Carmel MONTHLY - April 2018

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Celebrates Twenty Years of Leaving Her Mark on Carmel

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It’s Drees’ 90th anniversary and you are invited to celebrate with us.

Join us as we host a series of fun-filled events at our 90th anniversary show home.

This home honors our past with a 1920s-style exterior and celebrates our future with a modern, high-tech interior. Experience this one-of-a-kind tour through April 30, 2018!

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We’re celebrating Ralph Drees’ birthday in a big way! We’ll have cake, ice cream and sweets galore, plus a portrait photographer.

Join our experts from Sherwin Williams to learn how to choose the right colors for your home. Presentations at 2:30 and 4:30 pm.

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BIKE CARMEL EVENTS MAY 12 – BIKE CARMEL: FAMILY FUN RIDE

Experience Carmel on your bike with these family friendly routes.

2-5 miles with stops; on paths & trails Registration: 10 a.m.; Ride rolls out at 11 a.m.

Location: Prairie Trace Elementary School Fun family activities after the ride Pre-registration encouraged; Free for all

JUNE 9 – BIKE CARMEL: FAMILY FUN RIDE 2-5 miles with stops; on paths & trails Registration: 10 a.m.; Ride rolls out at 11 a.m.

Location: Woodbrook Elementary School Fun family activities after the ride Pre-registration encouraged; Free for all

JULY 7 – BIKE CARMEL: RIDE, DINE & DANCE Slow Roll Social Ride (8-10 miles with multiple stops; on paths & trails) Registration: 5 p.m.; Ride rolls out at 6:30 p.m.

Carmel Arts & Design District $15 in advance, $20 day of Late Night on Main street party starts at 9 p.m.

AUGUST 11 – BIKE CARMEL: FAMILY FUN RIDE 2-5 miles with stops; on paths & trails Registration: 10 a.m.; Ride rolls out at 11 a.m.

Location: University Green at Village of West Clay Fun family activities after the ride Pre-registration encouraged; Free for all

Visit www.BikeCarmel.com for more info!

AUGUST 18 – BIKE CARMEL: RIDE, DINE & DANCE Slow Roll Social Ride (8-10 miles with multiple stops; on paths & trails) Registration: 5 p.m.; Ride rolls out at 6:30 p.m.

Carmel Arts & Design District $15 in advance, $20 day of Late Night on Main street party starts at 9 p.m.

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Nancy Heck: Celebrates Twenty Years of Leaving Her Mark on Carmel The cover story this month celebrates Nancy Heck’s twenty years of working to change the face of Carmel.

In her position as Director of Community Relations & Economic Development for Carmel, Heck has had a front row seat to the evolution of Carmel. As with most working women, Heck has had to juggle the demands of working for a growing city and those as a mother, wife and being involved in civic organizations. We salute Heck for her service these past twenty years.

Writer // Janelle Morrison • Cover Photo // JJ Kaplan

6 Business Spotlight: Warehouse 37 8 Business Spotlight: Nerds To Go 12 Business Spotlight: Floor Coverings International 14 Special Section: Home Improvement 22 Life after a Stroke 24 Palladium Spotlight: Dennis Miller 28 Leading a Crusade for Children of Abuse 29 Scholarly Discovery Leads to International

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Warehouse 37:

New Event Center has Unlimited Possibilities You Are Invited To a Two-Day Open House on April 14-15th (Saturday & Sunday) from 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. With Music, Hors D’oeuvre, and Raffle Prizes

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amilton County’s newest wedding venue and event center, Warehouse 37, is so versatile, it can handle any kind of event, according to President and CEO Kenny Cochran. “As long as we can fit their event in this building, we can customize the building for any event,” says Cochran during a tour of the freshly remodeled facility.

Located off State Road 37 at 15325 Herriman Blvd. in Noblesville, the center offers a wedding hall that can accommodate as many as 200 people and a large reception hall, complete with a stage and dance floor, for 300 people.

The venue also features state-of-the-art video screens throughout, including three large retractable screens in the wedding hall that can be used to feature videos of the bride and groom.

There is a private DJ sound booth, surround sound, drones for capturing the event from every angle and special lighting that creates the perfect ambiance for weddings or other events.

“We have the technology to have a very fun event,” says Cochran. There is also a mile of rope lighting and 27,000 lightbulbs in the building.

Warehouse 37 aims to offer something for everyone. “We specialize in weddings, but this is an event center, so this is good for not only weddings but Christmas parties, corporate parties, corporate training, Super Bowl parties … Anything that people need a space for, this is the place,” says Cochran, who also owns Moore Restoration that shares the building. “This can become a big party central. I’ve had Super Bowl parties in here before for my clients,” he says, adding that it is also a perfect site for wedding trade shows, anniversaries, high school graduation parties, reunions and even fashion shows.

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Besides its flexibility, Cochran says his new center sets itself apart in other ways too. “I think the first thing out of the gate is that you can bring in any caterer, any vendor that you want.

So many don’t allow that. “You have to either use their food vendor, or you have to use their linen vendor,” he says. “That alone, we are super flexible that way. I think is very unique.” Most venues, at some point, you have to use one of their vendors for something.”

Warehouse 37 does, however, offer a preferred vendor list for those that do not have their own vendors. There are quite a few inclusions in the rental of the facility too. This includes tables and chairs as well as infrastructure like the audio and public address system, microphones, surround sound and lighting that would be necessary for any event.

Venue Manager Alexa Mickler says Warehouse 37 offers a lot that other venues do not.

“You have choices. That’s the biggest thing. Such as our mobile walls. You can choose how big or small you want it,” she says.

Event Consultant, Dollia Mickler, points to the bride and groom rooms as yet another thing that makes the facility stand out from others.

“We have one of the nicer bride rooms, and our groom’s room will probably be the coolest groom’s room in Indy. It has a sports theme and has authentic Colts training lockers in it. One of them could have even been Peyton Manning’s locker,” he suggests.

But there’s one more area in which Cochran says his event center will beat out others.

We’ll be less expensive than most of them. Not because we’re a cheap facility, because we’re not. It’s still an expensive building and expensive grounds, but [it’s] our competitive price.

Our events will be second to none.”

The public will get a chance to tour the facility during a two-day Open House held April 14-15 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Providing a great facility and superior service is key to the new event center, according to Cochran. “We’re going to be yes to everything. When people say, ‘Can you?’ our answer is always going to be yes!”

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Fixing Your Cool Technologies Right At Your Home If you’ve ever had a problem with your laptop or other device from thermostat to smart TV and security systems and had no idea where to turn, there is good news. NerdsToGo has opened shop in Hamilton County.

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emporarily located at 13295 Britton Park Road near 131st and State Road 37 in Fishers, NerdsToGo franchise owner Walt Brown is looking forward to his move to Fishers Marketplace right next door to Stacked Pickle in a very high traffic and accessible location.

And he’s also looking forward to continuing to provide the best IT service in the area.

Brown has a 25-year background in accounting, business administration and IT. He’s one of those people that got started in IT before most people knew what IT was. There were no schools, training or degrees in such things then; he learned by doing.

When Brown discovered that he was going to be part of a workforce reduction at his place of employment he decided not to let that happen to him again. He turned to a career coach who administered a test and determined that being a business owner might suit him best. “I was 98 percent entrepreneur. The 2 percent I didn’t have was the nerve to do it, taking that step and

putting money at risk. Once I got over that, I did it,” said Brown.

What he did was discover an up-and-coming franchise called NerdsToGo and visited its corporate headquarters in Connecticut. The company has been in business for 15 years but just began franchising in 2017. Although starting a franchise was not originally on his radar, Brown liked what he saw and felt it was a good match, so he started the first NerdsToGo franchise in Indiana in December 2017.

The business focuses on residential and medium-size businesses. “We offer a wide variety of technology services. It’s everything from networks to PCs to anything electronic,” says Brown. NerdsToGo will do a lot of things that other IT businesses will not. “We’ll fix cell phones. We’ll come in and help somebody set up a smart TV. If you want to do a home theater, we can assist you with that. Do we know and do everything? No, but we can assist you in finding those resources,” he says.

Brown says not everyone needs professional help to upgrade their own computer, but there are other areas that homeowners could use his services. “Are you getting into the home technologies? Are you getting your thermostat online? Are you putting in a security system for your doors and windows and garage doors? Are you monitoring your appliances? All those things are out there,” he says. “We’re here to assist you with that.”

Besides having a flat per incident rate rather than an hourly fee, NerdsToGo also offers low-cost residential agreements for as little as five hours of service, and the agreement never expires. If you bring your device into the shop for diagnosis and repair, the rate is lower. But all diagnostic fees, which are low, are waived if the customer has the work performed.

On the business side, NerdsToGo works with companies that have IT people and those that don’t. “We can be your IT department. We sell service agreements in which you can buy a package of time, or you can buy monthly where you buy so many hours a month,” says Brown, adding that some businesses need a few hours every month and some just need something every few months. NerdsToGo has a package to fit every need.

Small Business Administration data shows that 65 percent of all businesses spend five to six hours every week trying to resolve a technol-

ogy issue, which results in downtime and loss of productivity. For businesses that have a regular need but do not want to hire someone to handle IT issues, NerdsToGo can fill the void.

Brown thinks there are several things that set his IT service company apart from others. “It’s how quick we get to people. It’s convenience.

It’s value.” Brown says that while other companies might take a week or more to get to you, NerdsToGo will get there quickly, especially in an emergency situation. “We’re very responsive to our customers. Everybody else is, ‘You have to work with us,’ but we work with you. I think our quick response is one thing that really sets us apart from everybody else,” he says.

He also points out that technology changes rapidly, and keeping up with it can be a challenge, which is why being a part of a large national company is very beneficial. “We have a good network of support behind us. We’re able to get answers quickly. I will never tell you my

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techs know everything. My techs are good, but they have the quick ability to get the answers,” he says. “We try to be upfront and honest in a friendly way. That’s one thing we’re complimented about is how kind and courteous and nice we are,” says Brown.

He says service is the biggest factor. “Being part of the technology world for so long, it’s just like any service: People need to be able to trust who they are dealing with,” he says. “I think our flat rate pricing sets us apart from everybody else. I think the convenience that we have sets us apart. I think we add value because our pricing is reasonable and straightforward.”

Brown says his company will partner with Apple soon, and all techs have a minimum of A+ computer certification training.

You can contact NerdsToGo at 1-800-390-NERD or their local number 317-536-6435 or visit nerdstogo.com.

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Floor Coverings International: Your Floor Covering Concierge When its time to replace the floor coverings in your home, it can be a monumental hassle. You’re faced with the choice of going to a big box store and wandering around like an ancient mariner exploring the New World or making 15 trips back and forth to a smaller store with floor covering samples. Here’s a better idea: Call Floor Coverings International, and they will bring nearly 3,000 samples of various flooring options from major manufacturers right to your home. Moreover, the Floor Coverings International representatives will sit down with you on a consultative basis to determine the exact look you’re trying to capture.

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Local franchisees Ann and Greg Beriault have lived in Carmel for 19 years. Prior to being associated with Floor Coverings International, Ann worked in advertising, and Greg in federal law enforcement. As franchisees, the Beriaults were given extensive training, and over the past 2½ years, they have learned a great deal about how to best serve their clients’ flooring needs. Additionally, sons Justin and Joe also work in the business as design associates.

Once you contact Floor Coverings International and an appointment is scheduled, they will arrive at your house in a vehicle with all the flooring samples you can imagine: hardwood, carpeting, laminate and the hottest new look, luxury vinyl plank. Ann described their process with clients: “First, we listen. Every customer visit begins with a walkthrough and interview to gain understanding of the project. This allows us to narrow the options and reduce the overwhelming feeling you get when you walk into a flooring showroom. We ask, ‘What are you trying to accomplish in this space?’ By starting with a big open question, we learn about their dream. One customer said she wanted her home to feel like ‘an English cottage.’

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No project is too large or too small for Floor Coverings International. Recently, they completed a major renovation to The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in which they upgraded floor coverings throughout the facility. Floor Coverings International also does new construction.

Through the buying power of the Floor Coverings International organization and not having the expense of a brick and mortar building to pay, you will find that Floor Coverings International’s convenient service comes with a reasonable cost.

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As mentioned earlier, one of the hot new options in flooring is luxury vinyl plank. Beriault insists this is not your mother’s old vinyl flooring.

Because its waterproof, luxury vinyl plank flooring is great for bathrooms, kitchens and basement applications, while being softer (won’t crack) and warmer than tile. It’s incredibly versatile in that it can have the look of a wood laminate or look like tile and even be grouted.

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difference. “As part of our Total Garage Enhancement, we offer custom garage floor coatings, which add beauty and utility, giving your garage a finished look and making it a more user-friendly space,” says Elliott. “With a wide variety of color and finish options, you can coordinate your floor with garage cabinets, your car or even your favorite team’s logo.”

All garage flooring options are designed to withstand the high traffic and heavy use that a garage endures on a daily basis. “The low-maintenance floor is easier to care for than concrete, creating the ideal floor for a busy garage,” he says.

PremierGarage’s most popular floor is the PremierOne Decorative Texture floor coating. Elliott says it withstands heat and cold as well as wet or dry weather conditions. “The floor resists chipping, peeling, fading or stains. The floor is easy to maintain as spills can be easily wiped up, and it is resistant to chemicals commonly found in garages, including gasoline, auto fluids and paint thinner,” he says.

Elliott says PremierOne floor coatings are the toughest floor coatings available and are a proprietary blend, developed exclusively for Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage, which ensures that every floor will retain color and finish integrity for years to come.

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TJ’s Chimney Service After a long winter of cozy fires in the fireplace, your chimney needs a good cleaning. TJ’s Chimney Sweep has been keeping chimneys in central Indiana safe and clean for 22 years.

President and Co-owner Tim Robinson says TJ’s is a full-service chimney company with a showroom featuring

hearth products and live burning units.

Services include cleaning and inspecting chimneys, tearing down and rebuilding chimneys and fixing leaking chimneys.

TJ’s also sells and installs wood appliances, gas logs, direct vent gas appliances and stainless steel rain caps. “Anything to do with a chimney, we can take care of,” says Robinson. Additionally, they clean and repair dryer vents.

A product that TJ’s features is Valor direct vent fireplaces, which they sell and install. “A Valor gas insert or fireplace is a good heat source that needs no electricity,” says Robinson. “These units are superior radiant heating machines and very nice looking with many choices to choose from. The benefit is you get heat in the event of a power failure,” he says. They can also be installed virtually anywhere.

TJ’s technicians and office staff are all personally trained by Robinson and his son, Gabe, who is co-owner of the business, which he says translates into superior service. “Our service is, in my

opinion, unique in that it is still family owned and operated since 1979,” he says.

“We give true proposals with an exact price. We don’t give cheap prices to get our foot in the door, and then a salesman talks you into the most expensive thing possible,” says Robinson.

TJ’s Chimney Service is located at 866 S. State St. in Greenfield. You can call them at 317-462-4759, visit tjschimneyservice. com or email tj@tjschimneyservice.com.

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Whites Electrical There’s nothing quite like the proper lighting to set the right tone and atmosphere in any home. And that’s what White’s Electrical specializes in.

White’s has been in business since 2001.

President Clay Hamilton has been with the company since 2013 and assumed ownership just this year. White’s offers a full slate of electrical services, including 24-hour residential, commercial and industrial repair and installation, commercial construction, machinery repair and maintenance, and custom home builds and remodels.

“One of our most popular products right now is LED lighting,” says Hamilton.

“We work very closely with Nora Lighting, a leading brand in LED, so we have access to the newest, best and most hightech lighting available on the market.”

Hamilton says LED lighting can add a great touch to anyone’s home. “LED lighting looks good, saves you money and is extremely low maintenance. We work with a number of interior designers who specifically request it because it most closely mimics the look of natural sunlight,” he says.

White’s Electrical has experienced, professional residential electricians who are capable tackling any project, from emergency situations to installing a ceiling fan to updating the lighting in your home.

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Whicker Construction Perhaps you are ready for a brand-new home or to totally remodel your current one. Whicker Construction is an upscale custom home builder and remodeler that has been building and creating dream homes since 1989.

Brad Whicker, the president of Whicker Construction, says his company builds between three and five homes a year that range in price from $500,000 to $1.5 million. They also perform 12 to 18 remodel projects annually that typically range in price from $50,000 to $300,000.

Whicker says his quality is second to none. “Whicker Construction has four top-shelf employee carpenters and a project liaison in the office working with clients and coordinating selections. We deliver exceptional craftsmanship while working closely with our clients,” he says.

Whicker says his company goes above and beyond others in the industry. “We self-perform all interior trim and demolition, and we provide close supervision of our trades, engaging the client during the process. We are customer-driven,” says Whicker. “We are good at what we do.”

You can contact Whicker Construction at 317-839-8353 or visit their website at whickerconstruction.com.

Perhaps you don’t need a new home or a complete remodel, but some upgrading and refreshing would help.

Indy Home Design Center is your onestop-shop for anything you need for your home.

Owners Jack and Genta Powell have been in the home furnishing and home improvement business for over 30 years and have been in their current Indianapolis showroom since 2004.

“Indy Home Design Center provides customers with savings, selection and service for almost anything in and around your home – a value you won’t find anywhere else!” says Genta. Her company provides access to hundreds of top name furniture suppliers and can provide furnishings and decorative accent pieces for any room in the home.

And the list of things that Indy Home Design Center offers doesn’t end there. They also have kitchen and bath cabinets with a full in-house design service, providing customers with the quality and custom look they desire.

Flooring, plumbing, lighting and countertops as well as window coverings round out the selection. Installation services are available as well. “Indy Home Design Center is truly a onestop-shop,” says Genta.

It isn’t often that you find a business that has a furnishings side combined with a cabinetry design, installation and interior design service side. “Indy Home Design Center employs Manisha Desai as our kitchen and bath designer. She has been in the industry for 16 years, and she provides excellent service and design to clients for their dream projects, such as kitchen, bars, bathrooms, built-in bookcases and closets,” says Genta. Desai designs with 2020 software, so every customer will have the ability to see what their project will look like when completed.

In addition, Susie Kappes is an interior designer on staff. She has been in the field for 35 years and has decorated more than 250 model homes. Both Manisha and Susie are available for in-home consultation by appointment only.

Genta thinks Indy Home Design Center is unique in her industry because you can shop at one location for almost anything. “People like the one-stopshop. People like the ability to have choices, and when they come to Indy Home Design Center, we tailor their project to their wishes but keeping in mind that a budget matters,” she says.

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Former WRTV-TV Channel 6 media personality Stacia Matthews would often report on health matters. Little did she know that the information she shared to save lives would one day help to save hers.

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fter a remarkable 23-year run with the Indianapolis station, Matthews retired from journalism and became the public relations manager for the Indiana Spine Group (ISG) in Carmel. In addition to her work in media and public relations, Matthews has coordinated and participated in several walks and marathons throughout her adult life.

An active singer for the local charity band, “Henle And The Loops,” Matthews enjoyed a “normal” lifestyle. On March 11, 2017, Matthews was enjoying an evening out with her family and friends, celebrating her birthday a couple of days early. Afterwards, Matthews and her sister went to a local grocery store to pick up some items for the next day’s dinner. Matthews complained to her sister that she was having a “weird” headache. Matthews drove them to her home and proceeded to take some of the groceries inside. Still complaining of a headache, Matthews’ sister advised her to take some over-the-counter pain relievers and go to bed. Her sister stayed

the night and was awakened by Matthews who ordered her sister not to let her fall asleep, watch for paralysis, not to let her lay down, keep her talking and get her to the hospital.

Matthews was later told by her family and doctors that she walked into the emergency room, on her own accord, at a local hospital and informed the staff that she was having a stroke. Matthews’ self-diagnosis would prove correct.

She had suffered a Hemorrhagic stroke where a ruptured blood vessel causes bleeding inside the brain. Matthews was put into a medically induced coma for several days. She remained in a coma for two weeks, terrifying her family and friends. She would awake from the ordeal three weeks later, a survivor of a stroke.

Matthews didn’t fit the “profile” of someone being susceptible to a stroke, but here she is putting a face on someone who’s recovering from a stroke. When asked what the face of a stroke survivor looks like, she replied, “It looks like me.”

There are no visible signs of having suffered a stroke anywhere on Matthews’ face. She did not suffer paralysis of her extremities or her facial muscles. Her vocal chords were impaired due to the tracheotomy that was performed because of the coma, and there was injury to her brain as a result of the bleeding. But to look at her today, one would not realize that she had a stroke. To hear her speak today, one still may not realize as a result of her intensive physical and vocal therapy.

“It [stroke] doesn’t care who you are,” Matthews said. “It doesn’t care if you are young, old and wealthy or if you work three jobs. It can strike anyone. Before the stroke, I stayed fairly active and kept my schedule full. My co-workers would tease me at work and say, ‘Where are you going now?’ and ‘You need to sit down’ because I was always on the go. The stroke forced me to slow down.”

Matthews recalled the weekend’s events leading up to suffering her stroke.

“I wasn’t feeling any symptoms. As a matter of fact, I was feeling good. I was celebrating my birthday a few days early.

My niece and my sister came into town to surprise me. The weekend had been basically like any other. I’m in a band, and it had a gig that weekend. I got up the next morning, that Saturday morning, and I represented Indiana Spine Group at a health fair. Afterwards, I got ready to have dinner at Ruth’s Chris to celebrate my birthday early. There was nothing unusual about the day.”

She had no symptoms and felt fine at that point in the day. “We sat around the table and just talked, and when we left, my sister asked if we could stop at a grocery store,” Matthews recalled.

“I remember going into Kroger. I remember being in Kroger, but I don’t remember much after that. The next thing I know, almost a month had passed, and I’m looking at myself in the mirror at Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI). My hair was uneven and shaven on the right side. I was wearing pajamas that I did not recognize. I barely recognized the woman that I saw in the mirror. I remember saying, really loudly, ‘Oh my God, my hair

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is jacked!’ I felt like I was having an outof-the-body experience.”

Over the next several days, Matthews tried to grasp what had happened, asking where she was and how she got there.

“It seemed to take forever to get my wits about myself,” she said. “The doctors, therapists and social workers at RHI are kind and compassionate. They were very loving and patient with me, but they do not mess around.”

Matthews described her therapy as her “journey back to me.” “I was unaware that I was repeating myself, and I had to remember how to do simple things, like tying my shoes and brushing my teeth.”

During a session with her psychiatrist, Matthews recalled him advising her that she may have to come to grips with a new reality and a new version of her. “I heard him, but it didn’t really register until therapy really got underway,” she said.

Matthews expressed her gratitude for having survived and for how far she

has come in her recovery. “I was having breakfast one morning, and some other patients came in,” she said. “They were young men who had suffered strokes and were paralyzed. I went back to my room and cried. Not because I felt sorry for myself, but because I am so grateful that I’m alive and that I recognized the signs.

I knew something was wrong, I knew the signs and I acted on them.”

Matthews left RHI and went to Allisonville Meadows to continue her physical therapy. When she returned to work, Matthews knew that her routine would be different but that she had the support of the doctors and staff at ISG. Dr. Kevin Macadaeg, a specialist at ISG, is a cancer survivor and understood the importance of Matthews getting back to her routine as part of her recovery.

“I believe that returning to the familiarity in our lives helps to draw ourselves out of the hole that Stacia found herself in,” Macadaeg said. “For someone

like her, a down-to-earth and passionate person, to take a hit the way she did and be able to pull herself out of it like she did is impressive. She got back to her familiar environment both at home and at work, and I think that was key to her recovery.”

Matthews has a new lease and a new perspective on her life. She continues to eat healthy, exercise and is working toward getting back into 5K races as a goal for this year.

“I’m on medication for life, and I monitor my blood pressure every day,” Matthews said. “The stroke has taught me a lot about taking care of myself. I talk to anyone who will listen about my story.

I credit knowing the signs for saving my life. The signs are slurred speech, loss of vision, numbness or paralysis on one side and severe headache. It can happen to anyone at any time, so it’s important that people know the signs and get medical treatment immediately.”

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DENNIS MILLER AT THE PALLADIUM Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of The Center for the Performing Arts

Dennis Miller, the five-time Emmy Award winner and comedian, is coming to The Palladium. Miller is listed as 21st on Comedy Central’s 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time.

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ou may remember him from his days as anchor of the “Weekend Update” segment on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) and his catchphrase, “That’s the news, and I am outta here!” In addition to being an award-winning comedian, Miller’s complete resume is nearly as impressive as any of the world’s seven national wonders. Miller has tried his hand as a talk show host, sports commentator, actor, author and television personality. After captivating audiences on “SNL” from 1985 to 1991, he went on to earn five Emmy Awards and three Writers Guild of America Awards for his critically acclaimed talk show, “Dennis Miller Live.” Miller is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers, “The Rants”; “Ranting Again”; “I Rant, Therefore I Am”; and “The Rant Zone.”

Miller has also been cast in films, usually in dramatic roles, most notably in 1994’s “Disclosure,” 1995’s “The Net” and 1997’s “Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” He also appeared in the 2008 release, “What Happens in Vegas.”

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Miller at The Palladium May 18 at 8 p.m. Visit thecenterfortheperformingarts.org for more information.

PALLADIUM: MARCH 18 Having visited Indiana before, are you familiar with Carmel, or will the northern suburbs be new territory for you when you come in May? I have not been north of Indianapolis, so I don’t know what the northern territory is. I’m not Jack London, but I do love Indianapolis. Shapiro’s Deli is my favorite deli in America. To me, Indianapolis is the best place to hold a Super Bowl or Final Four, and I’ve been there for both of those things. I dig that you can walk around the downtown area.

Sometimes when you visit a city for a major sporting event, and I don’t go to all that many, but some are so spread out that there’s no esprit de corps like there is in Indianapolis.

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Upon attending the Super Bowl in Indy, you had a rather atypical encounter with a Hoosier governor and limo driver.

What happened that night?

At the game, I ran into then-Governor Mitch Daniels, and he gave me his phone number.

After the game, I was trying to blow off to the airport where I had chartered a plane because I had to get to New Orleans. I caught a limo at the hotel, and the limo driver told me that there’d be a premium. So we get to the airport, and the driver wants $1,000. And I say, I’m not paying you $1,000. What? Are you kidding me?” I told the guy, “It’s the Super Bowl. I get it, and I’m not trying to cheat you here. I’ll give you $400. God bless you. Go have a good time with that.” He continued to argue with me and was trying to gouge me. I don’t mind being gouged, but don’t put me on the rack. So I tell this guy that I’ve got Mitch Daniels’ phone number, and then I called the governor. It was just funny that this one time in my life, I had the phone number of a state’s governor in my pocket. I told Mitch that I was being gouged by a citizen, and I told the limo driver, “I’ve got the governor for ya, and he wants your limo number.” The guy said, “Uh, well, let’s talk about the fee.” So I told Mitch, “I think I’ve got this thing handled. Thanks.”

Usually when I go to Indy, and when I went with my dear departed friend, Andy Granatelli, we were treated like kings. The limo driver was the exception to the rule and was acting in a very non- Indianapolis way.

You worked alongside Al Michaels for two years on Monday Night Football.

Fans and critics have mixed emotions about your coverage during that period.

What are your thoughts, and what was one of your favorite moments from working that booth?

I look back, and I’ve had a lot of things shot out from under me and I probably wasn’t good at them. Football was an odd mix. I was having fun, but after two years, they [executives] were probably like, “This is just too weird” and “This chap’s references are just too weird. We’re getting too many complaints.” One night, as they [team officials] were wrapping this one player’s ankle with gauze, I said to Al [Michaels], “I haven’t seen that much fabric used since the environmental artist, Christo, wrapped the Pont Neuf Bridge in Paris.” Al muted his mic and said, “What the f*** are you talking about?”

You hosted the MTV Music Awards in 1995 and 1996. That’s a quite a nod for anyone to be asked to host. What is one of your favorite moments that took place onstage or behind the curtains at that awards show?

I did host the MTV Music Awards, believe it or not, since I’m such an old square now.

One year, Oasis was on, and at the end, the Gallagher kid [Noel Gallagher] threw a beer out into the crowd. I was on a side satellite stage where they [audience] threw it back to me, and I said, “Ooh, he threw a beer.” And everybody laughed. Afterwards, I went back to this little holding pen they had for me, and it was like a shower stall where you could sit and watch the show. I had some cheddar Goldfish crackers, ice water and bananas back there. That’s all I wanted. I get back there, and Mike Tyson’s there. He was presenting that night. The stage manager comes in and tells me that one of the Gallaghers is looking for me and that they were pissed off that I made fun of them on stage. I looked at Mike [Tyson] and said, “I guess this guy’s really pissed.”

The door opens, and Noel Gallagher sticks his head in looking for me. And the look on his face when he saw me sitting there with Mike Tyson – I mean, that’s the last guy on the planet that you want to pick a fight with. Mike looks up, and in his voice, he said, “Hey Noel, want some Goldfish?”

Oh, that was funny!

to speak in public about any issue. It kind of reminds me of the McCarthy hearings.

It’s uptight times in America.

Is social media dividing us as a society or unifying us? How do you view social media as an entertainer?

Hell, it’s dividing us. Never have we had more ways to come together and realize that we really did not need to come together. Social media has divided us. Plus, it has made the mundane more delectable.

Never have lives less lived been more chronicled. Louis and Clark didn’t keep notes as assiduous as a group of teenage girls doing brunch on Sunday. I use social media to try out my jokes. There’s a bunch of diagnostics on Facebook that tell me what I need to know as far as how people are reacting. It is a good tool for that.

What advice would you give an up-andcoming comedian? What lesson could an aspiring comedian learn from you at this stage of your career and life?

I’d say become a dramatist. Go write touchy-feely commercials. Those seem to be doing well right now. I try to write intricate jokes. I didn’t take it seriously when people celebrated me, and I don’t take it seriously now when people tell me they hate my guts. I just do what I do. I’ve got a weird vocabulary. I remember cultural references. I’ve been good with similes my whole life, Speaking of funny, you were and I connect them. I’ve got a PALLADIUM PERFORMER inspired by and later became delivery that I learned from SPOTLIGHT close to some of the greatest watching Richard Belzer – not comedians to have ever a kiss a** on stage and I mix it all walked the planet. What was your together. I don’t mind having people relationship like with the late Robin disdain me. I must have a broken part but Williams and George Carlin? you could be whining about a heckler and I loved Robin [Williams] like a brother. We then you get in the shower and find a lump spent a lot of time together. I knew George in your armpit, and you think, “What the [Carlin] less, but he was “the man.” When f*** is this?” And then all of the other s*** George said my name for the first time, I falls away. It’s showbiz. It’s not that serious. almost fainted. Those are two of the five You’re the one that chose to stand up on an best comedians who ever lived. elevated platform. To me, the highest rung of showbiz pain never comes within of the Is it more difficult to be a comedian lowest rung in real life pain, so shut up and in today’s climate? have some fun.

What do you think? Have you ever seen things as uptight as they are? It’s a hard For information on the performance and tickets visit, time to be a comedian, but then again, I’m thecenterfortheperformingarts.org. on the back side of this. It’s not like I’m striving and on my way up. It’s the toughest time that I’ve ever seen to be a comedian or

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The annual Friends of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast will be held Friday, April 27, in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Chaucie’s Place, located in Carmel, is holding its annual fundraising breakfast to raise awareness and the necessary funds to support the life-saving and life-altering prevention programs they offer communities throughout the state of Indiana. This includes Smart Steps: A Body Safety Program for Children™, Lifelines and Stewards of Children®.

Richard F. Taylor III, Chaucie’s Place Board President and Judge Paul Felix, Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge

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his year’s keynote speaker will be Jenna Quinn. Quinn is a survivor of sexual abuse, author, TED speaker and the champion behind Jenna’s Law, a law that passed unanimously in the Texas State Senate mandating K-12 training for students and school staff. It is the first child sexual abuse prevention law in the U.S. named after a survivor.

Jenna’s Law was expanded to incorporate child care centers, foster care centers, child placing agencies and universities. In 2017, Jenna’s Law was recently amended to include sex trafficking prevention in schools. Since passing in 2009, Jenna’s Law has been adopted in some form throughout over half the nation including Indiana. Quinn and her fellow advocates were instrumental in getting Senate Bill 355 passed in our state.

In 2017, Governor Holcomb signed SB 355, requiring schools to provide education on child abuse and child sexual abuse to children in kindergarten through 12th grades. The bill requires public, charter and accredited nonpublic schools to provide such education by December 15 of each year, starting in 2018.

“When Jenna’s Law passed in 2009, it was the first of its kind in both magnitude and scope,” Quinn said. “It passed unanimously, and I felt that was truly a miracle. We got off to a pretty good start with the legislation in Texas.”

Quinn acknowledges the hard work and diligence of Tammy Lampert, executive director of Southwest Indiana Child Advocacy Coalition, and other advocates from within Indiana working with Quinn to successfully get a form of Jenna’s Law, SB 355, passed in Indiana.

She went on to explain that with the rise of kids and teenagers with smartphones and social media, the need for education in both primary and secondary grades is critical. “Some people think that only the younger kids need it [education] and not the older kids because they know whether or not something is right or wrong,” she said. “The truth is they don’t.

There is so much ‘gray’ out there for them.

Social media and smartphones have made it easier for perpetrators to find victims.”

Quinn described the legislative process as an emotional rollercoaster, saying there are several groups and associations related to education that have to be engaged and on board.

“When it is all said and done and when a governor signs off on a form of Jenna’s Law, it’s one of the most incredibly rewarding feelings that you can possibly have. What we are actually doing is preventing a crime. It is no different than the campaigns that advocate against texting or drinking while driving. When you look at the prevalence, one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. And with all of the research pointing to prevention as the key, it becomes a no-brainer as to what we need to be doing to solve the problem.”

“Chaucie’s Place is uniquely positioned to provide this training, and Jenna will help inform the audience why this training is important for the protection of children in our communities,” said Richard F. Taylor III, Chaucie’s Place board president. “We are honored to have such a tireless advocate like Jenna Quinn speaking at the breakfast.”

For more information on Chaucie’s Place and to register for the Friends of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast, visit chauciesplace.org. For more information on Jenna Quinn, visit jennaquinn.org.

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Scholarly Discovery Leads to International Conference at Palladium Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of the Great American Songbook Foundation

The Great American Songbook Foundation (GASF) will welcome an international conference to the Palladium: “Reading Musicals: Sources, Editions, Performance – A Conference in honor of Geoffrey Block.” The conference will run from May 9-11 and is organized by Dr. Dominic McHugh, a senior lecturer in musicology and director of performance in the Department of Music at the University of Sheffield. McHugh made national and international news with his discovery of some of the lost songs from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” while he was conducting research at the GASF in Carmel.

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ome of the lost songs were found in a box containing Wilson’s collection, and one particular piece of sheet music was literally hidden in the middle of a published book within that box. The lost songs had been cut away from the show before it reached Broadway. McHugh took copies of the songs back to the U.K. where they were performed in a world premiere concert last February.

McHugh, an expert on the history of Broadway musicals, has published several high-profile publications on musicals. His work has appeared in the Journal of the American Musicological Society and has contributed chapters to The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Adaptations, to name just a few. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Oxford University Press’ Broadway Legacies series.

Upon his visit to The Center for the Performing Arts, McHugh began to envision bringing the international conference and a caucus of world-renowned musical

theatre scholars to Carmel.

“I thought it [Palladium] was extraordinary actually,” McHugh said. “It is such a great resource, and from the outside, you would never know that it is of the quality that it is. I have traveled all over America and Europe doing research, and the quality of the Palladium, in particular, is just amazing. The whole building, the surrounding areas, going to Divvy for lunch and the whole experience was amazing and totally unexpected. That’s primarily why I’ve been so keen to bring this international conference to The Palladium because the quality of the building and the setup of the city is so welcoming and interesting. Working with Lisa [Lobdell] was unlike any other research experience that I’ve had anywhere in the world.”

McHugh worked alongside Lisa Lobdell, archivist at GASF, during his visit to Carmel in 2013. He shared that Lobdell was supportive of his work and welcoming.

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“We [GASF] received the Meredith Wilson Collection in late 2012, and Dominic contacted us in 2013 to see if he could do some research here,” Lobdell explained.

“He had already contacted the executor of the Meredith Wilson Estate and was given the ‘go-ahead’ to make copies and other things as part of his research for the book he is currently writing about Meredith Wilson’s musicals.”

Lobdell shared that McHugh was thoughtful and left copious notes on what was in the litany of boxes that he went through, so as Lobdell and her fellow archivists processed the boxes, they would know what was in them.

Impressed beyond measure with Carmel, McHugh returned to the U.K. with his found treasure: a couple of lost songs from “The Music Man” and other incredible relics from the Meredith Wilson Collection and turned his thoughts to organizing the upcoming conference.

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“I’m organizing the conference in terms on a subject that sometimes previously of the academic content and speakers,” struggled to find a home. Archives have McHugh stated. “The guys over there in enriched and expanded their collections, Carmel are organizing all of the practical often putting both catalogues and docuthings. The world’s leading musical thements online, and the creation of critical atre scholar, Geoffrey Block, is retiring editions of the works of George Gershafter 30 years. He is a beloved figure in win and Frederick Loewe, following on musicology, and I wanted to run a confrom the pioneering efforts of the Kurt ference in his honor. It’s been in my head Weill Edition, will put reliable versions of to bring the scholars to Carmel, so they musical theatre texts in libraries across can see how great the facilities and city the globe for performers and students are. This is the special occasion needed to alike to refer to. draw them in.”

This conference that honors both In the 20 years since the original pubBlock’s own scholarship and his stewlication of Geoffrey Block’s seminal book, ardship of the work of others through “Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Oxford’s Broadway Legacies and Yale’s Musical from ‘Show Boat’ to Sondheim Broadway Masters series aims to address and Lloyd Webber” (1997; 2nd ed. 2009), three broad themes in particular: sourcmusical theatre research has grown exes, editions and performance. The conferponentially. Numerous monographs, arence will feature extended presentations ticles, performances and digital outputs by members of the Broadway Legacies have expanded the parameters of the board – Tim Carter, Kim Kowalke, Jeffrey field, and the journal, “Studies in Musical Magee and McHugh – as well as Block Theatre,” has been a vehicle for research himself. 1 3/25/18 10:51 PM Carmel_Apr2018_Humane_Society_Boone_County.pdf

Chris Lewis, executive director of the Great American Songbook Foundation, shared why hosting the elite international conference at the Palladium is a great opportunity for the Foundation.

“We feel that this conference is a real opportunity for the Foundation and will continue to establish our place in this industry,” Lewis said. “This is a major nod for the organization to host this conference. The way that I describe the archives that are here, it is a treasure hunt. You never know what you’re going to find when you open a box. There have been discoveries here that are amazing.

From a cocktail napkin with lyrics to a song to the Meredith Wilson Collection, it is all breathtaking. It makes me think how much more is in the archives that have yet to be discovered.”

The conference is open to the public and attendees can register online athttps://sites.google.com/site/ readingmusicalsconference/home

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NANCY HECK C e l e b r at e s T w e n t y Y e a r s o f L e av i n g H e r M a r k o n C a r m e l Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // JJ Kaplan and submitted

The Community Relations and Economic Development Department was established by Mayor Jim Brainard to manage and facilitate the public communications and economic development of the City of Carmel. Sitting at the helm as director of community relations & economic development at City of Carmel is Carmel resident, Nancy Heck. Heck is celebrating her twentieth anniversary as the head of that department which began as a department comprised of only one, that being Heck. As the city grew, the demands of Heck’s position also grew resulting in Heck developing a department over the years and a steadfast team that has assisted her in weathering a litany of storms and celebrating many successes over the last two decades.

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eck explained that prior to her hiring, the mayor’s office did not have a PR or communications department but it had come to a point that it needed a PR person to assist the mayor in crafting his messages and getting them out to

community; keeping the residents and businesses comprised to the plans that he had.

“Communication is key with telling people where do we want to go, how are going to get there and why it makes sense to do it a certain way,” Heck said.

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“The city’s growth was well underway when I came on in March of 1998. The city’s attorney, Doug Haney, was the only one and he welcomed the offer to help.

I used my law degree and I would do court on Mondays. I would take the cases home, work over the weekend and come

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in to court on Monday and did the PR stuff the remainder of the week.”

Heck’s background in law, journalism and public relations has given her the advantage to look at various situations from many perspectives throughout her career with the city.

“I think that my background helps when we [the department] try to write our story,” she emphasized. “I hope that the journalists who work with us know that we are being extremely diligent when somebody comes out with a number or a statement. I’m always like okay, how do we prove that? Where do we go to prove that? It’s helpful to have that background because the city attorney isn’t’ always at your beck and call. The mayor’s also an attorney, though he doesn’t practice, but we talk the same language.”

Heck shared that it’s always been a challenge with tax payer money hiring additional staff as the city has grown substantially over the years to support the menu of programs and events that the city offers residents, businesses and tourists.

“There is always much to be done and the media responses along could take up to two people,” Heck stated. “There’s never a loss of things to do. Currently, we have five full-time and one contract employee. There is an important component to city events. I think that people sometimes think that we just throw ‘parties’ and they may not understand that there is a reason for what we do.

People volunteer to attend these events and meet other people with like-minded

interests and they engage in the community. Employers want to have things for employees to do. They can’t attract people to a cultural and entertainment desert. You have to have cultural and community engagement.”

Over the last two decades, Heck has attended countless ribbon cuttings, grand openings, city events and other civic related events as part of her position but is also a proud resident of the city in which she serves. Heck has been a long-standing member of the Rotary Club of Carmel and regularly volunteers at Orchard Park Elementary in the media center. Heck also assists with the Carmel Clay Public Library as part of her passion for advocating for literacy.

“In regards to projects that I am most proud to have been a part of over the years, and not necessarily in chronological order, I would say that the Center for the Performing Arts has to be the absolute gem,” Heck said. “That was a long fought battle from the very beginning. I was lucky enough to be on the original board along with the mayor and Doug [Haney]. Creating a sustainable civilization is more than just being green-it’s about having cultural amenities. The mayor doesn’t think only 10-20 years down the road. He thinks 100-years and more. We had the daunting task of educating the community why the Center was important. It was a true grassroots effort that involved me answering questions in front of large gatherings of people, both supporters and non-supporters, who filled our council chamber at the time.”

Heck explained that even before the Center, the Arts and Design District, City Center, Keystone Avenue, Monon Trail and the other major projects took place, the city knew the importance projects like these have on attracting businesses.

“Even way back then, we knew that using the arts as an economic development tool would also set us apart,” she said.

“We have built a city where our children, who got to enjoy the Monon Greenway and water park, want to grow up and live and raise their own children. In my wildest dreams, I would’ve never thought that I’d be a part of the things that I have been. The addition of the Christkindlmarkt and Ice at Center Green are two of the most recent successes. I told the mayor that we’d know if we were successful if two things happened; if people get engaged there and if Christmas card pictures are taken there. Both happened and somebody got married there so that was a bonus. Knowing that’s where people want to have memorable iconic moments is such icing on cake. The Christkindlmarkt and Ice at Center Green were thought provoking and they took a lot of diligent work, much like many of the city’s projects.”

Heck concluded, “I’ve been very lucky to have just oddly landed here. I have to thank the mayor for seeing something in me that I didn’t even see in myself and to trust that we could go on this journey together. To be able to leave a legacy is what people live for. I don’t measure success in dollars but rather did you make the world a better place? For me, the answer is yes.”

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Most, if not all, of us are chomping at the bit to resume our outdoor activities and meander around the city in more conducive weather. The good news is we will have more to do this summer about Carmel, specifically in Midtown and in the Arts & Design District along the Monon Trail. With the impending grand openings of new establishments, such as Sun King Distillery, Anthony’s Chophouse and 3UP, coming this summer and the substantial completion of the first phase of infrastructure improvements to the Monon Green Space, residents and visitors alike will have even more to experience.

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We sat down with Mayor Jim Brainard to get a quick update on some of the projects that are underway, such as the Proscenium and others that have been discussed recently in the local news, as well as his thoughts on the city’s latest national nods. He also shared his thoughts on the 20th work anniversary of Nancy Heck, director of community relations at the City of Carmel.

What is the status of the Proscenium project, the mixed-use development located at the former Party Time Rental site?

I’ve been told that everything is in place. The utilities are being buried underground between Carmel Drive and north of City Center. When that project is complete at the Proscenium site,

breaking ground on other phases of that construction will begin late spring or early summer.

The Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the site location for a proposed Mosque. What are your thoughts on this matter?

Regardless of whether this is the perfect or best spot for it [the Mosque], those issues were disputed and decided by the BZA. It’s important for everyone, regardless of background, to feel welcome in our city. If we’re going to compete on a global basis for jobs and economic opportunity, we’ve got to be an open, welcoming city, regardless of where a person is from.

Speaking of competing on a global or national basis, the city was named

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The image provided is a conceptual rendering (not finalized) that will drive the final design. Courtesy of the City of Carmel

“Best Place to Live” in the entire United States by “Town & Country” for the second year in a row and “Best Place in the U.S. to Launch a Career” by “Money Magazine.” Do these acknowledgments hold any real value when it comes to recruiting companies and future residents?

They absolutely do. I imagine that those announcements were emailed to lots of adult children of Carmel parents who have moved out of state to places like New York, California and Florida as their way of coaxing them to come back to Carmel. These national acknowledgments prove that our strategy is working. I have a conversation with one of our larger corporations, talking about how they are going to be able to hire the people that they need from all over the country and how helpful acknowledgments like this are when they go out to recruit people.

With the idea of spring and summer activities fixated on people’s minds, what can you and Joshua Kirsh, engineering administrator at the City of Carmel, share with us about what’s to come along the Monon Green Space?

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We’ve already started Monon Boulevard. I try to drive past it every day to see the progress and talk with the workers.

Even in this cold weather that we’re having at the end of winter, they’re still out there working every day. That’s going to be a beautiful project. The artwork, the extensive landscaping and all of the things that will be in the median in between the two traffic lanes is going to be beautiful and fun.

Specifically, what areas are we looking at for the first phase of the infrastructure improvements relating to the Monon Boulevard, Josh? And will some of it be completed by or near the grand opening of Sun King Distillery?

(Joshua Kirsh provided these additional details on the progress of the project)

Carmel’s working diligently on the infrastructure portion of Midtown while private investment continues to come out of the ground in the shape of buildings

and businesses like Sun King, etc. The first phase of Carmel’s infrastructure improvements there in the Midtown area, we anticipate, to be substantially completed

by June. That will involve the southbound lane and the majority of the northbound lane from what we all identify as 4th Street SW up to 1st Street SW. Through the remainder of this year, the rest of those infrastructure improvements – roads, paths and the new Monon Green Space – all of that will be tied together and be substantially completed before the end of this year. There may still be a little bit of landscaping or dirt work to happen in the spring of 2019, but for all intents and purposes, the footprint will be there, and it will be quite striking.

Last question for you, Mayor Brainard: What does it mean to you to have an employee of the City like Nancy Heck dedicate 20 years to the job and to the city of Carmel?

Our administration has been so fortunate to have some of the best people possible choose to work for the Carmel government. Nancy Heck is an example of that. She’s a lawyer by training, and like many of our employees, she could’ve been successful working in the private sector, but she chose to work for the City because of the excitement, the progress, the creativity and because of the Carmel community. A lot us believe that this city is very special, and it can be a global competitor as a quality place to live. We believe what we’re doing is very important, and Nancy has dedicated the greater part of her career to helping make this city what it is today.

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The Carmel Gala Shines a Spotlight on the City’s Youth Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted

If you attended last year’s inaugural Carmel Gala, then you already know how much fun attendees are going to have at this year’s gala, Design Bright Futures, on Saturday, April 28, at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. Last year’s gala, benefitting the Carmel Youth Assistance Program (CYAP), raised nearly $60,000. The proceeds are used to meet the CYAP’s most pressing needs, helping the most vulnerable children and families in the Carmel community.

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YAP was formed in the fall of 2015 to help strengthen youth and families through community involvement. CYAP works in collaboration with the Carmel Clay School District, City of Carmel and the Hamilton County Superior Court. CYAP is a franchise of a great concept that was started in Hamilton County by Judge Paul Felix, Hamilton County Circuit Court, and Judge Steven Nation, Hamilton County Superior Court 1. Hamilton County Youth Assistance and its collaborating youth assistance programs, such as CYAP, help nearly 500 children per year.

Without intervention, approximately

40 percent of those children would end up incarcerated, which could cost as much as $1.73 million per month for Hamilton County citizens. CYAP and its advocates are working with its mentors and volunteers to engage identified at-risk schoolage children. Through the coordination of services, family assistance, tutoring and mentoring, CYAP is able to help build skills and confidence in the children and keep them on a path to success.

Melanie Lentz, ex-officio, CYAP board member, spoke about what attendees can look forward to at this year’s gala and mentioned that sponsor tables are still available as well as individual tickets.

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“Our goal is to match or exceed last year’s fundraising goal,” Lentz said. “We will have a lot of different activities in the way of entertainment at this year’s gala. We are also encouraging people to wear bright- colored attire as our theme is ‘Design Bright Futures.’ We will have a ‘Dessert Dash,’ Giant Jenga, personalized caricatures, TapSnap Photo Booth and other surprises for our attendees. People filled the dance floor until the very last song of the evening last year, and we hope that they do so once again as The Bishops will be returning as our musical entertainment.” Lentz mentioned the silent auction this year will include some fabulous items,

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such as a tour of the Asherwood Estate that was generously donated by The Center for the Performing Arts, handmade Indiana wood-carved signs and artwork

by Marc Brewer, an American Doll package, vacation packages and many more incredible items. She also mentioned that the VIP experience will begin earlier this year, so people can mingle and spend some time with Mayor Brainard, the Honorary Chair, before the gala officially gets underway.

“This year’s Carmel Gala, Design Bright Futures, is really focusing on the bright side of things,” Lentz said. “There is so much going on in the world today. Who doesn’t want to go to an event and enjoy music from The Bishops, have a caricature done, laugh at it with your friends and capture the evening in the photo booth and enjoy themselves? We will also have late night snacks, an open bar and Giant Jenga for people to enjoy. People have a blast, and it’s all for a good cause.”

In addition to Mayor Brainard, the gala’s emcee for the evening, Larra Overton from Fox59, will address the audience as well as Guenter Haines, CYAP board president. Attendees will also be shown a video spotlighting some CYAP mentors and mentees. The video is graciously produced and donated by Adam Grubb Productions.

Lentz thanked the gala’s Naming and Gold sponsors, including Bell Techlogix, the City of Carmel, Sun King Brewing, Wilkinson Brothers, Ritz Charles and Carmel Monthly for their contributions to this year’s gala.

The Honorary Chair, Mayor Brainard, shared what he enjoyed most about the Carmel Gala and the value that CYAP brings to the future of the community.

“What was fun for me last year was that there were a lot of younger people and a different crowd than what we typically see at a lot of civic functions,” Brainard said. “The gala brought out a wide demographic of mid-to-late 30-year-olds to the

60-plus category that I’m clearly in. It was fun to see a lot of younger people getting involved in this cause, which is only going to make the city better in the future by intervening early on with kids who are struggling in our community.

“The program data shows that even as our population goes up, we’re seeing the number of school-age teenagers showing up in court going down. The only change has been the CYAP program that identifies at-risk youth. And with the partnership with the schools, the mentoring and counseling, and the engagement, these kids are getting the help and support that they need. The key is to get them engaged in activities, such as Boy Scouts, school clubs and other activities where they can have a support group and feel included with their peers.”

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