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School day schedule changes recommended

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Michael Beresford is recommending several changes to the daily school schedule EDUCATION beginning in the fall, even though many elementary school teachers are against one of the proposals.

The CCS school board reviewed the recommendations at its April 27 meeting, which was held virtually and streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proposed changes include moving the middle and high school start times to 8:45 a.m. from 7:45 a.m. and 7:50 a.m., respectively, and moving the elementary school start time from 8:05 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. Students in middle and high school would have a slightly shorter school day, while the elementary day would be 30 minutes longer.

Surveys showed support for the changes from middle school teachers and mixed reaction from high school teachers. Elementary school teachers were strongly against adding a half hour to the school day.

Half of the additional 30 minutes would be used at teachers’ discretion for activities such as social/emotional learning or student collaboration. The other 15 minutes would double the current recess time, a request many CCS parents have been making for years.

“The elementary teachers are passionately concerned about the extra time and the extended day,” said Pete O’Hara, Carmel Teachers’ Association president and a Carmel High School teacher. “The emails that I’m getting are about 15 to 1 from teachers who are passionately concerned about it. They’re concerned about how the extra time affects kids.”

An extended school day is expected to cost the district $336,000 annually to cover additional work time for hourly employees, Beresford said, adding that some of those costs may be recouped by shorter work days at the middle and high schools.

Beresford said the school start times

From left, Forest Dale Elementary students Brooklyn Weingart, Nyla Provo and Amelia Shambaugh get off the bus March 13, the last day Carmel Clay Schools held classes in school buildings. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

could be modified as proposed without extending the elementary school day. CCS Associate Supt. Roger McMichael said that option could help with transportation.

“In today’s world of being short on bus drivers, that would be a benefit in terms of giving us more time to run the elementary routes before the high school day was finished,” McMichael said.

Another recommendation is to implement a late-start day twice a month to provide additional time for teacher professional development. On those days, classes would start 40 minutes later than normal. School would end at its usual time.

Beresford said the district is planning to

offer free child care for students in kindergarten through eighth grade on late-start days for parents who can’t adjust their work schedules on those days.

The recommendations are in response to several studies that show a variety of benefits in allowing teens to start their school days later, preferably after 8:30 a.m., Beresford said. Benefits include increased attention in class, decreased risk-taking behavior and improved school attendance.

A vote on the recommendations is expected at the board’s May 25 meeting. Community members and teachers are invited to provide feedback on the issue at Forms. gle/XmraPXVxFjrvt2mWA.

GRADUATION SCENARIOS CONSIDERED Carmel High School won’t hold in-person classes again this school year, but district administrators are clinging to hope — however slight — that its graduation ceremony can proceed as scheduled.

Graduation is set for 2 p.m. May 31 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Even if social distancing restrictions are loosened by then, the governor might not allow large gatherings by that time.

CCS is working on celebrating graduation in other ways if the traditional ceremony can’t take place May 31.A modified ceremony could be held as late as July following the rules in place at the time.

At the very least, CCS is planning a “virtual graduation” video that will be posted May 31 whether or not an in-person ceremony of some kind can take place.

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State bolsters testing, tracing

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lated symptoms to be tested. Previously, testing was reserved for essential workers and vulnerable populations because Last week, state officials rolled out efof a lack in either testing capabilities or forts to increase COVID-19 testing and conresources. tact tracing.

“As much as we have done in the PANDEMIC They announced last couple of months, we have a lot a $17.9 million more to do,” Holcomb said during an partnership April 28 that was exApril 29 virtual press briefing. pected to increase Indiana’s testing Hoosiers can get tested without capacity within seven days of the visiting a health care provider. Inannouncement. diana State Health Commissioner State officials said OptumServe Dr. Kristina Box said she will issue Holcomb Federal Health Services will open a standing order for testing for any 20 sites across Indiana in seven days to Hoosier who meets the criteria. begin large-scale testing of symptomatic To sign up for an appointment, Hoosiers Hoosiers. must register through an Optum portal Testing sites were set to open in Indiana and self-report symptoms using an online National Guard armories, and an additional screening tool. A hotline number is expected 30 testing sites were scheduled to open to be added soon. Test results will be availwithin 14 days, totaling 50 testing sites. able within 48 hours on average, according Each site will be open for at least eight to the ISDH. hours per day, Monday through Friday. TestOn April 29, the ISDH announced a plan ing will be by appointment only, and regto bolster the state’s contact-tracing efistration will open 48 hours before testing forts. It will centralize all contact tracing sites are operational. for COVID-19 through the ISDH for all Indiana In the first 30 days, state officials expect counties beginning May 11.

100,000 Hoosiers will be tested, giving them When positive cases are identified, notifiwhat they hope will be a more accurate cations will be sent to the centralized congauge of the spread of the new coronavitact-tracing system, according to the ISDH. rus in Indiana. An estimated 4,400 more The infected person will be immediately residents will be tested every day in the notified and interviewed to try to determine partnership’s first week, and when all 50 all of their close contacts. The person will sites open, as many as 6,600 more Indiana then be instructed to isolate for 14 days or residents can be tested per day, according seek treatment and will be given any help to the Indiana State Dept. of Health. that is needed.

Free testing will be available for any Indiana entered a $43 million contract symptomatic resident, close contacts of with Maximus that renews yearly to open positive cases and residents of congrea call center staffed with more than 500 gate-living settings. People with private people trained by ISDH epidemiologists to health insurance are encouraged to bring conduct contact tracing for the disease. their health care information when they are Health care workforce reserves and public tested. Gov. Eric Holcomb said any decisions health and medical students are expected to extend testing will be determined on a to assist in the effort, though the staff may monthly basis. consist of workers who don’t have medical Indiana is the second state to use Optum- degrees. Coordinators, epidemiologists and Serve testing. California was the first. managers will supervise the staff.

According to the most recent ISDH data, As of April 29, 964 Hoosiers had died of Indiana’s testing capabilities rank near COVID-19. the middle of Midwestern states, at 959 On the state’s online dashboard, coronaresidents tested per 100,000, more than virus.in.gov, officials began to list presumptriple the number tested April 5. According tive positive deaths separately and did not to the department, Illinois and Michigan are add them to the site’s cumulative COVID-19 testing more residents, 1,331 and 1,122 per death total. As of April 29, the state had 100,000, respectively, and Ohio and Kenreported 101 presumptive positive COVID-19 tucky are testing fewer residents, 647 and deaths; 91,550 tests have been reported to 712 per 100,000, respectively. the ISDH; and more than 17,000 Indiana resiIndiana health officials now encourage dents had been diagnosed with the disease. any Indiana residents who have COVID-19-re-

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County releases deaths by facility

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Health Dept. on April 29 released the number of COVID-19 deaths reported at long-term NURSING HOMES care facilities, such as nursing homes, which shows that at least 38 people have died in long-term care facilities in the county.

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State officials have declined to release the number of deaths and reported cases at individual nursing homes. Hamilton County Health Dept. Administrator Barry McNulty explained why the county decided to make the information public.

“The reasoning for releasing the information was that through a series of media requests, the information was being released in segments,” McNulty said. “We felt like this information, while not necessarily being empowering to the community, was still becoming public. A decision was made that complete information was better than incomplete information.”

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their hospitals are not operating at more than 70 percent capacity so they can handle a surge if necessary; less than 5 percent of As Hoosiers waited to hear if Gov. Eric the population has an active COVID-19 case; Holcomb would lift the state’s stay-at-home and they have seen 14 days of declining order on May 1, COVID-19-related hospital admissions.

PANDEMIC Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said local hospitals are Brainard said he operating below 70 percent capacbelieves different areas of the state ity, but the region hasn’t yet seen may need to reopen their econo14 days of declining new cases. He mies at different times. said there isn’t enough data availBrainard said he suggested to able to know how much of the popa state official that counties or ulation has an active COVID-19 case.

Brainard regions be allowed to loosen social Brainard said he’d consider keepdistancing restrictions as they meet certain ing the local economy shut down once the benchmarks, which will likely take longer in state’s stay-at-home order is lifted only if some areas than others.

Carmel’s neighbors do the same thing. He “Two hours away from here there may be believes cities and counties in the Indianapa lot less infections, so it’s safer to reopen,” olis metropolitan area should coordinate Brainard said. “That’s why I’m suggesting their reopening efforts. set standards, because then we take emo“It doesn’t make sense for us to be an tion out of it, we take politics out of it and outlier (and not reopen) if Indianapolis and it’s based solely on data.”

Fishers and Westfield aren’t doing the same After researching medical advice from nathing,” he said. “It wouldn’t cut down on the tional experts, Brainard said regions should spread of the virus. All it would do is hurt consider reopening when they are certain our local businesses.”

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partments in Hamilton County, one in the city and one in the county,” Brainard said.

“That’s the sort of duplication of services As the City of Fishers plans to take the we fought to avoid for years as we annexed health of its community into its own hands, parts of Clay Township.”

Carmel Mayor Jim Fadness stated in an email April PANDEMIC Brainard said he 30 that the city and county will not doesn’t plan to be duplicating services. follow suit.

“The tax revenue will be collected Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness anin Fishers and we will be responsinounced April 23 that his city would ble for providing the services. The form its own health department county will no longer tax Fishers to manage contact tracing as well residents for this service,” FadFadness as provide free COVID-19 tests for ness stated. “Public health and residents. its integration in to our city operations is “For far too long municipalities and maysomething my administration is passionate ors have only focused on the infrastructure, about. The world has changed due to this public safety and economic development pandemic and our community is adapting to of their cities,” Fadness stated. “In today’s ensure we can be successful.” economy, it is critical we add population Brainard said April 29 he offered to health to this list.” loan 10 to 12 Carmel employees to help the Brainard said he considered the idea after Hamilton County Health Dept. with contact hearing of the plan in neighboring Fishers tracing, but later that day Gov. Eric Holcomb but decided against it. announced the process would be handled “It doesn’t make sense to set up and by the state. Fishers plans to do its own spend the money to have two health decontract tracing and report it to the state.

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“The conditions were awful and run by the SS, but they didn’t live inside the walls. By June 1942, the Nazis had decided on the Final Solution, with the goal of exterminating all the Jews of Europe, but they sought to conceal it.”

Laitman said musical instruments were initially forbidden but smuggled in, sometimes in pieces.

“Concerts were presented in secret until rules were later relaxed and concerts were later allowed,” she said. “There were several orchestras, cabarets and theatrical performances. Some, like the ‘Brundibar’ performance, were filmed as propaganda.

The children of Terezin lived separate from the adults, and efforts were made to make their lives as normal as possible.”

Art lessons and soccer games were conducted and classes were taught. Home One barracks included the oldest boys in the camp, between the ages of 13 and 14.

“They came from different backgrounds.

Some had been orphans, some were spoiled,” Laitman said. “Now, they shared a common misery separated from their families, surrounded by filth, hunger, illness and sleep deprivation. They became witnesses to cruelness and death.”

Laitman said she and Mason were grateful to meet with with four of the then-six living survivors who attended the premiere in 2010.

Taussig, a 90-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Fla., was originally scheduled to be the special guest speaker for the Carmel ceremony before the pandemic.

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Composer Lori Laitman shared her story of the courageous boys from Terezin.

Laitman served as the CEREMONY guest speaker for the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony that was held virtually April 24 because of COVID-19 gathering restrictions.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and other leaders provided video comments, which were part of the program, along with taped portions of the 2019 ceremony.

Laitman collaborated with librettist David Mason on “Vedem,” a Holocaust-themed oratorial commissioned by Music of Remembrance. It was supposed to be performed as part of “Brundibar & Vedem” by the Indianapolis Opera April 24-26, but that has been postponed until 2021.

Laitman, who lives in Potomac, Md., said the words from the boys provided her all the inspiration she needed for “Vedem,” which debuted in May 2010.

“Vedem,” which means “In the Lead,” was the name of the Czech-language literary magazine that existed in Terezin, a hybrid of a ghetto and concentration camp in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Repuplic) during World War II. The secret magazine was produced by boys living in the Home One barracks.

“Each week, they contributed stories, poems, drawings and essays,” said Laitman, an American composer of Jewish heritage.

“They shared contributions by reading out loud to each other every Friday night from 1942 to 1944, even though discovery could have meant death. For them, the magazine was an important creative outlet during darkest despair.”

By 1944, most of the boys who produced the secret magazine had been sent to the death camps. Sidney Taussig was spared because his father, a blacksmith for the Nazis, convinced the Nazis he needed his son’s help. Taussig buried the pages of the magazine in a metal box and later retrieved them after the camp was liberated by the Allied Forces in 1945.

Laitman relayed the history of Terezin, which the Nazis overtook when it captured Czechoslovakia in 1939.

“For many, Terezin was a stop on the way to the death camps, and for some of the elderly it was their final stop,” Laitman said.

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Project: New roundabout Location: 96th Street and Haverstick Road Expected completion: By Aug. 1 Project: Lowe’s Way extension, including a new roundabout and connection to Keystone Parkway. A full closure is planned.

Location: Range Line Road at U.S. 31 Expected completion: July Project: New roundabout Location: Carmel Drive at Pennsylvania Street Expected completion: The closure is anticipated to last through the end of June WESTFIELD Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Construction has moved to the south side of Park Street.

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of us left with that kind of experience.”

Torr said he expects major issues with the budget with the economic fallout from Carmel resident Jerry Torr’s main mothe coronavirus pandemic. tivation for wanting to continue to serve “We won’t know for awhile how much as a state representative revenue we’ll be down,” Torr said. “ThankfulELECTION is to strengthen ly, we’ve put the state in a good poIndiana’s economic sition with a very healthy reserve, development. or what many refer to as the rainy Torr, who was first elected to the day fund. Over the last few years, House of Representatives in 1996, it’s been really healthy. We’ve had is running for re-election in District to fight off Democratic proposals to 39, representing Carmel. He is unopspend it down. Thank goodness we posed in the June 2 Republican prihave because now we’ve reached Torr mary. It’s the first time since 2012 that rainy day.” he has been unopposed in the primary.

Torr, 62, said he evaluates each year if he “Most of my legislative career has been wants to run for another two-year term. geared toward business and economic “As long as I feel I’m making a positive development issues that have helped make contribution and it works for me with the Indiana one of the most attractive places to rest of the balance in my life, I haven’t made do business in the country,” Torr said. “We any decisions when to stop running,” Torr have a new (House) speaker (Todd Huston), said. “But I certainly want to serve at least so I want to be there to make sure he gets the next term.” off to a good start in his first full session as Torr defeated Mark Hinton with 57 perspeaker. I have experience that not a lot of cent in the 2018 general election. Hinton and legislators have.

Ashley Klein are running in the Democratic “We’ve had an awful lot of turnovers in primary. the last 10 years, so there aren’t very many

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Victory gardens return

By Sam Montgomery news@currentincarmel.com In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton County Master Gardeners Shelli Broadbent and Jennifer PANDEMIC Lambert have partnered with the Carmel Clay Public Library, with the support of the City of Carmel’s Economic Development and Community Relations Dept., to promote the concept of victory gardens to Carmel residents.

Victory gardens originated during World War I as food sources and to boost morale.

Carmel residents have options for planting them.

“They can certainly start them in their backyards, and there is also the Plots to Plates community garden behind Carmel Middle School,” Lambert said.

The program was launched with more than 2,800 victory garden bundles, which included 15 seed packs in each. Hamilton East Public Library donated an additional 1,000 seed packets.

The goal of the project is to encourage Carmel residents to share their harvests with the more than 30 food banks in Hamil-

Hamilton County Master Gardener Jennifer Lambert, left, and Christine Owens of Carmel Clay Public Library distribute victory garden bundles at the Carmel farmers market. (Submitted photo)

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“The victory garden is about claiming victory over food insecurity and claiming victory over (COVID-19). It’s about moving on,” Broadbent said. “We want to encourage the public to grow now more than ever because despite everything that’s canceled, gardening is not canceled.”

A tote with seed bundles is available between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. near the main entrance of the Education Center at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. Each family may take one bundle, which will be available until May 16 while supplies last.

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at Thrive Preschool in Westfield. A sensory room is a specially designed area filled with items that develop and engage the user’s Grace Haley has always looked for opsenses. portunities to lend a hand, and being a Girl Space was limited, which spurred the moScout has bile interpretation. Haley filled bins ACHIEVEMENT helped transwith things like water beads and form her from pompoms that teachers can check one who needs help to one who out and utilize in their classrooms. provides it.

She also created a guide book for One of her favorite aspects of Girl the teachers with ideas on how to Scouts is selling cookies, and every use the pieces. year her family donates cookies to A senior at Carmel High School, Haley the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Haley has been a Scout since first Dept. grade and is one of two girls from Troop “I love donating to these police officers 906 to receive the Gold Award this year. because they keep us safe every day,” she Fewer than 6 percent of Girl Scouts receive said. the Gold Award annually, according to the After earning Bronze and Silver awards, Girl Scouts of the USA website. The expeshe wanted the Gold Award because it ofrience has solidified in her the principle of fered the best platform for her to make an the Girl Scout Law of being a sister to every impact, she said.

Scout, she said.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Justin Linder was training for his first marathon when the coronavirus pandemic changed everyone’s world.

PANDEMIC The Carmel resident ran his first half-marathon in November 2019 and was preparing for the Carmel Marathon, originally set for April 4.

“After it got postponed (to June 14), I decided I’m not going to stop the training,” he said. “When we all went to a work-fromhome environment, I grabbed an American flag on one of my training runs and ran out.

I had no less than 15 people honk and wave, people giving thumbs-up. I’ve ran with it several times since then.”

Linder, who works in the financial services industry, has run 211 miles with the flag and more than 681 miles overall as of April 28. With his wife, Carrie, due to deliver their third child May 28, Linder plans to run the Carmel Marathon virtually May 23. The couple has a son, Rylan, 7, and a daughter, Brooklyn, 2.

Linder, 35, shares his experience running with the flag on his Facebook page.

“I’m trying to break up some of the adverse conversations that are going on in social media and break up the monotony of the work-at-home environment,” said Linder, a University of Indianapolis tennis

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player from 2002 to 2006. “I’m trying to create some smiles. I have no shortage of dad joke-type humor that I put out there with the possibility of spreading positivity for people to read.”

He hopes running with a flag lifts the spirits of those who see him.

“It’s kind of a remembrance of we’re all in this together. We’ve been through a lot as a country,” Linder said. “I’m just trying to give people a little hope.”

Linder puts up a Facebook post each day he runs.

“I’m trying to thank people who have been impactful to me in my life and other people impactful during our current environment,” Linder said.

OBITUARY Mariam L. Cripe of Carmel, Indiana died April 26, 2020 from complications due to the Covid19 virus. She was born in Kokomo, Indiana on July 29, 1927 to Elsie and Donald Clark of Kokomo, Indiana.

Mariam was a devoted and loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald C. Cripe and son Robert C. Cripe. She is survived by 2 sons, Todd Cripe (Cheryl) of Marietta, Georgia and Scott Cripe (Barbara) of Bloomington, Indiana, plus 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and Sister-in-Law Janet Cripe of Marion, Indiana.

Mariam loved playing the piano, organ and singing. She was very social enjoying golf, bowling, multiple women’s leagues, and hosting bridge parties. She also used her skills as an accomplished seamstress to benefit her family and various social service agencies. At the age of 49, Mariam returned to the workplace as a secretary for the Indiana State School Board

Association and the national office of Delta Tau Delta sorority. She relished her time working in the office and her work-place interactions.

Throughout the 60’s and 70’s Mariam and Don welcomed multiple foreign exchange students into their home. Faith was an important part of her life from childhood at Main Street Methodist Church in Kokomo, Indiana through her time at Irvington Presbyterian Church that she and Don joined after they became residents of Westminster Village North. In-between she sang in the choir and was an ordained elder at Orchard Park Presbyterian Church in Carmel, Indiana.

Mariam will be missed by all that knew her.

Due to the current pandemic environment, no public service is possible, but a Celebration of Life service to honor Mariam will be scheduled for later in 2020. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mariam’s name to Irvington Presbyterian Church, 55 Johnson Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219.

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Indiana All-Stars Director Mike Broughton said Osborn and the other 2020 coaches will be considered as possible coaches for the Carmel High School boys basketball coach 2021 team, but that decision likely won’t be Ryan Osborn was selected to coach a team made until next year. that will never Osborn’s only concern is helping BASKETBALL take the floor. honor the 2019-20 All-Stars.

A little more He said it’s disappointing for the than two weeks after Osborn was players that they don’t get to play. named coach of the Indiana Boys “As a coach, you look for ways to All-Star team, the annual boys/girls celebrate their accomplishments, doubleheaders with Kentucky set because I don’t want that to be for June 5-6 were canceled because overlooked,” he said.

Osborn of the coronavirus pandemic.

Osborn said he is hoping for a “It’s a big-time honor,” said Osborn, get-together to celebrate the team when whose Greyhounds won the 2019 Class 4A gathering restrictions are lifted, or in some state title. “I’m humbled to be selected to online fashion, if that is not possible. coach the team. (CHS has) a high level of Osborn does hope to coach the All-Stars success as a team and because of the level on the floor some day. of success they’ve had, I’ve fortunately ben“I’ve talked to other coaches who have efited from that.” coached the team and they say it’s one of Osborn was an assistant coach for the the coolest experiences they’ve had,” he 2019 Indiana Junior All-Stars team. said.

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OBITUARY Martha (“Marti”) Olsen Louk, age 74, of Carmel, Indiana went peacefully to be with Jesus on April 11, 2020, just in time to join God’s Heavenly Choir for Easter (singing harmony, of course). Marti was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois where she and her future husband were set up on a blind date by their parents, met, and fell in love. John and Marti married in 1966 and spent the next few years making several places home, courtesy of the Navy. Of all the places they called home, Charleston, South Carolina was her favorite.

Shortly after their stint in Charleston, Marti and John were blessed to become parents.

Jennifer was the first - born in Decatur, IL followed by Greg and Eric – both born in San Diego, CA. Marti was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who brought joy to everyone around her, lighting up rooms with a simple smile. She loved sunshine and warmth, Peanut M&Ms, reading romance novels, and listening to a wide variety of music from Mannheim Steamroller to Barry Manilow to a little Ringo Starr. Marti was endlessly creative in the kitchen (making the 1st birthday cakes for each of her grandchildren) and with her sewing abilities. While she dabbled in redwork and

embroidery, her true passion was quilting, and it showed. Her quilts have been published in books and magazines, and each of her grandchildren has been blessed with a “Grannah Original” to hold dear. Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Carmel continues to display banners, paraments, and wall hangings she made with incredible detail and love.

Marti loved Jesus and she loved her family. She was the oldest of three children and raised three of her own – Jennifer, Greg, and Eric – during her 53-year marriage to John. Together, John and Marti will always be a true testament of living and loving unconditionally, which is visibly reflected in the lives of their children and their families.

Marti is survived by her husband John, brother Chris (Debbie) Olsen, sister Jane (Lynn) Black, daughter Jennifer (Travis) Cummings and their three children, son Greg (Sally) Louk and their four children, and son Eric (Kathaleen) Louk and their child. She is predeceased by her parents, William L. Olsen, Jr. and Harriet Bolz Olsen of Decatur, IL. Just as I am, Thou wilt receive Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve Because Thy promise I believe O Lamb of God, I come, I come Arrangements: Indiana Funeral Care

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Smoked meat fundraiser — The Carmel Lions Club is donating more than 600 pounds of meat to be smoked by Woody’s Flaming BBQ to be sold at an affordable price with proceeds benefiting three local food banks: Merciful HELP Center, Carmel United Methodist Church food pantry and Carmel Friends Church food pantry. Pre-order the meat through May 10 at carmellions.org. Meat can be picked up between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 12 at the Carmel Lions Club, 141 E. Main St. Educator Honor Roll — Nominations are open for Carmel Education Foundation’s Educator Honor Roll, which recognizes Carmel educators for their positive impact.

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Carey Grove Park to close — In mid-May Carey Grove Park will close to undergo planned improvements as part of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation’s Reimagining Parks initiative. The park is set to reopen after construction is completed in December. Learn more at carmelclayparks.com/ reimagining-parks.

National Day of Prayer — For the first time in decades, there will not be a group observance of the National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday in May at Carmel City Hall.

Instead, participants are encouraged take some time May 7 to pray individually for the nation and watch a broadcast of the national observance at nationaldayofprayer.org.

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Old age gets blamed for declining health, but in a recent article, a leading geriatrician explained that the aging population would benefit most from having one doctor or health professional who oversees the total care of the elderly patient instead of today’s practice of a different doctor for every ailment and no one coordinating the group to prevent overlapping prescriptions and unnecessary treatments.

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AUTHOR self-help books that Sherwood said with people stayare really fluffy and ing home during the coronavirus soft,” he said. “They say things like, pandemic, it was a good time to ‘Just go out and take chances and publish. Sherwood cited more than things will be great.’ I didn’t want to 100 sources in the book, available in write that. I wanted to give people paperback and Kindle on Amazon. real, solid, actual takeaways that “There is a lot of fact base behind Sherwood motivated me to the write this it and a lot of research,” Sherwood book.” said.

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Theodore Barber is the 11th of 12 children and the youngest boy. His mother is 92 and remains his biggest hero because she became a single mother by choice to protect her family Barber and prioritize safety. Theo said that his greatest success in life is his daughter and two sons and that his best quality is his capacity to help others with a servant’s heart.

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Ethan McAndrews experienced the COVID-19 pandemic upending his world twice.

The Indiana University junior was COVER STORY evacuated in late January from studying abroad in China, where the outbreak originated. About six weeks later, the pandemic reached his hometown of Carmel, leading to stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates.

McAndrews had been preparing to begin an internship in Beijing with the PGA Tour, so when that was canceled, he found himself back at home without classes to take or much to do.

“I felt like I had no sense of purpose,” he said.

But soon, he reconnected with Kayla Nakeeb, a longtime friend and fellow 2017 Carmel High School graduate, who helped him see how he — and others in similar situations — could help meet a need. The two developed Phone-A-Friend, a service that pairs college students with unexpected time on their hands and elderly or immunocompromised individuals who are forced to remain isolated during the pandemic.

McAndrews said he realized the need after struggling through his own feelings of isolation.

“One thing that helped in my journey to re-finding that purpose was having a network of friends and family that I could talk to about how I felt and them checking in to make sure I was doing OK,” McAndrews said. “That helped and made the difference in my transition back from China and the dramatic exit that I had.”

Nakeeb said she experienced similar feelings of isolation after the pandemic closed the Wellesley College campus, where she is an English major. She turned to McAndrews to discuss the sudden upheaval in their lives.

“The sense of normalcy had been yanked out from underneath of us. We both talked about feeling lonely, but we both (live in) houses full of people,” Nakeeb said. “We were thinking about what it must be like for someone who’s home who doesn’t have the same kind of network or access to technology.”

McAndrews and Nakeeb knew that other college students probably felt much like they did, so they brainstormed how they could use their sudden abundance of free time to help during the pandemic. They began recruiting their friends for the program and tried to reach as many senior citizens as

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Students in the Phone-A-Friend program are asked to check in on their “buddy” at least twice a week. They receive a list of conversation starters to help build the relationship, something the organizers said could last beyond the pandemic.

“The hope is each student and their senior forms a connection and they’ll want to continue calling and talking to them,” Nakeeb said. “We don’t know how long this is going to last or what the end result will be.”

Phone-A-Friend also has developed a task team of students willing to run errands or pick up groceries or other necessities for those who must remain in their homes.

Nakeeb and McAndrews want to grow the program beyond Carmel. They’ve been in contact with other students to launch the program in Massachusetts and Texas, although they believe it could work anywhere.

Phone-A-Friend’s founders said the response to the program has been good so far, both from students and seniors.

“Hopefully, this (forms) a unique friendship,” Nakeeb said.

“The end-all, be-all goal is that you have a connection with somebody that is mutually an act of kindness for both of you.”

Learn more and sign up for the program at phoneafriendindy.com or by calling 541-915-1720.

Ethan McAndrews, an international relations and Mandarin Chinese major at Indiana University, spent eight months of the past four years living and studying in China.

He finished a semester at Nanjing University in early January and was planning a three-week journey throughout China before starting an internship with the PGA Tour in Beijing. One of his planned stops included visiting a friend in Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 is believed to have originated.

McAndrews still planned to travel there after hearing reports in mid-January about an “unknown pneumonia outbreak” in the area. But soon he — and the rest of the world — realized the situation was much worse.

“It was eerie how from early January to mid-January I was taking the trains, and while I was starting my travel we started to see the virus was becoming more serious as our understanding of it evolved,” he said.

McAndrews never made it to Wuhan. By the end of January, it became clear he would be evacuated back home to Carmel. On the day he finally got a flight home, he said he didn’t have time to pack all of his luggage or say goodbyes. He remembers Beijing looked deserted as he made his way to the airport.

Transitioning back to life in the U.S. wasn’t easy, especially as the pandemic made its way here, too. But McAndrews is thankful for his unique view of the situation.

“I feel grateful that I had the opportunity to see this pandemic from two different perspectives, having been in China as it was emerging and becoming a serious global threat,” McAndrews said.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Working remotely brings with it a number of tangible and intangible benefits. The boss can’t walk by and see the fantasy football planner on our computer screen. We get to take coffee breaks with people that we, not HR, picked.

And, nobody steals our lunch from the company refrigerator. Yet, like all things, with the apparent benefits come some measurable downsides. We have to buy our own K-cups. We have to clean our own bathrooms. Even more painful, we are dependent on the gods of the internet, and IT support is us.

Folks are all too eager to control our choices. With each “upgrade” to many software applications, programmers “helpfully” reset our devices to the “preferred” defaults. Sure, we’d like them to send us as much junk mail as possible.

It is already difficult to get through a telephone call with an essential client saying they’ve decided to wait on their order “until this is all over – maybe spring of 2021” while our 4 year-old is asking us to replace the batteries in her favorite toy. Now, we are getting “important” text updates from the retailer where we bought novelty Fourth of July socks in 2018. It is good that they are washing their hands before packing their discounted Baby Yoda hosiery, but is it really an urgent update?

Who gets to set, or reset, our settings? By using the phone, computer, internet provider or social media platform, did we really agree to surrender all freedom? Is it a natural consequence of humanity that our desire to regulate others increases even as we are feeling more powerless ourselves? Plus, the various application authorities are often in conflict, each demanding priority command over us, causing the whole system to lock-up. Do they have resetting control, or can we reasonably demand our own independent license?

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

Misery loves (family) company Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’ve been doing a ton of self-reflecting lately, mostly to figure out why I can’t embrace the misery and love my HUMOR family. Other people seem to be doing it. Why can’t I? This introspection has prompted several trips down memory lane, the longest of which was to another godforsaken time in my life when I was a stay-at-home mom with four children under 5. Talk about being miserable. Minimal adult interaction, debilitating boredom (“No. More. Polly Pockets!”) broken only by short bursts of crisis management (“Whose blood is this?”) and pure jealousy that my husband, Doo, got to leave the house each morning to do important, grown-up things.

Then it hit me. I’ve been writing this column for 13 years. Thirteen! I started as a way to cope with my “domestic role,” to vent my fears and frustrations about parenting and marriage. Also because some really funny shtick happens in a house full

of rugrats that simply had to be shared.

Ever witness a toddler poo fight? Classic.

Though I’m now a working mom of mostly adult kids, this column has remained a weekly ritual that allows me to analyze and purge the emotions I bottle up (because big girls don’t cry!). Rage, bitterness, the overwhelming desire to judge other women -- I have an outlet to express myself and hopefully connect with like-minded people (I know you’re there!) This column is therapy -- so much so that I still look forward to sitting down and writing. It gives me perspective on “the misery” and reminds me that I do, in fact, love my family, even though I constantly want to off them.

Peace out.

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

It gives me perspective on “the misery” and reminds me that I do, in fact, love my family, even though I constantly want to off them.

Editor, There are few people more well-suited to the Hamilton County Council than Steve Nation. I feel lucky to consider him a friend, and have thoroughly enjoyed working with him on projects like the Career Center. Thanks to Steve Nation’s tremendous commitment to Hamilton County, many residents are safer and have the resources they need to meet their highest potential.

Steve also was the driving force behind establishing our county’s Youth Assistance Programs and victim assistance in cases like domestic violence and child abuse. His efforts in this arena have been recognized internationally, and he was even awarded Person of the Year by the International Association of Truancy and Dropout Prevention and was awarded the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash Award, presented by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Especially in times like these, it is critical to have leadership that is prepared for any scenario. I know Steve Nation has the skills necessary to tackle diverse problems like budget discrepancies, reviewing conflicts and county resource funding. We would be well-positioned with him on the county council.

Ken Alexander, Westfield

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Seniors: Disappointment is OK Commentary by Emma Uber On March 26, I woke up to find my phone bursting with unopened messages.

“Happy 18th Birthday!”

PANDEMIC “Welcome to adulthood, we love you!” “Have an amazing birthday!” and “Breaking News: More than 3 million U.S. workers filed unemployment claims last week, a record high, revealing the staggering extent of the coronavirus’s economic toll.”

At 6:06 p.m. that day I got an email from the New York Times: The U.S. just became the country with the world’s most-reported coronavirus cases. At 6:25 p.m. I turned 18 years old. Welcome to adulthood, indeed.

To me, the weight of this moment encompasses what an entire group of high school seniors nationwide is feeling. Most of us transformed from carefree teen to scared young adult in a matter of minutes.

All the uncertainty of this already transitional period is amplified. Before, we had to choose which career to pursue. Now, we must do so without the ability to tour jobs and schools. Before, we had to decide whether we wanted to move across the country on our own. Now, many of us are doing so without ever having traveled to our new homes.

Often, I feel that I don’t have the right to be upset, as if I’m not entitled to mourn the

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death of my senior year when so many are mourning the deaths of their loved ones.

When I put it in perspective, I realize that I and the rest of the Carmel High School class of 2020 are blessed to live in such a safe and supportive community. Yet, we can’t help but feel heartbroken — and I’ve come to understand that that’s valid, too.

I was looking forward to my last day of high school. If I would have known that Friday, March 13, was my last day at CHS, I would have thanked my teachers for their constant support. I would have taken the seemingly millions of locker signs off of my locker. But I didn’t know, and the locker signs are still up.

To the class of 2020, what we are feeling is disappointing, heartbreaking and painfully unfair. That being said, we will get through this!

Emma Uber is an intern for Current in Carmel and member of the Carmel High School class of 2020.

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‘Blame game’ invites xenophobia

Editor, As a Republican campaigning for Indiana’s 5th District Congressional seat, Carl Brizzi is not dumb. It’s apparent from his March commentary, “Cover-up should not be ignored,” that he recognizes the rising popularity of “China-bashing” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it fair to blame China?

Probably not. Is it politically expedient for him? Of course.

I am well aware of the Chinese government’s early reaction to the virus, having lived in Beijing until I was evacuated back to Carmel on Jan 29. To his merit, Brizzi is right to say, “the Chinese government suppressed critical information about the virus” during these early months.

It is a fact that Chinese officials attempted to cover-up the virus, going as far as censoring doctors and nurses who spoke out to warn the public. For a few fleeting

moments, Brizzi and I can agree.

What I cannot agree with, however, is his application of these facts to justify discrimination against the Chinese. His commentary lacks any constructive agenda beyond blaming China for the world’s current state, from defending the term “China virus” to broadly claiming China will never become a responsible global actor.

Brizzi’s China-bashing is not only counterproductive, but also a dangerous distraction from the accountability of our own administration in this crisis. Instead, we should be asking what steps China can take to assist in our recovery, both economically and humanely.

Politically expedient “blame games,” like Brizzi’s, will only invite xenophobia to replace simple ignorance. As a community, we must expect more.

Ethan McAndrews, Carmel

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Sunshine after the storm Commentary by Carol Applegate We have all been at home for so long that it is difficult to think life, as we knew it, will ever return. I was feeling a HOSPITAL little hopeless as I awoke this morning, looking for encouragement and a positive perspective on my daily routine. That hope came later when I was privileged to hear Dr. Ryan Nagy, IU Health Methodist president, give an update on COVID-19 to the members of the IU Health Foundation.

The report reassured us that the hospital was stable with the number of COVID-19 patients remaining steady. There were zero employees lost to the virus, and the few that had tested positive were recovering.

The staff was able to work in a controlled and manageable environment. This is not the story that was heard from other hospitals in New York and Chicago.

So, why the difference? In my opinion, we are very fortunate to have strong health care leadership and top-notch facilities.

With three major hospital systems in Indianapolis, not only do we have a higher capacity for sick patients and staff to care for those patients, but we also have had adequate supplies. Our hospitals are financially stable, which has allowed us to respond to the crisis in a timely manner.

However, one of the major issues that we have faced is testing. IU Health is now able to do its own testing within its facility, which means it also is able to process 3,500 tests a day. This is huge progress!

Because of this, IU Health also is reaching out to provide testing supplies to a nearby long-term care facility. This will allow all facility residents to receive testing and get their results in a shortened amount of time.

Hopefully, this testing can be expanded throughout Indiana when supplies are adequate to do so.

From one who worries about the most vulnerable population, our elderly, and who has witnessed the agony that patients and families have had to endure when they are unable to see their loved ones in a facility, this was great news to me. It is comforting to know that these issues are acknowledged by IU Health and that actions are being taken to address the needs of our elderly population.

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DISPATCHES Don’t delay treatment — Even though hospitals are caring for patients with COVID-19, clinicians at Ascension St. Vincent hospitals want to reassure the public that individuals who need emergency care should not delay treatment. Hospitals are equipped to safely protect patients from potential exposure to COVID-19 while taking care of their chest pain, stroke symptoms, traumatic injuries, emotional and mental health and any other acute medical or surgical needs. Anyone experiencing a life-threatening emergency, difficulty breathing or warning signs of a heart attack or stroke should go directly to the emergency room or dial 911.

New COVID-19 testing site — Northview Church in Carmel will become a COVID-19 testing site beginning May 1. Indianapolis-based Aria Diagnostic Laboratories will offer the test at Northview, 12900 Hazel Dell Parkway, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. A doctor’s order is required for insurance to cover the test. Results will be emailed within 48 hours. Those

wishing to be tested can register, schedule a test and pay the $175 fee through a portal at ariadxs.com.

Plasma can help COVID-19 patients – As coronavirus or COVID-19 continues its spread across the globe, Versiti Blood Center of Indiana has begun collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients throughout Indiana to help treat those diagnosed with the virus. This blood-related treatment, approved by the FDA as an emergency investigational new drug, could offer hope to the hundreds of patients who continue to be diagnosed. This treatment would be used by hospitals for the most severely affected patients. For more, visit versiti.org/Indiana.

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Murphy: I think the biggest thing, other than helping people, is that there’s so many Nurses across the nation will be recogdifferent possibilities and opportunities nized by their places of employment and you can choose. You don’t have to stick the commuwith one particular job or HOSPITAL nity during location.

National Hogg: I was always Nurses Week, set for May 6 good at public relations through 12. and didn’t think I’d be able Locally, IU Health North to cut it as a nurse, so I nurses largely will do their didn’t switch degrees. But celebrating while working then I had regrets when I Murphy Hogg in the hospital. Current graduated, so I went back. conducted a Q&A with three IU I always envisioned helping people.

Health North nurses – Samantha Especially with OB, it’s the perfect Murphy in the postpartum unit and fit for me with my personality.

Katie Hogg and Kelley Olabi in labor Olabi: I always wanted to be and delivery. Murphy is a Westfield a nurse. I helped take care of my resident, Hogg is a Noblesville resgrandma growing up when she was ident and Olabi is a Fishers resident. in and out of the hospital for health Olabi What is your nursing background? issues, and I felt my calling was to Murphy: I went to Indiana Unihelp and take care of people. versity Kokomo, and I graduated in 2016 What is the biggest challenge of nursing? with my bachelor’s in nursing. I’m currently Murphy: One of the challenging parts enrolled for my master’s in nursing, which I is you never can predict the amount of should be getting in December. I also have (patients) you’re going to have. One day maternal newborn nursing certification as you can have 12 deliveries and the next day well. I wanted to do nursing mostly because there’s none. both my parents worked in different parts Hogg: I’d say the mood can change quickof the medical field. ly in OB and you can go from the happiest Hogg: I went to Ivy Tech and got an asday in someone’s life to the saddest day in sociate’s degree in 2009. I have a previous someone’s life, and you have to be ready bachelor’s degree in public relations, and I and willing to take those emotions and crewent back and got my nursing degree. I’m ate a positive or supporting environment for currently enrolled in an associate’s to masthe mom and family. It can be draining on ter’s program at IUPUI to become a family us, but you still have to keep a game face nurse practitioner. on and go in there and be there for them.

Olabi: I went to Purdue University in West Olabi: You can’t get too comfortable with Lafayette and graduated in 1999. I started in your day. It can change at any given point nursing in the pediatric ICU for a year and and someone can start having issues with always wanted to do labor and delivery, so a delivery or baby or the mom afterwards. after 2001 I moved to labor and delivery.

You have to stay on your toes and watch for things that can go wrong.

CELEBRATING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK IU Health North nurses Samantha Murphy, Katie Hogg and Kelley Olabi said much of their celebrating for National Nurses Week will take place in the hospital.

“I don’t really do anything for it, usually, but at work they will have different treats or something each day of the week,” Murphy said. “Sometimes, my mom gets me a card.”

Hogg said since no one else in her family is in the medical field, she doesn’t celebrate often.

“I think they appreciate (me being a

nurse), but I don’t think they know (about Nurses’ Week),” she said. “Every day of that week we do different things around the hospital to acknowledge nurses.”

Olabi said sometimes she receives a card as well.

“I don’t really do anything outside of work, except my mom will send me a card or comment about ‘happy nurses’ week.’

The hospital will do something special for us to recognize us and bring us ice cream sundaes one day or little treats here and there,” she said.

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is that we are able to provide a little bit of relief to our neighbors during this uncertain time.”

Carmel City Center restaurant divvy A $15 donation covers breakfast and is partnering with Pedcor Companies to lunch for an adult or two days of breakfast, launch Feeding lunch and snacks for children.

GIVING BACK Neighbors, a The meals include fresh fruits and program that vegetables. will provide meals for families in Local church food pantries will Hamilton and Marion counties imdistribute the meals, which will be pacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. prepared by divvy.

The program made its first donaFeeding Neighbors has raised tion April 23 by providing 100 meals approximately $20,000, but donaRider to Brookside Community Church’s tions are welcome to continue the Brookside Emergency Care Fund, which initiative. For more information on donating, delivers food to families in the IPS School email info@feedingneighbors.org.

54 area.

Rider also owns Woody’s Library Restau“We realize that families in our local comrant on Main Street and is a member of munity are in crisis and food pantries are the Carmel City Council. Both restaurants struggling to keep up with demand,” stated are open for curbside pickup during the Kevin Rider, who owns divvy with his wife, pandemic.

Richelle. “Our hope, along with our partners,

DISPATCH Carry-Out for a Cause — Donatello’s Italian Restaurant at 9 W. Main St. will host several “Carry-Out for a Cause” events to support the arts and social welfare organizations in and around Carmel. Designated groups will receive up to 20 percent of sales from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Beneficiaries are Prevail Inc. (May 5), Carmel Symphony Orchestra (May 11), Carmel United Methodist Church Food Pantry (May 12), Indiana Wind Symphony (May 18) and Carmel Youth Assistance Program (May 19).

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals for 2020 Resurfacing Project will be received by the City of Westfield, Indiana, at the Westfield Public Works Building, 2706 E. 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana, 46074 until 1:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received later than the above time and date will be returned unopened. No conditional bids will be considered.

Project generally includes road reconstruction, milling, full depth patching, resurfacing, maintenance of traffic, and striping various thoroughfares and residential streets throughout the City of Westfield.

Bids shall be properly and completely executed on the Proposal Form obtainable at the office of the Owner. Each bid shall be accompanied by Form 96 Contractor’s Bid for Public Works, including Non-Collusion Affidavit as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, completely filled out, signed, and notarized as required by the statutes of the State of Indiana, Section III of Part II of Form 96 titled “Contractor’s Financial Statement,” and acceptable bid security. The bid security shall be a certified check made payable to the Owner or satisfactory bond by an incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana in an amount equal to 5% of the bid, said deposit being for the purpose of ensuring the execution of the contract for which bid is made. Any bid not accompanied by the above required items shall be deemed to be a non-responsive bid by the Owner.

No consideration for escalation on prices can be considered; therefore, contractors are advised to not include any such escalation clauses in their proposal for this project.

The Contractors to whom work is awarded shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and they shall be acceptable to the City of Westfield, Indiana.

No bidder may withdraw their proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving bids. The City of Westfield, Indiana reserves the right to retain the three lowest bid proposals for a period of not more than 90 days, and said proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The City of Westfield, Indiana further reserves the right to waive informalities and to award the contract to the lowest and most responsible bidder or bidders, all to the advantage of the City of Westfield, Indiana, or to reject all Proposals.

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Two-story distillery approved

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Plan Commission approved a two-story distillery addition to the building that houses the PorkoEXPANSION polis restaurant, which opened in 2018 at 9802 Michigan Rd. The 3,400-square-foot addition will house Heartland Distillers and face Michigan Road on the east side of the building. It will be constructed on part of an existing drive-thru lane and patio and eliminate eight parking spaces. The outdoor patio will be relocated to the south side of the building and the drive-thru will be eliminated.

At the April 23 Carmel Plan Commission meeting, held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eric Gleissner of Civil Site Group said the property owner believes the addition will improve visibility of the site, especially with other development oc-

The Carmel Plan Commission approved a two-story distillery expansion on the Porkopolis restaurant at 9802 Michigan Rd. (Submitted photo)

curring nearby.

Gleissner said Heartland Distillers is a separate entity from Porkopolis but that the building owner believes they are complementary uses. He envisions customers dining at the restaurant before heading next door to sample and purchase whiskey, bourbon or other offerings.

The Porkopolis building formerly housed a Dairy Queen. The 4-acre site also includes a gas station with a convenience store and Dunkin’ Donuts and is owned by Heartland Oil Michigan Road LLC.

Coworking space aims to make social impact

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The Nexus Impact Center was formed with a premise that an organization can generate revenue and COWORKING embed social impact into its business model.

The vision came from brainstorming by Mercy Road Church Carmel lead pastor Josh Husmann and fellow Mercy Road members Butler University associate professor Stephanie Fernhaber and her husband, Ethan Fernhaber, a businessman, and Craig Dereka, a businessman and Westfield resident.

Robin Lee, also a Mercy Road member and Westfield resident, first volunteered and eventually became executive director for Nexus, which opened in January at Mercy Road Church, 9511 Angola Ct., Indianapolis.

There is 3,000 square feet of coworking space on a floor with approximately 30,000 square feet on the second floor of what was once the ITT Technical Institute.

Lee said the space is for business owners who want to do more than write a charitable check.

“The world is changing the way we spend our money on the products we buy and the services we buy,” Lee said. “The organiza-

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tions we do business with, that when they are working on a social cause, that’s really helping those causes often in a more effective way because they are able to go after the root cause of issues and not just put a Band-Aid on.”

Lee said there is an application process for the office space.

“You can only rent an office if you are working on impact of some kind, so you have to share with us how you are working on sustainable revenue and impact,” Lee said. “It can be OK if you are just starting to do that.”

Lee said she helps business owners identify what they are passionate about. That leads to discussion about how the business takes the next step.

Learn more at nexusimpactcenter.org.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Mother’s Day is typically a holiday celebrated with a brunch or dinner at a local restaurant, a tradition DINING interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants, however, are still offering plenty of carryout offerings. Many local spots are accepting pre-orders for carryout to celebrate Mother’s Day at home.

Rail 211 Park St. Westfield Offerings: Rail is accepting Mother’s Day pre-orders for brunch. The menu includes muffins ($15 for a half dozen, $30 for a dozen), ratatouille quiche ($16), sausage strata ($18), French toast casserole ($16), chicken salad and croissants ($24), strawberry spinach salad ($20), Rail cobb salad ($20) and desserts such as zucchini bars, Park Street citrus pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, cakes and pints of ice cream. “Mom’osa” kits are available and include one 750 milliliter bottle of Jean Louis Cuvee, orange juice and strawberries for $29 or a blood orange kit including one 750 milliliter bottle of Jean Louis Cuvee, blood orange juice mix and strawberries for $30.

How to pre-order: Pre-orders are due May 6 for May 9 pick-up. Email orders with phone number to railepicureanmarket@ gmail.com or call 317-804-8555.

Donatello’s Italian Restaurant 9 West Main St., Carmel Offerings: Donatello’s Italian Restaurant is offering a Mother’s Day menu in which all food is ready to reheat or cook for easy preparation. Offerings include garlic bread (a loaf for $8), a pan of zucchini ($7), pan of broccoli ($7), a pan of roasted red potatoes ($8), a pan of four stuffed chickens with mozzarella, prosciutto and basil ($40), a quart of tomato vodka sauce ($10), a pan of 12 meatballs ($22), a tray of four chicken parmesan ($40), a box of uncooked pasta ($3), a slice of cheesecake ($5.50), a cannoli ($5.50), a slice of tiramisu ($6), a double scoop of chocolate gelato ($4.50), a bottle of Alpataco Malbec ($30) and a bottle of Dipinti Pinot Grigio ($24).

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Center for Performing Arts suspends programming

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Rail will offer quiche for Mother’s Day brunch. (Submitted photos)

Donatello’s Italian Restaurant’s Mother’s Day menu includes cannolis.

sell other menu items and will sell cake by the slice.

How to pre-order: Orders must be placed by 3 p.m. May 8 and there are no cancellations. Order by calling 317-556-4790 and paying over the phone or visit fs26. formsite.com/kd4yMM/4yk0da7eyv/index. html, fill out an order and pay through PayPal.

Jan’s Village Pizza 108 S. Union St., Westfield Offerings: Jan’s Village Pizza offers several menu items for Mother’s Day, all of which feed four to six people. Selections include spaghetti, salad, breadsticks, tiramisu or iced lemon bread for $42.99 or $47.99 with meatballs. Another option is fettuccine Alfredo, salad, tiramisu or iced lemon bread for $43.99 or $47.99 with chicken.

How to pre-order: Pre-orders can be made at jansvillagepizza.com or by calling 317-896-5050. Pre-orders must be made by noon May 9. Orders can be picked up or delivered starting at noon on Mother’s Day. Gallery Pastry Shop 1101 E. 54th St., Suite G., Indianapolis Offerings: Gallery Pastry Shop has a wide variety of Mother’s Day menu items, mostly desserts with some breakfast items such as quiche and croissants. Prices vary. Visit us.orderspoon.com/4GVJXWWRRPCK1 for the full menu.

How to pre-order: Items must be ordered by May 6 and are available for pickup May 10.

The timing seemed right to Center for the Performing Arts President/CEO Jeffrey McDermott, STAGE McDermott announced April 24 that the Carmel center will be closed for programming through June 30. That includes three venues: The Tarkington, the Palladium McDermott and the Studio Theater.

Initially, the venues were closed until May 11 due to gathering restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Among the events affected are Jr. Civic’s production of “Frozen Jr.,” set for June 19-24.

McDermott said Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home extensions tend to be between one- and three-week increments.

“For performing arts, that’s difficult because you have to deal with rehearsals and travel and things like that, so you have to take a bit of a longer view,” McDermott said.

“We felt we had to add some certainty to things beyond what the executive orders were able to provide.”

McDermott said the situation has made completing the 2020-21 season difficult.

“It’s a fluid situation unlike any of us has to deal with before,” he said. “We had a lot of the season scheduled, but we didn’t have it ready to go and ready to announce yet.

Normally, we’d be announcing the entire season in the mid-May time frame. We are still taking a wait-and-see approach. There are too many moving pieces and too many unknowns.”

McDermott said the Great American Songbook Foundation will hold its annual Songbook Academy featuring approximately 40 high school students. However, it is possible the July 11-18 event will be held as a virtual program rather than at the Palladium.

“We are coming up with three or four different scenarios, but I can say with a lot of confidence it’s going to be great program this summer, one way or another,” McDermott said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BZA/ BZA HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2020-00003 SE Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 26th day of May , 2020 at 4:30 p.m. being held virtually and also in the City Hall Caucus Rooms & Council Chambers, 2nd Flr, 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a special exception application to allow short term residential rental of a bedroom at property being known as 210 1st Ave SE, Carmel IN 46032. The real estate affected by said application is described as Tax ID parcel no. 16-10-30-03-01-014.000. The petition may be examined at the Office of the BZA (Carmel DOCS Dept.) and in Laser Fiche online. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place.

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stage and off as a participant, advocate and volunteer and as a beloved teacher, coach, mentor and friend,” Arts Council of Carmel resident Jo Read Trakimas will be Indianapolis President/CEO Julie Goodman remembered for many contributions said. “Jo inspired and influenced so to the arts many artists who have had a major IN MEMORIAM world. impact on the growth and vibrancy Trakimas, 75, of Indy’s arts scene and beyond.” died in her sleep April 17 after a batTrakimas was a private voice tle with metastatic breast cancer. teacher in Carmel for more than 38 “Jo Read Trakimas is forever years before retiring. woven into the story of arts and Actors Theatre of Indiana Trakimas culture in central Indiana — through co-founder Don Farrell said her commitment and contributions on Trakimas was always supportive.

“She was a marvelous lady, very talented and very smart,” Farrell said. “She would NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE come to our shows and we would talk afCARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket Nos. PZ-2020-00030 SUA; PZ-2020-00042 V; PZ-2020-00044 V; terward. We would meet for coffee. She was PZ-2020-00045 V; PZ-2020-00046 V; PZ-2020-00047 V; and PZ-2020-00051 V very complimentary and also gave good, Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on May 26, constructive criticism as well.”

2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon Special Use Amendment to renovate and expand the existing library, including the Trakimas grew up in Memphis and Farrell addition of a parking garage, along with Development Standards Variance applications to: allow a building is from Roswell, Ga. height of 52 feet, maximum 35 feet allowed; allow a Lot Coverage of 62.1%, maximum 35% required; allow “My mother is a Southern lady, too. I a zero feet setback of the parking garage behind the library along 4th Avenue SE, minimum 25 feet required; always feel if I had a surrogate mother allow for 407 parking spaces, minimum 511 parking spaces required; allow a 5 feet landscape buffer along the east/side property line, minimum 30 feet required; and provide for a reduction in the amount of right-ofhere in Indiana, she would be it,” he said. way to be dedicated along 4th Avenue SE and modification of the obligation improve the dedicated right-of“I shared with her personal stories that I way. didn’t share with many people, especially For property being known as (address): 55 – 4th Avenue SE, Carmel, IN. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID parcel numbers 16-10-30-0000-026.000; 16-10-30-03-03-003.000; 16-10-30-03-03-002.000; and 16-10-30-03-03-005.000.

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. However, a limited number of persons (no more than 10) shall be permitted to enter City Hall and watch the meeting on screens in the Council Chamber. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

PETITIONER: Carmel Clay Public Library By: Timothy E. Ochs, Ice Miller, LLP, its attorney

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP Z-651-20 Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Carmel and Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Carmel will meet at their regular meeting place, Council Chambers, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, at 6:00 p.m. on Monday the 18th day of May, 2020, to consider the following: Petition to rezone 9 parcels located at the southeast corner of Old Meridian Street and Carmel Drive from the UC/Urban Core District and UR/Urban Residential District to the C-2/Mixed Use District. The properties include 12345, 12415, 12425 Old Meridian Street and 1185 West Carmel Drive. Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services. and identified as Docket No. 20010010 Z. The properties are also identified by the following tax parcel ID numbers and legal descriptions: 17-09-35-00-00-027.001 0 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 2.30 S35/T18/R3 17-09-35-00-00-023.000 0 Pennsylvania St Carmel 46032 Acreage .90 S35/T18/R3 17-09-35-00-00-027.000 12345 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 1.88 S35/T18/R3 17-09-35-00-00-026.000 12345 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 3.90 S35/T18/R3 17-09-35-00-00-025.000 12345 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 3.88 S35/T18/R3 17-09-35-00-00-024.000 0 Pennsylvania St Carmel 46032 Acreage 2.89 S35/T18/R3 16-09-35-00-03-001.000 12425 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 2.16 S35/T18/R3 CARMEL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK Lot 1 Block 17 16-09-35-00-03-002.000 12415 Old Meridian St Carmel 46032 Acreage 2.31 S35/T18/R3 CARMEL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK Lot 2 Block 17 16-09-35-00-03-003.000 1185 W Carmel Dr Carmel 46032 Acreage 2.46 S35/T18/R3 CARMEL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK Replat Lot 3 Block 17 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard.

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during difficult times in my life.”

Farrell said when he was in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s “Into the Woods,” he and Trakimas discussed the Stephen Sondheim musical. Trakimas’ son, Ben Wright, originated the role of Jack in “Into the Woods” on Broadway.

Her survivors include her husband, William Trakimas; daughter Shelbi George; sons Elliot Read and Ben Wright; eight grandchildren; and brother William T. “Ted” Mayhall.

Goodman said the Arts Council of Indianapolis is honored to donate its services to help Trakimas’ family with the creation of the Jo Read Trakimas Legacy Arts Fund.

“One-hundred percent of all contributions will directly support emerging artists and/or local arts organizations and theaters in central Indiana that were near and dear to Jo,” Goodman said. “The family will determine the exact focus of the fund in the coming weeks but endowing an annual fellowship grant for an emerging artist in her honor or a series of contributions to local arts organizations are among the options being considered.”

A celebration of her life will be held for friends and family at a later date.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2020-00034 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 15th day of May, 2020 at 4:30 o’clock p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 and this meeting will be conducted “Virtually”. Members of the public who wish to participate in this virtual meeting should contact the City of Carmel Planning Department at 317-5712417 or email jshestak@carmel.in.gov for a weblink to this meeting.

This Public Hearing pertains to an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2020-00034 V (the “Request”). The properties that are the subject of the Request consist of Lots 41 and 42 of the Clay Corner Subdivision (these lots are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-27-00-20-041.000 and 17-09-27-00-20-042.000) and are commonly known as 1551 Jensen Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 and 1547 Jensen Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 (collectively, the Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is currently zoned pursuant to the “Clay Corner PUD District” Ordinance No. Z-621-16 and the Applicant, Lennar Homes of Indiana, Inc., is seeking Board of Zoning Appeals approval of the a variance from Section 4.29(C)(7) of the Clay Corner PUD to permit 60% Maximum Lot Coverage for Lot 41 and 42 in the Clay Corner Subdivision where 50% is permitted (the “Variance”).

A copy of the Request that is described above and the accompanying plans are on file for examination at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2417 and the Request may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

This will be a “virtual” meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. However, a limited number of persons (no more than 10) shall be permitted to enter City Hall and watch the meeting on screens in the Council Chamber. Members of the public who wish to participate in this virtual meeting should contact the City of Carmel Planning Department at 317-571-2417 or email jshestak@carmel.in.gov for a weblink to this meeting.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the Request are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m., the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak, Administrative Assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

APPLICANT Lennar Homes of Indiana, Inc. c/o Keith Lash, VP of Land Acquisition and Development 9025 N. River Road, Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46240 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 9705 Fishers District Dr. What to get: Crunch Bismark Price: $1.79 Anna’s take: Let me preface by saying I despise people who take to social media to complain about a restaurant without consulting management first, and I’ve never had to write a negative review, whether restaurants knew I was coming or not, and I have been excited to try Rise’n Roll Bakery, a bakery started by an Amish couple in

Middlebury famous for its cinnamon caramel doughnut. A location recently opened in Fishers District, and I thought I’d give it a go.

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CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana 10701 North College Avenue Carmel, Indiana 46280-1089 Project: Clay Township Children’s Pavilion at Coxhall Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County Indiana (the “Owner”), for and on behalf of Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department (the “Department”), will receive sealed bids for the above referenced Project at Cool Creek Park Nature Center, 2000-1 E 151st St, Carmel, IN 46033 (Meeting Room, east side of the building) on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 2:30 pm local time, and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Meeting Room of the Nature Center. The outside of the sealed envelope in which the Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID – CLAY TOWNSHIP CHILDREN’S PAVILION AT COXHALL”, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. Any Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for discussion of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10:00 am local time in the Meeting Room of Coxhall Mansion and, weather permitting, shall conclude with a visit to the location where the Work is to be performed. Prospective bidders are encouraged, but not required, to attend the pre-bid conference. For special accommodations needed by individuals with disabilities planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please notify Sam Miller of Cripe Architects and Engineers at (317) 706-6314 or smiller@cripe.biz at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

In general, the Work for the Project consists of Site improvements including selective demolition and clearing, grading and underdrains, landscaping, irrigation, shelter installation, concrete footings, concrete flatwork, and site furnishings, all as set forth in the Contract Documents for the Project which, except for those items not included due to timing, size or other factors, have been assembled into a Project Manual and includes the Bid Documents. The Project Manual and any and all full size drawings may be examined at and obtained from, the office of Eastern Engineering Supply Company, 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038; Phone: (317) 598-0661. The plan charge will be listed on the online plan room. Payment may be made by check, credit card, or cash. NO DEPOSITS ACCEPTED. Make checks payable to Eastern Engineering. All payments and costs of Contract Documents and related supplemental materials are nonrefundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets, whether hard copy or electronic, of the Project Manual and drawings and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in Bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets.

Bids must be submitted on the forms in the Project Manual, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by: (1) Properly and completely executed Form 96 (revised 2013) prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts which includes a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for performing the Work and the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Work; (2) Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including any alternates, with a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable to Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana.

(3) A non-collusion affidavit complying with Ind. Code §36-1-2-4.

Owner reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of not more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Bids are opened and, for such sixty (60) day period, all such Bids shall be in full force and effect. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of Bids but no Bidder shall withdraw a Bid within the sixty (60) day period after opening of the Bids. All bid security of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the Owner upon selection of the successful Bidder and execution of the Agreement, and provision of the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

In the event that the total amount of the contract awarded to the successful Contractor is $300,000 or more, the successful Contractor must be qualified under either Ind. Code § 4-13.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23-10 before doing any work on the Project.

Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-17-6, Owner reserves the right to specify in the contract with the successful bidder one or both of the following: 1. Early performance of the contract with result in increased compensation 2. Completion of the contract after the termination or designated completion date(s) will result in a deduction from the compensation.

Performance and Payment Bonds with good and sufficient surety, acceptable to the Owner and Architect/Engineer, shall be required in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety on the Bonds may not be released until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor. Retainage will be as required by Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq.

All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State of Indiana.

Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

The Owner reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18-2 and/or (2) reject any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Owner determines in accordance with applicable Indiana law that such action is in the best interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. A contract for the Project shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. The Owner shall have the right to accept any Alternates in any order or combination or accept on the basis of the Base Bid alone, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents and to determine the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid and Alternates accepted.

Questions regarding this Project should be directed to Sam Miller by email only at smiller@cripe.biz.

Doug Callahan, Trustee, Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana Publication Dates: April 28, 2020 and May 5, 2020 in the Carmel Current April 24, 2020 and May 1, 2020 in the Noblesville Times.

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Anderson Construction Services

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Jorge Escalante • Interior/Exterior

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C&H TREE SERVICE

FIREWOOD SALE Topping – Removal Deadwooding – Landscaping Stump Grinding – Gutter Cleaning INSURED – FREE ESTIMATES Call Steve 317-341-4905 or 317-932-2115 Looking for lawn care at a reasonable price?

Want it done ONLY when it needs to be done? At the right time?

Call Larry for a free estimate.

317-319-0571 Locally Owned

WILL MOW LAWNS & DO SPRING CLEANUP

Trim Shrub, remove or trim some trees, Clean out houses, garages, basements, attics, gutters, paint.

Do odd jobs, demo small buildings.

Provide personal services Fully insured Text or call Jay 574-398-2135 shidelerjay@gmail.com www.jayspersonalservices.com

NEED NEW GUTTERS? PROTECT YOUR LARGEST INVESTMENT AGAINST STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

HAVE JIM WEGHORST, WITH THE CALL #1 RATED CLOG FREE GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEM, GIVE TODAY YOU A FREE ESTIMATE 317-450-1333

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

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

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UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA IN CARMEL LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED DOG GROOMERS:

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. Hours are Mon-Thurs 10:00am-2:00pm.

Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@ theankerconsultinggroup.com

We are a high volume salon seeking groomers with knowledge of all breeds. Applicants must have 2 years of grooming experience. Full-time & Part-time positions available with flexible schedules. The job is commission based and includes tips. Applicants must supply their own tools and be available to work some weekends.

Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt. Must be client satisfaction driven, detail oriented, professional and a dog loving candidate.

If you exceed this requirements, we want to hear from you. Send resume to: kim@happydoghotelandspa.com

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CARMEL

CARES

For Doing Your Part

There is a spirit of community alive in Carmel

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We have seen this community spirit in...

•Working the frontlines •Helping your neighbors •Supporting local businesses •Continuing to educate our children •Staying safe at home For all this and more, we say THANK YOU, CARMEL!

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