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THIS WEEK on the WEB Who’s the Scrooge? Page 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of August 31-September 6, 2017 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com We’ve asked for your best pet photos and you sent them to us! Presenting ... FEATURE Bluff Creek Church to 4th Annual celebrate 190th PAGES 6-10 anniversary. PET LOVER’S ndPLACE 2 PAGE 4 Edition Buddy and Purrci | Marsha Hanley, Perry Township rd st PLACE 1PLACE 3 HAUNTS & JAUNTS Owning the Roads Hotel. PAGE 5 Mr. Molesley who was rescued at Southside Animal Shelter. Thank you, Dale Jones of Greenwood. Charlie and Gizmo | The Napiers, Greenwood ASK THE EXPERT BEECH GROVE MARKETPLACE LIFESTYLE Employment- What's happening Lower cholesterol at-will. around town? with garbanzo beans. Page 12 Page 13 Page 17 SENIOR GOLF OUTING THURSDAY SEPT. 21 • 8AM-2PM Free day of fun at Smock Golf Course and a chance to win prizes! Call Rosegate at 317-889-0100 for more info or to sign up. ASCSeniorCare.com 2 Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2017 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times BUSINESS Contact the Editor THIS Have any news tips? Want Horizon promotes Betty Uban to submit a calendar event? on the Have a photograph to WEEK to Assistant Vice President share? Call Nicole Davis at WEB 300-8782 or email her at Banking – David Bedwell, Market Pres- ndavis@southsidetimes. ident of Johnson County Indiana, an- com. Remember, our news nounced the promotion deadlines are several days Franciscan Health of Betty Uban to Assis- prior to print. tant Vice President, Branch steers parents to Kids’ Manager in its Bargersville Want to Advertise? office. 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Johnson and Parker are licensed Grant Gaynor, process included performers ages 7-21 from therapists while Owen is a long-time stra- Graphic Design Intern central Indiana and resulted in a final cast of 55. tegic plan consultant and digital market- ing business owner. Arête’s office is at 622 Serving the Southside ss-times.com/agape-scrooge North Madison Avenue, Suite B-4, Green- wood, IN 46142. More information is Since 1928 available at AretePurpose.com. The part- For more information, contact us at: ners can be reached at (317) 825.8140. [email protected] Tel. 317.300.8782 • Fax. 317.300.8786 For more information on these articles and other timely news, visit ss-times.com. Beech Grove’s Frye 7670 U.S. 31 S. To join the conversation, visit our Facebook page or Indianapolis, IN 46227 follow us on Twitter @southsidetimes. honored for outstanding www.icontimes.com customer service Times-Leader Publications, LLC ©2017. 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The health care providers are not employees, associates and/or agents of, or supervised by, Walgreen Co. or any Walgreens subsidiary or affiliated company. CommClinic_Walgreens_Current.indd 1 7/31/17 1:10 PM 4 Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2017 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times History in the making Bluff Creek Christian Church celebrates 190 years of history, change and positive outlook FEATURE With its Center Grove area community standards, but they did what they had to do. growing more diverse, Allen said they are mak- It is always fun to reminisce, but church ing a push to embrace the entire community. was also more than a social gathering spot - it By Nicole Davis “We’re developing that philosophy that to was where we learned about Jesus. One thing present Jesus as a gift to the community, we I am grateful for is that Bluff Creek has al- Above, Bluff Creek Bluff Creek Christian Church was some- have to be a gift to the community,” Allen said. ways been focused on the Gospel. It has nev- Christian Church thing Rachel Fish read about in her textbooks “For the next 10 years, we want to target on how er wavered. There wasn’t a separate worship today. | Right, 1884. before she came from Cincinnati Christian we can better engage the global community.” service for children as we have now; we had (Submitted photos) University to become an intern there. One such way they are doing that is Sunday School classes, VBS activities, youth “We were in awe, that we’re sitting down through the International Impact intern choirs and sports activities. Sermons always in a historical building, things we read about program. Fish is from Myanmar. She served were, are still are today, based on scripture. in textbooks,” she said. “At the same time, it at the same time as Jonathan Tukala, from Singing praises and communion have al- doesn’t feel like an old church. All of the staff Bluff Creek Timeline the United Kingdom. ways been a focal point of the service. And here are striving to continue to move for- “The welcome we got here is the best,” Tuka- countless baptisms! The main purpose of the ward. We have such a rich history, but I like la said. “To this day, they treat us the same way church was, and always will be, to bring oth- • May 18, 1827: Bluff Creek was to think we’re making history right now.” as they did the first day. That’s the advantage of ers to Christ and each decade presents new founded as a Baptist institution when Bluff Creek will celebrate its 190th anniver- a smaller church.