March 25, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Carmel artist Suzanne Landshof has built a world of her own creation at the Museum of Miniature Houses / P20

City hopes to get savings by refinancing $152 million in debt / P11

Carmel Education Foundation telethon on air this week / P16

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‘Miracle on South Division Street’ makes Midwest debut / P24

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Chocolate maker highlight of event

By Amanda Foust • news@currentincarmel.com

This year’s annual Artisan Marketplace at the State Fairgrounds will highlight the talent of one of Carmel’s own. food Carmel resident Joann Hofer, the owner of Xchocol’Art Organic and Fair Trade Gourmet Chocolate, has always been fascinated by chocolate in both its flavor and formation.

“At one point I read an article about chocolate that also described the chemistry and artistry involved,” she said. “I thought it could be an outlet for my artistic personality. I could create something people would enjoy.”

Hofer learned the intricacies of chocolate-making through her enrollment in a Bean to Bar and Professional Chocolatier course during a time when she was living in Austria. Her travels also led her to her Austrian husband, and soon, work brought them to Carmel.

She soon joined a group called Indiana Artisan - a collective organization that embraces Indiana’s talented artisans’ unique art and food creations. “(It) represents what is best of our state by showcasing incredible food artisans who are dedicated to Carmel artisan Joann Hofer will sell her handmade a craft made by hand with fresh ingredients,” Hofer chocolate at the Artisan Marketplace at the State Fairsaid. grounds on March 29 and March 30. (Staff photo) In what she views as an art form, Hofer values orhis lead and is now a U.S. distributor for Zotter ganic and fair trade products. She also grows many Chocolates. of the ingredients in her garden like mint, rosemary, “I think it is really important to know where your thyme and lavender. And local business partners like food comes from,” Hofer said. “And in the aspect of Traders Point Creamery supply her business with chocolate it’s really like wine, where it is grown in creams and cheeses to use in her truffle creations. different regions of the world and it tastes different “It is really special to get a truffle that is handaccording to its region.” made with local ingredients,” Hofer said. “Chocolate Hofer sells Zotter Chocolates and Xchocol’Art doesn’t grow in Indiana, it grows in the central/ locally and online. Both methods, however, work well tropical regions of the world, but I know specifically for different audiences and create a widespread where my chocolate comes from.” reach that are starting to build a community.

In Austria, Hofer worked with Josef Zotter, who “I like (local market sales) because I work a lot in oversees a company in Europe that produces organic and fair-trade chocolates solely from the cacao bean. my chocolate studio creating recipes and working with chocolate, and it requires a lot of concentraZotter refuses to turn a blind eye to mistreatment tion,” she said. “When I’m and slavery that occurs Indiana Artisan Marketplace • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the market I get to during production on March 29; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 30 • Exposition connect with people and some cacao plantations.

Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis make friendships.”

He takes responsibility to • Xchocol’Art – Booth 101 • For more information visit follow ethical guidelines, www.xchocolart.com and Hofer has followed

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DISPATCHES Correction – In the March 18 Social Scene column, Jenn Penix’s name was misspelled. She can be contacted at jennpenix@indy.rr.com.

Spring pancake breakfast – The Kiwanis Club of Carmel Clay will hold its spring pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. March 29 at fire station No. 45 on College Avenue north of 106th Street. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for kids ages 6 to 12. Kids under age 6 are free. For more information contact John Woods at jwoods3@sbcglobal.net.

Campus Cultural Fair – Creekside Middle School will host a Campus Cultural Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. March 28. Learn about the many cultures represented on the Creekside Campus. A variety of cultural experiences will be offered that evening, including: authentic dishes to sample, international talent show, games, interactive activities and educational information.

Performing arts showcase – The Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council will host a performance arts showcase from 2 to 4 p.m. March 29 at Westfield High School. Small groups of students from Carmel High School and North Central High School will have an opportunity to display their artistic talents. The audience will vote for the best group using donations instead of ballots.

The winning group will select the charity organization to which all the proceedings from the event will be donated.

Replace the Race screening – Midwest Academy has been selected to screen the film Replace the Race at 7 p.m. March 31. This free event is being held at Midwest Academy, 1420 Chase Ct., Carmel. Replace the Race is a condensed version of Race to Nowhere, a film that discusses the pressure children are under to meet external expectations and the relevance of the activities they complete to meet those expectations. For more information visit www. mymidwestacademy.org.

Green Team brainstorming session – The Carmel Clay Schools Green Team wants to hear from you. Join us for an inform-and-brainstorm session at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Carmel Middle School Cafeteria. Find out what sustainable practices our schools are already doing and share how you would like to see our schools go greener. For more information, visit www. ccsgreenteam.org.

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Carmel man on life support following fire A young father is on life support and his 2-year-old son was hospitalized after an early morning fire at 942 Auman Drive East in Carmel on March 20. Jim Shiel, 26, and his son Andy Shiel, 2, were being treated at central Indiana hospitals at press time. Their pet dog, Kansas, died in the fire.

The fire was reported at 6:31 a.m. by a neighbor who was leaving for work and noticed fire coming from the front of the house. The neighbor called 9-1-1 and knocked on the door trying to alert the residents. When no one answered she then went and alerted another neighbor who attempted to enter the house on fire, but was not able to enter due to smoke and fire, according to a news release from the City of Carmel. When Carmel firefighters arrived they discovered the Shiels in the kitchen. Fire investigators believe some pinched electrical wires behind a desk may have caused the fire to ignite curtains and spread through part of the house, according to the release. There were no smoke detectors found in this house, said Bruce Knott, Fire Marshal for the Carmel Fire Department. For the latest updates on this story visit www.currentincarmel.com.

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Parks host girls-only sleepover

By Terri Spillman • news@currentincarmel.com

When people drive by your house and say “Wow!”

The Girls & Curlz Lock-In is a fun evening for girls age 7 to 13 at the Monon Center in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

board games or do crafts, that will be available for a little while.”

She said that eventually everyone will be going to sleep.

“This is a really fun event and is only offered once a year,” Broman said.

The Girls & Curlz Lock-In will start at 7 p.m.

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For the first time, Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation is offering a girls-only Girls & Curlz Lock-In sleepover for girls age 7 to 13 at the Monon Community Center on the evening of March 28.

Girly-girl activities at the sleepover abound including jewelry making, nail painting, games and cookie decorating. The Oscar-winning Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Disney’s “Frozen” will be shown.

Participants are asked to bring a sleeping bag, pillow and overnight items. Dinner, snacks and breakfast will be provided.

According to Events Supervisor Traci Broman, the event will be well-supervised and secure.

“The building will be locked down as usual at 10 p.m. No one will be able to enter the building after that. Our building is very secure with cameras, locks, etc.”

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Team tennis now available to all

By Gary Boskovich • news@currentincarmel.com

Renee Bognar has played tennis since she was a little girl, and she has developed a love of the game that goes beyond the serves sports and volleys of the tennis court.

Her passion for the sport runs so deep that she founded the Tigers Tennis Team – a mix of home-schooled, charter-schooled and cottage-schooled children and teens who were previously unable to play team tennis.

The program began as an offshoot of the Woodland Springs swim team and many of those neighborhood kids participate in her tennis program today at the Carmel Racquet Club.

“This tennis team was started because I wanted my daughters to have a sport. And now we’re up to 150 kids a year,” said Bognar, who is a certified United States Tennis Association teaching pro and athletic director for the team.

Team members range in age from 5 to 19 years old and participate at various playing levels from beginners to experts.

The Tigers compete throughout the year against teams such as Guerin Catholic, Heritage Christian, Brebeuf, Covenant Christian and Park Tudor. But to be on the Tigers also means developing far-reaching lifelong skills.

“My goal is to teach sportsmanship and determination,” Bognar said. “I believe in the quality of sportsmanship for life. I think that learning to (play) a sport gives kids the ability to learn how

The Tigers Tennis team practices at Carmel Racquet Club. (Submitted photo)

to live life.”

To that end Bognar makes both parents and children sign a four-page conduct policy before they can play. She doesn’t tolerate bullying or verbally assaulting any player, whether it be a team member or competitor. And proper individual and team etiquette is a requisite for playing for the Tigers.

The Tigers’ mission is to provide encouragement to young men and women in a team sport with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, self-control and sense of fellowship with competitors. And Bognar said she sees a need for teaching her players discipline and perseverance.

“We’re raising very self-absorbed people these days that don’t get the team concept, yet they’re hungry for it,” she said.

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What happened: Councilor Luci Snyder withdrew her arts funding proposal What it means: Snyder had sought a way to develop a new system for doling out arts funding that would remove politics from the system and boost the prestige of the Center for the Performing Arts. Snyder said the process of negotiating with fellow councilors had been going on too long and they haven’t made enough progress so she suggested they just go back to the old way of doing things.

What’s next: The bill was withdrawn and the mayor will continue to determine the distribution of the grants.

What happened: The council gave an update on the new stormwater utility ordinance What it means: In a committee meeting, three councilors discussed whether residential homes, or just commercial properties, should be eligible for utility credits based on stormwater improvements. Councilor Kevin Rider said he’s in favor of saving residents money but suggested there’s not a practical way to implement credits without incurring major administrative costs.

What’s next: The ordinance stays in the Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee, which meets at 6:30 p.m. April 3

What happened: Six ordinances were introduced regarding distributing money from the sale of real estate What it means: Before any property is sold by the city it has to be decided into which city fund the money will be distributed. Some funds that previously would have been allocated sale proceeds have changed or are no longer in existence. Since the properties haven’t been sold yet, it’s undetermined how much money will be distributed.

What’s next: Sent to the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee.

What happened: Several bills remained in committee What it means: Under Old Business, new readings were presented of the following ordinances: “Amendment of Noise Regulations,” “Amendment of the Comprehensive Plan,” “Establishing the Ashmoor Planned Unit Development,” “Amending the Carmel Drive – Range Line Road Overlay Zone,” and “Establishing The District Planned Unit Development.”

What’s next: The noise ordinance will be discussed in the Utilities, Transportation and Public Safety Committee, which meets at 6:30 p.m. on April 3. The other bills will be discussed in the Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee, which meets at 5:30 p.m. on March 25.

In other news: Ron Carter was absent. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be April 21 as a result of Spring Break.

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Township: New Station 44 needed

By Pete Smith • pete@youarecurrent.com After listening to a presentation from Carmel Fire Chief Matt Hoffman, the members of the Clay Township Board appear government motivated to rebuilding an eastside fire station.

Station 44, at 5032 E. Main Street and across the street from the Carmel school administration building, was built in 1980.

“It was built to house three to four guys. Now we have 18 people working out of that station, six per shift; plus more equipment,” said Clay Township Trustee Doug Callahan. “Even when I was there seven years ago, it was tight.”

Hoffman agreed, making it his No. 1 spending priority in the presentation. The others were a new fire training center, a place for improved fleet maintenance, a dedicated Carmel emergency operations center and a new Fire station 43 at 3242 E. 106th Street.

According to board member Mary Eckhard, all of the firehouses in Carmel are connected through an interlocal agreement between the township and the city. And the township could soon have money to spend on improvements for the fire department.

It will soon pay off a bond used to build two fire stations in west Carmel, and by bonding for new construction at similar terms, board members hope there will be no change in tax rates.

The current tax rate of 0.0074 per $100 of assessed value translates to approximately $17 in taxes per year for a house valued at $400,000.

With a 20-year bond, township accountants expect the rate to remain flat and give the township about $5.8 million to spend from a total bond of $6.1 million.

Recent firehouses in Carmel cost about $2.5 million apiece with a land purchase. But rebuilding Station 44 wouldn’t require a land purchase, more of a land lease. That’s because everyone involved would like to rebuild the station at its current location – the issue is just what to do during a 9 to 12 month construction time.

Fire department leaders and township board president Paul Bolin said they plan to reach out to Carmel schools officials in the weeks to come to talk about the possibility of relocating the

Fire station 44 on East Main Street likely will be rebuilt within the next two years. (Staff photo)

engines and staff temporarily to an area across the street. School officials had not heard from the fire department by press time.

Board member Matt Snyder said it was important to accomplish the task by bonding without raising taxes and by making sure the funds were used effectively.

“We’ll make it work,” said Hoffman at the meeting. “We’re not looking to build Taj Mahals.”

Carmel City Councilor Sue Finkam said she’s appreciative of the township’s support.

“Our ability to provide a safe community correlates to our ability to recruit and retain talent,” she said in regards to public safety workers, who she wouldn’t want to hesitate in an emergency situation due to concerns about inadequate equipment or training.

“A training and maintenance center would be a fantastic addition,” she said.

Hoffman had discussed the possibility of locating a combined training, maintenance and emergency operations center on land the city owns on the southeast corner of 106th Street and Gray Road and north of a mine where its fire training exercises wouldn’t disturb anyone. It currently trains in the former Woods Wire factory in the heart of Carmel.

“This is our responsibility,” Bolin said. “We’ll take a look at this and find a way to make it work.”

The ideas will likely be discussed again at the next township board meeting on April 22.

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City to refinance $152M in debt

By Pete Smith • pete@youarecurrent.com

ments spread out over the life of the new bonds.

Councilors will also determine where the savings are deposited – whether it be the city’s When the idea of refinancing about $152 milrainy day fund, its general fund or used to suplion in bonds that originated about a decade ago port decreasing TIF revenue in the years was floated begovernment fore the city counto come.

City bond consultant Loren Matcil at its meeting thes of Umbaugh and Associates said, on March 17, it was met with skepticism.

“We’re doing this because it will reduce Several council members questioned interest costs and save the city $3-$4 the need for the refinancing and were million.” wary of extending obligations or pushMatthes also noted during the coming out principal payments.

Snyder mittee meeting that projected TIF revBut after a team of consultants and enue from the Barrington of Carmel development bond underwriters made a presentation to six of will not be collected in the future and that a rethe seven councilors during the Finance, Administration and Rules Committee meeting March 20, cent Indiana Department of Local Government Finance clarification of the TIF statute means that it appears likely that the councilors will call for the city will eat about $1.5 million in losses from a special city council meeting to quickly approve residential assessed valuation in TIF districts and the refinancing in the hopes of saving about $3 record none of the corresponding gains – both million to $3.3 million in present value if the savthings that will reduce TIF projections. ings are taken upfront.

There also was some confusion about the The reason for the rush is market uncertainty percentage of The Bridges development at 116th and a desire to quickly take advantage of a winStreet and Spring Mill Road that fell within a TIF dow of opportunity to maximize savings. district and how much of its tax money would “The council is concerned that principal payment isn’t deferred and savings are net of expens- be captured. The Hamilton County Auditor’s office said that they are required to flag an entire propes,” said committee chairwoman Luci Snyder. erty parcel for belonging to a TIF district and it’s And the particulars of the deal are likely to be hashed out in public during a special council meeting. possible that could be creating some confusion.

Check www.currentincarmel.com for the latAt stake is whether the savings will come est on this story and to see the date for the in the form of lump-sum payouts this year or special city council meeting. whether the savings will appear as annual pay-

CRC resolves payment dispute

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

The Carmel Redevelopment Commission announced at its monthly meeting that it has resolved an issue involving government an unpaid invoice sent to Keystone Construction.

Confusion arose over the fact that Keystone owed the CRC about $172,000 because of a TIF guarantee involving Sophia Square but at the same time the CRC owed more than $300,000 to Keystone to help pay for the parking garage’s maintenance.

It was suggested by several city officials that

the CRC could just net out the difference between the two invoices and cut a check, but the confusion led to months of unpaid invoices.

CRC financial consultant Mike Lee told the committee at its March 19 meeting that communication has been cleared up and they expect payment from Keystone in the next week. The CRC hasn’t paid for parking garage management yet. Lee told Current that netting out the difference between the bills wouldn’t have been the proper accounting practice.

“We have been working with the CRC to resolve these two balances,” said Chris Carriere, director of finance at Keystone.

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

The city council maintains oversight of the CRC finances after the commission needed help An ordinance to approve $83,897 in City Center to restructure $184 million in debt in 2012.

It was released during the March 17 improvement projects by the Carmel city council meeting that the CRC ended Redevelopment Commission turned into 2013 with $7.6 million in balances with a much larger government discussion about $5.4 million in TIF money. But after paying $5 million in bond debt, the CRC had the CRC’s budget about $400,000 left in TIF money to at the most recent City Council meeting. work with. This has caused some city The bill is for funding for various concouncil members to ask during a recent tracts involving American Structurepoint.

Sharp meeting whether the CRC has enough Projects include: left in its bank accounts.

• Relocation of Duke Energy lines from Third Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said, “The bottom Avenue SW to Pedcor Property. line is the city is in great financial shape.”

• Improvements to the Monon Trail adjacent After the meeting, Brainard expressed frusto the Lofts development. tration that so many criticisms were leveled at • Building a trail connection between the what he thinks it a very simple deal.

Monon and Third Avenue SW. “The projects have been approved,” he said. “I • Building a pocket park to surround the don’t understand the problem. These have been Monon near the Lofts development. in the works for a while. The council should have But as the ordinance was introduced, Coundone (its) homework before the meeting.” cilor Rick Sharp raised pointed objections, askUltimately, the council decided to delay voting ing whether the CRC was going to delay some on the ordinance to give councilors more time to projects due to its limited budget. As a result, he look at the situation. suggested delaying approval.

“I just want to make sure we are doing this Councilor Sue Finkam said she thinks certain the right away and I would like time to see that,” council members are just playing politics with Councilor Carol Schleif said. the projects. She called their actions “damaging.”

Brainard said the delay isn’t the end of the world, “I think it was either politically motivated or but that it is unnecessary and could cost more being really conservative,” she said. “When we delay these projects and we can’t get them done money. He said it is important to keep these projects on schedule so as to not incur extra costs. on time, it makes Carmel look bad.”

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Hamilton County author Greg Kishbaugh said it was a seventh-grade writing assignment that got him hooked on writing.

“I wrote a sebooks quel to King Kong.

I still remember my teacher reading it in front of the class,” he said.

From that day, Kishbaugh said he wrote short stories and graphic novels all through Kishbaugh high school and college.

“I love writing. I’ve been writing since I was in seventh grade pretty continuously,” he said. “I write through lunch or go to the office early to write.”

His dedication to the craft has led Kishbaugh to publishing his first fictional novel, “Bone Welder.”

The book even sold out of the first two orders at the local Barnes & Noble store.

“It’s motivation to keep at it,” he said.

Kishbaugh has been an editor/publisher for 25 years. He is a consulting editor for Evileye Books, overseeing manuscript development of new series and standalone books for the publisher, which specializes in horror and speculative fiction.

“It’s a big help knowing the business side. It’s changing so rapidly – the electronic aspect of

publishing,” he said. “The thing I’ve learned most is to be much freer with the first draft. Writing is a long process.”

“Bone Welder” is not the first time Kishbaugh’s works have been published. He has appeared in several anthologies, as well as renowned horror magazine, Cemetery Dance. He also is the editor of the Burning Maiden anthology series produced

by Evileye.

But Kishbaugh grew up with the original Frankenstein movie and book.

“I thought if he’s immortal than that means he’s still alive,” he said. “They could not kill him.

He’s still wondering around the North Pole. That was the launching point of the idea.”

Kishbaugh said his first draft was “really, really long” – 150,000 words at one point – and his biggest test was to cut the word count down by more than half.

“It was a lot of fun. You really grow to enjoy after you’ve been writing for a while,” he said.

“You put it aside for awhile – try to read it as an editor, as someone who didn’t write it.”

Kisbaugh plans to make the book into a series of at least three, but it won’t be a trilogy.

“You don’t have to read the first book before the second one,” he said. “The three will standalone but they’ll be a lot more fun to read all three.”

“Bone Welder” is, at its heart, a modern exploration of the themes first set out in Mary Shelley’s seminal work published in 1818. With deep

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Local author Greg Kishbaugh will have an interactive book signing/ reading at 4 p.m. March 29 at Barnes & Noble, 14709 U.S. 31.

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understanding and respect for the original story, Kishbaugh contemplates the emotional and moral ramifications of science-as-god in seeking dominion over death.

“Entertaining myself is No. 1,” he said. “I’m writing a book that doesn’t exist. The only way I can read it is if I write it. There are so many things to do with the character and I play them out.”

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obituaries Paul Davin Coon, 41, of Carmel, died March 13, 2014, at home due to heart complications.

Paul graduated from Carmel High School in 1991. He married Debbie Coon in 1999. He attended Ivy Tech Community College. Paul was an avid artist in several media, from hand drawing, to computer arts, to woodworking and to theatre set building and lighting. Recently he became very involved in community theatre productions, and even crossed over to the other side of the stage to try his hand at acting in a production of Coon Romeo and Juliet. Paul was preceded in death by his mother, Sheila Coon. He is survived by his wife of nearly 15 years, Debbie; his father Don Coon; his brother, Derek (Kris) Coon; two nieces; and three nephews. A funeral service was conducted March 18 at Westfield Friends Church. Memorial contributions to assist Debbie with final expenses may be made to Paul Davin Coon Memorial Fund, Regions Bank, 9333 N. Meridian Street, Suite 125, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Arrangements were entrusted to Bussell Family Funerals in Carmel.

John L. Durrer, 81, of Carmel, died March 14, 2014. He was born Dec. 24, 1932, in Kokomo, to the late Wm. Roscoe and Ruth Ann Welch Durrer. John graduated from Anderson High School and Michigan State University, receiving his DV from its College of Veterinary Medicine in 1957. John eventually became a senior partner at Northside Animal Hospital, retiring in 1988. From 1957-60, John was a captain in the U.S. Air Force and stationed at Luke Air Force Base working as the base veterinarian. He also served as Research Veterinarian at the Fort Wainright Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, from 1961-1963. Survivors include John’s loving wife of fifty-two years, Peg; three children, Dianne (Steve) Hood, Christine McMullen and Bradley (Stephanie) Durrer; six grandchildren, Nathan and Tucker Hood, Joseph Betz, Ruthanne McMullen, Lauren and Olivia Durrer; and his beloved Durrer dog, Ivy. A funeral service was conducted at Carmel United Methodist Church on March 22. The family requests that memorial contributions be directed to Carmel United Methodist Church, the American Lung Association or the Humane Society for Hamilton County.

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For three evenings – 6:30 to 9 p.m. March 25, 26 and 27 - Carmel High School students, foundation board members and other volunteers will man the phone bank calling donors and members of the community to raise funds for the foundation’s grant program.

During the telethon on Bright House Channel 99, a recording of the foundation’s annual Music Showcase will be replayed. Behind the scenes, National Honor Society students and School Board members will call parents and past donors to solicit donations. But donations are always welcome at http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/ foundation/ It’s the foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year and a critical tool for making a difference in young students’ lives.

Carmel High School teacher Jim Peterson, the school’s director of theatre and film, said he’s seen it first-hand.

Last year his play production classroom received a $700 grant to provide professional playwriting instruction to produce anti-bullying plays for the district’s middle schools.

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“It’s been great,” Peterson said. “It’s inspired at least one student to pursue it in college. He

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Giving back is rarely this much fun Commentary by Jeff Worrell

If you are a Girl Scout and you have in your master sales strategy a plan to sell cookies door-to-door in the VOlunteerism neighborhoods surrounding Smokey Row Elementary this Saturday evening, I have bad news. Nobody’s home.

Take my word for it and just pick another night.

As good as Girl Scout Cookies are, you can’t compete with the Smokey Row Elementary Super Soiree on March 29 at Ritz Charles. It is sure to lure away every incoming, current and outgoing Smokey Row parent from the comfort of their home to an adults-only evening with each other.

The Super Soiree is a biennial event planned and executed by the Smokey Row Elementary PTO. Diana Wright is the PTO President this year and has experience working on previous Super Soirees.

When asked why she chose to give up so much of her time for this event she said, “It’s a volunteer activity I enjoy because I want all children at our school to have special opportunities they might not otherwise have if there was a charge. We use the money raised for many different projects but covering the cost of Field Trips is the most rewarding.”

This year’s fundraising goal of $15,000 will go directly to projects within the school that

benefit learning in a variety of ways. In addition to covering the cost of field trips, the money is distributed to teachers to purchase classroom books, add recess and physical education equipment, conduct art projects and purchase unique musical instruments.

This year, the Soiree team of Wendi Bergsma, Karen Fairbairn, Allison Nisonson, Amy Stankiewicz, Lisa Pearo, Natalie Engledow, Elizabeth Pishkur and Erica Jones has created a silent auction that is accessible to the public via the convenience of a smartphone or home computer.

To bid on the authentic autographed Andrew Luck jersey, the signed Peyton Manning Broncos football, theme park tickets, trips or a variety of other items including a night at the Conrad Hotel, point your curser to: http://rocket2014.auctionbid.org/micro2.php.

In the past, the event has been a formal, sitdown function. This first year returning to Ritz Charles, attendees can look forward to a highenergy, mingle-and-dance style affair.

Go ahead, get online and help the kids at Smokey Row with a winning bid for your next treasure.

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Meyer selected to become new CRC executive director

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New Carmel Redevelopment Commission board member Corrie Meyer has announced that she will step down from that position to become the next CRC executive government director.

Meyer is a certified urban planner who has worked for the past 10 years as a planner and project manager for Indianapolis-based Schmidt Associates, an architecture and design firm. Meyer also is a registered landscape architect and is certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building and construction.

Meyer has lived in Carmel for 14 years with her husband, Nate, and two sons. She holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Ball State University.

The CRC has needed a leader after former executive director Les Olds resigned in October.

The lack of an executive who could communicate with the Carmel City Council and the media has led to several disputes in the past several months that otherwise could have been avoided.

“This vision for the city and the redevelopment focus has already been cast,” she said. “And it soley relies in the Midtown and Phase Two of the City Center. So those two things will be my primary focus. My role is to keep the projects moving forward.”

Communicating with the public will also be a priority.

“My two primary goals are to strengthen communication and really increase that trust between all of the entities in the city,” she said.

“Corrie Meyer has a good background in city planning and landscape architecture, skills that will serve her well as executive director of the redevelopment commission,” said Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard. “Her job is to provide the staff support to finish the City Center, the Arts and Design District and the Midtown redevelopment project at the same quality they’ve been done to date.

She has a tremendous amount of experience and we’re excited to have her on board.”

Meyer said she looks forward to working with the city council and doesn’t expect any problems.

“The way the 2012 ordinance is written is that we really are partners in the city and that’s the way we will approach that,” she said.

Councilor Luci Snyder, who was an outspoken critic of Les Olds, said she knows Meyer has a big task ahead of her.

She said the “records are not quite in order” at the CRC and so many of the people who are responsible for ongoing projects are now gone.

She said she thinks Meyer will need to reestablish trust in the CRC - trust from the voters, the council and state auditors.

“We had to throw ourselves on the mercy of the state because we had someone who was director of the CRC who I wouldn’t trust directing

Corrie Meyer will be the next executive diector of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission. (Submitted photo)

a one-car funeral,” she said.

Snyder said she doesn’t know Meyer personally but that she seems like a good fit for the job.

“She looks like she has good architectural credentials, which is one important piece of the puzzle,” Snyder said.

New board member Meyer’s departure does leave a vacancy on the CRC board, and Brainard named Carmel businessman Bill Brooks to replace Meyer on the board.

Brooks is chief operating officer emeritus for DWA Healthcare Communications Group in Carmel.

“In 1996 my wife and I relocated to Carmel and discovBrooks ered the pride and comfort associated with a great home town,” said Brooks.

“We have both enjoyed and marveled at our city’s wonderful transformation. With this opportunity to serve the community on the Redevelopment Commission, it’s time for me to give back.”

Prior to joining DWA, Brooks worked as an executive in both the printing and insurance industries after spending 25 years in the United States Air Force. He is a decorated military professional with a distinguished career in criminal justice, systems acquisition, development and deployment, project management, operations and command.

Brooks has earned a Master of Science in systems management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Wilmington College. Active in the community, Brooks also is president of the Carmel Heroes Club, a board member of the Hamilton County Alliance and an active volunteer at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel.

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If you’ve never seen Don Farrell, Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald perform at the Studio Theatre at the Performing Arts Center, you’ve missed a cultural treat. The fabulous trio originally moved to Hamilton County in 2005 from New York City and co-founded the Actors Theater of Indiana. They are Hamilton County’s only professional theater equity group and are the City of Carmel’s resident professional theater company.

When you attend their productions, expect big personalities, big performances, great music and impeccable acting in a small venue. Individually, and as a group, these performers are consummate The banquet room was decorated beautifully at Woodland Country Club in Carmel for the Actors Theatre of professionals.

Indiana gala. (Photos by Tonya Burton) On March 8 ATI Guild President Susan From left, Wiland and members, Susan Bonanno, Dr. Art Sue Pearson, Sandy Armington, Deb Coffey, Hermiller, Becky Pritchett, Mary Jo Dr. Bruce Wiland, Alonso and Therese Coffey conducted Steve ATI’s 8th annual gala fundraising event at Pritchett the Woodland Country Club. The evening and Don included dinner, dancing, entertainment and Farrell artistic rendering. had time Approximately 120 people attended. to talk Entertainment was provided by the Tim during Brickley Quintet, as well as the ATI the Actors Theperformers. Posh Petals of Indianapolis atre of provided floral table arrangements. Silent Indiana auction highlights included a painting by ingala. ternationally known artist, Richard Nunez; a dinner party for 6 by Brad Gates Catering; a cocktail party at the home of Michael O’Brien, owner of Printing Partners, and his wife, Jackie Nytes, CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library, with entertainment provided

by Don Farrell, Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald.

Also attending the event, to name a few, were ATI Executive Director Jim Reilly and wife PJ Reilly; Board of Trustees President, Michael Tavel; Kristen Merritt, Director of Marketing, and husband, Jeff Merritt; Board Member, Denise Reiter and Michael Davidson; Carmen Reidl and Wayne Campbell; Leslie Oleck; Charlene Arnolt; Benefactors - Jack and Joy Stafford, Carmel residents since 1970, Karen Minnis; and Jack and Joy Stafford. attended the Actors Theatre of Indiana gala.

Reflecting the respect of the metro area, Actors Theater Group was voted best theater group four years in a row in the Indychannel. com’s A-list. ATI’s next presentation is Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano,” which runs from April 25 through May 11 at the Studio Theatre.

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Temple of imagination Carmel artist Suzanne Landshof has built a world of her own creation at the Museum of Miniature Houses

beautiful wood boxes from his work at the Grapevine Cottage, and she’ll turn them into new rooms. He gets almost as excited about her projects as she does.

“I recommend it as a great hobby for couples,” she said. “What one person might not like to do, the other person might like.”

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Museum for everyone

An outfitted French maid readies the shiny wood dining room table, arranging roast beef, wine bottles, desserts and cover story a sterling centerpiece. A Labrador retriever lies underneath the table on a decorative rug.

And this is all less than a few inches tall.

We’re not talking about doll houses. This is far more detailed than that. Welcome to the world of miniatures, a passion that local artist Suzanne Landshof has been dedicated to for more than 30 years.

“Every piece has its own story,” she said. “And so many people contribute to each display.”

Big planning went into these tiny rooms. Nothing is an afterthought. The china plates are made of real clay, fired and expertly painted. The dog has real canine hair. Upholsterers create couches. Blacksmiths forge intricate metal tools – like silver spoons the size of a fingernail.

Electrical work. Carpentry. Interior decorating.

Anything that goes into decorating your actual house is done by artists featured at the Museum of Miniature Houses – just on a one-inch scale.

Combining art forms

Growing up in the Northeast, Landshof always had an appreciation for the arts. She loved all creative outlets from woodworking to architecture to interior design. Working with miniatures gave her a chance to combine all of her passions into one artform.

While living in Kansas City, she volunteered for the Kansas City Toy & Miniature Museum. A few years after moving to Indianapolis, she founded the Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections in 1991 with partners Suzie Moffett and Nancy Lesh.

The not-for-profit museum operates with only one part-time employee, and the rest of the work is handled by many passionate volunteers.

And Landshof has many of her own works

Suzanna Landshof creates miniature worlds using scenes cut from her own imagination. (Photos by Adam Aasen)

displayed at the museum.

A million little pieces

Every miniaturist has a specialty. Very few create every single object in a miniature house.

It is just not practical to do everything, including forging metals, shaping clay and painting tapestries.

Friends say Landshof is an expert at selecting and arranging items in a room to make it tell a story. She matches furniture and clothes to fit a time period and a personality. She dreams up a tale for the fictional people who live in the miniature houses in order to find the items that make

up their lives.

She attends conventions across the nation and scours websites to find just the right piece to decorate a room. It can take years.

Some items, such as, a painted vase, can cost up to $200 from the world’s top artists.

Sometimes you have to break down and custom order an item, such as a doll she had made of a masked burglar on the roof of a house.

Other times you try to make it yourself.

Landshof is skilled at making furniture and working with wood. Her husband, Tom, will do all of the electrical work on her projects, wiring working lights in the homes. He’ll bring home

It’s an interesting mix of visitors that check out the museum. Some wander in off the street expecting “doll houses,” a term that miniature experts tend not to use because it implies that their art is a toy to be played with.

Other guests are miniaturists themselves and declare as they walk in, “I just want you to know, this is a destination for me,” Landshof said.

Some have traveled from across the globe to see the exhibits.

Tom Landshof said he’s always happy to see newcomers. Men are often skeptics, but they see the miniature scenes of Sherlock Holmes cases or military artifacts and they are impressed.

Sometimes you mention model trains, a similar but different hobby, and it clicks in their minds for them.

“It’s funny because you see a lot of husbands who are dragged there by their wives, and by the end of the day they are the ones who don’t want to leave,” Tom said.

Although they are a small museum, they have a loyal following.

Suzanne Landshof recalls an afternoon during one of the first bad snowfalls this year. The roads were rough and the parking lots weren’t cleared. The museum was closed, but she stopped by to get something and she found visitors waiting at the door. A young man told them he drove through the slippery road conditions because it was his girlfriend’s birthday and this was one of her favorite places to go. She opened up for them, and they stayed for more than two hours, revisiting the museum they had seen before.

“It really is a neat place for families and couples to visit together,” she said. “Just the other day, I saw three generations visit the museum together, and as they left the young boy shouts out, ‘I love this place’ and it makes you feel good to be a part of that.”

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For the past six months, the Community Relations Dept. for the City of Carmel routinely has provided Current with a document that details new commercial tenants and remodels.

We, in turn, use that to promote and write about new businesses. By denying Current the document – which, in effect, is happening by requiring our editor to file a public-records request - it’s doing no good for anyone. Our view: This is unprofessional game playing. By making Current fill out the request, it is tantamount to denied access of public information.

(Current waited two months after completing a request for a police incident report. That made for some really old news.) This also is part of a larger trend within the department, which institutionally reads any email sent to a city email address from Current’s web server.

That means – to us, anyway – that there is an attempt to control access to any sort of city information no matter how routine, no matter how public. The department also inhibits the accurate and timely gathering of news by standing between department heads (the real experts) and Current reporters. Further, there was a house fire last Thursday that left a 26-year-old man and his son hospitalized. The department issued a news release stating the man had died. In fact, he was on life support, and the department correctly issued an apologetic correction. Perhaps talking to sources with first-hand knowledge could have spared the department the error. Avoiding errors is why Current seeks to talk to city experts in the first place. Lastly, Carmel City Council member Luci Snyder asked long ago for a report from the department on why it needed to spend approximately $100,000 to contract with a former newspaper reporter and what his economic development credentials were.

She’s still waiting. The department should stop playing games with public information, pay attention to detail and, certainly, answer Snyder’s question.

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Businesses need city’s support

Time to spring into action

Commentary by Terry Anker

We can certainly hope that spring is officially in the air. The warmer days are becoming more consistent and even the stubborn remainders of this year’s bitter winter fade. Yet in spite the debris exposed as the giant piles of accumulated snow dissolve taking with them our memories of the difficulty we have just recently collectively endured, spring is a time of forward-looking optimism. With the first delicate flowers pushing through the just-thawing earth, we are inspired to shake off our own sleepiness and embrace the vernal renewal.

The arrival of longer days and the optimism that always seems to accompany them brings with them a new energy to commit to the strategic plans and goals set during the customary winter planning. So many of us make use of the slower business days of January and February to collect with colleagues to consider vision and direction for the months and years ahead. Then as March and April finally arrive, we find the energy

to take the difficult steps to implement the opening salvos of our work. Perhaps it harkens to our agrarian past, but the difficult seems more attainable as we experience the annual resurrection of our landscape from its icy grip to abundant life.

As the well-considered designs take form in the actions of the institutions, families and companies in which we count ourselves to be part, we are reminded of the steady hand that nature employs in its own work. Spring arrives not in an instant but through a process. Each step is implemented in its own time and with its own effort – all in concert and resistant to failure.

Some elements, overwhelmed by the harsh season now passed or having completed their own life cycles, fail; yet others eagerly replace them.

Now is the time, let’s go to work.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@currentincarmel. com.

Q U O T E O F T H E W E E K When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.

- Deepak Chopra

When INDOT announced plans to accelerate U.S. 31 construction and close a section of the soon-to-be freeway between 136th Street and Old Meridian Street this year, many people’s first thought was, “Oh no!”

Many business owners in the U.S. 31 corridor likely had the same reaction. They had been expecting the closure to come in 2015 and were caught off guard when the date was pushed to April 4 with only weeks to prepare.

The closure is scheduled to last until Thanksgiving and it will send a large amount of traffic to Keystone Parkway and spilling onto Carmel’s streets.

This through-traffic formerly meant customers for businesses along U.S. 31, but what could be worse than the closure itself are instructions from television “news” personalities to stay away from the area.

We at Current humbly disagree.

There is an effective detour for local, nonsemi traffic along Old Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets. And traffic along Carmel Drive will still be able to cross over U.S. 31 during the closure.

It is these businesses in the area of U.S. 31 and Carmel Drive that most need your support during the closure. It can take a long time to establish vibrant commercial areas like these with viable restaurants to serve the business lunch crowd as well the surrounding public, and they can just as easily disappear in a few months without customers.

The people who own and work in these establishments are part of Carmel. Just because U.S. 31 is changing doesn’t mean our support for local businesses should, too.

Pete Smith is the managing editor of Current in Carmel. You may e-mail him at pete@youarecurrent.com

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Editor, Hooray for a voice of common sense and practicality for the taxpayers of Hamilton County.

It is my understanding that there is no rail transit system that is profitable and, if that is correct, why would we want to be laden with a permanent drain on out tax system?

If the Metro in Washington D.C. - with practically no parking lots - isn’t self-supporting, how in the world would an Indianapolis system come anywhere close?

I believe the proposed system would only go to 10th Street, and how helpful is that to anyone with the center of Indianapolis as their target destination?

Thank you for allowing a voice of reason that opposes the opinions of the mayors to appear in your paper. Let’s hope the mayors read the piece and take it to heart.

Joan Wischmeyer, 46033

Mass transit column filled with ‘problems’ Editor, How interesting it was to read the commentary

by Robert Sheipe enumerating “some of the problems” of mass transit in the March 11 edition of the Current in Carmel. Before reading this article, I was unaware that mass transit would be responsible for more burglaries, robberies and thefts on our now safe streets and in our homes. I am just wondering how that thief is going to get my 42” flat screen from my house to the nearest bus stop without drawing too much attention. Do you think the bus driver will take a lesson from the air lines and require an extra fee for the TV? Sheipe says we do not need to subsidize companies that support mass transit. Does that mean that the families of minimum wage fast food

workers should not be allowed to receive public assistance? More than half of them do. Since I do not patronize this type of restaurant, I can emphasize with his assertion that 95 present of taxpayers will be paying for a service they don’t use. He calls this redistribution of income. I certainly hope no one sees my social security check. I just might receive more than I contributed during my 49 years of employment.

And then, he claims that unionized government workers will require high operating expenses…perpetually. There are few words that boil the blood of the free market crowd more than union. Attach it to government and you have a double whammy. I’m just wondering why he didn’t find a way to include the word Obamacare. He would have then hit the trifecta.

Finally, he claims that mass transit will transport low value labor to low paying jobs. This one totally confuses me and it is condescending to label people you don’t know as low value. If there is one thing I have heard over and over from “the government is too big” believers, it is the “dignity of work” mantra. What happened to that? Are those boot straps to be replaced with zippers to protect us from people unlike us? Should I feel better if a “low value” worker can’t get to his low paying job to help make my life a little more comfortable?

The mayors who prompted this commentary made a good argument for support of mass transit. I am sure there is an equally good argument for an opposing view. This is not one of them.

Michael Sweeten, 46033

Draft language of new education standards is similar to a wolf in sheep’s clothing Editor, 2014 started with great optimism for thousands of concerned parents, grandparents and many educators from around the state. The governor spoke of his support for “uncommonly high standards written by Hoosiers for Hoosiers;” The General Assembly was and is moving towards dropping the highly controversial and swiftly adopted Common Core Standards in 2010; and the State Board of Education and Department of Education announced they would work cooperatively together to produce a new set of standards that would be fair and exceed the requirements man-

dated in HEA 1427.

Now, in March and after three days of public testimony on the new draft standards the only area of agreement between the advocates of the 2010 Common Core Standards and the opponents of Common Core is that the draft standards are “remarkably similar” to Common Core! Even Deputy Superintendent Danielle Shockey is quoted as saying, “The average parent is unlikely to notice a difference between the new state standards and the national Common Core standards.”

This cut and paste result is a huge betrayal to the hundreds of citizens and the many legislators

that have worked for years to not only retain our state’s educational sovereignty but to produce educational standards that are “uncommonly” high and truly prepare children for their careers or college.

None of us would expose our children to medications that haven’t gone through years of trials and FDA approvals. Why are we willing to continue to use our children as educational lab rats when it comes to ideas such as Common Core and now potentially the draft standards?

David Read, 46033

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New take on dance

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

I hereby rescind my earlier statements regarding competitive dance. No longer do I find it a wonderfully empowering, highhumor quality environment for young people, and I want to get the hell out. These moms are seriously insane.

Now, when I say “these,” I’m not referring to the mothers of my daughter’s teammates.

Honestly, most of them conduct themselves like normal people. They clap politely for other dancers, perhaps a little louder for their own kids, and recognize that the activity they have somehow found themselves hip-deep in, though expensive and drama ridden, is an opportunity for their girls to learn sportsmanship and self-confidence, and, ultimately, to have fun.

No, when I say “these” I am talking about the women who are clearly living vicariously through their petite minis. And the younger the dancer, the crazier the mom. This past weekend, our studio shared a dressing room with three others, so I had front row seats to several stellar Mommy Dearest performances. One in particular had me riveted. This mom was so aggressively wiping foundation off her 4-year-old that her child was moved to tears.

Out in the auditorium, the atmosphere was even worse, especially during the hour-long awards ceremony. I had to leave twice because the two mothers in front were so obnoxious,

you’d have thought their daughters had won Olympic gold, instead of participatory medals.

Participatory!

And that’s another thing, I’ve now been to three dance competitions, and all three had different award levels. First Place, Ultimate Elite, Platinum . . . What the hoo-ha? Why isn’t this standardized? Not that it really matters. From what I saw, technique wasn’t near as important as showmanship, and the more skin a toddler revealed the better. A 3-year-old took home a judge’s award after gyrating on stage in a bikiniturned-monkey costume. Sure, it was cute, but at the same time, pre-school stripper acts probably shouldn’t be spotlighted!

Maybe I’m too old to tolerate the shenanigans, or maybe it was just this particular event, but whatever the reason, dance competitions have become my headache-inducing nemeses. And as much as I’ve complained about spending hours on a frozen soccer field or in a humid natatorium, I would gladly take those over the dance scene.

If only my daughter didn’t love it so much. The silver lining (or diamond or bronze, depending) is that I’m sure to have plenty of solid crazy-mom stories for months to come! Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

Survey says don’t waste your time Commentary by Dick Wolfise

At first glance, it seemed like a pretty good deal. Enjoy a complimentary $25 gift card from one of the local supermarkets. All humor it required was answering a few questions online.

I knew it was a marketing scheme. I wasn’t born yesterday. In fact, as you’ll see, I was born 114 years ago.

The first line asked for the date I was born. I was honest about the exact day in March, but I scrolled way to the bottom of the drop-down menu and found the earliest birth year listed. I clicked on 1900.

I thought that might dissuade the life insurance sales people from pestering me with calls.

Next, I was confronted with several questions somewhat disguised as statements.

92 percent of females who fill out this survey want to receive free samples. Do you?

(Was this a trick question? I’m a guy. How do I answer that? I think the first question on a test should always be the easiest.)

40 percent of those who fill out this survey meditate. Do you? (Yes, and right now I’m deep in thought, wondering why I am doing this for a lousy twenty-five bucks) Then things started getting really serious.

11 percent of those who fill out this survey are in debt. Are you?

13 percent of men who fill out this survey need ED medicine. Do you?

Here was another inquiry: Have you considered replacing the aluminum siding on your home?

Not only was I thinking about it, I had been meditating about it. I clicked yes, because I was afraid that too many “no” answers would have suggested I was just in this for the free frozen pizzas I was going to buy with my certificate.

While I was still typing, the phone rang.

“Mr. Wolfsie, this is A. A. Monroe Home Improvement. Based on your response 45 seconds ago we have determined that you are exactly the kind of person who can benefit from our aluminum siding, which comes with a lifetime guarantee for as long as you own your home.”

“Look at the survey. I’m 114 years old. Can I rent aluminum siding?”

In a final notation, the research company reserved the option of substituting a prize worth the equivalent of the twenty-five dollars in free groceries, which probably meant a $12.00 knockoff Rolex. They also said that to get my reward, I had to submit the provided registration number, which, for the life of me, I could not find it anywhere. I called the hot line number and told the woman that I felt I had been misled and that the entire questionnaire was a waste of my time.

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THIS WEEK Parade-A-Bull – Join the Humane Society for Hamilton County from noon to 3 p.m. March 29 at the Monon Community Center, CARMEL 1235 Central Park Dr. East, Carmel for a free celebration of all things “bully breed.” The event starts with a parade of solidarity along the Monon Trail. There will also be a free educational seminar, vendor booths, and discounted dog vaccinations from the Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic. Pet microchipping also is available for $20. All breeds of dogs welcome, but must be on a leash, well mannered, and have a current rabies vaccine. For more information, visit www.paradeabull.com.

Create.Connect – Bring the family out to Conner Prairie’s new science-based interactive exhibit.

The expanded indoor activity is FISHERS appropriate for all ages. New activities include an early aviation section that features Terre Haute natives, the Johnson Brothers. There’s also a 1950s patent office where you can make your own invention and apply for a patent. For more information, visit www.connerprairie.org.

From left: Diann Ryan (Clara), Becca Wenning (Ruth), Kelly BeDell (Beverly) and Stefan U.G. LeBlanc (Jimmy) play the dysfunctional but loving Nowak family in “Miracle on South Division Street.” For more photos of the play, visit www.currentnightandday.com. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

Belfry to host Midwest premiere of ‘Miracle’

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com Noblesville’s Belfry Theatre is making history – again – with another production from New York playwright Tom Dudzick. theatre Beginning March 28, the Belfry will perform the Midwest premiere of “Miracle of South Division Street” for eight performances.

“I tend to be a fan of dramaties (dramatic comedies) – there’s truth, crying and a lot of comedy. In the end you feel good walking out the door,” Director Christy Clinton said. “I like plays with good characters and great lines that make me laugh when I’m reading it.”

In 1943, Ruth Nowak’s grandfather proclaimed his vision of the Blessed Mother and had a statue built to honor her in their Buffalo neighborhood. Nearly 60 years later, “Our Lady of South Division” remains, and the story of “The Miracle” has been passed down and recited by daughter, Clara Nowak, and her three children.

Now, it seems that there might be more to the story, and Ruth wants to tell the world in a onewoman show. First, she knows she must tell her family, and hopefully get their blessings.

“This show is one that will draw the audience in. People can relate to it and more importantly,

this show has deep-rooted thoughts. It’s important to have a show with meaning and this is one,” said Becca Wenning, who plays Ruth.

Kelly BeDell, who plays Beverly, said the story is one that any family can appreciate.

“The very first time I read the script I was rolling on the floor laughing because it’s a comedy about a family. I could see my family coming across in something like this. I could see their reactions,” she said.

The Belfry is the second community theater to perform “Miracle on South Division Street” – the first being a playhouse in California. The play opened in May 2009 in Stony Point, N.Y., and the closest professional performance was in Pennsylvania. For the actors, the premiere gives them the chance to put their stamp on the characters.

“It’s very easy because it is an open door. You are the first. Your interpretation is the first one the audience will see. You get to bring it to life for the first time. It’s exciting but a little bit of pressure,” BeDell said.

“It’s your creation from the beginning. There are no preconceptions about the part. You discover the part on your own and as an actor that is always fun,” said Diann Ryan, who plays the family matriarch Clara.

Clinton has communicated with Dudzick for his

insights to assist her and the actors with the play.

“There’s been a couple of parts I didn’t understand the choices he made. I get the flow from his vision as we rehearse. It’s great having that support. It’s an added dimension you don’t get otherwise,” she said.

“It’s been unique. With playwrights like Shakespeare you obviously can’t do this; this play is modern. He’s available and it’s really neat to ask the playwright, ‘What were you thinking about when you wrote this?’ He has the whole thing engraved in his brain. It’s interesting to have this process,” BeDell said.

The show will actually be unique as Dudzick sent a couple script changes to incorporate in Noblesville’s production.

“It’s fun to know we’re not just following the crowd. We’re bringing new things to the community,” Dudzick said. “You have to come here to see this. When people see it, they’ll want to do it because it’s good.”

“Miracle on South Division Street” by Tom Dudzick • Belfry Theatre • 10690 Greenfield Ave • 8 p.m. March 28 and 29 and April 4,5, 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. April 6 and 13 • $15 for adults, $12 for children 12 and younger • 773-1085 • www. thebelfrytheatre.com

“It’s Time for Color” exhibit – Hamilton County Artist Association, 195 S. Fifth St., offers its first show of the season, welNOBLESVILLE coming spring. The exhibit, which runs through April 26, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is free. For more information call 773-5197 or visit www.hcaa-in.org.

Book signing – Westfield author Greg Kishbaugh will have an interactive book signing/reading at 4 p.m. March 29 at Barnes WESTFIELD & Noble, 14709 U.S. 31. “Bone Welder” is the first in a horror thriller series that explores the legacy of Frankenstein’s monster. In this first installment, the monster is re-introduced to the modern world after a near-200-year absence, sought out by a man in search of redemption. But the destruction he unwittingly unleashes upon the world is more horrific than Dr. Frankenstein himself could have ever imagined. During the book reading, Kishbaugh will talk about his book and the history of Frankenstein.

Girls Night Out – From 6 to 8:30 p.m. March 28 Girls Night Out will be held at Jones Greenhouse, 645 North 650 East, LebazionsVILLE non. Tickets are $40. There will be door prizes, food, wines from Zionsville’s Hopwood Cellars, and live music.

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Correction – An incorrect concert listing occurred in the March 18 Rejuvenate section of Current. The correct concert listings for the Carmel Gazebo are as follows. Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and Ruditoonz will have children’s performances at 6 p.m. June 11 and July 9. June 4 - Flying Toasters; June 11 - Big Rosco & the Hammers; June 18 - Bishops; June 25 - Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra; July 2 No concert; July 9 - My Yellow Rickshaw; July 16 - The Woomblies Rock Orchestra; July 23 - Zanna-doo; July 30 - Blair & Company; Aug. 6 - Endless Summer Band Beef & Boards Presents: ‘Cats’ • Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical phenomenon returns to Beef & Boards and the popular musical is enjoying its 25th anniversary in 2014. • 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis • Tonight at 8 p.m.; March 26 at 1 & 8 p.m.; March 27, March 28, 29 at 8 p.m.; March 30 at 1:30 p.m. • Tickets start at $38.50. • 872-9664 • www.beefandboards.com

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Gentle Yoga Presented by wednesday Hamilton Trace • Metamorphosis Yoga will be at Roy G. Holland Memorial Park every Wednesday morning through March 26 to lead a yoga class specifically designed for people ages 50 and up. This is an all-level class which can help with flexibility and strength plus relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat.

• 1 Park Dr., Fishers • 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. • $48 for residents, $72 for non-residents. • 595-3150 • www. fishers.in.us Opening of Expanded “Create.

Connect” at Conner Prairie • Create.Connect is an indoor science-based interactive exhibit at Conner Prairie that is appropriate for all ages. New activities include an early aviation section that features the Johnson brothers (Terre Haute natives) and a 1950’s patent office where attendees make their own inventions and apply for patents. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and during regular Conner Prairie hours. • Adult tickets $15, Seniors $14, Youth ages 2 – 12 $10. Free for members. • 776-6006 • www.connerprairie.org

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It’s Time for Color Exhibit at the Birdie Gallery • The Hamilton County Artist Association is the site for a spring art show entitled “It’s Time for Color.”

Visit the show and the gift shop to find paintings that can start or add to a collection of great local art. • 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville • Today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Free • 773-5197 • www.hcaa-in.org The Four Freshman at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center • The Four Freshman consists of four members who perform amazing vocals with a unique type of harmony; they continue to dazzle audiences worldwide. • 1000 Mulberry St., Zionsville • 7:00 p.m. tonight • Tickets start at $23. • 873-3355 • www.pac.zcs.k12.in.us/pac/ The Michael Feinstein Initiative and Heartland Truly Moving Pictures Present: “Gentleman Prefer Blondes” • Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Coburn star in this classic film that will be shown on a screen on the stage of the Palladium Concert Hall as part of the 2013 -14 Great American Songbook Film Series. • The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel • 7:30 p.m. tonight • $7.50 for tickets • 843-3800 • www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

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The Belfry Theatre Presents: “Miracle on South Division Street” • This show tells the story of a family with an interesting history, a secret and the need to discover the truth about a miracle. • 10690 Greenfield Ave., Noblesville • 8 p.m. tonight; March 29 at 8 p.m.; March 30 at 2 p.m. • Adults $15; 12 and under $12. • Call for reservations, 773-1085. • www. thebelfrytheatre.com

The Loft Restaurant – Gordon Bonham & Dave Murray, blues guitar and keys • Looking for a farm-to-table restaurant and live music on a Friday night? Dine at the Loft Restaurant at Traders Point Creamery and enjoy freshly made meals with seasonal ingredients and a rotating schedule of performances from local musicians on Friday nights. • 9101 Moore Road, Zionsville • Tonight from 6 p.m. to 9. • Restaurant open 5 p.m. – 9:30. • Call 733-1700 • www.www.tpforganics.com Family Day Out Craft and Vendor Show • The American Legion hosts a fun, kid-friendly event that includes food, shopping, tips from Legion vendors and giveaways. • 9091 E. 126th St., Fishers • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Call or text 386-627-6387 for more information.

saturday

Parade-A-Bull • The Humane Society for Hamilton County hosts a dog parade at the Monon Community Center. All breeds are welcome and the parade will celebrate the “bully breeds.” Dogs should be well-mannered and leashed. There will be vendor booths, discounted dog vaccinations and $20 microchipping. • 1235 Central Park Drive East, Carmel • Today from noon to 3 p.m.• Free • www.paradeabull.com Live Music at Hopwood Cellars in Zionsville • Visit Hopwood Cellars to enjoy award-winning wines that are made from Midwestern grapes and stay to listen to fun stories and songs from the Nick Ivanovich Trio. • 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville • Tonight from 8 to 10 p.m.• Free • 873-4099. • www.hopwoodcellars.com Family Movie Matinee at Noblesville Library • Family-friendly movie “Babe—The Gallant Pig” will be shown and is appropriate for all ages. Parents must stay and watch the movie with kids 8 and under; parents or caregivers of kids ages 9 and up should remain in the library building. Registration is not required. • One Library Plaza, Noblesville • Today from 2 to 4 p.m. • Free • 773-1384. • www. www.hepl.lib.in.us/ Indiana Artisan Marketplace • The Indianapolis State Fairgrounds hosts artistic entrepreneurs who have a wide variety of one-of-a-kind artwork and foods to sell. • Exposition Hall, 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis • Today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; March 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.• Adult tickets $10, kids ages 14 and younger are free. • 607-5243.• www. indianaartisan.org Hearthside Suppers at Conner Prairie • Learn how 19th century dinners were prepared by participating in the Conner Prairie’s Hearthside Suppers.

Guests will prepare, serve and eat an authentic 19th century meal inside the historic William Conner House. Party games and storytelling follow dinner; this program is recommended for ages 10 and up. Reservations are required. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • Tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. and every Wed. – Sun. in March. • $60 per person; $55 for members • 776-6006 • www.connerprairie.org

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Young Artists Exhibit / March 29-April 26 / FREE The truly young at heart and art share their best work. This annual art show features works by Noblesville elementary school students. Stop by to spot the future Picassos, O’Keeffes and Pollocks in our midst.

Project Party / April 3, 6-9 pm or April 5, 9 am-12 pm Silk tie-dye eggs with paisleys, stripes and checks.

Make your own beautiful piece of art in just three hours! Our talented teacher will guide you through the project. Follow us at pinterest.com/NickelPlateArts to inspire ideas. $30 per person, all supplies included, reservations required.

First Friday / April 4, 6-9 pm / FREE Spend your Spring Break ‘Playcation’ with us!

We can’t promise you ocean views over spring break, but we can guarantee creative viewpoints. Keep your “playcation” truly playful. Sponsored by Forum Credit Union.

Welcome to Fairyville / April 22-26 / most events FREE Take wing this spring and create, featuring the Fairy House Contest with cash prizes. Build and exhibit your own fairy house! First place wins $300, 2nd $150, 3rd $50, plus 10 honorable mentions. Applications for Fairy House Contest due March 31; houses due April 21. See all the houses along the Fairyville Trail, make a craft, unearth the Earthy Art Show at City Hall and on campus at Nickel Plate Arts, join a fairy tea party and more.

For more events, classes and details, visit nickelplatearts.org. All events held at Nickel Plate Arts sponsored by the City of Noblesville.

Partner Events Miracle on South Division Street / March 28-29; April 4-6, 11-13.

Noblesville’s Belfry Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of a heartwarming story about a family and their search for truth. thebelfrytheatre.com Ji-Eun Lee & Friends / March 29. Brahms is featured at the Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy Concert Hall during its quarterly concert. $5 per person at the door. jlma.net Jabberwocky Fishers / April 17. Four scheduled storytellers and any inspired audience members share stories related to the month's theme in this popular program from Storytelling Arts of Indiana at the Fishers Public Library. hepl.lib.in.us

Troika / April 12. Playing at the Hedgehog Music Showcase in Arcadia, this popular band brings Eastern European folk music to American audiences. $12 per person, two for $20. hedgehogmusicshowcase.com

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Four Freshmen come to town

By Zach Manges • news@currentzionsville.com

Jazz fans are in for a musical journey back through time when famed vocal quartet The Four Freshmen makes its way concert to the Zionsville Performing Arts Center on March 27.

Formed in 1948 by four Butler University students, the group has been serenading audiences worldwide with modern harmonies and jazzy tributes to The Great American Songbook.

They have 70 top-selling singles and 50 albums to their name. The latest, Live at the Franklin Theatre, was released last month. The group also enjoys a loyal fan base in The Four Freshmen Society, which holds annual conventions to honor past and present generations of the long-running band.

Crossing genres and providing fresh takes on old classics is business as usual for The Four Freshmen. The current lineup was formed just last year and is rounded out by Bob Ferreira, Brian Eichenberger, Stein Malvey, and Curtis Calderon. The group is carrying on the band’s tradition of dynamic camaraderie and magnetic stage presence.

“The longevity is unique. You have a group where you don’t have the original members anymore, so it’s like a sports team. It’s an organization of people who love the sound and maintaining the legacy,” Ferreira said.

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Even for those not already familiar with the work of The Four Freshmen, the upcoming concert should prove to be a treat for all ages.

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By Patricia Rettig • editorial@youarecurrent.com Get on board for some delightful and de-lovely entertainment as the nautical musical “Anything Goes” comes to Beef & Boards theatre Dinner Theatre starting April 3.

Recently revived on Broadway, this lighthearted Cole Porter classic celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.

An amusing story wrapped around one of the magical scores of native Hoosier Cole Porter, “Anything Goes” sends the age-old tale of boymeets-girl out to sea aboard the ocean liner S.S. American. Young travelers fall in love at first sight, but the girl is already engaged! Throw in some disguised characters, blackmail and tapdancing sailors, and it adds up to an upbeat production that’s the top.

The musical features songs like “Friendship,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “You’re the Top,” and the title song, “Anything Goes.” And it’s meant to be a sing-along, so don’t feel bad about tapping your toes to this feel-good musical.

Timothy Ford stars as Billy Crocker, a young broker in love. Ford last enchanted Beef & Boards audiences as Don Lockwood in “Singin’ In The Rain.” Whitney Meyer, who played Cosette in “Les Misérables” last season, returns to the Beef & Boards stage as Hope Harcourt, the debutante engaged to marry Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, played by audience favorite Jeff Stockberger. Performing as Reno Sweeney, the nightclub singer who

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Treating seizure disorders – Cyberonics presents a health education seminar on treating seizure disorders. This free program, hosted by Dr. Theodore Nukes will discuss locally available treatment options for individuals with difficult-to-treat epilepsy.

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A dealer to repay customers for charging excessive fees - Tom Roush, A Westfieldbased auto dealer, is set to refund some of its customers up to $129 after overcharging for document fees. The refunds stem from a voluntary agreement Tom Roush reached with the Indiana Attorney General. Under Indiana law, a document fee must be negotiable and may only include those costs directly incurred in the processing of a vehicle purchase. In many cases, Tom Roush wrongfully included a charge for vehicle etch insurance in its $279 document fee or charged the same fee to customers who didn’t purchase the insurance. Etching is a process in which a vehicle identification number is engraved onto the vehicle’s windows to deter theft. According to the agreement, all consumers who were overcharged on their document fee are to be refunded by the company within the next six months. According to the agreement awaiting approval by the Hamilton County Circuit Court, consumers who purchased a vehicle from March 1, 2012 and March 1, 2014 and either did not agree to purchase etch insurance, or otherwise did not receive the insurance, will receive a $129 refund. Customers who paid the fee during this time period and signed an etch insurance agreement will be refunded $85. It is not yet known how many customers are impacted, but the company will provide a list to the state once refunds are made. The dealership also agreed to pay $2,000 in costs to the attorney general’s office.

Carmel home prices rise as inventory shrinks Commentary by Jim Litten

With home prices across central Indiana reaching $155,886 in February 2014, home sales prices are up 7.2 percent Real estate compared to February 2013.

Eight of the nine counties that F.C. Tucker tracks experienced slightly higher home sales prices in the first two months of 2014 compared to the same time period last year. Hamilton County is among the areas that experienced an uptick; year-to-date home prices rose 7.6 percent to $252,643.

• In Carmel, home prices are also trending up. In the first two months of this year, the

average home price spiked 11.9 percent to $327,659 from $292,847 from the same time period last year.

• Fewer homes sold in Carmel last month.

Eighty-six homes sold, 55 fewer homes than in February 2013.

• Of the home sales in Carmel last month, three were priced $1 million to $2 million; 15 were priced $500,000 to $1 million; 31 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 19 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 14 were priced $100,000 to $199,999 and four were priced at $99,999 or less.

• Last month, 423 homes were available for sale, down 13.5 percent compared to Febru-

ary 2013.

• Overall, homes were on the market for an average of 92 days, 14 fewer days than this time last year.

This prolonged winter weather has certainly affected the housing market, just as it has for other sectors. But spring is around the corner, and with the improving weather will come a revival in home sales.

Jim Litten is the president of F.C. Tucker Company. Comment on this article by e-mailing to editorial@ youarecurrent.com.

Building permits show housing boom coming news@currentincamel.com February permit reports indicate that in the central Indiana area, single-family building permits increased new homes 26 percent over January numbers.

There were 379 new home permits issued in February compared to 300 in January – a 26 percent increase.

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“The harsh weather remains a huge factor in our February permit numbers but the numbers remain strong,” said Steve Lains, CEO of the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis. “Market analysts predict a steady increase in permit activity in 2014 and I suspect once we see a rise in temperatures, we’ll see the predicted uptick in our numbers, creating a substantial economic development impact in the greater Indianapolis area,” Lains said.

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By Pete Smith • pete@youarecurrent.com The owners of Carmel’s newest sub shop are both excited and nervous about their grand opening March 26, but that’s not because Jersey Mike’s Subs isn’t coming in now open with a bang.

Franchise co-owners Casey, Liz and Greg Watson plan to open their restaurant with a free sub give-away through March 30. They’re doing it through a grassroots effort to distribute 10,000 coupons throughout Carmel that offer a free sub when anyone makes at least a $1 donation to Merciful Help Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.

“Merciful Help Center is a wonderful organization that serves all of Hamilton County by providing a range of services to community members in need,” Liz Watson said.

And the charitable endeavor won’t be the store’s only effort in that regard. The Watsons said the store will conduct fundraisers each March in the years to come and they’re looking to find a permanent charitable partner.

Jersey Mike’s will open in a space next to The Egg and I restaurant in Meridian Point Shopping Center southwest of the interchange at 116th

Street and Keystone Parkway And if good deeds don’t draw customers in, the Philly cheesesteak subs will.

“From a food standpoint, it’s going to be the freshest food you can find,” said Greg Watson, noting the restaurant sells private label meats that can’t be bought anywhere else.

The restaurant staff will bake fresh bread daily, roast its beef and slice all the meats, cheeses and vegetables in the store, right in front of customers’ eyes.

And the staff will work to build relationships with regular customers, with a friendly suggestion to try a cold sandwich “Mike’s Way” – meaning with onions, lettuce, tomatoes and a signature olive oil blend, vinegar and spices. It’s a combination that has been winning fans since the company first opened in 1956.

And this won’t be the only Jersey Mike’s Subs in Hamilton County. The Watsons said they have plans to open another restaurant in the West Carmel/Zionsville and a store in North Carmel/ Westfield areas in the coming year.

And to grow their restaurant, the Watson’s have a firm plan in place. Greg Watson said,” We’re going to let our food do the marketing.”

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Every March 25, just after the vernal equinox and exactly nine months before Christmas, thousands of pilgrims come to Nazareth travel to remember the “Annunciation,” the time Christians believe the angel Gabriel revealed to Mary she would conceive the Son of God. Roman Catholics head for the Basilica of the Annunciation, the largest church in the Middle East. Greek Orthodox visitors go instead to the smaller Church of St. Gabriel. Each church claims to lie over the exact spot where Gabriel encountered Mary. Based on a writing unknown to most Christians, both churches may be right.

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel lies over an ancient spring, visible below the church, which first became a church site early in the fourth century. The original church was built

by Roman Emperor Constantine, apparently at the urging of one Count Joseph, who claimed Gabriel had spoken to Mary at the spring. Less than half a mile away, the Franciscan Basilica of the Annunciation lies above a cave claimed to have been the childhood home of Mary when Gabriel came calling. The first church on this site was built sometime after 383, when a Spanish

nun, named Lady Egeria, visited Nazareth and returned saying that she had found the cave in which Mary lived. Today, that cave is a grotto under the church, with stairs leading to a room claimed to be Mary’s kitchen, and a column marking the traditional spot where Gabriel stood while making his momentous announcement.

The Gospel of Luke, the only Biblical account of the Annunciation, says only that Gabriel came to Mary at “Nazareth, a town in Galilee.” The Infancy Gospel of James, a popular second century text elaborating on the Biblical narratives about Mary, reports that Gabriel first approached Mary as she was fetching water for her jar and then completed his revelation in Mary’s home, to which she had retreated, trembling with fear.

Next year, maybe visitors to Nazareth will refer to their copies of the Infancy Gospel of James, now available online, and conclude they could appropriately celebrate the Annunciation in both churches. One can hope.

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

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Create your own unique backyard Commentary by Randy Sorrell Backyards have a story to tell. Patios, outdoor living spaces and landscapes have a story to tell … and you have a story to creoutdoors ate. Imagine that your personal story is more dramatically designed and accurately established when an appreciated connection and genuine relationship exists. Relationships matter.

So how do we make your backyard story unique, fun, custom and not resemble the slew of other cool patios in the neighborhood built with the same pavers, shapes and seat walls?

Thriving landscapes certainly help as does well-appointed furniture, rugs and planters. But, maybe it’s time to go real – real stone.

Bluestone, travertine and limestone Let’s face it. There is a jungle of patio materials available from concrete, standard pavers and decking and we are fans of most. However, when luxury and elevating a space to incredible is critical, often the solution is one that’s endured for centuries.

Some of our favorites, bluestone, travertine and limestone are quarried throughout the nation, with the world’s top-shelf limestone harvested here in Indiana. Pennsylvania and China produce exceptional bluestone and the world’s best travertine resides in Turkey.

Texture, presence The texture of most natural stone is factually

historic, as if it has a presence or identity all its own. Although natural stone commands a slight premium, just like a Robert Graham shirt or your favorite Cabernet from Napa Valley, here are four creative techniques to introduce a paragraph of real stone in just about any story: 1. Flagstone slab steps or inserts.

2. A natural stone border around a standard patio surface 3. Cobblestone edge or accent

4. Boulder landscape bed outcropping Let’s vow to spend as much time as possible outdoors, celebrating life and creating our own intimate stories this year. Like never before.

Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by NatureWorks+, a Carmel home improvement firm.

He may be reached at 679-2565, randy@choosesurroundings.com or www.choosesurroundings.com.

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Plan ahead for spring projects Commentary by VIcky Earley

It is that time of year. Graduations, confirmations, baby showers, open houses…they all inspire inviting the world into indoors the home. When the window treatments are older than the graduate and are quite sorrowful, it sets off a whirlwind of groundwork preparations.

The house needs to prep for the big occasion, too. If that is the case, be prepared. It takes time to do it right.

Set an initial appointment with a designer: Several days to several months depending on how the designer works and the client load at the given time.

A presentation based on your likes and needs: Once again this depends on how your decorator or designer works but it is realistic to expect anywhere from a few days to several weeks. We will often bring a client into the studio for an in-depth look at likes and dislikes to expedite the process.

Custom upholstery pieces: Six to twelve weeks from the time the order is placed is reasonable. If you place a custom order prior to the major furniture show at High Point, your order should have more of a chance of a faster completion. If you order shortly after High Point (April and October), your order can get bogged down a bit by the sudden influx of orders from the show.

Shipping from manufacturer: Even when an item is in stock at the manufacturing source, there can be a delay. The time involved with C R O C O A T H P I T A N O R I A L I S L O O M B O T A A K A M L I O U N D A C N E P I E R B A R N

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Custom window treatments: This can vary from a few weeks to several months. It all depends on the availability of the fabric and who is supplying the labor. Projects being fabricated by one of a larger, group workroom must get in line once all materials arrive. If it is the busy season, the materials must wait patiently until it is their time. This is totally unpredictable. Design firms and stores who have in-house workrooms have more control over timing, although the arrival of the fabrics can still bog the process down. We have turned “need-it-now” emergency projects in a day when the materials were in-stock since we have our own fabricators. This, however, is an anomaly.

Kitchen remodel: My rule of thumb is a) take the time quoted by the individual doing the work. b) Take that number and multiply times two. This should give you a reasonable idea. The larger the project, the more opportunities there are for delays, out of stocks, unexpected issues, and changes.

Whatever your project, share the due date up front.

Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in Carmel. If you have an interior design question, please contact artichokedesigns@aol.com.

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Space saving ideas for your kitchen

Commentary by David Decker

It’s no secret that the kitchen has to be a place for multitasking. Everything from meals, to entertaining, homework time indoors and house storage is often done in the kitchen. The big question is: Does your kitchen have enough space to accommodate all of these different functions?

Implementing some space saving solutions into your kitchen can help you create a beautiful space that meets everyone in the family’s needs.

Make it easy to navigate, and your cabinetry design can help you make the most of every square inch of kitchen storage space. Consider installing higher cabinets where you can store some of the more infrequently used items. Creating more built-in storage means your kitchen will appear more spacious, inviting and tidy. Within your cabinetry, try installing lazy-Susans, pullout shelves, or deep drawers to maximize the space.

You can even install appliance garages to store toasters, mixers, juicers and more, so that they are out of sight when not in use. There are even cabinetry designs that feature built-in spice racks, trashcans or utensil organizers, so you can use every last inch of available space.

For many homeowners, the functionality of a kitchen begins with a well-designed island. Because most islands require quite a bit of space, it’s important to strategically plan your design.

You may want to select a moveable island in-

Pot racks make it easy to navigate and the design can help maximize the kitchen storage space in cabinets.

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stead of a built-in, stationary one. Be sure to select an island size and style that won’t overwhelm your kitchen.

You can also use a bit of visual trickery to make the kitchen look larger. Open and glass cabinet doors can make a room feel bright, airy and more spacious. A mirrored backsplash is an inventive way to make a space look larger. Additionally, if you choose a light paint color that matches your cabinetry or countertops, this can trick the eye into seeing more space.

There are also some practical arrangements and strategies you can do to increase the amount of space in your kitchen. Use every inch of wall space for shelving, storage and hooks.

Organize your pots and pans using a pot rack, which can hang over the range. Use trays or storage containers to cut down on clutter. To make the kitchen table area easier to navigate, select a chair set that doesn’t have arms.

The key to creating a space savvy kitchen is planning. Use every square inch effectively and you’ll be surprised at the transformation.

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NOw HIring NOW HIRING – INTERIOR PAINTING Applicant must be experienced and have excellent cut-in skills. Looking for painter with passion for quality work and attention to detail.

Must be well organized and maintain clean work area. Must have reliable transportation.

Pay based on skill and experience. 35-40 hours of work per week, Mon-Fri, no work on weekends. Servicing Hamilton County. Call Jonathan 628-8789

Now Hiring Dining Room Staff

Donatello’s Italian Restaurant is looking for motivated individuals who can wait tables, tend bar, greet guests, organize reservations and bus tables. Weekends are the biggest need with occasional weeknights. We also are looking for seasonal help this summer. E-mail a resume to donatellositalian@gmail.com.

Part-Time Administrative TOWN OF FISHERS Now hiring summer seasonal positions: • Summer Camp Counselor • Saxony Beach Staff • Public Works Laborer For more information and to apply visit www.fishers.in.us

Director of Communications Orchard Park Presbyterian Church link to full position description http://www.orchardpark.org/tasks/sites/default/ assets/File/OPPCCommunicationsLeaderran_edit.pdf Resumes due on April 1

Ruth’s Chris

North Side is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following positions: broiler, sides cook, prep cook and dishwasher. Baking/ Pastry skills a plus. Apply online at: https://my.peoplematter.at/ceresllc/hire

Zionsville Area (Park 100) M-F 10am-2pm Microsoft Office a must, QuickBooks a plus Detail oriented and organized Send resume to workforjd@gmail.com

Now hiring tutors:

Fill application at www.tutoringcenter.com

Long time Cleaning Company is in search of part time evening janitorial cleaners. Candidates must pass background check and drug test.

Contact Margie Wilson at 317-910-0194 for more details. Jobs start at $7.75 and there is room for advancement.

New Noblesville Restaurant

Now Hiring

Manager, Cooks, Servers, Hostess, Dishwashers, Bus Persons, Bartenders The Ville Restaurant (As Seen on Food Network Series “Buy This Restaurant”) 101 N 10th St, Noblesville 46060 email resume/interest to: info@socindy.com

Delivery Drivers Needed

Immediate Openings for Delivery Drivers We are looking for energetic, detail oriented, delivery drivers with a back ground in customer service. This job can be full or part time. You make your own schedule. Current delivery areas are Carmel, Castleton, Fishers, Westfield, Broad Ripple, Nora and Zionsville.

Several shifts available, especially Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Average driver makes $40 to $60 dollars a shift. Please send your resume to Email@order-in.biz and we will contact you.

Admin/Retail Assistant needed.

This is an entry level, seasonal full-time position. Saturdays required. Experience helpful but not necessary. Call, stop in or email resume to Scott Pools, Inc. – 904 W.Main Street - Carmel – 317-846-5576 - scottpools2@gmail.com

Build a Career You Can Be Proud Of Xerox Services has immediate positions for Customer Service Representatives Walk-ins Welcome!

Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm Questions?

Please contact Tessa at 765-778-6219 Apply in person: 2828 Enterprise Drive Anderson, IN 46013 www.xerox.com/Careers Click “Search for jobs related to business process and IT services” and search Job #13042034

Must pass background and drug screen.

EOE/AA

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Current in Carmel

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Purse lovers unite for IU Health North Hospital!

“Bags to Riches” Donation & Resale Event Please donate your gently used or new handbags and support patients in need!

IU Health North Hospital is proud to announce and invite the public to join it its annual “Bags to Riches” purse donation and resale event. Donate your gently used or new purses, handbags, wallets or travel bags March 25–April 15. The donated items will be priced to sell at the 2nd Annual “Bags to Riches” resale event on Friday, April 25, at the hospital.

Donations Accepted Anytime: March 25–April 15 Drop-Off Location: Look for the “Bags to Riches” donation bins next to the hospital’s 1st Floor Welcome Desk.

All proceeds benefit the IU Health North Hospital Philanthropy Social Work Fund.

Questions?

Contact Tracy Miller, Director, Office of Philanthropy, at 317.688.5678 or northgiving@iuhealth.org.

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