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Mayoral election: Debating the numbers

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

Current in Carmel looks at some of the statistics that are commonly used by the campaigns of Mayor Jim election Brainard and his challenger, Rick Sharp, president of the City Council.

Brainard’s Claim: Only 3 percent of the city’s debt is paid for by residential property taxpayers Brainard said this means out of all the property taxes Brainard paid for by Carmel residents, only $10 of that each year goes to pay off debt from each resident.

So what’s the other 97 percent of revenue that’s used to pay off Carmel’s debt? Brainard showed a pie chart that breaks down the revenues. The largest chunk of the pie is tax increment finances, which makes up more than half of the revenue to pay the city’s debt.

Sixteen percent of the debt is paid for by County Option Income Tax. Utility payments represent 25 percent of the chart, but Brainard points out that those aren’t paid by taxes but by fees for using services and some of that money comes from Westfield that uses Carmel’s sanitary sewer company.

Brainard said “there just isn’t any risk” because he believes there will always be TIF revenue.

“In this case we are letting business owners use their taxes to make infrastructure improvements that would have otherwise been paid for by property taxes and that’s why our property taxes are so low,” he said.

Brainard added that there is $27 million in TIF money in the Parkwood TIF that can be used in a shortfall.

Sharp said he doesn’t trust the numbers, claiming, “I want to see sources and uses. Pie charts are for grade school.”

Sharp’s Claim: Carmel has nearly $1 billion in debt.

Sharp likes to say that Carmel has nearly $1 billion in debt, but Brainard said that’s not true because the Sharp debt is actually around $600 million and that Sharp is including interest to inflate the figure.

“He’s trying to scare people,” Brainard said.

Sharp said he’s not trying to scare anybody, but that the numbers should be frightening because he thinks it’s the more accurate figure.

“The mayor wants to say nobody counts interest,” Sharp said. “I would count that. The number – just short of a billion dollars – comes from a report created by the state of Indiana.

All forms of indebtedness of the city include the interest. You have to pay the interest. You need to show people the total number and be transparent.”

But Brainard said that’s not standard accounting principles.

“No financial statement does that,” he said.

“They always list the principle. That’s just not the way it’s done.”

Part of that reason, Brainard said is because you can always refinance debt and change the interest rate.

“The interest can go up and it could go down,” he said.

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Students were performing the last song of the play “American Pie” to a sold out audience of approximately 900 when a portion of the stage they were performing on collapsed. There were 75 performers and 50 staff for the show. Numerous students fell and were injured. There were six students transported by ambulance to area hospitals as well as 10 students which were transported by parents or self-transported to area hospitals. There was one serious injury which was admitted in stable condition all others were minor orthopedic injuries.

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Indiana State Police troopers are investigating a fatality crash that occurred around 10 a.m. April 20 on I-465. Preliminary investigation and witnesses statements revealed that a female subject was standing on the right side emergency shoulder near a 2014 Subaru passenger car that is registered in her name. A witness to the crash stated the female walked WB away from her vehicle then ran into the I-465 travel lanes and was struck by a dump truck. The 2003 International dump truck is registered to V & S Transport INC. of Pendleton and was being operated by Phillip Bates, 56, of Fountaintown. The female was pronounced dead at the scene by the Marion County Prosecutors Office. She has been identified as Emily Meyers, 24, of Carmel. For more visit currentincarmel.com.

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Dispatches Lilly scholars – 13 students from Marion and Hamilton counties have been named recipients of fouryear, full-tuition scholarships as the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars including Jane Ha, a student at Carmel High School.

Ballet finalist – Indiana Ballet Conservatory had five soloists, a pas de deux, and one ensemble invited to the Youth America Grand Prix World Finals held in New York City. Congratulations to Connor Hamilton of Carmel who had the honor of dancing on the David Koch Theatre Lincoln Center stage as a Top 12 finalist in the Junior Division.

Academic All-Star – University High School senior Monica Chavan, a Carmel resident, was recently named a 2015 Indiana Academic All-Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals. She is one of just 40 AllStars selected from the state.

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Rotary Club meetings – The Rotary Club of Carmel meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Fridays at the Mansion at Oak Hill, 5801 E. 116th St. Cost is $12 and includes a buffet lunch. Upcoming topics include: May 1 – District conference at Indiana State Fairgrounds; May 8 – Student Day. For more information, visit www.carmelrotary.com.

College news – Nancy Giesel of Carmel was recently inducted into the Wittenburg University chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, a national honor society for students of Spanish. Megan Carroll, Purdue University, was inducted into the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Dean’s list – the following Carmel residents were recently named to the dean’s list at their colleges: Rebecca Pollard – Augustana College; Kelsey Kopf, Katherine Piscione, Allison Kenney and Sarah Miller – Saint Mary’s College.

Senior golf championship – Gordie Rees, Albany, and Craig Scheibert, Carmel, posted an impressive 4-under-par at Delaware Country Club for a win during the final round of the IGA Senior Team Championship. Their finish gave them a 36-hole best ball total of 6-under-par, 134.

Stewards of Children – Parents and adults who work with children can learn how to prevent child sexual abuse by registering for Stewards of Children. This program teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Chaucie’s Place is offering this program from 5:30 to 8 p.m. April 29 at Ivy Tech Community College, Room 134, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville. Preregistration is required. For more information, visit www.chauciesplace.org Republican Club – The Carmel Clay Republican Club will host a public forum at 6:30 p.m. April 29 at the American Legion Post, 852 W. Main St. Citizens can see and hear candidates who will appear the May 5 primary. There are 12 candidates running for seven seats on the council.

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Porchfest planned for Sept. 13

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“They are continuing to grow their presence in Carmel and have a commitment to the area and they’re a great partner. We hope this Carmel Porchfest, the outdoor music fesyear’s Porchfest will continue to showcase tival that uses neighbors’ front porches as what’s great about Carmel.” stages for bands, has events landed a title sponsor Huntington Bank just opened two new locations nearby where they for its second year. event will be held. There’s a new Huntington Bank, which has been branch at the Sophia Square buildincreasing its presence in Carmel, has ing that features 24/7 lobby access. signed on as a major sponsor.

A larger, full-scale location was also The event will be held on Sept. 13 opened at Old Meridian. with times to be announced. DurFinkam “We’re continuing to make an ining the event, musicians, singers vestment in Carmel,” Mike Newbold, and bands from a variety of musical regional president for Huntington Bank in genres set up on the front porches of homes Indiana, said. “We’ve opened our two new in the neighborhood just north of Main Street branches and we have a couple others in in the Carmel Arts & Design District. the process and as part of our investment in It ended up being a mix between a music Carmel, we wanted to be part of the area befestival and a neighborhood block party, as cause we love this walkable district.” attendees leisurely strolled from house to Newbold said they’ve entered into a multihouse to not only admire the architecture of year arrangement with their name being listed the unique neighborhood, but also to enjoy as “presented by” on event materials. free live music. Families brought coolers and “We hope our support will help to continue lawn chairs and attendance was around 3,500 in 2014. The event was organized by City to grow the event,” he said. “I think it has some great momentum coming off of last Councilor Sue Finkam, who is aiming for 5,000 year’s event and we think it’s a great way for attendees in 2015. us to engage with the community.”

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DNA tests to begin on dog feces

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

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Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation is proceeding with a plan to bring the world of CSI to the task of keeping parks “poop-free.”

Parks Director Mark Westermeier said officials met with Poo Prints, a compets pany that does DNA testing for dog waste. The idea is that anyone who signs up for membership at the new dog park in Carmel will have to bring their dog in for a cheek swab so the DNA is in a database. If waste is found, then park staff can send it in to be tested and the owner can be assessed a fine.

DNA testing will cost around $60. The amount of the fine hasn’t been determined.

Westermeier said the point isn’t to fine people to death, but to provide a deterrent.

“Ultimately, we want to stop this problem before it starts,” he said. “What we are really banking on is that we won’t really have to use the fine.”

In the past, some have criticized the cost of the program, but Westermeier said that it doesn’t cost taxpayers or the parks department any money. The costs are passed along to the rule violators. And members agree to these rules when they sign up for a member-

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ship, just like veterinary records are required to be up to date.

Looking into this issue, Westermeier said he found that cleaning up a dog’s mess is about more than just annoyance to people who accidentally step in it. It’s an environmental concern. Some people think it’s good for nature – like fertilizer – but it can be dangerous. Just one pile can contain more than 3 billion coliform bacteria including E. coli and salmonella.

In 1991, the EPA placed pet waste in the same category with oil and toxic waste spills.

“It can be pretty deadly stuff,” Westermeier said. “It’s going to become a bigger and bigger problem with more and more dogs.”

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munists in Russia before the curtain fell – that the government can plan how many apartments, how many condos. That’s better left Mayor Jim Brainard and his challenger City to capitalism and the free market. Bankers Council President Rick Sharp both tried to decide that. Developers decide that.” grab the title of “fiselection cal conservative” as Later in the debate, Sharp shot back saying the mayor liked to “pick they made their pitch the winners and the losers” when it to voters at the Current in Carmel comes to the business community debate April 21. in Carmel. He criticized Brainard for Both candidates told a crowd at overly subsidizing businesses to Ritz Charles, a sponsor of the event, move to Carmel when this community that they believe their records have Brainard is affluent and should already be very been distorted by their opponents, attractive for business. using incorrect statistics, scare tacSharp said Brainard might want to tics and revisionist history to tip in claim that developers are the ones the scales in their favor. driving an increasingly dense downBoth consistently tried to put forth town urban core, but the truth is that an image as a true Republican who increasing debt and a need to prop believes in the power of the free up areas like the Carmel City Center market.

Sharp are causing Brainard to decide how At one point early in the debate, Carmel develops. He questioned whether a Brainard accused Sharp of acting much like dense downtown is what Carmel should want. “communists in Russia” because of Sharp’s “Do we want to remain Carmel or do we vocal concern about the “overdevelopment” of want to become little Chicago?” Sharp said. rental properties.

“I’m intensely interested in keeping Carmel “What Rick is suggesting is that the city Carmel.” council, the mayor and the City of Carmel For more, visit currentincarmel.com. should decide what the free market wants,” he said. “He’s suggesting – much like the com-

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Campaign dollars flow in

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

Cash has flowed into the Carmel mayoral election with both candidates adding to their fundraising prior to the May 5 election Republican primary.

Pre-primary campaign finance reports for 2015 have been released for Hamilton County, showing that Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard raised $115,196 in campaign cash in 2015, compared to his challenger, City Council President Rick Sharp, who collected $65,252.

Brainard spent $155,373, including on TV political ads and campaign mailers, while Sharp spent $88,813 on TV ads and mailers.

Sharp’s top contributor was Stuart Reed of Magnolia Health Systems, who donated $10,000. Craig May, of Royal Pin Bowling, donated $5,000.

Brainard received money from Pedcor, a Carmel-based developer responsible for the Carmel City Center and the Indiana Design Center, which donated $5,000 and three top executives from the company also donated $5,000 each.

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ter, have received financial backing from the city. A parking garage for phase two of City Center is being paid for through tax increment financing. Brainard supported the project and Sharp voted against it, but it ultimately passed 4-3.

Brainard also received $2,000 from American Specialty Health, a company that recently relocated its corporate headquarters from San Diego to Carmel.

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9-1-1 Center thrives in chaos

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275,000 emergency and non-emergency calls including police, fire and EMS. That number has increased steadily from 2012 when the On April 17, the Hamilton Public Safety Comdepartment received more than munications Department hosted a 255,000 calls. Of those calls they are tour of the 9-1-1 center to celebrate seeing a steady increase in calls from National Telecommunicators Week. cell phones.

The week long event is county held the second week “We all know Hamilton County is growing. We’ve watched the populaof April every year and tion figures go up and up and up but celebrates personnel in the public it translates directly into calls for safety community. The 2014 year-end service for us,” said Snowden. report was also presented.

Snowden HPSCD communications officers “We try to take this week to do conduct outreach with the community parsome things for our folks. We highlight some ticipating in events such as Stranger Danger of their actions and how they work and the classes and the Junior Law Enforcement Acadconditions they have to work in,” said execuemy tours of the dispatch center. Employees tive director Michael Snowden. are paired with one law enforcement officer The HPSCD is within the Hamilton County who works their same shift so as to develop a Sheriff’s complex in Noblesville. The departrapport between the two. ment is staffed by 68 communications ofEach new communications officer receives ficers and eight dispatch supervisors along seven weeks of training including classroom an administrative staff, training and quality hours which consists of guest speakers, ride assurance officer, two geographic information system professionals, a software suite admin- alongside with Hamilton County police and fire departments and a final exam. After classroom istrator, a radio system administrator, three is training is completed new hires sit with a public safety IT personnel, an administrative certified training officer and is observed. coordinator and executive, operations and For more, visit currentincarmel.com support services directors.

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4CDC swaps real estate

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Silver in the City, a locally owned gift shop with a location on Massachusetts Avenue, will expand into a new space that formerly housed Eye on Art Gallery on Main Street.

Described as an, “unconventional City little gift store that sold jewelry, housewares and anything else that tickled our fancy,” Silver in the City started selling its goods in Carmel as a part of Mass on Main in the Carmel Arts & Design District.

Eye on Art Gallery’s space – across the street from Mass on Main – became available when gallery owner Jerry Points had to close his business due to health problems. Points has been fighting shingles and his wife has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

The Carmel City Center Community Development Corporation, commonly known as the 4CDC, leaded the property for Eye on Art and felt it was appropriate to let Points out of his agreement. The 4CDC, a nonprofit, has a master lease on four Arts District properties owned by developer Barrett & Stokely. Ron Carter, president of the 4CDC and member of the Carmel City Council, said this allows the 4CDC to save money on rent and provide a subsidy to art galleries who want to occupy

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Carter said Silver in the City expressed interest in the space, but because it’s a merchant and not a gallery, 4CDC couldn’t offer a subsidy for rent. As a result, the 4CDC will swap properties with Barrett & Stokely, which owns the building. The 4CDC will get the space that formerly housed Barrett Eye Care and Silver in the City will lease the Eye on Art space directly from Barrett & Stokely.

Carter said the 4CDC will look for an art gallery for the new space. In the meantime, he said Silver in the City will add to the Arts District, especially with its later hours. He said tourists will especially appreciate buying something to remember their trip to Carmel.

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nitely going to add more resources.”

Dunn pointed out he was addressing probPeter Dunn is the first to admit his vocation lems created by behavior not circumstance.

“Circumstance you can’t control, is a bit unusual. behavior yeah, you can control it,” he “I have a weird job. I teach money,” said. “If someone loses their job and the Carmel resident said. “I sold my is unemployed for 18 months because financial practice a chamber few years ago and they are in a very specific industry, it’s kind of circumstance. If someone travel around the buys too much house, that’s behavior country and teach people financial not circumstance.” skills.”

Warning signs that co-workers Dunn, better known as Pete the Dunn might be experiencing financial stress Planner, addressed how financial are sudden moodiness, unrealistic lifestyle stress affects productivity at the All-Hamilton and poor performance.

County Chamber session on April 21 at Ritz “We kind of all know what our co-workers Charles in Carmel. Dunn, who writes a column are making,” Dunn said. “So when they pull up for The Indianapolis Star and hosts a radio in a fancy car or whatever, a lot of times we’ll show on WIBC (93.1-FM), said he gave 262 presay ‘Good for them. They got it together.’ No, sentations across the nation last year. the (heck) they do. They don’t have it together.

Dunn, 37, said financial worries can affect They have no idea what they are doing.” job performance.

Dunn said too many people are too overly “It’s the concept of physically presence but concerned about credit scores. mentally absent, some of you might feel that “The credit bureaus are not a consumer way hearing my voice. I’m used to it,” Dunn protection agency,” Dunn said. “They are not said. “We know people say if I work really part of the government. They are for-profit hard at work I’m going to get myself out of companies … We are not the customers of the this (financial) jam. Seems reasonable. Doesn’t credit bureaus. We are the products.” work that way because what you are saying For more, visit currentincarmel.com. is I might not be very resourceful but I’m defi-

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hospital will speak about PTSD, the treatments available and how to get enrolled in treatment with the VA. Lunch and snacks will be On May 2, the Hamilton County Veterans provided by area Kroger, Sam’s Club, Corporation will host The Ladder UPP, Meijer and Wal-Mart stores. a workshop for veterans, their famiBill Doss, event chairman, stressed lies, friends and neighbors. The workthe event isn’t just for veterans. The shop is presented by county marine and The Ladder program is for anyone who knows a veteran that might be struggling with UPP founder, Silouan coming home or struggling to re-enter Green. It will focus on veterans and civilian society. the challenges they face when they “I wanted to put this together return home.

Green because there are so many of our Green survived a horrific jet crash heroes that come back and yet they never while serving as a U.S. Marine. What followed really do come home. Eventually, they may end was a barrage of medical complications and up killing themselves. There are 22 suicides a conditions which caused Green to fall into deday from our veterans and we have to stop pression and post-traumatic stress disorder. that,” said Doss.

Green hopes to build a community of support The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Hamilton County for veterans that is based on May 2 at the American Legion Post located on personal relationships. at 9091 E. 126th St. in Fishers. Admission is “I, personally, have to do something to take care of veterans in need, especially those with free to the first 50 registrants and additional guests pay $12. To register for the event, call PTSD. The Veterans Affairs offers services, but 776-9610. For more information on The Ladder we help each other live,” said Green.

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“It depends on the house and the gable Residents of the Johnson Addition neighbor- lines,” he said. “It’s also important to remember that with a special situation you can hood – located south of Main always get a variance.” homes Street near the Carmel In speaking to Current, Brainard Arts & Design District – tried to calm any fears and dispel any have been debating for months how misconceptions about the zoning proto preserve the character of their part cess. He said there doesn’t need to of town. be a homeowner’s association in any Some advocates pushed for a “concircumstance. He said the process is servation district” that would protect transparent and almost nothing can the 1950s, ranch-style home feel, but be done without advertising it and that was effort was vetoed by Carmel Brainard holding a public hearing.

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The Carmel Marathon man came through once again.

Jesse Davis captured his fourth consecutive Carmel Marathon overall marathon title on April 18.

The Broad Ripple resident won in two hours, 25 minutes and 26 seconds. Davis, 33, won the half-marathon in the inaugural Carmel Marathon in 2011.

“It was pretty warm,” said Davis of temperatures rising toward 70 degrees during his race. “Originally I thought I would go out for my course record pace, which was Davis 2:21:46 (set last year). I was on pace halfway through the race. Then it started heating up so I just tried to cruise to get the win. I backed off a little bit because I have a big race in June I have to save my legs for.”

Davis won by a comfortable margin over second-place finisher, Aaron Kremer, Washington, D.C., who finished in 2:39:13. Collin Trent, from Indianapolis, placed third in 2:40:04.

“I was by myself running pretty much the

Lucie Mays-Sulewski (left) and Kim Weiss finished first and second in the women’s portion of Carmel Marathon. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

whole time,” Davis said.

Davis, who manages the Runners Forum in Broad Ripple, will compete in Grandma’s Marathon in Des Moines, Iowa on June 20.

“That will be a tough race, there are a lot of good runners there,” Davis said.

Davis said he might train by running the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis on May 2, but hasn’t decided yet.

Davis earned $750 for the victory.

“It would have been a $500 bonus for course record if you get it,” Davis said.

Davis had broken his own course record in 2013 and 2014.

Lucie Mays-Sulewski, a 44-year-old Westfield resident, was the overall women’s winner, earning $750. Mays-Sulewski finished in 2:55:37.

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An overview on Carmel Clay School’s Jones said that counselors have the ability to counseling services was understand the entire picture of an schools given at the school individual student. board meeting April The presenters agreed that not all 13. A program evaluation conducted students develop at the same pace. by the counseling center, teachers Therefore, the focus should be on and administration is currently in accelerating student learning where process. To update the board on curthey are currently and ensure college/ rent findings, a presentation was career readiness through coordigiven by Kelli Jones, Student Services nating resources, helping families, Coordinator, Susan Kiley, Educational Wahl implementing programs and embedServices Center Psychologist, and ding the curriculum with academic, social and Melinda Stephan, College Counselor.

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Supt. Dr. Nicholas Wahl stressed the imporsaid: “The purpose is to study best practices in guidance counseling and school social work tance of starting this process early.

“It’s never too late, but early intervention is and create a vision for an ideal program.” always better,” Wahl said.

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By Michelle Williams • news@currentincarmel.com She has been living and working in Europe since 2009, pursuing her passion for classical music. A Carmel native, Bryn Vertesi says she misses her famcover story ily — and even a good hamburger from time to time. She always enjoys coming home to see family and friends. But at the end of this month, she is coming home for more than just a quick visit.

The Carmel community may know her better as Bryn Chapman, the former Miss Indiana who placed in the final ten of the Miss America 2004 competition. She graduated from Carmel High School in 2000, and formally trained for the vocal arts at Indiana University and Miami of Ohio. She met her husband, Campbell Vertesi, during her undergraduate years at IU. A post-master’s program eventually took her to Europe in 2009 to study French repertoire.

She has engaged in numerous freelance and regular vocal jobs during her time in Europe, including performing on stage with such well-known artists as Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. In addition to her musical work, she also serves as a consultant of intercultural communications and change management to universities and arts organizations.

With a passion for opera and classical music, Germany has been an ideal location for Vertesi to start her career. It is the center of classical music — the largest market for the genre in the world.

“People travel to Germany from all around the world for the music,” Vertesi said.

During her visit home this month she intends to bring a piece of her work with her and plans to meet with several theaters and performance venues across the country. Her objective is to secure bookings for the international vocalist group with which she and her husband both sing.

The Cast is the name of their vocal performance group, and with it they have forged a fusion between opera and pop. The group is composed of people from around the world, including Russia, New Zealand, Germany, Canada and

the United States.

“Each culture brings its own story,” Vertesi said, describing the significance of being an international music group.

On their website, the group is characterized as “classical music with a smile on its lips.”

The goal of the ensemble is to deliver classical music to a broader base of music lovers. The group wants to bring opera to people across the globe who would not normally seek it out.

The group has been touring around Europe for the greater part of the past year, but Vertesi is eager to bring the group to her home in the United States.

“I just want to share the experience with other people,” she said, citing the new Palladium as a “big motivator” in her push to bring a performance to Carmel.

The group has recently unveiled another way for the world to learn about who they are and what they do. In May, screenings will begin for a musical documentary entitled “Operatic” about The Cast. The trailer for the film is available at OperaticTheFilm.com. The group is working to set up selective film screenings in North America, and Vertesi expects the film to be available online later in the year.

LIFE ABROAD When asked to describe the differences between living in Europe and the United States, Bryn Vertesi said that she has found the people very similar about everywhere she has been. Many of the social aspects are the same — lots of time spent with family and friends. She said that living in Europe has forced her to become more patient and easygoing. Americans are accustomed to a fast pace of life, much different from the way things are in Europe.

“Dinners may last two hours or longer,” Vertesi said.

As much as she loves the culture and the enthusiasm for music in Europe, she does still miss several aspects of Carmel. She misses much of the typical American food, and the eases of life. She also misses the friendly people, as she said: “Someone you don’t know will say hello or offer help.”

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1. Vertesi with musical band The Cast. 2. Vertesi plays the piano with her little brother Jordan Chapman on her lap. Jordan used to play football at Carmel High School. 3. Vertesi performs with the Carmel High School Ambassadors. 4. Vertesi singing in her childhood home in Carmel. 5. Vertesi competing for the title of Miss America in 2004. 6. Vertesi, in her red dress, stands alongside Celine Dian at the BAMBI awards in Dusseldorg, Germany in 2004. (Submitted photos)

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We grew with that outfit, and it grew with us. We were treated like family, and so the decision to part with the company actually took approximately five months at which to arrive. There are so many moving parts that it became an extremely “micro” exercise. But, in the end, it came down to this: There are all sorts of efficiencies that now are available to us in this new relationship, including different methods of advertising-message display and delivery, and we aim to make use of them.

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Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Oklahoma, cars must be tethered outside of public buildings.

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As “Saturday Night Live’s” Church Lady might have observed, “well, isn’t that special?” Her snarky and moralizing posture won hordes of fans and pointed to the judgmental nature of many of the imagined religious old guard. Dana Carvey, playing the character in drag, succeeded in securing a load of catchphrases and merchandising money along the way. But even as we enjoy a laugh firmly based in our own superiority over the silly and preening nature of the Church Lady, are we missing our own progressive, but equally judgmental, posture?

Some 3,500 people surrendered their U.S. citizenship last year – a record beating even the previous year’s highest-ever number. Those asked routinely cited the considerable expansion of government and taxation as the reason for their decision to depart. Hmmm. In the meantime, U.S. companies are eyeing the relocation of their corporate operations to some foreign land as they intentionally seek a more attractive regulatory and financial environment in which to remain internationally competitive

(a practice called inversion). Hmmm, again.

Bitter with the embarrassing departures, Mr. Obama has been joined by a number of moralizing church ladies in scolding the erstwhile once Americans as somehow anti-American. Aren’t they behaving in an anti-American fashion by definition? “God bless America, but another choice is better for me.” Regardless of the motivation behind the move, the political aristocracy feels compelled to criticize the moves as immoral. As was the case at the founding of this nation some nearly 250 years ago, folks will gravitate to places where they see the greatest opportunity and away from those they see in decline. Can we blame them?

Should our attention be focused upon the reasons cited for the departure instead of raging at the audacity of their free will?

Are we losing our best and brightest? Do we care? Should we?

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

Q U O T E O F T HE W EE K The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.

They must be felt with the heart.

-Helen Keller

For the third year in a row, my spring break and my kids’ did not align. Not a huge deal, but it does ix-nay the family vacation.

Last year, my husband Doo said, “Tough tukus!” and decided to take our four children to Florida anyway. I anticipated a magical time, not having to worry about homework or ear infections or rides to practice, and knowing that the house would be clean and quiet for more than three minutes. But with a dog and a cat driving me bonkers the moment I set foot in the house, and without a carefully orchestrated schedule to keep me on task each day, I found myself stumbling around in a discombobulated state of loneliness and mild depression for the better part of the week. I actually wore two different colors of knee-high boots to school one day, such was my out-of-sorts-ness.

Not wanting a repeat of last year’s footwear debacle, I made several key decisions to help me not only survive spring break, but actually enjoy it. The first was to kennel the dog. The entire time. The second was to binge-watch the entire Sherlock series.

Love it! The third, and perhaps the key to the entire fantabulous week, was to schedule a weekend in Louisville to visit my folks.

The cool part of my trip was that I wasn’t in town for a wedding or a shower or a reunion, nor did I make plans to meet up with old friends. Quality moments with the ‘rents was my primary objective. And even better, this was the first time in 20 years that I stayed with Mom and Dad sans husband, children or any of my four sisters. It was just me, them and one delectable pot roast.

Initially, it was a bit weird. I’m so used to competing with either my siblings (including a twin) or the plethora of grandchildren for a smidge of attention that I felt awkward under the limelight. After about five seconds, though, I acclimated and happily accepted the love. Shopping, pedicures, movies, steak dinners and fireside chats filled the most glorious two days of my forties. No worries, no stress, no nothing . . . just fun, relaxation and Kit Kats out the wazoo. As I packed up to leave, all I could think was, “This might have been my life if I’d been an only child and never married.” Dang!

Consequently, I’ve decided to make this bonding weekend an annual event.

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

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REA D ER ’ S V I E W Candidate criticizes ‘grand vision’ Editor, In election years, it is typical for the incumbents and their supporters to label the challengers as uninvolved, inexperienced, unqualified and momentum stoppers. They are just using negative campaigning to turn voters away from viable candidates whose platforms tell the truth about what is really occurring.

That is the case again this election. Let me demonstrate.

On Dec. 31, 2007, last day as a town, our total property tax rate was $2.52. In 2015 it’s $3.04. During that same period, the city’s rate went from $.33 to $.77. If you listen to the incumbents, our rates are down.

Under Cook and his council, debt has increased from approximately $4 million, in 2007, to more than $66 million in 2014. In a face-to-face discussion with Cook he said to me, “is that all” in describing this more than 17 fold increase. And understand; tens of millions more will occur simply because of the methods they have embraced.

Let’s not forget about the utility sale, effec-

tively a $40+ million tax increase imposed on utility customers via the conscious decision of Cook and his council. We’re now paying approximately 50 percent more per month for the same service!

As for their “grand vision”, more than $50 million has been spent on the sports park yet they haven’t paid for the land? That’s correct; to own the land outright, Westfield still needs to borrow more than $10 million.

These are but a few of the facts that the incumbents would rather we ignored via negative campaigning. To them, Westfield is in a great financial position with more opportunities for them to borrow and spend more of our tax dollars.

In closing, please visit www.getFITwestfield.com to see the commitments FIT candidates have publicly made, our plan and reasons for change.

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REA D ER ’ S V I E W The Westfield elections are challenging Editor, I recently attended a speech by Mayor Andy Cook’s opponent in the upcoming May 5 election. There I witnessed a vicious destroyer of the great community spirit that has been building in Westfield over the last nine years.

I hate being negative but this fellow asked for it with his constant unfounded insults of our town and its thoughtful leaders. I don’t think he knows how his inexperience shows and how destructive and divisive he is. He certainly doesn’t have the nature to be a uniter.

He spoke and answered questions for only a half hour but constantly needed to repeat his theme of twisted truths and just plain untruths to fill the time.

Most of the challengers haven’t paid attention and have almost never attended City Hall meetings until lately – and then don’t stay for all the agenda items.

I’m a guy who likes to support the positives, so let’s go back to supporting the citizens who have worked together for years to create our marvelous spirited community. Unless you want to scrap our well founded advances, your best choice is Andy Cook for mayor, and

the incumbent city councilors.

Return “at large” councilors Jim Ake and Tom Smith – hands down!

In District 1, Dr. Mark Keen is running unopposed.

Councilman Steve Hoover in District 2 is one of the most thoughtful givers of his time to the city I have known. He’s a born problem solver. He has done exceedingly well at bringing neighbors and developers together.

Incumbent Bob Smith in District 3 is my choice.

Chuck Lehman (District 4) has served so well that he must be kept in office. Mr. Lehman was elected to his seat by his precincts because for years he had attended all the city meetings possible. Therefore unlike any challenger in this race, he knew the ropes. He is a deep thinking considerate constitutional conservative.

District 5’s Robert (Bob) Horkay is as fiscally conservative a councilor as they come. His lifetime career in commercial real estate management serves us well.

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Mr. & Mrs. John Salz IV of Carmel announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Joy Salz, to Christopher Glenn Fangman, son of John & Jackie Fangman of Indianapolis.

Amanda is a graduate of Carmel High School and IUPUI. Christopher is a graduate of Cathedral High School and Indiana University.

A September 2015 wedding is planned and the couple will reside in Indianapolis.

What To Expect: Grandparent Visitation Indiana law provides that grandparents may be awarded court-ordered visitation with their grandchildren under the Grandparent Visitation Act (“GVA”). Accordingly, just as a court can grant parents parenting time with their child, a court can similarly grant visitation for a grandparent to spend time with a grandchild. The GVA is intended to strengthen familial bonds of the extended family under certain circumstances.

Following a United States Supreme Court ruling, court-ordered grandparent visitation has been deemed constitutional under certain conditions. Since then, many states, including Indiana, have adopted their own Grandparent Visitation Acts.

Grandparents may only seek visitation with their grandchildren if they have standing. Only in limited circumstances are grandparents able to ask a court to grant visitation rights with their grandchildren. Those circumstances include when: (1) the child’s parent is deceased; (2) the child’s parents have been divorced; or (3) the child was born out of wedlock (if the child’s father has established paternity). If any one or more of these three circumstances are presence, then a Grandparent may seek visitation.

What factors does a court consider in determining whether to award a grandparent visitation? The court weighs several factors, including: (1) a presumption that a fit parent’s decision about grandparent visitation is in the child’s best interests; (2) the “special weight” that must therefore be given to a fit parent’s decision regarding non-parental visitation; (3) “some weight” given to whether a parent has agreed to some visitation or denied it entirely; and (4) whether the petitioning grandparent has established that visitation is in the child’s best interests.

How does the court know if visitation is in the child’s best interest? The court must look at the totality of the circumstances when determining what may be in the child’s best interests. The court may consider a child’s past experiences with a grandparent, the child’s wishes, and the relationship between the parent and the grandparent, etc.

Where do Grandparents file their petition to seek Grandparent Visitation? The petition requesting grandparent visitation should be filed in the county in which the child lives. However, if there has been a divorce between the child’s parents, the petition should be filed with the court that granted the dissolution of marriage.

Can a Great-grandparent seek grandparent visitation? The GVA does not provide great-grandparents the ability to seek grandparent visitation with their great-grandchildren. Currently, however, there is proposed legislation that would amend the GVA to allow great-grandparents the same rights as grandparents under the GVA. Should that legislation pass, great-grandparents would be able to seek visitation with their great-grandchildren.

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“It has always been my contention that a laundromat, not the singles bar, is the best place to meet your soulmate.” humor That sentence above was written by me, back when I was still single and working as a freelance writer in 1980 for a magazine called “Living Single.”

Here’s part of the column. Is the column funny now? Was it even funny then? You tell me.

Come to think of it, don’t tell me.

WASHED-UP RELATIONSHIPS I propose the establishment of a new oasis of romance and intrigue: the laundro-bar!

Now, for the first time, men and women can let it all hang out and come clean in a safe atmosphere where one can talk freely. No spin. Well, except maybe at the very end.

Patrons entering the laundro-bar are seated at a washing machine. The ambience would stimulate snappy repartee about the “pressing issues” America is facing. Patrons who neglected to clean their pockets before loading their wash might discuss the shrinking American dollar.

“Hiya, sweetheart. How ya doin’ tonight?”

“Okay, but I’ve had a little too much to

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“Loaded, huh?”

“Do you come here often?”

“A few times a week to catch up on the latest dirt.”

“I used to come more often, but I bought a second pair of socks. What are you drinking?”

“A Mai Tide. What are you drinking?”

“A Wash and Dry Martini.”

“CHEERS!” “Say, baby, want to come over to my place for a little romance?”

“I can’t right now. I just checked the washing machine and I’m right in the middle of my______.”

I’m so ashamed of that last line that I can’t even print it. I told my wife how embarrassed I was that I would write anything that juvenile, even 35 years ago. “Well that’s all changed now,” she told me.

“Because my writing has become more mature?”

“Heavens, no, Dick. You just aren’t embarrassed as easily.”

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‘Love affair’ ensues: Fab Four to rock Palladium

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com

Ron McNeill’s love affair with the Beatles began at an early age.

“I borrowed my older sister’s Beatles records and never gave them back,” he said.

While attending a Los Angeles performance Beatles Fest, McNeill watched a contest for sounding or looking like one of the Beatles. He took note of one singer impersonating Paul McCartney.

“I just couldn’t believe he sounded just like Paul McCartney,” McNeill said.

That was Ardy Sarrf, who won the contest.

“The next year I was so inspired I went up there by myself and won as John Lennon,” McNeill said. “I met up with Ardy a couple years later and we formed a group. It’s been our fulltime job for 17 years. It’s the best job in the world. How many people wouldn’t want to be a Beatle?”

The Fab Four, featuring McNeill and Sarrf, will perform at 8

p.m. on May 2 at The Palladium at The Center for Performing Arts in Carmel.

McNeill said his manager has instructed him not to reveal his age.

“But none of us in the group are old enough to have an original Beatles memory,” he said. “Our drummer Erik’s (Fidel) first glimpse of the Beatles was on a VHS tape from “The Ed Sullivan Show.” It keeps carrying on through generations and generations.”

Fidel performs as Ringo Starr and Gavin Pring takes on the role of George Harrison. Pring actually comes from Liverpool, England, where the Beatles were formed. The group also has understudies at each spot.

McNeill said the group does about 100 dates per year.

“In the early days, we would play about every day,” McNeill said.

The Fab Four visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland the weekend of April 17-18. Starr was inducted as an individual performer on April 18 and was introduced by McCartney.

“We personally invited both of them to our concert on Fri-

day and they didn’t come,” McNeill said. “But we were hoping if they came to our show, we’d get invited to their show. It didn’t work out that time.”

McNeill said The Fab Four played in front of the Hall of Fame building for the morning TV news.

While there are tributes for many other groups, McNeill said everybody loves the Beatles, especially musicians.

“Those are some of the first songs you learn,” McNeill said.

“Obviously the Beatles wrote the best songs in the world so it’s always great to imitate them. This is not a cheesy thing.

We take it very seriously when we’re on stage. We want to get as close to those guys as we can, so that we can mirror their own memories in a way.”

The Fab Four are featured in “Come Together: A Beatles Tribute Documentary,” that was produced and directed by Steve Ison and John Scofield, who are based in Indianapolis. The 2014 documentary features 10 of the estimated 8,000 international Beatles tribute bands.

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Arts & Design District is beginning its season of warm weather events, starting with May’s debut of Drawn to the District on diversion May 9.

Drawn to the District is a new idea where, “all types of artists are invited to create.” There will free arts supplies from ArtSplash Gallery for anyone who wants to join in the fun.

“With these lovely late spring Marshall evenings, I think the visitors will really enjoy being a part of the creative process,” said Stephanie Marshall, merchant liaison and event planner for the Arts District.

Drawn to the District will continue every weekend in May. In addition, the May gallery walk will welcome in spring with Jan Aldridge Clark, a board member at the USA International Harp Competition.

ArtSplash Gallery will also feature an exhibit from Anna Baseva Afsfar, an artist originally from Lithuania and Russia.

Moon Dog Tavern – 4825 E. 96th St., Indianapolis – moondogtavern.com May 2 – 8 Miles High Hopwood Cellars Winery – 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville – hopwoodcellars.com May 1 & 2 – Gene and Robin Gillham Three D’s Pub & Café – 13644 N. Meridian St., Carmel – threedspubandcafe.com May 1 – Living Proof May 2 – The Why Store 8 Seconds Saloon – 111 N. Lynhurst Dr., Indianapolis – 8secondssaloon.com May 1 – David Allan Coe Center for the Performing Arts – 355 City Center Dr., Carmel – thecenterfortheperformingarts.org May 1 – Vince Gill May 2 – Salaam and Fab Four Madison Park Church of God – 6607 Providence Dr., Anderson – madisonparkchurch.org May 2 – Indiana Boys Logan Street Sanctuary – 1274 Logan St., Noblesville – loganstreetsanctuary. org May 1 – J.P. Cormier Vogue Nightclub – 6259 N. College Ave., Indianapolis – thevogue.com May 1 – Exmag, Marvel Years and M!NT May 2 – Hyryder and Fareed Haque

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By Steven Aldrich • new@geistcurrent.com

In 2008, Alex Garrison graduated from Carmel High School where he had spent his entire life growing up. After high school Alex studied at Indiana University, and soon music after moved to Chicago, where he has resided ever since.

While attending Indiana University, Alex met Steven Phillips, who later linked up with him in Chicago to start writing original material for a band they were forming. Soon after meeting in Chicago, they met platinum record producer Sean O’Keefe who had experience working with bands such as Fall Out Boy and The Plain White Tees. According to Garrison, “With him (O’Keefe) we recorded a four song EP that we used to recruit members to fill out the band. Around March of 2014 we had finalized the band with myself, Steven Phillips (guitar), Manny Miller (guitar), Mike Bronk (Bass), and Jack McKee (drums).”

“We spent the large part of the month of December recording our first album as a band,” Garrison said. The band recorded the album in studios located in both Crystal Lake and Chicago. The Central Standard is working to have their first album released this summer, sometime during mid-June. At that time, physi-

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Nickel Plate Arts Events Alex Garrison and The band in Chicago. (Submitted photo)

cal copies of the album will be available via the band’s website. At the same time as the physical release, they also plan to release the album digitally on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon.

While the band has held all of their shows in the Chicago and Milwaukee area, they are looking to expand to the Indy area soon as well. According to Alex, “Some of our upcoming performances are opening for White Mystery in a Red Bull Sound Select event at the Cubby Bear in Chicago on April 23. We also will be playing are largest show to date when we headline the Double Door in Chicago on May 9.”

If you are interested in any of the band’s upcoming shows or just want to check out some of their songs, head to the band’s official website www.thecentralstandardband.com or contact them at thecentralstandardband@ gmail.com.

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BOOK ARTS WORKSHOP / May 7 or 9 / Great for Mother’s Day! Artists Kandi Jamieson and Emerald Smith break down the working process of book altering and journaling, and how to use different media such as paint, writing tools, photographs and collage. Great Mother’s Day gift or outing with Mom! Unplug and create with us on May 7, 6-9 p.m., or May 9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Books, materials, snacks and refreshments included in $30 fee.

Registration required; reserve your spot at nickelplatearts.org.

MAY GALLERY SHOW / FREE / Home décor available for purchase Nickel Plate Arts showcases furniture and other home décor pieces from designated Indiana Artisans May 1-30.

Interior Designer Chip Kalleen selected pieces from the Furniture Guild of Indiana Artisan’s furniture makers and accessories including fiber and clay May 1 - 30, 2015 Furniture | Home Décor | Art wall hangings, rugs, hand-woven baskets, ceramics, glasswork, paintings and more to dress the Judge Stone House gallery. Don’t miss your chance to see and buy these wonderful pieces all in one place.

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CELEBRATE WITH US / May 1, 6-9 pm / FREE Get first dibs on one-of-a-kind art and home décor pieces. Join us on First Friday for the opening of the Indiana Artisan gallery show. Actors from The Belfry Theatre will perform scenes and songs from Nunsense. Plus, stock up on summer reading materials during our local author showcase. AND MORE! Admission is FREE; cash bar with local beer and wine available for sale. First Friday event sponsored by Brannon Sowers & Cracraft.

For more events, classes and details, visit nickelplatearts.org.

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FEATURED! Rodney Reveal Watercolor Classes / May 7, 14, 21, 28 / $35 per day Paint a new painting under the guidance of Nickel Plate Arts studio artist and popular instructor Rodney Reveal during each session at the Birdie Gallery, home of the Hamilton County Artists' Association, in Noblesville. Registration info at hcaa-in.org.

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2015 May Festival in Arcadia / May 16 & 17 / FREE As part of this annual celebration, don’t miss the Saturday art show, hosted by Arcadia Arts Initiative, featuring works from local artists.

While you’re in town, stop by The Depot to see its historic Arcadia Glass collection. Local bands, street dance and more! Visit facebook.com/mayfestarcadia for details.

Looking for Jack Kerouac / May 21, 7 pm / FREE Join author Barbara Shoup for a talk and writer’s program at the Fishers Library. She will discuss her Looking for Jack Kerouac, writing style and methods. hepl.lib.in.us Richard Smith at the Hedgehog / May 29, 7:30 pm / $20 From classical to bluegrass, Chet Atkins to Jerry Reed, swing to jazz, Richard Smith does it all and does it great at the Hedgehog Music Showcase in Arcadia.

Visit hedgehogmusicshowcase.com for info on a related guitar workshop.

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NIGHT & DAY Art in the Afternoon • Enjoy art displays hosted by the Carmel Arts Council to help support their high school scholarships, student Curator Program, Children’s Gallery, programs with assisted living venues, teacher grants for art projects and other community outreach programs. Food, drink, and entertainment will also be available. • Today 2:30-5:30 p.m. • 5801 E. 116th St., Carmel • $30 • www.carmelartscouncil.org/2015/03/16/art-in-the-afternoon

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Backstage Exclusive: Spamalot Edition • Take a tour of the backstage Tarkington during a run of Monty Python’s Spamalot for behind-the-scenes views of sound processing, dressing rooms and the prop department. Refreshments will be provided by Monarch Beverage Company. • Today at 5:30 p.m. • 3 Center Green Suite 200, Carmel • $35 • 843-3800 Jubilee Village Project: Walk for Water • This project is a three-mile walk during which participants carry a five-gallon bucket, in order to experience and symbolize the trek that millions of women and children around the world have to take daily in order to collect water for their family. Walkers raise money as an individual, team or family to support and expand systems to clean water in African villages. Begins at Noblesville High School. • Today, all day • 18111 Cumberland Rd., Noblesville • 517-0512 • www.jubileevillage.org

Wild Edibles • Like the pioneers and other natives to the area, learn to identify edible versus poisonous plants during a short hike and presentation at Founders Park. The event will be wrapped up with a sample of nature’s delicacies. For ages 18 and up only. • Today 7:00-8:30 p.m. • 11675 Hazel Dell Parkway, Carmel • $12 • 848-7275

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Family First Fridays at Grand Park • Bring the family out for an evening of enjoying the outdoors and Grand Park’s Sports Complex! Attendees should plan to bring their own playing equipment.

Special activities will also be hosted by staff and local sports celebrities may make an appearance!

The concession stand will be open. • Takes place every first Friday of the summer and early fall months, 6:00-8:00 p.m. • 701 E. 191st St., Westfield • Free • www.grandpark.org/familyfridays

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Comedy at SoHo Café • Enjoy a spring comedy performance at SoHo Café while sipping on coffee in downtown Carmel. • Tonight at 7:00 p.m. • 620 S. Range Line Rd., Carmel • www.sohocafecarmel.com Amy Speace at The Warehouse • In support of Speace’s newest album, “That Kind of Girl,” the folk musician and songwriter will perform at The Warehouse in Carmel with an opening by Ryan Culwell. Known for her poetic, honest, and touching songs, Speace has been working for the past 10 years under the radar of the mainstream music industry. • Tonight at 8:00 p.m. • 254 1st Ave. SW, Carmel • $20 • 661-1760 • www.amyspeace.com/ tour-dates/2015/5/1/carmel-in-the-warehouse Family Fun Carnival • Enjoy this carnival hosted at First Christian Church of Noblesville for all kinds of fun activities such as giant bowling, a cake walk,

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soda toss, duck pond, bounce houses, balloon animals, pony rides and more! Dinner and treats, like snow cones and cotton candy, are included in admission price. • Today 5:30-8:30 p.m. • 16377 Herriman Boulevard, Noblesville • Family wristbands: $25, couple: $15, individual: $10 • 773-4582 • www. noblesvillepreschool.com/Family-Carnival.html Mother’s Day Sale • Stop by the Old Picket Fence for great sales on gifts as beautiful and unique as Mom. Offering a variety of antique and vintage furniture, gift items and home accessories, a great Mother’s Day gift will be easy to find and easy on the wallet, too. • Today from 10:00 a.m.

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ZCHS presents: The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood • A captivating comedy that follows the story of Robin and The Towns Girl as the band battles evil Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, you will laugh and learn while watching.

• Today at 7:00 p.m. • 1000 Mulberry St., Zionsville • $8 for students and $12 for adults • www.zionsvillechamber.org/events Barker Brothers Kiln Burn • Visit the Prairietown Pottery Shop at Conner Prairie to see a kiln full of wares be fired. Learn how a very hot fire and table salt puts the finish on pottery. On the way out, don’t forget to stop by the Conner Prairie Store to purchase your own wood-fired pottery made on the grounds. • Today 10:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 7766006 • www.connerprairie.org

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Blackhawk Winery First Anniversary Party • Kickoff the winery’s music season and celebrate their first year in business with the band Less is More and anniversary cake! Bring a picnic blanket or chairs to enjoy the grounds. • Today 1:00-6:00 p.m. • 28153 Ditch Rd., Sheridan • Free • 771-2814 Mother’s Day Pottery • Want a unique, personal, yet useful gift for Mom this Mother’s Day? Kids ages two through 10 are invited to create a personalized hanging flower pot with decorations and even a special place for a picture. Parents, supervision and registration are both required!

• Today 1:00-2:00 p.m. • Roy G. Holland Memorial Park: 1 Park Drive, Fishers • $22 for residents, $33 for nonresidents • 595-3150

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The Indiana State Fair announced today its four headline acts for this year’s Shane Co. Concert Series at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum during the performance 2015 Indiana State Fair – Year of the Farmer presented by Dow AgroScience. Tickets for all four shows are available now.

Fresh off her sold out tour, That Bass Tour, Grammy Award-nominated Meghan Trainor will kick off the series on $2 Tuesday, Aug. 11. She will perform hits from her No. 1 debut album “Title” including “All About That Bass” and “Lips Are Movin.”

Celebrating 41 years of the broadcast classic, “A Prairie Home Companion,” Garrison Keillor plans to make you laugh and sing along to all your favorites during The America the Beautiful Tour on Aug. 12. Keillor’s broadcast audience reaches about 4 million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations each week.

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Aug. 14 brings country sensation Jake Owen performing a night of his hits along with songs from his upcoming fourth album, “Days of Gold.” Owen is ready to share his new work but will bring down the house with hits from double platinum album, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”

All concerts will be held in the newly renovated Indiana Farmers Coliseum. This year, Indiana State Fair admission is not included with the purchase of a concert ticket.

Concert-goers can purchase advance Indiana State Fair admission tickets online now for $8 per ticket, the gate admission is $12.

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CSO 40th Anniversary Members of the orchestra perform at the luncheon. (Photos by Jillian Albrecht) Earlier this month, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a luncheon.

opens saturday From left: Mary Eckard, chair of the CSO luncheon, Ann Conrad, former director of choirs at CHS and honored guest Barb Crawford, president of the CSO League, in front of the fountain at the luncheon.

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Charles Lazzara, president and owner of Ritz Charles, Eckard, Jim Engledow, president of the Engledow Group that created the luncheon’s décor, pause before the luncheon.

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The Foolery looks forward to summer of comic-book movies

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

When comic book movie “The Avengers” came out in 2012, it wasn’t just the biggest movie that summer. It ended up ranking as the third highest grossing film of all time with $1.5 billion worldwide, according to Forbes.

The sequel is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1 and studio analysts are already projecting the movie will make more than $200 million in its opening weekend. And those huge box office numbers should mean increased interest in comic books, which is good news for a small locally-owned shop called The Foolery, at 25 W. Main St., Carmel.

Bob Williams, owner of The Foolery, said he’s adjusted his inventory to cater to which titles are popular nowadays. And he said the Williams growing success of Marvel Comics movies has introduced new readers to the medium.

“As far as the comic books go, before the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie came out, nobody knew who was in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Marvel seems to be able to turn nothing into huge, huge successes,” he said. “So with “The Avengers,” they already have the name, so obviously with what they’re doing it’s just going to continue along the same path.”

“The Walking Dead” – a top rated TV show on AMC – is another popular title that’s been an introduction to comic books for new readers.

Comic book sales may rise this summer with the release of comicbased films. (Photo

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Williams said he’s carrying not only Avengers comics, but spinoffs, such as Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and The Hulk.

“We try to focus in on the comic books that are tied to “The Avengers,” he said. “There’s some Ultron comics, which is the major villain in the new movie, so we’re also picking those up.

The pop vinyl figures that come out are extremely popular.

We’re going to carry those as well.”

That first weekend in May should be especially big for The Foolery because Free Comic Book Day is May 2. Williams said he expects to give away hundreds of specially printed free comics. It’s been estimated that Free Comic Book Day generated $3.4 million in free publicity in 2014 nationwide.

Williams also bumps up his business by selling used vinyl

records. When he has a down day in the shop, Williams will also log onto Ebay to sell comic books and records as another source of revenue.

But recently, Williams said his biggest seller, even bigger than superheroes, has been “Star Wars.” Marvel bought Lucas Entertainment and is now releasing new “Star Wars” comic books, which sold over a million direct sale copies for its first issue.

“Star Wars” is a huge title,” he said. “We can’t believe the numbers of people who are strictly buying “Star Wars,” but what’s nice is that they want it all. The “Star Wars” completest comes in and everyone just seems to accept the Marvel comics with open arms.”

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Musical hit ‘Xanadu’ comes to Carmel

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com

From May 1-17, Actor’s Theatre of Indiana will be performing the musical hit “Xanadu” at the Studio Theatre in the Center for the Performing Arts. ““Xanadu” is a musical fantasy about a young muse who comes to Venice Beach, California to inspire a young artist in his quest for his dream,” Director Billy Kimmel said. “It’s a musical comedy which Actor’s Theatre is known for doing, nominated for several Tony awards. It really has a classic message; it’s basically to believe in one self and to be inspired with your dreams no matter what the cost.”

Kimmel compares “Xanadu” to “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” referring to the musical as a cult classic that is very well known and has lots of followers. It is based off Greek mythology, has great music and involves roller skating.

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“Xanadu” is based on the Universal Pictures film. The title sponsor for Carmel’s production is Ogletree Deakins, and the underwriter is The Voice Clinic of Indiana.

Preliminary auditions for the musical hit began last fall in Indianapolis, followed by a full audition in January. Casting decisions were made in February. Rehearsals started early April and will continue every day up until the show. Including set design, props and technical planning, the musical took mor than six months to plan.

Kimmel is recently known for directing “The Divine Sister,” a comedy, which was performed in New York. The last thing he performed in Indianapolis was “Forbidden Broadway.”

“Xanadu” will be performed Wednesdays thru Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. the weeks of performances. Tickets are available online at actorstheatreofindiana.org or through the Center for the Performing Arts box office at 843-3800.

“Come if you want a good laugh, because it’s a fantasy,” Kimmel said. “It’s a musical escape, so come if you want to have a nice evening and leave the theatre singing.”

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‘Soothe’ project an emotional journey

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“My fans always assumed I was a chilledout kind of guy because of the music I write.

But I’m pretty much the opposite. I’ve always Grammy-nominated songwriter and bestbeen a stress junkie. I thrived on it,” Brickman selling author Jim Brickman returns to Indiasaid. “Everyone around me would tell napolis on April 28 for a book and me to slow down and find some time CD signing event for his latest book for myself. I always felt that people release – “Soothe – How to Find Calm who took time off to relax were lazy.”

Amid Everyday Chaos.”

That all changed when he had to Brickman will be at the Barnes & undergo an MRI on his knee.

Noble at The Shops at River Crossing “The medical technician wanted to at 6 p.m. play calming music for me so I didn’t “Soothe” follows Brickman’s jourBrickman freak out during the test. It was my ney to create calming moments in his music! I’d never listened to my songs life. The idea for the book came from to mellow out. There’s always a first,” Brickhis weekly radio show, “Your Weekend with man said. “Wow, it actually made me feel Jim Brickman.” good. I was suddenly a little jealous of my “I have the opportunity to interview profesfans because they’ve been telling me about sionals on soothing every aspect of life from this for years! I realized that feeling soothed yoga and Feng Shui to healthy eating, relaxwas not a bad thing, and maybe I should conation and meditation. I thought, if I can gain sider it more often.” something from these lessons, I’m sure other Writing the book didn’t hold too many surpeople can, too,” Brickman said. “So, I turned prises for Brickman. my journal into a book and am happy to share “Because I’d written a few other books. But pointers that worked for me and even some this one was very personal. I had to take a that didn’t. I found that it’s important to find very honest look at myself.” your own path.”

For Brickman, the project was a sort of “life

Just the dispatches Dave Dugan appearance – May Day! May Day! If you’re in need of emergency humor, check out comedian Dave Dugan at 7 p.m. May 1 at the Soho Café, 620 South Range Line Rd. Expect a lot of fresh material and a change of clothes since the performance earlier this year. Cost is $10.

Bike rodeo – Girl Scout Troop 484 will hold a bike rodeo from 1 to 3 p.m. May 2 at Smoky Row Elementary, 900 W. 136th St. Activities will focus on bike safety.

Also, old bikes are being collected for an Eagle Scout project. They will be fixed up and given to children who can’t afford their own bikes. Cost for the rodeo is $5.

Program Palooza – The Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Dr. E, will hold Program Palooza from 1 to 3 p.m.

May 2. They’ll have free demo classes, information on programs and classes, tours of the facilities, open swim time in our indoor aquatics pool, free massages, free snacks, food trucks and more.

Amy Speace in concert – The Warehouse presents musician and songwriter Amy Speace during her album release tour for “That Kind of Girl” at 8 p.m. May 1.

Recording artist Ryan Culwell will open the concert. Tickets are available for $20.00 at www.liveforthemusic.com. The Warehouse is located at 254 1st Ave SW. Victorian Treasures – The Hoosier Chapter Victorian Society of America presents Victorian Treasures: A Presentation of Antique English Silver with speaker Doreen Squire Ficara from 6 to 7 p.m. May 6 at the James Whitcomb Riley Museum, 528 Lockerbie St., Indianapolis. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers.

Folk Concert Series – First Avenue Folk Concert Series presents Connor Garvey at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at The Warehouse, 254 1st Ave. SW. Garvey has won awards at Kerrville Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and Solarfest Singer Songwriter Showcase.

Pops concert – The public is invited to enjoy a musical trip to the movies during the annual St. Mark’s Orchestra Spring Pops Concert at noon on May 3 at the church, 4789 E. 126th St. Planned selections include tunes from John Williams, Les Miserables, Tower of Power, Aaron Copeland and more.

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Farmers’ Markets Carmel – The growers and producers-only market – offers a bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs, plants and prepared foods. Only edible products, with the exception of annuals and perennials, may be sold at the market. No craft items are sold. With few exceptions, all products are grown and/or produced in Indiana.

There are also plenty of prepared foods such as jams, salsas, breakfast sandwiches, Belgian waffles, Danish pastries, cheeses and honey. The 2015 market is open 8 to 11:30 a.m., Saturdays, from May 18 to Oct. 5 on Carmel’s Center Green, located adjacent to the Palladium concert hall.

Fishers/Saxony – The Saxony Market, sponsored by IU Health Saxony Hospital, is a Saturday event in the community of Saxony, located in Fishers. It also runs Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. The market offers the best fresh produce from local vendors and farmers in the area.

Spend your Saturday morning at the Saxony Market, where farm-fresh produce and community come together. Visit www. saxony-indiana.com/ market.html for more information.

Geist area – This market runs Thursdays, May through Sept. from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Some of the many items for sale at this market include cheese, baked good, eggs, flowers, vegetables and honey, poultry and meats. It’s at 8115 Oaklandon Rd.

Fishers – 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, June 6 through Sept. 26.

Located on the grounds of the Town’s Nickel Plate Park in front of the Fishers Amphitheater, is a community focused initiative by the Fishers Chamber of Commerce. Developed in 2003 with 15 vendors, this rain or shine market has grown to showcase over 38 high quality vendors offering fresh produce, live goods, bakery items, honey, specialty food items, meat, coffee and hot food selections. Juried to the strictest standards, the market is visited by as many as 2,500 residents and visitors each Saturday morning and showcases some of the best market vendors in Indiana.

Fortville – This is a relatively small farmers market, but has lots of variety, including yellow watermelon and barbeque sauce. It runs Thursdays, May 15 – Sept. 25 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. It’s at 701 South Maple St. Call 485-0410 for more information.

McCordsville – This open air market offering locally grown produce and consumer goods runs Wednesdays 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 30 – Sept. 29.

McCordsville Farmers’ Market, part of the Hancock Harvest Council, opens at the McCordsville Town Hall to feature a wide variety of produce, meats, eggs, breads and more.

Noblesville – The weekly farmers’ market in downtown Noblesville is open rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, May 9 to Oct. 17. Located in the Riverview Health overflow parking lot on Connor Street at the intersection of Ind. 32 and 39, vendors sell a wide array of locally grown produce, bedding plants, fresh-cut flowers, locally produced honey, handmade soaps and fresh-baked goods.

Westfield – The marketplace will return in 2015 at Ameriana Bank, and runs 5 to 8 p.m., Fridays, June 5 to Aug. 28. This year’s edition includes a variety of vendors from produce, homemade baked goods, crafts, food vendors, service organizations and possible entertainment. The market is held after the bank closes so it does not impact any customers.

Thursday market – Noblesville Main Street will continue and expand its market programming to include the second “Thursday Market” downtown. This European style market will offer locally grown seasonal produce, ultra-fresh meals, small batch artisan foods, handcrafted products, high quality art and local live music from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursdays, June 4 to Sept. 17 in the urban park just east of the Noblesville Main Street office at 839 Conner St. Zionsville – Fresh produce, plants and flowers, baked goods and locally prepared food items are available from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, May 16 to Sept. 26 at Town Parking Lot at the corner of Hawthorne and Main. Visit the Zionsville Farmers’ Market Facebook page for weekly updates.

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Collaborative concert hosts first party of the summer

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Get ready to kick off the summer with a full orchestra! On May 22 at 7:30 p.m., the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Indianapolis Opera will host a collaborative concert called Crescendo that will take place at White River State Park in Indianapolis.

The collaboration will provide more than just opera, aiming to achieve a fun-filled, family event full of all kinds of activities.

“It is a concert to kick off the summer.

Memorial weekend is a big weekend in Indianapolis so it will be the first party of the summer down in White River Park,” ICO Executive Director Elaine Eckhart said. “It is being presented by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Indianapolis Opera, and it is a sneak peek for each of our seasons in 2015-16.”

The concert will provide a mix of opera, classical and pop music equipped with music, singing and a full orchestra. Eckhart describes it as “rousing.”

This is the first time the ICO and IO have done something like this in Indianapolis. Eckhart as well as IO’s General Director Kevin Patterson hope it will bring some publicity to their groups.

The ICO back-row wind section performs (Submitted photo)

“We’re hoping to start this annual tradition here in Indy,” Eckhart said.

Patterson says the number one objective of the collaboration is for people to have fun, but he hopes that it will raise awareness of their organizations as well.

“For both organizations it’s about creating awareness,” Patterson said. “We are hoping to attract 4,000 – 7,000 people.”

Patterson says there will be something there for everyone, including musical variety, audience participation and even the opportu-

nity to conduct the orchestra that night.

Lawn seating is free and open to the public, but there is also the option of purchasing seat tickets. Those tickets can be accessed through indyopera.org or icomusic.org.

“I’m hoping that people who are not familiar with the ICO or the IO will learn about us and it will increase their curiosity about us,” Eckhart said. “Also, one of my objectives is people will come and have fun, and find the music invigorating or uplifting. It’s not rock, but a full orchestra is pretty impactful.”

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Home sales up 7 percent Commentary by Jim Litten With 2,528 pended sales in March in Central Indiana, overall year-to-date home sales are up 7.7 percent compared real estate to this time period last year, according to statistics compiled by F.C. Tucker Company.

On a monthly basis, March 2015 pended home sales slipped 1.8 percent compared to March 2014, a decrease of 47 homes sold in the nine counties that F.C. Tucker tracks.

However, home sale prices are trending up. In Hamilton County, year-to-date sale prices rose to $269,917 in March, an increase of 4.4 percent from the same time period last year.

• In Carmel, home prices increased 2.3 percent to $348,780 in the first quarter compared to the first three months of last year.

• Of the pended home sales in Carmel last month, one was priced $1,000,000 to $1,999,999; 24 were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 59 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 41 were priced $200,000 to 299,999; 29 were priced $100,000 to $199,999 and three

were priced at $99,999 or less.

• The pace of home sales in Carmel picked up last month. In March 2015, homes sold in 83 days on average, which is five days faster than March 2014.

• The number of homes sold was down slightly in Carmel. Last month, 157 homes pended, a decrease of nine homes compared to March 2014.

• Inventory in Carmel has increased. In March 2015, the number of homes for sale rose to 544 – up 5.2 percent from March 2014.

As we move into the second quarter, we believe home sales will increase and prices will remain strong. Though March sales were a little sluggish, we still expect to see activity gradually pick up due, in part, to recent job growth and the start of the spring selling season.

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Flix Brewhouse plans April 30 open

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Flix Brewhouse, 2160 E. 116th St., a new movie theater with a full restaurant and brewery, has announced that Restaurants it will open on April 30 in time to show the new comic book blockbuster “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

While the theater anticipates a slow opening with only three of its eight screens available for the first few weeks, spokesman Greg Johnson said it was important to be open for the start of summer movie season.

“We fully expected to see Avengers 2 to do the most revenue in 2015,” he said. “This is

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pretty much the tent pole for the summer. The new Star Wars movie will also be huge, but that’s in December.”

Tickets are already available on pre-sale through their website www.flixbrewhouse. com. Right now, all three screens will be dedicated to Avengers 2, but other movies will be available very soon.

“We don’t want to go pedal to the metal,” Johnson said. “We want to make sure our guests get the best experiences, so we’ll open with three screens at first.”

Johnson said Flix Brewhouse is also working on showing the highly anticipated boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao as a special theater event.

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Tis the season … for allergies Commentary by Tammy Wittmann

Allergy season that is. If you are anything like me, this time of year can really be frustrating. One of the main eye care areas that are affected is our eyes. Itchy, red, watery eyes are the telltale signs of ocular allergies but can sometimes be symptoms of other ocular infections. It’s important to have your eyes checked by your eye doctor if you are having these symptoms to rule out more serious infections. Also, keep in mind that watery eyes alone are not necessarily allergy eyes. And you can also have allergic conjunctivitis and not experience any other allergy symptoms like sneezing and rhinitis (hay fever).

It’s important to note that the oral medications you may be taking for your systemic symptoms do little to nothing for ocular allergies. Some of the prescription nasal sprays will help but the most effective treatment for ocular allergies is an eye drop. There are some over-the-counter drops that work well, but you want to steer clear of any of the “get the red out” drops. Also, stay away from gener-

ics in this case as well. Generics can have more preservatives in them because they are not regulated by the FDA. More preservatives mean less active ingredients and more irritation for the ocular tissues. The most effective treatments however are prescription eye drops.

Contact lens wearers may not realize they have ocular allergies but have symptoms such as decreased contact lens comfort and shorter wearing time. Also, contact lenses may have more deposits on them causing temporary decreased vision. Some contact lens wearers have to switch to a daily disposable lens during allergy season as well.

It is always best to have any ocular problem evaluated by your eye doctor to differentiate between allergic, viral or bacterial conjunctivitis as well as dry eye, since the treatments for each vary.

Dr. Tammy Wittmann, O.D., practices at Wittmann 20/20 Family Eye Center at 2792 E. 146th St., Carmel. For more information, visit www.wittmann2020.com or call 843-2020.

Dispatches New nurse practitioner – Jennifer Hansen, adult nurse practitioner, has joined St.Vincent Medical Group in Carmel. Hansen is accepting new patients in her office located at 13450 N. Meridian St., Suite 244. For more information, call the office at 5829355 or visit www.stvincent.org/ medicalgroup.

Odd uses for soda – Sugary soda is not good for your health.

But did you know it can be good for other things? You can use Coca-Cola in some unusual ways: 1. Pour some on an oil stain in the garage or driveway. Let it sit for an hour, then rinse clean with a hose.

2. Add one can of soda a week to your compost pile to help speed up the decay.

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The Luxembourg Palace in Paris, the seat of the French Senate, is the epitome of decorum and elegance. But almost exactly travel 300 years ago, the palace was notorious for debauchery and excess by a member of the royal family.

In 1615, Queen Marie de Médicis, the mother and regent of 14-year-old King Louis XIII, built a grand new palace for herself, designed to resemble the Pitti Palace in Florence in which she had been raised. The western wing of the Luxembourg Palace, included lavishly decorated rooms for the Queen, complete with 24 commissioned paintings by Rubens. The identical eastern wing included rooms for young Louis whenever he visited from his home in the Louvre Palace. When Louis XIII died in 1643, he was succeeded by Louis XIV, who built his own palace at Versailles.

When Louis XIV died in 1715, his famously promiscuous granddaughter, Marie Louise Élisabeth d›Orléans, took up residence in the Luxembourg Palace. Although a recent widow at age 20, she immediately began hosting drunken orgies, glutinous feasts and clandestine lovers. She concealed the resulting pregnancies in her increasing girth, earning the so-

briquet “Princess Chubby.” When Voltaire suggested that one of the lovers was her father, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and regent of King Louis XV, he was imprisoned in the Bastille, where he completed his play, Oedipus. Oblivious to the irony, Marie Louise, overweight and pregnant, attended the premiere with her father, to the great amusement of Parisians.

Hard living took its toll and she died, again pregnant at age 23, having already borne five children, none of whom survived.

The orgies behind it, the Luxembourg Palace became a royal museum in 1750, displaying art eventually housed in the Louvre Museum. The palace was confiscated from the royal family during the French Revolution. After serving as the residence of Napoleon, it was enlarged in 1835 to accommodate the semi-circular chambers of the French Senate.

Today, young lovers sit alongside the placid pond south of the palace, watching children sail their little boats. The bawdy days of Princess Chubby are long forgotten.

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Creating a country farm kitchen with cosmetic upgrades

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EXISTING HOME: Located in the Village of West Clay subdivision in West Carmel, the kitchen aesthetics this spec home blueprint for in felt generic and did improvement not fit well with the homeowners’ personal style. The existing half wall separating the kitchen from the living room was not conducive for entertaining guests. “Our cabinets were in good shape, but they made the kitchen feel dark. In addition, the original location of the eat-in island backed up to our dining table causing guests to constantly bump into each other.”

CREATING BETTER FLOW: To create more room for dining and entertaining, the half wall in between the kitchen and living room was removed and became the new location for the eat-in island. This also allowed more natural light to stream into the kitchen. Shelves were added to the original location of the island to showcase the homeowners’ antique treasures.

COUNTRY FARM DESIGN: “Our ultimate goal was to create a country farm look while exploring options throughout the design phase.”

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RESULT: “We love how big the kitchen feels now even though the actual footprint didn’t change. The new location of the island works and flows so much better for entertaining our guests. Of the entire kitchen, we love our beautiful Cambria countertops the most.”

To help achieve this look, the sink base cabinet was modified to fit a new retro-fit apron front sink. Other classic materials including the new white subway tile backsplash, vintage style sink faucet, bronze cabinetry hardware, chunky decorative island legs and cabinet corbels help individually contribute to the final country look.

LIGHT AND BRIGHT: Once all cabinet modifications were made, the dark perimeter cabinets were painted a crisp white to help brighten up the kitchen. The island cabinetry was painted black to add contrast. LED undercabinet lighting, a new bronze island pendant and a table light installed on dimmable switches help create the perfect ambience.

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