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STARS WITH OUR STARS to benefit MEALS ON WHEELS
Community celebrities are using the dances of old to contribute to Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County with the first-ever Dancing with Our Stars presented by St. Vincent. Eight community celebrities and eight professionals are busy preparing for the Thursday, Sept. 4 event at the Ritz Charles of Carmel from 6-9 p.m. The evening will feature a slate full of entertainment. “We balance our income through grants, donations, and events,” Meals on Wheels Director Beth Gehlhausen said. “We just got done with the Bowl-a-Thon and we wanted something new, something unique. No one, to my knowledge, does this… and it’s fun.”
Todd Thurston of Hare Chevrolet and Dianna Miller practice their routine for Dancing With Our Stars, an event to benefit Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County. Thurston is raising at least $1,500 before the event and learning a two-minute Foxtrot routine.
Thurston, along with his competitors, Celebrity dancers, who were asked to raise a will receive 10 one-hour training sessions in order to learn his dance, which is the minimum of $1,500 prior to the event, will perform ballroom dances with professional Foxtrot, before the two-minute routine dancers in hopes of winning the grand prize, is showcased. “We want to put on a good show,” said Miller, who has been dancing judged by a panel of professional judges, a professionally for seven years. “He’s People’s Choice award, voted by the those stepping up to the challenge. He’s ready to in attendance, and/or the top fundraiser, go, and it has been great so far.” determined by funds prior to and during the event. According to dancing professional Ed Godby-Schwab of the Dance Center, the “I have been putting posts on Facebook,” celebrities have their work cut out for them, Todd Thurston of Hare Chevrolet said. “I also set up a GoFundMe page and have been learning everything from technique and footwork to style and frame. sending out emails and Twitter updates.” Hare Chevrolet has been volunteering to drive for Meals on Wheels, which is how Thurston became familiar with the organization. Thurston, who is paired with professional dancer Dianna Miller of The Dance Center in Lapel, was recommended due to his “Thursty Thursday” videos on his Facebook page, which featured him dancing around the office on Thursday. “The one that probably got the whole thing started was when I jumped on the desk,” Thurston said. “I like to have fun.”
The cost of the tickets is $50. The event will include a cocktail hour with heavy hors d’oeuvres, the eight couples dancing, entertainment from Circle City Dance Company, and an awards ceremony. Brandon Bennett of Noblesville Parks Department will emcee the event. The other dancers include: Amy Delucia of Allisonville Nursery, Jessica Rodgers of CVS Pharmacy, Betsy Russell (retired), Krieg Devault, and Julie Schnieder of St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Alaina Shonkwiler of City of Noblesville, Jeff Warner of Katz, Sapper & Miller, Todd Thurston of
Hare Chevrolet and Gary Fammartino of St. Vincent Fishers Hospital. The professional dancers include: Ed Godby-Schwab of the Dance Center, Rob Jenkins of Riolo Dance; Monica Lung of Riolo Dance, Diana Miller of The Dance Center, Xavier Medina (independent), Scott Shook of Starlight Ballroom, Yulia Shook of Starlight Ballroom, and Chris Williams of Riolo Dance. “I have a 90-year-old grandma in Kokomo, who can get out, but when she can’t, she relies on other people,” Thurston said. “This is for other people’s grandmas. I have become aware of the hunger issues in Hamilton County through the Boys and Girls Club, and I think it is important to find a way to give back.” Gehlhausen said that since this is a first-time event she would be “thrilled if they netted $25,000.” To vote for your favorite celebrity or professional or to support the organization, go to wedoauctions.net/ dancingwithourstars or link from the event’s Facebook page.
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THE VILLE BRINGS FRESH NEW CULINARY EXPERIENCE TO TOWN Writer / Janet Gilray
It won’t be long now. There’s a fresh new culinary experience in town. As construction wrapped up in the final week of July, owners Keith and Raquel Brooks now eagerly await final inspections so their new restaurant, called The Ville, at the corner of 10th and Logan Street, can open its doors. Residents of Noblesville, Keith and Raquel Brooks have been serving the community for years. Many know them for the scrumptious BBQ and pulled pork that their catering company sells at local farmers markets. “Noblesville is such a vibrant community,” says Raquel Brooks. “Its citizens really support the downtown area. We chose this location at 10th and Logan, which was formerly Eddie’s Corner Café, because there is a lot of foot traffic there and around the square. People have frequented the site for a long, long time. Eddie’s was a well-loved landmark. We hope the community will embrace our new place, too. We are really looking forward to our opening day.”
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HANS & DR. JOE CRASH THE INDIANA MICROBREWERS FESTIVAL may seem boring to some, but good representations of the style are not exactly abundant in Indiana.
Writer / Hans Maldonado with assistance from Dr. Joe Lauer Photographer / Eric Meyer
Once a year, Optimus Park in Broad Ripple plays host to a spectacular gathering of both craft beers and craft beer lovers in the form of the Indiana Microbrewers Festival. Located a few blocks north of Broad Ripple Ave. near the Indianapolis Art Center, this event becomes better organized every year. Lines for food, beer, and lavatories were as minimal as can be expected at a beer festival with approximately 5,000 people in attendance. Both Dr. Lauer and myself were in attendance, as usual. While Dr. Lauer found some new and interesting local/regional breweries, I must admit that it was difficult to ignore the tried and true breweries I know and love. It is also nice to know someone who can walk onto the back line and get beer more quickly.
ZWANZIGZ BREWERY (Columbus, IN) served a golden blueberry ale that was full of blueberry flavor and aroma and yet was incredibly dry and refreshing. HANS: I had that blueberry ale, and it was indeed delicious. For those who think fruit beer means sweet and cloying, read: It does not have to!
JOE: For those who make it beyond Indianapolis, there are some interesting new breweries worthy of attention. 18TH STREET BREWERY (Gary, IN) got their brewer from PIPEWORKS BREWING (Chicago, IL), which was named the best new brewery of 2013 according to ratebeer.com. Grapefruit Dead Imperial IPA and Hunter’s Double Milk Stout were both quite good. BARE HANDS BREWING (Granger, IN) was serving a Thai p.a.(sic) with hints of lime, ginger, and tea. It was quite interesting, and their other IPAs and Pale Ales were good, as well. EVIL CZECH BREWERY (Mishawaka, IN) poured a Bohemian (that means Czechstyle as opposed to German) Pilsner that took me right back to Prague. Pilsner
JOE: From DANNY BOY (soon to be open in The Village of West Clay in Carmel, IN), there was a solid black IPA. NEW DAY MEADERY (Fountain Square) does not make beer, but their mead ranges from sweet and fruity through bone dry. They even make a mead with hops! Imperial Raspberry Breakfast Magpie was an outstanding mead. SCARLET LANE BREWERY (McCordsville, IN) won a Brewer’s Cup award for their Vivian Red IPA, which showed as well as advertised over the weekend. Their coffee coconut stout was dry and balanced. HANS: My friend Leah from TAXMAN (Bargersville, IN) was pouring a Belgian Dubbel that was bone dry and incredibly attenuated (this means that there was no leftover sugar after yeast finishes its meal), as I have come to expect from this brewery. When people think that Belgian style beer is either too sweet or too syrupy, it is usually because of left over sugar, or underattenuation. The Dubbel had the typical
raisiney character of a Dubbel, but it was truly multidimensional in its flavor. UNION BREWING (Carmel, IN) focuses on cask-conditioned beer (meaning that the beer is carbonated in the keg) served from traditional hand-drawn beer engines (handpull). I’ve never visited England (home of cask-conditioning), but tasting the Monon Mild, with its grassy hops and soft mouth-feel, from Union is probably the next best thing. BARLEY ISLAND (Noblesville,IN) was serving a Saison (Belgian) that was crisp, dry, and refreshing, and yet was packing around 8% abv. Owner/Brewmaster Jeff Eaton is a more-than-competent brewer and a highly regarded judge. BRUGGE BRASSERIE (Indianapolis, IN) rarely fails to bring a little sourness, and their Diamond Kings of Heaven 2014 did not disappoint. While the exact recipe varies from year to year, Owner/Brewmaster Ted Miller had been using the same wine barrel for some time, and it is populated with the appropriate microfauna to produce the lactic acidity for which Diamond Kings is known. After witnessing inexperienced festivalgoers spitting out Diamond Kings at a previous festival, there is always a password required to sample Diamond Kings. When it comes to sour beer—If you know, then you know. On the American side of beer styles, Ted Miller also produces beer under the Outliers label. From Outliers, there was a strong Blonde Ale brewed with botanicals, Chinese rice
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wine yeast, and then aged in a brandy barrel for about a month. This beer had stunning complexity and a very refreshing quality. JOE: That was also one of my favorite beers this year! HANS: TRITON BREWING (Indianapolis, IN) produced two incredibly unique and outstanding beers for the festival. French Toast Stout and French Toast Stout with Strawberries could not have been more aptly named and either one would be a showstopper on most occasions.
TIN MAN BREWING COMPANY (Evansville, IN) was serving a stout that had been aged in a Maker’s Mark barrel, and it was outstanding. This festival has gotten better with each passing year. The available space has more than doubled since 2007, while the attendance is still pretty much the same. It rarely feels crowded, and there are plenty of
food and washing facilities. Thankfully, we dodged the 90+ degree heat that is usually a factor at the Microbrewers Festival. Joe and I agree that it would not be possible to taste even half of what is typically available at this event, so please understand that this article is inherently incomplete. Just know that this is the premier beer event in Indianapolis each and every year.
I have said before that BIER BREWERY (Indianapolis, IN) makes the best and only pumpkin ale that anyone should drink. For the festival, they came with a barrel-aged Pumpkin Porter worthy of a best-in-show award. UPLAND BREWING (Indianapolis, IN) came with a bunch of their Lambics, of which I was only able to taste the 2014 Peach Lambic, poured by the brewer himself, Caleb Staton. His Lambics have gotten better and better over the years. BLACK ACRE BREWING (Indianapolis, IN) was pouring Bitter Life Coffee IPA. It was a blend of American IPA and locally roasted coffee, the result of which was slightly citrusy from the hops and roasty and slightly bitter from the coffee. TOW YARD BREWING (Indianapolis, IN) came in strong with their Horsepower Double Pale Ale, which is mildly citrusy but restrained enough in its bitterness that it could be a crossover beer for those hop-haters out there. It hides its 8+abv very well. Owner Mike Deweese also brought some gems from his cellar, which are certainly not available anywhere other than in his company, and rest assured, the right beer improves over time just like the finest of wines. I tasted 12-year-old World Wide Stout from Dogfish Head and 10-year-old Double Bastard from Stone. And remember that 2004 Beast from Avery that you thought would never mellow? Well, it did, and it was pretty good. Thank you, Mr. Deweese! TownePost.com / AUGUST 2014 / TOWNEPOST MEDIA NETWORK
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BUILDING BUSINESS, BETTERING COMMUNITY Writer / Rosalyn Demaree Photographer / Brian Brosmer
Rent-A-Tub might be the only hot business idea that cooled before Brett Morrow could launch it. The entrepreneur laughs as he remembers thinking he could build a successful business renting hot tubs to fellow University of Evansville students for frat parties. He did, however, have a successful DJ business there. If you don’t know Morrow, you probably know at least one of his businesses: Cicero Market, Preferred Tax Service and 10 West in Cicero, Harbour Market in Noblesville,
Crop-a-Doodle-Do in Arcadia, and The Social Experience in Kokomo. The number of people on his various payrolls in Cicero makes him the town’s largest employer. Morrow’s success doesn’t surprise Gwen Hunter, a fellow 1983 Hamilton Heights graduate. “He was a lot of fun, a go-getter and a leader,” said Hunter, now a member of the district’s school board. She remembers the endless, good-natured ribbing he gave her their senior year when Hunter was a homecoming queen candidate. As student body president, Morrow was the only one who knew in advance who was going to wear the crown. “He had an absolute blast not telling me I’d won,” she laughed. “He’s just a fun, fun person. A special friend.”
His good business sense and heart make it seem like he has the Midas touch when it comes to building successful businesses, she says. “The guy believes in the community and invests in it. He knows what they want. No matter what business he’s involved in, it’s a good business.”
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Morrow majored in advertising at the University of Evansville and set his sights on getting away from Indiana. The day he graduated, he boarded a 6 p.m. flight to New York where he was to be trained as a flight attendant. As they flew into JFK, the young man who had never ventured very far
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Morrow is quick to wrap his arms around his managers and staff when accolades are given his businesses. “It’s all about the people,” he says. “I certainly can’t run a grocery store. If you empower people to do what they do best, you’ll have a good business. I’ve got a pretty good knack for seeing talent in people.” Jane Ann Embry treats Cicero Market as if it’s her own, “and it is,” said Morrow. One of his first decisions as a green grocer was to hire her. The same goes for Bill Wampler, chef at 10 West, which is already expanding to accommodate the nightly crowds. “I make sure they have the tools they need to do their jobs best.”
WHAT’S NEXT?
Morrow won’t elaborate but does acknowledge that he has a couple more ideas for the future. “Opening the restaurant Getting a grocery in town was a high from Walnut Grove asked his seatmate, “What lake is that?” That lake, she told him priority for Cicero residents for years. When was a major goal,” said the owner, whose favorite dish is the fish tacos. “I wanted a Morrow brought new life and a new name with a smile, is the Atlantic Ocean. to a small grocery on Jackson Street that had place to go, have a good meal, meet friends fallen into neglect, the community’s interest and not be a half-hour away.” He soon experienced the Atlantic from a was piqued. When they tasted the meats variety of vantage points. His first three Crop-A-Doodle-Do, housed in his and fresh foods Cicero Market stocked, they destinations as an airline employee were grandmother’s farmhouse on 266th Street became loyal customers. In almost no time, Rome, Paris and Tel Aviv. “I realized the and designed as a retreat for scrapbooking Morrow moved the market into the larger, world is a very small place,” said Morrow, enthusiasts, is slated to become Maple enjoying an egg sandwich—“a staple in New brighter, more inviting location on Ind. 19. Lane Inn and Pavilion. Scrappers will still York,” he explained—at Cicero Coffee Co., “Cicero Market has the best meat counter find sanctuary there on weekends, though in Hamilton County,” said Munoz, who where just about everyone who passes the services will be more limited. Maple Lawn frequently buys steaks, burgers and chops table stops to say good morning. will be a site for weddings and overnights there. “The steaks are amazing cuts.” for wedding parties. The decades-old barn His globetrotting job taught him that will become a wedding chapel. you don’t know what you have until you Morrow’s 10 West has enjoyed similar don’t have it. His mother’s diagnosis of almost-overnight success. Praise for the “I’m focusing on what I’ve got,” said cancer brought Morrow back here in 1995. restaurant, however, is coming from far Morrow. Part of what he’s got and what he’s Technology was changing the way business beyond the neighborhood. focusing on is his vision for Cicero. could be done, and the self-proclaimed Idea In late April, 29 members of the 500 Festival While he defies the stereotype of an Man realized he could serve clients all over board of directors drove their brand new the world from Hamilton County. advertising executive—has anyone seen pace cars into Cicero for an evening at him wearing something other than neat, 10 West. One of them had eaten here the well-fitting jeans and a T-shirt?—he MAKING A BETTER TOWN previous weekend and was so impressed, certainly sounds like one as he describes “Every community in the nation is looking he reserved the eatery’s Cellar for the party his hometown. “We’ve got one of the top for someone like a Brett Morrow,” said Paul that kicked off their responsibilities in the McDonald’s in the country. The lake. Munoz, Cicero plan director for five years, month-long festival of half-marathons, We’re close to both sides of Indy. We’ve where he’s worked with Morrow on the parades, educational and service events, and got a great little grocery and restaurants. Economic Development Commission. “He’s princesses. At least one person had never We’re a great bedroom community for not only interested in the business aspect even heard of Cicero but most left planning Indianapolis or entrepreneurs. There’s but what he can do to make the community to come back. such opportunity here.” a better place to live.”
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