BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH GARDENING Bethany Community Gardens Brings Local Wellness Organizations, Food Pantries and Residents Together
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THIS WEEK on the WEB Indy Public Library adds racial equality resources Page 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of July 9-15, 2020 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com FEATURE Perry Township mom BUILDING COMMUNITY starts ‘snack attack’ THROUGH GARDENING for kids PAGE 5 MARION COUNTY FAIR 2020 Annual entertainment returns with health and safety guidelines Bethany Community Gardens brings local wellness organizations, food pantries and residents together PAGE 4 HAUNTS & JAUNTS THE COMEBACK: FEATURE THE COMEBACK: FEATURE N&D: MOVIE REVIEW All dogs go to heaven: Express Employment Beech Grove votes for tax Uncut Gems: Pulse- Remembering Norm celebrates anniversary increase to help schools pounding crime thriller PAGES 6-7 Page 3 Pages 10-11 Pages 10-11 Page 15 ALTENHEIM | ASPEN TRACE | GREENWOOD HEALTH & LIVING UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HEALTH & LIVING THINKING AHEAD? Take our free assessment at cardon.us/sst INDEPENDENT LIVING . ASSISTED LIVING REHABILITATION . LONG TERM CARE . MEMORY SUPPORT www.CarDon.us 2 Week of July 9-15, 2020 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times Contact the Southside THIS Managing Editor on the Have any news tips? Want News Quiz WEEK to submit a calendar event? WEB Have a photograph to share? Call Nancy Price at How well do you know your IndyPL offers free resources to 698-1661 or email her at Southside community? [email protected]. learn about race and racial equity And remember, our news Test your current event The Indianapolis Public Library has added deadlines are several days knowledge each week e-books, audiobooks and streaming videos prior to print. with a little Q&A! covering race and racial equity to the library’s catalog at indypl.org this month. Titles are available for free with the use of a library card. Want to Advertise? Popular titles with no waitlists include Me and The Southside Times White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the Rick Hinton writes about the reaches a vast segment memories of his dog Norm World and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. of our community with 1 Saad; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the this week. Norm was what type readership of 88%.* SMARI of mixed breed? Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander; and The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. For information about ❏ A. Cocker Spaniel/Poodle reaching our readers, ❏ B. Golden Retriever/ So You Want to Talk About Race, a New York Times ss-times.com/indypl-offers- call Brian Ruckle at Labrador Retriever best seller, is an audiobook available through July 300-8782 or email him at ❏ C. Chow Chow/Husky 26 on The Indianapolis Public Library’s website at free-resources-to-learn-about- [email protected]. ❏ D. Saint Bernard/ indypl.org. (Submitted image) race-and-racial-equity Golden Retriever The Marion County Fair is 2 celebrating a significant anniversary. How many years? ❏ A. 90 SERVING THE SOUTHSIDE SINCE 1928 ❏ B. 75 ❏ C. 100 ❏ D. 85 Gerald Sargent, Publisher Emeritus A PRODUCT OF (1925- 2015) Funds from a property tax Members of the Beech Grove Fire Department gathered in the parking lot of Northern Tool + Equipment to Rick Myers, Editor/Publisher 3 increase will go toward receive donated personal protective equipment. (Submitted photo) Brian Kelly, what Southside school district Chief Executive Officer that has the second largest Stephanie Dolan agricultural science program per Northern Tool + Equipment Tool + Equipment is also offering safety masks Director of Operations capita in the state? in its local stores from Founder Sports Group. Brian Ruckle Advertising Director & General Manager donates PPE to Beech Grove Proceeds from sales will be donated to the ❏ A. Perry Township Schools Nancy Price, Managing Editor ❏ B. Clark-Pleasant Community Fire Department All Clear Foundation, which supports first MEMBERS OF responder organizations. Mark Gasper Schools Earlier this week, local retailer Northern Tool + Digital Sales Coordinator ❏ C. Beech Grove City Schools Equipment donated COVID-related cleaning ss-times.com/northern-tool- Asha Patel ❏ D. Greenwood Community and safety equipment to the Beech Grove Fire Production Manager | Graphic Designer Schools Department. The fire chief, firefighters and EMTS, equipment-donates-ppe-to- along with engine and ambulance – visited the beech-grove-fire-department Bethany Community store’s location at 5236 Victory Drive. 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His move to a tri-level house with that is true. Today, I'm feeling the pain, and stairs became a challenge. He was plagued expect to for some time. On Saturday, April with severe joint disorder and could no longer 7, we had my wife, Laura's dog Norm put to sleep at the foot of our bed upstairs or by the sleep. It was a difficult decision to make, but downstairs fireplace. These occasions were in the end, we feel the right one. I've spent the things he loved! In the end we had to as- the last five years with 12-year-old Norm – sist him in even getting up the two stairs of the R a dog not expected to make it past 10. That backyard porch to come inside. His expressive he did, however, does little to ease the pain. eyes always looked at you in bewilderment. Norm was a Saint Bernard / Golden Re- He'd gotten older, and well beyond his prime. triever mix, officially designated as a “mutt.” His body was breaking down. And, in many He was a large dog housing a booming bark ways, I believe he knew the end was near. and accompanying wagging bushy tail. Lau- The loss of a pet is devastating. The grief ra, at the time, was a single mom raising two carries on for some time.