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Former HSE assistant superintendent begins new position as Carmel leader

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Michale Beresford has already created a theme education for the 2018-2019 school year: Together We’re Better.

Beresford, 58, who served as an assistant superintendent at Hamilton Southeastern Schools prior to taking the top role at CCS, has already become known around Carmel for fistbump greetings and his relaxed demeanor. The Fishers resident recently shared his thoughts on his new role and several controversial issues that arose during the last school year.

EARNING TRUST Beresford’s first day with CCS was July 1, five months after the resignation of his predecessor, Nicholas Wahl, but only one day after Wahl stopped receiving his salary and partial benefits.

The school board placed Wahl and former human resources director Corrine Middleton on administrative leave in October 2017 to conduct a review of district leadership.

School officials remained tight-lipped on what they called a personnel decision, but many speculated they were involved in a romantic relationship. The school board passed a nonfraternization policy establishing boundaries for employees in personal relationships in March.

Beresford has consistently declined to comment on the circumstances that led to the top job opening at CCS and said he’d be working to build rapport as a new superintendent no matter the situation.

“I’d have to earn my trust if nothing had happened,” he said. “If you had a 25-year veteran (I’d replaced) with names all over buildings and benches all over the district, I’d still come in with, ‘Who’s the new guy? What’s he all about?’”

TRANSPARENCY Throughout the previous school year, several issues led some CCS parents and other stakeholders to accuse CCS of lacking transparency.

Beresford said his philosophy is to offer as

much information as he can without violating privacy laws.

“There’s been a trend in schools to just put out a lot of what I would call meaningless information,” he said. “There’s such a lack of detail it just makes parents’ eyes roll, so I try to be as forthcoming as possible.”

He said he’s had many tough conversations where he’s had to relay news that parents didn’t want to hear but that they often thank him for being straightforward.

“The more communication you put out, the less anger you have about the process,” he said. “A lot of times people are more upset about the process than they are the actual outcome.”

HIGH-ABILITY PROGRAM In March, CCS announced a plan to place students in the high-ability Challenge program in classrooms with general education students as part of a two-year comprehensive review of elementary programming.

The decision didn’t sit well with many parents of high-ability students, who openly criticized the plan. A month later, the district put all changes to the Challenge program on hold.

Beresford said he plans to make a decision on changes to the high-ability program and other issues that affect elementary students – such as school start times – this year. But first he wants to gather feedback from anyone who’d like to offer it.

“One of the complaints I’ve heard in a couple instances is (parents) felt that they didn’t have time or the opportunity to give their input before a decision was proposed,” Beresford said.

“That’s something we can do better.”

CLOSING ORCHARD PARK Another issue that troubled many families was the decision to close Orchard Park Elementary and build a new elementary school 5 miles away. The school board voted 4-1 to approve the plan less than a week before Beresford’s first day with CCS. Although he was not part of the discussion, Beresford said he understands why it was such a heartwrenching decision.

“Orchard Park has been a real gem of the

Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Michael Beresford gives a fist bump to Carmel High School student Jack Crawford, a member of the state champion boys golf team, at the Aug. 27 school board meeting.

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district, so people should be sad,” he said. “It’s a special place, but at the same time we have a responsibility to give a 21st-century education to everybody in the district.”

Beresford said he’s focused on ensuring the new school and rebuilt Carmel Elementary School are “inspiring educational facilities” and that the transition for students into new campuses goes smoothly.

SCHOOL SAFETY One of Beresford’s first focus areas is school safety, a topic brought to the forefront in Hamilton County after a shooting in May at Noblesville West Middle School.

Beresford praised the protocols already in place at CCS and said he’s working to build consistency across the district. Planned upgrades include changes to school entryways and a two-way communication program for leaving anonymous tips.

CCS has acquired 30 metal-detecting wands through a state program offering them for free, but Beresford said the district will take its time in implementing procedures for using them to make sure it’s done right.

“There’s a tendency when something happens to do something fast and visible,” he said. “We’re not going to do that. We’re going to be very methodical and work best practices in school safety.”

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Locally, school supplies were collected for Teachers’ Treasures, which obtains and distributes school supplies to teachers in Marion County and surrounding school districts to provide to students in need. In addition, a grant of $3,500 from The David Weekley Family Foundation will be used to purchase eight new laptops for the organization.

Math and science tutors – Tutors with the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology are ready to help students in grades 6-12 who are struggling with math or science assignments. From 7 to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, call 877-ASK-ROSE or chat online by visiting AskRose.org. Questions can be emailed at any time via the website, and responses will be provided during the operating hours.

Voter registration month – Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is reminding eligible voters that September is National Voter Registration Month. Hoosiers who need to register should do so at Indianavoters.com or on a smart phone using the Indiana Voters app. The deadline to register before the general election is Oct. 9.

Winter predictions – If you’re tired of summer heat and humidity, here are some winter predictions. The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a colder than normal season, with severe cold arriving in mid-February.

However, Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a milder winter with above-normal temperatures and more rain than snow. So, which is right? We will just have to wait and see.

Source: FoxNews.com Indiana among safest for children – A new report has named Indiana among the states with the fewest registered sex offenders per capita in the nation. The analysts at A Secure Life evaluated data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine the rankings. Indiana claimed the second spot on the list of states with the fewest offenders.

Source: asecurelife.com Bankers earns diploma – Citizens State Bank is pleased to announce that Relationship Manager Elliott D. Somers earned his diploma Aug. 10 at commencement exercises during the 74th annual session of the prestigious Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Somers is employed by the Fishers branch of Citizens.

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FISHERS • Florida Road is 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 throughtraffic 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 and 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.

• Traffic has been shifted to the east to allow for widening on the west side along Allisonville Road from 126th Street to 131st Street. 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 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 available 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 stormwater culvert project. The road is expected to reopen

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• 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.

GEIST • Parts of I-465 in Lawrence are undergoing work, from 3 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.

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New police department headquarters holds ribbon cutting

On Sept. 4, the new Fishers Police Dept. headquarters held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. From left, Assistant Chief Luke Gannon, Chief Ed Gebhart, city council member Eric Moeller, city council member John Weingardt, city council member Selina Stoller, city council member Pete Peterson and Capt. Gerry Hepp. (Submitted photo)

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daughter, a Westfield High School freshman, has friends who talk about vaping, the use of e-cigarettes.

Stacy London has good reason to be So, when the position came open, Lonpassionate about her position as program don quickly accepted, leaving a previous coordinator with Breathe Easy Hamilton position with Westfield Washington County.

Breathe easY Township.

Her mother, London wants parents and stuHelen Bauer, dents to know that while less toxic died at 82 in May 2016 of complicathan cigarettes, e-cigarettes still tions from smoking with chronic contain harmful chemicals. obstructive pulmonary disease and The use of e-cigarettes has heart problems. She smoked from risen from 1.5 percent in 2011 to 11.7 age 16 until 60.

London percent in 2017 among high school “She couldn’t even walk across the room without her oxygen level dropping students. Research shows that many eso low that she would have to sit and slow- cigarettes contain nicotine.

London is eager to share her message ly breathe to bring it back up,” London said. about the dangers of e-cigarettes with par“I would tear up and be so concerned that ents and school groups. she wasn’t going to make it. She wasn’t “I’m speaking next month to a group of ready to go and we weren’t ready for her to seniors because their grandkids are doing go, but the disease took her away.” it,” she said.

London, who started in the position in London and her assistant program coorOctober 2017, spoke about her motivation dinator, Vanessa Montgomery of Westfield, to have a smoke-free county at the Aug. want to do presentations whenever pos23 Just Breathe luncheon at the Delaware sible to share information.

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London said 57 people from Hamilton London said she tried smoking in college County die from second-hand smoke every but realized it wasn’t for her. year.

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Elizabeth Lynn Miller-Estrada, Lynn Estrada; sister, Ann (Scott) 51, of Fishers, died Aug. 21 at RivSkokan; brother, Roger P. (Shanerwalk Village in Noblesville. She nyn) Miller; aunts, Sue (Tony) Vaziri was born March 22, 1967 to Roger and Beth (Chuck) Foster; nieces and Sally (Brittenham) Miller in and nephews, Sara (Aaron) JohnRichmond. son, Evan Cordell, David (Karah) Elizabeth proudly served her Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Mark WilMiller-Estrada nation in the U.S. Navy and was a son, Mary Wilson and Dylan Miller; member of American Legion Post 64. She and her beloved dog, Moses. was studying nursing.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Roger D. Miller; sister, Stephanie Wilson; Gustavo Estrada; mother, Sally Ann Miller; grandparents, Paul and Betty Brittenham; children, Samuel Martin Estrada and Olivia and grandmother, Olivia Pugh.

Patricia Louise Russell, 89, of hany; sister-in-law, Martha Rouse; Fishers, died Aug. 25 at her home. grandchildren, Robbie Rothrock, She was born Dec. 13, 1928 to Adam (Ashley) Rothrock, Stacy Charles and Verlie (Hundley) Rouse (Mike) Ambler, Ryan (Angela) Miller in Hamilton County. and Kim (Andy) Fitzpatrick; and Patricia was a graduate of Fishgreat-grandchildren, Lily, Finn, Aders High School and enjoyed die, Jacob, Evelyn, Keira and Olivia.

Russell home time with her family as well In addition to her parents, she as part-time work as an office secretary was preceded in death by her husband, for Fishers Schools and Hamilton County Robert P. Russell; daughter, Rebecca Health Dept.

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Chaucie’s Place gala returns

By Renee Larr • news@currentincarmel.com Chaucie’s Place will host its annual fundraiser, the Treasure Our Children Gala, to support the organizafundraiser tion’s mission to prevent child sexual abuse and suicide.

“The Treasure Our Children Gala is a night of Hollywood-themed fun to raise awareness and funds for our suicide prevention programs for teens and our child abuse prevention programs,” said Olivia Cloer, Chaucie’s Place director of development.

The 18th annual gala will begin at 6 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. in Carmel.

“There will be a couple of different aspects to the event,” Cloer said. “There will be a red-carpet entrance, a silent auction, a wine pull and a walk of fame with some of our community partners on it who do great things to protect children.”

The event is not only a fundraiser but a celebration of the previous year’s success.

“One of the things we’ve really been emphasizing is that we’ve grown a lot in the last year,” Cloer said. “Last year, we served about 25,000 kids. This year, we are sched-

The Treasure Our Children Gala will feature auction items with proceeds benefiting Chaucie’s Place. (Submitted photo)

uled to serve 90,000 kids. We’ll have one of our board members come up and talk about the great things that have been going on and the successes that we’ve had protecting kids.”

The event evolves each year to add to the fun.

“In keeping with the theme, one of the new parts is a walk of fame, where we’ll feature community partners who use our program just to show our reach,” Cloer said.

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Tickets are $80 per person or two for $150 and are available until Sept. 12. For tickets, visit wedoauctions.net/chauciesplace.

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She said although the current board Rachna Greulach has always had an interis not doing a bad job, there could be est in politics. election improvements.

The six-year “A lot of people here don’t Fishers resident even know what the board is or and longtime Democrat said she does,” she said. “I want to raise was fairly happy with the climate awareness for services the board of politics during the Obama adprovides.” ministration. But following the She said she also wants her outcome of 2016 presidential eleccandidacy to reflect the current tion, she said she could not sit on demographics of city. the sidelines anymore.

“I want to represent Fall Creek, “After Trump was elected I Greulach the same people are running over became more aware,” she said.

“Especially having children, and how policies again and I want to introduce change,” she said. really impact us on a day-to-day basis. I had Fall Creek Township’s district encompassa larger level of concern with the direction es the eastern half of Fishers, to the south of this country and wanted to make sure to of 146th Street, to the north of 96th St. and make an effort to do something.” east of Cumberland Road.

Greulach recently announced she’s run“I want too as an everyday person repning for the Fall Creek Township board. resent Fall Creek Township and introduce a However, she said it’s not about being a new voice,” Greulach said.

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On Sept. 5, the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. From left, city council member David George, Mayor Scott Fadness, parks director Sarah Sandquist, Steve Ferguson, Ben Gordon (rear), city council member Pete Peterson, Chad Slone, Sam Mishelow, city council member John Weingardt, city council member Eric Moeller, Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath, city council member Cecilia Coble and Eric Pethel. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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est educators if they aren’t being fairly compensated?”

Cole said she wants to make sure teachFishers resident Aimee Cole is vying to ers have the resources to teach and inspire, become the next state repelection resentative from District 37, and students have the resources to learn and be safe. She also said equality which encompassis an important issue. es Fishers and neighborhoods “I want everyone to feel like on the northern fringe of Geist they can contribute to our comReservoir. munity, regardless of gender, An attorney, Cole is running on race, or who you love. Everyone a platform of improving education should have the same opportunity and public schools. She said a bulto contribute,” she said. “If Indiana lying incident involving her daughhad more accepting laws and we ter changed her perspective.

Cole lived up to the Hoosier hospitality “I never really thought that lack motto, we could attract better businesses of funding for our public schools in Fishers to the area.” would be an issue because we have such Cole is running against incumbent Todd great schools here. Prior to the incident Huston in the November election. In 2016, with my daughter, I had never taken the defeated Democratic challenger Mike Botime to really look into how the schools land, 64 to 35 percent. receive funding from the states,” Cole Cole has a bachelor’s degree in business said. “When I started looking into it, it was from Indiana University and a law degree shocking. Average teacher salaries in Indifrom the Valparaiso University School of ana have declined by over 15 percent in the Law. past 15 years after adjusting for inflation.

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By Renee Larr • news@currentinfishers.com Crossroads Community Church broke ground in July on a new growth classroom wing that will add approximately 5,200 square feet to the facility. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year or early 2019.

“It’s been a long time coming, so we’re really excited about it,” Assistant Pastor David Peters said. “It’s primarily a children’s wing, so there will be eight additional rooms back there.”

The church is using two portable units for classrooms.

“It will be nice for us to move that all inside,” Peters said. “On Sunday morning, it’s primarily going to be used for toddlers up through about sixth grade.”

The counseling center also will move to the new wing, offering more privacy for parishioners.

“They’ll have a separate entrance as opposed to walking through the building to get to the counseling center,” Peters said.

The new wing will allow more security for parents when dropping off kids for Sunday school.

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Crossroads Community Church students and parishioners broke ground on the church’s new wing in July. (Submitted photo)

“We took out an area that will now be a large check-in space for parents to kind of congregate as they’re waiting,” Peters said.

The project does include some remodeling.

“We’re getting carpet throughout the whole facility, but then the current children’s wing is being remodeled a little bit,” Peters said. “We’re taking two classrooms and making them three smaller classrooms to give us more flexibility for our adult Sunday school. We’re also getting two more additional adult classrooms.”

Peters said he hopes the project will allow the congregation to grow and benefit the Fishers community. For more, visit crossroadspca.org.

who need our help,” she said.

Chambers said she has spoken with parents and members of the Parent Teacher Fishers resident Julie Chambers has anOrganization on how to best serve the nounced she is running for election the District 4 seat on the board if elected.

“We need to make sure we are Hamilton Southlooking forward,” Chambers said. eastern School Board.

“Checking in with students who Chambers served as a deputy have recently graduated, that’s prosecutor for Marion County great knowledge if they are sucfor five years. She said she ceeding. Obviously, if we are not started thinking about running providing grads with what they in fall 2017 based on decisions need, it doesn’t mean much.” being made by the school Chambers said she wants to board. bring a fresh voice to the table.

“It didn’t seem like the board “I feel like the board needs was listening to the community Chambers more voices and new perspecand teachers,” she said. tives, more communication and In particular, Chambers noted teachers didn’t have input during a change transparency,” she said. “Everything else falls from that.” in principals at Riverside Intermediate The current school board member for School.

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RemedyLIVE also will have interactive acDarkness tivities for guests. RemedyLIVE Banquet at The Wellington in is a 24/7 crisis chat via text mesFishers. The event starts at 6 sage. Participants can discuss p.m. and will be emceed by Drew personal struggles anonymously Blaire from WISH-TV. The foundawith an experienced counselor. tion is dedicated to suicide pre“They have some software that vention through education and it is real-time interactive polling,” communication.

Tanner said. “We’ll do a question “Our promise for the night and answer where attendees is the event is going to be high energy and upbeat,” said Matt Matt Tanner with his wife, don’t have to raise their hand. It’s that sort of anonymous way to Tanner, Rollfast Foundation pres- Chris. (Submitted photo) not feel alone.” ident. “There may be some tears Tickets are $100 per person or $2,500 for a or people might be sad about having lost table of eight. Admission includes dinner and someone, but we want to flip it and show drinks. that there is hope.”

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By Desiree Williams news@currentinfishers.com Mackenzie Stephens graduated from Fishers High School in education 2013. After graduating from Ball State University in December 2017 with a degree in biology, she enrolled in graduate school at Marietta College in Ohio to become a physician assistant, which she will complete in July 2020.

Q: What was your favorite subject in high school?

A: I really enjoyed my science courses, especially anatomy. In high school I hadn’t decided on a major, but after taking anatomy, I knew I wanted to be involved in the medical field.

Q: Who was your most influential high school teacher?

A: My most influential teacher was Kelli Jacobs. I always enjoyed going to her creative writing class because of her positive energy. She really took the time to get to know her students and taught me to go out of my comfort zone when it came to writing.

Q: What were you involved in during high school?

A: I was involved in soccer and cross country. During my senior year, I got a job as a soccer coach at Off the Wall Sports in Carmel. I was able to teach kids 18 months to 12 years old, which was such a unique experience.

Q: What do you miss about high school?

A: I miss the friendships I had in high school. Now that we have all graduated, (the) majority of us are at full-time jobs or living in different states. I also miss the cafeteria chocolate chip cookies.

Q: Can you tell me about your college experience?

A: I attended Ball State University as a nursing major. During my junior year, I changed my major to biology to pursue a career as a physician assistant. Throughout my four years of undergraduate, I was involved in a sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. This organization gave me the opportunity to branch out and help my com-

Mackenzie Stephens graduated from Ball State University with a degree in biology. (Submitted photo)

munity. I graduated (from) Ball State in December 2017 and began my journey as a physician assistant student in June 2018.

Q: Why did you choose to major in biology?

A: I have always loved biology. I thought it would best suit my career path as a physician assistant. My concentration was in general biology, but I took a lot of molecular biology courses. The microscopic aspect of the human body is so interesting.

Q: What is your dream job?

A: Ever since I took a cancer biology course as BSU, I have wanted to go into oncology. My dream job would be to work as a (physician assisitant) in an oncology unit in Indianapolis.

Q: Do you have any advice for younger students?

A: The best advice I could give is to start job shadowing and getting involved in organizations early. Volunteering is also a great way to get out in the community while finding your passions.

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Fishers teacher Miller finalist for top honor

By Noah Alatza • news@currentinfishers.com A Riverside Intermediate School teacher is among six Indiana education educators who are finalists for the Presidential Awards, the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science.

Holly Miller is in her third year teaching integrated STEM courses to sixth-graders. She said she was thrilled to find out she is a finalist.

“It is a pretty big honor and (a) pretty extensive application process, so it’s nice to see it all pay off,” she said.

The application requires instructors to record a 45-minute lesson and analyze different ways the material could have been covered. The process also looks at test scores, student work and letters of recommendation.

Miller said the entire process took a couple month to complete. She is working

on her doctorate in STEM curriculum and instruction through Texas Tech.

“I think everything we do as teachers we want to teach with excellence,” she said. “We want learning to be exciting and outstanding for our students. You have to constantly grow, research and find ways to do it better. It’s an eternal process and I love it.”

Miller and the five other Indiana finalists will be recoginzed during an Oct. 4 luncheon. National winners, two from each state - one in math and one in science - will be announced in summer 2020.

Indiana finalists were selected Miller by a state committee.

“Proficiency in mathematics and science is vital to a well-rounded education,” Jennifer McCormick, Indiana Supt. of Public Instruction, stated in a press release. “I am extremely proud of our Indiana finalists and want to recognize them for their dedication to excellence in these subjects.”

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Gabe Ruiz, left, spars with Luke Sartino at Adamson’s Karate in Carmel. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For Gabe Ruiz, 2018 didn’t get off to a great start. cover story A Hamilton Southeastern High School sophomore at the the time, Ruiz broke his nose and multiple bones in his face while attempting a double front flip on a trampoline at a New Year’s Eve overnight event, a traumatic injury for anyone.

But for Ruiz, the stakes were high. A top student at Adamson Karate in Carmel, he had his sights set on competing in the world championships in June.

“It freaked me out, because I knew I was going to be out (of karate),” Gabe said. “At first I tried to get up and walk it off, but then I walked past the mirrors on my way to the bathroom and realized I’m not walking that one off.”

Ruiz saw damaged gums and teeth moved to where they shouldn’t have been.

He suffered a broken jaw, a broken orbit and broken nose, among other injuries.

His father, Jim, who works as a nurse, was startled by the severity.

“I kept trying not to panic over the realization that he could’ve just as easily been dead or paralyzed for life or been any number of horrific things,” he said. “Breaking his face was the least traumatizing outcome of what could’ve happened. I kept telling myself over and over that that was the luckiest day of our lives, by far.”

Ruiz, now 16, had his jaw wired shut for two months, crushing the high hopes he had for the big upcoming competitions.

But he wasn’t alone.

‘No fear’ As Ruiz recovered from his injury, he was joined on the sidelines by Caleb Adamson, another top student at the dojo and grandson of its founders. Adamson broke his leg in a June 2017 skimboarding accident and suffered multiple setbacks as the wound didn’t properly heal. He had five surgeries before receiving medical clearance to begin competing again in mid-January.

At the time, it looked like two of the top three students at Adamson’s Karate would miss the biggest competition of the year.

But their years of hard work in the dojo had developed them into fighters, and they shocked everyone with their speedy recoveries.

Ruiz got the green light to begin competing again in March and returned to training without trepidation.

“He had no fear of getting a shot to the face again,” Jim Ruiz said. “It was odd.”

During his first comeback competition, Gabe took a brutal hit that resulted in a bloody nose, but it didn’t faze him. Meanwhile, Adamson said he returned faster and stronger than before his injury.

Both teens qualified for the World Union of Karate-Do Federations competition in June in Dundee, Scotland, and became laser-focused on training in the few months they had to prepare for their trip overseas.

The comeback Ruiz and Adamson were thrilled to reach their seemingly unattainable goals of competing at worlds, but for their parents, it was a bit nerve-wracking.

“I was terrified when we finally went to Scotland because I was scared to death he was going to have put in all that work (to get back) and not perform in a way that validated his effort,” Jim Ruiz said.

But those fears were unfounded. Both boys finished on the medals stand. Ruiz won individual silvers in kata and kumite after a dramatic comeback in one of his fights, and Adamson won his first international golds in individual kata and team kumite for his age group.

“You’d pay great money to have your son’s confidence built in the way that our son’s was, and we had no idea or guarantee of the outcome,” said Heather Adamson, Caleb’s mother, who coached her son in one of his events. “To see that happen was a beautiful moment. I cried.”

Now, months removed from the many surgeries, it’s hard to see the trauma that shaped Ruiz and Adamson by looking at them. They’ve both matured through the process and learned some lessons along the way.

“You can come back from anything,” Ruiz said. “And don’t do anything really stupid right before you go to the world championships.”

Gabe Ruiz broke his nose and several bones in his face when he attempted a double front flip on a trampoline at a New Year’s Eve overnight event. (Submitted photo)

like luke As Caleb Adamson and Gabe Ruiz prepared for the karate world championship, they found inspiration and encouragement from the third member of their team.

Like Caleb, Luke Sartino, 22, has been a student at Adamson’s Karate since he was barely more than a toddler. He’s known Caleb his whole life and has watched him grow from a kid who hung around the dojo into one of his sparring partners.

When Sartino was a freshman at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, he injured his knee playing soccer and spent the next two years suffering multiple setbacks and four surgeries on his long, frustrating road to recovery.

Now, the Carmel native is an Olympic hopeful, and his story gave Ruiz and Adamson hope as they rehabbed.

“I tried to convey to them that I went through a very similar thing,” Sartino said. “They took that to heart.”

Sartino said it hurt to watch his friends and training partners struggle with being sidelined, but he encouraged them to not rush back to the mat before their bodies were ready. He was thrilled to see them succeed at worlds.

“It was awesome. They totally deserved it,” Sartino said. “I’m lucky I get to train with them several days a week.

It’s been fun for me. I feel like I’m helping the new generation while they’re helping me accomplish my goals.”

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Love for Doo and LBJ, too

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Commentary by Danielle Wilson

We all reach that tipping point in life – the one where our lives go from the endless activities of our children and families to more quiet times at home. Gone are the study tables and gym bags, replaced by empty rooms and open seats for evening meals. It is the natural way of things, but doesn’t make it easy. Rightly, the youngsters are filled with anticipation, and perhaps apprehension, as their lives lurch forward.

New sights, sounds, rights and responsibilities flood in and are processed and soon mastered.

Unmoving, our days shift little. We walk the same halls. We sit in the same chairs.

We live the same. Except, that the little ones that used to fill our homes with noise and joy are either away or cloistered in their rooms confronting the homework and required tasks of the coming day.

Flummoxed by the concern expressed by a younger sibling, a recently returning college student expressed her frustration, “Why does my little brother care so much that I’m gone? I’ll be back at Thanksgiving!”

True. But while the big sister’s days are filled with new and more, little brother is confronted with absence and less.

As summer smolders to an end and the streets are increasingly littered with falling leaves, we return to our winter cadence. We wake, and retire, at more consistent hours.

The sun streams in only as we are preparing for our days, and nightfall arrives hours before the nightly news. Even as we hope for the next chapter, we long for that which is forever passed. Yet, do we really want for things to stay the same? Isn’t the only thing worse than watching them mature and leave the house is having them not?

I never thought I’d be comparing my husband, Doo, to my president-crush Lyndon Johnson, but apparently once your life as a dance mom ends, you resort to humor weird topics.

As an American history teacher, I “fall in love” with historical figures all the time. Alexander Hamilton, Martin Luther King Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg – they each make my Top Five. But during the last few years, I’ve consistently come back to LBJ as my No. 1. The way the 6-foot4, foul-mouthed Texan, who came to the presidency in the wake of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, essentially bullied Congress into passing some of the greatest pieces of domestic legislation ever, and then crashed down amid the chaos and confusion of Vietnam, speaks to me in ways that other dead people, or soon-to-die people, don’t.

And I just now realized the reason I’m obsessed with LBJ is because I’m attracted to bad boys with good hearts. Case in point, my husband. The direct opposite of me, he drinks, occasionally smokes and can still party like it’s 1999. But he also isn’t afraid to fight for things he deems right. During Labor Day weekend, for example, one of our sisters-in-law returned from a walk, upset that some old lady had blocked her from going down a street which, though marked “private,” has always been open to the community. Doo was immediately up in arms, beer in hand of course. “Let’s protest! I’m going down there right now! Free the lane!”

Clearly, not as important as equality for all, but the passion is the same. And that’s why I love Doo (and LBJ).

Ugh, I miss dance.

Peace out.

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

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Much at stake in coming elections Editor, I recently watched a documentary about Roger Stone on Netflix. I strongly encourage everyone to watch this documentary to better understand how political decisions are made and how political action committees influence those decisions.

I believe we need to restructure political campaign financing. The indictments of members of the Trump campaign make it clear that “draining the swamp” needed to start with more careful vetting about who is on that team. We have people whom we did not elect spreading political messages and policies by using “dirty politics.”

People who voted for Trump will respond that “both sides” use political practices that are “dirty.” They will say that the Democrats have “extremes” with those with a “socialist” agenda, but I disagree. What is going on with our current administration is unique to our nation’s history. I don’t know of any other

presidency that had financial and political connections to Russia, with Russia working to influence how we vote. I see it as a calculated chipping away of our democracy - the very values we share as Americans.

We all want the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” We don’t want to be misinformed or played as puppets for those in power. We want all of our elected officials, regardless of party, to truly serve the public - working to do what is in the best interest for our health, wealth and well-being.

I will vote for Democrats I support in the mid-terms and in the 2020 election as long as they understand and treasure the Constitution and the rights it provides all Americans. I will vote for candidates who are not focused on their own fame and self-aggrandizement. Let’s vote for smart, decent, hardworking and ethical candidates. A lot is at stake.

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Prior to closing on the new house, we did something the builder calls a “celebration walk,” or our opportunity to nitpick every paint blemish, wobbly cabinet door and crooked electric socket before we coughed up the last portion of our down payment. My wife researched what to look for before we took possession. She wanted to ensure the structure’s soundness, and that there were no leaks or strange odors.

I’m not sure I could pass that test.

Our home of the past 35 years is going on the market. We consider ourselves neat and clean people, but when we started pulling furniture and appliances from against the walls, we found old keys, pennies and Bic pens everywhere. There were dog biscuits under the couch, and we haven’t had a dog dog five years. When we found a clean diaper behind the washer, I gave it to our 31-year-old son.

I told Mary Ellen every night for 35 years that I was tired and was going “up” to bed.

I couldn’t say that anymore because we don’t have a second level. Now I have to say, “I’m going across to bed.”

“That’s crazy, Dick. Just say ‘I’m going to bed.’”

“It’s a hard habit to break. It would be like all of a sudden having to say, ‘Good night, Vivian,’ instead of, ‘Good night, Mary Ellen.’ That’s why I’ll never remarry.”

The second evening, Mary Ellen caught me pacing, confused.

“What can’t you find, Dick? Glasses?

Phone? Wallet?”

“No, the bathroom. I keep turning the wrong way.”

We just enjoyed our first meal in our new kitchen. My wife asked, “Do you think we’ll ever move again?”

“Mary Ellen, this house will be perfect for us for another 30 years.”

Which was a subtle way of saying, “Over my dead body.”

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Join Dr. Christy Kellams, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, as she presents treatment options for common hand and arm problems such as rheumatoid arthritis, carpal tunnel, repetitive use and other conditions. A light dinner will be served.

When: Tuesday, Sept. 25 6-7 p.m.

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Joe Schwarz earned the nickname of Fightin’ Joe for his determination through life.

Schwarz moved with his family from Argentina when he was a youngster in New York City’s Spanish Harlem. Schwarz, whose mother was Argentinean and father was German, shined shoes, worked in grocery stores and delivered newspapers to help his poor family.

In a true rags to riches story, Schwarz moved to Indianapolis in the 1960s and became a wealthy hotel and apartment developer, owning the Marriott on the east side of Indianapolis.

“He used to describe himself by saying, ‘Not too bad for shoeshine boy,’” said Scott Davison, IU Health board of directors chair.

After successfully battling prostate cancer, Schwarz was diagnosed with throat cancer. It was treated, but the throat cancer returned and he succumbed to the battle in March at age 75. To honor his memory, his wife, Shelly Schwarz, who now lives in Longboat Key, Fla., donated $10 million to IU Health North in Carmel to help with the hospital’s new cancer center, which was named the Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center at a groundbreaking announcement Aug. 23 on hospital grounds.

In a video, Shelly said Joe always said he made his money in Indiana so he “wanted to pay it forward to the people in Indiana who supported his business.” “(The center) will share resources and

expert physicians with IU Health’s nationally recognized Simon Cancer Center at Indianapolis,” Davison said.

Davison described it as a truly transformational gift to support the center’s construction and programs and said it’s the largest philanthropic gift ever to IU Health by a living donor.

“We were given beautiful weather to celebrate the life of an amazing man, an amazing woman and amazing couple and their incredible generosity to this institution and the cause of curing cancer in our lifetime,” he said.

Davison, a Zionsville resident, said it will change the delivery of cancer care in Carmel, other northern suburbs and well beyond.

The $55 million investment will be an 88,000-square-foot, two-story facility on the south side of the IU North campus.

The center will include radiation oncology, hematology-oncology, pharmacy, laboratory and patient navigation to surround patients and families with the care and support they need.

“This gift will allow IU Health to offer new and expansive programs at the North cancer center that would not be possible otherwise,” Davison said. “Combined with IU Health investment, the Schwarz generosity will ensure our new cancer meets not only the clinical needs of patients but the emotional, physical and their spiritual requirements as well.”

The center is expected to open in January 2020.

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Songbook Hall of Fame to honor Clooney, Van Heusen and Maye

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com For Great American Songbook Foundation Executive Director Chris Lewis, there were distinct reasons to start the Hall of Fame.

“The whole reason behind the Great American music Songbook Hall of Fame is really to honor those, first, who helped create the beginning of American popular music, and within that we try to always honor a songwriter, someone who helped create the soundtrack of our life,” Lewis said. “Then we try to honor an iconic performer who sang and performed the music and someone who is still carrying on the tradition of the Great American Songbook and music that lasts beyond the time it was written.”

Actress-singer Rosemary Clooney, Academy Award-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen and cabaret and musical theater star Marilyn Maye will be inducted into the Hall of Fame Sept. 15.

Along with singer-actor Chris Isaak, Songbook Youth Ambassadors Finn Sagal (2017) and Lily Rasmussen (2018) will perform at the Songbook Celebration at 8:30 p.m. at the Palladium in Carmel.

Clooney, who died in 2002 at 74, is one of two legend award inductees. She will be represented by her brother, Nick Clooney, who is the father of actor George Clooney.

“Rosemary is one of the most recognizable voices in American popular music,” Lewis said. “Even those who aren’t familiar with her recordings know her from ‘White Christmas’ and her iconic film roles and duets with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby on the Nelson Riddle albums.”

Van Heusen is honored as the other legend award winner.

“He is a name people might not recognize right away but everyone knows his songs,” Lewis said. “He and one of his longtime writing partners, Sammy Cahn, wrote more than 80 songs recorded by Frank Sinatra. The songs he wrote are still used for commercials, movies and television shows.”

Van Heusen and lyricist Johnny Burke won an award for Best

Original Song for “Swinging on a Star” in 1944. Clooney later had a popular recording of the song as well. Van Heusen and lyricist Cahn won Academy Awards for Best Song for “All the Way” in 1957, “High Hopes” in 1958 and “Call Me Irresponsible.”

Van Heusen, who died in 1990 at 77, will be represented by his nephew Brook Babcock, president of Van Heusen Music Corp.

Maye, who is slated to attend, is still performing regularly at 90.

She plans to sing a few numbers.

“Maye is a powerhouse and was a recording star in the ’50s and ’60s,” Lewis said. “She has the distinction of having appeared on the ‘The Tonight Show’ with Steve Allen, and then Johnny Carson, more than any other singer in history. She appeared on the show 76 times.”

Maye recorded several albums for RCA Victor in the 1960s and performed in theater and supper clubs around the nation.

“When rock and roll came in and music tastes changed and supper clubs went away, she never stopped working, but not in as high-profile a setting until a few years ago when she was invited to sing at the New York Cabaret Convention and she brought the house down,” Lewis said. “She began performing all over New York and there was really a renewed interest in her style and her singing. I’ve seen her many times through the years. She sounds as good now as she ever did. She is our new standard award (recipient) because she is still carrying on the legacy.”

Under the theme “Swinging on a Star,” the Songbook Celebration begins with a 5 p.m. cocktail reception, followed by dinner in the concert hall, live auction, program and after-party. Tables seating four to 10 guests for the entire evening are available for purchase at SongbookGala@TheCenterPresents.org.

Tickets for the after-dinner portion start at $100. The tickets include gallery or box seating for the 8:30 p.m. Hall of Fame induction ceremony, followed by Isaak’s headline performance as well as admission to the all-inclusive after-party, with dancing and complimentary drinks and desserts in three uniquely themed rooms from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Carmel PorchFest will feature a variety of free musical acts, ranging from acoustic to electric, from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 16.

The first PorchFest was held in Ithaca, N.Y. in 2007. Since then, it has expanded to many cities across the U.S., with Carmel holding its first event in 2014.

There will be solo and ensemble performances at 20 different porches, with three acts on some porches and two on others.

The expected music performers will range from electric to acoustic groups, string quartets and garage bands.

The PorchFest area will be open to foot traffic only. The area is 1st Avenue NW and 2nd Avenue NW between 1st Street NW and 6th Street NW in Old Town Carmel. The area is between Range Line Road and the Monon Trail and north of Main Street and south of 136 Street/Smokey Row Road.

The event is staged by a large group of volunteers from Carmel and surrounding areas.

The schedule of performers and maps can be found at carmelporchfest.org.

Noblesville — “A Time to ReMember,” art pieces depicting scenes from yesteryear, will be on display at Nickel Plate Arts through Sept. 29. For gallery hours, visit nickelplatearts.org.

Fishers — Concerts on the Central Green features Phil Pierle at noon Sept. 12.

Zionsville — CV Art and Frame Gallery, 110 S. Main St., will hold public receptions from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 4 to 8 p.m Sept. 15 as part of an exhibit featuring works of Peter Max. Carmel — The Center for Creative Arts (CCA) Gallery, 111 W. Main St., Suite 135, will hold a 40th anniversary celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 15.

Carmel — Midnight Noon will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 at Summer Family Concert Series at the Gazebo.

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Lady Antebellum set for Ruoff

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com In Lady Antebellum co-lead vocalist Hillary Scott’s view, Darius Rucker is the perfect touring partner. concert Lady Antebellum and Rucker’s Summer Plays On tour stops in Noblesville for a 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 performance at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center.

Scott said Rucker has been a musical hero to Scott and bandmates Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley for several years and became a good friend.

“It’s awesome to be able to be on tour with him and his camp,” Scott said. “Everyone is so kind and gets along great and has a blast. It carries into the live show, which is one of the most collaborative shows we’ve ever had.”

Typically, there are several spontaneous moments.

“One night Darius randomly walked out and did the guitar change for Dave, which was hilarious,” Scott said. “Our opener, Russell Dickerson, has so much energy and such great music. It’s a lot of guys, and I luckily get to be the only girl on the stage every night, which I take as a huge honor.”

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From left, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley formed Lady Antebellum in 2006.

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Scott said Rucker’s country solo career started around the same time Lady Antebellum was formed in 2006. Rucker gained fame as the lead vocalist for Hootie & the Blowfish.

Scott said they play three or four songs from their 2017 album, “Heart Break,” as well as other fan favorites.

Scott’s husband, Lady Antebellum drummer Chris Tyrrell, is taking the tour off to be with their three daughters, 5-year-old Eisele Kaye and twins Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn, who were born in January.

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Oates to perform at Butler

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com The music of Mississippi blues artist John Hurt was rediscovered during the revival of folk music in the 1960s. concert That caught John Oates’ ear.

“I was very much into the folk music in those days. I saw (Hurt) at Philadelphia Folk Festival and various coffee houses around Philadelphia when I was a kid,” Oates said. “I was given a chance to play his guitar when it was given to my guitar teacher after he passed away (in 1966). I eventually bought that guitar that he played in the early ‘60s when he was rediscovered.”

Oates, who is accustomed to playing in large arenas and amphitheaters with his music partner Daryl Hall, will perform with The Good Road Band at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Butler University’s 450-seat Schrott Center for the Arts in Indianapolis.

Oates recently wrapped up a Hall & Oates tour, playing in large arenas.

“I just spent five months on tour, playing in front of 10,000 and 15,000 people. You can’t compare that to almost anything,” Oates said. “The balance of having an inti-

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Oates is touring in support of his album, “Arkansas,” released in January.

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Cory Gabel and Gregory Hancock collaborated on “The Casket Girls” for the first time in 2009, creating a one-act play.

Dance “From the get-go we knew we would expand it to a full-length play,” Gabel said. “After it ran we were definitely happy with it and the audience was, too. We wanted to expand it to a full play, but life and other projects got in the way.”

Now, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s full-length production of “The Casket Girls,” a modern gothic vampire ballet, is ready for its debut at 7 p.m. Sept. 21-22 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I worked with Gregory to craft the story and characters, but my bigger role is the music,” said Gabel, a composer/musician from Simsbury, Conn.

Gabel composed the music.

“There is a little bit of vocals here and there,” Gabel said. “There is an alternative rock style and some orchestral parts, but it’s more rock ’n’ roll. With the vampire element, it’s meant to be an edgier, darker show.”

Gabel said apart from a few small tweaks,

From left, Erica Steward, Hannah Brown and Morgan Beane perform in “The Casket Girls.”

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Act I is presented as it was in 2009.

“Having a vampire as your main character, they don’t die,” Gabel said. “Act II we are leaping forward to the future. Act I roughly was in the 1750s, and Act II is now closer to modern times.”

The legend has “The Casket Girls” arriving in New Orleans in 1729. Hancock described the play as a fascinating tale of the origins of vampires in New Orleans.

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Center says thanks Commentary by Jeff McDermott The 2018-19 performance season is kicking into high gear at the Center for the Performing Arts, but before palladium we get too far along, I want to thank the entire community for all the support that made this past season so successful.

The Center takes seriously its role as an economic catalyst for the City of Carmel and a gathering place for the central Indiana community. It is wonderful to see, after just a few years of operation, how local residents, organizations and businesses have embraced the Center as their own.

During the course of the 2017-18 season at our three venues, 106,450 patrons attended performances presented by the Center, its six resident companies and other arts groups. Those events included 88 Civic Theatre performances; 83 Actors Theatre of Indiana performances; seven Carmel Symphony Orchestra performances; and 16 performances by the Indiana Wind Symphony, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and Central Indiana Dance Ensemble.

Our own Center Presents series of 47 performances included 14 sellouts at the Palladium, with average paid attendance

increasing 40 percent from the previous year to 920 per event. Subscription sales rose by 23 percent, and first-time visitors accounted for a whopping 37 percent of our ticket sales.

Another key segment of our work in the community is providing education and enrichment opportunities for people of all ages. Last season, those efforts included scores of adult classes in dance, ukulele, speech, standup comedy and vocal performance; nearly 30 interactive music sessions for toddlers and preschoolers; three performing arts day camps; and seven school field trips in which hundreds of students visited the Palladium to explore principles of physics with the Center’s lighting and audio professionals.

Indeed, the Center for the Performing Arts is fulfilling the vision of local leaders who placed the arts at the core of their strategy for building a vibrant community, repeatedly ranked as one of the best places to live in America.

Jeffrey C. McDermott, the president/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation, is an occasional columnist.

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A favorite California winery Commentary by Elizabeth Morse On one of my first trips to Napa Valley, I was lucky to be a guest at Trefethen Family Vineyards. I stayed in WINEderlust their charming guesthouse and enjoyed delicious wine, French Laundry coffee, an enormous hawk that hung out on the deck and knowing that Julia Child also had stayed there. I fell in love with the property and always offered their wine at my restaurant.

This year, Trefethen is celebrating 50 years as one of a few remaining family owned wineries. They grow their grapes and bottle their wines on the estate in the Oak Knoll District. Here are my suggestions: 2017 Trefethen Dry Riesling is always a crowd-pleaser. It isn’t sweet, but the bright fruit offers peach, honey and grapefruit flavors, which gives an impression of sweetness – a perfumey, feminine style. The winery suggests dishes like lemon chicken and seared tuna, while I enjoy it most with Indian food. I dig it with chicken paté and ginger snaps, too. Around $26.

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If you ever grab a BBQ pizza at Some Guys (Indianapolis or Carmel), this wine will turn it into a fancy occasion. Could be pretty perfect with lasagna or a chocolate desert, too. Around $40 I encourage you to splurge on the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s a little spendy but hey, you’re worth it. For special evenings featuring red meat (think steak au poivre or filet), it’s spot-on. The aromas of chocolate, coffee and brambly fruit are a bit of a surprise when you taste cherry pie in your glass, distinct oak, a little tannin and a lot of supple. Around $60 Let me know what you think, and cheers!

Elizabeth Morse owned the Corner Wine Bar in Broad Ripple for close to 20 years. She is a graduate of IU, is a Hoosier chef, food writer, wine guru and Hamilton County Master Gardener who believes in supporting all things local. Morse has been a resident of Hamilton County for more than a decade. Check out her blog: schlepicurean.com.

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“La Boheme,” Indianapolis Opera, The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Indianapolis Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s love story set in Paris featuring Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay in the role of Rodolfo and Cristina Bakhoum Sanchez as the leading soprano, Mimi.

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Chris Isaak, Songbook Celebration, the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel.

8:30 p.m., Sept. 15

Cost: $35 to $86

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“A Comedy of Tenors,” Actors Theatre 7:30 p.m., Sept.

12, 13, 14, 15; of Indiana, The Studio Theatre, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel 2 p.m., Sept. 16 The characters are back from Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor” in this fast-paced farce.

Cost: $20 (students) to $40

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Lady Antebellum with Darius Rucker, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville

7 p.m., Sept. 14

Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker, of Hootie & the Blowfish fame, are co-headlining the tour. Russell Dickerson will be a special guest.

Cost: $24.25 to $98

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Cost: $100 to $250

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Brothers,” Beef & Boards and 7 p.m., Sept. 16 Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis Beef & Boards presents the classical musical, set in 1850 in Oregon Territory, for the first time since 2009.

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Ballet Theatre of Indiana announces schedule — The Carmel-based Ballet Theatre of Indiana directors recently announced the 2018-19 schedule will kick off with the return of the successful Edgar Allan Poe themed ballet, “Macabre,” Nov. 2-3 at The Tarkington Theater. The Nutcracker will be performed at the Athenaeum on Dec. 20 to 23 and Beer and Ballet, BTI’s annual partnership with Sun King Brewing, is set for Feb. 15-16, 2019. The season will wrap up with the premiere of BTI’s Cinderella April 18 to 20.

Art IN Gallery holds Humane Society of Boone County fundraiser — Art IN Hand Gallery, 211 S. Main St., Zionsville, will be featuring a Found Hound and Phat Cat Silent Auction through Sept 30. Many of the gallery’s artists donated art for the auction. All of the proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Humane Society of Boone County.

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Joe’s Next Door Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 111 W. Main St. #110, Carmel What to get: Debris Po’ Boy Price: $10.99 Anna’s take: Joe’s Next Door is an extension of Joe’s Meat Market in downtown Carmel. The business is a cross a between a deli, local grocery and meat and seafood market. Joe’s Next Door offers hot and cold sandwiches with deli-style sides sold by the pound. I ordered the Debris Po’ Boy, a fusion of a traditional New Orleans po’ boy with spicy remoulade and seasonings with Indiana beef braised in a strong IPA called All Day IPA from Founders Brewing Co. A 5-ounce portion of the braised beef is sandwiched between two airy slices of French batard bread and topped with sunshine yellow heirloom tomatoes, pickled red onions and romaine lettuce. A garlic aioli is smeared on the bottom slice of bread. Remoulade is spread on the top slice. The bread is toasted on the bottom to add a nice crunch, but it maintains its airiness throughout. The New Orleans-style

The Debris Po’ Boy is a Midwestern twist on a New Orleans favorite.

(Photo by Anna Skinner)

remoulade gives the sandwich a hearty kick of heat. Those with a more sensitive palette can request less remoulade. The sandwich is wrapped in foil and served hot.

Joe’s Next Door is the perfect place to grab a couple of the cold sandwich options and items from its fresh market and head to a local park for an afternoon picnic.

Suggested pairings: A side of the cold street corn salad ($7.99 a pound) pairs excellently with the Debris Po’ boy. The corn salad is similar to elote, or Mexican street corn, but less messy because it has already been shaved off the cob. The salad is a creamy mix of sour cream and sweet corn, which pairs well with a little spice from diced jalapenos. Other ingredients include bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, cumin and paprika. Since the Debris Po’ boy beef is braised in the craft beer, pair the sandwich with a bottle of the IPA, also sold at Joe’s Next Door.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Fishers basement fit for a sports fan Commentary by Larry Greene

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Background info: This home in the Arbor Glen neighborhood of Fishers was still in great condition, but the basement needed some attention. The home was built in 2012. Although the basement was already finished, the owner was looking for a more custom design.

Before problems

After solutions The goal was to transform the existing basement into a more inviting space where the homeowner can entertain guests.

1. The largest transformation came by creating an entertainment system that allowed watching three sports games at once. Builtin cabinetry was added for storage.

2. In addition, the unfinished area of the basement was transformed into a home theater, making it a perfect place for large groups to gather.

3. There also were several updates made to the basement bar, including new cabinetry and replacing the upper cabinets with floating shelves, making the space feel more open.

4. Additionally, the bar backsplash was replaced with a geometric vinyl wallpaper adding visual interest to the space.

5. New luxury vinyl flooring was added throughout the lower level.

The original basement was only partially finished and felt very dark and crowded. The unfinished portion was not being utilized by the homeowner.

Space for entertaining guests was limited and there weren’t clearly defined

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SEPTEMBER 22-23 SATURDAY 10AM-6PM • SUNDAY 11AM-5PM ART ROCKS! SATURDAY 7:30PM-10:30PM

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Mushrooms in the meadow Commentary by Don Knebel Since February 2012, I have written about places I have visited. For this column, No. 300, the distance traveled was about 100 yards. travel In the spring of 2009, my wife Jen and I closed on a small cabin in the woods of Brown County and immediately left for Turkey. Upon our return, we began exploring the areas around our cabin, one of which is a grassy hilltop area surrounded by trees. I call this our “meadow,” a word I learned as a toddler from “Little Boy Blue, Come Blow Your Horn” and had no chance to use since.

In the meadow, we found what looked like mushrooms, but they were bright yellow. We both thought that all mushrooms were either brown or white. As we walked around our meadow, we found more brightly colored mushrooms, red ones and blue ones and purple ones and orange ones and green ones and pink ones. We also found white mushrooms covered with black spots and black mushrooms covered with white spots. Some mushrooms were shaped on top like pancakes and others looked like tiny parasols. Both of us NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket No. SE-16552 The Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on the 27th day of September, 2018 at the Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, at 6:00 p.m. The Application submitted by Rick Lawrence of behalf of Legacy Bible Church is requesting a Special Exception to allow for a place of worship use on a property zoned R2 Residential.

The subject property has a common address of 13490 Howe Road and 0 Howe Road and is generally located on the east side of Howe Road, south of 136th Street. A full legal description is on file with the Planning and Zoning Development. Interested persons may file written comments or objections of the request with the City of Fishers Planning and Zoning Department, Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038-1574 (www.fishers.in.us). Interested persons will also be given an opportunity to be heard by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning at the above-specified public hearing.

Rick Lawrence Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd. Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 844-0106 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Case No. VA-17846 The City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on the 26th day of September, 2018 at the City of Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers IN, at 6:00 p.m. The application submitted by Troy Terew of True North Surveying on behalf of Mitford Homes, Inc., the property owners, is requesting a Development Standards Variance from section(s) Section 3.2.3.B.5 Impervious Area of lot (max) of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance to allow an increase of the maximum impervious surface coverage from thirty-five (35) percent to forty-seven point five (47.5) percent.

The subject property has a common address of 13613 Lake Ridge Lane, McCordsville, IN 46055 and is generally located on Lot 428 in the Springs of Cambridge single family residential subdivision (a legal description is on file with the City of Fishers, Planning and Zoning Department). Interested persons may file written comments or objections of the request with the City of Fishers, Planning and Zoning Department, One Municipal Drive, 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 above-specified public hearing.

Contact Information Troy Terew True North Surveying 11650 Olio Road, Ste 1000-289 Fishers, IN 46037 317-841-8754 troy@truenorthindy.com

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Adverbs and sandwiches Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Mushrooms in Don and Jen Knebel’s Brown County meadow. (Photos by Don and Jen Knebel)

took dozens of pictures of our discoveries. Every year since, our colored mushrooms have reappeared in about mid-June and disappeared about a month later. If the summer is wet enough, as it has been this year, they reappear.

We have learned more about colored mushrooms. There are many varieties in addition to the ones in our meadow and they all have names. Some colored mushrooms are edible and some can kill and there are no easy rules for determining which are which. We have learned something else from our mushrooms. We can always make discoveries traveling around the world, but we also can make discoveries just by paying attention to what is in our own backyards.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com.

You may contact him at news@currentzionsville.com.

CITY OF FISHERS PLAT COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 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 petition PP-16957, a request for Primary Plat approval with three (3) subdivision waivers from City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance for two (2) lots on approximately 4.2 acres, to be known as the Jeremy Chastain Minor Subdivision.

LOCATION: The Proposal has an address of 16142 E 101st St and is generally located south of Connecticut Ave, east of Cyntheanne Rd, also known as parcel #13-16-08-00-02-001.601. 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 City of Fishers Planning Department. 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

Adverbs are like sentence mustard. They add flavor and intensity to otherwise plain word sandwiches. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, grammar guy adjective, another adverb, or an entire sentence or clause. Most of us think of adverbs being words that always end in “ly.”

The fact is, many adverbs do end in “ly.”

On the other hand, there’s a long list of adverbs that do not end in “ly.” Keep these words in mind the next time you play Mad Libs on a road trip — they include afterward, never, next, often and almost. These adverbs are like the honey mustard of sandwich condiments — you might not even think you’re eating mustard because they’re so sweet and discreet.

Adverbs never modify nouns — that’s a job strictly reserved for adjectives. Adjectives are like sentence cheese to the noun’s meat; they make sure the adverb doesn’t touch the noun.

Adverbs give additional information about when, where or how something happens. How did Kenny run?

Kenny ran quickly. When did Byron start doubting the moon landing? Byron started doubting the moon landing yesterday.

Once you start noticing adverbs, you’ll see them everywhere. It’s kind of like buying a car — prior to buying the car, you don’t notice many of the same models on the road, but after you buy it, you see your same car everywhere. Just be careful to not spill any mustard on your new interior.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket No. VA-17732 The City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on the 26th day of September, 2018 at the Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, at 6:00 p.m. The Application submitted

by Gregory Lymberopoulos of PureWisdom, LLC. is requesting a Development Standards Variance from 6.16.7.D. of the Signage Standards of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance to allow the addition of a third sign and 26 square feet sign on a secondary frontage and the addition of 26 square feet sign on a nonfrontage.

The subject property has a common address of 13454 Parkside Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 and is generally located on the west side of Parkside Drive, south of E 135th Street (a full legal description is on file with the Planning and Zoning Development). Interested persons may file written comments or objections of the request with the City of Fishers Planning and Zoning Department, Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038-1574 (www.fishers.in.us).

Interested persons will also be given an opportunity to be heard by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning at the above-specified public hearing.

Applicant Contact Information Gregory Lymberopoulos PureWisdom, LLC 201 Forest Knoll Court Fishers, IN 46037 317-250-8310 greg@livritefitness.com

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