February 18, 2019 — Fishers

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STEP BY STEP Fishers woman plans to hike 2,200-mi. Appalachian Trail / P13

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Fishers resident recognized nationally

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com

really don’t plan to ever retire. Retirement and having nothing to do, that’s when (people) can go downhill. I have A Fishers resident has received nafelt that diet, proper rest and mental tional recognition for his long career stimulation are important. I go up to in insurthe health club and do my 3 ACHIEVEMENT ance. miles, look around and don’t Last see anyone my age. I hope month, Wayne McHargue to be doing my 3 miles in 10 received the Albert Nelson more years.”

Marquis Lifetime Achievement McHargue graduated from Award. Presented by Marquis Indiana State University, Who’s Who, the award recogwhere he served as a graduMcHargue nizes individuals nationwide ate assistant to the dean of who have demonstrated leadership, men. He was elected to Blue Key Naexcellence and longevity in their tional Honor Fraternity, Beta Gamma profession.

Sigma national scholastic fraternity, Recipients have their information Gamma Iota Sigma international honpublished annually in the “Marquis or society and Who’s Who in American Who’s Who” book, and the same inforUniversities and Colleges. He also was mation also is published on a website, elected president of Delta Sigma Pi serving as a resource for recruiters professional business administration looking to fill positions. fraternity during its first year on camAt 83, McHargue said he’s not lookpus, when it achieved a perfect score ing for a new job, but said the award in chapter efficiency with the national is a nice capstone to his career in organization. insurance. He said he’s probably the As an alumnus of Indiana State, oldest living employee of American McHargue served as president of the United Life.

Indiana State University Insurance “I started with American United Advisory Council during its first year, Life in 1965 and am still contracted and it raised more than $4 million for with them,” he said. “That’s 54 years. I the insurance program. In 1993, he

endowed a scholarship, and in 1998, he received the School of Business Outstanding Alumni Award.

In the insurance field, McHargue earned two master’s degrees and seven professional designations.

He formerly served as president of the Indiana State and Indianapolis Association of Life Underwriters, the Indiana State Association of Health Underwriters, the Central Indiana Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, NAIFA-Indianapolis, Inc., the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis, the Castleton Sertoma Club, the Phi Kappa Psi Alumni Club and the Delta Sigma Pi Alumni Club.

He was awarded the Hoosier Life Underwriter Award by the Indiana State Association of Life Underwriters.

He also served on the board of the 30,000-member American Society of CLU & ChFC and was awarded its Paul S. Mills and James Erb scholarships.

He is a past qualifying and life member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

McHargue is president of the Persimmon Woods Homeowners Association and serves on the board of the Hamilton Proper Homeowners Association.

County hiring fair returns for third year

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Julie Sanders, Fishers, plans to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail. (Photo by Anna Skinner) Founded Jan. 25, 2011, at Fishers, IN Vol. IX, No. 3 Copyright 2018.

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The Hamilton County Hiring Fair will return for the third consecutive year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March JOBS 5 at Ivy Tech, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville. Last year, the fair drew 300 jobseekers and approximately 75 hiring organizations.

Jobs presented at the fair don’t require college degrees and include entry-level and experienced positions. The minimum annual salary is $27,000, with a few exceptions.

“This year, we do have a few slots for those that don’t meet that $27,000 a year to help maybe college students that need a job or the people who haven’t been working for a while to get them back into the workforce,”

some part-time positions that will be offered to help people get back into the workforce.”

Tours of the Ivy Tech campus will be offered at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for those interested in learning about the school.

The event is free to attend and is free for nonprofits that want to have a booth. Booth cost is $200 for for-profit businesses.

Officer Ashley Williams speaks to job seekers about The deadline to register for the Carmel Police Dept. at a previous job fair. (Submita space is Feb. 28. ted photo) The event is presented by Sheridan Youth Assistance Early Inter- the Hamilton County Youth Assistance vention Advocate Lisa Samuels said.

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FISHERS to Range Line Road Expected Project: Ind. 37 Imcompletion: July provement Project Location: ConstrucWESTFIELD CONSTRUCTION tion began at 126th Project: Westfield Street in August 2019 Boulevard connector and will be followed by 146th, Location: The extension will con131st and 141st streets, ending with nect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and 135th Street.

Shamrock Boulevard with David Expected completion: 2022 Brown Drive. Construction has Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open moved to the south side of Park during all phases of construction, Street. with two northbound and two Expected completion: End of 2020 southbound lanes open during each Project: Monon Trail bridge phase. There will be closures on Location: Monon Trail closed near side roads with alternate routes Ind. 32. always accessible, which will be anExpected completion: The project nounced at the time of the closure. has been extended to last until Project: Utility relocation for future spring 96th Street expansion Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: 96th Street between LanLocation: The parking lot west of tern and Cumberland roads Union Street and south of Main Expected completion: 96th Street Street expansion to begin this year, with Expected completion: The gravel utility work expected for the next parking lot on the east end of Park several months Street is permanently closed as the Project: Downtown infrastructure Grand Junction Plaza is moving into improvement the construction phase. Parking is Location: The intersection of Moravailable on the west end of Park gan Drive and Lantern Road closed Street.

Feb. 10. Access to Fishers ElemenProject: Natalie Wheeler Trail tary will be available from 106th Location: On Union Street between Street. Lantern Road is closed to Mill and Jersey streets. through traffic, beginning south Expected completion: Closed of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe during construction of the Grand Boulevard.

Junction Plaza, estimated compleExpected completion: The closure tion in 2021. is expected to last approximately ZIONSVILLE two weeks. The entire project is Project: Sycamore Street bridge expected to be complete in the fall. reconstruction Detour: Lantern Road access open Location: Sycamore Street Bridge from the north for local traffic and in Zionsville will be closed as the Fishers Elementary School but will road bridge deck and bridge railing be closed between 116th Street and systems are reconstructed and new Fishers Pointe Boulevard. Use Fishdecorative lighting is installed. ers Pointe Boulevard for detour.

Expected completion: Aug. 21 CARMEL Detour: Utilize U.S. 421/Michigan Project: Extension of Lowes Way Road, 106th Street and Main Street.

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As modern medicine helps people live longer and catch certain conditions earlier, HEART HEALTH cardiologists are diagnosing a wider range of problems in a larger pool of patients.

But those same advances are helping physicians provide treatment in a much less invasive way.

At IU Health North in Carmel, doctors Lambert are using cardiac-specific MRI and CT scans and ultrasounds with 3-D capability to look inside the heart without surgery, according to Nathan Lambert, director of cardiology for IU Health North, Saxony and Tipton hospitals.

Other new technologies also are helping make treatment less painful for patients, he said, and some procedures that once required a trip to the operating room can now be done in a cardiac catherization lab.

“Everything is becoming less invasive, and we are focusing more on being proactive in preventing heart disease,” Lambert said. “For example, there is still a role for bypass surgery for heart and vascular blockages, but we can treat many of these blockages with balloons and stents, including in the heart and in the legs, which is much less invasive than open surgery.”

As treatments evolve, traditional methods remain key in preventing heart disease in the first place.

“Know the common risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and family history,” Lambert said. “Do not be in denial about your own risk.”

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Ruckelshaus seeking second term in District 30

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lature – the Indiana Youth Service Program – designed to help high schoolers more easily decide what Rounding out his first term reprethey want to pursue for a career. senting residents in parts of Hamilton The program would place students and Marion in a summer program that POLITICS counties, John exposes them to working Ruckelshaus environments. isn’t ready to quit.

Ruckelshaus graduated Since last summer, Ruckfrom Pike High School and elshaus, a Republican, has Indiana University, where he been knocking on doors in studied political science and his bid to serve another four history. He is the director of Ruckelshaus years as the state’s District business development at Van 30 senator. The district covers parts Ausdall and Farrar and is a consultant of Carmel and Fishers. for American Health and Wellness.

“I’m excited about the next chapPolitically, he served in the Indiana ter,” Ruckelshaus said. “I want to House of Representatives from 1990 continue efforts for the foundation to 1992 and was deputy commissioner we’ve laid for driving down health for the Indiana Dept. of Workforce care costs to Hoosiers, advancing Development under former Gov. Mitch workforce development issues and Daniels. helping out people with intellectual Ruckelshaus lives in Indianapolis and physical disabilities.” with his wife, Mary. They have three Ruckelshaus said he is overseeing children, Drew, 31, Maggie, 30, and a project going through the legisJay, 27.

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The team, made up of 26 eighth-graders, won its fourth consecutive state middle school title in December 2019. The team will head to the Eighth Annual We the People National Invitational May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. The team is attempting to raise $50,000 for the trip.

“We have that standard that is set for us before everyone who has

gone to nationals before us,” team member Maddy Collier said. “Most of our team is just excited we made it to nationals. Once we get there, we’ll worry about the standard that is set.

We’re going to do our best, but I think we’re just all excited we’re going to nationals.”

Collier said teachers Michael Fassold and Tony Sturgeon have the team well-prepared.

“Right now, we are just learning about the foundation of our country and major historical events in our country,” Alexander said.

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Graduate profile: Erin Watson

By Desiree Williams news@currentinfishers.com Erin (Weisenbach) Watson is a 2013 graduate of Fishers EDUCATION High School. She lives in Annapolis, Md., where she works for IntegraCare senior living communities.

really listen to us as high school students. Randy Wheeler was my weights class teacher. He was so encouraging during my senior soccer season when I was out for an ACL tear. He pushed me to focus during recovery to come back and finish strong for track.

Q: Can you tell me about your collegiate experience?

Q: What was your favorite A: I graduated from Indiana subject in high school and University in 2016 with a bachwhy? elor of science in health care A: Etymology. It really helped management and policy and a with AP classes, the SATs and minor in psychology. I attendcollege classes later on. There ed CRU, led Bible studies and Watson are some things you learn in was in a fitness group called high school and think, “Will I CHAARG. I was a waitress at ever need to know this?” Etymology is Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream in Bloom100 percent applicable to everyday life. ington. I also studied abroad in London and Barcelona for six weeks the sumQ: Who was your most influential mer before my senior year. teacher and why?

A: Shawn Crull taught my Computer Q: Why did you choose that major?

Applications and Intro to Marketing A: I wanted to work in health care class. He was such a positive influence but didn’t have the stomach for handsas a teacher. He was always willing to on care. All of my grandparents lived in

either assisted living or memory care, so that held a special place in my heart.

When I studied health administration at IU, I chose to focus on internships in long-term care. I knew that was the field for me.

Q: What was your path post-graduation?

A: I worked for Miller’s Health Systems and received my license to be a skilled nursing administrator. Then, I ended up moving to Maryland to be closer to my boyfriend, now husband.

I worked as an associate sales rep for Medline Industries in their post-acute division. I now have a new role as a sales and marketing director for a new assisted-living (facility) opening in Annapolis.

Q: Do you have any advice for younger students?

A: It can be tough in high school to find the right balance, but take as many AP classes as you can. It is well worth it. If you have the chance to

study abroad in college, do it. There will never be another time in your life where you could go out of the country for an extended period of time to solely be immersed in the culture.

I never, ever, thought I would end up living in Maryland, 600 miles away from home. Enjoy your time at home with your parents, family and friends. Don’t take them for granted.

DISPATCH F.C. Tucker stats – In January 2020, the Fishers market took a turn in favor of home buyers.

According to F.C. Tucker Company, Fishers home prices decreased by 11.5 percent compared to January 2019 – to an average sale price of $293,963. The average price per square foot for Fishers homes also decreased by 3.3 percent, to $122.48. Homes spent an average of 43 days on the market, selling 6.5 percent faster than this time last year.

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Man helps start state’s 1st local Special Forces chapter

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Westfield resident Jeremy Miller is ensuring that resources are available for Special Forces acMILITARY tive duty military and veterans by establishing an Indiana chapter of the Special Forces Association.

Special Forces Association Chapter 500, named after the Indianapolis 500, is the state’s first chapter for the national organization.

“The association itself is a veteran nonprofit out of North Carolina, and we are a chapter of it. In Indiana, there has never been a chapter for the Special Forces soldiers and their families when they come off active duty, and there is some support for the guys on active duty and in the (U.S. Army National) Guard,” said Miller, a Special Forces veteran. “In the Special Forces, 1 percent of the military is in that genre, actually less than 1 percent. So, these guys are often being

Jeremy Miller, left, is a Special Forces veteran who recently launched Special Forces Association Chapter 500 for Indiana Special Forces active duty soldiers and veterans.

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called to go into areas that are not as secure as (where) other typical military forces would go. Special Forces soldiers were the first soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11.”

The association provides support for veterans and their families. There are auxiliary positions for spouses and others to assist as well.

“Some guys that come back, they’ve got (post-traumatic stress disorder), and we can help them get help or give them that sense of community again,” Miller said.

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Throughout her life, Fishers resident Julie COVER STORY Sanders, 28, has spent lots of time outdoors. Growing up, she frequently hiked with her dad and now, as an adult, she is a registration and guest services employee for a resort company. As a result, she has spent several months living in national parks.

Now, she’s going to try to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.

She plans to begin next month in Georgia and finish in Maine by early September.

“I guess I got into backpacking originally as a kid,” Sanders said.

“My dad (Jerry Sanders) is a big outdoorsman, so he took me on my first backpacking trip, a small one, when I was 12 or 13, so that instilled my love for nature.”

Sanders has always enjoyed nature, and her appreciation for it has grown in the past year as an employee in the National Park System.

“I’ve lived in the national parks for the past year or so, and working and living in the national parks, getting

to do that makes me fall in love with nature,” she said.

Sanders works for a resort company that provides lodging and concessions at national parks. She spends seasons living in parks where she works. She has lived in Big Bend National Park and in the north rim area of the Grand Canyon.

“There is employee housing inside the national parks that the general public doesn’t know about and doesn’t see,” Sanders said. “I just lived in this little community of employees, and I worked at registration and guest services for both Big Ben and the Grand Canyon. It’s really an awesome, tight-knit community. You live and work with the same people and you have an entire national park in your backyard to go explore in your free time.

“It allowed me to have an appreciation for nature, to let that be, let nature inspire you and let nature give you energy along the way.”

Sanders plans to return to work in the National Park System after she completes the Appalachain Trail hike.

CONQUERING THE APPALACHIAN In 2017, Sanders decided 2020 was going to be the year to attempt the

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“It’s been in the back of my mind since I was a little kid, and a couple years ago I decided to shoot for 2020, and it’s here,” she said.

When Sanders was a child, her family took a vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains, and she and her dad went on a day hike on a small piece of the Appalachian Trail.

“I have a distinct memory of Dad telling me some people take a couple

months and walk all the way from Georgie to Maine, and I remember being a little kid and being so blown away someone actually does that,” Sanders said. “I remember thinking I want to do that when I get older.

“He’s very excited for me. He’s living vicariously through me and is going to come out two or three times this summer while I’m on the trail and do a couple days with me.”

PREPARING FOR THE HIKE During Julie Sanders’ Appalachian Trail hike, she plans to average 15 miles per day.

“I’m going to have some zero days and days where I hike way more than that,” she said.

The trail is roughly 2,200 miles long. To prepare, she plans to keep in shape and use correct gear.

“The last few days, I bought about three pairs of my shoes, and now I’m working on getting those shoes broken in so I don’t have to start with a fresh new pair of shoes,” she said. “I’m using this time right now to really prepare. For me, it’s more

logistical preparation than a physical preparation right now.”

She expects weather will be her her biggest challenge.

“The first four or five weeks, I’m expecting snow, and being at such a high elevation, even though it’s down in Georgia, there’s a lot of snow,” she said.

Her previous longest hike was a two-night, three-day, 40-mile hike.

“I have not done a lot of very distanced backpacking with extended days, but I’m ready to get out there and to learn what it’s like to have life on the trail,” she said.

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Tunnel vs. bridge

Commentary by Terry Anker

Editor, I am concerned about the proposed tunnel under 116th Street as part of the trail system on the old Nickel Plate Railway line.

My first concern is the cost differential between constructing a tunnel versus a bridge over 116th Street. I have lived in different parts of the country before moving to Fishers. In the other cities, there are walking bridges over busy streets. I would like to know if a cost-benefit analysis was performed comparing the difference in the tunnel versus a walking bridge.

An advantage to a bridge is the ability to showcase the new walking and biking trail through the use of local artisans to create an eye-catching design focusing on the downtown area.

Ralph Mills, Fishers

Famed American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a 1932 essay, “My Lost City,” that “I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives, but there was certainly to be a second act to New York’s boom days.”

The line exposed the resilience of the great city following a period of poor decisions and adverse externalities. Fitzgerald’s novels, including the literary classic “The Great Gatsby,” often wrestled with the notion of redemption. Unlike Gatsby, New York would rise again.

Recently, pundits have debated the entry of one-time political highflier Carl Brizzi into an already crowded local congressional primary battle (note, Brizzi, former Marion County prosecutor, is a reader and well-known to this columnist). To some, his peccadillos, while arguably unsubstantiated, have come to cause doubt in his prudence. Examination is warranted.

Still, are we best defined by what we have been? Or better, should we be measured by what we have the potential to become? Divorced?

Failed business? Less than stellar fourth-grade student? When, if ever, are we fully defined? When can we no longer expect the dawn to follow the night? In a world of ubiquitous social media spouting, do our failures become indelible stains on our lives? Or, are they simply the hardship that frames and molds us along the way? How are we judged as a human in full?

The voters will decide if Brizzi gets a second act. But, who decides about us?

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

Most unwonderful time of the year

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

February ... am I right? As I was contemplating my weekly missive this morning, on the way to a HUMOR dance competition, mind you, it occurred to me that I’m not a huge fan of this month.

Dreary weather, no sunshine, and the lamest holiday of the year, Valentine’s Day. Seriously, Valentine’s Day ranks about 74th on my list of celebratory dates, right between Mammogram Awareness and the Ides of March. If I want an excuse to eat sea salt caramel hearts, I’ll just pretend I’m having a low-sodium moment and be done.

No excruciating card-buying experience necessary.

Anyway, while these depressing thoughts are circulating, I glanced at my teenage daughter, who was simultaneously applying fake eyelashes and sneering. She was operating on 5 hours of sleep and no caffeine and was frustrated that I was making her wear a seat belt. The horror! I’m Mom-

mie Dearest, apparently. Her attitude did not improve my take on February.

Naturally, then, I missed my exit, like I do every time I drive to this particular venue. You would think that after probably 18 trips during the last few years, I would know to head east on I-70 and not west. Even worse, Barb, my Google Maps voice, totally judged me afterward: “Recalculating route, you idiot!” Ugh. February — this is all your fault!

Yes, you bring Black History Month and great college basketball and a three-day weekend for some, but you are simply too cold and dark and boring, even during a leap year. And you turn my children into brats and impair brain functioning. No, February, I am not a fan.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist.

You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

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Hide and (continually) seek Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Last weekend, some friends called at the last minute to ask if they could drop by. Panic set in.

HUMOR We had a lot of areas to straighten up.

Of course, no matter how successful we were at making order out of the chaos, the first thing my wife would say when our friends arrived was the obligatory, “I’m so sorry the place is such a mess.”

The clock was running. Guests were on the way. That’s when the old toaster was taken off the counter and stuffed in the kitchen pantry. The cat’s scratching post was rolled under a bed. The kitty litter was placed on the cellar steps. I even put the cat in the storage room because she snarls at strangers. The ugly basket with all the TV remotes that sat on the coffee table was hidden behind a chair.

The guest bathroom was sufficiently clean, but there was a chance someone might want to use my bathroom (yes, I have my own bathroom; that’s why we have been happily married for 40 years).

“Hide everything,” Mary Ellen said.

“Your bathroom is a disgrace.”

I grabbed all my medications off the counter, my electric toothbrush, the Norelco shaver, a gallon-size bottle of minty-blue mouthwash, two combs and three hairbrushes and hid them in the … well, I put them under the …

behind the …I had no clue where they were. I should have kept track.

Our dining room table had become the depository for bills and assorted important papers. My wife has always been concerned about leaving material like this out in plain sight. She thinks it all should be secured in a place where no one can find it. Well, mission accomplished.

When our friends left, it was time for us to find everything. And quick. I was sure the cat had to pee and was anxious to scratch her post. I wanted to watch TV and Mary Ellen wanted to pay some bills. We spent most of the next morning looking for stuff we had squirreled away. We didn’t find everything, but I did locate the huge pile of instruction manuals for all our new appliances in the back of the laundry closet. I hid those two years ago before our housewarming party.

So, that’s where they’ve been?

The next morning, I couldn’t brush my teeth, comb my hair or take my Lipitor. Fortunately, when I got in the shower, I found all the items from my countertop piled up in the back end of the tub. I know that eventually everything else will show up, too. Mary Ellen really misses the cat.

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Smith takes on physical role in CCP’s ‘Lend Me a Tenor’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Some might consider this to be Tom Smith’s fourth act.

The Westfield resCOMEDY ident was an English teacher at several central Indiana school districts, followed by a 23-year career as an FBI agent in the Minneapolis, New York and Indianapolis field offices. After retiring in 2006, Smith served on the Westfield City Council.

Smith, 70, then began acting four years ago and performs as much as possible.

“I’m trying to catch up for lost time,” he said.

Smith will be in his biggest role yet in Carmel Community Players’ production of “Lend Me a Tenor” Feb. 27 to March 8 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

“This is a challenge for me, not only because there is a lot of lines but there is a lot of running around, and I’m not a young man,” Smith said. “It’s a physical show. It’s a lot of work to get ready for, but it’s going to be hilarious.”

Smith plays Saunders, the manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Co., in the farce by Ken Ludwig. Smith said he had no reservations about taking the part. “(Director Susan Rardin) offered it to me and I jumped at it,” he said.

“It’s the most energetic farce I’ve ever been in. I love the cast.”

Smith said he auditions for roles he believes he has a shot at getting.

“I’m a little old for the part but it fit me pretty well,” he said.

Smith said his daughter, Jessica, from Chicago, and son, Tom, an Indianapolis police officer, will attend the show because he has a large part.

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“Murder for Two” 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.

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From left, Tom Smith, Caity Withers and Tyler Marx perform in “Lend Me a Tenor.”

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Carmel resident J.D. Walls plays Tito, or Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation.

“I’ve been in Ken Ludwig’s ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Civic Theatre,” Walls said. “I’ve always wanted to do this show, so when I saw they were doing it, I was first in line to audition.”

The production is Walls’ first with CCP. He planned to audition for Saunders, but Rardin wanted him to audition for Tito.

“It’s a great part and a lot of fun,” Walls said. “It’s a farce, so there is a lot of physical comedy and a lot of timing. It’s outrageousness and misdirection.”

Walls said he had never worked with Rardin or any of the cast before, but everyone has been fantastic.

“I think this will be a big crowd-pleaser as far as a show,” he said.

Caity Withers, who lives in Speedway, plays the female lead of Maggie.

“Every single character gets to do something fun and funny,” Withers said. “Maggie is fun because she is hopeful and earnest, but she is definitely someone used to getting her way. If she doesn’t get her way, she will go to great lengths to make sure she does get her way.”

Withers, from Anderson, did theater when she was younger and then picked it back up a few years ago.

“I saw this show a few years ago and thought it was hilarious, so when I saw the audition notice, I knew I wanted to try out,” she said.

Tyler Marx, Anderson, is performing in his second CCP production.

He played in “The Failure to Zig-Zag,” which Rardin directed in the summer of 2019 “This is my first farce, but I like it so far,” said Marx, who plays Max. “It’s high energy and a lot of fun. The challenge is having all your actions synched up with the other actors.”

Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 3 p.m. Feb. 23. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org “Sweeney Todd” Actors Theatre of Indiana, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 8 p.m. Feb. 21-22. For more, visit atistage.org.

“The Cat in the Hat” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts: Feb. 25 to March 5. 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. 15-16.

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“Love is in the Air” Indianapolis Ballet, The Toby at Newfields, Indianapolis: Feb. 15-16. For more, visit indyballet.org.

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Indianapolis was opening, so I tried that out, and the moment I walked in, it just clicked. The moment I walked Carlos Salazar didn’t aspire to be in that door I knew I was in the right a chef. Accounting was his first amspot.” bition. But now, Ten years later, Salazar is DINING he owns one of giving his own restaurant three restaua try with Lil Dumplings. He rants that recently opened at was raised in Westfield and Fishers Test Kitchen, 9713 Dislives in Fishers. trict North Dr., Suite 1210.

“I love the northside, but I Salazar’s restaurant is don’t eat on the northside,” called Lil Dumplings.

Salazar said. “I’ve always Salazar “I have never thought I wanted to open up a spot on was going to be a chef or a cook of the northside because this is where any sort,” Salazar said. “When I was I’m at. There’s a lot of franchise and young, I always watched my dad fast food (restaurants), and it’s food cooking, and I figured it was our culwe have to eat, but for me, I wanted ture being a Filipino. We cook a lot for to open something up, and Lil Dumpfamily and friends.” lings is a start. It’s my foot in the Salazar initially studied accounting door.” in college, but after a year or so, he The restaurant’s name is a nod to had a conversation with his then-best his children. friend, who is now his wife.

“I have two kids, a boy and a girl, “I told her I don’t know if I see and I call them little dumplings,” he myself happy in a cubicle for the said. “It’s just what I’ve always called rest of my life, and she said, ‘Why them from the beginning.” don’t you go to culinary school? You Lil Dumplings will feature internaalways cook for us, and everything tional street food with items such as you make is amazing. It just seems the Okonomiyaki Smashburger, falafel effortless for you to cook,’” Salazar and lobster corn dog fritters, among said. “I looked into it (and found) out other selections. For the full menu, the chefs’ academy in downtown visit fisherstestkitchen.com.

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Heartland films earn Oscars — Films featured at the 28th Heartland International Film Festival in October 2019 in Indianapolis made history Feb. 9 at the 92nd Academy Award. Bong JoonHo’s “Parasite” (NEON) became the first Best International Feature Film catego-

ry winner to also win Best Picture, and was the first South Korean film to win in any of the categories in addition to Achievement in Directing and Original Screenplay. Writer/Director Taika Waititi also made history as the first Indigenous director to win an Academy Award for “Jojo Rabbit” (Searchlight Pictures) in the Adapted Screenplay category. HIFF Centerpiece title “Marriage Story” earned Netflix its first acting honor as Laura Dern won for Actress in a Supporting Role.Heartland Film will present an encore screening of “Parasite” as part of its “Best of the Fest” four-film mini-fest at The Historic Artcraft Theater in Franklin at 7:30 p.m.

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Todd” as a “We had a couple of meetyoungster. ings, and they (ATI co-found“What is so tremendous is, ers) kept going back to ‘Sweethis is not only a great acting ney Todd,’ and, of course, I show, but the music is incredwas delighted,” Hymes said. ible,” Hymes said. “I saw the “That’s the show we ended up Hymes original (Stephen) Sondheim picking. They’re terrific perversion on Broadway with Len Cariou formers. They have great energy and and Angela Lansbury. My parents great voices.” thought the story content might Hymes said she hopes the show scare me, so they were reluctant to will lead to more collaborative get me tickets, but they did. It didn’t productions. (scare me). It remained my whole life “We want that to be the norm,” my favorite show. I couldn’t believe Hymes said. “We are looking to do how beautiful the music was. I liked something with some of the other how dark and funny the story was. resident companies as well. That’s “I always compare every show. I something I’d like to see happen.” really love it so much.”

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Where’s Amy attends Gregory Hancock’s twist on fairy tales From left, Luke Holloway (Fishers), Debbie Holloway (Fishers), Avery Holloway (Fishers), Terry Holloway (Fishers) came to support GHDT dancer Audrey Holloway (Fishers) at Gregory Hancock’s Feb. 9 “Once Upon A Time” fundraiser performance at the GHDT studio in Carmel. The show runs weekends through Feb. 23. Be sure to save the date for “Exodus” coming to The Tarkington April 3-5. Where’s Amy can’t wait to see you there.

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the area, maybe an aunt or an uncle, to see a niece or nephew sing that they may not normally be able to.

For the second consecutive year, “Or, grandparents down in Florida the Indianapolis Children’s Choir is or somewhere can see a grandchild combining sing, so it’s a great opporFUNDRAISER singing tunity for the community and fundoutside of Indianapolis to be raising with a marathon event involved.” that can reach audiences A fundraiser for the ICC, the right in their living rooms – or Sing-A-Thon features singers wherever they have a comin grades K through 12 who puter screen. will perform, by age group, in Pedde Beginning at 10 a.m. Feb. increments of approximately 22, the ICC will conduct its second one-hour. Many of the singers have Sing-A-Thon, a 12-hour performance formed fundraising teams to solicit showcasing more than 1,000 agepledges. The public also can donate group singers at Butler University’s and is invited to form fundraising Shelton Auditorium. The show also teams. will be livestreamed via the ICC’s webLast year’s inaugural Sing-A-Thon site and Facebook page. raised $26,000 for ICC programs and “Someone who maybe doesn’t outreach initiatives. This year’s goal know a lot about us has an opportuni- is $35,000. ty to learn a little bit more about us,” “It’s a great way for our choirs to said ICC Artistic Director Josh Pedde, a get involved in fundraising for the Carmel resident. “It’s also a great way Children’s Choir,” Pedde said. for family members who are not in For more, visit icchoir.org.

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It offers great pizza options to pair with its wines. Typically, pizzas can be ordered with cheese, pepperoni, sausage, olive, onion or mushrooms, but there also are specialty pizzas, depending on the season. I sampled a pepperoni, olive and onion pizza, a sausage and mushroom pizza, a straw-

The Screaming Goat is a specialty pizza that is not always available. It’s topped with goat cheese crumbles, fig preserves, bacon and onion on a flatbread crust. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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History of the onceincomparable palace Commentary by Don Knebel Just south of the famous central square in Marrakech, Morocco, are the ruins of El Badi, perhaps TRAVEL once the world’s most spectacular palace.

In 1578, Ahmad al-Mansur, a member of the Saadi dynasty that had ruled Morocco since 1549, became ruler after his brother, the sultan, died in a victorious battle against the Portuguese, who had sought to bring Christianity to Morocco. The Portuguese were forced to pay enormous sums to al-Mansur to ransom their many important prisoners taken in what became known as the Battle of the Three Kings.

Al-Mansur used the money to begin building a magnificent palace in Marrakech, his capital. The palace became known in Arabic as El Badi, “The Incomparable.” The El Badi palace, which took 25 years to complete, lived up to its name. Modeled on the Alhambra in Granada, the palace contained 360 rooms, a massive courtyard and a reflecting pool 300 feet by 60 feet. It included stables for the sultan’s horses and dungeons for his prisoners. The palace was adorned with marble from Italy, gold from Sudan and jade from China. Al-Mansur used the palace to host lavish receptions for ambassadors from Spain,

Ruins of El Badi Palace in Marrakech, Morocco. (Photo by Don Knebel)

England and the Ottoman Empire, displaying Moroccan power.

When al-Mansur died in 1603, the Saadi dynasty began a period of decline and lost power entirely to the Alaouites in 1649. Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif, an Alaouite sultan who began his reign in 1672, moved the Moroccan capital from Marrakech to Meknes and spent 10 years destroying the El Badi palace, both to use its materials in his own palace and to destroy vestiges of the Saadis. Today, only remnants of El Badi remain, but it is an important destination for visitors to Marrakech, who can imagine the scale and grandeur of the once-incomparable palace.

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

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING ON PROPOSED CUMULATIVE CAPITAL FUND FOR THE CITY OF FISHERS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the Common Council of the City of Fishers will consider at City Hall One Municipal Drive Fishers, Indiana 46038 at 7:00 o’clock pm on Monday, March 23, 2020, the establishment of a Cumulative Capital Development Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code section 36-915.5 for all applicable uses stated therein.

The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.05 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2021. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposal for establishment of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund is subject to approval by the Department of Local Government Finance.

Within 30 days after the date of the adoption of the cumulative fund by the City of Fishers Common Council, the Common Council will publish a Notice of Adoption. Upon publication of the Notice of Adoption, fifty (50) or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption setting forth their objections to the proposed fund.

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Time to get over it Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt We have at least a handful of grammar rules that mostly reflect antiquated guidelines written by a long-dead GRAMMAR GUY person.

One contentious rule that has changed (or at least delved into at least a dozen shades of gray) in the past decade is the usage of “more than” and “over.” I contend that the argument between “more than” and “over” isn’t a clash of rules, but merely a difference in styles. According to the old “rule,” use “more than” when you’re talking about numbers: “I watched more than 15 episodes of ‘The Good Place’ in one sitting.” By the same “rule,” the following sentence would be considered incorrect: “I watched over 15 episodes of ‘The Good Place’ in one sitting.”

Even if you adhere to this long-standing guideline of grammar style, do you know why? William

Cullen Bryant, a 19th-century poet and the editor of the New York Evening Post, declared that this usage was his preferred style. Based on his editorial clout, other style and usage guides followed suit, including the AP Stylebook — until 2014.

When the good people who decide on the style guidelines for the AP Stylebook abandoned this rule, editors started an electronic Twitter riot with their outrage. This style change reflected an already popular usage in culture. While I’m sure editors across the U.S. still twitch when they see “over” and “more than” used interchangeably, I appreciate the relaxing of this rule, which was basically someone’s glorified preference from over 100 years ago.

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

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