Noblesville Magazine August 2017

AUGUST 2017

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NEW OWNERS, SAME PHILOSOPHY HARE CHEVROLET REMAINS CUSTOMER & COMMUNITY FOCUSED

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NEW OWNERS, SAME PHILOSOPHY: HARE CHEVROLET REMAINS CUSTOMER & COMMUNITY FOCUSED

Monica Peck and Courtney Cole — the “sisters of savings” — were six generation owners of the Hare Chevrolet dealership. It’s quite a history when you consider the family started out in the horse and buggy business back in 1847.

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AUGUST PHOTOGRAPHERS Amy Payne / Brian Brosmer Jamie Sangar

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5 New Owners, Same Philosophy:

Hare Chevrolet Remains Customer & Community Focused

9 Bodi the Dentist Dog: Kluth Family Dentistry Therapy Dog Eases Patients’ Nerves

14 Boilermakers Look to Bounce Back: New Purdue Head Football Coach Jeff Brohm Talks Upcoming Season

17 Eyeing a Big Ten Championship:

New IU Head Football Coach Tom Allen Talks Goals for 2017 Season

21 Free to Breathe: Daughter Runs Free to Breathe 5K in Support of Her Father and Lung Cancer Research

24 August’s Luckiest Hoosier Alive: Erika Mulroney

26 Martha Stewart Left Her Mark on My Garden

29 Do the Math: NHS Math Teacher

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33 Delizioso! Convivio Brings Italian Culture and Delicious Dishes

36 Meet Lieutenant Cait Cunningham: Cicero native is the Operations Officer of the USS Halsey in Pearl Harbor

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Nickel Plate Arts Date Night: We’re bringing back our ever-popular Date Night. Make memories together by doing more than dinner & a movie: create art with your sweetie in spots all around Downtown Noblesville!

School is in session, but there’s still plenty of events happening in downtown Noblesville!

The Noblesville Main Street Farmers Market continues through October 14th at Federal Hill Commons. Find fresh local produce, handmade goods and a great time with a business showcase the first Saturday of the month and special events throughout the year. Be sure to check the calendar on our website or our social media for updates!

Noblesville Main Street provides over sixty free events annually and is dependent on public support as a non-profit organization. We invite you to help us provide these events through our 2017 Community Campaign. A minimum donation of $30 at thiscommunitycares.com receives a gift of our latest Hipstoric Noblesville t-shirt.

Mark your calendar now for the annual Duck Race this September 8th at 5pm in downtown Noblesville. Duck tickets are $5 each and available from Main Street board members and at our events. We will release 3,000 ducks into the White River and have one grand prize of $1,000 and two additional cash prizes of $500, along with other prizes from local merchants.

Finally, we invite you to follow us on social media including Noblesville Main Street and the Noblesville Main Street Market on Facebook, as well as @noblesvillemainstreet on Instagram.

For more information on our events and programs visit our website noblesvillemainstreet.org or follow us on social media as NoblesvilleMainStreet on both Facebook and Instagram.

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NEW OWNERS, SAME PHILOSOPHY HARE CHEVROLET REMAINS CUSTOMER & COMMUNITY FOCUSED

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Monica Peck and Courtney Cole — the “sisters of savings” — were six generation owners of the Hare Chevrolet dealership.

It’s quite a history when you consider the family started out in the horse and buggy business back in 1847.

Several years ago, however, Cole was diagnosed with lung cancer and has since been engaged in a valiant fight for her life.

Thankfully, her condition has improved in recent months. Nevertheless, when an offer came in from Asbury Automotive in January to purchase the dealership, she decided that the timing was right as the transfer of ownership would enable her

to focus her energies on her health and family. So, in January she and Peck sold the dealership to Asbury Automotive.

“The great thing is that Asbury Automotive has the same core value system that we have — putting the same emphasis on the customer,” says Jason Horack, general manager of Hare Chevrolet for the past 19 years. “As a result, we have not changed our operations at all.”

That starts with the employees, and 99 percent of their 250 employees remain. In fact, Peck and Cole still do the marketing.

They’re just not part of the day-to-day operations. Though Asbury Automotive owns 82 dealerships, mostly across the southeast, the owners aren’t interested

in transforming their purchases into a corporate dealership in any way. Rather, they like to keep things running the way they always have.

“They didn’t want to interrupt our flow, so we are still Hare Chevrolet, through and through, offering the same value system, the same employees and the same goal of serving the customer base that we always have,” Horack says.

For 15 years running, Hare Chevrolet has been the number one GM dealership in the state of Indiana and that has not changed. Another aspect that has remained unchanged is the dealership’s ongoing commitment to community service.

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For years Hare Chevrolet has partnered closely with the Noblesville Boys & Girls Club, regularly donating money to the organization. For instance, Hare Chevrolet sponsored the Boys & Girls Club in the Noblesville Mini Marathon, which runs every spring. This year, the 4th annual event raised $7,500 for the organization. The dealership also has developed a relationship with Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Hare Chevrolet earned $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice, and they chose to give it to the Boys & Girls Club.

Hare Chevrolet is also the title sponsor for Prevail, an organization that serves victims of crime and abuse in a confidential, supportive, non-judgmental environment.

“It’s an important issue because men, women and children are all victims of domestic abuse,” Horack says.

This month Prevail will host a big fundraising gala, and Hare Chevrolet will give $10,000 to help raise awareness about domestic abuse.

Customers not only appreciate the dealership’s community support but they also are pleased by the seamless shift in ownership because they identify with the people in the building rather than the name on the building.

“Our customers trust the frontline people,” says Horack. “They have relationships with our sales people, our service advisors, our technicians. People want to do business with those they trust so the fact that those same faces and names are in still place makes a big difference.”

Carrying that same sense of community and customer service on to the next generation is the dealership’s top priority.

“At the end of the day, the more things change, the more they stay the same,” Horack says. “Our mission hasn’t changed.

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BODI THE DENTIST DOG KLUTH FAMILY DENTISTRY THERAPY DOG EASES PATIENTS’ NERVES

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Before Bodi, an enthusiastic labradoodle puppy, was soothing patients as the Kluth Family Dentistry therapy dog, he was a Christmas Surprise.

Two of the practice’s dentists, Dr. Joni and Mike Kluth, were thinking of adding an additional canine member to their family after all of their children had gone off to college. Last Christmas, Dr. Joni pulled it off. Everyone was caught off guard when a fluffy puppy was suddenly at their home.

Dr. Joni had recently heard of another dentist who had a therapy dog, and since she’d always been interested both in dogs and therapy, she thought she’d give it a try. After an eight-week course, Bodi became the Kluth Family Dentistry’s first therapy dog.

The medical world is increasingly understanding what dog lovers have always known — dogs provide empathy and unconditional love. That, says Dr. Joni, is what our world needs most of these days. Bodi, a “happy clown,” is a perfect way to provide it. His job is to provide comfort, support and “basically love on people,” says Joni.

That’s just one of the ways a therapy dog can change a patient’s experience.

Over the last few years, pediatric dentistry therapy dogs have gained popularity throughout the country. For those who fear the dentist, the presence of a furry friend reduces stress and calms nerves.

For one patient at the office who had to get several procedures of baby teeth extractions, Bodi’s presence made her a “changed girl.”

Having Bodi by her side transformed her from frightened and crying to relaxed. “It remarkable,” Dr. Joni says.

According to Dogs & Human Health: The New Science of Dog Therapy & Therapy Dogs, “Dogs can also catch our attention and make us look at them, while our thoughts are distracted from whatever we were doing simply because citizen canine walks by.”

Other times, the dentists use the dog as motivation for children to be able to go through an uncomfortable procedure.

For example, “After a few more seconds,” Dr. Joni might tell them, “You’ll be able to pet Bodi.”

Dental therapy dogs are known for pediatric dentistry, but at Kluth Family Dentistry, where Bodi assists patients at the dentist office three days a week, it’s not just the children who benefit from the presence of

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Bodi. Dr. Joni says that just as many adults as kids want to interact with Bodi, too.

Having Bodi around has also been beneficial for the staff, who can take him out or pet him when they need a moment of stress relief.

“That part has been an added bonus,” Dr. Joni says.

When Bodi isn’t soothing anxious dental patients at the office, he can be found at the Kluth’s church, Riverview Hospital or simply just being the puppy that he is.

“When the vest goes off, he gets to be a regular puppy,” Dr. Joni says.

Bodi is a rowdy, yet well-mannered pup at home, but he still knows he has a duty to serve.

“He knows when he puts the vest on he’s game on,” she says.

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Over the last 10 seasons, Purdue football has won 35 games and made two bowl appearances (both losses). In the last four years, the team has scraped together an average of two victories. Maybe most disturbing, Purdue hasn’t beaten arch-rival Indiana since 2012.

Several pre-season polls anticipate more of the same, projecting only a couple of wins for the Boilermakers in 2017.

New Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm isn’t promising any miracles, but optimism is again stirring in West Lafayette.

Brohm played college football at Louisville, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. After graduation, he spent seven seasons in the NFL with stints at Cleveland, “We want to field a team that’s competitive Denver, Tampa, San Francisco, Washington and fights to win every game,” Brohm says. and San Diego. When his playing days “Purdue is a place with great academics, ended, Brohm served as an assistant coach and West Lafayette is a great college town. at Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, UAB People are starving for success, and they and Western Kentucky before his selection as want to see the football program step up and head coach at Western. do well.

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scoring at over 45 points per game while Purdue was averaging under 25. The “Cradle of Quarterbacks” may see a return to lofty scoring levels at some point, but for now the coach sees his defense as being a bit ahead of the offense.

“Our running backs and tight ends are probably going to be our strengths on offense,” he says. “We have to continue to get better on the offensive line and build some depth. At quarterback, we must be more consistent.

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The Indiana native not only had to coach his team through a bowl game, but try to hold on to the recruits who had already committed to IU and assemble a staff of assistant coaches.

“Right after that, recruiting became the focus, and during the same time, we were putting together a staff,” Allen says. “It really did (turn out well). I think it helped that I was here before. We only lost one player who had committed. You never know how that’s going to work out.”

The IU defense made huge strides in 2016, reducing the number of points yielded per game by over 27 percent.

Allen believes his defense still has room to improve.

“We really did have dramatic improvement (last year), but I want to be a top 25 defense this year,” he says. “We just have to build on that momentum. Red zone defense is an area we have to focus on. We forced field goals, but we didn’t block many, and last year we didn’t finish (games) as well as I’d like to.”

The coach was heavily involved in recruiting last year, but one newcomer is especially familiar. Freshman linebacker Thomas Allen from Tampa Plant High School signed with his father’s team last summer. The younger Allen reportedly received offers from Rutgers, South Florida and other Division I schools, and was listed in the top 100 linebackers nationally. Coach Allen admits that it’s sometimes a struggle not to blur the lines between coach and father.

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“I mean, he’s still your son, and you find your eyes going to him. So, that’s something you just have to focus on.”

Both Allens will be trying to raise the bar for Indiana University football in 2017. The program has frequently slipped into the shadow cast by men’s basketball, but Coach Allen means to change that.

“Our objective is to contend for a Big Ten championship,” he says.

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Tom Bowers had always been an active, healthy guy, so he was frustrated last fall when he developed a cough he couldn’t shake. Suspecting pneumonia, he went to the doctor, only to learn that there was a spot on one of his lungs. He was prescribed an antibiotic and sent on his way. A month later, a CT scan revealed the spot was still there.

Tom’s daughter, Kathy Oneacre of Lawrence, was visiting her parents near Cincinnati, Ohio, over the Thanksgiving

holiday. While at a Christmas tree farm searching for just the right Fraser Fir, Kathy’s mom dropped a bomb on her.

“Your dad’s getting a PET scan tomorrow because a CT scan showed something that could be cancer,” she said.

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Still, I was optimistic, thinking that since it was only in one lobe, he could have the lower lobe removed and carry on with his life.”

But then doctors found another spot on the opposite rib, which they biopsied, and just before Christmas Tom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It was shocking because though he had once been a smoker, he had quit 35 years ago.

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the tumor had shrunk. After a three-week break, he endured another series of chemo treatments, and a CT scan detected that the tumor was even smaller. He’s now on a three-month break and will resume chemotherapy in September, which happens to be the same month as the 5th Annual Indianapolis Free to Breathe Run/ Walk 5K. Following her dad’s diagnosis, Kathy, a lifetime runner, did a search to see if there were any races near her that supported lung cancer research. She found one in Fort Harrison State Park on September 24 and sent an email to the event coordinator letting her know that she was interested in volunteering.

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Although she felt a little overwhelmed and underprepared, she agreed because she was passionate about doing something to honor her father and others who suffer from lung cancer. She immediately began brainstorming ways to increase registration. One way she thought she might draw more runners is by adding timing of the 5K for those who want it. She also plans to invite an oncologist to speak to the crowd and hold a one-mile “kids dash” for aspiring younger athletes.

took pulmonary tests to determine if his lungs were strong enough to endure the treatments. He passed with flying colors.

Not that this remotely surprised Kathy.

“When he had a port put in his shoulder last spring, his first question was, ‘Can I still play golf?’” she recalls. “He goes about his day the way he always did. He’s still got the

Because this marks the event’s 5-year anniversary, Kathy hopes to see registration at or above 500. She knows the camaraderie that exists in the running community because she’s been a part of that community for so long. Years ago, she and her dad ran together in road races in Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee (where her parents once lived).

“We used to do a lot of Turkey Trots and Jingle Bell Runs — things like that,” Kathy says. “We’re a sports family.”

Kathy and her husband, Todd, their daughters Savannah (21) and Katie (18), and son Colm (12) are all super active, taking part in soccer and gymnastics mostly, though she says her youngest is the real runner in the family. Last year Colm ran Indy’s Mini Marathon in an impressive 1:43.

On September 24, Tom plans to walk the Free to Breathe 5K and Savannah will travel home from college to walk beside her grandfather, who, at 77, has yet to slow down. Three mornings a week he rises at the crack of dawn and heads to the gym. He also mows the lawn, works in his backyard and even volunteers to help with construction projects for Habitat for Humanity.

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Erika Mulroney had just finished facilitating a class at her church on the evening of June 2, 2016, when she turned down a back hallway of the church, blacked out, and collapsed, face-first, on the floor. Because of the layout of the building, her body was out of the line of sight for most anyone who happened by.

Thankfully, a security guard (a person there to lock up) used the restroom near that hallway. When he saw Erika, he immediately rushed to her side, checked for a pulse and panicked. Unable to detect a heartbeat, he ran to find help.

“Come quick!” he gasped. “I think Erika may be gone!”

“What do you mean gone?” someone asked.

“I found her passed out and she’s not breathing!” he said. “I’m not sure if she’s alive.”

As it turned out, several of the members who had just taken the evening class had not yet left the building. Two of them were nurses and one was a firefighter. They, along with Erika’s husband, Kirk, raced to perform CPR and administered the AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

“They shocked me with the AED equipment once prior to the fire department arriving and again right after they got there,” says Erika, 36. “I was told that several times I flatlined and they lost me — once in the church and again in the ambulance. But both times they got me back.”

Ultimately, Erika was transferred to St. Francis Hospital for care where physicians cooled her body to 93 degrees in an effort to preserve her organs and brain for a period of time before bringing her back to normal temperature. Thankfully, Erika handled that

procedure well and didn’t sustain any seizures. She was in ICU and on a respirator for 10 days. On day 17, she had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator put in, and on day 19, she was released to go home.

“The astounding thing is that I have minimal, if any, residual damage to my mind,” Erika says. “I have a few memory issues and that frustrates me because I used to be great with people’s names and phone numbers. But I can’t complain. For all intents and purposes, I’m whole and healed.”

Her family learned, through results from a blood draw, that Erika had suffered sudden cardiac arrest caused by a small microvascular clot. Beyond that, they really have no answers as to why this incident occurred. All she knows for certain is how grateful she is to be alive, to still be a wife to Kirk and a mother to their 5-year-old son, Brooks.

Though he is too young to really understand what happened to his mom a year ago, whenever they drive by St. Francis, he points to the building and says, “That’s Mama’s hospital!”

With no heart disease in the family, it really does seem a fluke that Erika would suffer cardiac arrest.

Though she, herself, has no way of knowing how long she was unconscious, church surveillance tapes reveal that Mulroney was passed out for 5-7 minutes before anyone noticed her. Her friends, husband and emergency workers then proceeded to work on her for 20 minutes before being loaded in the ambulance. So, the fact that she didn’t suffer brain damage is nothing short of a miracle.

“We definitely feel like my survival was a miracle,” Erika says.

“God saved my life, and I’m really glad to be here. To say that I am lucky to have survived is an understatement. The fact that I suffered very few mental and physical disabilities after the event is astonishing. I definitely think I am the luckiest Hoosier alive!”

M A R T H A S T E WA R T LEFT HER MARK ON MY GARDEN Writer / Carrie Petty

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She said, “Yes!” We raised well over a $125,000 that year for babies in Indiana. I was the Managing Editor for Indianapolis Woman Magazine, we were the title sponsors, and this was my introduction into philanthropy. I was eight months pregnant with Reily, our first, a working Mom and Chris and I were building our first home.

Life was busy, and I didn't even have a garden yet.

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Noblesville High School math teacher Dave Ferris was recently named one of four 2016-2017 Indiana State finalist for the National Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

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might view high school math as “irrelevant,” Ferris sees numerous benefits in the analytical and problem-solving skills it can teach.

“The great composer Handel said, “I should have failed if I only entertained them. I wished to make them better.” That’s my goal every day: to make students better,” says Dave Ferris, Noblesville High School math teacher of 34 years.

“We develop habits of mind that are useful for the rest of our lives,” he says.

Ferris was recently named one of four 2016-2017 Indiana State finalist for the National Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

“Dave is a master teacher and AP trainer who is respected locally and nationally for his ability to generate excitement for math through creative, hands-on activities connected to real-world learning,” says Noblesville High School principal Jeff Bryant in a recent press release. “He’s exceptionally deserving of this recognition, and we’re thankful to claim him as one of our own.”

Speaking with Ferris, it’s impossible to ignore his strong dedication to not only the instruction of algebra, geometry and calculus – subjects he has curiosity and passion for – but also his sense of duty to establish a classroom culture that helps teens become great adults.

Every day when Ferris enters the classroom, he brings enthusiasm for learning and penchant for humor. Despite the fact some

Part of this approach to helping students develop those important problem-solving skills is creating a student-centered classroom.

Over his career, Ferris began to recognize the importance of establishing good rapport with students. Ferris sees initiating informal conversations, encouraging students to get to know their classmates and sharing funny anecdotes with students as invaluable aspects of creating a certain classroom environment to further growth and learning.

“I try to get to know things about my students so they know I care about their lives,” Ferris says.

Creating trust and rapport doesn’t mean he doesn’t remember what’s important. Ferris is known for his high standards. Some might view them as too strict, but Ferris sees setting these expectations as a duty.

“I feel I owe this to their future employers, coworkers, employees, spouses, friends and family,” Ferris says.

Despite Ferris’s achievements, he stays humble. In the future, he

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says he’d like to continue learning and growing.

“I have never taught a course perfectly, so I still have a lot to learn about how to utilize the best ideas and practices for each lesson,” he says.

Next year, he’ll focus more on how to further help struggling students.

Ferris shared a quote that NFL Hall of Fame Coach Tom Landry said about coaching: “Getting a bunch of people to do what they don’t want to do [practice] in order to achieve what they all want to achieve [success].”

That, says Ferris, is a lot like teaching high school: “…getting students to do what they don’t want to do (learn, practice, correct mistakes, improve, read, write) in order to achieve what they all want to achieve (college, job, income, success).” Ferris is going above and beyond to help them achieve that.

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DELIZIOSO! CONVIVIO BRINGS ITALIAN CULTURE AND DELICIOUS DISHES Writer / Suzanne Huntzinger Photographer / Amy Payne

Pillowy pasta bursting with rich sauces and flavorful Italian herbs, leaving your taste buds asking for more. Convivio restaurant in Carmel brings you that and more. Just opened in November of 2016, Convivio has been drawing in steady crowds.

Guests come to Convivio for more than just a great meal. Just walk in the doors of the modern restaurant and immediately experience a heaping helping of Italian culture. From the Italian art that adorns the walls, to the books on the shelves and the music playing, guests will feel just like they’ve landed in Italy.

Restaurant owner Andrea Melani says that’s what he set out to achieve when he began planning the concept for the restaurant.

the moment, the meal and the conversation.

Convivio delivers all of that. With an open kitchen concept, and a simple yet elegant, rustic modern décor, Melani pulled out all “I wanted to share my passion for food and Italian culture by creating a restaurant where the stops for his new restaurant. But the most unique feature of all is Convivio’s onepeople can connect with it,” he says. of-a-kind pasta shop. Unlike at any other Italian restaurant in Indianapolis, people can Capitalizing on Melani’s vision of sharing come in to Convivio and watch fresh pasta his beloved Italian culture, the name being made. It was a feature Melani spent a Convivio was hand selected from two considerable amount of time crafting. While sources. The name derived from a literary he was working on developing the restaurant’s work by author Dante Alighieri called concept, Melani returned to his homeland of Convivio, which includes commentary Italy for inspiration on his new venture. on the culture of the day. The second inspiration for the name came from the “I was looking for just the right pasta Italian concept describing a state of mind, machine and I found it,” he says. like sharing a meal together and enjoying

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But the journey to Convivio started way before Melani’s return to Italy. Growing up in the northern territory of Cinque Terre (about an hour and a half from Florence), Melani was always around cooking. His parents owned a local restaurant and he was surrounded with food and cooking. He says he doesn’t even remember specifically being taught to cook.

“I just picked it up,” he says.

Melani picked up something else special.

He met a young lady from Indianapolis on a trip backpacking through Europe.

The two spent lots of time together and decided to return to her hometown where they eventually married. So, Melani’s journey into the restaurant business began in 2000 in Indianapolis at the age of 25. He started off working in a number of local family restaurants. He went on to work at the popular Italian food chain, Bravo, where he managed three Indianapolis locations.

Never losing sight of his dream to open his own restaurant, Melani began looking for a business partner and location. Both elements came together when a new friend of his opened the Ciao by Villaggio restaurant in Zionsville. Melani’s friend became his business partner, providing the financial backing he needed to make his restaurant dream a reality. Then, after exploring several open locations for the restaurant, the perfect spot in Carmel on Spring Mill Road was available. All the pieces finally fell in place.

Convivio continues to evolve, with a menu offering authentic favorites like Tortelloni Pansotti (tortelloni filled with spinach and Swiss chard in a light cream sauce), fresh artisanal pizzas and mouthwatering appetizers like fresh burrata with prosciutto wrapped breadsticks. Melani keeps it innovative by choosing a particular region of Italy and offering specials that reflect the cuisine of that region, such as Tuscan specialty, Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

Although the restaurant has not even been open a full year, Melani says he’s already pleased with its success.

“We have a long road ahead of us, but so far, we’ve exceeded expectations in sales and customer reviews,” he says. “We couldn’t ask for more.”

Melani says he’s considering the possibility of opening a second restaurant with his business partner, perhaps next year. In the meantime, he plans on moving forward with business as usual, continuing to fine tune processes and procedures and new menu items.

Stop by Convivio, 11529 Spring Mill Road in Carmel just north of the Market District, for fine Italian cuisine and the perfect date night or get together with friends. Check out the menu at convivioindy.com or visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/convivioindy for information on events and specials.

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Lieutenant Cait Cunningham from Cicero, Indiana, is the Operations Officer on the guided missile destroyer USS Halsey out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

After graduating from Hamilton Heights High School, Cunningham joined the ROTC and studied marketing at Colorado University. She went into her obligatory

four years of service, first spending three years on a destroyer in Yokosuka, Japan.

Thinking she’d gain skills to later start her own business, she soon realized she loved being in the military.

She then spent two years as a navigator for USS Port Royal in Pearl Harbor, followed by getting her masters in national security strategy and teaching advanced seamanship at the naval academy in Annapolis for three

years. Cunningham spent another year in Rhode Island before moving back to Pearl Harbor to work as the Operations Officer for the USS Halsey.

None of those jobs related to Cunningham’s degree in marketing, forcing Cunningham to be an adept, quick learner.

“There’s a very stressful learning curve,” she explained about the on the job training that

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is required of military personnel.

Cunningham is motivated and dedicated, but she gives a lot of credit to the Cicero community for providing the space for leadership development early in life.

Going to a high school like Hamilton Heights, Cunningham says she had the chance to be involved in sports and student government.

Besides that, Cunningham says she learned valuable lessons from growing up in a community like Cicero. Because it’s a relatively small town, people remember your actions. She has a strong sense of the importance of being kind to people and recognizes its value in being able to get things done. She expressed her upmost gratitude for the Cicero schools, town, friends and family.

As the department head in charge of around 90 people, Cunningham has a job crucial to the success of the ship.

There are differences between when a ship is at port and at sea, but either way Cunningham has a lot to supervise. More than 300 people work aboard, and that number jumps to 375 when a helicopter embarks. As the person who coordinates the ship schedule, she oversees what each different department is doing and makes sure everything is in order for each piece of the puzzle to be executed properly.

As a leader, Cunningham believes that good communication and integrity are fundamental to a good team. Being honest and forthright are not only moral issues, but on a ship like the USS Halsey, also safety issues.

“If there’s a problem and someone makes a mistake, and they’re forthright, you can go ahead and fix it instead of covering it up,” Cunningham says.

The military always requires people with integrity, but now more than ever.

Cunningham’s ship is currently training for deployment. They have six months to prepare before inspection. There are many things to coordinate and figure out what to prioritize before embarking on a tour

through Asia and around to the Middle East. Cunningham says that journey is a long reach they must prepare for.

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