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BECOME A DIY MASTER BOARD & BRUSH IS A WESTFIELD GO-TO FOR DO-IT-YOURSELF CLASSES Writer / Jane VanOsdol . Photographer / Ron Wise

Owners, Gavin Taylor and Debbie House

“Experience Not Needed!” is the mantra at Board & Brush Creative Studio in Westfield. Opened in July 2016, the studio hosts DIY wood sign classes where participants create farmhouse-style, trendy decor complete in one evening. Here, strangers become friends while sanding, staining, painting and sipping a glass of wine. You’ll find it at 100 North Union Street and can reach the studio at 317-753-5445.

That changed when a woman in class asked Julie how she could franchise a store. Since that first franchise, business has grown quickly. Board & Brush just celebrated its 200th franchise opening in just three years and was recently featured in “Country Woman” magazine and “American Farmhouse Style”. Locally, the Indianapolis area has three studios, the one in Westfield and locations in Brownsburg and Greenwood, all owned by Debbie House and Gavin Taylor.

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Board & Brush began in the Hartland, Wisconsin, basement of founder Julie Selby. What started as a holiday party for neighbors in December 2014, quickly turned into a successful business as class after class filled up. Her husband Curt joined her in the business, and they opened the first studio in March 2015.

Board & Brush holds mainly evening classes, which are scheduled between the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Classes are either open to the public, or clients may rent the space and schedule private parties such as birthdays, showers, teen and children’s events, corporate events and fundraisers. Pricing runs as follows per person: Adult Workshops: $65 “She thought this would be a one-pop shop,” Mini-Class: $35 says Westfield Executive Studio Manager Kid’s Class: $25-$35 Kahri Pennycuff. Make ’n Take: $15

Business is steady throughout the year with the holiday season from October through December busy with back-to-back classes. Board & Brush encourages even newbies in the DIY field to not be shy at signing up because they provide all the materials, tools and templates needed for the evening — and teach the woodworking skills needed for a picture-perfect moment. Or not. “Not every sign has to be perfect,” Pennycuff says. “Sometimes the beauty lies in the imperfections.” She likes to encourage clients to develop an appreciation of the natural variances in color and texture of the wood.

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At the start of class, each attendee chooses from among 200 design templates available in the gallery. Keep in mind that every month Board & Brush adds 12-15 new designs. Designers focus on what is

trending in the design world as well as seasonal looks. Seasonal templates are released at least two months ahead of time so that people have enough time to schedule a class as the holiday approaches. Once the stencil is chosen, the process goes as follows:

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Board & Brush hosts everyone from singles to couples to groups. Particularly popular is GNO nights or Girls Night Out. “It’s a creative outlet for people,” Pennycuff says. After all, when you combine wine, friends and art, it’s hard to go wrong. Schedule a class online at boardandbrush.com/westfield. Board & Brush is located at 100 North Union Street in Westfield or give them a call at 317-753-5445.

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“The Pro X founders were looking for a relationship as opposed to just the commodity that is banking these days,” Arnold says. “We are proud to be a small local bank that invests in our communities.”

Pro X Athlete Development opened in November of 2017 in a temporary facility in Westfield. They always knew they’d build their own facility but thought it would be beneficial for them to start operating and learn how they worked with one another. The business grew and they’ve since started building a large-scale, 60,000 square foot facility in Grand Park Sports Campus. This 400-acre sports complex currently features 26 baseball and softball diamonds, 31 multipurpose fields for soccer, football and lacrosse. Casey Arnold, Vice President for Hamilton County, Community First Bank was

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Pro X’s goal is to provide an athlete everything they need in one building. “It’s the integration of sports performance training, rehab and physical therapy and also sports specific skill instruction,” Thatcher says. “So, the idea is that an athlete can come in and get bigger, faster and stronger. They can work physically on their health and injuries and can also practice.” The business has hired expert staff to implement programming. They have plans to work with a soccer organization and have soccer athletes as young as two or three years old in programs. They will also work with individuals of all ages and teams in both private training and small group classes. There is a football division that will provide a pre-combine training program for future NFL players training for the combine and the draft. At the current facility, they have numerous professional baseball

players that train with them all winter long. Baseball specific training includes private hitting classes, pitching development and arm care programs, camps by MLB players, position-based skill development camps and team practices. The new Pro X building will open in a couple of months. Thatcher feels Pro X will complement Grand Park nicely and help it and the city of Westfield grow. “We will attract the best athletes from around the country,” he says, “They will be here training and will be spending time in Westfield. We are excited. It will be the premier training facility in the Midwest.” Thatcher feels fortunate that he has the opportunity to interact with future athletes. “I was lucky enough to play at the highest level for a long time, experience some amazing things and learn a lot,” he says. “If I can help some kid experience half the things that I did playing sports and it helps them grow, become a better person and make a positive impact on their life, that’s the ultimate reason for doing this.” Learn more about Pro X at proxathlete.com.

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Grand Park, Westfield, hosted the Grand Games, presented by ThriveFit, on Oct. 13, drawing an enthusiastic crowd. “Grand Games is in its second year,” says Darin Moon, owner of ThriveFit, a local Westfield gym. “This was our first year partnering with Grand Park in Westfield. The goal of the event was to provide a large scale CrossFit competition for all levels, from the elite athletes that you see on TV for the CrossFit Games to everyday athletes from around the Midwest that want to show off their skills and abilities.” The competition has three divisions: RX, Scaled and Masters (for athletes ages 35 and above). Teams consist of either male or female teams. “Grand Games is currently a one-day competition, but we hope to grow into something that is several days long,” Moon says. Moon adds that athletes work hard every day in the gym to master new skills and set personal records. “Grand Games offers athletes a chance to compete, showcase their abilities and compare their skills with other athletes throughout the Midwest,” Moon says. Each team competed in three workouts at Grand Park, located at 19000 Grand Park Blvd. in Westfield. “The top teams then competed in a fourth workout,” Moon says. “The Cyclocross has only been available at national CrossFit competitions until now with Grand Games. It’s a form of bicycle racing with obstacles.” The other workouts consist of constantly varied, high-intensity functional movements. “We test the athletes on endurance, gymnastics and strength through various workouts to find the most varied, fittest team,” Moon says. Grand Park’s 400-acre outdoor space and 370,000 square-foot indoor facility allows room for workouts that aren’t feasible in any standard gym. “We create a unique experience by combining state of the art facilities, athletes from all over

the Midwest and finish it up with programming you only get at major competitions,” Moon says. Moon has been thrilled with the number of participants in the Grand Games. “In year one, we had 100 teams and more than 700 spectators,” he says. Moon appreciated the number of volunteers who helped out at the event to make it a big success. He adds that Westfield has also been a great location for the games, and attendance has strengthened through community outreach.

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“Because of our central location, there are gyms from all over the Midwest competing at the Grand Games,” Moon says. “I’ve been encouraging people to visit the website to learn more: grandpark.org/grandgames.” Moon says that ThriveFit “previously partnered with a company called LST, but they’ve since moved to Texas. This was our first year partnering with Grand Park and the city of Westfield. We’re really looking forward to making this a large-scale event that expands each year.” Moon stressed that ThriveFit is honored to host the Grand Games competition. “Local Westfield athletes from ThriveFit worked hard in preparation for the competition, and we hope the Westfield community will continue to come out to show their support in the future,” Moon says.

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For Jeff Roush, it’s all about family. Sure he serves as vice president of Tom Roush Auto Group, a family-owned car dealership that his father Tom co-founded 46 years ago, and he has two sons that now also work for the business, but he strives to treat customers and employees like family as well. Back in the mid-1960s, Roush’s father Tom co-founded a Ford dealership on Indy’s southside near the intersection of I-465

“That was really the genesis of the Tom Roush Auto business when dad and one of his partners became a Mazda dealer in 1972,” Jeff says. “They had the Mazda store and the Ford store and started building a name for themselves.” However, it was Tom’s long-time wish to

become a Lincoln-Mercury dealer that brought the Roush family to Westfield. In 1976 Tom heard about a local construction company looking to sell a Lincoln store they’d opened the previous year and jumped at the opportunity. Soon he had sold his share of the southside Mazda and Ford stores and was relocating his family to the northside by the spring of 1977. “Dad always had a passion that he’d like to be a Lincoln dealer,” Jeff says. “I think he knew it was the right decision.” Three years after the relocation, Jeff had joined his dad in the family business full-

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time after studying automotive marketing at Northwood Institute (now Northwood University) in Midland, Michigan. The company has grown in the intervening years to operate multiple Central Indiana establishments including Mazda and Mitsubishi sales and service locations in Westfield as well as two used car lots in Westfield and Avon. And after more than four decades, the business is still evolving - in November Tom and Jeff will open the doors to what Jeff describes as a boutique Lincoln dealership along State Road 37 in Fishers, and his Westfield Lincoln store will be converted to a Mitsubishi dealership. Jeff says Lincoln company leaders approached him about relocating from Westfield after construction had begun to transform U.S. 31 into an interstate, which negatively affected vehicle access to his Westfield dealership near 169th Street and 31.

“Originally they wanted us to go to 96th Street where all the dealers are, but that’s pretty expensive property over there,” says Jeff, who plans to hold a grand opening celebration for the new Fishers store in the spring. “They asked me what we thought and I said Fishers would be the next best place, at the 37 corridor. That area is shaping up to be the new 96th Street for car dealers.” Tom Roush Auto Group soon purchased the Fishers property previously occupied by Andy Mohr Automotive on Trade Center Drive and struck a deal in the process whereby Mohr would give up his own Lincoln franchise, allowing Tom Roush Auto Group to be the only Lincoln dealer in Central Indiana. “We’ve got central Indiana pretty much stitched up now as far as the Lincoln brand,” says Jeff, adding that he currently has 88 total full-time and part-time employees at his Westfield, Avon and Fishers locations.

Jeff says the new Fishers Tom Roush Lincoln store will be one of approximately 40 Lincoln locations in the U.S. to feature an updated, boutique interior with a largerthan-usual showroom. After more than 46 years, it’s still - as it always has been - a family affair. Jeff ’s sons A.J. and Tommy now work at the dealership as well, as a Mitsubishi sales manager and a used car manager respectively. Tom turned 84 this summer, and Jeff says his dad still shows up at the dealership six days a week. “I guess he’s still scared the kids are going to mess up a good deal,” Jeff says jokingly. “It feels pretty good to have three generations working under one roof, and all our employees are the best in the business. I think that’s how you last as long as we have it’s all about the people.” For more info on Tom Roush Auto Group, call 317-896-5561 or visit tomroush.com.

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“Iinfeel honored Eggleston plans to study zoology in college. theextremely country’shumbled culture. and Rascón-Gracia city and province. tospent win,”five Eggleston says. “My high school weeks in the southern Chinese journey has been farafter fromleaving easy. During since I can remember, myand favorite Benjamín Rascón-Gracia is a firstcity of Hangzhou Indiana at the“Ever “The school was amazing offered so Student Impact, 536 North Union Street, my freshman year, I was diagnosed with thing has always been animals, particularly generation immigrant from Mexico and a beginning of June. many clubs and activities,” Rascón-Gracia Zionsville, is a safe place where students Crohn’s Disease, and missed a lot of school of the mammal species, but stillon animals in junior Westfield High School. For the says. “The Chinese value education fromatgrades 5-12 can build relationships general,” Eggleston says. “My dream job has because of it. I get sick easily and miss more lastthat fivebring years, he has passionately “I traveled with a group of 10 other students impressed me the most.” hope and been healing. It was started in school always been something to do with animals, than most people. It has taken a studying the Mandarin Chinese language, from schools all over Indiana,” Rascón1999 to be an environment where kids can lot of hard work and dedication to school whether that was a veterinarian or a zoo and recently, he took his first trip to China. Gracia says. “None of us knew each other keeper, Rascón-Gracia bonded withI knew his classmates I did not really know, but it Multilingualism is heavily ingrained in his beforehand, and it was my first time going had and that they are now some of his to beinsists with animals. Westfield.

daily life, along with the value of hard work. “Languages are something I love,” RascónGracia says. “So, I always look forward to going to Mandarin class, even after a long day at school.” Rascón-Gracia, who is fluent in both Spanish and English, credits his private teacher, Mrs. Daphne Wang, with a noteworthy portion of his success in the Mandarin Chinese language. According to Rascón-Gracia, Wang is an amazing teacher who helped prepare him for success in daily activities while in China.

A little over a year ago is when RascónGracia applied for the language immersion program that brought him to China – the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages. The purpose of the program is to help students travel to the host country of their target language to study that language while immersing themselves

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they went through lot together and made “Once I started trying toanarrow down my The 14-hour flight brought Rascón-Graciadream many willtonot job,memories I knew I didthat nothe want be asoon forget. to a host family, which he would stay with veterinarian, but that is about all I could during his time in the foreign country. Hisfigure out. I hope one day I can figure out temporary family consisted of a mother, what career I want, but for now, I know it must be working with animals.” father and brother – all of whom he conversed with daily and got to know on a Eggleston noted that Westfield has some of personal level. the best teachers. “Through them, I learned priceless aspects “Almost every single teacher I have had since of Chinese culture and its beauty,” Rascónfirst grade I have really liked. With Westfield Gracia says. “Through their food, regional teachers you can tell they want every single dialect, work ethic, morals and general one of their students to succeed, and they approach to life, I expanded my horizons try to make that happen. I have had so many from my small, local town to a large and teachers inspire me, and make me want to diverse world.” be a better person and student.” Eggleston has a favorite teacher. According to Rascón-Gracia, he saw his language abilities increase dramatically during his summer trip to Hangzhou. While “One teacher that will forever have a place he was there, he attended Hangzhou Numberin my heart and will forever be my absolute 14 Middle School with his classmates, a school he insists was one of the best in the

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While he made long-lasting friendships, he also found his independence. “My independence grew as I found myself going to school on my own by subway, ordering food in a foreign language by myself, and of course, who could forget my Boba tea addiction? I bought one every day.” In addition to learning new languages, Rascón-Gracia enjoys debate, mock trial and his online newsmagazine. Along with the extracurricular activities he concentrates on, Rascón-Gracia focuses a large amount of his time and energy on his academics, all of which are advanced or honors courses. And sometimes, the balance is hard to find. “I won’t say it’s easy,” Rascón-Gracia says. “It’s rigorous, but it isn’t a challenge that can’t be met with hard work. My parents have always instilled in me the value of hard work, and my trip to China magnified that through their own culture.”

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Hard to say if he went to bed hungry or if he dozed off in the midst of watching a design show on HGTV, but Dan Moyer woke up with an inspired idea for a fundraiser — to create Indiana’s longest dinner table. The fundraiser was created because board members of the Downtown Westfield Association (DWA) wanted to endow a small project within the new Grand

Junction Plaza, the big park in the center of Westfield. Moyer, owner of Moyer Fine Jewelers on the southside of Westfield and also a board member of the DWA, suggested building a table that was 412 feet long.

Part of the mission of the DWA, a 501(c) (3), is to enrich, encourage and support the downtown proper.

“We care about what goes on elsewhere, but we want to make sure that our focus “We wanted to do something special — big, is downtown,” says Teresa Skelton, the fancy and classy in scope,” Moyer says. Executive Director of downtown Westfield, who has been involved with DWA since its The event took place September 22 on Union launch in 2008. “With the Grand Junction Street in downtown Westfield. From the implementation plan that was launched north gate to the south, it spanned close to nearly 10 years back, this is something that’s 600 feet, almost the size of two football fields. pretty special to us. We want to endow

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something to be part of that.” The board hired Land Collective, a landscape architecture and urban design studio based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that emphasizes sociallypurposeful design strategies. “They’re working with us to create a concept we can endow in the next couple of years — one that will fit in perfectly with their architectural design of the park and that we can afford to adapt,” Moyer says. Besides the jaw-dropping, never-ending table, they also created several lounging areas with cocktail tables as well as a 3,000 sq. ft. dance floor. The evening started with Mayor Andy Cook addressing the crowd. “He stated that this was a coming-out party for the new and exciting things that are going on in Westfield,” Skelton says. The event, which attracted more than 300 people, included sponsors, a live auction, a silent auction, fabulous food and a great band. Many of the sponsorships came from long-time Westfield residents who have supported the town for years. In addition, developers, builders and engineering firms also donated and participated. It was a great collaborative effort, from the local economies to the citizens who volunteered to the people in the city who banded together to make the event special. Volunteers decorated the tables and streets with flowers. Others worked with the city to hang lighting and block streets. In addition, a crew worked diligently until 4 a.m. to tear down. “It was exciting to see the amount of community effort — all the people who are involved in Westfield and are a part of constructing what’s going to be basically a whole new downtown,” Moyer says. “When you take this big beautiful park that they’re building and then all the new infrastructure and buildings — from hospitals to apartments to office space that’s going to surround this park and the three-quartermile walking area all around — it’s going to be pretty cool.”

As far as pulling off the longest dinner table ever, it all came together nicely. “We believe we put together the longest dining table in the history of Indiana, certainly the longest in Hamilton County,” says Skelton, noting that although this was the inaugural event, they plan to make it an annual historic event. This year was all about amping up the community. They hope to take that excitement and energy and focus it into pulling off a bigger and better event every year going forward. “I knew with a lot of hard work we could make this work, but it proved to be even better than what I was anticipating, and I was expecting quite a bit,” Skelton says. “We got a lot of great compliments on the evening and had people expressing that they’d like to be a bigger part of this event in the future so hopefully our committee will get bigger, too.”

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PURE AIR ENVIRONMENTAL (317) 760-7873 pureairenvironmental.com

Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing

As we head into cold and flu season, it’s wise to think about air purification, especially since according to the state health department, 195 Hoosiers died from influenza last year. Pure Air Environmental is an authorized distributor of the Puradigm Air Purification and Surface Decontamination system, which eliminates 99.9 percent of bacteria through the air and indoor surfaces. This includes removing any single-cell bacteria such as staph, MRSA, listeria, salmonella, C. Diff, influenza, common cold and many other harmful pathogens. “This technology really applies to everyone. If you’re breathing, you will benefit from Puradigm,” says Pure Air Marketing Director Jon Hartley. Old-school technology was extremely passive, allowing air to simply pass through your ventilation system while UV light attempted to remove mold and allergens in the ducts only. It really did very little to improve the overall indoor air environment. Hartley describes the Puradigm system as an aggressive, proactive push technology. “It’s advanced now to the point where it’s proactively pushing two million high-energy ion clusters out into your physical environment which destroy impurities and pathogens in 1/76th of a second in the air and on surfaces,” Hartley says. “That’s why it’s so effective and protective.” Not only does the Puradigm air system remove bacteria, but it also has been clinically proven to remove 99.9 percent of mold and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) that are off-gassing from new building products such as glues, adhesives, formaldehyde and

even the plastics and materials that are in building products themselves. VOC’s are a concern as the vast majority have been linked to carcinogens. Pure Air Environmental, a small family-owned business, began five years ago as a radon mitigation company. “Indiana has a great deal of radon gas due to our soil material,” Hartley says. “What’s in our substrate beneath our homes gets up into them and it can’t escape because we’ve built our homes so airtight.” Ventilating radio-active gas from homes is crucial as statistically 21,000 Americans die each year due to long-term radon gas exposure. Protection is as easy as installing a radon mitigation system to safely vent the gas to the exterior. The EPA recommends testing your home every two years as radon gas levels fluctuate due to environmental factors. Pure Air Environmental also cleans air ducts and offers mold remediation services to remove black toxic molds and the toxins they’re off-gassing. You may not think much about indoor air quality, but Hartley says people really should. The EPA recently released a study that showed that poor indoor air quality can reduce one’s life expectancy by 5-7 years. Hartley also cites another study that identifies indoor air quality as the number one threat to our children’s generation in the coming years. That’s due, in

large part, to the fact that society functions differently nowadays. “Generations ago, people used to open their windows and let their homes breathe,” Hartley says. “Now the thought is on energy efficiency and we seal them up tight. Nobody opens their windows anymore. As a result, they’re not getting that fresh air exchange and building those immunities to bacteria by being exposed to natural environments.” It can be hard to convince people of the dangers of poor air quality because it’s not a tangible problem in front of them. It often times does not alert any of your five senses. That’s why air quality testing is so vital. “It’s important to know what you’re breathing in your home and what you are putting in your lungs because it does make a health difference,” Hartley adds. “Every breath matters.” For more information, call 317-760-7873 or email info@pureairenvironmental.com. You can visit Pure Air Environmental online at pureairenvironmental.com.

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WESTFFIELD EVENTS 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

15-18

LIVE TRIVIA AT THE PUB

SUBURBAN INDY HOLIDAY SHOW

Get your squad together for the Cure for the Common Night Out: some great trivia! try your hand at winning some GJBC gift cards too! Grand Junction Brewing Co. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

3, 10, 17, 24

FIELD BREWING SUNDAY BRUNCH

Join us for Sunday brunch serving fresh lattes, beer mimosa’s, and a delicious menu created by Chef Alan Sternberg! Field Brewing 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

2018 LEGACY OF HOPE

The Sixth Annual Legacy of Hope breakfast will coincide with National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. Our goal is to create awareness of children’s grief, the ramifications of unresolved childhood grief and to inspire others to join us in our efforts by becoming a volunteer. This is a no cost event and a hot plated breakfast will be served. 502 East Event Centre 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.

10 WESTFIELD WINTER CITY MARKET

Vendors throughout the season will offer for sale seasonal produce, prepared foods and specialty items and beverages. Local artisans are also featured. 120 Jersey Street 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

13 COFFEE WITH THE CHAMBER

Introducing the Suburban Indy Holiday Show! Shopping, entertainment, princesses, magicians and Santa. Sample and purchase local food and wine, shop with local artists and business owners, purchase your holiday decor, entertaining needs, foodie items, clothing, jewelry, toys and a variety of other gifts for everyone on your list. Grand Park Westfield Sports Campus 8:00 a.m.

18 WINTER WREATHS AT URBAN VINES

Ring in the holiday season with a festive wreath making workshop at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery! Sip on a glass of wine (included in ticket) while you learn how to create your own seasonal wreath to take home and proudly display all season! Delicious snacks and additional drinks will be available for purchase. Urban Vines Winery & Brewery 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Come have coffee with the Westfield Chamber of Commerce! Save the date for Nov. 13! Location to be determined, make sure to check on Facebook closer to the date. TBD 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Monday – Friday 5 – 9pm Saturday – Sunday 11 am – 9 pm School Break Hours 11 am – 9 pm $12 admission fee good for all day skating and includes skate rental Please visit us at www.federalhillcommons.com for holiday hours, special events and weather closures

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