THIS WEEK on the WEB Roncalli football field renamed in honor of longtime high school educator Page 2 BEECH GROVE • CENTER GROVE • GARFIELD PARK & FOUNTAIN SQUARE • GREENWOOD • SOUTHPORT • FRANKLIN & PERRY TOWNSHIPS FREE • Week of August 22-28, 2019 Serving the Southside Since 1928 ss-times.com PAGES 6-7 TIMESOGRAPHY Greenwood’s WAMMfest raises $10,000 for local organizations PAGE 4 A safe place to learn Perry Meridian senior creates one-of-a-kind sensory room for students with special needs HAUNTS & JAUNTS FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Is there a different body Greenwood solider Greenwood band hosts concert Free family entertainment in John Dillinger’s grave? killed in Ft. Hood, TX of 100s of statewide musicians at BG’s Music on Main Page 5 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 5 Altenheim (Indianapolis/Beech Grove) I am so happy with dad’s care Aspen Trace (Greenwood/Bargersville/Center Grove) and how content he seems. Greenwood Health & Living University Heights Health & Living (Indianapolis/Greenwood) I agree I’m so grateful for CarDon! www.CarDon.us CARDON - EXPERT SENIOR LIVING SOLUTIONS. 2 Week of August 22-28, 2019 • 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 698-1661 or email her at Southside community? Roncalli to dedicate Kranowitz named [email protected]. And remember, our news Test your current event football field to Bob Tully president and CEO of Keep deadlines are several days prior to print. knowledge each week Roncalli High School's football field will Indianapolis Beautiful with a little Q&A! be dedicated to longtime educator Bob Tully. Tully will be honored at the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) has named season opening home game sustainability leader Jeremy Kranowitz as Want to Advertise? Which elementary school in Aug. 23 against Southport. its new president and CEO. Perry Township has a new The football facility will be Most recently, Kranowitz The Southside Times 1 reaches a vast segment sensory room for students with renamed Bob Tully Field was managing director for of our community. special needs, created by Perry at Roncalli Stadium. Tully Sustainability of Hazon, an Meridian senior Kevin Waggoner? has spent the past 58 years organization that is building For information about ❏ A. Homecroft at Roncalli as head coach a movement to create a reaching our readers, ❏ B. Glenns Valley for football and track, an athletic director, more environmentally call Brian Ruckle at ❏ C. Abraham Lincoln superintendent of Finance, campus minister, world for all, with a specific 300-8782 or email him at ❏ D. Douglas MacArthur religion teacher and bus driver. He is currently emphasis toward impacting change in Jewish [email protected]. vice president for Mission and Ministry. communities. KIB is an environmental and Rumor has it that the body in community nonprofit with a mission to engage 2 John Dillinger’s grave is not ss-times.com/roncalli- diverse communities to create vibrant public his, according to Haunts and Jaunts. to-dedicate-football-field- places, helping people and nature to thrive. Which of the following is not evidence of that? to-bob-tully ss-times.com/kranowitz-named- ❏ A. The corpse had a full set president-and-CEO-of-keep- SERVING THE SOUTHSIDE SINCE 1928 of teeth Roncalli’s football field will be renamed Bob Tully indianapolis-beautiful ❏ B. The wrong eye color Field at Roncalli Stadium in honor of longtime ❏ C. There was no scar on educator Bob Tully. (Submitted photo) A PRODUCT OF Gerald Sargent his face New president and CEO of Keep Indianapolis Publisher Emeritus ❏ D. A mole was missing from the Beautiful, Jeremy. (Submitted photo) Rick Myers back of his neck Editor/Publisher For more information on these articles and other timely news, visit ss-times.com. Brian Kelly Franklin Township graduate Chief Executive Officer To join the conversation, visit our Facebook page or 3 Ethan Olnick raised money Stephanie Dolan to purchase a refrigerator for a follow us on Twitter @southsidetimes. Director of Operations hospitality school in Uganda. How MEMBERS OF Nancy Price, Managing Editor did he raise funds? FOR THE RECORD Glenn Augustine ❏ A. He sold bracelets Digital Sales Director ❏ B. He organized a car wash Asha Patel ❏ C. He presented a talent show 100TH BIRTHDAY Production Manager | Graphic Designer ❏ D. Mothers of students at Franklin Township held a bake sale For more information, contact us at: The Greater Greenwood [email protected] 4 Community Band is hosting Tel. 317.300.8782 • Fax. 317.300.8786 Community Concerts in the Park this Saturday. Last month, the 7670 U.S. 31 S., Indianapolis, IN 46227 local band performed a concert to www.icontimes.com benefit which Southside nonprofit? Grow Local Media, LLC ❏ A. Beacon of Hope Crisis Center ©2019. All Rights Reserved. ❏ B. Johnson County Animal Shelter ❏ C. Nonviolent Alternatives ❏ The views of the columnists in The Southside D. Peace Peddlers, Inc. Times are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of this newspaper. What is the percentage of 5 redheads that make up the world’s population, according to Grammar Guy? The Southside Times is published by Grow Local Media, LLC. Content published alongside this icon ❏ A. 5 percent is sponsored by one of our valued advertisers. ❏ B. 1-2 percent Sponsored content is produced or commissioned ❏ C. 3 percent by advertisers working in tandem with Grow Local Media’s sales ❏ D. 15 percent Eleanor Sparks Ramsey celebrates 100th birthday representatives. Sponsored content may not reflect the views of The Southside Times publisher, editorial staff or graphic design Eleanor Sparks Ramsey, a Franklin resident, will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 2 team. The Southside Times is devoted to clearly differentiating to 5 p.m. at CTW Inc., 749 Commerce Pkwy West Dr., Greenwood, 46143. Eleanor grew up on the Southside between sponsored content and editorial content. Potential SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 18. and graduated from Southport High School. She was a homemaker and is a mother to five children: Jack advertisers interested in sponsored content should call: Ramsey, Cathy Scott, Linda Gammon, Sherrie Borski and Bonnie Summitt. She is also a grandmother, great- (317) 300-8782 or email: [email protected]. grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Our pediatricians are ready to take care of your family. Your child’s health is our top priority and we know your schedule is busy so we’re here to help in a way that fits your needs. Schedule your next visit with our highly skilled physicians. Open until 7 pm Monday and Tuesday. Now accepting new patients Riley Physicians Pediatrics – Methodist Medical Plaza South 8820 S. Meridian St., Suite 125 | Indianapolis, IN 46217 T 317.865.6600 Laura Calili, MD Kathryn Johnston, MD Bryan Leber, MD IU Health Physicians Primary Care – Epler Parke 5550 S. East St., Suite I | Indianapolis, IN 46227 T 317.780.4080 David Porter, MD Wynter Vik, MD Jane Wilson, MD iuhealth.org/primarycare ©2019 IUHealth 8/19 IUH#31300 31300_IUHP_SouthsidePeds_9.7x10_FNL.indd 1 8/8/19 2:49 PM 4 Week of August 22-28, 2019 • ss-times.com TIMESOGRAPHY The Southside Times WAMMfest raises $10,000 for local charities By Nancy Price Despite rain threatening the 11th annual WAMMfest last Sat- urday night, a healthy attendance for the fundraising event, cele- brating wine, art, music and mi- crobrew, helped to raise $10,000. “Overall, we had a great turn- out and couldn’t have been happi- 1. er,” said Joshua O’Neal, Marketing Chair for WAMMfest. “We had a little hiccup at the beginning of the event with rain, but once that cleared out, all the WAMMfest festivities fired on all cylinders. Also, both attendees and artists expressed to us that the new lay- out was great. “Being that WAMMfest is a charity event, we wanted to drive that message home this year with attendees as most do not know that 100 percent of the net profits go right back into our community. 2. 3. We presented checks, $10,000 in total, on stage to representatives of a few organizations and nonprof- its that receive donations from The Sertoma Club of Greenwood, including Girls Inc., Habitat for Humanity, Hear Indiana and the Greenwood Parks Department.” 1. Guests visited artists’ tents that included paintings, pottery, photography, woodwork, clothing, accessories and more. 2. The Blue River Band entertained country music fans. 3. Music lovers were treated to local bands, The Windbreakers and Blue River Band. 4. The large attendance was helpful in raising $10,000 for local charities. (Photos by Darlene Harrison) 4. ss-times.com • Week of August 22-28, 2019 5 The Southside Times COMMUNITY The word spread quickly about the shooting, with crowds gathering at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. | Inset, authorities collected several Dillinger mugshots, including this early one. (Submitted photos) Digging up Dillinger: the conclusion? for years at FBI headquarters and allegedly in HAUNTS & JAUNTS Dillinger's possession that night was not his, and actually manufactured after his death. (He report- edly was reaching for it as he ran. Being Dillinger, I By Rick Hinton would expect that he had a gun on him at all times.) When John Dillinger's father was awoken • THERE WERE MANY CLAIMS FROM THOSE WHO KNEW HIM with the news of his son's death, he stated THAT THE BODY IN THE MORGUE WAS SHORTER AND HEAVI- quietly, “I knew this was going to happen. ER THAN DILLINGER. A barber familiar with his hair I've been expecting it for a long time.” A fa- claimed it was too thick.