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State park to host blues bands, serve BBQ

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Friends of Fort Harrison State Park will take a page festival out of McCormick’s Creek State Park’s book when it hosts the Fort Ben BBQ and Blues Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Fort Harrison State Park.

“McCormick’s Creek State Park has had a barbeque and blues festival for about eight years, and we know the folks at McCormick’s Creek pretty well,” said Donald McQuade, a board member of Friends of Fort Harrison State Park. “They keep talk-

ing about it, and we got to thinking about it a year, year-and-a-half ago and started figuring out and talking with McCormick’s Creek managers about how they organized this, how many bands, how many people.”

The Friends of Fort Harrison State Park organized the event, which will feature multiple blues performers, including Bill Lancton McQuade and Jimmy Davis, John Ford and King Bee and the Stingers, at 1 p.m. Food vendors will open at noon with a

Saloon building demolished for new police station

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com The landscape is changing at 5150 N. Post Rd. after crews construction demolished the former site of the Snafu Saloon, paving the way for construction of the city’s new police station.

Currently, the Lawrence Police Dept. is housed in the city government building at 9001 E. 59th St. Construction on the project began in July with a groundbreaking ceremony, and demolition work began the week of Aug. 20.

Construction crews recently demolished the building at 5150 N. Post Rd., the former site of the Snafu Saloon. (Submitted photo)

The new 37,000-square-foot, $12.9 million station will have training rooms, property rooms, offices, holding areas and more.

The 4-acre property also will be home to a new 911 communications center. The

station /P9

Mentors for youth needed – Youth Mentoring Initiative is looking for caring adults in the Fishers community to commit to a school year and spend one hour out of their week to mentor a student while they are in school. Minimum age to be a mentor is 25. No experience is necessary except life experience and a willingness to listen. For more, visit ymionline.org.

Sept. 8. Volunteers will help clean up litter along paths and roads, and team up with the White River Alliance for the annual White River Clean-Up. All ages are welcome at the White River Clean-Up (parent supervision is required), and volunteers helping on roadways must be 16 or older. Learn more and register by Sept.

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Mudsock game VIP tickets – The annual Mudsock Game between Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School will take place Sept. 7. VIP tickets are on sale now and include: snacks and drinks, entries into drawings for best seat and premium parking, hospitality tent, seating in the adults-only section and more. Visit HSEFoundation.org to order tickets.

Doggie swim at YMCA – Before the pool gets closed for the season, Fishers YMCA invites dog owners to bring their pups for a swim. The swim will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 8 at the YMCA, 9012 E. 126th St. Cost is $10. Shot records are required. Register online at indymca.org.

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City service day – Keep Fishers Beautiful will hold a fall service day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Snafu Salloon demolished for new police station /P3

focus on barbeque.

Proceeds will go toward funding Friends of Fort Harrison State Park projects, such as repairing the running track and cutting back invasive species crowding the track.

Other projects include purchasing new park benches, rehabilitating existing shelters, maintaining the gardens and installing a new water fountain.

McQuade said he expects 500 to 800 people to attend. Music performances are free with park admission, which is $7.

Food from Wild Boar BBQ and the Garrison Restaurant will be available for purchase.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket for seating.

For more, visit friendsoffortharrison.org.

project was announced in November 2017 by the city after a feasibility study was completed.

Construction is expected to be complete by the end of summer 2019.

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Emergency response training – Hamilton County Emergency Management is recruiting members for its Community Emergency Response Team. Members will be trained on how

to safely respond to both manmade and natural disasters. Classes start on Sept. 11. For more, visit HamiltonCounty.in.gov/CERT. Festival of Machines – Conner Prairie will host Festival of Machines from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept.

15-16. This event features vintage cars, aircraft, military vehicles, steam engines, fire trucks and lots of activities for kids. New this year will be the Classic Car Club of America Indiana Region’s Grand Classic, which showcases some of the best vintage cars in Indiana.

Glow in the Park – The Nickel Plate District will host Glow in the Park from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Sept. 15. Black lights, fog machines, and lasers will light up the night as kids and families enjoy glow in the dark fun. Activities will include face painting, a graffiti wall, a live DJ, and a neon splash zone. No registration is required.

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Construction soon will begin along Ind. 37

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said, ‘Hey INDOT, we have done this study on our own, we have concerns about the long-term viability of State Road 37 and are In the next few months, work will begin interested in partnering with you on an on improving Ind. 37 cover story and four interimprovement project.’ What was born is the project we are working on,” sections along Hill said. its path in Fishers. The project is exThe county and the City of Fishers pected to be complete in 2021. each contributed $12 million to the City of Fishers Director of Engiproject, and INDOT contributed $100 neering Jeff Hill said the project bemillion. The City of Noblesville may gan a few years ago when Hamilton Hill pitch in funds later when project County conducted a corridor-wide plans are announced north of the study of Ind. 37 from I-69 to Ind. 32 in 146th Street and Ind. 37 intersection.

Noblesville.

The current project will create “The study they performed showed grade-separated interchanges and failing levels of service,” Hill said. add improvements to the 126th, 131st, “The grade of the intersections, it’s 141st and 146th street intersections. a lot like a report card. It is based Woodruff According to Hill, local leaders such on traffic and average delay, and it as Hamilton County councilors, comshowed as traffic continues to grow, missioners and mayors didn’t want to creand given the lack of specific improveate a highway visual barrier by raising the ments, those traffic volumes exacerbate interchanges above the road. Instead, the the system.” design calls for Ind. 37 to flow under the The report showed that if no changes side streets, similar to Keystone Parkway were made by 2020, the highway’s grade in Carmel. To do so, workers must lower could be as low as an E or an F. Ind. 37, so the first phase of the construc“INDOT didn’t have any projects identition project is drainage and utility work. fied in their long-range plan, so the county That phase will bid in September.

“By lowering the road, we are essentially creating a lowered spot. When it rains, water will go to that lower spot, so we have to put in (a) storm sewer or drainage collection system to collect that water,” Hill said.

“We are installing storm sewer pipes 20 to 25 feet underground. Instead of digging big trenches and putting pipes in the ground, we are using trenchless excavation. It will be fairly limited in what you see as excavation above ground and fairly limited in disruptions to motorists.”

The 126th Street and Ind. 37 intersection will be the first to undergo construction, beginning in January 2019. Intersections will be built one half at a time so that a complete closure of Ind. 37 will not be necessary. During construction, some left turns off Ind. 37 onto 126th Street will be restricted depending on which half of the intersection crews are working on.

For the 126th Street intersection, traffic will be detoured to 131st Street. The city recently rebuilt 131st Street at Cumberland Road to handle traffic flow under the detour plan.

The 136th Street and 146th Street intersections will be built simultaneously in 2020, and 141st Street will undergo con-

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marketing the project In addition to each contributing $12 million to the Ind. 37 project, the City of Fishers and Hamilton County each added $250,000 for marketing to aid local businesses impacted by construction.

“It is unique in the way it helps support the business community along the (Ind.) 37 corridor,” said Troy Woodruff, CEO/president for RQAW. “There’s a pot of marketing dollars there and a plan is being formulated to focus specifically on how to make people get to the businesses, have as healthy of a business community we can possibly keep today, tomorrow, during construction and for the future thereafter. Fishers and Hamilton County have both said that the business community is important enough that we want to invest additional dollars to let people know how to get to these businesses and encourage how to support businesses during construction.”

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Car Free Day – Central Indiana residents are encouraged to take part in Car Free Day Indy by taking a bus, biking, walking or carpooling on Sept. 21. To sweeten the challenge, Commuter Connect, the region’s rideshare program, is offering a free emergency ride home for anyone who signs the online pledge at CarFreeDayIndy.com. The day also includes two events – one at Cummins Plaza from 7 to 9 a.m. and one on Monument Circle from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both will feature free music and food while it lasts.

Candidate forum – The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County will host a candidate forum for Hamilton County contested races.

It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Noblesville City Hall. Candidates from the fol-

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Harvest Festival – The Fishers Farmers Market presents Harvest Festival from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 29 in the Nickel Plate District. Celebrate fall at your favorite farmers market! Enjoy bootscootin’ tunes, kids activities, and other fall fun while you shop for pumpkins, apples, mums and many more seasonal products.

Golf outing – River Glen Country Club will host a golf outing to benefit HSE Hockey Club. The event will be Sept. 29 with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost is $125 per player and includes golf, cart, lunch and dinner. Sponsorship opportunities are available as well. To register or for more information, visit hsehockeyclub.com.

City recycling day – A recycling event will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Billericay Park. Residents can recycle electronics, household items, and household hazardous waste.

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By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Parent education, distributing correct information during a crisis, mental health and school safety were among education the topics U.S. Rep. Susan W. Brooks addressed during a School Safety Listening Session Aug. 24 at Noblesville City Hall. The event attracted school and public safety officials from Noblesville, Westfield, Carmel, Sheridan, Zionsville, Hamilton Heights, Alexandria and other local communities.

The session was a follow-up to an April 9 listening session. Brooks said the Aug. 24 session drew approximately double the attendees of the April event, which she attributed in large part to the enhanced focus on school safety following the May 25 shooting at Noblesville West Middle School that injured two, teacher Jason Seaman and student Ella Whistler.

Roundtable topics included the importance of informing parents on when and which drills are practiced in the schools so they can follow up with their children.

“A lot of us (parents) grew up with fire drills and so forth, but the active-shooter drills which have been going on for quite some time now, many parents didn’t go through that and don’t understand it,” Brooks said.

Westfield Washington Schools Director of HR and Safety Chris Baldwin spoke on how WWS keeps parents informed.

“We just made it a point. Our plan is after every single drill we do now, that we are going to communicate to the parents at home, that this drill occurred and here are the major aspects we covered in that drill and ask that they review that with their children at home,” Baldwin said. “Every

single time we are overcommunicating that information.”

One reason Alexandria Community Schools Supt. Melissa Brisco attended was to learn the best way to respond if an emergency happens. Brisco said she thought she could learn a lot by hearing from Noblesville Community Schools Supt.

Beth Niedermeyer.

“I wanted to learn from Beth because she did a fantastic job managing a really horrible situation last May, and she’s learned some lessons from that, and I would like to learn from her,” Brisco said.

Niedermeyer spoke on the importance of internal and external communication within a school during a crisis situation.

“The most important thing is getting information out as fast as you can,” she said.

“On May 25, we sent out 13 communications to our parents, but it still wasn’t fast enough. Because of social media, everyone with a cellphone was able to get information out quickly. In terms of looking at our entire communication systems and making sure everything is interfaced with all of our communication standpoints so when an event happens, a teacher can immediately push one button and contact goes out to the office, to the police, to first responders, so everyone has that systemic information all at one time.”

A downside to social media is that rapid information is not always factual.

MSD Washington Township Chief of Police Brian Clouse said a third-party vendor might be a future option for sending accurate communication.

“That piece is critical because social media is going to beat you to it, and disinformation is the wrong information,” he said.

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The Prevail Speaker’s Bureau began in September 2016.

“I have nationally spoken on the area of sexual assault for the last 10 years probably, and I know how healing it is, but also how much it helps others in our community,” Prevail Assistant Director Michelle Corrao said. “It helps first responders respond well. It helps people who are in the audience who are survivors and inspires them. You can turn a lot of that bad into something really good, and I recognize that.

The Prevail Speaker’s Bureau, from left, Natalie Shook, Christina Parker Benton, Haley Brown, Nicole Bonacker, Lisa Albertson, Eric Shorts and Prevail Assistant Director Michelle Corrao. (Submitted photo)

So, with that, we have seen so many success stories at Prevail that I thought, why don’t we build a speaker’s bureau where we can mentor and support those who really want to speak out?”

There are 20 members on the speaker’s bureau. The Breaking the Cycle conference is the first of three conferences. The next two conferences are planned for February and September 2019.

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GEIST • Parts of I-465 in Lawrence are undergoing work, from three miles north of the Lawrence exit at Binford Boulevard to East 16th Street. Work will primarily be done overnight on Thursdays and from Friday night through Monday morning. The project should be complete by Oct. 22.

FISHERS • Beginning on or after Sept. 4, Florida Road will be closed between Luxhaven Road and Martha Street to allow for the rehabilitation of Bridge 192. The Hamilton County Highway Dept. will work on the project. The road will be closed to all through-traffic and is tentatively scheduled to reopen before Nov. 3.

• 106th Street is closed to through-traffic from Eller Road to Allisonville Road and from Allisonville Road to Hague Road for the 106th Street Infrastructure Project. Closures will also take place from Hague Road to the Crosspoint Boulevard/Lantern Road roundabout. The project is expected to be complete this fall. Eller Road is closed to through-traffic south of White Horse Lane for concrete work associated with the 106th Street Infrastructure Project and should reopen this fall.

• Periodic lane restrictions will occur on Hoosier Road south of 116th Street while crews complete resurfacing and striping of

Hoosier Road and 111th Street.

• Traffic has been shifted to the east to allow for widening on the west side along Allisonville Road from 126th to 131st streets. Restrictions will be in place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and flaggers will be on site directing traffic as necessary. All southbound left turns from onto 126th Street from Allisonville Road are prohibited through September. The roadway expansion project is expected to be complete by winter.

CARMEL • Carmel Drive and Old Meridian Street are closed for construction of a roundabout. The closure is planned through September.

• Lane restrictions have begun near Keystone Parkway and 96th Street, where a new roundabout interchange will be built.

Construction is expected to last through 2019.

• Construction on a new access ramp from Lowes Way to Keystone Parkway is under way. Phase 1 of the project is expected to be complete in October 2019.

• Phase 2 of the 146th Street construction project is under way between Ditch and Towne roads. A frontage road will be avail-

able to access homes and businesses.

Phase 2 is expected to be complete this summer.

• West 96th Street is closed west of Ditch Road for a storm water culvert project. The road is expected to reopen

by Oct. 1.

• Range Line Road is closed to northbound traffic between 8th Street to just south of Clay Terrace for installation of a storm water collection system and pedestrian connectivity. The project is expected to last until November.

NOBLESVILLE • The Indiana Dept. of Transportation has announced lane closures on Ind. 32 for a project lasting through the end of the year. The work is aimed at improving traffic signals at intersections along the road from Westfield to Noblesville. Morphey Construction crews will close one lane in each direction at a time to complete the work.

The lane restrictions will be in place through November. Work will take place on along Ind. 32 at the following intersections: Spring Mill Road, Dartown Road, Oak Ridge Road, Union Street, Grassy Branch Road, Gunthur Boulevard and Moontown Road.

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• Some restrictions may be in place on Ind. 32/38 between 10th and 19th streets for road maintenance. Drivers should expect changing traffic patterns, slowed traffic and narrow lanes. Large trucks are being advised to avoid the stretch of road.

• 241st Street between Overdorf Road and Fall Road in White River Township is closed for the replacement of a small structure. The closure is scheduled to open Nov. 7.

• Construction of a single-lane roundabout at Strawtown Avenue and Ind. 37 in north Noblesville is ongoing. Ind. 37 will remain open with some changes to normal traffic patterns. Strawtown Avenue may be closed.

The Indiana Dept. of Transportation expects the intersection to be fully open this fall.

WESTFIELD • Lane restrictions will be in place on U.S. 31 from Ind. 38 to the U.S. 31 bypass in Tipton County for pavement rehabilitation. Traffic will be restricted to one lane each direction during construction. E&B Paving crews will be patching asphalt and concrete, milling and resurfacing. INDOT is encouraging drivers to slow down and stay alert while driving near crews. Arrow boards and barrels will be in place to direct traffic around the crews. The project began April 30 and should be complete this fall.

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The current station is at 714 E. Broadway St., and the new station below is being built at 600 Broadway St. (Submitted rendering)

Chief Jeff McCoy pauses outside of the fire station at 714 E. Broadway St. in Fortville. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

New digs for firefighters Town of Fortville, Vernon Township join forces for new fire station

By Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com After years of operating out of the back of the Town of Fortville cover story Municipal Building, Fortville firefighters soon will have a new, $4 million facility to call home.

On Aug. 14, the Fortville Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Dept. broke ground for a new building on the southwest end of town.

“Back in 2007 and 2008, the town determined that it wasn’t financially (solvent) for them to keep operating it,” said Jeff McCoy, who is in his second year as chief of the all-volunteer fire department. “So, (Vernon) Township agreed to take over, and we started up our own fire department.”

Fortville’s fire services were officially incorporated in the 1960s, but McCoy said the town has had a fire department since its incorporation in July 1889. McCoy, who

has been a firefighter since 1999, said the Fortville department is the oldest in Hancock County. The station has 15 volunteer firefighters.

“We’ve always worked with the township, because anything outside of the city limits of Fortville is Vernon Township,” McCoy said. “So, when the township took over, the town said we needed to build a station.

Until now, it’s been a back-and-forth battle trying to find an area big enough to build on.”

After its purchase of the former Hancock Regional Health facility at 600 Vitality Dr., the township decided the open land to the east of it would be the home of the new station.

Administration offices and training rooms will be housed in the former HRH building, and the new station will have significant upgrades in terms of features and space.

The station will be approximately 12,000 square feet with a larger and updated lounge room, living quarters, workout room, outdoor patio and more, but perhaps one of the most notable features will be a Safe Haven Baby Box – a temperaturecontrolled box on the side of a building that allows mothers to surrender unwanted newborn babies safely.

For the moment, the department plans to keep all its existing equipment. No new equipment purchases are planned.

Indy-based Axis Architecture & Interiors is handling design, and Lawrence-based construction management company Envoy, Inc. is building the station.

McCoy said if the recent trend of mild winters continue as they have the past two to three years, the project’s builders and planners are projecting the station to be complete by the end of May or beginning of June 2019.

From left, Firefighters Trevor Oak, Duston Ray, Jeff McCoy, Heath Head, Jennifer Lister, Nick Bowlby, Donnie Cushman, Brendan Hartnett, Shuane Robinson and Rick Grill break ground Aug 14. (Submitted photo)

What’s new?

• Living quarters and bunk rooms • Kitchen • Gym and workout room • Patio • Quiet room • Upgraded lounge area • Training room • Laundry room • Radio and watch room • Mechanical, equipment and yard storage

by the numbers 12,000 – Square footage of the new fire station $4M – Cost to build new station 1889 – Inception of the Fortville Fire Dept.

15 – Volunteer firefighters who make up the department

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Fantasy showdown

o b s e r v ation Wise old birds Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Among scores of both legitimate and suspect lines, we divide ourselves by race, gender, religion and age. Even more, we are segregated by others — marketing firms, corporations, institutions, politicians and governments — masterful in making us aware, if not obsessed with, our various forms and flavors. So, as we march into a new dawn of interest groups and identity politics, where is the guidebook that will help us know the difference between a sparrow and a swallow?

Alas, the notion of human variability is a bit more contested. Lines blur and various constituencies are locked in battle as to which can claim each of the contested subgroups as their own. Labels fly. Aspersions are cast. Still, most of us struggle to rise above the chatter hoping to make sense of it all.

Our children stay children much longer than in generations past. Still, they behave more like adults. Working, or not, fails to correspond with possessions. Maturity, or not, fails to correspond with procreation.

Intelligence and diligence, or not, fail to correspond with expectation. Have we lost sight of what it means to be an adult? Or, is the onset simply delayed a bit? Yet, even if we can attempt an answer here, do we expect to cherry pick the good and leave behind the bad?

The young (or youngish) are not to blame alone. Verified chronological adults abandon their families to “find themselves.” And maturity only loosely corresponds to age.

Without the onset of responsibility, can adulthood ever be achieved? Perhaps, we’ll know when we’re older.

As you may recall from last week’s column, my dance mom days are over, or at least on pause. My youngest decided to take a break from competitive humor dance and has left me without an expensive, all-consuming role to fill. I still have another daughter in color guard, but she can drive and so can her friends, reducing me to the occasional French-braider or post-practice DQ financier.

Therefore, since work, four teenagers, a bald husband, a perpetually messy kitchen, the dog and the cat are clearly not enough to keep me busy, I am pledging my newly acquired free time to fantasy football domination. That’s right, men of Midnight Madness, you are officially on notice!

This will be my fourth season as the sole woman in an all-male league. My “Game of Thrones” shout-out team, “The Girl Has No Name,” has slowly but surely been rising in the ranks and is poised to break into the top four come playoffs. And now that I can completely devote my substantial and uniquely maternal skills to each weekly matchup, I’m confident I will reign supreme.

I am, after all, a veteran dance mom. I can easily pinpoint true competition amid a multitude of posers, discern between real injuries and carefully crafted drama, and recognize when the best course of action is simply to walk away from the emotional child in the dressing room. Translation? I know whom to start, whom to bench, and whom to trade (and when to use whom versus who!).

Rest assured, I will keep you posted. My fantasy football travails may not be dance theater, but they should prove entertaining.

Peace out.

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

BEL I EVE I T !

Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Alabama, it is legal to drive the wrong way down a oneway street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

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Thornton is a breath of fresh air

Editor, We are a group of mothers, grandmothers and independent women who are concerned about the direction of our nation.

After the election in 2016, “HuddleforHope” began meeting monthly to share feelings, learn from each other, encourage each other, participate in events together and, most especially, to feel empowered to make a difference. We keep each other up to date on the issues most important to us: redistricting reform, environmental concerns, women’s health, immigrants/ refugees, common sense gun safety and the election of candidates.

Sitting around the fire in a living room in early 2017, we closed our eyes and envisioned what we wanted our world to look like by 2021. How could we mobilize our community to win back a nation for the people? Who should be representing us in Congress? After a few minutes, we opened our eyes and described a world of new, diverse leaders who were representative of all of us. We saw more women, people of color, men and women of different religious, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds whose sexual preference was

not important. What was important were leaders who were honest and interested in policies and laws that put the public good ahead of wealthy special interests.

A great vision, but how do we get there?

Where do we find great candidates who can help move our nation in the right direction? When we find such candidates, let’s support them, work for them and share their message of unity instead of division.

“HuddleforHope” found that candidate in Dee Thornton. She is the person we envisioned on that dreary night in February when we felt angry, lost and in disbelief.

We were not going to follow the suggestions of “get over it.” No, getting over it meant that we were OK, and we were not OK. We have heard and talked with Dee in our homes on several occasions and truly believe she is a breath of fresh air in our current toxic political environment.

We are hopeful that you will vote for Dee. She is ready to listen to you, to work for you and to represent you and all of us in Washington, D.C. in 2019. As Dee says, “game on.”

Susan Ring, HuddleforHope Carmel

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

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Subtraction by addition Commentary by Dick Wolfsie For many years, my wife counseled me not to pay the $25 for the annual Entertainment Book, which is just brimhumor ming with awesome discounts for our summer enjoyment.

Mary Ellen was sure we’d never use the coupons, or they’d be for the wrong day, or they’d be expired. I bought a copy, anyway.

In June, I told Mary Ellen that over the summer we are going to go to every place in this book, all 569 of them. Think of the money we’ll save! Think of the fun we’ll have! It will be like a second honeymoon, only this time we’ll get two, one-topping pizzas for the price of one.

I laid out our cost-saving itinerary. My wife was not impressed.

“Dinner at DQ is OK, but do we have to play a game of Laser Tag the same night?” she said.

“First of all, it’s not one game, it’s two,” I said. “It’s the second game that’s free.”

Mary Ellen had a point. The last couple of months have been exhausting. Morgan’s River Rentals in Brookville may have been an especially bad choice. To get the discount, we had to rent two boats. We would

have been less tired if we were in the same canoe.

We were like kids the first week: trampolining, wall climbing and go-karting for half price. Mary Ellen swung at 100 mph fastballs, which got us two free rounds of Putt-Putt, which we hated-hated.

We had lots of dining choices – more than 150 restaurants to choose from, 100 of which were pizza. About 25 of those had gone out of business already.

We went to the Muncie Children’s Museum and the Basketball Hall of Fame Museum (buy one admission, get one free) and the aquarium in Newport, Ky., which includes a free kids’ ticket if you buy an adult ticket. But we forgot to bring a kid.

The Burger Kings in that town made it a worthwhile trip. There are still two free Whoppers in my glove compartment.

Overall, we’ve had a great summer. We saved about $1,200. And it only cost us $4,000.

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

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Ouch, why is my finger stuck?

Commentary by Dr. Joseph Hui

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A neighbor approached me the other day and asked if I sports medicine could take a look at his hand. He reported that over the past few months, his finger has been getting stuck in a bent position making it difficult to straighten out. Initially, it started as a click or pop, but now it just seemed to get stuck. He also noticed some discomfort in the palm of his hand. From his recollection, there have been no injuries that would have caused this, and the frequency seems to be increasing, sometimes having to use his other hand to straighten his finger.

The proper term of this diagnosis is stenosing tenosynovitis, but it has been referred to as a “trigger finger” for ease. There’s an analogy I use in my clinic when describing this problem with my patients. Along the length of your finger and into your hand, there are short, segmented tunnels that guide the tendons responsible for bending your finger. These tunnels can become narrow due to inflammation.

Think of your tendon as a train. If it passes through a tunnel that’s too narrow, it can get stuck. In the case of your tendon, it can

cause your finger to do the same. If the finger is forced straight, the tendon is being forced through the narrow tunnel, causing significant pain.

There are a variety of ways to treat this disorder. The gold standard is through a surgical procedure, where a small incision is made in the hand to release the roof of the tunnel resulting in more room for the tendon to pass through. A non-surgical alternative that can be performed in the clinic includes using an ultrasound to guide a small needle through the tunnel to essentially make more room. A steroid injection also can provide short-term relief as opposed to the other options that are more definitive. If you’re experiencing trigger finger, consult with your physician about which option is best for you.

Do you have a question for Dr. Hui that you’d like addressed in his next column?

Email AskHui@riverview.org.

Dr. Joseph Hui is a Riverview Health primary care sports medicine physician. He specializes in management of non-operative orthopedic issues and sportsrelated injuries. His office can be reached at 317-867-5263.

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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.

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County ranks first for where money goes furthest news@currentnoblesville.com SmartAsset, a financial technology company, has released its your money fourth annual study on the places in Indiana with the highest purchasing power.

To determine where people’s money goes the furthest, SmartAsset analyzed cost of living in Hamilton County compared to income, and the county ranked first. The full methodology of the study can be found by visiting smartasset.com/mortgage/ cost-of-living-calculator#indiana.

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Purchasing Power Index 89.99 80.22 79.79 79.63 79.40 76.64 76.61 75.11 73.55 73.45

dispatches Best and brightest sought – Junior Achievement of Central Indiana is seeking nominations for its 15th annual Indy’s Best and Brightest event. The event honors 100 of central Indiana’s most outstanding young professionals, age 40 and under, in 10 different industry categories. Categories include accounting, financial services, law, manufacturing and more. For more information and nomination forms, visit indysbestandbrightest.org.

New rule protects elderly – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently created a rule designed to protect the elderly from financial scams. Under the new rule, a broker is allowed to place a 15-day hold on any questionable disbursements if the account holder is 65 or older. This gives the broker time to investigate before the money is gone and cannot be recovered.

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Dancing with Our Stars to raise money for Meals on Wheels at Hamilton County

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Julie Booth knows she will have mixed emotions when Dancing with Our Stars arrives.

“I am both looking forward and nervous for fundraiser it,” Booth said. “I absolutely love to dance but I know once I am out there with all the eyes watching, my adrenaline and nerves will kick in. I tend to put high expectations on myself and want so badly to do well that it overpowers my ability to relax and have fun. I want to have the mindset of just have fun with it and enjoy the experience and learn from it.”

Booth will participate in Dancing with Our Stars from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Noblesville. St. Vincent is the presenting sponsor for the event, which benefits Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County.

Among the participants are Zionsville resident Kristi Lee, co-host of “The Bob & Tom Show,” and Chris Jensen, Noblesville Common Council member who is running for mayor in 2019.

Booth, an owner and managing director of aFit, which is focused on providing information technology, said dance instructor Rob Jenkins has worked with her to incorporate a statement about the evolution of women from mostly being worker bees in the ‘80s to being in leadership positions and owning businesses.

“Being someone who has often been the only, or one of very few, women in a room full of men ever since my engineering degree at Purdue to owning my own business, it makes this especially personal to me,” Booth said. “We have come a long way yet still have more to do.”

Booth eagerly accepted the challenge to participate.

“When I was asked, I thought, ‘Wait, I can help a worthy cause and dance at the same time? I am so in,’” she said. “I love to help others. My mom used to volunteer for Meals on Wheels many years ago. Knowing I am helping people is a big deal. And I just love to dance, so it is the perfect combination.”

Booth has danced routines in front of small audiences in Darren’s Ballroom showcases and ballroom competitions.

“No one watches ballroom competitions. I do them to challenge myself. And showcases have a very small audience and are not competitive at all,” she said. “So, the amount of people at this venue, having it be a DWOS format, and that I learned a brand new difficult dance in a short amount of time, all makes this much harder than anything I have done before.”

Riverview Health Chief Financial Officer Brenda Baker, a Noblesville resident, has attended the event the last couple of years.

“It will be great to be a part of it,” Baker Baker said. “I am just a little nervous about the performance. (Dance instructor) Suresh (Nair) is amazing, and I know that he will help me through it.”

Dance instructor Rob Jenkins with Julie Booth have been rehearsing since June.

(Submitted photo)

Baker served on the board of Meals on Wheels for seven years.

“It is an amazing organization that fills a need in our community,” Baker said. “I also occasionally deliver meals and have seen firsthand the impact that Meals on Wheels has on the individual clients.”

Derek Burton, a Fishers resident and Meadow Brook director of community relations, is eager to participate.

“I was nervous in the beginning, but my partner has helped me get past that feeling,” Burton said. “I am all about trying new things.”

Burton Mike Wickham, a loan consultant for Caliber Home Loans, said he is fortunate to help a good cause while having fun.

“I am very much looking forward to this event to help the cause for Meals on Wheels along with having some video footage of me dancing for my 4-year-old twin boys to get a good laugh,” said Wickham, who has been a spectator Wickham at the event for a few years.

Denise Abshire is another participant from McCordsville. Other dancers from Carmel are Michael Rothenberger and Anne White.

Other participants are Tom Ferrara, Fishers, and Indianapolis residents Dani Aleksa and Beth Cook.

For more, visit mealsonwheelshc.org/dancing-with-our-stars-2018.

A short play, “Black Pioneers: Roberts Settlement,” along with a supplementary exhibition and live interpretation, will be featured at Conner Prairie in Fishers on Saturdays in September. Visitors can hear the story of free people of color who immigrated to Hamilton County from North Carolina in the 1830s. The pioneers bought land from the federal government and established a thriving settlement among Quaker neighbors.

The play is for ages 8 and up and set for Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 inside of Prairietown. Shows are at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Visitors will be able to interact with exhibit elements, including a video with historic images from Roberts Settlement families, interspersed with images from current Roberts Settlement descendants.

Visitors also will be able to talk with an interpreter about the Roberts Settlement history and explore maps, timelines and historical papers to learn about the experience of free people of color moving west in the early 19th century.

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Westfield — Morgan Taylor will appear from 7 to 10 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery, 303 E. 161 St. Noblesville — Wine Down with Art, featuring live music, area artists and wine by Matteo’s and DeLullo’s Trattoria, is set from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Federal Hill Commons Fishers — Kelly Isenhower will conduct a free one-hour concert at noon Sept. 5 at Liberty Plaza on the Central Green.

Fishers — The second night of the Fishers Blues Fest is set for Sept. 1 from 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheatre.

Carmel — The Mooncake Festival, staged by Carmel-Xiangyang Sister City Committee, is set from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Indiana Design Center, 200 S. Range Line Rd.

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some capacity or another,” Kier said. “It’s one of the most beloved operas for many good reasons, so many of the melodies are In his role of conductor for Indianapolis familiar.”

Opera’s “La Bohème,” Craig Kier understands Set in the Latin Quarter of midhe has a duty to the opera audience.

19th-century Paris, the opera follows a group of young artists during the “It’s a story people Bohemian movement. are either seeing for the first time One challenge Kier said he faces is and some others (are seeing) ‘La keeping the opera fresh.

Bohème’ for the fourth time,” Kier “The story of a starving artist is said. “So, there is a responsibility one most people on stage can relate to create a compelling performance Kier to in some way or another,” he said. but also one that is very joyful.”

In addition to his full-time post, Kier Indianapolis Opera will present Giacomo serves is a national freelance conductor.

Puccini’s “La Bohème” Sept. 14 to 16 at The Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay, Tarkington at the Center for Performing Arts who appeared in Indianapolis Opera’s “La in Carmel. The production will be sung in Traviata,” in 2017, returns to play Rudolfo, the Italian with projected English supertitles. young poet. Cristina Bakhoum Sanchez, a “(Indy Opera general director) David Starsoprano, will make her Indy Opera debut in key is someone I knew when he was with the role of Mimi.

Ashville (N.C.) Lyric Opera and it worked out Kier attended the Cincinnati Conservatory that I could come to Indianapolis for a few of Music with two members of the producweeks,” said Kier, who is conducting with tion, Jennifer Metzig Nie, the children’s choIndy Opera for the first time. “As I underrus master, and Benjamin Smith, the stage stand it there is a thriving opera audience.” director.

Kier, the director of the Maryland Opera “It’s more of happening by chance, but Studio at the University of Maryland, cona very happy chance,” Kier said. “It’s a very ducted “La Bohème” for the Lyric Opera of small musical world, so many people end up Kansas City in 2014. He assisted five times working together with one to two degrees with it in various roles in the early part of of separation on a regular basis.” his career.

For more, visit indyopera.org.

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Beef & Boards sets 2019 season news@currentincarmel.com Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents a sense of nostalgia for its 46th season, featuring eight new musicals, Theater three of which are new to its stage.

The season opens Jan. 4, 2019 and runs through Feb. 3 with Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch’s “They’re Playing Our Song,” a funny, romantic show about an established composer and his relationship with a quirky, aspiring female lyricist.

“Grease” is the word starting Feb. 7, as the popular movie-turned-musical runs through March 31.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, “42nd Street,” will be on the Beef & Boards stage for the first time in 14 years from April 4 to May 19.

“The Little Mermaid” will run May 23 through June 30 and is making its Beef & Boards debut. The production features Beef & Boards’ $10 family show discount off tickets for ages 3-15.

Summer heats up with the nostalgic sounds of 1950s hits in another new show to the Beef & Boards stage, “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.” It opens July 5 and runs through Aug. 18.

“Hairspray” will run Aug. 22 to Oct. 6, followed by “Little Shop of Horrors” Oct. 10 through Nov. 17.

“A Christmas Story, The Musical” will make its Beef & Boards debut Nov. 21 and run through Dec. 22.

Pyramid Players will present two new children’s productions during the 2019 season, “Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat” Feb. 15 through March 2 and “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” Oct. 18 through Nov. 2.

Tickets for all 2019 season shows are on sale starting Oct. 1 and may be purchased by calling the box office at 317-872-9664 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays). Tickets for main-stage shows range from $45 to $70 and include dinner buffet, full fruit and salad bar, coffee, tea and lemonade.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: Inside Sun King Spirits taproom and distillery, 351 Monon Blvd., Carmel What to get: Figgy Piggy Price: $12 Anna’s take: Pi is one of four restaurants inside Sun King Spirits, a taproom and distillery that features the emerging concept of food halls, where multiple eateries — each with different menus — are housed in one establishment. Upon entering the distillery, guests can be seated and browse menus from all four restaurants before choosing one. Guests also have the opportunity to sit upstairs or at the bar.

From Pi, I chose the Figgy Piggy. Pi’s pizzas are personal-sized that also can be shared.

The Figgy Piggy consists of mozzarella, goat

cheese, fig jam, mushrooms and prosciutto with a heap of arugula in the center of the pie, all atop a thin, crunchy crust. The pizza is baked in a wood-fired oven, which creates a lightly charred crust. The goat cheese brings forth sweet notes that mellow the pizza and complements the fig jam and saltiness of the prosciutto. The arugula provides a fresh, nutty flavor that tops off the pizza. The crackle of the crust complemented the richness of the overall dish.

Because the dish is so rich, with a hint of

tartness from the jam, I recommend sharing it with another person and ordering one of the other pizzas, such as the Pineapple Express, which includes pineapple, ham and sea salt, and a meat lover’s pizza, among other varieties.

Suggested pairings: A pint of Osiris Pale Ale ($5). The beer makes a good pairing because it it’s a paler, hoppy beverage with a slight acidity that cuts the richness of the prosciutto on the pizza and harmonizes with the greens.

Behind bars: Matcha Bird Get it at Sun King Spirits, Carmel Ingredients: • 3 oz. passionfruit juice • .5 oz. matcha honey • 3 oz. Live Proud vodka • Mineral water • Sumac sugar rim Directions: Shake with ice and pour into glass with a sumac sugar rim. Top with mineral water.

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SAVE THE DATE Where’s Amy visits Greek Festival (Above) The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Dance Group (Carmel). (Left) From left, Kelly Alexiou (Fishers) and Gigi Pappas (Geist) checked out the Indianapolis Greek Festival in Carmel Aug. 25.

Heavy rain did not stop guests from enjoing live authentic Greek music, dancing, scrumptious food and pastries along with tours of the beautiful Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Cool City Band, The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel.

Featuring vocalist Laney Wilson and Troy Thomas Jr., the band features many of Indianapolis’ finest musicians. The Palladium floor will be turned into a dance floor for swing sounds.

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“A Comedy of Tenors,” Actors Theatre 7:30 p.m., Sept. 7, 2 and 8 p.m. Sept. of Indiana, The Studio Theatre, the 8, 2 p.m. Sept. 9 Center for the Performing Arts

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Beef & Boards presents the classical musical, set in 1850 in Oregon Territory, for the first time since 2009.

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“Robert Randolph and the Family Band,” Symphony on the Prairie, Conner Prairie, Fishers.

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CITY OF FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket: 3-EV-18 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers City Council at 7:00pm, Monday, September 17, 2018 in the City of Fishers Auditorium, located on the 1st floor within Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of Vacation of Easements and Rights-of-Way at 11 and 12 Municipal Drive.

Pursuant to Ind. Code §§ 36-7-3 and 5-3-1 et. seq , the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana hereby provides notice that on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 7:00 P.M., the City Council of the City of Fishers, meeting in regular session, will hold a hearing and consider whether to vacate all existing utility easements, existing stormwater utility easements, and existing drainage and utility easements within 11 and 12 Municipal Drive. The hearing will also consider vacating rights-of-way parallel to Municipal Drive, exclusive of the roadway and sidewalks will remain public rights-of-way.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located at the intersection of the Municipal Ellipse and Municipal Drive (immediately north of the Fishers Amphitheater).

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda and related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above.

Written objections filed with the Department of Planning & Zoning before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers City Council, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DOCKET: VAC-17473 The Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at the Fishers City Hall Auditorium, One Municipal Drive, at 6:00 p.m. The Application submitted by Bose McKinney & Evans LLP on behalf of ARB Property Holdings, LLC, is requesting Development Standards Variances as follows: Provide a seven (7) foot high fence in a front yard in a commercial/ industrial district (Ord. 090605A, as amended, §§ 5.33, 5.34). Increase the lot coverage from a maximum of 50 percent to 92 percent (PUD Ord. 072496 § 3(C); Ord. 090605A, as amended, § 2.24). Eliminate front yard mounding (PUD Ord. 072496 § 3(D)). Reduce number of interior landscape islands provided from nine (9) to five (5) while exceeding the square footage requirements. (Ord. 090605A, as amended, §§ 5.40(C), 5.44(A); 5.44(B)). Reduce the parking lot perimeter landscape on the south side of the lot and provide no landscape on the east side of the lot (Ord. 090605A, as amended, § 5.44; PUD Ord. 072496 § 3(D)). Parking lot encroachment within the required setback on the east side of the lot (PUD Ord. 072496 § 3(D)).

The subject property has a common address of approximately 12461 Reynolds Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 and is generally located at the southeast of 126th Street and Reynolds Drive. A full legal description is on file with the Planning and Zoning Department.

Interested persons may view the submittal or file written comments or objections concerning the request with the City of Fishers Planning and Zoning Department, Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038-1574. Interested persons will also be given the opportunity to be heard by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning at the above specified public hearing.

Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us ARB Property Holdings, LLC By: Stephen C. Unger Bose McKinney & Evans LLP 111 Monument Circle, Suite 2700 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 684-5465 SUnger@boselaw.com

LIFESTYLE CITY OF FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket: 2-EV-18 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers City Council at 7:00pm, Monday, September 17, 2018 in the City of Fishers Auditorium, located on the 1st floor within Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of Vacation of Easements and Rights-of-Way at 8933 Technology Drive.

Pursuant to Ind. Code §§ 36-7-3 and 5-3-1 et. seq , the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana hereby provides notice that on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 7:00 P.M., the City Council of the City of Fishers, meeting in regular session, will hold a hearing and consider whether to vacate all existing utility easements, existing stormwater utility easements, and existing drainage and utility easements within Lots 1, 2A, and 2B of the Northeast Commerce Park Phase 1 subdivision. The hearing will also consider vacating (a) approximately 232 lineal feet of the former Technology Drive right-ofway, generally between Technology Drive and Lantern Road; (b) vacate an approximately 125 lineal foot of Lantern Road right-of-way, generally located at the north corner of Lantern Road and Technology Way. LOCATION: The Proposal is located at the intersection of Commercial Drive and Lantern Road, also known as parcel 15-11-3100-01-004.000.

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda and related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above.

Written objections filed with the Department of Planning & Zoning before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers City Council, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us CITY OF FISHERS PLAT COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DOCKET: PP-16342 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 5:00pm, Thursday, September 27, 2018 in the City of Fishers Auditorium, located on the 1st floor within Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of a primary plat to create three (3) lots for the North Ellipse.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 11 and 12 Municipal Drive, generally located north of the Fishers amphitheater.

Indiana Law requires the City of Fishers to provide notice in a published newspaper circulation. If you would like to learn more about the project request, you may contact the Although Indiana State Law requires a noticed public hearing for a subdivision of land, the Plat Committee is obligated by law to approve a subdivision of land IF it complies with all the City’s development standards. If a land subdivision request doesn’t meet all the City’s development standards, the petitioner will need a waiver of the standard(s) and the Plat Committee may approve the subdivision with a waiver, or approve it with conditions and the waiver, or the request may be denied.

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda and related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above.

Written objections filed with the secretary of the Advisory Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Advisory Plan Commission, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

Department of Planning and Zoning City of Fishers 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 595-3120 www.fishers.in.us

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Do you even know how to adult?

Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

I need to go to the dentist. I got my six-month appointment reminder a few months ago and promptly canceled.

“Would you like to reschedule?” grammar guy asked the receptionist.

“No,” I replied. “I’ll get back to you.”

It’s not that I wanted to quit the dentist or anything, but balancing a new job, young kids and house maintenance is tough work. Adulting is hard.

During the past 10 years, the word “adult” has been verbified. And, before you blame the hypothetical 26-year-old self-described “emerging adult” who lives in his parents’ basement, you have to consider the parents’ role in all of this. Parents of millennials have practically turned coddling into a competitive sport. I’m not surprised that 24 percent of 25 to 34-year-olds in the U.S. now live at home (Pew Research Center).

Adulting (which shouldn’t be used as a serious word) means to engage in adult-like behavior or activities.

These things include (but are certainly not limited to) ironing your clothes, going to the dentist, eating vegetables and paying for your own insurance.

After my freshman year of college while I was away at a summer internship, my parents actually sold my bed in a not-so-subtle way of telling me it was time to move out.

Depending on its usage, adulting can be used jokingly by a well-adjusted person in their 20s or 30s to refer to mundane daily tasks associated with normal life. Alternately, the term gets used unironically by (technically) adults who are waiting for someone to come and hand them their dream job.

You can adult. I believe in you. If you’re a parent whose man-child needs to read this, pin it to his clothes you set out for him this morning. Do this only after you have read it yourself. It’s time to empower people who are living in a constant state of “adultolescence” instead of enabling them from moving forward. Maybe then we can stop using adult as a verb and start actually being adults.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt. com.

NOTICE OF APPROVED ORDINANCE NO. 071618E AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TO THE CITY OF FISHERS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE IS HEREBY PROVIDED that on August 20, 2018, the Common Council for the City of Fishers, Hamilton, Indiana (“City”), meeting in a duly noticed public meeting, and in accordance with Ind. Code §36-4-3-5.1, passed Ordinance No. 071618E, annexing approximately 3.4 acres located outside of but contiguous to the City, known as the Furbee property, located at 9545 East 106th Street, Fishers, IN 46037 (the “Annexed Territory”). This Annexation Ordinance is available for review at the City of Fishers, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46037 c/o Kevin Stotts, Assistant Director, Department of Planning and Zoning, and available online at www.fishers.in.us.

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17. Quarterback with an online book club 19. A few 20. IMA artist Lichtenstein 21. The Tarkington offering 22. SMARI survey choice 23. Geist hardware store 24. Stockholm native 26. Red hot chili pepper

30. Force out of office 34. WFMS studio sign 35. Hawaiian island 38. ‘60s war zone 39. Site of the upcoming Howard vs. Bethune-Cookman football game 43. “Chances ___...”

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45. Twisted humor 46. Scalp a Boilermakers ticket 49. Some Northside Cigar & Tobacco buys 51. White River craft 54. MSN, for one 55. Beginning 58. Make the Current 60. Clippers on a Bankers Life Fieldhouse scoreboard 63. Line score for a Colts shutout 64. “The greatest backup quarterback in NFL history,” according to Bill Polian 66. TV streaming option 67. Place for a choir 68. The first Mrs. Trump 69. Impertinent sort 70. Golden Rule word 71. Kitchen doohickey Down 1. Many miles away 2. The Flintstones pet 3. Naptown 4. Always, to James Whitcomb Riley 5. Some Tom Wood inventory 6. ___ Land 7. IUPUI grads 8. Indianapolis Zoo parrot 9. Inquire 10. Shoe part 11. Pal of Piglet 12. “My treat!”

13. Subject of I-70 “Xing” signs 18. Small songbird 22. “___ to Billie Joe” 23. Indianapolis Opera

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The Oaks at Hoosier Village continues to grow.

Now accepting reservations for Phase Three.

The beautiful homes and attractive amenities at The Oaks at Hoosier Village have been so well received we are now accepting reservations for the newest Oaks neighborhood. Don’t miss your chance to secure your new home and personalize your finishes!

Enjoy maintenance–free living in one of the finest communities in town, while taking advantage of a wide variety of on-campus social engagements, organized activities, impromptu gatherings, and much more.

We invite you to see what all the excitement is about. Call 317.873.3349 or visit www.hoosiervillage.com/oaks for more information.

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