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HOW HARBOUR MANOR SAVED STEPHEN HOLCOMB’S LIFE A miracle brought Stephen Holcomb to Harbour Manor & The Lodge. Before he transferred to this CarDon & Associates senior living community in Noblesville, he was lying in a bed at St. Vincent’s Hospital, facing heart failure. With his heart functioning at a dangerous low of 10 percent, the doctors predicted he had just one or two days to live. Fortunately, he went on to spend much more time recovering before moving on to rehabilitation at Harbour Manor.

“Harbour Manor was the only place that would take me,” he said. “They saved my life.”

The rehab team at Harbour Manor helped Stephen build up his strength through walking, muscle conditioning and various other exercises. Stephen’s heart is in stable

condition thanks to the placement of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) — in other words, a pump. His nurses are equipped with special training to care for residents who have undergone this procedure.

Stephen transitioned from rehab to assisted living, where he enjoys independence with the assurance that help is just down the hall if he needs it. Stephen is used to being independent, as he spent much of his professional life alone on the open road and behind the wheel of semi-trucks for such companies as J.B. Hunt and Sunrise Express.

But he appreciates the company and compassion of the Harbour Manor staff.

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they go far above and beyond their call of duty. They’re extremely well-trained, and they’re passionate about the people they take care of. If you’re looking for a rehab center or senior living community, Harbour Manor is the place to go.”

Stephen has come a long way since he was in that St. Vincent’s Hospital bed. There, he was given a maximum of two days to live. He’s been at Harbour Manor now for two years.

Stephen feels stronger every day. When he’s strong enough, he looks forward to playing golf and hiking again.

“Harbour Manor’s staff is the reason I’m doing well,” he said. “They’re the reason I have a bright future ahead.”

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Community First Bank’s commercial banking department does just that, offering the full service of a larger bank with a more personal connection.

“When you bank locally, you receive a team of people who truly want you to succeed,” says Gavin Fisher, a commercial lender with Community First Bank. “Banking local is more creative for business owners because we the bankers want to see our neighbors, community members and businesses succeed to keep our local economy moving in the right direction.”

Community First Bank began in 2003 in Howard County, and has since grown to include two branches in Westfield as well as a bank branch and loan production office in Noblesville. It was founded on the belief that the bank employees work for the community by doing more than just granting loans and cashing checks, through servicing the community and being a neighbor.

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taking the lowest risk possible and putting people in certain credit boxes,” Fisher says.

“It is about profiting the community in which we serve by providing funds to those who want to make where they live a better place for all people who live, work and visit in our community.”

Every time an employee of Community First Bank steps up to help a local business, they work to personalize each plan and do their best to work with the client.

“Gavin has answered my calls during his vacation, brings papers to my home for signatures, has advised me on business acquisitions and has introduced me to my current financial advisor,” says Desmond Mathews, CEO of Cornerstone Support Services. “I depend on Gavin for a lot of things, and I hold this relationship very dear.”

manager, knows local businesses need local minds to help them succeed. If a banker lives and works in their community, their mission will be to see the community, family and friends succeed.

“Local decision-making sets Community First Bank apart,” he says. “Often, our clients get to meet with a decision-maker and tell their story, as well as ask and answer questions in person. At times, they will meet the actual underwriter.”

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A PASSION FOR PEONIES

INAUGURAL INDIANA PEONY FESTIVAL COMING UP MAY 22 women’s event, she couldn’t stop thinking about peonies.

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Noblesville resident and Kit publisher Kelly McVey discovered her love of peonies 13 years ago. She and her sisters, Carla Crask and Kari Nickander Perry, had set out to farm annuals and perennials on a 10-acre plot in Cicero, Indiana. The experiment went south when the sisters couldn’t agree on what to plant — but not before they fell in love with one flower in particular: the peony.

“I didn’t know much about the peony, our state flower,” Kelly says.

“I thought of peonies as a grandma flower.” But she quickly learned about the perennial’s historical significance, diversity, hardiness and beauty, not to mention its thousands of varieties, which she could look forward to reappearing in her garden every year.

Kelly filled her garden with peonies and started hosting “peony parties,” where friends and family would gather to assemble bouquets and celebrate the state flower every May. One year her family sold peonies at the Noblesville Farmers Market, where she met fellow peony lovers: The flower always seemed to remind people of their mother, their aunt or someone special in their life.

All this got Kelly thinking: ‘Why don’t we celebrate our state flower more, especially in May, when thousands flock to Indiana for the Indianapolis 500?’

“I used to preach this to everyone I knew!” Kelly says.

A FLOURISHING FRIENDSHIP Kelly had long wanted to share her passion for peonies in a more meaningful and far-reaching way. One spring, while driving to a

She arrived at the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award (SEWA) Luncheon to discover a bouquet of peonies as the centerpiece and a peony farmer seated next to her. Pamela Parker of JP Parker Flowers won the SEWA award that day, and Kelly and Pam became instant friends. The two chatted about Kelly’s dream of hosting a local peony festival.

“We were immediate soulmates and best friends because of our love of peonies,” Pam says.

The next year, when giving a speech at the SEWA awards, Pam spoke the festival into existence.

“I talked about so many good things had happened in the past year, like meeting Kelly McVey and sharing our love of peonies,” she says.

“I said it in my speech: We’re going to have a peony festival!”

Thanks to Pam’s encouragement and their connection, the festival began to take shape.

BREAKING GROUND One of the most exciting things about the peony festival is the way that the Hamilton County community came together to support the idea.

In 2019, one of Kelly’s friends, Esther Lakes, was on a planning committee to renovate Seminary Park in downtown Noblesville.

“She said that she wanted to plant peonies — and I wanted to get involved!” Kelly says.

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“I believe that this festival will become a signature event for Noblesville, bringing not only Hamilton County residents to Noblesville, but those from other areas of the state as well.”

—Esther Lakes, Festival Committee Member Esther, the former owner of Noblesville’s Smith’s Jewelers, supported Kelly’s vision. Brandon Bennett of the Noblesville Parks Department was also on board and agreed to purchase 150 peonies to get the project underway.

“Two years ago, on a cold blustery day in November, I was honored to be part of Kelly’s planting brigade, planting over 150 peonies in Seminary Park,” Esther says.

The location would become the home of the First Annual Indiana Peony Festival.

Once the Noblesville Parks Department agreed to the location at Seminary Park and planted the first peonies there, the seed of the idea for a festival took root. The City of Noblesville signed on as a sponsor, and Noblesville Main Street collaborated by planning the festival and engaging the downtown community. Peony farmers and small businesses across the state have also jumped in and gotten involved. The date is set: Indiana’s First Annual Peony Festival will be held at Seminary Park on May 22, 2021, from 11 a.m to 4 p.m.

The mission of the festival is twofold: to celebrate the Indiana state flower, and to raise money to build peony gardens throughout Hamilton County, and then throughout Indiana through community beautification projects.

“Indiana can become a destination to see these peony gardens,” Kelly says. “I want people to know that peonies are so much more than the pink, white and red — there are so many gorgeous colors and varieties. There’s so much to know and love about our state flower.”

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evident, so she decided to do it again the following year.

“I wanted it to get bigger and better,” says Fleetwood, who asked her sister-in-law, Katie, and good friend, Brin, to work with her.

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birth to baby number two, Fleetwood put on her first Indy Mommy Market.

When Rebekah Fleetwood’s oldest daughter was a baby, she felt inspired to start her own Etsy shop. She sold her creations at local craft fairs and markets where she befriended lots of different shop owners.

“I figured I’d start small and just include 10 or 15 shops,” Fleetwood says.

“We created this little community, and one day I got this idea in my head to start my own craft fair, but I wanted it to be geared towards kid and baby stuff,” says Fleetwood, a Westfield native who knows how much residents like to shop local.

“I was blown away,” she says.

In the spring of 2016, a month after giving

When she began accepting vendor applications, more than 100 people applied.

Ultimately, she whittled it down to 30 trendy shops and held the event in a church gymnasium. Once again, she underestimated the popularity of her idea when she anticipated 100 to 200 shoppers, and 600 showed. Community interest was 8 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / MAY 2021 / TownePost.com

Now the three women put on the market twice a year, in the fall and spring. One September when all three ladies were due to give birth, they thought it best not to hold the market. Last spring, COVID-19 forced them to cancel, but they are looking forward to holding a socially distanced market on May 22 in the parking lot and large grassy area at Pennington Park Church in Fishers.

“Even though the crowds are bigger, it doesn’t feel like it because there’s so much room to spread out,” Fleetwood says.

Ironically, the pandemic has made their vendor list grow instead of shrink. While in the past they have averaged roughly 50 vendors, this year Fleetwood invited 75 stores to join.

“So many local businesses have suffered this year due to COVID-19, so I wanted to give these shops an opportunity to sell their merchandise,” Fleetwood says.

Therefore, this year the Indy Mommy Market will feature both their typical fare, which includes children’s clothing, decor, toys and sign makers, as well as women’s boutiques, jewelry, candles and more. In addition, they will have sweet and savory food trucks and coffee vendors on hand.

“We’ll have custom cookies, kettle corn and other goodies,” Fleetwood says.

In addition, they always partner with three local photographers in order to showcase their work and sign new clients.

“That’s a big hit since family photography is so big right now,” says Fleetwood, who has three children with her husband Jon Lilia, 6, Graham, 4, and Hazel, 2.

What makes the market so special is the driving motivation to serve local shops.

This is why they have so many repeat vendors and shoppers.

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“Our main goal is not to bring in as many shoppers as we can, but rather to create a place for these shops to set up and let their items be seen,” Fleetwood says. “I want my shoppers and my shops to be happy.”

Fleetwood knows firsthand just how supportive Hamilton County moms are when it comes to shopping.

“They leave with bags and bags full of merchandise,” Fleetwood says. “They can’t carry anymore in their hands. It makes me so happy to know they are supporting local shops.”

In fact, she’s been told numerous times by shoppers that they’ve been contacted by their credit card companies after making a flurry of purchases at the market.

Fleetwood always receives rave reviews about how organized and well-run the market is. Fleetwood, a former kindergarten teacher, feels her former profession has served her well in preparing for this job.

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they felt like they couldn’t come because they didn’t have kids,” says Fleetwood, who encourages everyone to bring their grandkids, aunts, friends and neighbors.

“People are telling us that they are “Now they have a reason to come since we’ll so happy to finally have something to be selling all these other items. Our motto put on the calendar,” Fleetwood says. has always been, ‘This is a market for your littles.’ Now it’s a market for the littles of all Though this expanded version of the Indy ages - from newborn to 100.”

Mommy Market arose out of a desire to help local vendors recover from a challenging The Indy Mommy Market will take place on year, Fleetwood is not opposed to keeping it May 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pennington this way if the response is positive.

Park Church, located at 13222 East 126th Street in Fishers. For more information, visit “In the past, people have told me that indymommymarket.com. again come spend their dollars at the Indy Mommy Market.

“You really have to be organized with a bunch of crazy 5-year-olds running around,” she says with a chuckle. “I like to have all my ducks in a row.”

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NPD CONTINUING TO BUILD ON SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS

this can be seen in our School Resource Officer program, the NobleAct program, our community outreach efforts, retirement re-engagement program, Business Watch program, and continued leadership training,” Mann says. “With 2020 restricting most in-person contact, these programs will be impactful for 2021, and the future of the police department.”

Mann is pleased the School Resource Officer program continues to thrive in schools.

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Noblesville Police Chief John Mann is looking forward to continuing the implementation of positive, effective programs in Noblesville.

“The direct positive interaction between the students and our officers is invaluable,” Mann says. “What makes our program unique is the support given to us by the school administration. The school administration allows us to teach lessons through ‘Project Truth.’ The program allows officers and students to interact in a safe environment to talk about, and learn how to react to, tough situations that students face on a daily basis.”

“The Noblesville Police Department [NPD] Mann says the police department’s continues to positively influence our NobleAct program was started under community, and our efforts demonstrating 12 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / MAY 2021 / TownePost.com

Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen, and has impacted response to mental health issues.

“COVID-19 has impacted us all, whether the virus and our isolation has created additional mental health issues, or has just brought to the surface existing mental health issues that have been pushed aside,” Mann says. “NobleAct placed mental health in the forefront of first responders and the community. This joint effort between the fire department and our police department is on a full-time basis to address the needs of the community.”

Mann adds that the Noblesville Police Department has also begun to reinvest in their retirees.

“These officers served the department and community for several years before they retired,” Mann says. “Their knowledge of the community, and just the human experience, should not be ignored. Most of these officers, once retired, never heard from the department again. These officers should not be forgotten. It is our turn to give back. In 2021, we are partnering with

ProTeam Tactical Performance to enhance the physical wellness of our officers. Retired officers will be given the opportunity to participate in a wellness program that will include a heart scan, and a movement diagnostic evaluation that is designed, through a series of exercises, to help movement in areas of their body that are deficient.”

The Noblesville Police Department will also kick off a Business Watch program in 2021.

“This program will provide local businesses and their employees training on what to do during shoplifting incidents,” Mann says. “We also train businesses on the signs of human trafficking, and partner with them for video surveillance access when investigating human trafficking.”

In an effort to highlight the work of Noblesville police officers, the NPD will

hold an awards banquet in October.

Mann believes increased police engagement with the Noblesville community has benefited everyone.

“Go and have a conversation with one of our officers,” Mann says. “If you do, you will see what great men and women we have.

We will be starting ‘mobile roll calls,’ where officers will meet at different locations or neighborhoods to have their roll call before the start of their shift. The officers enjoy this type of outreach, while they are given instructions for their upcoming shift. We will also continue to do Citizens Academy, ride-alongs, building tours, and other inperson public relations meetings, as soon as we can safely do so.”

Mann says he loves Noblesville.

“Noblesville has a small town family feel

that I love,” he says. “I also love the pride that the city has in itself. To me, Noblesville is perfect. It is a great place to raise a family.

It has a great school system, and a safe community supported by the best police department in the nation.”

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The name of R&T Tire & Auto Service may have changed, but customers will find that it’s business as usual. The 56-year-old company was recently acquired by Best-One of Indy, also a long standing and family-owned Indiana business. With 35 years of experience behind it, Best-One of Indy welcomes the R&T Tire family into theirs.

R&T Tire began in the summer of 1965 when Ray Alexander and his son, Tom, used their first initials to name the company and opened a shop in Sheridan. In 1968, Tom’s wife Anita became part of the team. Ray retired in 1982, and a few years later, Tom and Anita’s son Brian joined the business. Soon after, Jim Kitchel, their son-in-law, and daughter Tina joined the company.

Between the years of 1987 and 2008, R&T Tire expanded to a total of five locations. Sadly, Brian Alexander passed away in 2017. At that time, the company made the difficult decision to reduce to two locations. The Noblesville and Tipton shops continued and the Kitchels took over running the day-to-day operations.

“Over the years, I have gotten offers. Why now, why sell now?

When I met with the leadership team of Best-One of Indy, I was so impressed that they seemed just like me; their honesty, their close-knit operations and good customer service. We unanimously decided it was a good time to make a change,” says Tom Alexander.

Best-One of Indy cares about their people, and the communities their shops are located in. Coming into Noblesville and Tipton means that they will not replace people, but will instead welcome them into their family. Chuck Godby & Daniel Heald will remain leading the Noblesville team, while the Tipton team will continue to be led by Patrick Henderson and Pete Thomas.

“What sets us apart is that after 35 years, we can truly say we’re still local, and while we sell tires, we first serve people; from our team members to our customers. We serve on multiple levels, including giving back,” says Trula Womack, Director of Marketing for BestOne of Indy. “We go from raising money for Riley, to collecting

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RACE IN FOR SAVINGS PB&J for local food pantries, to collecting donations for local humane societies, and that was just last year – during a pandemic.”

Going forward, Tom will be a part of operations, Jim will join sales and operations, and Tina will be a part of the administrative team. Best-One of Indy employs over 130 team members in 13 locations in Central Indiana, offers the opportunity to get certified technical training while on the job, and placed in the top 5 in the United States in the 2020 Tire Industry’s Best Places to Work program by Tire Business.

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“We are a one-stop shop for both consumers and commercial customers. We offer tires and services for passenger, light truck, fleet, semi-truck, RV and farm equipment. At the end of the day, family is truly who we are and we are excited to expand into Noblesville and Tipton,” Womack says. “Our team members are your neighbors. In the reviews we get, people know the names of managers, assistant managers and names of our techs. They have real conversations and interactions –that’s what creating raving fans is all about, and that’s Best-One.” “I hope our employees see this as an opportunity to continue working for a company that cares about them as we always have,” says Alexander.

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FOR THE PETS

THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR HAMILTON COUNTY MOVES TO A NEW, BIGGER FACILITY

“We accept animals, strays and owner surrenders 365 days a year as an openadmission shelter,” says Megan Davis, marketing communications manager with the Humane Society for Hamilton County.

The Humane Society for Hamilton County launched its Building a Brighter Future for Hamilton County & Hoosier Animals Capital Campaign in November 2018 raising the $12M needed to build the 40,000 square-foot facility in Fishers within one year, thanks to lead gifts from the Steven J. Cage Foundation, Samerian Foundation, the Hamilton County Commissioners & Council, and Dr. Mark and Vanessa Roth.

The facility, which was designed by Curran Architecture with the construction managed

by Meyer Najem, will bear the name of both the Humane Society for Hamilton County and The Steven J. Cage Foundation Animal Wellness Center.

In the past, the organization operated out of an 8,000-square-foot space that they shared with the Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic. But on April 8, they officially moved into a massive new 40,000-square-foot facility in Fishers.

In the new facility, they will expand from one cattery to four free-roaming cat rooms.

Each of those rooms attach to two patios, so workers will be able to open a door to give felines fresh air and sunshine.

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The Humane Society for Hamilton County takes in more than 3,100 animals each year.

Through their Survivor Program, they were able to provide second chances to 1,440 animals, 574 of whom were rescued from other Indiana shelters and non-Hamilton County residents.

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donate,” says Davis, noting that she’s often seen children fundraise for animals or donate their birthday money to the Humane Society.

Pets Healing Vets is a program that pairs Hoosier veterans suffering from PTSD or traumatic brain injury with shelter animals.

“We truly believe in the healing power of pets,” Davis says.

Unfortunately, cost is often a large barrier to veterans adopting a dog or cat.

“That’s a huge enrichment piece for the cats “In our (former) building, there were times to keep them in a good head space, while when someone is surrendering a pet and they wait for their forever home,” Davis says. they have to be right next to someone who is going through an adoption,” Davis says.

On the canine side, the outdoor space will “Having that happy feeling next to that sad, increase significantly. Besides the outdoor upset feeling is a weird position to be in. runs, they will have an indoor exercise We’ve separated the two aspects of what area, five indoor meet-and-greet areas, and happens at our front desk to make that 50 kennels (up from 15). Windows in all experience as painless as possible on the kennels will have a front and a back side, admissions side, and as happy as possible on so if an animal has an accident, they don’t the adoption side.” have to sit in it. They will also have three “gray muzzle” kennels, offering senior dogs a The Humane Society is also expanding quiet, stress-free space. many of their community outreach initiatives by adding an education center “I have a soft spot in my heart for senior dogs,” that is set up with a projector, a white board, Davis says. “They need extra love and space.” tables and chairs. Post-pandemic, they’ll be able to host birthday parties, scouting All kennels and catteries are set up with groups and school field trips. Davis says it’s individual, segmented HVAC systems, so if not uncommon for adoptions to rise after an a kitty in one of the catteries gets an upper educational experience. respiratory infection, staff can shut that cattery down, nurse them back to health, “We’ve taken an animal into a classroom and keep the air from circulating through and had kids go home and tell their parents the other catteries. that they met a puppy, and that they’d like to get one,” Davis says. “The next day, the “It’ll make our jobs easier when it comes to parents are here.” containment and treatment, but also keep the animals safer, and that’s our biggest But it’s not just about adoptions. The goal,” Davis says. outreach component is centered around teaching children about bite prevention, An entire half of the building is dedicated responsible pet ownership, and proper ways to intake processes, medical attention, and to treat an animal. isolation. The new location will also separate the admission center from the adoption “It’s also about teaching them about serving center. their community, and when they’re old enough, they can volunteer, foster and MAY 2021

“We wanted to be able to give those veterans a chance to heal with an animal that can become an emotional support as well as a family member, so we pay for all of the pet’s care for the life of the pet,” Davis says.

It’s rough when an animal comes into the Humane Society either injured, malnourished, mistreated or ill. Watching them persevere and work with staff to get better, and eventually adopted into a perfect home, is what makes Davis and her team cry happy tears. Thankfully, there are many success stories. Take Taylor, a pocket pit bull who came to the Humane Society as a puppy with a chronic cold. She kept coming down with pneumonia and getting hospitalized, but after seeing a specialist, they learned she had a severe case of doggie asthma and needed to be treated with a nebulizer twice per day.

“No one wanted to adopt her because of her condition, so she sat here for more than a year, but then it happened - the thing I’ve seen happen many times,” Davis says.

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“That is what it’s all about,” Davis says.

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three of them, the Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record of nine times.

Additional Photography Provided As a professional race car driver, Al Unser Jr. has truly lived life in the fast lane, and he’s loved every minute of the competitive nature of the sport. But just as there is no such thing as the perfect race, there is also no such thing as the perfect life.

Unser began racing go-karts when he was 9 years old. By 16, he was professionally racing sprint cars.

Through the years, Unser has experienced his share of speed bumps and disappointments along the way - most notably, his battle with alcohol. Though he’s experienced ups and downs, both personally and professionally, it was only when he slowed down, looked up, and connected with Jesus Christ that he found true and lasting peace.

For as far back as he can recall, Unser had a need for speed - something that ran in his family, as both his father, Al Unser Sr., and his uncle, Bobby Unser, were racing legends.

In fact, he, his uncle Bobby, and his dad all won the Indy 500 on May 24. Between the

“At a young age, I thought, ‘I love racing and if I’m successful at it, I’ll keep going,’” says Unser, who hit the ground running early in life and never looked back. “Racing was both physically and mentally demanding, but it was so competitive that when you did win races, it was very gratifying.”

He competed in more than 300 races, winning 34 of them, including two-time victories at both the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500. Unser credits his team for those triumphs.

“You truly had to work at it and even when we were all prepared, you had to have some luck where things just went your way,” Unser says.

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is on your side, and on other days, not so much. For instance, a driver may have a victory in their line of sight, and then in an instant, their engine blows up or an accident occurs. There is also human error.

“In every race mistakes are made, whether it’s the pit crew or the driver,” Unser says.

“The goal is to make fewer mistakes than anybody else.”

Unser retired from racing in 2007 after a career that includes Indy 500 wins in 1992 and 1994. In 2009, Unser was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Though his first Indy 500 win was nearly three decades ago, he still vividly recalls the feeling of elation that enveloped him.

“It was a dream come true,” he says. “It was life itself.”

More recently, however, Unser has found new life by forging a meaningful relationship with Christ.

Born and raised in Albuquerque, New

“ At a young age, I thought, ‘I love racing and if I’m successful at it, I’ll keep going. Racing was both physically and mentally demanding, but it was so competitive that when you did win races, it was very gratifying.” ­— Al Unser Jr. Mexico, Unser moved back to the Indianapolis area in the fall of 2017, when he joined an Indy car team that was just starting up. His mom, also a Hendricks County resident, invited Unser to join her at her church one Sunday. Initially, he agreed to go because he knew it would make her happy, but he had no real interest in learning about God. “During my life, my conversations with God had always gone something like, ‘Please, let me win today’s race,’” Unser says. “That was the extent.”

As he sat in the church pews week after week listening to the pastor’s messages, however, he had a change of heart. One day, he had a revelation.

“I decided to give my life to Jesus and instantaneously I felt such a good feeling deep down inside me,” Unser says.

worse,” says Unser, who struggled to admit he had a problem.

As the weeks and months passed, he noticed Eventually he did reach out for help and something profound. started improving, but time and again he suffered slip-ups and backslides, which “I didn’t fear death anymore,” Unser says. served to both discourage and humiliate “And what’s more, I didn’t fear life.” him. Once he found Jesus, however, a switch was flipped. He felt that God was always Many people who struggle with substance there for him - he had just never taken the use disorder know what he means. Though time before to be still and listen.

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“I decided to give my life to Jesus and instantaneously I felt such a good feeling deep down inside me.” ­— Al Unser Jr. ages of 14 and 20.

quiet. That can be hard in today’s fast-paced world, when our phones are ringing and binging all the time, but quiet time with Jesus is huge.”

really serve anybody but myself.”

Following Jesus and studying God’s word helped Unser stay sober, and on May 24, 2021, he will celebrate two years of Growing a meaningful relationship with sobriety. Unser, currently single, has four Christ has given him a hope he didn’t know children, Al, Cody, Shannon and Joe, and before. one grandchild. In his free time, he likes to watch TV, play racquetball, and hang out “Being a follower of Jesus and serving others with his two miniature schnauzers, Lola lightens your whole attitude going into the and Larry. He’s also currently working for a Sports Car Club of America Formula 4 race day,” Unser says. “When I was racing and team that runs kids, mainly between the everything was so competitive, I didn’t

Last year Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development started a new Formula 4 United States Championship program with Elliot Cox, 13, behind the wheel. Unser was hired as a driver coach to work directly with Cox as well as Chloe Chambers, 16, who is with Future Star Racing. This is a first step for go-kart racers to determine if they truly want to pursue a professional racing career.

“I’m looking forward to a wonderful summer helping out that team as much as I can,” says Unser, who coached last year with a different race team in the same Formula 4 series. “I truly enjoy helping the kids. When they do well out on the racetrack and they come in smiling, that’s a win for me.”

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suggesting that such an endeavor couldn’t become a full-time business. Following optometry school, LaPlaca joined an optometry practice. Though he enjoyed helping patients, he felt a void.

“You name the sport, and I probably played it,” he says.

“After working as an optometrist for eight years, my soul was struggling,” he says.

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“Knowing where they stand with that information before their season starts helps us if they have a head injury, because we then know where the decrease is from where they were before, and can work on cleaning up that spot,” says LaPlaca, who looks at the athlete’s binocular vision. This includes how eyes move, how pupils react to light, and how eyes track and jump from point to point, in addition to how eyes pick up information that is translated through the brain to different regions.

Next, he studies the patient’s neurological standing in terms of how their brain processes information, and how fast.

“It’s a fun exam,” LaPlaca says. “We’re doing virtual-reality stuff, hand-eye coordination stuff, reaction lights, and a reaction board.

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The difference between traditional optometry and sports vision training is that traditional optometry has an end point, where it takes a certain amount of days to clean up a problem. That’s not the case in sports vision training, where skills vary depending on the sport and the position being played. For instance, a football offensive lineman will differ from a wide receiver - their visual stance is different, so their visual drills need to be different.

Ares Elite Sports Vision attracts both highfunctioning athletes who want to improve, as well as 12-year-old athletes who are physically sound but might have an issue that their coach can’t identify - this is usually a vision issue.

LaPlaca is always shocked by how many athletes have never had a general eye exam.

Annual school screenings don’t count, as an athlete’s visual system is so much more than how clearly they can see a row of letters.

Take a baseball player, for instance. If you have a right-handed hitter who is right-eye dominant, and he’s facing a right-handed sidearm pitcher, he can’t necessarily view the sidearm well without opening his stance up more, because his right eye is his dominant eye.

“His peripheral vision is being cut off by his nose so he can’t actually see the sidearm coming, so he can’t hit that pitch,” LaPlaca says. “But nobody thinks it’s a vision issue.

They just think that he can’t hit that pitch.”

LaPlaca can help athletes in all sports, though he finds that the athletes who seek him out the most are baseball players, soccer players and race car drivers, as well as referees.

“It makes sense,” LaPlaca says of referees.

“Refs need to see everything as clean and as fast as possible.”

LaPlaca, who was chosen to be the official optometrist for this year’s NCAA Final Four men’s basketball tournament, is also excited to have been selected as an expert for Ezone, an esports academy based in Denmark.

They are creating a wellness platform for esport athletes, to help push their boundaries and challenge their limits.

“It’s a population that’s spending eight to 10 hours a day in front of their computer, probably hasn’t had exams, and likely isn’t doing the right things for their eyes because there’s a lack of education and understanding as to what’s needed in that space,” LaPlaca says. “They’re creating a platform for these gamers to go on and use it as a source so they can be healthier.”

Recently a college soccer goalie texted LaPlaca to thank him for helping him with his vision. He had just experienced his first career shutout as a Division 1 goalie.

“I wouldn’t be where I am today without your help,” he wrote.

Such comments mean the world to LaPlaca.

“I love building relationships with my clientele,” LaPlaca says. “In general optometry, you see a patient for 10 or 20 minutes and not again until the following year, so there’s not that connection of what they’re doing in their life. I don’t want to be someone who just cycles through patients. I want to be invested in what they’re doing at school or in their athletic career. Being able to play a small part in how successful they are is super gratifying.”

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fter nearly three years as a popular eatery destination for the greater Noblesville area, Grindstone Public House has undergone a significant expansion.

“The restaurant has been a big success, and between general demand and also requests for private events, we thought it was time to expand,” says Blake Fogelsong, co-owner of Clancy’s Inc., the company that operates Grindstone Public House and several other area eateries. “I think fans of the restaurant are really going to be excited about it.”

The project included expansion into the space adjacent to the Public House, inside the historic building on North 10th Street where the restaurant sits. Plans were drawn up for the project in November of 2019, and were put on hold due to the pandemic, according to Fogelsong. In the summer of 2020, the Clancy’s Inc. team signed a lease for the additional space and resumed bringing their vision to fruition.

“We started construction right around the beginning of November of last year, and it was about four or five months of construction,” Fogelsong says of the new space, which was vacant after having been occupied by a men’s clothing shop. “The City of Noblesville has been great to work

with, as they have been since the beginning.

The residents and everyone here are more supportive than we could have dreamed.”

The expansion adds approximately 80 seats to the overall capacity of the eatery, as well as a stage for live music, which is planned for Thursday nights. The original restaurant space seats up to 120 guests.

several awards, such as Best New Restaurant in The Noblesville Times, and inclusion in Indianapolis Monthly’s Top 25 Sandwiches in 2019.

“We plan to have rotating artists for Thursday nights on the new stage, and we will have cover hits and try to support local artists,” Fogelsong says. “We’re also looking at doing trivia maybe on Tuesday nights for this summer. We also redid the existing restrooms and have added a third restroom, and that was another driver for doing this. The restrooms we had needed to be updated.”

“First and foremost, great food and great hospitality I think have been responsible for a lot of the success,” Fogelsong says.

“Also, the nature of the historic building and the design of the restaurant has drawn people in, and that’s why I’m very excited about the expansion, because it very much continues that design. I think our success is a combination of those things, and also value. It’s your neighborhood restaurant, but it’s toned up design-wise and service-wise a little bit.”

The Clancy’s Inc. team also added some private dining space, including a private room for up to eight guests with audiovisual capability.

“We’re super excited about being able to do private dining,” Fogelsong says. “Also, on our mezzanine upstairs we’re able to seat 40 to 50 people for private events as well.

It’s going to be nice for Noblesville. We get private party requests all the time. It will be nice for fans of the restaurant.”

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The Public House menu changes every six months, and Fogelsong says this reflects an attempt to continually keep things fresh for both familiar and new diners.

“Our new menu came out recently,” he says.

“We came out with some great appetizers, and the crab bites and Bavarian-style pretzels with cheese dip have been popular.”

Fans of the classic Clancy’s Topper hamburger can now get it in a smaller format, as the Public House now offers a slider version, the Mini Topper. Patrons

can also try pastas, steak, salads, seafood, sandwiches and tacos, as well as appetizers like wings, nachos, shrimp cocktail and more.

“We also do a steak night on Wednesdays that’s been a huge hit,” Fogelsong says.

“It’s a $15 six-ounce filet mignon, and the place is usually packed out the door for that.”

Clancy’s Inc. is responsible for a number of other area establishments including Grindstone Charley’s, Michaelangelo’s Italian Bistro and Grindstone on the Monon. The company was established back in 1965 when Blake’s grandfather Carl opened his first burger joint - the first double drive-through in the area. At one time the company had as many as 31 fast-food spots in four states.

Recently the Clancy’s Inc. team launched a Clancy’s Hamburgers location in the downtown Indianapolis Bottleworks District, inside The Garage Food Hall.

This winter the group plans to launch the Fountain Room, which Fogelsong describes as a supper club-inspired eatery, also at the Bottleworks District.

Grindstone Public House is located at 101 North 10th Street in Noblesville.

For more info including a menu, a catering page, private event details and more, call 317-774-5740 or visit grindstonepublichouse.com.

For more on the Clancy’s Inc. family of restaurant concepts, visit clancysinc.com.

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Over the last year we, like most organizations, had time to rethink how we do business. Using this time wisely, we have planned significant shifts in how we consult, connect, champion, and serve the Noblesville business community. Our collaborations are growing, our networks of businesses and community leaders are expanding, and our commitment to integrating technology

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As May begins to show fields of freshly planted crops, green lawns, and beautiful spring flowering beds, this reemergence of life seems like the right time to share our own Chamber reemergence.

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After a long day of work, Michelle Corrao was driving home when she noticed two men walking down the middle of her street.

Her intuition told her not to go home. She drove around the block, and when she returned they were gone.

As she approached her front door, she was knocked to the ground. What ensued afterward can only be described as a violent sexual assault.

“Riding home from the hospital the next day, I looked out the window and wondered

what the people in the other cars were going through,” Corrao says. “I wondered how I was ever going to get through this. I had so many different emotions. I felt like I needed to speak with someone who had gone through something similar, and that was really hard to find.”

After years of hard work overcoming her trauma, Corrao decided to writer a book, to provide a voice she’d needed back in 1996. The book, titled “Found - Triumph Over Fear With Grace and Gratitude: The Michelle Corrao Story,” was released in February of this year.

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a book about my story,” Corrao says. “I learned a lot of things along the way that I didn’t find out until even a few years ago.

I fought like crazy to get the person who I was before back. It had to be a realization on my part that it probably wouldn’t happen.

Those darkest days were the days where I was healing the most.”

Corrao knew confronting those emotions was the only way to heal.

“I had so much support, but no one else can understand what you’re going through unless they’ve been through it,” Corrao says.

“You feel so alone and isolated. That’s why I wrote the book. Hopefully, it can help

others heal quicker than I did.”

While Corrao doesn’t shy away from the details of her assault, she wants readers to know the book isn’t just about the night of the attack.

“The book isn’t all about the content of my story, but more about the aftermath of it,” Corrao says.

She credits her faith for helping her to move forward.

“My faith is first and foremost the center of my life,” Corrao says. “I’m trying to pay it forward and serve. We can all do nice things for people, but it’s really sitting with the broken that’s important.”

come out of my story,” Corrao says. “I want people to know a happy life is attainable.

Corrao wants grieving individuals to know a I’ve had people reach out to me, and they’ve happy life is attainable, even after the darkest picked out a couple of different things in the book that supported their journey.” moments.

“Many more good things than bad have

Corrao serves as executive director for the

O’Conner House in Carmel. Previously, she worked as the assistant director at Noblesville-based Prevail.

For more information or to purchase the book, visit michellecorrao.com.

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“We also offer on-site physical therapy to help manage prenatal and postpartum discomfort,” she says.

Majeed and her colleagues know pregnancy can be a scary time, and work to provide a safe and comfortable environment and grow their patient relationships.

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It can be difficult to find a doctor you trust - a doctor into whose hands you would put not only your life, but also the life of your baby. For a soon-to-be mother, finding the right doctor can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be.

In late March the City of Noblesville welcomed Axia Women’s Health, a facility that offers a full scope of gynecological and obstetrical care. The Noblesville office is one of nine OB/GYN of Indiana locations around central Indiana, a part of the Axia Women’s Health network.

“Pregnancy is stressful, even in the best of circumstances,” she says. “We want our patients to know that we are here to advocate for them.”

The doctors create individualized pregnancy plans that suit each patient’s needs, focusing on the mental and physical health of mom and baby.

“We know that families were reluctant to have babies during the pandemic and as things are evolving, we have seen an increase in patients coming in to explore pregnancy planning services,” Majeed says.

The office is all-encompassing when it comes to women’s health, including physical therapy, fertility, gynecology, obstetrics, Majeed adds that there is never a one-sizeand minimally invasive surgery. fits-all approach to pregnancy health, and shares some important tips for women “We have a wide range of on-site services looking to begin planning a pregnancy: for prenatal and postnatal health,” says Sumiya Majeed, MD, a board-certified • Connect with your provider early.

OB/GYN and member of the American The earlier we can start discussions College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. together around previous health history, Majeed works out of both the Fishers and risk factors and any barriers to care Noblesville Axia Women’s Health locations. (e.g., work, travel or child care) before pregnancy, the better we can assist in Majeed explains that the Noblesville location helping you throughout your pregnancy offers many tools to help pregnant women journey. We talk to patients in depth remain healthy throughout their pregnancy, about chronic medical conditions and including genetic testing as well as a pregnancy pre-pregnancy genetic testing.

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• Establish a regular exercise regimen.

If you are currently active, we recommended that you maintain a moderate-intensity routine during pregnancy. If not, consider adding simple exercise such as walking. This can help with preventing high blood pressure and diabetes in pregnancy.

We only recommend staying clear of certain contact sports.

• Maintain a healthy diet. Getting proper nutrition is important for both you and your baby. Diets such as the Mediterranean diet have also been shown to help boost fertility and help women to maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy. We also like women trying to conceive to start their prenatal vitamins early.

• Consider genetic testing. Your doctor can provide carrier screening, which can determine if you could potentially pass on a genetic condition such as cystic fibrosis or spinal muscular atrophy to your baby during pregnancy.

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Eighteen-year-old Connor Wellman isn’t a dirt track racer, but he loves being around the sport. When he was told in his internship class at Noblesville High School earlier this year that he needed to find an internship or he’d be assigned one, he knew where he wanted to be - Clauson Marshall Racing (CMR).

CMR is based in Fishers, and is home to midget and sprint car dirt track racing as well as the Clauson Marshall Dream Team.

CMR began as Bryan Clauson Racing in 2008, with the goal of helping families navigate the sport and express their love for dirt track racing. Clauson was a dirt track icon for years, and died tragically in an accident during a race in 2016.

His father Tim continued the program, bringing on Richard Marshall as co-owner.

“They’re super busy and didn’t really have an internship available,” Wellman says.

Wellman had grown up going to races since his dad was a driver, and he knew the track was close to his hometown of Noblesville.

He decided to take a chance and simply ask if he could serve them as an intern.

“They thought it was a cool idea,” he says.

“I’ve been there as an intern since the beginning of the school year.”

Wellman spends many of his extra hours at the track while completing his senior year of high school. He has two to three hours allotted per week during his internship class to work at the track, and when there are races on the weekends, he’s there for hours but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love being around it,” Wellman says.

“I can’t explain it. I feel like people at the track treat everyone the same. Yes, there are arguments and we don’t always agree, but it’s such a different view from people treating each other differently.”

racing, Wellman knows how important the job is.

Wellman spends his time in the pits, changing tires and cleaning cars as part of his internship. It may not sound glamorous, but as someone who’s passionate about

Wellman loves spending time in the pits because he learns about how teams bond, prepare cars and work together.

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He explains that cleaning is an important element in dirt track racing, as dirt can build up on a car, slow it down and break parts.

He grew up watching Clauson race and was inspired by his career. A local legend of sorts, from the same area as Wellman, Clauson’s connection to Wellman’s hometown added to his fascination with the sport.

He also met Thomas Meseraull at the track - another dirt track racer with an impressive career. In fact, they’ve gotten close through Wellman’s internship, and the relationship helps to keep the spark alive for Wellman.

Wellman is not sure exactly what direction he wants to go with racing, but he’s enjoying his internship as much as possible. His primary goal is simply to be around racing.

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“I want to make connections with all the different kinds of racing,” Wellman says.

“Maybe I’ll be a racer at one point. That’s a big hope, but really I just love being there. I wasn’t expecting them to allow me to do this, and I’m very thankful they gave me the chance.”

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