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Standing Together in Solidarity: Carmel Interfaith Alliance Counters Hate with Education This month’s cover story comes after the recent defacement of the Congregation Shaarey Telilla with anti-Semitic Nazi symbols. Our story is not about these acts of hatred, but on the actions of the City of Carmel and its religious community. A clear message was sent by both that such acts will not be tolerated and that they will be met with a solidarity of purpose to educate the community of the importance of acceptance.

Cover Story Writer // Janelle Morrison • Cover Photo // Theresa Skutt

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Campaign Spotlight: Adam Aasen for Counsel

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10 CHS Performing Arts Presents “Edges” 15 Trinity Free Clinic: Running to Serve Others

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19 Local Women Find Success Out of the Gate

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22 Palladium Spotlight: Melissa Etheridge

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24 Special Section: Childhood Education

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35 The Steps to Starting Businesses and Better Lives Begins at CCPL

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38 Carmel Farmers Market: That’s a Wrap!

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PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT ADAM AASEN

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Writer // Janelle Morrison Photography // Laura Arick

The majority of Carmel residents who know or know of Adam Aasen are familiar with his previous work as a local journalist and co-owner at Donatello’s Italian Restaurant, a family-owned and operated restaurant that has been serving authentic Italian cuisine to its patrons in the heart of the Arts & Design District since 2010.

Aasen is pleased to announce to his friends, colleagues and customers that he has decided to engage the community on another level and run for Carmel City Council. Aasen lives in southeast Carmel and plans to run in a district.

The Business Owner and Resident Aasen, 34, is a graduate of Indiana University and resides in Carmel with his wife, Nicole. The couple is expecting their first child this coming December.

Aasen sat down with us and explained his reasons for running for city council.

“Politics was not my goal when we started our business almost eight years ago. I had no idea this opportunity would be in my future,” Aasen said. “But the more I met people and the more I got involved, I began to think of political office as a way I could give back to a community that has given me so much.”

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Aasen continued, “We didn’t have much money, so my main focus was to get our business off the ground.

There were struggles at times, but we kept working hard and reinvesting our profits. I really don’t know if I would have had the same success anywhere else but Carmel. There’s something about the people here. They embrace you. It’s where I met my wife. It’s where we got married. It’s where we bought our home, and it’s where our daughter will grow up. It’s a special place, and I want to play a small part in its continued success.”

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PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT ADAM AASEN

The Candidate As small business owner and former journalist in the city, Aasen has developed relationships throughout the city, giving him a unique perspective on the inner workings of the business community as well as the local government. In part because of his professional background, Aasen is educated on current matters related to the city and has a genuine interest in how policies affect the residents and business owners in the city.

“I talk with people every day as a business owner,” Aasen said. “Our customers often tell me their concerns and discuss the issues that they care about. I get an interesting perspective on how people, both residents and visitors, generally feel about the city.”

A journalist by training, Aasen has worked as a newspaper reporter and has spent the last four years of his journalism career reporting for Current in Carmel.

Aasen stepped down as a journalist from Current in June but expressed his appreciation for the education and relationships that he has developed over the years and believes that his training and skills would be just a few of the strengths he would bring to the role of city councilor.

“I’m a fast learner, but I don’t go around acting like I’m the smartest man in the room,” he said. “I dig deep into any topic and learn as much as I can.

I ask a lot of questions but I think it’s an important part of any process. I really try to look at both sides of every issue.

After years as a journalist, it’s almost hardwired into my brain at this point.

In my experience, most issues aren’t just black and white. They’re very complex.”

Aasen’s professional experiences have given him insight and experience with best communication practices that he feels are important skills for a councilor to possess.

“As a journalist, I learn things quickly and know how to explain things in ways that people can easily relate,” he said. “Everyone’s voice deserves to be heard. And I’m a good listener. Elected officials can make their best decisions when they take time to listen and learn from their constituents. I’ll fight hard for the issues my neighbors care about the most. I will always do what is best for the city of Carmel.”

When asked to describe his position on the issue of spending, Aasen replied, “I consider myself fiscally conservative. When you start a business with very little money, you’ve got to be very mindful about every dollar you spend.

Any business owner knows you have to spend money sometimes to update your business and grow, but you’ve got to carefully analyze every dollar. I’ll take that same mindset to the city council, and I’ll prioritize spending with the greatest return on investment.”

Aasen emphasized that he is available to discuss the voters’ questions and concerns throughout his campaign, and if elected to city council, he will remain committed to being approachable and available to his constituents.

“When the people call or email you, you have a duty to respond,” he said. “I’m going

to be a city councilor who is approachable.

When one of my constituents has an issue to discuss, I’ll be available via social media, cell phone, or email. I am happy to meet with people in person as well and am happy to discuss the issues or concerns.”

When asked why people in his district should vote for him, Aasen said, “When I look at Carmel, I see a city that reflects its people. Carmel really is a city of opportunity. If you have a charitable passion or a business idea, just go for it. Quit talking about it and just do it.

There are so many supportive people in Carmel that will help you along the way, but you’ve got to take that first step. I’m grateful for the opportunities Carmel has given me. Even as a beginning entrepreneur with limited financial resources, I found this community to be a place where my business and my family could flourish. As a city councilor, I will use my position and influence to help my fellow citizens flourish here, too.”

Contact Adam Aasen at AdamForCarmel@gmail.com and/or visit his website at adamaasen.com.

FUN FACTS FULL NAME Adam Patrick Aasen AGE 34 BIRTHPLACE Indianapolis WIFE Nicole Aasen CHILDREN Daughter expected in December

COMMUNITY SERVICE Currently sits on the board of directors for Janus Developmental Services, Carmel Education Foundation and is a past board member of Rotary Club of Carmel; committee member for Hand, Inc.

HOBBIES Outside of community service and politics, Adam PETS enjoys running.

Two cats, Jack and He has completed Gus; a beagle puppy, several Spartan Charlie; a 6-year-old races and half Shiba Inu, Alfie marathons. He’s also a big film buff.

He hosts a weekly movie podcast, and he volunteers for a committee for the Heartland Film Festival.

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Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Sam Chenoweth

Fans of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo behind “The Greatest Showman,” “La La Land” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” and even bigger fans of the Carmel High School (CHS) Performing Arts Department can experience the department’s first-ever fall musical, “Edges,” featuring three performances from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23 at the Dale E. Graham Auditorium at CHS.

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he award-winning Pasek and Paul composed “Edges,” a 70-minute song-cycle, as their first collaborative effort while in college. “Edges” tells the stories of coming-of-age characters attempting to discover themselves. It explores universal subjects such as love, commitment, identity and meaning.

CHS’s production of “Edges” features a

company of only eight students, many of whom intend to study musical theater in college or pursue a career in the field. The show will take a minimalist approach, allowing students to create their own stories, stage their own numbers and create their own individual set piece, a chair, that will be their only physical tool in bringing each character to life. Every student will play multiple roles, perform-

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ing solos, duets and ensemble numbers.

CHS Performing Arts Director Sam Chenoweth is excited to bring “Edges” to the audiences after enjoying a successful first year as the department’s director and a tremendously successful running of “The Little Mermaid” last spring.

Chenoweth said that he and the students worked through the challenges of last spring’s production and that they

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enjoyed doing it differently from the way that the musical is usually done.

“Having made it through year one, I wanted to explore how we can expand the musical theater area here [at CHS],” Chenoweth said. “It’s such a big school, and the challenge is that so many kids that want to go into musical theater beyond high school, but there are also many students who just want to be involved in the productions. I try to find ways to create opportunities, and one way was to add another musical and do one in the fall semester. As I mentioned during ‘The Little Mermaid,’ I like to do things differently from how they are usually done, and with this show, there is no ‘way it’s always done.’ The creative freedom was very appealing to me.”

The audiences can expect a “concert-style” musical with a minimalist approach to staging and costumes.

“The minimalism of the show was also appealing to me,” Chenoweth said. “The Pasek and Paul connection is also cool because many of the kids know their other works, and this is the show where the two

I like to do things differently from how they are usually done, and with this show, there is no ‘way it’s always done.’

The creative freedom was very appealing to me.” got started. The kids and I have discussed that many of the numbers don’t have a singular meaning to what they are about.

The students have been exploring their numbers in rehearsals and coming back with three or four optional interpretations that we work through and then choose which one makes the most sense.

They’re having fun with that process, and overall, it’s just good music. You can tell that Pasek and Paul really enjoyed writing it.” Please follow Chenoweth and the students on Twitter for daily video teasers @carmel_musical.

Tickets are $10 and are available at ticketracker.com or at the CHS Performing Arts Office. For group rates or more information, call Carol Outland at 317-846-7721 ext. 7085.

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County residents do not have access to medical and dental care and are uninsured. Additionally, one in 20 residents live below the poverty line.

Trinity Free Clinic was established in October 2000 as an outreach ministry of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church using the school nurse’s office and library for the clinic. In 2002, the clinic moved to the former OLMC convent at 146th Street and Oak Ridge Road to meet the growing needs of its patients. In 2011, the clinic moved to the new Matthew 25 Center on the campus of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The clinic filed

for 501(c)(3) status and was granted the nonprofit status in 2005.

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What would you do if you found yourself at a certain age in life with bountiful acreage, a boarding barn, a broodmare and a young colt? Keep in mind that you didn’t buy into these things with any grandiose plans of becoming a racehorse owner, but what if, suddenly, you found yourself well positioned on one of life’s fast tracks? Would you run like the wind alongside the possibilities? Two local ladies bound by one special horse did, and they are thoroughly enjoying the unexpected path that this horse is leading them on.

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ionsville resident Shara Weaver and her business partner, Carmel resident Micki Roche, were brought together for a purpose in their lives, and they strongly believe that the purpose is to have as much fun as they possibly can with their business venture, 2OB (2 Old Broads), LLC. “John and I bought our property, Stonegait Farm, in Zionsville seven years ago,” Weaver said. “The owners had a boarding business there, and when they decided to move away, we had to find someone to manage the barn.”

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Through a mutual acquaintance, Weaver and Roche were introduced.

Roche has a background in managing a horse farm and caring for horses. Prior to meeting Weaver, she had a dream of one day having her own barn.

“We [Micki and I] became fast friends,” Weaver said. Roche added, “I came down for an interview, and we just hit it off.”

“John and I never wanted to run a boarding business,” Weaver shared.

“We had a business in Chicago that took up most of our time, so within a few months of Micki being an employee, she

had shared that she had some property and that, one day, she wanted to have her own barn. I asked her, ‘Why don’t you just have this barn? Rent it from us and run your business out of here?’ It wasn’t even a year after that when we started renting to her.”

Roche currently operates her boarding business, CTE Horsecoats, at Stonegait Farm in Zionsville.

According to the two ladies, they had discussed the concept of breeding Standardbreds on the farm and selling them.

With Roche’s knowledge and experience with the breed, the two figured it would be fun, and it made sense.

“We thought that we’d buy a broodmare and have some babies on the farm,” Weaver said. Then Roche added, “We didn’t plan on keeping them. We were going to take them to the [Yearling] sale and sell them.” The two created their partnership 2OB, LLC with the plan to breed and sell Standardbreds.

That was the plan. What actually happened was these two ladies purchased Shannon Hall, a broodmare and retired racehorse, and not too long after, the ladies welcomed Shannon Hall’s fifth foal and the ladies’ first foal, Two O B Wonkenobi “Tobe” to the farm. With the intention of consigning Tobe at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, the two traveled to Lexington and were optimistic about the really high prices that the horses were going for. But they learned that you just don’t take your horse to the sale. To ensure that it is “worthy” of being sold at the Lexington sale, your horse must be vetted prior to.

“Randy Manges, the sales manager for Lexington Selected Yearly Sales Co., came up to see Tobe,” Weaver said. “Now, I’m a business person, a salesperson, not a horse person. Shannon Hall’s first foal sold for $85,000 ten years ago and had a decent career on the track. With that little bit of information, I had this high dollar value on Tobe. Randy came out and told us that we had a ‘decent colt,’ but it was obvious that he was underwhelmed.”

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they could get for Tobe at the sale, and his response knocked the wind right out of their sails.

“He told us that we could probably get $35,000 to $40,000, and I was like ‘Whoa,’” Weaver said. “We were thinking way north of that. Closer to $100,000. It’s like when you have kids, you think that they are better than what everybody else thinks. He began asking questions that we should’ve asked when we bought Shannon Hall. Questions like what’s her breeding history? How many foals has she had, and what became of them? We know that she had four foals prior to Tobe, and we know that her first foal made a couple hundred thousand dollars, the second one a few thousand and we don’t know what happened to the two foals after that. They have no winnings or track records.”

Before his departure, Manges left the partners with valuable advice. “He suggested that we need to create a ‘story’ if we want to make Tobe a $100,000 horse,” Weaver said. “He also suggested that we could sell him in Ohio because he is Ohiosired, and you get more money where a horse is sired. While that is true, I was kind of offended.”

“Again, just like one of your own kids, Tobe is ours, and we thought more highly of him,” Roche said. “Manges also suggested that we put him [Tobe] in training.

He said, ‘If he’s as good as you both think he is and he starts doing well on the track, then her [Shannon Hall] next foal is going to be worth more, and you will be creating that story.’”

Weaver added, “We never once thought about having a horse in training, let alone owning a racehorse. We were just going to have babies and sell them.”

With that fateful decision, the partners had to find a trainer for Tobe. Roche and her husband, Kevin, were already acquainted with one of Indiana’s best trainers in harness racing, Ernie Gaskin.

He and his wife, Darla, have a farm near Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana.

Gaskin initially declined the request to train Tobe. He strictly trained only his horses. It took some convincing and a fateful phone call with Gaskin’s wife

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before the couple agreed to take on Tobe and begin training him for the track.

Fast forward, Tobe began his training two years ago in October and has proven to his owners and those who once graded him as “average” that he is a champion horse. He recently won the Governor’s Cup Trot August 4 at Scioto Downs in Columbus, OH, with a purse of $57,700. Now he is a contender for the upcoming Ohio Sires Stakes (OHSS) Championship at Scioto Downs that will be held September 8 and offers a $275,000 purse. As of August 27th, Tobe has had 14 starts this year and 20 career starts. He has 8 total career wins-6 wins this year.

“Our trainer Ernie keeps saying, ‘I don’t think you ladies understand that this doesn’t happen. You’re spoiled,’” Roche said. “By deciding to race Tobe, Shara and I were hopeful that we could improve the story on Shannon Hall, so her foals that we sell would have more value while putting Tobe on a good path to make him successful.”

Both Weaver and Roche praise the Gaskins as well as his caretaker Dara Hatcher and his main driver Sam Widger for the level of care and compassion that they give Tobe.

“We are responsible breeders,” Weaver said. “There are breeding farms that just turn them out, and we aren’t going to do that. We do everything that we can for the mare and the foal, and we pick the best sire to make sure that we have a good result at the end. Ernie, Darla and Dara respect the horses and take

good care of them. Ernie’s philosophy is to keep Tobe sound and conditioned, so at the end of the season when the sire stakes and big money races are coming up, Tobe is conditioned and prepared for those races.”

“Tobe’s driver Sam knows when Tobe is in the lead that he can let off of him and let him coast,” Roche said. “He doesn’t drive him harder. Tobe enjoys being on the track. When a horse really likes their job, you can see it. If you look at the horses when they come up to the starting gate, they are prepared and are sizing up their competition. When the horses get a little too close to Tobe, he goes a little faster, and he doesn’t want to lose. It’s great to watch. He has such heart.”

Circling back to their pal Manges, Roche said that he has become a fan of theirs and of Tobe.

“Randy is happy for us,” she said. “Anytime we have questions, we can call him.

He even came out to see Shannon Hall’s newest foal Beaner and told us, ‘I think this is the nicest yearling I’ve seen so far this year.’”

Tobe’s brother Beaner will be trackready next season. Weaver added, “We’ll just be thrilled if he [Beaner] has any measure of the success that Tobe has had. But for now, we’re just two old broads with our two old husbands, having the time of our lives.”

For more information on CTE Horsecoats, contact Micki Roche at 317-250-0318 or email at equisen5@aol.com.

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Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of The Center for the Performing Arts

After more than two decades since the original release, Melissa Etheridge is enthralling audiences, once again, on the Yes I Am 25th Anniversary Tour.

Her breakthrough fourth album, Yes I Am, included the Top 10 single “I’m the Only One” and the Grammy-winning “Come to My Window.”

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nown for her confessional lyrics and gritty, soulful vocals, this Grammy® and Academy Award winner has been one of rock’s most respected performers and songwriters for decades. Etheridge’s many hits have included “Bring Me Some Water” and “I Want to Come Over.”

Don’t miss An Evening with Melissa Etheridge: Yes I Am 25th Anniversary Tour at The Palladium, Tuesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. Visit thecenterfortheperformingarts.org for more information.

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PALLADIUM: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 7:30 P.M. It’s been 30 years since you left Leavenworth, KS, for California and first stepped out onto the music scene. What are your immediate thoughts as you reflect back?

First of all, it went by so doggone fast. The first thought that I have is “Wow, it really slipped by.” It was something that I had been waiting so long for, and you never really know when you’re in it and that it’s happening until you stop and go, “Whoa, that was 25 years ago. Holy cow!” That’s the first feeling that I get. People would ask me when my first album came out 30 years ago, “Where do you see yourself in 20 or 30 years?” and I’d always say, “I hope that I’m still making music, that people want to come see me and that I’m a piece of their life.” And that is exactly what I have now. People come to the shows and share their lives. They have been putting my music into their lives for 25 years now, and that means a lot. It’s a real relationship that you just don’t get from an audience until you’ve put the years in.

You won two Grammys in ‘92 and ‘93 and won an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year in ‘96. Knowing that those accolades may have meant something different to you at those times, what do you think about those moments now at this point in your career?

I see the way this industry is built, and for a while there, I was in the nexus of it. It’s something that when I was in it, I didn’t really know that I was in it. I was at the top of the mountain. And it’s good to be there, to experience it and leave your mark, but you can’t live there. You can’t stay there. A lot of people try to, and it eats them up. You have to breathe and move on and do things. It’s something that you remember, but you have to move on and grow from it. You have to have different meanings. I went on and had children, and my life has a very different meaning. I love every element of it, and I love my music – It’s

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a huge part of my life, but it is not my whole life. I think that’s what keeps me sane.

Rather than ask you to define success, I would like to ask you to define purpose and how you continue to live your purpose.

Whew … yeah. I think a lot of people become fatalists, and they think that there is some “purpose” or fate that has been predestined for them. And they either live it or they’re not living it, but I don’t quite subscribe to that. I believe that our purpose is to create in this incredible reality set-up that we have here. I think that we are given all of these gifts, such as perception and possibility, and it is up to us to create love or we create fear.

In every moment and everything we do, we choose one of those, and that creates our path. Then in that path, you just constantly create. My purpose is to create and to create as much love as possible – as much love for myself, music and for others.

realize it. It can be a real journey to getting to that realization. I’m 14 years cancer-free now, and I define my journey in a certain way and with a set of beliefs that I have. A lot of people don’t believe what I believe, and that’s okay too, but every year that goes by, it proves to me that I’m making the right choices for myself.

Look back over the last three decades and at the triumphs and trials of your career. When you look at the next generations of singer/songwriters, do you feel that it’s easier or more difficult for them nowadays? Do you feel that they are braver and bolder than artists were in the ‘80s and ‘90s?

I don’t think the younger generations are any more or less brave or committed. I think each generation is presented with its own issues. I have children in this next generation. They range from 11-21.

I know how they see the world, and they do not see the divides PALLADIUM that are leftover and deep in PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT In previous interviews, some of us in our generation you have spoken about one that permeated through the ‘60s, fateful night in Ottawa, Canada.

‘70s and ‘80s. I do think the younger You have talked about looking at the generations are smarter, and I always think universe, wondering what was next that we’re moving up, always towards a betin your life, and later that night, you ter situation. Diversity is here, and you can’t found a lump in your breast. You turn it back now. released “The Awakening” after your diagnosis. What would you say now to This will be your third visit to The people who are fighting the good fight Palladium. Was there something in about how to get through a diagnosis particular that you really enjoyed about of cancer or other disease? it that’s bringing you back, or are we I would say that if or when you get a diagnojust that great of an audience for you? sis of a breakdown of a system in your body [Laughing] I do remember it is a lovely place or a disease, it’s all in how you perceive it. to play, and I think Indiana is a good place We all have an opportunity to look at health to bring people together and sing. I look forand disease in many ways. You can look at ward to being there. You will hear all of the it like it happened “to me” or “I caught it” tracks [from “Yes I Am”], and I am planning or “I got this” or “My genes are faulty.” We on doing at least one of the bonus tracks have an opportunity to look at it and say, that have been added back.

“I have a responsibility in this. I have the reasonability, not only in the food that I eat What’s next for you? Are you back in the and the actions that my body takes but also studio, or what’s the plan after this tour? the thoughts that I think. Am I thinking I’ve been making a new album, and it should thoughts that are making me healthy, or am I be ready for release at the end of the year/ thinking thoughts that are making me sick?” beginning of next year. Let’s just say 2018 has There is so much control that we actually been a very inspirational year, and we’re only have over our own health, and we just don’t halfway through.

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Responsive Educational Opportunities at Primrose Schools Writer // Deb Brandt

Primrose Schools is a national system of accredited private schools that provide premier early education and childcare experiences for children and families.

Carmel and Zionsville Primrose Schools are committed to preparing children for success as learners and in life. From the franchise owners to the professional educators, everyone at the three Carmel and one Zionsville Primrose School locations seeks to meet the early learning needs of children and their families.

Why is early childhood education so important? According to the World Economic Forum, today’s children will work in jobs one day that have yet to be created. Think of it: Research suggests that 65 percent of the jobs people will hold in the future do not exist today. This makes educating young children a challenge.

Primrose Schools are up to the challenge as they seek to implement best practices in early childhood education while remaining cognizant of the influences of education over the long term.

“We’ve taken a step to incorporate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics into programming for even the youngest children attending Primrose,” explained Carmel franchise owner Scott Smith. From reading readiness, writing, science and engineering to mathematics development, research, technol-

ogy and the creative arts, Primrose is helping children build experiences and skills towards the future.

Using research-informed instructional models, Primrose Schools draw on early learning philosophers, such as Montessori, Piaget, Gesell and Vygotsky, blended with the most current findings of early childhood development and research. In early 2017, Primrose Schools sponsored a national survey of human resource professionals responsible for hiring. The survey revealed that skills, such as adaptability, problem-solving and teamwork, are essential to workplace success. Yet 70 percent of the HR managers reported that entry-level employees are rarely proficient in these skills.

These findings are backed by research from The Harvard Center for the Developing Child, which reports that early life experiences influence a child’s capacity for executive functioning skills in adulthood. As a result, Primrose Schools are focusing their efforts on providing early learning experiences designed to build and enhance these skills in early childhood.

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• Being encouraged to work and play together, including respectful listening and communicating.

At Primrose Schools, learning is fun and dynamic while building the confidence in each child. To learn more about the Primrose Schools in Carmel and Zionsville, visit their websites, make an appointment for a school tour or attend one of their community events.

“We offer events that are open to the public as well as those for current families,” explained Carmel franchise owner Bryan Bowman. “Recently, we partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host the Touch a Truck event. It was a fundraiser for the Foundation while offering families an experience with vehicles that fascinate young children.” In October, the three Carmel Primrose Schools will sponsor the Ghosts and Goblins 5K Run. Bowman added that area franchise owners often work together to provide services that are best for families and the communities where they are located.

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The Goddard Schools: Purposeful Play Writer // Deb Brandt

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Children are naturally curious. From an early age, they are exploring the world around them and learning at the same time. That is why the Goddard Schools faculty and staff encourage a child’s curiosity by incorporating science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) through play-based activities that are fun and accessible.

The Goddard School is renowned for its F.L.E.X. Learning Program that is aligned with the organization’s core values. These values include play and exploration, diverse programming, student empowerment, 21st century skills, STEAM and literacy, quality questions and encouragement and individualization. They also include safety and security, research, outdoor time and risk and failure.

“For 30 years, parents and families have trusted The Goddard School to nurture, encourage and educate their children,” said West Carmel owner Lynn Newkirk.

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“As parents, Joe and I appreciate the benefits The Goddard School offered our children. When we ask parents what makes The Goddard School in West Carmel special, we consistently hear ‘the teachers.’ We find parents are attracted to The Goddard School because we offer a safe, loving and nurturing environment with a wide variety of enrichment programs.”

Among the unique opportunities at West Carmel is The Goddard School’s Certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.

The space features thriving garden areas, which include plenty of soil for digging and exploration as well as raised beds for planting various vegetables.

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highly educated and experienced teachers as the most influential part of children’s learning at the school. “All of our Lead Teachers possess a degree in Education, which lends a higher level of investment and professionalism to the classroom,” Greek explained. The Goddard School City Center is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), explained Greek, giving it the highest rating for the State of Indiana. The accreditation is earned by each individual school.

“I have three young children of my own, the youngest of which is still attending my school full-time,” Greek said. “My perspective as a parent only strengthens my ability to provide the best possible learning environment for our students as well as our faculty. Our school is best known for being a very warm, loving and nurturing program. We value safety and security above all else and feel that children learn best when they feel loved and secure!”

To learn more about The Goddard Schools located in Carmel and Zionsville, visit their websites where you can schedule a personal facility tour. The Goddard Schools have an open-door policy, so parents are welcome to drop in and meet teachers and see classrooms in action.

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British Swim School is Now Open in Carmel Photography // Tiny Toez Photography

British Swim School, best known for its education of water safety as an essential survival skill taught in a fun and gentle environment, continues its nationwide expansion with a new pool location in the state of Indiana. This Carmel location marks the 21st state for the British Swim School franchise.

The new Carmel location will be run by first-time franchisees and married duo Katie and Greg Blair, who immersed themselves into the British Swim School system after searching for programs to enroll their three-year-old son. Not able to find a solution, the Blairs decided that the British Swim School model and curriculum would serve the community well.

“Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death among children and is entirely preventable. My husband and

I connect with the motto of ‘Survival of the Littlest’ and the strong emphasis British Swim School places on safety,” said Katie Blair, British Swim School franchisee. “This business allows us to teach a critical life-saving skill in fun and engaging classes to students of all ages. At the same time, it also allows us to benefit the entire community through outreach and education.” Not only are they looking forward to teaching students at their pools to be safe and happy swimmers, but Greg and Katie are also excited to bring British Swim School’s Water Watcher and water safety message to a broader audience through community events, school presentations, and other special events and partnerships.

British Swim School offers a twostep curriculum teaching children and adults of all ages, some as young as three months, water safety and survival skills, along with swimming skill development.

While parental supervision is always the number one safety measure, research shows that participation in formal swim

programs, such as those offered by British Swim School, can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among children who are most at risk for deaths caused by drowning.

Since 1981, British Swim School has been dedicated to teaching water survival skills to children as young as three months old. CEO Rita Goldberg founded British Swim School in Manchester, England and developed the unique and highly effective teaching methods that are a recognized trademark of the brand.

British Swim School is now headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The company offers lessons out of multiple national fitness chains and hotel pools year-round, based on the premise that children progress at different rates. Each child, regardless of age, is placed in their correct skill level and will have certain achievable objectives. The small class sizes and multiple pool locations means each student receives individualized attention and focused instruction time. British Swim School operates in nearly 200 schools in 21 states within the U.S., and holds nearly 15,000 lessons per week nationally, and conducted nearly 600,000 swimming lessons in 2017.

The newly opened British Swim School is located at the Residence Inn Carmel, which is at 11895 N. Meridian St., Carmel, IN 46032 and the SpringHill Suites Carmel on 11855 N. Meridian St. For more information about British Swim School in Hamilton County call 317-406-0369 or 317-406-0373 or visit our website - www.britishswimschool. com/hamiltoncounty.

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Standing in Solidarity Carmel Interfaith Alliance Counters Hate with Education Writer // Janelle Morrison Photography // Theresa Skutt and Courtesy of Carmel Interfaith Alliance

The residents of Carmel, Indiana and the local religious community woke up to the news of vandalism on July 29, 2018. The property of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla had been defaced with a pair of painted Nazi flags and iron crosses on Saturday, July 28. According to U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler in his press conference, the anti-Semitic graffiti was intentional and was “not a prank.”

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ederal and Hamilton County authorities announced the arrest of two individuals, Nolan Brewer, 20, of Cloverdale, Indiana, and a 17-year-old female co-conspirator on August 16 in a press conference that included the U.S. Attorney, the FBI, Carmel Police Department, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and Rabbi Sendrow in attendance. The aforementioned agencies worked collaboratively and diligently until the arrests were made.

Prior to the arrests, a Community Solidarity Gathering was held at Congregation Shaarey Tefilla in Carmel on July 30 where more than 1,000 community leaders, 20 groups representing a diversity of faiths and organizations and Hoosiers came together in a massive display of support for Rabbi Benjamin Sendrow, Congregation Shaarey Tefilla and the Jewish community as a whole.

“These people tried to instill fear, and they tried to incite hatred,” Sendrow stated after the arrest. “But it was a complete failure. What they did was awaken a sleeping giant of love, mutual respect and solidarity.”

In attendance that evening were several members of the Carmel Interfaith Alliance, a coalition of faith traditions in Carmel whose purpose is working together to build understanding and service for the city that is home to people of many faiths.

“It was an intentionally planned thing that they [Brewer and the co-conspirator] were trying to do,” said Rev. Jerry Zehr at Carmel Christian Church. “They were clearly trying to make a statement. I think that raises the point that we have to continue to be positive and continue to be a witness of building bridges and showing the strength of our commonality in our religions.”

Zehr is the president of the Carmel Interfaith Alliance. It was formed four years ago by Zehr and other local faith leaders.

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moved to Plainfield, Indiana, and built their first mosque.”

Upon moving back to Carmel, Zehr approached Mayor Brainard and told him that he would like to become active in Carmel.

“He [Brainard] was very supportive,” Zehr recalled. “We [local faith leaders] organized our first gathering, and we [Carmel Interfaith Alliance] now have a coalition of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Christian Scientists and Protestant congregations. I think people, in general, are not aware of how diverse this community is. We also have the Chinese Church and the Coptic Orthodox who are Christians that come from Egypt. There is a much greater diversity, not just of religions but also of cultures in Carmel, and it has been good.”

The Alliance has monthly gatherings

among the faith leaders and also organizes service projects and special forums that are open to the public. Beginning in October, the Alliance will be hosting its second “Meet Your Neighbor” series that will take place every Tuesday evening beginning October 4 through November 1. The series will be open to the public and is free to attend. It is co-sponsored by the Carmel Interfaith Alliance and the Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations.

“The purpose for the Carmel Interfaith Alliance is to build relationships and to get to know one another,” Zehr said. “No politics. We’re not going to talk about Middle East issues or any political issues.

It’s about building relationships.”

The Alliance has organized other events, such as the “Evolving Role of Women in Our Faith Traditions” at which Rabbi Sandy Sasso, wife of Rabbi

Dennis Sasso, at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck; Rev. Lori Bievenour, Senior Pastor at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Carmel; and Rima Shahid, former Executive Director Muslim Alliance of Indiana were the keynote speakers. Shahid is currently the Executive Director at Women 4 Change Indiana.

“It was a great opportunity to hear about the evolving role that women have in faith,” Zehr said. “We did a service project where about 45 people came together and walked the Monon Trail together, picking up trash as a service to the city. We did this on a Saturday and Sunday, and we held a worship service afterward. It was a great experience, and we had a lot of young people and teenagers at that event. It was a good way to learn from one another while doing something for the city.”

Zehr emphasized that the upcoming “Meet Your Neighbor” series is open to people of all faith traditions or those who are not part of any faith tradition and hopes that people will come and ask questions from this year’s speakers.

“Our forum will be an opportunity to learn something about the different faith traditions and have an opportunity to ask honest questions,” he emphasized. “We have people who continue to say ‘thank you’ for providing this forum because they didn’t know anything about a lot about other faith traditions or had never met people from other faith traditions.

It gives people another perspective and more information.”

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Satsang of Indianapolis and a member of the Carmel Interfaith Alliance, will be presenting at the upcoming series.

Singh spoke on his support of Rabbi Sendrow and on the purpose of coalitions such as the Alliance.

“In the affairs of human beings, I think we are all children of one God,” Singh said. “Together, we stand in solidarity with Rabbi Benjamin and with all other faith communities. Each of these [places of worship] are places that are sacred to all of us. An assault against one is an assault against all. Therefore, they are the sacred places for each one of us where we can worship our God, and everybody joins in who wishes to join in.

Faith teaches us to welcome one another as fellow human beings.”

Another member of the Alliance who will be presenting at the upcoming series, Rev. Lori Bievenour, Senior Pastor at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, added her thoughts on the recent events and arrests.

“We have been awakened,” she said.

“We have been called to action. We’ve been not allowed to rest in our privilege and in the safety that we always perceive but that sometimes gets taken from us. Although there might be a

sense of relief that there are two that have been caught, there is also the reality that we have to move forward together, and that healing is a process that takes far longer than a few days.”

Ashhar Madni is a member of the Board of Directors for the Al-Salam Foundation and a member of the Carmel Interfaith Alliance. He understands the wide breadth of emotions that rippled through the city and surrounding communities after the vandalism. While he expressed relief from the knowledge of the arrests, he emphasized that his focus is on the solidarity that came in the wake of the act of hate.

“To the Muslim community, it [the news of the arrests] has been a big relief as well,” Madni said. “What can easily happen to the Jewish community can easily happen to us too, so I am very relieved. But what I want to focus on is more on what actually happened out of hate. What is happening after is actually what America is all about, and we saw it that night [at the Solidarity Gathering] and we’re seeing it today.”

The reaffirmation of unity conveyed throughout the city has become a powerful testament to the perseverance of the people who reside and work in the com-

munity. It has overshadowed the act of intolerance and has illuminated the acts of kindness and goodwill throughout Carmel and the surrounding communities.

“We’re entering very soon a very important time in the Jewish calendar, the beginning of a Jewish new year,” explained Rabbi Dennis Sasso at Beth-El Zedeck, who is another member of the Alliance. “This is a season of reconciliation and renewal and rebuilding of relationships. Out of this unfortunate and spiteful act, there has emerged a consensus in our community, a consensus that was already there but has been reaffirmed: We are here for each Carmel Interfaith Alliance and the Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations are co-sponsoring the second “Meet Your Neighbor” series for five Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. starting October 4 with a different faith tradition featured each evening.

This is a free event, open to the public at the City Chambers room in City Hall.

Each speaker will talk about their beliefs, misconceptions that people have formed and common themes with other faith traditions. The rest of the time will be Q&A from the audience.

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The Jewish Faith – Rabbi Dennis Sasso

OCTOBER 11:

The Sikh Faith – KP Singh

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The Hindu Faith – Dr. Anita Joshi

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The Christian Faith – Father Lucas Christensen, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church; Practitioner Sharon Stoughton Jackson, First Church of Christ, Scientist; Rev. Lori Bievenour, St. Peter’s United Church of Christ

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other, and we will enter this new year and many new years to come as a community bound to one another, working with one another and loving one another.”

While the Carmel Interfaith Alliance is an independent organization from the City of Carmel, it has the full support of its mayor. Mayor Brainard spoke out against the act and reaffirmed an addi-

tional message that hate has no place in the city of Carmel.

“This [act] has brought our city together,” Brainard stated. “Out of this act, instead of hatred and intolerance came a reaffirmation of acceptance and love.

Carmel is a city with people from many different places and many different faith traditions. It is one of the oldest

and most important American values, as well as a law, that people are allowed to worship as they please in the absence of intimidation and fear.”

For more information on the “Meet Your Neighbor” series, please contact Rev. Jerry Zehr at jerryzehr1@ gmail.com or visit CarmelChristianChurch.org. Follow Carmel Interfaith Alliance on Facebook.

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Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of CCPL

In addition to the impressive schedule of programs for children and youth, the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) offers a menu of services for adults, including several programs that are targeted at people who are interested in starting up a small business or are business owners who are looking to improve and streamline their processes.

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he library is pleased to announce its Simple Steps to Start Your Business program that will take place in the library’s Program Room Saturday, September 29. The program will focus on testing your business idea and identifying key factors that influence startup success. Attendees will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a small business and the fundamentals of formation, marketing, finances and funding sources. Simple

Steps to Start Your Business is presented by SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses grow and succeed nationwide. It has been mentoring small business owners for free for more than 40 years.

“We have done programs in the past about various aspects of small business launching and ownership, and we are excited about this program because it’s good for people who are in the early stages of considering getting a business

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of their own up and running,” explained Christy Walker, communications manager at CCPL. “It will also be beneficial to people who have launched their businesses and are looking at ways of streamlining things and becoming more efficient. This program is free to Carmel Library cardholders.”

Over the next few weeks, the library will host a Sustainable Living Seminar: Clean Disruption that will be held Wednesday, September 12. The seminar will feature keynote speakers: Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will speak about the importance of reducing America’s oil dependence, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard will share plans for a 1 MW solar field in Carmel, and Kelly Snyder, Sr., Operations Manager at EDP Renewables, will provide insights on solar markets in Indiana and the U.S. She will also talk about the new 200 MW solar farm in Randolph County.

Be sure to mark your calendars for Smart Living with Your Smart Device and Indiana Digital Citizenship Week September 10-14. The featured programs will drill down on the subjects of Device Assistance, Cybersecurity and Smart Living with your Smart Device and will conclude with a special interactive screening of “Big Hero 6.” CCPL has partnered with Carmel Clay Schools on the Smart Living with Your Smart Device presentation and will feature representatives from Common Sense Media, Healing Hearts of Indy and the Carmel Police Department. This presentation will be held at the Carmel High School Freshman cafeteria Wednesday, September 12. Please visit carmel.lib. in.us for a full list of presentation dates, times and locations.

CCPL offers many additional services for adults and business owners, including access to its databases. “I think that it is always good to remind people that we are doing some interesting things for adults and business owners at the library,” Walker said. “We offer what we call ‘Book a Librarian’ sessions where people can schedule one-on-one appointments to work with staff in our reference department.

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“Cardholders have an opportunity to work with our staff and learn about some of the small business resources that we have at the library, including databases for people who are looking to develop mailing lists and contacts. That’s a powerful resource that they can tap into for free.”

In addition to offering programs and services at the main library on Carmel Drive, CCPL is looking forward to expanding its list of services and collections when it opens its recently announced West Branch, which will be located in the heart of the Village of WestClay.

“We are planning on opening the West Branch in 2019,” Walker shared. “We are looking at how we can make it more convenient for people to use the library.

We had been looking for retail space and something that was located centrally within the western part of the township, and that space opened up.

It is the right size and will be accessible to people within and outside of the Village of WestClay. We are excited about it.” For more information on upcoming programs and library services, contact the Reference Desk at 317-844-3362 or visit carmel.lib.in.us.

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The Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation hosts several fundraisers

throughout the year to support CCPL, but there are two annual events that draw in best-selling authors from across to the nation who share their personal journeys with guests of these events. The Guild of the Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation will proudly host its annual Writers at the

Pavilion October 17 and its renowned Guilded Leaf Luncheon October 18.

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Carmel Farmers Market That’s a Wrap

Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted

It has been an incredible 20th season for the volunteers, vendors and patrons of the Carmel Farmers Market (CFM) and another great year of events and fellowship for the books. As the season winds down, there is still much to do at the market and a smorgasbord of late summer/ early fall products to purchase from all of your favorite vendors.

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easonal favorites, such as apples, jams, jellies, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, mushrooms, potatoes, snap beans, summer squash, winter squash, baked goods, mums, fall flower arrangements, etc., are the first hint of the impending seasonal shift that takes us from hazy summer days to the cool crisp autumn mornings. And of course, nothing says “Welcome Fall” like the traditional end-ofmarket Pumpkin Carving event.

As many market-goers know, the month of September would not be complete without a pumpkin carving demonstration by Carmel resident and CFM volunteer, Lee “Punkin Lee” Saberson. Lee is a retired electrical engineer and a graduate of Purdue University.

Lee moved to Carmel from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. His interest in carving began about 30 years ago when he and his wife, Barb, lived just two blocks from the Great Pumpkin Festival that is hosted by the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation every October. Lee and Barb continue to travel north for the annual tradition where he continues to enthrall the festival-goers with his giant pumpkin carving skills.

There, Lee developed his passion and carving skills from the local master pumpkin carvers. Lee explained that the festival is a huge event for kids and families and draws in scores of people. “The city buys 1,000 pumpkins for the kids. The pump-

kins are set up on bleachers and picnic tables, and once the pumpkins are all carved and placed, they are lit up.”

Barb added, “They used to be lit with candles, but now they use [LED] lights.”

Over the years, Lee has participated in several demonstrations, including at the Carmel Farmers Market, and has carved and sculpted countless pumpkins, some as large as 1,200 pounds. Through the magic of his large cache of carving tools, he has transformed ordinary pumpkins into goofy, lovable, enchanting creatures and animals. The boundaries of pumpkin carving are limited only by one’s own imagination, though there are some structural guidelines that need to be considered when cutting into a pumpkin.

I had the honor of working alongside Lee for a carving demonstration at his home in Carmel where I picked up some important tricks of the trade. His “toolbox” was a collection of modified fruit knives, hacksaws and several typical household items, such as potato peelers, ice cream scoops, toothpicks, skewers and swimming pool noodles; those are used to prop and secure the pumpkins, especially when transporting them.

When it comes to keeping your carved pumpkin, Lee has some useful tips that he will share at the upcoming event if you want to display your pumpkin for Halloween. “I have a few methods that will help keep them a little bit longer.

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Temperature is very important.” Barb added, “It depends on the weather, but some people will keep their pumpkins in the air conditioning. Some years, it’s not as hot around Halloween, so they can keep their pumpkins outside longer.”

Lee has also used dry ice, but it is important to keep that out of reach of young children.

In addition to the Carmel Farmers Market event, Lee has carved for Sullivan Hardware as well as Dull’s Tree Farm in Thorntown, Indiana, where he gets most of his pumpkins. He has also exhibited at the Indiana State Fair. He has visited local area schools along with his church group and has done demonstrations with kids during their lunch breaks too.

Lee got involved with CFM about 10 years ago when he attended a volunteer meeting and told Ron Carter, president at CFM, that he would like to do an event at the market. “I had heard that the market used volunteers, so I attended a meeting, and I asked Ron if I could do a carving event. And he said, ‘Sure.’ We have since created the International Guild of Pumpkin Carvers, and Ron was our very first member. We now have a handful of members, and members are identified as ‘Punkin Ron’ and I am ‘Punkin Lee.’” Having completed a pumpkin carving under the guidance and instruction of “Punkin Lee,” I am hopeful that I have completed the induction criteria and will

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“As you carve them [pumpkins], you learn a little bit more each time,” Lee said. “I like doing the ears. I focus first on the eyes and then the mouth. The parts can easily become 3D. I usually do just a couple of dots or cuts for the nose. The other subtle things you can do is create ‘pumpkin dimples’ or add some tiredness or wrinkles to the pumpkin.”

Lee can carve and sculpt a 1,000-pound pumpkin in about five minutes with the myriad of tools that he has and the level of skill that he has obtained over the years.

“Dragons are easy, but my favorite new thing is carving a fish,” he said. “You draw a fish and cut it out, and however you lay out the pumpkin, you have the outline of the fish. And then you put the cutout of the fish on skewers, and it floats.”

What does Lee do with the seeds from the giant pumpkins? “I separate the seeds and give them back to the farmers because they need them to keep growing the giant pumpkins.”

Lee and I carved a large Atlantic Giant pumpkin. They have a thicker rind than the standard field pumpkin but are much easier to carve. Lee is a member of the Indiana Pumpkin Growers Association (IPGA). The membership grows Giant Pumpkins and enters their pumpkins for Fall “weigh-offs.”

While pumpkin carving and sculpting has become an “addiction” to Lee, the pumpkin carving event at the Carmel Farmers Market has become a beloved tradition for many market-goers and their families. Please attend this year’s event and help us wrap up another amazing summer at the market while welcoming another Indiana fall season.

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