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Garden behind Carmel’s City Hall to expand to Carmel Drive

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A major expansion is coming soon to the Kawachinagano Japanese garden behind Carmel City Hall.

CITY NEWS The garden will more than triple in size to extend south to Carmel Drive. The existing pond area will be expanded and surrounded with green space and Chinese-inspired structures. The new pond will include an island, a Chinese bridge and a boardwalk overlook.

Much of the funding for the $17 million project comes from the 2016 stormwater bond, with Clay Township providing $3 million through its impact program. Included in the cost is nearly $10.8 million to purchase four buildings directly to the south of the existing pond to make way for the expansion.

Demolition of the buildings is expected to begin within a month, with substantial completion of the project expected by the end of the year. City Engineer Jeremy Kashman said some of the landscaping may not be complete until spring 2022.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said the project will provide additional space for water retention in a rapidly developing area while meeting a need for more open space.

“It has a utilitarian purpose, but as well we want to create a place of beauty the public can enjoy,” he said.

The expanded garden will include a Chinese bridge.

The Japanese garden debuted in 2009 as Carmel and Kawachinagano, its sister city in Japan, celebrated 15 years of friendship. The garden includes a Sukiya gate assembled by craftsmen who traveled from Japan to install it using traditional Japanese construction methods. The garden also includes a path, sculptures, benches and tree groupings.

The expansion gives a nod to Xiangyang, Carmel’s pending sister city in China. A delegation from Xiangyang visited Carmel in 2012 and signed an intention statement to become sister cities, but the relationship will not be formalized until a delegation from Carmel visits Xiangyang to sign the agreement.

Brainard was among a group of Midwest mayors to visit China in November 2019 as part of the U.S. Heartland Mayors Delegation Visit to China, but the itinerary did not include Xiangyang.

City council leadership — The Carmel City Council has selected its leaders for 2021.

Sue Finkam will serve as president and Kevin “Woody” Rider will serve as vice president.

Jeff Worrell will chair the finance committee, Finkam and Rider will chair the land use committee.

Worrell will serve as parliamentarian, with Rider serving as chaplain. The council meets the first and third Monday of each month.

Rider Learn more at carmel. in.gov/our-government/city-council.

Attorney general appointments — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has selected Carmel residents Michael Chopp as human resources director and Mike Ward as director of investigations for the office of the attorney general.

Chopp served as director of human resources for 12 years at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General under Greg Zoeller and Steve Carter before moving to the private sector in 2016. Ward worked as director of special investigations at the Office of the Attorney General for more than three decades.

County administrator recognized — The Indiana Association of County Commissioners has selected Hamilton County Director of Administration Dan Stevens as its 2020 Outstanding Supportive County Administrator of the Year.

Stevens has served in Stevens many capacities with Hamilton County, including as Hamilton County sheriff for eight years and director of administration for the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners for the past 14 years.

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Smoothie cafe, bakery coming to west Carmel

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A new retail center planned for west Carmel might feel slightly reminiscent of The Yard, a culinary and DEVELOPMENT entertainment development in Fishers.

The Avenue at Bennett Farm is set to welcome Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Rise’n Roll Bakery, two tenants at The Yard that have already signed leases to expand their presence in the Indianapolis area. Two other Yard tenants have signed letters of intent, according to Joe Farr, founder of Carmel-based JDF Development, which is developing the project.

Farr declined to name a third coffee-related business that has signed a letter of intent, but he described it as a “very exciting Carmel-based brand that’s on the verge of a big expansion.”

The Carmel Plan Commission on Jan. 19 reviewed plans for the Avenue at Bennett Farm and sent the matter to its commercial committee, which will have final voting authority on the project. The committee next meets on Feb. 2.

The Avenue at Bennett Farm is proposed to have an 11,000-square-foot building with six tenants and a single-tenant 2,000-square-foot building on 2 acres on the southwest corner of Michigan Road and Bennett Parkway.

Farr said it’s not a coincidence that so many of the expected tenants have locations at The Yard, as they have proven to be a good fit operating near each other.

“It is absolutely the case where several of the tenants at The Yard saw a need to be in Zionsville, west Carmel in addition to The Yard because of similar demographics and a good distance between them geographically,” Farr said.

Pending approvals from Carmel’s plan commission and board of zoning appeals, construction on the buildings is expected to begin this spring and be complete by fall, with most tenants opening in early 2022.

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The Carmel City Council is considering $40 million in bonds to cover the cost of expanding the police headquarters building and potential other projects if leftover funds remain. (Rendering courtesy of Studio M Architecture & Planning)

Councilors questions amount of bonds for police HQ expansion

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has asked for $40 million in bonds to fund an expansion of the police headquarters CITY NEWS and other projects, but some city councilors are wondering if that amount is too high.

The council is considering a $32 million lease bond to cover the building expansion and an $8 million local income tax general obligation bond to cover a small part of the cost and provide a cushion that — if leftover funds remain — could be used for other unidentified projects.

At a Jan. 21 meeting of the council’s finance committee, architect Dan Moriarity of Studio M Architecture & Planning said the project is estimated to cost $34.6 million, with $18.4 million for new construction and $2.8 million for remodeling of the existing building. Other project costs include a 10 percent contingency, furniture for the new building, land acquisition and projected inflation.

The estimate also includes $1.8 million to move the city’s IT department, which is currently housed in multiple locations in Carmel, to Clay Township’s Hensel Government Center on College Avenue. TriCo Regional Sewer Utility recently vacated the space.

Brainard said he isn’t sure the city will end up moving its IT department, but if it does, several options are being considered that range in cost up to $3.5 million. Committee chair Jeff Worrell asked the mayor

to take a closer look at the potential move and return with a more solid plan and cost estimate.

When asked why two bonds are being proposed, public finance attorney Bruce Donaldson told the committee that the lease bond would only cover the police expansion project, so a different type of bond is needed if it could end up funding other types of projects.

City councilor Tim Hannon said he supports bonds for the police station but is hesitant to provide a “blank check” for projects that have not been specified.

“I don’t want to pre-set dollars aside and then find a purpose for them,” Hannon said.

“Bring us projects, then we’ll look at those projects and consider more bonds.”

Brainard said he recommends that the council approve the full amount because interest rates are historically low and Carmel has “probably a billion dollars of projects that could be identified” to enhance the community. He suggested that the council provide input and approval before money is spent on projects that would use leftover bond funds.

Councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider said that if the $8 million bond is approved, he’d like to see consideration of some of the funds being used to expand parking options to accommodate the police headquarters expansion. He suggested a single level of raised parking in the lot just north of the building.

The committee is set to continue discussing the bonds and other proposed bonds at a future meeting.

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State health officials said Jan. 21 that COVID-19 trends are improving. Fewer hospitalizations were reported, PANDEMIC along with a decrease in the positivity rate and a decline in the daily number of cases.

“The stricter regulations that we have put on sizes of different gatherings have certainly helped us,” Indiana State Health Box Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said during a Jan. 21 press briefing. “I think being out of the holiday season and beyond that, where we have lots of large gatherings and celebrations with families and individuals, is also helping us at this point in time. And I feel certain the vaccine is probably helping in some ways.”

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations last week was 2,303, a sharp decline from the record-high of 3,460 on Nov. 30, 2020.

Indiana’s seven-day positivity rate was 10.8 percent as of Jan. 21. It was as 16 percent on Jan. 4. Positive cases have also declined from a moving average of 5,391 a day on Jan. 10 to 3,369 on Jan. 20. Daily deaths also decreased during the same period.

“We are starting to see reasons for optimism,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said during the briefing.

Still, Box said Hoosiers must not become complacent and continue practicing established mitigation efforts to slow the spread.

Vaccine update State health officials announced the next group eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations will be Hoosiers 65-69 years old. But as of Jan. 22, they could not yet schedule appointments.

State health officials said they would continue to prioritize Indiana’s oldest residents. Box said not enough vaccine doses will be available in the immediate future to follow through on the original timeframe to offer vaccinations to residents between the ages of 60 and 65.

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Steve Mayer, horticulture educator at For Mayer, the most rewarding part of his Purdue University Cooperative Extension, job was his interactions with home gardenretired at the end ers through educational programs GARDENING of December after and answering their questions. nearly 24 years “Knowing that you’re providing with the organization. information and communicating After a part-time summer internwith people from where they’re ship with a local extension office in at and helping to meet individual his home state of Wisconsin, Mayer needs is really satisfying,” Mayer solidified his career path that ended said.

Mayer up spanning 41 years.

Throughout his career, Mayer has “I wanted to make an impact on people, witnessed many shifts in public interest in and education was one way to do that,” horticulture.

Mayer said. “(There is a) growing interest in food proIn his role as a horticulture educator at duction, not just for yourself, but others as the Purdue Extension office, the Carmel well,” Mayer said. resident is credited with building and estabIn retirement, Mayer plans to focus on lishing several initiatives. He coordinated a more “down-to-earth” lifestyle, “doing the extension’s Master Gardener program, things (I) didn’t have time to do before,” he through which participants provide ansaid. He hopes to do more personal gardenswers to gardening questions from the ing, work with Master Gardener volunteers community and serve as volunteers. Addiat the Demonstration Garden and continue tionally, Mayer created the Demonstration to share his passion for gardening.

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By Rick Morwick news@currentincarmel.com Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stansfield Circle cannot conduct its largest fundraiser –the 10th annual FUNDRAISER Strikes for Stansfield — as a live event. But no matter.

Stansfield Circle President Becky Gillum is confident the volunteer service organization’s alternative format — a silent online auction — will meet or exceed last year’s Gillum tally of $25,000.

“We are always excited about our fundraiser, and this year’s shift from a live event to a virtual event is no exception,” said Gillum, the event’s co-chair. “Online charity auctions have tremendous appeal to a lot of people who juggle busy schedules.”

Strikes for Stansfield is an annual fundraiser for Fletcher Place Community Center, a nonprofit in Indianapolis that provides programs and services to help low- and medium-income individuals meet basic life needs, such as food, clothing, pantry goods, preschool supplies, hot meals and senior outreach initiatives.

All net proceeds from Strikes for Stansfield benefit Fletcher Place Community Center.

Until this year, the Strikes for Stansfield fundraiser has been a bowling event. But because of the pandemic, Stansfield Circle is instead conducting a silent online auction. Premiere bid items include jewelry by Jeff West Jewelry Designs; an Arrow McClaren SP private garage tour at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; a 2003 Victory Vegas cruiser motorcycle; a Tucson, Ariz. Excursion; an accessory from Khamis Jewelers; and a Silly Safari Extreme Birthday Party, among other items.

“We support Fletcher Place Community Center because they continue to work miracles with every dollar we raise for them,” said Gillum, whose organization has supported Fletcher Place Community Center since 1956.

To participate, online bidder registration is required and will open Feb. 14. To register, visit wedoauctions.com/bidapp/index. php?slug=sfs.

For more, visit stansfieldcirle.org.

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City promotes MLK’s message

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Following the past year of racial unrest and the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard used the city of EVENT Carmel’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration to address the need for the nation to unite.

“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name will always stand for the dream of a nation united,” Brainard said in a virtual ceremony Jan. 18 from the Palladium. “He shared his gift and risked his life to help drive the darkness of racism from a country in need of a light, working out conflict with kindness and love rather than hatred and violence.

This day gives us the opportunity to remember it was the struggle for recognition of the natural rights for all people that turned a Baptist preacher from Atlanta, Georgia, into a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. It also allows us to assess the full measure of Dr. King’s message of racial equality, economic justice and peace in our own time.”

Regardless of race, religion, nationality or personal characteristics, Brainard said everyone must learn to live together in harmo-

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ny and promote love, justice and humanity.

“Our area has a long history of advocating for human rights,” Brainard said.

The event benefited the United Negro College Fund. Bryan Kelley, the area development director for UNCF and a Carmel resident, was one of the speakers.

UNCF supports 37 historically Black universities with more than 400 unique scholarship programs.

Because of the pandemic, Kelley said UNCF is in a state of emergency for funding.

“Every day, COVID-19 exacerbates the challenges our students and institutions must overcome,” Kelley said.

To donate to UNCF, visit uncf.org/ Indianapolis.

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Crockett-Lohr said the school’s faculty discussed how they would support their students in this politically unusual time.

“The idea our teachers kept coming back to was this, ‘Meet them where they are,’” Crockett-Lohr said.

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Students attend a “Restful Resistance: Restorative Yoga & Medication” session during a Jan. 8 seminar at University High School. (Submitted photo)

As a result of University’s hybrid schedule, half of the students attended one session Jan. 8 and the other half attended Jan. 12.

“Both ‘Restful Resistance’ and ‘A Reflective Walk Through West Park’ were popular ones, as I think many of our students are still processing the enormity of these events,” Crockett-Lohr said. “It is quite a human thing to be busy and overstimulated, but having dedicated time to process and reflect proved valuable.”

The faculty designed the sessions, but the selected topics were informed heavily by the conversations between adults and students, Crockett-Lohr said.

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Awards, where she is a finalist in the media, entertainment and sports category. The awards were created by Junior Achievement After a year-and-a-half of college, Anna of Central Indiana, and honors 100 of central Skinner decided higher education might not Indiana’s most outstanding young profesbe for her, but writing sionals, age 40 and younger, in 10 different RECOGNITION and reporting industries. certainly was.

“Anna’s natural leadership abilHaving freelanced for Current ities and writing talents came Publishing while a student at Westthrough from the start and we field High School, she approached couldn’t be more proud of her,” CurCurrent Publishing co-owner/Execurent Publisher Brian Kelly said. “It’s tive Vice President Steve Greenberg an honor to work with her.” about a job six years ago.

A virtual recognition event is set Skinner “I took a major chance there,” for 7 p.m. March 11.

Skinner said. “In return, Current took a “Being in the media industry, some of my chance on me, and it’s grown into this friends have been named an Indy’s Best and incredible relationship with wonderful Brightest finalist, and I was always so exopportunities. I am forever grateful for the cited for them when I learned they were on hard-working group of people that make the list,” Skinner said. these newspapers work. They are not only The 26-year-old Fishers resident didn’t my mentors, but also my dear friends.” feel that recognition was in reach because Skinner is managing editor of Current Current Publishing focuses on four Hamilton newspapers in Fishers, Geist, Noblesville County cities, Zionsville and the Geist area. and Westfield. In addition, she writes Besides her many roles at Current Pubweekly columns on dining out and spelishing, Skinner was named the youngest cialty cocktails. Her work has caught the and first female president of the Westfield attention of 2021 Indy’s Best and Brightest Lions Club last summer.

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William F. Marvel, of Carmel, died January 15, 2021, the day after his 96th birthday. Bill devoted most of his career to Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. He was born January 14, 1925, in Middlebury, Indiana, to Audrey Thomas and Ella Gertrude (Hillman) Marvel.

Survivors include his wife of 8 years, Beverly (Wilson) (McMillan) Marvel; children Susie Marvel (Dan McCarthy) and Debbie Wesley (Jon); grandchildren Kevin McCarthy (Bethany), Regan McCarthy, Christina Ralphs (Kevin), Christopher Wesley (Ashley), and Michael Wesley; great-grandchild Alicia Wesley; his McMillan children Larry McMillan (Peggy), Cheryl Draper (Marty), and Diane Walsh; and 11 McMillan grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife of 53 years Martha Catherine (Jones) Marvel, and brothers Tom, Jim, and Howard.

Bill was a graduate of Purdue University.

At Farm Bureau, Bill was the Director of the Legislative Department. Earlier he was in the Education Department working with Rural Youth. He also taught in the Veterans Onthe-Farm Training program and was Assistant County Agent in Tippecanoe County. A World War II Army veteran, Bill served at Bruns General Hospital. He was a member of the Indiana Council for Economic Education,

Purdue Ag Alumni, and was appointed to several commissions by the Governor. Bill was named a Sagamore of the Wabash.

Bill was a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening, golf, bridge, and was an excellent ping-pong player. Known for his grilled pork chops and campground “midnight hamburgers,” his family fondly remembers the special pancake shapes he made and the song he sang while frying the best bacon ever. He enjoyed camping with family and friends, visiting all 50 states, with a goal of touring each state capitol building. One of his pleasures in life was driving. He said he drove more than two million miles in his lifetime, as his work included speaking throughout Indiana. Bill was a fervent Boilermaker and a fan of the Indiana Pacers and the Indianapolis Colts. At age 85, Bill wrote his 288-page memoirs filled with photos. Recently published, The Life and Times of William Frederick Marvel is available at blurb.com.

Due to COVID there will be no visitation and the funeral service will be private. Burial will be in the Jones Family plot at Riverside Cemetery, Attica, Indiana.

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John Thomas Kirk III Westfield, Indiana 1967 - 2021 It is with indescribable sadness and heartache that the family announces that on Thursday, January 14, 2021, John (Johnny) Thomas Kirk III, loving husband, father, son and grandfather, passed away unexpectantly at age 53.

Johnny was born August 2, 1967 in Indianapolis, IN, the son of Lowell Thomas and Patricia JoAnne (Lewis) Kirk. He graduated from Carmel High School in 1986 and had worked in his family’s business, John Kirk Furniture, since he was 16 years old. He loved to be around people and had an incredible talent for finding the perfect furniture and design for his customers.

He never knew a stranger and always had a genuine smile and a one-of-a-kind laugh. He was a very generous and kind man who loved his wife, children, family and friends with all his heart. Johnny had the kind of spirit that

spurred him to do anything for you.

His passions included being on the water, boating, camping and spending time with the love of his life (Denise), his children, family and friends.

Johnny is survived by his loving wife, Denise; his children, Kylee (Grant) Leiendecker, Karsen Kirk, Klaudia Kirk, Klara Kirk, Katheryn Rutherford and Jonathan Rutherford; grandchildren Luke, Louise and Lucy Leiendecker; sister Tami Mitchell and niece Robin Mitchell. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Edith Kirk and Robert and Janet Lewis, and his brother-in-law, Mark Mitchell.

There will be a celebration-of-life event later this spring to celebrate Johnny by all of those whose lives he touched. You are invited to visit the website of www.leppert.com, where you may sign his register and leave a personal message by simply clicking the “Add a Memory” tab. He will forever be missed but never forgotten.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When her car trunk opened and Michelle Corrao was rescued, that’s when she maintains her nightmare started.

AUTHOR “It was trying to figure out how to navigate living life because I lost my life that night,” she said.

The Noblesville resident recently co-wrote a book about her journey from darkness with Fishers resident Emily Sutherland. The book is titled “Found,” with the subtitle of “Triumph Over Fear With Grace and Gratitude: The Michelle Corrao Story.”

On Sept. 12, 1996, Corrao, then 32, was abducted by three men after coming home from work at night and walking up to her front door. She was hit and thrown in the trunk of her own car. The men drove to another area, sexually assaulted her and threw her in the trunk again.

“I had pretty severe head trauma and passed out in the trunk of my car,” she said.

“I heard this voice and that’s when I came to and kicked the trunk.”

The voice she heard was Fort Wayne Police Dept. Det. Arthur Billingsley, who promised he would get her out.

The car was in a lot behind a restaurant the men planned to rob. One man had stayed with the car and the other two were near the back of the restaurant and ran when they saw Billingsley drive up. He immediately arrested the man who was in the car.

They arrested the two men within the next couple of days and all three were eventually convicted. They are still serving prison sentences.

“There were four other females they had attacked that summer, so I was the fifth and final one in their series of crimes,” she said.

Corrao said it was her faith, foremost, that pulled her through the ordeal.

“God just put the right people in my life to help me get through it,” said Corrao, who is the executive director of The O’Connor House, which is a home for homeless pregnant women in Carmel.

She was dating the man she would marry, Chris Corrao, at the time.

“Chris was a huge advocate for me,” she said. “He was the one who (would) bear the brunt of a lot of my instability and uncomfortableness, fear and anger and denial. It was all those things you go through when you grieve something. I wanted to be who I was before. That just wasn’t going to be possible. Life is different for me. It will al-

Michelle Corrao, left, with Arthur Billingsley, the detective who found her. (Submitted photo)

ways be different.”

Although Chris tried, he knows he wasn’t equipped initially to handle what she was going through.

“There were times it didn’t matter what I did, everything was wrong,” Chris said.

“Fighting through that was a challenge.

But I think our relationship was founded in friendship, openness and trust, so that really helped. I was in love with her, and what happened, in my eyes, didn’t change that.

That was something I fell back on when things were bad, and make no mistake, they were bad.”

Chris said he knows his support, along with family and close friends, helped, but his wife deserves the lion’s share of the credit for overcoming the darkness.

“Michelle was very committed that she was not going to let what happened to her define her,” he said.

Corrao said the book is designed to offer hope for others who have experienced similar trauma.

“We get in dark places and we don’t see a way out,” she said. “The book can help with that. I tell the truth. I was in a really dark place. Even having faith, I was still in a dark place. The trauma comes afterwards. I was just in livesaving mode that night. I was going to do anything to make it out alive.”

Weekly therapy sessions and journaling helped her heal.

After getting married in 1998, she and Chris moved to Noblesville in 1999. After starting as a volunteer, she worked 18 years for Prevail, which serves as an advocate for victims of crime and abuse.

The book will be released in print on Feb. 9. It was released on Kindle by Amazon in October 2020.

For more, visit michellecorrao.com.

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Clockwise, from bottom left, the Challenger space shuttle launches from the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. A seal failure led to the fuel tank exploding and the spacecraft breaking apart less than two minutes after the launch. All seven crew members died in the accident.

(Photos by Andy Klotz)

after serving as a missionary in Austria for four years. He’s now a maintenance engineer with Mooresville-based Thiesing Veneer.

The nation was stunned on Jan. 28, 1986, as it Green, who now works for ADP, returned to watched news coverage of the Challenger space the Hoosier state in 1992. He said witnessing the shuttle launch gone horribly wrong. Only accident and its aftermath has made him 73 seconds after liftoff, a malfunction “more safety conscious,” especially in his caused the spacecraft to break apart, work. leaving a tangle of contrails in the clear Klotz said the Challenger accident is blue sky as the crew of seven plummetone of several national events that left a ed to their deaths. major impact on his life.

Thirty-five years later, Carmel resident “This, plus 9/11, plus the Kennedy asAndy Klotz remembers the accident as sassination are anchors in time that are Klotz a defining moment for the U.S. and himstrong memories that you know someself — because he saw it happen firsthand. Klotz, thing really negative and undesirable happened,” now 64, was a Rose-Hulman Institute of Technolhe said. “It gives you the opportunity to look at ogy grad working as a programmer analyst for what we’re doing and why we’re doing it and NASA subcontractor Computer Sciences Corp. in if we should continue doing the things we’re Cape Canaveral at the time and captured amadoing.” teur photos of the incident when he took a break Even after many years of working in the aeroto watch the late morning launch. space industry, he still finds launches “awe-inIt didn’t take him long to realize something spiring” and looks for opportunities to view was terribly wrong, and his knowledge of the them. shuttle’s emergency systems briefly gave him “Humans can’t fly,” he said. “So, to be part of hope the crew had survived. something where a big undertaking is done, it “I was hoping that I would see the orbiter does have a certain amount of good pride associlooping around and coming back and making its ated with it.” way to the landing strip,” he said. “It became ‘A LOT OF SUBTLE PRESSURE’ pretty evident the orbiter wasn’t coming back, and that meant everything was falling into the For Carmel resident Andy Klotz, the launch ocean.” of the Challenger space shuttle initially Indianapolis resident Bob Green also was seemed to be just like any of the many othworking for CRC in Cape Canaveral at the time ers he’d witnessed — with a few important of the accident. The Indiana University graduate differences. stepped outside of his home 20 miles from the Klotz, who worked at Cape Canaveral at launch site to watch the event and remembers the time of the disaster, said there seemed having a similar brief feeling of hope that the to be increased pressure to launch that day accident wasn’t as bad as it looked. because the mission had already experienced “I thought maybe the orbiter had separated several delays. It had also received more and we’d see it looping back around,” he said. public attention than most because the crew “One of the projects I had worked on was a included the first school teacher selected to vectoring system for chase plans for when the travel to space. orbiter would return to Florida and land. I knew “On this day, it was going forward, unless a that was a thing, but it didn’t happen.” manager made a big scene and said it’s not,” Klotz went back to work after the accident, Klotz said. “There was a lot of subtle pressure but remembers the day not being especially proto go ahead and have the launch, unless you ductive as he and his co-workers tried to process were sure your system was going to fail.” what had happened. The accident had long-term Klotz said he doesn’t believe any one perimplications for him and Green, too, as their team son should be blamed for the accident. He was working on a system being considered for is convinved systemic problems led to the a future launch. After the accident, the system disaster. was deemed too dangerous, so the plans were An investigation of the accident concluded scrapped, and they moved on to other projects. that unusually cold temperatures had caused Klotz, who grew up on a farm that has now a seal to weaken and fail, leading to a leak been developed as a neighborhood in Fishers, and explosion of the external fuel tank. returned to Indiana to be near family in 1993

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Commentary by Terry Anker On the long-running and iconic sitcom “Seinfeld,” quirky central character Cosmos Kramer — known for his off-thewall thinking — conceived, published and marketed “The Coffee Table Book of Coffee Tables.” In a bizarre twist of life imitating art, imitating life, the fictional book by the fictional character on the “show about nothing” is rated 4.76 stars out of 5 on GoodReads.com. It is depressing to see the many classic works that are esteemed by the internet lower.

Still, the plucky Kramer encouraged the then-growing trend of self-publishing.

Today, the overwhelming number of tomes are delivered directly to the public.

While there may be much to discuss on the value of the vetting process of a literary agent and established publishing house, assuredly it would not have allowed for the countless dark-horse books that have found their way into our homes and onto library shelves. For many, the late-, mid-life autobiography has become a substitute for the sportscar in declaring “I was here and matter” to the world. For others, it has become a way to share a passion for photography, or horseshoes, or medieval bridge construction, with the handful of others on the planet who share the proclivity.

Among the many random gems darting through your trusty columnist’s fecund mind would be a book version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein song, “My Favorite Things.” What are those things that bring great peace, even joy, only at seeing them? What are those things, the simple pleasures, that can take us away from strife and concern, even with a concentrated thought of them? Pages might be filled with a sleeping baby, early sunrise, steaming coffee, smiling child, fuel gauge on full, graduation cap, wedding ring, puppies playing, bat connecting with the ball, or calendar crossed off for vacation. What are yours?

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

Really need to sleep on it Commentary by Danielle Wilson Maybe it’s hormones, maybe it’s stress, and maybe it’s my binge watching of violent young adult dystopian dramas HUMOR (see last week’s column) before bed, but for the life of me, I cannot sleep straight through the night anymore. And I’m not talking about getting up to use the bathroom — I’ve accepted this annoyance as a fact of aging and three pregnancies. No, I’m speaking of hours of lying awake, tossing and turning, trying desperately to reign in my thoughts.

Last night, for example, I spent a solid 40 minutes contemplating running for political office. Which office? Could I keep teaching?

What if I won? Debates are scary. How much do those gigs pay? Maybe I should go to law school first. Then, I segued into probably another 30 minutes on a potential spring break vacay. Where could we drive for warm weather and ocean views? How much could we spend? How does a pandemic factor into this sunny scenario? Is a spray tan necessitated?

At some point, stream-of-consciousness thinking takes over. I hope we win Mega Millions. I can’t forget to take my gym bag tomorrow. Did I ever return my mother-inlaw’s call? In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I’m definitely heading to Rockville.

Could I pull off being blonde? Bangs? Abraham Lincoln was a complicated fella. Who invented pizza? And so on.

It’s exhausting, and not in any way that allows me to fall back asleep. I try meditation, deep breathing, and occasionally, yes, even counting sheep. But usually to no avail.

Stupid hormones and stress! And maybe “The 100,” though that beautiful show is worth it.

Peace out.

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

It’s exhausting, and not in any way that allows me to fall back asleep. I try meditation, deep breathing, and occasionally, yes, even counting sheep. But usually to no avail.

Editor, Living through a pandemic has caused us to practice safeguards for ourselves and others. Some of the adjustments we are making have not been all bad. Here are some things we should consider keeping after we get past the pandemic: • Plexiglass at cashier stations.

• Smaller number of students in our classrooms and continued use of meaningful technology as one part of student learning.

• Less handshaking. A smile, a nod, a wave, a bow all work.

• No yelling opinions at one another.

Keep conversations respectful.

• Zoom or Google (Meet) with friends and family who live far away. (It’s) nice to see one another when we talk.

• Having public surfaces wiped down more than occasionally.

• Drive-in political campaign rallies.

• Thanking people who do so much for others (medical personnel, custodians, delivery drivers, home health care workers, nursing home workers, restaurant workers, grocery store workers).

• Wear a mask anytime you want.

Shelley Carey, Carmel

POLICIES Letters to the editor: Current Publishing will consider verifiable letters of up to 150 words. Letters must be thoroughly vetted prior to submission. Current retains the right to reject or return any letter it deems to carry unsubstantiated content. Current also retains the right to edit letters, but not their intent. Send letters to info@youarecurrent.com. Writers must include a hometown and a daytime phone number for verification. Guest columns: The policy for guest columns is the same as the aforementioned, but the allowable length is 240 words. Guest columns should address the whole of Current’s readership, not simply specialinterest groups, and may not in any way contain a commercial message.

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SPOTLIGHT Days For Girls International seeking volunteers Days For Girls International has a newly formed team in the Carmel-Fishers area and is looking for volunteers. The DFG organization is based on the premise of menstrual health management with dignity. The Carmel-Fishers team will focus on raising awareness within the community, fundraising, supporting DFG Enterprises and community outreach. For more or to volunteer, contact carmelfishersin@daysforgirls.org.

Jiffy Lube teams up with Salvation Army Jiffy Lube of Indiana will offer a free oil change to those who choose to make a monthly gift of $25 or $300 one-time gift to the Salvation Army over the next 12 months. To donate, visit https:// donate.salvationarmyindiana.org/ give/306790/#!/donation/checkout.

United Way of Central Indiana creates database The United Way of Central Indiana has created a database of opportunities for those looking to support community organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more, visit volunteercentralindiana.org. The following organizations are in need of volunteers or support: Gleaners Food Bank is in urgent need of volunteers for January; Children’s TherAplay needs assistance moving furniture and assistance with assembly; Alternatives

Inc. is asking for items for a virtual donation drive and COVID-19 Front Line Heroes Meal Train is seeking meal sponsors.

New Hope of Indiana hires new director of fund development Indianapolis-based nonprofit New Hope of Indiana has hired Jenny Pfeil as the new director of fund development. Pfeil is a Noblesville resident who has nearly 25 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Pfeil most recently served as the regional chief development officer for the Indiana region of the American Red Cross. She led a team of fundraisers with responsibility for raising money around the state. Pfeil also has been the chief development officer at WFYI in Indianapolis and held positions at United Way of Central Indiana and YellowBook. Pfeil has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Purdue University. She currently serves as a member for Pass the Torch for Women and is on the marketing committee for the Economic Club of Indiana.

Westfield Youth Assistance Program offers education on mentoring – The Westfield Youth Assistance Program will conduct an online event in which attendees can learn more about mentoring opportunities with the organization. The online event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 7, 2021.

For more, visit the Westfield Youth Assistance Program Facebook page.

Huston Electric donates to Open Doors Huston Electric recently donated $8,000 to Open Doors of Westfield after its charity golf outing.

Open Doors conducts Christmas distribution – Open Doors of Westfield recently conducted its Christmas distribution. It delivered food and gifts to 228 families, including 448 children.

CYAP plans April gala Carmel Youth Assistance Program announced it will conduct its 2021 Carmel Gala Design Bright Futures at 6 p.m. April 24, 2021, at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. For more, visit the Carmel Youth Assistance Program Facebook page.

Exchange Club of Hamilton County meets in Noblesville The Exchange Club of Hamilton County is a chapter of the National Exchange Club. The club’s core values are: family, community and country. The Exchange Club of Hamilton County supports the national club initiatives in Veterans Matter (housing homeless veterans) and child abuse prevention, and it also raises funds for local nonprofit organizations. The club conducts various fundraisers and looks for local nonprofit organizations to support financially. It meets twice a month, the first and third Wednesday of the month in Noblesville.

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Emerging from the COVID cocoon Editor, We’re in this together — the COVID cocoon. Wrapped inside of this metaphorical cocoon we struggle in our respective tight spaces hoping to emerge soon. But with the passage of time, it seems that our cocoon has gotten tighter, more restrictive. When will we break free? When will this pandemic really be over?

The optimist says “soon” since the vaccine should give us herd immunity. The pessimist says “it’s here to stay” forever, confining us to life in a cocoon where hand sanitizers, masks and isolation reign supreme. Then there are others who refuse to be inside a cocoon, thus spreading not free will but the dreaded COVID-19.

As a realist, I believe there are truths hidden in all points of view. We must take a proactive role in our own personal health; we must not succumb to fear; and we must continue to be educated on what this pandemic is and what it is not. Eleven months into this deadly virus, there are still too many mixed messages bombarding us.

So, as the world struggles with the best way to corral COVID-19 and its mutant viruses, we have a choice as to what we do inside our own cocoon. We can succumb to unhealthy indulgences and come out worn down not only from the uncertainty of COVID-19, but from stress and poor choices or, like a caterpillar emerging from a cocoon, we can experience our own uplifting personal metamorphosis.

Positive transformation, even now, is possible. We’re in this together.

Susanne McAlister Spitzberg, Carmel

We must take a proactive role in our own personal health; we must not succumb to fear; and we must continue to be educated on what this pandemic is and what it is not.

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Nonprofit offers programs, resources to Parkinson’s patients

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com

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ach year, more than 60,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

And each year, the Indiana Parkinson Foundation provides support and resources for Hoosiers who suffer from the debilitating neurological disorder.

Addie Cunningham, who founded the IPF in 2009, encourages anyone who is impacted by the incurable disease — be it a patient, family member or caregiver — to reach out to the Noblesville-headquartered nonprofit.

The IPF offers a range of services and resources, including the innovative CLIMB program, which focuses on functional physical exercises and activities to reeducate muscles that are affected by the disease.

“The CLIMB was built on a combination of physical therapy, aerobic exercise and boxing,” Cunningham said. “The program has grown to now offer big movement postural therapy and balance, yoga, Egoscue (therapy), speech therapy and weight training.

Not only does CLIMB offer many services led by experienced trainers, it is also a safe haven of support and encouragement for people with Parkinson’s and their families.

“People are being changed at the CLIMB, mentally, physically and spiritually.”

But CLIMB isn’t the only resource available through the IPF, whose mission is to improve the daily lives of Parkinson’s patients. The average age of onset is 60, according to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

“Outside of our CLIMB program, we also offer support groups, educational events and resources,” Cunningham said. “Our support groups are available to caregivers, people with Parkinson’s and other family members. During these groups, we have speakers come in and talk on different Parkinson’s resources or help answer questions about the disease.

We also allow for open-forum time at our meetings so people can discuss and learn from one another.

“Educational events happen about four times a year and provide lots of

Addie Cunningham is the founder and program director for the Indiana Parkinson Foundation. The nonprofit is based in Noblesville. (Submitted photo)

great resources for families and people with Parkinson’s disease.”

In April, which is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, the IPF is conducting its annual Choose to Move: Race to Beat Parkinson’s run/ walk fundraiser, which includes a live race at Witten Park in Fishers on April 17 and a virtual option for anyone who can’t participate in the live event.

All proceeds benefit IPF programs and services, including the CLIMB, which is offered in Carmel, Noblesville, Indianapolis and nine other communities across the state.

“If you know someone who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and is looking for a community to come alongside them to provide resources and programs to help them in their Parkinson’s journey, contact the Indiana Parkinson Foundation today,” said Cunningham, adding that the organization also welcomes volunteers and financial donors.

“If you feel led to make a donation towards the mission and the heart of IPF, you can make a donation at our website,” Cunningham said.

Globally, someone is diagnosed with Parkinson’s every nine seconds, and approximately 10 million people are living with the disease, including approximately 16,00 Hoosiers. The disease is the second-most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease, according to the national Parkinson’s Foundation.

For more on the IPF, visit indianaparkinson.org.

Summer Legs Are Made In The Winter®

For spring gardens, order seeds now

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

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rban Farmer owner Noah Herron said amid the COVID-19 pandemic, seed sales on his online site soared in 2020. He’s already seeing similar trends this year.

“Right now, starting the beginning of January is kind of when garden seed orders come in and people sit down with catalogs and start to plan out their garden and decide what they want,” said Herron, Herron a Westfield resident.

“When everything happened with COVID, seed sales online began skyrocketing and there was a long delay to get seeds.”

Herron said because of the increased traffic, at one point last year Urban Farmer fell behind one month on shipping.

“That was the same with pretty much all other seed companies, so starting off this year we are already starting to see a delay on shipping, so I definitely recommend that if you’re planning a garden this spring to put your orders in very soon,” Herron said.

Herron said cool-season crops like

broccoli and cauliflower can be started indoors in February and placed outside in March. He said to plant warmer season plants like tomatoes and peppers inside in March.

Gardeners don’t need grow lights or a greenhouse to start their growing season early. Herron said most people use either an electric blanket or heating pad below seed-starter trays until the plants germinate, and if those aren’t available, Herron recommends a place available in most kitchens.

“If you don’t have any of those, on top of the refrigerator is a warmer spot to start seeds,” Herron said.

“Plant the seeds in a grow medium inside and keep the soil somewhat moist and put them on top of the refrigerator, and once they start to have germination, you can move them to a sunny location.”

Windows are a great option for light, Herron said, but during the winter, they allow the soil to get cold, which can be harmful to the plants.

“If you’re going to do that, it’s best to bring them away from the window at nighttime and put them back on top of the fridge,” he said.

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Seniors, is it the time to move?

Commentary by Alan Symons

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s the COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out to senior communities, now is the time to upgrade your life and stop the stress. Too many issues are going to pop up due to the fallout of the pandemic, from financial stress, to health care and political problems.

Now is the time to consider how to be happy and enjoy stress-free living. Many people are wondering, “Are senior living communities, including assisted living and independent living, safe?” Now that the vaccine is rolled out in most of the senior communities, the answer is a great big yes. The communities that have been vaccinated are the safest and most fulfilling places for an older adult to live. While moving into assisted or independent living during a pandemic could be perceived as a challenging decision, we believe now may be the smartest time to make that move.

If in doubt that you should move, just think about the lonely isolation winter will bring. Older adults have become more isolated as a result of precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with activities canceled, unease about being in public settings and favorite places closed. Senior living communities have invested in activities with opportunities for indoor exercise, gourmet dining, fitness, lifelong learning,

indoor cinema and more, while doing so in a safe environment.

I have built senior independent living communities to the highest and safest standard and have learned a thing or two about how to make your life much more fulfilling and enjoyable — not to mention increase your longevity by as much as 43 percent.

Socialization: Communities are generally designed for people to get to know people of similar and different interests.

Wellness: Senior living communities offer a medical clinic on-site along with services like physical therapy, fitness centers and outdoor spaces to roam, garden, swim and take the dog for walks. Having health care and wellness services just for residents, fully integrated into the living community, with staff who take a whole-person approach to care, provides an extra layer of protection and reassurance for a much fuller and healthy life.

Financial knowledge that you are looked after forever: Today, with economic trouble from COVID-19 and uncertainty of the future, it is a good time to sell your home and put the money into an income-safe producing fund. The real estate market is hot in most areas of the country, and now is a good time to realize and lock in that value before something knocks it down. Use the cash from the home sale, income from investments, plus social security, plus other retirement funds, to pay a single monthly fee for a luxurious suite with a kitchen, living room, bedroom, large bath and walk-in closets. Or choose a two-bedroom suite. Stop worrying about being alone at home and facing a break in, roof leaks, shoveling a driveway, fixing a broken pipe. No more cable bills, no more tax bills, no more cooking and cleaning. Let the chef, chauffeur, activities director and housekeeper take over. No more exposure to the unknown.

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Continued from Page 6 Security and diet: With 24-hour staff seven days a week to look after you, the fear of trip and fall, or illness while all alone, is gone. Every person has an emergency button to the front desk. The building is designed to avoid injury. The chef is there to help you maintain a healthy homecooked diet and will follow any dietary needs or desires you may have. Farm-totable is practiced in good communities.

You want to know the four things to live up to 43 percent longer, don’t you?

Well, here they are.

Reduced stress, social interaction, diet and fitness, even if just walking or swimming. You get all these and more living in a senior community. While every community is different, look for these common threads: • Ask to see the various options for suites.

• Ask to visit with several people now living in the community.

• Take a tour of the facilities and focus on what matters for you.

• Stay for a meal, try out the food. Is it so-so or is it very good? You will want to know that up front as you will be dining there for a long time to come.

• Look for the hair/barber salon, the fitness center. Does it have what you like? If not, ask if it can be included.

• Does the community have a chauffeur/driver and car to take you within a 15-mile radius for free?

• Check out several communities within your budget.

• The cost for good communities will be about $3,000 to $4,500 for a suite with a nice bedroom, a decent sized living kitchen bath and good closet space and about $4,000 to $6,000 for large two-bedroom suite. This one monthly rent should Include everything you need like gourmet meals, with a bistro for extra food when you want it, free TV, free driver, etc.

• Are the owner’s good operators?

Just look at the search site for a rating above 4 out of 5.

• After your tour, ask yourself: Does it feel good to live there?

Alan Symons owns senior communities, including Sycamore Reserve Senior Living in Indianapolis.

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Our community offers various dining venues, a state-of-the-art aquatic center, wellness programs, and a massage studio for endless opportunities — and just steps from your front door.

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The Lodge: Meet Jean Sobek

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

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ean Sobek was predicted to be the first female U.S. vice president by her senior class in high school.

“But someone beat me to it,” she said with a laugh.

Kamala Harris was recently sworn in as the nation’s first female Vice President.

Sobek, 96, has lived in Harbour Manor & The Lodge in Noblesville for 14 years.

“I like bingo and I like any kind of conversation,” Sobek said.

Those conversations have been tougher due to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The virus has shut down most of that,” she said. “I never dreamed we’d have a worldwide pandemic, but it happened.”

The Lodge Life Enrichment Director Stacey Butterfield said Sobek has been a resident since The Lodge opened.

“She is soft-spoken, lovely, kind, witty, fun and very gentle and inviting with everyone, especially when we have new members join us,” Butterfield said. “Jean is someone who connects people together. She enjoys including others and appreciates individuality. Differences will not cause dissension with Jean. She will find a way to bring us closer. It is the secret ingredient to holding us together in unprecedented times we are facing today.”

Jean Sobek

LIFE’S TOO SHORT LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE!

Butterfield said Sobek faithfully attends morning exercise sessions.

“She has a beautiful voice, too,” Butterfield said.

“She’s an avid singer.”

Sobek said there were sing-alongs Saturday nights prior to the pandemic. But she still participates in service projects.

“We worked on a project to make masks,” said Sobek, part of a mask brigade who cuts fabric for the masks.

Sobek, who was born on a farm in Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa. She majored in psychology and then worked in sales at IBM until she was married in 1949.

“They wouldn’t keep women who were married,” Sobek said. “We’ve come a long way.”

Sobek said she was active in the League of Women Voters.

She was living in Munster when she moved to The Lodge to be closer to her son, Joseph Jr., a Carmel resident.

Sobek’s husband, Joseph Sobek Sr., died in 2004.

He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, flying 50 combat missions as a waist gunner on a B-17 in Europe during World War II. After the war, he played basketball at Notre Dame.

Sobek also has two daughters, Christine Sobek, president of Waubonsee Community College in Illinois, and Carol Hyde, who lives in Charlotte, N.C. She has seven grandchildren.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

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t 76, John Schmid is typically busier than most people his age.

Schmid is the director of music at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis and chorus master of Indianapolis Opera. He has been with Indianapolis Opera for 37 years and at Fairview for 27 years.

Although Schmid stays busy, he was ready to ease his living situation. He moved from his condo when Encore 55+ Boutique Apartments, 6675 E. 75th St., opened in Indianapolis in August 2020.

“If something goes wrong, I don’t have to fix it,” he said. “It’s on one floor. I had steps before. I’m on the first floor and I’m not far from the entrance. It’s enough space for me.”

Schmid calls the decision to move to Encore 55+ Apartments the best he has ever made.

Schmid learned about Encore from his daughter, Jordan, who lives five minutes away.

“They’re very well kept, they have a good staff,” Schmid said. “It’s a pleasant, quiet atmosphere. They have different small events for the residents, although I’m probably much busier

than a lot of the residents. I’m in and out a lot more.”

Schmid said there is a workout room and plenty of room to walk.

“There is a lovely community room and movie room,” Schmid said. “It’s very quiet here. The maintenance is quite good. They are very attentive to things.”

Along with the fitness center, there are pickleball and bocce courts. There also is a dog park.

Encore concentrates on five areas it calls “High Five 55.” The five areas are Community & Connection, Fitness & Wellness, Learning & Hobbies, Diet & Nutrition and Happiness & Contentment.

Not surprisingly, Schmid is ready for the COVID-19 pandemic to end and musical performances to begin.

“I’m bored to death,” he said.

Schmid, a tenor who has two degrees in voice from Butler University, has performed in and conducted musicals in the past.

“I’ve done some musicals and conducted musicals,” he said.

Schmid has prepared the Indy Opera choruses for more than 100 productions of more than 60 operas.

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Effects on Heart Health While diabetes is treatable, a long-term effect of high blood sugar is damaged blood vessels and nerves that control your heart. Along with high blood sugar, diabetics are also more likely to have other conditions that increase their risk for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and obesity. Your primary care provider can perform a simple blood test to check your cholesterol and triglycerides.

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your diet. Lower alcohol consumption to prevent fluctuations in your blood sugar levels. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for American Adults suggest up to one standard drink for women and two drinks for men per day. One standard drink includes approximately 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is 12 ounces of regular beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits.

Along with preventing your risk for diabetes and heart disease, an overall healthy lifestyle can also help treat and reduce the symptoms of diabetes and heart disease.

Make sure you’re eating a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, protein and whole grains. Your primary care provider is the best person to talk to about treatment plans to get you healthy again.

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RELIVING S

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

HISTORY Ancestor’s Civil War relics spur Carmel resident’s interest

tan Hurt’s fascination with Civil War artifacts started innocently enough.

Hurt, who grew up in Indianapolis, would visit the home where his mother grew up in Ft. Wayne when he was a child.

“There was nothing for me to do,” the 82-year-old Carmel resident said.

‘The only thing interesting there was the storeroom, and it had Civil War relics, so that’s what I played with, the rifle and bayonet. It was the only thing that interested a 6-year-old.

“I’d immediately go there, get the rifle out and play with it. This went on for a number of years.”

The Civil War items belonged to a cousin, Leander Miner, who was a corporal in a Fort Wayne regiment for the Union Army. Miner died of yellow fever a week before the war ended.

“I inherited his rifle and sword when my aunt died,” Hurt said.

Hurt brought the relics to Indianapolis and put them on display in his bedroom.

“It was the first time I got into a display of artifacts,” Hurt said.

After a 15-year stint in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander, he started a business. He eventually got a house in Indianapolis with a den and put the relics on display.

“I thought I would buy some uniforms and things to put around the guns to make it more of a collection,” Hurt said.

“We did a lot of entertaining, and people really enjoyed the Civil War room.”

Hurt attended a Civil War flea market at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in 2003 and met the commanding officer of Eli Lilly’s reenactment artillery battery.

“We get into a long conversation, and a month or two later he asked if I would like to go to Gettysburg,” Hurt said.

Passion leads to reenactments

So, Hurt said that was when he began participating in reenactments.

“Through the years, I started collecting more and more stuff besides being in the reenacting,” Hurt said.

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Continued from Page 12 As a reenactor, he started bonding with Miner.

“That grew as I was reenacting, so I wrote a story about him,” said Hurt, who was then retired from daily operations in the company he owned.

After participating for 15 years, Hunt retired from reenacting approximately three years ago.

“There gets to a point where you can’t put the tent up anymore,” he said.

Hurt started out as a Union lieutenant in Civil War reenacting.

“They made me an officer, so I became a staff officer,” he said. “I didn’t carry a rifle. As you live as a Civil War soldier, you do bond with that era and it keeps history alive. That is what reenacting is about, keeping history alive.

“It was a very interesting hobby for me for 17 years.”

On occasion, Hurt would portray a Confederate soldier.

“I have a Confederate uniform, but I don’t display it,” Hurt said. “The more I studied the Civil War and the whole era, I have a real distaste of the Confederates and I don’t want to ever wear their uniform again. Then what they did during Reconstruction and the Ku Klux Klan (was appalling).”

Hurt has read many books on the Civil War and the era.

“I love journals,” Hurt said. “The way to study the Civil War is to read journals of people that were really there.”

Hurt, an Indianapolis Shortridge High School graduate, sold his company, Indiana Supply, which supplied heating and air conditioning parts, in 2007. Hurt and his wife, Sandra, moved to Carmel in 2002.

He serves on the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Songbook Foundation boards. He previously was on the Center for the Performing Arts board.

Hurt’s wife released a novel in August 2020 called “Priestess of Pompeii, The Intimate Journey.” She has been fascinated with the art and history of Pompeii for 30 years.

“Stan’s passion for the history of the Civil War and the people who lived in those times and my passion for the history of Greek and Roman societies are certainly linked at this moment,” Sandra said. “We can only hope that the lessons learned from generations past will be heeded by generations to come.”

ABOVE: Stan Hurt pauses with a cannon during a Civil War reenactment.

(Submitted photo) LEFT: Leander Miner (Submitted photo) BELOW: Hats and bugles are among Hurt’s artifacts (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

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Risk factors, prevention tips for common household falls Commentary by Patrick Broccolo

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WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO, THE BARRINGTON OF CARMEL. NOW OFFERING NEW PRICING. The Barrington of Carmel offers luxury senior living in an affluent urban setting. Choose convenience and amenities over the hassle and maintenance of owning a home, and enjoy the best the city has to offer right in your backyard. In addition, we are proud to provide an unparalleled continuum of care, offering as much, or as little assistance, as you may need, all under one roof.

The Barrington is excited to be offering new contract options that have enabled us to significantly lower entrance and monthly fees.

For more information, or to schedule a tour, call Steve Clossey at 317-810-1825 or email him at SClossey@thebarringtonofcarmel.com,

W W W.T H E B A R R I N G TO N O F C A R M E L . C O M 1 3 3 5 S . G U I L F O R D R OA D CARMEL, IN 46032 317-810-1800

ave you ever woken up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water? You don’t want to wake anyone, and it’s freezing outside of your covers, so you move quickly to the faucet. As you make your way into the bathroom, you struggle to find the light switch in the dark. As you make your next step, your foot catches the edge of the floor mat on the ground, you lose your balance and fall …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, each year millions of people, “those 65 and older fall. In fact, more than one out of four older people fall each year, but less than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles your chances of falling again.” There are many risk factors that contribute to falls, but the good news is there are ways to lower your risk.

The following are three common risk factors we have seen over the years at Senior1Care, along with some prevention tips we have found helpful for families: • Use of medications that reduce mental alertness, worsen balance and gait, and cause changes in blood pressure. Prevention tips: Talk with your physician or pharmacist about the common side effects and the need for continued medication(s). Also, maintain an updated list of personal medications, including over-the-counter drugs and supplements.

• Lack of physical activity leads to poor muscle tone, decreased

strength, loss of bone mass and flexibility. Prevention tips: Engage regularly in activities designed to increase/maintain muscle and bone strength and to improve balance and flexibility. Wear proper fitting, supportive shoes with low heels or rubber soles.

• Environmental hazards in the home. The most common hazard for falls is tripping over objects on the floor, like loose throw rugs. Other factors include poor lighting, lack of or poorly located/mounted grab bars and unsteady furniture. Prevention Tips: Walk through your home and consider nonskid mats/carpets on slick floor surfaces, stable grab bars for support and adequate night lighting, particularly around stairwells, walkways and bathrooms. Instead of furniture, consider using stable assistive devices.

Falls do happen to the best of us, and it is important to note that not all falls can be prevented 100 percent of the time. Being aware of some of these risk factors can help keep occurrences less frequent and reduce an unnecessary hospital stay.

Patrick Broccolo, CNA, is co-owner of Senior1Care, which provides trained, in-home caregivers who assist with dementia care, homemaker and companion services throughout Hamilton and Boone counties. Visit Senior1Care.com for more information.

Walk through your home and consider nonskid mats/carpets on slick floor surfaces, stable grab bars for support and adequate night lighting, particularly around stairwells, walkways and bathrooms. Instead of furniture, consider using stable assistive devices.

— Patrick Broccolo

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When it comes to downsizing, planning is key Commentary by Kristen Howard

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et’s face it, no one likes to think that they are getting older. Admitting that you might need some assistance in the coming years is never an easy discussion. But no matter where you are in your golden years, planning early is the key.

So, why is this important?: • The decisions are yours and no one else’s.

• You can clearly identify your wants and needs to your adult children and extended family.

• Planning prevents rushed and last-minute decisions.

• If your health changes, you are prepared.

• It provides time to research your next move and where you would like to live.

• It gives you and your loved one’s time to organize and plan, providing peace of mind.

Getting started may seem like a daunting task, but here are some things you can do: • If you have adult children, organize a group phone call discussion or live meeting. The more you are all on the same page, the less stress and disputes will occur.

• Meet with a senior transition company that can help you with all aspects of your move. The more they can manage for you, the better.

• Start researching senior communities or other living options. There are many levels of care to choose from.

Make sure your current and future health needs will be met.

• When possible, start sorting through your things months ahead and do it one room at a time. By doing so, it will not be as overwhelming as trying to go through everything all at once.

Kristen Howard is the director of marketing and outreach at Halo Senior Solutions

Welcome to Cedarwood, the newest Assisted Living Residential Apartments at Hoosier Village.

The care, amenities, and relaxed lifestyle at Hoosier Village are unmatched in the Indianapolis area, and we’re responding to demand by expanding our assisted living apartments.

We invite you to reserve your spot at the Cedarwood now so that in 2021 you’ll be enjoying maintenance-free living in one of the region’s finest communities. Cedarwood features the area’s largest assisted living apartments, as well as a wide variety of organized activities, impromptu gatherings, and much more.

Come see what all the excitement is about.

Call 317.873.3349 or visit www.hoosiervillage.com for more information.

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How younger workers can mentor older colleagues Submitted by News and Experts

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entoring usually refers to a manager, executive or experienced employee guiding a younger person in the workplace, helping them acquire knowledge and new skills that foster professional growth.

But with the expanding role of technology in today’s rapidly evolving business climate, a role reversal sometimes takes place – reverse mentorship. That is, older employees are paired with younger ones who teach them about technology – a strong suit for millennials and Gen Z workers, generations who grew up with

technology.

Reverse mentoring can be a plus for businesses in bridging generation gaps and knowledge gaps, and also a lifeline for older workers who otherwise might get phased out, said Rod Robertson, managing partner of Briggs Capital (briggscapital.com), international entreRobertson preneur and author of “Winning at Entrepreneurship: Insider’s Tips on Buying, Building, and Selling Your Own Business.”

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listening ear for an HVAC pro during a family crisis leads to a friendship; a handshake and family conversation leads to above-andbeyond construction debris removal; and two pizzas and Gatorade on a hot day leads to digging a trench for my mom.

Brent, Eduardo, Tommy, Jason, Rick . . . to name a few. Men who go above-andbeyond. Heroes, in my mind. No, not front-line health care workers, but men who get up at the break of dawn and labor through the day to ensure we have heat, our trash is taken, our water is hot, or make our homes a little nicer.

Crawling through attics on 90-degree days or laying pavers for a new patio in the hot sun, they work hard to provide for their families while making our lives better. These men have taught me the value of a kind word, a listening ear and respect – values I was raised on.

These men remind me of the importance of pride, kindness, integrity and friendship. As there are no shortcuts in quality construction, there should be no shortcuts in being kind in everyday interaction.

Whether it is the trashman, the plumber, the HVAC repairman or the yard laborer, they are sensitive, take pride in their work, they cry, they struggle with life, their career, their kids and paying the bills. My connection with these men year after year is priceless.

As we move into 2021, pause for a moment and see who makes your life better. Perhaps you left a gift for the mail carrier – think about doing the same for your trashman.

Perhaps it is an especially cold day and your home is being serviced — a cup of coffee would be a nice treat for the workers. PYour kindness might just lead to a lifelong friend.

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May’s World War II knowledge grows with master’s degree

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on May already had a rich knowledge of World War II history.

The Carmel resident took another step with an academic pursuit.

May, who has served as chaplain at Hoosier Village in Zionsville since 2015, earned his master’s degree in World War II Studies Program Dec. 14, 2020 at Arizona State University.

The program exclusively focused on World War II is the first of its kind in the world.

“The thing it did most for me was increase my understanding of the global aspect of the World War II and implications,” he said. “It was very intentional to build a global look at World War II instead of just the traditional view from the Western or American viewpoint of the war.”

The online program began in January of 2019 and came into existence through a collaborative partnership between Arizona State University and the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

May, 57, was one of 42 students in the first cohort to graduate from the program. The two-year degree consisted of 10 courses (30 credit hours) that reviewed the global impact of World War II and taught students the skill of critical analysis in researching and writing about the war. May said he had to thank BHI Senior Living’s BHI Foundation assisted him with a scholarship for master’s program. BHI operates Hoosier Village.

May’s Capstone Project digital portfolio features some of his academic submissions and personal reflections on his work as a graduate historian “They take four of your papers from four classes and you rework, refine and elaborate further,” May said. “There was one paper, one audio podcast and one video lecture and one museum exhibit.”

May said there was a course called “World War II Today,” which examined outcomes and implications from World War II to the current times.

“A little bit was how things set up for the Korean War and Vietnam War and the Cold War,” May said. “The courses were all quite good but the one I enjoyed the most was the class focusing on oral history interviews and aspects of memories.”

He is also the author of two books on World War II veteran stories “Our Service Our Stories” volumes 1 & 2. May, who uses his full name of Ronald P. May as author, is working on the third book, which he expects will be released in late

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Ron May is working on his third book on stories from World War II veterans. (File photo)

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“That kind of got delayed when I started working on the master’s program because of time,” he said. “I’m 65 percent done with my third book and have really already started a fourth book with interviews and materials gatherings. It’s going to be about those who worked in the medical field.”

May said he has a couple new residents of Hoosier Village that are World War II veterans.

May understand the number of living World War II veterans are dwindling.

“So, I have some new material there but what I’ve been doing looking ahead to the future is trying to collect memoirs or oral interviews from those that have passed away,” May said.

“Actually, two residents have supplied with their father’s memoirs and another all of the letters that were shared during the three years he was in the war. I’m building the stories from of their memoirs and the letters.”

May, a chaplain in the Naval Reserves for 22 years, also has acted in recent years, putting on a one-man show as war correspondent Ernie Pyle. He also acted in Carmel Community Players’ “Failure to Zig Zag” about the trial after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. He was set to appear in Civic Theatre’s “A Few Good Men” in March 2020, but it was postponed by the pandemic a few hours before opening night. It has been tentatively rescheduled for May 7-22.

For more, visit ronaldpmay.com.

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can’t tell you how often I have clients come in who have scrimped and saved for retirement, only to realize they are burning through their nest eggs at an alarming rate as they age.

It’s not cheap to grow old gracefully in the U.S. That’s why it’s important to seek good advice before a health crisis hits and all your money is gone.

The mental and financial costs of caring for senior citizens are enormous, but they can be mitigated through careful planning with an elder law attorney.

The costs The average daily rate for nursing home care in Indiana is $217 a day, or roughly $6,510 a month for a private room. Assisted Living in Indiana also is pricey, with the average cost being about $4,100 a month for basic care such as medication and meal reminders. Costs rise quickly if you add in help with eating, bathing or medication administration.

Most of my clients, and the majority of Americans, want to stay in their homes as they age. In-home care costs an average of more than $22 per hour, with most agencies requiring a three-hour minimum per visit.

If an individual needed around the clock care in their home, their average

monthly costs would be $15,840.

It’s not just the actual care costs that impact seniors and their families.

The average caregiver spends 13 hours a month researching resources for their loved one. Many caregivers also take time off work to care for their loved ones, which means they sacrifice income or have to take valuable vacation time.

Planning for aging A long-term care plan provides asset protection solutions so that individuals’ hard-earned savings are not depleted, and clients can receive the care they need. Planning also takes the burden off loved ones.

It may take a small amount of effort up front, but planning will help you avoid the hours of scrambling to find care as your needs change and the spending of unnecessary money. I tell my clients they are never too young to seek out a qualified professional to help ensure their golden years aren’t tarnished.

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Heartland Hospice reaches Level Four status — Indianapolis-based Heartland Hospice serving central Indiana, a division of ProMedica, has been promoted to a Level Four status within the We Honor Veterans Program for its continued care and support of the Veteran population. All wars are different and provide unique experiences and often difficulties for the veterans who served in them. We Honor Veterans was launched by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in collaboration with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, to help improve the care veterans receive from hospice and palliative care providers. “Mike Judge is a retired United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant. He is also a Heartland Hospice veteran volunteer and our volunteer who helped make our Level Four achievement possible,” said Dana Criss, volunteer coordinator. “The We Honor Veterans mission is very dear to me,” Judge said. “Those men and women who stood in the gap for this nation, whether drafted or volunteered, made themselves available for whatever this country needed, even if that included their own lives. Our veterans are deserving of my undying support and gratitude.” The We Honor Veterans program provides four levels of recognition to organizations that demonstrate a commitment to improving care for veterans. In order to reach Level Four, Heartland was tasked with learning more about caring for veterans, declaring a commitment to honoring veterans at the end of life, providing education for hospice staff and volunteers on caring for veterans and partnering with the VA at the local, regional and national levels to ensure the unique needs of veterans are met. For more, visit wehonorveterans.org.

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The Apple of my watch’s eye My brother-in-law, Tom, gave me an Apple Watch Series 5. Tom is a techie kind of guy.

He once worked at an Apple HUMOR Genius Bar and got a promotion for thinking on the job.

I once worked at a bar and was fired for drinking on the job.

When Tom bought the Series 6 Apple Watch, he graciously gave me his Series 5.

He has done this for me before with other gadgets, which is why I have eight different iPhones in my desk drawer.

I called Tom and admitted that his gift was just too overwhelming for me.

“Come on, Dick. You just think you are out of your league. Relax,” he said. “The key is not to be intimidated. That’s the problem others have had.”

“Tom, that is exactly the same advice you gave me when I married your sister.”

He told me he would walk me through whatever issue I was having. The watch performs thousands of functions, but one of the first things you have to do is pick a face for it. There are dozens of different options to choose from. For example, there

is one face that encourages you to breathe mindfully, and another called Solar, which displays the sun’s position in the sky like a sun dial that indicates the time. That is great for people who don’t have a watch … which you obviously do.

The watch performs thousands of functions, but one of the first things you have to do is pick a face for it. There are dozens of different options to choose from.

I chose a face called AG Digital, which looks like the dashboard on a 747. It’s hard to tell the time, but it does alert me if I’m experiencing headwinds. I was happy with my choice. I went to bed and awoke the next morning with a Mickey Mouse face (scared the heck out of Mary Ellen). I must have touched something on the settings in my sleep because there’s Mickey pointing to the time. It was hard to read, because I

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I tried to call Tom but couldn’t reach him.

That was odd, considering he has three cellphones, two iPads and a couple of Apple Watches. He called me back later that morning.

“Tom, I need to get Mickey off my watch face.”

“What have you tried?”

“I’ve tried everything. I even called Disney World.”

Tom helped me expunge the rat from my view, and now I toggle between the Artist watch face and the Astronomy watch face.

As I said, there are lots more choices, but I’m most comfortable being two-faced.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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MJ Insurance fills positions — MJ Insurance has named Holden Crossland as employee benefits consultant, Branden Bushelle as database analyst and Matthew Young as risk transfer specialist at its Carmel headquarters. In the new role, Crossland will consult with existing and prospective clients to understand their business needs. Bushelle will be responsible for developing methods to obtain and analyze data to improve the quality and efficiency of data systems.

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Grand Park helps tourism industry during COVID-19 pandemic

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Tourism officials were optimistic going into 2020 because 2019 was a record-setting year for COUNTY the county’s tourism industry.

However, Hamilton County Tourism President and CEO Brenda Myers knew things would change when the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the U.S. economy.

But fortunately for the local tourism industry the Myers economic fallout turned out not as be as bad as she feared, thanks in large measure to youth travel sports.

“July was really good. Kudos to Bullpen (Tournaments) and Grand Park, and we should give some credit to our sales staff,” Myers said.

Myers said the results show how resilient the youth travel sports industry is, and that outdoor sporting events helped the tourism organization recoup some of its lost revenue in July.

Myers said four tourism industry subgroups in Hamilton County — the youth sports group, which brought the most visits to the county in 2020; the convention market group; the business transients; and the leisure market — have brought the most visitors to the county during the pandemic.

“We have a lot of small training sessions and meetings and associations of different counties meet here,” Myers said of the convention group.

Because the convention groups typically meet in one room, Myers said the tourism group will likely continue to struggle until COVID-19 vaccines become widely available.

The business transient group attracts visitors to the county Monday through Thursday, largely via the many corporate headquarters in Carmel, Noblesville and Fishers. However, that group also took a hit in 2020.

“That drives a lot of weekday training sessions and meetings, and that has all been dried up,” Myers said. “That’s been a real struggle for everyone in the industry right now. We’ve seen it tick up at the holidays just a little, but January and February have never been great months for this, so we will hold our breath for these two months.

Grand Park traffic helped Hamilton County Tourism recover some tourism industry dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted photo)

“We have planned for some bad months, and we’re sure hotels have as well.”

Myers said the leisure market, which includes families visiting the county, did well during the summer. She said the leisure market produced a better turnout than Hamilton County Tourism expected.

“I think families just needed to get away, because they came from fairly close in, like Greenwood,” Myers said. “People came up to stay, got a hotel room and went to Conner Prairie or did some hiking.”

Myers said economy hotels and extended-stay hotels did well in 2020 as a result of construction and transient travelers requiring lodging.

For more, visit visithamiltoncounty.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS Hamilton County Tourism is promoting its Great Dine Out campaign. The initiative showcases more than 35 restaurants in Hamilton County by offering discounts for carryout meals through Jan. 31. In February, Hamilton County Tourism will conduct a promotion around President’s Day weekend and Valentine’s Day promoting safe activities at those times.

“People tend to do a little travel that weekend,” Hamilton County Tourism President and CEO Brenda Myers said.

Hamilton County Tourism also plans to do a spring break promotion as well. For more about upcoming promotions or to download the app for the free Great Dine Out passport, visit visithamiltoncounty. com.

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Coats of many colors and one-of-a-kind designs

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Within the fashion industry, few people have a more discerning eye for “wearable art” than Joan “Lilly” CarFASHION ney, a Carmel resident who has traveled extensively in search of the world’s top art-as-clothing artisans.

Her latest discovery, a Florida-based felt and silk artisan from Kyrgyzstan, happens to be one she is especially excited about.

“I have connected with what I think is the No. 1 felting artist in the world,” said Carney, who operates her own art-asclothing boutique from her Carmel home. “(Felting) is a really hard process. I’ve never seen anything as beautiful as what this (artist) has.”

The artist is Galina Kostanda-Lambert.

Her creations are handmade women’s clothing and accessories made of felt or silk. Her most recent pieces are a line of one-of-a-kind felt coats that can be worn four different ways.

Carney is selling the coats from her Carmel store, Lilly’s Wearable Art Studio, in a trunk show for Kostanda-Lambert, whose line also contains vests. Carney conducts similar events for other clothing artisans who can’t sell at shows because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carney agreed to conduct the trunk show for Kostanda-Lambert after traveling to Florida and watching her create a vest, a delicate, meticulous process that took about a week.

Coats take considerably longer. There are 40 in the trunk show collection, and no two are alike.

“It’s incredible the amount of work that goes into one coat,” Carney said. “She now has given me those pieces to sell, the fourway coats, which means every coat is a work of art on both sides, so it’s totally different. It’s all felt, and it’s all done with fibers of wool. All kinds of work goes into it.

“It’s unbelievable work.”

Kostanda-Lambert draws inspiration from the natural world.

“Mother Nature inspires me to generate such exquisite, colorful and original

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Joan “Lilly” Carney operates Lilly’s Wearable Art Studio from her Carmel home. (Submitted photo)

Indianapolis resident Tameran Carpenter models a felt coat created by artisan Galina Kostanda-Lambert. (Submitted photo).

pieces,” Kostanda-Lambert said. “I use a hand-friction technique, a process that includes only superb quality fibers and natural material adhered together with

soap and water. I envision my clientele adorned in my soft and luxurious creations that accentuate their uniqueness, no matter their age, size, shape or skin tone.”

Carney, who operated Lilly’s Boutique Gallery in Zionsville from 1992 until 2013.

She opened a store last year in her home, where she sees customers by appointment only. She follows social distancing and face-covering guidelines when showing collections in her studio. Pricing is discussed during appointments.

So far, demand for Kostanda-Lambert’s coats has been high.

“They’re all different. They’re all oneof-a-kind,” said Carney, who has traveled the world in search of the most skilled artisans. “People come back, and they buy them again.”

Besides the Kostanda-Lambert coat collection, Carney sells other wearable art in her home studio, such as sweaters, scarves, vests, jackets, leggings and coats made by other artisans. She plans to present a wearable art fashion show at noon Feb. 27 at the Columbia Club in downtown Indianapolis.

“My passion is to help artisans,” Carney said. “Every lady that buys something here wears something unique.”

To schedule an appointment or make a reservation for the fashion show, call 317733-9061 or email imlillygirl@aol.com.

“Classics in Context: Where are the Women?,” a program through the Center for the Performing Arts, will present Laura Colgate, a violinist and co-founder of Boulanger Initiative, for a Zoom discussion at 7 p.m.

Jan. 28. The free program will examine why the classical music industry is not more inclusive of women. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Peanut Butter & Jam The presentation of Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam’s “Imagination Station” will be livestreamed for free at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30.

Civic to perform ‘Pride & Prejudice’ as livestream editorial@youarecurrent.com Civic Theatre will perform Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice” live at The Tarkington at the Center of the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The completely virtual production of “Pride & Prejudice” will be streamed live from The Tarkington on Feb. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27. An on-demand option will be available for viewing starting Feb. 14.

The cast includes Mrs. Bennet: Jennifer Simms; Mr. Bennet: Antoine Demmings; Lizzy: Megan Tiller: Jane/Miss de Burgh: Carly Masterson; Mary/Charlotte Lucas: Frankie Bolda; Lydia/Lady Catherine: Mackenzie Foulks; Miss Bingley/Collins: Kelsey VanVoorst; Bingley/Wickham: Gideon Roark and Mr. Darcy: Matt Kraft.

The version is billed as not-your-grandmother’s Austen. “Pride & Prejudice” for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Hugh Syme has a wide range of talents as a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, podcast host and musician.

The New Castle resident is EXHIBIT best known for his album covers, including 46 years as art director for the rock band Rush.

Syme, an inductee in the Album Cover Hall of Fame, created Rush’s iconic Starman logo, although he Syme said he never imagined the band would adopt it as their key brand for decades to come or that it would become so internationally recognizable. In 2015, he published his 276-page signed and numbered book, “Art Of Rush/Serving A Life Sentence,” dedicated to his three daughters (“my three suns,” as he calls them), and celebrating then-40 years as art director for Rush.

Fishers Arts Council is presenting three exhibits by Syme at The Art Gallery at City Hall in Fishers. The January exhibit, “The World at Large,” will feature 13 prints while the February exhibit, “Music and Cover Art,” will feature another 13 prints. In March, the exhibit will conclude with “Music Art of RUSH” with 25 prints exhibited. If COVID-19 protocols allow, a live reception will be held with Syme from 6 to 8 p.m. March 19.

The prints are for sale. Galleries in London, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas are plan-

Hugh Syme’s album cover art for “Kindred Spirits” for Carrie Newcomer. (Elevate via Syme Studio)

ning exhibits for Syme.

“The music business is not what it was,” he said.

In the age of iTunes, album and CD art is not the same.

“Many of us are feeding off the carcass (of an older era),” he said.

Syme, who was born in Canada, has a studio in New Castle. He moved another studio from Los Angeles to Toronto several years ago because of earthquakes.

“I moved a studio to Toronto because Rush, my oldest and dearest client, was there,” Syme said. “They kept me so busy I was almost commuting between Toronto and Indiana. I love Toronto but I missed my daughters and being close by my daughters, so I decided to build a home here in rural Indiana for the price of a driveway in Toronto.

Syme does a music podcast with John Mellencamp band drummer Dane Clark and live entertainment executive Andy Wilson.

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‘Imagination Station’ set for free livestream editorial@youarecurrent.com A free presentation of Faegre Drinker Peanut Butter & Jam’s “Imagination Station” will be livestreamed at 10:30 a.m.

DANCE Jan. 30 from the Center on the Performing Arts’ Facebook and YouTube platforms.

The show is being livestreamed because of safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Imagination Station” is an interactive presentation ideal for introducing the art of dance to children, their parents and grandparents. Viewers can join the Phoenix Rising Dance Company dancers on a trip to a “magical” world created by dancing children.

Unfortunately, all the children have grown up and forgotten how to dance. Since the magical world needs dancing to remain magical, children can use their imaginations to create the sun, wind, rain, flowers, trees and animals.

The performance was created and choreographed by Phoenix Rising Dance Company’s Artistic Director Justin David Sears-Watson. For more, visit phoenixdanceindy.com.

Designed for children ages 1-7, the Peanut Butter & Jam sessions encourage young children to become engaged in the arts.

The sessions are set for 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturdays. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Lake Clearwater living room Commentary by Larry Greene

After

Before

THE SOLUTION • The carpet was replaced with oak hardwood flooring.

• Recessed lighting and all new white electrical plates brighten the space.

• A custom-built entertainment center serves as the focal point for the room and the couple’s art collection.

• The fireplace was updated with a quartz surround and walnut mantel.

THE CHALLENGE Before purchasing this 1991 Lake Clearwater home, several interior updates were planned to fit the owners’ modern tastes.

This is Part 2 of a three-part series.

Larry Greene is the owner of Case Design/ Remodeling; email him at lgreene@ caseindy.com. Visit caseindy. com for more remodeling inspiration and advice.

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Pandora’s can of worms Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt When it comes to streaming radio services, I prefer Pandora over Amazon Music.

You see, Pandora offers deep cuts while Amazon plays mostGRAMMAR GUY ly predictable hits.

Even though I’m an Amazon Prime member and benefit from no commercials, I opt for the advertisement-laden Pandora radio. What can I say?

I like Pandora’s algorithm better.

I didn’t mean to open up a can of worms about streaming radio services. Or is it opening up Pandora’s box? Let’s get to the bottom of this, shall we?

According to the dictionary by Merriam-Webster, Pandora’s box is “a source of many troubles” or “something that will lead to many problems.” According to the Ancient Greek tale, some evil wedding guest gave a character called Pandora a box as a wedding gift, but Pandora was not to open it. Curiosity got the better of poor Pandora, and she opened the box, the result of which unleashed sickness, death and all sorts of evil into the world.

Although the origin of the phrase “open

up a can of worms” is uncertain, imagine you’re going fishing in the 1950s. You’ll need some bait, so you head over to the neighborhood bait and tackle shop, where you purchase a can of worms. This can of worms is nothing to worry about — that is — until you open it. Once you open the can of worms, all the wiggly, slimy, tangled-up mess of worms try to get out of the can.

It’s like trying to put already-squeezed toothpaste back into a tube.

Both “taking the lid off Pandora’s box” and “opening up a can of worms” are precarious situations, but there is a difference between the two. When you open up a can of worms, you attempt to solve one difficult problem which leads to even more difficult problems. When you take the lid off, or open, Pandora’s box, you unleash an evil that can’t be undone. There is no “CTRL + Z” for Pandora’s box.

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Cairo’s mosque/madrassa of Sultan Hasan Commentary by Don Knebel The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hasan is one of the most popular buildings in Cairo.

It is named for a ruler who may TRAVEL have given his life for it.

In A.D. 640., Muslim forces overwhelmed Christians holding out in the Babylon Fortress, built by the Romans along the Nile River in about 30 B.C. The conquerors established their capital near the fortress. In 969, the Fatimids conquered Egypt and built a new city north of the fortress, now known as Cairo, to be their capital.

When the Mamluks took control of Egypt in 1250, they maintained Cairo as their capital.

By 1340, Cairo, with a population estimated at 500,000, was the center of Islamic learning and trade and the world’s largest city outside of China.

In 1347, 12-year-old Al-Nasir Hasan, a Mamluk, became sultan of Egypt. He was deposed in a coup in 1351 and held under house arrest, providing him an opportunity to study Islamic theology. When Hasan regained the throne in 1355, he demolished two palaces built by his father near the Cai-

had died without heirs during the Black Death plague ravishing Egypt at the time.

Because of his perceived prolificacy, Al-Nasir Hasan was assassinated by confidants in 1361 and the project was carried on by his aides. When completed in 1363, the mosque/ madrassa was more than 1,600 feet long, with an entry portal almost 125 feet high.

Contemporary reports labeled it one of the world’s most impressive buildings, even rivaling the pyramids of Giza. The madrassa, which is open to the public, is one of the most colorful examples of Islamic architecture anywhere.

Inside the Madrassa of Sultan Hasan in Cairo. (Photo by Don Knebel)

ro Citadel and began building a monumental mosque and madrassa, or Islamic school, on the 2-acre site. Daily construction costs were reportedly 20,000 silver dirhams, equal to about $50,000 today. Much of the money came from wealthy Egyptians, who

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2020-00221 DP/ADLS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Plan Commission will conduct a meeting on the 16th day of February, 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., in the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Virtual Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2020-00221 DP/ADLS (the “Request”). The parcels that are the subject of the Request consist of approximately 1.26 acres, are generally located southwest corner of 146th Street and Rolling Hill Drive, having a common address of 415 Rolling Hill Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 and includes parcels of real estate that are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 16-09-24-02-01-001.000 16-09-24-02-01-002.000; and, 16-09-24-02-01-003.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned 146th & Monon PUD/Planned Unit Development District, Ordinance No. Z-654-20, and the Applicant, Estridge Development Management, LLC, has filed the Request seeking development plan (“DP”) and architectural design, lighting, landscaping and signage (“ADLS”) approval in order to develop 15 for-sale townhomes on the Real Estate.

A copy of the Request and accompanying plans and exhibits may be examined on the City’s website, www.carmel.in.gov, through the Public Documents – Laser Fiche portal.

This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Plan Commission Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 www.carmel.in.

APPLICANT Estridge Development Management, LLC c/o Paul Estridge, President 12965 Old Meridian Street Carmel, IN 46032 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: Carmel Clay Schools 2021 Renovations – Phase 2 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 At: 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM(local time), February 9, 2021 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033 or via Microsoft Teams.

Call In Number: +1 317-762-3960 Phone Conference ID: 657 317 978# All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling.

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WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Call In Number: +1 317-762-3960 Phone Conference ID: 324 169 866# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools. Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana Owner: Clay Township by and on behalf of the City of Carmel, Indiana 10701 N. College Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46280 Project: College Avenue & 111th Street Roundabout Construction Project No. 20-12 Notice is hereby given that the Township Trustee of Clay Township, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at its offices in the Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46280 until 10:00 a.m. EST on or before February 3, 2021, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Public Assembly Room of the Hensel Government Center. No late bids will be accepted.

All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana.

The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – College Avenue & 111th Street Roundabout Construction (Project No. 20-12).

A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond and a ten percent (10%) three year maintenance bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish performance and payment bonds, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to the bidder. Upon completion, the Project and all contracts related thereto will be irrevocably assigned to the City.

The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: Intersection improvement at 111th Street and College Avenue will consist of replacing the stop-controlled intersection with a, single lane roundabout. New storm sewer will be installed within the project limits.

New sidewalks and crosswalks will be installed on all four quadrants of the intersection. The roundabout intersection will be landscaped.

Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, which together with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: City of Carmel Department of Engineering - 1st Floor One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2441 Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com).

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents.

This Project is being funded by Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana for and on behalf of the City of Carmel. All out-of-state entities must obtain a Certificate of Authority to do business in the State of Indiana by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on January 27, 2021 at 10:00 am (local time) via digital attendance. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

The pre-bid digital attend link is provided here: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/j/98461284608?pwd=TmN EYW1PaVhTY2ZIckJGVmFyODR2QT09 Participants must use the password to enter the meeting: Monon For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the City of Carmel Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of sixty (60) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Township reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than sixty (60) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The Township reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2.

The Township further reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed to be in the Township’s best interest.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00005 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on February, 8th, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: UDO Section 5.39(H)(2)(a): A Wall sign must fit within 70% of a Spandrel Panels height and 85% of a Spandrel Panels width, Requesting proposed signage to cover architectural columns and decorative EIFS. For property being known as Proscenium - 1200 S. Rangeline Rd, Suite 120 The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Acreage .00 Section 36, Township 18, Range 3 CARMEL DEVELOPMENT II SUBDIVISION Square Feet (condo) 17,389.00 Lot 7 Irregular Shape Sky Title: Elevation above 846.67The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

This will be a virtual meeting. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via carmelspeaks.org. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 10:00 a.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: 16-SW-85, Bridge Replacement, Westfield Boulevard over Carmel Creek Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at Carmel City Hall, Front Desk Attn: City Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before February 17, 2021 , and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the bid opening will likely be a virtual meeting and can be viewed with this link: http://carmelin.new.swagit.com/views/1 All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana.

The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – 16-SW-85, Bridge Replacement, Westfield Boulevard over Carmel Creek A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish a performance bond, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to him.

The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: Bridge Replacement of existing culvert with 3-sided precast concrete arch structure on Westfield Boulevard over Carmel Creek including relocation of City of Carmel water and sewer lines in the vicinity of the culvert replacement.

Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, which together with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: City of Carmel Department of Engineering - 1st Floor One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2441 Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com).

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents.

This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel.

A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on January 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm. The meeting will be a virtual meeting. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory. Meeting information: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/j/98082859894?pwd=cVAyc2pVV01EM3hheC94bm1GSjhRQT09 Password: 039193 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +16468769923,,98082859894# or +13017158592,,98082859894# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Meeting ID: 980 8285 9894 Password: 039193 International numbers available: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/u/acVtIU40hl No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2.

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