Noblesville Newsletter May 2015

MAY 2015

Noblesville

Mom Year of the

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EDITOR

Elizabeth Theisen, our 2015 Mom of the Year, has a rare capacity for dealing with adversity that many appreciate. It is said that you aren’t given more than what you can handle, and this can certainly be said for the Theisen family.

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Stay HerE grow HERE Noblesville An initiative led by The City of Noblesville Economic Development

What is Stay Here Grow Here?

Stay Here Grow Here is a business retention initiative led by the City of Noblesville and its Economic Development department. Each month a business embracing the Heart of Culture in Noblesville will be shared with you. These businesses not only impact local economy and keep Noblesville vibrant and attractive—they employ your friends and neighbors.

May Business Spotlight: Realize, Inc. Who Is Realize, Inc.

Realize Inc., located in Noblesville’s Corporate Campus has been serving their client’s since 1999. Being recognized for their outstanding part quality, quick deliveries, and customer service makes Realize Inc. a top-notch prototyping service partner.

What They Do

Realize, Inc. is a rapid prototyping service that provides stereolithography, multi-jet modeling, custom finishing & selective laser sintering. They serve a wide range of industries including medical device manufacturing, sporting goods, and entertainment.

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Realize, Inc. is a small business consisting of 17 employees doing big things. Although they attend to clients nationwide, they also have clients out their backdoor like NEXXT Spine LLC, a medical device manufacturer that specializes in surgical instruments and spinal implants. Realize, Inc. is proud to be involved with community efforts. Students from the Hamilton South Eastern Robotics Class come to Realize to learn about prototyping and to further their knowledge on the subject. You can also find Realize participating in the “Made in Noblesville” peer-to-peer group. “Made in Noblesville” is a networking group of manufacturing executive level leaders and top management who come together to discuss the challenges and successes that arise in the workplace and their community.

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What will your kids be doing this summer?

Noblesville Parks and Recreation invites all kids, ages 4–10, to come experience a fun summer filled with games, crafts, nature and laughter. Campers may choose from Sports & Games camp, traditional camp, pre-camp, and specialty Camps (7–12 yrs old). Camps are one week long and run from June 15th– Aug 7th at Dillon Park and Forest Park.

For full camp information visit noblesvilleparks.org.

Peruse and buy furniture and other home décor pieces from designated Indiana Artisans May 1–30 at Nickel Plate Arts. We’re featuring select pieces from the Furniture Guild of Indiana Artisan’s furniture makers and accessories including fiber and clay wall hangings, rugs, handwoven baskets, ceramics, glasswork, paintings and more. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy these wonderful pieces all in one place. FREE admission.

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One Great Street. Many Great Events.

It’s spring/summer season for Noblesville Main Street. May 9th marks the official kick off of the Noblesville Main Street Farmers Market from 8 am to 12 pm in the overflow lot located next to Riverview Health!

NMS has great summer events all summer including:

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Noblesville

Mom Year of the

2015

Elizabeth Theisen

The Noblesville Mom of the Year contest is a way to highlight all the wonderful moms in our community. It’s not about a competition between candidates so much as it is a great reason to focus on those who make a difference in the lives of our children. All the applicants are exceptional mothers, but your votes have determined one worthy winner. The 2015 Noblesville Mom of the Year is Elizabeth Theisen.

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spring break with specialists in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia may pinpoint a more detailed diagnosis.

minutes when I call.”

Elizabeth’s parents moved up to Noblesville from the southeast side to be closer to their “We have Emily’s DNA being studied strand grandchildren, and Elizabeth and Chris are grateful for their proximal location. Chris’ by strand to find the exact disease and mutation. We’ve been battling the unknown parents come from out of state every few for two years, and it has progressed,” shares weeks to lend their love and support.

Elizabeth.

As if caring for her children isn’t enough, Liz also runs a side business which is called Get “Liz is Superwoman,” says Chris. “Taking Wreath It. She has over 16,000 “Likes” on care of a healthy 2-year-old is a challenge, Facebook. The business started on a whim let alone a sick [2-year-old]. Liz handles Chris and Elizabeth Theisen have three by breathing new life into antiques and old Emily’s needs and those of the boys with children. Michael, 16, is a sophomore at grace. Juggling our daughter’s daily therapy furniture. “I would strip, sand down and Noblesville High School, and Jonathon, 7, refinish something and post a photo, and appointments, making special formula for is a first grader at White River Elementary people started going nuts,” says Liz, who has her and updating the three to four medical School. The boys are active; between a specialty with wreaths made from all sorts specialists, all the while dealing with a Michael’s part-time job and Jonathon’s of interesting repurposed items. She ships sick child who wants to be loved, held and sports schedule, life is pretty busy after her goods all over the country, taking on hugged all day as well as managing the school and on the weekends. Their boys is beyond a full-time job. Liz is simply commissioned work when time allows. youngest, Emily, is 2 1/2 years old. “Emme,” amazing with everything she does. This is as she is called, is a gorgeous little girl why I nominated her for Mom of the Year.”

With enough to keep an army busy, Liz stays who was born prematurely, and then they focused on what she loves. With Emily’s discovered shortly thereafter that something The Theisen family has a wonderful support health as a priority, Liz says, “Every day is a wasn’t quite right. system. Both sides of the family, friends and new day.”

Chris’ employer, Flextac, are tremendously “Emily wasn’t meeting her milestones, and supportive.

“Liz is our rock,” says Chris. “She gracefully given that she was a preemie, she wasn’t keeps the family together.” diagnosed until later,” says Elizabeth.

“The love and support our family provides After initial testing, it was discovered that us is incredible,” says Elizabeth. “If I have Please visit Elizabeth’s Facebook page: Emily had chronic pancreatitis and a rare to take Emily to Riley at 1 a.m., my dad is Get Wreath It. metabolic disorder. Extensive testing over here to help with the boys in a matter of If you meet Elizabeth Theisen while out running errands, you would have no idea what she deals with on a daily basis, given her laid-back demeanor and composure.

Elizabeth has a rare capacity for dealing with adversity that many appreciate. It is said that you aren’t given more than what you can handle, and this can certainly be said for the Theisen family.

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Taking care of a healthy 2-year-old is a challenge, let alone a sick 2-year-old. Elizabeth Theisen juggles more than anyone should have to, but she does so with grace and a smile.

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KIDS TRI FOR KIDS: A TRIATHLON SERIES FOR KIDS!

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Swim. Bike. Run. This is what a typical summer day looks like for most kids. Thanks to a special series of triathlons for children ages 7-14, these three beloved activities are combined for a fun fundraising athletic event series. Since 2008, Kids TRI for Kids has raised money for Indianapolis area kids’ charities such as Best Buddies.

and healthy activities for kids. Second, raising money for a good cause like Best Buddies helps increase awareness in physically capable kids to do what others may not be able to accomplish.

case, the wheels are on a bike. She arranged for several bicycles to be transported around and shared by camps through Indy Parks, an important partner with Kids TRI for Kids.

“Teaching transitions is the key for a triathlon event,” said Osborne. “[When] instructing kids on how to get out of a pool and get on a bike, that is when they realize ‘I can do this!’”

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Bryan Boggs, Zionsville Swim Club and former IU swimmer who has crossed the English Channel (yes, by swimming the distance), is on the Board for Kids TRI for Kids. Osborne had coached Bryan’s kids in swimming, and when the idea was presented for the fundraiser back in 2008, Bryan and his

“Whether a kid participates in team or “We focus on giving back,” said Osborne. “We individual sports, every kind of personality want these kids to be totally conscious of the comes in, but the common denominator is giving of themselves, not just athletes.” that they all want to improve something in themselves,” said Osborne.

Doug Robinson of Phoenix Fitness and Swim coach and former IU swimmer Meg Training LLC fully supported the effort. The When a kid came up to Osborne at a race Gates Osborne thought creating a kids first event in 2008 saw 80 kids take part in and asked, “I’m not going to win this race, triathlon event would be a great fundraiser on the triathlon fundraiser. Robinson, Osborne but what would I get if I do more than one?” many levels. First, the event promotes positive and all of the volunteers who orchestrated the Meg knew she had reached the very kid she event knew they had found something special had hoped to reach: a participant. That’s when for kids. they began offering prizes to multi-event participants. These are the kids that Kids TRI There is not a lot of equipment involved to is reaching out to – those that want to come participate. Kids ages 7-14 are eligible. Based out and have fun and keep on keeping on, on their age grouping, the kids swim 100-200 which is a good mentality since it is, well, a yards, bike 2-4 miles and run 1/2-1 mile. triathlon.

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wife, Sharon (also a former IU swimmer), were immediately supportive. Their son, Ian, was an early participant in a triathlon when he was 6 years old, held at IUPUI. An IU swimmer turned triathlete, Ian is the reigning champion of the USA Triathlon College Nationals. He was one of two athletes from Indiana.

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The first triathlons for children were run by Ed Merkling, assistant director of the Natatorium at IUPUI. Merkling coaches the Jaguar Aquatics swim team in addition to running camps and programs for kids at the Natatorium. When the idea for Kids TRI for Kids was evolving, Merkling was immediately brought into the conversation.

With their first fundraising triathlon held at the Jordan YMCA in 2008, the popularity of the triathlon series immediately took off. This summer, the first two races had over 250 entries, a 20 percent increase over last year.

“Not every kid is an elite athlete, but what I love is seeing the kid with streamers flowing off the handles of their bike,” says Merkling. These kids know how to keep it fun.

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Kids TRI for Kids is on the cutting edge of a new and huge phenomenon, especially with it becoming a new Olympic sport!

Events such as Kids TRI for Kids encourages the kids to aspire to elite athlete levels and, at the bare minimum, to have fun.

The American Dairy Association has been a generous sponsor through their “Winners Drink Milk” campaign encompassing the winners of each age group for Kids TRI for Kids. The winner drinks chocolate milk (rehabilitation drink of choice) out of a milk bottle, replicating the winner’s consumption at the Indy 500.

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All of these people inspire and already see the greatness in the participant. They see potential. There is nothing more important to them than the positive experience that a kid will take away from an event. It’s not about competition, it’s not about winning. These kids are all winners already and should feel that way when they cross the finish line.

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With the May 22 grand opening of retailer Weekends Only, Indianapolisarea shoppers will have a new option for buying furniture. As its name implies, the St. Louis-based furniture and mattress store takes a unique approach by opening for business on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (and special holidays) only.

Company President Lane Hamm says that the concept of weekendonly shopping came from analyzing customer traffic patterns at one of its original St. Louis-area stores.

Up to 80 percent of its business consistently transpired over the threeday weekend period. In an effort to decrease overhead and compete on price, management opted to limit store operations to weekend hours only and pass along the savings to its customers.

The family-owned retailer launched its first Weekends Only concept store in 1997 and grew to five area locations in less than 10 years. Expanding to the Indianapolis market made a lot of sense, says President Tom Phillips.

“We fell in love with the city. It has similar Midwest values, a stable, growing economy and great people.”

Proximity to the St. Louis distribution center made Indianapolis an appealing option. Fishers resident and longtime furniture business executive David Gerdt has been named General Manager In Training of the new Indianapolis store.

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They secure the deals, says Hamm, by working directly with manufacturers and by scouting for closeouts, overstocks and one-of-a-kind deals.

When a brand name product is too pricey, the retailer looks for a similar item with the same or better quality and stocks it, priced to sell.

The approach gives buyers bigger assortment and constantly changing online and in-store inventory. Some of the best deals are found on the Weekends Only website where shoppers can find online and in-store specials. It’s a kind of “get it while you can” approach to the shopping experience.

According to the store’s own research, more than half of Weekends Only customers tend to pick up their furniture themselves rather than paying for delivery. Part of the Indianapolis store construction will include a spacious canopy on the east side of the building to serve as a loading zone for transport-it-yourself customers.

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With nearly 50,000 square feet of showroom, the store will occupy the 92,000 square foot space formerly home to Burlington Coat Factory at 8315 Center Run Drive near the Castleton Square Mall. Potential future plans for additional Weekends Only stores in the market.

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AVOIDING SECURITY DEPOSIT BLUES Writer / Jeffrey Heinzmann

Do you have a rental property in an Indiana college town that you lease to students for the year? Do you have children in college renting off-campus housing that they’ll soon be vacating after the school year to return home, head to a summer job, travel or join the “real world” workforce? If you are on either side of this equation, it’s important to remember to protect your interest regarding the security deposit that was probably paid as part of the lease.

due for early termination of the lease if the lease provided for the last payment of rent, and utility or sewer charges the tenant was responsible for but failed to pay.

If the landlord fails to return the deposit or fails to provide an itemized statement that includes item-by-item estimated costs along

Tenants, your lease likely has terms regarding termination, like when to give notice that you will be leaving and your obligations regarding cleaning and maintenance. What’s important for the security deposit return is that you provide the landlord with your forwarding address in writing. Once that is done, the landlord will have 45 days from the date you provided the address or the date you surrendered possession of the property and terminated the tenancy to return or account for the security deposit.

Landlords, you took that security deposit to protect yourself. If you do not handle it properly, you could lose not only the right to claim damages against the deposit, but also attorney fees for an effort by your former tenant to recover the deposit.

Once the tenancy has ended and the tenant has provided you with a forwarding address, you have 45 days to return the deposit or to send an itemized statement listing all damages claimed for which the deposit may be used. You must include the estimated cost of repair for each damaged item, along with a check or money order for any remaining amount of the deposit, if any.

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with any remainder of the deposit to the tenant within 45 days, then the tenant may bring an action (likely in small claims court) against the landlord for the entire deposit plus attorney’s fees.

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As the season turns, so do our daydreams— perhaps to leisurely weekends by the pool or swimming laps under the hot summer sun. If you’re daydreaming of the perfect poolside weekend, your answer may be a world-class pool manufacturer just down the road in Fortville. Thursday Pools is an innovative fiberglass pool manufacturer making a big international splash.

Thursday Pools manufactures one piece

in-ground fiberglass swimming pool shells out of its 25,000 square foot, ultraefficient facility in Fortville, Indiana. With over 30 years of fiberglass manufacturing experience, Thursday Pools has been channeling their fiberglass expertise into the swimming pool industry.

Their vision is simple—to set the standard for high quality fiberglass swimming pools.

After a brief exploration of Thursday Pools, it is clear that they are living this simple vision and truly changing their industry.

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The overarching theme of Thursday Pools’ innovation is in a system they’ve developed that allows a fiberglass pool to be safely drained and still maintain a valid structural warranty. According to CFO and Co-Founder Bill Khamis, fiberglass pools are much easier to maintain, require less chemicals to maintain and are faster to install.

Fiberglass pools manufactured by Thursday Pools are equipped with two patent-pending technologies, the Geo-Hydro Valve™ and the Geo-Anchor Pool Wall™.

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Together, these technologies are known as the Fiberglass Pool Anchoring System™. This system addresses two common concerns with in-ground fiberglass pools: pool floating and bulging walls. The Fiberglass Pool Anchoring System™ innovated by Thursday Pools is revolutionizing fiberglass pool construction, according to Office Manager Anne Davis who gave me an amazing tour of their world-class facility.

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Another shining aspect of Thursday Pools’ processes is that all of their materials come from North America— quality and safety are far more important to Thursday Pools than costs and profitability. This commitment to quality and safety is a key element of their rapid success, success that is evident through their extensive North American presence and in their current facility expansion project.

So what factors should you consider when planning your new backyard paradise? While a lot of things come into play throughout the process, Khamis believes the most important factor is purpose. “Are you going to use it for swimming or backyard parties? Your pool’s intended purpose is an important factor to consider,” he said. No matter where your passion for poolside leisure comes from, Thursday Pools is innovating a fiberglass solution.

Jimmy Girot III is a freelance writer, Health Fitness Specialist and the Training Supervisor of Geist Fitness LLC, a micro-health club located at the Geist Marina.

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Lazy Frogg Opens on Morse Lake

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Where can you dock your boat, disembark and settle down with your guests around a roaring fire pit, ready for a special drink and the night’s dining special? The Lazy Frogg, that is.

A promise of fun, personal attention and service and of course good food is offered by the newly opened Lazy Frogg, the former Old Waterfont Restaurant, located on Morse Lake in Cicero, Indiana. Seating almost 275 people both inside and outside, it features multiple deck and patio seating as well as inside and outside bars.

Proprietors Gregg Boyd and Chuck Goldfarb promise all those features and more.

“The Lazy Frogg on Morse Lake is our full name actually. It has been a concept of mine totally centered on that lakeside location for many years. A friend of mine several years ago named Gary Kyzr Sheeley wanted to get involved in a real estate investment. He contacted me. We actually looked at several ideas. It was not a pretty site,” said Boyd.

Boyd, on his way to a law career, caught his family’s interest in real estate and development. “My family has been in real estate here in central Indiana for 125 years, beginning with W.G. Boyd Land Sales whom is credited with selling the first

acres of land all around the monument in downtown Indianapolis before any buildings were built there. My mother’s father, Jack C. Carr, opened Jack C. Carr Realtors and had the largest real estate firm in Indiana and fourth largest in the country.

My father, Guy F. Boyd Jr., along with my oldest brother, Jack Boyd, was involved with others in purchasing and moving the Century 21 concept from Irvine, California, to Indiana in 1976,” he stated.

“I embarked on additional projects from building houses to buildings, strip centers, residential land development and specific site development which is how I came to be involved in the Old Waterfront Restaurant site after it closed and was left to the elements,” he added.

Now that dilapidated site shines on the northeast shore of Lake Cicero. “At first, I thought about just tearing it down, but then I decided to gut and renovate, though in retrospect after I found what I found and had to replace so much, it might have been a better call,” he recalled. “It was a total mess after we tore into drywall and insulation removal and could see the issues that mandated a total redesign. I sat for hours at night drafting and redrafting a design that I was hoping to be fun and uplifting.”

The outside is reminiscent of the east coast personal restaurants he and his wife Debbie have enjoyed while traveling. “I designed the restaurant as a Martha’s Vineyard style

restaurant like you might see on the ocean.”

Key West makes a statement in the outside bar area. “This will be a casual walk up, drive-your-golf-cart up or dock your boat up and full service outdoor standalone bar that we call The Shrimp Hut. It will open up in mid-May,” he noted. “If you are wearing sandals and a Jimmy Buffet T-shirt, you will fit right in.”

The interior has a story of its own as well. “I felt the wintertime was probably the main reason the prior owners didn’t make it longer term because the location on the water is so pristine and awesome. I wanted to make the inside bar special, but also feel warm and intimate in the cold winter months.”

The inside décor was swayed by the trees that dot the Cicero landscape. “I started drafting tree ideas for a bar...but then I had to source the material. And trees are not that easy to build with...nothing is true and straight.”

Fortunately, a personal contact told Boyd about a dead poplar tree hanging over a neighbor’s house just down the street north of the Frogg. Out of that 80 foot tree came a 900 lb. bar. “It was a human feat to get it inside the doors. We built the entire bar inside, four of us, out of that dead leaning tree,” he stated.

The other standing tall trees inside the restaurant are also from Cicero, and one is from the nearby town of Arcadia.

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located on a channel on Lake Wawasee, and The Lazy Flamingo, a favorite place to eat while vacation on Sanibel Island in southwest Florida. The double gg’s on the name Frogg come from Gregg’s own surname.

“I’m very proud of the bar we built. I think it’s Diners will find affordable fare with a pretty cool and unusual.” gourmet twist. “We won’t be fast food...but we won’t be expensive either....Dinners now None of this progress could have been are $9.50 to $27 for our most expensive steak accomplished without Goldfarb, his partner. dinner. We reserve half the restaurant every A current Carmel resident, Goldfarb is night and leave the other half for our walk ins. from Baltimore, Maryland. Boyd attributes It has worked well thus far,” he noted.

Goldfarb’s energy in motivating him to move Much of the current and future success will ahead with the restaurant renovation and be due to noted Chef David Kay, former head pick up the plans he had once tabled. chef at Astoria Waldorf in Naples, Florida, and the Conrad in downtown Indianapolis.

“He is a great motivator. Chuck comes from the retail world with loads of experience And the story behind the name? “That is a in retail management. He is maybe not a question I get asked most every night,” Boyd restaurant guy, but I guarantee you within a said. The name is a combination of a favorite year, he will be, and he will excel like he had northern Indiana restaurant, The Frog, been in the restaurant business for years.”

What does the future hold for The Lazy Frogg? The Lily Pad and The Shrimp Hut will open in mid-May. The Lily Pad, a concrete outdoor patio serving adult only beer and wine garden, will feature live music several days a week. Signature drinks include “Whooch’s Shrimp Cocktail” and “The Pond Scum.”

A grand opening is also slated for Indianapolis 500 Race Weekend 2015.

The Lazy Frogg is located at 409 W. Jackson St., Cicero, IN 46034. For more information on hours, menu and contact information, call 317-843-9100 or visit lazyfrogg.com.

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Assistant Director Cindy Knapp have been working hand in hand to create a summer Registration is now open, and the recreation schedule that mixes fun and games with a department will accept campers all through hint of education. They’ve hired 14 camp the summer. Go online, call or feel free to counselors to tackle the task of entertaining stop by the office to register your camper for kids from the ages of 2 1/2 to 12 years old. one or more of the sessions. The schedule and list of descriptions for each camp can be “All staff will be first aid and CPR certified,” found on their website at cityofnoblesville.

Knapp said. “They all like working with org/parks. children; they will be energetic and outgoing. Parents can feel comfortable Attend the meet and greet on April 17 or talking to our counselors.” the newly added parent meeting June 9 for Camps will offer morning and afternoon your chance to meet the directors and the sessions, except for two weeks in July when summer staff. a full day option will be available.

“It’s for parents to get an opportunity to Camp Olympics and Amazing Race Camp understand our camp and ask any questions are two of the most popular options among they may have,” Haberlin said. “The counselors kids; these both take place at Dillon Park. will take the children to go play games.”

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New this year at Forest Park is the Princesses and Pirates Camp where kids will dress up and learn about the animal kingdom and sea creatures. Big Vehicles Camp, a past favorite, is being brought back to the schedule this year.

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While Dillon Park is primarily for sports, Forest Park provides campers with a functioning carousel, putt-putt course and spray park.

“We have a lot of trees, and it’s a very historical park, so it’s just an absolutely gorgeous place to have a camp,” Haberlin said.

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NOBLESVILLE MAIN STREET WITH CITY OF NOBLESVILLE LAUNCH NEW HIPSTORICNOBLESVILLE.COM WEBSITE GIVES ONLINE PRESENCE TO THE CULTURAL INITIATIVE DRIVEN BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS Noblesville Main Street and the City of Noblesville have launched the new HipstoricNoblesville.com as the two organizations continue to grow the presence of this important community and cultural initiative. The new website provides an online platform to increase awareness, while also providing an avenue to share the stories of artists, artisans and entrepreneurs contributing to the authentic and hipstoric ™ culture of Noblesville’s historic downtown.

“We have been very meticulous in how we have positioned Hipstoric™ so far,” says Chris Owens, Executive Director of Noblesville Main Street. “If you’re a user of downtown Noblesville you’ve seen Hipstoric ™ references.

It’s those grassroots touch points we’ve utilized the most up until this point.”

Hipstoric, by definition, is an initiative showcasing the People, Places and Experiences taking place within Downtown Noblesville.

Providing ways to share and engage with the interesting and unique creators in the community is a concentrated strategy led by the city’s economic development department.

“Creating greater awareness of unique place is what draws people to a community,” explains Alaina Shonkwiler, Economic Specialist for the City of Noblesville’s Economic Development Department.

“Hamilton County offers some of the

greatest amenities you can find--- we have to differentiate ourselves from our neighboring cities by showcasing the culture we offer in Noblesville.”

Noblesville continues to offer a growing and thriving art community, note the city’s first Arts Council was formed in 2014.

Hipstoric ™ will continue to elevate the hip and historic qualities of Noblesville through organic messaging and special events.

HipstoricNoblesville.com will serve as a site to define the initiative while sharing stories of people doing interesting things here.

Take a look at the new site and keep your eyes out for fun, new Hipstoric ™ items out and about your downtown square.

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