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The RE/MAX Complete real estate office has requested a change for a residential property at the southwest quadrant of 126th Street and Olio Road to allow for a commercial property. (Submitted image)

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spoke against the proposal.

“This is the camel’s nose coming in underneath the tent to start to break that corner up from residential to commercial,” Smith Although the Fishers Plan Commission forsaid. “My concern is you (RE/MAX) don’t need warded a proposal to rezone PROPOSAL a residential property into a this particular location in a residential neighborhood. If there’s other spaces the individual commercial property to allow wants to develop, he can find somefor a RE/MAX Complete real estate place else. I’m opposed to it. Nobody office, one plan commission member contacted us in regards to this. Nodidn’t support the idea. body explained what you’re going to Plan commission member Pete do other than the announcement from Peterson, who also serves on Fishers the city. I don’t want to look at a comCity Council, cast the lone no vote mercial strip across the street from against the proposal at the March 6 my home.” meeting.

Peterson The petitioner explained remodelThe petitioner wants to rezone a ing would be done to the residential property, residential property at the southwest quadrant of 126th Street and Olio Road and remodel including widening the driveway and keeping parking in the rear of the home. the property into a real estate office.

Plan commission member Brad Planning and zoning staff specified DeReamer, who also serves on the if plan commission and city council Fishers City Council, said because the approved the project, the petitioner Olio Road and 126th Street corridor is will submit to a voluntary annexation busy, homes are difficult to sell, so a and the building will be restricted to commercial business operated out of office use only. a residential-style building may be a Even with those conditions, Petergood transition. son said he doesn’t want the corridor DeReamer “This is not a bar, not a grocery to become commercial use because of store. It’s offices,” DeReamer said. “He took its proximity to Hamilton Southeastern High all the parking to the back. There’s nothing to School. the front, left or right, so the view across the “I worry about this corner,” Peterson said. street will not change. I think these kinds of “I don’t have issues with RE/MAX itself. I things, I know they’re tough on the neighbors, just think that whole corridor needs to be but (the houses in that area) are not going to relooked at. It’s just a corridor, for me, that’s sell. They’re just going to deteriorate.” rather sacred because we’ve got a lot of The plan commission forwarded the project school kids up and down that road.” to Fishers City Council, 8-1. For more, visit Several residents spoke during a public fishers.in.us. hearing prior to the plan commission’s vote.

Larry Smith, who lives across the street from the proposed project, was among those who

The Fishers Plan Commission unanimously forwarded DEVELOPMENT The Stations at Fishers District to city council after hearing from the petitioners at its March 6 meeting. The Stations at Fishers District proposal was continued from the plan commission’s February meeting.

Director of Planning and Zoning Tony Bagato presented on the 8.67-acre project.

The project, at 9712 and 9799 E. 116th St., is east of The Yard at Fishers District.

It was originally approved in 2017 under a different property owner. The property changed hands and is now owned by Thompson Thrift Retail Group, which also is developing The Yard at Fishers District.

Bagato said although Thompson Thrift manages both properties, The Stations at Fishers District and The Yard at Fishers District are separate projects. Although The Yard at Fishers District is focused on culinary and restaurant developments, The Stations at Fishers District will feature retail, office and townhomes and a hotel.

The project will create vehicular and pedestrian connectivity between The Yard at Fishers District and the Kroger grocery store to the west.

After Bagato’s presentation, Steve Hardin, a partner with Faegre Baker Daniels, presented on the project.

“This concept plan is a conceptual plan and not the final design. We are still working through the final shape of what the hotel will look like,” Hardin said. “The (property) uses aren’t going to change, but we will likely have some pushing and pulling on exactly how the hotel gets oriented.”

A dog park is planned for the townhome area, and Hardin said the location of the dog park and some landscape buffers may change if the hotel’s location changes.

“The townhomes may move down a little bit to accommodate the hotel,” he said. “Everybody is really excited about the project.”

With the plan commission’s favorable recommendation, The Stations at Fishers District proposal was scheduled to go before the Fishers City Council at its March 18 meeting. Results were not available at press time. For more, visit fishers.in.us.

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MSDLT holds community meetings – The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township will hold two community meetings to discuss the future of Lawrence schools and the proposed construction referendum. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 20 in the auditorium of Lawrence Central High School, 7300 East 56th St. Enter through Door 11. For more or to RSVP, visit ltschools.org/announcements/ school-community-meetings.

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As construction on the new Lawrence Police Dept. headquarters nears the halfway point, the LPD is inviting the public to sign a steel beam, which will be the final beam lifted into place. The “Leave Your Mark” signing event will run until March 22, and members of the public can come into the Lawrence Government Center, 9001 E. 59th St., from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to sign the beam. (Submitted photo)

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Jack Parker knows the im- “We commissioned a demographic study EDUCATION portance of open dialogue that does indeed say, ‘Yep, we are a growing school district, we are going to have with the community. steady growth over the next several years.’

That’s why he’s conducting a “Traveling How are we going to develop plans Talks” series beginning March 26. to manage that growth, both long“I have the opportunity to reach term and how can we make adjustout and meet with community ments as needed, because we can’t groups and PTOs, and, of course, I predict the future. The best we can have the opportunity to talk to folks do is look at what the future might in the building,” Parker said. “I’ve hold and prepare for it.” done a lot of that, but this is providThe traveling talks are scheduled ing opportunities for other parents Parker for noon March 26 at Kinsey’s Italor for any community member that would like to come and talk about the great ian Café, 6383 W. Broadway, McCordsville; 6 p.m. April 17 at Sero’s Family Restaurant, things we are doing in Mt. Vernon schools, 11720 E. Washington St., Cumberland; and 6 ask questions and have an open dialogue. p.m. May 7 at Los Maguelles, 222 S Main St., “It’s really about just making those conFortville. nections and hearing what the thoughts Parker said he expects to continue conand ideas are of our community.” ducting the talks throughout his tenure Parker expects much of the discussions with MVCSC. to involve community and school growth.

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School districts across central Indiana will participate in a DiEDUCATION versity Recruitment Fair conducted by Washington Township Schools from 5 to 7 p.m. April 15 at 8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis.

The fair has been conducted for more than 10 years. School districts will have tables representing Oestreich their districts’ employment options.

“Diverse teacher candidates are welcome to attend and be interviewed on the spot for any current or future openings the school districts have,” Washington Township Schools Asst. Supt. Thomas Oestreich said. “(The districts) are looking for teachers from different multicultural backgrounds, whether that’s black, Hispanic, Asian, or multiracial. We have had white teachers come in the past, and that’s OK, too.”

Oestreich said many districts look to diversify staff to better reflect the student population.

“It’s very important to us because, first of all, recent research that came out has shown that students of minority backgrounds, if they have a teacher that looks like them, it has yielded positive effects for some groups of students,” Oestreich said.

Oestreich cited two studies, one by Vanderbilt and the University of North Carolina and one by Johns Hopkins University and the American University.

“The study indicated when students had teachers that looked like them, their math and reading scores increased,” Oestreich said. “Additionally, another study done recently led by John Hopkins University and the American University said black students who had one black teacher by third grade were 13 percent more likely to enroll in college, and those who had two were 32 percent more likely to enroll in college.”

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Session halftime update

By State Sen. Victoria Spartz (R-Noblesville) The Indiana General Assembly recently reached its halfway point, meaning all the bills passed by the Senate will now be considered by the House of Representatives and vice versa.

The Senate introduced 636 bills this year, and of those, 218 passed. Of the bills that passed, 125 received unanimous support and 195 received bipartisan support. During the next few months, the Senate will discuss 201 bills coming from the House.

Below are bills I authored this session that recently passed the Senate: Senate Bill 405 would develop risklimiting audits for election results and processes.

Senate Bill 407 would establish the Economic and Regulatory Policy Task Force to address the long-term fiscal health of the state, improve legislative oversight and reporting, enhance internal controls and audit procedures, increase transparency and simplify the regulatory environment of small businesses in Indiana.

Senate Bill 545 would improve risk and stress-test reporting for pension plans.

Senate Bill 546 would establish the Education Task Force to assess the governance structure of K-12, higher education and workforce development systems in Indiana as well as decrease regulations and streamline education reporting.

Senate Bill 547 would urge the Legislative Council to task a summer study committee with studying best practices for K-12 education, reassessing science education based on a deeper understanding of subject matter, improving mathematics, geography and personal finance education and adding entrepreneurship to the K-12 curriculum.

Senate Bill 548 would identify key cost drivers for Medicaid expenditures and reassess payment and legal infrastructure for mental health and addiction treatment services.

Senate Bill 549 would require school superintendents to submit a financial indicators report (dashboard), created by House Enrolled Act 1315 in 2018, to the school boards. It would also urge the Legislative Council to assign a summer study committee to study the oversight and governance structure of tax increment financing as well as reporting mechanisms between local government units.

Senate Bill 596 would allow the Indiana Supreme Court to expand the Youth Assistance Program for at-risk youth and families.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 would

State Sen. Victora Spartz authored several bills that recently passed the Senate. (Submitted photo)

urge the Legislative Council to task a summer study committee with assessing the laws and policies concerning the adjudication and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

A number of other important bills, authored by my colleagues, also passed out of our chamber during the last few months.

Senate Bill 1 would aim to improve Indiana’s foster care system.

Senate Bill 2 would work to increase school bus safety in our state.

Senate Bill 12 would provide a bias-crime protection for all Hoosiers.

Senate Bill 33 would establish a grant fund to support the establishment of comprehensive addiction recovery centers, which would offer a full range of treatment options to those struggling with drug abuse.

Senate Bill 141 would place sensible regulations on Office-Based Opioid Treatment providers to ensure legally dispensed opioids aren’t diverted for illegal use.

Senate Bill 233 would target tax relief for small businesses by doubling the personalproperty tax exemption from $20,000 to $40,000.

Senate Bill 362 would expand the tax credit for Hoosier teachers.

Senate Bill 460 would support broadband internet expansion in Indiana communities.

Senate Bill 516 would authorize hemp production in our state by allowing Hoosier farmers to seek a license to grow non-intoxicating hemp. This would create a new cash crop for our agriculture industry.

Senate Bill 519 would create stronger penalties for professional drug traffickers by allowing prosecutors to “stack” the amount of drugs dealt in a 90-day period.

Senate Bill 552 would authorize sports wagering as well as other gaming changes.

If you would like to discuss these or other bills moving through the General Assembly, contact me at Senator.Spartz@iga.in.gov or 800-382-9467.

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STATE OF THE CITY Lawrence mayor talks finances, upcoming projects

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier shared his vision for the future COVER STORY and delivered a financially positive message during his March 7 State of the City address at The Garrison restaurant.

“I’ve lived in this city for 60 of my 64 years. We have a rich history, but we cannot continue to claim to the old and tired ways of doing business of the city,” Collier said. “We must become a city with a vision, a city with big ideas and a city with leaders who can pave the way to make (those big ideas) a reality.

“I’m committed to sharing this progressive vision with as many groups and individuals as I can.”

CITY FINANCES AND NEW JOBS Collier opened his address by summarizing 2018.

“The city ended the year with a general fund operating reserve that nearly tripled in just three years,” he said. “This reserve is vital for planning emergencies and mitigating unexpected changes in revenue. We have begun to plan and invest in capital projects, and today I can report by the end of 2018, we had a savings account of $5.9 million.”

Collier said the savings increased 270 percent in the last three years, which led to five Standard & Poor’s rating increases for Lawrence within three years. That, in turn, raised the city’s grade to an A-plus, which has saved the city more than $1 million in borrowing costs.

“This is a critical benchmark in financial responsibility,” Collier said.

Collier said six years ago the city only had approximately $70,000 in operating reserves, leading to frozen wages and crumbling infrastructure.

“In just three years, we have invested over $5 million in pavement and will be putting the finishing touches on a brand-new Richardt Water Plant and will be opening the city’s first, stand-alone police station,” Collier said. “We are back open for business, and we are just getting started.”

Collier noted several new trades and industrial businesses, such as Meyer Plastics, which combined will bring more than 500 high-paying jobs to the city. Collier said he expects the Meyer Plastics ribbon cutting to happen in about a month.

PUBLIC SAFETY Lawrence police officers and firefighters also saw enhancements in their operations, such as updated squad cars, ambulances and new body cameras.

“For the third straight year, we increased our spending to $14 million in additional funding allocated to police and fire since 2016,” Collier said.

The Lawrence Police Dept. hired nine new police officers, pushing the department’s staff to 62.

“We are fully staffed in police officers for right now. It is becoming increasingly hard to attract new people in this position,” Collier said.

LPD added 14 new vehicles to its fleet in 2018 and plans to add 15 to 20 this year to completely update the fleet.

Construction on the new police headquarters on Post Road is nearly half complete. The station should be open by October.

The City of Lawrence was one of three cities in Indiana to receive the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget award two consecutive years. Mayor Steve Collier, left, and City Controller Jason Fenwick pause with the award. (Submitted photo)

TECHNOLOGY NEWS IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier noted that Fort Benjamin Harrison was named one of five finalists for TechPoint’s Mira Rising Tech City Award. TechPoint is a nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s tech ecosystem.

Collier said the city will learn next month if it wins the award.

The city and the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, McKenzie Career Center and Lawrence Township Schools, partnered to conduct a trades, technology and innovation symposium in April 2018. This year, Collier said the groups will collaborate again to conduct the second symposium in the series, which will focus on workforce development and education in the health care and

life sciences industries. The luncheon is set for April 18 at Roche Diagnostics, 9115 Hague Rd. The panel will feature Community Health Network Chief Experience Officer Ron Thieme, Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township Supt.

Shawn Smith, Roche Diagnostics Vice President and Site Head of Human Resources Bridget Boyle and Vice President and co-founder of Ascend Indiana Bridget Stephanie Bothun.

Registration is required by April 12. For more, visit greaterlawrencechamber.org/events/details/businessmatters-luncheon-healthcare-lifesciences-1631.

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LETTER Green New Deal concept an ‘idiotic scheme’

New age question Commentary by Terry Anker Sam Adams, colorful mayor of Portland, Ore., is recorded as saying of his city, “This is where young people come to retire.”

Likely, he was addressing the rampant youth homeless challenges that confront his city and others in the Pacific Northwest. Still, he does point to an interesting sociological theme. At the turn of the most recent century, the phenomena was routinely called a failure to launch.

Now, much more accepted in the general population, it has morphed into a panoply of forms. This is not to say that some gap years, world tours and periods of self-discovery are not entirely warranted, but they are assuredly more common, in some cases expected, among a growing number of young adults.

Metal-detecting seniors strolling along the beach in South Florida might be seen in a T-shirt declaring that youth is wasted on the young.

In many ways, it makes sense.

As we age, we become more selfassured and confident in our own skin. The elderly are routinely measured as markedly happier and more content, even as they divest themselves of their many ambitions as unattainable due to an understanding of their own limitations or simply a chronological lack of runway.

Is it possible that happiness correlates with low stress, which correlates with low self-expectations?

Likewise, could we claim that retirement is wasted on the elderly?

Could we match the retirementprovided spirit of freedom to an ambulatory and youthful body? One wonders, are these constraints societal or necessary in the evolution of humankind? If we give up early, can we still find satisfaction in a life well spent? Is permanent vacation or productive labor the key to fulfillment?

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

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Stop the DST insanity Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’m starting a movement, people. End Daylight Saving Time now, before we tear ourselves to pieces! It’s archaic, HUMOR old-fashioned, out of date, antiquated, obsolete and redundant. I mean, we do this every. Single. Spring.

And I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one still riding the struggle bus, 10 days in. My poor teenagers, bleary-eyed over their cereal, can’t even tell that it’s morning. “What’s happening, Mommy?” one whispers, a tear rolling down her cheek and into a bowl of Lucky Charms, to which she’s forgotten to add milk. “I don’t feel right.” Me, neither, sweetheart. Me, neither.

I’m going to bed at 8 p.m., waking at 4 a.m., and panicking every time I find a clock that I forgot to reset. The extra daylight also is messing with my internal ginge-ometer (trademark pending), which measures my genetic vulnerability as a redhead to sunshine. The needle has been frantically

oscillating between “You Can Go Outside Now, It’s Dark” and “No, Wait a Few More Minutes.” And, it will only get worse. Come June, I won’t be able to enjoy the glorious freedom of true night until way past reruns of “Jeopardy.”

Is this any way to live, I ask? Must we continue on blindly, pretending we haven’t sacrificed a precious hour of our existence to the ancient gods of a long-since demised, agrarian-based society? Have we no decency? Think of the children!

So join me, and together we can, nay, we will, end this DST madness (or at least force a switch to central time. Anyone with a map can see we should ally ourselves with fellow Midwesterners rather than East Coasters). Huzzah! Peace out.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

-Mark Twain

Editor, I should like to politely disagree with the letter by Dr. Steve Simon about the Green New Deal. I do not have a Ph.D., but I do have some common sense.

The whole concept of the Green New Deal is one of the most idiotic schemes ever devised by our politicians. The idea of doing away with all fossil fuels is totally impractical. There is no way we can totally depend on wind power or solar power to supply all our energy needs. The most laughable part of this concept is that of doing away with cows to eliminate their flatulence.

I am not totally convinced that climate change is as bad as some scientists lead us to believe. Even if we grant that climate change poses an imminent danger to our planet, there must be better ways of dealing with it than with the Green New Deal.

Dr. Stevens does not mention it in his letter, but I would like to add that the thinking that the United States should pay the major part of the bill for climate change in the world is another ridiculous idea.

Robert J. Tinsky, Fishers

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An eggcellent idea?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Celebrating 46 Years in Business

2018 CLOSEOUT!

If there’s something on the market that might make my life a little easier, you can bet I’m going to try it. My inHUMOR terest was piqued when I saw a product on Amazon called the EZ Cracker, which is a nifty little mechanism that (the manufacturer claims) takes all the work and mess out of cracking eggs.

For a mere $17.95, this product guarantees you’ll never find eggshells in your food again. You simply place the egg in this handheld appliance and squeeze the handles. Before you know it, it has sliced the egg cleanly in half and deposited the liquid contents in a bowl, yolk intact. I’ll wait while you grab your credit card.

As a bonus, there is a tiny spindle attached to this kitchen tool that you can insert into the raw egg, and after a bit of witchcraft, the egg is scrambled while it is still in the shell. Why is the newest iPad getting all the good PR? Testimonials from recent buyers were mostly positive, but there are some complaints: “I would love to give this five stars, but I find that it doesn’t work with

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Amazon says some people who bought an EZ Cracker also purchased the $5.99 Egg Yolky, a state-of-the-art device that divides the yellow from the white in order to make cholesterol-free dishes. I’m thinking that people too lazy to crack their own eggs are not real interested in a healthy diet.

Another featured egg item is a round wire thingamajig that cuts the top off of soft-boiled eggs. One husband was angry his wife left it out where the kids could find it because he thought it was her IUD. I wish I were making that up.

I’m going to stick to the old-standard methods of food prep. What would Eggs Benedict be without a little crunch?

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

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By Maria Cook • news@currentinfishers.com For low-income residents of Hamilton County, going to the doctor can CLINIC pose a great financial burden.

Even basic care, such as checkups and teeth cleanings, can be expensive without insurance. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that many low-income jobs offer little to no paid time off, yet most doctor’s and dentist’s offices only are open during the week.

In October 2000, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church responded to the need for free medical care in Hamilton County by starting a clinic, which operated out of its nurse’s office and library. Two years later, the clinic expanded, moving to a new location on 146th street. The clinic became an official nonprofit organization in 2005.

In 2011, the Trinity Free Clinic opened in its own building on the campus of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1045 W. 146th St., Suite B, Carmel. Since then, the clinic, which offers free medical care to the uninsured and underinsured of Hamilton County, has grown to serve approximately 4,000 unique patients per year. Approximately 23 percent are from Carmel.

“We want to be that safety net,” said Dina Ferchmin, who has served as the clinic’s executive director for nearly five years. “We will take care of you when you have an acute issue, such as if you have a broken tooth (and) you can’t work because you are in so much pain, we can relieve that so that you can go back to work. We are open in the evenings and on Saturdays because our patients are the working poor. They will not take time off work to take care of themselves.”

Ferchmin said the clinic’s services have slowly expanded to meet the growing needs of the community.

“We wanted to provide immunizations,” Ferchmin said. “That led to, ‘Well, we have to do physicals first,’ so now we do physicals as well. Then we thought, ‘If we’re taking care of the kids, why not take care of the moms?’ So, we started cancer screenings and free mammograms in partnership with St. Vincent.”

The clinic now provides a wide range of health services, from eye exams to physical therapy. Ferchmin noted, however, that although the clinic can diagnose certain chronic conditions, it is not equipped to provide the ongoing care that some patients require. Patients with such conditions must be referred to doctors elsewhere.

Approximately 400 volunteers serve at the Trinity Free Clinic, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, among specialists.

Physician and pediatrician Dr. Julie Fecht has volunteered with the clinic for six years. During that time, the clinic has grown to serve patients from more than 80 nations.

“It presents unique challenges when you have documents from other countries,” Fecht said. “Our biggest challenge is deciphering the shot records from different countries to see what shots the kids actually need.”

For Lyn Hopkins, a dental hygienist who has volunteered at the clinic for about 10 years, one of the greatest challenges is having to direct some patients elsewhere for treatment.

“Patients can tell if you’re sincere or not, especially when you have to tell them that their need cannot be filled here. That’s always really hard to say,” she said.

Hopkins said the desire to serve, which draws volunteers like herself to the Trinity Free Clinic, also is what keeps them coming back, year after year, in spite of the challenges.

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Grit into Grace founder Stefanie Jeffers, right, receives a $5,000 check from Kroger spokesperson Eric Halvorson at the Kroger at 11700 Olio Rd. in Fishers. Kroger celebrated Valentine’s Day with its Share the Love tour. Kroger representatives delivered donations to support food banks and other community agencies. The tour also benefitted Grit into Grace, an organization which helps women who are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation. (Submitted photo)

DISPATCHES Hamilton County second for largest tax returns - A recent study by SmartAsset, a financial technology company, shows Hamilton County ranks second in the state on a list of counties where people receive the highest tax refunds. To determine the counties that received the highest average refunds, the study divided the total amount of money refunded by the IRS to each county by the number of refunds given out in each county. To see the complete study and methodology, visit smartasset.com/taxes/ tax-return-calculator#Indiana/taxReturn.

although its debt load remains around $5.5 billion, and that tends to weigh on the stock price. Management’s willingness to focus on new, more profitable areas of its retail business was shown when the company recently announced plans for an additional $100 million in cost cuts, including cutting about 100 top-level jobs, even though that created an $80 million charge for 2018. The firm is redoubling its focus on online sales, seeing those, not brick-and-mortar retailing, as the driver of future profits.

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Its online business, now 18 percent of total revenue, is growing 12.5 percent annually and helps to offset an essentially static brick-and-mortar business. The physical stores have value far beyond what they sell.

Macy’s has a market capitalization of about $8 billion, but its real estate alone is worth $20 billion, so in a sense, investors get the operating business for free. Macy’s has improved its inventory management, so it has needed fewer markdowns, and it has paid down $350 million in debt in recent quarters,

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Barrington 5 are a versatile group of performers.

“We play everything from MUSIC The Beach Boys to The Beatles to The Everly Brothers to Jimmy Buffett,” Tim Fishburn said. “There is probably nothing we haven’t attempted to sing.”

What makes the group even more unique is all five are employees of The Barrington of Carmel, a senior living community, and are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

They formed the singing group approximately 15 months ago. The Barrington 5 performs each Friday night between 30 and 40 minutes at all four care levels of The Barrington, starting at the independent living level during social hour.

“We usually have 90 to 100 people show up there,” said Fishburn, resident services coordinator. “We then go to memory care, then assisted living and finish in skilled nursing.”

The other members of the group are Fishers residents David Hui Hui and Scott Buhler and Geist-area residents Sarah Lopez and Laura Haynie.

Haynie works in the elite concierge services department on the independent living side. Lopez is the lifestyles coordinator for memory care. Hui Hui and Buhler are drivers.

“The Barrington 5 is rewarding in a multitude of ways,” Lopez said. “I love connecting with the residents on this more personal level. It helps build community and family. I started working for The Barrington four years ago and it led me to bring in these four friends of mine, but I had no idea at the time what that would mean to me and the residents here. I had close relationships with residents and these friends before our group formed.

But serving this way has made us all a strong family group that are there for each other and lift one another up. It has been a joy and blessing.”

From left, Tim Fishburn, Sarah Lopez, David Hui Hui, Laura Haynie and Scott Buhler perform as The Barrington 5. (Submitted photo)

Fishburn said the musical performances usually have a theme. For instance, a recent theme was beach songs, featuring songs by The Beach Boys and similar groups.

“They’ll choose after every song what they think the theme for that night is,” Fishburn said. “Usually, they guess it after two or three, unless we are being really cantankerous and making it really hard.

But not often will we do that.”

The group performed Disney songs for the memory care unit and Lopez dressed as Snow White.

Fishburn said everyone sings. Hui Hui, who is from Hawaii, plays the guitar.

“He’s extremely gifted in many ways,” Fishburn said. “He put himself through college (BYU-Hawaii) by singing at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. He is incredible.”

Fishburn also can play guitar when Hui Hui isn’t available. There also is a karaoke box if needed to play in the background as the group sings.

“We all ended up at The Barrington one by one, and we were drawn here to have

this music ministry,” Fishburn said.

Lopez organized the Christmas program and The Barrington 5 provided the entertainment.

“She wrote it, choreographed the whole thing,” Fishburn said.

Fishburn said Hui Hui and Lopez occasionally perform as a duet called Serendipity.

“Once a quarter, they will put on a concert,” Fishburn said. “They did all songs from movies or plays. It was incredibly good. I emceed it and they did all the talent-side of it.”

Lopez suggested The Barrington as a place to work for Fishburn, who had turned his business, Midwest Sports Complex, over to his son.

“I just fell in love with it,” said Fishburn, who was originally hired as a driver.

Fishburn said the music ministry gets a number of requests from residents to sing at funerals.

“We have also been able to go to the residents’ apartments and sing happy birthday as well as sing them one or two of their favorite songs,” Fishburn said.

Oca gets spot on Cooking Channel show editorial@youarecurrent.com Goose the Market’s Carmel restaurant, Oca, is being featured on “Burgers, Brew & ‘Que” on the Cooking Channel.

The episode featuring Oca will air at 9:30 p.m. March 26 and 1:30 a.m. March 27.

Oca opened in Sun King Spirits, 351 Monon Blvd. in Carmel in July 2018. Oca also has a restaurant inside Sun King Brewing, 135 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. There also is an Oca inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

“The episode Oca is in we are the only one from Indiana,” said Corrie Cook, libation and narration manager for Goose the Market.

The episode was filmed at the Indianapolis Oca in summer 2018.

Chef Chris Eley, who co-owns Oca with his, wife Mollie, is behind the counter crafting Oca’s specialties from start to finish like a cooking show. Eley demonstrates the restaurant’s custom recipes made by hand, from grinding and stuffing sausages to dressing every dish.

Oca’s specialties include slow-roasted top round beef, piccante meatballs, housemade salumi and vegetarian plates.

Westfield — Rob Amrhein, a guitarist and singer who performs a variety of songs from The Beatles to The Fray to Ed Sheehan, will perform from 3 to 6 p.m. March 23 at Urban Vines & Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Noblesville — The Fourth Friday Young Musicians Series at Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St., is set for 7 p.m. March 22.

Tickets are $5.

Indianapolis — Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play” has been extended through March 31 at Indiana Repertory Theatre.

Several matinee times are scheduled. For more, visit irtlive.com.

Carmel — Illusionist David Thomas leads this story-driven theatrical experience featuring beautiful costumes and set designs and whimsical humor at 2 and 7 p.m. March 23 at The Tarkington. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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but the main issue, as we saw with it, was that it was weighed down by the volume of repetitious dialogue and political commentary Civic Theatre Artistic Director Michael of the time.”

Lasley had wanted to bring “The Importance One benefit for Lawrence of Being resident Craig Kemp is he THEATER Earnest” to already has a British accent. the stage “One thing that attracted but first felt changes were me to it is I’m English, so I needed. don’t have to struggle with So, he and Assistant the accent,” he said. “I quite Director Parrish Williams like flaky vicar characters. I worked on an adaptation of Kemp Duprey will enjoy being Rev. Canon Oscar Wilde’s 1895 classic Chasuble.” farce and it will have its debut at The Lawrence resident Sabrina Duprey Studio Theater at the Center for the is making her Civic debut as Cecily Performing Arts in Carmel. It opens Cardew.

March 22 and runs through April 6.

“She doesn’t pay attention to her “Both Parrish and I were very lessons and gets caught up in her familiar with the original text due, imagination,” Duprey said. “But she frankly, to the fact that we’ve been Reilly is extremely quick-witted and thinks around theater for as long as we she knows everything, so she is very fun to have, and we’ve all seen or done the show play.” many times,” Lasley said. “It’s a great, classic Bradford Reilly, a Bloomington resident, show, but we felt it needed a refresh to applays Algernon Moncrieff. peal to a contemporary audience. We didn’t “I get to eat a lot on stage, so I have to set out to update the story or language, make sure my mouth is clear when I’m talkbut rather to cut the fat out and focus the ing,” Reilly said. narrative.

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founded by disc jockey Dick Robinson.

Jones said he doesn’t base his show on his hits alone.

Jack Jones is eagerly preparing for his first “I do the important ones,” Jones said. “I do trip to the Palladium. the two Grammy Awards and ‘The Love Boat’ The one in Carmel, that is.

CONCERT theme. The show’s designed to “I’ve been in go from mood to mood. I do ‘Girl the Palladium in Talk,’ poking fun at the ladies in a London about 25 times,” Jones nice way and a careful way, too. said. “From the looks of this, it’s I’m just doing things that have going to top the Palladium in Lonworked for me in my concert.” don. It’s a beautiful theater.”

Jones, who rose to popularity Jones, 81, will perform at 8 in the 1960s, won Grammys for p.m. March 23 at the Palladium best male vocal performance for at the Center for the Performing “Lollipops and Roses” in 1963 and Arts in Carmel.

“Wives and Lovers” in 1965.

“This one has been planned a Jones plays The Beach Boys’ long time because of Michael Jack Jones will perform at song “God Only Knows” in an Feinstein and what they are 8 p.m. March 23 at the Palarrangement by Beach Boys doing there promoting the ladium. (Submitted photo) member Bruce Johnston.

American Songbook and pre“As long as I can sing and feel good, I’m serving the American Songbook,” Jones said. fine,” Jones said. “The audience has to be “It’s all a good thing.” there. Fortunately, there are people writing Feinstein is the Carmel-based Great me already, ‘Could I get an autograph from American Songbook Foundation founder and you when I’m there?’ I haven’t been in that the Center for the Performing Arts artistic area in a long time.” director.

For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Jones, a pop and jazz singer, was a longtime member of The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook,

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Neil Simon’s comedy focuses on a new teacher traveling to a small yet strange Russian village to teach the town doctor’s daughter, who the teacher falls in love with.

Cost: $15 to $20

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The two-time Grammy winner, 81, who is equally adept at singing pop and jazz, first rose to popularity in the 1960s.

Cost: $29 to $85

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Elephant & Piggie’s “We Noon March 21; 10 a.m. and Are In A Play,” The Cabaret, Noon March 20; 11 a.m., 1 Indiana Repertory Theatre, and 4 p.m., March 23; 11 Indianapolis a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. March 24

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Cost: $15 to $20

Cost: $8 (youth) to $15

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More: beefandboards.com, 317-872-9664

Graham Nash will perform at the Palladium at 8 p.m. March 22. (Submitted photo)

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Graham Nash, from Crosby, Stills & Nash and, occasionally, Young, and the Hollies, will share songs and stories from his legendary career. He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with both groups.

Cost: $30 to $285

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The story of friendship is designed for children ages 3 to 8.

The musical’s script and lyrics are by Mo Willems, who wrote a book series about Elephant & Piggie.

Cost: $8 (youth) to $15

More: irtlive.com

Singer-dancer Lingner’s shows set — Magic Thread Cabaret will present “Cory Lingner: Just a ‘Dancer’” March 29, 30 at 7:30 p.m. and March 31 at 4 p.m. at The Cat Theatre, 254 Veterans Way, Carmela. Tickets are $35 and $25 and reflect seating options and are available at magicthreadcabaret.com.

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Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I had a friend visit me the other day to tell me about a problem. I listened to her secret shame and consoled her.

Under the veil of anonymity, she GRAMMAR GUY agreed to allow me to use her issue, but not her real name. For our purposes, we’ll call her Gwenifer.

Gwenifer didn’t know whether to use the word “medal” or “metal” in an email she was typing. When I reminded her of the existence of “meddle” and “mettle,” her brain nearly exploded. I’m afraid that’s not what she needed in her moment of uncertainty.

Medal, metal, meddle and mettle are examples of homophones. Homophones are a type of homonym that sound alike, have different meanings, and also have different spellings. It’s no wonder Gwenifer became confused; medal and metal have some crossover meanings.

Metal is a substance like gold, silver or copper that is usually hard and shiny. Metals are malleable and have excellent thermal and electrical conductivity properties.

Other examples of metals include aluminum, iron, and bronze. We get the word metal from the Latin word metallum, meaning quarry, mine or metal.

Confusingly, a “medal” is always made of metal. In the Olympics, the top three contestants win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A medal is a flattened piece of metal, often in the shape of a circle, to commemorate or honor someone. The word medal originates from the Latin

CITY OF FISHERS ADVISORY PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Docket: TA-19-3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 6:00PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 in the 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 Text Amendment to the Preserve at Bridger Pines PUD to revise the name to Preserve at Arbor Pines and to reduce the planting strip width between the curb and sidewalk.

LOCATION: The Proposal is generally located on the north side of 96th Street, west of the Hamilton/Hancock County Line.

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 with room location details and case 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 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP on behalf of August Development LLC Steven D. Hardin 600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600 Indianapolis, IN 46240 (317) 569-9600

word medallia, which was a coin worth half a denarius.

Meddle is when you get all up in someone else’s business, to borrow from a common colloquialism. Meddle means getting involved in another person’s matters without (and often against) her consent. Gwenifer’s nosy neighbor Nina often meddles when she gives Gwenifer unwelcome relationship advice. We get our modern English word meddle from an Old English word medler, which meant “to mix.”

What does “mettle” mean, and how did we get it? It simply means courage or fortitude. Mettle speaks of a brave person’s unwavering temperament. If it sounds similar to “metal,” that’s because mettle originated from a metaphorical version of metal. In the mid-16th century, the word “mettle” shows up as a specialized spelling of the word “metal,” and should only be used for figurative uses.

I don’t fault folks like Gwenifer when they trip over these incredibly similar words; that’s why I didn’t even mention pedal, petal, peddle and pettle. Those are homophones for another day.

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

Sunbeam Development Corporation (11800 Exit Five Parkway, Fishers, IN 46037) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 9760 East 116th Street, Fisher, Indiana 46037. Runoff from the project site will discharge to the Springdale Estates Legal Drain to Sand Creek and ultimately into the White River. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to Ken Kern of Sunbeam Development Corporation.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE FISHERS CITY COUNCIL Ordinance No. 041519 The Fishers City Council (“Council”) hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 15th day of April, 2019 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. (the “Public Hearing”), at the City Hall Auditorium located at Thomas Weaver Municipal Complex, Fishers City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46038, to consider a Petition for voluntary Annexation (the “Petition”) of one (1) lot known as College Park Church, located at 13222 E 126th Street, consisting of approximately 19.81 acres. The legal description can be found at the Fishers City Hall in the Planning & Zoning Department.

A copy of the Petition is on file for examination with the Planning & Zoning Department located at 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038.

Interested persons may file written suggestions or objections relative to the request with the Planning and Zoning Department at or before said meeting, and/or they may contact Ross Hilleary, Planner II with the Planning and Zoning Department at 317-588-1436 prior to the Public Hearing for assistance.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above Petition, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above-specified time and place. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

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A copy of the Petition is on file for examination with the Planning & Zoning Department located at 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana, 46038.

Interested persons may file written suggestions or objections relative to the request with the Planning and Zoning Department at or before said meeting, and/or they may contact Ross Hilleary, Planner II with the Planning and Zoning Department at 317-588-1436 prior to the Public Hearing for assistance.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above Petition, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above-specified time and place. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL PETITIONER: City of Fishers City Hall 1 Municipal Drive Fishers, IN 46038 NOTICE OF ADOPTION To the taxpayers of the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana.

You are hereby notified that on March 18, 2019, the Common Council for the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given, and under and by virtue of Indiana Code section 36-915.5, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Capital Development Fund was established for all applicable uses stated within Indiana Code section 36-9-15.5.

The fund will be provided for by a property tax rate of Five Cents ($0.05) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2019 payable in 2020 and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded.

Fifty (50) or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax rate and corresponding levy may file a petition with the Hamilton County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of this Notice setting forth their objections to the proposed cumulative fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed cumulative fund before issuing its approval, disapproval, or modification thereof.

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City of Fishers, Indiana Director of Engineering One Municipal Drive Fishers, Indiana 46038 Project: Roadway and Sewer Construction – South Street from Lantern Road to Fishers Pointe Blvd Notice is hereby given that the City of Fishers, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the Project addressed to the Director of Engineering, City of Fishers, City Hall, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46038 until 10:00 a.m. on or before March 21, 2019. Any Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened. The Bids will be publicly opened and read by the City of Fishers at 10:00 a.m. on March 21, 2019 in the Fishers City Hall Administrative Conference Room, located on the Second Floor of Fishers City Hall. The Bid should be clearly marked “Bid – Roadway and Sewer Construction – South Street” on the outside of the envelope, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents.

In general, the Work shall be completed by INDOT and State of Indiana certified/qualified Contractors and Subcontractors for the Project and consists of: Pavement Reconstruction on South Street and Moore Street, Construction of an Auxiliary Lane on Lantern Road, and Installation of Sanitary and Storm Improvements in Hamilton County, Fishers, Indiana, all as required by the Bidding Documents for the Project which have been assembled into a bound Project Manual, and which together with the Drawings, may be examined at City of Fishers, Department of Engineering, Fishers City Hall, (317) 595-3160 or at the office of A&F Engineering Co., LLC, 8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 201, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240. Copies of the Project Manual and Drawings must be obtained from A&F Engineering Co., LLC, 8365 Keystone Crossing, Suite 201, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 upon the payment of $75.00 for each set. These sets may include full-size Drawings. Payment must be in the form of a check. NO CASH ACCEPTED. All payments for Bidding Documents are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of Drawings and Bidding Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in Bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of Drawings and Contract Documents. Bids must be submitted on the forms contained in the Project Manual, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by: (1) State Board of Accounts Form No. 96 (Contractor’s Bid for Public Work) (Revised 2013) as prescribed by the Indiana Board of Account and as required in the Instruction to Bidders, including a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan for performing the Work and the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Work; (2) Bid Bond made payable to City of Fishers, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including alternates with a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the total Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be evidence of good faith that the successful Bidder will execute within ten (10) calendar days or such other time specified by Owner from the acceptance of the Bid, the Agreement and provision of the required Payment and Performance Bonds as included in the Project Manual.

Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no Bidder shall withdraw its Bid within sixty (60) days after the actual opening of the Bids. The Bid Bonds and certified checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the Owner upon selection of the successful Bidder, execution of the Agreement, and provision of the required Performance and Payment Bonds.

An opportunity for a pre-bid meeting will be offered on March 14, 2019 at 1:30 PM in the Fishers City Hall Administration Conference Room, located on the Second Floor of Fishers City Hall. Contractors with questions regarding the plans and specifications of this project should plan on attending the pre-bid meeting.

Wage rates on the Project shall not be less than the prevailing wage scale as determined in accordance with Ind. Code §5-16-6 et seq. and include in the Project Manual, and the Contractor must conform to the antidiscrimination provisions of Ind. Code §5-16-6 et seq.

A Performance Bond with good and sufficient surety on the form provided in the Project Manual, shall be required of the successful Bidder in an amount equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety of the Performance Bond may not be released until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor.

The Contractor shall provide a Payment Bond to the Owner, approved by Owner and for the benefit of the Owner, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The Payment Bond is binding on the Contractor, its subcontractors, and their successors and assigns for the payment of all indebtedness to a person for labor and services performed, material furnished, or services rendered. The Payment Bond must state that it is for the benefit of the subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, and those performing services. The surety of the Payment Bond may not be released until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor.

All out-of-state bidder corporations must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State.

Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

The Owner reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all Bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when it is not in the best interests of the Owner as determined by the purchasing agency. The Owner also reserves the right to waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner.

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Porvoo, Finland, from the Porvoonjoki River. (Photo by Don Knebel)

A brief history of Porvoo Commentary by Don Knebel For visitors to Helsinki, Finland, a drive to Porvoo takes an hour. It provides an opportunity to go back several hundred years.

Beginning in prehistory, TRAVEL members of the Tavastian tribe lived in the areas around the Porvoonjoki River in southern Finland. In the middle of the 13th century, Sweden, apparently encouraged by the Pope, launched military crusades to impose Christianity on the Tavastians, eventually gaining control of what is now Finland. Swedish immigrants established Porvoo as a trading town on the eastern bank of the Porvoonjoki River, near where it empties into the Gulf of Finland.

Porvoo’s residents built a small wooden church in their new town, which they rebuilt in the 15th century from stone, featuring a steep wooden roof and a separate bell tower. By the beginning of the 18th century, Sweden had become Lutheran. Porvoo, profiting from agricultural trade, had become the second-largest city in Finland, and Porvoo’s church had become a cathedral as the seat of the bishop for Finland’s Swedish-speaking

Lutherans. Near the end of the 18th century, Porvoo residents painted the wooden warehouses along the river red in anticipation of a visit by Swedish King Gustav III. In 1809, the Diet of Porvoo was convened in the town hall, and the resulting document transferring control of Finland from Sweden to Russia was signed that year in the Porvoo Cathedral.

Today, Porvoo is a modern city, with about 50,000 residents, a third of whom still speak Swedish. The Old Town, with a population of about 800, is set off from the rest of the city and its buildings meticulously maintained.

Most of the still-red riverside warehouses serve as restaurants or private homes. The Old Town Hall is a museum, and the cathedral still welcomes worshippers. When you are next in Helsinki, spend an afternoon in Porvoo.

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.

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Beacon Technologies seeks Software developer. Position requires an associate’s degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience.

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HVAC and Maintenance Mechanics Join Medxcel to support the healing environment & enhance the safety of patients at St. Vincent Fishers and St. Vincent Carmel hospitals.

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