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State of the Schools Lawrence Township superintendent talks financial health, building renovations /P10

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School board talks portable classrooms, land lease

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees met Jan. 29. The next meetEDUCATION ing is set for 7 p.m.

Feb. 12 at the HSE Central Office, 13485 Cumberland Rd. For more or to see an agenda, visit hseschools.org/about/board.

David Day, the district’s legal counsel, said the lease will be for two years. He said he hopes the lease will encourage better farming practices and command higher rent because the lease is for two years.

Day said the auction will likely be held the first week of March, and the board will give final approval at its first meeting in March.

What happened: The board heard a presentation of the year-end financial report.

What it means: HSE CFO Cecilie Nunn presented the report.

She said more than 97 percent of the district’s education fund, formerly the general fund, pays salaries and benefits for teachers and other staff.

The district received $21 What happened: The million in 2019 from its opboard unanimously aperating referendum, which Bourff proved a lease for four porexpires at the end of 2023. table classrooms at Southeastern Nunn said talks have already begun Elementary. for a new referendum that would What it means: The two-year begin in 2024, which would be on lease will start in August 2020 the 2023 ballot. and end July 31, 2022. The portable The district’s rainy day fund has classrooms will be placed outside, $13 million. Nunn recommended that near the teachers’ cafeteria area on the district should, in the coming the north side of the building. The years, try to underspend from its monthly lease payment is $4,702. operations fund to increase the rainy day fund.

What happened: The board unani“The important piece about this mously approved a plan to advertise fund is that if we were to have anand hold an auction for lease of other midyear cut from the state, or farm land. if for some reason our next referenWhat it means: The district owns dum did not pass, this gives us a littwo parcels of vacant land – 157 tle time to make some adjustments acres in Wayne Township and 20 or possibly even rerun a successful acres in Fall Creek Township – that referendum,” she said. it will lease for farming. Attorney What happened: Supt. Allen Bourff conducted a moment of silence for Fishers Junior High School eighth-grader Kora Abbott.

What it means: Abbott, 13, died unexpectedly Jan. 23. To donate to the family for medical expenses, visit gofundme.com/f/ kora-joy-in-loving-memory.

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DISPATCHES Financial workshop changes – Allen Duros’ financial workshop dates have been changed from the originally published story in the Dec. 24 edition of Current in Geist. The new date for the workshop is Jan. 30. For more, visit youarecurrent.com.

Aktion Club looking for members – The Aktion Club of Lawrence began earlier this year and is currently seeking new members. The Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities in the Lawrence area, and is part of Kiwanis International’s family of Service Leadership Programs. For those interesting in joining or learning more, email Dave Humes at davehumes@comcast.net.

Arts for Lawrence brick campaign – Residents can support local arts by purchasing a brick for $100. The brick will be placed in Arts for Lawrence’s new Cultural Campus. Those who purchase the brick will receive three lines of text for commemoration and a miniature replica keepsake brick. To purchase a brick, call Arts for Lawrence at 317-875-1900.

Lawrence Kiwanis Club meetings – Lawrence Kiwanis meets from 7 to 8 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Fort Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 Lee Rd. The group’s focus is the Lawrence community and children. The club works with the elementary, middle and high school students and participate in most community events. The public is invited to attend a meeting.

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In November 2019 the Fishers Democratic Club formed, POLITICS and in January it held its first meeting, focusing on making an impact on community politics.

Club President Julie Chambers said the organization will work hand-in-hand with the Hamilton Chambers County Democratic Party, offering a local social club chiefly concerned with issues related to Fishers, along with county, state and national-level issues.

“The goal is to develop the party within Fishers, find candidates that want to run, help support candidates that are running and work within the community and (participate in) community service projects,” Chambers said.

Chambers said that at a local level, the Hamilton County Democratic Party gives county residents a way to have communities talk about issues that affect everyone. But members of the Fishers Democratic Club felt the city needed a local presence.

“Our county is so diverse that there really are so many different issues that Carmel is dealing with as opposed to Fishers or northern Hamilton County,” Chambers said.

At the club’s first meeting, members discussed the state of the race in the 5th Congressional District, how to become a state delegate, how to become a member of the club and other housekeeping matters.

The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at Aurelio’s Pizza, 13147 Parkside Dr. on the second Monday of each month. The club’s second meeting will be Feb. 10. Anyone can attend but must be a member to vote on certain matters, such as officers and changes to club bylaws. Membership is $25 annually.

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Geist resident wins racing scholarship

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com In mid-2017, the Navarro family moved to McCordsROAD TO ville from Valparaiso so their children INDY could be closer to their sporting events, which were commonly held in the Indianapolis area. The move was beneficial to 15-year-old Elysiah Navarro, who has been racing gokarts since age 10.

“I started racing when I was about 10 years old in karting, and over the past couple of years (I) made some big changes,” Navarro said. “I started racing more karts at the New Castle Motor Sports Park.

After a couple of years, we moved up classes to bigger tracks and bigger engines and made a couple big accomplishments in 2018.”

Navarro, a freshman at Hamilton Southeastern High School, became involved in the Karts to Cars

program.

“Karts to Cars is for people with little to no racing experience trying to learn how to race cars, so we did a school in November (2019), which is a two-day basic training school getting the fundamentals down, like learning how to brake and control the car while braking, going from karts to cars, unlearning karts and relearning how to drive,” Navarro said.

Navarro then competed in the Lucas Oil School of Racing Karts to Cars Shootout at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, where he placed first. He earned a scholarship and automatic entry for all six races, practices, qualifying races and other benefits for the Road to Indy season.

“This is a school built in for Road to Indy, and Road to Indy consists of three stages, the USF2000, Indy Pro and Indy Lights, and that leads into IndyCar,” Navarro said. “This is the entry into that ladder system,

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DISPATCHES Lawrence Exchange Club – For those looking to get involved in the Lawrence and Geist community and hoping to give back, join the Lawrence Exchange Club.

The club meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the VFW, 10550 Pendleton Pike. The group’s national focus is prevention of child abuse, recognizing servicemen and woman and community service.

Elysiah Navarro plans to compete in IndyCar in the next 5 years. (Submitted photo)

so my goal in the next four to five years’ time is to get to IndyCar.” The first race of the season is April 1 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida.

For more, visit ely-motorsports. constantcontactsites.com/.

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GEIST MONTESSORI ACADEMY CONDUCTS GRAND-OPENING CEREMONY

From left, Lacey Willard, Andrew Cavallaro, Nicholas Wright, Kirby Durham, Uriah Ellis, Cindy Schuler and Logan Bonar cut the ribbon Jan. 31 at the new Geist Montessori Academy, 6058 W. 900 N., McCordsville. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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“We don’t turn anyone away, so The Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 we will grant scholarships to people Lee Rd., will participate in the fourth (based on income) for memberships. annual We did swim lessons for all FUNDRAISER Cycle-achildren at Harrison Hill (Elthon Feb. ementary) for $5 last year,” 29 across Indianapolis’ 12 Murphy said.

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Funds also are used to “We all do it on the same support the organization’s day at the same time,” Assochronic disease programs, ciate Wellness Director Jensuch as the Livestrong at Murphy nifer Murphy said. “We have the YMCA 12-week program five one-hour sessions starting at designated for cancer survivors. The 7:15 a.m., and the last session starts class is free for cancer survivors. at 12:15 p.m.”

Although the fundraiser is deParticipants donate $25 to resigned for people of all fitness serve a stationary bike for a onelevels, those who want to help but hour session and receive a T-shirt. don’t want to ride can participate The money goes to the organizaas a virtual rider. They can donate tion’s annual campaign. Last year, $25 and still receive a T-shirt. For the event raised $360,000. Murphy more or to register, visit indymca. said the goal this year is $350,000. org/cycle.

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Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open during all phases of construction, with two northbound and two southbound lanes open during each phase. There will be closures on side roads with alternate routes always accessible, which will be announced at the time of the closure.

Project: Utility relocation for future 96th Street expansion Location: 96th Street between Lantern and Cumberland roads Expected completion: 96th Street expansion to begin this year, with 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 began Oct. 7, 2019 and is ongoing. Overall project to be completed in fall.

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.

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New legislation affects deductions, exemptions news@currentinfishers.com Hamilton County Auditor Robin Mills is informing county residents on newly enacted laws LAWS that change qualifying limitations for property tax deductions and exemptions.

Senate Enrolled Act 280 will change qualifying limitations to the Over 65, 65 Circuit Breaker and Disabled Veterans Deductions, and increase deduction amounts.

“People hear about legislation being passed all the time and may not truly understand the ramifications and what that legislation means for them,” Mills said. “Senate Enrolled Act 280 is one of those.”

SEA 280 increased the deduction amount for Disabled Veterans Deductions and Over 65 Deductions from $12,480 to $14,000. In addition, the assessed value limitation for the Over 65 Deduction increased from $182,430 to $200,000. The income limitation increased from $25,000 to $30,000 for single tenants and $40,000 for married or joint tenants.

The assessed value limitation for the Over 65 Circuit Breaker Deduction also increased from $160,000 to $200,000. The income limitation remained at $30,000 for single tenants and $40,000 for married or joint

tenants.

The assessed value limitation for Disabled Veterans increased from $175,000 to $200,000.

The new law also adds other qualifying factors for surviving spouses, including if an individual is killed in action, dies while serving on active duty in the military or naval forces or dies while performing inactive duty training in the military or naval forces.

“The Real Property Dept. will run various reports that will include individuals who already have the deductions in place or who had these deductions but were disqualified due to past assessed value limitations,” stated Sadie Eldridge, lead real property deductions deputy. “For everyone who qualifies with the increased assessed value, we will automatically apply the benefits.”

Although benefits should be automatically applied, Eldridge encourages people in those brackets to follow up with the county office after they receive their tax bill in August.

For more about deductions, exemptions and property taxes, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov and click on the “Property & Taxes” icon or call the Real Property Dept. at 317-770-4412.

DISPATCHES Kiwanis of Geist meetings – Those looking to make a difference for the kids in the Geist area are encouraged to attend a Kiwanis at Geist meeting.

The meetings are at 7:45 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Indianapolis Yacht Club, 12900 Fall Creek Rd., McCordsville.

Burch makes dean’s list – Evelyn Burch, Fishers, was named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. Burch is majoring in theatre and performance and is a member of the class of 2022.

League of Women Voters conducts event – The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County will conduct an event at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville, 1 Library Plaza. Presentations will be made on nonpartisan websites available to inform voters. The main speaker will be Bill Moreau, co-founder and president of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, Inc. Moreau operates online as The Indiana Citizen, a nonpartisan, nonprofit platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed, engaged voters.

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Military Academy at West Point. My college experience was far different from the norm. On top of academic coursework, my classmates and I were dealing with the reality that we would likely go to combat shortly following graduation. While at West Point, I was on the cycling team, studied management and spent my summers enrolled in military schools, such as Air Assault and Sapper School.

Q: What do you miss Q: What was your path about high school? post-graduation?

A: I miss interacting with so A: I commissioned as a secmany people from different ond lieutenant in the Army Kroger backgrounds and interests.

Infantry. Prior to being asSince I went to college at the United signed to a line unit in the 10th MounStates Military Academy at West tain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., I was Point and beyond, I’ve realized that required to complete nearly a year most people tend to gravitate toof training, including Infantry Officer ward others of similar backgrounds Training, Airborne School and Ranger and values. While high school stuSchool at Fort Benning, Ga. I was dents certainly tend to hang out in placed in charge of a 30-plus person like-minded circles, I do believe that platoon and deployed to Iraq not too there is something to be said about long thereafter. When I returned from interacting in the classroom, hallIraq, I made some important deciways and cafeteria with a diverse set sions for my career and personal life. of individuals.

I enrolled in the Army Special Forces Qualification Course and got married.

Q: Who has been your most influThe Q course was a grueling twoential teacher throughout school year ordeal, but when it was over, I and why? donned my green beret and moved to A: I took an industrial arts class Fort Campbell, Ky., to lead a Special as a senior in high school taught Forces Operational Detachment Alpha.

by Mike Thompson. He was such an I served with the 5th Special Forces amazing teacher who had a very Group (Airborne) for three years. interactive approach to teaching the After nearly 10 years of active duty, material. He inspired curiosity, wasn’t I had reached a point where I felt as afraid to engage in friendly banter though I had given enough time to with the students and seemed to the Army and made the transition to enjoy learning new concepts from his the civilian workforce. My wife and I students as they experimented with decided to move to Boston in order to different systems and materials. I be around extended family who could frequently reflect on that class and I provide a support network for our admire Mike Thompson for his youthyoung son. Since leaving the military, fulness and inquisitive nature.

I have been on a path of self-discovery and growth.

Q: Can you tell me about your collegiate experiences?

Q: Do you have any advice for A: When I was a junior in high younger students? school, I went to school one mornA: Some of the best and most uning and saw the tragic attacks on expected experiences that I have had the World Trade Center transpiring in life have been the result of doing on the classroom TV. I felt a calling something that seemed daunting or to serve my nation and chose to do hard. So, dream big and go for it. so by applying to the United States

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MSDLT Chief Financial Officer Michael Shreves presents on the school district’s financial health.

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State of the Schools

Lawrence Township superintendent talks financial health, building renovations

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township COVER STORY Supt. Shawn Smith delivered plenty of good news at the Feb. 4 State of the Schools presentation.

He began by showing a video of sentiments from staff, alumni and Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier about the success of Lawrence Township schools. He then talked about the district’s financial health, graduation rates and referendums.

“Over 21,000 people voted in the referendum, and almost 15,000 people said ‘yes,’” Smith said. “We won every single precinct. Every single community said ‘yes’ to our school referendum, and that deserves a big applause.”

The item is a $191 million capital referendum for renovations to 10 of the district’s schools.

“I believe the message we sent is very clear, that we needed to do something for our schools and our students,” Smith said. “It is about the young people. We have to give back to the next generation of young people.

We have to make sure our young-

sters receive a quality education, and facilities and our teachers make a difference.

“Our students need great facilities and resources, and they must have great teachers, and so that investment back into them will make a difference.”

FINANCIAL HEALTH MSDLT’s annual budget is $180 million. It receives $111 million from the state. MSDLT Chief Financial Officer Michael Shreves presented on the district’s financial health and shared numbers such as an approximate $10 million in cash balance and $6.5 million in a rainy day fund. In the past several years, MSDLT has spent $156 million on renovations without a tax increase by managing its debt structure. The district has an A++ bond rating.

“Why is that rating important to us?” Shreves said. “Well, taxpayers just approved our referendum of $191 million. By having A++, our interest rates our lower. That’s our credit score. That means we can put more into the buildings for our kids and pay less for the interest.”

The district’s tax rate is the fourth-lowest in Marion County.

“You’ll hear out in the community

that you should run a school like a business,” Shreves said. “Well, I’ve been on both sides of that. I’ve been on the business side and the school side of that, and I disagree. I say you run it like a school but treat it like a business.”

TEACHER IMPORTANCE Smith stressed the importance of hiring skilled teachers and retaining them.

“We have been able to give our teachers raises six years in a row,” Smith said. “Not every school corporation can say that, and we are really

proud of that.”

The district is one of the largest employers in the township with 2,539 staff members. Seventy percent live in Lawrence Township.

“That’s an incredible number in a big metropolitan area,” Smith said.

Smith also noted the district’s 92.7 percent graduation rate.

“We are moving our graduation rate up, and more and more kids are graduating from high school,” Smith said.

“More and more kids are staying in school and graduating.”

For more, visit ltschools.org.

RENOVATIONS TO COME With the passing of the $191 million capital referendum last fall, Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township will soon begin renovations on 10 buildings: Lawrence North and Lawrence Central high schools, Oaklandon Elementary, Forest Glen Elementary, Brook Park Elementary, Winding Ridge Elementary, Brook Park Early Learning Center, Winding Ridge Early Learning Center, Mary Castle Early Learning Center and Amy Beverland Early Learning

Center.

By July, all 10 sites will be bid out and each will break ground within the next six months. The renovation process will take three to four years.

Outside of the referendum, a new transportation facility soon will be built near Pendleton Pike between 52nd and 56th streets. The current facility at 5850 Thunderbird Rd. has a capacity of 96 buses, and the district houses more than 200 on that site.

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Support Heirbrandt

Commentary by Terry Anker

Editor, I am writing this letter because I was overjoyed to see Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt file for re-election.

I could not imagine Hamilton County today without Mark Heirbrandt. The work he spearheaded over the course of his time serving as commissioner improved the entire county. While commissioner, Mark made major strides in road safety across the county. The Ind. 37 project is now underway, and when finished, will be an incredible value to the community by attracting businesses along the corridor and shortening commute times.

Mark also implemented several cost-saving solutions in the county and had a major impact in increasing transparency at the county level.

David Kinkead President, Sheridan Town Council

It is time to even the score. We cannot let them get by with this!

They need to learn a lesson. Or, so we think. It comes with the human condition that we all gauge our own position in the world by those around us.

Like zebras on the Serengeti, we huddle together, looking for safety in numbers.

How can we Generally, it has provbe in charge en to be a if they aren’t thoughtful strategy. listening?

We have flourished on this blue sphere. Still, we carry within ourselves a need, justifiable or not, to keep the herd together, even if by force, shame or influence.

One might argue a bit of benevolence here. Don’t get too far from the collective or you will be eaten by a lion. But how do we know that our intention to coerce others into staying put isn’t more for us than for them? How can we be in charge if they aren’t listening?

We’ve developed all manner and sort of strategy for keeping our team members in their rightful place, directly behind us. We justify our indignation, exclaiming that we are forced into action by the malfeasance of others. We are just getting even. OK, but even with what? And, do we have a claim for even? Or, is the objective to protect ourselves by knocking down the contrast. Don’t outperform us because it makes us vulnerable. Don’t leave us alone on the plain or the lion will feast.

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

Not a routine morning Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’m annoyed, but maybe you can have a good laugh. My husband Doo came downstairs earlier HUMOR than usual this morning, turned on all the lights and sat at the kitchen counter to go through bills. He even tried talking to me. What the heck? Doesn’t he understand I have a routine, nay, a ritual, that depends on 90 percent darkness, 100 percent silence and absolutely 0 percent other people?

Clearly, he does not, for when I said as much, he scoffed and proceeded to rip open envelopes as loudly as he could, right in front of my angry face.

What a butt!

Incidentally, this was the second such encounter in less than 12 hours.

Last night, when I’d already turned back into a pumpkin and was literally trying to sleep (eyes closed, weighted blanket tucked, sound machine on blast), Doo insisted on a fashion show (yes, a fashion show; he was dying to parade his new birthday clothes

in every possible combination). With his stuff strewn across the room, including the bed, he kept walking in and out, asking, “How do these jeans look?” “Does this shirt wash me out?”

I admit to enjoying his production, but seriously, I just wanted some ZZZs. And complaining to Doo obviously doesn’t work. He’s a classic extrovert who needs dramatic stimulus 24/7 while I require the exact opposite, which is basically anything resembling a float-tank session. It’s an enigma, for sure.

In summary, my perfectly crafted morning and evening routines are being firebombed by a handsome bald guy in a new sweater vest with a dangerous aversion to online bill pay.

It’s OK. Go ahead and laugh.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist.

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Violent nature of TV Commentary by Dick Wolfsie On Sunday nights, we have a tradition in the Wolfsie family. Our son Brett comes over, and HUMOR after dinner we all watch one of the many nature shows on WFYI or the BBC. We are especially captivated by programs narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough, with his mesmerizing voice. The video clips of predatory animals, birds, fish and insects are enthralling.

My wife gets emotionally involved in these shows. The photography vividly captures the incredible beauty and complexity of life. But it also highlights the tremendous competition for food.

“Why do all these animals have to eat each other?” Mary Ellen asked me last week. “Why can’t they all be vegetarians?”

Fair question. In fact, this was the very question Emma Darwin asked her husband Charles when she read his initial draft of “On the Origin of Species.” This put a damper on her hubby’s first attempt at a bestseller.

Last Sunday, hyenas were chasing monkeys. Mary Ellen rooted for the monkeys, of course. When badgers preyed on cute prairie dogs, Mary Ellen covered her eyes, hoping the badgers would fail. Dingoes stalking baby kangaroos? She was screaming, “Hurry, hurry!” to the adorable joeys on the run.

Polar bears were hunting seals in one episode, and Mary Ellen was rooting for the seals, but when she saw clips of the darling polar bear cubs

that hadn’t eaten in weeks, she didn’t know for whom to root.

Mary Ellen was rooting against a lion when it stalked a baby deer for food, but later in the documentary, we saw a hungry cougar swimming in a river after a crocodile. This time, my wife rooted for the feline, especially when the photographers showed the adorable cubs back in her lair, pining for their dinner.

“But what about those cute little crocodile hatchlings?” I goaded her, proud of myself for knowing what a baby croc is called. “Aren’t you rooting for them?”

“Don’t confuse me,” Mary Ellen said.

“I didn’t ask you why you rooted for the Indianapolis Colts all year, and then in the Super Bowl, all of a sudden you rooted for San Francisco.”

“Huh?” There was much to unpack in that analogy, but on some bizarre level, she kind of had a point.

Last Sunday, I suggested we break tradition and watch “The Lion King.”

It was a nice change, because in the film no animal digests another animal.

But in the final scenes, the evil lion Scar was about to be attacked by a clan of hyenas. This was no laughing matter.

Oh, and this time, Mary Ellen was clearly rooting for the hyenas.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Don Farrell has been eager for this collaboration on one of his favorite musicals.

MUSICAL “I am very excited about playing a part in presenting such a great musical as (Stephen) Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ in the Palladium, a venue worthy of such a great work of art that many have called the greatest musical ever written,” Farrell said. “To hear the lush orchestrations by the wonderful Carmel Symphony Orchestra will be marvelous for everyone.

Mr. Sondheim turns 90 years old on March 22, and I can’t think of a better way for Actors Theatre of Indiana and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra to honor and celebrate the genius of such an iconic composer and lyricist than our production.”

ATI and CSO will present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at 8 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

ATI co-founder Farrell played the role of Todd for the first time for ATI in 2016.

“I am thrilled to recreate the role for this amazing co-production,” Farrell said. “I played the role of Anthony Hope twice, the first time in 1991 at Cincinnati Hot Summer Nights with Broadway actress Pamela Myers in the role of Mrs. Lovett, and then again in 1992 for The Springer Opera House in Columbus, Ga.” Fellow ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins also appear in the production.

Farrell said Sondheim musicals are complex and no two works are similar in style or presentation.

“As an actor, I appreciate complex characters, and ‘Sweeney Todd’ is

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“The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963” Upperstage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 1.

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Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald appear in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Sweeney Todd” in 2016. (Submitted photo)

certainly complex,” he said. “Here you have a man who devoutly loves his family, was unjustly exiled for 15 years of hard labor by a corrupt judge wishing to take advantage of his wife and child. Everything was taken away from him. Who can’t relate to the deep hurt, anger, pain and loss and the temptation, the desire to enact revenge on such horrific characters as Judge Turpin and the society he represents? The question is how we deal with that hurt, pain and loss. What decisions do we choose to make and act upon? And truthfully, I believe that everyone wants to root for the underdog, even if Sweeney’s choices might be very unsavory at the very the least.

“I do find the characters that Sondheim chooses to write about and create are very challenging and satisfying to perform. They are not one-dimensional, but neither are human beings, which is why I find them so engaging.”

Fitzgerald plays Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s accomplice in the murders, as she did in 2016.

“She is pretty much the mastermind in all of the killing and the pie filling,” Fitzgerald said. “She is a despicable character right out of the gate. Good thing that she is funny and (provides) comic relief for the production.”

Collins is reprising her role as the Beggar Woman.

“What I like about the role is that it is challenging,” Collins said.

“Sondheim is challenging for any actor, which is why everyone in the business relishes portraying a character in a Sondheim musical. In my opinion, it’s Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece.”

Fitzgerald agrees.

“He is beyond brilliant,” she said.

“As an actor it is so fulfilling to perform anything Sondheim.”

Collins said it’s always a thrill to perform with a full orchestra “The Palladium’s acoustics are wonderful, and it is always a joy to sing there,” Collins said.

CSO Music Director Janna Hymes said a choir will join the orchestra.

For more, visit atistage.org.

Actors Theatre of Indiana, Studio Theater, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: Through Feb. 16. For more, visit atistage.org.

“In the Beginning” Mud Creek Players, Mud Creek Theater, 9740 86th St., Indianapolis: Through Feb. 15. For more, visit mudcreekplayers.org.

“Much Ado About Nothing” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: Through Feb. 22. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

“Once Upon a Time” Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, The Academy of GHDT, Carmel: Through Feb. 23. For more, gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

“American Valentine” Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Feb. 13 to 16.

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“Love is in the Air” Indianapolis Ballet, The Toby at Newfields, Indianapolis: Feb. 14 to 16. For more, visit indyballet.org.

“Beer and Ballet VI” Ballet Theatre of Indiana, The Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum, Indianapolis: 7 p.m. Feb. 14-15. For more, visit btindiana.org.

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song, “Stand By Your Man.” “The inspiration for ‘The Jones Effect’ came from the most unMissy Thompson is eager for expected place,” Thompson said.

Dance Kaleidoscope’s presentation “While traveling last summer, the of “American Valhotel where I was staying DANCE entine” for severcaught fire, and everyone al reasons. had to evacuate. Rather “This Valentine’s Day is than making us spend hours particularly special to me; I outside in the hot sun, we got engaged over the holiwere invited to wait inside days,” she said. “So, I can’t the adjoining casino. Since wait to perform this beautiI’m not a gambler, I spent Thompson ful show and then celebrate the time watching people. with my fiancé afterward with a The juxtaposition of the gamblers glass of champagne in the lobby.” and the machines was fascinating.

Dance Kaleidoscope will present After hours of a seemingly endless four performances of “American cycle of euphoria and despair, the Valentine” Feb. 13-16 at the Indiana driving concept for ‘The Jones EfRepertory Theatre in Indianapolis. fect’ was born.”

An Indianapolis resident, ThompDance Kaleidoscope debuted “Our son choreographed “The Jones America” at the 2019 IndyFringe Effect,” which is part of Act 1 called Festival.

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Two Indianapolis businesses are partnering throughout the month to offer a pairing of CHOCOLATE beer and homemade chocolates.

Bier Brewery, 5133 E. 65th St., and Movable Feast, 5143 E. 65th St., will sell the pairings for $12.50 at each location.

Movable Feast co-owner Kathleen Tracy orders the cacao nibs from Belgium and makes the chocolates herself.

“There are four different types of chocolates, and people will get two of each,” Tracy said.

The chocolates are a salted dark Belgian, an orange dark chocolate, a coffee vanilla dark chocolate and a Belgian dark chocolate peanut. The Bier Brewery pairings for each will be a black Kolsch with the dark chocolate peanut, a margarita seltzer with the salted dark chocolate, a hefeweizen with the orange dark chocolate and an oat stout with the coffee vanilla dark chocolate.

Bier Brewery beers will be paired with Movable Feast homemade chocolates throughout the month. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

The chocolates must be purchased at Bier Brewery to receive the flight of beer pairings, but if purchased at Movable Feast, patrons will have the opportunity to pair the chocolate with wine.

“We wanted to have some fun things in the neighborhood,” Tracy said of the partnership.

For the beer pairings, customers can order other beer for their flight outside of the suggested pairings.

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A tour of the mob museum Commentary by Don Knebel For most Americans, Valentine’s Day is associated with love and romance. An exhibit in TRAVEL an unusual Las Vegas museum remembers an altogether different Valentine’s Day story.

In 2002, the then-mayor of Las Vegas, a lawyer who had previously defended local crime figures, decided that his city needed a museum devoted to organized crime and government efforts to fight it. Despite considerable opposition, his dream was realized in 2012 when the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement opened in a renovated Depression-era federal courthouse on Stewart Street, 6 miles north of the strip. Designed by the person who designed Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the so-called “mob museum” is operated in partnership with the city.

The second floor includes the actual courtroom where Sen. Estes Kefauver held hearings in 1950 and 1951 investigating organized crime in Las Vegas. Photographs and recordings from the hearings recreate the atmosphere of the time. Other exhibits

feature notorious gang figures and those who pursued and prosecuted them. One particularly graphic exhibit includes photographs of the mutilated bodies of men killed in gang wars. Another exhibit includes a replica of an electric chair. The third floor, where the self-guided tour begins, includes the killing wall, reconstructed from the original bricks, from Chicago’s infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. On Feb. 14, 1929, seven members and associates of the North Side Gang were lined up against the wall of a garage in the Lincoln Park area and shot by four men thought to have been members of Al Capone’s crime family. Red circles indicate where the bullets hit the wall. Nearby is a Colt revolver recovered from the massacre. In 2018, a speakeasy called “The Underground” was added in the basement, serving corn alcohol distilled on-site in a recreated pot still.

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

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CITY OF FISHERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VA-20-2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00PM, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 in the Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of a Variance of Use from Section 5.1.5. Permitted Use Table of the City of Fishers Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to allow an pharmacy in a R2 Residential Zoning District.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 10119 Hamilton Hills Lane also known as parcel 14-14-10-00-00-013.000.

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 Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals, 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 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Advisory Plan Commission at 5 PM, Thursday, February 27th, 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 petition PP-19-24, a request for Primary Plat approval for fourteen (14) lots on approximately 13.12 acres.

LOCATION: The Proposal is generally located east of Cyntheanne Park, South of 126th Street, and west of the Piper Glen Subdivision. Located at 16265 E 126th Street and 16283 E 126th Street northeast side of Southeastern Parkway, north of 126th Street. Parcel #(s): 13-12-32-00-00-004.001; 13-12-32-00-00-027.000.

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.

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