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Jack Russell: A Natural Servant Leader Named OneZone CEO This month’s cover story introduces our readers to Jack Russell, the new COO for OneZone. At the young age of 25, Russell was asked to run the Westfield Chamber. His work with Westfield and now with OneZone seems to be a natural progression for an individual who, along with his family, has been dedicated to serving others in their community.

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

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8 Volunteers Are the Heart of the Carmel Farmers Market 11 You are Cordially Invited to a Posh Picnic 14 SMA Wins the Fight on Newborn Screening 19 Concerts for a Cause 23 One of Music’s Most Iconic Nights 26 Summer Concert Calendar 33 CarmelFest: It’s a True Family Affair 36 All Paws on Deck: The Humane Society of Hamilton

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Volunteers Are the Heart of the Carmel Farmers Market Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Jennifer Hersberger and CFM

The Carmel Farmers Market is produced and managed by “community-minded” volunteers and is headed up by an equally dedicated leadership team led by the market’s President Ron Carter and Vice President Deborah Schmitz.

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hile a market can’t function without quality vendors, the volunteers are the heart and soul. We sat down with Schmitz and two of her fellow market volunteers, Laura Clark and Susan Bock, all from Carmel, to talk more about the relationships between the Carmel Farmers Market volunteers and vendors.

“We make it a point to talk to our vendors and to get to know them personally,” Schmitz said. “We ask them what they do and why they started their producing/ selling. We develop a personal family-like connection with them, especially the ones that we go out and physically visit. The farmers are small businesses that work hard. I love that commercial that says,

‘Small business is a big business.’ As a small business owner, I get that they work harder because they are the only ones responsible for their business.”

Clark added, “Getting to know our vendors on this level gives me a new appreciation for them, and they are just so passionate about what they do.”

“There is the comfort in knowing where the food is coming from and when it was picked or produced,” Bock said. “We know where the meat is coming from. When you go to the grocery store, look at where the meat is coming from. Some of it comes from China and other countries.”

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teers who work selflessly for the benefit of a first-class market and give a heartfelt thank you to those folks.

“I had been going to the market every Saturday, and I felt like I needed something else to do and wanted to get involved,” Clark explained. “So, I just signed up, and this is my sixth summer with the market. I enjoy the constant brainstorming and coming up with fun things to do.

After 20 years, we’ve got to keep coming up with new ideas and keep it ‘fresh.’ I feel like the vendors are really innovative about what they are doing, and we have to keep up with them and be a market that the vendors want to be at. We feel like we have a stake in the vendors’ success.

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What’s on the Table? farms and businesses, and we want them to do well and want people to appreciate what they are doing.” Bock moved to Carmel in 2010 and became involved with the market in 2011.

“Bruce Kimball and Jennifer Hershberger enlisted me,” she said. “I was retired and needed something to do, and Jennifer said, ‘You’ll like this group of people. You will enjoy them,’ and I did. Every year, I’ve become more involved, and it’s just my passion. You just kind of get hooked. The volunteers and vendors are fun people to be involved with. We’ve been going on vendor visits for years, and you do form a personal attachment with those vendors.

They’re like family. Trust me, I enjoy the two-month break between the winter and summer markets, but I miss seeing those people. You get to know them personally and want to know what’s been going on with them.”

Schmitz added, “Laura and I go around every single week and talk to every brand new vendor. We ask them how they are doing and tell them that we take a personal stake in how they are doing at the market. And if they’re not doing well, we want to be able to help them, so that they can be successful.”

“One of the important things about the market volunteers is that we are very welcoming,” Bock said. “When we get new volunteers, we bring them right into the fold, and we’re like, ‘Come on in. You’re one of us now.’ If one of our volunteers needs help in any way, we’d all be there to help.”

“We’ve got several new volunteers this summer, and they’re doing awesome,” Schmitz said. “We feel like they’re part of the family already.”

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P h Picnic Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Joyce Winner

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The Guild of Coxhall Estate is pleased to present the inaugural Posh Picnic on Saturday, July 14 at Coxhall Mansion in Carmel. The Posh Picnic will host tables covered in white linens to set the stage for what is guaranteed to be an unforgettable summer evening of elegance and beauty to benefit the Coxhall Gardens Knot Garden, Children’s Garden and Mansion.

he guild is encouraging people to organize a table and create a “theme” for their tables. Centerpieces and added décor are encouraged as each table will be judged on elegance and originality. Prizes will be awarded for POSH Award (most elegant), PEOPLE’S CHOICE Award (voted by Posh Picnickers) and PHUNKIEST Award. Posh picnickers are also encouraged to consider their fanciest picnic apparel or dress in theme with their tables. This event is adult only, but the event coordinators are encouraging adults of all age brackets to come out and enjoy this remarkable event.

Picnickers will need to provide their own dinner service for their tables of 8 to 10: place settings, silverware, napkins and glassware and a side dish to share with the table. Fried chicken will be provided by The Ritz Charles for each table. Alcohol is allowed, and a cash-only bar will be available, offering beer, wine and a signature drink to honor the evening. Picnickers will be delighted by strolling musicians

throughout dinner followed by the band, “Free but not Cheap,” for dancing under the stars.

The Guild of Coxhall Estate was established in 2008 by Sharon Terry, a resident of The Village of WestClay and passionate conservationist of the Coxhall Estate. The guild is a subsidiary of the Friends of Hamilton Co. Parks Board and consists of approximately 50 members today. Its mission is to promote social activities in Coxhall Gardens, enhance the overall appearance of the Coxhall Mansion, sponsor

activities that raise funds for improvement of the property and provide leadership in educating the public about this historic property.

Coxhall Mansion at Coxhall Gardens was completed in 1974 by Beulah and Jesse Cox. It was donated in 1999 to The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department to be developed into a family park and to “preserve an oasis in a sea of homes.” The Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was their inspiration.

The Coxes were very involved with the Parks Dept. in the planning of Coxhall Gardens. Along with the three houses and 125 acres, amenities include The Children’s Garden, the wetlands, a waterfall, two bell towers and a beautifully tiered amphitheater with a bronze statue of Beulah and Jesse.

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“Over the years, there have been a variety of fundraising events for the Coxhall Estate, such as madrigal dinners, fashion shows and tablescapes. And this summer, the guild is presenting the ‘Posh Picnic.’ Additionally, the guild decorates the mansion for Christmas and gives tours during the holiday season,” Winner said. “We are always looking for ways to increase the estate’s exposure and to engage people, all people, of all ages. When the Coxes donated this land, their purpose was to introduce all people to a place of respite and beauty, and the guild is dedicated to continuing their vision.”

Offering some history to the origination of the word “posh,” guild member Nancy Maiers added, “The term ‘posh’ has a history from a long time ago and means, ‘port out, starboard home.’ ‘Posh’ accommodations were the most desirable [cabins] when sailing across the ocean.”

The Coxhall Estate also has a long and rich history in which the Posh Picnic is designed to help preserve.

“The mansion has been preserved as much as possible in its original state,” Maiers said.

“I think that it’s wonderful that the mansion can be open for the public to enjoy. The guild’s purpose is not only to raise money for the maintenance of the mansion and its gardens but to also raise awareness of what’s available here, so that people can continue to enjoy the amenities for generations to come.”

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The Children’s Garden is truly one of the most unique and interactive gardens in central Indiana. The guild also supports the maintenance of the garden and its many whimsical features that include mock storefronts, bank and jail and a rainbow “ABC” pathway.

Mary Robinson, also a guild member, works in the Children’s Garden every Thursday morning.

“There is no greater joy than watching the children come to the Children’s Garden,” Robinson said. “It is different from other children’s playgrounds in that it is interactive. For instance, we have an ABC garden and a colorfully painted sidewalk. The children hop on the sidewalk and start reciting their ABCs. It is so much fun to watch. The Children’s Garden creates so much more imagination than other parks.”

On behalf of The Guild of Coxhall Estate, Winner, Maiers and Robinson invite each of you to join in the splendor of the evening on July 14 and reserve a table for what will be an unforgettable evening at the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox.

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Last November, Carmel Monthly and Zionsville Monthly published an in-depth story on a local family’s tireless efforts, along with two determined local lawmakers, to make spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) part of the state’s newborn screening panel.

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ick and Adrienne Vollmer, whose youngest child Graham was diagnosed with SMA at 8 weeks old, along with State Representatives Doug Gutwein and Donna Schaibley, organized a triumphant campaign that garnered the support of other SMA families and researchers that ultimately led to Governor Eric Holcomb signing HB 1017 last March.

HB 1017 added SMA and SCID to the state’s newborn screening panel, changing the quality of life for every newborn diagnosed with either. Indiana is only the fourth state in the country to adopt

permanent SMA screening. Screening is expected to be fully implemented by summer of this year.

One of the faces of SMA who has already made an impressionable difference at the Statehouse is 3-year-old Graham Vollmer who, along with his family and the aforementioned State Representatives, is shining a light on the awareness of SMA and the life-improving therapies that are now available.

SMA is a disease that takes away a person’s ability to walk, eat or breathe.

This genetic disorder affects the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord and is

the number one genetic cause of death for infants. According to Cure SMA, SMA affects approximately 1 in 11,000 babies and can affect any race or gender.

Approximately 1 in every 50 Americans is a genetic carrier for SMA. Because it is a recessive condition, generally both parents must be carriers for a child to inherit the condition. Individuals can be tested to see if they are a genetic carrier.

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At this time, there is no cure for SMA, but in December 2016, the FDA announced it had approved SPINRAZA®, the first-ever approved therapy for SMA. Ongoing research has shown that beginning therapy as early as possible is critical. Studies indicate the SPINRAZA® therapy is most effective when it can begin in the first few months of life before significant motor neuron loss occurs.

Furthermore, this research reinforces the need for newborn screening, which would eliminate long and costly diagnostic delays and allow pre-symptomatic therapy. In the case of SMA patients, time is of the essence. Nick and Adrienne found the then-clinical trial for SPINRAZA® and made the difficult decision to go forward for the sake of improving

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their son’s quality of life with the hope of increasing the length of his life.

There are four types of SMA – I, II, III and IV – based on the age of onset and the highest physical milestone achieved.

Type I is the most severe and most common, typically diagnosed during an infant’s first six months and is often fatal early on in life. Individuals with SMA have difficulty performing the basic functions of life; however, SMA does not affect a person’s ability to think, learn and build relationships with others.

As part of their awareness efforts, the Vollmers and a dedicated committee of volunteers organize an annual walk to raise awareness for SMA families. This year’s Cure SMA Walk for Graham last month was the perfect setting to have Gov. Holcomb come and ceremoniously sign HB 1017.

“I think for us, trying to rally for support and awareness will never end. That’s going to be an ongoing effort, and that’s what tonight is about for us,” Adrienne said. “The fact that we get to use this setting to celebrate the passing of this bill is absolutely amazing.”

Rep. Gutwein and Rep. Schaibley were both present for the walk and signing.

“This [effort] was about making people aware of what was available and what we needed to do with the new drug therapy for SMA,” Gutwein said.

“Obviously, getting it on the newborn screening panel was a big deal. Adrienne is right; awareness is key. That’s what we’re trying to do now is get the awareness out there, and what a great venue to do it. This is fantastic.”

Rep. Gutwein’s colleague and state representative for our district, Donna Schaibley, spoke about how remarkable it is that the HB 1017 was expeditiously passed.

The normal timeframe for any bill to be presented and passed can take upwards of years. HB 1017 was passed and implemented in approximately nine months.

“We were realistically looking at a two to three-year delay to get it on the screening for the state if we did not do it at the state level,” Schaibley emphasized. “At the federal level, the bill must make the federal list first, and then they funnel it down at the state level. And at the state level, it has to go through the process, so I’m sure it would have taken a couple of years to pass. Meanwhile, babies born with SMA would’ve continued to go undiagnosed at birth, and their outcome would’ve been tragically different.”

Adrienne scanned the crowd that was gathered for the Cure SMA Walk for Graham and said with conviction, “That was

part of the push to get this done quickly.

We were able to tell legislatures as we were working with them that this was not a matter of ‘let’s work on this and see if and when we can make it happen.’ There was real urgency behind the effort. Every day that passes without a newborn being screened is a day that more babies born with SMA are not going to get pre-symptomatic treatment. Our work is not finished. Our advocacy for SMA children and their families continues.”

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Last March, Carmel Monthly announced it had entered into an agreement with Concerts for a Cause (CFAC) to become its media sponsor for 2018. Created in 2016 by local residents Bruce Kidd and Steve Neely, CFAC produces four live music events featuring outstanding local and nationally recognized talent each year at the opulent Lucas Estate. All proceeds of ticket sales are donated to a small local not-for-profit that provides needed support to local residents.

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he April 7 Concert for a Cause was a sold out show with 300 concert-goers in attendance and raised $18,000 for the Little Wish Foundation.

Regarding the last concert, “Fans of our headliner, Martin Sexton, came from four states to attend and 40 percent of the audience were first time attendees,” Kidd stated. “Ninety percent of the audience had never been to the Lucas Estate and it received rave reviews as a venue for our concerts. We sold 20 tickets that night to the July concert with people who really enjoyed the event.”

The July 28 event will feature the four piece local acoustic band Just Push Play as the opening act. They are made up of four local business professionals who play for fun in their spare time.

The headliner is one of my personal favorite new singer songwriters - Brian Dunne,” Kidd said. “I first saw Brian Dunne perform three years ago and I was immediately impressed by the 24 year old. He is a talented song writer who paints pictures with his lyrics and an equally talented guitarist. He could be very big in the near future. Our guests at the July CFAC are going to love him”.

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The event will be at the Lucas Estate and our first outdoor concert on the beautiful pool deck pavilion.

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ONE OF MUSIC’S

MOST ICONIC NIGHTS Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of Actors Theatre of Indiana

Once again, Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) is pleased to present “Million Dollar Quartet,” the Tony® Awardwinning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together icons Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley for one unforgettable night on December 4, 1956.

“M

illion Dollar Quartet” tells the story of these four young musicians who gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.

Bringing this legendary night to life, “Million Dollar Quartet” features a score of classic rock chart-toppers, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Matchbox,” “Who Do You Love?” “Hound Dog,” “I Walk the Line” and many more hits.

ATI Co-Founder and Artistic Director Don Farrell will be playing Sam Phillips in this production. Farrell portrayed Phillips in ATI’s Indiana premiere of

“Million Dollar Quartet” in 2016 and shared his thoughts on this season’s upcoming production.

“Our 2016 premiere blew all of ATI’s records as far as box office draw,” Farrell said. “We made the mental note back then that we needed to bring this production back. D.J. Salisbury, who just recently directed our hit production of ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood,’ directed ‘Million Dollar’ for us in 2016 and is back to remount it for us.”

Farrell explained that most of the original ATI 2016 cast of “Million Dollar Quartet” has returned for this June’s production.

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“I am back as Sam Phillips, and Betsy Norton, who is a local actress favorite at a lot of different theaters around town, is reprising her role as Dyanne, the girlfriend of Elvis Presley for the show. Adam Tran, another local actor that works around town a good bit, is reprising his role as Elvis Presley.

“Brandon Alstott, another local favorite, is reprising his role of Johnny Cash. We have our drummer, Nathan Shew, who audiences have seen at Beef and Boards occasionally. Nathan was Fluke Perkins (Carl Perkins’ brother) in the 2016 production and is coming back. And we’ve got Kroy Presley out of North Carolina, and he is actually related to Elvis Presley. He plays Jay Perkins, a Slap Bass player. Kroy’s been playing in the show around the nation.

“We’ve got a great guy, Gavin Rohrer, who’s played Jerry Lee Lewis many times, and when he sent in his videotape of him playing, I was like, ‘Holy cow, this guy is on fire.’ He’s amazing. Sean Riley is playing Carl Perkins and just came straight off a production that he did out west. All these actors are unbelievably talented. Anybody who had seen our 2016 production will not be let down by this production by any stretch of the imagination.”

Farrell offered up some history on his character, Sam Phillips, who is attributed as being the man who “invented rock and roll.”

“Sam discovered not only Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins but Ike Turner, Roy Orbison, and the names go on and on,” Farrell stated. “Sam discovered so many people, and he ran a small two-person operation back in the day. Sam’s big thing when he discovered these guys was trying to always find the unique individual natures of everybody.”

According to Farrell, Phillips opened up Sun Records, down in Memphis, Tennessee, to anybody as long as they had the money to lie down a track. He’d record it for them on a 45 rpm record. The story goes that a young Elvis Presley, living in Memphis, wanted to record a song for his mom for Christmas.

He went to Sun Records and recorded tracks for his mom.

Afterward, Phillips and his assistant, while searching for a “new sound,” brought Presley back to the studio, and the rest is history.

“Sam drew Elvis’ unique sound out of him,” Farrell said. “He had a famous saying, ‘If you ain’t doing something different, you ain’t doing nothing.’ He [Sam] was able to push certain buttons with these artists to bring out the unique individual nature with every one of them.”

Farrell, the ATI board and staff would like to thank their title sponsor, Cate, Terry and Gookins, LLC, and their season sponsor, United Fidelity Bank. He also thanked the City of Carmel, Pedcor Companies, the Carmel City Council, Mayor

“MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET” CAST

Johnny Cash ................ Brandon Alstott Sam Phillips ................. Don Farrell Dyanne .......................... Betsy Norton Brother Jay (Bass) ..... Kroy Presley Carl Perkins ................. Sean Riley Jerry Lee Lewis ........... Gavin Rohrer Fluke (Drums) ............. Nathan Shew Elvis Presley................. Adam Tran

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Jack Russell

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Serving people and communities is in Richard (“Jack”) Jackson Russell’s blood. Russell represents the fifth generation of his namesake, and by serving Hamilton County communities, he follows in the footsteps of the four Richard Jackson Russells who have come before him and those of his other family members.

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ussell, a Noblesville native and graduate of Noblesville High School, graduated from Indiana University and has built an unprecedented career path for a man his age. At the age of 25, Russell became the president of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce and has spent the last few years forging relationships throughout Hamilton and Boone Counties. Russell sat down with us to share why he decided this career path, what his passions are and what he feels he contributes to his role as the chief operating officer at OneZone.

“First of all, Mo [Merhoff] has always been a great mentor to me, and that is part of the reason why I sit here today at OneZone,” Russell said. “I have told her that I want to be a sponge and learn and grow. While it is important to look ahead, it is also important to know where you’ve come from and how it started. OneZone is so membership focused, and so I want to learn about how we provide enough value to our members each and every day.

I want to learn from Mo’s experiences.

That’s the one thing that I always tell peo-

ple: If you’re a young person, find somebody and be a sponge. We don’t know everything, but we can learn, and that’s where Mo, as I grow in this profession, is such an asset for me. There are Chambers all over the state of Indiana that want Mo to come and talk with them, and I have the luxury of sitting in an office next to hers and learn from her. I’m blessed to be able to do that.”

OneZone President Mo Merhoff said this about Russell joining the organization.

“Change always presents opportunity,” she said. “Change lets us open doors and windows and consider new possibilities, new ‘what ifs?’ Jack brings new eyes to our organization, new opportunities to

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think about and new ideas. That’s especially valuable, given the fact that we’re in the first year of our new strategic plan.

We’re looking forward to challenging ourselves as an organization and to ensuring our communities remain terrific places for business.”

“Going back, I struggled with what I wanted to do, and while in college, people would ask me what I wanted to do, and I would tell them that I just want to serve others,” Russell said. “When I was at Westfield, they took a shot with a 25-year-old to run their Chamber of Commerce. My grandfather was the chief of police for Noblesville. My dad is with the Noblesville Fire Department. My uncle works for

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the Noblesville street department, and my great-uncle works for Riverview Hospital.

I’ve got other family that works for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, so the Russell family, especially in Hamilton County, has always been a family that serves the community. I grew up around that atmosphere.”

While Russell was establishing himself out of college, he became immersed in the towns that he lived and worked in. He has and continues to be heavily involved in many community activities and civic commissions throughout Hamilton County. Russell served on the Grand Junction Task Force, coached girls’ lacrosse for eight years for both Noblesville and Westfield and still calls games for Hamilton County Television for H.S.E, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield and Hamilton Heights for boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and football.

He sits on the planning commission in Cicero where he and his wife, Emily, live.

“I was an intern for the City of Noblesville in the economic development department when I was a junior in college,” Russell stated. “I fell in love with economic development. Again, I wanted to be a sponge and absorb, ask questions and learn. My first job was actually in staffing and recruiting, and I did staffing, recruiting, marketing and business development in my first two jobs. I had created a skill that the State of Indiana needs, which is finding a workforce and connecting a workforce. I was sitting at the table with C-level executives in these meetings, discussing how to find a workforce, and I could actually walk the walk and talk the talk. I know what it takes to hire people no matter the spectrum and find jobs and opportunities for them, so I became a resource.”

Through growing his business and personal networks, Russell has made connections throughout most of Hamilton

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County and has accomplished this by the mere age of 27.

“I know what the communities within Hamilton County are like because I have been a part of many of them,” Russell stated humbly. “For me, this role with OneZone is the biggest opportunity for me to grow in Carmel and Fishers because I think that means that I will have a true knowledge of Hamilton County. Having said that, I believe that businesses have no borders, and that’s why I partnered with Zionsville Chamber of Commerce while I was with Westfield [Chamber]. I also did a lot of work in Tipton County.

If you look at the workforce, at just over 2 percent unemployment, how do you attract that next business to come here when there aren’t the people? When you start to think regionally, there is a larger number, so how do we achieve creating the workforce? With those connections that I have in Anderson, Tipton County and Zionsville, so we can have and have had that workforce conversation.”

Russell is often asked what he thinks is the best way to attract and retain young professionals throughout Hamilton County.

“Clearly, we want to market the jobs that we have, but we need to also market the attractive cost of living that we have here,” Russell said. “We don’t market that enough. We should market that to the East Coast and West Coast and say, ‘Look, you’re paying $2,000-$3,000 per month for a shoebox. Let me show you what $2,000 can get you in Hamilton County.’ There’s a huge difference in the cost of living.”

Russell continued, “While we’re trying to attract people to come here [to Carmel

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or Fishers], what we forget is that typically, it’s a team decision. There is a spouse and/or family involved in the decision.

Not only are we trying to attract that person, but we need to ask ourselves what we are going to do to help the husband or wife also find a job. We tend to look at only the industry that we need, but maybe there’s also an opportunity to help the spouse. If both of them have a job, then it makes it easier to move. I listen to podcasts every morning on my way to work covering current topics. The biggest one they talked about today was how to attract someone to work in your community because nowadays the spouses are both working. We need to start thinking about how do we attract the family.”

Russell is always looking ahead at how to become innovative. “If Chambers live off of luncheons, then they will slowly die,” he said. “We [OneZone] have to become more innovative using technology and by thinking outside of the [proverbial] box.

From a Chamber’s perspective, there’s other entities that are doing business

after-hours and other things, so how do we become as effective as a Chamber? I believe it’s by becoming innovative, making touchpoints with businesses and connecting with those businesses. I’m a big believer in, and I started doing this while I was with Westfield [Chamber], collecting stories. Because the moment that you become a resource for the community and share the stories of how businesses got started, both big and small, people will come and knock on the door and say ‘I’d like to move to Carmel or Fishers, Indiana.’ I share stories of how people got started and grew. People are attracted to that and become motivated to move and/or start a business in your area.”

Russell concluded, “No matter how big or small you are, if you can create that ‘Mayberry’ and make small-town connections, that’s what people want. They want that connectivity. It doesn’t always have

to be business-to-business. It can be nonprofit-to-business or community-to-community.

That’s what I’m doing now is putting myself into Carmel and Fishers and knowing the ins and outs, so that I can become that resource. We all want to share stories, and we all want to connect the dots. To me, that’s how you grow a Chamber. You can be strategic, and there is the black-and-white side of things, but you also have elements that put the color on the canvas.”

Russell is setting a productive pace for the next generation of Hamilton County leadership along with his mentors and peers. While he has aspirations for even higher offices at the State level at a later point in his career, what is certain is that Russell is leaving his handprints all over Hamilton County and is contributing to our county and state’s current and future workforce.

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of CarmelFest presented by Carmel Rotary Club, and with that benchmark comes growth and new additions to the two-day festival that draws thousands of people from all over central Indiana and beyond over the 3rd and 4th of July.

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armelFest Chairperson James Bednarski is overseeing the festival for the second of his three-year term. Bednarski succeeded Gary Sexton and attributes the success of his first year to his entire CarmelFest Committee “family” and the support of his wife, Julie, and son, Connor.

“This is my fourth year on the CarmelFest committee,” Bednarski shared. “My first year on the committee, I handled parking and golf carts. The second year, I did more of the same and tried to simplify and expand our opportunities to make sure our patrons have good parking. Year three, I did get a little arm twist to help

out with facilities. The facilities committee is the infrastructure of the entire event.

Without that, there is no foundation.”

Behind the scenes of this spectacular July 4th extravaganza is the dedication and selflessness of one small army of 50 strong, the CarmelFest committee diligently led by Bednarski.

“To me, this is a wonderful opportunity to serve the community,” Bednarski said.

“At the end of the day, that is what I am most interested in. This is an opportunity to help grow leaders and give opportunities to other people to serve the community and help them grow. That’s the biggest joy in this entire job.”

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Bednarski shared a few things that are new and what is returning to this year’s CarmelFest.

“We are actually doing a brand new ‘zone,’” he said. “We are taking over Center Green and have created something called the ‘ExtremeZone,’ which is the ‘KidZone’ on steroids. We have 10 huge inflatables that are kind of like ‘Ninja Warrior’ type things for young tweens and teens, and of course, there may be an adventurous adult or two. In addition, we have a mobile, 200-foot zip line that’s going directly in front of the Palladium, running east to west. We’ve got a great partner, Moonwalks & More, who are bringing in the inflatables and are helping us run the KidZone and ExtremeZone.”

Bednarski will be working alongside his son, Connor, once again this year during CarmelFest as volunteerism is a passion that both father and son exude.

“Connor is running the ExtremeZone committee,” Bednarski said. “He raised his hand to help because he is passionate about serving the community, and this is a way that we bond. We volunteer together. We also volunteer at the food pantry up at Merciful H.E.L.P. Center and volunteer for events with the Rotary Club of Carmel.”

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Bednarski announced that the festival will have two new radio stations coming this year, B105.7 WYXB and 99.5 WZPL. They will be onsite at the ExtremeZone and will play music and some live broadcast.

Returning to CarmelFest are some crowd favorites, the return of the “candy line” during the CarmelFest Parade.

“The candy line is back,” Bednarski said.

“Parade-goers just need to remember to stay behind the chalk line. We will bring the candy to you.”

The parade route will not be affected by construction this year, according to city officials. “The mayor has promised that Range Line Road will be open,” Bednarski stated. “I have been told that the goal is to have Range Line ready and open for the opening of CarmelFest. The administration is behind us 100 percent, and we appreciate their support.

The only interesting thing about the parade route is that we are challenging the band directors this year because they will actually have to split going up Range Line – half the band on one side and half on the other. There’s also a couple of new round-a-bouts, so they will have some fun opportunities with those, making sure that they are able to navigate half and half.”

Bednarski also emphasized that there will be more parking available with the onset of the new free parking garages in Midtown. In regards to the public’s favorite viewing spots for the fireworks at the conclusion of CarmelFest on July 4th, the blast site has not changed this year, so get your tried and true viewing spots staked in plenty of time to see the spectacular fireworks display.

Several entertainers, both local and national, will be performing at the Gazebo and at the North Zone this year. Josh Kaufman, this year’s grand marshal, will be performing before The Wright Brothers Band at the Gazebo. Dwight Lightning and the Conch City All-Stars, Phone Club and My Yellow Rickshaw will be returning.

Mac McAnally, a national act, will be performing at the North Zone. All of the performances are free to festival-goers.

Bednarski took a moment to thank his fellow committee members and all of the volunteers who serve on the multiple subcommittees.

“In my opinion, my primary and almost only job is to recruit, inspire and manage a team,” he said. “It really is all about that. The only thing I’m doing is removing the roadblocks and making sure that we’ve got a vision and are able to go out and make that happen as a team. Part of that team includes Lorena Lane who is part of the marketing group. She and a young lady from Carmel High School, Chelsea Dai, launched our rebranding of CarmelFest this year and tackled that beast. Bec Hunter joined that team, and she’s helping execute all of the parts to make sure that branding shows up in the newspapers and is managing all the media outlets.

I want to make sure that Bec is credited for bringing CBS4 Indy back and for the CBS4 Facebook Live initiative that will stream the CarmelFest parade this year,

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opening up a whole new audience for us. Bec is a rock star when it comes to media relations. She knows everybody.”

Running the 100 vendors at the CarmelFest Marketplace is committee veteran Kay Thompson.

“Kay has been with the group a long time, and she handles all of the marketplace vendors,” Bednarski stated.

“Jill Gilmer is running all of the food vendors. Paul Schulte is back as our facilities director. Jeff Worrell is in charge of the fireworks for us again this year. Additionally, Spark Buttons are for sale right now and are still only $5. People can purchase Spark Buttons at the Carmel Farmers Market and the Wednesday Gazebo Concerts. Josh Carr is leading our promotion development team, and we have so many new great partners that are joining us this year for the first time. There are so many wonderful businesses here that are willing to partner with us, and we are thrilled to have them. Allied Solutions, LLC is one of our majors, and Centier Bank is back with us and is the title sponsor for the CarmelFest Parade.”

The theme for this year’s CarmelFest Parade is “Let Freedom Ring.” The parade is overseen by Barbara Ellis and the parade committee. Will Weprich is running the KidZone that caters to kids 12 and under and will offer live performances from local organizations, activities and games. Dan Kramer handles all the entertainment and booking of

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the bands, making sure that the festival has first-class entertainment. Kelly Lewis is producing CarmelFest Has Talent again, and Lt. Charlie Driver with Carmel Police Department is working along with the CFD and the street department to ensure a safe and well-organized parade and festival.

When asked about whether or not Bednarski is concerned about the growth of festival among a growing city landscape, he replied, “There will be changes next year while new buildings go up, and things get moved around. Part of that will be making sure that we have a great festival, no matter how the facilities change. We’ll grow around it.”

For a complete guide of festival events, times and other information, visit carmelfest.net and follow CarmelFest on Facebook and Twitter. Be sure to post, tag and check-in on social media while enjoying the festival.

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Did you know that the Humane Society of Hamilton County (HSHC) is where your pet would be taken in the event that it became lost? Furthermore, did you know that HSHC is responsible for receiving ALL animals that are brought in by animal control for the entire county?

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SHC does this ministry for animals seven days a week while operating in an inadequate facility with significant spatial and operational challenges, such as no proper quarantine area, no recovery area for the injured, no on-site surgical area, no outdoor green space for dogs to exercise and a litany of other basic necessities that would drastically improve the quality of living for the animals as they wait for loving homes at HSHC. There is a plan, and HSHC needs the help of Hamilton County residents to execute its plan.

HSHC has evolved into one of the country’s few open-admission, truly

No-Kill shelters with the hard work of its dedicated staff, board and volunteers.

Several surrounding area county human societies and shelters will often send HSHC the animals in their custody that would otherwise be euthanized. The current facility at HSHC is inadequate, and so the capital campaign to build a new facility has begun.

Step one was to identify and acquire land for the future home of HSHC, and that goal was accomplished due to the extraordinary generosity of the late Sheri L. Ridge. When Ridge passed away, she left a $1 million trust to help multiple charities, and HSHC was one of those benefitting charities.

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With Ridge’s gift and the assistance of HSHC supporters, Nich and Ronda Weybright, HSHC purchased property located at 106th and Hague Road in Fishers, formerly the property of Creekside Church.

On March 20, 2017, City Hall was standing room only as the Fishers Council unanimously voted to approve the HSHC’s zoning request to relocate from Noblesville to the city of Fishers.

Currently, HSHC is working towards securing approximately 80 percent of the projected $5 million necessary to fund the construction of the new HSHC facility. The timeline for building completion is approximately three years.

“The days of ‘making do’ in our over-crowded facility that is missing fundamental areas necessary to efficiently function simply must end,” said Rebecca Stevens, HSHC executive director. “The good news is our dream of building a new state-of-the-art facility that allows for sunlight on cats’ faces, grass under dogs’ feet, noise control in the kennel, quiet recovery areas for the injured and better disease control to prevent illness is within our grasp.”

Stevens reiterated that most people may not realize that HSHC not only takes all of Hamilton County’s strays and seized animals (and those from surrounding county humane societies), but they also take owner-surrendered cats and dogs.

“Anybody that lives in the county can come to HSHC and surrender their pet, seven days a week, for any reason at no cost,” Stevens explained. “That’s part of the agreement that we have with each municipality. The county ordinance says we have to hold strays for seven days in hopes that an owner will come forward and hopefully claim their pet. There is not enough space at our current facility, and it affects the quality of life issues for these adoptable dogs and cats as they come and wait for homes.”

HSHC volunteer Rebecca Ebert added, “I think that it’s been a disadvantage to be here on the fairgrounds [in Noblesville] because I think people throughout the county assume that we’re just serving Noblesville. I don’t think they realize that we get and treat animals from Carmel, Fishers and all over Hamilton County.”

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Stevens emphasized stray pets that come in injured are treated and cared for

by HSHC. “If your pet should ever get loose and/or injured, it will end up at here at HSHC,” she said. “It’s going to be the small team here that will raise the money to pay the emergency pet bill, so that you don’t come in and claim a dead cat or dog instead of one that we saved on our dime.”

Stevens acknowledged the support and generosity of the individual donors that represent the largest source of monetary donations and stressed that there are multiple ways to give, whether it’s a direct donation to HSHC or by attending and supporting one of HSHC’s innovative fundraisers that go on throughout the year. “Now is the time for us to get the word out and reach out to those individual donors who will help to give us that one big push down the hill, so that we start to gain some momentum on reaching our goal.”

Pets Healing Vets Program and The Ruff Ride One of HSHC’s remarkable programs is its Pets Healing Vets program that is designed to improve the emotional well-being of Hoosier veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by pairing them with carefully selected shelter dogs or cats. Pets Healing Vets is the only program of its kind in Indiana as it pairs Hoosier veterans and shelter animals and offers assistance with food, veterinarian bills, training and any other needs that the veteran may have regarding his/her companion dog or cat for the life of that animal at no cost to the veteran.

To help fund Pets Healing Vets, HSBC hosts fundraisers like The Ruff Ride, a weekend fundraiser June 22, 6-9:00 p.m. and June 23, 11:30-1:00 p.m. Missy Wright, manager of Community Outreach, tag teams HSHC’s Pets Healing Vets program along with Megan Gonterman and Stevens.

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The evening includes complimentary wine and beer, appetizers, meet and greet with Pets Healing Vets veterans, adoptable dogs and a performance by men in black (and white) … The Electric Amish! VIP Nite tickets are available to both Ruff Riders and non-ride participants on a first-come, first-reserved basis. Event info and tickets are available at hamiltonhumane.com.

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“Our goal is to get as many veterans in the program as possible,” Wright said.

“Once we have a veteran in the program, we engage them and remind them that we are here to help them with pet food, nail trims, pet deposits at apartments, doggy daycare and medical costs – emergency as well as preventive. We are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that we are there for that veteran. The biggest anxiety with pet ownership is the financial side of it. That’s what makes our program different and why the support is needed because we have 31 veterans currently in the program and growing, and we pay for the dog’s training at Paws & Play in addition to all of the costs that I mentioned. If the average cost per dog in our program is $1,200 per year, at 31 dogs, that’s $37,200 a year just in the care of these animals we have in the program.”

Meet John Iversen and Jameson Iversen, a U.S. Army veteran, and his companion dog, Jameson, were paired after Iversen’s first companion dog, Cleo, passed away after a long, happy life in Iversen’s care.

“My counselors thought it would be good to incorporate an animal for my therapy, so Rebecca helped to pair me with my first dog, Cleo, and this was before the Pets Healing Vets program was created,” Iversen said. “Cleo and I were together for a very long time, and when she passed, I came into HSHC and read

about the program, Pets Healing Vets.

One of the dogs that I was looking at online was this guy, Jameson, and we got paired together.”

Iversen openly shared what having companions like Cleo and now Jameson has done for his recovery and how the support of his companion dog has enabled him to go out to festivals and public events, whereas before, he was not capable of going out and enjoying those things.

“I knew that I wanted to take Jameson to the level of being a service dog, so that he could go with me to all these places comfortably and with the support that was needed for me to do that,” Iversen shared. “I received all the help that I needed with that between Rebecca, Paws & Play, the trainers and all of the different people at HSHC. I can come here to ask questions and get the guidance I need. They’re not like ‘Okay, you’ve got your animal. Here’s the packet of information and bye. We’ll

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For more information in HSHC, its programs and calendar of events, visit hamiltonhumane.com.

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