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marking out in 2017 after it recorded the secthan its percentage of the population. In 2016, ond-highest call volume in the county in 2016. for example, Fishers had 28.4 percent of the At the time, Westfield had 11.9 percent of the county’s population but only 18.2 percent of its county’s population but 20.2 percent of police police calls. Last year, it had 28 percent of the Hamilton County residents will soon pay calls to the dispatch center. population and 23 percent of the police calls. higher taxes to fund the PUBLIC SAFETY 911 dispatch center, but Jordan said WPD’s proactive, communityFishers Police Dept. Sgt. Tom Weger said the centered policy of reporting nearly every police discrepancy is likely based on several factors, some Carmel officials action ended up making Westfield’s fee disprosuch as the fact that Fishers has fewer officers say the existing fee structure has led to other portionately high, so in mid-2017 officers were than Carmel. He also said that differences in police departments putting their officers at instructed not to mark out on “customer serinternal policies could play a role. risk. vice-related” calls, such as vacation checks and FPD, for example, does not have a specific City and town councils representing more foot patrols. Westfield’s portion of its dispatch policy that outlines when officers must mark than half of the county’s population recently center bill for police calls dropped by more than out with dispatch. Weger said officers are given approved raising the local income tax from 1 $285,000 in two years, a total Jordan attributes “some discretion” on marking out but that they to 1.1 percent to fund the dispatch center. The in large part – but not completely – to the interare encouraged to do so on all calls for service, Carmel City Council was set to discuss the tax nal change in policy. including security checks. increase at its Oct. 7 meeting, although “That was too much money “It’s an officer-safety issue,” Weger its vote will not change the outcome. to ask our residents to pay to said. “Anytime you mark out or you get The tax increase will go into effect Jan. track non-police calls,” said out on a detail, there’s a potential for 1, 2020.

Jordan, adding that a change you to have some kind of confrontaCurrently, the county uses a formula in software used to track calls tion. If you’re doing a vacation check that bases each city’s fee to use the 911 also contributed to the deto make sure there has not been a dispatch center on the number of pocrease. He doesn’t know if WPD burglary, that means there is some lice and fire calls it receives. The more Jordan Weger will revert to its previous policy potential there could be a burglary.” calls generated, the more a city pays when the tax goes into effect.

In Carmel, the number of calls has as a percentage of the whole.

Westfield’s percentage of police calls – and remained steady the past three years at apSome officials in Carmel say that system its associated fee – dropped from 20.2 percent proximately 91,000 calls annually. has led to other police departments instructing in 2016 to 15.5 percent in 2017 and 11.6 percent in their officers to not alert dispatchers – a pro2018, even as its population grew. At the same cess known as marking out – when conducting DISPATCHES time, Carmel’s percentage of calls increased as certain proactive police activities, such as seits call volume remained flat, rising from 28.6 curity checks and foot patrols. By not marking Largest PastaBowl collection compercent of the total in 2016 to 31.3 percent in out on certain calls, a municipality lowers its mences – The annual Mudsock week 2017 and 33.7 percent in 2018. call volume and thus its portion of the fee to competition within Hamilton Southeastern Westfield officers still provide vacation use the 911 dispatch center. But it also means Schools during September fueled the largchecks and other proactive services, but the that dispatchers might not immediately know est PastaBowl collection to date. The 22 an officer’s status or location should something city no longer tracks them. According to data HSE Schools collected and donated 40,197 from Hamilton County, Westfield conducted unexpected happen. pounds of pasta to Hamilton County food 4,066 security checks in 2017 but only 74 in ‘Nothing out of the ordinary’ service organizations. The donation was 2018. Its number of directed patrols, or officers According to information provided by Haman increase over last year’s record setting sent to certain areas to prevent or reduce ilton County, several municipalities have seen amount of more than 20,000 pounds. crime or other incidents, fell from 5,421 in 2017 call volumes significantly drop in recent years. to 112 the following year.

The largest decrease occurred in Westfield.

Hu named to dean’s list – Justin Hu, Other factors at work Data provided by Hamilton County show that Fishers, was named to the Summer 2019 In Noblesville, calls also peaked in 2016 at Westfield police and fire calls peaked at 62,385 Dean’s List at Georgia State University.

53,217 but dropped to 45,747 the following year in 2016 but dropped to 45,290 in 2017 and 31,885 Degree-seeking students with a minimum and 40,542 last year. in 2018. This occurred as the city’s population GPA of 2.00 must earn a GPA of 3.5 for the Although the City of Fishers dispatch center grew by more than 10 percent. semester and complete at least six semescalls have risen slowly each year since 2016, its Westfield Police Dept. Asst. Chief Scott ter hours of academic credit to be eligible percentage of calls has remained much lower Jordan said WPD changed its policy regarding for the dean’s list.

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DISPATCHES Pet adoption event – Tom Wood Subaru, 3300 E. 96th St. in Carmel, is partnering with Spay-Neuter Services of Indiana for a pet adoption event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12.

Adoptable pets will be on site from Indianapolis Animal Care Services and Humane Society for Hamilton County. Free microchipping and nail trims will be available. The event also will include a free cookout and discounted alignments. Call ahead for vehicle service at 317-805-7775.

INDOT offering scholarships – The Indiana Dept. of Transportation is offering civil engineering students scholarships up to $3,125 per semester and paid employment during summer breaks and upon graduation.

Students must be accepted or enrolled full time in one of Indiana’s certified civil engineering schools and apply using the form at INDOTScholarship.IN.gov. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year must be submitted

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Pallikan receives designation – Scott Pallikan with Sunblest Realty has earned the nationally recognized Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation from the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council of the National Association of REALTORS. Pallikan joins only 1 percent of agents in North America who have earned the designation.

White River plan open house – An open house will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Wilfong Pavilion at Founder’s Park, 11675 Hazel Dell Pkwy., to discuss how Carmel and Conner Prairie fit into the White River Vision Plan. Representatives from the Carmel City Council, Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, Hamilton County Parks, Conner Prairie and Hamilton County Tourism will present information. RSVP is not required.

Fishers fire chief to serve Indiana Fire Chiefs Association – Fishers Fire and Emergency Services Chief Steven Orusa recently was elected as the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association first vice president. He will serve a one-year term in 2020.

Soccer tournament to occur at various local fields – Indy Premier will conduct its 28th Annual Halloween Classic Soccer Tournament at various fields around Hamilton County and surrounding areas. The tournament encompasses 700 games at Hamilton Southeastern High School, Cyntheanne Park, McCordsville Sports Park, Mt. Vernon High School, Brooks School Elementary, Noblesville United Soccer Complex, New Hope Church Fields and Trinity Sports Park from Oct. 25 to 27.

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Anker becomes board chair for Ivy Tech state’s money and donors’ money as properly as we possibly can,” Anker said.

Anker’s first meeting as chair was Oct. 3 at Ivy Tech’s Evansville campus.

Terry Anker views Ivy Tech Community “I grew up in a rural area between MontiCollege’s role in contributing to Indiana’s cello and Delphi. Most of the kids I went to workforce as crucial.

EDUCATION high school with didn’t go on to college,” he Anker, a Carmel resisaid. “The ones that did, a lot of them went dent, was recently named to Ivy Tech, and it had a profound, chair of Ivy Tech Community Colpositive impact on their lives. I think lege’s 15-member State Board of now in rural Indiana, it’s become Trustees. more difficult in some ways to go to “There are thousands of credencollege than when I went to IU 35 tialed jobs that are not getting filled, years ago. It’s more expensive. and that gap is not getting any “The truth is, if you can’t find acsmaller,” Anker said. “If there is anycess to education, it’s a pretty bleak thing I hope to accomplish, (it) is to future, so Ivy Tech has always been help fill gaps between Hoosiers who Anker important around the state, and I are under- or unemployed and those think it’s become more important the last employers who are desperately looking for couple of years. It certainly is to kids that credentialed employees to fill those jobs.” grew up like me.”

Anker said Ivy Tech is uniquely positioned Anker has a bachelor’s degree in speech to fill the gaps, for students and employers. communication from Indiana University The chair is a one-year term and it’s posand a law degree from the School of Law in sible the board could renew it for another Bloomington year. Anker was first appointed to the board The fact that students can attend Ivy Tech by then-Gov. Mike Pence and then got refor $4,000 a year makes it affordable for appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. most Hoosiers, Anker said.

“The primary function of the board is as a “You can walk away with a credential or fiduciary to make sure we are managing the

degree that is marketable,” he said.

Anker said many Ivy Tech students go on to attend a four-year college.

“Last year, I went to a reception for a student who went two years at Ivy Tech and then went on to Harvard,” Anker said. “He made the choice to go to Ivy Tech because of value. It was a lot less expensive for him to start at Ivy Tech.”

Anker’s leadership role on the Ivy Tech State Board of Trustees continues his relationship with Ivy Tech, as he has served on the Ivy Tech Foundation Board in the past, including as its board chair.

Anker, an associate editor and founding partner of Current Publishing, LLC, is chairman of The Anker Consulting Group, Inc., Carmel, where he serves as a trusted advisor and owner for several small business startups in the retail, wholesale distribution, media, technology and service industries.

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Pets: Chocolate labradoodle Derby and cats Reese’s and Snickers The Fishers HSE Youth Football League How he met Tracy: Blind date Knights are 8-0, and a large part of their Favorite toy as a child: Tonka trucks success can be credited to PROFILE coach Andy Imes. He has Congregation: Fishers United Methodist always felt that coaching is Imes family tradition: Ft. Walhis true calling in life, and in the ton Beach, Fla., every Spring Break past, he also has coached soccer, Favorite brewery: Sun King baseball and basketball.

Most important coaching prinAs far as mentors, Imes said ciple: You can control two things that former Indiana University – attitude and effort football coach Bill Mallory had Favorite hashtag: #leo for ‘love the greatest influence on how he each other’ guides his players. After joining 10-year wedding anniversary the IU football team as a freshman Imes trip: Hawaii but then getting injured, Imes Favorite local band: Dave & Rae became a student assistant coach under What he would take on a desert isMallory while earning his degree in sports land: Dora’s magic backpack management and marketing.

Favorite movie series: “Fast & Furious” Imes has been married to his wife, Tracy, for 20 years. They have lived in Fishers and “Pitch Perfect” Favorite restaurant: Janko’s Little Zafor 15 years. Their daughter, Jordan, is a greb in Bloomington junior at Fishers High School. Their eldest Do you have an interesting friend who son, Carter, is an eighth-grader at Fishlives, works or worships in Fishers? Send ers Junior High, and their youngest son, suggestions to sgattlieb.currentinfishGraham, is in sixth grade at Sand Creek ers@gmail.com.

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Nine candidates vying for six seats met Oct. 1 to answer community ELECTION questions and state their case to either be re-elected or join the Fishers City Council in 2020.

Conducted at Fishers City Hall by the League of Women Voters, forum participants were incumbent Republican Eric Moeller and Democrat challenger Samantha DeLong, representing the North Central District; incumbent Republican John Weingardt and Democrat challenger Lane Skeeters, representing the South Central District; incumbent Republican David George and Democrat challenger Adam Kaps, representing the Southwest District; and incumbent Republicans Cecilia Coble and Todd Zimmerman and Democrat challenger Jocelyn Vare, who are running for three at-large seats. Incumbent Republican Rich Block also is running for re-election for his at-large seat but was out of town.

When asked about transparency, incumbents said they were mostly happy with the city’s level of openess with citizens and that efforts are being made to engage the community. Moeller noted the city council booth at the summer farmers market and his efforts to hold meetings with HOA leadership, ideas that were echoed by George, Weingardt, Coble and Zimmerman.

Zimmerman also said the city has difficulty getting the community engaged through public meetings.

“Engagement at city council meetings is slim,” Zimmerman said. “You’d be amazed the feedback I get (through volunteering and coaching) when people find out I’m on city council. If we rely on just (City Hall), then we will continue to not engage the community.”

Skeeters said although the city administration does a good job communicating its accomplishments, more should be done.

“The city already has a great system in place to get the word out,” Skeeters said.

“We need to utilize those same strategies, but we need to do it two years in advance, before the projects get off the ground.”

DeLong and Kaps said they plan to continue canvassing, meet citizens individually and hold office hours after they are elected to continue engaging the community. Vare said she believes the city has an issue putting citizens first and that more than a quarter of the time, the council suspends its own rules to take

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Vare said Fishers uses TIF heavily and that she believes in a “common-sense balance” for establishing TIF districts.

Zimmerman said Fishers’ practice has led to successful areas of the city and business growth.

“The thought process behind TIFs (is) you have to do your research and figure out (some businesses) are right for the community, and hopefully, development surrounds it,” Zimmerman said. “Without using a TIF (district), the downtown would not have been able to be established.”

Coble said TIF districts have paid off for the city and that there are many factors to look at when deciding to approve one. “(TIF districts) are very carefully evaluated by many factors – what kind of industry is wanting to come in, the types of jobs, the (salary), the tax base,” Coble said. “We had a lot of open space and we needed to get some economic development here because we cannot sustain ourselves in the future as a bedroom community.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Valerie Washington Chavis did a great deal of soul searching COVER STORY on what would complete her life.

“I asked myself what really matters to me,” Washington Chavis said. “It came down to a strange question, ‘If I died and wasn’t married or died and didn’t have kids, what would matter?’ I didn’t think I could die without being a mother.”

So, she began to look for young children, but not infants, to adopt.

“Ethiopia found me,” she said. “I didn’t even know anything about international adoption. I was going on the internet looking at different pictures of kids. It was a two-year process and I had decided to walk away.”

Then, she got a phone call about a brother and sister who had been in an Ethiopian orphanage for a few months. Six months later, she adopted Meron and her brother, Des, in June 2009.

From the first time she met Meron, Washington Chavis knew the chatty child was a leader.

“She’s such an incredible kid and she was an incredible kid where she was,” Washington Chavis said. “She and her brother have such an empathetic heart. They are giving and unselfish. It’s been an incredible experience for me to see the world through their eyes.”

Meron Washington is a Fishers High School senior and Des is a sophomore. The family moved to Fishers from the Chicago suburbs in 2015 when Valarie Washington married Patrick Chavis IV. “My (biological) mom had me and my younger brother at a young age, so when my grandmother died, she wasn’t able to really take care of us,” Meron Washington said. “She wanted a better life for us.”

That has certainly been the case.

“I love my life here and am so glad to be here,” Meron Washington said.

Meron Washington’s passion is repaying her good fortune by helping others.

“I’m glad I went through the hardships I did because it kind of made me the person that I am,” she said.

Meron Washington conducted a shoe drive during the summer, collecting more than 2,000 pairs of shoes in 90 days that were sent to Funds2Org to be shipped to African nations.

She created a motivation coloring and activities book, “Every Girl Wears a Crown,” for young girls, which was released in August.

“It has images of little black girls doing anything that they want to do,” Meron Washington said. “Each page has some kind of encouragement about loving yourself.”

At first, Meron Washington didn’t speak any English but she liked to color. When she got older, she got involved with a scholarship program “I wanted my involvement to be impactful as possible because I’m a huge advocate for little girls and women,” she said. “Social issues are what I love to do. I love helping people. That’s when I came up with the concept of a coloring book and also an activity book.”

Meron Washington partnered with an illustrator, who came up with the images while Meron Washington designed the activities.

More than 600 books have sold so far, including purchases in Canada and Germany.

The books are available at meron2019debutante.com/product-page/every-girl-wears-acrown-motivational-activity-coloring-book.

Proceeds benefit her college scholarship fund for the Debutante and Cotillion Scholarship program. Participants go through a six-month program where they attend workshops and perform service hours and conduct fundraisers. The Ivy Endowment then matches the money participants raise.

Meron Washington has completed more than 200 hours of community service, well more than required. She said the most impactful event was a back-to-school event for Indianapolis students conducted by Sha-

Meron Washington displays the book she created, “Every Girl Wears a Crown.”

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lom Health Care in July.

Meron Washington said seeing families in need remind her of her life Ethiopia. She recalls an especially poignant moment when the students were given passports to pick up their backpacks through a program.

“When I asked them if they had their passport, some looked scared,” Meron Washington said. “So, I changed the name to a flyer. It just felt wrong on so many levels. I still consider myself an immigrant. I’m an Ethiopian American.”

Although they weren’t supposed to give the children backpacks without a passport, Meron Washington made sure all the kids got one.

“There was one woman with eight kids and the passport said you could only give out six,” Meron Washington said. “We had

way too many and (organizers) said we could take them home for ourselves. I don’t need a new backpack. I can buy another backpack or use the one from last year.”

Fishers High School principal Jason Urban said Meron Washington’s dedication is inspiring.

“To know her story and witness all the ways she is leading and serving others, I am in awe and very proud to call Meron an FHS Tiger,” Urban said. “The number and variety of leadership opportunities Meron has pursed is impressive. Meron is always positive and has a sincere desire to make the world a better place. Driven to make sure all voices are represented, she committed to serving the underserved and illuminating the talents of others.”

MEET MERON WASHINGTON Personal: Turns 18 April 18, 2020. Has a 3.48 grade point average. Member of Future Black Leaders Club, National Honor Society, Key Club and Student Government. She also has participated in the Dance Marathon for Riley Hospital for Children. Meron was honored with the George Washington University Leadership Book Award this summer.

Favorite class: World history.

Future plans: Considering American

University, George Washington University and Howard University. Wants to major in International affairs. “My goal in life is to work for the United Nations,” she said. “(And) from that point on, to help women and girls.”

Meron previously participated in Model U.N. Favorite food: Mexican.

Favorite way to relax: Watching Netflix and documentaries and reading.

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Company of one

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Commentary by Terry Anker In the 1932 movie “Grand Hotel,” smoldering film star Greta Garbo exclaims repeatedly, “I want to be alone.” As the plot progresses, reallife reclusive actress begins a romantic relationship with a stranger to whom she had earlier proclaimed the need for solitude, thus guaranteeing that she would assuredly no longer be alone. The fictional character finds happiness only when she admits a secret desire to be anything but lonesome.

We good people often live the paradox. Certainly, those of us who are not blessed (or cursed) by a genetic predisposition to extroversion understand. While time engaged in the company of others is good, even necessary, the time we spend alone is restorative and, likewise, required for good health.

The needed allotment is not consistent across all persons. Something in us drives a longing for our own fortress of solitude, just as the same internal voice demands that we seek shared space.

In marriages, offices and crowded buses, we find ourselves pursuing intimacy while quietly hoping for independent identity. We alternate between striking up conversations and withdrawing, earbuds in place, into our own thoughts. How do we find the right balance? How do we give, and get, fully while still holding something back just for us?

Is there a way to simultaneously be entirely engaged and fully autonomous? With differing personality needs, who decides the standard?

It is another actress, Belgium-born Audrey Hepburn, who summed it up thusly: “I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.”

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

Who said ‘one’ is easy?

Commentary by Danielle Wilson Stupid sick kids. They ruin everything! Or at least give me high blood pressure. When does parenting get easy?

I thought with three away HUMOR at college, I’d be mostly home free. My 15-year-old is fairly self-reliant and usually so busy with school and dance that I don’t see much of her. But she caught a nasty bug this past week and sent everything into turmoil.

For starters, the nurse practitioner declared her ickiness to be viral, which meant no quick antibiotic fix. I was pulling for strep when I dragged her to the Minute Clinic on the third day of 103-degree-plus temperatures, but no such luck. We left with instructions to treat symptoms and to prepare for potentially 10 more days of lethargy, body aches, fever and sore throat. Obviously, school was out, but I didn’t want to take off work to watch her. So, after maybe seven seconds of contemplation, I decided she’d

be fine on her own. What’s the worst that could happen? I mean, if its bubonic plague, there’s nothing I can do anyway. Good luck, little lady! Don’t you go dying on me! Yeah, Mom of the Year right here.

And I was actually more stressed about the amount of classes she was missing.

Five-days’ worth could seriously derail her quest to beat her siblings for highest GPA, not to mention send her into a whirlwind of anxiety about catching up — a true nightmare for me as a mother.

It’s hard when your baby is sick and you can’t do a darn thing to make her better. I guess I just assumed once I was down to one, parenting would be easy. Friends, I was wrong.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”

— John Lennon

Editor, Thank you for the recent column by the head of the Carmel recycling program. Many, if not most, Americans are doing a good job of recycling, but the problem is that there no longer is the market for much of our waste.

China no longer wants our used plastic, since it is now concentrating on its own plastic pollution problem. So, more and more is ending up in landfills, costing cities, and eventually taxpayers, more.

Plastic pollution is perhaps the worst problem. Plastic pollution is killing marine life, making trash heaps in our oceans and eventually getting in humans, perhaps causing some of our health problems.

Sadly, only about 9 percent is recycled, and our society has not adopted some of the uses of recycled plastic that Europe has.

Plastics also can be made from plants, which biodegrade faster without the problems that petroleum-based plastic have.

Plant-based plastics would give our hardhit farmers a new market and boost the economy of small-town rural America. State government in Indiana needs to promote these solutions.

Mike Boland, Fishers

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As the stomach churns Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I created quite a stir during services last Sunday morning. Mary Ellen was embarrassed when she first heard it.

HUMOR She thought I should excuse myself from the sanctuary.

Was that my stomach growling?

No one has this identification problem with other bodily eruptions. Everyone clearly knows who the originator is - although with one sound in particular (and its result), there is usually blame-shifting that unfairly maligns the family dog. But with things like sneezing, hiccupping and coughing, it’s seldom an issue.

I’ll admit that I have loud internal plumbing. Each week, I record an audio tease for my television segments on WISH-TV. My producer said recently: “Let’s do that last line over again, Dick. I just heard the building’s sewer back up.”

The technical name for a grumbling stomach comes from the Greek word borborygmos. The dictionary says this is an example of onomatopoeia, a word that imitates the sound associated with something. Now, before you start Googling (which also is medical jargon for what my stomach is do-

ing), I already looked up this symptom and am aware that stomach rumbling is one indication of about 35 different illnesses, including uremia, acute mesenteric ischemia, aerophagia and functional dyspepsia - none of which I had ever heard of. That meant I needed to Google those particular disorders, as well, but more Googling would have turned my stomach - which was the last thing I needed.

When your insides churn noisily, your brain is sending a message to your gut to prepare for a meal. As one medical site notes, your belly is saying: “Hungry. No food here; must eat soon.” Why do stomachs sound like Tonto talking to the Lone Ranger?

I’ve been at my computer all afternoon and my wife just sent me an email saying she had a tough day and wants to go out for a quiet dinner. I hated to tell her, but that wasn’t going to happen. Not when I’m this hungry.

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From left, Liz Stolz, Pam Burks and Laura Bowen walk the runway at a previous fashion show. (Submitted photo)

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By Jessica Hoover news@currentinfishers.com

The Oct. 12 Pink Ribbon Connection Stars of Pink breast FUNDRAISER cancer survivor fashion show will celebrate 25 years of raising funds for central Indiana breast cancer survivors and their families.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the event will feature 25 breast cancer survivor models, each representing their own survivorship from one year up to 25 years.

Pam Burks, a breast cancer survivor and Fishers resident, will walk the runway after 21 years of survivorship. Her cancer was detected in 1998 after a routine mammogram at age 47. She had a lumpectomy and the removal of 24 lymph nodes under both arms, plus four rounds of chemotherapy and 33 sessions of radiation followed by five years of Tamoxifen and three years of Aromasin treatment.

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years as a Y-Me (now the Pink Ribbon Connection) board member and continues to support the organization.

The Stars of Pink fashion show is from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with a reception at 10 a.m., a luncheon at 11 a.m. and the fashion show at noon. At 11:40 a.m., there also will be a balloon release in memory of those who have battled breast cancer. Participants will release 1,000 pink balloons.

The event is at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.

“They turn all the lights down and bring all the models from backstage, and they do this pink balloon release,” Burks said.

“All of these pink balloons go in the air, and it is so, so moving. It’s so inspiring to watch survivors even longer than I go on stage and strut their stuff, just proud of the fact that they are a survivor.”

The fashion show will feature items from local boutique The Secret Ingredient. Tickets start at $100. Tables start at $1,000. For tickets, visit pinkribbonconnection.org/fashion-show-2019.html.

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Candlelight Theatre has a spooky special for Halloween by presenting “Ghost Tales of the Civil War” by resident playwright James Trofatter at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site on select dates in October.

The full-length play is replete with, historical artifacts and the rich ambience of President Benjamin Harrison’s original furnishings, making it a one-of-a-kind theater experience.

Candlelight Theatre founder and creative director Donna Wing, a Geist resident, will appear in the performances. Hamilton County performers include Emily Jackson, Carmel; Ann Richards, Fishers; and John West, Noblesville.

Dates are Oct. 11, 12, 18, 19, 26 and 27. The performances at the site, 1230 North Delaware St., Indianapolis, begin every half-hour, with six shows each day, 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sundays.

Cost is $14.95 to $17.95. Tickets are available at eventbrite.com/e/ghost-tales-of-thecivil-war-tickets-61949682167.

Commentary by Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com As temperatures cool and leaves begin to fall, there’s nothing better than cupping your hands around a BEVERAGES mug of warm coffee on a chilly morning, or at midday for a pick-me-up. Hamilton County brews up plenty of options, new and old, for those who love coffee.

ROSE & LOIS Opening soon at 7249 E. 146th St., Suite 110, Carmel You can order coffee to-go, but have you ever heard of a coffee truck permanently on the go? Rose & Lois is a new business with plans to open its first brickand-mortar shop by 2020. Owner Rachel Priddy didn’t want to wait around until the shop was ready, so she and her family converted a trailer into a mobile coffee shop. Priddy sets up in the parking lot on 146th Street and Community Drive, where her new store will be built. Hours from 7 a.m. to noon on weekdays. She is serving lattes, nitro cold brew and hot coffee to folks on their way to work in what is called the “coffee desert” of Hamilton County by local coffee drinkers. I ordered the pistachio latte and sampled the Costa Rican drip coffee, both of which warmed me right up on an autumn morning.

NOBLE COFFEE AND TEA 933 Logan St., Noblesville My favorite place to settle in and knock out my to-do list. The shop is big and has spacious seating with soft wood tones, the ultimate cozy atmosphere. You can sit by the window and watch people in downtown Noblesville hustle about, or cozy up in the corner to read a good book. I suggest an iced Americano or the Highlander Grogg blend, which has butterscotch, rum and caramel flavors.

(Above) Rachel Priddy displays her Rose & Lois mobile coffee shop. (Photo by Heather Sherrill Photography) (Right) The Black Hat at The Well Coffeehouse in Fishers is a smooth blend of cinnamon, cayenne and charcoal mocha. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

THE WELL COFFEEHOUSE 8890 E. 116th St. Suite 120, Fishers This is another of my favorite places to work from. The Well recently expanded its menu and now offers lots of light, healthy options, which also happen to be delicious (curry chicken salad bowl, turkey pesto sandwich, etc.). The Well just rolled out its seasonal menu, with offerings like Somethin’ Pumpkin’ (pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger latte), Secret Garden (juniper, bergamot, lavender cold brew) and Black Cat (cinnamon, cayenne, charcoal mocha). If you want a taste of something you’ve never tried before, sample the Black Cat. It’s smooth, creamy

with spicy undertones.

OUTSIDE OF HAMILTON COUNTY: For those who want to try the best coffee in the Indianapolis area, visit: • Quills Coffee, 335 W. Ninth St., Indianapolis • Bee Coffee Roasters, 201 S. Capitol Ave. Suite 110, Indianapolis • Porter Books and Bread, 5719 Lawton Loop E. Dr., Lawrence

Noblesville — Performances of the thriller “Wait Until Dark” are set for 8 p.m. Oct. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at The Belfry Theatre. For more, visit TheBelfryTheatre.com.

Westfield — Uncorked with Molter Brothers is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 10 at Urban Vines, 330 E. 161st St. Indianapolis — The Heartland International Film Festival is set for Oct. 10 to 20 at various theaters. The opening night features “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” at 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Newfields. For more, visit heartlandfilm.org.

Carmel — Meet Me on Main, a gallery walk set for the second Saturday of each month, will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Carmel Arts & Design District.

Carmel — Craig Thurston will perform at 4 p.m. Oct. 13 at Sugar Creek Vineyard and Winery, 1111 W. Main St., Suite 165.

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nights and gospel on Sunday mornings.

Alan Menken has been the composer of my childhood from ‘Hercules’ to ‘God Bless You Mr. Rosewater,’ my second-favorite Josiah McCruiston is making his debut Kurt Vonnegut book, so I am more than on the Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre familiar. I am a fan. stage. Well, sort of.

MUSICAL The Indianapolis “Menken and (Howard) Ashman are two brilliant writers, and I resident is the voice make it a goal of mine to sing of the man-eating plant Audrey their entire songbook collection II in the musical “Little Shop of one day. This will be my third time Horrors.” playing Audrey II, and I’m just as “Audrey II is a fun character to excited as the first time.” explore the range of one’s voice McCruiston McCruiston started acting in with proper tech and healthy middle school with the Asante Children’s habits. The only challenge I can predict is Theatre and had been a part of Ben Davis having to stop on Nov. 17,” said McCruisHigh School’s show choir. In college, he ton, who previously voiced the character worked at Six Flags during his summers at Marian University and with Claude Mcand also worked with Claude McNeal ProNeal Productions. ductions. He then started performing with “Little Shop of Horrors” opens Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 17 at Beef & Boards, a variety of theaters.

“After college, I started working as an 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis. actor and singer at the Indiana Historical The 1986 movie featured the baritone Society in the Cole Porter Room,” he said. voice of Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs as “Later, I had become an actor/interpreter Audrey II. “My performance is based on the movie, at the The Children’s Museum (of Indianapolis) and also Santa Claus during Jolly if Levi were a jazz/gospel singer,” McDays (Winter Wonderland).”

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his wife, Devan Mathias, has. However, Farrell said Mathias’ play was selected on its own merit.

“We weren’t thinking about who the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s LAB Series playwright was, we were thinking about has taken the next step in its inaugural the play,” said Farrell, who selectseason.

READINGS ed the plays along with fellow ATI ATI announced co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and the three plays Cynthia Collins. that will be presented with readMathias’ dramatic play, “Provings, featuring trained actors. The enance,” will be the final of the program, sponsored by United three May 5, 2020 readings. All Fidelity Bank and designed to nurreadings are set for the Studio ture plays and playwrights, was Farrell Theater at the Center for the Perannounced earlier this year. forming Arts in Carmel.

Don Farrell, one of three co-founders Plays that received previous readings in of Carmel-based ATI, said more than 20 the Indianapolis area were not considered. submissions were received from across “We were looking for new voices and the U.S. new stories,” Farrell said.

“I was really impressed with the qualEach play will have a reading and a talkity. There were a lot of really great plays,” back session with audiences, staff, cast Farrell said. “Some were more fleshed-out, and playwright. and some were in the final draft version, Farrell said he wants the audience to which is really helpful for us.” engage in a dialogue of constructive critiAmong the playwrights whose scripts cism. He said the goal for the plays to take were accepted is Fishers resident Ethan the next step into a workshop or main Mathias, a Hamilton Southeastern High stage production at ATI or elsewhere.

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“From Paris to Russia with Love,” Carmel Symphony Orchestra, the Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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8 p.m. Oct. 10-12; 1:30 and 7 p.m.

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“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” Main Street Productions, Westfield Playhouse

The musical focuses on Seymour, a hapless florist shop worker, who raises a plant that feeds on humans.

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Country star Luke Bryan will be joined by Cole Swindell and Jon Langston on the tour. The event was previously scheduled for Aug. 18 but was postponed by thunderstorms.

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The musical follows the tale of a young woman’s search for her birth father through the timeless songs of ABBA.

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The program features pieces by French composers Hector Berlioz and Maurice Ravel and culminates with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovky’s “Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17.”

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Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett’s music features influences from country music, Western swing, folk, gospel, blues, rock and jazz.

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Lecture set on Indiana’s top African American poets and musicians — An IUPUI professor will discuss the lives and work of some of Indiana’s greatest African American poets and musicians in a free lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Poets Mari Evans and Etheridge Knight and jazz musicians Freddie Hubbard and Wes Montgomery are highlighted in “Arts Midwest: Poetry, People and Place,” a multimedia presentation by Lasana Kazembe, Ph.D. To reserve tickets, visit TheCenterPresents.org/DrKazembe.

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4. Built-in shelves and cabinets display the homeowners’ collection of sports memorabilia; the glass barn doors below the TV are a fun tie-in to the fullsize doors in the room.

5. Custom wood planks behind the television were hand distressed on-site.

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Hit me with your pet shark Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I’d love to be in a real band someday, if for no other reason but to come up with cool potential band GRAMMAR GUY names.

Are you ready?

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Mondegreen!

After a quick Google search, it appears as though both Mondegreen and The Mondegreens are already band names. All the good ones are taken.

Because I don’t want to get in a legal battle with either band, I’ll just tell you about the term “mondegreen” instead.

A mondegreen is a term for a misheard music lyric that you sing or hear instead of the correct lyrics. Writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in 1954 in an article for Harper’s Bazaar, in which she recounted a misunderstood song lyric from “The Bonny of Earl Murray.” Instead of the actual lyrics “...and layd him on the green,” Wright heard “and Lady Mondegreen.”

I love mondegreens. Some notable mondegreens include lyrics from Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Haze.” “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” instead of “excuse me while I kiss the sky” often is heard.

Pretty much every line from Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” is easy to mishear. “Hold me close now Tiny Dancer” really does sound like “folding clothes with Tony Danza.”

I’ve also heard people think this line said,

“Happy birthday, private waxer” and “Hold me close, I’m tired of dancing.”

Our brains hear these musical words and interpret them as whatever sounds make the most sense. That’s why, when we’re listening to a Pat Benetar hit, we’re prone to hearing “Hit me with your pet shark” instead of “Hit me with your best shot.” I think I like the “pet shark” line better.

I could go on and on with examples of familiar mondegreens, but I want to take a moment to dub the already-knighted Elton John as the King of the Mondegreens.

So, if you ever hear me going on about some guy named “Monty Green,” you may want to look up the lyrics to find out what I’m actually singing.

CITY OF FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE# VAC-19-9 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers City Council at 7:00pm, Monday, October 21, 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 vacation of an ingress, egress & drainage easement and approximately 970 feet of ROW along Jacyee and Moore Street on the north side of 116th Street.

LOCATION: The Proposal is generally located on the north side of 116th Street, between the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority and Maple Street.

Indiana Law requires the City of Fishers to provide notice in a published newspaper circulation.

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

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

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

CITY OF FISHERS PLAT COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE# PP-19-17 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 5:00PM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 in the Fishers City Hall building – Administrative Conference Room, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Request to hold a public hearing and consider a Primary Plat for three (3) lots on approximately 2.5 acres for office commercial.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located on the south side of 126th Street, west of Olio Rd. Indiana Law requires the City of Fishers to provide notice in a published newspaper circulation. If you would like to learn more about the project request, you may contact the Although Indiana State Law requires a noticed public hearing for a subdivision of land, the Plat Committee is obligated by law to approve a subdivision of land IF it complies with all the City’s development standards. If a land subdivision request doesn’t meet all the City’s development standards, the petitioner will need a waiver of the standard(s) and the Plat Committee may approve the subdivision with a waiver, or approve it with conditions and the waiver, or the request may be denied.

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda 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

CITY OF FISHERS PLAT COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE# PP-19-20 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 5PM, Thursday, October 24th, 2019 in the Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46038.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration for approval of the Primary Plat for the Sunlight Drive Office Park development.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located in the Delaware Park subdivision, generally located south of Sunlight Drive and west of Lantern Road, also known as parcel #15-14-12-00-09-003.201.

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

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda 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) 595-3131 www.fishers.in.us

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