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Past BMV commissioner joins race

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Zionsville resident Kent Abernathy announced Oct. 7 that he will run for Congress.

Abernathy, an Army 5TH DISTRICT veteran and former Bureau of Motor Vehicles commissioner, is running as a Republican for the 5th District seat to be vacated

by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks at the end of her term.

Other Republicans in the race are Indiana State Abernathy Treasurer Kelly Mitchell, Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith, fund accountant Danny Niederberger and pediatric doctor Chuck Dietzen.

Democrat candidates include Jennifer Christie, Christina Hale, Andy Jacobs and Dee Thornton.

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“About 65 percent of our budget is between that is a really good place for us to be” Nunn said. “During the last recession, those those two funds, and they pay for our teachnumbers were flipped, and our student ers, so those are critical for us.”

At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Hamilton Southenrollment was growing much more quickly Nunn also discussed the district’s position eastern Board of School TrustSCHOOLS ees heard a brief presentation than the AV. As the AV grows, that generates compared to cost-of-living factors within its more money for our debt service, referenboundaries. from Cecilie Nunn, business addum and our operations funds. With those “When we compare our general fund per ministrator and future CFO at Hamilton higher AV growth numbers, that causes student increase in expense with Southeastern Schools, on the proposed our tax rates to decrease. During this time, cost of living, we have remained a fair 2020 budget for the district. we’ve built a couple of new buildings, we’ve amount below that,” she said. “Overall, The $250.7 million proposed budget issued several general obligations and done it shows that we’ve been very careful is a more than 3 percent increase to some major renovations of our buildings, in our spending over the course of the 2019’s budget of approximately $243.1 all while maintaining a .5898 (percent) debt last years.” million, which Nunn said can mostly be service rate, so that’s pretty good.”

In addition, Nunn said the district contributed to a proposed increase in The Oct. 9 meeting served as a public was in a good position when comparthe district’s education fund.

Nunn hearing for residents to voice concerns ing assessed valuation of property “Our education fund budget is with the proposed budgets. No residents within district boundaries versus the growth increasing a little over 8 percent, with the spoke during the hearing. The school board and enrollment. referendum fund (increasing) 6.3 percent, and will take a vote on the budget at its Oct. 23 “Our assessed valuation is growing much operations is actually declining 13.57 percent,” meeting. more quickly than our student numbers, and Nunn said. “In 2019, when the education and operation funds were created, some of the general fund expenses were shuffled to operations. In 2019, we were, and actually still are, transferring monthly from education to operations to cover those expenses, but by $ $ realigning the budget, we won’t need to do $ $ that for 2020. We’ll actually be transferring $ $ money the other way, from operations to education, about $1.25 million over the course of the year.” $ $ Other increases can be seen in the district’s debt service exempt fund, which will increase $ $ 4.97 percent, due to the full payments for $ $ Southeastern Elementary coming online. $ $ Like 2019’s budget, another $2.5 million will be put into the rainy day fund and another $ $ $1.5 million into the self-insurance fund, which pays for dental benefits for employees.

“We spend most of our time focused on the $ $ education fund and referendum. This is the biggest portion of our budget,” Nunn said.

This chart shows the 2019 budget compared to the proposed 2020 budget. (Submitted chart)

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Veterans Day ceremony – The City of Fishers will conduct its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 in the City Hall auditorium, 1 Municipal Dr. The ceremony is free and open to the public. For more, visit fishers.in.us/FishersHonors.

Freebirds luncheon – Residents ages 50 and older are invited to a Thanksgiving luncheon on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Saxony Hall, 13362 Pennington Rd. Tickets are $15 and the event includes lunch, music, bingo and prize opportunities. For more or to register, visit playfishers.com/Freebirds.

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“We had to deal with some health insurance increases,” Reuter said. “In order to mitigate that increase, we made plan modifications.”

Hamilton Southeastern teachers have alIn the past, HSE’s primary plan offered ready given their seal of AGREEMENT approval for a two-year a 90/10 percent split for co-pays. In the proposed contract, this would change to an contract after ratifying 80/20 split. The contract also introduces a an agreement Sept. 23. Now, the contract is new plan, Plan 2, for teachers. ready for school board approval.

“It’s a health savings account. This is a At the board’s Oct. 9 meeting, Mike Reless-expensive plan but with higher deductuter, CFO at Hamilton Southeastern Schools ibles,” Reuter said. “Keep in mind that our highlighted some of the major features of employees have a health center that is free the contract, the most notable of which will to them. So, if someone is not a heavy user be raises for teachers. of our health plan, I could see why “We have a blend of increases,” Plan 2 might become attractive to Reuter said. “The average increase, them because if the health center which is a very, very strong inmeets all of their needs, they may crease for our contract, is at 5.68 want to opt for a health savings percent, the top level being $81,346, account.” and the bottom level being $40,961.

Overall, the cost of the contract At the bottom of that, the raises in the first year is $7,330,082, and actually range from 2 percent to 9.6 Reuter the second year is $3,228,604, for a percent. If you were at the top of total cost of $10,588,686. schedule, you’re getting a 2 percent “That is a rather large sum of money that (raise), but if you’re anywhere between the we’re putting towards raises,” Reuter said. starting and ending, you’re receiving variIf approved by the school board, the conous raises to get us to the point of equaltract will be retroactive to July 1, 2019, and izing the (pay levels). Those levels now will end June 30, 2021. be 2.9 percent between each one going forThe board’s Oct. 9 meeting served as a ward. By 2021, I think we will have a very atpublic hearing, but no residents spoke in tractive teacher contract, very competitive.” that time. The board will vote on the conIn 2021, teachers will see an average 3.29 tract at its next meeting, set for 7 p.m. Oct. percent increase.

23 at Hamilton Southeastern Schools’ CenAnother big change in the agreement, tral Office, 13485 Cumberland Rd. compared to previous contracts, affects health benefit plans.

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Cramm joins RLPSA board – Fishers-based STANLEY Security, a global integrator of comprehensive security solutions, recently announced Topher Cramm, senior national account manager, has been named to the Restaurant Loss Prevention & Security Association Board of Directors. This is STANLEY Security’s first addition to the RLPSA board.

ISP accepting applications – The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for the 80th Recruit Academy. Individuals who are interested a career as an Indiana State Trooper must apply online at in.gov/isp/2368. htm. This website will provide a detailed synopsis of the application process as well as information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Nov. 3.

Local Author Fair scheduled – Hamilton East Public Library, 5 Municipal Dr., will play host to more than 25 local authors at the fifth annual Local Author Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2. Authors include Ericka Andersen, Becky Beer, M. Katherine Clark, Chris Clouser, Asa Dunnington, Isabel W. Jordan, Charles Kelley, Kristina Walls Kelly, Madalyn S. Kinsey, Nicole Kobrowski, Cynthia Lacey, K. B. Laugheed, Keith Lowe, Liza Malloy, Cheryl Soden Moreland, Aaron Myers, Melody Personette, T. J. Pulley, Suzanne Purewal, Ron Rice, Francesca Quarto, Robert R. Smith, Steve Smith, Sandra Sookoo, Janis Thornton and Morgan K. Wyatt. No registration is required. For more, visit hepl.lib.in.us.

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CONNER PRAIRIE CELEBRATES OPENING OF FALL FESTIVITIES On Oct. 10, Conner Prairie opened its doors for the start of the season’s festivities, which included the annual unveiling of the Headless Horseman, hay rides, midway games, the corn maze, food trucks, balloon rides and more.

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Back, from left, Michelle Corrao, Jan Price, Stephanie Pomerkenke, Haley Krieble, Kelly Ferriell, Kieran Baker, Leah Wills, Beth Dunlop, Miranda Morris and Michelle Moen. Front, from left, Natasha Robinson, Susan Ferguson, Stephanie Holmes-Gullans, Sara Flores, Chelsea Martin, Paula Connor, Jennifer Atkisson and Kelsey Carrier wear purple for Prevail’s Go Purple Day in 2018. This year’s Go Purple Day is Oct. 23. (Submitted photo)

Prevail campaign ongoing

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Residents may see various business staff and organizations donning the color purple during the month of AWARENESS October.

This is the fifth year for the Go Purple with Prevail campaign.

Prevail is a Noblesville-based nonprofit that aims to empower victims of crime and abuse

through a variety of services. Executive Director Susan Ferguson said the initiative takes place each October, which is known as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

For those who are interested in participating or learning more, visit prevailinc.com.

“There’s plenty of time left in October,” Ferguson said. “We would love for everybody to take that opportunity to go purple.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Fishers Parks and Recreation Dept.’s popular Boo Bash HalHALLOWEEN loween celebration will return this year, but instead of being held on a Friday night, it will coincide with the Fishers Farmers Market on a Saturday morning.

“This part is new,” said Marissa Deckert, assistant director of the Fishers Parks and Recreation Dept. “Last year it was rescheduled because of the weather to a Saturday, and people ended up liking it better. So, this year, we made the switch to Saturday in the daytime.”

Boo Bash festivities will kick off with pumpkin-carving from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr. Pumpkins will be put on display, and then families can take them home. Pumpkin seeds with cooking instructions also will be handed out.

The actual event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26. The Fishers Farmers Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon.

On Oct. 26, inflatables, bounce house, an inflatable corn maze and trick-or-treating will occur. Attendees can trick-or-treat through the farmers market and Boo Bash.

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TOP SIGNS THAT IT’S TIME FOR A NEW HOME Lt. Dave Dunbar passes out candy to children at a past year’s Boo Bash. (Submitted photo)

There also will be face-painting, and a zombie band will be playing on stage, in addition to Halloween-themed games and more. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume.

“We have a sensory bag that kiddos or families with sensory needs can check out in the pavilion building (in front of the amphitheater),” Deckert said. “The sensory bags have noise-cancelling headphones, fidget tools and an emotional Q card. This will help kids who have sensory-processing disorders navigate through the event a little bit easier.”

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to fund, all of which came from fundraised dollars from FYAP and both cash and food donations.

“The average amount of kids we served For the past three years, a small organieach week was 514,” Carlino said. “We’ve zation grown out of a countyUPDATE wide initiative has worked in served 46,220 meals. We don’t actually cook those meals, but we prepare a breakfast Fishers to help kids in needs. and lunch for all those kids for nine Lynda Carlino, a member of the weeks.” board of directors and chair of Carlino also spoke on two new the Summer Meals Program for initiatives, Snack Attack and inFishers Youth Assistance, gave an creased assistance during the holiupdate on the program at Hamilton days and school breaks.

Southeastern’s Oct. 9 school board “Snack Attack is a program that meeting. started about 10 years ago from “Fishers Youth Assistance is inCarlino a wonderful woman, Lori Fowler, volved in the school with the kids in who started it out of her garage,” lots of different ways. Lots of those Carlino said. “She just gave it up this year. ways, you don’t see,” Carlino said. “There’s For the kids, food insecurity (is an issue) on tutoring and those sorts of things that our the weekends. What she did and what we staff do to help kids, (especially) kids who are now doing is working through getting might get into crisis or are at-risk. That’s food for all of them and getting bags ready our goal.” and taking it to them on Thursdays. The First highlighting the successes of the (school) counselors know which kids need 2019 Summer Lunch Program, Carlino said this. We don’t know who they are, we just the undertaking took more than $68,000

get a number from the schools. Those kids go down to the office, and they get a bag that has snacks and meals for Saturday and Sunday when they go home. Right now, we are in 13 schools. Our goal is to be in all 22 schools in the next two years.”

Carlino said increased holiday assistance would operate much like the Summer Lunch Program, but just during school breaks.

“Again, you have a week off for fall break, two weeks at Christmas, spring break. What do you do at those times?” Carlino said. “No kids in Fishers should not know where their next meal is coming from.”

For more on donating and volunteering, visit youthassistance.org/fishers.

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dating, but it served me well later.”

In 1983, Craig-Cinnamon was one of the original reporters for WPDS-TV (now WXIN).

She served as public affairs director. She Ann Craig-Cinnamon had her ups and then served as news director for Network downs thoughout her 30 years in broadIndiana. Before becoming a host for casting in morning radio shows on WZPL-FM, ACHIEVEMENT Indianapolis.

WENS-FM, WYJZ-FM and WHHH-FM. “As a She and her husband, John Cinnawoman in broadcasting back then, mon, were hosts on WENS for 1 1/2 I certainly had some issues,” she years and then worked together at said. “One time at ZPL (WZPL-FM), Smooth Jazz 100.9 WYJZ-FM for five the program director said they were years. That was her last full-time, looking for the male Ann Craig.

Craig-Cinnamon on-air job in 2008, but she still does When they found that person, that voiceover work. person didn’t want to work with me and I Craig-Cinnamon said she fought to have wound up getting fired. I was paid less than equal footing. half of what my male counterpart was paid “They wanted me to be the giggling sideat one point.” kick,” she said. “I had a strong personality, The Fishers resident’s contributions will and I wasn’t going to do that.” be recognized when she is inducted into Craig-Cinnamon, who had a stint as the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Richard M. Current in Fishers managing editor, is a Fairbanks Hall of Fame. travel agent for Travel Leaders. She and her “So in the end, to be honored this way husband are avid travelers. She has visited makes it all worthwhile,” Craig-Cinnamon 109 nations, all 50 states and all seven said. “It’s a great honor.” continents.

Craig-Cinnamon will be inducted with TV Spray and Craig-Cinnamon are Indiana program manager and network founder Ed University graduates.

Spray, TV journalist Linda Lupear and TV anSpray said the honor came out of the blue. chor and editor James David Longest during “It brings back a lot of good memories an Oct. 24 luncheon at the 502 East Event and good friendships,” said Spray, who got Centre in Carmel. his start as a film editor and cameraman at Craig-Cinnamon was part of a morning WISH-TV in Indianapolis. show at WIFE-AM and then became the first Lupear started at WISH, spending seven woman to be a major part of a morning rayears there. She moved to WRTV in 1973 and dio show at WNAP-FM in the late 1970s. spent 24 years at the Indianapolis station.

“I was in my early 20s, and I was thrown She was focused on the education and in with a bunch of guys, so I had to be one health beats. of the guys,” she said. “It was a little intimi-

DISPATCHES HSE High School receives Spanish distinction – Hamilton Southeastern High School recently received 5-Sun Department/Program of Spanish state distinction from the Indiana Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Board. The award ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at the Sheraton Hotel Indianapolis during the AATSP Business Meeting.

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INDOT offering scholarships – The Indiana Dept. of Transportation is offering civil engineering students scholarships of 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

Million Meal Marathon returns – The ninth annual Million Meal Marathon, the signature event of the Indianapolis hunger relief organization Million Meal Movement, will return from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Volunteers will package nutritious meals. Shane Scarlett, a Fishers resident, helps lead the organization. For more, visit millionmealmovement.org.

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.

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FISHERS walk path closed.

Expected completion: May Project: Ind. 37 Improve2020 ment Project Location: Construction CONSTRUCTION Detour: Ind. 32, Ind. 38 and Eighth, Conner, Nixon and began at 126th Street in Logan streets August and will be followed Project: Roundabout construction at by 146th, 131st and 141st streets, ending Beck’s Hybrids with 135th Street.

Location: 276th Street closed between Expected completion: 2022 Devaney and Gwinn roads Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open during all Expected completion: On or before Nov. 1 phases of construction, with two northDetour: Gwinn Road, 266th Street, Devbound and two southbound lanes open aney Road during each phase. There will be closures Project: 276th Street Extension Project on side roads with alternate routes alLocation: 281st Street closed between ways accessible, which will be announced Gwinn and Whetston roads at the time of the closure.

Expected completion: Nov. 22 Project: Structure and embankment Detour: 286th Street to Ind. 19 repairs Project: Ditch bridge replacement Location: Hoosier Road between 116th and Location: Joyce Avenue closed between 121st streets is closed to all through traffic Strawtown Avenue and 241st Street between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Expected completion: Nov. 29 Expected closure and reopening: The road is expected to close Oct. 15 and last no longer than three days.

Detour: 121st Street, Cumberland Road, 116th Street Project: Utility relocation for future 96th Street expansion Location: 96th Street between Lantern and Cumberland roads Expected completion: 96th Street expansion to begin next year, utility work expected for the next several months Project: Downtown infrastructure improvement Location: Lantern Road closed south of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard Expected completion: Lantern Road phase to last 90 days and began Oct. 7.

Overall project to be complete in fall 2020.

Detour: Lantern Road access open from the north for local traffic and Fishers Elementary School but will be closed between 116th Street and Fishers Pointe Boulevard. Use Fishers Pointe Boulevard for detour.

GEIST Project: 82nd Street Improvement Project Location: 82nd Street between Lantern and Fall Creek roads. Travel lane to be added in each direction in addition to street resurfacing, drainage improvements, sidewalks and ADA-compliant access ramps.

Expected completion: November 2020 NOBLESVILLE & NORTH Project: Logan Street Pedestrian Bridge Location: Northbound lane of Ind. 19 closed between Ind. 32 and Logan Street.

Westbound lane of Logan Street closed between Ind. 19 and Eighth Street. River-

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Project: Reconstruction of Guilford Road Location: Guildford Road closed between Main Street and City Center Drive. Roundabout construction at Guilford Road and Main Street was expected to begin by Oct. 7.

Expected completion: The city has not provided an estimated completion date.

Project: New roundabout interchange Location: 96th Street and Keystone Parkway Expected completion: 96th Street is expected to reopen in November, with the full project done by the end of the year Detour: Lanes on Keystone Parkway are restricted but will remain open throughout the project. Drivers can make right turns onto 96th Street from Keystone Parkway, but left turns are not available.

Project: Extension of Lowes Way Location: From Keystone Parkway to Range Line Road Expected completion: July 2020 Project: Multi-use path installation along 136th Street Location: Between Range Line Road and Stadium Drive Expected completion: October Project: Path installation along the north side of 126th Street Location: From Keystone Parkway to Hazel Dell Parkway Expected completion: This month Project: New roundabout Location: 96th Street and Delegates Row Expected completion: December Project: New roundabout Location: A partial closure at 96th Street and Gray Road Expected completion: This month

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Parents take part in a past FamJam Parenting Workshop at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. (Submitted photo)

Church to conduct FamJam Parenting Workshop Nov. 2

By Jessica Hoover news@currentinfishers.com Holy Cross Lutheran Church, which serves the northeast side of IndianapoEVENT lis, Fishers and Geist, will conduct its second FamJam Parenting Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the church, 8115 Oaklandon Rd., Indianapolis.

FamJam aims to provide new ideas and give advice to parents, grandparents and caretakers in the community.

The workshop will feature 15 professionals discussing topics such as managing unrealistic expectations for perfect parenting and perfect kids, reclaiming peace in the home, raising strong-willed children, handling a child’s anxiety, building executive functioning skills, a journey of prayer for a marriage, time management, grandparenting and more.

“There are so many families in our community that need to know that they’re not alone,” said Hannah Lang, the church’s director of children and family ministries.

“This parenting thing is really hard, but it’s also really, really important. It’s a very challenging job, and it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. We think it’s important for the community because pouring into the next generation effects all of us. When we encourage parents, then they can pour that into their families and their children, then we can create a better future for everybody. We believe stronger families means a stronger community.”

The day will begin with refreshments from 8:30 to 9 a.m., then an opening assembly from 9 to 9:20 a.m. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., there will be three sessions where participants will choose which workshop they would like to attend. Lunch from Chick-fil-A will be served from 12:30 to 1 p.m.

Childcare is available for infants through eighth grade, and it will include entertainment by Rejoice at Recess, Lakeview Ministries and Steve the Science Guy. There also will be a craft, snacks and music.

Tickets are $10. To register, go to hclcinfo. com/famjam.

FINAL SLOW ROLL TRAVELS THROUGH CARMEL Cyclists of all ages were invited to the final Slow Roll event of the year, presented by Bike Carmel Oct. 8 at The Village of WestClay in Carmel. The evening’s ride, which started at WestClay’s Meeting House, included a 10.4-mile route and took participants roughly one hour to complete. (Photo by Ben Stout) Steve Edwards, right, and his wife, Celeste, epause at the Slow Roll.

Edwards, a Carmel Fire Dept. firefighter, commutes on his Trek bicycle from his home in Fishers to work in Carmel.

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Jeremy Welu checks on the building process for Fishers Fire Dept. Station 91, a project his firm designed. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Architect Jeremy Welu works with his team at DELV Design in Indianapolis. (Submitted photo)

FROM THE GROUND UP Fishers’ Welu talks design projects, Indiana Architect of the Year recognition

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Jeremy Welu admits he’s not like most architects. He said he COVER STORY didn’t always want to be one. He didn’t know he planned to study architecture until two weeks before he started college at Ball State University.

“Architecture was an intersection; I loved art and was strong at math. I thought it would be a good intersection of those,” said Welu, a Fishers resident.

He was correct. After graduating, Welu went on to become a founding partner at DELV Design. He recently was recognized by the American Institute of Architects Indiana as Young Architect of the Year. The 39-yearold barely made the cut-off, as the recognition is for those 40 and younger.

DELV Design is an Indianapolis-based firm with several Fishers projects in the works – The Yard at Fishers District on 116th Street and Fire Station 91 on Municipal Drive.

Welu said DELV Design goes through a painstaking inquiry with each client to completely understand what is wanted

from the firm.

“The fire station is the perfect example,” Welu said. “We got to know each shift. We spent time with each shift and shadowed them to go through a day and learned what the pains of the current location are and the needs. That’s the approach we take with all of our clients.”

Designing the fire station was like coming full circle for Welu, who’s family was a victim to a house fire July 4, 2015, just months after DELV Design was launched.

Fishers Fire Dept. responded to that fire.

The fire originated in the garage, and Welu thinks it was due to fireworks. The ladder truck from Station 91 responded to that fire.

“From the ashes of Jeremy’s own fire rises inspiration for the firefighters who came to help his family,” FFD Chief Steven Orusa said. “We are excited to see the design of our new firehouse implemented as seen in his architectural vision.”

However, Welu’s respect for firefighters originated before the house fire. He was working as an intern at Hardy Holzman and Pfeiffer Associates which was at 18th and Broadway in New York City during the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“I saw it in person,” he said. “I saw everything from the second plane on. It increased my respect (for public safety officials). That was the moment for me realizing that buildings are important, but people in those buildings are (more so).”

Welu admits Station 91 is his proudest project to date.

“Seeing how important their (firefighters’) role is in the community and for our family to be here for 16 years now, to be a part of a project (Station 91) in the Nickel Plate District, to be a part of that fabric for Fishers is really meaningful,” Welu said.

Typically, DELV Design works on projects in higher education, healthcare, food and

beverage, hospitality and multi-family. It was the design firm for the Sun King Distillery in Carmel.

With The Yard at Fishers District, Welu said DELV Design was a player in a team of firms to tackle the project. DELV Design worked specifically on the interior space and build out for Sun King and the Fishers Test Kitchen, the Havana Lounge and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Other founders of DELV Design include Welu’s wife, Amanda, Chris Lake and Kara Weber. Next up, Welu said the group plans to pursue team awards.

To date, Welu has been involved in the design of more than 300 projects.

MEET JEREMY WELU How he and Amanda met: At Ball State University. He and Amanda have three children, Hudson, Savannah and Jensen.

Favorite part of the design process: The bookends – the first time he sees a client and then being with them when they walk through the space for the first

time.

Favorite television series: “Survivor” Last book he read: “The Road Back to You” by Ian Morgan Cron Place of worship: Grace Church Favorite thing about Fishers: Parks and the school system

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A skill mastered

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Commentary by Terry Anker Everything old is new again. As life moves ever too rapidly from one moment to the next, icons appear and then fade into our shared experience. One minute, we are all enjoying “Scooby Doo,” the next is “Hill Street Blues,” then “Friends,” then, in an instant, “The Big Bang Theory.”

Our favorite actors and tag lines give way to new ones. The coffee mugs and T-shirts reminding us “let’s be careful out there” are traded for ones bearing images of Ron Swanson.” Our deep, emotional investment in whether Tony Soprano would ultimately get whacked turns out to be no more important to the subsequent generations than who shot JR. It is all quite disheartening. Did we waste those years spent waiting to see if Coyote would finally get the Road Runner for dinner? But surely, our perfecting the ideal way to separate Oreos or rapidly remove the orange from Cheetos will have use as we accelerate even further into adulthood, but it doesn’t seem to come up in the corporate cafeteria as it did in the elementary school lunchroom.

Still for many of us, a skill mastered only requires an opportunity to reemerge. Let each generation decide the content. But shouldn’t our grandkids know how to drain the crème filling out of a Twinkie?

Don’t our children deserve to know the sublime joy of Igor’s hump in “Young Frankenstein?” And, aren’t we the ones to tell them? Even more, it seems that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos pair beautifully with an aged barrel-strength bourbon. We can still learn!

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

Grab a rabbit’s foot Commentary by Danielle Wilson Are you superstitious? I am. I truly believe the only way the University of Louisville can win a game is if I wear my Cards T-shirt with a pair of Express jeans HUMOR and avoid caffeine and pickles for the entire day. And that hearing Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young” in full means a family member is pregnant. I also never take chances with sidewalk cracks, tails-up pennies, spilled salt or black cats, for obvious reasons.

Part of my superstitious nature I blame on genetics. I am a ginger twin and have supposedly inherited special sensory connections to my sister. Although, it’s really only worked one time, and that was on her end. Furthermore, by all accounts, my maternal grandmother was “born under the veil” and therefore had “the sight.” And my mom is extremely intuitive; she always knew when I was “with child,” even before

Rod Stewart or I knew.

So I’ve grown up with both an appreciation for trusting my instincts and the belief that “signs” foretelling the future do exist for those who choose to read them. (Case in point: My favorite show, “This is Us,” had a whole storyline devoted to the Vietnam War; I was then awarded a teaching grant to Vietnam. Coincidence? I think not.)

Anyway, I bring this topic up because the most superstitious (and awesome-est) holiday of the year, Halloween, is upon us.

Weird things can and will happen, especially if you’re not prepared. So, grab a rabbit’s foot, wear some garlic, and take care around mirrors. And if you hear “Forever Young,” congratulations! Peace out.

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

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I have not special talent, I am only passionately curious.”

— Albert Einstein

Editor, Four years ago, Fishers launched an initiative to address mental illness in our community. Since that time, the community has embraced this movement in a profound way.

Public safety, HSE Schools’ students, teachers and administration, health care professionals, business leaders and many more rallied around the initiative.

As a result, systemic changes to our city’s approach to mental illness is making an impact. However, we must not slow down.

Each person living in quiet despair because of stigma is one person too many.

Grassroots community engagement is just one of the ways to sustain a cultural shift to end the stigma toward mental illness. The interfaith community is collaborating to bring this shift to the forefront through a program called Fishers Cares, which launched Oct. 21.

Located in places of worship and businesses across our city, Fishers Cares Listening Posts are led by local leaders trained in mental health first aid. Anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts often come with stigma that prevent us from seeking help. The mission of Fishers Cares is to help ease that stigma. Learn more at stigmafreefishers.com/ FishersCares.

Todd Zimmerman At-Large, Fishers City Council

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The Handyman’s Tale Commentary by Dick Wolfsie While waiting in the doctor’s office the other day, I picked up a copy of “Handyman Magazine.”

HUMOR One story was what to do if your Gorilla Glue hardens in the tube, and there also was one on how to dig post holes in sandy soil. I read both of those carefully. After 40 years, Mary Ellen and I are always looking for something new to talk about. There was a three-page spread on “How to Cure a Sick Ceiling Fan.” What would the fan be complaining of? Periodic dizziness?

One piece was called “Best Advice for DIYers.” I thought it was going to be about how to successfully drink and drill at the same time. Then I discovered that a DIY is a Do-It-Yourselfer. Another entry was titled “How to Make a Hidden Cutting Board.” I can never find ours when we need it, so I decided to skip that kitchen improvement project.

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The regular monthly column is about making your own tools — a way to either save money or create a gadget not available in hardware stores. In this issue, the author showed how to take a long flexible, piece of tubing and attach a flashlight at the end for work in dark, hard-to-reach places, as in a do-it-yourself plumbing project. It was really a neat gizmo, but I ripped the page out and tossed it in the trash. My next colonoscopy is coming up in 2020 and with all the costcutting in medicine, the fewer doctors who know about this, the better.

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Primeval Brewing opening slated for November A brewery reminiscent of a European beer hall soon will open in downtown Noblesville.

Brewery co-owner Nathan NEW BIZ Compton of Castleton said the plans are for Primeval Brewing to open its doors in November.

The brewery is the first brick-and-mortar location for Compton and fellow co-owner and Fishers resident Tim Palmer, but the pair is not new to brewing beer. Between the two of them, they have 20 years of brewing experience and have earned more than 170 awards.

When deciding where to open the brewery, they said downtown Noblesville had a certain appeal.

“We wanted to create a place that feels like an old-world European beer hall, and so downtown Noblesville was one of the areas we targeted when looking because of the historic nature,” Compton said. “We loved the eclectic mom-and-pop shops down here.

We found this location (960 Logan St.), and it’s a building built in 1909.”

Previously, the building was the home of Platinum Living Fine Art Gallery, and

Co-owners Tim Palmer, left, and Nathan Compton have earned more than 170 awards together for beer brewing. (Submitted photo)

Compton said it’s been a “huge project” to transform the interior to befit a brewery.

Compton and Palmer signed the lease for the building in February 2018 and have been renovating the building since.

Upon opening, Primeval Brewing will have 12 taps and plans to offer a core line-up of a German, helles-style lager, “Welcome to Helles;” a Hefeweizen, “Edelweiss;” an English porter, “Sacred Seduction;” a hybrid, German IPA , “Maxwell” and a Rauchbier, or a smoked German lager, “Rauch My World.”

Three to four of the remaining taps will be guest taps, and three to four taps will be rotating taps by Primeval Brewing.

“We love traditional styles, and we are a little bit against the grain in terms of what an American craft brewery is intended to be,” Compton said. “We take more of a traditional route. We focus on German, British and Belgian styles of beer.”

When determining the beer names, Compton said “Maxwell” has a story behind it.

“When we started demoing out the art gallery, we wanted to go back to the old brick walls,” Compton said. “We uncovered a wall and found a faded sign that said ‘Maxwell.’ After doing some research, (we learned) in 1914 this was a showroom for Maxwell Motor (Company), a long-since defunct automobile company. It was based in Indiana back at the time. The Maxwell beer was named after that.”

The logo will remain on the wall when the brewery opens.

In addition to beer, Primeval Brewing also will have wine and a cocktail menu featuring liquors from craft distilleries in Indiana.

It also will have a small food menu with appetizers, sandwiches, soup and a kids’ menu.

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Medi-Weightloss officially opened its doors Oct. 3 with a ribbon cutting for its first location in Indiana at 14350 Mundy Dr., Noblesville. Owners John and Margaret Baranowski operate the physician-supervised clinic to work with individuals to develop a customized weight loss plan.

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HEALTH DISPATCHES Riverview Health open house - Riverview Health will conduct an open house on from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 to unveil the Riverview Health Emergency Room & Urgent Care – Fishers at 9690 E. 116th St. It is the first of four to be built. The public is invited to the open house. The ER/urgent care will officially open in November.

Blood drive - From 12:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 22, Riverview Health will host a blood drive with the Versiti Blood Center at the Noblesville hospital, 395 Westfield Rd., in the Krieg DeVault Conference Room (entrance 3). For more information, visit versiti.org.

Memory and dementia event - Dr. Nathan Parmer, a neuropsychologist, will give a presentation on common memory and cognitive conditions from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Riverview Hospital, 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville. Parmer will discuss the difference between mild cognitive impairment and dementia, types of dementia and dementia is evaluated and diagnosed. This event is free, and a light dinner will be served.

Register at riverview.org/classes/ memory-problems-and-dementia.

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as well as her sister and brother-in-law, Darren and Monica Peck,” Wiles said.

Cole, from which the infusion center Just a few days after Halloween, an event earned its name, died Sept. 22 at age 48 after a 5 1/2-year battle with lung cancer. She from the Riverview Health Foundation will was treated at Riverview Health’s keep guests existing infusion center, and in FUNDRAISER dressing up.

June, the family donated $500,000 From 6:30 to to help expand the facility.

11 p.m. Nov. 2, a black-tie masquer“This event has been in the works ade ball will be held to raise money for more than a year, and it’s even for the recent expansion of Rivermore special now because we are view Health’s Courtney Cox Cole naming the infusion center after Infusion Center.

Wiles Courtney,” Wiles said. “We’ll have Megan Wiles, executive director of the Riverview Health Foundation, said the an opportunity to celebrate her wonderful spirit and positive energy and the mental organization typically only holds an event like this every three years. In 2016, the foun- toughness that she had through her battle.”

Guests also can enjoy live and silent aucdation celebrated its 40th anniversary, and tions, a golden ticket opportunity, dancing and this year, those involved are marking the live music from the band American Cheese. opening of the infusion center, which will Individual tickets can be purchased for begin serving patients in November. $200, and individual table and corporate “We’ll have a program where we are hightable sponsorships are available for $2,500 lighting the generosity of the donors who and $3,000, respectively. To register or dohave helped to make this infusion center nate, visit riverview.org/classes/riverviewpossible, especially focusing on Courtney health-foundation-masquerade-gala.

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Librarian’s obituary sparks playwright to create ‘Alabama Story’; ATI to present

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The concept for “Alabama Story” came to Kenneth Jones while reading The New York Times’ obituary of Emily Reed in PLAY 2000.

Reed, who was born in North Carolina in 1910, moved to Indiana as a baby. She grew up in Culver, where her father was a doctor and earned her undergraduate degree from Indiana University.

She eventually became the director of the Alabama Public Library Service Division.

“In 1959, she was persecuted by politicians because she defend a children’s book about a white rabbit that marries a black rabbit,” Jones said. “In Montgomery, Alabama, and other places, the mix of races was not embraced. I was fascinated by it. I thought she was a big American character with big ideas and big drive to protect her world.”

Actors Theatre of Indiana will present the Indiana premiere of “Alabama Story” Oct. 25 through Nov. 17 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. Jones will be there for the opening weekend.

Cynthia Collins plays Reed, who defended keeping Garth Williams’ book “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” in the library. A southern state senator named Edward Oswell Eddins tries to ban the book in 1959, accusing it of promoting integration and interracial marriage.

“These people went to the extreme to stop integration,” Collins said.

Collins said ATI co-founder Don Farrell brought the play as one of his choices to the table for the new season.

“He said, ‘Cindy you could be the librarian, and I can be the senator. These roles are really good for us,’” Collins said.

Collins said she had to read it twice to really sink into it and decided it was a great part.

“She’s kind of an unsung hero, very understated,” she said. “She did win the Freedom to Read medal right before she died. She knew it, but she died before it

From left, cast and director for “Alabama Story,” Paul Tavianini, Don Farrell, Cynthia Collins, Jane Unger, Samuel L. Wick, Maeghan Looney and Cameron Bass. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

could be presented to her.”

Farrell, 50, plays the character based on E.O. Eddins, who is named Sen. E.W. Higgins.

“He was a big segregationist in the lines of (former Alabama Gov. George) Wallace,” said Farrell, who was born in North Carolina and eventually moved to Chattanooga to an Atlanta suburb.

Farrell said it is difficult to repeat some of the racist lines, like “we stick with our own kind.”

“For some reason, it wouldn’t get in my head,” he said. “But growing up, I knew a lot of people that held these beliefs. I don’t think it’s indicative of just the South.

“There are still lessons where we came from and how far we have to go.”

Maeghan Looney, based in Chicago, plays Lily Whitfield.

“Lily is a born and bred daughter of Alabama. Her father is the head of cotton company,” Looney said. “She also grew up in a sheltered bubble.”

Jones created fictional character, Whitfield, and a black man named Joshua Moore, played by Cameron Bass, to illustrate the social environment of the time.

Looney said her character and Moore were childhood friends.

“But they hadn’t seen each other in 20 years,” said Looney, a Huntington North

High School and Ball State graduate. “It’s about coming to grips with what happened in the past. They see it differently because of their place in this era. It’s about how to move forward from there.”

Jane Unger, from Oregon, is serving as director. Unger was contacted just a few weeks before rehearsals began because the original director had to withdraw for family reasons.

“I love the play, and it’s good fit for me,” she said.

SPECIAL SESSIONS There will be a talkback session with playwright Kenneth Jones, ATI co-founder Don Farrell and faith leaders, including Carmel Interfaith Alliance President Rev. Jerry Zehr, following the 2 p.m. show Oct. 27.

On Nov. 2, Culver Academies alumni will receive $5 off the ticket price in addition to a meet-and-greet with Jones. On Nov. 15, IU alumni will receive the same discount and meet-and-greet using the promo code IUNIGHT online.

Cardholders with the Carmel Clay Public Library or Indianapolis Public Library also can receive a $5 discount.

For more, visit atistage.org.

Indy Opera Ball set editorial@youarecurrent.com This Indianapolis Opera Ball will feature the theme “Elixir of Love,” which will be the Indianapolis Opera’s opening show.

The Opera Ball is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Newfields’ Deer Zink Pavilion, 4000 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis.

Marianne Williams Tobias, an Indianapolis resident, will be presented with the Kathryn Taurel Woman of the Arts Award.

This fundraising gala includes dinner, dancing, an auction and gaming and music presented by Indy Opera resident artists and guest performers.

The event opens with 6:30 p.m. with cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner at 7:45 p.m. The “Elixir of Love” cast will perform at 9 p.m.

Monte Carlo-style gaming and dancing to the live music of Cool City Band is set for 9:15 p.m.

“Elixir of Love” will be held Nov. 15-17 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

For tickets and more information, visit indyopera.com.

Westfield — Uncorked with Kendall Purdy is set for 7 p.m. Oct 25 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery, 303 W. 161st St. Westfield — “Haunted Stage: A Haunted Village,” presented by Westfield Thespians, will be held at Westfield High School from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24-26. Tickets are $5 at the door or online whspa.booktix.com.

Carmel — Sir James and Lady Galway, classical flute performers, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Carmel —The 7th Annual Boo ’N Brew, featuring live music, a beer garden and treats, is set from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Clay Terrace.

Carmel — Sam King will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Sugar Creek Vineyard and Winery, 1111 W. Main St., Suite 165.

Carmel — The Righteous Brothers, who had hits since “Unchained Melody and “You Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’” will perform at 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts.

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corporate partnerships have been very long term. Our goal is to find the right corporate partner, who is looking to have a very longterm relationship with us.”

For Center for the Performing Arts PresiThe Center, a nonprofit, opened in Janudent and CEO Jeffrey McDermott, the timing ary 2011 with three theaters, the 1,600-seat is right to seek its first corporate naming Palladium, The Tarkington with 500 rights partner.

SPONSOR seats and the Studio Theater with McDermott said 200 seats. the board of direc“We’ve been in the black for tors has been working diligently on multiple years,” McDermott said. a strategic plan, and part of that “We are not ruling any industry or is finding the right corporate nammarket sector. We want to cast a ing sponsor and the right time to wide net and see where the interlaunch the search.

McDermott est comes from.”

“The opinion of the board, manIEG, a leading sponsorship consultancy, agement and the entire staff is the timing is conducted an independent analysis of the really right now as we are approaching our naming assets to help guide the Center.

10th year anniversary,” he said. “We have IEG’s analysis included a review of multiple had a number of terrific seasons, artistisectors, brands, opportunities and sponsorcally, educationally and financially. We see ship vehicles across the nation. ourselves as a rising stock.”

Larry Weil, a nationally recognized sponMcDermott said the Center is seeking a sorship expert, said the first number that partner with a shared vision of advancing popped into his head for a naming rights the arts and educational programming. deal was $250,000 per year.

“We’re looking for a longer-term partner“If you could get that for five or 10 years, I ship,” he said. “We are cognizant of the fact think it’d be a win,” he said. that there are other venues around the Weil said exposure by signage and covercountry that seem to have a different name age by media will be two big factors. every few years. That’s not ideal at all. Our

Magician Mike Super returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Mike Super fell in love with magic at age 6, and his future was never up for discussion.

PERFORMANCE “Everyone knew I was going to end up doing magic and being a magician,” he said.

“Mike Super 2.OH!” is set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at STAR Bank Performing Arts Center, 1000 Mulberry St., Zionsville. Super appeared at the same venue in December 2017.

“They can expect the same vibe of show, comedy, magic, music, theater and different emotions with all new tricks,” Super said. “We’re going to be doing a time travel trick this time, and I’m going to jump in the future and meet a future one of them and bring back proof, which is always pretty flabbergasting for the audience.”

Perfect for near Halloween, Super said he will predict a murder in a live game of “Clue” with the audience.

“It’s all, of course, family friendly,” he said. “We are going to make an audience member disappear. Last time we made someone levitate, this time we are going to

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This play is adapted from the 1967 movie, which deals with Joanna Drayton bringing her black fiancé home to meet with her white parents, who perceive themselves as progressives.

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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will debut “La Llorna,” along with return of “The Seven Deadly Sins,” “The Remaining” and “Salome.”

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Former members of Earth, Wind & Fire reunite to perform hits from their five-decade career.

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“The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Tales,” Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, the Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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“Legacy Reunion: Reunited Former Members of Earth, Wind & Fire,” the Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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Cost:$20 (students) to $45

Country star Trisha Yearwood is on her first solo tour in five years and released her first full-length country album in more than a decade.

Cost: $32 (students) to $125

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The story of a librarian who tried to keep a children’s picture book, “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” about a black rabbit and white rabbit marrying, from being banned in Alabama in 1959. A state senator views the book as promoting interracial marriage and integration.

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Background: Built in 1974, this waterfront home in Ninevah, Ind., is a welcome weekend getaway destination for a busy Fishers family.

THE CHALLENGE The 1,700-square-foot, two-story home didn’t offer the homeowners and their grown children a lot of livable space, indoors or out.

Odd-sloped ceilings in the living and dining area cut into valuable floor space. The previous addition to the second floor wasn’t taking full advantage of the lake views.

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THE SOLUTION 1. The small windows in the second-floor living area were replaced with a wide, four-panel sliding glass door, which offers unobstructed views of the water.

2. By adjusting the roofline on the second floor, the sloped ceiling in the living area was removed, providing an openness that the space was initially lacking.

3. Luxury vinyl flooring was chosen for the living area, thanks to its durability and water-resistant properties.

4. The second-floor deck was added and extends past the screened porch to provide ample room for relaxing with friends and family.

5. Tongue-and-groove carsiding was used on the second-floor deck ceiling.

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Luna Park in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Sydney’s Luna Park face welcomes guests Commentary by Don Knebel Luna Park in Sydney, Australia, is among the world’s most iconic amusement parks. It also is among the world’s most TRAVEL haunted. In 1903, Luna Park, a spectacular new amusement park, opened on New York’s Coney Island.

The concept soon spread to Australia, with Luna Park Melbourne opening in 1912. In 1935, another Luna Park opened on Milsons Point along the north shore of Sydney Harbour. Luna Park Milsons Point was an immediate success, with people standing in long lines to ride the Big Dipper, a wooden roller coaster. Visitors entered through a huge face, which became the symbol of the park. Luna Park was particularly popular with American sailors on shore leave during World War II, leading to a temporary reputation for prostitution and brawling. In 1972, at the height of its popularity, Luna Park began staying open year-round, eliminating the winter downtime previously employed to maintain the rides. The decision proved disastrous. In April 1979, 13 people were

injured when one Big Dipper car smashed into another stalled by a malfunction. In June 1979, the park closed after a fire on the Ghost Train killed six children and one adult.

The park closed again in 1988 when inspectors found that several of the rides were unsafe. In 1994, noise complaints from nearby residents led to another closure. When Luna Park reopened in 1995 with greatly restricted hours, financial difficulties soon led to yet another closure. The park reopened in 2004, owned by the Luna Park Reserve Trust, a government agency. With newer and safer rides, Luna Park is again among Sydney’s most popular destinations. The 30-foot-wide smiling face at the entrance is the park’s eighth. Constructed in 1994 from polyurethane and modeled on an image of Old King Cole, it is registered as a heritage site by the government of New South Wales.

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.

DISPATCH A quick history of trick-or-treating — Trick-or-treating for candy is synonymous with Halloween, but the tradition had to go through a centuries-long evolution to arrive at the place it is today. Historians agree that a Celtic autumn festival called Samhain was the precursor to modern Halloween. Samhain was a time to celebrate the last harvest of the year and the approach of the winter season. It also was a festival for honoring the dead. One way Celtics may have appeased the spirits they believed still walked the Earth was by leaving treats on their doorsteps. In America, the first Halloween celebrations were a way to mark the end-of-year harvest season, and the food that was served mainly consisted of homemade seasonal treats like caramel apples and mixed nuts. It wasn’t until the 1950s that trick-ortreating for homemade treats gained popularity in the U.S. That changed when the candy companies got their hands on the holiday. Manufacturers downsized candies into smaller, bite-sized packages and began marketing them as treats for Halloween.

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If you drive an hour from my house, you can get to an Indiana city named Gas City. If you drive into town, you’ll reach the City of Gas City GRAMMAR GUY City Hall. Did they have to do this to themselves? I like to think that the person who decided on this name did it in an attempt to be saucy. Yet, today you can visit the City of Gas City City Hall. While this is incredibly repetitive, it’s not an example of tautology.

Tautology is a form of repetition where the same thing is said twice using different words. In the City of Gas City City Hall, you’re saying the same thing three times using the same words. We get the word “tautology” from the Greek noun “tautologos,” meaning “repeating what is said.” The Gas City example is an instance of tautophony, which is the repetition of the same sound.

Here’s a sarcastic use of tautology by one of my heroes, Mark Twain: “Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”

In an age of limited bandwidth and diminished attention spans, brevity is not only the soul of wit, as Shakespeare wrote in “Hamlet,” but brevity is the soul of effective communication.

Can you repeat that again? That’s a prime example of tautology. How about this one: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” This is one of my favorite Yogi-isms, which is the official term for off-the-wall quotes from legendary baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Berra. It’s also redundant and unnecessary. I did it right there; I didn’t need to say redundant AND unnecessary; only one of the words is sufficient.

Maybe I’m beating a dead horse (a.k.a. committing idiomatic tautology) by writing an entire article on tautology. Perhaps I could have simply said, “Be brief and then be done.” However, I felt it necessary to explore the proverbial halls of the City of Tautology City City Hall.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer.

Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

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