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THIS WEEK on the WEB Local Hoosiers named to Indiana Authors Awards Page 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of August 20-26, 2020 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com N&D: AN OPTION TURNING Xtrordinary Pizza ADVERSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY PAGE 4 FEATURE Beech Grove Center Grove resident named native publishes 500 Festival Princess, Queen Scholar young adult book three years after cancer diagnosis PAGE 5 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE PET PAGE SOUTHSIDE MARKETPLACE N&D: MOVIE REVIEW Schedule and Signs of kidney disease & How to choose the The Last Dance starting lineup hyperthyroidism in cats right contractor page 5 PAGE 6 page 8-10 page 14 page 15 ALTENHEIM | ASPEN TRACE | GREENWOOD HEALTH & LIVING INDEPENDENT LIVING UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HEALTH & LIVING ASSISTED LIVING REHABILITATION FIND YOUR LONG TERM CARE MEMORY SUPPORT community www.CarDon.us 2 Week of August 20-26, 2020 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times Contact the Southside THIS Managing Editor Have any news tips? Want News Quiz on the to submit a calendar event? WEEK Have a photograph to WEB share? Call Nancy Price at How well do you know your 698-1661 or email her at [email protected]. Southside community? And remember, our news deadlines are several days Test your current event prior to print. knowledge each week with a little Q&A! Want to Advertise? Katheleen Soller of Center The Southside Times 1 Grove is a 500 Festival reaches a vast segment Princess and Queen Scholar. She of our community with is a sophomore studying nursing readership of 88%.* SMARI at what college? For information about ❏ A. Ball State reaching our readers, ❏ B. Saint Mary’s College call Brian Ruckle at ❏ C. Good Samaritan 300-8782 or email him at College-Nursing [email protected]. ❏ D. University of Saint Francis Hyperthyroidism is a 2 common problem in older cats. Which is the following is not a symptom of the disease? ❏ A. Poor appetite SERVING THE SOUTHSIDE SINCE 1928 ❏ B. Increased appetite ❏ C. Weight loss A grant from the American Heart Association was awarded to Sugar Grove in Greenwood to implement health and wellness activities. (Submitted photo) ❏ D. Vomiting Gerald Sargent, Publisher Emeritus A PRODUCT OF (1925- 2015) How old was Beech Grove educator training opportunities on Rick Myers, Editor/Publisher native and author Mary American Heart 3 their campuses. American Heart Association’s Brian Kelly, Ann Senft when she first wrote Association awards grant to Chief Executive Officer Shadows of December and won Kids Heart Challenge offers physical activations Sugar Grove Elementary to get elementary students’ hearts pumping Stephanie Dolan first place in a writing contest? Director of Operations such as hoops or jumping rope paired with ❏ A. 17 The American Heart association has awarded Brian Ruckle grants ranging from $1,025 to $3,500 to three digital missions to learn life-saving skills like Advertising Director & General Manager ❏ B. 23 Hands-Only CPR™. ❏ C. 10 Indiana elementary schools to implement MEMBERS OF Nancy Price, Managing Editor ❏ D. 32 health and wellness activities, including Sugar ss-times.com/american-heart- Mark Gasper Grove in Greenwood. Grant recipients can Digital Sales Coordinator What Southside pizzeria add physical activity equipment, CPR training association-awards-grant-to- Asha Patel 4 offers free toppings on its resources, water bottle filling stations and sugar-grove-elementary Production Manager | Graphic Designer pizzas? ❏ A. Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza For more information, contact us at: ❏ B. Brozinni Pizzeria Local authors named to Indiana [email protected] ❏ C. Xtrordinary Pizza ❏ D. Pizza Junkiez Authors Awards shortlists Tel. 317.300.8782 • Fax. 317.300.8786 Thirty-seven books written by Indiana authors, 7670 U.S. 31 S., Indianapolis, IN 46227 What Southside elementary including 11 in Indianapolis, Greenwood and www.icontimes.com 5 school was awarded a Franklin, have been named to the 2020 Eugene grant from the American Heart and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Grow Local Media, LLC Association? The books, published in 2018 and 2019, ©2020. All Rights Reserved. ❏ A. Jeremiah Gray are eligible for top honors in seven literary ❏ B. Maple Grove categories. The books feature stories about ❏ C. Bunker Hill life in Indiana, nature and interesting people. The views of the columnists in The Southside ❏ D. Sugar Grove Shortlist honorees address topics such as race, Times are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of this newspaper. immigration, teen pregnancy and suicide, as well as fairies, airships and voodoo. Top honors will be announced Sept. 1. The Southside Times is published by Grow Local Media, LLC. Content published alongside this icon Saundra Mitchell of Greenwood has been named to ss-times.com/local-authors- is sponsored by one of our valued advertisers. the Indiana Authors Awards shortlists for her young named-to-indiana-authors- Sponsored content is produced or commissioned adult novel, All the Things We Do in the Dark. awards-shortlists by advertisers working in tandem with Grow Local Media’s sales (Submitted photo) representatives. Sponsored content may not reflect the views of The Southside Times publisher, editorial staff or graphic design team. The Southside Times is devoted to clearly differentiating SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 16. For more information on these articles and other timely news, visit ss-times.com. between sponsored content and editorial content. Potential To join the conversation, visit our Facebook page or advertisers interested in sponsored content should call: follow us on Twitter @southsidetimes. 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To play along, reg- at around 5:15 p.m. The VFW’s kitchen is open on when placing an order for pizza ister and instructions on how to connect and how Wednesdays and participants are invited to pur- – the toppings can be pricey! Not to generate bingo cards will be emailed to you. chase anything on the menu. The kitchen opens at at Xtrordinary Pizza in Franklin The winner of each round will be entered into a 5:30 p.m. The VFW has two men’s and two women’s Township, where the toppings are drawing for the prize and the winner will be drawn restrooms. Each of the bathrooms has sanitizer; actually free. Customers also like at the end of the evening. Held each Monday. Ev- there are three stations with sanitizer in the front bar the crunchy pizza crust, doughy eryone is welcome to play! | When: Aug. 24, 7-8 room and at least two stations with sanitizer in the breadsticks, friendly service and p.m. | Where: Online. | Info: Register at hornetpark- Bingo rooms. There is also a thermostat to take an in- plenty of bang for the buck. Build- communitycenter.com. dividual’s temperature, if they so desire. The Annual your-own pizzas starting at $13.99 Bingo License, Annual Raffle License and the Annual include your choice of toppings: FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP Charity Game Night License # is 002855. The public sausage, pepperoni, ham, green peppers, black olives, onions, A thick blanket of cheese is guaranteed, as well as free is welcome. Please sign the book at the door upon Wheatley’s Fish Fry • Live music every Friday at mushrooms, jaapenos and banana toppings! (Submitted photo) entrance. No outside food or drink is permitted. | Wheatley’s Fish Fry on the patio, weather permit- peppers. Combo pizzas (7-inch) When: Aug. 26, 6:30 p.m. | Where: Greenwood VFW ting. | When: Aug. 21, 5-8:30 p.m. | Where: 8902 include two breadsticks starting at and make it the way they would eat it for their Post 5864, 1842 Veterans Way. | Info: If you need help Southeastern Ave. | Info: (317) 862-6622; Wheat- $6.99 (before 4 p.m.). The pizzeria even sells customers,” stated a review on Facebook. “I wish or have questions, please call Sherri Jones at (253) leysFishFry.com. a crustless pizza bowl for $6.49, in addition this was closer to home!” 278-1980. The Post phone number is (317) 888-2488. to wings starting at $8.99 and build-your- own calzones (unlimited toppings) for $9.99. LOCATION: GARFIELD PARK Summer Concert Series • Greenwood revamped “You can tell that the owners who made the 7639 Southeastern Ave. Garfield Park Sunken Garden • The Garfield Park the city’s popular Summer Concert Series in order recipe and amount of ingredients, love to eat Indianapolis, IN6 46239 Sunken Garden is now open. When utilizing park to continue the outdoor event amidst COVID-19. grounds, we urge you to follow social distancing Attendees are encouraged to come early to choose guidelines and to keep at least 6 feet between a specific seating zone, each with a limited capac- BEHIND BARS WHERE I DINE themselves and others and to follow CDC recom- ity. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and will close once the mended personal hygiene measures.