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Councilors express support for Bedford Falls

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Several Carmel City Councilors expressed initial support for a new age-restricted neighborhood planned CITY NEWS south of 146th Street between Ditch and Spring Mill roads.

Less Impact Development is proposing the Bedford Falls neighborhood to include 34 single-family homes on 16.87 acres. Home prices are expected to range from $360,000 to $580,000.

Scott and Stan Schutz, who own Less Impact Development, are asking the city to change the zoning from residential to a planned unit development, which allows for various building types in one project. It is proposed to include 6.5 acres of common area space and a trail network that ties into the Westchase neighborhood to the west.

The city council discussed the proposal at its June 7 meeting before sending it to the council’s land use committee for further review.

Attorney Steve Hardin, speaking on behalf of the developers, said the homes will be built with changing needs in mind as residents age.

“There are different things you can do to make things accessible without looking like you’re living in a hospital room,” Hardin said.

To be an age-restricted community, federal law requires at least 80 percent of the

Bedford Falls is proposed on nearly 17 acres south of 146th Street.

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homes have at least one resident who is 55 or older.

City councilor Laura Campbell, whose district includes the site of the proposed neighborhood, said Bedford Falls will help fill an urgent need in Carmel for more senior housing options.

“We can’t get enough of this type of product, so I’m really happy to see it on the west side,” she said. “Not everybody wants to go toward Midtown when they’re downsizing.”

City councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider also praised the project.

“If I were to make a blueprint for an empty-nester community to be put on the west side, which is a place we have land to do it, this would be it,” he said.

No one spoke against the proposed development during the public hearing, although the city did receive a few emails from nearby residents raising concerns about drainage and density.

If the project is approved by the city council, construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2022.

A meeting date for the land use committee had not been set as of press time.

Former CCS bus driver arrested for child exploitation

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com

CCS students were involved in the case.

The investigation began with a CyberTipline Report from the National Center A former Carmel Clay Schools bus drivfor Missing and Exploited Children to the er was arrested June 1 and charged with task force. The social media site Tumblr had child exploitation and informed the agency that a user had COURTS possession of child uploaded 12 images of child pornogpornography. raphy, mostly of prepubescent girls Police arrested Terrence Richards, in either compromised positions or 40, on June 1 after an 11-month inperforming sexual acts. Information vestigation by the Hamilton County about the user, including an email Metro Child Exploitation Task Force. address, username and IP address, Richards worked as a bus driver was sent to Hamilton County detecRichards for CCS for two years before retives. Search warrants led to emails signing on Jan. 21 after police alerted CCS connecting Richards to the Tumblr account. officials of the investigation. Emily Bauer, The task force confiscated Richards’ CCS director of community relations, said phone on Jan. 21, the same day he left CCS. Richards has not been on school property or According to a probable cause affidavit, state performed any duties for the district since investigators found 26 images of child porschool officials became aware of the invesnography and child erotica on the phone, as tigation. She said police confirmed that no well as conversations through the Kik social

media app that shared nine more images.

The affidavit states that Richards “admitted to accessing the child pornography on Tumblr blogs and then copying the images and sending them to other Kik users.” Investigators said that Richards also gathered images from Tumblr of child pornography and that he knew some of the people in the images were prepubescent children.

Richards is facing two counts of child exploitation and one count of possession of child pornography, all felonies. He was taken to the Hamilton County Jail without incident. He is set to go to trial on Sept. 14.

The Hamilton County Metro Child Exploitation Task Force is comprised of detectives from the Hamilton County Sherriff’s Office and the Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville police departments. Anyone with information regarding the case is encouraged to contact the task force at 317-595-3300.

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MAKING CITIES LIVABLE CONFERENCE COMES TO CARMEL

A panel discusses infrastructure June 8 at the Palladium. Panelists are, from left, Doug Kelbaugh, former architecture dean at the University of Michigan; Michael Lykoudis, former architecture dean at the University of Notre Dame; June Williamson, a professor at the City University of New York; Ellen Dunham-Jones, a professor at Georgia Tech; and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

The City of Carmel hosted the International Making Cities Livable conference from June 8 to 12. Rescheduled from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference featured plenary speakers, breakout sessions, workshops and tours for attendees to examine tools and strategies for city planning. The occasion marked the first time the conference has been held in Indiana. Learn more at liveable-cities.org.

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

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Project: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: End of 2021 Project: Sidewalk installation and drainage upgrades Location: Shoshone Drive and Oswego Road Expected completion: July Project: Median and multi-use path installation Location: Range Line Road between Carmel Drive and 116th Street Expected completion: Work is expected to begin in the fall and last 100 days.

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Election security, voter confidence priorities for secretary of state

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Holli Sullivan became Indiana’s 62nd secretary of state in March, replacing Connie Lawson after her resignation.

POLITICS The Evansville resident and married mother of three previously served as a state representative from 2014 until her appointment.

Sullivan, a Republican who recently announced that she plans to run in the 2022 election to maintain Sullivan her position, stopped in Hamilton County on June 8 to visit with local business leaders and share about initiatives under way in her office.

She also stopped in Carmel for an interview with Current.

What is your top priority as secretary of state?

To continue to have transparent, free and secure elections run by the state. It’s very important that we think toward the future.

We have a runway this year because we don’t have an election, and I can spend time getting to know each of the county election officers and their successes from 2020, but also plan with them the future infrastructure needed.

I also want to continue the momentum in the Indiana business services division. The INBiz portal has 70 online services, but it’s time to meet with users of those services and business owners to see what we can do next to get government out of the way of business and allow it to grow.

Election fraud has been a big topic nationwide in the last year. Do you see areas where Indiana’s handling of elections should change?

We had an extremely successful election in 2020. We had the highest voter turnout since 1992. We had changes due to dates and pandemic and processes that we have never had to face before at a local level, and we had no recounts, no fraud and no problems. So, for us, we need to maintain what we have, which is a good place to be.

Every county (election official) I’ve talked to completely agrees there are always ways in which we can help the process by educating Hoosiers on securities that already

are in place, and we’ll do that. We’ll partner with local communities to increase messaging. That’s extremely important right now, because there is a lot of noise coming in from other states about how they run their elections. They’re not as transparent, not as secure as Indiana, and that puts seeds of doubt in voter confidence.

Not much has changed in Indiana election law in recent years, but has the national discussion led to decreased voter confidence here?

We had a strong turnout (in 2020), but post that turnout there’s been all that news, so I think the confidence has been shaken. When you redirect the conversations back to the Hoosier experience of voting in our state, you see it’s not about the Indiana experience.

Your office has begun sending postcards to Hoosier voters to help keep voter lists up to date. How does this process work?

Voter list maintenance is a federal requirement, and Indiana does it really well.

It’s a white postcard, and we’re trying to get the word out that it’s legitimate. It shares with the voter that if everything is correct, they don’t have to do anything, but if they’ve moved, like a lot of people during COVID, they need to update their address. It gives them a way they can do that, either online or by returning the postcard. If it comes back to the office as a bad address, we’ll forward it to what we have on file with the post office and reach the voter that way.

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Also, if we walk in as a voter and we see somebody on the voter rolls that we know hasn’t lived in the state for a few years or maybe passed away, it plants a seed of doubt that we have the right voter list, so we protect that voter list maintenance process in Indiana.

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Plans released for land surrounding Indianapolis Executive Airport

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Town of Zionsville and the Hamilton County Airport Authority/Indianapolis Executive Airport recently DEVELOPMENT released a report outlining plans for a jointly commissioned Strategic Future Land Use Plan for the area surrounding the airport.

Because of the town’s growing population, town and airport officials saw a need to create a land-use plan to help prevent conflicts.

HWC Engineering Director of Planning Cory Whitesell, the plan’s project manager, said during a June 4 virtual presentation that the town and the airport authority want to “find a balance of protecting the use and integrity of the executive airport and meeting the Town of Zionsville’s community and economic development goals.”

“The way that has been done has been striving to find what is an appropriate mix of compatible development that can occur around the airport,” Whitesell said.

The plan is intended to build off land use policies in Zionsville’s Comprehensive Plan and provide specific guidance for land-use decisions in areas surrounding the airport by supporting long-term development that meets Zionsville’s goals while sustaining the airport as “an economic engine for Zionsville and surrounding areas.” The airport annually contributes approximately $430 million to the local economy, according to a 2012 Indiana airports economic impact study.

The airport operates with a single concrete runway in a north/south orientation.

The runway is 5,501 feet long by 100 feet wide. As part of the 2008 Master Plan, a 1,500-foot extension to the runway is planned to the south end of the runway, to make it 7,001 feet long. The 2008 Master Plan also envisioned a future second runway expansion from 7,001 to 7,700 feet, which is the ultimate planned runway length. The runway extension would provide an increased margin of safety for takeoffs and landings.

The first phase of the runway extension project is under construction, and some development has already occurred in areas close to the airport, leading some residents from the Brookhaven and Fieldstone neigh-

A recommended land-use map shows plans for the areas surrounding the Indianapolis Executive Airport. (Submitted rendering)

borhoods, which are located south of the airport, to voice concerns about noise and aircraft flying low over their homes. During public meetings, they have said the runway extension could make the issues more significant.

But planners say the airport has no short- or long-term plans to allow larger aircraft than business jets on a regular basis or to start commercial passenger service.

They say the Federal Aviation Administration will support neither.

During public meetings, residents in existing overflight areas recommended against further development of similar areas, although areas south of the existing runway are zoned to allow residential development. The zoning decisions were made

by Boone County officials prior to the area being incorporated into the Town of Zionsville’s jurisdiction, according to the report.

The FAA has informed the airport that areas between C.R. 200 S. and the Brookhaven/ Fieldstone neighborhoods should be protected from development.

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Hamilton County Council approves career center funding

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com At its June 3 meeting, the Hamilton County Council voted 6-1 to fund $425,000 over three EDUCATION years to support early implementation stages of the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement.

The career center is Nation a partnership between local school districts and other groups in Hamilton County to offer CTE, or career and technical education, pathways for students in trades such as energy and agriculture science, and skilled trades such as construction management, exercise science and other disciplines. Instead of constructing a career center, the school districts in Hamilton County are pledging to partner with other entities such as local chambers of commerce and the county to offer CTE

programs. The funding will go toward hiring an executive director for the career center, funding research and development and implementing alignment and enrollment.

“This is an exciting time for the students in Hamilton County who will soon have access to new career considerations,” Hamilton County Councilor Steve Nation stated.

Nation and Hamilton County Councilor Ken AlAlexander exander encouraged the council to consider funding the initiative.

The career center executive director will work with county leadership, the school districts, chambers of commerce and other Hamilton County Economic Development Corp. stakeholders to create a five-year plan to detail what opportunities are available for high school CTE and ensure offerings at the new center meet the needs of students and employers.

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Dillinger will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how the government handled it.

Hamilton County Commissioner Steve He said he will pay tribute to Barry Dillinger’s State of the County luncheon McNulty, the Hamilton County Health Dept. always draws a large administrator, who died Dec. 17, EVENT crowd.

2020, after battling COVID-19 for So naturally, the nearly a month.

Noblesville Chamber of Commerce “I’ll be talking about our Triple-A wanted to delay the traditional bond rating, which is one of the January event until COVID-19 few in the state,” Dillinger said. restrictions were eased so that “We’ll talk about how our tax rate more people could attend. The is the lowest in the state.”

Dillinger luncheon is set for 11 a.m. to 1 Dillinger’s infrastructure prep.m. June 29 at the Embassy Suites in Nosentation will focus on the progress of blesville. This is the first large-scale event Ind. 37. the chamber has held since March 2020.

Dillinger will discuss progress on the “With the type of presentation I give five-story parking garage at 225 N. 9th St. with a lot of visuals, they really wanted to in Noblesville. He plans quick updates on have it in person,” Dillinger said. “It’s northe Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. mally the biggest event (the chamber) has and Riverview Health. all year. We’re hoping for a big turnout.”

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The Carmel High School girls lacrosse team celebrates its state championship. (Submitted photo)

Girls lacrosse team wins title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Senior leadership was the difference for the Carmel High School girls lacrosse team in its drive to the state ACHIEVEMENT championship.

Carmel topped Hamilton Southeastern 13-8 June 5 in the Indiana Girls Lacrosse Association Class 2A championship game at Warren Central.

“Our big guns were seniors,” CHS coach Josh Miller said. “There were a lot of contributions from underclassmen, but it was a senior-led team from defense to offense.”

Senior Julia Cherubini scored five goals and senior Hannah Kim contributed four goals and four assists for Carmel (16-2) in the championship. It was the third consecutive state championship for the Greyhounds, who won in 2018 and 2019. The 2020 season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carmel had 13 seniors, including eight starters, in the championship game.

Midfielders Kim and senior Maddie McGarty were named All-Americans by USA Lacrosse.

“It was a very disappointing end to last year, but what a way to cap a pretty wild academic year,” Miller said. “This group of seniors worked so hard. Of those eight starters, several of them have been on varsity all four years. Four or five of them played in our 2018 state championship. It was special for them to cap off that work.”

McGarty had a team-high 71 goals with 19

assists. Kim finished with 62 goals and 24 assists.

Miller was named the IGLA Coach of the Year.

“We’re optimistic about the future,” Miller said. “We have two JV teams, and we have a lot of talent within those teams. We started a couple of sophomores and started a few juniors. We like what the future holds for sure. It’s tough to replace seniors, though.”

In the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association boys state championship, Hamilton Southeastern flipped the script by beating Carmel 10-6 June 5 at HSE. The CHS boys team finished 15-4 on the season.

“It’s so bittersweet this season,” said Jack Meachum, CHS boys lacrosse head coach. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for our 2021 seniors. They are guys that worked hard every single day, putting what was best for the team first. We also had a lot of young players who were playing a lot of meaningful minutes. In the championship game we had three seniors with significant minutes and a lot of juniors, sophomores and freshmen playing. It was exciting to watch a lot of those players grow through the year, as for many of them it was their first varsity lacrosse season.”

Senior Meade Hicks won the Bob Scott Award for character, service to the community and leadership from USA Lacrosse.

Senior Jack Huntington was selected as an All-American. He was named to the all-state team every year during his high school career.

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The Carmel High School girls tennis team defeated South Bend St. Joseph 4-1 in the girls tennis state championship final. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Carmel girls tennis players accomplish goal with state title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Carmel High School tennis player Leila Antony, there could not have been a better ending to her senior year.

SPORTS “Not having a season in 2020 (because of the COVID-19 pandemic) was really hard, because we were going to have a really good team,” Antony said. “We had a lot of potential. It was a disappointing way to end our spring. But this year as seniors, we wanted it even more. We wanted our senior year to be the best it can be. Our underclassmen were so good. We worked together to support each other. We all thought we deserved it this year.”

The top-ranked Greyhounds (18-1) downed No. 2 South Bend St. Joseph 4-1 in the girls tennis state championship June 5 at North Central High School in Indianapolis. It was Carmel’s seventh IHSAA state championship in 2020-21, tying a school record.

Carmel shut out No. 6 Homestead 5-0 in the morning semifinals. The Greyhounds quickly got back to business after edging No. 3 Park Tudor 3-2 June 4 in the state quarterfinals at Center Grove. With the match tied 2-2, the Greyhounds won a three-set victory at No. 1 doubles.

“I told them we should celebrate (because) ‘It’s a great win. But no one is going

to remember if we lose (in the semifinals) this great match in the quarterfinals,’” Carmel coach Bryan Hanan said. “We came out ready to go. The girls knew what the goal was.”

Carmel’s No. 1 doubles team of Hallie Reeves and Alexa Lewis came through again with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over South Bend St. Joseph’s Gracie Velasco and Dani Graham.

The doubles victory was the clinching third point for Carmel’s team win.

A few minutes later, Carmel freshman Nora Perkins won the second set against Ashi Amalnathan at No. 3 singles. With the match decided, they played a 10-point tiebreaker. Perkins won 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-8).

Antony topped Kate Bellia 6-3, 6-1 to finish 23-2 at No. 2 singles Carmel seniors Katelyn Conley and Anjali Natarajan topped Alayna Campbell and Tea Lazareto 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles to complete a 27-0 season “I considered them our guaranteed point,” Hanan said. “They would play No. 1 doubles on 90 percent of the teams in the state.”

St. Joseph got its only point at No. 1 singles when Molly Bellia beat senior Emma Brune 6-1, 6-1.

Brune and Antony were freshman starters on the 2018 state championship team.

“We worked hard for this. It was a goal from Day 1 this year,” Hanan said.

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“Owen was a starter on the football team The Carmel High School boys track and but kept his track weight the whole time,” field team didn’t score a point in the field Browner said. “He didn’t put on any weight events at the IHSAA because he was so serious about TRACK state meet. being the 400 meters state champiIn the end, it didn’t on. When he came out for the seamatter. The top-ranked Greyhounds son, he was ready to roll.” used depth in the running events Parker, who will play football for for a comfortable 28-point victory Miami (Ohio) University next season, June 4 in the IHSAA state meet at was second in the 300-meter hurBen Davis High School in Indiadles. Carmel was third in the 400 Schafer napolis. Carmel scored 68 points, relay and second in the 3,200 relay. followed by Brownsburg in second with 40 Greyhounds senior Zachary Cox, who will and Center Grove in third with 38. compete for Idaho State, was third in the 110 “The race that sealed it for us was our hurdles. second guy, senior Jacob Fisher, who ran Having the 2020 season canceled beout of his mind and placed third in the cause of the coronavirus pandemic provided 3,200 (meters) and capped it off for us,” motivation, Browner said.

Greyhounds coach Ken Browner said. “We “It really gave us the sense it can be takfigured he scored but we didn’t think he en away at any time,” Browner said. “Every finished that high.” meet they ran, they ran it truly like it was Carmel sophomore Kole Mathison was their last meet. Every meet and every pracsecond, in the 3,200, the meet’s second-totice was intense. They were just so afraid last race. they would lose the season.”

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Carmel girls win relay title — The Carmel High School 3,200 relay team of seniors Annie Christie, Mahalet Zeruesenay, Abbey Grogan and freshman Jasmine Klopstad won the title in 9:11.77 June 5 in the IHSAA girls state track and field meet at Ben Davis High School. In a tight race for the team title, Cathedral won the state championship with 39 points. Carmel placed 10th with 22 points.

Stop the Bleed training — The Hamilton County Health Dept. will host a free Stop the Bleed course from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 24.

Participants will learn how to provide direct pressure to a bleeding wound, how to pack a bleeding wound and how to apply a tourniquet. Space is limited. Those interested in attending can register at bit.ly/3ve9WIV GIS Award — The City of Carmel won the 2021 Excellence in GIS Award for communities with a population greater than 50,000. Presented by the Indiana Geographic Information Council, the award honors organizations in six categories for their use of geospatial technology. Carmel won for the project Carmel Marathon Mapping: Map Data Consolidation & Operational Real-time Display.

Chemistry Olympiad — Carmel High School students Canaan He, a rising junior, and Jack Liu, a rising senior, are among 20 finalists participating in the 2021 Chemistry Olympiad Virtual Study Camp held May 31 to June 11. The students outscored more than 16,000 others on a national exam to qualify for the intensive virtual camp. At the conclusion of the camp, the top four students will represent the U.S. at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad from July 25 to Aug. 2. Two additional students will be designated as alternates.

Textile award — Watch Us Farm, a nonprofit vocational training program serving adults with special needs, has received the 2021 Elizabeth and Richard Ashford Textile Award. The Zionsville-based non-profit provides opportunities for high-functioning adults with special needs to learn, work and thrive in a jobs program on a farm. Long term, Watch Us Farm hopes to create a self-sustaining community combining jobs, housing, and social engagement. Learn more at watchusfarm.com.

Solar energy webinar — The Hamilton County Solar Co-Op is hosting free webinars to provide information about solar energy basics.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Mia Sosa and Katie Mayer are dog and library lovers, so serving as chairs of Paws and Pages seemed a FUNDRAISER natural fit.

The inaugural event, which will raise funds for the Humane Society for Hamilton County, is set for 2 to 5 p.m. June 27 at the Carmel Gazebo, 1 Civic Square.

Sosa and Mayer, who just finished their sophomore years at Carmel High School, have been members of the Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council since they were freshmen.

Sosa said the Carmel Clay Public Library reached out to CMYC in early 2021 to ask if it wanted to collaborate on an event. In the past, CMYC has hosted a fall dog-themed event called Howl-O-Ween, but it wasn’t able to hold the event in 2020 because of COVID-19 safety concerns.

“Jamie Beckman, the library’s young adult department manager, suggested that we host a version of the event during the summer and partner with the library, whose 2021 summer reading program theme is Tails and Tales,” Sosa said. “Katie and I offered to be the event chairs and decided to call our event Paws and Pages. At CMYC, one of our main goals is to give back to the community, so we reached out to the Hamilton County Humane Society to ask if they would be able to attend our event and came up with the idea to raise money for their organization with a concession stand. Since then, we’ve been working nonstop to make Paws and Pages a reality.”

There will be dog- and book-themed activities, including a dog photo booth and a dog kerchief decorating station. Registration for the summer reading program will be available. Demonstrations will take place on the Carmel Gazebo every half-hour starting at 2:30 p.m.

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“Guests can expect to learn about how Medical Mutts trains their therapy dogs, meet the (Carmel) fire department’s Kasey Program pups and hear from a police department K-9 handler and her canine,” Sosa said.

Sosa said the schedule isn’t finalized, but signs will be posted around the venue on the day of the event with the time for each demonstration.

“We’re members of the library’s Teen Library Council and really appreciate the unique service that public libraries offer to the community,” Mayer said. “The Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council as a whole really aims to give back to our city and the people and organizations that make it so great.

We hope to do that with this event, by providing a fun afternoon to local residents, giving the library a chance to interact with the community and by raising money for the Hamilton County Humane Society.”

Donations of pet toys, food, supplies and money will be accepted for the Humane Society. A list of the most needed items can be found at carmelclaylibrary.org/ event/5005048.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com CarmelFest had a modest beginning with then-Carmel Mayor Dottie Hancock and then-Carmel Chamber CARMELFEST of Commerce Director Nancy Blondin having the idea for a Fourth of July celebration in 1988.

The festival was small with a few booths, food tables and games.

The event drew about 200 people in 1989 at the Krusie Carmel High School Athletic Facility. It moved to its current home of Carmel Civic Square in 1994 with the parade starting to grow larger crowds. In 2004, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard asked the Rotary Club of Carmel to organize the event and help it grow.

An estimated crowd of 50,000 attended the 25th anniversary in 2013.

The Rotary Club of Carmel continues to run the event. Except for the fireworks, the event was canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it is set for a full return July 4-5 with the parade July 5.

“The CarmelFest Chair has traditionally been filled by a Carmel Rotarian,” CarmelFest chair Steve Krusie said. “However, the subcommittee chairs aren’t necessarily Carmel Rotarians, and if not, they typically will be connected with a Carmel Rotarian that convinced them their skill set would serve CarmelFest in a specific manner.”

CarmelFest profits support organizations and programs. Krusie said an overview of organizations that have benefited from past fundraising efforts of CarmelFest include: Merciful Help Food Pantry, Carmel Clay Schools, Trinity Free Clinic, Children’s TherAplay, Assistance League of Indianapolis, School on Wheels, Same As U, Janus Development Services, Carmel Rotary Circle of Kindness, Children’s Organ Transplant Association and the Holiday Assistance Program through both Carmel Fire Dept. and Carmel Police Dept.

The Carmel Rotary Club meets every week, usually Friday, at noon at Woodland Country Club. There are monthly social hours typically on the second Thursday evening at Wolfies Grill.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Current Publishing cartoonist Tim Campbell is aiming to help readers understand how COVID-19 has affected EDUCATION middle school students by animating their reflections in a long-form cartoon.

“Months ago, there was a post I saw on Facebook,” Campbell said. “It was a story about a child, a student, crying to his mother about the toll this school year took on him. His mother encouraged him, like the health care workers and first responders, (that) the boy, too, was a hero in a way. It was inspiring.

“These kids who are going through all of this and what they are trying to do with e-learning hasn’t been done before, and they aren’t getting the recognition that they probably deserve.”

Campbell’s idea was to show the students’ perspective on how COVID-19 has impacted their school year. He wasn’t quite sure how to go about it, so he approached Fishers Junior High School music teacher Cindy Baney, who once taught Campbell’s own children in school, for help. She brought the idea to her principal, Crystal Thorpe, and the idea blossomed.

The result was one piece of paper divided into four quadrants, each one asking the student a question: • What do you wish people knew about school during COVID-19?

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“We wanted it to still be a little bit open-ended because those prompts are going to inspire the kids to pull something from their own experience,” Baney said.

“The next thing I know, I’ve got a couple hundred kids sending me responses to four questions,” Campbell said.

The responses covered a range of emotions. Some stories were funny, like the student who told of losing a fight to his cat (the feline sucker-punched him in the face with his claws) during a show-and-tell on Zoom. Some stories were odd, like the student who found a live lobster wandering in front of the school. Some were eye-opening and sad, such as too many children dealing with too much stress.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com After missing the 2020 season, Kids TRI for Kids, a series of triathlons for children ages 7 to 14, is set to COMPETITION return beginning in July.

Kids TRI for Kids aims to teach children the value of fun competition and building affordable, healthy fitness options. Kids TRI for Kids offers triathlon options that include swimming, biking and running. There also is a duathlon option consisting of running and biking events.

The Kids TRI for Kids schedule for 2021 is: • July 4 at Zionsville Community High School • Aug. 1 at Tri Indy: White River State Park • Aug. 15 at Riviera Club • Aug. 29 in Greenwood at Freedom Springs Aquatics Park Timetables and distances vary by age group and by location and facilities but will conform to USAT Youth Triathlon guidelines and regulations. All races cost $30 with a family discount option.

Carmel resident Meg Gates Osborne, a swim coach and former IU swimmer, started Kids TRI for Kids in 2008 to expand fitness awareness to all kids. Gates Osborne said approximately 8,000 kids have participated in Kids TRI for Kids since it began.

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couple of restaurants, and we are just letting people know the site is there and available for businesses and activities and Steve Holloway hopes his new website entertainment.” will be a resource for Carmel residents, Holloway said the team is focused on tourists and newCarmel right now, but the long-term TOURISM comers alike. plan is to offer a similar site in the ExploreCarmelIN. surrounding areas. com lists things to do, places to “There’s so much to do, we stay, places to eat and entertainwouldn’t mind expanding to some ment options in Carmel. of the other cities on the north side “Although we’ve lived here since of town, like east to Fishers or west 1974, we can’t keep up with everytoward Zionsville,” Holloway said.

Holloway thing that’s going on,” Holloway “But our plans right now are to consaid. “I decided what we needed was a site centrate solely on Carmel.” like a lot of other large cities that have a In addition to locals visiting the site, database of where to dine, where to go for Holloway said it serves a purpose for people entertainment, and that was the genesis of who visit Carmel, too. explorecarmelIN.com.”

“The amount of tourists we get is inThe site has been live for more than a creasing exponentially, whether they’re month, but Holloway and his business partcoming into town for softball, soccer and ner, Cheri Moore, have been working on it baseball games up north in Westfield,” he since October 2020. said. “We anticipate we will have a 50/50 So far, Holloway said they’ve received visitor base on out-of-town visitors and “excellent feedback.” locals, so it’s a paradigm certainly changing “It’s pretty exciting,” he said. “We are in Carmel where we have a lot of visitors.” working with the City of Carmel and a

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Carmel residents combine knowledge to help schools conserve energy, funds

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel residents Kelly Hipskind and Patrick Poer consider themselves educational entrepreneurs.

“It’s really our passion and our mission to tangibly and positively impact the classroom and bottom line of a school,” Hipskind said. “We looked at about five different business opportunities and found a local installer who educated us about solar and the need for schools for creative (budget) mechanisms.”

Hipskind had previously founded a business that helped with teacher evaluation software for 60 school districts. He sold the business to Herff Jones. Hipskind’s father, Keith Hipskind, is dean of students at Greensburg High School, and his mother is a retired teacher.

Poer’s background is in web technology and consulting. He was the co-founder of Synovia, a school bus tracking software. It includes an app called Here Comes the Bus. “Kelly and I have been friends for years,” Poer said. “I was exiting a business, and he was looking for what’s next. We both said we wanted to get in education and make a tangible impact and a difference. We put our heads together in late 2017 and (started) the company in 2018.”

Poer said managing school finances, utilities, engineering and solar can be complicated.

“As we looked at the benefits there, especially for schools, we said this is a problem that needs to be solved,” Poer said. “The cost savings are real. Kids are petitioning their school boards to go solar or find other ways to be renewable and climate friendly.

There are some amazing tax credit financing and third-party financing mechanisms out there that could make this really easy for schools. We brought all those pieces together in the first model of its kind in the country where there is no capital or debt expense to the school. We handle all of the due diligence, engineering, financing and regulatory.

“We bring the capital to build the project, and then once it’s operational, the schools start paying us a flat fixed monthly service fee that, combined with any remaining electric expenses, is usually significant-

“Typically, there is a 10-to-20-year payback period for a school.

With us, there is no payback period. Schools in Indiana and Michigan are seeing on average about a 15 to 30 percent savings in Year 1.”

– KELLY HIPSKIND

From left, Patrick Poer and Kelly Hipskind pause in Hipskind’s home, where the Carmel residents developed the idea for Sun FundED. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

ly less than what they had been paying previously.”

Hipskind said Sun FundED’s full-stack service model, referred to as Solar-as-a-Service, was designed specifically for education to take the political, financial and technical risk and burden out of the equation.

“Bringing in capital and construction partners under their umbrella of services creates the best value for schools and opens up cash advance options and academic programming as well,” Hipskind said.

Hipskind said Sun FundEd is the first company in Indiana to finance solar for schools. Previously, Hipskind said most solar deals for schools were funded by a referendum.

Hipskind said schools embrace how the company’s education expertise lines up with energy expertise.

“We are the only company in Indiana and Michigan who will have invested over $3 million to have to learn and adopt third-party finance requirements, understand all

regulatory matters, know how to technically develop projects, oversee construction and remain with the school for the life of the term,” Hipskind said. “Typically, there is a 10-to-20-year payback period for a school.

With us, there is no payback period. Schools in Indiana and Michigan are seeing on average about a 15 to 30 percent savings in Year 1. Next to payroll, power is the second-highest line item.

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Racks for solar panels on the roof of Otsego High School. Sun FundED partnered with the Michigan school for one of its first installation projects. (Submitted photo)

Continued from Page 24 “So, when you have schools that are crunched for money and enrollment challenges, along with COVID (issues), it’s nice to have someone that can come in and take a complex one- to three-year process and condense it to a few meetings and finance millions of dollars at a school where the taxpayers don’t have to pay. It can benefit (the schools) short and long term.”

Hipskind said 40 schools are under a letter of intent agreement, with the majority in Indiana and Michigan, to evaluate Solar-as-a-Service.

“We’re looking at a national expansion in the next several months,” he said.

Hipskind said Neighbors’ Educational Opportunities, which include New Vistas High School and Adult Education in Portage, is now operational.

“We anticipate savings of over 30 percent Year 1, and the school paid $1 to get going,” Hipskind said. “Construction is complete and went smoothly. All went well with NIPSCO, the school is happy, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to deliver on our mission built on renewing education.”

In addition, Taylor University has a longterm agreement with Sun FundED. Construction began in April at Otsego Public Schools in Michigan, followed by Ovid-Elsie and Peace Lutheran.

“Taylor University construction should begin this summer and is planned to be the largest education-based solar farm for any school in the state of Indiana,” Hipskind said. “For our first handful of schools who executed a service agreement with Sun FundED, along with our partners, we are

investing over $10 million into education to the direct benefit of educators, students, taxpayers and the environment as well as providing many jobs in the states we serve.”

For more, visit sunfunded.com.

ON THE COVER: Carmel residents Patrick Poer, left, and Kelly Hipskind partnered to develop SunFundED. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

POPULAR ADDITION The Solar-as-a-Service package includes Sun FundED’s proprietary technology, SAMI, which stands for sustainability, academics, marketplace and innovation.

“SAMI, the only platform of its kind in the U.S., is fast growing in interest and popularity because it meets students and teachers where they are,” Sun FundED co-founder Kelly Hipskind said. “SAMI focuses on everything renewable and sustainable for schools and is a nice enhancement to STEM-related learning, the trades and so much more. Scholarships, lesson plans and many other amazing features are offered with SAMI, along with a research array and interactive lobby experience.”

Hipskind said there is a lobby kiosk that showcases green initiatives for parents.

“You get a little tickle on what solar energy and other sustainable measures are all about,” Hipskind said.

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Moving forward

Let’s (not) get together

Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

The rumors are already circulating, and some of us are confident enough to be completely certain that television as we know it is breathing its last breath. Ditto radio, telephone, driving our own cars and newspapers (really, anything that is in print). The rise of new technologies and changes to social norms have long been disruptive forces requiring the end of one medium to make room for others.

On-demand subscription services provide much greater freedom of when and what to consume. And the portability of modern technology makes us think of anything hard-wired as more akin to a dog chained to a tree than to a contemporary mobile lifestyle.

Still, one doesn’t have to be too old to remember the Walt Disney promise of the City of Tomorrow. Taking a break from the long lines and hot weather of family summer vacation, we’d board the PeopleMover from a giant roundabout with the attached cars being propelled along by rubber tires embedded in the track.

There, we’d find a respite from the heat and “learn” a bit about what the future would be. Flying cars? Sure, why not? No crime, hunger or human condition? Plan on it. Utopia? Seems reasonable.

Well, the years have passed and a Disney CEO whose name was not Disney closed the ride and its accompanying optimism for the future. We still don’t have flying cars, perfect humans or Utopia. In fact, as most of us mature into adulthood, we realize that these dreams are either silly, impractical or downright impossible. But what has remained is that people still want to escape the summer sun occasionally when spending the day outside and to imagine a future of wonder and opportunity. If we are sure to adapt, what do we keep and what do we leave behind?

Here’s my current situation: I’m on the second-floor balcony of a South Carolina beach house trying to elude the 17 children/young adults roving the grounds.

And if I’m honest, I’m also hoping to avoid their parents, including — but not limited to — Doo, my beloved spouse of 25 years.

That’s right, friends, it’s our annual family reunion, and four days in, I’m ready to be done.

Don’t get me wrong — I look forward to this trip every summer. Spending a week oceanside enjoying the company of my sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, Doo and our kids and my mom, is a wonderful gift. But 28 people between the ages of 7 months to 76, piled on top of each other into a single-kitchen home, becomes overwhelming fairly quickly, especially for an introverted, early-to-bed neat freak like myself. Even an intriguing 1,000-piece oldies TV puzzle and nightly charades can’t offset my need to escape, at least for a short while.

I know I shouldn’t be annoyed by the little things — the discarded Hi-C boxes, the raucous laughter of coeds playing poker at 2 a.m. and the baby paraphernalia literally everywhere. These are simply the inevitable byproducts of large multigenerational get-togethers. But if I step into a melted puddle of Lucky Charms marshmallows one more time, I am going to lose my flipping mind.

Hence the hiding. This balcony has become my relatively quiet, persons-free safe space where I can ponder the universe and the latest “Shadowhunter” book without fear of being roped into a game of Sorry or forced to bear witness to the results of the 15th Kroger run of the morning. Not a bad current situation.

Peace out.

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

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— DOLLY PARTON

POLICIES Letters to the editor: Current Publishing will consider verifiable letters of up to 150 words.

Letters must be thoroughly vetted prior to submission. Current retains the right to reject or return any letter it deems to carry unsubstantiated content. Current also retains the right to edit letters, but not their intent. Send letters to info@youarecurrent.com. Writers must include a hometown and a daytime phone number for verification. Guest columns: The policy for guest columns is the same as the aforementioned, but the allowable length is 240 words.

Guest columns should address the whole of Current’s readership, not simply special-interest groups, and may not in any way contain a commercial message.

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Many reasons to invest in solar Editor, In 2017, our family installed rooftop solar on our Carmel home. We are so glad we did, both from a financial and a societal standpoint.

Financially, we paid about $10,000 (after applying the federal tax credit) to meet the energy needs of our 3,600-square-foot home. Our Duke Energy bill was reduced from $1,300 to less than $100 per year (thanks to net metering). Anticipated payback is nine years. Factoring in future energy rate increases, the payback is even quicker.

Societally, rooftop solar installation is the most significant contribution we have made to combating the environmental sustainability challenge. While we have made other changes, this investment has the greatest impact on reducing greenhouse gases.

Now is the time to invest in solar. The 26 percent federal tax credit is available through 2022. Indiana’s net metering expires in June 2022, unless our representatives act to extend the credits. For more, visit carmelgreen.org or solarunitedneighbors.org/hamiltoncounty.

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Choose solutions, not sides Editor, There have been two, rather ironic, follow-up letters to the editor regarding my take on Mr. Peek’s column in the May 11 edition of Current. I’d like a chance to reply.

It seems my opinion regarding Mr. Peek’s column “Time to get to work” has brought out several replies. Those replies reference “snowflake culture” and how saying things like how “everybody is crying” about things like “race” is considered “gusto.”

Discussing topics such as race and how the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation is not “crying.” Recognizing that these topics are worthy of discussion and that they need to be addressed is not a “drift toward snowflake culture.” It is a drift toward working together on common issues for the betterment of society, not “government meddling.”

My concern with Mr. Peek’s column is that it painted a picture of a binary world that does not exist – one where you’re either “thick-skinned, two middle-finger-inthe-air-types,” or someone that is “crying

about people hurting your feelings.” That worldview is a polarizing false dilemma.

There are plenty of people with thick skin and gusto who also realize we have race issues in this country. Recognizing and addressing such topics is not “snowflake culture.” Having the courage to address these sensitive topics also is not the “antithesis of what made our nation great.”

I have found the true snowflakes are the ones who cannot recognize that life is not a battle between stereotypes. They would rather label people with terms such as “liberal” or “snowflake” instead of addressing the topics.

Such an approach is a divisive and numb-minded means to avoid real problems.

Stop with the binary “us-against-them” arguments. Hurling terms like snowflake, liberal and crybaby will only be met with terms like boomer, Nazi and dullard.

We are in this together. Stop choosing sides and start choosing solutions.

Peter Lenges, Carmel Peter Lenges, Carmel

Welcome to the neighborhood Editor, Dear Mike Pence, I read the (announcement about) your relocation to Carmel. I live just up the road and wanted to welcome you back home again in Indiana and to the neighborhood. I’m usually around and pretty accessible if you or your family should ever need anything. Our neighbors are great. In a word, quiet.

We value public education and our teachers. We do not discriminate against people based on who they love, their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs or lack thereof. We appreciate facts and open honest communication. I’m sure we will see each other around.

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Do you know the muffin man?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

by a Mexican company, Bimbo Bakeries, which sounds like a south-of-the-border There is a new show on the History ChanHooters. In reality, Bimbo is one of the largnel called “The Food That Built America.” Each est food conglomerates in the world. I think episode takes an edible item they make almost everything except frozen HUMOR like pizza, burgers or breakfast tacos and burritos, which they farm out to cereal and presents the history the Chinese. of the cutthroat competition among the food Bimbo and Hostess are now in a legal barons who developed these products. My fa- battle over Thomas’ recipe for nooks and vorite historical reencrannies. Make no actment was when the My mom used to insist English mistake, this has founder of Hershey’s schmear campaign muffins were to be carefully chocolate was firing written all over it. an employee who then pried apart with a fork, so that In the true spirit of threatened to open his English muffins, both both halves revealed their own candy company. sides will be equally celebrated nooks and crannies. represented. The jury “Yeah, good luck with that, Mr. Reese,” Milton – DICK WOLFSIE may have a tough Hershey said. time, so I expect a I’d like to see the split decision. history of the English muffin. My mom used I have learned that the history of the to insist English muffins were to be carecraggy surface was anything but smooth fully pried apart with a fork, so that both scaling. Several notable bumps along the halves revealed their celebrated nooks and way perplexed the inventor, Samuel Bath crannies. Careful toasting produced the legThomas. Some of his early versions were endary crispy texture. disasters, including the Moon Muffin, which As any muffin maven knows, the jagged was all nooks and no crannies. Another earterrain provides a nesting place for butter, ly snafu was naming the muffin after himcream cheese or jam. My father routinely self. No one knew where to put the apostrohacked away at Thomas’ offerings with phe. Thomas’? Thomases’? Thomas’s? a kitchen knife, and when Joan saw the The Bimbo company is always searching half-eaten evidence on Dad’s plate, she’d for ways to increase visibility. I hope they scold him. Arnie would then use the same don’t try to sell their products to fairgoers knife to split an Oreo cookie into two this summer. I love Indiana State Fair food cream-covered halves, a clear violation of the as much as the next guy, and a deep-fried twist-and-detach rule, still operative today.

English muffin doesn’t sound quite Hoosier I don’t know the difference between a enough to me. nook and a cranny. I always figured that

the 80-year-old recipe for this highly touted topography was a carefully guarded corpoDick Wolfsie is an author, rate secret, like the undisclosed ingredients columnist and speaker. Contact of Coca-Cola. But the plot thickens, or rises him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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All about midwives Commentary by Stephanie Crowell and Bethany Monte In the United States, approximately 8 percent of all childbirths are attended by a midwife. Similar to OB/GYNs, PREGNANCY midwives are trained in a wide range of primary health care services for women like gynecologic care, family planning, care during and after pregnancy and during childbirth.

WHAT IS A MIDWIFE? A midwife is a trained medical professional who works in partnership with women to provide care, support and advice during pregnancy, labor and birth. A midwife also provides gynecological and well-woman care throughout a woman’s life.

HOW IS A MIDWIFE DIFFERENT FROM AN OB/GYN? A certified nurse-midwife is an advanced-practice nurse trained in the care of low-risk women and pregnancies. A midwife cannot perform certain procedures and surgeries (such as a C-section) but works in collaboration with an OB/GYN if the need for the procedure arises. Midwives are advocates for natural childbirth but are still able to utilize medical interventions whenever necessary or desired.

IF I HAVE A MIDWIFE CARING FOR ME DURING MY LABOR, CAN I STILL GET AN EPIDURAL? Yes! Midwives work as advocates for the women they care for. They will support and

respect a mother’s choices for pain relief during labor, no matter what.

WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT DURING LABOR? There are lots of different ways midwives can help women cope during labor. Some examples are water immersion, relaxation, hypnosis, positioning, birthing balls, visualization, affirmations, heat/cold, massage, aromatherapy, acupressure, nitrous oxide, IV pain medications and epidurals.

IS A MIDWIFE DIFFERENT FROM A DOULA? Yes, a doula is a trained professional who provides emotional and physical support during childbirth. Many doulas provide prenatal and postpartum services as well.

Doulas are not medical professionals. They are trained to coach the mother to help her achieve a satisfying and healthy delivery. A midwife, however, is a trained medical professional who provides medical care to the patient who will manage a patient’s labor and deliver the baby.

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Franciscan retirement — Peter Murphy, vice president and chief operating officer of Franciscan Health Mooresville and Franciscan Health Carmel, retired June 4 after 26 years of service. Joining Franciscan in 1990, he served at St. James Health in Chicago Heights as executive vice president/chief operating officer and then as divisional president and CEO until 2008. He relocated to central Indiana in 2013 and has served in his current role since that time.

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COVID-19 was serious.

“That worried me,” Thompson said. “I think a lot of people in my generation aren’t A Guerin Catholic High School student as informed as we need to be.” who has been encouraging young people However, 72 percent of respondents said to get the COVID-19 they would get the vaccine if afPANDEMIC vaccine is organizterword they didn’t have to wear a ing a clinic at her mask and social distance. school during June and July.

In the wake of the responses, Mia Thompson, a Westfield resiThompson reached out to the Hamdent who will be a senior in the fall, ilton County Health Dept. to see said she was excited to get the vacif it was possible to establish a cine but became concerned when vaccination clinic in Carmel. After Thompson she learned that many of her peers receiving approval from the health weren’t getting it because of fears it was department, she contacted Guerin Principal not safe or because they didn’t believe the James McNeany to see if it could be held at disease was serious. the school.

So, Thompson wrote an extended essay The clinic, which will administer the Pfizfor her International Baccalaureate diploma er vaccine, will operate from 9 a.m. to noon on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. She took June 19 and July 10. The Carmel-based Trinity a survey of 325 people on social media, Free Clinic is helping with staffing. most of whom are from Generation Z. More “With this location, I hope that more peothan half of the respondents said that they ple will be inclined to get the vaccine so we weren’t planning on getting the vaccine and can try and return to a normal high school 68 percent said it was because they didn’t in the fall,” Thompson said. believe the vaccine was safe. More than The vaccine clinic is open to anyone 12 half said it was because they didn’t think and older. Register at ourshot.in.gov.

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Commentary by Carol Applegate More than 13,000 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The deaths take a toll not only PANDEMIC on the emotions of their families but also on their finances. Funerals are expensive, totaling thousands of dollars.

Yet, there’s new help that many Hoosiers don’t know about. COVID-19-related deaths are part of a national emergency. As a result, the Federal Emergency Management Agency began accepting applications for COVID-19 funeral assistance April 12.

FEMA is reimbursing families for up to $9,000 per COVID-related funeral or $35,000 per application if multiple family members died from the virus.

Who is eligible?

Applicants must have paid for funeral expenses for someone who died from COVID-19 in the U.S., its territories or the District of Columbia after Jan. 20, 2020.

The death certificate for the person who died must state that the death was caused by, may have been caused by or was likely a result of COVID-19 or COVID-19-like symptoms.

What is covered?

A wide range of expenses may be eligible for reimbursement if the application is approved. Expenses include the casket or urn, burial plot or cremation niche and a marker or headstone. Some of the other eligible expenses you might not immediately think of include: • Transfer of remains.

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Kyle Jorns, left, store director of Needler’s Fresh Market in Carmel, gives a tour of the store under construction to nearby residents. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com When O’Malia the Marketplace closed in the summer of 2017, store manager Kyle Jorns figured he’d COMING SOON never step foot in the building again.

But Jorns will soon return to full-time work in the same space in Brookshire Village Shoppes, this time as the store director of Needler’s Fresh Market. The Ohio-based grocer is set to open its first store in Carmel by late July or early August.

“I was the last person to lock the doors when this had customers in it,” Jorns said.

“When I walked in here first and saw the (renovation work), I said, ‘Holy cow, this is actually going to happen.’ It was an amazing moment. It’ll be quite a homecoming.”

Jorns, a Brownsburg resident, joined City of Carmel officials June 7 to give a tour of the Needler’s space under construction to nearby residents who have been eager for the store to open.

Needler’s will have many features found at most grocery stores, such as a bakery, deli and florist, but some of its unique offerings include hand-dipped ice cream, a juicer and a doughnut machine that dispenses batter into oil before being pulled out by a conveyor belt. Jorns said the area will include a window so customers can watch the process.

Needler’s will have a slightly smaller footprint than O’Malia the Marketplace, Jorns said.

“So many people want that alternative to the big box, where you go in and you walk

a mile to fill up a cart of groceries,” Jorns said. “We want to keep things as your oversized pantry.”

The new grocery store will have many upgrades from the previous one in the space, Jorns said.

“It’s a far cry from what it was. There’s no resemblance,” he said. “Being able to see that transformation is finally (giving the site) the justice it deserves.”

Some of those upgrades are funded through a $2.5 million tax increment financing bond approved by the Carmel City Council in June 2020 to upgrade Brookshire Village Shoppes. Needler’s 10-year lease was dependent on the bonds being approved.

Real estate investment firm KennMar, which purchased the shopping center for $6.4 million in September 2019, and Needler’s anticipated spending more than $5 million to upgrade the aging retail center with a fresh facade and enhanced entrance features.

Originally projected to open in late summer or early fall of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors led to several delays. Jorns said Needler’s is still waiting for some equipment to arrive, which could affect the opening date. Store management is working to hire approximately 100 employees. Learn more about job opportunities at needlersfreshmarket.com.

In addition to Needler’s, at least two other new tenants are expected to soon move into the shopping center. KennMar President and CEO Brent Benges declined to name the businesses, but he said one is a restaurant and the other provides physical therapy services.

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Renfro has been a purveyor of outdoors-related shows for 68 years, and Current and Grow Local combine to present the largest print circulation and audience delivery in Indiana.

The first publication of “Currently Outdoors” is scheduled to debut Sept. 7, and it will heavily focus on outdoor activities, including boating, sailing, power sports, canoeing, kayaking, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, travel and outfitting, among other pursuits.

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dedicated to showcasing the great outdoors and the opportunities it fosters for families to create lifelong memories, and we believe this partnership will allow us to further illustrate those benefits to families and individuals across Hamilton and Hendricks counties, as well as the greater southside of Indianapolis.”

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“It’s an exciting time in the outdoors industry, and with consumers there is high demand and an eagerness to get together and experience the great outdoors,” stated Brian Kelly, publisher and president of Current. “I’m especially honored to again be working with Renfro Productions and Management. I’ve been working with the Renfros since the early 1990s and it has been a wonderful working relationship and friendship.”

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Ivy Tech receives grant to help expand workforce development

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Ivy Tech Foundation is getting a big assist for its programs.

As a EDUCATION response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Leadership Innovation Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation and Atkinson Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, have awarded the Ivy Tech Foundation a $200,000 grant to support vulnerable populations in Hamilton County by expanding workforce development opportunities.

The grant will support immediate workforce needs caused by the pandemic, including short-term certificate training programs to up-skill or re-skill workers in high-wage, high-demand fields.

Ivy Tech Hamilton County became a full-service campus in Noblesville in 2021.

“At our new campus, we will listen to em-

ployers and ensure that the students who complete with us and earn credentials from us are employable,” said Stacy V. Atkinson, who became chancellor of Ivy Tech Hamilton County on March 1. “This work of selecting programs will be a slow one. We will spend a great deal of time ensuring there is a need for specific credentials before going through appropriate accreditation channels, hiring and curriculum efforts for programs.

So far, the sectors we are hearing from most include IT, STEM, agriculture, health care and manufacturing.”

Atkinson said there were lessons to be learned amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“COVID-19 taught Ivy Tech employees and students that our commitment to each other is strong, and we will overcome any circumstance thrown at us,” Atkinson said.

“There was obviously a national decline in enrollment for higher education institutions, and Ivy Tech was not exempt from that reality, but we were able to offer courses in a virtual setting and continue the student experience as seamless as possible.”

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“This work of selecting programs will be a slow one.

We will spend a great deal of time ensuring there is a need for specific credentials before going through appropriate accreditation channels, hiring and curriculum efforts for programs. So far, the sectors we are hearing from most include IT, STEM, agriculture, health care and manufacturing.”

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reer Coaching and Employer Connections model to enhance employer engagement and career coaching for students.

“The new Ivy Tech Career Coaching and Employer Connections program empowers students as they navigate their career journey with professional career coaching,” said Caroline Dowd-Higgins, vice president of CCEC. “From career research and exploration to developing social capital, students will complete a career development portfolio and participate in work and learn opportunities to find their best-fit career. This comprehensive approach to career development will prepare Ivy Tech students to be ready for the world of work with a focus on highwage and high-demand careers in Indiana and beyond. The CCEC campus teams are working with employers to create a direct talent pipeline and to up-skill incumbent workers to aid in retaining employees and provide for upward mobility.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com According to Huse Culinary co-owners Steve and Craig Huse, the secret behind St. Elmo Steak House’s success FOOD is hiring intelligent, hardworking people and rewarding them well.

The philosophy seems to benefit both parties. When Craig Huse recently entered Harry & Izzy’s Northside, he was immediately greeted with an enthusiastic hug from one of the waitstaff.

In an industry that frequently sees turnover, Steve Huse said St. Elmo Steak House and its sister restaurants — Harry & Izzy’s, 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen — have at least 15 employees who have worked for the company for 20 or more years.

“Part of the reason people come to us is we pay well, and we also have fully benefitted our people who are with us full time,” Steve Huse said. “We also have a family atmosphere and consider our business family as important as our biological family. We have very high standards on the products we buy to transform somebody’s lunch and dinner, and I think (the staff) appreciate that. They know we aren’t trying to cheat anybody, and that all creates pride for your work.”

The Huses’ practice of looking out for employees continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the company’s Hamilton County restaurants closed for 56 days, and its Marion County restaurants closed for 81 days, the owners found a way to provide for their employees.

“We were able to bridge payroll and never shut payroll down,” Craig Huse said.

“We calculated gratuities in 2019 and went back and averaged that out and took that average paycheck and we made that their payroll.”

When the restaurants shut down, the Huses allowed employees to fill grocery bags with perishable food – such as produce and dairy — from the restaurant suf-

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will present “Smoke on the Mountain” through June 20.

For more, visit beefandboards.com FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s presents John Lloyd Young at 7:30 p.m. June 18-19 at Feinstein’s at the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

RECIPROCAL PRODUCTIONS Reciprocal Productions will present playwright’s Jen LaGreca’s “Just the Truth” at 7:30 p.m. June 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. June 20.

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Steve Huse, left, and his son Craig Huse are co-owners of Huse Culinary, which owns St. Elmo Steak House, Harry & Izzy’s, 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen. (Submitted photo)

ficient for their families.

Besides that, the Huses and former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning funded 1,200 boxed lunches for local first responders and staff at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Creating the boxed lunches allowed some Huse Culinary employees to work throughout the shutdown.

“It allowed people to be working again here while we were closed to the public,” Craig Huse said. “We had 15 people or so banging out 1,200 meals a day, which is like an assembly line.”

The meals inspired others to get involved, including the Indianapolis Indians, Bob & Tom and more. In total, 10,000 meals were donated.

The real challenge for employees came when the restaurants reopened and experienced slow business as diners began slowly venturing out again.

“The suburban restaurants (Harry & Izzy’s Northside) and Fishers came back

pretty quickly, because downtown was empty, so people who were going downtown were staying close to home,” Craig Huse said. “Downtown is still running at 60 to 65 percent of 2019’s numbers, and (Harry & Izzy’s Northside) hit a number of times the same sales volumes as 2019 and overall is 90 percent where we were pre-pandemic.”

Although gratuities aren’t quite back to where they were pre-pandemic, some of Huse Culinary’s most loyal customers are helping support the waitstaff.

“Some of our regular guests, which we call our patron saints, were tipping outlandish tips, like 100 percent,” Craig Huse said. “We had one donate a bunch of Visa gift cards to supplement our staff.”

The company’s Benevolent Program, which provides grants to employees in need, also awarded $15,000 to employees in need during the pandemic.

For more, visit huseculinary.com.

Think, Dog! Productions presents “Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle” at 7:30 p.m.

June 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. June 20. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org/special-events.

Carmel Rising Star competition draws from five countries editorial@youarecurrent.com Rising Star quickly became popular with music and performing arts teachers and brought 130 participants from five nations, including the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey and 11 states in the U.S. Among those were 75 participants from Indiana.

First-place finishers in piano and original work from Carmel were: Allison Shen, Amy Luo, Ankita Dey, Ava Luo, Daniel Chen, Ethan Blocher, Ingrid Blocher,Harper Lach, Helena Wang and Liza Folkin. First-place finishers in voice from Carmel were: Abira Adilet-Sultan, Aksana Adilet-Sultan, Aisalkyn Adilet-Sultan, Aksedep Adilet-Sultan, David Jiang and Katerina Folkin.

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Concerts for a Cause returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Bruce Kidd enjoys mixing music with goodwill.

Kidd is the co-founder of MUSIC Concerts for a Cause, which donates proceeds from each concert to a different nonprofit.

“People that love live music and helping people in need is what it’s all about,” Kidd said.

There have been 15 concerts with donations totaling $250,000 to 15 different organizations. The series had been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last concert held January 2020.

The first of four 2021 Concerts for a Cause will be held June 25 at the Ambassador House in Heritage Park in Fishers.

“Our guest performer is Griffin House, one of my favorite artists,” Kidd said. “If you like John Mayer, you will like Griffin. It’s normally acoustic folk/pop/rock.”

The opening act will feature Keller & Cole at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a reception. Griffin House will perform at 8:30 p.m.

Concerts for a Cause board members, from left, Jeff Christofferson, Steve Neely, Meg Murphy, Jillian Ashton, Michelle Lebo, Ted Sturges and Bruce Kidd at a January 2019 concert. The band, The Steel Wheels, is on stage. (Submitted photo)

“The concert will be an open-air concert in a large-tented pavilion with a fantastic view of the park,” Kidd said.

Kidd, a Carmel resident, said 100 percent of ticket purchases will be donated to the Shoe Closet so it can provide new sneakers to thousands of kids living in poverty.

Kidd said the plan is to stage four concerts a year and support different causes.

Tickets are $100 and includes all drinks and food. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.

‘Heisenberg’: A love story, or not

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com As Tom Smith puts it, “Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle,” is a love story. Or mayPERFORMANCE be not.

The play opens with a 75-year-old man sitting in a train station when a younger woman approaches him and kisses him on Haas the back of the neck and then flees to the other end of the bench.

“That starts a relationship that gradually discloses what’s really going on, but you have to peel away all the layers — his layers, her layers,” said Smith, a Westfield resident. “It’s a love story, but it’s a lot more than that as well.”

Smith said the woman in the play frequently uses “the F-bomb.” The woman is portrayed by Carmel resident Tanya Haas.

“It’s not a show for children,” Smith said.

“It’s a charming little love story, or maybe not a love story.”

Smith plays the man in the performance.

He was approached by his longtime friend Barry McMullan, a founding member of Think, Dog! Productions in Muncie. McMullan asked Smith if he and Haas would perform in the show in Muncie, to play the role. The show was presented in Muncie June 10-12 and will be staged at the Westfield Playhouse, 220 N. Union St., Westfield, June 18 to 20. The last time Smith and McMullan worked together was in 1962 when Smith they both performed in “A Christmas Carol” in junior high school.

“We haven’t done anything together since, and that’s part of the reason we wanted to do something,” Smith said.

“Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle” was written by Simon Stephens and has been on Broadway.

“It’s a minimalistic play with two people in it, no scenery and minimal set pieces,” Smith said.

“It’s all in the imagination of the audience.”

Tickets are $17 or $15 for students and seniors. The performances are 7:30 p.m. June 18 and 19 and 2:30 p.m. June 20. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

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ATI features dads’ favorite songs

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com This will be Don Farrell’s first Father’s Day since his father, Donald Farrell Sr., died Dec. 21, 2020, from COVID-19.

CONCERT So, the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Drive-In Theatre’s Father’s Day tribute will take on extra meaning. Farrell and fellow ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins have put together a setlist that includes favorites of their fathers for the concert set for 7 p.m.

June 18 at the Monon Square Shopping Center, 620 S. Range Line Rd., Carmel.

“He would listen to his love songs of the ‘60s or James Taylor or Motown songs,” Farrell said. “He and my mom loved ‘My Girl.’

He loved the Righteous Brothers’ ‘You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.’ We have a lot of great songs, like ‘How Sweet It Is (to be loved by you).’ It’s a nice tribute not just for our dads but all dads, especially those in the Baby Boomer generation.”

Collins said some other favorites include “Gentle On My Mind,” “Thank God I’m A Country Boy,” “Peace Train,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Rhinestone

From left, Judy Fitzgerald, Don Farrell, Cynthia College and guest Matt Branic at the Start Your Engines concert in May. (Submitted photo)

Cowboy.”

Collins said her good friend Terry Woods has musically directed all the concerts.

“He is perfection, and we are extremely fortunate to have him on board,” Collins said. “Greg Wolff on drums and Greg Gegogeine on bass are known as ‘The Gregs.’

They have been with ATI a good long time, seasoned pros. You know when you do a gig with these guys, they have your back.”

For more, visit atistage.org.

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Where’s Amy attends GHDT’s ‘Live’ Where’s Amy attended Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “Live” June 3 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel. The stage lit up with magical performances by the GHDT Company and G2 dancers. The lighting, music and costumes helped bring together another unforgettable show. After the performance, the dancers greeted guests outside, took photos and celebrated.

Be sure to grab your tickets for “Under the Big Top” at The Tarkington coming Aug. 27-28. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Company Dancers: Hannah Brown (Carmel), Abigail Lessaris (Greenwood), Chloe Holzman (Fishers), Thomas Mason (Indianapolis), Zoe Maish (Westfield). Adrian Dominguez (Indianapolis), Josie Moody (Noblesville), Olivia Payton (Indianapolis) and Camden Lancaster (Carmel).

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By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Were it not for the rules of Indianapolis’ largest “battle of the bands” contest, Audiodacity might never have evolved MUSIC from a standard cover group to one of the state’s most electrifying live acts.

“Since the battle was for bands playing original music, we had two weeks to write five original songs for the first round of the battle,” said Ben Jarvis, a founding member of the seven-piece band. “From that point on, we kept writing and working our originals into our cover sets, and soon after we were on local stages playing entirely original songs.”

That was in 2013, when Audiodacity won the 2013 “Battle of Birdy’s” band competition and has since opened for some of the nation’s top touring acts, including Here Come the Mummies, Grouplove, Dumpstaphunk, The Motet and Ludacris.

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Audiodacity members are, from left, Cecily Terhune, Cody Herring, Ben Jarvis, Kyle Perkon, Adam Woodgett, Mike Sheldon and Jason Ehizokhale. (Submitted photo)

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“Our style is based in funk and rock but includes hip-hop, jazz, Latin and soul blends,” Jarvis said. “We’ve been called an ‘ultra-fusion’ act, which is one we’ve stuck with. Our goal is always to bring a high-energy performance to our live shows. Though we won’t be able to see everyone watching, we love to imagine folks at home dancing in their living rooms with us.”

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Suggested pairings: Orin Swift Mannequin Chardonnay, $56 per bottle Editor’s note: Only Chatham Hills members can dine at other restaurants within the club. For more, visit chathamhills.com/ membership/membership-opportunities.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Lakefront living in Carmel Commentary by Larry Greene This 1997 home is in Carmel’s Bayhill neighborhood. The new homeowners wanted to update the exterior to enjoy the home’s prime spot on the water.

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• The deck’s “cocktail” rail provides room for beverages or small plates; low voltage lighting adds ambiance when the sun goes down.

• A custom-built dog gate was added at the top of the stairs.

• Fresh paint and a new roof complete this stunning renovation.

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FYI about eusystolisms Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt My wife and I are in a stage of parenting where we can’t get away with spelling words aloud around the kids anymore. Our son is a great reader GRAMMAR GUY and can sniff out a secret-parent-spelling code faster than you can spell i-c-e c-r-e-a-m.

Because of this, we use a language where we spell out words, except consonants are pronounced with their letter, plus the sound “ong” at the end of them, while vowels are just pronounced normally. So, my name would be “Cong-u-rong-tong-isong.” The kids will never catch o-nong.

Letters are powerful. In fact, in polite society, many people are still too shy to say delicate or harsh words, opting instead to use initials. Have you ever heard someone’s boss described as a “real S.O.B.?” Believe me, “S.O.B.” doesn’t stand for “super outstanding boss.”

When we use initialisms like this as a substitute for harsh or bad words, it’s called a “eusystolism” (pronounced yooSIST-o-lism). A eusystolism is the offspring

of an initialism and a euphemism.

Eusystolisms have made it into popular culture. Kenya Barris, creator of the ABC sitcom “Black-ish,” created and stars in a Netflix sitcom called “#blackAF.” Let’s just say the “AF” doesn’t stand for “Abercrombie and Fitch.” In fact, people avoid uttering this particular profanity by merely saying, “Oh F!” Mr. T portrayed the memorable character Bosco Albert “B.A.” Baracus in the 1980s action-adventure show “The A-Team.” Although “B.A” were the initials of the character’s first and middle name, the “B.A.” supposedly stood for “bad attitude.” I agree that the “B” stood for “bad,” but my opinion is that the “A” stood for something you couldn’t say on TV in the ‘80s. Perhaps it’s still unacceptable in a newspaper in 2021, so I’ll just say the “A” is the animal that talked to Balaam in the biblical book of Numbers Chapter 22.

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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, until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at the office of the Clerk, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, Indiana, 46032, for the following project: 2021 PATH PRESERVATION The scope of work for this project includes (but is not limited to) asphalt repair, crack sealing, and total path sealing for specified asphalt paths in the City of Carmel.

All bids are to be sealed with the word “BPW: 2021 Path Preservation” on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on July 7th, 2021 at the Board of Public Works meeting on the 2nd floor of Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN. All persons interested in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Street Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties.

The specifications are set forth in detailed documents on file at the Carmel Street Department, 3400 W. 131st Street, Carmel, IN 46074.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be written and delivered to the Carmel Street Department. All responses will be written and made available with the specifications at the Street Department. Please call the Street Department to confirm whether or not any such written questions and/or responses exist.

The submitted proposal must be in compliance with IC 36-1-9 et seq.

The Board of Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Sites in historic Madison in Southern Indiana. (Photos by Don Knebel)

Visiting historic Madison Commentary by Don Knebel One-hundred-fifty years ago, Madison, Ind., was among the Midwest’s largest cities. Today, it offers an opporTRAVEL tunity for a pleasant adventure 100 miles from Indianapolis.

In 1809, John Paul, an American Revolution veteran, acquired land along the Ohio River 75 miles west of Cincinnati. In 1811, five years before Indiana’s statehood, he began selling lots in a village he named “Madison” in honor of then-President James Madison.

After Madison became the southern terminus of the Michigan Road, connecting the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, the city grew rapidly. By 1850, with a population of 8,012, Madison was the 90th-largest city in the United States, only slightly smaller than Indianapolis. By 1870, with the growth of the railroads, Madison’s population began declining, but many of the buildings from its golden age were preserved. In 2006, 133 contiguous blocks of Madison’s downtown area were designated a National Historic Landmark, the largest such area in the U.S.

Today, Madison, with a population of about 12,000, is among the most popular destinations in Southern Indiana. The Madison Regatta, an unlimited hydroplane race held on the Ohio River every year during the Fourth of July weekend, attracts up to 100,000 visitors who watch the race from the well-maintained riverfront park. The picturesque Main Street, two blocks from the river, includes the gold-domed Jefferson County Courthouse and 19th-century buildings housing fashionable restaurants, shops, bars and a winery. Antebellum homes, including the historic Lanier Mansion (more next week), are open to the public. Clifty Falls State Park is just west of the city. Overnight visitors can stay in Madison’s many hotels and bed and breakfasts.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project Winter Pavilion at Carter Green Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at the office of the Clerk of the City, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana (City Hall) until 11:30 a.m., local time, on June 22, 2021.

Commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Board of Public Works and Safety in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications. The bids must be sealed and be clearly marked with the words “BID ENCLOSED - Winter Pavilion at Carter Green” on the outside of the envelope.

Each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into an agreement without delay in the event the award is made to him.

The project consists of, but is not limited to, the following: 1.

All Material must be delivered to the site by October 1, 2021 2.

Engineer and Provide Pavilion Package as described below: a.

Pavilion Length: 70 ft b.

Pavilion Width: 34 ft c.

Overall roof size will be 75’10” L x 39’ W d.

Heavy Duty 1-3/8in thickness Tongue & Groove Roofing e.

Transparent Premium Sealant f.

Fascia Board for Gutters: 2 Fascia Boards g.

Wood Grade & Warranty: California Redwood (15-year Warranty) h.

Post Height: 12 ft i.

Electrical Wiring Trim Kit: Include for Four (4) Posts j.

Post Anchoring Kit: High-Wind Anchor Bolts and Brackets at Every Post, must be Stainless Steel and rated to withstand winds of up to 150mph k.

Accessories: Include Four (4) Ceiling Fan Bases l.

Heavy Duty Curtain Rods & Stainless Steel Hangers: Include Ten (10) 2-3/4in diameter Redwood Rods and Necessary Stainless Steel Hardware m. Per Drawings and Specifications Bid Documents must be obtained from Eastern Engineering (www.easternengineering.com). Payments and costs of Bid Documents are non-refundable.

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

This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel.

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

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www.currentincarmel.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00090, 98, 103 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 28th day of June, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the Carmel City Hall, 2nd Flr Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Docket No. PZ-2021-00090 V UDO Section 3.64.C Maximum 45% lot coverage allowed, 58% proposed.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00098 V UDO Section 5.78.J Window wells cannot project more than 24” into a required yard; 37” proposed.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00103 V UDO Section 3.64.C.11 Buildings shall not exceed the height of the tallest dimension of the nearest 2 Character Buildings by more than 7 feet; 32 feet allowed, 33’-9 3/8” proposed.

At property being known as: 516 2nd Ave NE, Carmel, IN 46032.

The application is identified as Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00090, 98, 103 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID#16-10-30-05-02-015.000.

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 above-mentioned time and place.

The Old Town Design Group, LLC PETITIONERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2021-00097 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 28th day of June, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: request a detached garage 28’ x 40’ when a maximum of 24’ x 30’ is currently allowed With the property being known as (address): 10980 Beechwood Dr. W. (Lady Hamilton Estates Subdivision Lots 10 & part of 9). The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00097 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel number 1713010402023000.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2021-00101 Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on June 28, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. will hold a Public Hearing at Carmel City Hall, 2nd Flr Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq, Carmel, IN 46032 upon Development Standards Variance Application for: UDO Section 25.02.02 (A) - Petitioner requests a fence 48” high with stone corner post of 6 feet and intermittent columns of 4 feet 6 inches. The Ordinance permits a fence of 42 inches high.

For property being known as 135 Sylvan Lane, Carmel, IN 46032.

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 16-10-30-01-03-007.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

(Petitioner Name(s)) Stephen Hilbert By: E. Davis Coots, attorney for Petitioner

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00088 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 28th day of June, 2021 at 5.30 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: UDO 5.02.c.7.a states a requirement that pool and decking have to be 3 ft off any easement. This variance request is for pool and concrete decking to encroach into the easement and side yard setback.

With the property being known as: 13048 Southampton Ct. Carmel, IN 46032.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00088 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Lot Number 76 in Springmill Ridge, Section 4 or Tax Id Parcel 17-09-27-00-06-024.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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.

Heather & Jason Allen PETITIONERS

CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana 10701 North College Avenue Carmel, Indiana 46280-1089 Project: RIVER HERITAGE PARK PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County Indiana (the “Owner”), for and on behalf of the Carmel/Clay Department of Parks and Recreation (the “Department”), will receive sealed bids for the above referenced Project at the Clay Township Trustees Offices Public Meeting Room, located at 10701 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46280 on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:30 am local time, and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Conference Room of the Administrative Offices. The outside of the sealed envelope in which the Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID – RIVER HERITAGE PARK PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS”, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. Any Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for discussion of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 10:30 am local time in Clay Township Trustees Offices Public Meeting Room and, weather permitting, shall conclude with a visit to the location where the Work is to be performed. Prospective bidders are encouraged, but not required, to attend the pre-bid conference. For special accommodations needed by individuals with disabilities planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please notify Michael Krosschell at (317) 846-6611 or krosschellm@weihe. net at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

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

Bids must be submitted on the forms in the Project Manual, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by: (1) Properly and completely executed Form 96 (revised 2013) prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts which includes a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for performing the Work and the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Work; (2) Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including any alternates, with a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be evidence of good faith that the successful Bidder will execute within ten (10) calendar days from the acceptance of the Bid, the Agreement as included in the Project Manual. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable to Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana; (3) A Non-Collusion Affidavit complying with the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-1-2-4.

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

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

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

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

All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State of Indiana. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

Owner reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18-2 and/or (2) reject any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Owner determines in accordance with applicable Indiana laws including but not limited to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4, that such action is in the best interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein and as allowed by applicable Indiana law, a contract for the Project shall be awarded in accordance with this Notice to Bidders, Ind. Code § 5-16-13 et seq. and Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq., to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. The Owner shall have the right to accept any Alternates in any order or combination or accept on the basis of the Base Bid alone, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents and to determine the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid and Alternates accepted.

Questions regarding this Project should be directed to Michael Krosschell by email only at krosschellm@weihe.net.

Doug Callahan, Trustee, Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana

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