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THE LAKEHOUSE AT GEIST: NEW LOOK, NEW NAME

The LakeHouse at Geist (formerly known as Bella Vita at 11699 Fall Creek Road) is now open for business following a month of renovations and menu changes. Now, the once Italian cuisine spot with a great lake view has a fresh new “lake house” look with a new menu to match.

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MARCH WRITERS

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8 Refining Health and Fitness:

31 Spring Gardening in

12 Rick Renschen: Building Trust 20 Tamika Catchings: Former WNBA

34 Emmy's Birthday Food Drive 36 Geist Jazzercise on the Move 41 Girls Pint Out: Feminine

25 Vicky Andritsch: A Mother's Hope to

44 TLC Lawn Application 46 Bill Hampton Gets the Hall of

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REFINING HEALTH AND FITNESS: SPARX ATHLETIC REFINERY

Writer / Jimmy Girot . Photographer / Demi Lawrence

“SPARX is for everyone!” That’s what Courtney Roby told me as I questioned the details of their clientele. SPARX is for everyone, from de-conditioned beginners to world-class professional athletes. If anyone knows what it takes to perform at a higher (read: “super elite”) level, it’s Courtney Roby. After all, the SPARX Athletic Refinery owner is a Super Bowl champion. With a stellar team and a diverse list of

training services, SPARX Athletic Refinery will undoubtedly build a family of satisfied clients. I spoke with SPARX owner Courtney Roby and SPARX Operations Manager Krystal Roby about their plans to refine health and fitness in Fishers. HOW DID THE IDEA FOR SPARX ATHLETIC REFINERY BEGIN? “SPARX Athletic Refinery came to 8 / GEIST MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atGeist.com

fruition from the mindset of creating an opportunity and environment for everyone to experience a better fitness lifestyle through the outlet of athletic mechanics and movements. With myself being a 10-year professional athlete and all of our consultants also having professional athletic and performance training backgrounds, we have experienced all the hurdles and the victories and know which training methods have proven most beneficial. We wanted to share these

methods while transforming the lives of our clients through a positive experience in a fun atmosphere.” WHY DID YOU CHOOSE FISHERS AS THE HOME OF SPARX ATHLETIC REFINERY? “We chose the Fishers location to launch SPARX based on the fact that it's an upbeat, health conscious community, not to mention we truly love the area. My family has been residents of Fishers for the past 11 years and have seen the rise from a beautiful town to the thriving city of today. Fishers is consistently looked upon as one of the best small cities in the country, we look forward to working extremely hard to becoming a staple within its fitness market.” WHAT MAKES SPARX ATHLETIC REFINERY DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL GYM OR SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY? “We at SPARX look to distinguish ourselves from other facilities based on our unique athletic training methods, extensive health and fitness research, and personal and professional experiences put in practice, not only as consultants but as well as former professionals and athletes. We create an atmosphere that focuses and prides itself on pushing our clients past personal barriers set. We are a facility that not only puts great attention on the physical, but we also focus on the mental and spiritual aspect as well. This is where nutrition health and wellness comes into play. We want to build up your confidence and then surpass, which allows you to become the better athlete, mother, father or fitness enthusiast that you never knew you could be. We can teach you how to reach your goals because we have been there. We have witnessed it first hand and know how to prepare you for the journey to greatness.”

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A PERSON WHO WANTS TO BECOME HEALTHIER BUT IS INTIMIDATED BY THE IDEA OF EXERCISING? “Living a healthy lifestyle is a choice. It will not always be easy, but it will always be worth it. Just remember that it is our job as consultants and fitness professionals to assess every individual client and establish a program based on their current level of health and fitness need before any physical

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Building Trust and Superior Designs with MD Architects Writer / Janet Striebel Photographers / Dale Pickett & Eric Meyer

If you ever meet Rick Renschen, a local architect, then you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget his downto-earth demeanor and warm approachable character. The photos of his projects like Four Day Ray Brewery and Bangs Laboratories reflect topnotch designs with exquisite flair. Yet, his presence in conversation reveal a

humble, hardworking and caring professional whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate about meeting the needs of his clients with every mission. Renschen was born in Nebraska, lived in Colorado and Minnesota before moving to Greencastle, Indiana when he was a junior in high school. After taking some art and drafting classes he decided that a career in Architecture would fit his innate 12 / GEIST MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atGeist.com

abilities of being creative and understanding spatial relationships. He attended Ball State University, earning his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science, Environmental Design degrees. He started his own company called MD Architects (MDA), a commercial design studio, consisting of 10 talented and dedicated architects and interior designers. This team excels in the collaborative

environment that Renschen has fostered, with the capability to handle a wide variety of project types and sizes. “Every project is a collaborative process in our office,” says Renschen, who started the company 17 years ago. “Even when designers are not directly involved on a job, we deliberately schedule office-wide critiques to allow everyone to shape the design process.” After having visited many cities, Renschen brings his worldly knowledge to his craft. Although his clients span across the country (including Hawaii), he’s built a reputation for his sophisticated quality of work and loyal devotion to clients here in the local area. SOME OF HIS NOTABLE PROJECTS: • Four Day Ray Brewery and Restaurant • The Well Coffeehouse • Community Hospital Physicians Network Offices (in the Edge Bldg.) • VCA Animal Hospitals and Antech Laboratories • Heartland Church (96th and Hague Rd.) • Fishers Medical Office Plaza • Flirt! Salon & Spa • Khara Spa (Carmel) • Bangs Laboratories • Copper Moon Coffee (Indianapolis Airport)

DESIGNING UNIQUE SOLUTIONS “We excel in tailoring our creative problemsolving skills to benefit each client’s individual needs,” Renschen says. “We do our best to reach beyond simple drawings to deliver the most aesthetic and functional plan.” Every project introduces unique challenges. For example, since the phrase “Four Day Ray” refers to a railway laborer who would habitually work only four days, receive his pay, and disappear to the bar on the fifth day, MD Architects was asked to design a restaurant and brewery inspired by the Prohibition era American railroad but one that avoided blatant or clichéd imagery. “Our primary efforts centered on creating the look of a gritty, old, industrial warehouse, and the impression of almost stepping into an old sepia-toned, black and white photograph,” Renschen says. “This was then intentionally mixed with contemporary amenities, an open and airy feel, and the use of textures and warm colors to draw attention to focal points like the bar, accent wall, timber lights and front stairs.”

The designs for the main bar, accent wall and timber lights all originated from a desire to reference the wood and steel materials of the old railroads, and the way customers need to enter the restaurant under the stairs was an intentional reference to sneaking into a speakeasy. To scale down the twostory restaurant, which has a 21-foot ceiling, MDA interior designers created a soothing mood with the seemingly random timber lights and suspended Edison bulbs creating the ambience of dining under the stars. To maximize space, a mezzanine area was established on the second floor for private parties as well as an exterior passageway that allows you to look out to the brewing area. A third floor hosts office space for SteadyServ Technologies, a company that measures keg beer inventory promoting less waste and more profitability. “Rick and the team at MD Architects were true partners in the planning, design and construction process,” says owner Chris Welch. “The MD team embraced the many challenges of designing an attractive and highly functional mixed-use building on

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a small site in the Nickel Plate District of Fishers. When the inevitable setbacks occurred in the design and construction process, Rick’s team responded with creative, timely and cost efficient ideas to keep the project moving forward. We are thrilled with how the project turned out and grateful to have had the support of MD Architects throughout the process.” Another recent MDA design is The Well Coffeehouse located at the corner of 116th and Lantern Rd. (below the Escape Room). This non-profit coffeehouse roasts and serves specialty coffee while using the proceeds to provide clean drinking water to those in need. Every time you purchase a cup of coffee you’re helping to fill the well of autism, cerebral palsy, or down syndrome hope and love both locally and globally. promises to be especially rewarding,” Renschen says. “Rick was such a help getting The Well designed to have the feel we wanted,” One design focuses on an existing facility says Debbie Zancanaro, owner of The in Carmel, called Children’s TherAplay, Well. “He understood my vision for an that provides physical and occupation industrial and rustic look, and led me therapy on horseback. They are currently through the selection of products I wasn't operating out of an old barn that has been familiar with. He was even gracious retrofitted with office and therapy space, but enough to give advice several months after the configuration serves them poorly and the project was completed when I had is limiting their potential. MDA has been additional design questions.” working with the staff to develop a plan for an addition and substantial renovation to UPCOMING PROJECTS effectively double their therapy and office MD Architects is enthusiastic about two space, to clarify entries, and update the upcoming projects, both of which involve building appearance to be more inviting. designing therapy facilities for people with special needs. MDA has also been working with an organization called Giving Hope “Every project brings its own excitement, Foundation. They plan to construct a new but the opportunity for our efforts to help facility in Lapel, with the hope of improving improve the lives of people living with the quality of life of any person of special

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needs or disability, at any age, and for those that support them. Specifically, they want to provide full-life care options, where most cater only to young children and teens. They have a clear focus on helping families deal with the challenges of raising children with these special needs by offering a wide range of state-of-the-art therapies, recreational activities, training and educational opportunities and over-night and shortterm respite options. Renschen and his wife, Renee, live in Bridgewater on Geist. Their daughter, Haley, is a freshman at IU and their son, Tyler, is a junior at HSE. When asked if Renschen renovates his own home he answers with a chuckle, “My wife won’t let me!” Go to www.mdarchitects.com to see more photos or to learn more.

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TAMIKA CATCHINGS

Former WNBA star talks life after basketball and giving back Writer / Josh Brown . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

If you’re an Indiana sports fan then surely you know her name. How could you not? Tamika Catchings will go down as one of the greatest WNBA players ever, and no one could argue otherwise. Her career accolades speak volumes: 10-time All-Star, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, 12-time All-WNBA selection, 2002 Rookie of the Year, 2011 MVP, and 2012 Finals MVP. Take a breath, there’s more. The former Indiana Fever star forward also sits atop or near the top of the all-time rankings in several WNBA categories: second in points, first in rebounds, first in steals and sixth in assists. Catchings officially retired in September, 2016, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. Recently, the former WNBA champion has traded her basketball shoes for a headset. Not long after retiring, Catchings was approached by ESPN about the possibility of being a game analyst on the SEC Network to call women’s college basketball games for the remainder of the season. “Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself on TV commentating,” Catchings said. “I think I was a little selfconscious. After talking with my agent and the contact with ESPN, they approached it as, ‘you don’t know what you don’t like if you never try it.’ Sometimes in order to succeed you have to be a little uncomfortable and do stuff you never thought you would do.” On January 8, Catchings was on a basketball court, but she wasn’t suiting up to play. Instead, she was on the sidelines calling her first game — Texas A&M vs. Kentucky. “I really enjoyed it,” Catchings said. “I feel like the more and more I practice, the better I will get. It is a really fun opportunity. “It is much harder than I thought it would be,” she added. “Being on the backend now and seeing all that really goes into it, you have a full grasp of what it takes. It is a lot like being on a team.” If you talk to Catchings for more than five minutes you soon realize that her greatest passion is giving back to the community and serving others. The 37-year old has been just as much of a leader off the court throughout her storied career. She created the Catch the Stars Foundation in 2004 to help provide goal-setting programs for disadvantaged youth.

The idea sprouted back in 2001 when Catchings arrived for her first season with the Fever but was sidelined for the year while recovering from an ACL tear. She wanted to get involved with the Indianapolis community, so she set up an event at a local park with Indy youth. From there, it grew into kids’ basketball camps and other events before the foundation was officially created. It is a passion that she says is still very much a focal point since retiring. “It kept me inspired and to this day keeps me inspired and motivated knowing that I can make a difference and that the programs we offer are truly needed and necessary,” Catchings said. “I end up getting

more out of it by giving back and seeing the smiles on kids’ faces and sharing love. I just want to provide them an opportunity where they can believe in themselves and know there are people out there who want to see them be successful. Thinking back to what people have done for me, I feel it is my role to be that for other kids.” Last July, New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony asked Catchings, along with other members of the men’s and women’s USA basketball teams, to participate in a town hall in Los Angeles. The event brought 80 teens, as well as athletes, community leaders and members of the LAPD together for a social discussion. The meeting inspired Catchings to

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bring something similar to Indiana. Last November, her Catch the Stars Foundation hosted the first “Conversation With Our Future” in Indianapolis, bringing together more than 60 students representing 30 schools across Indy and more than 80 volunteers, including Colts, Fever, and Pacers players, and IMPD officers. “We had some great discussions about racial and social issues,” Catchings said. “We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships. It is also an opportunity for kids to meet these cops who don’t come dressed in uniform and realize they are just normal people.”

“We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships." Catchings will be bringing the event back to Indy again this November while continuing to host the many camps and other events put on by the Catch the Stars Foundation throughout the year. The desire to make a lasting impact beyond basketball can be traced back to her days at the University of Tennessee, playing under the late Pat Summitt. The legendary women’s basketball coach inspired and encouraged her players to be great off the court. “Anybody that knew her, knows she was such a genuine person,” Catchings said. “When I look at my legacy and where I am at now in life, a lot of it came from being around positive role models such as her. Pat talked about being a great person and giving back to

society, and that is who she was.” For now, Catchings will stay busy with the new SEC Network gig and her Catch the Stars Foundation. As for what lies ahead in the future she’s not sure, but she isn’t ruling out any possibilities. How does Coach Catchings sound? “I used to think, ‘No way,’” she said. “But now, I don’t know. Never say never. I’m at a stage right now where I wouldn’t want to coach. But maybe down the road with staying around the game and staying engaged, it might be something that I end up wanting to do one day.”

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Vicky Andritsch with three of her five children (left to right) Audrey, Ava, and Luke. Jack and Grace are at college.

According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, every three minutes someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Put another way, 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with blood cancer, which is enough people to fill Lucas Oil Stadium 16 times. “My son, Luke, is one of those numbers,” says Vicky Andritsch, who is running for 2017 Woman of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Ten candidates within the Indianapolis chapter will compete to see who can raise the most money in 10 weeks. The campaign kicks off March 2 and ends on May 13.

Supporting LLS is nothing new to Vicky. She has volunteered with countless “Pennies for Patients” campaigns that are now active throughout all the HSE school districts, as well as participating in many “Light the Night” campaigns. Luke was diagnosed with Acute She pours herself into Team in Training Lymphoblastic Leukemia at age three on Mother’s Day. He underwent chemotherapy events and has participated in 22 triathlons and marathons over the course of the every day for more than three years. Vicky admits that she’s put all these memories into last 10 years to help raise money for LLS. When many think of LLS, they think of a box of how he suffered with treatment, Vicky. Now, she is tackling the “King of undergoing numerous, rare complications that left him extremely weak and exhausted. Campaigns” — LLS Woman of the Year. journey with Luke and how this campaign wraps up the same weekend as the anniversary of his diagnosis 10 years ago, I feel it’s a sign from God that I should do it.”

“I want to make an impact to improve treatment options so that some other little boy or girl won’t have to go through what Luke did,” Vicky says. “I want to be able to “At first, the idea of running for LLS Woman look back after 10 weeks of this campaign and know that I have given everything I can. of the Year was out of my comfort zone,” says Vicky, who admits she’d rather continue This is an opportunity for me to recognize the underlying support of LLS, which was a to help behind the scenes than be in any spotlight. “When I think about our past lifeline for myself and my family.” 26 / GEIST MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atGeist.com

Anyone who knows Vicky realizes that she’s always giving everything she can. She’s the founder and director of Team Luke (www.goteamluke.org). This nonprofit organization, established in 2008, was formed to give back to a community who gave so much to her family members as they faced a very challenging time in their lives.

“If we can make a dent with this disease and help improve treatments for future patients, then we’re all true winners together.”

If you don’t know Vicky from LLS, then you may remember her from winning the 2013 Geist Mom of the Year contest. She claims the fuel that drives her originates from Luke and how he is a true champion. As a mom, watching how Luke went through something with such grace, bravery and courage is what sparks her passion behind the campaign. “Luke is an old soul in a young body,” Vicky says. “He has a story to tell and is most compassionate. He’s always pouring himself out to others.” When Luke was 6 years old he had a dream: “My dream is to work with Spiderman to find a cure for cancer,” Luke says. “Then me and Spiderman will web ourselves from hospital to hospital and pass out toys to all the sick children and make them all better. Then we will give all the kids the book “If You Give a Moose a Muffin”. When we are done doing this, there won't be anymore sick kids.”

crusade. She has five children. Besides Luke, there is Jack (22), who graduated from Clemson University and lives in Montana. Grace (19), attends the University of Georgia. Audrey (16), is a sophomore at HSE high school. Ava (10), is a fourth-grader at Geist Elementary. Though Vicky admits she’s still gathering her game plan for the campaign, she’s very confident that with her family beside her and her incredible team that has been with her since the beginning of Luke’s journey, together they’ll make a powerful impact. Vicky is carrying out her mission not knowing any of the candidates, yet feels self-assured that the newfound friendships and support of LLS will be effective. “It's all about candidates coming together in our community to make something great happen,” Vicky says. “If we can make a dent with this disease and help improve treatments for future patients, then we’re all true winners together.”

In the time it took you to read this article, another person was Today, Luke’s dream lives on. He’s now a strapping 13-year-old diagnosed with a blood cancer. You can help make an impact right seventh-grader at Fall Creek Junior High School. He enjoys now. To make a donation, visit practicing karate, running cross-country, playing drums and helping mwoy.org/pages/in/indy17/vandritsch. others who are still walking that path. In fact, Team Luke has teamed up with Bongo Boy School of Music to lead Drum Circles at Riley Children’s Hospital every two months. He also created Rhythm Pax, a canvas bag filled with percussion instruments and music-related items that patients and their families use to help them feel happy and help them heal. “When he walks into the hospitals he is the light of hope for these families,” Vicky says. “He’s the light at the end of the tunnel because he shows them what it will be like on the other side.” Since playing the bongos helped Luke when he was ill, he wanted to share this positive energy with others. Team Luke has delivered over 1,000 Rhythm Pax sets to Peyton Manning and Riley hospitals. “When Luke finished his treatments he was so weak that it took him a year to recuperate,” Vicky recalls. “His first activity was taking karate lessons at age seven at Massey Martial Arts next to Mama Bears. They nursed him back to health. He could barely do a pushup or run a lap around the room. They have been wonderful with him. He’s now a third degree black belt.” Vicky says her family is excited for her decision to help with this atGeist.com / MARCH 2017 / GEIST MAGAZINE / 27

The LakeHouse at Geist NEW LOOK, NEW NAME

Writer / Pat Carlini . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

he LakeHouse at Geist (formerly known as Bella Vita at 11699 Fall Creek Road) is now open for business following a month of renovations and menu changes. Now, the once Italian cuisine spot with a great lake view has a fresh new “lake house” look with a new menu to match. “We are so excited for all the changes,” says General Manager Rachel Mills, who joined the restaurant team when new owners Jack Singh and his brother Shaan purchased the restaurant in 2014. “At first it remained business as usual,”

Rachel says. “But then we really listened to what our guests in the Geist community were saying, and we decided it was time to make some changes. We wanted a lighter, fresher look and menu.”

Chef Jay Mills is also excited to be part of the new LakeHouse at Geist. Born in Indianapolis, Mills is Rachel’s brother–inlaw and heard about the new LakeHouse at Geist while working in the Carolinas.

And that is just what they have done.

“They told me all about what they were doing and I just thought this is an opportunity that I can’t pass up.”

They LakeHouse at Geist has moved away from the Italian cuisine of Bella Vita and turned more toward great appetizers, steaks and seafood. They also want to offer dockside service to boaters. “We want to cater more to the boaters on Geist,” Jack says. “It’s hard to manage fancy Italian cuisine on a boat. So, we thought, let’s offer good food that can easily be packed up to go.” 28 / GEIST MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atGeist.com

Chef Mills says look for fresh salmon, lobster, salads and flatbreads, just to name a few items on the new menu. There’s also some fun appetizers such as the “Dockside bites” (fried potatoes) and “LakeHouse Lobster” (lightly breaded lobster pieces deep fried and tossed in a creamy, spicy sauce).

One of the popular appetizers since its opening February 1, has been the “beeftini” which is tender beef bites in a bistro sauce served in a martini glass. Mills says there’s also a couple of Indian inspired dishes he learned from the owners, too, including “Lamb lollipops” and Chicken Malai Tikka. Outside will be a fun, upbeat venue with bands and acoustic music, full menu and a menu for the boaters to enjoy. The new owners are removing the pool but adding a tiki bar with a man-made 40-foot long wooden bar in the shape of a boat. “It’s still being built,” Shaan says. “But we hope to have it in by the time the warmer weather is here.” Other changes include the casual, modern décor in shades of blue and grey. The waterfall walls of Bella Vita days are gone and new, steel hightop tables dot the dining area for an improved view of the water. The music stage moves into the dining room area, away from the kitchen, for more customers to enjoy. Live music will continue to be inside and outside this summer with a lot of the area favorites including Lemon Wheel, Andrew Young, The Bishops, and the Carl Storie Band, as well as newer bands like the Doo,

New owners, Shaan and Jack Singh.

and the Wayne Deaton Band. The upstairs will still be available for private parties and other parts of the property as they plan to offer catering service for a variety of events from baby showers to wedding rehearsal dinners and work events. The LakeHouse at Geist is open for dinner and Sunday brunch. They plan to add lunch during the warmer months and with the new and improved brunch menu and buffet, they will be opening for brunch Saturday mornings, too. So, stop in and check out the new LakeHouse at Geist. It’s the same great spot on the water, just a whole new experience to enjoy! For more information, go to LakeHouseatGeist.com or give them a call at 317-598-9011.

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MARCH GARDEN CHORES: (While it is too early to plant, there is much to do!)

Continue to sow seeds indoors. Clean and disinfect garden pots prior to planting. Pick up some Pansies at the garden center. Clean up winter debris. Position birdhouses in high, safe locations. Keep feeding those birds.

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March madness is the appropriate term this month for any gardener in Indiana! My husband always reminds me it usually snows during bracket season. Don’t you just love the Final Four?

Improve soil by adding organic mushroom compost. Finalize new garden designs and additions to your flowerbeds.

Our family does the whole bracket celebration. This is a long cherished Petty tradition full of healthy competition among neighbors and coworkers. Between March 14 and April 3, the NCAA gets into high gear. A Reader’s Digest article noted that, “this year, American companies would lose $1.9 billion in wages paid to unproductive workers spending company time on betting pool priorities.“

Double-dig any new garden beds now.

Gardeners also gamble on the chance of snow and spring frost.

Fertilize Rhododendrons and Azaleas.

Spring snow in the garden often causes some panic. Many worry that daffodils will start to sprout too early. “Will they be ok?” Folks often ask me. The answer is usually, “Yes!”

Pot-up left over bulbs stored in cold garages for Easter bloom.

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Here’s the deal, Mother Nature has the whole timing thing down. She is all about timing. So when you see those little crocus sprouts, or the tips of your tulips begin to emerge, don’t worry too much. They know what they are doing. If you want to cover them with a little newspaper or a sheet, because a blanket of ice is coming, do it! Especially cover if the flower buds are well emerged. The Spring Equinox of 2017 in the Northern Hemisphere will begin at 6:28 a.m., on Monday, March 20. Now, can I tell you how excited this makes me? How utterly curious I think it is that a season begins within an exact set of minutes. God ‘created’ Mother Nature, whom I dig and appreciate fully, to be the ‘hippest chick’ in the bunch! I adore the perfect timing of it all. The English gardeners have long believed in timing when it comes atGeist.com / MARCH 2017 / GEIST MAGAZINE / 31

to the moon’s incredible power, particularly the gravitational pull. The Farmer’s Almanac reads, “Folklore is rich among farmers, given their close ties to Earth and her natural rhythms. The moon’s new and first-quarter phases, known as the Light of the Moon, are considered good for planting above-ground crops, putting down sod, grafting trees and transplanting in the late spring.”

Join me at the Indiana Flower & Patio Show where I will be speaking Monday through Friday at 2 p.m., on a myriad of topics from the main stage. AND…put down your pencil and bracket and get outside! You will get ahead of your game if you accomplish some demanding chores early in the growing season, in order to have more time to enjoy the best months of the Indiana gardening season — April, and most importantly, May!

And, you have to love this tip, “Dig your horseradish in the full moon for the best flavor.” This is good to know for that savory Bloody Mary on Sunday NCAA game days! While I love the perfect timing of it all, it is ok to ‘force’ a few things along the way, too. Now is a great time to plant small vessels with Wheat Grass seed to use indoors for your Easter table centerpieces. Wheat Grass is like regular grass seed but the blade is thicker for a more pronounced tuft of green! Also, get out and clip a few branches off your blooming trees and place them in a vase of clean, warm water. In about two weeks, their buds will break and begin to swell and soon you will have fresh crabapple, cherry, dogwood, redbud blooms indoors. This is a great task for children to do and will inspire their curiosity in the garden. Let the Madness Begin!

A lifelong Hoosier girl, Carrie Petty is a TV Personality, Master Gardener, Inspirational Public Speaker and Armature Naturalist. After a long career in the Corporate and Political world, her favorite thing to do is teach people, “How to Grow a Beautiful Life!” Visit her website www.carriepetty.com and follow her on Twitter @CarriePetty

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Recently, she celebrated her 10th birthday at her 5th Annual Birthday Food Drive held at Geist Christian Church. She’s been collecting donations since she was five. “Through my church, my family has helped families at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, but I know that help is needed all year long,” Emmy says. “One-in-five Hoosier children struggle with hunger daily. Just thinking about kids and adults not having enough food to eat is what keeps me going.” Each year, her food campaign has grown substantially. In 2013, she collected 180 cans for The Sharing Place food pantry in Hamilton County.

Maisie Thomas, a neighbor friend, collected 25 pairs of shoes during her birthday party and donated them to Children’s Bureau, Inc. Her parents made a donation to Emmy’s Food Drive and here’s what Maisie’s father, Scott Thomas, wrote to Emmy on the donation page: “Emmy, we are so proud of you and the work you have done. You’ve inspired our Maisie to have a vision to help others as well, which is an even bigger way you are expanding your work.” This ambitious fourth-grader at Geist Elementary, decided to meet with her principal and assistant principal to see if 34 / GEIST MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atGeist.com

they would partner with her. “That was so scary,” Emmy recalls. “I also had to give a speech to the student council.” She managed to persuade everyone. On February 10, the school held “Decade Day” where students donating a canned-good item could dress up for their preferred decade. She also arranged for her softball team to volunteer at the Come-To-Me Food Pantry on February 21. “They gave out crock pots and bundled recipes with the ingredients,” Emmy says. “When people go once a month they get a one-week supply of food. The kids even get a birthday cake mix, icing and a toy.” She is grateful for how some companies have supported her mission. Kroger on Olio and 116th St. has donated food for the second year. Chick-fil-A in Noblesville donates food for her birthday parties. Moore-Berry Dentistry and Fishers Pediatric Dentistry donate toothbrushes. In 2016, Emmy decided to start asking for toiletry items like laundry detergent, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste because food stamps don’t provide personal hygiene products. Emmy’s siblings volunteered at her birthday party held on February 10. Her

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The Jazzercise Geist Fitness Center in the Marsh complex along Fox Road has a whole lot of celebrating going on this new year. This year marks its 13th year in business. They are also a “Premiere” Center now – the only one in Indiana – because they offer more than 40 classes. They’ve even moved the location center. “Actually we just moved a few doors down,” says Heidi Tumbarello, the Jazzercise franchise owner. “We liked our location but we did need a little more space as we continue to grow.” Project manager Dustin Peers of Phillips Edison Properties says it was a win-win for both as they needed to move the Jazzercise Center and the Specks Pet Supply store next door to make room for the new Dollar Tree store coming in the Spring. It will take up three spots next to the new Murphy’s Craft House which anchors one

end of the strip mall. The new Jazzercise Center moved into a larger spot closer to CVS and Marsh at the other end of the mall. Other new stores are expected later this year. The Jazzercise Geist Fitness Center opened in 2004 with four instructors offering 24 classes. Today, the center has 20 instructors and offers 47 classes that combine strength training, dance, pilates, kickboxing and yoga. The 2017 enrollment now tops 300 members. Many of the instructors and “Jazzercisors” were on hand for the official opening of the new center on February 6th. “Its great,” Heidi says. “We have a new stage for the instructors, a new sound system and a water bottle filler, which everyone is really excited about.” For more information you can visit the new center at 11637 Fox Road or call Geist Jazzercise at 317-826-0712.

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GIRLS PINT OUT: FEMININE FIREPOWER IN INDIANA BEER Writer / Jessica Lollino

As Indiana grows closer to becoming a craft brewing behemoth like Michigan, more and more people are getting hip to the hops. Women especially are a part of the craft beer revolution, both as appreciators and creators.

offer. A personal favorite is “Beer, Coffee, and Donuts” which take place on a chilly autumn Saturday morning and features pairings of coffee-infused brews with donuts and pastries.

Responsible for planning and flawlessly executing a packed calendar of events, Wishin says, "I am always amazed by how We sat down to talk to two leading women far breweries will go to help GPO and what in Indiana craft beer, Amanda Wishin from sort of events they will put together. So Girls Pint Out and Eilise Lane from Scarlet many breweries have made a special beer Lane Brewing Company, to bring a little for us, or made a one-off, or put together an more awareness to the feminine firepower in education that took a lot of time and effort. Indiana beer. I have never dealt with anyone who hasn't been super supportive of Girls Pint Out.” Most people don’t know what Girls Pint Out is or that it even exists. Seven years One of those breweries is the female-headed young and with 104 chapters around the Scarlet Lane Brewery Company. country, Girls Pint Out is a way for women to come together and learn more about something they love — beer. Amanda Wishin, Indianapolis Chapter Head and National Girls Pint Out President, is the tsunami-like force that took a women's beer group and grew it into something so much more over the last few years.

Talking to Eilise Lane, the CEO and Head Brewer of Scarlet Lane Brewing Company is an education in itself. A self-described “English geek,” her brewery is a magical marriage of literature, mythology and, well, outstanding beer. The name of the brewery, Scarlet Lane, is named after Lane’s dog, whose name is inspired by Scarlett O’Hara of Gone with the Wind. Lane says of her favorite heroine which shares the brewery name, "Scarlett O'Hara is a huge inspiration; she's just so strong. She said, 'I'll just think about it tomorrow,' and I get that. I really get that." Eilise isn’t doing too much putting off until tomorrow in grand O’Hara style in her demanding dual role as she creates both innovative and crowd-pleasing beers at what seems like an impressively expedient pace.

One of the significant changes is the new 501(c3) status, which is something she is not only proud of, but is part of the new mission of the group: “Girls Pint Out wants to build a community of women who love craft beer and are involved in the craft beer community. Beyond planning events, we try to get people involved in a lot of other ways like volunteering.” They also offer other women's interest events in addition to beer education and volunteerism like "Damsel in Defense," which provides self-defense training to members. Membership is informal (just ‘like’ their Facebook page), free, and exposes members to the very best and some of the most unique events the city has to

Eilise Lane from Scarlet Lane Brewing Company and Amanda Wishin from Girls Pint Out are bringing awareness and feminine firepower to the Indiana craft beer industry.

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She does, however, occasionally meet a few raised eyebrows and suspicious glances as a female Head Brewer.

extracts, are also critical and are true to what brewing truly is. Her actual brewing philosophy is quite simple.

”I think being a female in the business, you have a lot of people watching over your shoulder making sure you are the brewer,” Lane said.

"I like to make beers I want to drink that other people want to drink with me,” she said.

Naysayers and doubters can pop by her taphouse and see her in her element immersed in her labor of love - brewing. But the job doesn't end there. "You work 12, 14-16 hour days when you are the Head Brewer and CEO,” Lane said. “You do that multiple days a week. You crisscross the country trying to make beers with other people that are like-minded, and you come back to the state and also brew with people who also have that like-minded idea."  A lover of collaboration, she believes that camaraderie, not rivalry, is the key to making great beer. Natural ingredients, not

Her flagship beer, the beloved Dorian Stout, was a bold choice for a new brewery that is now getting ready to celebrate its third anniversary and is reflective of Lane's bold and intoxicating character. She lovingly works on her beers, developing their unique personalities and finding layers of complexities within each. It is not uncommon to see evolved versions of her favorites, like the Dorian Stout, with new and different flavors exposing its multifaceted nature. The mythology of each and every one of her beers, beginning with the names and ending with the labels with hidden images of her dog, Scarlett, gives each beer its uniqueness and

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BILL HAMPTON GETS HALL OF FAME CALL FORMER CRISPUS ATTUCKS GUARD WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME court basketball at the Fall Creek Y. Hampton started at guard on the Crispus Attucks team that became the first black Here are two women who grew up in high school to win a state championship in Indianapolis talking about their father: 1955, not only in Indiana but in the entire Tanya: “He’s a lot of fun. We danced, and we United States. Attucks was also the first still dance! When I come back to Indy we put Indianapolis high school to win the state on Marvin Gaye and Al Green and we dance. tournament, giving the city “Something Here, he was an athlete and he had two girls to Cheer About,” as Indy native Betsy who are very girly – not the athletic type. He Blankenbaker called her documentary film has a good, kind heart. We were spoiled.” of the legendary team. Ted Green, who made the new documentary film, “The Tina: “Our dad just adored us. He was School That Changed a City,” about the very thoughtful, and he expected a lot. We team as well as the outstanding faculty and took ballet, but he showed us how to drive graduates of Crispus Attucks, including a nail and use a saw. He’d be out there Army generals as well as doctors, lawyers, in the backyard turning cartwheels with Judges and scientists, nominated Hampton us. He wanted us to be strong. When we for the Hall of Fame. didn’t make good grades or do our chores we had privileges taken away. We couldn’t “Of course, the superstar was Oscar just go anywhere we wanted to go, we had Robertson,” Green said. “What you see in the a lot of guidance.” films but never read about is it was the defense Writer / Dan Wakefield Photographer / Brian Brosmer

Their dad, Bill Hampton, will be been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Hampton, a thoughtful man who stands six feet, is mostly bald but has a black mustache and is still in good shape for his current sports of golf and bowling. He could probably still play some up-and-down the

that started it all with the team, and Bill Hampton and Bill Scott started that from the guard position, making steals and streaking down the court in a blur, flying in a distinctly new era for the state’s beloved pastime.”

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much to the people in the neighborhood that followed you, that followed Crispus Attucks. We didn’t have a lot to hang our hats on back then, unless it was Joe Louis fighting, Jackie Robinson playing or later Muhammad Ali boxing.” Hampton and I are talking at Moe and Johnny’s, a north side restaurant and coffeehouse where, he points out, we would not have been able to sit together over coffee in the era when his team won the state championship. This was still a de facto segregated city in the mid-1950s. It was not until after Attucks won the state championship that Hampton and his teammates were allowed to eat at a downtown restaurant. “It was Fendricks, on Illinois Street,” Hampton recalled. “And then we also got to go to our first downtown movie theater – The Lyric. But we had to sit in the balcony. After that we were just more comfortable going to the restaurants in our own neighborhood, like Doyle’s, ‘Shugs’ and Barbecue Heaven, and we went to the movies on Indiana Avenue like The Madame Walker, the Lido and The Indiana Theatre.” Betty Crowe, the wife of Attucks’ coach Ray Crowe, said that black kids weren’t

allowed to sit at lunch counters downtown in those days but had to stand at the end of the counter and wait for their order to be handed to them to take away. “We didn’t have the money to go to lunch counters, we made our sandwiches at home,” Hampton said of himself and his teammates. After they won the championship, restaurants on Indiana Avenue fed the Attucks players free, prompting one of the starters, Willie Meriwether, to tell his teammates: “We’ve got to keep winning so we can keep eating!”

accomplishment, Green said, was that the Attucks players “overcame so many obstacles, displayed such sportsmanship and did what years of legal challenges couldn’t do – they brought together a divided city.” That’s where the patience, restraint and dignity came in. That’s what it took to never argue with a referee, never respond to racial slurs yelled from the stands, never get into a fight in the course of compiling a 51-5 record with Hampton in the starting lineup over two seasons, never complain that in most of the towns and cities where they

Patience, restraint and dignity were just as important to that team’s success as their ability to put the ball in the basket. Crispus Attucks High School was founded by the Klan in 1927 and no black high schools, Catholic schools or The School for the Deaf had been allowed to play other teams in the Indiana High School Athletic Association until 1941 (and not allowed to play in the state tournament until a year later). So, Attucks teams had to travel to other states to get to games. When they finally had permission to play other Indiana teams, no Indianapolis schools were interested at first in scheduling them. They had to play teams from small schools in little farm towns with names like Prairie Creek and Rising Sun, taking sandwiches in brown bags since local restaurants wouldn’t serve them. “In some of those little farm towns we played in people had never seen a black man before,” Hampton recalled. Oscar Robertson, who became “Mr. Basketball” in Indiana, an All-American at Cincinnati University, an All-Pro on The Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks, an icon of the sport who became the first basketball player ever to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, remembered in his autobiography The Big O, “We’d arrive in some of those little matchbox towns and folks would be waiting for our buses like we were from outer space, they’d follow us into the gym. Really. It’s comical in retrospect, the long gawking stares they’d give us.” More important than athletic TownePost.com / MARCH 2017 / INDY METRO

traveled Hampton and his teammates were not allowed to eat in local restaurants. They weren’t even allowed to eat in their home city until after they won the championship, not even at Butler Fieldhouse where they brought in as many as 14,000 customers to see them play. Butler Fieldhouse, as well as the opposing teams, profited, and Butler profited further from the fans who ate at the cafeteria where the Attucks players who drew the crowds were not allowed to eat. After high school, Bill’s coach, Ray Crowe, got him a scholarship at Indiana Central, where he had played.

“I had room and board and did work like keeping the gym floor clean,” Hampton said. Hampton was twice an all-conference player, averaging 18.1 points a game in 1956-57 for the NAIA Regional Champions. He left after two years to go to work to help support his family. “I know he went through hard times,” Tanya said. “I’ve always been very proud of him. I’m not starstruck by the great Attucks basketball players, because they were always around – Oscar and Willie Meriwether were like uncles, and they’re all still here now. It’s a blessing to see them all living.” “We grew up with his team,” Tina said. “Now I understand what they did was much more than basketball, it was race relations. Now you appreciate what they did. History is not always pretty.” A player cannot get into the Basketball Hall of Fame - at least not the Indiana Hall - for exploits on the court alone. They must also lead an exemplary life. Hampton scores high in that regard as well. He worked for The Marion County Sheriff ’s Office, a job he got at the suggestion of Bob Collins, the great Star sports writer and editor who was the first of his colleagues to recognize the Attucks’ unusual prowess. At the same time, a former sports editor was grumbling that Dr. James A. Naismith did not invent the game of basketball “for players with jumping jack legs.” Collins’ raves for the team drew curses on himself, letters to the editor calling him a communist and demanding he be fired, ugly late-night phone calls trash-talking his daughters, speeding past his house honking horns and yelling. None of it fazed Collins. Oscar Robertson said later that, “People really resented him for writing about us. I can’t even tell you in a few words how much he meant to our team at that time.”

asked me: ‘How would you like to be in the Sheriff ’s department? We need more black guys there,’” Hampton said. “I was only the fourth black man to be hired there. It was Collins’ idea to have more. If we had more Bob Collins this would be a totally different place. We could ill afford to lose him. “I think I started there in ’59 or ’60, but I only stayed three or four years because it was so racist,” Hampton said. “I didn’t feel I had to take that. You couldn’t go beyond your immediate supervisor with any complaint or suggestion. They put me on the 2nd shift – days gone and nights gone. I worked inside the jail. It was an atmosphere, the men above you telling you things like, ‘Who do you think you are?’ Most places were prejudiced, that’s the way it was. If you didn’t have thick skin, you wouldn’t survive. “I left that job and sold life insurance,” he added. “I wanted to be in charge of me. I got to be a district manager. Then I had a Shell Oil station at 38th and College. Later on, I formed the Hampton Janitorial Service.”

Collins became friends with Coach Crowe, and he did not forget about the players after their basketball days were over.

Hampton served as Bailiff in the Washington Township Small Claims Court presided over by Judge Steve G. Poore.

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before I realized he was part of basketball history, he is such a humble guy,” Poore said. “I was in the Attucks gym when I played for Brebuf in ’72. We were pitiful, but it was a thrill to be in that gym. From watching Betsy Blankenbaker’s film about the team, I was not just impressed with the basketball, I was impressed with the grace and dignity these guys carried themselves with. It was inspiring.” “I still work one day a week as a Deputy Constable in the court system,” Hampton said. “I quit full-time eight and a half years ago, and I said I’d only continue part-time another year or two but my daughter Tanya told me, ‘No, you can’t leave yet.’ My daughters tell me I’m still young, and I have to keep working. I tell them we need to sit down and do my will, and they say, ‘No, it’s not time for that yet.’ “It’s for them,” he added. “I wanted the Hall of Fame for my daughters.” Tanya Nolcox from Phoenix and Tina Hampton from Ft. Lauderdale will both be there for their father’s induction into the Hall of Fame. As well as going to the ceremony and the dinner, there’s one more thing Bill’s daughters will likely do with their father while they’re here — they will dance.

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Maple Creek Golf and Country Club is going back to its roots. Most might not know, but world-renowned golf course designer, Pete Dye, began his career right here in Indiana. In fact, Maple Creek is cemented in golf history as the first 18-hole design that Dye tackled. That history is something the club plans to showcase more in its spring renovations. The hallway to both locker rooms at the club will now include oneof-a-kind pictures of the World Golf Hall of Famer, famous quotes and the world’s only logo golf ball collection of the more than 120 courses Dye has designed throughout the world. “We are paying homage to Pete’s career,” said Jim Grossi, General Manager at Maple Creek. “I’m ecstatic about it. That hallway is really going to be a nice focal point. It is an area where all our members go through on a daily basis.” The club will wrap up several renovations by April, and none are bigger than the upgrades coming to Pete Dye’s Pub. The bar top will now have a sleek, granite design, and the club is adding new tables, chairs and a lounge area. A new beer draft system and a flat screen TV behind the bar will also be added, making it an ideal place for golfers to relax before or after a day on the course.

Down the road, the club is adding several flowers throughout the course, including a floral Maple Creek logo behind the fourth green. Maple Creek will also be re-sodding several tee boxes and upgrading bunkers throughout the summer. The course has also undergone continuous maintenance to clear dead trees and trim those that are overgrown. PGA Professional, Chuck Helms, has joined the staff at Maple Creek as the Head Teaching Professional. Helms’ track record includes instructing some of Indiana’s best golfers for more than 28 years. “We want to continue to improve this product,” said Maple Creek Membership Director Joe Lorenzano. “We are staying true to our word and making progress and updates each year. You will be blown away by the customer service, the friendliness and the welcoming of our staff. That is the kind of place I would want to golf at and visit. We want people to enjoy themselves here.” “The overall philosophy is, we are not complacent,” Grossi added. “There is always room to improve. The customer wants to see new and fresh like the attention to detail and putting a different touch on things that are unique to Maple Creek. We hope the membership feels that we are staying on top of our game.” For more info visit maplecreekgc.com.

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Theater at the Fort, 8920 Otis Ave., at Fort Harrison, is a beautiful, 200-seat theater built in 1929 to entertain troops. Partnership for Lawrence, a charitable organization, runs the theater. Newer seats were installed in 1985 and still look new. After being closed for several years, the theater was reopened in 2015 with enthusiastic support. “Our mission is to connect the community to the arts,” said Judy Byron, executive director of Theater at the Fort. “There is a real history here. There were thousands of soldiers and their families who watched movies and shows in the theater over several years.

Since we moved in here in October 2015, we have received a very positive response from people who have been enthused about the work we have done. The community has been very supportive. People can come here and have a real theater experience.” Byron said she and her staff, and an army of volunteers, have been hard at work making improvements to the theater. “We have been able to put in a half-bath in the back,” Byron said. “We have all-new stage lights from a Lilly Endowment grant, and we have had different schools and businesses supporting us.” Byron said they “all want to bring the theater back to all its former glory. Lawrence community theater supporters are very capable,

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Judy Byron and Lecia Floyd inside the 200 seat theater at the Fort built in 1929.

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