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By Matthew Kent news@currentincarmel.com Residents living in two of Carmel’s oldest neighborhoods say they are concerned about the impact of a CITY NEWS planned redevelopment and worry it could affect their quality of life.

Homeowners in the Johnson Addition and Wilson Village neighborhoods are planning to address the city’s board of zoning appeals this month about a $133 million project that would redevelop the site of a former AT&T building at 210 3rd Ave. SW and two homes on Emerson Road behind it. The development is being proposed by developers Pure Development, Buckingham Companies, Third Street Ventures and Merchants Bank.

Plans for the proposed 6-story project would include 244 luxury apartments, an 80,000-square-foot Merchants Bank headquarters expansion, 37,000 square feet for boutique headquarters (including Pure Development), a 443-space parking garage and two single-family homes that would replace existing homes, at 449 Emerson Road and 451 Emerson Road, both of which would be demolished.

The BZA is set to consider nine variances for the project during its 6 p.m. June 27 meeting at Carmel City Hall. The meeting is expected to draw remonstrance from longtime residents who say they would be impacted.

Longtime Johnson Addition resident Charlie Demler organized a neighborhood meeting June 16 at Carmel Friends Church about the proposed redevelopment project, where more than two dozen area residents in attendance learned about next steps.

Those in attendance were encouraged to write letters to BZA members in advance of the June 27 meeting.

Demler, who has lived on Emerson Road since 1980, oversees neighborhood Facebook pages for Johnson Addition and Wilson Village and said if the Pure Development

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project moves forward, “any lot is up for game” in Carmel.

Neighborhood resident Cindy Babcock said she has met with the developer of the project several times after hearing about the proposal in September 2021. She described the joint redevelopment project as one being “a lot of height, a lot of density.”

“There’s a lot that needs to change for this project,” Babcock said.

If the redevelopment project is approved, Cindy’s husband, John Babcock, said he thinks it could set a precedent for the area.

“Obviously, we want to fight this the best we can,” he said.

That sentiment was also shared by Dave Gagliano, who is also part of a group of residents who have come together regarding the proposed project.

“Whether we like a 6-story or 5-story or 4-story building, most of us will say we don’t need another apartment building in Carmel,” Gagliano said.

Gagliano said he thinks the project, if approved, could affect Emerson Road heading west as time goes on.

“They’re putting in a square peg in a round hole that doesn’t fit,” Gagliano said, referring to the developer’s plans.

Another resident, Wes Bucher, has lived in his home for 41 years and said the proposed plans calling for a 6-story building is something that many individuals in the

area oppose. Bucher encouraged residents to write letters to the BZA and speak during the panel’s meeting this month.

The city’s Dept. of Community Services hasn’t made a determination about whether to give a favorable recommendation to the project as of June 17, said Mike Hollibaugh, director of the department. Hollibaugh added that the city was still developing a final report regarding the matter when contacted by Current, noting that he understands there are concerns from residents.

Hollibaugh also said there are several factors when determining whether to give a favorable recommendation or denial of a proposed project. Among the criteria is whether a particular project fits within the city’s comprehensive plan, he said.

Demler said conversations about the redevelopment proposal with neighbors have shown that many are on the same page.

“There’s no one in the neighborhood who thinks it’s a good thing,” Demler said. “We’ve put lots and lots of hours into this to let people know what’s going on. It is important to let your opinion be known.”

He added that he’d like to see the project scaled down and thinks it will affect the quality of life for those living in his neighborhood if it is approved in its current form.

“We never expected it to be six stories,” Demler said. “It’ll destroy my privacy in my backyard.”

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U.S. service academy acceptance — Carmel residents Ellison Nou and Grace Sullivan have been accepted to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy, respectively. They received a nomination from U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz. Every applicant was interviewed and rigorously evaluated by the nomination committee on a variety of factors including academic and athletic achievements, extra-curricular activities, character and motivation. High school students in the 5th District interested in applying for a future nomination may learn more at spartz.house.gov/services/ military-academy-nominations.

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CPD receives bomb threat — The Carmel Police Dept. headquarters at 3 Civic Square was evacuated at approximately noon June 21 after receiving a bomb threat. Police conducted a sweep of the building, which is undergoing major renovations, and found nothing suspicious. After the sweep, business resumed as usual in the building.

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Council vote prohibits sale of dogs, cats at pet stores Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council met June 20 to vote to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats at pet stores, introduce a climate action plan, review the compliance of companies receiving tax abatements and more.

What happened: The council voted 7-1 to approve on first reading an amendment to the city’s animal welfare ordinance that prohibits the sale of dogs and cats at pet stores.

What it means: The city isn’t home to any businesses that sell dogs or cats, but several that do are near Carmel’s borders. Licensed hobby breeding is still permitted in Carmel, and pet stores are permitted to partner with rescue organizations to find homes for dogs and cats.

What’s next: Violations could lead to a fine of up to $2,500.

What happened: The council introduced a resolution to adopt the Carmel Climate Action Plan.

What it means: The action plan sets greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and provides strategies to reduce emissions for government services and operations. It is part of a process that began in 2017 when the council passed a resolution pledging to reduce carbon emissions.

What’s next: The council’s finance committee will discuss the plan in detail at a future meeting. A date had not been announced as of press time.

What happened: At the request of Blue Horseshoe, the council terminated a 10-year personal property tax abatement granted to the company in 2016.

What it means: The abatement was for the installation of $1.3 million of information technology equipment, personal property that would normally be subject to taxes.

The abatement was set to decrease by 10 percent each year, beginning with a 100 percent abatement in the first year.

What’s next: The company will voluntarily relinquish the remainder of its tax abatement, beginning in calendar year 2022.

What happened: The council confirmed that six of eight companies receiving tax abatements are in compliance with conditions outlined to receive the tax break.

What it means: TCompanies in compliance are Protective Insurance Company/Baldwin & Lyons, Belden, Inc., NextGear Capital/Dealer Services Corporation, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Schlage Lock Company and ZP Investments/Zotec Partners. Those deemed not in compliance are Atapco and Braun Corporation, but the council determined that issues related to their noncompliance were beyond control of the companies.

What happened: Councilor Jeff Worrell asked to withdraw an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance that would have moved the permitted start time for building construction from 7 to 8 a.m. on weekends and holidays.

What it means: Since proposing the change, Worrell said he spoke with the contractor working on the project that inspired complaints. He said the contractor agreed to delay work by an hour on weekends and holidays, so the council does not need to update the ordinance at this time.

What’s next: Worrell said he recently became aware of another contractor working on a project that has led to similar complaints, and he’s hoping to successfully resolve the issue through discussions in that case, too.

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Siblings offer free tennis camp

By Will Riddell will@youarecurrent.com It was a perfect 75 degrees on a Tuesday evening at the Carmel High School tennis courts. Mixed in with the RECREATION sounds of traffic on Keystone Parkway were the sounds of the sport: the squeak of shoes and the smacking of tennis balls.

But when the clock struck 7:30 p.m., most of the courts weren’t occupied by the Greyhounds’ tennis teams. They were filled with kids getting their first taste of the sport at a free two weeklong tennis camp offered

by Young STEM Academy. The free tennis camp ran from May 31 to June 9. Much of the emphasis throughout the Tuesday evening is on making basic contact and the proper way to grip a racket.

Most campers this year were between 4 and 12 years old.

In the middle of all the tennis rackets, tennis balls, instructors, parents and kids were siblings Grace and Jonathan Yang.

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“We wanted to do something over the summer that would help people, because both (Jonathan and I), we have lots of tennis in our lives and we wanted to share that with others as well,” Grace Yang said.

The Yang siblings also are the founders of Young STEM Academy, which offers free math and STEM lessons to students in the Carmel community.

The Yangs have other summer plans, too.

Their organization will offer a free STEM camp for girls Aug. 1 to 5.

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CarmelFest will be off to a running start.

The Freedom Run, consisting of a 5-mile and a 1.5-mile fun run, kicks off EVENT festivities at 8 a.m. July 2 at Carmel High School. Jason Springer, marketing manager for event organizer Tuxedo Brothers, said this is the 15th year the event has been held in Carmel. Prior to that, Freedom Run previously was held at Eagle Creek Park and at Butler University.

“It’s a standalone event, but we donate money back to CarmelFest,” Springer said.

Springer said the race draws mostly from the central Indiana area. He said it’s a mixture of competitive runners and casual runners.

“There are family members who come out for a leisurely good time,” he said.

Springer said organizers typically try to have the event on a Saturday unless the Fourth of July falls in the middle of the week.

Awards are presented to the top three male and female winners and the top three in each age group, which ranges from 12 and under to 75 and older.

Indianapolis native Noah Droddy, who has been to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, was the overall winner last year.

The cost for the 5-mile run and 1.5-mile walk is $30 through July 1 and $35 on race day. The family rate is $60 for first the two participants and $25 for each additional family member through July 1 and $70 for two participants and $30 for each additional on race day. For active duty military, the cost is $25 by July 1 and $30 on race day. The Kids Run is free.

There will be two water stations on the course with food and refreshments at the finish.

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ta as well as many years of Carmel history to draw from,” Dugan said.

Dugan said he enjoys the festiveness of the July 4 holiday.

“Plus, it’s a really good parade, and it’s fun to have the freedom of what we say as each entry passes by our review booth,” Dugan said. “It’s just been great to have the camaraderie every year with Paul and Hal and the entire parade-coordinating team who we’ve become friends with over the years. And after the parade, it’s always fun to ‘reward ourselves’ by meeting at the beer tent and/or getting a lemon shake-up.”

Espey said Dugan and Mendenhall’s knowledge of the area is a valuable asset.

“They know a lot of tidbits of history or trivia that many others would not,” Espey said. “They use that kind of knowledge in spontaneous, unscripted comments that are a lot of fun. They seem to have a relaxed, unpretentious rhythm and flow that works great between the two of them that is always peppered with humor. I love working and listening to them. It is very enjoyable and one of my favorite events of the year.”

Espey started CHTV at CHS. “We did have a channel on the local cable system available to broadcast our productions,” Espey said. “This included such things as the parade. So, my parade experience goes back at least five years before Paul and Dave, probably more.”

Espey’s recording of the parade is given to the Carmel government TV outlet.

“That outlet can be seen on all the local cable companies as well as the internet, but to be clear, it is a delayed broadcast,” Espey said. “There is a link on the City of Carmel’s home page, carmel.in.gov, for Carmel TV. Paul and Dave’s audio is also used by a second camera and production crew that streams the event live.

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Paul Mendenhall, left, and Dave Dugan attend a previous CarmelFest parade. (Photo courtesy of Dave Dugan)

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CARMELFEST “This day ranks with the Indy 500 and Christmas for me,” Mendenhall said. “I love it.”

Since 2003, the two have shared the broadcast stand during the parade.

Mendenhall describes working with standup comedian Dugan as unpredictable.

“I never know what’s on his mind and am often surprised by some of the offbeat observations he makes,” Mendenhall said.

“But it’s a hoot. We go way back and professionally wound up at the same (radio) station simultaneously but never as a team.

So, I feel really fortunate to sit beside him, laugh, respond, encourage and occasionally redirect his focus back to the float, band or Cub Scout troop in front of us.”

The parade is set for 10:30 a.m. July 4.

Dugan said the first time he served as a parade announcer was in 1997, when CarmelFest was much smaller.

“They just handed me a microphone, and I sat in the bleachers amongst all the attendees doing the commentary,” Dugan said. “I wonder how many of them thought I was just some crazy guy who brought his own mic and started sharing his random thoughts with those trying to watch the parade.”

Dugan said for two or three years he provided solo commentary. A couple of years, CarmelFest didn’t have a parade commentator.

“In 2003, when asked to return, I suggested it might be more effective and fun if there were two announcers,” he said.

“I knew Paul would be perfect. Plus, we’d been friends since first grade and worked at WHJE together while attending Carmel High School, so we already had chemistry.

Having Paul with his sense of humor coupled with his professionalism allows me to go off the rails with some comments, knowing Paul will always steer us back on track.”

Dugan met videographer Hal Espey, a retired CHS broadcasting teacher, when they all started working the parade.

“He’s a great guy and very easy to work with, and his years heading up the television department gives us sort of a Carmel High School broadcasting department trifec-

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CONSTRUCTION CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. A roundabout is under construction at 116th Street.

Expected completion: Summer Project: Road improvements associated with The Edge apartment construction project Location: 96th Street between Westfield Boulevard and Maple Drive closed June 21. Detour on 106th Street and Keystone Parkway.

Expected completion: July 19 Project: Construction east of Sophia Square Location: 1st Ave. NW and 1st St. NW. Access the Sophia Square parking garage from W. Main Street and from 1st St. NW. Expected completion: Substantial completion by the end of June with full completion set for July.

Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Richland Avenue.

Expected completion: Fall Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Lexington Boulevard.

Expected completion: Fall Project: Widening and improvements along Smoky Row Road Location: Between the Monon Greenway and U.S. 31. The road will be fully closed during the project. The Monon Greenway is closed until later this month.

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Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 146th Street. Best detour is bypassing 146th street by taking 141st street.

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Hindu Temple of Central Indiana to celebrate Ratha Yatra

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com The Hindu Temple of Central Indiana will be filled with people on the morning of July 2 for an Odisha Ratha Yatra celeEVENT bration. Odisha, formerly Orissa, is a state on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India.

The temple is at 3350 N. German Church Rd., Indianapolis.

Hundreds are expected to gather to celebrate the tradition of helping Indian deities Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra begin their journey to their aunt’s house. The deities will be pulled around the temple to signal their depature as hundreds of people line the temple to celebrate. At the end of the nine-day festival, the deities will be brought back to the temple in the same celebratory fashion.

Shriya Una, a member of Jagannath Association of Indiana, said the event brings Indian people together who now live in Indiana.

“They all just join in together and enjoy this festivity,” Una said. “It’s just a day to, you know, come together, have fun, but it also builds connections with the community. It’s something that people really love to do as it is a celebration to the gods.”

Ratha Yatra is a daylong event that is open to the public. It will start with chariots being pulled around the temple. That activity will be followed by a cultural program where children and adults perform traditional Indian songs, dances and other forms of art. The celebration also will feature traditional clothing, art and food.

The festival will conclude July 16 as the chariots are pulled back to the temple.

OBITUARY Joshua David Kreitl “aka Ada”, 48, of Anderson, Indiana passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was born January 22, 1974 in Indianapolis to Joseph C. and Jennifer S. (Norris) Kreitl.

Josh was a 1992 graduate from Colonial Christian High School where he played basketball. He later earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis.

Josh lived his life in the fast lane. He loved riding his motorcycle, ATV, boat and any type of water sport but mainly slalom skiing.

He lived 22 years in Orlando, Florida before returning to Indiana in 2014 to spend more time with his parents and family. He was previously employed at FedEx for over 20 years and currently at Phoenix Financial Services. Josh adored being with his family but especially his nieces and nephews. He brought lots of laughter with his fantastic storytelling. He was active in the recovery community and loved helping others. He had a strong faith in God. Josh was a leader in every area of his life as people were naturally drawn to his sweet and sensitive spirit, his hard work, dependability, loyalty, and caring personality. He was generous, attentive, had a listening ear, was honest, loved to laugh and a true PROTECTOR of his tribe.

He is survived by his parents, Joe and Jenny Kreitl; siblings, Kate Kreitl-Rice, Nate Kreitl, Ben (Tami) Kreitl, Beth Kreitl (Kevin

Espirito), Emily (Jeremy) Kreitl-Allen, Rose (Mark) Kreitl-Wittleder, Ginger (Brady) Heyne, Dan (Alyssa) Kreitl and Grace Kreitl; nieces and nephews, Cameron, Sophia, Joey, Jake, Adrian, Adelyn, Drew, Sadie, Evie, June, Liam, George, Oliver, Magnolia, Allie, Atticus and Annabelle; several aunts, uncles and cousins and his constant pitbull companion, Jaxson.

He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Woody and Virginia Norris; paternal grandparents, Charles and Dorothy Kreitl and his aunt, Kelly Grimes.

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A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Middletown Church of the Nazarene, 698 North 5th St. Middletown, IN 47356.

Friends may gather from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be sent to House of Hope-Anderson: www.andhouseofhope. org/donate, or CTE Research: www.classy. org/give/312896/#!/donation/checkout.

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There are only two known students of Advance School still alive, and 94-year-old Bob Shue is one of them.

CHARACTERS He was the son of a preacher and he hunted OF CARMEL and fished to help support his large family.

Shue attended Advance for 12 years and after graduating went straight to work at Winkler’s in Lebanon. He remained with the company, moving up Shue the professional ladder to higher positions.

During the Korean War, Shue was called into service and was a dedicated member of the U.S. Army. Within 13 months, he was promoted to master sergeant -- the highest rank of a noncommissioned officer.

Shue is the proud father of three children, four step-children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

• Starting wage: 35 cents an hour • Favorite candy bars: Payday and Mr. Goodbar • Top 3 priorities: God, country, family • Dislikes: Artichokes • Recipe for success: Perseverance and knowing that you can do it • Pastimes: Listening to audio mysteries and romance novels, walking five miles a day, playing solitaire • Beat the odds: Recovered from COVID-19 and then immediately recovered from colon cancer • Collects: Antique toothpick holders • Describes himself: Man of God • Hero: Brother, John, who was killed in a plane crash on a bombing mission during World War II in 1944 • Best memory: Family gathering around and singing while his mother played “Count Your Blessings” on the piano Do you know an interesting character who lives, works or worships in Carmel? Send suggestions to sgattlieb. currentincarmel@gmail.com.

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Carmel wrestling coach earns another honor

By Will Riddell will@youarecurrent.com For most of Chuck Ford’s life, never has he been too far from a wrestling mat.

At 72, he doesn’t ACHIEVEMENT wrestle anymore, but he still is very much in touch with the sport he has loved his entire life. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Slicer Wrestling Association Hall of Fame, which honors those who have contributed to the LaPorte High School wrestling program. His high school coach, Larry McKeever, was inducted at the same time.

Ford started wrestling in eighth grade, going up against the older wrestlers at LaPorte High School. He wrestled in college at Ball State, then returned to his hometown of LaPorte to jumpstart several wrestling programs for elementary and middle school students. He became the varsity high school team’s wrestling coach in the late 1970s.

Eventually, Ford’s wrestling career brought him to Carmel, where he was the head wrestling coach from 1985 to 1990.

Soon after his tenure at Carmel High School ended, he was elected to the Indiana High

Chuck Ford pauses at his farm. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Ford)

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School Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He has been inducted into many halls of fame, including the Norman J. Hubner Athletic Hall of Fame at LaPorte High School.

Not only was Ford a respected wrestling coach, he was a popular social studies teacher at Carmel and LaPorte. “(The students) would follow him around like little ducks,” said Chuck’s wife, Judy Ford.

Chuck Ford retired from teaching in 2006.

He wrestled until he was 60.

Wrestling has taken Chuck Ford across the nation and all around the globe. Judy said he has been to South Korea with a team. Now, Ford is content living the country life.

“The farm keeps me pretty busy,” Chuck Ford said.

When he is not farming, Chuck Ford said he enjoys hunting and fishing. He’s hunted wild hogs in Florida and caribou in the Arctic Circle. Ford said he still watches wrestling on TV and keeps in contact with many of his former wrestlers.

“A lot of guys have two or three sons, but I feel like I have 10,000,” he said.

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Family-owned Engledow Group celebrates 90 years of growth

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com They’re nearly impossible to miss.

A fleet of lime-green trucks takes Engledow Group employees to their clients.

Projects range from landscaping along Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis to indoor plants at shopping centers to special events just about anywhere in central Indiana.

Carmel resident Ed Engledow was president of Engledow when the company decided in the late 1970s to go with the “bilious” green, a choice not popular with everyone Ed Engledow at the time, and he said the bold choice was designed to set the company apart from its competitors. It’s not shying away from exploring new and different opportunities that has helped the Carmel-based business reach its 90th anniversary, and what its leaders expect will carry it into the future.

“The organization’s goal is not to become a 100-year-old company,” Ed said. “The organization’s goal is to continue to do what we have done and have the new management and new folks that are in charge go ahead and create bigger dreams and bigger accomplishments through what they’re doing now. If (reaching 100 years) arrives, we’d be very proud of it, but that’s not our prime goal.”

Reaching 90 years is an accomplishment for any company, but even more so for one that nearly closed decades ago.

GROWING THE COMPANY B.T. Engledow, a Whitestown High School dropout, purchased a used truck for $50 in 1932 and launched Engledow Tree and Landscape Service. Three years later, he grew the business and opened Engledow Seed Store at 38th and Illinois streets in Indianapolis.

The business grew quickly in its first decade and got a boost in 1937 when the Eagle Crest Forest Preserve, now known as Eagle Creek Park, became a client. The site was primarily farmland in the 1930s, and many of the trees there today were planted by

upside down as part of decor at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for press events.

“We can take a completely blank room, turn it into a rainforest, have a whale of a party and 12 hours later it’s back to a blank room again,” Jim said.

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Engledow Group has been providing landscape services in Indianapolis for 90 years. (Photo courtesy of Engledow Group)

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Business nearly came to a halt during World War II, and around the same time B.T. battled tuberculosis, making it more difficult to work. He died in 1950 at age 42, and his wife, Carrie, who hadn’t been involved in the business previously, barely kept it alive until the couple’s oldest son, Jack Engledow, finished college and U.S. Army service in 1956.

“She was our hero,” Jack said. “She saved the Jack Engledow company.”

Jack, a Carmel resident, served as president until 1968, when he said he went “middle-age crazy in a positive way” and became a college professor. At that time, his brother, Ed, became president, a role he would hold until 2002.

During Ed’s tenure, Engledow experienced tremendous growth, adding interior plant services and event planning and purchasing

McNamara florists, which it owned for approximately 10 years before selling the division to Marsh. The company provided plants and flowers for the Pan Am Games, which Indianapolis hosted in 1987.

“My advantage was hitting Indianapolis at a time when it was beginning to grow,” Ed said.

After Ed stepped down as president, Jack’s son, Jim Engledow, assumed the role. He has overseen the company through acJim Engledow quisitions of Irrigation Specialist and Litchfield Landscape and branch additions. The company also provided plants and decor for several events associated with the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

One of Engledow’s least-known divisions is special events, which typically involves quickly and radically transforming an ordinary space. The crew has done everything from small scale office parties to hanging racecars

Although much has changed in 90 years, some core values at Engledow have remained the same, such as integrity, honesty and listening to the client, Jack said. The company also has strived to hire the right employees.

“We’ve always had good people. If you look around this organization, a lot of people really know what they’re doing and they’re proud of what they do,” Jack said. “A few of them were named Engledow, but an awful lot of them were not.”

Ed’s son, Todd Engeldow, a Carmel resident who describes himself as one of the “least horticulturally inclined” members of the family, is the company’s chief financial officer, but he got his start working on Todd Engledow a company crew in college and ran a watering route as he learned his administrative duties.

“Being an Engledow sometimes sounds great, but I think those who have come up through the ranks can say it’s a blessing and a curse,” Todd said. “You have that Engledow name, but you’ve got a lot of responsibility, and we like to make sure we’ve earned our keep.”

Jim, a Carmel resident who has two sons who work for the company, agreed.

“We all started working. We weren’t appointed in any way, shape or form. We all started doing routes, planting trees, managing,” he said. “I think that goes a long way toward building the confidence of your employees if they know you didn’t walk in with a contract; you walked in with the same uniforms that everyone else did.”

Bright green ones, that is.

ON THE COVER: Engledow Group provides commercial landscaping services, including for the City of Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Engledow Group)

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A residential project by Engledow Group. (Photo courtesy of Engledow Group)

ENGLEDOW TIMELINE 1932 - B.T. Engledow purchased a used truck for $50 and launched what was then called Engledow Tree and Landscape Service.

1935 - Opened Engledow Seed Store at the corner of 38th and Illinois streets.

1937 - Engledow was awarded the Eagle Crest Forest Preserve account (now Eagle Creek Park). It was mostly farmland, but Engledow planted thousands of trees that still stand today.

1939-1945 - World War II caused the business to see very little work, but B.T. kept the business running. When the government started issuing rationing stamps during the war, B.T. traded sugar stamps for gasoline stamps to keep the Engledow trucks running.

1950 - B.T. passed away, ending a long battle with tuberculosis at age 42. His wife, Carrie, kept the business going until Jack graduated from college and finished service obligations.

1956 - Jack Engledow becomes president.

Work focuses on residential, commercial, and shade trees.

1968 - Ed Engledow becomes president, Jack continues on as a consultant.

1971 - Focus shifts to exclusively commercial clients.

1972 - Entry into interior tropical plant leasing.

1982 - Engledow celebrates 50th anniversary.

1980s - Headquarters moves to Zionsville Road office and Events division is started.

1987 - Pan Am Games were hosted in Indianapolis. Engledow provided plants and flowers for the mall downtown and all of the different venues throughout the weeks of competition.

1989-1990 - McNamara florist is purchased

and Enflora is created.

1993 - Headquarters, Interior, Floral, and Events move to 116th St/Carmel office.

2001 - McNamara and Enflora sold to Marsh.

2002 - Jim Engledow named president, Ed named Chairman.

2002 - Irrigation Specialist is acquired and Engledow Estates is established.

2005 - Engledow designs and builds NCAA headquarters entry plaza.

2006 - Columbus branch is opened.

2006 - Raymond St. branch is opened.

2007 - Engledow celebrates its 75th anniversary.

2010 - Litchfield Landscape acquired.

2012 - Indianapolis hosted the NFL’s big game, and Engledow provided plants and decor for media events and the Georgia Street fan experience.

2018 - Columbus office moves to “The Pond.”

2022 - Celebrating 90 years. *Source: Engledow Group

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Infallibility traps

Nerdy but nice

Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Nobody likes to be proven wrong.

Well, few of us do, anyway. We take it as a personal defeat. How could we have made the error? We must have had incomplete information. Is it possible that we are not smart? No, certainly not. Our moms told us that we were geniuses. There is no chance that she’d have lied to us. Is it possible that we lack perspective on the matter? We doubt it. Our perspective, from our perspective, is pretty darn good. Maybe they are mistaken in claiming that we were mistaken.

Like a turtle flipped upon its back, it takes some real effort for us to get our attitude right when we are shown to have a deeply held, longtime erroneous position. It matters to we good humans that others believe like we do, that they reinforce what we hold true. We like to be reminded that we are intelligent, that we are right! It all adds to our stock of confidence. If we were correct so many times before, we are likely to make the accurate choice the next time we act.

Cogent and thoughtful arguments that oppose our views can make us look bad, certainly make us feel bad.

But don’t we learn more from our failures than from our successes? Isn’t there a nobility in taking a defeat with grace only to return and become victorious? Are we all caught in some infallibility trap, one that requires that we run from our errors only to never learn from them? The younger a child, the less they seem to care about being corrected. As they age, they begin to find discomfort in their own inaccuracy. Correspondingly, the speed of their learning tends to slow as they age. Is our biggest failure refusing to accept our imperfection?

Friends, I’m recently back from Nerd Camp, and I. Am. Pumped! Technically, I attended a professional development colloquium for teachers on Thomas Jefferson, but for me, a huge American history fan, the weekend was a sort of all-expenses paid Disney experience, complete with like-minded goobers from across the nation, an actual political science professor and surprisingly good food. The best part? I was allotted a single, 1970s-era dorm room with its own bathroom and a super-firm, 2-inch foam mattress. Introvert heaven!

So, what did I learn? Besides confirming my view that T.J. is way overrated as president (I’ll give him the Louisiana Purchase and that’s it!), the seminar allowed me to make a few keen social observations. First and foremost, there’s always “that guy.” In this case, it was a gentleman from Illinois who insisted on prefacing each of his questions with a vomiting of historical facts. He talked more than our fearless Ph.D. leader, constantly hijacking the conversation in a condescending manner. We get it, Joshua. You’re smart. Now shut the heck up!

Second, people who constantly mutter negative comments under their breath are beyond annoying. I know they know I can hear them, but they don’t seem the least bit concerned about being a distraction from the conversation, not to mention a real energy drag (I’m talking to you, Jinnifer with an “i”). Either speak your mind for everyone to hear or zip it. This rude whispering nonsense doesn’t fly.

Finally, in 90-degree heat, even professional educators revert to middle school antics. We just do.

I still have five weeks before school starts, but thanks to Nerd Camp, I’m pumped!

Peace out.

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

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Our love’s in ‘Jeopardy’ Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

into our daily lives, since we had nothing better to do. Typically, around 6 p.m., Mary For decades, my wife Mary Ellen and I Ellen would say something like: have been fans of the show “Jeopardy.” Ev“Sauteed chicken with green beans and ery night at 7:30, we watch to sweet potatoes.”

HUMOR see how long it takes for us to I’d reply, “What’s for dinner?” feel really stupid. I often say, How much more fun can a couple have “I used to know that but forgot,” which is than that? Now, remember, we are both in pretty much the same thing as not knowing our 70s. the answer … I mean, the question.

Our obsession with “Jeopardy” was After Alex Trebek died in 2020, the show’s evident. Mary Ellen would say to me, “He producers ran old leaves kitchen episodes featuring cabinet doors open, While watching those reruns, I have to forgets to close the the legendary host. I do Google searches to see which of the fridge door and also found that unsetbrilliant comedians are still with us. tling. They do the leaves the garage same with all old – DICK WOLFSIE door up.” game shows. “Hol“Who is Dick Wolflywood Squares” has had more than 800 sie?” Saying it out loud made me feel like different personalities in the boxes. While I had been tricked into pleading guilty to watching those reruns, I have to do Google these crimes. But I wanted to win. searches to see which of the brilliant coWhile driving, I once said, “I think we’re medians are still with us. What about putlost.” I was quickly corrected by Mary Ellen. ting some notation under each celebrity’s “Please put that in the form of a question.” name to save me the time and trouble? For “What does Dick Wolfsie say when the example: GPS isn’t working?”

• Paul Lynde (died 1982, age 55) As we celebrated our 42nd anniversary • Rose Marie (died 2017, age 94) last week, we reminisced about our deci• Wally Cox (died 1972, age 48) sion to get married way back when. Mary No, that would depress me even more.

Ellen said, “When her husband-to-be had Bad idea. this nutty idea to be a TV personality, she At 7 p.m., before “Jeopardy,” we usually unselfishly quit her good job in Chicago and watch “Wheel of Fortune,” despite neither went with him to Indianapolis.” of us being very good at it. Here’s one that “Who was Mary Ellen Swegles?” I said stumped us last night: without a moment’s thought.

Topic: Song lyric “That is correct,” my wife said. “That’s Puzzle: This __and was made for you and exactly the question I was looking for.” me Mary Ellen guessed “This hand.” I said, “This band.” The right answer, of course, Dick Wolfsie is an author, was “This LAND was made for you and me.” columnist and speaker. Contact I mean, how embarrassing! We decided to him at wolfsie@aol.com. stop having wine with dinner.

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By Haley Miller news@currentincarmel.com Amid a nationwide blood shortage, Versiti Blood Center of Indiana issued an emergency appeal earlier this month DONATION for blood donations.

Versiti’s Area Vice President Penny Schroeder said collections fell 20 percent last month, and the center urgently needs O negative and O positive blood types.

“We want to make sure we mitigate any impact to our hospitals and our patients in Indiana,” Schroeder said. “Blood is something that can’t be made in a laboratory. The only way we can get this precious resource is from donors.”

Trickle-down effects of the pandemic are largely responsible for the low blood inventory. Several hospitals began offering elective surgeries again at the start of 2022, driving up the need for blood on the shelf.

Blood-drive sites that would have drawn many donors prior to the pandemic have yielded fewer donors in 2022.

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would-be donors because of hybrid work schedules.

“It’s been a unique challenge throughout the pandemic,” Schroeder said.

Summertime also exacerbates the situation because Versiti cannot hold high-volume blood drives at high schools and universities during summer break. Schroeder said high school and college students make up 30 percent of Indiana’s blood supply.

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The light-up buttons, which help fund the fireworks at CarmelFest, haven’t been sold since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This year’s theme is “Be A Spark in Our Community.”

This year, fireworks will fill the skies both nights of the festival, with shows visible on the east and west sides of town July 3 and a show visible in central Carmel July 4.

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KidZone favorites return

By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com CarmelFest is a family tradition for many because it offers a wide range of activities for all ages – including the always popular KidZone.

This year, the KidZone – south of City Hall – will be divided into sections, according to co-chair William Howard II. “We will have kid-friendly vendors, a section of rides and attractions specifically for our older kids and younger adults, and a section for our toddlers and younger kids,” Howard said.

“We are committed to not just providing rides and attractions for families, but to create an enjoyable and fun experience for everyone, from toddlers to young adults and for those adults who are still very much kids at heart,” KidZone co-chair Christine Zoccola said.

This is the second year Zoccola and Howard have served as cochairs for KidZone, and both have enjoyed the event with their families through the years.

“CarmelFest is truly a special event for family and friends of all ages to enjoy together,” Zoccola said. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to help with this amazing community event.”

The decision on what to include in the KidZone is based on input from families and children, according to Howard.

“We spent a good amount of time last year walking around and speaking with families to identify what was good, what they liked, what they hoped for or would like to see in the future KidZones,” Howard said.

That includes the return of bounce houses and inflatable rides that were temporarily grounded because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This year, the kids will get the opportunity to run, jump and bounce until their hearts are content,” Zoccola said.

Other familiar rides and attractions will return, such as a 25-foot climbing wall, the gyroscope, a bungee jump trampoline and a petting zoo. New attractions include a mechanical bull/skateboard, eight-person toxic meltdown, a street-performing magician, a photo booth and a water balloon attraction.

Food vendor choices expand

By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com CarmelFest is known for its parade, KidZone, fireworks and, of course, the food. This year, more than 50 vendors will be set up along Veteran’s Way in front of the Carmel Gazebo and around Carter Green in front of the Palladium July 3 and 4.

“We have several new vendors each year, with this year (having) the most vendors yet,” said Jill Gilmer, who has chaired or co-chaired the food vendor portion of CarmelFest for nine years.

Food vendors will be set up in two locations and sell items including elephant ears, chicken on a stick, egg rolls, bison burgers, funnel cakes,

tenderloins, Dippin’ Dots and lemon shake-ups. Gyros, roasted corn, kettle corn, apple dumplings, turkey legs and other items also will be part of the fare.

“Red Frazier Bison and Oriental Grill are back after the pandemic and are ready to serve all those who have missed them,” Gilmer said. “Kona Ice and Dippin’ Dots will be returning once again to keep us all cool in the warm weather. We have some vendors celebrating over 15 years with us. A few new vendors are focusing on new items such as patty melts, poutine, salads, wood-fired pizzas and more.”

Gilmer said some vendors will offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

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Having been selected as one of 40 Songbook Academy national finalists for the July 16 to 23 summer intensive program at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Lauren Sciaudone figures any singing experience in front of an audience will be a benefit.

“I’m excited for Songbook, but it’s nerve-racking to have that big of an audience (at the Palladium),” the Westfield resident said. “I’m definitely nervous, so it’s good to have something to do so I get back in the feel of performing since COVID took a lot of that away.”

Thus, Sciaudone, 17, is looking forward to gaining experience through CarmelFest Has Talent. The show is set for noon to 2 p.m.

July 3 at the Gazebo Sciaudone stage.

Sciaudone, who will be a Guerin Catholic High School senior in August, finished third in her age category in the 2019 CarmelFest Has Talent competition.

The three categories are 12 and younger, ages 13-16 and 17 and older.

Solo performers and groups compete.

Instrumental acts also are eligible.

Each age category will have 15 finalists performing. The top three finishers in each category will be awarded prizes of $300, $200 and $100.

Audrey Gradle, who will be a fifth-grader at Carmel’s Clay Center Elementary, will compete in the 12-and-younger category. She finished third in the competition last year.

Gradle “The best part of competing is watching the other performers, and having fun,” Gradle said. “I love performing in front of large groups, and even if I don’t win, it’s a great opportunity.”

Gradle’s audition song was Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”

“Last year’s event taught me that even when you don’t win, it’s still something I want to be a part of to get more experience and exposure performing,” she said.

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COMMUNTY SPARK CarmelFest grand marshals reflect on 30 years of service at event

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Jeff and Shari Worrell are looking forward to experiencing the annual CarmelFest parade as grand marshals, in part so they can experience it side by side.

“Usually, we’re not together at the parade,” Shari said.

That’s because for the last three decades, the couple typically has been working as volunteers at the parade, and, for the last six years, Jeff — a member of the Carmel City Council — has been in it representing Carmel with other city council members.

This year, the Worrells will ride together in a classic car owned by businessman and developer Turner Woodard, as the CarmelFest parade committee unanimously selected the Carmel couple as grand marshals to honor them for their 30 years of service to the event.

“When we heard it was Jeff and Shari’s 30th anniversary with CarmelFest, the parade committee unanimously voted to award the 2022 grand marshal honor to them,” said Bec Hunter, parade committee chairperson. “They have worked long hours and behind the scenes at CarmelFest every year. If we need help with anything, they are on it, and we have called upon them many times.”

Not only have the Worrells been instrumental in growing CarmelFest

Jeff and Shari Worrell have been named grand marshals of the 2022 CarmelFest parade in honor of their 30 years of service to the event. (Photo courtesy of Bec Hunter)

into one of the largest summer events in central Indiana, but they also kept it from disappearing only a few years after its launch.

CONTINUING THE TRADITION Jeff was reared in Urbandale, Iowa, where his father helped organize a July Fourth parade each year as a member of the Lions Club. After moving to Carmel in 1989, fond memories of that event inspired him to get involved with the holiday parade in Carmel.

Shari and Jeff Worrell volunteer at a previous CarmelFest celebration. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Worrell)

The Carmel Chamber of Commerce organized CarmelFest at the time, and as an entrepreneur and member of the chamber, Jeff easily was able to sign up as a volunteer for the first time in 1992.

“I had a great time because they gave me a walkie talkie and a golf cart, and I thought I had died and gone to heaven,” said Jeff, whose duties included collecting trash and hauling ice that year. “I thought that was the coolest thing.”

Around that time, the festival – like the city’s population – experienced rapid growth. Chamber leaders decided the event had become too large for them to manage, and they were prepared to let CarmelFest come to an end.

Jeff was among those who wanted to see it continue, so he spoke with then-Mayor Ted Johnson to see if the event could be saved. Johnson said if a citizen committee agreed to organize and manage the event, the city would provide assistance and allow it to be held at the gazebo near City Hall. Previously, the event had been held at the Carmel High School football stadium and in an empty field that later became the site of the Carmel Clay Public Library.

In 1994, Jeff became the first chairperson of the CarmelFest committee, a role he has held for six or seven events since then, he said. CarmelFest has continued to be centered at the gazebo, although its footprint has grown through the years.

COMMUNITY SPARK Jeff has held various roles with CarmelFest through the years, but during most of his time as a volunteer he’s been involved with putting on the fireworks show.

In the early days, he was tasked with making sure a tarp covered shells waiting to be used during the fireworks show, pulling it back as a runner grabbed the ones up next to be shot into the sky.

“We would get rained on with embers,” Jeff said. “That’s why you had to cover everything, or it would all blow up.”

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Amy and Brad Worrell at CarmelFest in the 1990s. They plan to return to the event this year with children of their own. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Worrell)

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Continued from Page 10 At more recent CarmelFests, Jeff has staked out a spot by the gazebo stage, walkie talkie in hand, so he could alert those setting off the fireworks when it was time to launch the first ones, ensuring they were in synch with patriotic music performed live by the Carmel Symphony Orhcestra.

He’s also been key in promoting and selling Spark Buttons, light-up pins that come with coupons from local merchants. He said selling the buttons is his favorite part of CarmelFest.

“It always leads to a conversation, and it has been a great connector to people who want to tell me something,” Jeff said. “I love it.”

SERVING TOGETHER Shari’s also has held a variety of roles as a CarmelFest volunteer through the years, although she prefers to remain behind the scenes. The Worrell’s two children, now adults, also spent many years serving at the event.

“It really taught them a lot about volunteerism, about being a part of the community you’re in,” Shari said.

But it wasn’t all work. The family developed fun traditions, as well, such as an ongoing plan to gather with neighbors to relax and listen to live music the afternoon of July 4, and Shari and her daughter being determined to order the festival’s last elephant ear.

“We’d get in the line, and if anybody got behind us, we’d make them go ahead of us, so we’d always get the last elephant ear at the festival,” said Shari, noting that the tradition ended when CarmelFest grew to have more than one elephant ear vendor.

This year, the Worrell’s two children will be back in town for the festival, and – for the first time – their granddaughter will be there, too. The family looks forward to experiencing one of their favorite traditions together again.

“I can’t imagine the Fourth of July without CarmelFest,” Shari said.

IT’S NOT ALWAYS EASY Helping to coordinate CarmelFest for 30 years has been a lot of fun for Jeff and Shari Worrell, but it also has been challenging at times.

In 2003, Jeff received an unexpected call from the state of Indiana regarding the sale of Spark Buttons, which came with a number used for a weekly prize drawing.

“It was the excise police, who said, ‘Mr. Worrell, you’re running an illegal lottery, and we’re issuing you a cease-and-desist (order),’” Jeff said. “I was competing with the (Hoosier Lottery).”

The buttons continued to be used to give away prizes for many

subsequent years – but always with a license to do so.

Another challenge occurred in 2005, when — only weeks before the event — the man who supplied the fireworks died of a heart attack, which left Jeff frantically searching for a new vendor for the industry’s busiest night of the year.

“I had to scramble to find a new fireworks company,” Jeff said.

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CarmelFest Reminders What should I bring? Please bring sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles, coolers, chairs and blankets. Food and drinks are permitted. Visitors over 21 can bring alcohol. There are also several food and drink vendors at CarmelFest, including a restricted area where alcohol is served.

What do I need to leave at home? We recommend nearby residents leave their vehicles at home. A Pedal and Park location will be available to secure bikes. Tents and tarps are not permitted in concert areas. Do not fly drones above the parade or festival areas. Permits are required for drone use and have been granted to CarmelFest.

Can I bring pets? CarmelFest instituted a no pet policy for both the parade and festival areas to protect animals from the extreme heat, as well as hot pavement and sidewalks. This policy was created for the safety of our attendees as well. Please leave pets in the comfort of your home and do not leave pets and kids in a hot or unattended car.

Ca CarmelFest Has Talent Competition Sunday July 3 Noon to 2pm at the Geico Gazebo Stage. Several bands are scheduled on both days and both stages.

Parade July 4 2022 at 10:30am sponsored by Allied Solutions. Can’t make it to the parade? Watch our live stream coverage on the CBS4 Indy Facebook Page. The Ft Wayne 122nd Fighter Wing Blacksnakes A-10 Warthogs are slated to conduct a flyover timed with the singing of The Star-Spangled Banner.

Fireworks Look to the sky on Sunday July 3 east and west Carmel, Monday July 4 central Carmel, synchronized to music on WHJE 91.3 FM (use your radio as online streaming does not properly sync) Volunteers CarmelFest still needs volunteers for the parade and festival areas! Several positions and shifts are still available and you receive a free volunteer t-shirt!

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So, I volunteered.”

The duo had seven weeks to recreThis year’s CarmelFest will be bitate the event. tersweet for Barbara Ellis. For 19 “I remember Craig asking years, she has been associatme early on, ‘Do you think you ed with the event, from serving can pull this off?’” Ellis said. “I as director, parade chair and responded, ‘If it can be done, I parade advisor. But the 2022 can get it done.’” festival will be her last as she And she did. plans to move to Florida.

Ellis will take with her years “The leadership team for the of memories. parade has become a wellEllis “I love the fireworks and the oiled machine,” she said. “So, entertainment,” she said. “And, in a way, I am very sad to be of course, I love the parade. It has leaving.” been a joy to get to know the many Ellis first became involved with people involved with CarmelFest.

CarmelFest through the Carmel RoI am especially grateful to get to tary Club. know (Carmel City Council member) “At our Carmel Rotary Club meetJeff Worrell, who saved me that first ing, the president, Craig Sherman, year.” said Mayor (Jim) Brainard had come As for her move to Florida, don’t to the club to ask for leadership for expect Ellis to simply sit and relax.

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Westfield resident Rick Poplin learned he was going deaf and blind at age 35 when he was diagnosed with Usher EVENT syndrome Type 2.

Usher syndrome is a condition characterized by partial or total hearing and vision loss that worsens over time.

Now 43, Poplin no longer drives. Everyday tasks are more difficult. But he is using his experience to help others as resource chair of the Foundation Fighting Blindness Indianapolis Chapter.

“My whole world was rocked,” he said.

“I wanted to find out current research and stuff like that and I couldn’t really find it from my doctor. Some of the in-the-trenches stuff you can never find. That’s what got me connected to the foundation. It’s an opportunity to speak to people all over the world.”

Foundation Fighting Blindness was founded in 1971. The Indianapolis chapter was established last year. The foundation’s goal is to drive the research that would lead to preventions, treatments and vision restoration for the spectrum of degenerative retinal diseases. “(Researchers) are isolating the genes and finding cures or ways to bring light back into people’s dark worlds,” Poplin said.

“It is really nice to see that. For me, (seeing the research) was big because as a person, as a patient who is already suffering from a degenerative retinal disease with no cure, it’s comforting.”

The Indianapolis chapter will conduct its inaugural fundraiser, Birdies Fore the Blind, June 30 at Ironwood Golf Club in Fishers.

The event will raise money for the chapter and its initiatives.

Poplin said before his diagnosis, he was extremely active and enjoyed playing basksetball.

He hasn’t driven a vehicle in the eight years since his diagnosis.

“So, that’s kind of a bummer,” he said.

“Day to day, I have my family, my seeing-eye people. They really do a good job supporting me and getting me where I need to go. I move forward just like any other person.

I have bruises and cuts all over my shins from running into things. I don’t have peripheral vision. It’s like looking through a straw.”

Meagan Poplin helps her husband, Rick Poplin, cross a street. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Foundation Fighting Blindness Indianapolis chapter President Angie Kirchoff said community is very important for people with vision loss. Kirchoff was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative disease, at age 32. Now 59, she’s starting to experience the effects of her disease. She was paired with Abbie, a black Lab guide dog, in 2021.

“My interest in the foundation is to try and find a cure for this disease,” she said.

“The foundation is the world’s leading driving influence behind research and funding for clinical trials to find cures for various types of retinal diseases.”

Kirchoff was asked by the Foundation Fighting Blindness engagement manager in Chicago if she would serve as president of the new Indianapolis chapter. Kirchoff immediately said yes.

“Our biggest mission is to reach out to this area to those who are affected by retinal disease and provide support,” she said. “We are at the forefront of research and know what type of clinical research is being done for them. Our ultimate goal is to provide a mentor relationship for them, help them find resources in the area that can help them and also give them a source to go to for genetic testing.”

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By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com Caffeine junkies take note: Carmel’s newest coffee shop is open for business. 1832 Brew Espresso Bar held its NOW OPEN grand-opening celebration June 10 at 111 W. Main St. inside the Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream shop.

“The decision to open a new Carmel store was a compilation of different forces when we made the move to set it up in January. 1832 Brew has been looking to expand for a couple of years,” said Latham Davies, 1832 Brew’s manager. “We were approached by the proprietor of Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream early in the year to develop what is now a strategic partnership between the two companies.”

The first store was opened in 2009 by Ashley and Logan Kemp on the campus of Wabash College in Crawfordsville in the Lilly Library.

“Wabash for a long time has offered 1832 Brew a bespoke space in exchange for easy catering for college events,” Davies said.

“This relationship is so close that Wabash is the reason for the company’s namesake, 1832 being the year the college was founded.”

Davies said the Carmel 1832 Brew is an independent entity from Sub Zero. It has its own area in the store and uses its own ordering system to serve customers. He said the benefit of having it that way is “good for a few reasons.”

“Firstly, ice cream and coffee go together, but you should be able to get one without waiting in line for the other. Secondly, the two stores operate on a schedule that maximizes the use of our storefront,” he said. “You can get coffee in the morning, ice cream at night, and both during the daytime

and evening.”

The uniqueness of 1832 Brew is its menu.

“We love experimenting, but we also like the traditional espresso lineup. We offer everything from a lavender latte, a tart cherry energy drink, to a butterscotch Italian soda that we mix in house,” Davies said.

“We have milk alternatives, 15-plus different flavors in any coffee of your choice, and ultimately skilled baristas that can open up the menu for you to get you what you think is good. If you’d like a half-caf, large, oat milk, sugar-free white chocolate iced latte with cold foam, we can do it.”

Davies said 1832 Brews is excited to introduce signature recipes in the next few weeks.

“A sneak peek: a salted mocha, lemonade guava energized refresher and a honey latte may describe a few of them,” he said.

“In terms of food complements, we serve yogurt muffins every day as well as protein bars that we get locally that perfectly compliment a cup of coffee.”

As for competing with existing coffee shops in Carmel and the surrounding areas, Davies isn’t worried.

“1832 Brew’s edge, per se, has less to do with competition but more with catering to a community that loves good coffee and has a sophisticated taste,” he said. “We have been sourcing our coffee for years from a local roaster in Zionsville.”

1832 Brew will also take its offerings on the road.

“In terms of the mobile coffee bar, Carmel can expect our eventual appearance at the (Carmel Farmers Market) as well as other local events,” Davies said. “Things are in the works.”

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be put on the trending page. Under every headline, there is a comment section. This section looks like a group chat so users A Carmel High School graduate has can share their hot takes in a collaborative launched a news sharing app, Bloctab, environment.” which allows users to Gastineau said Bloctab is appealTECH post trending headlines, ing because other social media platshare “hot takes” and parforms have too much power over ticipate in the censorship process. their users.

“The entire goal of Bloctab is for “This is bad because they have users to create/see trending or hot all the authority over information headlines and comments. Bloctab online and they can do whatever does not aim to be a politicized they want with their information.

Gastineau social media app,” said James For example, they have the ability Gastineau, a 2021 CHS graduate. “Instead, it to manipulate or hide information without strives to be focused on topics like sports, anyone knowing,” he said. “Right now, soentertainment and humor. At the end of the cial media platforms act like a dictatorship day, the goal is for users to be curious to and not as a democracy. Bloctab is a demosee what is happening on Bloctab.” cratically run social media platform, where Gastineau, who studies finance at Purdue (users) have the ability to join an indepenUniversity, said the idea for Bloctab came dent legislature that governs all information to him during a lifeguarding shift in March on Bloctab. On top of this, all users can see 2021. exactly why content is being censored on “It has taken me a little over a year to the app.” create the platform. During this time, I’ve The social media platform is governed by created a lot of prototypes to create the its users, according to Gastineau. best app, and I finally launched the app last “The users of Bloctab can join an indemonth (in May),” he said. “I did have experipendent legislature called the Bloctab Legence coding before I got the idea of Bloctab. islature. This legislature votes on reported I self-taught myself to code when I was a content to be censored. This allows all sophomore in high school to create stock users to have representation on Bloctab’s market algorithms, create websites and governance,” he said. “If the legislature apps and connect to blockchains.” votes for a majority rule to censor a piece Headlines on Bloctab can be a subject, of content, then they write a brief descripquestion or topic to create conversation. tion as to why it was censored. And this “This could be a question regarding your description is public for everyone to see. favorite restaurant, new TV show, sportThis legislature is very similar to a democing event or new album. The purpose of a racy and, therefore, Bloctab is governed by headline is to spark conversation for others the users and there is no such thing as a to share their hot takes,” Gastineau said. user legislature on any other social media “Headlines also tend to be relevant short platform.” term. Trending headlines should naturally All headlines and comments on Bloctab change in the span of 48 hours. In the end, are deleted after seven days. headlines with the most engagements will To learn more, go to bloctab.com.

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Pure Green opens along Monon news@currentincarmel.com Pure Green Juice and Smoothie, 591 Monon Boulevard, Carmel, opened its doors in late May. The franchise NOW OPEN is rapidly growing, and this location is number 17 and the first one in Indiana.

Founded by Ross Franklin, a wellness entrepreneur who worked with professional and collegiate sports nutritionists to develop healthy product formulations for enhanced athletic performance and endurance, the juice and smoothie company provides healthy, fresh, and preservative-free options to customers. The only sugar comes from the natural sweetness of the fruits and vegetables. There is no added ice or water.

All juices are cold pressed off-site using high-pressure processing to preserve the enzymes and nutrients most important to the body. The hand-crafted smoothies and acai bowls feature fresh fruits and vegetables, nut butters, organic hemp granola and Brazilian acai. Their steel-cut oatmeal bowls include walnuts, various fruits, and chia seeds. Cleansing programs are available. Avocado, hazelnut, and almond butter toasts will be added later this summer.

Alisa Jackson, the owner of the Carmel location, is a Carmel resident and former, long-time marketing professional from the biotech sector. With the support of her husband, she chose Pure Green because its philosophy of building healthy communities aligns with their values. She and her family became more health conscious in the last couple of years and she said she believes that healthy offerings should be delicious and make you feel good. She said she is fortunate to have a location on the Monon where she can engage and serve a community focused on health and wellness.

Pure Green Juice & Smoothie Bar recently opened at 591 Monon Blvd. in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Pure Green)

Together with her employees, Jackson aims to be an integral part of the community. There are customers who visit Pure Green every day, creating a local bodega-like rapport between the employees and other customers.

“Everyone who comes in here smiles,” said Jackson. “Making them smile while keeping them healthy makes it worth it. It feels good.”

For local customers who are unable to make it into the store, they have the option of ordering online at puregreencarmel.com or through various delivery services. Pure Green partners with Doordash, UberEats and Grubhub.

Jackson said she plans to have her team participate in CarmelFest July 3-4. In the future, she said she plans to explore partnering with local athletic teams, gyms and yoga studios to offer healthy pre- and post-workout options.

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Carmel teen moves from Disney series to music

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com After appearing in three seasons as Sophia on Disney’s “Sydney to the Max” TV series, Amelia PERFORMING ARTS Wray has been taking an acting break to concentrate on her music.

“I love it all,” Wray said of acting and singing.

The 17-year-old Wray, who was reared in Carmel, will perform in the July 30 “Boys of Summer” concert at Avondale Music Hall in Chicago. She will perform her single “Moved On” live for the first time. Wray wrote it with the help of singer-songwriter Audrey Paige. Eric Johnson and Marc Johnson, who own The Pop Machine recording studio in Indianapolis, produced and recorded it. Wray also will sing two cover songs she selected in Chicago.

In the works is an opportunity for Wray to perform as an opening act for Menudo in Las Vegas in November. Menudo started as a Puerto Rican boy band in 1977.

Wray takes vocal lessons from former “American Idol” music supervisor Michael Orland.

“He’s been my voice coach for years and I truly thank him for his guidance,” she said. “Music makes me so happy. My goal is to create an EP (extended play album), so I’m writing and writing.”

Nonetheless, she said she misses filming and the rehearsal schedule of being on a series.

Wray played a recurring character in five episodes in Season 1, 12 episodes in Season 2 and five episodes in Season 3.

The show finished filming Season 2 in February 2020, and the episodes were supposed to return six weeks later, but the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to that.

When filming resumed in October 2022, it was quite different with the cast and crew required to wear face masks at all times, except when filming, and the actors couldn’t socialize.

“They didn’t even want us to eat lunch together,” Wray said. “During rehearsals, they made us wear the face shields. We’d film a scene and the second they said cut,

‘MARY POPPINS’ “Mary Poppins” runs through July 10 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

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‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ Jr. Civic Theatre’s production of “The Little Mermaid Jr.” has performances June 2829 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

‘REVUE!’ Civic Theatre’s Young Artists Program’s production of “REVUE!” has performances at 6 and 8 p.m. June 28 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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we had to put on our masks. We were tested for COVID every day.”

The pandemic delay also meant the child actors all looked older than planned when filming resumed.

“When we came back, we didn’t look like we were in eighth grade anymore,” Wray said.

During the pandemic, Wray appeared in a short segment that was part of the film “Entanglement,” which included 12 shorts.

Her segment is a solo short called “Isolation in Lockdown.” Her 10-minute part was filmed at her home.

“I play this girl who is trapped in the house during COVID,” Wray said. “This girl is going crazy. ‘I can’t catch a break from my parents and siblings. I just need a place in my house to escape to where I don’t have to talk to anyone.’ “

The girl finds a cleaning closet in her basement.

“She makes an invisible friend, which is a mop she calls Leonard,” Wray said. “She rants and talks to him like he’s a friend.”

Wray is still auditioning for TV and film opportunities. If she is offered the right opportunity, she said she would love to do another show.

“I probably wouldn’t even hesitate,” said Wray, who has one year left in high school. “My goal is to get a film or another TV series, get a little more recognition and then go do a Broadway show.”

Wray’s twin brother, Mitchell, is taking a break from acting and is working on fashion designs. The siblings are represented

by The Osgood Agency.

For tickets to Boys of Summer tour, visit Wray’s Instagram, @ameliawray.

The Carmel International Arts Festival has announced that Barometer Soup, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, will headline ART ROCKS! from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. The free concert closes the first day of the two-day festival. Barometer Soup is a collection of veteran musicians and vocalists, based in the Indianapolis area, drawn together in early 2021 and inspired by the music and lifestyle of Buffett. More: barometersoup.rocks.

Barometer Soup performs at corporate, civic and private events. Co-hosted by the Carmel International Arts Festival and Current Publishing, the event offers more than a dozen food and beverage trucks from which to purchase items.

The Carmel International Arts Festival is a juried art exhibition with prizes totaling $7,000. The festival awards $11,500 in scholarships to local high school students.

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“While I was researching his music, I fell back in love with it,” Farrell said. “The melodies are so great. It keeps modulating up.

Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don He really knew how to pull the heartstrings Farrell has regularly performed his Frank of people.”

Sinatra Some of Farrell’s favorites include ACTORS THEATRE tribute “Weekend in New England,” “Could It show the Be Magic” and “This One’s for You.” OF INDIANA past year Farrell will perform his “All the at Feinstein’s Cabaret at the Hotel Way: A Frank Sinatra Tribute” July Carmichael in Carmel.

9 and Aug. 24. ATI co-founder Judy While thinking about covering Fitzgerald also will have two dates another singer’s songs, he decided in “Walkin’ After Midnight: The Music Farrell to turn to another Great American of Patsy Cline” July 21 and Aug. 31.

Songbook Hall of Famer. Farrell said Barry Fitzgerald said she is excited for her first Manilow seemed like a good contrast to solo show at Feinstein’s.

Sinatra.

“I absolutely love Patsy Cline and it fills “And who doesn’t love Barry Manilow?” Far- me with such joy to be able to perform her rell said. “I started working on that with my music,” Fitzgerald said. “I love all of her friend Terry Woods. It’s really great to delve songs, but a couple of my favorites are into his catalog. There are so many great ‘Lovesick Blues’ and ‘Gotta Lot of Rhythm in tunes from the 1970s and ’80s. He shaped the My Soul.’ They really move and are a blast songbook of generations of people.” to sing.”

Farrell will perform “One Voice: The Music Fitzgerald has performed in ATI’s “Always of Manilow” July 14 and will be joined by the … Patsy Cline” twice, including the fall of Terry Woods Jazz Quartet. The shows are 2021. part of the ATI Live Presents schedule at For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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Jazz is returning to Noblesville Square as part of the First Friday series.

“Music and All That Jazz” seMUSIC ries will feature The Cohen-Rutkowski Project July 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Noblesville Courthouse Square.

The First Friday series is sponsored by Duke Energy and the music series is presented by Gordon Insurance Partners.

“Music and All That Jazz” also is set for Aug. 5, Sept. 2 and Oct. 7 Kate Baker, executive director of Nobles-

ville Main Street, said the First Friday events are an opportunity for residents and visitors of Noblesville to connect through live music.

First Fridays are meant to provide a channel for everyone to engage with art, culture and local businesses. Admission is free.

“As a nonprofit organization, Noblesville Main Street relies on community sponsorships. Duke Energy’s generous financial support allows us to host memorable events for Noblesville,” Baker stated. “Its support is a shining example of meaningful outreach by a sponsor that cares for the welfare of its community.”

DISPATCHES Vineyard Symphony set — Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “Vineyard Symphony” will perform rousing marches, familiar melodies and family favorites at 7 p.m. July 3 at Daniel’s Family Vineyard & Winery, 9061 N. 700 W, McCordsville. Tickets and additional information are available at danielsvineyard.com.

CSO names Barron development director —Tracy Barron has joined the Carmel Sym-

phony Orchestra staff as director of development. A CSO board member from 2002 to 2006, Barron has more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. During the past 10 years, she has served as executive director for the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library Foundation, the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce and the Zionsville Education Foundation.

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Medical mystery set for The Cat

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

“Despite the medical staff’s best efforts, their son is given 10 to 12 hours to live, and a frantic search for an antidote begins. As For Dr. Louis Janeira, the adage of writing police investigate the strange crime, eviwhat you know best rings true. dence comes to light connecting it with a The Carmel cardiologist series of other unsolved murders PLAY frequently has a medical that all point toward Dr. Sinclair as undertone in his books being the next victim. and plays. “The Ambush” is no “While the doctors work fast to exception. His medical murder mysdesign a cure, the police search tery play is set for performances diligently for the poisoner, who is July 1-3 and July 8-10 at The Cat, 254 believed to have the antidote on Veterans Way, Carmel. him. Will they be able to work fast Janeira “Most of my work, books and enough against time to save Billy?” plays have a medical undertone,” said JaThe show has a cast of eight. neira, who writes under the pen name Dr. L. “I have completed 11 full-length plays Jan Eira. “I got the idea for this play from a and 19 short plays,” Janeira said. “I’m curmedical murder mystery novel I published rently working on three full-lengths and years ago, ‘Still,’ and thought it would make I’m always writing short plays. Often, the a good story to be told on stage.” full-length begin as short plays, typically Janeira said the plot centers on Dr. Amy 10-minute plays, that I later expand. Seeing Sinclair and her police detective husband, my work on stage is a better feeling than Ben, who face the unthinkable when their any drug out there. strapping young son, Billy, collapses on a “It’s like seeing your kids doing somesoccer field, a victim of apparent poisoning. thing amazing. I think of my plays as my “They soon discover their boy was given kids.” a toxin with no known cure,” Janeira said.

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Christian history of Ancient Roman buildings Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in the last column in the series about Rome, we look at some ancient Roman buildings that surTRAVEL vived more or less intact because they were reused by Christians.

During the first three centuries A.D., Rome was the largest and most important city in the world. With about 800,000 residents, the city center, including the Roman Forum, featured magnificent marble temples, monuments and administrative buildings. In 410, when the so-called “barbarians,” Arian Christians, first sacked Rome, many of the structures began collapsing and their structural materials began being used in churches. But some of those structures survived because Christians repurposed them.

The Pantheon, dedicated by Emperor Hadrian in about A.D. 26 to honor all the Roman gods, is the most famous of the preserved structures. Its 142-foot-diameter dome, constructed from unreinforced concrete, remains the largest such dome in the world. The Pantheon owes its longevity to its conversion to a church honoring Mary and the Martyrs in 609. A domed cylindrical temple of uncertain significance near the Roman Forum survived when it became the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano in 527.

The Curia Julia, the Senate building in the Roman Forum begun by Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., survived because it became the Church of Sant’Adriano al Foro in A.D. 630. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, honoring the deified Emperor Antonius Pius and his

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Interior of Pantheon in Rome. (Photo by Don Knebel)

wife, Faustina, was built in 141 on a platform overlooking the Roman Forum. In the seventh century, it became a church honoring the martyrdom of Lawrence of Rome. Today, because of excavations of the forum, the entrance to the church is far above current ground level. Not all Roman structures survived by becoming churches. The exterior of the colonnaded temple honoring the deified Emperor Hadrian survived because it became a palace authorized by Pope Innocent XII in 1695.

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The property address is: A portion of 210 3rd Avenue SW (former AT&T site) and a portion of 449 and 451 Emerson Road.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2022-00110 DP/ADLS. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax Parcel ID Nos. 16-09-25-04-05001.000; 16-09-25-04-03-006.000; and 16-09-25-04-03-005.000.

The file for this proposal may be viewed Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM in the office of the Dept. of Community Services, 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor, Carmel, IN, 46032. The materials may also be examined on the City’s website, at the Public Documents page via Laserfiche.

Any written comments to the proposal should also be filed with the Secretary of the Plan Commission not later than 9 AM on July 21, 2022, the date of the Public Hearing. All written comments will be presented to the Hearing Officer. Any oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard by the Hearing Officer the hearing according to its Rules of Procedure.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2022-00104 V, PZ-2022-00105 V, PZ-2022-00106 V, PZ-2022-00107 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 25th of July, 2022 at 6p.m. in the Carmel City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon four Development Standard Variance applications to: Increase the maximum house width from 55 feet to 72 feet Increase the maximum lot width from 90 feet to 167.22 feet Decrease the minimum roof pitch from 8:12 to 6:12 Increase the maximum driveway width from 12 feet to 21.5 feet On the property being known as: 211 1st Avenue SE, Carmel, IN 46032.

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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.

John D. Scott by Matthew Skelton PETITIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2022-00121 Primary Plat Amendment (PPA) Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on July 19, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana, 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Primary Plat Amendment application for: The approval of a primary plat amendment (partial plat vacation) for lots 29 &30 in Johnson Addition, where the southeast portions of the lots would be vacated, and then combined with/into the 210 3rd Ave SW parcel of land through Docket No. PZ-2022-00110 DP/ADLS. The property address is: A portion of 210 3rd Avenue SW (former AT&T site) and a portion of 449 and 451 Emerson Road.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2022-00121 Primary Plat Amendment (PPA).

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax Parcel ID Nos. 16-09-25-04-05001.000; 16-09-25-04-03-006.000; and 16-09-25-04-03-005.000.

The file for this proposal may be viewed Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM in the office of the Dept. of Community Services, 1 Civic Square, 3rd Floor, Carmel, IN, 46032. The materials may also be examined on the City’s website, at the Public Documents page via Laserfiche.

Any written comments to the proposal should also be filed with the Secretary of the Plan Commission not later than 12 PM on July 19, 2022, the date of the Public Hearing. All written comments will be presented to the Commission. Any oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard by the Commission at the hearing according to its Rules of Procedure.

Joe Shestak, Administrator Carmel Plan Commission 317-571-2417 Petitioner Name: PST Land Holdings, LLC and Pure Development Capital, LLC

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