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ManagementDr. Charles Waldo

TechnologyChris Reed

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History David Heighway

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Letter from the EditorJune • July 2015

Mike CorbettEditor and Publisher

A few fi nal thoughts from the campaign trail. For those who didn’t follow the action, I challenged the incumbent mayor of Noblesville for the Republican nomination and lost by a 58%-42% margin.

What strikes me most about this process is the bubble that you spend your life in during a campaign. You meet, talk and strategize with supporters, which skews your vision. In fact, whenever anybody asked me how the campaign was going, I would say it seems great to me but I’m not talking to the opposition. Unless you have the resources to conduct polling, you have no idea how the general population is reacting to your message.

Of course, in this case the “general population” consists of less than 14% of the populace, which was the turnout for this primary. We have around 40,000 active voters in Nobles-ville but only 5420 (13.5%) expressed their preference at the ballot box. Broken down by candidate, fewer than 8% of our residents re-nominated the mayor. I have to face the stark reality that I managed to rally even fewer people to my cause, a truly humbling fact.

So, why is it that so few people choose to participate? It wasn’t for lack of communication. Both campaigns had websites and the local print media each covered the race to some extent, though local media don’t give local races the “wall to wall” coverage that national media give national races, which may explain why more voters turn out for national elec-tions. We both were on Facebook and Twitter but neither side has a huge following there. It seems clear we have some work to do in motivating voters here in Hamilton County.

Many told me as I mulled the prospect of running that absent a crisis that compels people to act, it’s very diffi cult to unseat an incumbent simply because voter turnout is so low. But like so many challengers before me, I saw opportunity in that number. If turnout is low, you could presumably win with fewer votes. I just failed to get enough of them to the polls.

Friends and supporters are reminding me that Abraham Lincoln lost half a dozen elec-tions in his career and had many other setbacks in his life. I appreciate the kind words, though the comparison is obviously somewhat strained. I have a hard time comparing myself to such a towering fi gure, and he obviously had a goal of achieving elected offi ce early on. I’m starting much later in life and have no ambitions beyond trying to improve my local community.

Still, it is a privilege and an honor to run for public offi ce. As exhausting as it is, I enjoy the campaign process and really appreciate the opportunity to raise issues that need to be discussed. I fondly recall those moments when a voter greeted me at their door with gratitude for showing up and taking the time to listen. Yes, there were some not-so-wel-come gestures as well but the welcoming ones far outnumbered the dismissive ones.

Some good things came out of my previous run and I believe some good things will hap-pen as a result of this one as well. This is all about public service and if I can’t break the incumbent stranglehold, I will continue to participate in other ways. I’ve been told I ran a good campaign and I am proud of raising issues that we seldom talk about. We need to keep talking and I’ll do my best to keep the conversation going.

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Making Meetings More ProductiveTips for when YOU call a meeting

When I was in organization develop-ment and training work I oft en asked the managers in my classes what percent-age of each day they spent in meetings. Regularly the answers came back in the 75-95% range. There was very little time during the work week to be alone, think, read, plan, or simply observe what was going on. One participant said “My day is like a fi reman with one hose but three fi res to try to put out.” What’s your typi-cal day like? If yours is like this person’s, meetings better pay off .

I would also ask what percentage of the meetings they attended benefi tted them personally. While the answers ranged from “all” to “none,” the average came out to be around half. So, if a person was in meetings six hours a day, three were lost time…for them. That’s a LOT of wasted time each week and year. Meetings can and should pay off better than that. How many times have you left a meeting thinking to yourself “Now that was a good meeting.”

While you might not be able to do much about the meeting leadership skills of your boss or others “above you,” you certainly can—and should—do the best job possible of mak-ing meetings that you call as productive as possible. Here are eighteen proven actions you can take to personally get more out of meetings AND help the other partici-pants get more out of them, too.

1. Have a clear understanding of the objective(s) of the meeting. What do you want to happen? The fewer the objectives the more likely they are to be accomplished. Share the objectives and agenda in advance with attendees. If the meeting is one of an on-going series, such as monthly department meetings,

include the Minutes of the previous meeting so all are reminded of actions that are supposed to be taken.

2. Respect the time and schedules of attenders. Who must be there? Who should be invited for “political” or “courtesy” reasons? Don’t call a meeting just because “it’s the fi rst Monday of the month.” Do you need to have a face-to-face or would a conference call, or Skype, or something similar get the job done?

3. Try to fi nd a room with good light-ing, good ventilation, noise control, off high traffi c areas, comfortable (but not too comfortable) chairs, round or oval tables, and, possibly, white boards, fl ip charts, and so on. Check the physical situation out in advance so you know all is well. Have note paper and pens on the table.

4. If some participants are expected to make specifi c contributions, let them know as far in advance as possible.

5. Set the agenda and schedule and stick to them. Stay on topic. Start and fi nish on time. Ending a little early is always welcomed.

6. What to do about “lates?” Get going on time and don’t bring latecomers up to speed—unless, possibly, it’s the boss or someone else higher up the food chain. One company I consulted with locked the door at the assigned starting

time and latecomers had to put $5 in a “United Way pot” to get in plus took much grief. You should have seen guys, even the GM, racing through the plant to be on time. Hilarious!

7. Someone should take accurate minutes/notes; especially including “to do” assignments. That “someone” might be you but it would probably be better if an administrative assistant did this so you can focus on managing the meet-ing. Get the Minutes out within a day or two aft er the meeting.

8. Try to schedule meetings early in the day and early in the week before people get backed up with other meetings or get mentally and/or physically tired.

9. If you have the leverage to do so, tell/suggest attendees to put away their cell-phones, i-pads, etc. unless they are needed for the meeting. Yours, too.

10. If you believe the meeting can be accomplished in fi ve to ten minutes, do a stand-up. Fast in, fast out.

11. Minimize the use of PowerPoint or other digital media. First, well-done slides require much time to prepare. Second, slides have the tendency to generate information overload. Third, in a darkened room, eyelids can droop and minds wander. Fourth, PowerPoint tends to promote one-way communica-tion. I’ve heard Jeff Bezos, CEO of Ama-zon, requires each meeting topic and supporting documentation be limited to one sheet of paper. No PowerPoints. If it can’t be put on one sheet, the topic is too complicated.

12. If all participants won’t know each other, use titles in the invitation, and take time at the start for introductions. Consider name tents. Greet early arriv-ers and make introductions. A few min-utes of “small talk” before the meeting starts is oft en relationship building time well spent.

13. If you want to encourage discus-sion and interaction, try to fi nd a room


with a round or oval table and limit the number of participants to those who can sit around it. Be sure to allow all to have their says.

14. Coff ee, soft drinks, water, and snacks are a nice touch, especially for early ar-rivers or those having a hectic day. Have a light spread out if it’s a lunch or early hour meeting. Build a little eating/socializing time into the schedule.

15. If the meeting is go-ing to go well beyond an hour, schedule time for a restroom break, stretching, and something to drink or eat. Meet-ings should not be endurance contests.

16. If you called the meeting, you are in charge. If discussion and ideas are wanted, you have the task (very delicate) of encouraging all to have their say while gently controlling the comments of the overly talkative. Quiet introverts sometimes have potentially great contributions to make but might

need support and encouragement to speak up.

17. As the meeting progresses watch the body language of the attendees—yawns, folded arms, gazing out the

window, doodling, etc., all signal bore-dom, or disagreement, or tiredness, and so on. You may have to have a quick break, change the temperature setting, alter the meeting methodology.

18. Some attendees might get assign-ments or make commitments, usually with target completion dates. Near the end of the meeting, review these as-signments and due dates to be sure all know what is to be done, by whom, and

by when. Within a day or two send out Minutes highlighting these commit-ments and assignments. Send the Min-utes out again with the announcement/invitation of any subsequent meetings.

If this meeting is one of an ongoing series, announce or work out when the next one will be so folks can get it on their busy schedules. It’s practical-ly impossible to over communicate.

The payoff Do all the above—and do them well—and I’ll bet you just might hear one participant say to another as they leave, “Now that was a good meeting.” But the real key is not to

just have an effi ciently run meeting but to have positive actions take place aft er the meeting. They will. HCBM

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To Friend or Not to Friend (on Facebook)And when the best solution is to unfriend

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Most meetings I fi nd myself in entail sitting with a business owner talk-ing about marketing their business. Recently I was discussing, with an old friend, the idea of fostering digital rela-tionships, specifi cally on Facebook. We pulled up his Facebook account and I noticed all of these friend requests that he has not accepted. “Whoa, Peter, there are a lot of friend requests here,” I said. He said, “Chris I’m not sure if I should accept them, I don’t know them all too well.” Or another popular one is, “I like to keep my Facebook for just my good friends.” Or another, “I don’t want what I put out there to just go anywhere.”

Some perspectiveThese are very typical responses and maybe you feel similarly to some or all of these. Let me try to help. Yes, you are correct that you never can tell who your social media posts/shares will aff ect. You also can’t tell how people will react to them and you don’t know where they will wind up. Or who of those friends might comment on your posts and ulti-mately share them with their friends.

First consider what you are posting. Are you ashamed of what you are posting? If so, STOP posting that stuff . I always fl irt with the line where I know when I cross it my late Grandma would have grabbed me by the ear and said “What were you thinking!?” If you are posting helpful, humorous, inspirational stuff , why do you care where it winds up? At least weekly I have someone walk up to

me and say, “Chris thanks for that thing you posted the other day.”

Will you be my friend?So now let’s talk about the decision to friend or not to friend someone. Let me tell you a key secret about Facebook. While Facebook will announce to the person that you have accepted them, Facebook will not tell them that you have unfriended them. Interesting huh? Ok maybe only to me, the digital mar-keting geek. Let me try explaining it an-other way. Facebook will tell the person that you have accepted them. Hey, guess what! You are one of the cool kids now! This is a key touch point at the begin-ning of any relationship. You have been accepted. You remember when you got the acceptance letter from your college? How that made you feel? You made it. You’ve arrived!

The other side of this scenario is what happens if you friend someone and well they just aren’t your cup of tea? Unfriend them. Yes this is what you do when you want a digital friend out of your life. You unfriend them. There

are two things you can do prior to unfriending them. First, move your friend-ship status from “Friend” to Acquaintance”. This will minimize the chances that you will ever see their posts. The second step is to block their posts from your feed. This means you are still friends and you can go look at their wall any

time you would like but you will never see anything they say in your feed (the stories and posts that Facebook shows you when you sign on). The last stage is to unfriend them. Remember in this digital world things move pretty fast. No one is going to know you are no longer their friend unless they go looking for you specifi cally. Then you can always

blame it on your kids, dog, cat or other family and friends. Most will just accept you again.

So in the end there are many benefi ts that can happen when you connect with others. You can have bad experiences due to bad people but focus on the posi-tive. Social media is making this world smaller and smaller every day. There is a lot of opportunity to grow the commu-nity that knows who you are, what you do and can off er assistance when you need help. HCBM

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So You’ve Always Wanted to Write a NovelThoughts on the Business of Being an Author

By Francesca Quarto

Guest Column

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some poetry I’ve written published back in the day when I wore bell-bottoms and thought Cher was a fashionista. I’ve also been fortunate to have had some ar-ticles picked up on the topic of literacy when Barbara Bush made that issue the theme of her tenure as First Lady. But none of this prepared me for the publication of my fi rst novel.

My target audience was Young Adult Readers and my genre was

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a perfect vehicle for my fanciful imaginings and if you think “Harry Potter” you’ll know

what my infl uences were.

Before I had a chance to slip into any kind of false humility at my accom-plishment, or worse yet, become self-eff acing at praise for my hard work, I was hit with the “business-end” of the reality stick!

You write it, you sell itI was strongly “encouraged” by my Publisher, Tell-Tale Publishing, to go to work and promote my mewling infant of a novel because that’s how the pub-lishing industry works. You write it-you sell it! Or at least that’s the routine for

neophyte writers like me, without the benefi t of a successful career, to stack up against the push to self-promote!

While I have used computers most of my adult life, I still don’t have the com-petency of my 11 year old granddaugh-ter to negotiate the subtleties of on-line social networking. Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads, google+ and of course, Face-book, are all part of the tools of my trade as an author in today’s marketplace.

Like any business person, I now had to pose my product (my book) in fl attering language, reach out to the known and unknown reader alike and sell the idea of buying my novel. While I would never dream of standing on a street corner selling paintings of Elvis on velvet, I am now reaching out to perfect strangers, who just happen to be friends, of friends, of friends. Like some bizarre DNA sequence of an alien being, my Facebook connections are giving life to a monster Mary Shelly would have loved!

And speaking of Franken-stein, I needed to give life to a media packet of my own devising. Packaging of any product needs to be attention-grabbing to stand out among the many items surrounding it. The same goes for trying to put a spotlight on yourself as a writer and your book as good entertainment.

Sitting down at my com-puter under some duress, as it is spring aft er all…I had to develop a business plan of sorts: First, create the product.

Done. Second, package it attractively. Done. Third, sell the product to the public by convincing them they need it, want it and have to have it. Or some-thing like that…at least in California.

Very excitedly, I lined up a fi rst Book Signing Tour! I call it a “tour” because I’ll probably walk around the store a lot since I can’t resist the call of so many books! Hopefully, I will not only sell all of my copies, but I’ll also make loyal customers who’ll fi nd me charming, witty and reasonably priced…not neces-sarily in that order.

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In today’s marketplace, we all must incorporate the power of the internet as it surely encircles our business life as much as it encircles the globe.

Make it exciting, make it unique, make it part of the lexicon of the day. And not just today…but tomorrow!

A while ago, I watched a fascinat-ing movie about the late Steve Jobs. Though his name evokes memories of a dynamic innovator, it was his approach to the idea of what makes a product sell that really took hold in my imagination. Make it excit-ing, make it unique, make it part of the lexicon of the day. And not just today…but tomorrow!

I don’t see myself as possessing the charismatic vigor of a Steve Jobs, but I do believe in my work and in my mission. I love to write and I love to turn hard work into hard won suc-cess. I guess being an author put me into the business of selling words and freeing of imagination with a story well told. A good place to be since my passion is for words and my favorite word is YES! HCBM

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By Karen Kennedy • Photos by Mark Lee

Beyond OrganicSustainable Agriculture in an Urban Environment

itting a local Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning is a favorite summer pastime. We can grab a latte, take the pup and kids and spend a few hours enjoying the sunshine, catching up with

neighbors, and of course, picking up some produce. And as we cook our dinner that night with the tomatoes, lettuces and squash from the morning’s bounty, we feel good about buying “organic” and “local,” and supporting our area farmers.

itting a local Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning is a favorite summer pastime. We can grab a latte, take the pup and kids and spend a few hours enjoying the sunshine, catching up with

neighbors, and of course, picking up some produce.


But are we?

We fi rst need to defi ne what “local” means. Was the produce grown within a fi ve mile radius? A ten mile radius? A fi ft y mile radius? The truth of the matter is, at some farmer’s markets, the produce can come from miles away, or may be produce that the person selling it did not actually grow.

And just what exactly does “organic” mean? The USDA’s website classifi es organic growing as foods “grown and processed according to federal guidelines addressing, among many factors, soil quality, animal raising practices, pest and weed control, and use of additives, relying on natural substances and physical, mechanical, or biologically based farming methods to the fullest extent possible.”

What does all this mean? “It means that they are simply substituting natural toxins for synthetic toxins,” said Michael Ball, who together with girlfriend Heather Kenley runs a Noblesville-based farming co-op and land use consulting fi rm called The Sustainable Life.

“The traditional organic approach still allows for toxins in fertilization and pest control. So yes, even that $7 clamshell of ‘organic’ lettuce you bought at the whole foods market has toxins in it. That’s why you’ll hear about organic lettuce or sprouts being contaminated with E-Coli.”

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Ball believes that any piece of land, regardless of soil quality, grade or climate can be used to produce food without mechanical irrigation systems or expensive soil amendments. He uses a garden design technique involving drainage ditches called swails, which are arranged in a stair-stepped, self-watering growing system buttressed by logs. He also grows completely pesti-cide-free and fertilizer-free produce.

“When you have a fi eld full of one kind of plant, the pest that loves that kind of plant will come, bring their friends and stay,” said Ball. “And pests prey on weak

plants. But if you interplant and bring in natural pests that control other pests, you create a self-sustaining ecosystem that has no need for pesticides. The only thing we need to do is compost every year to add minerals to the soil.”

When questioned about the hazards of contending with Indiana weather, Ball responded, “Nature is the easy part of what we do. We’re never going to lose everything to a hail storm or a drought. We’re engineering around that.”

He creates gardens for his land use clients, teaches the other growers in his co-op how to use his systems and also raises grass-fed beef, pork, chicken and quail.

A Matter of TasteOne of the other growers following in Ball’s footsteps through The Sustainable Life co-op is Noblesville farmer Gynnie Baker.

“How many times have you bought a bag of lettuce at the store and thrown away half of it because it went bad before you could use it?” asked Baker. “Lettuce should last two to three weeks, and it does if it isn’t consuming all of its own nutrients on a truck all the way from California. Store bought lettuce tastes like paper to me; it has no fl avor. If people taste what we grow one time, I would be really surprised if they could be content with what they can buy in the store.”

“The greatest challenge we face is con-sumer education,” said Baker. “It’s hard to get people to understand why what we’re doing is so diff erent from what so many other people are doing. We’re actually growing food directly for the people who will be eating it and picking it exactly when they want to eat it. And we’re also trying to get people to grow at least a portion of their own food them-selves, even if it’s just a couple of tomato plants. You can’t get any more fresh and locally sourced than that.”

Baker, with the help of her husband Tom, runs a ten-acre farm called Gynnie

Beyond Organic

…� fteen families who are committed to eating great, healthy food year-round can support one farmer year-round.”

-Michael Ball, The Sustainable Life

Michael Ball Gynnie Baker Heather Kenley


Baker’s Acres. They recently bought a used 1800 square foot hoop house that will allow for year-round growing. Throughout the year, they will produce a mind boggling array of produce, eating and selling what’s in season.

“Winter to spring we’ll be harvesting carrots, beets, sunchokes and other root vegetables,” said Baker. “And as the season pro-gresses, kale, mustard greens, many diff erent lettuces, broccoli, caulifl ower, Brussel sprouts, artichokes, onions, shallots, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, popcorn, sweet potatoes, okra, green beans, edamame, lima beans, peas and berries. We also grow less com-mon things, like celeriac and amaranth, which has delicious leafy greens on it.”

Ball also has an orchard of fruit trees, so he adds peaches, pears, plums, apples, cherries and kiwi to the mix.

A Sustainable Business? “If it’s not profi table, then it’s not sustainable,” Ball stated simply. “I make my money doing designs and installs of private gardens and farms for my land-use customers. But fi ft een families who are committed to eating great, healthy food year-round can sup-port one farmer year-round.”

The Sustainable Life’s co-op approach cuts out not only a middle man but also the variables and potential waste of the traditional farmer’s markets.

“I can’t tell you how many times I tried to guess how much I was going to need for a particular Saturday’s market and then ended up coming home with 90% of what I picked because it rained, or there was an event on the other side of town that caused a slow day,” said Baker. “Through my association with The Sustainable Life, I’m growing and picking only what is sold. And I also send recipes to my customers and encourage them to cook and grow through my blog, posted on the website.”

How Can You Get Food This Fresh? It’s easy. If you live in or near Noblesville (or are willing to drive there,) go to www.thesustainablelife.us and check out what’s available. Kenley updates the website regularly as growers report what’s available.

You can place your orders on the weekend and pick them up at the community gathering center at 8th and Walnut in Noblesville every Thursday. You can also buy shares in the spring and enjoy a weekly bounty of whatever is available year-round.

And as The Sustainable Life expands its network of growers and customers, they will also be reaching out to area Hamilton County restaurants that share their commitment to using truly locally grown food.

If you don’t live near enough to Noblesville to pick up produce there weekly, look for a community-supported agriculture (CSA) in your neighborhood or town. HCBM


Profi le

Local family collaborates on ambitious West� eld projectsBy Shari Held • Photos by Mark Lee

Meet The

armel-based real estate developer Steve Henke knows his way around the block—especially if that “block” is Hamilton County. He should. He’s spent many a lunch hour chewing on a sandwich while driving around the county searching for property with potential � ve to seven years down the road.

Once, while driving with a colleague in tow, a bunch of envelopes covered with hash marks popped out of his glove box. When his colleague asked what the heck all that was, Henke responded, “That’s my tra� c analysis!”

“I’d count the cars that came through an intersection on the back of an en-velope,” Henke says. “Then I’d come back six months or one year later and count cars again to see if there was an increased pattern.”

Property that passed the tra� c analysis test, and met other criteria, was acquired and land banked to be developed or � ipped at a later date.

Betsy Garfi eld, Steve Henke, Brad Henke

Map view of land under development

Henkes


“The key was always fi nding the right property,” Henke says.

Early daysA lawyer by training, Henke founded a fi rm with partner Dave Coots back in 1978. He got his fi rst taste of real estate development while searching for property on Carmel Drive on which to build a larger offi ce for the fi rm. Henke continued to buy properties for the fi rm, which developed several offi ce buildings and Oakbrook, a residential subdivision in Carmel. By then, he was hooked.

“I really enjoyed practicing law but my passion was for development and real estate,” he says. “It was fun and exciting to build things.”

Finding fi nancing for projects was a challenge—especially in the 1980s when the prime peaked at 21.5%. Still, he managed to acquire much of the 750 acres that was to become The Bridgewa-ter Club during that time.

By the late ‘90s Henke decided to go “of counsel” to the fi rm and develop full-time. In 2002, he partnered with Gerald Throgmartin to develop The Bridgewa-ter Club, an upscale country club com-munity featuring a Pete Dye golf course and fi rst-class amenities. Critics, noting Noblesville’s Sagamore community with its Jack Nicklaus golf course, questioned the soundness of the project.

“We listened to all that, but we felt that with the product, amenities and the life-style we were going to provide, that we could prove them wrong,” Henke said. “And we did.”

Growing the businessIn 2008, Henke and daughter Elizabeth (Betsy) Garfi eld founded Henke Devel-opment Group, a boutique real estate development, investment and advisory fi rm that concentrates on unique proj-ects in Central Indiana.

Garfi eld, who earned her MBA from IU’s Kelley School of Business, had previ-

ously worked on the fi nancial side of the development business for clients while at JP Morgan. She’s glad she made the move.

“It was very eye-opening and appealing to me to be more on the frontline—to actually meet with people and see the properties,” she says.

Brad Henke, also a graduate of Kelley School of Business, joined his sister and father a few years later. The business has grown, adding new employees along with high-profi le projects, includ-ing the development of Grand Park Sports Complex with the City of West-fi eld, Grand Park Village and Chatham Hills, an exclusive 750-acre residential golf course community in Westfi eld that’s in the early stages of develop-ment.

While golfi ng has declined in popularity since Henke built The Bridgewater Club, he has no qualms about creating an-other golf club community, citing the fact that 60-percent of the people who live in golf communities don’t play the game. They just love living on the fairways! And Chatham Hills, which boasts an incredible natural terrain, promises to be even more successful than its predecessor.

“With Bridgewater we came out of the box and sold about 10 lots,” Henke says. “Here at Chatham we’ve sold 90 already.”

…60-percent of the people who live in golf

communities don’t play the game.

Chatham Hills is a golf community being developed southwest of the US31/SR38 intersection.

Grand Park Village is a commercial development adjacent to Grand Park in Westfi eld.


To date, Brad has personally conducted more than 400 tours of Chatham Hills to potential clients and commu-nity leaders, helping people experience all the property has to off er and feel a personal connection to it.

A niche business modelFinding new properties and putting parcels of land together for development projects is the “bread and butter” of what the company does. That, along with de-veloping commercial sites such as Grand Park Village, comprises about 50 percent of the business. The other 50-percent will be dedicated to Chatham Hills over the next fi ve to seven years.

It’s an ambitious undertaking for a business that has fewer than 10 employees.

“We all wear a lot of hats,” Henke says. “We all work together and know what’s going on. It’s just one big team eff ort.”

The business doesn’t try to compete against national companies. Instead, its business model is to acquire properties in locations prime for future growth and then

hold them for fi ve to seven years or longer. Garfi eld notes larger companies don’t like to tie up their capital in land that’s in the infancy states of development.

And quality is an important factor.

“Our number one priority is always creating a unique lifestyle and places that are high-quality down to the little details,” Garfi eld says. “Those things make places feel more authentic, genuine and personal. That’s what matters most to us, and we believe it matters to others.”

Passion prevailsThroughout the years Henke has retained his passion for real estate development—and has passed it on to his children, serving as both an inspiration and men-tor to them.

His passion spills over to all facets of the job. Henke even operated a bulldozer for eight hours one day, shap-ing the dirt for the golf course at Chatham Hills. He had a hoot doing it, too.

“I don’t see any time ever that I’ll be retiring!” he says. “I’m having too much fun.” HCBM

…60-percent of the people who live in golf

communities don’t play the game.

Future lake

Future green

Future lake

The original milk house for the farm that is becoming Chatham Hills


Dining Out

By Chris Bavender • Photos by Mark Lee

Diningg on Cicero’s WaterfronttLazy Frogg jumps into Hamilton County restaurant scene

What’s in a name? When it comes to the Lazy Frogg—one of Cicero’s newest places to relax and enjoy a great meal— everything it would seem.

The name of the restaurant, which opened in mid-March, is the brainchild of co-owner Gregg Boyd.

“It is a hybrid of a couple of restaurants his family spent time at when he was a child,” said Tres Eldridge, Lazy Frogg

General Manager. “The logo or mascot ‘Whooch’ is also many hours of his imagination com-ing to life. Whooch is a carefree ‘Frogg’ living the ‘lake life.’”

Boyd found the property on Jackson Street and Morse Lake when it went into fi nancial hardship in the mid-2000’s.

“Being a land developer and real estate broker he is always looking for great pieces of property to develop,” Eldridge said. “Gregg also spent many, many years in Morse Lake so when the property came available a bit of his heart told him he had to buy it.”

That’s how Chuck Goldfarb came into the picture.

“Chuck at the time was looking for a piece of property to build a restaurant on. Gregg was looking for a business partner,” Eldridge said. “The two collaborated and created the Lazy Frogg.”

Diverse ClienteleWalk into the Lazy Frogg and you’re greeted by a decor and vibe that is “Martha’s Vineyard meets Key West, with a bit of Charleston SC whisked in.”

“Bright vibrant pastels, natural wood used from trees in Ci-cero and lots of natural daylight allow all guests great views


of the water from almost every seat,” Eldridge said. “The ambiance is very appealing to all and all of the artwork was hand-picked by Chuck and Gregg.”

It’s the sort of place, Eldridge said, that off ers something for everyone.

“We cater to the guest looking for a beer and a quick appetizer all the way to the guest looking for a great bottle of wine and ribeye,” he said. “Being so close to so many diff erent communities and lifestyles, we felt it was a must to off er many diff erent options to attract all crowds.”

Chef David Kay from Marion, IN was brought in by Boyd and Goldfarb to bring the creative food ideas of the duo to life.

“From the beginning a few items were a must to make our menu. One of those staples was our Frogg legs. We said how can we have a restaurant named the Lazy Frogg and not serve Frogg legs,” Eldridge said. “Chef Kay took on the challenge and has created a lightly breaded Frogg leg with a creole piquant

sauce served over top and a roasted garlic aioli to accompany. Our guests rave over these every time.”

The Lazy Frogg also off ers fresh fi sh selections, chops and “beautiful” des-serts including a molten chocolate cake baked to order, and topped with house made Chantilly whipped cream.

“It’s extremely decadent and rich,” Eldridge said.

Waterfront Dining Seating is comfortable—with 250-275 seats between the inside, deck and outside areas.

“The deck seating and outside areas were designed to capture the beauty of waterfront dining while off ering some of the best sunset views in all of Indi-ana,” Eldridge said. “We expect these areas to be prime seating locations for all guests.”

The restaurant also features the “Lilly Pad patio” for those 21 and up, where the outdoor bar “The Shrimp Hut” will be located, along with a fi re pit. Live music, special summer promotions and specials will be hosted there.

Guest reaction has been overwhelm-ingly positive, Eldridge said.

“As with any new start up we face our challenges, and have opportunities to improve, but again the overall guest experience has been very positive,” he said. “We are extremely appreciative of the warm welcome we have received from the community and citizens of Cicero, IN. We look forward to being a part of this community for many, many years to come.” HCBM

INFO:

409 W. Jackson St., Cicero317.843.9100www.lazyfrogg.com

HOURS:

Tues.-Thurs.: 4 pm-10 pmFri.-Sat.: 4 pm-11 pmSun.: 4 pm-9 pm

…how can we have a restaurant named the Lazy Frogg and

not serve Frogg legs?” -Tres Eldridge, Lazy Frogg

General Manager

The Hamilton North Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Taste on the Lake wine, beer and cocktail tasting event on the Lazy Frogg’s Lily Pad this year.

Tuesday, June 165:30 to 8:30Tickets$25/person$40/coupleFor more information call 984-4079


Mark S. Novak joined The Farmers Bank as Chief Credit Officer.

Mike Bullick joined First Farmers Bank and Trust as a registered repre-sentative of the Raymond James Wealth Management Division of First Farmers Bank and Trust.

Christina Sorensen was appointed as President and CEO of Janus Developmen-tal Services, Inc. She has served as Interim President/CEO since November. Janus is

in its 36th year of providing programs and services to individuals with disabilities, as well as operating the Hamilton County Express Transit System.

Old Town Development and Barrett & Stokely announced a $45 million mixed-use project for Carmel’s Midtown area. The three-to-four story project will add about 250 residential units and a “major first floor business” to the area between Carmel’s Arts & Design District and City Center projects. A sky-bridge is planned to connect the two buildings.. The Carmel Redevelopment Commission plans to sell vacant land it owns west of the Monon Greenway, south of Bub’s Café along 4th Avenue SW and 3rd Avenue SW, just south of 2nd Street SW. Construction is planned to start in late fall 2016.

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Notes from all over the county

Merchants Bank of Indiana will move its corporate headquarters to Carmel’s Midtown area. The NEW Merchants Plaza—home to executive offices, residen-tial and multifamily mortgage banking operations and a new retail bank branch—will be built on the corner of 4th Street and Monon Avenue. The plans also call for a new City Market on the main level of the new building.

Montgomery Aviation, operator of the Indianapolis Executive Airport, is in the initial stages of being purchased by Eagle Creek Aviation Services. The deal would also include Montgomery’s operation at Frankfort Airport and Grissom Aeroplex near Peru, Indiana.

Applied Economics, an Arizona-based research company, issued a report that says Westfield’s Grand Park spurred nearly $44 million in visitor spending and contributed $5.2 million in state and local tax revenues for 2014. The report also cited the creation of 930 jobs due to the development of the youth sports facility. Estimates show 906,796 visits to the park in 2014.

Richard F. Taylor III, vice president and branch manager of The National Bank of Indianapolis Carmel, was elected President of Chaucie’s Place’s Board of Directors.

Chris France and Jeff McComb joined Centier Bank’s Carmel Drive office as mortgage loan officers. Jennifer Coy Rash was hired as Vice President of Treasury Management.

Jennifer Coy Rash

Chris France Jeff McComb

David Brechbuhl was hired as director, trust client develop-ment for The Trust Company of First Merchants Bank.

Paul Hensel joined Indiana Members Credit Union (IMCU) as a Loan Officer/Rela-tionship Manager.

The Healthy Communities of Clinton County Coalition and The Clinton County Chamber of Commerce awarded The Farmers Bank the Healthiest Worksite Award for the second consecutive year.

The Legacy Fund, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation serving Hamilton County, awarded $21,000 in grants to three local not-for-profit organi-zations: Girls on the Run of Hamilton County; Best Buddies Indiana and; Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, Inc. HCBM

Noblesville’s Verdure Sciences appointed Jim Goad as Strategic Marketing Manager.

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NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTYUpscale Cicero restaurant 10 West is remodeling and expanding its footprint at 30 W. Jackson Street. The new Hamil-ton County Equestrian Center is being built at 13208 E. Strawtown Avenue at Strawtown Koteewi Park.

The Sunfl ower Pantry, providing toilet-ries and more for seniors in need, opened in April at the former location of Mama’s Cupboard at 206 E. 2nd Street in Sheri-dan. Mama’s Cupboard has moved to 601 E. 10th Street.

CARMELCafé and coff ee shop West Clay Café is opening at 12710 Meeting House Road in the Village of West Clay. The new Chabad Center for Jewish Life has opened at 2640 W. 96th Street. Lake City Bank is building a new branch at 96th Street & Michigan Road.

Butler Auto Group is building a new dealership at 4200 E. 96th Street. It plans to move its Indy Fiat and Maserati deal-erships from 9445 Haver Way and add Alfa Romeo models to its new lineup.

Mercy Road Church is moving into the former Borders book store at 2381 Pointe Parkway in Merchants’ Pointe. In April, Merchant Square welcomed 9Round Fitness & Kickboxing to 1434 Keystone Way.

Franklin Window & Door is opening a new showroom at 1069 3rd Avenue SW. Fine Estate Art & Rugs and Gallery Two moved in April from its long-time Indy location on College Avenue to 200 S. Range Line Road in the Indiana Design Center.

Children’s clothing shop House of Z opened in March on the interior plaza of Carmel City Center. Jamaican Jerk Grill is the newest tenant at Monon Square

Shopping Center, located just north of City Center Drive on Range Line Road.

Edison Business Lounge, a 20,000 SF co-working space, is under construction as part of the Midtown redevelopment. The Vintage Coff ee/Wine Bar will occupy space on the fi rst fl oor of this four-story structure. Silver in the City is open on Main Street in the Arts & Design District.

Orchard Soft ware is expanding into space at 801 Congressional Boulevard, just one building north of its existing offi ces at 701 Congressional Boulevard. Indianapolis Law fi rm Nelson and Frankenberger is opening an offi ce at 550 Congressional Boulevard. Priority Rehab and Wellness has opened a new physical therapy clinic at 890 E. 116th Street.

A new McDonald’s is going up at 11550 N. Illinois Street. Indy-based ISM Edu-cation Loans is opening a new offi ce at 11595 N. Meridian Street.

This summer, construction begins on the 30-acre Grand Boulevard & Main Street project, which will include a Fair-fi eld Inn & Suites by Marriott, Rose Senior Living, retail space, townhomes and a parking garage.

Punch Burger is moving into the former location of When Eddy Met Salad at 12525 Old Meridian Street. Meridian Music is dividing its business and mov-ing from 12725 Old Meridian Street to new locations at Clay Terrace and Carmel Tech Center 1. The showroom, to be called Steinway Piano Gallery, will open at 14300 Clay Terrace, and the music lessons will continue at Meridian Music School at 845 W. Carmel Drive.

National Bank of Indianapolis plans to open its fi ft h Carmel branch on East Main Street. Faith’s Cake Ball Factory at 930

N. Range Line Road closed at the end of February. The Range Pet Lodge opened in March at 1045 N. Range Line Road off ering 24/7 animal boarding. La Vie Nail Salon is setting up a new location at 14580 River Road.

Leo’s Pet Care has opened at 828 W. Main Street.

Correction: Carmel Veterinary Clinic is not moving from its current location at 12530 N. Gray Road as we reported in the April/May edition. We apologize for the error.

FISHERSTom Wood Auto Group is renovating an adjacent 27,000 SF property at 9820 Association Court to expand its services. Kia of Fishers is building an addition to its dealership at SR 37 and 135th Street.

In June, Sun King Brewing is opening a tap room and small-batch facility in the North by Northeast Shopping Cen-ter at 7848 E. 96th Street. The Walmart at 8300 E. 96th Street is undergoing a remodel. Einstein Brothers Bagels at 8650 E. 96th Street has closed.

The Marsh at 7400 E. Fishers Station Drive was among several central Indiana locations to close this spring. Flamme Burger and Yogurtz Frozen Yogurt are coming to The Depot on 116th Street in downtown Fishers, joining Brixx Pizza.

Tilly’s Tea Room has opened at 8745 E. 116th Street, the former location of Best of What’s Around, which relocated to Fortville last fall. TutorWorks is now off ering one-on-one tutoring at 7227 Fishers Landing Drive. The Old National Bank at 8997 E. 116th Street is one of fi ve central Indiana locations slated to close this year.

A Summary of Recent Retail ActivityBy Samantha Hyde


EmbroidMe has opened at 9520 E. 126th Street. Indy Doula Associates is now off ering its services in Fishers and surrounding communities.

J. Gumbos Cajun and Creole Cooking Company opened in the Fishers Town Center on 116th St.

NOBLESVILLEWild Birds Unlimited has moved from 146th Street and Greyhound Pass to a new storefront at 14753 Hazel Dell Crossing. The former La Hacienda restaurant at 14741 Hazel Dell Crossing will soon be transformed into the latest Scotty’s Brewhouse.

A 68-bed memory care facility, dubbed Poets Walk of Noblesville, is planned for construction at 9600 E. 146th Street (between SR37 and Cumberland Road). The Humane Society for Hamilton County is planning a move from its campus at 1721 Pleasant Street to a 3-acre property on Herriman Boule-vard. A new 20,000 SF shelter will be built along with a 1.5-acre dog park. Moore Restoration has opened a new offi ce at 15325 Herriman Boulevard.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is taking over the former Radioshack storefront at 16771 Clover Road. Dealer Auto Outlet at 1609 S. 10th Street is building a new 4,000 SF auto repair shop. Indiana’s fi rst Mooyah Burgers Shakes and Fries is opening soon in Stony Creek Mar-ketplace. Owner Chris Frank is from Bloomington and the national chain is headquartered in Texas.

On May 1, Sweet Roo’s Frozen Yogurt celebrated its grand opening in downtown Noblesville at 98 N. 10th Street. AH Collec-tion has opened its third Hamilton County location at 950 Logan Street. The owners of Matteo’s Italian Restaurant are renovat-ing another building on the Courthouse square with plans to lease the space at 56 S. 9th Street to diff erent restaurant.

Maria’s Mexican Grill has opened at 17901 River Road. Pilgrim Holiness Church at 1413 Westfi eld Road is build-ing a Family Activity Center with a gym and fellowship hall.

Heidi Pops Gourmet Popcorn, a popu-lar destination at Plainfi eld’s Metropolis mall, is expanding with a second location at Hamilton Town Center. The Simon Youth Foundation Academy at Ham-ilton Town Center is now off ering group tutoring at 13976 Town Center Boulevard.

WESTFIELDIn March, online retailer The Vintage Farmhouse opened a bricks-and-mortar location at 17610 Joliet Road. Sundown Gardens is growing, remodeling and adding new buildings to its property at 505 W. 186th Street.

The 275-acre Harmony development is constructing retail space in addition to homes, with 170,000 SF of space to be leased along 146th Street and Ditch Road. Edward Jones has moved into a vacant offi ce at 14747 Oak Drive.

AgReliant Genetics LLC is expanding its headquarters at 1122 E. 169th Street, renovating existing buildings and erect-ing a new building on its campus.

Stacked Pickle is opening its third Hamil-ton County location at Monon Marketplace at the intersection of US 31 and SR 32. Lebanon-based Titus Bakery is expanding into Hamilton County with plans to open a second shop at Monon Marketplace.

Hot Box Pizza is converting a former optometrist offi ce at 3216 E. SR 32 into a new casual eatery. The Old National Bank inside Kroger at 17447 Carey Road is slated to close in 2015. HCBM


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Tuesday, July 1411:30 amJOINT LUNCHEON WITH HAMILTON NORTH CHAMBER &SHERIDAN CHAMBER10 West

Hamilton North Chamber members enjoy the presentation by Pete the Planner at the Hamilton County Chambers luncheon.

Mike McEvers from SCORE shares information about SCORE business services with Chamber members.

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GROOMINGDALE’S RIBBON CUTTING

Hamilton North Chamber executive board members help Groomingdale’s Pet Salon owners celebrate the grand re-opening of their pet grooming business.

Tusday, June 9 at 1:00 pm, Bear Slide Golf Club

Taste on the Lake Tuesday, June 165:30 - 8:00 pmLazy Frogg, Cicero



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JUNE 2015June 2 – 7:30amBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Chamber Offices

June 10 – 11:30amWINWEEK PLANNING GROUP (WOMEN’S WEEK)Chamber Offices

June 11 – 2:30pm to 6:30pmHARE IZUZU TRUCK CENTERGRAND OPENINGState Road 32 East of State Road 37

June 22 – 4:00pmAMBASSADORS MEETING Chamber Offices

June 24 – 11:30am to 1:00pmMEMBER LUNCHEONHarbour Trees Golf and Beach Club

June 25 – 7:30amBUSINESS ADVOCACY MEETING Chamber Offices

JULY 2015July 7 – 7:30amBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Chamber Offices

July 14 – 8:30amTECH TUESDAY WORKSHOPS Chamber Offices

July 20 – 4:00pmAMBASSADORS MEETING Chamber Offices

July 23 – 7:30amBUSINESS ADVOCACY MEETINGChamber Offices

July 28 – 8:30amTECH TUESDAY WORKSHOPS Chamber Offices

AUGUST 2015August 7 – 11:00am to 1:00pmALL COUNTY WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON The Forum Conference Center

Legacy Partners

Our Tech Tuesday Team has chosen two Hamilton County-grown apps to partner with… bringing big business tools to small business.

NEW MEMBERS

Shop Your Spot is Indy’s newest deal and event communication mobile app focusing on local merchants and their consumers. The main objective is to connect local business owners with their target audience by providing a real-time digital marketing voice allowing them to share their best deals and current events with customers. Very special pricing is available to Chamber members - $25 per

year vs $50 per month! To start marketing your deals today contact Stephanie Taylor at [email protected]

Peoplocity is a customer service communications platform that features a mobile app for consumers to share feedback with businesses. Quality customer experiences are essential for any business or organization to thrive and grow. This tool expedites the connection between businesses and their valued customer. To add the tool to your customer service program contact Cathy Langlois at [email protected]

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Beazer Homes • The Beazer Team is joined by the Mayor, Deputy Mayor Hendricks, and Councilor O’Conner.

Floors to Your Home • (Courtesy of Julie Crook) Pictured behind Mayor Ditslear from left to right: Shelley Kahn, Brian Kahn, Eli Kahn (age 2), Marshall Kahn, Dan Kahn, Jennifer Kahn, Emily Kahn. Front row cutting ribbon: Simon Kahn (age 5) and Noah Kahn (age 8).

Miller Consulting • The Center for Excellence, in partnership with the Noblesville Schools, off ers CAD and other technology related apprenticeship opportunities to high school students.

Beazer Homes9202 N. Meridian St. Suite 300Indianapolis, IN 46260(317) 569-3531www.beazer.com

Safety First Retirement Solution8224 Sedge Grass Rd.Noblesville, IN 46060(765) 620-2471 www.safteyfi rstretirementsolution.com

Syd’s Bar & Grill 808 Logan St.Noblesville, IN 46060(317) 773-6132 www.sydsfi nefood.com

Community First Bank of Indiana(765) 236-0600www.cfbindiana.com

Terry Lee Hyundai17665 Terry Lee CrossingNoblesville, IN 46060(317) 674-7400 www.terryleehyundai.com

Prather Family Eyecare 554 Pebble Village Ln., Suite 200 Noblesville, IN 46062(317) 804-1400 www.prathereyecare.com

Five Star Complete Restoration, Inc. 17215 Harger Ct.Noblesville, IN 46060(317) 288-2444 www.fi vestarindy.com

Susan Tibbs, FC TuckerNoblesville, IN 46060(317) 846-7751 www.soldonindy.com

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JUNE 201525th - Thursday - 11:30am -1:00pmSHERIDAN CHAMBER MONTHLY LUNCHEONSheridan Public LibraryGuest Speaker: TBACost $14 for members, $18 for prospective members

JULY 201514th - Tuesday - 11:30am-1pmJOINT MONTHLY LUNCHEON WITH HAMILTON NORTH CHAMBER10 West CiceroCost $14 for members, $18 for prospective members

Annual joint Luncheon event off ering opportunity to hear an interesting speaker and network with northern Hamilton County professionals. Registration begins at 11:00. Program starts at 11:30.

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WELCOME!Catharine HellerSheridan Chamber of CommerceO� ce Manager

The Sheridan Chamber of Commerce has a new offi ce manager. Catharine Heller would enjoy meeting you and telling you all about the Sheridan Chamber of Commerce.

Stop in the offi ce or send her an email at [email protected], or give her a call at 317-758-1311.

Our Mission

The Sheridan Chamber of Commerce shall serve as a catalyst for businesses to succeed, or off ering informative and educational programs or creating networking opportunity.

The chamber is dedicated to serving our members.

Our events, programs and services are made to put members in contact with business community of Hamilton County.

Joining the Chamber is just the fi rst step. By getting involved, your business can make the most of your membership by putting The Sheridan Chamber to work for you.


BIG EVENT

July 8th at Wood Wind Golf Clubin Westfi eldPresented by JBS United

One of the most aff ordable golf outings in the County ata great golf course

Sponsorship opportunitiesare still available

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Casey ArnoldCommunity First Bank of Indiana201 W. Sycamore StreetKokomo 46901765.236.0600www.cfbindiana.com

Firouzeh DittmarRedwood at Andover by Redwood Living18390 Shady Nook RoadWestfi eld 46074317.900.9379www.byredwood.com

NEW MEMBERS

Nearly 400 were in attendance on April 21 at the 4th All-County Luncheon at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. Personal finance expert Peter “Pete the Planner” Dunn, an Indiana native, spoke about budgets, workplace wellness, and personal finance decisions each of us make every day. Numerous All-County events are held throughout each year in various locations and are hosted by the six Hamilton County chambers of commerce.

On Friday, April 17, an unsuspecting Pebbles to Pearls Boutique was the ‘recipient’ of one of Westfield’s flash mobs! As part of the Chamber’s I-3 (Instant Impact Initiative) project, more than 25 people descended on the shop at 4:00 p.m. and surprised owners Sherry Kancs and Dace Abeltins by purchasing their wonderful, vintage items. If you’re interested in participating in our next flash mob, please contact the Chamber office at 317.804.3030.

JUNE 2015CHAMBER CLASSIC GOLF OUTING1st – Monday

CHAMBER LUNCHEON 18th – Thursday

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS25th – Thursday

JULY 2015YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEET UP9th – Thursday

MONTHLY LUNCHEON16th – Thursday

NEW MEMBER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST23rd – Thursday

For details and online registration, please visit: www.westfield-chamber.org

WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 12th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING “THE CHAMBER CLASSIC”

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The Riverboat ConnectionCivil War veteran is among pilots who retired here

Hamilton County History

amilton County is a long way from major shipping

rivers, so it would seem to be out of the way for someone who made their living by running steam-

boats fi lled with passengers and freight. However, in the book Life on the Missis-sippi, Mark Twain mentions that when riverboat pilots that he knew left the river, 4 out of 5 of them would become farmers. He said it had to do with the solitary and controlling nature of the occupation. Whatever the reason, there were at least three such men who came to Hamilton County aft er their river careers were over.

The fi rst, Francis Moreau (1777-18??), was an engineer and mechanic rather than a pilot, and was a part of the very beginning of the steamboat era. He as-sisted Robert Fulton in constructing the fi rst steamboat in the United States in New York in 1806 and was a passenger on the fi rst trip. He moved to Noblesville sometime in the 1850’s. A newspaper article in 1867 said, “The old man is never so happy as when, with chalk or pencil, he is laying off diagrams, and explaining the machinery and vessel he helped to construct for that occasion.”

The next riverman, James Kenniston (1822-1882), was both an engineer and a pilot. He started working on riverboats in the early 1840’s in the engine room, but had become a pilot and owner by the 1860’s. He was very infl uential in encouraging the adoption of tubular boiler for steamboats and acquired the nickname of “Old Tubular”. However, these types of boilers tended to explode and eventually disappeared from use. Kenniston married Julia McCole (1832-1880) in 1851. Her family was from this area and when the couple died they were buried in Crownland Cemetery.

The third riverboat man, Owen W. Conley, was born in Galway, Ireland in 1841. His father died in 1848 during the Great Famine and his two older broth-ers immigrated to America, followed by the rest of the family, including Owen and his widowed mother, in 1853. They settled in Owen County, Kentucky.

Conley and the Forest Queen had been moving troops and supplies and doing other work in the area. In January, General William Tecumseh Sherman had used the Forest Queen as his head-quarters and personal transport. Now she was draft ed into Porter’s fl otilla. There were seven ironclad gunboats, a tugboat, and three transports - the For-est Queen, Henry Clay, and Silver Wave. The boats were fi lled with supplies for the troops and forage for horses.

The gunboats were to lead the proces-sion, hopefully intimidating the Con-federates enough to let the transports through with a minimum of trouble. Still, the transports were to use cotton bales as protection along their sides. One gunboat, the Tuscumbia, was to follow the transports. Tuscumbia was probably placed at the rear because of fears for its reliability. Despite having an excellent crew, the poorly designed and hastily built ship had some severe mechanical problems. This run would be a test of its usefulness.

The Mississippi River itself would be a problem. At this point it was full of eddies and whirlpools that could spin

a ship around. Porter ordered that the ships keep 50 yards apart to prevent collisions if there were trouble. Fortunately, they would be going downstream so they would not have to fi ght the current. Porter himself would travel in the lead boat, the Benton, making it his fl agship.

The Battle On April 16th, a little aft er 9:00 PM, the fl otilla began moving down the river. All lights were covered or extinguished and the engines were muffl ed as well as possible. Porter wanted to get as far as possible before they were attacked. They started from the point where the Yazoo River joined the Mississippi and rounded the fi rst bend with little

Life on the River In 1856, when Owen was fi ft een years old, he was seized by the desire to be-come a riverboat man. Interestingly, in 1857, a 22-year-old named Samuel Cle-mens also began his career on the river. Whether the two ever met is unknown. Conley left home and signed on as a deck sweeper, working his way up through various jobs such as sweeper, watchman, second mate, mate, and fi nally, captain. He had the opportunity to work on many diff erent boats and when the Civil War started, he was aboard one where he had his most exciting adventure.

In 1861, he was part of the crew of the Forest Queen running between Cincin-nati and Louisville. When the war broke out, the boat was requisitioned as a transport for the Union forces. The goal of the Union at this time was to take control of the Mississippi River from the Confederates. This was part of the blockade to cut off supplies to the South. The plan was very successful. By 1863, the only site where the Confederacy still controlled the river was at the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant

had been given command of the Union forces in the west. His forces were con-centrated north of the city and he knew that he needed to get on both sides of the city to be able to assault it. He and Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter conceived a plan to send a small fl eet of gunboats and supply ships down-river while the army was maneuvered around the other side of the city. The most dangerous part of the plan was that the fl eet would have to pass directly under the guns of the city.

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problem. Then, as they were rounding the bend just below the city, they were spotted by Confederate lookouts on the opposite shore. The Confederates set fi re to piles of lumber and even houses to alert the troops in Vicksburg. The fl ames silhouetted the ships and turned the river into a giant shooting gallery.

While the people of the city were caught by surprise, they quickly recov-ered and open fi re with everything they had. The gunboats answered in kind and gave a broadside of 25 guns. Many of the shells dropped into the city and Porter himself could see brick build-ings collapsing. One Confederate round pierced the Benton, wounding two sail-ors inside. But the ironclads were little aff ected by most of the shelling.

The transports were not so fortunate. The Forest Queen was leading the three and almost immediately took a shot through her hull. A second shot severed her main steam pipe. The boat lost all power to the paddlewheel and Conley said that the escaping steam killed three crewmembers. The Henry Clay slowed down to keep from running into the dis-abled boat and was hit by a heated shot. This set fi re to the cotton bales and soon the whole boat was in fl ames. The crew escaped in a rowboat.

Conley’s boat drift ed helplessly under the guns until, through the smoke, up

steamed the Tuscumbia. Lit only by the burning hulk of the Henry Clay and the muzzle fl ashes of the cannons, a towline was secured from the Forest Queen to the Tuscumbia. Now, while still under fi re, the pilot of the transport had to steer his powerless boat in tandem with the pilot of the gunboat. He could only hope that the ironclad would not get caught in a whirlpool and spun around. A collision would be fatal. But the cap-tain of the Tuscumbia gave it full steam and soon both boats were safely down the river.

They were greeted below the city by General Sherman who congratulated them on their skill. The captain of the Forest Queen later received a letter of commendation. Despite the loss of the Henry Clay, the mission was regarded as a success. With the arrival of the gunboats, the Confederates realized that the Union controlled most of the Mis-sissippi River and could cut off Vicks-burg from assistance. Complete control would not come until the surrender of the city on July 4th. The Forest Queen was soon repaired and returned to transport duty.

There are other versions about what actually occurred during this incident, including a claim that the captain of the Forest Queen tried to turn his boat and run away. But, this would seem to be

physically impossible to do in a treach-erous river while being fi red upon.

Hamilton County Retirement Aft er the war, Conley returned to his regular riverboat work. In 1874, he married Mary Duff ey of Cincinnati and together they had eight children. In 1884, Conley decided to visit his sister, who had married into the Meehan fam-ily of Hamilton County, Indiana.

The Meehans were one of several families that had moved to an area west of Cicero know as the “Mullen Settle-ment”. It had been settled in the 1830’s by a group of Irish immigrants who came in to build the Central Canal. They established a Catholic mission and built a building near what is now the inter-section of Highway 31 and 256th Street. The cemetery is still there. Around the same time, a group of German Catholics had established a church east of town at the Buscher Settlement and eventu-ally the two churches were combined. Conley apparently liked what he saw and decided it was time to retire from the river. He bought 40 acres of land, moved his family up from Covington, Kentucky, and began farming. He would eventually own 180 acres. From 1890 to 1897, he returned to his piloting work, but then left the river for good at the age of 56.

Conley settled down in Hamilton County and began getting involved in the community. He was part of a committee in 1900 to construct a new church building in Cicero which is now known as the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Conley and his wife celebrated their 50th anniversary in November of 1924. They were both hale and hearty and were still doing some farm work. The newspaper said that Conley was not a man to talk much about himself, but that he could recite facts and let the visitor provide the “embroidery”. Conley died in January of 1926 at the age of 85 and is buried with his family in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Tipton. HCBMDavid Heighway is the Hamilton County Historian

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