Announcements
Letter from the PresidentI am sure by the time you read this at the beginning of April we will be in the midst of balmy spring weather having finally escaped from the bitter late winter that March brought us…right? We can hope!Our April 16th VRA meeting will concentrate on
things happening right here in the Village and things that we can and should be
doing here to keep our quality of life here in the Village to standard that we
want. This generally means that we need to take a few minutes now and again and
lend a hand.
In April and May there will be a number of small Village
service opportunities that I believe should only take a few hours of your time
and will do a number of positive things: A. Make our Village a better place, B.
Make our Village a better place to visit, enticing more people to come, C. to
Show others in the community that we care and are willing to do some of the
work to do this.
One of these is the annual Garlic Mustard “Pull for the
Parks”. This is always a fun morning project of pulling out invasive species in
Creekside Park. The VRA will also be doing some work at the Sullivan Munce
Cultural Center, the Rain Gardens on Main St, and at the Lincoln Park Concert
series later this summer. More info on all these is below in the Village Voice.
Please don’t hesitate to be in touch with any questions or
if you have other ideas for projects. I hope that you can make the time to help
us with these small but significant projects to make our Village even more
awesome!!
See you out working in your yards!
Chris  Remembering Cody RichardsonMany of you might remember Cody Richardson from your trip in the basket of ladder 91 the night the VRA met at Zionsville Fire Department Station 91 or at the picnic back last September on Main Street. Cody was the guy with the warm welcoming smile, and he got to meet a lot of members of the VRA this past year. As some of you might know, we lost Cody to an untimely death on the evening of March 4th 2013. Cody was a lifetime resident of Boone County and graduated from Lebanon High School back in 2004. He attended Ivy Tech and received his degree in Fire Science in 2006. He started working for the Zionsville Fire Department in 2007 as a part-time firefighter. In 2008 Cody began his fulltime career with the department and then went on to obtain his paramedic certification in 2009. During his days off form the department he enjoyed farming for Dave Chance. Cody lived his life by what he called the five “F’s” Faith, Family, Firefighting, Fitness and Farming. Cody will be truly missed by the department, his family and friends and the community that he so proudly served. Godspeed Cody.Village News and EventsCPR Class April 18 6:30-9pm Village Residents Win Film Award  Village residents Matt and Holly Sommers paid a visit to the red carpet in Hollywood recently, in support of their short independent film, "The Days Before." The Sommers won Best of Show in the annual 48 Hour Film Project competition, which premiered here at the sold out IMA Toby Theater in the fall. It then moved on to the Filmapalooza International Film Festival, where it screened at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theater onHollywood Boulevard. This is the first theatrical film production that the Sommers have produced, with the husband and wife team assuming all roles, from acting and cinematography to foley recording and original soundtrack. The entire sound stage was constructed in their home garage and edited in their studio, from start to finish in 48 hours, almost exactly. You can view this 6-minute short here: http://vimeo.com/sommersville/thedaysbefore alongside Mr. Bucher's 2012 Z'Sparkle behind the scenes special: http://vimeo.com/59324046  The premiere was outstanding at IMA's Toby Theater--three sold out screenings. We were awarded Audience Choice, Best Graphics and Best of Show, which earned us a trip to Hollywood to represent our city at the International Film Festival. We giggled through the Warner Brothers studio tours with folks from place like Israel, Beijing, Dundee and Cape Town. (Everyone everywhere watched "Friends," apparently.) More teams from outside the US came to the big show than from within, 120 in all, with films from Musicals to Buddy Cop themes. It was an amazing turn-out of energy and creativity. France ultimately swept most of the final competition with their excellent ensemble work, but we were awarded a lovely trophy for having won our regional competition and drove Facebook crazy for four days. Here's to great partnerships and saying yes to stuff! Honor Flight Update The VRA's letter writing campaign
for the WWII Veterans who are participating in April 20th Honor Flight
was a huge success. The VRA submitted nearly 200 letters to these
Veteran's for their "Mail Call" on the way home from their visit to the
World War II memorial. It must be noted that one young VRA member named
Violet did and excellent job in getting many of her classmates to write
these "Thank You" letters. Additionally, nearly 400 more "Thank You"
letters were written by ZCS sports teams. Great Job everyone!!! The next event on the Honor Flight agenda is the flight itself, and for the VRA and many other Zionsville
residents to come to their welcome home on April 20th. Top Secret!
On
the evening of Saturday, April 20, Indy Honor Flight will be returning
to Indianapolis with 70 Hoosier Heroes. Please plan to attend this
extraordinary event and welcome home our brave and honored World War II
Veterans. Bring American flags, signs, banners and as many people as you
can. Arrive no later than 8:30 pm
Indiana national Guard - 38th Infantry
3912 West Minnesota Street
Indianapolis, IN 46241 Pull for the Parks The VRA and Zionsville Parks and Recreation Department is preparing for its annual “Pull for the Parks” and is seeking volunteers to assist in removal of invasive Garlic Mustard from Creekside Park on Saturday, April 20th from 9-11AM. Experienced pullers may come earlier to get a head start. This is fun way to get off the trail and get to better know one of the Village's favorite parks. Interested folks are asked to provide 2 hours of time on that Saturday, April 20th to remove and bag the invasive plant, and coffee and donuts will be provided. Please meet in the Creekside Park parking lot on the South side of Sycamore St/116th St, just across from the entrance to Lions Park. If there are other times that you could help, or you work with another service organization that would like to participate in an invasive eradication program, please contact the Zionsville Parks Dept to coordinate that with them. 733-2273 or jgleissner@zionsville-in.gov. Elm Street Green Garden Plots  For further information contact the Park and Recreation Department at 733-2273 or stop by the Zionsville Town Hall between 8am-4pm to sign up. Rain Gardens: Long Term Care & Maintenance Workshop Tuesday, April 16th 1-3 pm Zionsville Town Hall – Community Room April 23: Rain date Gavin Merriman will also be one of the speakers at the April 16th VRA Meeting! This workshop will provide basic information on rain garden use and installation but will focus on long-term care and maintenance to ensure the success of your garden. Myrene Brown will lead this workshop which features a presentation followed by a hands-on field component at the Town Hall Rain Garden. This free program will take place at Zionsville Town Hall. Participants will receive a free native plant compliments of Zionsville’s Storm Water Department. Registration is required: Click here to register online. Free. Historic Building Research Program and Social Zionsville Historical Society is having a dessert social and program on Thursday, May 23rd at 7pm at the Zionsville Lions Community Building on Elm Street. The program is “Historic Building Research” presented by Rebecca Smith, Indiana Landmarks Community Preservation Specialist. I think we will find her presentation most informative and helpful; especially to the new Village Residents' Association members. If you are intrigued by an old house and you want to know its story. How can you find out when it was built, who lived there, how it may have changed over time? Maybe your ambition is even broader, and you want to learn about its architectural style and the development of the entire neighborhood. Century Structuresby Ralph StacyZionsville Historical Society  a) The structure is at least one hundred years old at the time of application. b) The structure has not been unreasonably altered in exterior design and façade. One of the tests for this determination is whether the original owner would recognize the structure. c) The style of the structure shall be representative of its local time period style and not a replica of an earlier style. Some members of the Zionsville Historical Society have firsthand knowledge of structures in Zionsville that may qualify as Century Structures. Present owners are encouraged to contact the President of the Zionsville Historical Society for guidance. It is suggested that the applicant has other than his own knowledge and collected data, several resources to draw upon from within the community. These are, as suggestions only: a) long-time residents. b) abstracts of title. c) county records. d) Sullivan Munce Cultural Center. The Zionsville Historical Society is offering this program as a community service solely for the benefit of the property owner. The applicant agrees, by submitting an application, to indemnify and hold harmless the Zionsville Historical Society, its directors, officers, committees, and members from and against all damages, claims, and liability arising from or connected with any action or inaction regarding the application, consideration thereof, decisions, and recognition plaque. Applications that are not approved cannot be reconsidered for a period of one year, and then only where the application has changed materially. All applications are to be accompanied by a fee of $25.00, payable to the Zionsville Historical Society, and are to be submitted to Ralph W. Stacy, ZHS President, 60 South Second Street, Zionsville, IN 46077 or stacylabolts@indy.rr.com Upon arrival, applicant shall pay in advance the current cost, as determined by the Society, of the recognition plaque to be provided for the structure. The recognition plaque shall remain the property of the Society, even after it is attached to the structure, and it may be removed if the structure is subsequently altered to the extent that it no longer qualifies. All applications and materials submitted will be considered the property of the Zionsville Historical Society and will be retained in its files at the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center for use as reference materials. There are 18 structures in the Village of Zionsville that display this distinctive plaque.
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