

and aren’t always given opportunities in the employment market,” Hartman says.

Nevertheless, Keith reinvented herself, embarked on a new career and started speaking publicly to raise awareness about TBIs. She’s honored to speak at the Fishers event.

The FACD has partnered with OneZone, the local Chamber of Commerce, to empower local employers to hire individuals with disabilities and connect them to “I love the ‘Achieving More Together’ available resources. theme, as that has been the story of my life,” she says. Every March the FACD and the City of Fishers celebrate National Disability At the kickoff event, they honored Awareness Month with a series of special individuals and organizations with three events and programs to bring awareness to awards including the Life Without Limits what life is like for those with physical and award, the Cornerstone Employer award intellectual disabilities. This year OneZone and the Accessibility award. will host a luncheon that includes a presentation called “A Photographic Journey “It’s an opportunity to recognize those Through an Inaccessible World.” Featuring individuals who have made significant real-life pictures of challenges in navigating strides and contributions as disability in the environment, the presentation is eye- advocates, or significant strides in our opening to business owners and gets them community, whether through the arts, thinking about changes they might make so athletics or advocacy,” Coble says. their establishments are more accessible to people who are disabled. In the past couple of years, this initiative has helped to create positive developments. For The kickoff event for Disability Awareness instance, SouthPointe Village Apartments, Month took place on March 1 at the Fishers a 62-unit RealAmerica development that City Hall Auditorium, where keynote features 13 units designed for individuals speaker Darcy Keith, a Fishers resident, with developmental disabilities, opened. delivered a message about being a traumatic In September of 2020, a new social club brain injury (TBI) survivor. Keith was a for young adults with intellectual and 22-year-old student at Ball State University developmental disabilities launched in when she was involved in a horrific car Fishers called Thrive Social Club. A book accident that left her with a TBI. The crash club geared towards including adults changed the trajectory of her life as she lost with intellectual and developmental memory of her entire college major. disabilities called Check Your Shelf meets “I lost everything mentally, physically, emotionally and financially,” says Keith, who had to relearn how to walk, eat and swallow. She also had to learn to function with a TBI, which can be tricky when there are no outwardly visible signs of injury. When she was transparent about her condition, sometimes it backfired. For instance, during a job interview she was asked to describe how she handled a difficult time in her life. “I talked about my accident and my TBI, and the interviewer’s eyes got so big,” Keith recalls. “Lack of awareness on her part cost me that job.” TownePost.com / MARCH 2022

Fishers resident Darcy Keith shared her story during the 2022 Disability Awareness Month kickoff event.

at the Hamilton East Public Library on the first Thursday of every month. In addition, the City of Fishers has plans to build a community recreation center that will include aquatics, basketball courts, a walking path and some community space for collaboration. There will be dedicated inclusion programming for people with disabilities in the Fishers community housed at the center. Hartman, who has worked in this arena for more than three decades, notes that while there are champions in every community for disability inclusion and awareness, it’s rare to see city leaders, elected officials and an entire community come alongside those champions to make something happen for

Fishers Advisory Committee Chrissy Pogue, Cecilia Coble, Kelly Hartman and Michelle Steltz

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County Transition Fair on Wednesday, March 16, “Prism Project of Fishers: Spring Performance” on Sunday, March 20 and the “OneZone Caffeinated Conversation: Disability Employment” on Tuesday, March 22.

“This isn’t just about people who happen to have disabilities,” she says. “This is about a city that wants to be accessible for all people. The fact that Scott Fadness and the City of Fishers have been champions for this has made it a bright and shining beacon for For a full list of events, locations and times, visit fishers.in.us/999/March-Disabilityother cities to follow.” Awareness. Other events for Fishers Disability The City of Fishers offices are located at 1 Awareness Month include the “OneZone Luncheon: A Photographic Journey Municipal Drive. For more information, call Through an Inaccessible World” on 317-595-3111 or visit fishers.in.us/1289/ Wednesday, March 9, the 2022 Hamilton Fishers-Advisory-Committee-on-Disability.

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Many countries throughout history have their own iteration of pizza, but the type of pizza many Americans have come to know and love is uniquely Italian. It gained popularity in the 1940s when Italian immigrants brought their creation to the masses. Restaurateur Sam Chamsine grew up in Italy and brought classic Neapolitan-style pizza to Fishers. Chamsine and his two partners, Isadore Gurnell and Martin Ledwaba, opened I Tre Mori in March of 2021. Gurnell and Ledwaba also hail from Italy. The restaurant and wine bar features pizza, pasta and desserts with classic Italian ingredients.

“I bring 31 years of experience in the restaurant industry,” Chamsine says. “The menu is pretty simple, really. It’s very authentic though. It’s what you would eat in Italy.” The wood-fired pizzas are topped with ingredients many might not expect on a pizza. Items such as eggplant, pistachio, walnuts, fig chutney, tuna and bresaola all find their way onto the pizzas Chamsine creates. “We are very focused on the quality of our ingredients,” Chamsine says. “We care about the freshness of the ingredients. Nothing in this restaurant is frozen. Everything from the marinara to the ragu bolognese to the lasagna is made from scratch under my direct supervision.” MARCH 2022 / TownePost.com

The wood-fire oven gives the pizza crust a crispy yet chewy texture. The partners sourced the MAM wood oven from Modena, Italy. It was shipped in more than 100 pieces that Chamsine, Gurnell and Ledwaba had to put together themselves. “It took the three of us about three weeks to put this together over Zoom meetings with the company in Italy,” Chamsine says. “We also invested in a Smoke Zapper, which eliminates the oven’s wood-burning smoke without harming the environment.” The pasta dishes on the menu, created by Chamsine’s exacting standards, include Ragu Bolognese, 4 Formaggi, Amatriacana, Arrabiata, Alla Norma, Lasagna Bolognese, and Spaghetti & Meatballs.

Additional offerings include traditional salads, appetizers and focaccia. Guests can choose from Homemade Tiramisu, Mini Chocolate Chips Cannoli, or Mille-Feuille, layers of puff pastry filled with Chantilly cream to satisfy a sweet tooth. I Tre Mori serves a large selection of wine and beer to accompany any dish on the menu. The restaurant’s name cannot literally be translated to English, but Chamsine says it pays homage to the three partners and their Italian roots. “We’re unique in the sense that we’re not a franchise, number one,” Chamsine says. “There are a lot of restaurants with good food and good service, but what we do comes directly from Italy. We offer many years of experience with traditional Italian food. And, we focus on the highest-quality ingredients we can find.” After living in Italy and Germany, Chamsine now calls Fishers home. He and his partners are excited to bring the flavors of their

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culture to a setting where residents can enjoy each other’s company and relax during these difficult times. I Tre Mori is located at 8220 East 106th Street, Suite 200 in Fishers. For more information, call 317-436-8739 or visit itremorifishers.com.

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Valor3 Barbers + Brews in Fishers is the result of hard work, complementary skill sets and familial solidarity.

“We’ve always been a close family, and we wanted to do something together,” Drew says. “Caleb is our lead barber, and he was cutting hair in Florida before we decided to do this in Fishers. We love the city, and that was really the main driver - for us to bring a welcoming, neighborhood-type place for

It’s a little bit classic barbershop and a little bit cafe culture - patrons can order a cup of joe and crack open their laptop or perhaps have a craft beer beverage while awaiting their turn for a haircut, beard trim or shave.

Florida natives Drew, Daniel and Caleb Powell opened the barbershop - the name of which is, of course, is a nod to the three siblings - in an approximately 1,300-square-

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Caleb, the youngest of the three Powell

brothers, and already an experienced barber in his own right, oversees the barbershop aspect of the business, while Drew and Daniel head up the shop’s marketing and business components. The brothers love the location. “We wanted to be close to the heart of downtown Fishers,” Drew says. Caleb and his staff offer adult and kid cuts, beard trims, straight-razor shaves, as well as coloring and highlight treatment. The shop offers combo deals that include haircuts along with beard trims or shaves for special pricing. “It’s less of the in-and-out model - if people want to get their cut and get out that’s fine, but we also want to build relationships with people in the city,” Drew says. “We’re real relational guys, and we hope people get to know us and look forward to coming in and chilling out.” The Valor3 beverage menu consists of hot coffee and cold brew from a rotating selection of local coffee vendors, with flavor add-ins available, and a rotating variety of local craft beers on tap as well. So far, the shop has carried Sun King and Four Day Ray brew selections, to name a few. Drew says the brothers plan to continually feature IPAs, amber ales and darker brews in order Owner Caleb Powell

to offer patrons a flavor variety. “We realize that people are busy and it’s often hard to find time for things like getting a haircut,” Drew adds. “We have a shop where people can come in and relax and take a break from the hustle of the world. We went for a throwback setting like the old barbershops used to be. Our grandfather was a barber.” Brendan Fields

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Drew says the local response to the Valor3 concept has been positive. The Valor3 staff has seen a wide range of ages come in for cuts, trims and shaves (Drew attributes the presence of some of the younger clientele to the shop’s proximity to Handel’s Ice Cream next door), and according to Drew the shop has even welcomed repeat customers.

“It was funny [when we first opened] because coming out of the quarantine, people were coming in looking awful,” Drew says with a laugh. “But it kind of worked in our favor because we had a lot of people coming in and the turnarounds were amazing because everybody needed a haircut. There was hair everywhere - we posted some great pictures of that on social media at the time.”

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“I was fortunate enough to be at the Star as Indianapolis evolved as a sports city, and was almost the primary person assigned to write about the formation of the Sports Corp, the building of major venues, the attraction of the NCAA and Pan Am Games, and so much stuff that has happened here in Indy,” says Benner, who served as co-chair of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee’s media relations committee, as well as on organizing committees for numerous NCAA Final Fours. “The city has come through on all of it, and will continue to do so.” Benner says Indy’s development as a major sports city can be traced back to the forethought and planning of several local leaders, around the time Benner himself TownePost.com / MARCH 2022

was starting out as a sports reporter at the Indianapolis Star. “There was a vision that a few leaders had back in the ‘70s - Jim Morris and Ted Boehm and a host of others - going back to the building of Market Square Arena,” Benner says. “They had a vision to turn Indianapolis into a sports capital and make the investment with the arena, and then the Hoosier Dome, and attract the NCAA and bring Final Four here. All that led up to the Super Bowl, and then we had five consecutive Big Ten basketball tournaments, Final Fours, and now, of course, March Madness.” Benner, an Indy native, came up through the Center Grove school system, and learned

fairly early on that writing, particularly of the reporting variety, came naturally. He wrote for the school paper and yearbook in the latter part of his high school years, and by the time college rolled around he had obtained an evening job as a score boy with the Star, where his father Charlie worked in the printing department, while studying journalism at the IU-Indianapolis Extension (now IUPUI). “Score boys worked with the sports department and gave out scores when people would call in wanting to know Pacers or college football scores, or horse race results,” Benner explains. By the end of his freshman year Benner had

developed a relationship with Cyrus “Cy” McBride, the Star’s executive sports editor, and expressed interest in whatever reporting position was available at the time. He was given a few small duties writing headlines and reporting game results and eventually took on an assignment in August of 1968 covering a Greenwood woman who had won the national table tennis championship. Thus, he secured his first byline as a newspaper reporter. “Cy edited that story and worked it over, but thought it was pretty good, and from then on I stayed in the sports department,” Benner says. “In the following years they would let me go out and cover high school games, and I was hooked.”

Benner finished up his journalism degree at IU-Bloomington after a stint in the Army, and went on to work at the Star until 2001, writing as a full-time columnist beginning in 1990. In the mid-1990s Art Levin, chairman of Butler University’s journalism department at the time, reached out to Benner about joining the faculty as an adjunct sports journalism professor. Benner developed a curriculum and taught at Butler from 1995 through 2004, drawing on his reporting knowledge and experience. “I was lucky in that I had great students, several of whom have gone on to have great careers, and the teaching was a lot of fun,” he says. “It taught me how to be creative all over again.” In 2001, Benner began as a sports columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal, a position he would continue until 2013. Around the same time, he also decided to explore a few different career avenues and became vice president of communications for the Indiana Sports Corporation, while working for Visit Indy in a sports capacity. In August of 2013, he got a call regarding a job with Pacers Sports & Entertainment, eventually serving as both senior vice president for corporate, community and public relations, and also de facto executive director of the Pacers Foundation.

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In 2020, Benner stepped away from his role with Pacers Sports & Entertainment after seven years, and continues to serve on several boards, including Special Olympics Indiana, the Finish Line Youth Foundation, and the Pacers Foundation. Nowadays, Benner tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife Sherry, their children Allison and Ashley, and two grandkids William and Emma. “I love the mountains out west, and we have a place in the mountains in Colorado, but I’m still a Hoosier at heart,” he says. As for Benner’s accolades, the list is lengthy - he was twice awarded Indiana Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (now the National Sports Media Association). In 2017, he received a Sagamore of the Wabash award from the governor, which is Indiana’s highest individual honor.

Last spring Benner was inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame, of which he was president from 1998 to 1999. The induction ceremony was held during the Final Four in Indianapolis.

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“I’m so honored by it and elated,” he says of his Hall of Fame honors. “It was a total surprise to me. After I left the Star I continued to write for Indianapolis Business Journal, but I truly haven’t been a full-time basketball writer since I left the Star, so for them to reach back into the archives and honor me like this is a tremendous thrill.” Benner feels Indy is more than ready to handle the logistics, crowds and fanfare of another NCAA March Madness - and he should know, having written about and helped organize so many of Indy’s major sports events. “I don’t think there’s any other city that could do it,” he says. “Every time we’ve hosted a major event - a Final Four, the

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“Since much of the menu rotates, it’s very much supposed to be what you’re craving, when you’re craving it,” Kittrell says. “We’ve learned that the Indy crowd loves their shrimp and grits. There’s been lots of activity on social media for that, and that’s been fun. Many of the dishes we offer are things Thad has made at home for years, like the green chili that’s been on the meu. That’s a family favorite with us.” The drink menu includes a wide range of cocktails in addition to wines and beers.

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The Kittrells currently operate three 101 Beer Kitchen locations in Central Ohio, and three years ago began considering Central Indiana for their next 101 Beer Kitchen spot. “Fishers and the northside are growing so much that it made sense to come here, and we have family and professional contacts in the area, so it made more sense to come here next, rather than the Cleveland or Cincinnati markets. The demographics of the north Indianapolis suburbs meet up with our concept very well.” In the summer of 2018, the couple settled on Fishers to open up shop and began construction on the space in September of that year. December of 2019 saw the Fishers grand opening, which Kittrell says was hectic but worth the hard work. Jess and Thad met while working together in the restaurant industry in Ohio. Thad was an established chef at the time, and Jess was working toward a degree in finance. “We loved working together and made a great right-brain, left-brain team,” Kittrell says. “We knew that one day we’d want to do something on our own.” After noticing what Kittrell describes as a void in the Central Ohio suburban

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restaurant market, the pair decided to launch their own concept. “When we wanted to go out to eat with our kids, we wanted high-quality food with a high-quality craft beverage program but at a place that we still felt comfortable taking out kids too,” Kittrell explains. “On the flip side, for date night we wanted a place near the suburbs where we lived so we wouldn’t have 30 minutes of driving each way to go eat downtown.” The restaurant name is a nod to Jess and Thad’s educational approach to the restaurant business and what Kittrell describes as the couple’s dedication to pairing food and beverages together.

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