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BACK TO SCHOOL 2020: Catholic Southside schools are committed to quality education PAGES 5-10 GARY GREENHOUSE and 4706 Bluff Road Indianapolis, IN 46217 HAUNTS & JAUNTS N&D: AN OPTION MATTERS OF HEALTH (317) 786-0917 N&D: MOVIE REVIEW Can ghost hunting Shapiro’s Why you shouldn’t delay HOURS: M-F, 10-6 • SAT, 10-3 • SUN, TBD Boys State be a health hazard? Delicatessen health care during COVID-19 garygreenhouse.com Page 15 Page 3 Page 14 Page 16 LIKE US ON 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 27-September 2, 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? The Southside Times reaches a vast segment What longtime Indianapolis of our community with 1 restaurant began with its readership of 88%.* SMARI owners selling food behind a push cart? For information about reaching our readers, ❏ A. The Rathskeller call Brian Ruckle at ❏ B. Slippery Noodle Inn 300-8782 or email him at ❏ C. The Old Spaghetti Factory [email protected]. ❏ D. Shaprio’s Beverly Mathis, a Greenwood resident and professional artist, teacher and exhibitor, will show her artwork, along with works from nine other member artists, from Sept. 2-26. (Image by Beverly Mathis) What Catholic school in this 2 week’s Catholic Schools Back to School issue has the Southside Art League presents subjects and styles in a medium that is often following theme this year: “Speak misunderstood. What is pastel? Is it like sidewalk Lord, I’m listening.” ‘Passionate About Pastel’ chalk? A drawing or painting? Archival? Several of SERVING THE SOUTHSIDE SINCE 1928 ❏ A. Roncalli The Southside Art League Inc. (SALI) Off the participating artists are local residents. ❏ B. St. Jude Broadway Gallery will present “Passionate About ❏ Pastel,” a collaborative exhibit in September by 10 ss-times.com/southside- C. Central Catholic Gerald Sargent, Publisher Emeritus ❏ D. Nativity member artists. These award-winning featured art-league-presents- (1925- 2015) artists will exhibit a wide variety of pastel A PRODUCT OF passionate-about-pastel Rick Myers, Editor/Publisher What state is featured in Brian Kelly, 3 the film Boys State, now Chief Executive Officer available on Apple TV Plus? Stephanie Dolan Director of Operations ❏ A. Texas ❏ B. Indiana Brian Ruckle Advertising Director & General Manager ❏ C. Ohio ❏ D. 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The nonprofit was named after the Rick Hinton the most? daycare staffed by adults with Parker’s son, Alex, and Alex’s best friend, Ali, who The views of the columnists in The Southside ❏ A. When are you taking me both have autism. Happy Hounds, which opens Times are their own and do not necessarily ghost hunting? special needs Sept. 1, has an acre of fenced land where dogs reflect the positions of this newspaper. ❏ B. Are most ghosts friendly or A local nonprofit led by Center Grove residents can enjoy outdoor play time. hostile? has opened a doggy daycare staffed by young ss-times.com/nonprofit- ❏ C. Can you check if my home adults with developmental disabilities. The Alex & The Southside Times is published by Grow Local Media, LLC. Content published alongside this icon is haunted? Ali Foundation, founded in 2014 by Jennifer and southside-doggy- ❏ is sponsored by one of our valued advertisers. D. 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Do you really want to join A reprint from 04/07/2016 this “club” and bring something home after an Call us today! “So ... when are you taking me ghost investigation? It has happened to Laura and 1505 E Southport Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46227 317-784-2266 hunting?” me. Going into a situation envisioning com- Located on East Southport Rd. between US 31 and Madison Ave. When people find out I’m a paranormal municating with Casper the Friendly Ghost southportsmilesindy.com investigator, this is the question I indeli- can be a magical thought, yet, is it really a bly get asked. It may be from a friend, a co- friendly Casper or something else imitat- worker, or even a family member. It has hap- ing? This happens too. Or – to the other ex- pened and I expect it will continue. When it treme – taking a night out of your life and ex- does, I often stumble at a reply, asking myself periencing absolutely nothing! This happens a question: Do I want to be the one to intro- more often than not. You lose sleep, travel, duce you to this path? Most likely not. ... expenses and in a sense, a part of yourself. NEED A People become interested in the paranor- When frequenting one of the numerous pay- mal for a variety of reasons. Maybe it's an ex- ing paranormal amusement parks, this can CHECKING perience from their past they cannot explain and does happen. Regardless of the location’s or rationalize, or even a recent one; sto- hype, and reputation, it becomes a matter of ries from friends or relatives of something – buy the ticket, take the ride! You rationalize ACCOUNT? they’ve experienced; quite possibly, too nothing happening, still convincing yourself much paranormal television; a movie they it was all worth it, yet with nothing to show WE ARE HERE TO HELP! have seen; or simply wanting some excite- for those few short hours except for tired legs ment in their life, with a touch of intrigue. and bloodshot eyes. Was it really worth it? Or The paranormal train is waiting in the sta- were you, in effect, the one taken for a ride? Come see us at tion, ready to rumble down the tracks. All on This happens also. board! These are strange days indeed, with Two weeks ago Russ Hibbs, a cowork- 2020 South State Rd. 135 the simplicity of a life once part of our youth er, asked me to take him ghost hunting. He Suite 203 seemingly evolving into a completely differ- wanted to visit some Indiana locations.