News From the Zionsville Times Sentinel

May 7, 2012

In This Issue

Hoosier race fan turns passion into career

BCSO searches for man involved in auto theft ring

Greetings!

Welcome to the Zionsville Times Sentinel's bi-weekly news blast! Just because we publish every Wednesday doesn't mean you can't know what's going on in the community throughout the week! In each "News to you," which will come out every Monday and Friday, we will give you a few stories we are working on and what meetings and events are coming up in town.

Hoosier race fan turns passion into career

Zionsville resident Doug Boles was a swimmer in high school and college. Loves Colts football and college basketball. But for him, motorsports has always trumped all other sports and interests.

"I was captivated early on," the vice president of communications for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. and Hulman & Company said. "When you grow up in a house where your dad is passionate about it, it's like osmosis. You're either going to love it or hate it."

His father, Hendricks County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Boles, was a yearbook editor and public relations representative for the U.S. Auto Club in the 1960s. That organization sanctioned IndyCar races until the IndyCar Series started.

Some of Doug's earliest racing memories were of watching practices and qualifying in the early 1970s at IMS with his parents.

His first Indianapolis 500 was in 1977, when A.J. Foyt, one of his favorite drivers, won his fourth Indy 500.

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BCSO searches for man involved in auto theft ring

The Boone County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man that attempted to steal a car Sunday morning, May 6, in the Royal Run subdivision.

According to Chris Burcham, Boone County Sheriff's Office public information officer, there were 15 total cars that were involved in the theft ring. Five cars were stolen; three of which have been recovered by BCSO. Around 10 other vehicles were broken into with small items taken.

At approximately 4:22 a.m. Sunday morning, May 6, the Boone County Communications Center received a report of an auto theft, which had just occurred in the Royal Run subdivision. Whitestown police were the first to arrive at the scene and discovered the vehicle abandoned and still running.

Zionsville police observed a vehicle leaving the subdivision which matched a possible description of a fleeing suspect car. The car was described to police as a Volkswagen Passat. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over. The vehicle tried to flee before crashing into a utility pole. The vehicle was confirmed stolen out of Marion County.

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Zionsville named Tree City

The Town of Zionsville has been named by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for their commitment to urban forestry.

It is the 11th year Zionsville has earned this national honor from the Arbor Day Foundation, the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees.

"We all benefit when communities like Zionsville place a high priority on planting and caring for trees, one of our nation's most beautiful resources," John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation, said. "Trees shade our homes and add beauty to our neighborhoods, and they also provide many environmental, economic and social benefits. We applaud Zionsville's elected officials, volunteers and citizens for providing vital care for its urban forest."

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Sincerely,

Zionsville Times Sentinel staff

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