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Hamilton County Tourism President/CEO Brenda Myers is bullish environment about the future of the White River. “White River is central Indiana’s next frontier,” Myers told a OneZone audience March 13 at the Forum Conference Center in Fishers. “It’s timeless and contemporary. The river sets us apart as communities who can work together to realize big dreams. It supports healthy neighborhoods and economies. It honors the past and improves the lives of Hoosiers for years to come.” The White River Vision Project is a collaboration between Indianapolis and Hamilton County Tourism in partnership with Indianapolis’ philanthropic arm, Tourism Tomorrow. The plan is to enhance the 58 miles of the White River in Marion and Hamilton counties. Myers said more than 100 people are serving on task forces. “Last year in northern Hamilton County, 20,000 people canoed on the upper portion of the White River,” Myers said. “The fishing is really good, just catch and release.” Myers said the project is nearing its action phase, testing ideas from the last nine months. There are nine guiding principles, which are listed on the website, mywhiteriver.com. The chief one is restoring the river’s environment and ecology to enhance its natural function. “Another is to watch that river health closely. Who wants to get into a dirty river?” Myers said. Another is to increase year-round activities to attract people to the river for arts and entertainment, recreation and learning. “There are so many stories about people who lived on the White River in early times,” Myers said. “These stories need to be told.” Conner Prairie President/CEO Norman Burns said there has been a lot of discussion about how Conner Prairie takes advantage of the resource of 3.3 miles of the river
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running through the property. “In our master plan, we have 7 miles of new trails with several access points across the river,” Burns said. “That’s just one element where the White River is part of the master plan.” Emily Mack, director of Indianapolis Metropolitan Development, explained the White River’s Indianapolis history, dating to 1870. “There was an ordinance that factories and rivers be located on the river — the oil canneries, the slaughterhouses and meat packing facilities,” Mack said. “By law, they were required to dump all of their industrial waste into the river. Although there weren’t a lot of autopsies done at the Central State Hospital, there was actually a drain that went from Central State Hospital into the White River. By 1915, the river was so disgusting, so polluted that a state senator went to the Statehouse and said it was ridiculous (Indianapolis) has to build a sewer system.” Now 104 years later, Mack said officials are just now solving the problem to contain the overflow of sewage. “So (that) when we have flood events, we’re literally not dumping raw sewage into the river,” Mack said. “So by 2025, we have this amazing opportunity in Indianapolis. For the first time in Indianapolis history, we will be able to engage and embrace the White River like we never have before.”
Rize announced for The Yard at Fishers District news@currentinfishers.com On March 19, Thompson Thrift Retail Group announced Cunningham Resdining taurant Group’s Rize will join the culinary lineup at The Yard at Fishers District at 116th Street and IKEA Way. Rize will offer healthy meals, children’s options, beverages and snacks for grab-and-go breakfast and lunch. “We are very excited that Rize will be a part of the culinary experience at Fishers District,” Thompson Thrift Retail Group Managing Partner Ashlee Boyd stated. “(Cunningham Group President and CEO) Mike Cunningham is known for his vision and execution of fine dining, and Rize is another example of his passion for the restaurant industry and growth of his brand.” Rize will occupy 3,833 square feet of restaurant space with a seating capacity of 120. It will have farm-like features and hydroponically grown produce from Cunningham Restaurant Group’s greenhouse. In addition to its menu, Rize will feature freshly squeezed juice, smoothies and house-made kombucha. “Cunningham Restaurant Group is proud to introduce one of our newest restaurant concepts to the Fishers market,” Cunningham stated. “We look forward to being a part of Fishers District and joining the other great restaurateurs in Fishers.” For a complete list of tenants, visit thompsonthriftretailgroup.com/portfolio/
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dispatches Vietnam War commemoration – The City of Fishers will celebrate the National Vietnam War Veterans Day at 11 a.m. March 29 at Liberty Plaza in front of City Hall, 1 Municipal Dr. Attend and recognize the veterans and their families who served during the Vietnam War era with the free ceremony. Register at playfishers.com/fishershonors. OfficeWorks announces new hires – OfficeWorks announced they have hired Scott O’Neil as Business Development Rep and Jackie Wilson as Architecture & Design Rep. O’Neil will be responsible for developing relationships and acquiring new business opportunities. Wilson’s focus will be on developing relationships within the architecture and design community by providing product knowledge, application expertise and workplace services. Gardening help – The Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District has resources available to help with gardening questions and issues. As part of its Urban Agriculture program, SWCD staff members are available for free site visits to any backyard and community vegetable garden in Hamilton County. Staff can provide guidance with planning, advice on weed and pest management, soil health information, yield increase through conservation, tip sheets and more. To schedule a site visit, contact Andrew Fritz at andrew.fritz@hamiltoncounty.in.gov or 317-773-2181. Learn mor at HamiltonSWCD.org/UrbanAgriculture.
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Best Buddies Friendship Walk – The Best Buddies Friendship Walk will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28 at Celebration Plaza at White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. The walk and celebration raise awareness and funds to support inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For more or to sign up, visit bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk. org/indianapolis/event-details/. FGAA holds Make It Personal drive – The Fishers Government Academy Association will hold its annual Make It Personal Drive, where it collects personal care items to donate to Delaware and Fall Creek Township food pantries. Donations will be accepted April 1-12 at the Fishers YMCA, 9012 E. 126th St.; the Delaware Township offices, 9090 E. 131st St.; the Fall Creek Township office, 11595 Brooks School Rd. and the Chateau at Britton Falls, 13079 Del Webb Parkway. Donation items can include soap, shampoo, razors, brushes, combs, diapers, toothpaste and more.
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sistance also awarded a countywide grant of $490,343 to expand the response team to the rest of Hamilton County in 2019. COPE’s lynchpin is its connection to ASPIRE, a fully integrated health system that offers both health and social services and addresses behavioral health, primary care, substance-use disorders and more. Barbara Scott, president and CEO of ASPIRE, said although the company employs physicians, psychologists, social workers and other professionals, research shows the best person to engage those experiencing addiction is someone who has been through it. COPE Peer Recovery Specialist Ann Skinner plans to fill that role when establishing contact with overdose survivors. She said she has different legal boundaries than a physician or social worker. “I can relate and tell someone my story,” Skinner said. Sgt. Billy Adams of the Westfield Police Dept. said the department wants people experiencing addiction to know the police are there to help and not always to arrest them. “We’re starting to learn that with the opioid epidemic being as unique as it is, the traditional tough-love approach of arrest and re-arrest is not always the answer and it’s not always working,” Adams said. Bruce Frost, mobile integrated health coordinator for the Carmel Fire Dept. and coordinator of Carmel’s COPE Quick Response Team, said the county plans to delay drugrelated charges for those willing to enter the program. If they complete the program, it can be a mitigating factor in sentencing.
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Hamilton County’s Community Opioid Prevention Effort has launched a quick response team, a new approach to aiding members of the community battling addiction, specifically those revived from an overdose. Local leaders and first responders gathered at a March 11 press conference at the Hamilton County Courthouse to announce the initiative. “We hope to reduce opioid abuse, provide resources to patients that have experienced an opioid overdose and ultimately give them the treatment services needed for their recovery,” said Monica Greer, executive director of the Hamilton County Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Effective immediately, the COPE Quick Response Team will initiate contact with overdose survivors within 24 to 48 hours of emergency treatment. A peer recovery specialist and team of health professionals will visit the individual to assess overall health and connect them with recovery options. The team also will provide family members with a Narcan kit and training. “I am so pleased to see these communities begin to address this from a prevention standpoint,” Westfield Mayor Andy Cook said. “The hard part about prevention is it’s not very sexy. It doesn’t make the front-page news. But the good news is that it works.” Whether illegal or prescribed, the misuse of opioid drugs such as heroin, fentanyl and hydrocodone, among others, can be deadly because they affect the brain’s ability to regulate breathing. Although Hamilton County is among the wealthiest counties in Indiana, its residents are not immune to the effects of the nationwide opioid epidemic. The county had 38 confirmed overdose deaths in 2018 and 459 overdose calls to 911 dispatch. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said part of being a top-notch city is ensuring all community members are provided the best services available. “Addressing the various issues that come with opioid addiction will help all members of our community stay safer,” Brainard said. The Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions awarded grants of $50,000 each to the Carmel and Westfield fire departments, chosen because of their integrated health programs. The Bureau of Justice As-
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Obituary: Margaret Shuya Margaret V. “Maggie” Shuya, 59, Fishers, died March 16 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. She was born March 9, 1960, to R. Richard and Elizabeth (Dixon) Van Horne of Kenosha, Wis. Maggie liked nature, flowers and trees, and she loved cats. She enjoyed intelligent debates and was very involved with the Fishers Soccer Club.
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Most of all, Maggie loved her family, and her grandson was the light of her life. She is survived by her husband, George Shuya; son, Michael Shuya; daughter, Elizabeth (Adam) Leagre; grandson, Will Leagre; a granddaughter on the way; sister, Ann (Jack) Arms; and brother, Ross (Kandy) Van Horne.
Obituary: Pamela Fitch Pamela G. Fitch, 69, Fishers, died March 14 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born March 28, 1949, to Max and Alma (Doan) Hurlock in Noblesville. Pam worked at Naval Avionics as a machinist, a secretary and in security. She liked to fish and mow her yard. Pam enjoyed going out for lunch. She liked to help people.
Pam was a member of Job’s Daughters, making it to Queen. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Hurlock (significant other, Mike Kendall); several cousins; and her dog, Sophie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Fitch. Fitch
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Parkinson foundation’s Choose to Move set for April By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com The Indiana Parkinson Foundation realized when raising fundraiser money for Parkinson’s research, proceeds were almost instantly spent. That’s why the foundation switched gears in 2011 to encourage exercise and support for those with Parkinson’s disease and their families. One of the Indiana Parkinson FoundaPERSONALIZE YOUR tion’s main fundraisers, Choose to Move, LOFT is a 10K and 5K race and 1-mile fun run set for 9:30 a.m. April 13 at Witten Park, 13256 Saxony Blvd., Fishers. Indiana Parkinson Foundation Director Kim Williams said LOFT the seventh annual event is family and dog-friendly. In previous years, the event was held in September. But the foundation moved it this year because April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. “We are going to have a DJ, we are going to have drumming, we are going to have a drawing,” Williams said. “There will be sponsors there to educate people on different things they can utilize with their disease.”
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Legislators talk education issues at chamber panel By Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com On March 8, nine legislators from the greater Hamilton County area took part in the most recent in a government series of legislative breakfast panels presented by OneZone and the Hamilton County Business Issues Committee. The panel discussion took place at Conner Prairie, where education issues specifically school safety, dominated the conversation. The panel featured State Sens. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis), John Ruckelshaus (R-Indianapolis), Victoria Spartz (R-Noblesville)and Jim Buck (R-Kokomo) and State Reps. Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis), Tony Cook (R-Cicero), Donna Schaibley (R-Carmel), Todd Huston (RFishers) and Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville). As the former superintendent of Hamilton Heights School Corp., Cook discussed House Bill 1004. The bill states that schools eligible for money from the secured safety fund must conduct a threat assessment by July 1, 2021, for each of its buildings before the school corporation can apply for a matching grant from the fund. Changes also allow funds received to be used for mental health and social/emotional wellness services for students. The bill also sets the requirement that at least one of the disaster drills conducted by each school must be an active-shooter drill and must be conducted within 90 days after the beginning of each semester. Touching on school safety, Huston referred to the house’s budget bill (HB 1001). “We included additional funding, several million dollars, for school safety, which can be used for the physical hardening of schools and mental health,” Huston said before moving on to the issue of teacher pay. “There’s been some debate about the
teacher pay issue and the legislature’s obligation to that. House Bill 1003 and the Republican caucus has said, appropriately, that we will provide district’s with money, but teacher pay should be decided at the local level based upon the factors that may be different. “When I was on the school board at (Hamilton) Southeastern, we wanted things like smaller class sizes, but if you want smaller class sizes, you’re probably not going to be able to maximize teacher pay because you’re putting more people (on payroll),” Huston continued. “In (HB 1003), we want that to be a transparent process. We want to set some guidelines for how those dollars are used. Everyone desires to pay teachers as much as possible, but the factors that determine that are decided locally.” Goodrich discussed a bill (HB 1224) he authored that would establish an intergenerational mentor pilot program. “As we look at school safety, I truly believe that this relationship with senior citizens and folks volunteering in our schools is a big deal,” he said. Goodrich has previously said he was inspired to write the bill after the May 25, 2018 shooting at Noblesville West Middle School, when community members reached out to him looking for a way to help. Through the pilot program, individuals 55 and older would work with students as a mentor to help develop life skills. House Bills 1003, 1004 and 1224 have been passed by the House and, as of press time, are being reviews by the Senate’s Education and Career Development Committee. The 2019 legislative session ends April 29. At 7:30 a.m. April 12, OneZone and the Hamilton County Business Issues Committee will host its next legislative breakfast at Conner Prairie.
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Grinslade owns Grinslade Premier Homes, a custom-home builder. He has been married to his wife, Marcy, for more than 30 years. They have three adult Tom Grinslade said his top reason for children. running for the Fishers Grinslade considers himself one of the election City Council’s Northeast least political candidates running for District seat is to council. better represent all the subdivi“A city council representative sions in the area. is supposed to be just that – a “The main reasons would be representative for all the people for representation of all the in their district,” he said. “That 30-plus subdivisions and indiis what I think I’m going to be viduals that are in this district,” offering to the people in the Grinslade said. “I feel with the northeast district that may not social media platforms available even be aware that there are right now, there could be better ways to reach your city council interactions between the resiGrinslade representative to voice your dents and the council members.” concerns about whatever it may be.” Grinslade has lived in Fishers for 20 Grinslade said he can put his experiyears. The 58-year-old attended North ence in the building industry to good use. Central High School and graduated from “The northeast district is the most Ball State University with degrees in ecoundeveloped district,” he said. “It has the nomics and business. most land that’s not developed. There are “I have watched all the changes just a lot of undeveloped areas out there. throughout the years of Fishers, from 116th (Street) being a two-lane gravel road That is going to be something that’s needed to be advised on.” past Cumberland to look at us now,” he said.
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HSE student aids Julian Center By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com When a friend reached out to Hamilton Southeastern High School donation Junior Hayden Sisemore about a potential graphic design volunteer opportunity, he saw it as a chance to help a good cause and took on the project. The project involved designing buttons to raise awareness for recent research that correlates real or perceived pet abuse and intimate partner violence. The research was conducted out of Indiana University. “I love graphic design, so I thought it was nice to mix a kind deed with something I love,” said Sisemore, who designed the buttons free for the Julian Center, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that helps and empowers victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other life crises. “Pets can be both a lifeline for people who are involved in violent relationships, and they also are too often used as tools and weapons as a way for abusers to control victims in violent relationships,” Julian Center President/CEO Catherine O’Connor said. “The buttons evolved as a way to (raise awareness) of the issue and concern about
HSE High School junior Hayden Sisemore designed buttons to promote recent research that correlates pet abuse and intimate partner violence. (Submitted photo)
this problem and get people to understand.” The Julian Center works with central Indiana animal welfare organizations to develop relationships which may lead to the organizations temporarily housing animals when there is a violent relationship situation. O’Connor said the Julian Center receives at least two or three calls a week from victims who are concerned about a pet. “We thought it was a great way to engage young people,” O’Connor said about using Sisemore’s services. “Young people are so fabulous in so many ways. They really have a special way of articulating an issue and bringing in a new perspective.”
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FISHERS • Periodic lane restrictions will be in effect on 96th Street between Lantern Road and Cumberland Road through March. These restrictions will be short term in order to drop trees for the road-widening project. Flaggers will be in place to help direct traffic. • Southbound and northbound traffic on Allisonville Road is now on newly constructed pavement. This will remain the traffic reconfiguration as construction continues into spring 2019. The speed limit is 30 mph. • Construction work has begun on Ind. 37. Construction vehicles will use the construction entrance on Lantern Road between 126th and 131st streets, which may cause short delays. There currently are no scheduled lane restrictions. GEIST • The Indiana Dept. of Transportation is installing new flashers at Ind. 234 and Fortville Pike. The intersection is already equipped with a four-way stop and flashing red lights on top of the stop signs. The new flashers also signaling the four-way stop will be installed above the middle of the intersection. Construction should be complete by late spring. No closures are expected. • Indianapolis Dept. of Public Works is currently on Phase II of the 82nd Street Widening and Improvement Project. Phase II stretches from Lantern Road to Fall Creek Road. Lane closures may occur. The project includes resurfacing, addition and repair to sidewalks and curbs, new travel lanes, access ramps, drainage repairs and bridge maintenance. Phase II construction began in the spring and should be complete by fall 2019. CARMEL • Lane restrictions are under way near Keystone Parkway and 96th Street, where a new roundabout interchange will be built. Construction is expected to last through the year. • Construction on a new access ramp from Lowes Way to Keystone Parkway is ongoing. NOBLESVILLE • Work is ongoing on the Logan Street Pedestrian Bridge Project in downtown Noblesville. The northbound lane of Ind. 19 between Ind. 32 and Logan Street will be closed the duration of the project, through September. The detour consists of taking Ind. 32 westward, turning northbound onto Ind. 38, then eastbound
on Logan Street and northbound on Ind. 19 to avoid the closure. On Logan Street, the designated westbound right turn lane on the bridge will become a combined straight and right-turn lane. The eastbound straight lane will be shifted north, and the south side of the bridge will be under construction. The Riverwalk near this area also is closed. WESTFIELD • If you see a pothole, let Westfield crews know by reporting it online at weconnect.westfield.in.gov and visiting the Reporting It tab. • Phase 5 of the Monon Trail will be a pedestrian bridge crossing Ind. 32. Construction is under way, and temporary lane closures may occur along Ind. 32. The Monon Trail is closed near Ind. 32 until the bridge is complete. ZIONSVILLE/WHITESTOWN • Nearly complete, the Main Street bridge improvement project will provide a 10-foot, multi-use path on each side of the bridge over Eagle Creek, along with a scenic overlook bump-out on each side. Decorative flower planters are planned in the spring to increase the aesthetics. The bridge project is mostly complete, and the only remaining items are some pavement repairs on the road at each end of the bridge. No closures are expected, but there will be lane restrictions and flagged traffic control. • The closure of Zionsville Road is scheduled to begin April 1. This reconstruction project involves the widening of a one-mile section of Zionsville Road, converting it from its current two-lane configuration to three lanes by widening the existing lanes and adding a center turn lane between Technology Center Drive and 106th Street. The project also includes adding a 10-foot, multi-use pathway along the entire length of the project on the west side of the road. There also will be a 10-foot, multi-use pathway on the east side of the road from Inglenook and Zionsville Cemetery north to 106th Street. The road will be closed to through-traffic beginning April 1 in order to minimize cost and project duration. The closure is expected to continue through November. Local access for residents to and from homes and businesses will be from the north end of the project. No traffic will be permitted south of the Vonterra subdivision entrance.
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Murders tore families apart, brought unlikely friends together By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com
Every year, George Allemenos and Bill McCallister get together to celebrate their shared birthday. The two in memory retirees have been close for 25 years, chatting on the phone a couple times a week and enjoying meals together on occasion. But the friendship is one they wish never had happened. The two men met during the trial of a man convicted of killing Allemenos’ only two children and family friend Chris James in 1994. McCallister was hired as a private investigator by the defense, making the friendship even more surprising. The friendship is but one of several that resulted from one of Hamilton County’s most gruesome and shocking cases. Allemenos is still in frequent contact with the James family and many other people he met because of the tragedy, one of the “good things to come out of this,” he said. Lita James, the mother of Chris James, said she can still suddenly become emotionally unglued by certain memories and unexpected reminders. “I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t think of him. I try to keep his memory alive,” she said. ‘It hits close to home’ Life changed forever for the Allemenos and James families on March 17, 1994, when 17-year-old Nick Allemenos, 13-year-old Lisa Allemenos and 23-year-old Chris James were found with their throats slashed in the Allemenos’ home in the Thistlewood neighborhood, an area that has since been annexed by Carmel. Investigators soon determined the deaths were a result of a robbery gone horribly wrong. Police arrested three men for the crimes: Raymond Adams, James Walls and Kofi Ajabu. Adams, who was accused by the other defendants of independently planning and carrying out the murders, pleaded guilty to the murders, while Walls and Ajabu were both convicted of murder at trial and effectively sentenced to life in prison. Now retired, Allemenos splits his time between his Westfield home and Florida. Lita James does the same, living in an Indianapolis senior living community when she’s in Indiana. ‘This wasn’t supposed to happen’ The Allemenos and James families weren’t
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the only ones torn apart by the Carmel triple murders. Of the three men convicted of the crime, Kofi Ajabu’s trial received the most attention, in part because his father was a leader of the Black Panther Militia and made death threats against prosecutors during his son’s trial. According to Ajabu’s sister, Nzinga Harrison, the additional media attention instigated by her father led to her brother being “vilified” for actions beyond his control. “With all of the media coverage, you wouldn’t know there were three defendants, but everyone knows my brother’s name,” said Harrison, a psychiatrist who lives in Atlanta. Before the murders, Ajabu didn’t have any felonies on his adult criminal record and was a college student at Jackson State University in Mississippi. The only defendant permitted to directly appeal his conviction, Ajabu has lost all of his appeals and is preparing to petition the governor for clemency. Harrison has started an online petition on Change.org to gather support for the request, which had more than 4,800 signatures as of March 11. “Raymond Adams pulled a gun on me, and it was my expectation that I would die as well,” said Ajabu, who is at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility south of Terre Haute. “Apparently, he chose otherwise. Apparently, he chose to drag me to prison with him, which is in its own way possibly worse.” Allemenos said he is confident the governor would reject clemency for Ajabu, and that he and his co-defendants are where they belong. “He can’t kiss his mother and can’t even come and go and watch TV when he wants to, and that’s fine,” Allemenos said. “I don’t want life to be easy for those three. I want them to think about what they did.” Lita James also hopes the governor won’t give Ajabu a second chance at freedom, but personally she’s hoping to one day be able to forgive him and his co-defendants. For the full story, visit youarecurrent.com.
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FFD Capt. Todd Rielage said firefighters will remain at the Indy Fuel complex for 16 to 24 months. (Photo by Anna Skinner)
A siren from a grain silo was removed and Fishers firefighters want to restore it at the new fire department headquarters at 2 Municipal Dr. when a rebuild is complete. Capt. Todd Rielage works to free the siren from the grain silo. (Submitted photo)
HOME AWAY FROM HOME FFD headquarters moves into Indy Fuel apartment complex on 126th Street By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com
“There’s no loss of service. We didn’t have to move any trucks out of our district,” Rielage said. All five of the station’s vehicles - a batFishers Fire Dept. Station 391 firefighters talion, a medic unit, a tactical rescue, an will have a change in cover story scenery for the next engine and a ladder – fit in a temporary barn constructed on the complex’s property. 16 to 24 months. They When the firefighters receive an will be housed on the first level of emergency call, they hurry from the the Indy Fuel apartment complex at apartments across a parking lot to 126th Street and Fuel Way as their the vehicles in the barn. headquarters at 2 Municipal Dr. unFFD Capt. John Mehling said there dergoes a complete demolition and will be no delay in response time. rebuild. Rielage said 90 percent of the The move happened March 4. The amenities from the original headone- and two-bedroom apartments quarters were relocated to the temwere outfitted with an alarm system Mehling porary apparatus facility. There are to alert firefighters of emergency places to store gear, workbenches and supruns. plies. However, what the department does Four of the units are two-bedroom and lack at its temporary station is a gear washtwo units are single-bedroom. Motorola set er and dryer and an SCBA, or self-contained up a mobile radio in the makeshift departbreathing apparatus, fill station to refill the ment’s day room and then wired an external speaker that runs into each of the bedrooms. oxygen bottles after a fire or training. To fill the tanks, firefighters will visit one FFD Capt. Todd Rielage said the first floor of the other stations immediately following of the complex can house 10 firefighters, an incident. Truck washing also must be approximately the same as the station’s done at another station. headquarters.
The headquarters at 2 Municipal Dr. was 30 years old, and Rielage said after a third-party audit was done on the building, the decision was made to demolish and rebuild the headquarters at the same address rather than renovate it. Demolition will begin next month. “The key thing to remember about the station is there were somewhere between 8,000 and 10,000 people in the town (when it was built),” Mehling said. “The Town of Fishers was very small. That station was originally
built for a total of six firefighters, and it got to the point where firefighters were literally on top of each other.” Mehling said several pieces of equipment will be salvaged from the headquarters and used elsewhere in the city. The demolition and remodel is expected to cost $9.4 million and is funded by a portion of the 4 cent 2019 property tax hike approved by the City of Fishers in late 2018.
1960s siren to be restored at new fire department headquarters In mid-February, Fishers firefighters took a piece of Fishers Fire Dept. history down from the grain silo and will begin to restore it with a goal of integrating it into the new fire station being built to replace Station 391 at 2 Municipal Dr. Firefighters removed an old siren that was used in the 1960s and ‘70’s as a way to alert volunteer firefighters of an emergency. The population
then, according to the U.S. Census, was estimated at 344. Similar to a tornado siren, the device roared a warning across the townships, and it has sat unused on top of the old grain silo behind the Nickel Plate Bar & Grill, 8654 E. 116th St. for decades. The siren was originally obtained from the Indiana Civil Defense and hoisted by hand to the top in the mid-1960s.
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Commentary by Terry Anker Those of us who have occasion or obligation to travel with some regularity are confronted with the routine dilemma of what, if anything, to bring family, friends and colleagues to express that they have been remembered during the absence. Airports and road-side convenience stores are filled with trinkets and talismans proclaiming that the bearer has some connection to the place in question. Tshirts and snow globes are transported from coast-to-coast and hemisphere-to-hemisphere bearing status and affection. As the years roll by, the collections build and shelves are filled with endless kitsch and ephemera. Many years ago, an autobiographical magazine essay shared the story of a now middle-aged writer who’d been the benefactor of his own traveling father’s largesse. In this case, the dashing dad would bring home miniature containers of shampoo from each hotel of his travels for his thenelementary school-aged son. The youngster found charm in their tiny size. As time passed, he lost interest, even found contempt for the “cheap” tokens. But years after his father’s passing, he still had scores of the diminutive plastic bottles. They came to represent something more. They connected him, across the miles and the years, to these simple, perhaps silly, gifts from papa. Certainly, grand gesture and great expense could express affection. But can the smallest kindness, executed without fail, and offered with great and earnest sincerity, become that which we treasure most? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.
Can you Trump my view? Commentary by Danielle Wilson Several readers have accused me of making passive-aggressive comments about the president without providing humor evidence. Fair enough. In their emails, they also resorted to pointing the finger at others rather than defending Trump, which, if having been a mother for 20 years has taught me anything, means they cannot. The real question for me is, and I’m not being trite here, how can anyone still support him as the moral leader of this nation? I understand why Democrats do not. He goes against everything that more liberalminded people stand for – open immigration, gun control, carbon reduction, equitable access to education, to name a few (though he does spend like a Democrat! Per the CBO, the federal deficit is projected to increase by another $100 billion this year. That alone should have more fiscally minded Americans completely losing their shtick).
But how can anyone, particularly Republican females, continue to support a man who clearly does not respect women? I can chalk up his name-calling of Hillary Clinton as campaign mudslinging, but his total discount of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony should have been a red flag to all Americans that Trump does not believe women are deserving of equal treatment. And the fact that he refused to condemn the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, which ended with the murder of Heather Heyer, is reprehensible. Disagree with me? Then defend him. I would love to learn that he is actually a good person. Peace out.
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Q U O T E O F T HE WEE K “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” -Theodore Roosevelt
Editor, In the ‘70s, it was the threat of an ice age. That failed to catch on, so next it was global warming. That, too, failed to gain traction, so it became climate change, all governmentdirected with “experts” in tow. There are two words that people need to remember and use – common sense. Scientists, some of the same the government has on board, estimate Earth’s age at 4.5 billion years. During that time, scientists say the Earth has experienced many episodes of extreme heating and cooling, all at a time (when) there were no humans! Common sense and another word, logic, tell you that humans do not cause climate change of any kind. But the doomsayers ignore this most important fact. Could there be an agenda here? By politicians? No way! Experts? There are just as many that say there is no climate change. There are many more who say that if there is climate change, it wasn’t caused by humans. You can find (buy) experts to support just about any theory or cause. I know, I saw it frequently before I retired from being a trial attorney. Common sense and logic, when all else fails, use it. The world might not end in 12 years. George Cottrell, JD, Fishers Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a March 5 letter written by Steve Simon about the Green New Deal.
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Gregory Hancock debuts ‘Exodus’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Gregory Hancock decided to put “SUPERHERO” on hiatus this year, he was determined to create a comDance plementary piece. “SUPERHERO” details the story of Jesus Christ. Now, Hancock has focused on the first half of the Bible. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present “Exodus” for the first time at 7 p.m. April 5 and 6 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. It’s inspired by the book of Exodus, the second book of The Torah and Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It tells the story of the Israelites’ departure from Egypt, led by the prophet Moses through the wilderness to the Promised Land. “It’s probably my most important piece I’ve done in a long time on so many levels,” said Hancock, executive artistic director and founder of GHDT. “Not just dance-wise, choreographically or musically, but the themes and issues and relevance because we really haven’t learned from history.” Hancock is not using biblical names, thus Taylar Green is cast as The Chosen instead of Moses. “It’s definitely challenging to portray such a big story, a story that transcends multiple religions,” Green said. “The physicality of the show is really challenging. We keep moving. We’re definitely working on getting that stamina and rhythm to go a full-length show.” Green said the story will resonate with a lot of people, the same as Hancock’s “SUPERHERO” did for several years. “It’s contemporary looking. It could be any time or any place,” Hancock said. Abbie Lessaris portrays part of The Chosen’s tribe. “We all portray the 10 plagues that happen in the Bible with our bodies,” Lessaris said. “We put the plague upon the oppressors. For the scene of the burning bush, I play the voice of God that speaks to The Chosen.” Lessaris said her favorite aspect of the show is The Chosen’s tribe is all women and children. “The journey we take throughout the
Carmel Symphony Orchestra League to feature fashion show editorial@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Symphony Orchestra League’s Annual Spring Luncheon with Fashion Show and Boutique will be April 9 at 11 a.m. at Ritz Charles, 12156 North Meridian St., Carmel. CSO League President Sandra Pirkle said this is the first time there has been a fashion show as part of the luncheon. Fashions will be provided by Carmel-based Lilly’s Wearable Art Studio. Cost is $45 per person. The reservation deadline is April 2. For more, call the CSO office at 317844-9717 or contact Barbara Crawford at bgcrawford7@gmail.com and Sandra Pirkle at skpirkle@indy.rr.com. The CSO will perform with Michael Feinstein at 8 p.m. April 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. The CSO’s final concert of the 2018-19 season will be Mozart’s “Requiem” at 7:30 p.m. April 27 at the Palladium. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.
Taylor Green portrays The Chosen in Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “Exodus.” (Submitted photo)
show is very empowering, and female empowerment is a nice message in the world today,” Lessaris said. “We lift each other up and do challenging things without any men being involved.” The male dancers form The Oppressors. “There are students from Anderson University in the show,” Hancock said. “We dressed them all very androgynously and anonymously. They are just this big scary group.” The Oppressors wear black hoodies with ski masks, with their eyes showing. Hancock said the 10 plagues from the Bible were made contemporary. “Instead of frogs and lice, we changed them into pollution, desecration of the earth, gun violence, racism, selfishness, social media, government, poverty, war and death of the firstborn,” Hancock said. “It’s very statement-making. Some of the plagues are hard to watch. They’re a little
disturbing. Art is meant to challenge us at times. Even though it’s hard for the dancers to portray them, I think it’s important we look at them in a different way. It’s one of my favorite parts, how the plagues are presented, and having The Chosen being a female is really important. The imagery is important. It opens where people are caged in by a fence. That serves as a metaphor for their freedom and the sea parting. It’s going to be a powerful imagery piece.” Hancock said he has been collecting music and formulating ideas for more than a year. He started choreographing in January. “The music is explosive and dynamic and aggressive,” he said. “But it’s also beautiful, tender and quiet. It’s all instrumental.” For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.
Westfield — Uncorked with Hippie Dream! is set for 7 p.m. March 30 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewing Co, 303 E. 161st St. Noblesville — Aaron Kelly will perform at 8 p.m. March 30 at Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St. Carmel — Dance Discovery Class on Disco is set for 6:30 p.m. April 2. The cost is $18. The dance session is held prior to the Music of ABBA concert May 2 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Carmel — Magic Thread Cabaret will present “Cory Lingner: Just a Dancer” at 7:30 p.m. March 29 and 30 and 4 p.m. March 31 at The Cat Theatre, 254 Veterans Way. For more, visit magicthreadcabaret.com. Indianapolis — Indiana Repertory Theatre will present playwright James Still’s “Amber Waves,” which follows a year in the life of an Indiana family as they face the prospect of losing their farm. The show runs from April 2-28
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Howell will join Anderson for hymns concert By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com
Howell said he met all of the singers through his years touring and performing with different Christian artists. The singAdam Howell is returning home with a ers include Leigh Murray, Fortville, Johnnie few of his friends. Blair, Tipton and Mark Heskett, The Mcperformance Cordsville Muncie. The group appeared together last resident will year at the same church. sing at Market Road Fellowship “Each guy had their own incredChurch in Tipton at 6 p.m. March 30. ible resume in gospel music,” How“I grew up in this church and try ell said. “Singing together was an to do do a concert here every year absolute blast.” as a way to honor my history and Howell Howell, a 2005 Tipton High School heritage,” he said. graduate, has lived in McCordsville for 2 Howell will perform with Doug Anderson 1/2 years. Prior to McCordsville, he lived in & Friends at a hymns concert. Anderson Noblesville for six years. is a Grammy-nominated singer from Lapel Howell, director of operations for Heartwho tours around the world as a soloist land Film Festival, is a founding member of and member of Cana’s Voice. He has won 13 the Disciples Quartet. Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. “I have been focusing more on unique “I’ve performed with Doug a number of times over the years, but this is the second concerts that have a high interest like hymns concerts with popular artists like time doing a unique blended show,” Howell Doug or Woody Wright,” Howell said. “I also said. “This is really about the songs. Doug produced a show with Doug last year and and I are fans of the songs and honorthe other singers on this show highlighting ing them with top-notch singers is what Quartet Music. It was a big hit.” brought this together.”
Artists to appear in marketplace By Desiree Williams editorial@youarecurrent.com The best artisans in the state are heading to the Indiana State Fairgrounds April 6-7 for the ninth indiana artisan annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace. Indiana Artisan is a nonprofit that searches for and promotes Hoosier-made arts, crafts, foods and beverages. All artists must be juried into the organization. The Marketplace is a unique opportunity for guests to shop more than 120 booths for original pieces and meet artisans and watch them hone their crafts. “This is just a wonderful way to meet people and connect with them and see their reaction to your art,” said Pam Newell, a Fishers artisan. Newell helped organize the first Marketplace and has participated every year. She specializes in pastels and oils, focusing on landscape and floral paintings. “It’s kind of like something you’re born with,” she said. “It’s like a muscle. You have to keep exercising it to get it strong.” Tim Kennedy, another Fishers artisan,
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tortilla chips. I was starving and still barely made a dent in this meal. Wolfies also recommends the menu item, so you know it’s a good choice. Wolfies has restaurants in Carmel, Noblesville, Fishers and Geist, so there’s likely one nearby. Suggested pairings: Wolfies Grill features a good variety of beers on tap and an array of cocktails. I suggest the Bulleit Old Fashioned, which, as the name implies, uses Bulleit bourbon.
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“A Doll’s House, Part 2,” OneAmerica Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis
Cost: $21 to $78
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7 p.m. March “The Importance of Being Earnest,” 27, 28, 29, 30; Civic Theatre, Studio Theater, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel 2 p.m. March 31 Civic Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s farce, adapted by Michael J. Lasley and Parrish Williams. Cost: $25 to $43
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Noon March 27; 11 a.m. Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play,” The Cabaret, and 1 and 4 p.m. March 30; 1 and 3 p.m., March 31; Indiana Repertory Theatre, 6:30 p.m. April 2 Indianapolis 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
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Lucas Hnath’s play follows up on Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking play focused on feminism, marriage and societal expectations.
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Danny (Kaleb Lankford) and Sandy (Sarah Daniels), right, are surprised to see each other on the first day of school in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of ‘“Grease.” (Submitted photo)
“Grease,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis
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Sarah Daniels stars as Sandy and Kaleb Lankford portrays Danny in the classic musical based at a high school in 1959. Cost: $45 to $70 (includes buffet dinner).
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“Cory Lingner: Just a Dancer,” Magic Thread Cabaret, The Cat Theatre, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel
7:30 p.m. March 29, 30; 4 p.m. March 31
Magic Thread Cabaret presents University High School graduate Cory Lingner, who has appeared in Broadway shows. Cost: $25 to $35
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The Indiana Repertory Theatre has announced the 201920 season, which ranges from classic and beloved stories to thought-provoking and diverse work. theater Scheduled from Sept. 4, 2019 to May 10, 2020, the season will take audiences on a journey through modern and historical times, realistic and magical elements and intense and heartwarming emotions. The Signature Six Series includes “Twelve Angry Men,” “And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears,” “Morning After Grace,” Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin” and Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility. The additional productions will be “The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963,” James Still’s “The Little Choo-Choo That Thinks She Can” and the return of the Indianapolis holiday tradition Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Dates are on irtlive.com. Seated ticket packages are available and include options for the Signature Six Series. To learn more about season package benefits and to purchase, visit irtlive.com. Build Your Own packages and single tickets will go on sale later this summer. For the full story, visit currentnightandday.com.
TICKETS START AT $25—BUY NOW! APRIL 2 - APRIL 28 from the heartland Hard times mean hard decisions as an Indiana family faces the prospect of losing their farm. This small-town tale returns by popular demand, featuring music by Tim Grimm and Jason Wilber, with generous helpings of courage, love and humor.
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Blueprint for Improvement: Two-level screened porch in Carmel Commentary by Larry Greene
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A two-story porch with upgraded patio and fire pit provided enhanced outdoor living for the homeowners. 1. Arched screen openings were used on the lower porch to match the arched transom windows in the home. 2. Retractable screens allow the homeowners to use the space in a variety of ways. 3. Tongue-and-groove painted ceilings were added to both levels. 4. The hip roof was extended from the home to create a good architectural transition. 5. New Trex decking and handrail with stone patio and stone veneer fire pit finished off the space. To get started on your own remodeling project, visit us at caseindy.com or stop by one of our three locations.
Background: This lovely home in the Woods of Williams Creek was built in 2003.
the challenge The homeowners love their backyard space, which offers a private view of the creek behind their property. They wanted to create a screened porch off their second-room master bedroom and enclose the existing deck with screen panels for a more enjoyable – and bug-free – outdoor experience for their family.
Larry Greene is the owner of Case Design/Remodeling. You may email him at lgreene@ caseindy.com. To see more before-and-after pictures of this project, visit caseindy.com/blog.
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How to bring your ‘A’ game Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt
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Taipei’s Grand Hotel Commentary by Don Knebel Taipei, Taiwan is a modern city of nearly 3 million people. One of its most popular hotels was designed to reflect a dramatic cultural change. travel After Japan gained control of Taiwan from the Chinese in 1895, it set out to establish Japanese culture on the island. As one of its earliest efforts, it built a major Shinto shrine atop Jiantan Mountain in what is now Taipei. As the highest of an eventual 65 shrines, this shrine became known as the Taiwan Grand Shrine. After the defeat of Japan in World War II, Taiwan came under control of the Republic of China, with its capital in Beijing. In 1949, after losing the Chinese Civil War, Chiang Kai-Shek led several hundred thousand of his soldiers and about 2 million refugees to Taiwan. He proclaimed Taipei to be the provisional capital of the Republic of China, which required an effort to change the city’s Japanese look and feel. In 1952, Chiang Kai-Shek’s government began building a major hotel on the site of the Taiwan
Grand Shrine. To better identify Taipei with Chinese culture, architects designed the hotel in the classic Chinese style. When finally completed in 1973, the Taipei Grand Hotel was the tallest building in Taipei and became host to many international conferences and dignitaries. Its 285-foot-high pagoda-inspired roof featured dragon heads on its corners, each pointing outwardly. During a reconstruction project in 1995, a fire broke out on the hotel’s roof that could not be reached by fire hoses, leading to the collapse of the entire roof. When the hotel re-opened in 1998, the dragon heads, traditional symbols of rain and water, were turned inwardly to help protect the roof from future fires. The presidential suite, containing Chiang Kai-Chek’s desk and his wife’s dressing table, can be rented for about $5,000 a night. 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.
Going on a coffee run for your coworkers sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? Not only do you grammar guy seem considerate of their caffeine needs, but you also offer to pay (usually), which makes you seem generous. You’re the hero of the office! But then you have to take down all their complicated orders, take the drinks away in one of those multi-cup holder things without spilling them all over your car (or your shirt), and then bring the correct drinks to everyone. Seems like a hassle, doesn’t it? The next time you have this idea, just hand out $5 bills instead. Everyone wants to be the office hero, but not everyone knows the right time to use “bring” or “take.” The problem is, both words have similar meanings. Both words are verbs that involve carrying something, whether literally or figuratively. “Bring” means to carry something along with you while “take” means to carry something away with you. For example, when the barista finishes
Slicing an onion — An onion will taste differently depending on how it’s cut. If you
slice an onion from end to end, it will have a milder flavor than if you slice it across the middle. That’s because cutting an onion releases flavor compounds, and how you slice determines how many compounds are released. When you cut end to end, or with the grain, you cause less damage and release fewer compounds than when you slice through the middle. Slicing through the middle, or against the grain, causes a greater disruption and leaves you with a stronger, more pungent taste. Source: SeriousEats.com
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Dispatches Cooking with olive oil — It’s generally thought that cooking at high temperatures with olive oil isn’t a good idea because the oil degrades and impacts the flavor of the food. Research has proven that this is mostly untrue. While deep frying foods in olive oil does slightly impact the flavor, the effect is minimal. Other high-heat methods appear to make no difference in flavor. Source: SeriousEats.com
making everyone’s espresso drinks (quick tip: it’s “espresso,” not “expresso”), you take the drinks from her. Similarly, you would bring the drinks to your co-workers. However, if I, as your boss, asked you to deliver coffee to the accounting department down the hall, I would say, “Please take this bucket of coffee to the accounting team.” It all comes down to the difference between “toward” and “away.” When the object is coming toward the person speaking, use “bring.” When the object is coming away from the person speaking, use “take.” “Bring” indicates movement toward the writer/speaker, while “take” indicates movement away from the writer/speaker. Take this advice to heart. Soon enough, your office mates will be bringing you piles of compliments on your journey up the corporate ladder.
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“Most people want a diamond ring for their 50th anniversary. I chose a titanium knee.” – pat g.
It was in a jazzercise class that Pat had to face the music. Her knee was shot. That’s when she turned to Community’s Center for Joint Health. After being given a what-to-expect guide and participating in the pre-op class, she had a total knee replacement. The sole purpose was to dance with her husband at their 50th anniversary party. Mission accomplished. Pat also is back to traveling and doing jazzercise. At age 75, her next goal is to outlive the 20 year warranty on that new titanium knee. Exceptional care. Simply delivered.
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