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HARBOUR TREES TEES OFF WITH MAJOR RENOVATIONS Writer / Lynda Hedberg Thies Photographer / Brian Brosmer

Thanks to a milder than normal fall and winter, golfers have had an unusually short off-season. This was especially great news for the Harbour Trees Golf & Beach Club since they recently completed a major renovation to the club and the course as a result of new ownership. While the structure remains the same, the exterior and interior upgrades enhance the environment of the club, offering the ultimate lake and golf-resort lifestyle, while making a positive impact on membership and the surrounding community. In the spring of 2016, the unique memberowned club, unanimously agreed to sell to Andy Gigante. Gigante, a board member for the past six years, already had a vested interest in the success of the golf and beach club after partnering with members to build the Harbour Trees Beach Club in 2011. The Beach Club features a bar and grill, tennis court, a pool and a fitness center. Members could add to this to have a full membership with both a golf and social club. It also

gave this dual golf and lake community the opportunity to provide just a social membership. The Beach Club was a huge success. Giganteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchase includes both the Golf Club and the Beach Club. Gigante, a local businessman, had a vision for how he wanted to improve the Golf Club. So, as soon as the ink dried on the sale, Gigante wasted no time and put into a motion a series of upgrades to both the exterior and the interior of the Golf Club.

There is new carpet, new furniture, new granite countertops, new trim, paint and decor. Both renovated with homey touches while offering the ultimate privacy and comfort for members. Exiting out the back of the locker rooms offers easy access to the Pro Shop, and at the other end of the hall is an improved member service area providing snacks and beverages.

The first priority was to work on the exterior of the club to take advantage of the warmer weather and to avoid as little disruption to the golf season. The first updates to the exterior of the building included a new roof and landscaping around the clubhouse. Taking advantage of the warmer weather for this phase of exterior renovations, Gigante gave members something to be proud of right away. Among the first indoor renovations were to the men and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s locker rooms, which are structurally the same but the look and feel have changed. 6 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / MAY 2017 / atNoblesville.com

Andy Gigante is the new owner of Harbour Trees Golf & Beach Club.

The next priority for the renovation plan was the course itself. Renovating the 18-hole, Pete Dye-designed golf course, which was built in 1973, involved converting the fairways to bent grass. The bent grass is a better surface to play on and easier for the club to maintain. “Our superintendent Ed Devlin is as good as it gets as far as superintendents, and they only had to close the course for five weeks,” said Head Pro Justin Werkley. “The grass has already grown in quite well.” Prior to the renovation, the staff continually improved the course, which over the 44 years of operations the club regularly hosted PGA and Senior tours, along with the Noblesville High School Boys and Girls’ golf teams on a regular basis. In addition to upgrades to existing spaces, there were a couple of projects that repurposed unused space in the building. The former Champions Room has now been converted into a golf lounge. The space expanded into the former bag storage room now offers a golf simulator complete with a floor-to-ceiling screen. The screen will also be used as a TV to display televised PGA tournaments. In the Champions Room, there is a putting green with chairs and tables for guests to relax and watch the Golf Channel. Members that came in throughout the renovation were also able to use these amenities during the winter months. Eventually, the room will include a wall to showcase their Hall of Fame champions and tournament winners in order to better document the history of the club. The second room that utilized existing space was the former boardroom which was converted into a billiard room. The dramatic changes included raising the ceiling, putting in new tiles, paint and the pool table is a 9-foot custom-made table created specifically for the club. This room offers members a different way to relax after a long day or meet other members before or after a round of golf. Two additional renovation projects center on club dining and events in existing spaces. The bar and grill renovations included is a new stone wall that gives the room a decided pub feel. There are also new ceiling tiles and new carpet, which complement the granite bar top. The bar and chairs were upgraded two years ago, so the new changes actually complement the design of the room. Members can access the bar and grill from the front entryway or right off the course.

Chef Steve Masch has been with Harbour Trees now for two years, and he is well loved by staff and members alike. They offer a full menu that changes seasonally. The Beach Club members also have access to the bar and grill. The banquet hall has also been upgraded and is available for member events, fundraisers, meetings, banquets and weddings for groups up to 275. The space is also available to non-members as well. The club offers events year-round such as live music in the bar and grill or by the pool. Werkley, Head Pro for the past six years, started playing golf at Harbour Trees in the Junior Golf Program. He describes Harbour Trees as a “fun, energetic club that is family-friendly and is thrilled with the renovations.”

“Members are overwhelmingly in awe of the changes,” Werkley says. “The first time they walk through and see what has actually been changed, it is just jawdropping. The members feel great about their club, and they are proud of all these accomplishments.”

area. Since renovations began, they have seen home values increase, along with an increased demand for the lots on Morse. It is a goal of Gigante’s to increase the value of the community. He is very proud of the community and wants both the club and the neighborhood to grow together.

There are many golf clubs in the area, and there are several lake communities to live in, but Harbour Trees offers the opportunity to have both a golf and lake community. Werkley proudly adds that the club is very close to capacity, which means they are close to closing memberships. The unique club has a diverse membership, attracting younger families, and membership has continued to grow.

“It is a great atmosphere here,” Werkley adds. “It is very welcoming, laid back, and members really enjoy their time when they are out here.”

The club renovations have had a positive impact on the neighborhood as well as the

To find out how to become a member of either the golf or beach club at Harbour Trees, or to arrange a tour of the clubs, contact the membership office at 317-877-3616.

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NOBLESVILLE MOM OF THE YEAR:

Amy Lutz

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“You’re never too old to go after what you want,” says Amy Lutz, Noblesville’s 2017 Mom of the Year. The Noblesville graduate and mother of five knows this better than anyone. Ever since she was a young girl, she has dreamed of being on an ambulance. Then, she raised her children as a stay-at-home mom and worked as a hairdresser, but the thought of being an EMT was something that continued to gnaw at her.

in Cicero. Then, within her first two weeks on the job, she went out on a call and drove an ambulance — waiting as firefighters put out a fire and saved civilians. She just happened to be driving the ambulance that night, but that’s when she realized she also wanted to be a firefighter. In that moment, she felt the bug, as she calls it. Now, she works as both an EMT and as the only female firefighter in the department. Lutz, who trail runs and loves to be active with her family, enjoys the adrenaline she feels when her team is dispatched.

“I would have never moved forward with my dreams if it weren’t “When the tones drop, it’s loud, and it’s exciting,” she says. for the support and love they gave me,” Lutz says about her children. The final push to make her long-held aspirations a reality For the past three years she’s worked there, and she loves her job. came from them. Though she admits it was an initial adjustment. Sometimes it’s hard to be away from her husband Craig and Brady, 21, twins Hayley When her oldest son, Brady, was a senior in high school and an and Meghan, 20, Blake 18, and Abbey, 17, during the three nights a intern at Riverview Hospital, the two of them went out for lunch. week she spends at the Cicero Fire Department, but her shift mates He told her he wanted to go into emergency medicine. Then, he are like a second family. Plus, she says, they all adore her family, who said something she didn’t expect. end up visiting the station on a regular basis. “He said, ‘mom, I want you to do this with me,’” Lutz recalls. She ended up starting her course in 2013 to give her son his own experience, but she credits him with encouraging her to finally go after what she wanted. After rigorous training, she finally became an EMT

Amy isn’t sure how long she’ll be working as an EMT and firefighter, but she says she’ll do it as long as she physically can. Adding 45 to 60 pounds of extra weight each time she puts on her protective gear and the physical demands of the job are strenuous. Until then, she’ll keep doing what she loves — being a mother, fighting fires and sharing her passion for public service.

Spring is here and that means time once again for a community favorite, the Noblesville Main Street Farmers Market at Federal Hill Commons! Join us every Saturday from 8 am until 12 pm for a wide variety of local produce, arts, handmade goods and food from over 70 vendors. The market features weekly musical entertainment, new amenities like a playground and dedicated seating as well as green space and trails to enjoy. Parking is available on-site and in surrounding lots offered by the city and county. The Farmers Market will also feature special events throughout the summer and fall. Patrons wishing to use SNAP benefits or activate Fresh Bucks in addition to SNAP benefits may do so at the Noblesville Main Street Hospitality Tent sponsored by Community Health Network.

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INDY’S MAYOR TALKS GUN VIOLENCE, INDY MINI AND THE 500 Indianapolis has always been the “place to party. Prior to running for Mayor, he be” during the month of May. It’s tradition experienced success in the US Attorney for the 12th largest city in the country to General’s office. host the largest sporting event on the planet. Long earmarked by former speaker of the When asked if he’s a race fan, Mayor Joe Indiana Statehouse John Gregg as a sleeper Hogsett smiles and states, “Of course.” Democratic candidate, Mayor Joe was a key cornerstone for a Democratic rival for Mayor Joe, as he is known, grew up in any office. He zeroed in on Indianapolis’ Rushville. His father was a WWII veteran mayoral race. After publicly announcing he who naturally inspired his son with a would not run for the office, a couple key strong sense of serving. Since being elected events changed his mind. Secretary of State, Mayor Joe practiced law but remained active within the Democratic Within 24 hours during a July 4th TownePost.com / MAY 2017 / INDY METRO

weekend, seven people were shot in Broad Ripple and in a separate incident, two people pulled out guns, killing IMPD officer Perry Renn as a result of a gun fight involving an AK47. Mayor Joe, based upon these events, concluded that he needed to be a part of the conversation. He resigned his position as U.S. Attorney and began his campaign. “Being a federal prosecutor for four years, my office was doing things to help Marion County,” Mayor Hogsett says. “We cannot arrest our way out of gun violence.”

Gun violence plagues every urban area across the country and clearly Indianapolis is not immune. Mayor Hogsett felt the need to be engaged in a deeper conversation of public safety during his race. He was motivated by the educational opportunity for community engagement into gun violence. “We have an unacceptable level of gun

violence and homicides in our city,” Hogsett says. He and the leadership of IMPD are taking a holistic approach to curbing this violence. After one of the most aggressive campaigns this state has experienced and given the dominance of social media, Mayor Joe’s ability to reach more of his constituents is unprecedented. His media team is intentional with making him more

accessible to his constituents. Their social media platforms help a great deal with this. Once he became Mayor, the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 approached. “Of course, the Indy 500 has always been an important part of our city’s history,” Hogsett says. “Last year was exceptional and special, to be mayor and celebrate the 100th running.” During 2016, Hogsett hosted the national Mayor’s Conference, with 250 mayors from all over the country in attendance, indicating, “Every single one of them said, ‘When are we going to the track?’” Hogsett is pleased that the public has responded to the historical significance of the Indy 500, feeling that with the new leadership at the IMS, and given the shake up during the 90s of the CART / IRL split, the city has witnessed a recovery. “Last year, the race was televised locally for the first time,” Hogsett says. “The Indy 500 is always a great opportunity for the city to show off its international flair. We have become more cosmopolitan. We are no longer a fly-over state for many reasons, and thanks to the Indy 500 draw, we are able to prove it.” During the 90s, under Eliz Kraft Taylor’s leadership at the 500 Festival, the Mini Marathon was rerouted to loop around the track instead of going up and down Meridian Street. "At that same time, we took the mini out of race weekend and moved it to the first Saturday in May,” Taylor says. “Race weekend always exhausts our police force, and the change in the mini was greatly appreciated by both the Police Chief and the Mayor.” “The Hudnut doctrine was ‘you can’t be a suburb of nothing’, which encouraged people to invest in

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Mayor Hogsett talks about how gun violence has plagued Indianapolis and what his administration is doing to combat gun violence in Indy.

downtown so the suburbs, which at that time, were the outlier townships of Marion County,” Mayor Hogsett says. Continuing along the same path, The Hogsett Corollary is “you can’t be a downtown of nothing” to which Mayor Joe explains, “Hudnut was speaking to the townships. My meaning is that we have to continue to nurture our downtown and invest in the neighborhoods and surrounding contiguous areas.” Mayor Joe closes with a story: During the early 90s, while he was Secretary of State, he realized he had not registered for the Mini, and at that time it was run on a

Friday morning. Hogsett decided to run the race as a bandit. “Of course, I fully understood the rules,” says Hogsett with a smile. He jumped into the crowd of runners a little after the start, running among those who formally registered.

As Mayor Joe ran alongside Allison’s, a group of men on break outside in the yard began chanting, “USA, USA.” He ran through a residential area approaching downtown and an elderly woman, seated in her front yard, stood up and walked toward the sidewalk and yelled as he went by, “You’re THIRD!”

This was the first year that the route looped around the track and boomeranged back to downtown. As he approached the track entrance, he was stopped by volunteers wearing yellow and flagging him down, so Joe circumvented his route to 16th street. He was running alone, but this fact did not initially register with him.

“Then it dawned on me that I had accelerated my placement by not running the distance inside the Motor Speedway and realized I needed to avoid the cameras mounted on top of the scaffolding because I envisioned Jim Shella watching in the Channel 8 newsroom muttering, ‘there’s Joe Hogsett and he’s cheating!’” Mayor Hogsett shared.

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They say “third time’s a charm,” and that’s certainly the case for Jeff Hull, who has cheated death twice and now has been named May’s Luckiest Hoosier Alive by Hoosier Park Casino. It was 2014 when Hull started experiencing flu-like symptoms that wouldn’t subside. After enduring multiple digestive problems that landed him in the hospital twice, he traveled to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for further evaluation. “They tore me apart,” says Hull, noting that he had pancreas problems, an enlarged spleen and a liver that was being destroyed by cirrhosis because one of the main bile ducts was completely closed and doctors could not get it open. Diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, the reason he felt so lousy was because his liver was getting bombarded by waste that his body couldn’t expel. Shortly after the diagnosis, Hull’s gastrointestinal specialist performed extra analysis when taking samples for a biopsy and found abnormal cells, indicating the early stage of cancer. “Very few people survive once cancer is in the bile ducts,” Hull says. “The prognosis wasn’t looking good.” They needed to act quickly. Physicians at Johns Hopkins told him he

needed a new liver, pronto, and they advised Thanks to Julie’s goodbye kiss, her keen him to go back to Indiana to wait for one. observation and the fast-working ER staff, Hull survived again. “You have one of the best transplant facilities in the country in your backyard “If I had laid there and taken a nap for at IU Health,” they said. “You’ll get a several hours, I likely would have gone into transplant much faster there.” a coma or died before my family returned home from the movies,” Hull says. They were right. It turns out that the silver lining to Hull’s grave prognosis was a Needless to say, he feels extremely lucky. dramatic jump up on the transplant list to No. 4. Though a lot of patients spend 5 to Hull and his wife own three Massage Envy 10 years on the list, Hull was blessed with a clinics in the area in Greenwood, Evansville healthy liver three weeks later. and Lafayette. Julie, with an MBA and a background as a nurse practitioner in health With a new lease on life, Hull was feeling and wellness, runs the clinic while Hull pretty fantastic for a stretch of time. In handles the financial matters. December 2016, however, two years after his transplant, he suffered a new health Hull learned about the Luckiest Hoosier scare while taking steroids for inflammation Alive contest when reading a copy of a following a colonoscopy. Though he had Towne Post magazine. been on steroids in the past with no adverse reaction, there’s always that slight chance “People tell me every day that they can’t that complications can arise, and they did. believe what I’ve been through and how fortunate I am to be alive,” Hull says. One afternoon, Hull wasn’t feeling well so he decided to take a nap while his wife, Though he typically doesn’t care for the Julie, took the kids to the movies. When she spotlight, he was compelled to enter a kissed her husband goodbye, she noticed his nomination for the Luckiest Hoosier Alive breath had a sweet smell to it, a sign of high contest because he’s grateful that Hoosier blood sugar. They rushed to the emergency Parks Casino is recognizing people’s good room and found that Hull’s blood sugar had fortune and sharing uplifting stories with reached nearly 600, which is on the cusp of area readers. entering a diabetic coma. “I’m 57 and I’m still here when I could have “My heart rate spiked to over 200 beats a been dead — twice,” Hull says. “The staff at minute, sending me into diabetic trauma,” IU Health is a big part of the reason I’m here Hull says. “The ER team was expecting me today. They handled both of my situations to code at any minute.” and I couldn’t be happier for it.”

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“The club accepts you for who you are,” Morales says.

Olivia Morales may only be a junior at Noblesville High School, but she’s already found her calling — helping youth to reach their full potential. Her vision for America’s youth is one where everyone has the ability to overcome their limiting circumstances. Morales says she wants to teach children they don’t have to follow in their family’s footsteps.

It’s a judgement-free place where she, and her peers, have always had a safe space to be themselves.

She’s in the perfect place to do so. Morales has been involved in the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville for 11 years, a place she considers a second home. Having participated in everything the club has to offer, Morales is now a staff member and was recently named the 2017 Noblesville Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year for her strong leadership skills. Not only a high school student but also a Noblesville High School basketball player, it can be hard to fit in her work hours, but she goes whenever she can. “The Boys & Girls Club is great place to go,” she says. Her mother, who works at the club, took her since she was very young. However, it wasn’t out of obligation that Morales kept coming back.

Morales says that her boss, Lauren, has always supported her. Whenever she was upset, Lauren offered to listen. “It’s nice to have a person to talk to,” Morales says.

It also encourages participants to do the right thing in and out of the club.

Now, Morales provides the same support to the younger children at the club.

“Growing up, I’ve always had the sense of doing what’s right,” Morales says. She attributes this sense of integrity to the club.

It was the Boys & Girls Club that gave her a safe space, but it also exposed her to unfortunate realities. One of her favorite activities was participating in Torch Club, where she volunteered at service organizations such as Meals on Wheels and Third Phase. The experience made an impact, teaching her that there is much happening outside the club’s doors.

That’s part of the reason that Morales loves working there. She gives children an example to look up to. She’s there to have fun, but she takes her job very seriously. Morales admits that children can be a challenge. Even so, she loves them — they’re easy to connect with. “They’re not complicated,” Morales says. “If you get through to a kid, then you’ve achieved a good day.” With more than 200 children running in and out of the spaces Morales takes care of while on the job, she has a lot of opportunity to do so. She’s glad she’s there to be a person that kids can relax around and hang out with, much in the same way that her mentors allowed her to. 28 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / MAY 2017 / atNoblesville.com

Morales plans on making her dedication to service a lifelong mission. In her future profession, she’ll be able to continue to work towards making her vision for America’s youth a reality. After graduating from Noblesville, she plans to attend Ball State University where she’ll study elementary education. She says she will miss the Noblesville branch, but she’s not too worried — she’s already planning to volunteer at the Muncie Boys and Girls Club during college.

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Kings Island, Reds games, Cubs games and concerts. He welcomes a houseful, and along with our mom has made our home the hang out and made our friends feel welcome. LUIS RUVALCABA Nominated by Katie Ruvalcaba, who says: Luis is an awesome father of four young children. He makes it his mission in life to not just be present for his kids, but to give his kids a childhood that is full of fun and memories. Luis never shies away from a challenge. Where other men might say “camping at Disney World with four kids? No thanks!” This guy is in the trenches. Every day he is not at work providing for his family, he is driving us to some awesome place to play and then writing about it for the benefit of other local parents. He supports me (his wife) in homeschooling all these kids, and he trades off holding one squirming preschooler after another during Mass every Sunday. He works hard, he plays hard and he always includes his family. He’s the best example of a husband and father I can think of.

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