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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The much-maligned planter boxes installed last year along Range Line Road could soon be getting a makeover.

CITY NEWS The City of Carmel is working with Carmel-based Wilkinson Bros. design studio to improve the look of the boxes, installed to provide a barrier to protect people using the new bike line.

“I do not like the way the planter boxes look, either, along with most of the community,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said. “I don’t think anybody was happy with them, but they do protect the bicyclists, so we’re looking for wraps that make them not look so off-balanced, like little trolley cars.”

The city has spent $4,100 for Wilkinson Bros. to design a more attractive way to present the planters. The total cost for the upgrade is still to be determined.

Brainard said he would have preferred to install permanent, concrete planters, but Carmel’s boxes need to be movable to make way for the floats and other large groups that march in the Fourth of July parade. The current planter boxes are designed be lifted and moved by a forklift.

Carmel is looking to upgrade the look of planter boxes installed last year along Range Line Road.

(Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

City officials have considered several upgrade options, including magnetic wraps that hide the box structure but can be removed when the planters need to be relocated. When a final decision is made, the city may place one on a box and gather community feedback before installing more.

In addition to receiving complaints about the look of the planters, city officials said they have heard that residents think the boxes are flimsy. Brainard said they are more solid than they look and that one suffered only a little damage when a vehicle recently ran into it.

The city is planning to expand the bike lane and add more planters in the future as it continues with the transformation of Range Line Road.

“Most cities don’t put anything up to protect the cyclists, and I thought it was important we do that,” Brainard said. “We’ve just got to get something that looks better.”

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ACHIEVEMENT Current in Carmel Managing Editor Ann Marie Shambaugh earned third place in the Investigative Reporting category for publications with a circulation greater than 30,000 for her entry, “Sexual abuse alleged at Panama mission.” The story ran in Current in Carmel and Current in Zionsville on March 13, 2018.

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DI team going to globals – A Destination Imagination team from International Talent Academy won first place in the Instant Challenge in the regional and state tournaments. The team will compete in the global tournament May 22 to 25 in Kansas City, Mo. Destination Imagination is an educational nonprofit that teaches 21st century skills and STEM principals to students through collaborative problem solving.

Camping bike ride – The IU Health North Hospital Bike Carmel: Family Camping S24O camping ride will begin June 1 at Founders Park in Carmel and ride as a group across town to West Park for overnight camping. Camping gear will be transported to West Park for participants and there will be dinner and games for kids and parents. On June 2 families will ride back to their starting point at Founders Park. Cost is $75 per family (up to six people) or $35 per adult and $20 per child. Register at rollfast. wufoo.com/forms/2019-bike-carmel-s240.

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Hamilton County Harvest Food BankELECT increased reach in 2018

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After nearly a decade of operation, the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank is serving more than ever.

NONPROFIT Since 2009, programs and resources have continued to grow along with needs, as evidenced by the recently released annual report for 2018.

During the organization’s recent annual meeting last month, HCHFB Director Anita Hagen highlighted important points from the report before a panel discussion at Ivy Tech.

“We were blessed once again to serve Hamilton County (in 2018), and through the community’s donations, we were able to provide enough food for 113,798 meals,” Hagen said. “These were all for family and children in our community. Each year, our food distribution numbers have increased. This year, they have started to slow down. There are several known reasons for this as we continue to concentrate on our networking and direct distribution to pantries and programs. We try to ensure that the food drives and donations can go to the programs we

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“This was the case with the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and the Pack the Cruiser Food Drive. These combined drives contributed over 49,000 pounds of food in addition to what we distributed from our two facilities.”

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will return May 11. Letter carriers in Hamilton County and other communities will, prior to the day of the drive, drop off plastic shopping bags with regular mail delivery with

information about the drive. Residents can then put nonperishable food items in the bag and leave it next to their mailboxes May 11. Letter carriers will pick up the bags for distribution to local pantries.

Hagen said HCHFB’s most significant accomplishment the past couple of years has been feeding kids in Hamilton County.

“We (have seen) a real growth area in the meals-for-kids programs, both the summer lunch and school weekend meal packs,” she said. “The absolute necessity of providing

healthy, consistent food for all of the children in our county who need it every day of the year is finally becoming a recognized need for the whole county. Just in our own arena, school weekend meal pack distributions increased by 157 percent this past year alone.

“Working with the school systems and (Noblesville Youth Assistance Program) started in 2017. It is now an integral part of ensuring our meals for kids programs are where they need to be and that they will succeed all across the county.”

Another initiative of HCHFB is to bring a consistent supply of fresh produce and meats to the pantries it serves.

“As we continue to determine the best methods to utilize our space at Ivy Tech for perishables, we will seek out more ways to bring healthy produce and protein to all the pantries and programs we work with,” Hagen said.

In March, HCHFB introduced a new program, the spring meat giveaway, and continued its annual March Madness Food Drive. This summer, HCHFB will continue its partnership with local farmers markets to collect unsold produce. For more, visit hchfoodbank.org.

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of a new storm water culvert between Six Points CARMEL Road and 191st Street, and the Spring Mill Road Range Line Road has reopened to northbound intersection will be closed until June 14. traffic but remains closed southbound beEffective on or after April 15, Shelborne tween Eighth Street to just south of Clay TerCONSTRUCTION Road between 146th Street and 151st Street, race for a drainage and stormwater project. and between 146th Street and 141st Street Work was expected to be complete by May 3. will be closed for road reconstruction. The road will be Lane restrictions are under way near Keystone Parkclosed to all through traffic, tentatively opening on or beway and 96th Street, where a new roundabout interfore Oct. 21. During the closure, traffic should utilize the change is being built. Construction is expected to last signed detour route. through the year.

Phase 5 of the Monon Trail will be a pedestrian bridge Construction on a new access ramp from Lowes crossing Ind. 32. Construction is under way, and temporary Way to Keystone Parkway is ongoing and expected to be lane closures may occur along Ind. 32. The Monon Trail is complete by June. closed near Ind. 32 until the bridge is complete.

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section improvements at Ind. 32 and Ditch Road, which will include the addition of turn lanes and a traffic signal. No road closures are anticipated at this time.

Construction has resumed between 166th Street and 161st Street on Towne Road to allow for road reconstruction, which includes widening, sight distance improvements and culvert replacement. Towne Road is closed between 166th Street and 161st Street until this project is completed.

Crews are working to rehabilitate sanitary sewer lines along the Midland Trail. Work is currently being completed along the portion of the trail behind the City Services building off 171st Street. There will be limited closures on the trail for the next week.

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Director seeks museum growth

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com In her role as Carmel Clay Historical Society museum director and City of Carmel archivist, Amy Grove wants to CCHS attract more visitors.

“We want to invite more people to explore the (Monon Railroad) Depot Museum as well as explore Carmel history as a whole,” said Grove, who started the job in December 2018. “We have wonderful things happening to revamp the city and to move forward but we have to look at the past to do that. One thing I’m looking at is engaging entire families of all age ranges.”

Grove, 31, has two other part-time jobs, working as the humanities program facilitator at The Indianapolis Children’s Museum and teaching art history at Ivy Tech Community College.

Grove, who has a master’s degree in art history with a speciality in Holocaust art from Savannah (Ga.,) College of Art and Design, previously worked at CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center as program coordinator. Prior to that, she worked as assistant director at Evan Lurie Gallery in Carmel.

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Grove said the main goal for the current Wild Wild Midwest exhibit was to have interactive activities for children to make it fun.

Grove, an Indianapolis resident, said there are plans for author and historian talks, film screenings. The maximum capacity inside the depot is approximately 40 people.

For more, visit carmelclayhistory.org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Kristen Layman had a dual purpose in wanting to be a 500 Festival Princess.

“I wanted to fur500 FESTIVAL ther expand my leadership skills while becoming more involved with the community,” Layman said. “I also wanted the opportunity to meet 32 other amazing women who are so impactful and are leaders.”

Layman, a 2015 Carmel High School graduate, is joined by 2017 CHS graduLayman ate Sheetal Prasanna as one of 33 Princesses.

Layman, a senior accounting major at Marian University, will work with Ernst & Young in Indianapolis following graduation in May. The education days at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are what Layman is enjoying most so far.

“It’s an amazing way to teach fourthgraders all about IMS and the history,” Layman said.

Layman said her boss, Becky Hiatt, in the Marian University admissions office, was a Princess in 2016.

“She had the most amazing experience throughout the program,” Layman said.

“She talked about how she grew throughout it. Ever since then, I knew I wanted to have the opportunity to participate in it.”

Prasanna, a sophomore at IUPUI, is majoring in computer engineering. She learned about the program through event manager Laura Bliss, who emailed her after seeing her profile on an engineering website.

Prasanna “I looked at all the leadership opportunities they offered, all the community service opportunities and I just fell in love with the program,” Prasanna said.

Prasanna is most looking forward to Kids’ Day and Rookie Run (for ages 3-10) May 11 at Monument Circle at Indianapolis.

“One of my favorite stories I’ve heard from past Princesses is they’ve had to carry the kids over the finish line because they couldn’t finish,” Prasanna said. “I love interacting with children.”

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CarmelFest a collaboration

By Aditi Kumar • news@currentincarmel.com For more than 30 years, CarmelFest has been a staple in central Indiana. The two-day festival would not exist without EVENT the Rotary Club of Carmel, the event’s presenting sponsor.

The CarmelFest executive committee began preparing for this year’s event in September 2018. The executive committee is tasked with finding vendors, scheduling entertainment, organizing CarmelFest Has Talent and the Centier Bank CarmelFest July 4th Parade.

“A big piece of the festival is the parade we have to run, and there is the festival itself and all of the corporate sponsors we work with, too,” said James Bednarski, CarmelFest chairman.

The CarmelFest committee collaborates with other groups as well. Students can volunteer in various capacities while the City of Carmel provides public safety officials and street department services.

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Through Scouting, Pasheilich has grown to love adventure and trying new things.

He enjoys camping, and one of the unique skills he has learned is how to tie a variety A Boy Scout since first grade, Jackson of knots, he said. But for his Eagle project, Pasheilich has been working his way he knew he wanted to put the through the building skills he had developed to BOY SCOUTS ranks for the good use. past 10 years.

With help from the Hamilton Now, as a sophomore at Carmel County Parks Dept., Pasheilich High School, he has earned the identified the need for a new pehighest rank of Eagle Scout. Only 4 destrian-friendly gate to protect the percent of Scouting’s national memfields at the Bray Family Homestead bership attains the rank of Eagle, Pasheilich from cars. It took him and eight according to Gina Strati, a spokesvolunteers about six months to finish the person for the organization. project, which spans more than 20 feet and Twenty-one merit badges are required to opens to give maintenance vehicles access. achieve Eagle status, but when Pasheilich His Eagle project has been the biggest received his rank he had 46. He has since challenge he has faced in Scouting yet. It earned two more, and after he completes taught him that not everything goes as a 61-mile, 10-day hike in New Mexico this planned and how to adjust on the fly, he summer, he will earn a Backpacking merit said. badge, his 49th.

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Allen said he hopes that asking residents Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation is to join the effort against invasive species in challenging Carmel residents to help eraditheir own yards will help protect cate local invasive Carmel’s natural ecosystem.

PARKS species by cutting “This is the first time that down Bradford pear we’ve specifically asked people trees or bush honeysuckle if to get aggressive on their own they can identify that the speproperty and help manage invacies inhabit their yards. In resive species, because invasive turn, CCPR is offering residents species on your neighbor’s propa free Indiana native plant, a erty can affect your property,” tree or shrub seedling, while Allen said. supplies last.

Brittany McAdams, CCPR’s “We wanted to get the comBradford pear natural resources coordinator, munity to engage with us in said invasive species are a threat to the the battle against invasive species,” said ecosystem because they can crowd out Michael Allen, CCPR parks and natural renative plants. sources director. “As part of that effort, we “Invasive species are called invasive wanted to incentivize (our challenge) by because they take over an area,” she said. offering something for their participation and bring awareness to the issue, with that “They are not native, they’re aggressive, and they take over our native ecosystem.” incentive being a native species for the reFor more, visit carmelclayparks.com/ placement option for them.” volunteer.

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Meet Megan Soultz Commentary by Shelly Gattlieb Law enforcement has always been a male-dominated industry, but that has never intimidated MeCHARACTERS gan Soultz. She has OF CARMEL been an adrenaline junkie since she was a child and credits her father for influencing that fearless and adventurous side.

When she was 11 years old, her family moved to Carmel and continues to live here.

While attending college Soultz at DePauw, Megan was introduced to public safety and received her EMT certification. She began volunteering for the ambulance services of Putnam County and then completed a month-long internship with the New York City Fire Dept.

During her internship, she was able to work on research and also helped triage flight passengers who were rescued from the Hudson River emergency jet landing.

Megan later attended IUPUI, received a Master’s degree in biology and shifted her focus to the other side of education. She joined the Carmel Police Department in February 2015.

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Marathon on May 18. A Flags 4 Fallen runner will carry a flag in Trent’s honor during the race, and the flag will be presented to Trent’s parents after it crosses the finish line. Learn more at facebook.com/flags4fallen/.

In memory of Tyler Trent — Flags 4 Fallen will honor Tyler Trent, a Purdue grad and Carmel resident who died in January after battling cancer, during the Geist Half

Veterans Hall of Fame — The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame seeking nominations for its sixth class of veteran honorees. The nonprofit organization honors

Miniature houses event — The Museum of Miniatures Houses, 111 E. Main St., will host Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship beginning at noon May 8. Jay Parnell will present paintings and talk about his inspiration. The event is free and open to the public. Learn more at museumofminiatures.org.

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Tennis camps — The sixth annual Clay Middle School Tennis Camp will return this summer. Elementary camp weeks are July 1 and 8, and incoming middle school camp week is July 22. Learn more at tiny.cc/0myx4y.

Ladies tea — Fellowship in Christ Church, 310 N. Range Line Rd., will host Coffee, Tea, and Thee for ladies from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. This is open to all women in the community and there is no cost to attend.

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BOARD BREAK-A-THON RAISES $42K Master Yoo’s Tae Kwon Do’s sixth annual Board Breaka-Thon April 20 at Carmel High School raised $42,000 for Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

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An atlas helped Lindsay Brandt develop her love for geography and writing.

“I had an atlas and it GEOGRAPHY had bunch of pictures in it, and I would make stories to go with the pictures,” said Brandt, who loves creative writing and wants to have a writing career. “I think that might have gotten me interested in geography.”

Brandt, a homeschooled seventh-grader from Carmel, placed second in the Indiana Geography Bee March 29 at IUPUI. She earned $300 in cash and a $15,000 scholarship that can be used only at IUPUI. “I was really excited,” Brandt said. “At the beginning of the day, my goal was just to get to the top 10, and I didn’t think it was a realistic goal.”

Brandt, 12, has participated in the competition since fourth grade and plans to compete next year for the final time as the competition is through eighth grade.

“I qualified for the state before, but both times I did pretty badly,” Brandt said. “I think I got lucky. The questions were harder than last year, so I either got a lot luckier

Lindsay Brandt placed second in the Indiana Geography Bee. (Submitted photo)

than last year or a lot smarter.”

There are eight questions in the questions round. The top 10 advance to the next round.

“I was one of only three people out of 100 to get all eight questions right to make the top 10,” Brandt said.

Her mother, Kate Burkhardt Brandt, said it was exciting to watch.

“We thought the questions were harder this year than in the past,” Kate said. “There are categories like which country is farther north or south, or which is at higher elevation.

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him because he was instrumental in starting the club,” said Glen Baines, a past president of the club. “He had been our liaison to the Carmel Football Alumni Club President Jon football program in helping to direct those funds they need for various things.”

Burman remembers Keith Fiedler as a great Fiedler was defensive coordinator players’ coach. when Baines was at CHS. “The way he FUNDRAISER “He was a rock. He was a great had about him among greats,” said Baines, who was different than other coaches, graduated in 1988. and I think a lot of kids were drawn Fielder was named Indiana Footto that,” said Burman, who graduball Hall of Fame in 2006. ated in 1984. “He was someone that Terry Prather, a 1964 CHS gradustuck out in my mind as a mentor Fiedler ate and former CHS volunteer asfor the rest of my life.” sistant coach, considered Fiedler one of his The Keith Fiedler Memorial Carmel Footclosest friends. ball Alumni Club Golf Outing is set for May 17 “Keith kept things going really well, he at Brookshire Golf Club in Carmel. The outgot us all involved in the club,” Prather said. ing starts at noon with dinner at 6 p.m.

The club offers two $2,000 scholarships Fiedler, a Noblesville resident who died each year. at age 66 June 9, 2018, after a short battle Burman said Fiedler made an impact on with thyroid cancer, spent 31 years as a CHS students, fellow teachers and others in the football coach, the final eight (1997 through 2004) as head coach. He retired as a teacher community.

Burman said it’s a good time to rename in 2013. the tournament at the same time BrookFiedler was one of the founders of the shire is revamping its facilities. alumni club.

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Clara Barton is fondly remembered as the founder — and first director — of the American Red Cross. But before CIVIL WAR that, she was an unflinching Civil War nurse whose courage under fire earned her the sobriquet, “Angel of the Battlfield.”

That’s the part of Barton’s life that Nikki Stoddard Schofield will spotlight when she serves as guest speaker at the May 8 Hamilton County Civil War Round Table in the council chambers of Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. The 7 p.m. event is free and open to the public.

Stoddard Schofield, a Civil War romance novelist, will fill her speaker’s role in a firstperson portrayal of Barton. Her presentation will last approximately 45 minutes.

“I enjoy making my first-person characters come to life for the audience,” said Stoddard Schofield, an Indianapolis resident who has had a lifelong interest in the Civil War. “Hearing the words of the historic person helps the listeners better understand what it was like for those living through the terrible Civil War.”

Nikki Stoddard Schofield, a Civil War romance novelist, will portray American Red Cross founder Clara Barton at the May 8 Hamilton County Civil War Round Table.

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Barton, who founded the Red Cross in 1881, experienced the horrors firsthand. She ministered to the wounded and dying on the battlefield, often while fighting raged, risking her own life in the process.

“Although Clara Barton is best known for being the founder of the American Red Cross, I believe her work as a nurse and administrator during the Civil War is equally as commendable,” Stoddard Schofield said.

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Eric Joseph Miller, 32, of Indianapolis, died April 19.

He was born Sept. 17, 1986, in Indianapolis, the son Miller of Phillip and Joan “Jodie” Bomersback Miller of Carmel.

He attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Grade School and was a 2005 graduate of Cathedral High School.

Survivors include his parents, Phillip and Jodie; brothers Jason and Chris (Rasmeet); and nephew, Liam.

Family and friends gathered April 26 in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church for a mass of Christian burial.

In memory of Eric, donations may be made to the Humane Society for Hamilton County.

Hanford Mead Twitchell Jr., called Mead, died of natural causes April 9 in Carmel. He was 91.

Mead was born Dec. 17, 1927, in New York City.

He was the firstborn child of Hanford Mead Sr. and Virginia (Sterry) Twitchell, both of New York.

At the end of World War II, Mead traveled with the Moral Re-Armament movement in Germany and Switzerland, assisting with reconciliation efforts. From 1948 to 1950, he attended Princeton University.

Mead served four years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Stationed in Texas, he became a second lieutenant and trained personnel in how to operate armored tanks.

Mead married Inge Dyring Larsen March 15, 1969, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inge, a native of Denmark, survives. The couple recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Mead and Inge moved to Fort Wayne in 1972 and lived there for 37 years.

In 2009, Mead and his wife moved to the Indianapolis area to be closer to their son, Robert Mead Twitchell, daughter-in-law Evelyn (Ellison) Twitchell, and grandchildren Robert Spencer Twitchell and Camille Grace Twitchell, all of whom survive.

Mead also is survived by his brother, Cleveland Edwards Twitchell of Central Point, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Virginia Sterry (Twitchell) Kipp.

He was laid to rest at his family’s plot at the Setauket Presbyterian Church cemetery in Setauket, N.Y. For more, visit flannerbuchanan.com/obit/ hanford-mead-twitchell.

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Jessica Leigh Peil Claybrook, 39, of Carmel, died March 24. She was born in Kansas City Dec. 8, 1979, daughter of Michael and Claudia Oberhelman Peil.

She attended Taylor University in Upland, Ind., where she majored in biology. There, she met her husband, Bill Claybrook, and they were married the summer after her graduation.

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ery day,” said Bajpai, a CHS sophmore. “It’s really sad that our heroes that are helping to save our country and have done so much for us are struggling with PTSD.” Veterans 22, a nonprofit at Carmel High Bajpai hopes the event will not only lend School focused on supporting veterans with a helping hand to local veterans but post-traumatic VETERANS 22 stress disorder, also promote community awareness of PTSD, a psychiatric disorder that is organizing occurs in people who have expea fundraising event in partnership rienced or witnessed a traumatic with the Hoosier Veterans Asevent, according to the American sistance Foundation and National Psychiatric Organization.

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“I had a teacher last year who The Veterans 22 International Bajpai is my inspiration for starting the Food Festival will be from noon organization,” Bajpai said. “You would never to 5 p.m. May 11 at the Carmel High School be able to tell that he had PTSD. A lot of my football stadium, on Smokey Row Road just friends didn’t even know what PTSD was.” west of Keystone Parkway. The free event The goal of the event is to draw 2,000 will feature food trucks, family friendly people and raise $5,000. Along with online activities, speeches by veterans and army donations and on-site donation boxes, 10 vehicles from the Indiana National Guard. percent of revenue earned from food trucks During the event, Veterans 22 President and game trucks will be donated. Proceeds Renuka Bajpai will present a $2,000 check will benefit local veteran homes and fundto Brian R. Copes, CEO of HVAF. raisers. For more, visit veterans22.org.

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YMI gives students role models Commentary by Alison Gatz A local nonprofit, Youth Mentoring Initiative, has been serving the Fishers community, in partnership with NONPROFIT Hamilton Southeastern Schools, since 2008.

YMI partners with our schools to come alongside counselors, teachers and parents by providing another caring adult to support and encourage the success of each student.

YMI Mentors are adult volunteers who mentor once a week, for one hour, during the school day. Mentors meet one-on-one with students to provide them with a caring and consistent presence in their lives, become a reliable friend, a role model, and simply someone they can count on. Founded on the knowledge that kids need approximately four to six non-parental adults supporting them through their developmental years, mentoring can have a profound impact on a child’s life.

YMI mentors are a vital resource not only to HSE Schools initiatives to further the social and emotional well-being of their students but also to parents looking for additional support. Each week, approximately 300 mentors visit students in the

schools, offering encouragement and being an example of why Fishers and the school district continues to excel in the quest to be a vibrant community.

YMI mentoring is offered in the following nine schools, Fall Creek Intermediate; Fall Creek Junior High, Fishers Junior High; Fishers High School, Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate Junior High, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Riverside Intermediate, Riverside Junior High, and Sand Creek Intermediate.

Mentoring times vary according to the student’s schedule and can be accommodating to the mentor’s work schedule. If you have an hour a week to spend with a student, we’d love for you to consider joining us. Students can be recommended by counselors, teachers and parents by completing a recommendation form on the YMI website.

Learn more about becoming a mentor or financially supporting our work by visiting us online at ymionline.org. YMI is changing the world, one student at a time.

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Dollars and sense Commentary by Lorene Burkhart Financial literacy is becoming the hot topic for many high school and college students. They are discovPLAIN TALK ering that the protection they received from their “helicopter” and “snowplow” parents has not provided them the knowledge they need for real-world money issues.

With little understanding of long-term debt and interest rates, they sign up for student loans that will eventually cause them huge problems. This is why progressive high schools and colleges are offering financial literacy classes that provide the base for their lifelong understanding of managing their money.

Knowing whether to lease or purchase a vehicle, rent or purchase a home, pay off a credit card debt or keep spending are questions that all of us have faced. As we prepare for taxes, to pay or to receive a refund, we are reminded that we are the “boss” of 2,098,913 people who are on the government payroll. A recent Fortune magazine article had a listing of where they are employed, with the greatest number,

249,737, being in the Army. When all military is totaled — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard — the number is 636,998.

Add the Dept. of Defense for another 104,638. These are current military members and veterans but not the reserves. Perhaps information like this will help students understand why we pay taxes.

Retirement income is the hot topic in my age group. If we haven’t mastered financial literacy by age 65, it will come as a shock to discover that we may not have saved enough for retirement. Social Security was never meant to provide all of the income needed for retirement, nor will Medicare pay for living in a retirement home.

Financial literacy is a topic of interest for everyone, from elementary age to the elderly. Our needs change through the years and sometimes our wants overpower our good sense.

Lorene Burkhart resides at The Stratford in West Clay. She is the author of seven books.

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Lauren Hughes is fully embracing her new pageant crown because it gives her a chance to promote her platform of women’s PAGEANT health.

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Hughes’ platform is heart health for women.

“It’s another reason I chose the International system, because they align with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign,” she said. “This gives me the opportunity to really focus on it and to really spread that message of taking care of your heart and health.”

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“It was a great experience meeting the other women,” said Hughes, who had never been in a pageant before.

Mrs. International showcases married women ages 21 to 56 and features three categories of competition, including interview, evening gown and fitness wear.

“With working moms, it’s about taking care of ourselves and being fit and not just being able to stand in a swimsuit and look good,” she said.

Hughes and her husband, Chris, took part in the Feb. 8 Red Dress Dash.

“Even the guys wear red dresses, so he’s pretty awesome to go do that with me,” Hughes said.

Hughes also took part in the Go Red for Women fashion show Feb. 27 at the Palladium in Carmel.

Heart disease runs on her father’s side of the family and congenital heart defects on her mother’s side.

Hughes, 37, has two children, Orion, 8 and Olivia, who is about to turn 6.

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Construction firms struggle to find enough workers, despite many career benefits Editor’s note: This story is the result of months of research and interviews conducted through a Hamilton County Leadership Academy group project. Some of the information and quotes are taken from a JoyPowered Workspace Podcast, which also was part of the project. Listen to the podcast at joypowered.podbean.com/e/careers-without-college/.

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com You don’t have to look far to see that construction is booming in Hamilton County. From Midtown in Carmel to The Yard in Fishers to neighborhoods COVER STORY popping up throughout Westfield, new buildings and developments quickly are changing the landscape.

Although economic conditions are ripe for growth, they’re creating difficulties for many construction companies, which are struggling to find and retain enough workers to keep up with demand. And in places like Hamilton County, experts say a long-held mindset that four years in college naturally follows high school keeps many young people from even considering a job in the trades, which include careers that can be just as lucrative as some that require a degree — without all the student loan debt.

“It’s really about a lack of education and understanding what the options and possibilities are, and sometimes there are stigmas associated with that, especially in a highly educated community with lots of professionals and people who went to college,” said Melinda Stephan, a college and Stephan career counselor at Carmel High School. “I think sometimes people don’t know what the options are, and what you don’t know can be kind of scary sometimes.”

Meanwhile, construction costs and timelines continue to expand as the industry deals with the labor shortage. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 72 percent of contractors in Indiana are having trouble finding skilled trade workers and 83 percent said they need to hire more workers because business is booming.

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at first, but after struggling to find ways to apply what he was learning, he dropped out and started his own business.

Now, the Fishers resident is the founder and CEO of ACo, a full-service kitchen, bath and flooring dealer in Carmel.

He’s troubled by the statistic that 60 percent of students who enroll in four-year college programs don’t graduate within six years, and he’s doing something about it.

Decker is launching Hub & Spoke, a design center that will include a makerspace, warehouse, co-working and retailers.

One of it’s main goals, however, is to educate students — and the community at-large — about the variety of jobs available in homebuilding and design industries and provide a place for them to explore related careers in a hands-on environment.

The 86,000-square-foot center is set to open in February 2020 along the proposed Nickel Plate Trail in Fishers.

“Almost half of the workforce in the skilled trades is over 45 years old, so they’re nearing retirement and there’s not really a big push for new kids to come in. You can see the gap just continues to widen,” Decker said. “There’s this real stigma around the industry. The kids don’t realize those opportunities are there.”

Carmel-based Mattingly Concrete owner Will Mattingly, who didn’t attend college, said his business, like so many others, has struggled to attract young workers because they often don’t realize the immediate earning potential in the field. He’s started offering scholarships to students interested in studying construction who come work for the company in the summer.

“The hope is to open the eyes of some of these young people to show them maybe they can make a good living and live in a nice neighborhood and have the white picket fence and everything doing a trade,” said Mattingly, a Carmel resident.

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internship program includes partnerships with several construction companies to give interested students a taste of those careers.

At CHS, Stephan said she tries to get students to evaluate their interests and strengths before they make a decision about what to do after graduation. Once they better understand who they are, she can help guide them through options after high school, whether that includes a career in construction or not.

“As they start to figure out what they’re good at and what they want to do, that’s where the conversation about college or not (going to) college comes in,” she said.

Noblesville resident Chuck Haberman, leader of workforce development at Gaylor Electric, said that only 15 to 20 percent Haberman of the more than 1,200 employees at his company have a four-year college degree. He said it’s a “big misconception” that working in construction is a fallback if other plans don’t work out. Gaylor is always seeking new workers and provides training and support to help them reach their career goals.

“In the end, anybody can do it if they’re willing to take the time to learn it and put in the effort to really master the craft,” he said. “It can be really rewarding for a very long time.”

HCLA group project members are Ann Marie Shambaugh, Carla Hill, Peggy Hogan, Justin Furr, Gary Sexton and Rachel Sorvig.

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As the construction industry does what it can to promote the benefits of a career in the trades to young workers, several high schools in Hamilton County also are trying to get the message out.

At Westfield High School, students interested in construction have the opportunity to build a house inside the school each semester. In Noblesville, the district’s expansive

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election information The 2019 Primary Election is Tuesday, May 7. Hamilton County polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. To check voting status or find a polling location or precinct, visit indianavoters.in.gov. Voters must bring a photo ID with them to cast their vote, Otherwise, they will be issued a provisional ballot. Early voting ends at noon, May 6.

May0r Jim Brainard (R)

Personal: Brainard has four children, Jack, Will, Marie and Martha. He is the mayor of Carmel.

Background: Brainard graduated from Elkhart High School in 1972; from Butler University in 1976 with a degree in history; from the Oxford Institute on International and Comparative Law from the University of San Diego in 1981; and from Ohio Northern University in 1982 with a juris doctorate. He is affiliated with First & Main, Indiana University Kokomo, International Making Cities Livable, Smart Growth America, U.S Conference of Mayors, IUPUI, Center for the Performing Arts and Carmel Rotary.

Website: jimbrainard.com

Fred Glynn (R)

Personal: Glynn is married to Beth and has a daughter, Jayda. He works as a loan officer and is a member of the Hamilton County Council in District 1.

Background: Glynn graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a degree in aviation business administration. He is a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.

Website: glynnforcarmel.com Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=176429.

City judge Brian Poindexter (R)

Personal: Poindexter is married to Anne and has a daughter, Sydney. He is the incumbent Carmel City Court judge.

Background: Poindexter attended New Palestine High School, Ball State University and McKinney School of Law. He is active with or has volunteered with Boy Scouts of America, Carmel Dads’ Club, Rotary Club of Carmel, Janus Developmental Services, Inc. and the United Way of Central Indiana Hamilton County Advisory Board.

Website: facebook.com/poindexterforjudge

Angela Swenson (R)

Personal: Swenson is married to Court.

They have a daughter, Audrey. Swenson is an attorney and is the owner of Swenson & Associates PC. Background: Swenson graduated from Boone County High School in Burlington, Ky., in 1992 and from Northern Kentucky University in 1998 with degrees in political science in history. She graduated from law school in 2001.

Swenson is a member of the Carmel Lions Club, where she served as vice president and president between 2015-2018.

She also is a Girl Scout leader, a member of the Girl Scout Carmel East Management Team, a volunteer with Kids’ Voice Guardian ad Litem and Hamilton County Guardian ad

Litem, a member of the Hamilton County Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Florida State Bar Association, Carmel-Clay Republican Club, Hamilton County Republican Women’s Club and Women’s Soccer League at Off the Wall Sports.

Website: swensonforjudge.com Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=176533.

City Council (Central District) Chauncey Bogan (R)

Personal: Bogan is married to Carolyn, and they have six children and six grandchildren.

He is a retired business owner.

Background: Bogan graduated from Frankfurt (Germany) American High School in 1965 and attended Texas Southern University. He is a member of the CarmelClay Republican Club and is a Republican Precinct Committeeman for Mohawk Hills.

Website: boganforcarmel.com

Bruce Kimball (R)

Personal: Kimball is married to Patti and has a son, Patrick. He is the incumbent city councilor for the central district.

Background: Kimball graduated from high school in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1971 and from Hanover College in 1975 with a degree in geology and business. He is a member of the Lions Club, Carmel Farmers Market, Bike Carmel, Carmel Clay Historical Society and Carmel Citizens Active Transportation Committee. He also is an appointee and commission member of the Indiana Governors Bicycle Trail and Safety Task Force.

Website: facebook.com/BruceKimball4CarmelCityCouncil Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=177275.

City Council (southeast District) Adam Aasen (R)

Personal: Aasen is married to Nicole, a CPA. They have a daughter, Madeline, born in December. He is the co-owner of Donatello’s Italian Restaurant.

Background: Aasen graduated from North Central High School in 2002 and from Indiana University in 2006 with degrees in journalism and political science. He is a board member for Janus Developmental Services and Carmel Education Foundation. He is the treasurer of Hamilton County Young Republicans, a past board member of the Carmel Rotary Club, a member of Carmel Christian Church, a volunteer and past committee member for CarmelFest and a 2016 Hamilton County Leadership Academy graduate.

Website: adamaasen.com

Dave Hommel (R)

Personal: Hommel is married to Carol and has three children, Theresa, Jeannette and David. He is self-employed.

Background: Hommel graduated from Jeffersontown (Ky.) High School in 1978 and attended Central Texas College and University of Maryland’s Germany campus. He is a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, is involved with Carmel Marching Band and is a past master and current officer in Carmel Freemasonry.

Website: citizensfordavehommel.com Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=175985.

City Council (southWEST District) Tony Green (R)

Personal: Green is married to Peggy. They have three children, Madeleine, Anthony and Elisabeth. He works as chief counsel for the Indiana Public Retirement System, is a state judge advocate for Indiana Air Guard and is the incumbent city councilor for the Southwest District.

Background: Green graduated from Perkins High School in Ohio, from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Indiana University at Indianapolis Law School. He holds memberships with Our Lady of Mount Carmel, American Legion, VFW, AFA and Association of Graduates.

Website: tonygreen4carmel.com

Matt Milam (R)

Personal: Milam is married to Colleen and has two children, Kate and Nathan. He works as a relocation specialist for Reindeer Auto.

Background: Milam graduated from Kokomo High School and attended Ball State University. He is the Orchard Park Neighborhood president, a precinct committeeman, a member of the Carmel Clay Fire Board, a former committee chair for Boy Scout Troop 733, a member of East 91st Christian Church and a member of the Indiana Transportation Museum board.

Website: facebook.com/matt4hc Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=175705.

City Council (At-Large) VOte 3 Ron Carter (R)

Personal: Carter is married to Barbara and has three daughters, Stephanie, Amy and Lisa. He is retired from a career in advertising, marketing and sales management and is an incumbent at-large city councilor.

Background: Carter graduated from Speedway High School in 1961 and from Indiana University in 1967 with a degree in marketing, minoring in economics. He is a former 20-year member of the Carmel Rotary Club and is a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.

Website: roncarterforcouncil.com

Tim Hannon (R)

Personal: Hannon is married to Denise and has three children, Matt, Pat and Madison.

He is the CEO of Healthcare Forward.

Background: Hannon graduated from Rensselaer Central High School in 1979; the University of Evansville with a degree in biology in 1983; the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1987; the Naval Aerospace Medican Institute as a U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon in 1989; the Naval Medical Center San Diego with board certification in anesthesiology in 1996; Butler University with a master’s degree in business administration in 2004; and University of Chicago Illinois with a graduate certificate in patient safety in 2016. Hannon is a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, VFW and the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Website: timhannon4carmel.com

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2018 ELECTION Kevin “Woody” Rider (R)

Personal: Rider is married to Richelle and has three dogs, Ginger, Gidget and Zinnie.

He is the owner of Woody’s Library Restaurant and divvy and is an incumbent at-large

city councilor.

Background: Rider graduated from Cathedral High School and attended Indiana University. He serves as a trustee, shuttle bus driver and usher at Northview Church and is a board member at Cherish, Hamilton County’s child advocacy center.

Website: facebook.com/kevinwoodyrider

Jeff Worrell (R)

Personal: Worrell is married to Shari and has two children, Brad and Amy. He is the vice president of the physical therapy division at Advantage Medical and Scrip Companies. Worrell is the incumbent city councilor in the southeast district.

Background: Worrell graduated from Urbandale High School (Iowa) in 1977 and from Iowa State University in 2011.

He is involved in CarmelFest and holds memberships with the Rotary Club of Carmel, OneZone Chamber of Commerce, St. Vincent Carmel BOD, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Good Day Carmel and the Carmel GOP board.

Website: jeff4carmel.com Read more at youarecurrent.com/?p=176840.

Uncontested candidates Sue Wolfgang (R, City Clerk), Cleaster Davis (D, City Council Central District), Sue Finkam (R, City Council Northeast District), Ti’Gre McNear (D, City Council Northeast District), Laura Campbell (R, City Council North District), William Howard II (D, City Council North District), Debra Minott (R, City Council West District), Miles Nelson (D, City Council West District)

polling places Clay Township 0201 Briar Creek, Woodlands Home Owners’ Clubhouse, 10700 Lakeshore Dr. E. 0202 Brookshire, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 10655 Haverstick Road 0203 Carmel Meadows, Carmel Clay Public Library, 55 Fourth Ave. S.E. 0204 Clay Center 1, Coxhall Mansion, 11669 Towne Rd. 0205 Clay Southwest 1, College Park Church, 2606 W. 96th St. 0206 College, Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 1605 E. 106th St. 0207 Cool Creek North, Smokey Row Family Swim Club, 4255 E. 136th St. 0208 Daniel Warren, Carmel United Methodist Church, 621 S. Range Line Rd. 0209 Eden Book, First Baptist

Church, 1010 E. 126th St. 0210 Greensprings, Chinese Community Church, 3405 E. 116th St. 0211 Guilford 1, Carmel Friends Church, 651 W. Main St 0212 Holaday 01, Hope the Breakfast Church, 250 E. 98th St. 0213 Hunters Trace, Governor Square Apartments, 1825 Jefferson Dr. W. 0214 Keystone, Carmel Fire Station 43, 3242 E. 106th St. 0215 Lady Hamilton, John W. Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Ave. 0216 Mohawk Hills, Gramercy, 945 Mowhawk Hills Dr. 0217 Mt Carmel 01, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1484 W. Main St. 0218 Orchard Park, Korean Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, 1020 E. 101st St.

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0219 Pleasant Grove 1, John W. Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Ave. 0220 Rangeline, Carmel Fire Station 31, 2 Civic Sq. 0221 Richland, Carmel Masonic Lodge, 310 First St. N.E. 0222 Northridge, John W. Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Ave. 0223 White Chapel, Chinese Community Church, 3405 E. 116th St. 0224 Brookfield Crossing, Northview Church, 12900 Hazel Dell Pkwy.

0225 Woodland, Carmel Fire Station 43, 3242 E. 106th St. 0226 Cool Creek South, First Baptist Church, 1010 E. 126th St. 0228 Spring Mill 01, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 3500 W. 106th St. 0229 Johnson Acres, Smokey Row Family Swim club, 4255 E. 136th St. 0231 Guilford 2, Prime Life Enrichment, Inc., 1078 Third Ave. S.W. 0232 Stonehedge 1, Hope City Church, 1009 W. Main St. 0233 Clay Northwest 1, David Klingensmith Administrative Building, 3400 W. 131st St.

0234 Brookshire North, Christ Community Church, 4770 E. Main St. 0235 Avian, Christ Community Church, 4770 E. Main St. 0236 Clay Northeast, Northview Church, 12900 Hazel Dell Pkwy.

0237 Arbors, HCR Manor Care at Summer Trace, 12999 N. Pennsylvania St. 0238 Blue Creek, Woodlands Home Owners’ Clubhouse, 10700 Lakeshore Dr. E. 0239 Brentwood, Foster Estates Clubhouse, 3131 Maralice Dr. 0240 Holaday 02, Hope the Breakfast Church, 2500 E. 98th St. 0241 Hunters Creek, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1484 W. Main St. 0242 Kingswood 01, Chinese Community Church, 3405 E. 116th St. 0243 Lexington, Faith Apostolic Church, 1212 E. 116th St. 0244 Mt. Carmel 02, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1484 W. Main St. 0245 Spring Mill 02, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 2500 W. 106th St. 0246 Thistlewood, Bethlehem

Lutheran Church, 1484 W. Main St. 0247 Waterford, First Baptist Church, 1010 E. 126th St. 0248 Woodfield, Carmel Clay Schools Educational Services Center, 5201 E. Main St. 0249 Woodgate, Christ Community Church, 4770 E. Main St. 0250 Stonehedge 2, Hope City Church, 1009 W. Main St. 0251 Kingswood 02, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 10655 Haverstick Rd. 0252 Springmill Ponds, Carmel Fire Station 46, 540 W. 136th St. 0253 Copperwood, Christ Community Church, 4770 E. Main St. 0255 Hazel Dell, Northview Church, 12900 Hazel Dell Parkway 0256 Clay Southwest 2, College Park Church, 2606 W. 96th St. 0257 Clay Center 2, Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. 0258 Bay Hill, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 10655 Haverstick Rd. 0259 Cherry Tree, Carmel Clay Schools Educational Services Center, 5201 E. Main St.

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0260 Stonewick, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 10655 Haverstick Rd. 0261 Crooked Stick, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 3500 W. 106th St. 0262 Cheswick, Carmel Fire Station 46, 540 W. 136th St. 0263 Saddle Creek, Carmel Water Operations, 3450 W. 131st St. 0264 Spring Farms, Carmel Fire Station 46, 540 W. 136th St. 0265 Prairie View, Northview Church, 12900 Hazel Dell Pkwy.

0266 Clay Center 3, Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. 0267 Pleasant Grove 2, John W. Hensel Government Building, 10701 N. College Ave. 0268 Clay Southwest 3, College Park Church, 2606 W. 96th St. 0269 Coxhall, Coxhall Mansion, 11669 Towne Rd. 0270 Kingsborough, Carmel Fire Station 46, 540 W. 136th St. 0272 Clay Northwest 2, David Klingensmith Administrative Building, 3400 W. 131st St.

Why voting in local elections is critical Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Why vote? You’re only one person. Is it really worth it to take time out of your busy Tuesday to wait in line at your neighborhood precinct to cast a ballot for a ELECTION few people you’ve never met?

Absolutely.

The best-kept secret about local government is that it affects your daily life far more than you probably realize. Off the top of my head, local elected officials are responsible for making decisions about our roads, schools, taxes, police and fire departments, parks, housing, sewers, snow removal and public transportation. If any of those items seem important to you, then you should vote.

While I just listed a nuts-and-bolts scope of municipal government areas of oversight, our local elected leaders also are largely responsible for the direction of our cities.

These men and women cast visions for the types of cities we aspire to be in 5, 10 and even 20 years down the road.

These decisions will affect our lives as well as our children’s lives for the foreseeable future. Not only do mayors and city councilors handle the unglamorous, day-to-day duties of running our towns and cities, they are responsible for shaping the soul of our communities.

The fact of the matter is we had excellent turnout in the general election in last November’s midterm elections;

58.4 percent of registered voters in Hamilton County cast a ballot. That’s pretty impressive, yet only a fraction of the people who showed up in 2018 also voted in our last mayoral and city council primary elections in 2015. For instance, in Noblesville (where I live), around 5,400 people decided the 2015 Republican mayoral primary, which essentially was the general election. Contrast that number with last year’s midterm general elections, when nearly 25,000 out of Noblesville’s 43,000 eligible residents voted. Similarly, out of more than 70,000 registered voters in Carmel, only 14,000 voters cast votes in a contested mayoral primary race in 2015, while 44,000 Carmel voters participated in November 2018.

Fun fact: In Indiana, you can choose whether you want a Democratic or Republican ballot in a primary, regardless of your self-identified party affiliation.

Why vote in local elections? Because you can — because it’s your right as an American citizen. Help decide the future of your city by exercising your right to vote on May 7.

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

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ESSAY New direction

LETTER

‘Survivor’s Anthem’ got it right

Commentary by Terry Anker Photographs from the turn of the 19th century record central Indiana’s vibrant interurban railway and trolley system. We were then the eighth-largest state in the U.S. Folks needed to move around. A century later, folks still need to move around. The state has grown by nearly three times (California and Florida have done well, too). But the tracks are mostly gone, buried under greasy layers of asphalt.

In their place rise dedicated bus, bicycle and automobile lanes. Some call for the ease, safety and environmental benefits of public transportation by train. Others doubt the claims preferring the relative freedom of cars.

Is it human nature to seek the new and improved and then, with the passage of time, come to romanticize the halcyon days gone by? Our collective public and private space has been filled with rightful voices holding up the good work of the late Sen. Richard Lugar. Add this one to the chorus. Still, there was a time, not that long ago, when Lugar was defeated in a primary of his own political brethren. Alas, some of those who urged his defeat now post photos proclaiming their undying admiration.

What is it that brings us to tire of, or even revile, the things that we love? We destroy them only to one day long for them being returned to us. We build up. We extinguish. We build up, again. Countless institutions, individuals, ideas, politicians and marriages suffer the cyclical fate. Have they betrayed us, or have we betrayed them?

Should we have kept the trains running, despite their shortcomings? Or, was it time to pave a new direction?

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

A vicious cycle Commentary by Danielle Wilson Triathlon season is upon us, and unfortunately, I may have already made a big mistake when it comes to defending my title here at Chez Wilson. In a moHUMOR ment of weakness and perhaps over-confidence, I purchased my husband Doo an honest-to-god tri bike for Christmas from a random Craigslist dude outside of Bloomington (no worries, friends, I had my 6-foot-3 son pick it up. Safety first!).

So, instead of riding an inexpensive, relatively heavy, quite ordinary road bike, he’ll be racing on a carbon fiber, aero-barred Mac Daddy, specifically designed for this event. Realistically, I probably bought him two to three minutes, which is all he needs to catch me. Ugh. I mean, what if I lose? I told Doo several years ago that he will never beat me because, unlike him, I am willing to die to win.

I’m not kidding. I call it “athletic brinkmanship,” and I am deeply committed to its

tactics. Blister? Ignore it. Dehydrated? Keep going. Signs of heat stroke? Suck. It. Up. This strategy has served me well in past races, but will it be enough this time?

A better question is, if Doo and his dumb new bike do win, can I rise above my arrogance and smack talk and truly be happy for him? Can I be a gracious loser and celebrate his success? I like to think I can, but I’m not entirely positive (which is why I am also considering various sabotage options. I’m drawn to the simplicity of an Ex-Lax dosing – classic but haven’t ruled out a good old-fashioned tire slashing).

I do know that next year I’m buying Doo a chocolate fountain.

Peace out.

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

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”

- Steve Jobs

Editor, It is hard to put into words how much we love (Maria Cook’s April 30) article.

It’s not because it’s the cover story (although, that is obviously thrilling), but the fact that she was the first reporter/journalist to tell this story the way we hoped it would be told. We’ve done a national show, have another one under way and have given numerous interviews to several radio stations and podcasts since speaking with you. You were our first interview. It is clear that the media seems to so often focus on the circus sideshow: The crime elements and man who murdered Jessi’s (our) family.

We thank you for sharing this story as a “Survivor’s Anthem” because that’s exactly what we view this book to be. We cannot thank you enough for writing this. And publishing it. I think seeing it today was the first moment I felt like a “real” author.

And in front of my own hometown, no less.

There are no words.

Jamie Collins, Carmel

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Faded memories Commentary by Dick Wolfsie There are three things that make a marriage work. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are.

HUMOR Communication is vitally important. This is a typical conversation my wife of 37 years and I have at the dinner table: “What are you doing tomorrow, Mary Ellen?”

“Let’s see, I have my morning exercise class, then a haircut at two, and then book club after dinner. And you?”

“I’m playing pickleball, then I’m shooting a TV segment and I’m going to write this week’s column.”

The next morning at breakfast: “Tell me again, what are you doing today, Mary Ellen?”

“I have exercise class, then a haircut, and book club after dinner. What’s on your schedule?”

“I’m playing pickleball, then shooting a TV segment and then writing this week’s column.”

Later that night: “So, what did you do today, Mary Ellen?”

“I had my exercise class, got a haircut

and went to a meeting. What did you do?”

“I played pickleball, did a TV segment and wrote a column.”

We don’t even realize we had the same exchange several times. Is this because we don’t pay attention to each other, or are we both losing our memories?

When I got home last Tuesday evening, Mary Ellen was nowhere to be found. She probably had said where she was going, so I wasn’t worried. About 9 p.m., she called.

“Hi, Dick, I’m having a great time in Boston with my old friend, Eve.” “You’re in Boston? I don’t remember you telling me that.”

“That’s because I didn’t mention it.”

“You didn’t? Why not?”

“Why bother? By the way, my flight arrives back in Indy at 8 p.m. Friday.”

“Have fun, Mary Ellen. You can tell me all about your trip when you get home.”

“Thanks, and I’ll bet you will be surprised to see me.”

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

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For Van Andrews, the merger made total sense.

The Carmel resident recently merged his Right at Home franRIGHT AT HOME chise with the Right at Home franchise in Anderson owned by George Davidson and Barry Sharp.

“Between the three of us, we have over 100 years of business experience. We think that bodes well as we look at profit and loss statements, balance sheets,” Andrews said. “Three heads are better than one.”

Right at Home provides care for seniors in their own home.

Andrews’ office is in Carmel at 450 E. 96th St., but he said he needs more space and tentatively plans to move to 86th Street in Indianapolis in June.

Andrews said merging into one Right at Home business was the right move for several reasons.

“The first reason is more continuity of care,” Andrews said. “One of the things we’ve seen is people continue to live longer,

and if that happens the care changes. We need higher-skilled people to take care of some of our clients, so with the merger of the two companies, we picked up skilled care.”

Andrews said there is a director of nursing in Anderson and the business has more nurses in Indianapolis and Hamilton County.

“Our whole care management will be run by nurses instead of us just going out doing assessment with our clients,” he said.

Andrews said the company’s mission is to take care of the client and primary caregiver, usually a son, daughter, wife or husband.

Andrews said that responsibility can become overwhelming for family members.

“With our nurses, we can go in and be advocates for our clients, especially if they have to go in and have a conversation with the doctors,” Andrews said.

The merger is made easier, Andrews said, because the companies use the same software and have the same parent company in Omaha.

“Corporate knows both of our companies and think (the merger) is a good thing,” he said. “Our staff knows each other.”

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DISPATCHES a.m. to 8 p.m. May 10 and 11 at Clay Terrace near Red Robin, 14511 Clay Terrace Blvd. This will be the only Hoosier Sister show in Indiana this spring and summer. Learn more at hoosiersister.com.

IMCU branch manager Stephanie Roesner, right, and Aaron Baker, IMCU account service representative, left, present a check to Carmel High School Athletic Director Jim Inskeep. (Submitted photo)

IMCU benefits CHS athletics – Indiana Members Credit Union recently presented a check for $1,865 to Carmel High School as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program. The partnership allows Carmel fans the opportunity to show their school spirit and support the athletic program by signing up for a Carmel Greyhounds-themed debit card. Learn more at imcu.com.

Pop-up shop – Hoosier Sister Vintage Home Décor will hold a spring pop-up shop from 9

Shredding, recycling event – Comprehensive Retirement Solutions will host a shredding and recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 at 11595 N. Meridian St. in Carmel. Participants can shred documents, donate clothing and household items and recycle old electronics. Goody bags will be presented to the first 100 cars.

Car insurance rates up in Indianapolis metro area — Car insurance rates are at an all-time high in the U.S., and in the Indianapolis metro area, they’re up 3.8 percent, according to The Zebra’s recently released 2019 State of Auto Insurance Report. That’s a 24.2 percent increase since 2011. The Indianapolis metro area data includes 117 zip codes and 74 cities.

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they work, to provide skill and knowledge to patients. But with an independent pharmacy, there’s more nimbleness. Coming With the popularity of modern pharmacy from a chain background myself, we’re chains, many people may have never visited locked into store policies. I could an independent never do delivery at a Walmart, for NOW OPEN pharmacy. Carmel example.”

Prescription shop, Carmel Prescription Shop’s coman independently-owned and operpounding services are one example ated pharmacy at 1001 W. Main St., is of services not available at most aiming to change that. chain pharmacies. Compounding Opened in November 2018 by Sauallows pharmacists to custommiin Calcuttawala and Austin Patel, Calcuttawala ize patients’ medications in ways Carmel Prescription Shop offers that are not commercially available, such pharmacy and compounding services, imas making dosages which are alcohol-free, munizations and free prescription delivery preservative-free or by combining medicawithin the Carmel area. According to Calcuttions together into a single dosage. tawala, who has worked as a pharmacist “We are able to fill all prescriptions that for more than 20 years and lived in Carmel other pharmacies can, plus more. We try to since 2003, Carmel Prescription Shop was offer the convenience that other places do. born of a desire to provide personalized We have a full service drive-thru and a decare to customers. livery model,” Calcuttawala said. “We’re try“At one point, I was one of the people ing to be that hometown pharmacy, where who helped start the Sam’s Club pharmayou have the ability to reach a pharmacist cies. What I liked about it the most is that quickly by phone or email. Sometimes it’s it was built from scratch. Those pharmacies a challenge to communicate in a chain were very personable. There was a lot of setting. We want to offer a level of access personal service,” Calcuttawala said. “All that’s not available at those places.” pharmacists work hard, no matter where

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April 30 was National Therapy Animal Day, a time to recognize all of the therapy animals that partner with HOSPITAL their human companions to bring comfort and healing to those in need.

The therapy dog program at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel includes eight dogs as well as a hospital facility dog, who visit with patients six days a week to reduce stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure and increase endorphins in hospital patients.

Alpine, a 7-year-old golden retriever, and her owner, Melissa McCoy, have been pet therapy volunteers for three years.

“We love coming here,” McCoy said. “We see kids, moms on bedrest, post-op patients and a variety of people. The hospital has been extremely supportive of us. Once a year we do a big parade through the whole hospital.”

Each week, Alpine and McCoy regularly see the same patients, such as 11-year-old Declan Mitchell, who was diagnosed with Hunter syndrome. He receives weekly enzyme replacement infusions at the hospital.

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From left, Melissa McCoy, therapy dog Alpine and Sarah Kosten, a pet escort who is also McCoy’s daughter, pause at IU Health North Carmel.

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Friday. I can tell when the dogs come on to the floor just by his reaction,” his mother, Sarah, said. “He loves to see Alpine. He just lights up. He likes the humans that come with the dogs just as much.”

Any patient is welcome to request a visit from the therapy dog team. Contact guest relations at 317-688-2042 to learn more.

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for treating fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder.

Confluence Pharmaceutical’s potential Confluence Pharmaceuticals, a Carmelfragile X syndrome medication has successbased company with a mission to develop fully completed Phase 1 clinical trimedication for neuMEDICINE rological disorders als. Some formulations of the drug, called Acamprosate, are already used such as fragile X to treat alcoholism. But Confluence syndrome and autism, has received Pharmaceuticals has found a way an investment of $200,000 from to formulate Acamprosate into a the Indiana University Philanthropic powder. Many people with fragile X Venture Fund. According to Conflusyndrome have difficulty swallowence Pharmaceuticals CEO Steve Johns ing. According to Johns, formulation Johns, the money will be used to was challenging because simply crushing further clinical development and more.

Acamprosate tablets isn’t effective — doing “This was one part of a large raise, and so causes digestive side effects in patients. the raise was designed to move our lead “We reached out to parent advocacy orcompound forward in fragile X syndrome,” ganizations for fragile X and talked about Johns said. “With that investment, we will different delivery forms, and this was one do some necessary regulatory work and form that came back that they really liked,” toxicology work and move toward our Johns said. “The population is really hungry Phase 2 clinical trials.”

Confluence Pharmaceuticals was founded for help. Fragile X is a rare disease, and there aren’t a lot of treatment options.” in 2010. Johns, along with chairman and Johns said there is “great potential” for co-founder Boyd Sturdevant Jr., created the medication’s future. However, there is the company after hearing about the work no way to know, when, or if, the medication of Dr. Craig Erickson at the IU School of will make its way to market.

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Wray twins are living the Disney dream

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Twins Amelia and Mitchell Wray are living the dream.

The siblings, who split ACTING time between Carmel and Los Angeles, are acting in various productions and national commercials.

Mitchell acted in one episode of Disney Channel’s “Coop and Cami Ask the World” and acted in a short film, “Playdate,” Amelia Wray which is making the film festival rounds. Amelia landed a recurring role in Disney Channel’s “Sydney to the Max.” The twins, who began acting at Jr. Civic Theatre in Carmel, turned 14 April 26.

Mitchell Wray “There is not a single day where I wake up and don’t want to go on set,” Amelia said. “It’s just a blast. It’s like you are at a fun summer camp doing what you love. I find it more fun than work. I feel like me and all the girls in ‘Sydney to the Max’ have gotten so close during the filming of it. It’s just been a blast.”

Amelia said she can relate to her character, Sophia.

“She’s definitely bubbly,” she said.

“She’s fun. She loves to hang out with Sydney and Olive.”

Amelia initially auditioned for a different character.

“The casting director and everyone ended up liking me so much that they actually wrote a character for me in less than 24 hours because they wanted me on the show so bad,” Amelia said. “That was so cool that they ended up writing a character for me.”

Amelia made her debut April 5 in the first season’s Episode 10. She is in a total of five episodes this season, which has completed filming.

“All my friends were texting me and calling me, saying, ‘Oh, my gosh, I can’t believe I just saw you,’” Amelia said. “It was crazy watching myself on TV.” Amelia started filming the show before

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Amelia Wray is in five episodes as Sophia of “Sydney to the Max” (Submitted photos)

Mitchell Wray appears in “Playdate,” a short film making the film festival circuit.

Season 1 aired on Disney.

“She deserves it more than anybody and I’m so proud of her,” Mitchell said of his twin’s success.

Amelia enjoyed watching her brother make his Disney debut as well as Mason in “Coop and Cami Ask the World” in March.

“His episode aired before mine, so actually seeing him on TV was so crazy,” Amelia said. “That was such a cool experience.”

Mitchell was in the national tour of “Finding Neverland” for several months in 2016 and 2017. He had a role in a full-length film, “Crossroads of America,” which was filmed in 2015, and will finally have its premiere in New York May 17.

But his Disney appearance was special.

“This was a dream come true,” Mitchell said. “Why I started acting in the first place was to one day be on Disney Channel. It’s every kid’s dream. I grew up watching Disney Channel. All the hard work has paid off.”

His episode took a week to film.

“It was jam-packed, but I loved it,” he

said.

Mitchell and Amelia acted in 2018 in a pilot with Crystal the Capuchin Monkey, famous for roles in the “The Hangover Part II” and the “Night at the Museum” films.

The pilot has yet to air.

Mark Whittington, a producer with KMK Productions, worked with the siblings on the pilot. He said both are incredibly talented.

“We believe in their talents, together and separate,” Whittington said. “And there’s something each of them brings to the table individually as well as a team.

Mitchell can go (former child star) Haley Joel Osment in two seconds without even trying — very dark, and the tears bust out.

Amelia is just flat-out hilarious, and her comic timing is as strong as any Disney star. Plus, she sings her face off.”

Mitchell said he has now been in TV, film and a touring musical.

“It’s cool because they’re all so different and I got a taste of all of it,” he said.

“There is not a single day where I wake up and don’t want to go on set, It’s just a blast. It’s like you are at a fun summer camp doing what you love. I find it more fun than work.”

- Amelia Wray

Actors Theatre of Indiana, which will be celebrating its 15th season, has announced its lineup of shows for the 2019-20 season, kicking things off with “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” followed by a powerful presentation of “Alabama Story,” “Murder for Two” and “Damn Yankees.”

All shows will be at The Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Season subscriptions are on sale and must be purchased by June 7. Single-ticket sales will begin June 27.

“We are very excited about next season’s lineup as we continue to ‘bring Broadway to our backyard’ in central Indiana,” stated Don Farrell, artistic director and co-founder of ATI. “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” is set to run from Sept. 6 to 29.

The Indiana premiere of “Alabama Story” is set from Oct. 25 to Nov. 17.

The Indiana premiere of “Murder for Two” will run Jan. 24 to Feb. 16, 2020. T There will be a special presentation of “Sweeney Todd” Feb. 21-22, 2020.

“Damn Yankees,” a musical comedy, is set from April 24 to May 17, 2020.

Westfield — Uncorked with The Wilsons! An acoustic duo, The Wilsons will perform at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Urban Vines Winery & Brewery Co., 303 E. 161st St. Fishers — Catalyst Repertory will present “Master Class,” the story of Maria Callas, at 7:30 p.m. May 10-11 and 2:30 p.m. May 12 at The Switch Theatre, 10026 E. 126th St. For tickets, visit ow.ly/FQov50twPzo. Carmel — “Meet Me on Main,” featuring a gallery walk, face painting and live music, is set from 5 to 9 p.m. May 11 in the Carmel Arts & Design District.

Carmel — The Great American Songbook Foundation will present Family Fun Day at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10. There will be a kid-friendly music presentation at 2 p.m. with activities, games and sing-a-longs.

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Rotary Club of Carmel and CarmelFest committee collaborate for annual festival CarmelFest planning is well underway! The all-volunteer team, comprised of Rotary Club of Carmel members, community volunteers, and City of Carmel public safety officials and street department services, began preparing for this year’s festival in September 2018.

The CarmelFest committee is looking for more volunteers to

help make this year’s festival a success. Adults and students are invited to volunteer in various capacities at the festival and will enjoy refreshments and shade at the new Volunteer Hospitality Tent.

Individuals and groups, including families, can sign up for volunteer positions at carmelfest.net.

CarmelFest Has Talent returns for another year with expanded audition categories and increased prize dollars.

This year’s Centier Bank CarmelFest Parade on Thursday, July 4th will delight spectators with bands, motorcycle drill teams, lively color guards, cheerleaders, designed floats, gymnasts, local celebrities, veterans and more.

For the second year in a row, CBS4 Indy will be streaming the parade live on their Facebook page.

In keeping with Carmel High School Marching Band being named as parade grand marshal, the theme of the Centier Bank CarmelFest July 4th Parade is “America Strikes Up The Band.”

Applications to participate in the parade are due by Saturday, May 18.

Audition categories are: adults 21 and older, young adults 17 to 20, youth 13 to 16, and children 12 and under.

Online registration is open until June 14 and a $25 fee applies. To learn more and to register, visit carmelfest.net.

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singers.”

Callas, who died at age 53 in 1947, is portrayed as bitter and angry she can no As an opera singer, performing in “Master longer sing.

Class” is special for Rachelle Woolston.

Woolston plays the second so“I like that it introOPERA duces the world of prano, which is the role for which Audra McDonald received a Tony opera to an audience Award in 1996. that might already be familiar with “This role is notable because she it,” Woolston said. “To hear operatic actually fights back against Maria’s singing up close is powerful if you criticism and mean-spirited attitude have never experienced it before.” as opposed to simply taking it all The Carmel resident, who is eduWoolston without protest,” Woolston said. cation and community engagement Woolston often appears in Indianapolis coordinator for Indianapolis Opera, will appear in the Indianapolis-based Catalyst Rep- Opera productions. In March, she played Lady Anne in “Camelot.” ertory’s production of “Master Class” at The “Indianapolis Opera is partnering with Switch Theatre, 10029 E. 126th St., Fishers. them because this show requires opera The play was scheduled to start May 3 singers. You couldn’t do it without them,” and has performances at 7:30 p.m. May. 4, Woolston said. “I helped to find singers, the 10, 11 and 2:30 p.m. May 5 and 12. The play pianist and the space.” focuses on opera diva Maria Callas giving a Other performers in the production are master class to three opera singers.

Sean Manterfield, McCordsville, pianist; Nan Macy, Columbus, Ind., is performing Abigail Johnson, Anderson, first soprano; as Callas, who can no longer sing because Thomas Smith, Westfield, stagehand; and her voice is damaged.

Shederick Whipple, Upland, tenor.

“Nan is a phenomenal actress. It’s almost For tickets, visit theswitch.yapa one-woman show and the rest of us sody.com/event/index/385601/ are little side pieces,” Woolston said. “She master-class-by-terrance-mcnally. projects all of her insecurities into all of us

Indy Film Fest features ‘Grateful’

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com After making the rounds at film festivals nationally and internationally in 2019, the documentary of IndianapSCREENING olis resident Jenni Berebitsky is returning home.

“Grateful” debuted at Indy Shorts International Film Festival in July 2018. As a winner of the Indy Shorts Audience Choice Indiana Spotlight Award, it was then shown at Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis in October 2018. It also won Best Documentary Film at the Circle City Festival in September 2018. Now, it will have three screenings during Indy Film Fest, which runs May 2 to 12 at the Indianapolis Museum of Arts at Newfields.

Geist-area resident Amy Pauszek, whose “Where’s Amy” photo column runs in Current Publishing Inc. newspapers, served as executive producer and producer. Paul Nethercott was director/producer.

Berebitsky has been battling ALS for 10 years.

“Producing ‘Grateful’ has been an amazing experience,” Pauszek said. “I have had the opportunity to witness how my friend

Director/Producer Paul Nethercott and Producer/Executive Producer Amy Pauszek hold award for 2019 Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Short at Sedona International Film Festival in March.

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Jenni Berebitsky’s story about ALS touches and affects the lives of others. People love the film. They laugh and cry and find it inspiring. So many friends have helped support the award-winning film and it’s an honor to be bringing it back to Indiana to screen in May at the Indy Film Festival. It has been such a blessing having ‘Grateful’ traveling all over the world, but Indiana is my home.”

The Indy Film Fest screenings will be at 6:45 p.m. May 6 at Newfields Toby Theatre, 7 p.m. May 7 at The Indy Lodge and 5 p.m. May 10 at Newfields DeBoest Theatre.

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meringue-based on the inside and typically made with flour, egg whites and sugar.

They’re also beautifully and vibrantly colored and make an adorable gift when lined in a box in little colorful rows.

I tried the lavender and salted caramel flavors; the shop offers an array of other flavors, typically matched with Easter egg colors. Each little delicacy is worth every penny.

Gallery Pastry Shop is a quaint and artsy little place to visit for birthdays or a lunch date. It opens its garage doors to let the outside air in when the weather is nice.

Suggested pairings: Try the blood orange mimosa. What’s better than mimosas and macarons?

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Broadway star Altomare to give performance at NHS — Christy Altomare, who originated the title role in Broadway’s “Anastasia,” is coming to Noblesville High School May 9 for an exclusive master class and public performance. Students will learn in-the-field acting technique, vocal exercises, audition tips and more. The master class will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $64 for students in sixth grade through college and includes a ticket to the evening performance. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance

in the NHS auditorium are $13 for adults and $8 for students. Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets online at NoblesvilleTheatre.com.

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Noblesville High School teacher Josh Cecil performs card tricks at restaurants, bars and private parties. (Submitted photos)

NHS teacher performs card tricks

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Josh Cecil has been a magic fan ever since he can remember.

“My parents got me a magic MAGIC kit when I was I was 6,” Cecil said. “I did tricks here and there and read books (on magic).”

Cecil, 40, dabbled in magic on and off but said he stopped when he was 30.

The Noblesville High School teacher’s love for performing magic was then reignited by a student.

“Three years ago, I had a student (Matt Lingren) in one of my classes who was doing some card tricks, and I sort of remembered some of the card tricks I do, and we started going back and forth,” Cecil said.

“That got me hooked again. I went down the proverbial rabbit hole there into the world of magic.”

Cecil has performed professional, closeup card magic at private parties, corporate events, trade shows, restaurants and bars since September 2018.

Cecil will perform in two shows, “Josh Cecil & his 52 Closest Friends,” at 7 and 8:45 p.m. May 17 at Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St., Noblesville.

“This is my first full-blown show,” he said.

Cecil has limited the audience to 52 per show, which is of course the number of cards in a deck.

“It’s close-up card magic. That is one of the reasons we are having such a small audience,” Cecil said.

The shows, designed for all ages, will be approximately 75 minutes.

“It’s not David Copperfield and big illusions,” Cecil said. “It’s right in front of your

eyes, sometimes even in the spectator’s hand. There is a lot of audience involvement, intimate and, hopefully, amazing.

I’m sort of obsessed with card magic and sleight of hand. I don’t care too much for the big illusions. I like things that are closeup and inexplicable. Card magic fits that.”

Cecil’s magic mentor, Tom Gagnon, lives in Kokomo.

“He’s one of the best sleight-of-hand artists in the world,” Cecil said. “Then, I met some other local magicians. I’ve been to some magic conventions. I went to MagiFest in Columbus (Ohio) back in January and learned tons of new tricks and moves.

It was really an opportunity to meet other magicians. I actually met David Blaine while I was there.”

In his fifth year at NHS, Cecil teaches English, film literature and mass media.

Cecil sometimes performs tricks for his students. They can let him know what works with their reactions.

“Either with an audible, ‘ahh,’ or silence,” he said.

Cecil, 40, lives with his wife, Jami, and four young children in Noblesville.

“She tolerates my magic habit,” Cecil jokingly said of his wife.

Performing card tricks has become a nice form of additional income, “Teachers don’t make a whole lot of money,” said Cecil, who grew up in Washington, Ind. “So, I’ve always had some kind of side gig. I feel fortunate that I can use it to help (supplement) some of that teacher income.”

Tickets are $10. To purchase, email Cecil@ cecilmagic.com.

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“The Sleeping Beauty,” Ballet Theatre of Carmel, Westfield High School Auditorium

The Ballet Theatre of Carmel presents the magical story of the beautiful Princess Aurora, who dreamed of her prince for 100 years before she finally met and married him.

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“A Streetcar Named Desire” Carmel Community Players, The Cat

Cost: $18 to $22

7:30 p.m. May 4; 2:30 p.m. May 5

Actors Theatre of Indiana founders Don Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins are joined by Logan Moore as they perform parodies of 28 musicals.

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Disney’s “Newsies,” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts

7 p.m. May 4, 8, 9, 10; 2 p.m. May 5; 5 p.m.. May 11

Cost: $20 to $45

“Newsies” follows the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged newsboys.

Cost: $25 to $48

8 p.m. May 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14; 1:30 and 7 p.m. May 4, 12; 1 p.m. May 8

The show-biz musical “42nd Street” celebrates Broadway and Times Square while telling the story of aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer, who comes to the big city from Allentown, Pa., and lands her first big job in the ensemble of a Broadway musical.

Cost: $45 to $70 (includes buffet dinner).

“You Can’t Take It with You,” OneAmerica Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre

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“42nd Street,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

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Tony Bennett will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. May 8 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

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Legendary singer Tony Bennett, still going strong at age 92, brings his “I Left My Heart Tour” to the Palladium.

Cost: $96 to $196

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IRT presents Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s madcap comedy, which debuted on Broadway in 1936.

Cost: $21 to $78

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“Jesus Christ Superstar,” Mud Creek Theater

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The Mud Creek Players present the classic rock opera for the first time since 1989.

Cost: $10 to 20

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Where’s Amy? Amy Pauszek is a photographer, film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis. She can be reached at Amy@youarecurrent.com. To see more of her photos, visit currentnightandday.com.

Where’s Amy makes stop at ‘Forbidden Broadway’ Front, from left, Nell Fitzgerald (Carmel) and Cindy Collins (Carmel). Back, from left, Don Farrell (Westfield), Judy Fitzgerald (Carmel), Joe Fitzgerald (Carmel) and William Kimmel (NYC) at opening night of Actors Theatre of Indiana’s hysterical “Forbidden Broadway” show April 26 at the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway fans will love this clever parody of popular shows, including “The Book of Mormon,” “The Lion King,” “Wicked,” “Cats” and “Les Miserables.”

It’s a night full of laughter and fun performed by ATI’s own professional actors who will leave you smiling and wanting more. For more, visit atistage.org. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

Where’s Amy gets scoop at ‘Newsies’ Front, from left, Jacquelyn Sarowatz (Indianapolis), Michael Geary (Westfield) and Caitlin Stacy (Westfield). Back, from left, Luke Bockelman (Indianapolis), Nate Schlabach (Fishers), Zach Hoover (Indianapolis), Jake Letts (Carmel), David Cunningham (Indianapolis) and Johnny Miller (Carmel) and Alex Brophy (Lafayette) at Civic Theatre’s “Newsies” April 27 on opening weekend at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. These young, talented actors gave the performance of their lifetime with amazing singing and dance moves throughout the show. Gather your family and friends and do not miss Disney’s “Newsies,” which runs until May 11. You will love the story about the famous 1899 newspaper strike in New York City’s Lower Manhattan. Everything from the music, costumes, set design, lighting and choreography makes you feel as if you are watching a NYC Broadway show. For more, visit civictheatre.org. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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The removal of the brick wall that separated the kitchen from the sunroom made an immediate impact on the flow of this space.

1. The granite countertop extends behind the new sink to provide more workspace and a generous seating area.

2. The cabinetry was stained a lovely castle gray. The beauty of the wood grain complements the Coretec floors and other wood trim around the home.

3. The white subway tile features a beveled edge which generates depth and interest around the backsplash.

4. The baseboard in the sunroom features a clever hidden “toe kick” feature — pull-out food and water bowls for the two resident dogs.

To get started on your own remodeling project, visit us at caseindy.com or stop by one of our three locations.

Background: This home in the historic Meridian-Kessler neighborhood was built in 1924. In the 1980s, a sunroom was added off the kitchen; the original exterior brick wall remained.

THE CHALLENGE The home features much of its original charm; however, the 30-year-old updates to the kitchen were looking worn and outdated. The owners wanted to preserve the historic roots while transforming the kitchen with 21st-century amenities and materials.

Larry Greene is the owner of Case Design/Remodeling. You may email him at lgreene@ caseindy.com. To see more before-and-after pictures of this project, visit caseindy.com/blog.

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Covered Street in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Istanbul’s shopping paradise Commentary by Don Knebel The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, is perhaps the world’s most famous shopping area. It also is among the TRAVEL few indoor places where both adults and children can get lost for hours.

In 1453 A.D., the Ottoman Empire, under 21-year-old Mehmed II, captured Constantinople, then with a population of about 500,000, bringing the Byzantine Empire to a close. The Ottomans were experienced traders and the city, soon renamed Istanbul, lay along major trading routes. In 1461, to finance converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Mehmed ordered construction of a bazaar in the center of the city to market goods, such as textiles and gems, from throughout his realm. In 1520, Sultan Suleiman I, known to history as Suleiman the Magnificent, began a major expansion of the Ottoman Empire. With the Empire’s trading reach expanded, Suleiman significantly enlarged the bazaar. By the 17th century, Istanbul was the largest city in the world and its famous bazaar added slaves taken

in the Empire’s conquests to its long list of items being bought and sold.

Today, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, occupying approximately 1.2 million square feet and featuring approximately 3,600 stores, is a shoppers’ paradise. Six days a week, between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., at least 250,000 people, locals and tourists alike, crowd into its maze of 65 streets, most now covered with vaulted ceilings, seeking everything from life’s essentials to exotic works of art.

The Grand Bazaar is routinely listed among the 10 most visited places in the world.

Istanbul guides have two cautions for Grand Bazaar visitors. First, never pay the asking price, no matter how charming the seller. Second, remember which of the 18 named gates you entered if you hope to find your way back. I can tell you from personal experience that these warnings are disregarded at your peril.

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

DISPATCH Duct cleaning — Duct-cleaning services often claim that they can improve a home’s air quality and boost the efficiency of its heating and cooling system by sucking or blowing dust and dirt from HVAC system ducts. Some even claim that duct cleaning can improve respiratory health. However, the Environmental Protection Agency reports say duct cleaning has never been shown to prevent air-quality-related health problems, and that the presence of dust and dirt in a home’s ducts has not been shown to increase particulate levels in its air. Studies also have failed to show that duct cleaning improves HVAC system efficiency or reduces home heating or cooling costs, but the service can cost between $300 to $1,000, depending on the size of the system being cleaned.

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NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARINGS BY THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA The citizens of the Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton County, Indiana (the “School Corporation”), are hereby notified that the Board of School Trustees of the School Corporation (the “Board”), proposes to enter into negotiations with the Carmel 2002 School Building Corporation, which is a non-profit school building corporation controlled by, and operating on behalf of, the School Corporation (the “Building Corporation”), for funding all or a portion of (i) the demolition of the existing Carmel Elementary School and the construction and equipping of a new elementary school at the same location; (ii) the construction and equipping of a new elementary school to be located on property off Clay Center Road; (iii) acquisition and installation of technology upgrades at school facilities throughout the School Corporation; (iv) the construction, renovation, upgrade and improvement of school facilities throughout the School Corporation to improve safety and security; (v) improvement and renovations at Forest Dale Elementary School, College Wood Elementary School, and Creekside Middle School; (vi) improvement and renovations at Carmel High School; (vii) the acquisition of performing arts instruments; (viii) completing other miscellaneous facility improvements, equipping and land improvements and/or acquisition projects throughout the geographical boundaries of the School Corporation; and (ix) undertaking all projects related to any of the projects described in any of clauses (i) through and including (viii) (clauses (i) through and including (ix), collectively, the “Project”).

The estimated cost of the Project will be in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), all or a portion of which will be financed by entering into a proposed lease and related addenda (collectively, the “Lease”) with the Building Corporation, which in turn will allow the Building Corporation to issue one or more series of first mortgage bonds (collectively, the “Bonds”) in an original aggregate principal amount not to exceed Sixty-Four Million Six Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($64,645,000), for the purpose of procuring funds to pay for all or a portion of the costs of the Project and the costs associated therewith, including, but not limited to, the expenses in connection with or on account of the issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds will have a term of no longer than twenty (20) years from the date they are issued, and will bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 5.25% per annum, the exact rate or rates to be determined by bidding or negotiation.

Pursuant to the Lease, the Building Corporation will do all or any portion of the following: (1) acquire from the School Corporation all or any portion of any of the (a) existing Carmel Elementary School (the “Existing Facility”), (b) the land upon which the Existing Facility is located (the “Carmel Elementary Real Estate”) (the Existing Facility, the Carmel Elementary Real Estate and the improvements to be constructed thereon as a part of the Project, collectively, the “Carmel Elementary Premises”), and (c) all or a portion of the property currently owned by the School Corporation on Clay Center Road and the improvements to be constructed thereon as a part of the Project (collectively, the “Clay Center Road Premises”) (the Carmel Elementary Premises and the Clay Center Road Premises, collectively, the “Premises”); (2) undertake all or any portion of any of the Project, as directed by the School Corporation; and (3) lease all or any portion of the Premises for a term not to exceed twenty-two (22) years beginning on the date all or any portion of the Premises is acquired by the Building Corporation, payable in semiannual installments commencing no earlier than June 30 in the year immediately following the year in which the lease is recorded, and thereafter on June 30 and December 31 of each year during the term of the Lease, with an annual lease rental not to exceed Six Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($6,490,000), which will be used to pay the principal and interest on the Bonds.

As additional rental, the School Corporation will maintain insurance on that portion of the Premises which is subject to the Lease as required in the Lease and will pay all taxes and assessments against such property, as well as the cost of alterations and repairs, all rebate costs associated with the obligations issued by the Building Corporation, and all utility costs incurred in connection with such property. Simultaneous with the issuance of each series of the Bonds, the annual lease rental will be reduced to an amount equal to an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on all of the Bonds outstanding after the issuance of such Bonds in each twelve-month period together with annual incidental costs as determined by the Building Corporation at the time of the issuance of each such series of the Bonds, payable in semiannual installments.

The Lease gives an option to the School Corporation to purchase that portion of the Premises which is subject to the Lease.

As described above, a portion of the proceeds of one or more series of the Bonds will be paid to the School Corporation as the acquisition price of all of the Premises which are subject to the Lease. The School Corporation intends to use the money it receives from the Building Corporation from the proceeds of the Bonds to pay for a portion of the costs of the Project not paid by the Building Corporation.

The drawings, plans and specifications, including cost estimates, for the Project as well as a copy of the Lease, are currently available for inspection by the public on all business days during business hours, at the School Corporation’s Educational Services Center, located at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, Indiana.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that the Board will, on May 20, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. (local time), at the School Corporation’s Educational Services Center, located at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, Indiana, conduct a public hearing (1) regarding the matter of appropriating the proceeds of the Bonds and investment earnings thereon, and (2) upon the necessity for the execution of the Lease, and upon whether the lease rental provided for therein to be paid by School Corporation to the Building Corporation is a fair and reasonable rental for that portion of the Premises which is subject to the Lease. All interested parties are entitled and encouraged to attend to present their testimony and ask any questions relative to all or any of the Project, the Lease or the Bonds.

Such hearing may be adjourned to a later date or dates, and subsequent to such hearing the Board may (1) either authorize the execution of such Lease as originally agreed upon, rescind the proposed Lease, or make modifications therein as may be agreed upon with the Building Corporation, but in no event may the rental exceed the amounts set forth in this notice, and (2) consider adoption of a resolution regarding the issue of appropriating the proceeds of the Bonds and the investment earnings thereon for the purposes described herein.

Dated the 7th day of May, 2019.

CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA By: Secretary, Board of School Trustees

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. 1904004V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 28th day of May 2019 at 6:00pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to allow Todd and Diane Thorne to continue to park a Commercial Vehicle in their driveway where they have parked this Commercial Vehicle since May 2010.With the property being known as (address) : 12022 Pebblebrook Lane, Carmel IN 46033. The application is identified as Docket No. 19040004V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel 17-10-34-03-03-014.000. 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 abovementioned time and place.

Todd and Diane Thorne PETITIONERS NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the sale of 1 used Engineering Department vehicle. All Bids should be sent to the office of: Clerk-Treasurer, City of Carmel, One Civic Square, Carmel Indiana 46032, no later than 10:00am local time, June 5, 2019. Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting, at 10:00am June 5, 2019, in the Council Chambers at Carmel City hall, One Civic Square, Carmel Indiana. NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “Used Engineering Department Vehicle Bid” in the lower left-hand corner of the bid envelop. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any formalities or irregularities in any bid or bidding procedures.

A copy of the vehicle information for sale may be obtained by contacting the Carmel Engineering Department Office Administrator listed below.

Kate Lustig, Office Administrator 317-571-2441 klustig@carmel.in.gov Christine S. Pauley, Clerk-Treasurer NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, TO ENTER INTO A PROPOSED LEASE OF FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE SCHOOL CORPORATION The taxpayers of the Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton County, Indiana (the “School Corporation”), are hereby notified that on April 22, 2019, the Board of School Trustees of the School Corporation (the “Board”) did adopt a resolution determining that the School Corporation will take all actions necessary to enter into a lease of the existing Carmel Elementary School, its related outdoor facilities, the real property upon which any portion of the Carmel Elementary School or its related outdoor facilities are located and all or a portion of the property currently owned by the School Corporation on Clay Center Road (the “Lease”) with the Carmel 2002 School Building Corporation, which is a non-profit school building corporation controlled by, and operating on behalf of, the School Corporation (the “Building Corporation”), which in turn will allow the Building Corporation to issue one or more series of first mortgage bonds (collectively, the “Bonds”), payable from the lease rentals received from the School Corporation pursuant to the terms of the Lease. The payments to be made by the School Corporation under the Lease will be payable from ad valorem property taxes collected by the School Corporation. The Bonds will be issued to pay for all or any portion of the purposes set forth in the resolution adopted by the Board on April 22, 2019, in connection with this matter, and issuing the Bonds.

The maximum term for the Bonds will be twenty (20) years from the date of issuance, and the original aggregate principal amount of the Bonds will not exceed $64,645,000. The Lease will have term ending not longer than the June 30th or December 31st which is twenty-two (22) calendar years after the date the Lease is recorded by the Building Corporation and the School Corporation, with an annual lease rental not to exceed Six Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($6,490,000) with respect to the Bonds, all of which annual lease rental will be payable in semiannual installments commencing no earlier than June 30 in the year immediately following the year in which the lease is recorded, and thereafter on June 30 and December 31 of each year during the term of the Lease.

Dated: May 7, 2019.

CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA By: Secretary, Board of School Trustees

Public Notice WB Development Partners (4441 W Airport Freeway, Suite 330, Irving, TX 75062) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with the Indianapolis Rehabilitation Institute project, located in Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. More specifically, the project is located 950’ east of the intersection of City Center Drive and N Pennsylvania Street then north to the end of the private road, Carmel, Indiana, part of the NE Quarter, Section 35, Township 18 North, Range 3 East. The receiving water of the project is White River-Carmel Creek. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to Joshua Cribelar of American Structurepoint, 7260 Shadeland Station, Indianapolis, IN 46256 or call 317-547-5580.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. 190-40012V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 28th day of May 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (1 Civic Square, 2nd Fir, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: UDO SectionS.02 .C. 7 - Min swimming pool setbacks .of easement with plus 3-ft at rear and min. 1 Oft side required, 15-ft rear and 7’7’” side requested Docket NO 19040013V UDO Section 2.04 Max. 35% lot cover allowed approximately 54% requested. The site is located at 5961 Heaton Pass, in Chapman’s Claim at Prairie View Subdivision, Section 2A Lot 87. It is zoned SI-Residence/ROSO I Marge Mikels of Pools of Fun, on behalf of Gery & April Giannini.owners With the property being known as (address): 5961 Heaton Pass, Carmel IN. 46033 The application is identified as Docket No. 19040012V 19040013V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 29-10-26-008-020.000-018 Chapmans Claim at Praire View Section 2A lot 87 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.

Gery & April Giannini PETITIONERS NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP Z-642-19 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 20th day of May, 2019, to consider the following: Petition to Rezone 7 parcels located at the southeast corner of Range Line Road and City Center Drive from the R2/Residence and B7/Business District within the Range Line Road Overlay District to the C-2/Mixed Use District. The properties comprise the block bordered by Range Line Road, Winona Drive, Pawnee Drive and City Center Drive.

Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services and identified as Docket No. 19020007 Z. The properties are also identified by the following tax parcel ID numbers and legal descriptions: 16-10-31-01-12NEWARK Lot 1, 2, 3, 731 S Rangeline Rd 015.000 Pt 4, Pt 64 & Pt 65 16-10-31-01-1464 Winona Dr NEWARK Lot 5A 001.000 16-10-31-01-1241 E City Center Dr NEWARK Lot Pt 64 002.000 16-10-31-01-1241 E City Center Dr NEWARK Lot Pt 65 005.000 16-10-31-01-1241 E City Center Dr NEWARK Lot Pt 66 006.000 16-10-31-01-12NEWARK Lot Pt 64, Pt 726 Pawnee Rd 007.000 65 & Pt 66 16-10-31-01-13NEWARK Replat Lots 730 Pawnee Rd 001.000 61-63 Lot 1 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard.

Christine Pauley, Clerk-Treasurer

A reality check Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Spring is in full swing. The bugs are back, seasonal allergies have come out of hiding and “for sale” signs in front yards are as plentiful as dandelions.

GRAMMAR GUY If this were a cartoon, all my Realtor friends would have cash register “kaching” sounds going off while dollar signs appeared in their puffy, pollen-plagued eyes.

Yes, ‘tis the season for house-selling, and—as someone who has watched enough “House Hunters” to consider himself a semi-professional Realtor — it’s time to revisit some commonly confused words: realty and reality.

Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way — Realtor does not have an invisible letter “i” hiding in the middle of it. I can’t tell you how many times I hear people say “real-itor.” There’s no “i” in Realtor.

Realty is a noun that simply means real estate. Realty deals with the buying and selling of property — buildings and land.

Reality is the opposite of fiction. It is usually a noun that means “something real.” As an adjective, it often modifies the word television: reality television.

When it comes to the word “Realtor,” why is it sometimes capitalized (like in this article, for instance)? A capital “r” Realtor is someone who is officially a member of the National Association of Realtors. Realtor is actually a trademarked term by the NAR, therefore many stylebooks (including the AP) encourage you to capitalize it and use it only if you’re confident the person to whom you’re referring is truly a capital “r” Realtor.

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

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP Z-641-19 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 20th day of May, 2019, to consider the following: Petition to Rezone 3 parcels located at 1040, 1112 and 1118 S. Range Line Road from the B3/Business District within the Range Line Road Overlay District to the C1/City Center District. Filed by the Carmel Department of Community Services and identified as Docket No. 19020005 Z. The properties are also identified by the following tax parcel ID numbers and legal descriptions: 16-09-36-00-00HARVEY B STOUT 1040 S Rangeline Rd 020.000 Lot 4 & 5 HARVEY B STOUT 16-09-36-00-001112 S Rangeline Rd 022.000 Lot 6 16-09-36-00-00HARVEY B STOUT 1118 S Rangeline Rd 023.000 Lot Pt 7 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard.

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