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Rose Senior Living A community designed to create an environment that engages and encourages active living.

Rose Senior Living – Carmel recently opened a new state-of-the-art senior living community located in the heart of Carmel at 1285 Fairfax Manor Drive (located just off Old Meridian and Main Street) Rose Senior Living provides 159 rental apartments for people 55 and older – 69 independent living, 60 assisted living apartments and 30 secure memory care apartments.

Rose Senior Living is designed to create an environment that engages and encourages active living. The community is strategically located in a new intergenerational neighborhood and conveniently located near

Carmel’s downtown Arts and Design district and within walking distance to intergenerational apartments and condos, new hotels and restaurants, a lake and park setting.

This 175,000 square-foot community has multiple common areas including a variety of dining venues that include signature dining provided by Undine, a national leader in culinary services, a theater, pub, a fitness center; salon/spa, grandchildren nook, outdoor roof top area equipped with gas grills and party room to name a few.

A robust schedule of activities will keep residents engaged, interacting and social.

Stephanie O’Sullivan, sales and marketing director, says, “Rose Senior Living is a community within the Carmel community that offers a full array of services, entertainment, and educational offerings within one neighborhood.”

O’Sullivan continued by saying, “It’s our apartments that set us apart. They each feature designer finishes and contemporary touches.” Both the independent and assisted living units have full kitchens equipped with appliances, quartz and cultured marble countertops, ample storage and closet space

and 9-12 foot ceilings. Independent living apartments range from 650 to 1,203 square feet and all have a patio or balcony with select homes featuring a fire place.

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In addition to a variety of independent floor plans, Rose Senior Living offers an impressive menu of health and supportive services in the assisted living and memory care apartments. With licensed staff on-site 24/7, all residents can receive help when it is desired or required. They also offer an inclusive package for memory care residents. Stop buy or call Rose Senior Living today.

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Kroger announces remodel plans for Fishers store news@currentinfishers.com The Kroger Co. recently announced a multimillion dollar remodel for the Fishers Kroger at 116th Street and Allisonville Road.

There had been discussion of building another store across the street from the 7272

Fishers Crossing Dr. location. The remodeling announcement ends those discussions. In a press release, it was stated the most logical decision was to remodel an existing store instead of building a new one.

For more, visit thekrogerco.com.

MVHS honored for quality by IDOE news@geistcurrent.com

Mt. Vernon High School has received the status of a Performance Qualified High School for the 2018-19 school year from the Indiana Dept. of Education.

The recognition means that MVHS has been placed in the IDOE’s highest performance and improvement category.

To be eligible for the Performance Qualified High School Program, a high school must receive an A for the previous school year, and schools designated as a Performance Qualified High School retain it until it either receives a C or lower for one school year, or receives a B or lower for two consecutive school years.

The purpose of establishing the Performance Qualified High Schools program is to

provide flexibility to schools that meet the criteria. High schools then provide curriculum, instruction, programs and educational innovations designed to help engage students, above and beyond everyday requirements put in place by IDOE. One of the requirements of a Performance Qualified High School is that the instructional day consist of at least six hours of instructional time and 180 student instructional days. However, a school that is eligible for the Performance Qualified High School program may exercise some flexibility around these instructional time requirements as long as the total number of instructional minutes provided in a school year meets the required timeframe.

For more, visit mvcsc.k12.in.us.

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Dispatches Fortune Academy fundraiser – The Fortune Academy will hold its 16th annual Celebration Fundraiser from 6 to 11 p.m. April 21 at 502 East Event Center in Carmel. Tickets start at $100 and include silent auction, raffles, live auction, dinner and cocktails and live entertainment by Toy Factory. For more, visit TheFortuneAcademy.org.

Rug hooking group – The Puckihuddlers Rug Hooking Guild meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers, 5 Municipal Dr. The group is open to the public and serves Central Indiana.For more, call Jan Hammond at 317-284-1022.

Cadet Law Enforcement Academy – The Indiana Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Academy is accepting applications for the 2018 class. The Academy is limited to the first 50 applicants. Registration is open to students in grades 9-12. Cost is $300 and is due by June 1. For more, visit trooper.org/camps.

State fair registration open – Registration is now open for all competitions for the 2018 Indiana State Fair. Competitors can choose from 38 departments, including vegetables, livestock, photography and textiles. All ages are welcome to compete for cash prizes and 8,292 blue ribbons to be awarded. For registration information, visit indianastatefair. com/state-fair/competitionscontests/.

Quilters Guild meeting – Mudsock Quilters Guild meets on the second Monday of every month at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fishers United Methodist Church, 9691 E. 116th St. For more, visit MudsockQuiltersGuild.org.

Newcomers Club – The Fishers Newcomers Club meets the second Thursday of most months at 6:45 p.m. at the Delaware Township Building, 9090 E. 131st St. Meet friends, join one of our activity groups and participate in charitable activities. For more, contact us at fishersnewcomers@gmail.com

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Mt. Vernon High School has been recognized as a high-performing school for the 2018-19 academic year.

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Suicide prevention training – Chaucie’s Place, 4607 E. 106th St., Carmel, will host QPR training from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 14. QPR stands for Question.Persuade.Refer. The method was developed to detect and respond to anyone exhibiting suicide warning signs. QPR is an evidence-based prevention program backed by 30 years of research. Cost is $25. Register online at EventBrite.com.

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Janus to host annual breakfast

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community to visit museums, art galleries and more. It also provides transportation and staffing to various other organizations.

Community members will have a chance The breakfast agenda changes each year to learn what Janus Developmental Services as Janus adds new programs and offers and hear from event clients during the 10th clients, which it will then educate the community on. annual Create, Connect “This is a wonderful opportunity and Commit breakfast set for 7:30 to for the community to learn about the 8:30 a.m. April 20 at 502 East Event services Janus provides for adults Center, 502 E. Carmel Dr., Carmel. with disabilities,” Janus Senior Vice Janus clients will share their President of Development Debbie stories and successes during the Laird Laird said. “The uplifting, one-hour breakfast program. All four Hamilton program presents strong evidence that peoCounty mayors will serve as honorary cople with disabilities can and do participate chairs, and U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks will speak and contribute in the community. This fundat the breakfast. raising breakfast provides an opportunity to Doors open at 6:30 a.m. The event is free community members to be a vital part of our and open to the public, but RSVPs are reteam and to make an impact on our clients by quired. A donation will be requested near supporting our services.” the end of the event. Funds raised go toward For more, visit janus-inc.org. To RSVP, email developing new programs and supporting Joanne McDonough at jmcdonough@janusexisting ones at the facility, such as Out and inc.org.

About, provides clients with trips into the Sheriff candidate forum and straw poll — The Fiscal Conservatives of Hamilton County will host a candidate forum and straw poll at 7 p.m. April 17 for Hamilton County Sheriff’s candidates Bill Cilfford, Eddie Moore, Dennis Quakenbush and Mitch Russell. The forum will be moderated by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz at Hamilton County Ivy Tech, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville.

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Six local lawmakers and the county’s highway director regovernment cently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C., where they sought support for road funding and construction issues in Hamilton County.

“Funding is always the biggest challenge on projects like these,” Hamilton County Commissioner Christine Altman said. “We appreciate the time that our representatives and their staff took to review our needs and offer suggestions. Their insight was extremely helpful.”

Hamilton County Commissioners Steve Dillinger and Mark Heirbrandt and Altman, along with Hamilton County Highway Director Brad Davis, Hamilton County Council President Steve Schwartz and Noblesville Common Council President Chris Jensen met with Indiana Congressional leaders during the two-day trip, which included Rep. Susan W. Brooks, Rep. Luke Messer, Sen. Joe Donnelly and Sen. Todd Young. They also met with the Federal Highway Administration and vice presidential staff.

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Traffic studies by the county show growing congestion along both routes.

“The Pleasant Street Economic Development Corridor has been on the city’s thoroughfare plan since 1995,” Jensen said. “It is a top priority for the city. Not only will it help

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“Hamilton County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state,” Heirbrandt said. “Proactive efforts to address these critical corridors are vital to future job creation and in ensuring our county continues to be a great place to live and work.”

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Hamilton County in the Great War Commentary by David Heighway

ers from Westfield were not. Their father had possibly come to Westfield as an escaped slave on the Underground Railroad. One of April marks the 101st anniversary of the brothers, Irven, was a teacher the United highlights States’ entry whose students wrote to him during the war. The letters are in history into World preserved at the Indiana HisWar I. Two torical Society. One person on the Hamilton county men who served list had an unusual military cawere Hanson Booth and Harvey reer. Gray Hawkins enlisted in the Harrison.

Indiana National Guard 1st Field The 1922 county atlas has a Artillery on May 4, 1917. According list of most of the soldiers in to his obituary in 1930, he was disthe war. The first part of the list is made up of the Gold Star The 1922 Hamilton Coun- missed because of foot problems, soldiers; there were 10 killed ty Atlas has a list of sol- so he went to Canada and endiers involved in World listed there. The obituary said he in action, nine who died from War I. (Submitted image had joined Princess Patricia’s Own a service-related illness or accourtesy of Hamilton East Light Infantry. However, actual cident and 22 who died from Public Library) Canadian records say he enlisted the influenza epidemic. Frank Aug. 5, 1918, in the 12th Reserve Battalion. He Huntzinger was the first to die in action, shipped overseas Aug. 27 and landed in Liverand the American Legion post in Noblesville pool. He served in various places in England is named after him. until July 3, 1919, when he was shipped home The collection of names shows AfricanAmerican participation in the war. There were and discharged from the Canadian army. The listing points out that he was never officially some enlistees from Roberts Settlement: discharged from the Indiana National Guard.

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By Noah Alatza • news@currentinfishers.com Shelley and Henri Najem owned the Bella Vita at the Marina for more than 20 years before selling the Geist lakefront restaurant in 2014, but the couple isn’t done with the food industry quite yet.

Four years after selling Bella Vita, they opened Flamme Burger and Oak Catering in Fishers at 8594 E. 116th St. and a Whitestown location at 6850 Whitestown Pkwy.

The Najems don’t just own and operate their storefront, they continue to give back in Fishers and across the state.

Shelley Najem said helping the community and their customers is rewarding.

“I personally believe there is no greater feeling than helping somebody out,” she said. “If we all came together and did a litte, it could be a different world. People choose to come in because we do so much. I don’t feel like we have to, but that’s why we’re here and successful.”

The name of the Najems’ catering company, Bella Vita Catering, was renamed after it was sold. It is now Oak Catering.

Najem said business has been thriving since Flamme Burger was patented.

“It’s a 90-percent failure rate for small, independent restaurants,” she said. “We have been operating this business so long due to help from the community.”

Najem said when both restaurants opened, Flamme Burger invited local police to eat free. Public servants also receive daily discounts.

“Any veterans in uniform, police and fire, they get 20 percent off every day,” Najem said. “You have to help out the community.”

At the end of each business day, the Najems donate leftover food to local charities in Fishers, Noblesville and other locations across the state. Nonprofits including Third Phase and the St. Vincent DePaul of Noblesville are among the many recipients of donations.

“Anything that is left over, we drop those off,” Najem said. “Sometimes, if it’s too late, we put it in the fridge until the next day.”

The company donates a percentage of profits each month to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

Flamme Burger and Oak Catering both offer catering, but Oak Catering is a more upscale service.

Shelley Najem, left, pauses with Andrea Pancino after a fundraising event for Habitat for Humanity.

Oak Catering serves larger gatherings, including IMMI, Ambassador House, Fairfield Inn, Escape Room and more.

Najem said that catering kitchens prepare the food in both Flamme Burger restaurants.

Recently, the company made an impact with Indianapolis’ Hope Academy, a traditional academic program with a focus on recovery for adolescents suffering from substance abuse disorders.

The tuition-free public school hosts an annual Taste of Hope event to support fundraising. The Best Taste Award for the February 2018 event was awarded to Flamme Burger.

Hope Academy Principal Linda Gagyi said support from Flamme Burger and other restaurants helped fund a gap in student education. It costs approximately $22,000 per student to attend Hope, but with only

$15,000 coming from state funds, the school has to make up the additional $7,000 for each student.

“That’s where Flamme Burger came in,” Gagyi said, “We raised $70,000, enough to cover expenses for 10 students.”

Gagyi said the total nearly doubled from last year. More than 250 people attended the event. At any given time, there are between 30 and 40 students at Hope.

“It was a combination from sponsorships, gift cards and raffles,” she said. “We have recovery focus for every student that comes here. We are not a treatment provider, but we support recovery.”

Oak Catering recently donated food and desserts to the fifth annual Women’s Build Kickoff for Habitat for Humanity. The event was hosted on International Women’s Day March 8. The home was funded and built by the women at The Tinker House Events.

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Co-owners Shelley Najem, left, and Henri Najem prepare food from Oak Catering and Flamme Burger at an event.

awards for a fresh taste According to Najem, everything at Flamme Burger and Oak Catering is fresh and local – right down to the wood for the oven.

“We cook over a wood-fired grill,” she said. “All meat and produce is bought from local farmers with no preservatives or hormones. We do not even have any freezers at our Flamme Burger locations.

Fresh is our motto.”

Najem said for every event in the City of Fishers, Oak Catering donates 100 percent of its time and costs.

Flamme’s BBQ Burger was selected best burger by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine in 2016 and has been featured in Building Tomorrow’s Indy Burger Battle, where it most recently won Critics’ Choice Champion in 2017.

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Golden Hoosier nominations – Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Golden Hoosier Awards. To be eligible for the award, nominees must be Indiana residents, aged 65 or older and have been a volunteer in the community for the past three years. Nomination forms are available at lg.in.gov and are due by May 14.

Free gardening help – The Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District staff are available for free site visits to any backyard and community vegetable garden in Hamilton County. Staff can provide guidance with planning, advice on weed and pest management, soil health information, and much more. To schedule a site visit, email andrew.fritz@hamiltoncounty.in.gov, or call 317-773-2181. In addition, tip sheets and

many other online resources on a number of gardening topics are available at HamiltonSWCD.org/UrbanAgriculture.

Cadet Law Enforcement Academy – The Indiana Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Academy is accepting applications for the 2018 class. The Academy is limited to the first 50 applicants. Registration is open to students in grades 9-12. Cost is $300 and is due by June 1. For more, visit trooper.org/ camps.

Suicide prevention training – Chaucie’s Place, 4607 E. 106th St., Carmel, will host QPR training from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 14. The QPR method was developed to detect and respond to anyone exhibiting suicide warning signs. Register online at EventBrite.com.

Fortune Academy fundraiser – The Fortune Academy will hold its 16th annual Celebration Fundraiser from 6 to 11 p.m. April 21 at 502 East Event Center in Carmel. Tickets start at $100 and include silent auction, raffles, live auction, dinner and cocktails and live entertainment by Toy Factory. For more, visit TheFortuneAcademy.org.

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The new station for the Lawrence Police Dept. was approved by the Lawrence Common Council in February.

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Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier talks money, development in annual address

By Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com With more than 260 in attendance, Steve Collier gave his third annual State of the City address as mayor Cover story of the City of Lawrence last month at The Garrison at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

“I set some aggressive goals for the first two years of this administration,” Collier said. “Moving Lawrence forward has truly been a rewarding and challenging task. We have closed the books on 2017 with some very good news. The city ended the fiscal year with a general fund operating reserve that has more than doubled in just two years.”

FINANCES Collier said the city’s rainy day reserve is vital for emergencies and unexpected changes in revenue. With the reserve, the city has reached a level of financial stability that is expected to result in its third S&P upgrade in only two years. In April 2017, the city was upgraded by S&P to an A+ rating.

The highest rating possible is AAA+.

“Finally, after years of stagnation, we can begin to invest in capital projects,” Collier said. “Last year, at this same venue, I told you that we had set an aggressive target of establishing an operating reserve of 10 percent budgeted expenditures. Today, I can tell you that we blew that goal out of the water. We got to 17 percent of operating reserves, or $3.5 million, for the city. This is a critical benchmark for fiscal responsibility.”

Collier announced the city’s new goal is now 20 percent, just a little more than approximately $4 million, for December.

“As a comparison, only five years ago our total operating reserve was about $60,000,” he said.

For the first time in the city’s history, it received the Government Finance Officer’s Distinguished Budget Award, the highest award given in the state for budget preparation. Only two other cities in the state, Fishers and South Bend, received the award.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In 2017, the city welcomed the following businesses: • Valva+Meter Performance Marketing, 5625 N. Post Rd. • Art to Remember corporate headquarters, 9425 E. 59th St. • Jack’s Donuts, 9105 E. 56th St. • Hotcakes Emporium Pancake House and Restaurant, 11915 Pendleton Pike.

• Phaya Thai, 5645 N. Post Rd. • Fitzgerald’s Lunch House, 9130 Otis Ave. On the Horizon is the Canada-based Tim Hortons, set to open at 9910 Pendleton Pike.

Recently, The Bradley Company purchased and began a major remodel of the Harrison Building to house a Dept. of Child Services office. Otis Avenue opened to Lee Road in July, paving the way for the construction of the Lawrence Branch of the Marion County Library in 2019. In addition, planning and development continues at the corner of 59th Street and Sunnyside Road for Meyer Plastics, Inc. Daniel Pels has purchased and continues upgrades to Maison Gardens at 42nd Street and Post Road.

“By effectively leveraging EPA grant dollars and to private investment along the Pendleton Pike corridor, we continue to

since 2012.

Since 2016, the Lawrence Police Explorer Post has grown from two to 35 members in 2018, providing more than 3,500 hours of law enforcement services to the city in the past year, something Collier said is the equivalent of having eight full-time officers.

“Post No. 160 is the oldest, continually operating post in Indiana, and now we’re the largest,” Collier said.

This year, the city will begin construction on its new police station at 5150 N. Post Rd., a 4-acre tract and the former site of the Snafu Saloon.

When complete, the Richardt Water Plant will supply water to the entire City of Lawrence.

(File photo)

“I would like to be able to show you where (Supt. of Lawrence Utilities) Scott (Salsbery) started in January 2016 to where Scott is today,” Collier said. “What has happened in the past two years in nothing short of amazing. In May of 2017, the common council followed the recommendation of the utility service board with my full support of the new rates for the water utility. This resulted in a financially solvent water utility. That was a brave move on the part of the common council. Nobody likes to see rates increase, but we now see a water utility that’s in a far healthier position.”

Construction continues on the Richardt Water Plant. The plant, directly on top of one of the largest aquifers in central Indiana, will provide enough water for all of Lawrence when complete. It will produce 4.32 million gallons of water per day.

POLICE In the past year, the Lawrence Police Dept. purchased 12 new patrol vehicles, increased staffing in its investigations division, added 10 reserve officers (10 more will be added in 2018), trained three new arson and fire investigators and fully staffed its 911 communications center for the first time

The site at 5150 N. Post Rd., where the new police station will be built, is the former home of the Snafu Saloon. (File photo)

The Lawrence Common Council approved the project in February. The station will be 37,000 square feet and will include a 2,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance garage, 150 parking spaces and also will include the city’s 911 communications and dispatch center.

FIRE In the past year, the Lawrence Fire Dept. put two new battalion vehicles and two new ambulances into service. A new engine was put into service in January 2017, and a new ladder truck has been purchased and will be put into service this month. The department also continues to provide smoke alarms to residents and partners with the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township to provide safety education to students.

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Digesting the pancake

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Hoosier political leader Rex Early was known to urge bipartisanship with the adage, “I’ve never seen a pancake so thin it didn’t have two sides.” The simple, accessible aphorism makes a hefty point. In order for a civil society to bind itself together, the pancake needs a top and bottom. The physics of the beloved breakfast food requires it.

Sure, the sides of the pancake can be a little different. In our house, one side always seems to get slightly crispy. It depends upon the chef as to whether the burnt side is turned up to warn the hungry table mate of what’s in store – or, it can be turned down, masking the shame of the inattentive cook.

Regardless, the pancake may have one side that we like better than the other, but we have to eat both if we hope to gain its nutrients.

One wonders if the maxim about the engineering of a flapjack can be used to better inform our understanding of those in the world around us. Can we imagine that our least favorite person is really only one thing – liar, cheater or bad driver? Isn’t it more likely that he or she is a liar (at least in an encounter with us) but also a competent parent, a loving pet owner and dedicated daughter to an aging parent? Is it possible we might be more than one thing?

Deciding to flatten a human being into just two dimensions makes it easier for us to walk on them. If someone is good and bad, we have to burn a bit of mental energy to evaluate them on balance. We must decide if the pancake is simply too burned to eat or if a bit of syrup makes it work.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

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March for Our Lives – way to go, kids Editor, I do dog rescue. I’ve fought for years to get a law passed that says you can’t put a dog on a chain for longer than 12 hours in a 24-hour period. The counties surrounding Marion County have no laws in place to protect dogs. You’d think that would be common decency, the least we could do for an animal that is domesticated, right? Wrong. I’ve been relentless, but hard as I’ve tried, I haven’t been able to make any changes in the law. I think I need to turn this over to the young people. They are the movers and shakers that are going to get things done.

I am so proud of them but ashamed that as adults, we should have protected our children. After 20 little children were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut by a shooter with an assault rifle, I remember thinking, “If this doesn’t change our gun laws, nothing will.” Well, it didn’t. The almighty dollar was more important than innocent little lives. Five years later and hundreds

of lives lost to mass shootings, and nothing has changed. Well, our young people aren’t going to stand for it anymore. They are going to do what we ignored and didn’t do. If Congress doesn’t make sensible gun laws, do background checks and ban assault rifles to civilians, they will vote them out. Assault rifles are for the military and have no place in the hands of civilians.

Again, I can’t tell you how proud I am of our young people. They will get things accomplished where we failed.

The school walk outs were for a great cause. The message? “We will not idly stand by while our friends and peers are dying. We will not sit in our classroom in fear thinking, ‘Could we be next?’”

I stand with them 100 percent, and so should the school faculty. Their lives matter. They are our children and grandchildren. They are our future for a better world and they are smarter than us adults.

Joy Wilkins, Fishers

In trying to figure out what to write about this week, I took a stroll down memory lane. Some of my Current articles from 2009 in particular are a humor hoot. There’s one about me calling poison control when my niece ate cortisone cream on my watch.

There’s one delivering a beautiful eulogy on “Big Red,” our first minivan. And the best, a column detailing how adept kids are at employing chemical, biological and psychological warfare against parents: “Bodily fluids are available, free and extremely versatile in the hands of a child. You must be prepared!” Now, that’s great writing.

Most of 2010 followed our adventures in real estate, including my horrifying accidental Republican vote in the primaries and a subsequent mental breakdown in the dairy aisle at Marsh while living with my in-laws in between houses. Good times. Goo-ood times.

Other highlights through the years? The epic “fist-to-the-face incident” when my younger son popped his older, bratty brother during a family road trip that nearly put us in a ditch. The slow but steady death of my beloved water bra right in the middle of a lesson on polynomials that I was teaching. And, of course, the literal waste geyser that erupted two years ago from our main hall toilet that resulted in a complete kitchen remodel.

By comparison, I feel like life has been on cruise control of late. No more little ones under foot, no new jobs or homes on the horizon, and for the most part, little drama, save for the occasional teenage girl outburst. It may mean fewer exciting columns, sure, but we can always walk down memory lane. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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But seriously, folks Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Most of what I write about is admittedly exaggeration. If I said my wife left to go shopping and came back two humor days later, that is an obvious embellishment. If my wife were really gone for two days, I would, of course, have called the police.

Here’s what I am concerned about. Because I am always trying to be funny, I’m afraid the cops wouldn’t take me seriously: “Hi. This is Dick Wolfsie. My wife left on Thursday to buy clothes, and I haven’t seen her in two days.”

“Yes, Mr. Wolfsie, a very amusing premise. We here at Missing Persons are aware of the use of hyperbole to create a humorous effect. By the way, we suggest three days. Those with an ear for comedy know that a wife missing for two days just isn’t catchy enough. You need the number three.

Three is a funny number.”

“I’m not trying to be funny, officer. I believe my friend, Alan, ran away with my wife.”

“I know where you’re going with this, Dick. Now you are going to say, ‘And I really miss him?’ Sorry, but that’s a bit predictable. But the comic reversal here has potential. Just needs a little tweaking. “ “Look, I am not writing a humor column.

My wife is gone. When she left the house two days ago, I saw her getting in Alan’s Honda.”

“What a waste of potential amusement, Dick. Try saying a Buick or a Pontiac. Good use of the K sound is what you’re after here. By the way, scrap the name Alan.

No one can form a clear mental picture of what someone named Alan would look like.

You need a Bubba or a Reginald. Think visually, for heaven’s sake.”

“Look, for the absolute last time, I am not writing a humor column. I am not trying to be amusing. My wife has run away with my best friend. His name is Alan, not Bubba.

I do not miss him. I miss her. I saw them leave together in a Honda. Now, maybe I’m being overly suspicious, but doesn’t that seem a little funny to you?”

“No, Dick, not the way you tell it.”

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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Noblesville business owners expand company

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Some Like It Hot began as a small Fishers Farmers Market operation the summer of 2016, but co-owner Elaine growth Salgado soon realized there was a market for tamales and salsa.

“We wanted to see if there was a market out there for tamales and salsa, and within the third week of us being at the farmers market we started selling 500 tamales and 1,500 ounces of salsa in four hours on Saturdays, and we capped it at that,” Salgado said.

The recipes are her husband Fernando’s, who hails from Mexico. The couple lives in Noblesville.

“He loves to cook, which is why people were trying to convince us to start a restaurant, but we said no, we don’t want to be tied down, so the farmers market was a good alternative,” Salgado said.

Some Like It Hot is a part of Indiana Grown, which connects retailers with locally grown items. A food broker contacted

the Salgados, and Some Like It Hot has started to expand. It will now be sold at Market District in Carmel and is distributed through Piazza Produce.

“Market District tried our food, and in the same meeting, they said this is what we want,” Salgado said. “That was just within the last month.”

The Salgados have set their goals higher.

They want to distribute across the state and possibly the nation. To do so, Some Like It Hot must operate out of a commercial kitchen, which the Salgados are seeking.

Salgado encourages other small businesses to not be afraid to take the leap in order to grow.

“Take advice from other people, be willing to have an open mind and keep working hard and take that scary step,” she said.

“It’s hard. It’s hard to let go of a full-time job and just plunge into it, into the unknown, but you can’t make it if you don’t (try). It’s scary, but it’s thrilling and really exciting, and right now it’s paying off.”

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Dispatches Entrepreneurship series — Carmel Clay Public Library will host Starting Your Business With a Franchise from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 30.

Join speaker Bill Higgins, the local owner of Hoodz Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning.

Higgins will share his journey as a franchise owner. Register at frannetmidamerica.com/ events.

Tax extension — To request an extension for filing your tax return, use Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, which is available for download at IRS.gov. The extension request must be filed no later than

midnight April 15 (April 18 for 2017 taxes filed in 2018). You must still pay your estimated balance on time to avoid penalties.

Free tax assistance — The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speakers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. To find assistance, visit IRS.gov and click on the Free Tax Assistance link.

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So, what is breast density? The breasts are composed of fatty tissue and milk-duct gland tissue. Some women have mostly fatty tissue and some women have mostly milk-duct gland tissue. Those that have mostly fatty tissue do not have dense breasts. Those who have mostly milk-duct gland tissue do have dense breast tissue.

Dense breast tissue is extremely common. In fact, 50 percent of women who go for a screening mammogram have dense breast tissue. Indiana law requires women with dense breast tissue who undergo screening mammogram to receive a mammogram report informing them that they have dense breast tissue.

Why does this matter? Because the

denser the breasts are, the harder it is for the mammogram to find a breast cancer hiding in the dense breast tissue. Mammograms can be less accurate in women with dense breasts because sometimes the breast tumors are indistinguishable from the dense breast tissue.

What can be done about this? Find a better test to distinguish breast cancer from dense breast tissue.

Abbreviated breast MRI (screening breast MRI), or AB-MRI, is a new, game-changing technology that improves breast cancer screening in women with dense breast tissue. AB-MRI is painless and quick – takes less than 10 minutes – and the results are superior to digital mammography. Compared to mammography, which detects 5 to 6 cancers per 1,000 patients, AB-MRI is an improvement that can detect 15 cancers per 1,000 patients.

Better tests mean better outcomes for patients. That’s why it matters.

Dr. Erica Giblin is the medical director of breast care services for St. Vincent with clinic locations at St. Vincent Carmel (317-582-9355) and St. Vincent Indianapolis (317-338-9300)

health Free joint and muscle pain event – Central Indiana Orthopedics’ physicians will be discussing May 3, at St. Vincent Fishers, the benefits of innovative, new therapies such as stem cell and platelet rich plasma as alternatives to surgical options in relieving joint and muscle discomfort. You may register at 800-622-6575. The event will be in rooms A ands B on the third floor, 13914 Southeastern Pkwy., from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

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Top hospitals named – For the first time, St. Vincent Fishers, part of Ascension, has been named among the top hospitals in the United States by the Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals study. The list is comprised of the best hospitals based on 11 clinical, operational and patient satisfaction benchmarks.

Women’s health online – Maven Clinic is an online women’s health care provider. Search for providers and then visit them online.

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Health and fitness classes – Witham Health Services offers several health and fitness classes for all ages and fitness levels.

Classes include: Breastfeeding Education, Diabetes Management, Rock Steady Boxing, Silver Sneakers, Tai Chi and more. Some classes are free. For times and locations, visit witham.org, or call 765-485-8120.

Support groups available – Witham Health Services offers a variety of support groups for those in need of the services. Groups include: Alzheimer’s Support, Cancer Support, Cancer Gentle Stretch Yoga, Cancer Support Cooking for Wellness, Diabetic Support and Grief Support. The groups are free and meet monthly. For more, visit witham.org, or call 765-485-8120.

Free meditation class – Sahaja Meditation Indiana presents a free mediation class at 7 p.m. on Fridays. Learn to reduce stress and experience inner peace through meditation.

The class is held at Old National Bank, 1430 S. Range Line Rd. For more, visit IndianaMeditation.org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Nickel Plate Arts campus in Noblesviille will once again be transformed into Fairyville. earth day “One of the reasons we do this event is it’s a chance to celebrate Earth Day by connecting nature and art, so it’s a fun way for families to celebrate Earth Day,” NPA Director Aili McGill said. “But it’s also great fun for kids because they can dress up and pretend with us. We’ll have real-life fairies on campus. It’s such a fun way to celebrate creativity. For anyone who is inspired by fairies or the magical world, it’s a fun way to celebrate spring.”

The sixth annual Fairyville is set for April 18 to 21 at NPA, 107 S. 8th St. The event starts with Winged Weekdays April 18-20 from noon to 5 p.m., with Fairy Tea Parties at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. daily.

McGill said the entire event usually draws between 200 and 300 people.

Fairy Friday (April 20) and Sprite Saturday (April 21) are typically the busiest days.

“We’ll have music, storytellers and all sorts of fun stuff going on that (Friday) evening,” McGill said. “We have the Fairyville Trail set up. We have two branches of the trail this year, which is new. One branch will be the Nickel Plate campus west toward the River Walk and it will go along the River Walk. Then the other branch there will be Fairyville district around the historic square. Merchants are joining in with us and decorating their doors to show their doors are fairy-friendly, too.”

The fairy houses will be displayed along the trail.

“It’s kind of like a treasure hunt. You can get a map so you can find them all,” McGill said.

There also will be fairy storytelling and a Fairy Home awards show April 20.

The April 21 events feature fairy crafts, fairy-themed face painting and more Fairy Tea Parties from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tea parties starting at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

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Andrea Fivush portrays the Spring Fairy. (Photos provided by Nickel Plate Arts)

A Fairyville fairy house from 2015.

on the evenings of April 20 and April 21.

There will be three authors, including McGill, a Noblesville resident whose children’s book, “The Owl and the Pussycat Went to Sea,” comes out in April, along with Fishers resident Sarah Morin, who recently published the book “Rapunzel the Hairbrained,” and comic book author and illustrator Stuart Sayger.

“They will all be there Friday night and we’ll also be there Saturday, but we don’t know the timing of that,” McGill said.

There is a fairy house decorating contest and crafts. McGill said the winning fairy house is determined by the audience.

Sharon O’Connell plays the hammer dulcimer at last year’s Fairyville.

“There is a wide range of experience building fairy houses as well as people of all ages do this,” McGill said. “We’ll have professionals submitted. We’ll also have some fun houses made by 5- and 6-yearolds. They are all going to be amazing.”

The cost for Tea Parties is $10 and $5 for NPA members. Fairy crafts and face painting is $5 each. Proceeds benefit Nickel Plate Arts programs.

Carmel Rotary Club’s Rock with Rotary has changed location from Kingston’s Music Showcase to Wolfies Grill, 1162 Keystone Way, Carmel.

The event is at 6:30 p.m. May 3 and three bands will play. Complimentary light appetizers will be available.

The first band to play will be The 11th Hour, featuring 2018 Carmel Rotary President John Stanley. Next will be Phone Club, a regular performer at local events such as CarmelFest and the Carmel International Arts Festival, featuring Carmel Rotarian Bryan Ferry. The final act will be Dwight Lightning and the Conch City All-Stars, a local band that was formed in 2014, drawing together members of various longstanding bands for an opportunity to play a sound that’s described as “island/beach/gulf and western music.”

Tickets are $30. All proceeds go to Carmel Rotary’s community grants fund. Tickets can be purchased online at squareup.com/ store/CarmelRotary/item/rock-with-rotary.

Fishers — Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers will host a poetry discussion at 7 p.m. April 12 on Adrian Matejka’s “Map to the Stars.”

Indianapolis — Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain” from April 12 to May 26. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

Carmel — Brian Culbertson will present the “Colors of Love Tour” at 8 p.m. April 13 at The Palladium. Learn more and purchase tickets at thecenterpresents.org.

Lawrence — Belzer Middle School PopZ Orchestra will perform a free spring concert at 7 p.m. April 13 at the Theater at the Fort.

Zionsville — Poet Adam Henze will present passages from “Frankenstein” to help inspire original poems at Frankenslam, set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 17 at the HusseyMayfield Memorial Public Library. Register at ZionsvilleLibrary.org.

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Hoosier Alonzo Fields spent two decades as chief butler at the White House, serving Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. This funny, poignant, uplifting memoir returns to the IRT by popular demand with popular David Alan Anderson in the lead role.

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play, “Betsy,” and directing “The Companion.”

“Staging three plays that are consistent in theme, similar in length, small in cast and John West was a true novice when he are conducive to being performed within started with Candlelight Theatre in 2014. the confines of museum “The biggest challenge space are always the greatfor me is I hadn’t acted beest challenges,” Wing said.

“Candlelight Theatre acperformance tors are also challenged with having to perform to fore in any capacity, ever,” an audience who is within West said. “It was a way inches of the set. There are to break out for me and do West Donna Wing no curtains, stage lights something out of my comor multiple entrances. The salon is fort zone. I’m really glad I did as I’ve the setting, and actors must quickly loved all the productions I’ve been in create the illusion that the audisince. It has also been a great outlet ence and the cast are in separate for me to get away from the stresses spaces.” of work.”

Her daughter-in-law, Heather The Noblesville resident will play Wing, a Fishers resident, is an acthe role of Henry Robbins in “The Heather Wing tress and director with Candlelight Photograph Album,” one of three oneTheatre. Heather is playing Elizabeth Robact, 30-minute plays called “Murder in Triplibins, Henry’s sister. cate” at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Heather has worked with other theater Site, 1230 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, from companies in the past but has worked only April 13 to 28. Candlelight Theatre is the site’s with Candlelight Theatre since she became resident company. The plays were written by involved six years ago. resident playwright James Trofatter.

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Background Info: This 1980s home in the Colony Woods neighborhood of Zionsville is a perfect space for the homeowners to raise their family. The original kitchen, however, made it tough for the busy family to entertain.

The goal was to create a large open-concept kitchen that allowed the homeowners to entertain comfortably and increase overall functionality of the space.

1. The largest modification was removing the wall between the kitchen and the main hallway and utilizing the extra space to add a 10-foot island.

2. Bulkheads were removed and all new ceiling height cabinetry was added to make the space appear larger.

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Before problems The previous kitchen was long and narrow, making it hard for multiple people to be in the space at once.

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Starting off with an interrobang Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

the 6 (^)? When’s the last time you used either of those? Probably never.

In the same way that the Merriam-Webster dictionary adds words based on popular usage (and not necessarily critical approval), what does it take to get a punctuation mark added to common usage? If listicle and humblebrag made their way into the dictionary last year, the interrobang should receive serious consideration as an addition to our bag of punctuation options in 2018.

Welcome to the golden age of outrage. If you’re just finishing a 3-year social media cleanse, I’ve got some grammar guy bad news for you: People are ticked off.

People are royally ticked about pretty much everything: Guns, kneeling, not kneeling, walls, refugees, Starbucks (in general) and anything that remotely resembles a political stance. And, if you’re not outraged about any or all of the above, there’s an outCurtis Honeycutt is a freelance rage for that, too. humor writer. Have a grammar Because of this, I’d like to put forward question? Connect with him on a controversial idea (no, I’m not talking Twitter @curtishoneycutt or at curtishoneycutt.com. about the all-emoji newspaper again): the interrobang.

The interrobang (‽) is the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING passionate love child of the Case No. VA-11276 question mark and the exThe City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public clamation point. And, while hearing on the 25th day of April, 2018 at the City of Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers IN, at 6:00 p.m. The application submitted it is currently considered a

by Oasis Outdoor on behalf of Jason and Sarah Fowler, the property nonstandard form of puncowners, is requesting a Development Standards Variance from Section tuation, it simultaneously 2.08 Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage of the City of Fishers questions your competence Unified Development Ordinance to allow an increase of the maximum impervious surface coverage from thirty-five (35) percent to forty (40) and yells at you. How dare percent. The subject property has a common address of 13515 Lake you take ______ position Ridge Lane, McCordsville, IN 46055 and is generally located on Lot on _____ issue‽ Who do 421 in the Springs of Cambridge single family residential subdivision (a legal description is on file with the City of Fishers, Department of you think you are‽ You put Planning and Zoning). Interested persons may file written comments pineapples on your pizza‽ or objections of the request with the City of Fishers, Department of What’s wrong with you‽ Planning and Zoning, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038The interrobang is distinct1574. Interested persons will also be given an opportunity to be heard by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning at the above-specified public ly American: insulting, yet hearing. efficient. And I think it fits Contact Information our time perfectly.

Oasis Outdoor Conceived by Martin PO Box 314 Fortville, IN 46040 Speckter in 1962, the idea (317) 485-6514 of the interrobang actually jama@myoasisoutdoor.com gained some popularity for a hot second. Although NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING most of our computer fonts Case No. VAC #104007 don’t support it, the interThe City of Fishers Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals will robang was available on hold a public hearing on the 26th day of April, 2018 at the City of Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers IN, at 6:00 p.m. The select typewriters in the application submitted by Faegre Baker Daniels LLP on behalf of late 1960s into the 1970s.

Q-Comm Corporation, the property owner, is requesting a Development And, while you will find Standards Variance from Sections 2.08, 5.30 and 5.31 the City of the word interrobang in Fishers Unified Development Ordinance to allow reduced setbacks, increased fence height and zero percent (0%) fence openness for the dictionary, you won’t a utility facility on the subject property. The subject property has a find the symbol on your common address of 11070 East 126th Street, Fishers, IN 46038 keyboard. and is generally located southeast of the East 126th Street and Promise Road intersection (a legal description is on file with the City I think we’re living in the of Fishers, Department of Planning and Zoning). Interested persons midst of the interrobang may file written comments or objections of the request with the City era. But in order to type it of Fishers, Department of Planning and Zoning, One Municipal Drive, easily, we’d have to vote Fishers, Indiana, 46038-1574. Interested persons will also be given an opportunity to be heard by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning at the off one of the characters above-specified public hearing. on our standard keyboards.

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