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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Nathan Cohen admits he’s experienced far fewer trespassers onto his property adjacent to The GOAT tavCITY NEWS ern in Midtown since the establishment agreed to a strict set of commitments in December 2020 to be allowed to remain open, but he continues to deal with the effects of his family’s foundation office and weekend home being next to a bar, he said.

His security cameras still capture an occasional trespasser on the property on 2nd St. SW, and so have the police and security team. At least one person has been found guilty of trespassing by a Hamilton County judge stemming from an incident in November 2020, and Cohen said he’s been subpoenaed to testify in at least two other cases. The Carmel Police Dept. declined to release data on how many trespassing charges have been filed against The GOAT patrons without an official public records request, although a spokesperson said “no significant issues” have been reported in recent weeks.

In addition to the annoyance of having a security vehicle — sometimes with lights flashing — frequently parked in or near his driveway, Cohen said he’s having to carve out time to head to the county courthouse in Noblesville to testify against the alleged trespassers. And with warmer weather on the way, he’s expecting the number of violations to increase.

“We’ve been dealing with the problem for eight months,” Cohen said. “It’s getting old.”

Kevin Paul, owner of The GOAT, said he had not been made aware of any trespassing incidents since January and that if tavern customers were to be caught trespassing, they would not be welcome back.

“If it was a patron or somebody that was in our place, we have a pretty strict rule where we’ll ban them from our establishment if they’re caught loitering or hanging

A security camera at the Cohen property adjacent to The GOAT captured a patron trespassing onto their driveway April 9. The GOAT owner Kevin Paul said the patron will be asked not to return if he can be tracked down. (Submitted photo)

out in neighborhood areas during our times of operation,” he said, adding that no one has been banned so far.

For several months after The GOAT — which stands for Greatest of All Taverns — opened in the summer of 2020, Cohen’s security cameras frequently caught tavern patrons urinating, vomiting or worse in his yard. The GOAT replaced Bub’s Cafe, a breakfast and lunch restaurant that had received a variance to permit it to operate in a residentially zoned area between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., but when the city allowed The GOAT to open, it unintentionally overlooked the variance tied to the land.

So, with complaints pouring in from the Cohens and other neighbors, the city in December 2020 ordered The GOAT to close at 2 p.m. daily unless it agreed to a list of commitments, such as closing by midnight, hiring private security to prevent trespassing on nearby properties and capping occupancy at 80 people. Paul agreed to the commitments and began preparing variance requests as a long-term solution.

In February the BZA tabled a vote on the variance requests to give The GOAT more

time to work with Carmel’s Dept. of Community Services to address some of the issues, and in March the matter was tabled. The BZA is set to discuss the requests again at its April 26 meeting.

Part of the BZA discussion is likely to center around a proposed new list of commitments. Some are identical to the first set, but changes include allowing The GOAT to stay open half an hour later Friday and Saturday and allowing the outdoor area — currently off limits — to be open until 10 p.m.

Commitments struck from the original list are a requirement to end food and beverage service an hour before closing, a prohibition of live music and a requirement for The GOAT operator to clean up trash in a threeblock area after closing. Now, it would be responsible only for cleaning “the immediate surrounding area.”

The list of commitments also states that The GOAT will be shut down if it violates a commitment and doesn’t remedy it within 24 hours. It also states that The GOAT could be ordered to pay $5,000 for each violation.

Paul said that he has not yet agreed to the new commitment list. He said he hasn’t heard from City of Carmel or BZA officials in weeks.

“I appreciate that they’re expanding our opportunity to allow our employees to generate an income and allow the business to make more money and loosen some draconian rules,” he said. “Right now, I’m running a business based on what the city and the neighbor think I should do, as opposed to free market capitalism and doing what’s right, so I’ve got to review those. I suspect there may or may not be some level of negotiation on what the commitments are. I’ve got to understand the purpose behind them more importantly than what the commitment is. I want to accomplish the goal, not just restrict the operation of business.”

The City of Carmel did not provide information by press time about how the Dept. of Community Services is ensuring The GOAT is meeting its commitments.

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CarmelFest to return with larger footprint, 2 nights of fireworks

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com After being reduced to fireworks shows in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CarmelFest plans to return in EVENT full force this year, with a few changes.

The annual Independence Day celebration presented by the Carmel Rotary Club and the City of Carmel is set for July 4 and 5 with an expanded footprint to reduce congestion and allow more space for physical distancing. As in past years, musicians will perform at the gazebo north of City Hall, but the adult and kid zone areas will expand and move from their traditional spot surrounding City Hall to Carter Green, approximately a quarter mile to the north.

“I am happy to see that we will return to the gazebo and a familiar sense of normalcy for this cherished summer celebration,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard stated. “I am also excited to see the new set up and activities at Carter Green. Both locations should be ideal for family-friendly fun and excellent locations to watch the fireworks.”

Organizers will monitor guidance from health officials as the event nears to determine pandemic-related policies for those in attendance, such as face coverings and social distancing requirements.

For the first time in CarmelFest history, fireworks are scheduled on both nights of the event. Shows will take place on the east and west sides of the city July 4, with a show planned July 5 over central Carmel. Last year, CarmelFest presented three simultaneous fireworks shows around the city for the first time to allow viewers to watch them without gathering in a single location. Organizers received positive feedback on the multiple viewing options, leading to the decision to provide viewing choices again this year.

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Addy Brunson of Carmel jumps in the CarmelFest KidsZone. (File photo)

more opportunities to enjoy that tradition, we believe it will promote less congestion during the traditional downtown show,” stated city councilor Jeff Worrell, a longtime CarmelFest volunteer who oversees the fireworks.

The CarmelFest parade, traditionally held on Independence Day, will be on July 5 this year because July 4 falls on a Sunday.

Besides physical distancing considerations, construction on the nearby gardens south of City Hall and the Melangé condo and brownstone project north of it led to the decision to relocate many of the festivities to Carter Green, which also will be the site of a second performance stage. Before the pandemic, growing attendance at the festival was leading to increasingly crowded conditions, and festival organizers had already been looking for ways to grow the festival’s footprint.

“We know we need to expand in the future because this event continues to be very popular,” stated Nancy Heck, City of Carmel’s director of community relations and economic development. “This is a good year for us to expand to Carter Green and we will pay close attention to what works well and what doesn’t.”

Food and vendor booths will be available at both locations.

DISPATCHES Pop-up book sale — The Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation will hold three pop-up book sales from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Merchants’ Square Main Library, 2140 E. 116th St. The cost is $10 to fill a bag with books. The sale will feature books for kids on April 24, fiction books on May 1 and nonfiction and audiobooks on May 8.

National Day of Prayer — Those wishing to pray for the nation are invited to Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square, from noon to 1 p.m.

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BACKGROUND: Michael, 8th grader at Noblesville West Middle school, plays football and baseball both at school and through travel leagues. Since his first injury in 5th grade, Michael has dealt with reoccurring sports related knee injuries. When Michael was first injured, his father, Brandon, knew Michael Bennett is an 8th he wanted to get his son over to Methodist Sports grader at Noblesville West Medicine for an evaluation. Brandon had surgery Middle School performed on his knee at MSM years ago when he was injured in high school sports. Knowing the level of care that he received then, and how smoothly the recovery process was, Brandon got Michael set up at MSM. WHY MSM: “Every experience throughout this process has been fantastic,” said Brandon, Michael’s father. “From the care that he received the moment we walked in, to the treatment by Dr. Ritter and his associates, the surgery at Beltway, to the physical therapy at Finch Creek with Nate and Melissa, it has all been phenomenal!”

THE JOURNEY: During his appointment with Dr. Mark Ritter, specialist in orthopedic sports medicine & trauma, Michael was informed that he had a hereditary condition which offset his kneecaps, causing ongoing patella instability. With the need to hold off on surgery until his growth plates were closed, Michael received physical therapy at MSM until the time was right. At a checkup appointment in the fall of 2020, Michael was informed that his growth plates were officially closed, and that it was time to make a tough decision to either keep playing through the pain, or go through with the surgery. Ultimately, Michael decided to have the surgery so that he would be back on the field for summer ball and freshman football. “I thought I would not be able to try out for the Middle School baseball team,” said Michael. “My recovery was so far ahead of schedule I was able to try out for the team and make it.” A surgery that typically takes six to nine months for recovery took Michael only four and a half.

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Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation board held a virtual meeting April 13 to discuss a donation of park land, replacing a boiler to heat a pool at The Waterpark and more.

What happened: The board voted to accept a donation of 63 acres of land for a park near the southwest corner of 146th Street and River Road.

What it means: Falcon Nest, which owns the adjacent Legacy development, donated the land, most of which is in a floodplain and not suitable for substantial building projects. The site primarily consists of an open meadow and has approximately 4 acres of woods along its western boundary.

The park will be named after Thomas Marcucilli, co-founder of Star Bank and late fatherin-law of the land donor.

What’s next: Funding to develop the park has not been identified, so it’s unclear when the park will open to the public. Previously, CCPR Director Michael Klitzing said amenities that could be considered for the park are trails, shelters and a dog park.

What happened: The board approved replacing a boiler that heats the activity/ lap pool at The Waterpark at the Monon Community Center.

What it means: The boiler is original to The Waterpark, which opened in 2007, and has outlived its useful life of 10 to 12 years. CCPR will pay Ellis Mechanical $35,200 for the repair.

What’s next: The boiler will be installed this month in advance of the pool being filled with water for the summer season.

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What happened: Klitzing provided an update on renovations planned for Inlow Park.

What it means: Construction is expected to start by June on the upgrades, which will include a new splash pad, shelters and pickleball area. Myers Construction Management submitted the low bid for the project at $1.8 million.

What’s next: Work is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the year.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Meadowlark Park is ready for its makeover.

The park at 450 Meadow Ln. just north of Main Street closed April 1 to PARKS undergo improvements as part of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation’s Reimagining Parks initiative. CCPR Director Michael Klitzing said he expects the $3.5 million project to be complete by the end of 2021.

A major part of the project is restoring the park’s wetlands.

“We’re fortunate we have Little Cool Creek that flows through Meadowlark Park,” Klitzing said. “One of the challenges we’ve always had is, the eastern portion of the park where the existing shelter and the playground are located have always gotten a little bit soggy when we get any degree of rain. The more we looked at the land and topography, (we realized) out there used to be wetlands. It’s in the creek’s floodplain, and it’s doing exactly what Mother Nature always intended for it to do. So instead of fighting Mother Nature, we wanted to make sure we are providing natural spaces, and that helps with flood control, too.”

Klitzing said the department decided to relocate the playground and shelters away from the eastern part of the park and relocate it to the center of the park, which is on

Among upgrades planned at Meadowlark Park is a new playground that will be built west of the previous facility. (Rendering courtesy Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation)

higher ground.

“That gave us the opportunity to bring in wetland prairies and boardwalks, which really will create a real nice nature experience,” he said.

Klitzing said the projects allowed CCPR to reimagine the playground and create a unique identity for Meadowlark Park. When the renovation is complete, the park will have four pickleball courts, which has been a top request from the public.

Use of the courts will be free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The playgroup equipment will feature an artistic representation of trees. Slides, climbing areas and tunnels also will be within the playground, Klitzing said.

There will be restroom facilities in Meadowlark Park for the first time, as opposed to portable units.

Familiar firm to master plan park

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The firm that helped develop Carmel’s Central Park and West Park will create the master plan for the city’s OUTDOORS newest park.

The Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation board on April 13 authorized paying SmithGroup up to $125,000 to create the master plan for Bear Creek Park, which is on 27 acres on the southwest corner of 146th Street and Shelborne Road. The master plan will incorporate feedback from the public and other sources to create a roadmap for future development of the park.

CCPR Director Michael Klitzing said SmithGroup has previously done quality work in Carmel, but that’s not what set its proposal apart from the other 10 firms that submitted bids for the job.

“They really raised their game, not that

they haven’t done a phenomenal job with the two previous parks (in Carmel),” Klitzing said. “They made no assumptions it was a given they were going to get this job. They brought a very creative approach.”

That approach includes opening the park to the public before it is developed so residents and stakeholders can be familiar with it before providing input for the master plan. Possibilities include the creation of temporary trails and infrastructure and using the park for programs or summer camp field trips.

Klitzing said SmithGroup plans to explore the history and ecology of the site and engage Carmel residents of all ages and diverse backgrounds as the master plan is prepared.

The master planning process is expected to begin in May or June and last 12 to 18 months. Development of the park is expected in three to five years.

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CONSTRUCTION Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: Between City Center Drive and Elm Street. The project will include construction of a new roundabout at Walnut Street (6th Street) and Range Line Road.

Expected completion: Work on the roundabout is set to begin after July 6 with a full closure of the intersection expected for approximately 75 days.

Project: Westfield Boulevard roundabout and culvert installation Location: South of 116th Street to 111th Street. The project includes a new roundabout at 111th Street and culvert installation at Carmel Creek.

Expected completion: Work on the roundabout is expected to begin on or after May 10 and last for 45 days. Once that is completed, work will begin on the culvert installation. The road is expected to reopen in mid-August.

Project: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: The city has not released a project timeline.

Project: Sanitary sewer and water line upgrades Location: Smokey Row Road Expected completion: Work is expected to begin on or after May 3 and last for 30 days.

Project: Sidewalk installation and drainage upgrades Location: Shoshone Drive and Oswego Road Expected completion: Work is expected to begin in May and last 60 days.

Project: Median and multi-use path installation Location: Range Line Road between Carmel Drive and 116th Street Expected completion: Work is expected to begin in the fall and last 100 days.

Project: New roundabout Location: 111th Street and College Avenue Expected completion: Work is expected to begin on or after Sept. 6 and last 60 days.

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The three-step training program would be mandatory for all city employees, except for Carmel Police Dept. employees who have The Carmel City Council is considering already completed similar training this year. moving $130,000 in its 2021 budget to pay The program would be recommended but for diversity and innot required for elected officials.

DIVERSITY clusion training for The program is set to include all city employees. two introductory virtual sessions, City Council President Sue an employee survey and a one-day Finkam, a sponsor of the ordinance in-person training session, an orgato reallocate the funds, said she nizational audit and comprehensive believes the training is important plan to build diversity and inclusion enough that it shouldn’t wait until into city policies and practices.

Finkam the next budget cycle. At the same Some funds will be set aside for time, she said the city didn’t originally put it training of specific groups, such as superviin the 2021 budget because those coordinat- sors, if needed. ing the training wanted to make sure they The training is expected to begin this had time to select a program that fits the spring, with the in-person sessions schedcity’s needs. uled for the third quarter of the year, prefer“I don’t want to just check a box. I want ably at an off-site location, according to City to make a difference in our organization of Carmel spokesperson Dan McFeely. The and community,” Finkam said. “If it takes a audit and comprehensive plan are expected little longer and it crosses budget years, so to be complete by the end of the year. be it.”

Finkam said it’s crucial to continue offerIf the reallocation is approved, unused ing diversity training beyond this year. funds in the city’s general fund will cover The city council was set to discuss the the cost of the training from Indianapoordinance at its April 19 meeting. Find more lis-based Favorite Part of My Day, which coverage at youarecurrent.com. Learn more provides diversity consultation and cultural about the program at favoritepartofmyday. competence and racial equity training. com.

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The event will include an update from ICPYAS Executive Director Melissa Peregrin The Indiana Center for Prevention of and feature keynote speaker Erin Merryn.

Youth Abuse and Suicide will host its annual Merryn, a survivor of childhood sexual Rise Up For Kids abuse who is internationally known FUNDRAISER breakfast virtufor her activism to protect children, ally this year. will speak about her life experiencThe event, set for 8 a.m. April 29, es and also her perseverance in will serve as a fundraiser and aims passing Erin’s Law. to raise awareness.

Erin’s Law, which has been Maggie Owens, ICPYAS director passed in more than 30 states, inof education and community relacluding Indiana, requires that public Merryn tions, said the event is important schools implement a child abuse to spread awareness of the Carmel-based prevention program, which teaches K-12 stuorganization’s mission in Hamilton County. dents about body safety and education. The “Child abuse is very prevalent in our law also requires training and education for communities, and sometimes people are not all staff in schools, including bus drivers, aware that Hamilton County and the suron how to protect kids and recognize and rounding areas do have a high child abuse report abuse. rate,” Owens said.

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‘Slick’ Leonard remembered for toughness, kindness For years, Robin Miller has campaigned on Indianapolis radio shows for the Indiana Pacers to put a statue of Bobby “Slick” Leonard outside BankIN MEMORIAM ers Life Fieldhouse.

“He put the Pacers on the map,” said Miller, who covers IndyCar for Racer.com.

Leonard, the legendary Pacers coach and broadcaster who lived with his wife, Nancy, in Carmel for decades, died April 13 at home.

“He lived like a wild man for 88 years and died in his sleep. He would laugh his (rear end) off about that,” said Miller, who first met Leonard when he was writing Pacers features for the Indianapolis Star when he was 19. “He went through a lot (healthwise) the last three years. He and A.J. Foyt are the two toughest (guys) who ever graced the face of the earth.”

Bob Netolicky, who played with the Pacers under Leonard, joked that maybe Leonard’s statue should have him holding a hockey stick. One time in Minnesota, Leonard found a hockey stick in the visiting locker room and chased Netolicky around with it.

“He thought I was dogging it,” Netolicky said. “I locked myself in the bathroom and he smashed the stick against the door. I came out and had a hell of a second half.”

Like Miller, Netolicky remained close to Leonard for more than 50 years, talking to him for the final time on April 11.

“He was a father figure to all of us,” said Netolicky, even though Leonard was only 10 years older than he was.

Netolicky said Leonard formed the Pacers into an unselfish team.

“We only cared about winning, and that was all instilled by old Slicko,” Netolicky said. “He was a great guy off the court.

But as soon as he walked on the court, he changed like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He was all business. He’d do anything it took to win.”

Leonard led the Pacers to three ABA championships (1970, ’72, ’73) and 529 victories in 12 seasons with the Pacers, eight in the ABA and four in the NBA. “He was a master motivator,” Miller said.

“He could read people better than anyone I’ve seen in sports. He knew basketball, but he knew people better.”

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Billy Shepherd, a 1968 Mr. Basketball from Carmel High School who played for three different teams in three ABA seasons, first met Leonard as an opposing coach. They became regular golfing buddies in the 1980s.

“He just loved to compete,” Shepherd said. “If you had him beat, it was hard to get out of there because he wanted to get even.”

Pacers radio play-by-play announcer Mark Boyle, who worked with Leonard for more than three decades, said early on he was taken on how people gravitated toward Leonard.

“He had a knack around people,” Boyle said. “The way he connected with people even on the broadcast. People would say, ‘I heard ‘Slick say this the other night. He’s the best.’”

Bill Benner, a former Pacers beat writer and former Pacers Sports & Entertainment senior vice president, helped orchestrate the Pacers’ support of Leonard’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction in 2014.

“Larry Bird introduced him, and that was one of the best nights of my life to see Slick go into the Hall of Fame,” Bill said. “So well-deserved. He made it about Indiana.

He didn’t make it about Slick. He was as Indiana as Indiana gets. He’s as Indiana basketball as Indiana basketball gets.

You can’t overvalue what he meant to the state, to Indiana University and the city of Indianapolis.”

Without the Pacers’ ABA success and Leonard and wife, Nancy, spearheading a 1977 telethon to save the then-financially struggling team after the move to the NBA, Bill said Indianapolis’ sports landscape might be drastically different today.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Aspire Indiana Health aims to provide health care for the entire family, and with a $6.9 million facility CONSTRUCTION expansion under way, it expects to be better positioned to accomplish that task.

Aspire is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary care, behavioral health services, substance-use disorder services and mental health services.

“We also provide social services, such as housing, employment, financial and legal assistance,” Aspire Indiana Health President and CEO Barbara Scott said. “We do all of those things for the residents of Hamilton County.”

Aspire recently broke ground on an expansion of its Noblesville office at 17840 Cumberland Rd. “The Noblesville office is our fastest-growing, largest operation in our entire region, and we serve Boone, Hamilton, Madison and Marion counties,” Scott said. “Because of that volume growth and our integrated model, we just needed more space.”

Aspire also has an office in Carmel at 697 Pro-Med Lane.

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primarily our primary care space, so we will have exam rooms and we also will have what we call consultation rooms, so individuals who are receiving primary care and behavioral health can have a place to go to receive behavioral health services,” Scott said. “In our existing space, we are building out the group rooms. A lot of substance abuse disorder treatment is in that facility, and one of the best ways to provide that treatment is in groups so people going through addiction treatment have peers to hold each other accountable as well as support one another.”

The design for the building expansion took two years to complete.

“There are no integrated primary care and behavioral health facilities that are a template for this,” Scott said. “This is an innovative model, and then COVID hit, and we realized many behavioral health services can be done through telehealth. Unfortunately, not all people we serve have their financial and housing needs met, and they just don’t have devices or connectivity to benefit from telehealth, so we actually built telehealth rooms where individuals who do not have access to a device or internet can come to the facility and the provider might be in a different location.”

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“It’s unbelievable, there’s no doubt,” said Baldwin, who retired in 2018 after 11 years as Guerin Catholic High School’s defensive backs coach. “I debated doing (the GoFundMe campaign) for a week and finally said, ‘I’m going to do it and see what happens.’”

Baldwin, 63, didn’t want to leave his five adult children saddled with medical bills. He has been on family medical leave since Jan. 1 from his job of managing a warehouse on the east side of Indianapolis.

Testing started in October 2020, and Baldwin met his insurance deductible of $8,800 for 2020. He was eventually diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer. He already has met his deductible for 2021.

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pounds. He has since added five pounds to his 6-foot frame. He is undergoing radiation treatment every day. He has chemotherapy once a week. He recently finished his third week of a seven-week process.

Baldwin had prostate cancer four years ago, but doctors don’t think that is a factor with his throat cancer. He previously was an assistant coach at Bishop Chatard for 16 years. He coached in Texas for a few years before moving to Indiana. He played football at Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas.

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Insurance commissioner to step down — Indiana Dept. of Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson, a Carmel resident, will step down June 1. Robertson is the longest serving Indiana Dept. of Insurance commissioner. He first joined the department in 2008 as the title division director. He was appointed commissioner by then-Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2010, Robertson reappointed by then-Gov. Mike Pence in 2013 and again by Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2017.

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City Hall reopening plan — The City of Carmel reopened City Hall to the public and employees on April 12. Based on an increase of COVID-19 vaccinations, low hospitalization numbers and the availability of more effective treatments, the city has developed a plan to gradually increase staffing at City Hall to full force by May 3. The

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city plans to continue taking temperatures of employees and visitors as they enter City Hall indefinitely. Members of the public who have been vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks to conduct business in City Hall.

Synergize to benefit DADCAMP — The Synergize 4:30 Meetup on April 27 will benefit DADCAMP, a nonprofit that aims to build strong families by building strong fathers.

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HCLA accepting applications — Applications are being accepted for the Hamilton County Leadership Academy Class of 2022. Applications are due by May 31. Learn more at hcla.net.

OBITUARY WILLIAM ROBERT LEONARD JULY 17, 1932 TO APRIL 13, 2021 William Robert Leonard (Bob, Bobby, Dad, Grandpa, Son, Brother, Uncle, Coach, Slick) passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of April 13, 2021.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents Hattie Mae (Smith) Leonard and Raymond Albert Leonard. His sister Madonna Leonard Jackson passed away in 2001 and his sister Darlene Leonard Crynes in 2020. Also preceding him were his mother and father inlaw Roy and Roberta Root, sister-in-law Joyce Root Katona and brothers-in-law Joseph Katona, Jr., Max Jackson, and Donald Crynes.

On June 15, 1954 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in South Bend, Indiana Bob married his beloved college sweetheart Nancy Ann Root. Nancy Leonard survives him along with his five children: Terry (Larry) Grembowicz, Bobby (Tami) Leonard, Billy (Suzi) Leonard, Tommy (Kristin) Leonard, and Timmy (Kristy) Leonard. Bob is also survived by his twelve grandchildren: Katie (Casey), Elly (Tim), Robert/Bo, Nick, Tyler, Allison (Luke), Hannah, Wyatt, Stella, Briana, Maizie, Timmy and six great grandchildren: Wyatt, Aubrey, Alivia, Elliana, Lauren, and Rayna. He also leaves behind many cherished nieces and nephews and extended family members.

Bob was born at home in Terre Haute, Indiana on July 17, 1932. A prolific storyteller, with a distinct Southern Indiana accent, his life story is best told in his own voice, but this rendition will have to do. Bob was an early entrepreneur selling ice cream bars to returning WWII soldiers passing through Terre Haute by train, mowing lawns, and collecting lumps of coal along the railroad tracks that could be used for home fuel. His love of basketball began as a youngster shooting hoops in the alley behind his house through a makeshift rim constructed by the neighborhood Marines. In high school, he was an All-State player for the Terre Haute Gerstmeyer Technical Wildcats under the leadership of Howard (Sharpie) Sharp. Also in high school, he won the Indiana state tennis championship.

After high school graduation in 1950, Bob was awarded an athletic scholarship to play basketball for the legendary Indiana University coach, Branch McCracken. Bob was a two-time All American and captain of the IU 1953 NCAA championship team. On March 18, 1953, in the national championship final game, he hit the winning free throw to give the IU Hoosiers a 69-68 edge over the Kansas Jayhawks. He was the first

ABA Championships in 1970, 1972 and 1973. He was the winningest coach in ABA history with 529 wins. Bob remained with the Pacers as their radio color commentator until his passing and enjoyed a close relationship with members of the Pacers organization, players, and fans. In 2014, accompanied by his family and Pacers personnel and fans, Bob was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In his acceptance speech, he noted his special relationship throughout the years with Indiana basketball fans.

In 1954, Bob received the Most Valuable Player award at the East/West College All-Star game in Madison Square Garden. He was named in the Top 50 IU Basketball Players of all time. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Indiana in 1982. Bob was named an Indiana “Living Legend” by the Indiana Historical Society in 2014. Also in 2014, he was given the Pathfinder Award by Indiana Sports Corp. In his lifetime he received three Sagamore of the Wabash awards, the highest civilian award in Indiana.

Bob appreciated a good card game and round of golf. He tried to help those less fortunate. He believed in the Good Lord and was a member of the Carmel United Methodist Church.

He was extremely fond of pie, coffee, and his three golden retrievers, “The Teddys.” Most importantly, he was greatly loved and respected by his family, friends, players, teammates and coaches, basketball staff, and fans.

The Leonard Family expresses their sincere appreciation athlete inducted into the IU Athletic Hall of Fame and was a and thanks to all of Bob’s doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, longstanding member of the I-Men’s Club at Indiana University. buddies, supporters, and fans. He was fortunate to be He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Bob took great surrounded by wonderful people during his entire life. We send pride in never being beaten by Purdue! him to Heaven with an emphatic and resounding “BOOM After a two-year stint in the United States Army, Bob began BABY!” his professional basketball career playing with the Minneapolis/ Due to COVID restrictions, Bob’s visitation, funeral, and Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Packers/Zephyrs. He interment will be private. The Indiana Pacers have graciously coached the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 to 1964. Bob offered to hold a public celebration of Bob’s life at a future date. returned to Indiana in 1964 and built a successful business with Donations in Bob’s memory may be made to: Herff Jones Company assisting high school seniors in choosing • Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, 705 Riley their class rings and announcements. This also allowed him Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 to hang out with many Central Indiana high school basketball • Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. coaches!

Vincent, 2001 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN 46260 In 1968, Bob found his true calling when he accepted the • Carmel United Methodist Church, 621 S. Rangeline head coach position with the American Basketball Association Rd., Carmel, IN 46032 (ABA) Indiana Pacers. His players and basketball staff • Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club, 924 N. 13th St., Terre were truly a part of his family and together they won three Haute, IN 47807

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Prevail focuses on prevention, breaking stigmas this month

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com At its core, Prevail is working to put itself out of business.

The Noblesville-based NONPROFIT advocacy nonprofit for victims of crime and abuse works to promote its mission to the community in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but its overarching objective is to prevent sexual assault and abuse altogether.

“What we are actually trying to do is call it more Sexual Assault Prevention Month,” Prevail Marketing and Events Coordinator Natasha Robinson said. “Just bringing awareness is one thing, but really focusing on preventing the crime is a totally different thing. So, you know, a lot of that is breaking down the barriers with victim blaming and believing victims when they say they were a victim of a crime. Those are two issues we face constantly.”

Prevail has several opportunities throughout April to promote awareness and prevention, including Denim Day on April 28, when Prevail staff members wear jeans or denim.

“Why we wear denim is because in Italy in 1992, there was an 18-year-old girl who was raped, and why they decided the perpetrator couldn’t be guilty is because her jeans were too tight for him to pull off and rape her, so the next day all the women in parliament wore jeans as a protest to the Supreme Court,” Robinson said.

This year, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is from April 18 to 24, and Prevail is promoting it through several public displays of the Clothesline Project, a collection of T-shirts designed by Prevail clients. The color of the shirt corresponds to the type of

From left, Prevail Executive Director Susan Ferguson, Hare Truck Center Commercial Sales Manager Todd Thurston and Prevail Marketing and Events Coordinator Natasha Robinson display some of the Clothesline Project shirts at Hare Truck Center in Noblesville. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

crime the victim faced.

“We started the Clothesline Project to give the victims a chance to have a voice,” Robinson said. “This is their chance to anonymously be on a soapbox and share a message with the community.”

T-shirts from the Clothesline Project will be on display across Hamilton County throughout the month, including at Riverview Health, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Hare Chevrolet, HAND, Trinity Free Clinic, the Westfield Washington Township Trustee’s office and elsewhere.

Prevail Executive Director Susan Ferguson said the Clothesline Project helps remove the victim stigma from a crime, especially one of a sexual nature.

“I think it’s important because sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, and this is a way to create an environment that allows people to feel less stigmatized about reporting it and asking for help,” she said.

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Students seek statewide change

By Ashleigh Swan news@currentincarmel.com A group of Carmel High School students has joined a new climate change organization called Confront ENVIRONMENT the Climate Crisis.

The group was founded in September 2020 when the environmental organization West Lafayette Climate Strikes reached out to environmental clubs throughout Indiana about partnering to address statewide issues.

Carmel High School student Chenyao Liu joined the group in November 2020 when it hosted its first large meeting.

“I wanted to join Confront the Climate Crisis because I wanted to help create change in my state,” Liu said. “I felt like it was an organization that would be able to do something.”

Liu and other members of the group attended their first event on March 19 outside the Indiana Statehouse. The goal was to declare a climate emergency and deliver a letter to Gov. Eric Holcomb to demand a meeting to discuss Indiana’s future climate policy.

Carmel High School students pause March 19 outside the Indiana Statehouse. Back, from left, Aanchal Agarwal, Sage Mehta, Reva Patil, Maanya Rajesh, Ethan Stoehr, Erin Gordon and Lisa Venckus. Front, from left, Clizia Martini and Chenyao Liu. (Submitted photo)

Liu said Indiana needs a group that advocates for environmental reform in the Hoosier state.

“We talk about polar bears dying, but we don’t talk about how climate change is affecting us right here in Indiana,” she said.

Lui said the group’s next gathering will be held in May and will likely be an art and climate action-based art event.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Casey and Corey Wilkinson share many common passions and talents.

The 44-year-old identical twins founded Wilkinson Brothers, a graphic design and illustration studio, in 2003. The studio, 31 S. Range Line Rd., has been in the Carmel Arts & Design District for 10 years.

“We each have our own families and our personalities are pretty different, but when it comes to work, we’re on the same page,” Casey said. “We share the workload as much as possible and often collaborate in each phase of the design process. It’s a one-two punch that draws upon a communication level established since birth.”

At the studio, each day is different, so Corey said the brothers don’t keep traditional office hours.

“Owning and operating a design agency means we never truly clock out, but our schedules are often adjusted to attend field trips, soccer games or be present during family milestones too important to miss,” Corey said. “We love our jobs but spending as much time as possible with our wives and kids has always been our goal.”

For the past two decades, Casey, the art director, has lived in Carmel, and Corey, the creative director, has lived in Fishers.

ON THE JOB The brothers grew up mowing lawns, pouring concrete and working on farms in Evansville.

“In middle school and high school, we designed yearbook covers, illustrated for the school newspaper

From left, twins Corey and Casey Wilkinson.

(Submitted photo)

and hand-lettered signs,” Corey said. “This combo of hard work and creativity led us to pursue commercial art and visual communications in college. Now, we give thanks daily for being able to make a living drawing and thinking creatively.”

Corey majored in graphic design at Ball State University while Casey majored in visual communications at Ivy Tech Evansville.

The other employee is Corey’s wife, Brandy Wilkinson, who helps with accounting and administrative duties. They sometimes work with specialists, such as database developers or photographers.

Wilkinson has clients across the United States, but most of the clients, including from the

sectors of motorsports, municipalities and manufacturing, are in central Indiana.

“The City of Carmel is a client of ours, a partnership we’ve enjoyed since 2006,” Casey said. “We’ve helped promote the Carmel Arts & Design District since its early days and continue to design ads, signage, maps and branding for many of the city’s events and venues.”

Recent Carmel projects the brothers have designed are the logos and branding for the Carmel Clay Public Library, Brookshire Golf Course and Hotel Carmichael.

Visitors to Midtown Plaza also can see the company’s design-work on the pingpong tables, bike hub, water tower and the large postcard mural along Elm Street, which is designed to be a photo op or selfie station.

Nancy Heck, director of community relations and economic development for the City of Carmel, said the city has enjoyed partnering with Wilkinson Brothers for more than a decade.

“They have the innate ability to capture the essence of what we are trying to communicate and create graphics that clearly and vividly share the message, making the design process easier and more enjoyable,” Heck said.

UNIQUE DECOR The business was located in Carmel and Fishers before moving to its present Carmel studio in a former carriage house that belonged to O.W. Nutt, the town’s hardware store owner, who was born in 1876.

“We wanted a workspace where we’d be surrounded by elements of fun and reminders of our blue-collar upbringing,” Casey said. “It’s an homage to generations of contractors, mechanics and truck drivers in our family tree. Our grandfather’s hard hat and welding helmet are on display along with the racing goggles our dad wore during the Baja 1000.”

Corey said meetings take place around a 1960s drafting table next to an 80-year-old solid-oak desk from an Indianapolis post office.

The brothers built workstations out of old pallets, then hand-painted and distressed

Corey Wilkinson, right, steers a motorcycle with his twin brother, Casey, in the sidecar. (Submitted photo)

the desktops to look like old signs. They also upcycled a 1953 Oldsmobile found in a Noblesville scrapyard, turning it into a oneof-a-kind “Oldsmo-desk” with a hood that opens with functioning lights.

Corey said motorcycles play a big role in their lives and work.

“One of our shop bikes is a sidecar manufactured in the Ural Mountains, a vehicle designed for utility and adventure,” Corey said. “Being able to hop on and putter down Main Street for lunch is a nice escape from the confines of the digital world.”

ON THE COVER: From left, twins Corey and Casey Wilkinson operate Wilkinson Brothers design studio. (Submitted photo)

INSPIRATIONAL MEMORIES Corey Wilkinson of Wilkinson Brothers said just up the street from the shop was the summer studio of Franklin Booth, one of America’s greatest illustrators. In 1916, Booth completed a two-week auto trip that passed through Carmel with writer Theodore Dreiser. What is now the Carmel Arts & Design District can be seen in Booth’s charcoal illustrations that supplement Dreiser’s “A Hoosier Holiday,” one of the first automobile travel books ever written.

Corey said less than 100 feet from the business was Indiana’s first automated electric traffic signal, designed by electrical engineer Leslie Haines, who helped advance wireless radio communication in the early 1900s.

“There’s a history of hardworking and creative people here, a reputation that continues on with the vision of Mayor (Jim) Brainard and likeminded individuals,” Corey said.

“Amidst the galleries, boutiques, theaters and studios, we find joy working in this old carriage house nestled in a community that’s so invested in the arts.”

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Taking flight

Hope springs renewal

Commentary by Terry Anker As the friendly skies have become a little more friendly and a little less frightening, many of us have found ourselves again standing in line awaiting TSA approval for our next destination.

Like it or not, travel is beginning again.

The experience is familiar yet different — like a dream state where our surroundings are as we remembered but with significant incongruencies. Still, to this we will adjust. The burning desire to take the kids to visit the mouse will overwhelm any concerns about unfamiliarity. The notion of a 20-hour car trip seems far more horrifying than whatever awaits in the modern time-of-pandemic airport.

Indeed, most citizen travelers go on their merry way much as they did in the past. Stopping randomly, immediately in front of us in the middle of the hall, as if to say, “I need the attention of you running into me.” The newsstands are open, selling snacks and expensive trinkets for the forgetful or loath-to-shop wanderer who just remembered the missed birthday during their absence.

Notably, the experience all seems a bit more polite. Folks don’t push as much in the lines. Why, we assume, that our pressure will somehow move the queue of 20 in front of us is an eternal mystery. Generally, it only annoys the one person in front of us and moves no one. Airline staff are grateful that we have come back — and that their chosen career might survive this contagion. Airports are not so overrun. But alas, many shops and restaurants did not survive the smaller crowds. Even as every surface is sprayed and cleansed, we’ve come to understand that sanitized does not necessarily mean clean and free from dirt! And, the free pretzels are on hold, at least for now. Still, we didn’t have to drive to Florida!

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

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Behold, fair reader, a new me. Well, maybe not a new me, but certainly a refreshed and revitalized Danielle. My husband Doo and I are just back from a spring break vacation in Florida, and though I drove 35 of the god-awful 38 hours and suffered a fever blister and migraine on our first day, I have returned rested and, dare I say, happy?

I’ve always known the health benefits of sunshine and being near water, particularly the ocean, but in a year like no other after the cold and gray of winter, I hadn’t really appreciated how much I needed a sandy beach and near80-degree temperatures. And obviously, enjoying a few rum punches and fried grouper sandwiches on said beach didn’t hurt, either. But mainly, to have downtime in a tropical warm place was enough to reset my mental state from one of “Dangerous: Stress Levels Too High” to “Excellent: No Worries.”

To park our car at the beginning of the week and not get in it again until we were leaving; to not open my laptop once; to go to sleep at 8 p.m., wake up at 7 a.m. and then perhaps take an afternoon nap; to finish three YA novels that should definitely not be considered young adult (Sarah J. Maas, well done!); to simply hang with Doo and talk about our kids, our future, his crazy plan to buy a 44-foot trawler; to ride bikes and eat coconut ice cream and cattily judge people in their swim attire … this trip was exactly what I needed it to be.

Here’s hoping that you, too, have experienced some spring renewal.

Peace out.

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

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Warm memories of the unforgettable Jack Hanna Commentary by Dick Wolfsie “Who the heck is Jack Hanna?” I asked the staff during a TV production meeting in the fall of 1979.

HUMOR “He asked who the heck you were, too,” laughed my producer, who had booked the director of the Columbus Zoo as a guest on “Columbus Alive,” a television talk show I had been hosting from Ohio’s capital city for about a month.

While I have never attained Jack’s international acclaim, the man in the tan khakis and iconic outdoorsman hat was in some ways responsible for whatever success I have had. I’d like to think we gave each other a kickstart.

Jack, according to his family, has been diagnosed with dementia, a tragic circumstance for a man who should have been able to look back on his life with vivid recollections of the wondrous experiences he’s had with both man and beast.

During that first show we did together, we were both new to being live on TV. I asked him half-jokingly if the snake he had draped around my neck was venomous.

Distracted by the cameras, he took several seconds to answer, appearing as though he had to think about it. It drew audible laughter from the crew. After the show, Jack apologized for his nervousness, but I told him that this naivete was charming, and I thought the show went splendidly. If you have ever watched Jack on talk shows, especially Letterman, you know he retained that air of innocence — even befuddlement — for his entire career.

On another show, Jack brought an opossum that had just had joeys, about seven of them. It was close to Christmas and Jack wanted to decorate me like a tree. He hung the babies on my suit jacket, each clinging with its tiny claws as I mugged to the camera. Six months later, I was awarded an Emmy for Best Talk Show Host, based on a short highlight reel the station had submitted. The first clip was Jack playing ‘possum … with me.

In 2013, I attended the celebration of Jack’s 30-year an– DICK WOLFSIE niversary at the Columbus Zoo, an affair highlighted by penguins walking among the guests while they dined. While there, I asked Jack if he would write a blurb for my new book, “Mornings with Barney,” about my 13 years on WISH-TV with my beagle companion. Jack’s words are highlighted on the book’s back cover: “Bats, bears, baboons, badgers and bobcats. None compare with Barney the Beagle.”

And few can compare to you, Jack. Through humor and a touch of self-deprecation, you introduced us to the exotic world of animals. I hope you will always retain some memories of how loved you have been by the public you entertained and educated for more than 40 years.

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Cancel culture is now in Carmel Editor, The response to my recent letter to the editor, in which I argued that promoting the diversity, equity and inclusion ideology in Carmel schools would be harmful to students, was indeed eye opening. I warned that the DEI movement suppresses open debate. For the sin of politely expressing my opinion, an organized group of local DEI activists slandered my professional reputation and tried to get me fired. Quite a strange way to promote tolerance, though it did prove my point.

I also warned that DEI defines a person’s worth not by one’s character but by categorizing people in identity groups only it gets to define. Seemingly on cue, I was disparaged as “white,” “male” and “privileged,” qualities these DEI activists disdain. They did this despite knowing absolutely nothing about me — my personal struggles or challenges, my experience as a first-generation immigrant, my professional dedication to helping the poor of Indianapolis or my strong desire to see struggling communi-

ties achieve success. Certainly, an odd way of promoting diversity and inclusion.

In fact, I chose to speak my mind precisely out of concern for struggling communities. DEI is likely to fail children because it teaches that the system is keeping them down. Instead, we should emphasize and promote what studies have shown almost universally guarantee success: a stable two-parent household, measurable educational achievement and climbing up the work ladder.

The free America that enabled people to share differing viewpoints in an open and civil atmosphere is sadly disappearing amid the suffocating effect of “cancel culture,” which tried to harm me, my career and my family’s livelihood simply for expressing my opinion as a private citizen. Cancel culture is now in Carmel, and if you don’t want it to succeed, you must not be afraid of speaking your mind — to CCS, our local government and in public.

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Funds could help save many animals rather than memorialize 1 Editor, I wanted to share some thoughts on the article I read in the (March 23) issue of Current about the Pirate Cat statue. I have heard about the whole situation before but was appalled to learn the amount of money that was raised for an extravagant statue.

At a time when countless animals in shelters need medical care and food and even more need to be rescued from situations of

neglect and abuse, have these people considered giving these funds to the Humane Society for Hamilton County in Pirate Cat’s name? It would be a much, much better use of those funds.

It saddens me to see that folks are willing to make a statue to one animal rather than help hundreds of living animals in need.

Svitlana Ramer, Carmel

Three cheers for adding cartoon to Current Editor, Kudos and three cheers for adding Mallard Fillmore to Current in Carmel. Better still, please, give it a full page to include the whole week’s-worth (of space).

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Full-spectrum isn’t so much a CBD product as it is a hemp product. Full-spectrum products are cannabinoid hemp extracts that typically contain the majority CBD as an active ingredient but also contain other compounds found in the hemp plant like minor cannabinoids, fats, acids, terpenes and, yes, some THC. These compounds and their amounts, including the amount of THC, are not found on the label.

Broad-spectrum is a marketing term typically used to describe a full-spectrum hemp extract that has had the THC remediated out. Otherwise, it is a full-spectrum product.

Let’s talk first about why you would choose an isolate. The compound CBD specifically harmonizes receptors in the brain and immune system. Other cannabinoids like THC or CBG interact with receptors found throughout the body. Isolate is an excellent product for people looking for mental wellness or dealing with nerve pain issues. Two years ago, the FDA approved a CBD isolate product for treating Dravet syndrome and epilepsy.

Minor cannabinoids and CBD work in conjunction in full-spectrum to reduce inflammation throughout the body. The enhanced anti-inflammation properties mean full-spectrum products are better suited for people looking for relief from inflammation-driven issues throughout the body, like joint pain.

While it may not give you a marijuana-like “high,” there is enough THC in most full-spectrum products to make you fail a drug test. THC is still illegal to possess in amounts higher than .3 percent by volume, which means full-spectrum brands need to abide by strict manufacturing guidelines to ensure you aren’t unknowingly possessing marijuana. Broad-spectrum gives you the benefits of a full spectrum while sidestepping some of the potential legal issues raised by having a product with THC. Ian Brown of SofyiaCBD in Carmel is a guest columnist. You can email him at ian.brown@midwestventuregroup.com.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com House of Soul co-owner Dave Brown said when he and business partner Adam Belt met their year’s goal of RESTAURANT sales in one month, they knew they might need to expand quicker than originally thought.

Brown and Belt opened House of Soul at 4225 S. East St. in Indianapolis in February with a goal of selling 500 meals a month.

They sold 3,500 meals their first month and 5,000 meals their second month. On April 9, they opened their second location at 9802 N. Michigan Rd., Carmel.

House of Soul offers fast/casual Southern cuisine featuring items such as fried chicken, pork chops, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese and more.

Brown, of Greenwood, said the Carmel restaurant’s grand opening was phenomenal.

“We couldn’t even let everybody in the building,” he said. “Our goal is to have 10 locations. We had such a big turnout at the (first location) daily, we knew we needed another location to keep up with the demand.”

Brown and Belt chose the west Carmel area because it’s near a highway and there’s not another soul food restaurant in the area.

Brown has always been interested in cooking. He attended culinary school after he served in the military from 2003 to 2012.

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From left, House of Soul co-owner Adam Belt, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and House of Soul co-owner Dave Brown. (Submitted photo)

swimmer for four years, and also served in the Army.

“I’ve always cooked food for friends and family and things like that, and it became something I was very passionate about,” he said. “I used my VA money for school to do that, and it paid off.”

Prior to opening House of Soul, Brown worked in catering and menu writing for restaurants. His favorite item on the House of Soul menu is catfish.

As for future locations, Brown said he and Belt, who lives in Arizona, are considering another in downtown Carmel to offer a more upscale version of House of Soul, but nothing has been decided.

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Carmel’s Story Cottage welcomes first residents

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Last week, residents began moving into Story Cottage, a 10-bedroom memory care home in northeast Carmel.

NOW OPEN The 5,000-square-foot building is on the southeast corner of Carey Road and Beech Drive in the Maple Acres neighborhood.

The home is designed to be much smaller than traditional memory care facilities and offer its residents a comfortable and predictable environment. Story Cottage has a 3-to-1 caregiver to resident ratio, which allows each resident to receive personalized attention and services.

“Each of these individuals has their own story,” Story Cottage Vice President Carrie Cash said. “They may not remember it from day to day, but (our small size) allows us to really get close to the residents, get close to the family, meet them where they are and engage with them in meaningful ways.”

In addition to the bedrooms, the building includes a large living area, an open kitchen, a gathering area that can be closed off to host family gatherings, a patio and

Story Cottage features a large living room area with space to relax and visit. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

a salon area. Every detail is planned with memory care in mind, as the centrally located library also serves as the nurses’ station, and a bar for hanging two outfits is next to each closet in the bedroom, giving residents a choice in dressing for the day but not overwhelming them with options.

The first Story Cottage home opened in July 2019 at 86th Street and N. Washington Boulevard in Indianapolis. Story Cottage President

Story Cottage has 10 furnished bedrooms, although residents can choose to bring their own furniture if they prefer.

David Morgan, a Carmel resident, said the company plans to continue expanding and is eyeing other sites in and around Hamilton County.

Caregiving services are provided by Senior Home Companions, which also is owned by Morgan. The Indianapolis-based company has been providing in-home care for more than 25 years. Other medical professionals are expected to visit Story Cottage a couple of times per week.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Janna Hymes is encouraged by the way her orchestra has CONCERT navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re one of the few orchestras in the country that has played throughout COVID,” Hymes said. “We’re kind of a success story and I’m proud of that. We’ve worked hard to do that. I have a lot of friends in the industry who have just burned out because they are just exhausted. They are finding other jobs. They are going into real estate. One is selling wine.

I think entertainment has been hit the hardest. We were one of the first things to shut down and we are one of the last things to come back.

“You can’t fight it. You have to go with it.”

Carmel Symphony Orchestra will hold its final Masterworks concert of the 2020-21 season at 7:30 p.m. April 24 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Seating will be limited because of social distancing. A livestream option is available for $20.

“The reason I’m excited is, it is all some of my favorite music,” Hymes said. “It’s all beautiful and it’s all really different.”

The program includes “Marriage of Figaro Overture” (Wolfgang Mozart); “Pavane” (Gabriel Faure); “Mother Goose Suite” (Maurice Ravel); and “Symphony No. 1 in C” (Georges Bizet).

“The ‘Marriage of Figaro’ is very exuberant and upbeat,” Hymes said. “It’s a short, fun opening. The Pavane is a slow, beautiful, dreamy piece which features our principal flute player. It’s gorgeous. People will recognize that piece and they will recognize a lot of the music, which is one of the reasons I like this concert. The ‘Mother Goose Suite’ is delightful.”

The concert closes with Bizet’s “Symphony No. 1 in C” that Bizet wrote when he was 17.

“The piece just shows his youth and excitement,” Hymes said. “It’s a really optimistic program and it’s got a lot of

Reciprocal Productions “Variety Hour Batten Down The Hatches” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. April 23-24 at the The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

There is a separate virtual viewing option with a different program available April 30May 9. Live tickets are $15, with virtual tickets $12. For more, visit reciprocalproducti. wixsite.com/my-site-1/season.

Peanut Butter & Jam Series Peanut Butter & Jam Series presents a performance by Rainforest Rhythm Jam at 10:30 a.m. April 24 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will present “Classic American” at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit icomusic.org.

Janna Hymes will conduct the final Masterworks concert of the 2020-21 season April 24 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

positive energy.”

Hymes said 44 musicians will be on stage, which is not a full orchestra because of COVID-19 spacing restrictions.

“It’s more of a chamber orchestra but definitely delightful with winds and brass,” she said.

The crowd will be limited to approximately 350 to 400, the same as the March concert.

“When we use the livestream, the cameras take up a lot of space,” Hymes said.

Hymes said it’s been a year of figuring things out. She said it is still up in the air whether there will a May 8 concert, which wasn’t set to be part of the Masterworks series. Disney music is planned that can’t be livestreamed because of copyrights.

“The best thing to do is be really flexible and to be open-minded,” Hymes said. “We

do feel positive with people getting the vaccine and warmer weather coming (that) there is more opportunity to play outside.”

Hymes is optimistic about CSO’s future but said smaller arts organizations around the world will make a decision if they can keep going.

“We’re very fortunate that we have a city that supports the arts,” she said. “The mayor (Carmel’s Jim Brainard) is so generous, especially to the resident companies.”

Hymes is confident that a fuller orchestra can perform in the 2021-22 season.

“I have planned the season as if it will be a non-COVID year,” she said.

Tickets for the in-person April 24 concert as well as livestreaming are available at CarmelSymphony.org. Prices begin at $18. Audience members are required to wear masks.

Virtual cooking experience benefits Carmel Clay Public Library editorial@youarecurrent.com Amy Von Eiff from A Cut Above Catering will present “A Night in Tuscany,” a virtual cooking experience, to benefit the Carmel Clay Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. April 22.

Von Eiff will lead viewers in an online course to prepare a three-course meal for two in your own kitchen consisting of Caesar salad with homemade dressing; brown butter sage gnocchi, chicken piccata, Sicilian broccolini for the entrée and mini-cannolis for dessert.

A meal kit with all ingredients and service for two will be available to pick up at A Cut Above Catering in Carmel. Details for kit pickup and for accessing the live online event will be provided after tickets have been purchased.

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From left, Carmel High School students Elsa Bray, Hallie Reeves and Max Kim record their segments for the Showcase. (Submitted photo)

CEF Musical Showcase set for virtual format

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Like many events, the 35th annual Carmel Education Foundation Musical Showcase will shift to a virtual forFUNDRAISER mat amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event will be streamed via Facebook and YouTube April 23 to 25.

For the past 34 years, the Showcase has been an opportunity for elementary and middle school choral Southard and ensemble groups to perform together. Smoky Row Elementary School Music Director Josh Southard is coordinating the event for the third year and it is his 13th year participating in it with the Orff Ensemble. Orff Ensembles utilize drumming, singing, playing instruments and incorporating movement to perform a piece and focuses on things children love to do, such as sing, play, move and create.

“The main challenge this year was recording pieces remotely,” Southard said. “Typically, we hold this event in one evening over at Carmel High School in the auditorium, but due to COVID restrictions this year, having over 600 students with audience members in one space would not have been the best choice. Thankfully, CEF and CCS were able to purchase really nice microphones for each school to use while recording, so that helped tremendously with sound.”

Southard said there are 16 groups performing from 10 elementary schools and one

middle school.

“Viewers will get a wide variety of music when they tune in,” Southard said. “We are thankful to the performing arts team at Carmel Middle for sharing pieces from a few of their groups this year, as it is always fun to see what the jazz band, choir and orchestra are doing. Many of the middle schoolers performed in the Showcase as elementary students, so we elementary music teachers really enjoy seeing how far they have come in their musical career, and just seeing how much they’ve grown since going on to middle school.

“From the elementaries, viewers will see Orff Ensembles and choirs.”

Southard said the groups began recording in February, with every school uploading their videos to a Showcase folder.

“We had the goal to get all of the videos in by mid-March so that the editing department would have plenty of time to get everything in order,” Southard said. “We are optimistic that next year’s Showcase will return to the high school with the community being invited to come in and watch.”

Fanning Howey, school architects, are supporting the CEF Musical Showcase by matching donations to CEF received through April 25.

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“This year, 15 films featured at Indy Shorts and Heartland IFF were shortlisted for Academy Awards Sorvig and seven were nominated, including a record six short films,” Sorvig said.

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Actress in a Supporting Role: YuhJung Youn, “Minari.”

Original Screenplay: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Adapted Screenplay: “Nomadland” International Feature: “Another Round” Animated Feature: “Soul” Sound: “Sound of Metal” Visual Effects: “Tenet” Film Editing: “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Short Film, Animated: “If Anything Happens I Love You.” Short Film, Live Action: “Feeling Through.”

Documentary Short Subject: “A Love Song for Latasha” Original Score: “Mank” Original Song: “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami.”

Production Design: “Mank” Cinematography: “Nomadland” Costume Design: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Makeup: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Documentary Feature: “My Octopus Teacher”

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Final Awards: May 23, 2021 Categories: Solo, Duets, Ensembles, Composition Ages: 5-18

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Outdoors under the Bicentennial Pavilion

May 14, 15, and 16 at 7pm Let the lights, performers, chorus, and orchestra of Madame Butterfly come alive in a brand new way as you experience the first ever Indianapolis Opera concert event at the Indianapolis Zoo. Supported by Original artwork created

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Blueprint for Improvement: Fashion-forward Zionsville bath Commentary by Larry Greene This 2006 home is in Zionsville’s Stonegate neighborhood. The owners’ goal was to elevate the master bath with an improved layout and elegant finishes.

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THE BLUEPRINT • From black quartz countertops and glossy black cabinetry to a stunning geometric shower tile, a fashionforward black and white palette makes a memorable statement.

• The shower was relocated to create a walk-in design; the vanities were consolidated from two to one with a double sink.

• The large deck-style tub was replaced with a freestanding version.

• A lighted mirror and chandelier top off this dazzling bathroom makeover.

Larry Greene is the owner of Case Design/Remodeling; email him at lgreene@caseindy.com.

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A live virtual event on Wednesday, April 28 at 7pm

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Register at carmelclaylibrary.org/events.

Heartfelt Thanks Golf Tournament benefiting Riverview Health Foundation

June 16, 2021, at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville 11 a.m. shotgun start Register at riverview.org/Golf2021. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Polly Craig at 317.776.7938.

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That phrase is on the tip of my tongue Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Do you ever have a hard time coming up with the right word? You get stuck and pause in the middle of a sentence, grasping to remember the GRAMMAR GUY name of that type of knife technique where you dice vegetables until they’re incredibly small. By the way, the term you’re looking for is “brunoise,” but you can’t quite retrieve it from the place in your brain where that word lives.

We have a few different terms for not remembering the right word. If you can’t remember the right word or term, you are experiencing “lethologica.” This is when you can’t remember the word “brunoise,” but

for some reason, you can recall “chiffonade” and “julienne.” This trips us up almost as much as the hurdler who had her shoelaces tied together, and it makes us feel like we’re not the sharpest knives in the drawer, so to speak.

If, on the other hand, you have a hard time remembering names, you are experiencing “lethonomia.” I knew a guy who was horrible with names; he simply referred to someone whose name he couldn’t remember as “what’s his head.” For some reason, I wanted to remember the name of the guy who used to play first base for the Toronto Blue Jays. He wore a batting helmet out in the field. As a member of the Blue Jays, the guy whose name I couldn’t remember won World Series rings against the Braves and

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Carmel Water Utility Department Carmel Water Utility 30 W Main St Ste 220 Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: Auman Water Main Relocation Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at the office of the Clerk Treasurer, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032 (City Hall) until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before May 5, 2021 and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

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

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

The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: This is a water main relocation project that is approximately 1,200 LFT of 8” HDPE SDR 11 pipe via horizontal directional drilling. With water main connections, fire hydrant replacements, service line and meter pit replacements. The project is located just east of Rangeline Rd. on Shoshone Dr. to E Auman Dr. and north up Oswego Rd. Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, whichtogether with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: Carmel Water Utility 30 W Main St Ste 220 Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2443 Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com).

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

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

This Project will be funded by the Carmel Water Utility.

A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on April 28th at 2:00 P.M. virtually using Microsoft Teams, hyperlink: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting). All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the city of Carmel, Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The Carmel Utility reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2 Sue Wolfgang Clerk

Phillies in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He was left-handed like me. I could remember all those details, but I couldn’t remember his name was “John Olerud.” That’s lethonomia.

Lethologica and lethonomia come from the River Lethe from Greek mythology. Also known as the River of Forgetfulness, the River Lethe was one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades. As the legend goes, when a dead person drank from the Lethe, her earthly memories would be erased, and she would be reincarnated. There also was a goddess called Lethe, who was the divine representation of oblivion and forgetfulness.

When you become obsessed with trying

to remember a specific word, you are experiencing “loganamnosis.” I recommend carrying around a small notebook or keeping a running note on your smartphone with thoughts and ideas that come and go throughout the day so you don’t forget them later. However, if you can’t shake your loganamnosis because the word feels like it’s at the tip of your tongue, I recommend a hearty bowl of alphabet soup.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: Educational Services Center Addition and Remodeling 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 At: Educational Services Center 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM (local time), May 5, 2021 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), in the Educational Services Center, 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033 and via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Meeting Click here to join the meeting Or call in: +1 317-762-3960,,490483175# Phone Conference ID: 490 483 175# All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling. Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661.

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

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on April 15, 2021 at 8:00 AM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Meeting Click here to join the meeting Or call in: +1 317-762-3960,,761426816# Phone Conference ID: 761 426 816# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

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

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

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

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

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A visit to one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities Commentary by Don Knebel Málaga, located on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol (Sun Coast), is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. It has become one of Europe’s most TRAVEL popular resort cities.

In 770 B.C. (perhaps much earlier), Phoenician traders founded Malaka at the base of Mt. Gibralfaro, a hill overlooking a natural harbor on the Mediterranean Sea about 60 miles east of the Strait of Gibraltar. The village grew and prospered from the mass production of sea salt and a coveted purple dye, said to have been worth more than gold, derived from a snail found in nearby waters. With the decline of the Phoenicians, the city came under the control of the Carthaginians and then the Romans. With the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the city fell to the Visigoths, who lost it to Muslim invaders from North Africa in A.D. 711. Under Islamic control, the city became the most important port in

about 580,000, is the warmest large city in Europe, attracting more than 1 million overnight visitors each year. Among the attractions, in addition to the Mediterranean climate, are 28 museums, including one devoted to the works of Pablo Picasso, who was born in Málaga in 1881. The restored Alcazaba, the home of Muslim rulers of the city beginning in the eighth century, lies atop Mt. Gibralfaro and provides a view of Africa on a clear day. The Málaga Cathedral, begun in 1528 on the site of a mosque and still not finished, contains a famous (and gruesome) painting of the beheading of St. Paul in Rome. Málaga also features 13 bullrings, the largest and oldest accommodating 14,000 spectators.

View of Málaga, Spain, from Mt. Gibralfaro. (Photo by Don Knebel)

southern Spain, known as the “terrestrial paradise.” Ferdinand and Isabella, the “Christian Kings,” captured the city in 1587

and sold most of its Muslim inhabitants into slavery.

Today, Málaga, with a population of

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

CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS the successful Bidder will execute within ten (10) calendar days from the acceptance of the Bid, the Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana Agreement as included in the Project Manual. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable 10701 North College Avenue to Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana; Carmel, Indiana 46280-1089 Project: CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 341 INTERIOR RENOVATION (3) A Non-Collusion Affidavit complying with the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-1-2-4.

Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County Indiana (the “Owner”), for and on behalf of Owner reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of not more than sixty (60) days after the the Carmel Fire Department (the “Department”), will receive sealed bids for the above referenced Project at date on which the Bids are opened and, for such sixty (60) day period, all such Bids shall be in full force and the Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46280 until 10:00 a.m. EST effect. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of Bids but no Bidder on or before Thursday, May 13th, 2021, and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will shall withdraw a Bid within the sixty (60) day period after opening of the Bids. All bid security of unsuccessful be publicly opened and read aloud in the Public Assembly Room. The outside of the sealed envelope in which bidders will be returned by the Owner upon selection of the successful Bidder and execution of the Agreement, the Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID – CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 341 INTERIOR and provision of the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

RENOVATION - BID PACKAGE (_____________)”, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. Any Bid In the event that the total amount of the contract awarded to the successful Contractor is $300,000 or received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened. more, the successful Contractor must be qualified under either Ind. Code § 4-13.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23-10 The Project will be constructed using the construction management services of CTI Construction LLC, before doing any work on the Project.

1016 3rd Ave SW, Carmel, IN and will be constructed under separate trade contracts or combination thereof as Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-17-6, Owner reserves the right to specify in the contract with the successful shown on the following “Bid Packages”. The contracts will be directly with the owner. Overall management of bidder one or both of the following: the project will be the responsibility of the construction management firm.

1. Early performance of the contract will result in increased compensation; Bid Packages: 2. Completion of the contract after the termination or designated completion date(s) will result in a BP # 1 – General Trades deduction from the compensation.

BP # 2 – Plumbing A Performance Bond and Payment Bond with good and sufficient surety, acceptable to the Owner and BP # 3 – Mechanical Architect/Engineer, shall be required in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, BP # 4 — Electrical conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety of the Bonds may not be released A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for discussion of the Project, the bidding requirements and until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor. Retainage will be as required by Ind. other important matters will be held on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 at 10:00 am local time at the Hensel Code § 36-1-12 et seq.

Government Center, 10701 N College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46280 and, shall conclude with a visit to the All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State of Indiana. location where the Work is to be performed. Prospective bidders are encouraged, but not required, to attend Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, the pre-bid conference.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

In general, the Work for the Project consists of 1st and 2nd floor interior selective demolition and Owner reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18-2 and/or (2) reject renovation of +/- 25,041sf of the dining area, kitchen, restrooms, offices, gym, sleeping quarters and any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Owner determines in accordance with the mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems all as set forth in the Contract Documents. The Project applicable Indiana laws including but not limited to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4, that such action is in the best Manual and any and all full size drawings may be examined at and obtained from, the office of Repro Graphix, interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § Inc, 437 N. Illinois St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204; Phone: (317) 637-3377. The plan charge will be listed 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, on the online plan room. Payment may be made by check, credit card, or cash. All payments and costs of conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity Contract Documents and related supplemental materials are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the have obtained complete sets, whether hard copy or electronic, of the Project Manual and drawings and shall advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other assume the risk of any errors or omissions in Bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets.

Bidders. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein and as allowed by applicable Indiana law, a contract Bids must be submitted on the forms in the Project Manual, must contain the names of every person or for the Project shall be awarded in accordance with this Notice to Bidders, Ind. Code § 5-16-13 et seq. and Ind. company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by: Code § 36-1-12 et seq., to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds (1) Properly and completely executed Form 96 (revised 2013) prescribed by the Indiana State Board of available for the Project. The Owner shall have the right to accept any Alternates in any order or combination Accounts which includes a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for or accept on the basis of the Base Bid alone, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents performing the Work. and to determine the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid and (2) Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including any alternates, with Alternates accepted. a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of ten percent Questions regarding this Project should be directed to Lloyd Jeffers by email at ljeffers@cticonstructionllc.com (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be evidence of good faith that Doug Callahan, Trustee, Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana

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Complete Bathroom Remodeling -Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Installations -Custom Showers -Leak and Mold Solutions -Low Maintenance Choices

Guitar Lessons With Baker Scott

Beginners thru Advanced All styles Electric-Acoustic-Bass Private Lessons Parent-Child Lessons I teach improvisation for all instruments.

Gift Certificates Available Read my LinkedIn bio/About near Carey Road & 146th • Carmel 317-

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WILL DO BOBCAT WORK, REMODELING, BUILD DECKS & PROPERTY AND GUTTER CLEAN OUT Lawn Care and Landscaping, Mulching, Spring/Storm Clean-ups, Paint, Power-Washing.

Trash & Furniture Hauling & Building Demos.

FULLY INSURED & Sr Discount Text or call Jay 574-398-2135 shidelerjay@gmail.com www.jayspersonalservices .com

GROUNDHOG STUMP REMOVAL

Professional & Economical Remove tree stumps, ugly tree roots, stumps in and around chain link or wood fences. We also remove tree stumps that are protruding up onto sidewalks and around sidewalks. We grind them and/or remove. Please Call & Text at 816-778-4690 or 317-341-4905.

• House Wash • Roof Wash • Concrete Cleaning & Sealing House Wash • Concrete Cleaning & Sealing • Stamped Concrete Cleaning • Stamped Concrete Cleaning & Sealing • Deck Cleaning & & Sealing • Paver Cleaning and Sealing • Dock Cleaning Staining • Fence Cleaning and Staining • Paver Cleaning and and Sealing Sealing • Dock Cleaning and Sealing

Give us a before call at 317-490-2922 after to schedule your Free Quote & Demonstration omaliashsr.com Serving, Hamilton, Marion, Boone Madison & Hancock counties

driveway & Patio

Give us a call at 317-490-2922 to schedule your Free Quote & Demonstration

Serving, Hamilton, Marion & Boone counties • omalias.com CANTRELL’S TREE EXPERTS Topping -Removal -Deadwooding Bucket Truck Service , Landscaping Fully INSURED , FREE ESTIMATES Call Grover @ 317-253-3064 or Call Jim @ 317895-1509

LAWN CARE PLUS Mowing. Mulch Install.

Hedge Trimming. Weed and Feed.

Power Washing. Plus more...

Over 20 Years of Experience.

Serving Hamilton County 765.620.5000

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SUNNY SANIBEL AVAILABLE

May 8th THRU May 19th May 31st THRU June 6th June 25th THRU July 3rd July 9th thru July 31st *Beautiful 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo *4th Floor with Gulf View *A Beautiful Inviting Pool *2 Lanais with Lounge Chairs *Plenty of Great restaurants to choose from *Perfect biking and walking paths *Up to 6 People A PARADISE AWAITS YOU Please email: rkojsc3@aol.com for rate info and details.

For pricing e-mail your ad to classifieds@youarecurrent.com

GARAGE SALE

NOW HIRING

SPRINGMILL CROSSING & SPRINGMILL PONDS GARAGE SALES

NOW HIRING: EXPERIENCED CAREGIVERS, CNAS AND HHAS;

Northeast of 136th & Springmill Blvd. & Southeast of 146th & Springmill Blvd.

April 22-24, 8am-2pm

NOW HIRING OFFICE MANAGER

Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell. We are looking for more than an Office Manager, we are looking for someone who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to office operations; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of an incoming project and day to day office functions.

TO APPLY Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive Carmel IN 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100; www.clevernest.com COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/ hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

Senior Home Companions is hiring for the grand opening of its second memory care home, Story Cottage in Carmel.

Flexible schedules and meaningful work. All shifts are available; full time, part time, week days, week nights, weekends and overnights. Paid training, referral bonuses andbenefits available. Competitive pay. Positions in Indy and surrounding areas available, too.

Contact Lindsey Fiddler at (317) 251-0441 or recruitment@shcindiana. com for immediate consideration.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply.

For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

HELP WANTED:

Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce.

Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

April 20, 2021

Current in Carmel

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NOW HIRING

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NOW HIRING

Now Hiring Drivers, Reservationist and Direct Support Professionals Full-time and Part-Time positions available Starting Pay: $12-13/hr. (based on experience) Fulltime includes great benefits!

Make a difference in your community By providing safe, reliable and compassionate service.

Janus Developmental Services, Inc. 1555 Westfield Road

Please apply online at www.janus-inc.org YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE!

NOW HIRING SECURITY OFFICERS

Call Dennis O’Malia 317-370-0749

FT/PT & Seasonal hours available Hiring for all shifts

PUZZLE ANSWERS

Apply online at www.jobs.aus.com Call 317-920-0402 to schedule your interview today!

Open Interviews every Wednesday 10-3.

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