July 21, 2020 — Carmel

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Carmel Against Racial Injustice takes national stage in first weeks of existence / P12-13

CCS reveals fall reopening details / P3

Bike route approved along 106th Street / P7

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Carmel Clay Schools proceeding with plans for in-person, virtual options this fall

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el, to a total virtual learning environment as the fall progresses. We will continue to share information on any adjustments Carmel Clay Schools is moving forward needed as we move forward.” with plans to offer in-person and virtual Students and teachers will be expected learning options to wear face coverings. They will PANDEMIC for elementary be required on the bus, during tranand middle school sition periods and anytime social students when school begins Aug. 11. distancing is not possible. Teachers Carmel High School will only offer a will determine when face coverings fully virtual option and an alternating can be removed in the classroom. in-person and virtual learning option.

The district is planning to provide In an email to parents July 14, one cloth face covering to each Beresford Supt. Michael Beresford acknowlstudent. edged that the plans could change before Parents are asked to screen their chilschool begins depending on COVID-19 cases dren for possible COVID-19 exposure each in the area and recommendations from pub- morning before sending them to school. lic health officials.

Students who are sick or live in a household “We are prepared to pivot our plans if with someone with COVID-19 or who is being conditions change,” Beresford stated. “The tested for COVID-19 should remain at home. environment may dictate moving from the Elementary students will have outdoor regular in-person model, to a hybrid modrecess with their grade level. They will be

Health department ‘strongly recommends’ masks

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After a quarterly meeting of the Hamilton County Health Dept. this month, the board decided to strongly recommend residents wear face PANDEMIC masks in public.

“Even though we are a separate county, our fate is intertwined with Marion County,” Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Chris Walker said.

“We think the science backs the need to wear a mask, so we are trying to push it and be good educational partners with the community.”

Walker said the county won’t require masks because of its inability to enforce such a would-be law.

“Our goal is to educate first and foremost. We would hope our citizens and residents listen to that educational component and freely do it for themselves, their families and their neighbors,” Walker said. “The hard thing is, we all want to be social creatures, and I understand being outside is better, but unfortunately, it’s not one or the other. You really should

be wearing your masks and be social distancing.

“Outside helps because there’s better airflow and things like that, but certainly indoors, we hope everybody is wearing their mask.”

Walker said the county’s hospitalization numbers for COVID-19 patients are down.

As of press time, only one of 97 ICU beds available was in use by a COVID-19 patient. Only 11 of 56 available ventilators were in use, and only one was for a COVID-19 patient.

Walker said any type of face covering is better than nothing.

“Bill Nye had a good example (on his Instagram page) that showed you couldn’t blow out a candle, even with a clothbased shield,” Walker said. “You shouldn’t be able to feel your breath through it on the other side.”

Much of the county’s focus will be centered on teenagers and those in their early 20s as cases rise in the younger population.

For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

required to wash or disinfect their hands before and after recess.

Students will eat lunch in the cafeterias.

Elementary and middle school students will have assigned seating to help with contact tracing. Menu items will be individually wrapped or covered, and pre-wrapped utensils and straws will be provided.

Water fountains will be shut off at all campuses. CCS will provide water as needed, and students may bring their own water bottles that can be refilled during the day.

For families who choose the virtual learning option, Beresford said administrators have completely redesigned the process from how it worked in the spring.

The district has created a CCS COVID-19 hotline to report COVID exposure by calling 317-571-4630. Reports may be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

See the complete reopening plan at ccs. k12.in.us/about/covid19-information.

DISPATCHES Clarification — In the July 14 edition of Current in Carmel, an article about the Carmel Police Dept.’s response to recent allegations and demands stated that the group Carmel Against Racial Injustice supports a petition demanding police reforms. While CARI’s website links to and encourages people to sign the petition, CARI does not support all demands originally listed in it, including a complete prohibition of chokeholds and defunding of local police.

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KinderCare approved — The Carmel Plan Commission’s commercial committee voted 3-0 to approve plans for a KinderCare Learning Center at 10910 N. Michigan Rd. The 11,985-square-foot childcare facility is on 1.33 acres south of the newly-constructed Weston Pointe Drive. The committee had final voting authority on the matter and will not send it back to the full plan commission.

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COVID-19 leads to CIAF cancellation news@currentincarmel.com The Board of Directors of the Carmel International Arts Festival has announced the 2020 PANDEMIC festival scheduled for Sept. 26-27 has been canceled.

Many different scenarios for a safe physical-distancing, in-person festival were Brainard considered before making the decision to cancel. However, the expected attendance, out-of-state exhibitors and recent surges of COVID-19 around the nation were major considerations in the recommendation from Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard.

The CIAF board is in the planning stages for next year’s festival, scheduled for Sept.

25-26, 2021.

“This festival brings amazingly talented artists and nearly 30,000 people to a two-

day event in our wonderful city. I am truly saddened that we have to cancel,” stated Rachel Ferry, executive director of the event. “With the festival scheduled in late September, we were so hopeful that we could still have an in-person event.

But we must take the recommendation of city officials very seriously. The safety of our artists and our community must be Ferry our priority.”

Brainard agreed that public safety is the top priority for the city.

“While it is very disappointing that one of the community’s favorite events has to cancel the live, in-person festival due to safety concerns related to the pandemic, we must do what is in the long-term best interest of the community and the artists,” Brainard said. “We want to stay safe so that we can all gather together in celebration of the arts next year.”

Customer information not impacted by computer virus

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In addition to handling CCPR email, the internal network contains information on vendor contracts, historical documents and The Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation board construction plans, among other items. called an emergency meeting July 13 to adA backup system also is believed to have dress a computer virus been affected. Klitzing said most of CCPR that affected the departthe potentially missing information ment’s internal network. should be able to be recovered CCPR Director Michael Klitzing through paper documents and said the virus did not affect any of those on file with vendors. the systems used to interact directKlitzing said he doesn’t believe ly with the public and that personal any of the affected information and credit card information is not poses a security risk. He said CCPR Klitzing believed to have been compromised. is working with its insurance comThe virus was discovered on July 10 pany and consultants on a plan to notify when CCPR employees noticed their email employees and vendors whose information accounts weren’t working. CCPR contacted on the server may have been compromised. its IT consultants and the City of Carmel’s “We’re disappointed and frustrated that IT department to investigate the problem, this has occurred,” Klitzing said. “We’ve leading to the discovery of the virus. seen Fortune 500 companies experience the Klitzing said IT professionals are working same challenges. We take some degree in to determine how the virus infiltrated the relief in knowing so many of our systems network and what it affected. are not on our server that impacts our “We rely on our outside consultant to customers.” make sure our systems are safe,” Klitzing Klitzing said CCPR will likely pay up front said. “Somewhere there was a hole in the to address the situation and later be reimsystem. That’s where we’ll do our investigabursed by insurance for costs beyond the tion to determine where that hole was and $50,000 maximum deductible. how we make sure we correct that moving forward.”

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Volunteers needed — Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County is seeking volunteers as requests for the service continue to rise. The meal delivery program has seen a 48 percent increase for service between March and May. There is no contact between clients and volunteer drivers. Meals are left in coolers on the front porch. For more information on donating or volunteering, visit mealsonwheelshc.org or call 317-776-7159.

Model UN team honored — The University of Alabama’s Model UN team, which includes Margaret Woodard of Carmel, ranked on Best Delegate’s list of the Top 25 Collegiate Model UN teams in the World Division for the first time. UA ranked No. 25 for strong performances throughout the 2019-20 academic year. According to Best Dele-

gate, UA’s showing at the McGill Model United Nations Assembly in Montreal in January, the second largest Model UN conference, was among the top performances in an evenly matched field.

CCHS virtual event — The Carmel Clay Historical Society’s speaker series will next feature “Indy Women Changing History: A Short Look at Madame CJ Walker” by Dakota Burks. CCHS will share the lecture on its Facebook page at 6:30 p.m. July 23.

New inclusive playground — Conner Prairie has debuted Ag Adventures at the Estridge Family Park, a newly constructed playground that will provide access to all visitors. This fully inclusive play area was designed with

guests of all abilities in mind. The playscape is accessible for visitors with physical or developmental disabilities who may have been unable to fully engage with Conner Prairie’s previous playground. The playground was made possible through the support of the Estridge Family Foundation — a fund of the Hamilton County Community Foundation — and the Conner Prairie Alliance. Learn more at connerprairie.org.

Golf fundraiser — The Evan R. Hansen Legacy Foundation will hold its second golf outing on July 25 at Pebble Brook Golf Course in Noblesville. The foundation was established to carry out philanthropic activities in memory of 2015 Guerin Catholic graduate Evan Hansen. Visit erh32.org to purchase tickets or sponsorship for the golf outing.

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State officials hold Indiana at Stage 4.5

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research organization, found 51,434 distinct COVID-19 Hoosiers have tested positive for the disease since March 1. It also found that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced 12,449 (24 percent) of the positive patients July 15 the pausing of Indiana’s five-stage visited an emergency department, and 7,633 reopening plan. The (15 percent) of positive cases had PANDEMIC state will remain been hospitalized. Of the hospiat Stage 4.5 for at talized patients, 1,620 (21 percent) least the next two weeks. were admitted to an intensive care All prior guidelines and restricunit, representing 3 percent of all tions implemented in the previous patients analyzed. two weeks will continue, with the To date, Regenstrief estimates addition of new measures. that 5,642 (74 percent) of the 7,633 Holcomb As of July 23, people organizing patients who have been hospitalgatherings and events with more than ized have been discharged; seven percent 250 attendees must submit a written are likely still hospitalized; and 19 percent plan to local health departments outlining are known to have died. mitigation efforts they will use to ensure Box said the age group that has contribthe health and safety of participants. The uted most to the spike in cases has been new guidelines also apply to seasonal people in their 20s and 30s. She said that and special events such as fairs, festivals, while they are less likely to suffer severe parades, graduations, outdoor concerts, health consequences from contracting the outdoor movies other than drive-ins, family disease, they also may be spreading the reunions, conferences and weddings. virus to older residents, leading to the upThe written plans must address capacity tick in hospitalizations. Box also said travel limits, guest information, staff and voluncould be another contributor to the increase teer screening plans, social distancing mea- in hospitalizations. sures, plans for increased sanitation, face Testing supply shortages coverings and compliance with guidelines In addition to an increase in cases and outlined by the state and the Centers for hospitalizations, Box said the state has Disease Control and Prevention. suffered from a shortage of COVID-19 testing For the second consecutive week, Indisupplies. ana reported an increase in COVID-19 cases.

“While we continue to increase our testMore than 4,300 new cases were reported ing capacity, we’re having to adapt to the in the past week, contributing to the state’s supply-and-demand issues that have been cumulative tally of 53,370 cases, as of press created by the significant spikes that we’ve time. In the same seven-day period one seen in other states across the country,” month ago, the state reported just more Box said. “This is similar to what we saw than 3,000 cases, Indiana Health Commisback in the spring and has impacted our sioner Dr. Kristina Box said. ability to get some (testing) supplies.”

Consequently, the state has increased Box said the delay in testing supply shipstatewide testing capabilities and is sendments has slowed testing results. She said ing COVID-19 strike teams to the most aftest results are expected to take three to fected areas. five days to be delivered; however, she said The state’s seven-day average positivity state strike teams often are able to get test rate also increased to 7.1 percent July 11, results within 48 hours, thereby speeding compared to 4.1 percent on June 19 and up relief efforts in high-impact areas. Health 6.3 percent on July 4. But the average falls officials have said contacting residents who short of the record 20.2 percent seven-day are COVID-19 positive within 48 hours is key average recorded April 24. to tracing potential contacts and slowing A hospitalization census found 881 Hoothe spread by determining who they may siers were hospitalized with COVID-19 as have infected. of July 14, compared to the 595 who were Despite the strain placed on the state’s hospitalized June 26. The state previously testing capabilities, Box said 11 new, free recorded 990 hospitalizations on June 2. testing sites will be launched statewide.

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CARMEL Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and College Avenue.

Project: Widening of 146th East and westbound traffic flow will be Location: Near Boone County border maintained, but north and southbound Expected completion: By end of 2020 CONSTRUCTION connectivity will be limited.

Project: Repaving Start date: On or after July 20 Location: Keystone Parkway. Expect lane Expected completion: Mid-November restrictions but no full closures.

Project: New roundabout Expected completion: Sept. 1 Location: Illinois Street and Zotec Drive Project: New roundabout Start date: On or after Aug. 31 Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road. East and westExpected completion: Nov. 1 bound traffic flow will be maintained, but north and Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road, including southbound connectivity will be limited. a new roundabout at Walnut Street and pedestrian and Start date: On or after July 20 bicycle connectivity Expected completion: Mid-November Location: Between Elm Street and City Center Drive

Start date: After Sept. 7 Expected completion: January 2021 FISHERS Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project Location: 126th Street west of Ind. 37 is closed and is anticipated to reopen in July. During this time, cross access and all left turns will be restricted, with only right-in and right-out turns until this phase ends. Traffic on southbound Ind. 37 will shift to the northbound lanes and two lanes will remain in each direction.

Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Drivers will be directed to use 116th Street or 131st Street to Allisonville Road. Detour route markers and advance warning signs will be in place.

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Even now, timing is everything in treating a heart attack

The emergency room is still the right place for immediate care for heart attacks, with precautions in place for your safety Heather Imel woke one morning to tightness in her chest and numbness in her arm. She didn’t ignore the pain. Instead, she went to the emergency room at an Ascension hospital.

Her emergency room care teams immediately ran a series of tests that revealed she’d had a minor heart attack.

“I was scared to death,” recalled Heather, “but my doctors reassured me that it was going to be OK.” She was quickly transported to a dedicated heart care center, where a minimally invasive heart catheterization revealed she had four blockages and would need openheart surgery.

“Once you recognize the symptoms of a heart attack, taking immediate action is the most important thing you can do to prevent permanent damage to your heart,” said Edward Fry, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chair of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Services at Ascension St. Vincent.

“Patients can trust that our emergency rooms are prepared to deliver urgent heart care with full safety precautions in place.”

Don’t delay emergency care for heart attack symptoms “Our research shows some patients are delaying or even avoiding trips to the ER, even when they have heart attack symptoms,” said Jonathan Nalli, Senior Vice President, Ascension, and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension St. Vincent. “Not getting the urgent heart care they need can have a serious and lasting impact on their health. If you have these symptoms, don’t wait – not even a few minutes.”

During a heart attack, timing is critical. Every minute that goes by can lead to lost heart muscle and potentially permanent damage. The faster that the flow of blood can be restored to a blocked artery, the better the outcome for patients.

ERs at Ascension St Vincent hospitals are always open 24/7, with labs and imaging services on-site. Emergency care teams are able to connect patients to experienced cardiologists, vascular specialists and heart surgeons at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center, so they can get personalized follow-up care for their heart conditions, including cardiac rehabilitation.

Heart care teams at Ascension St. Vincent have expertise in leaky heart valves, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), heart catheterization, structural heart damage, and minimally invasive heart procedures for blocked arteries that do not require open-heart surgery.

Ascension St. Vincent also has the largest chronic total occlusion (CTO) program in the Indiana region.

Know the symptoms of a heart attack People who recognize the warning signs of a heart attack – whether in themselves, friends or loved ones – shouldn’t wait to get emergency care. And it’s important to realize that women may experience heart attacks differently than men. Watch for these symptoms and talk about them with loved ones: • Chest pain or discomfort.

• Discomfort or pain in arm or shoulder.

These symptoms may also be present frequently in men but are more common in women: • Lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting.

• Jaw, neck or back pain.

• Shortness of breath.

Taking strong precautions to protect patients and caregivers Visits to medical facilities decreased when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began because many people have been concerned about exposure to the virus.

But Ascension St. Vincent facilities are fully prepared for the safety of patients in our care. And, seeking ER care

quickly for serious conditions like heart attacks can help save lives and improve recovery.

Ascension St. Vincent has implemented strict precautions throughout all its hospitals, emergency rooms and clinics, for the safety of patients and caregivers.

Precautions include: • Providing masks to all who enter Ascension St. Vincent hospitals and ERs. • Maintaining proper social distancing in waiting rooms.

• Designating separate emergency triage and care areas for patients with symptoms of COVID-19.

• Continuing to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Screening patients, visitors, doctors, nurses and care teams before they enter the facility.

• Extensively cleaning and disinfecting all areas more often.

Compassionate, personalized care – even when the need is urgent Heather’s heart health improved considerably following her surgery and rehabilitation. Her family is thankful for the immediate, comprehensive and compassionate care she received from the moment she arrived at the ER to her follow-up appointments, which were made for her by the ER concierge program at Ascension St. Vincent.

“They really care. They want to make things better,” she said. “They want to make sure you’re given 100 percent of their care.”

If you or a loved one is experiencing heart attack symptoms such as pain or discomfort in the chest or arm, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Find an Ascension St. Vincent hospital ER at GetStVincentCare.com. © Ascension 2020. All rights reserved.

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Bicycle Route 37 travels along 106th Street through Carmel (Source: Map data Google 2020)

City approves bicycle route

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel will soon have a new designated bicycle route.

PANDEMIC A resolution supporting United States Bicycle Route 37 was approved 8-0 at the June 15 city council meeting.

“It goes from Zionsville to 106th Street and then takes 106th Street over to the Monon, where it will connect into Bike Route 35,” said David Littlejohn, alternative transportation coordinator for the City of Carmel. “(The route) promotes bike touring.

It shows people safe, recommended routes through the community or from one community to another for a longer ride.”

Littlejohn said it’s a positive thing to get more cyclists in Carmel.

“There are multi-use paths probably over

(Above) Hamilton County officials held a ribbon cutting July 14 to celebrate the completion of the second phase of the Lowe’s Way extension. The $6.4 million project in Carmel provides full connectivity from 146th Street to Range Line Road, where it includes a new roundabout. (Right) Hamilton County Commissioner Christine Altman speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony as fellow commissioners Steve Dillinger, left, and Mark Heirbrandt look on. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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90 percent of the route,” Littlejohn said.

“There is only a mile on 106th Street where there is not a multi-use path for people to take. There are definitely safe bicycle paths during our stretch of the route.”

American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials designated a corridor crossing Indiana to be developed as United States Bicycle Route 37. The Adventure Cycling Association and Bike Indiana, with the cooperation of the Indiana Dept. of Transportation, proposed a specific route to be designated as USBR 37.

“The goal for Route 35 is to go from Michigan to Florida,” Littlejohn said. “The Indiana portion was completed a few years ago. That’s what this was intended to do, to show people how they can tour from one state to another, through their state and across the country.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jake Laird grew up watching “Adam-12,” “Emergency!” and other police-related television shows.

EVENT Laird always envisioned himself being a police officer.

“He never lost his passion for that dream and realized that goal after Jake Laird serving 10 years in the Marines,” his mother Debbie Laird said.

An Indianapolis Police Dept. officer for four years, Laird was killed Aug. 18, 2004, when he and other officers responded to 911 reports of gunfire on the southside of Indianapolis. Laird, 31, was fatally wounded when a bullet hit him high in the chest above his protective vest.

Noblesville residents Debbie and Mike Laird started the Jake Laird Memorial Fund in 2004 to honor their son’s memory. The 17th Annual Jake Laird Memorial Golf Outing is set for 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7 at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville.

The fund has raised approximately $1 million for police departments in Indiana.

“He would be so happy to know Mike and I have been able to help his brothers and sisters in blue,” Debbie said. “For us, this golf outing and the money we raise has enabled us to keep his memory alive. The mission of the fund is to provide financial contributions to law and fire department agencies for the purchase of new equipment, the institution of new instructional programs or financial assistance to officers and firefighters injured in the line of duty or incurring hardships.”

Although raising money is the primary objective, it is not the only one.

“This has been a difficult year for many people, but this will be a day when all police officers and the community can enjoy time spent together for a good cause,” Debbie said.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with opening ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. BMO Harris Bank will provide lunch and Jugs Catering will provide dinner. A large auction and raffle will be held during dinner. For more, visit thejakelairdmemorialtourney.org.

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Olivia Sims of Indianapolis writes a chalk message supporting justice for Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by Louisville police in March. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Carmel Against Racial Injustice held Chalk Carmel for Racial Justice on July 11 in Civic Square.

Attendees created chalk messages and artwork throughout the area and listened to speakers and watched performances.

The event concluded with a protest march.

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“I didn’t expect it to be as fun and entertaining as it was,” the Carmel resident said.

The Meshingomesia Track Club used its consistency to win the inaugural Great American 5000 (kilometers) virtual race from San Francisco to New York. The team of 24 runners won by more than 550 miles, or three days. The race, which is 3,106 miles, began June 14, featuring more than 250 teams and more than 4,000 runners.

“They gave you a cumulative 24 hours to run each day,” said Noblesville resident TJ Dailey, who started the track club in 2016.

“We crossed the line virtually in New York in a little shy of 16 days. We divided it up that each person runs an hour a day. We covered about 198 miles a day.”

Some teams included Olympians and professional runners.

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From left, Hamilton County team members, Caleb Chambers, Carmel; Jason Cornman, Noblesville; Tito Downer, Carmel; TJ Dailey, Noblesville; Corey Stewart, Noblesville; Matt Byerley, Noblesville; Todd Dailey, Westfield; Scott Shanks, Westfield and Devin Kent, Westfield. Not pictured: Chad Bills, Noblesville. (Submitted photo)

from top to bottom,” Dailey said. “Most of the (teams with) professional athletes had four or five on the team and the rest were filled in with your average noncompetitive runner.”

The club includes Dailey’s two younger brothers, Todd (Westfield) and Trent (Marion), and several friends from Marion where the three brothers grew up.

Ten of the team’s runners were from Hamilton County. Downer was recruited to run for the club by another Carmel resident, Caleb Chambers. Downer, 41, said most of the team members are in their upper 30s and mid-40s.

“We were competing with teams with high performers, but they had guys that weren’t getting in as many miles as our guys,” Downer said. “I was surprised we finished that far ahead of the rest of the teams.”

Typically, Downer is one of the club’s stronger runners. He competed in cross country and track at Carmel High School and Purdue University. Yet, he wasn’t at his best during part of the virtual run.

“I had an injury pop up three or four days into the run, so I was down at the bottom of the list in terms of miles,” he said.

Downer said it was fun to keep track every day and see how they were doing.

Working from home, Downer said he could roll out of bed and do his run first thing in the morning.

Downer said it would be near impossible to have teams of either 12 or 24 runners devote three to four weeks of their lives to run across the country.

“I don’t believe that would happen in the real world,” said Downer, who spent several years as CHS assistant cross country and track coach under Chuck Koeppen and two years as an assistant under Koeppen at IUPUI.

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are July 26 and Aug. 7, 16, 21 and 30. The 2020 White River Dragon Boat Race has been canceled because of the pandemic.

The White River Alliance was seeking Free Paddle Days are about keeping a ways to replace its bigger events while spotlight on the river and how it can proencouraging vide so much to the population’s THINGS TO DO people to enjoy quality of life, Hoffmann said. the river.

“It can be a respite during these “As the pandemic broke early challenging times. It connects us all this spring, the Alliance was in the and can therefore provide a sense middle of planning for some of our of community while recharging our biggest annual events, including the spirits,” Hoffmann said. “Ultimately, White River Dragon Boat Races and the river needs the whole commuHoffmann Festival,” White River Alliance Execnity to steward and protect it, so, utive Director Jill Hoffmann said. “With so yes, we hope the Paddle Days bring more much uncertainty, we just couldn’t be sure awareness and support to our work.” that an event of that scale could be held In partnership with the cities of Carmel, safely. However, we still wanted to encourFishers and Noblesville, Free Paddle Days age people to spend time on the river. on Aug. 7 and Aug. 21 will serve as a replace“Free Paddle Days seemed like a way to ment for the annual Hamilton County White do that safely. They also help encourage River Clean-Up. The first 85 single kayak and/ past years’ dragon boat teams to keep their or canoe rentals are free and departures are teams paddling in 2020.” available from 9 a.m. to noon on the hour.

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Carmel Against Racial Injustice takes national stage in first weeks of existence

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com It all started with a yard sign.

Carmel resident Ashten Spilker took to social media in early June to express her disappointment that her Black Lives Matter sign had been vandalized twice. She committed to repairing it every day if that’s what it took to spread her message.

Her posts caught the attention of Kayla Seymour and Breanna Hargrove, close friends who ran track together at Hamilton Southeastern High School. All three graduated from HSE in 2014, but Spilker hadn’t been much more than an acquaintance to Hargrove and Seymour until they reached out to suggest working together to plan an event in Carmel to speak out against racial injustice.

They quickly organized a sit-in protest that took place on June 14 at the gazebo near Carmel City Hall, expecting approximately 60 people to attend. But they were astonished when nearly 10 times that number turned out to show support for their cause.

“We weren’t expecting to get the turnout that we did, but we’re so overwhelmed and thankful that it’s not just us that feel this way in Carmel,” Seymour said. “The support we’ve gotten gives us a reason to keep pushing forward, seeing that there are so many people as passionate about it as much as we are.”

After the sit-in, Spilker, Seymour and Hargrove founded Carmel Against Racial Injustice, an organization aiming to end systemic racism and give a voice to those seeking reform in several areas. And in less than a month, the organization found itself making national headlines.

‘It’s everywhere’

Although CARI is in its infancy, its founders said they have felt racial tension in Hamilton County for years.

Hargrove, who is Black, said she heard the N-word frequently in high school and remembers a teacher holding a cotton-picking contest in class to demonstrate how difficult

From left, Kayla Seymour, Breanna Hargrove and Ashten Spilker are the co-founders of Carmel Against Racial Injustice. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

daily life was for slaves. As one of only a few Black students in her class, she found the demonstration “awkward” and “tone deaf,” she said.

She said her experience has led her to focus on reforming the education system to make it more racially inclusive.

“I didn’t go to Carmel (High School), but I see the same things happening there that did with me (at HSE),” said Hargrove, a respiratory therapist and Fishers resident. “I know if I’m saying it happened at HSE and Carmel, I’m sure it’s happening at Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville and McCordsville. I’m sure it’s everywhere.”

Seymour, who is biracial, said she started experiencing racial microaggressions as early as fifth grade. She remembers walking into her mostly white school one morning during Black History Month to find “colored” and “white” signs placed on the bathroom stalls and water fountains.

“For the first time in my life, I was so embarrassed and so

“The support we’ve gotten gives us a reason to keep pushing forward, seeing that there are so many people as passionate about it as much as we are.”

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ashamed to be who I was,” she said. “It didn’t occur to anyone how that would come off and how that looked. I remember asking my teacher, ‘Why on earth would you try to show this type of thing?’ He said that it was to show what it was like back in the day, teaching a lesson of how it used to be.”

Now, years later, Seymour, an Indianapolis resident who works at a medical billing company and bartends in Carmel, said the most irritating microaggression she often faces is strangers touching her hair without permission.

“It’s like I’m being pet,” she said. “Random people will come up and pull my hair and touch my hair. It’s such a degrading feeling thinking you’re allowed to touch something on my body. If I were to do that to you or express how I feel, it gets turned around, like, ‘She shouldn’t have reacted this way.’”

Spilker, a behavioral therapist who is white, said she began paying attention to racial injustice in high school when she took classes from a history teacher who was passionate about the issue. She also noticed that many of her Black neighbors were treated differently than her family.

“People would refer to my neighborhood, which is full of $250,000 homes, as the ‘Ghetto of Geist,’” said Spilker, who also lived in Carmel during her high school years. “The only difference between my neighborhood and other neighborhoods is it had a large population of people of color.”

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Several hundred people gathered for the Sit-in Against Racial Injustice/Police Brutality event June 14 at the gazebo at Carmel City Hall. The event included opportunities to sign petitions, make donations and hear speeches and live performances. (Photo by Lily McAndrews)

‘Making everybody feel welcome’

Only weeks after its formation, CARI received its biggest platform yet after the Rev. Ted Rothrock of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel wrote an article calling leaders of the Black Lives Matters and Antifa movements “maggots” and “parasites.” The suspension of Rothrock, and CARI’s organized protest of his views, made national headlines.

Yet, CARI’s founders want to grow the organization bigger still. They said CARI has received support and encouragement from residents across Hamilton County and around the globe, including England and South Korea.

CARI is not affiliated with the official Black Lives Matter organization, although Spilker said it supports many — but not all — of the same goals. CARI does not support defunding the local police department, for example.

“We have different ideals and different things we’re pushing for than the (Black Lives Matter) organization,” she said. “We have a different mission statement.”

CARI is considering changing “Carmel” to “Community” in its name to reflect its expanded presence, Seymour said. And she’d like to see it grow beyond that.

“I want us to be countrywide, across the board. If it’s worldwide, that would be awesome,” she said. “That’s thinking big-picture, but I definitely want to be in a space where we’re wanting to spread love and allow people to have a platform to bring their voices up front.”

For now, CARI — which is committed to accomplishing its goals peacefully — is continuing to meet with officials in Carmel, sharing their vision for reform in the police department, school district and city government. CARI’s founders said most people they’ve met have been willing to listen to the organization’s concerns and goals for the community.

“We’re wanting to make sure everybody in Carmel and everybody passing through Carmel, no matter their color, feels accepted and feels welcome. That’s not currently the case,” Spilker said. “People of color don’t want to live in Carmel and they don’t want to work in Carmel because of the perception that we’ve built as a community. It’s time to start rewriting that and making everybody feel welcome here.” Learn more at facebook.com/CarmelAgainstRacialInjustice.

CARI’S INITIATIVES Carmel Against Racial Injustice is seeking reforms in three key areas: Education, police and city government. The following are some of its demands.

EDUCATION • Hire a Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer • Revise/supplement curriculum to include the study of the history and contributions of people of color • Racial equity orientation for high school students • Ensure people of color have access to cultural opportunities at school POLICE • Prohibition of chokeholds or methods of restraint that can cut off supply of oxygen to the brain except in instances where deadly force is authorized • Prohibition of the use of force against individuals who simply verbally confront an officer, are handcuffed, or otherwise restrained • Officers should not holster, draw, point or show their firearms unless they have a reasonable, nondiscriminatory basis to believe there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury to themselves or others • Establishment of an anonymous external reporting system for officers wishing to report department abuses CITY GOVERNMENT • Develop a diverse panel of Carmel residents who meet quarterly to focus on making the city more inclusive • Launch an initiative to make Carmel more welcoming to people of color, including representing people of color in the statues on Main Street

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How to bring back the gazebo concert series

Commentary by Terry Anker These past few months have been remarkable in a panoply of ways. Among them has been the decided destruction of millions of life-sustaining and hope-providing jobs. Not so remarkable is that it has produced unprecedented growth in wealth and power for others. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, brags of record earnings facilitated by vast lockdowns of the American economy, while, not surprisingly, aggressively supporting elected officials and policies that will restrict lockdown dissent. And to many of those even well-intentioned bureaucrats, the ability to literally control by force the thinking of their fellow Americans is too tempting to overlook. These opportunities don’t come along very often.

One is reminded of the prevailing scientific fact of previous generations, and the use of privilege and power to prevent legitimate challenge to those facts. It was certain and observable that Pluto was a planet, that blood-letting kept balance in the humors, and that the world is, in fact, unequivocally flat. OK. Still, there were some who dared to question: “How do we know for certain? Can’t we just consider alternatives under risk of inquisition?” Study continued and our collective knowledge creaked forward.

For many, a challenge to the accepted and dominant academy is a required part of the scientific process. To others, it is to spread dangerous misinformation, heresy and subversive thought. First, we shame and discredit the offenders. Then, we cause their family harm. Ultimately, if persisting that the earth might be round, they will force us to elimination through detention or worse.

Power abhors dissent, and we like power. When in authority, we work to silence opposition. And when not, we demand that our dissenting voice is heard while marching the streets and crying foul. Even as we talk of a “new” normal, the “old” normal seems abundantly still around.

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

A writer’s block breakthrough Commentary by Danielle Wilson As I sit pondering possible topics for this week’s column, my children keep cycling through the room, pausing to HUMOR engage in bits of conversation with me. On the one hand, I want to yell at them to leave me alone: Momma is working! But on the other, I love that they still want to chat, even after we’ve spent the last five months basically on top of each other. So, I pause my writing, listen and marvel at the fantastic creatures my husband Doo and I have raised.

First, my 19-year-old twins “stop by.” A boy and a girl, they’ve always been good friends despite their very different personalities. My daughter asks me for help with her summer math class, but in a funny, baby-nerd voice. Her brother is feeding into the bit, asking her science-type questions laced with Minecraft lingo. I have no idea what they’re saying, but I am giggling, nonetheless.

Next up is our youngest. She’s in crisis

mode, trying to decide her career path.

She’s 16. Currently, she’s analyzing the pros and cons of becoming a surgeon versus an ER doctor. With her people skills and years in competitive dance, I’m recommending trauma. It suits everything about her.

Finally, our oldest makes an appearance.

He launches into a passionate tirade on the latest political debacle, this time involving our travesty of a secretary of education. I nod in agreement, feeling the rage burn in my stomach. I shoo him away as soon as he comes up for air. I can’t write while seeing red!

Once again, my amazing offspring have come through. Thanks for the article fodder, kids!

Peace out.

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

Currently, she’s analyzing the pros and cons of becoming a surgeon versus an ER doctor. With her people skills and years in competitive dance, I’m recommending trauma. It suits everything about her.

Editor, In a recent edition of Current in Carmel, I found it interesting that the pictures and comments headlined “Sitin Against Racial Injustice fills Civic Square” didn’t mention a thing about “several hundred people” gathering to express their views seemingly being OK, while several thousand of us weren’t there, staying home as advised by city, state and federal authorities.

But then we read that our beloved gazebo concert series was canceled, because, as (Fountain Square Committee member) Melanie Brewer was quoted as saying, “the highest risk the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites mentions are large in-person gatherings where it’s difficult for people to remain 6 feet apart.” I guess if you have a political agenda, you can use the gazebo.

Maybe we should call the concert series, “Sit In FOR Community Unity,” and start them again in the fall. I’m just sad they are canceled, as are very many others.

Ellie Timberman, Carmel

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Evidence against systemic racism Editor, Ms. Sumi Maun recently rebutted my June 26 guest column in Current in Carmel, “Face the truth, not a false narrative.” I applaud her effort to point out systemic racism. It’s worthy of discussion, but some evidence-based support for her beliefs would be more convincing. It takes very little effort to dispute data supporting my claims without explaining why or providing any evidence of her own.

One of her many claims is how I “glaringly omitted” that “systemic racism is the root cause of economic, educational and societal inequalities in America.” I didn’t mention it because I do not believe it is the issue. My column simply refuted the claim that the police in the U.S. are systematically targeting black men. They are not.

While I wholeheartedly agree that past systemic racism certainly did its best to keep Black Americans down, especially the poorest and least-educated individuals, I do not believe it is the problem facing them today. If racism were still systemic in the way she and many others describe, President

Obama would never have been elected, Colin Powell would never have been the highest-ranking officer in the most powerful military on Earth, and Condoleezza Rice would never have been secretary of state.

According to a New York Times study, Black American families in the middle class numbered only 266,000 in 1967 and grew to more than 1 million by 1989. Today, 40 percent of black households are in the middle class compared to 42 percent for all households. How can this be true if they were burdened by systemic racism?

Ms. Maun and others seem to think I believe that poor and undereducated Black Americans brought all this pain onto themselves. I do not believe that, nor did I say any such thing, though it is unrealistic to hold them entirely blameless. The current social factors I listed in my original column are some of the tragic results of past systemic racism, and it is these issues that we must solve for today if we are to help these people improve their lives.

Matt Rowe, Carmel

CPD deserves respect, admiration Editor, The recent letter to the editor in Current In Carmel regarding the Carmel Police Dept. was, in my opinion, totally accurate, and as a Carmel resident, I feel it needed to be said and recognized.

In my 43 years living and raising a family here, I have realized for some time what a great asset they are to our

community. They all deserve our respect and admiration for the job that they do, and with the recent civil unrest, we are all counting on them to handle whatever issue may develop with swift, fair action and decorum. They are first-rate and should be enthusiastically supported.

Dave Wilhoit, Carmel

‘White Fragility’ worth reading Editor, I highly recommend the book “White Fragility.” It explores the reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. For example, white people often compare their immigration story to that of Black people. “My grandparents came here with barely an education and no money, but with hard work they achieved the American Dream.” We wish to believe in the potential of America for all, but such a belief system glosses over the systemic racism of today that began with slavery at our

nation’s foundation.

Some people say that the police do not target Black people. We have all seen on video how Black men, women and children are treated differently by police.

American values of equity, inclusion and the American Dream are ideals that systemic racism corrupts. At its least, systemic racism removes the ideal of equal opportunities in education, place of residence, career, health care and in the judicial system. At its worst, it is a tear that rips us apart as a people and keeps us separate, defensive and distrustful.

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Medical scholarship — David Tulkop of Carmel High School is among seven Hamilton County students to receive the Dr. and Mrs. Malcom Bray Medical Scholarship from the Riverview Health Foundation. The scholarship was established in 1993 and is awarded to a graduating senior from each of the public high schools in Hamilton County wishing to pursue a career in the medical field. Each recipient is awarded a one time $1,000 scholarship. More than 175 scholarships have been awarded to students since its inception.

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Take 5 Oil Change now open

By Sam Montgomery news@currentincarmel.com A family business has expanded to west Carmel.

Take 5 Indiana, owned NEW BIZ and operated by cousins Andy Morrison of Zionsville and Elliot Smith of Noblesville, have opened a new location at 98th Street and Michigan Road.

Elkhart natives, the cousins left their corporate jobs in 2018 to sign a multi-unit commitment with Take 5 Oil Change with exclusive rights to develop the brand in central Indiana.

“We grew up in a family business environment,” Morrison said. “Our dads are business partners in a company that our grandpa started. We grew up 3 miles apart from each other, so we were always close and always knew we wanted to do something together at some point.

“We learned more about Take 5 and really liked the simplicity of the business model.”

Morrison said Take 5 brought a different angle to the oil-change business.

Take 5 Oil Change is now open at 9799 N. Michigan Rd. in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

“It’s a 10- to 12-minute oil change, and guests remain in their vehicle for the duration of the oil change,” Morrison said.

“We really emphasize customer service at our establishments.”

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening of the new location proceeded as previously planned.

“In terms of the opening timeline, COVID-19 did not have much of an impact because construction was able to stay, for the most part, on schedule,” Morrison said.

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DISPATCHES Predictive Partner acquired — Carmel-based Predictive Partner has been acquired by California-based Jobvite, which offers an end-to-end talent acquisition suite. Predictive Partner CEO Morgan Llewellyn will serve as chief data scientist at Jobvite and oversee a team that leverages artificial intelligence through automation, predictive analytics, data science, machine learning and more.

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OneAmerica internships — OneAmerica Financial Partners has 18 interns, including Sarah McDanell of Carmel, who are working virtually this summer. During the 12-week assignment, interns provide support to various departments. The interns have been collaborating on critical operations and community projects.

Firm acquired — Carmel-based Electrical Maintenance & Testing has been acquired by Maryland-based Potomac Testing, a TechPro Power Group company.

Potomac Testing was established in 1985 and provides low, medium and high voltage electrical equipment services. Learn more at potomactesting.com.

Gifts of Comfort — Uplift Intimate Apparel, 711 Veterans Way, has created Gifts of Comfort as a way for people to provide hope and encouragement to nurses — male and female — on the front line of serving COVID-19 patients in Carmel. Each gift, valued from $100 to $150 and costing $50, includes at least one item of intimate apparel. Uplift is aiming to provide 500 gifts in the area. Purchase the gifts at upliftintimateapparel.com/ uplifting-one-a-gift-of-comfort.

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Melissa St. John said “One of our first questions was the company has taken on a new how many people were actually mission since the coronavirus panproductive at home,” St. John said. demic forced many people to work “Employers need to embrace that at home starting in mid-March. there are going to be other tools “We are in the business of helpout there where we can track St. John ing people reimagine their workproductivity.” place,” the Geist resident said. “So many of CleanState Technology Group President our clients have been in so much of a fog. and CEO John Loveys said his Carmel-based They’ve been getting so much misinformacloud consulting company used Relocation tion all over the place.”

Strategies’ assistance two ways. CleanSlate So, the Indianapolis transition managewas relocating from a West Clay office to a ment company created a survey and sent more centralized office to 645 W. Carmel Dr. it to clients, business leaders, vendors and when the pandemic hit. staff through an email blast.

“We left our old building in March, and The survey, conducted the week of June we then worked from home,” Loveys said.

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“It’s tangible, and it’s going to help people St. John said some companies might seek make good decisions,” St. John said of the less space with people working at home survey. and others still might need more space.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Valeri Lohrman has embraced her new home in Carmel so much that her album is full of song titles MUSIC paying tribute to the city and surroundings.

Lohrman, who performs under the name Louvena the Scout, released her album “Roundabouts” July 17. The album cover features Carmel resident Oran Sands, who has made world records for time spent driving around Carmel roundabouts. The album also will be available as a CD. The title track is one of the album’s 11 songs.

There is one song called “Sun-Blinded on 146th Street.” There is a song paying tribute to the nearby Pyramids in College Park in northwest Indianapolis called “Hieroglyphics in the Pyramids at College Park.”

“A lot of the things are inspired by Carmel,” she said. “There is a song about ‘Organic,’ which I work at Whole Foods, so it was inspired by that.”

Lohrman, 24, works at the Whole Foods at Clay Terrace in Carmel. She moved to Carmel from south New Jersey in July 2019.

“I had more friends here than I had in New Jersey where I’m from,” she said. “I had a friend that went to Indiana Wesleyan University and she introduced me to her friends that became my friends. It just kind of stuck.”

Her performance name Louvena the Scout was derived from the iPhone game center that randomly assigned her that name.

“I thought that sounds pretty cool, so I made it my name,” she said.

Her style is singer/songwriter with pop and indie rock elements. She plays piano and guitar. Dave Macey plays guitar on two of the songs.

In addition to songs inspired by Carmel and the surroundings, the songs are about heartbreak and growth. Lohrman wrote and recorded all the songs in her Carmel apartment.

“Two songs in particular stand out as personally very meaningful, ‘Hieroglyphics in the Pyramids and College Park’ and “Roundabouts,’” she said. “They essen-

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GrooveSmash Summer Concert Series, Lawn at Clay Terrace, Carmel. 7 p.m. July 23. Free. For more, visit clayterrace.com.

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Valeri Lohrman, who goes by Louvena the Scout, moved to Carmel a year ago. (Submitted photos)

Roundabout record-holder Oran Sands is on the cover of the album.

tially bookend this moment of growth, ‘Hieroglyphics’ signifying the end of this ‘lower’ part of my life, and ‘Roundabouts’ signifying a beginning to a better me.

‘Hieroglyphics’ still gives me chills when I listen to it. It’s likely one of my best songs, lyrically. It contains so much emotion and self-realization throughout. One particular musical interlude within the song was compared to something The Beatles would

do. Some who have listened have told me it’s their favorite song of mine. “‘Roundabouts’ makes me happy. When I play it in my car, especially going around a roundabout, of course, I feel this euphoria, this intense joy of knowing that I wrote this song, I wrote this album, I got through what I went through. I can’t help but dance and smile.”

One title is “Learning to Love the Girl in My Rearview Mirror, As Well as the View Out Her Windshield.”

“That long-titled track is certainly one of the main ones with that theme,” she said. “Here’s the kicker — that song is completely instrumental. It acts as a sort of interlude, a transition. You can feel this life-change happening within its music. It’s my sister’s favorite track.”

Lohrman graduated from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa., majoring in creative writing.

Carmel singer Kiriana Condon, a co-worker, is featured as a singer on the track,“Not Lola.”

The album will be available on iTunes and Spotify. The songs will be available on CD at louvenathescout.com.

Indy Shorts set for virtual, drive-in screenings editorial@youarecurrent.com COVID-19 has hit the arts industry hard, but it’s not stopping the third annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented

by Heartland Film from showcasing 18 programs featuring 128 shorts in the Academy Award-qualifying event.

The entire lineup of short films is available for streaming during the festival week of July 21-26. To provide the true cinematic experience, there also will be four screenings at Tibbs Drive-In Theatre, 480 S. Tibbs Ave. in Indianapolis, in the categories of Indiana Spotlight, Comedy, Award Winners and a new category, Heartland Horror. Tickets and passes for the virtual festival and drive-in screenings can be purchased at IndyShorts.org.

Since 2009, shorts programmed by Heartland Film have gone on to earn 19 Academy Award nominations and seven Academy Award wins, including wins in the past five Oscar ceremonies.

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Drive-in concerts have successful launch

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville’s Ruoff Music Center was part of a grand experiment.

PERFORMANCE Ruoff was one of three venues used for three nights of drive-in concerts July 10-12.

“Live From The Drive In was the first major return to live music here in the U.S., with artists performing live, in-person, giving fans those amazing summer concert experiences they’ve been missing,” Live Nation Venues President Tom See stated. “Thank you to the artists, fans, crews and Live Nation teams for reminding the world that nothing replaces the energy and excitement of live music. We look forward to doing this again soon.”

The other sites were St. Louis and Nashville, Tenn.

The concert stage was set up in Ruoff’s parking lot. Fans drove to their own private tailgate space and enjoyed the performances from outside of their cars.

At Noblesville, Yacht Rock Revue appeared July 10, Jon Pardi July 11 and Brad Paisley July 12.

Geist residents and frequent concert-goers Bill Benner and wife Sherry attended Yacht Rock Revue.

“We and a neighbor couple went with no expectations

Fans fill Ruoff Music Center July 12 for a Brad Paisley concert.

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other than to get out of the house and have an open-air experience,” Benner said. “We left highly impressed with the organization, the staffing, the music and the overall experience. From our arrival at Gate 1 to being parked took no more than five minutes. Departure required even less.”

Benner said although the foursome was a bit far from the stage, the sound was good, and the video screens were excellent.

“Staff did an outstanding job with the portable restrooms and politely enforced the social distancing. We all agreed it was a fun evening, worth the price and something we’d do again,” he said.

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are a mixture of finger and brush.

“I still do a lot of florals, landscapes and nature scenes,” Feeney said. “That’s my main subject matter. I like how I Fishers Arts Council featured artist Shelley Feeney is no can manipulate the paint and try the different textures and stranger to the city’s arts scene. color. I’m really inspired by Vincent The Fishers resident van Gogh. He’s my favorite artist.”

ARTIST will soon begin her 15th Feeney said she has worked with year as an eighthFishers Arts Gallery President Tom grade art teacher and Rich to display her students’ artwork art department chair for Black History Month for three at Fall Creek Junior years. Rich asked if Feeney wanted to High in Fishers. Feedisplay her own work. She had previney’s paintings will ously done a couple of events through be displayed through the Fishers Arts Council.

Sept. 30 at the The “When I see Shelley’s paintings, I Feeney Alcove at The Art Galget drawn into her art,” Rich said. “In lery at City Hall. A reception was held one, I am the bee gathering nectar for Feeney July 10, and she sold two of (‘Morning Bloom’). In another (‘Irises in her pieces. Some of the remaining 20Bloom’), I feel the breeze as it blows plus paintings are oil on canvas and across your face. In still another (‘Colsome are on wood. ors of the West’), I feel the heat as I Feeney started producing paintings am climbing. This is what she does. after graduating from Indiana UniverShe pulls you in.”

Shelley Feeney painted this portrait of sity in 2006. She then received her During class, she painted a portrait police K-9 Harlej. (Submitted photo) Master of Arts at Anderson University. by brush of Harlej, a Fishers Police “Then with teaching full-time, I put it a little to the side, Dept. K-9 that was shot and killed on duty in November but recently I’ve picked it back up again,” she said. “I’ve 2019. been doing a lot with texture and using my finger for oil “My students like watching the progression of oil paintpaintings instead of a paint brush.” ing on canvas come to life,” said Feeney, who is married She started using her finger more to paint approximately with three daughters. “The students enjoyed seeing it start 18 months ago. The paintings on display at The Art Gallery and the textures you can create.”

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 4705 E. 96th St., Indianapolis.

What to get: The Hawaiian Plate Price: $13 Anna’s take: I’ve never been to Hawaii.

It was my parents’ honeymoon destination, and it’s on my list of places to visit, but I have no experience with Hawaiian food.

A2Z Café in northern Indianapolis was an excellent introduction, especially with the Christmas tree adorned with Spam containers at the entrance. A2Z Café is a mom-andpop diner with traditional Hawaiian menu options and traditional American options.

On the Hawaiian side, I tried The Hawaiian Plate with Shoyu chicken, a type of Hawaiian-teriyaki chicken served with macaroni salad and white rice. It was delicious, with a unique blend of soy sauce, ginger and other ingredients.

The Hawaiian Plate comes with macaroni salad and white rice. Patrons choose between Shoyu chicken, grilled Spam, luau pork or Portuguese sausage. I chose Shoyu chicken. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

I also tried the Loco Moco ($11), another traditional Hawaiian dish which is the epitome of comfort food with rice, a hamburger patty and two over-easy eggs smothered in brown gravy.

On the American side, I tried the Hoosier pork tenderloin ($11.50) and the sloppy Joe ($8.50). Both were delicious, and I really appreciated that A2Z Café offers traditional American fare in addition to Hawaiian dishes.

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Make front yard curb appeal inviting Commentary by Randy Sorrell and Bill Bernard For years, we have been blessed to help our homeowners create incredible outdoor living spaces. Most often when designing an outdoor living REMODELING space, our attention was focused on the backyard and developing a relaxing retreat from the busy world. Perhaps it’s a reaction to the current social restrictions, but lately we’ve noticed a shift toward attention focused on the front yard.

The idea of curb appeal has started to take on an expanded meaning. Until now, people would enhance their home’s curb appeal in an effort to make their home more enticing to potential buyers. Now, we’re designing front yard spaces and landscapes to be more inviting so neighbors will stop by and spend a little time visiting.

I regularly see neighbors gathered in a front yard enjoying time with one another. Sometimes, these neighborly interactions are as simple as sitting on your front porch and chatting to the neighbors as they walk by. Other times, these impromptu gatherings are more involved. Chairs will be placed in the lawn or on the driveway. A cooler full of libations is often available. Occasionally, I’ll even see a portable fire feature.

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• Expand the size of your front porch, or create a small courtyard big enough for a couple of chairs.

• Install a water feature that provides some gentle background sounds.

• Update your landscape lighting to allow conversaFront yard spaces can be inviting tions and gatherplaces for entertaining guests. ings to extend into (Submitted photo) the night.

• Make your home so appealing your neighbors will want to stop and say hello.

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CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana 10701 N. College Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46280 Project: WEST PARK – THE CORE Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana, (the “Owner”) for the Carmel/ Clay Board of Parks and Recreation, will receive sealed bids for the above referenced Project at the Hensel Government Center (“Hensel Center”) located at 10701 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46280 until 1:00 PM local time on August 6, 2020 and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the public meeting room of the Hensel Center. The outside of the sealed envelope in which the Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID: WEST PARK – THE CORE”, 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 July 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM local time at the picnic shelter adjacent to the main parking lot at West Park located at 2700 W. 116th Street and, weather permitting, shall conclude with a site tour within West Park 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 Jacob Blue at (608) 327-4420 or jacob.blue@smithgroup.com at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

In general, the Work for the Project consists of site improvements including demolition and clearing; grading; playground installation including safety surface; restroom and picnic shelter renovation; splash pad; roadway and trail improvements; and landscaping; all as set forth in the Contract Documents for the Project which, except for those items not included due to timing, size or other factors, have been assembled into a Project Manual and includes the Bid Documents. The Project Manual and any and all full size drawings may be examined at and obtained from the office of Eastern Engineering Supply Company, 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038; Phone: (317) 598-0661. The plan charge will be listed on the online plan room. Payment may be made by check, credit card, or cash. NO DEPOSITS ACCEPTED. Make checks payable to Eastern Engineering. All payments and costs of Contract Documents and related supplemental materials are 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 the Owner.

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) days after the actual opening of the Bids. All Bid Bonds and certified checks 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 § 4-14.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23-10 before doing any work on the Project.

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 law that such action is in the best interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. A contract for the Project shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose Bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. The Owner shall have the right to accept 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 Jacob Blue by email only at jacob.blue@smithgroup.com.

Doug Callahan Clay Township Trustee

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Source: naturalon.com NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Z-655-20 Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Carmel and Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Carmel will meet at their regular meeting place, Council Chambers, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, at 6:00 p.m. on Monday the 3rd day of August, 2020, to consider the following: Amend the Unified Development Ordinance in order to establish standards and definitions for Beekeeping. Filed by the Department of Community Services on behalf of the Carmel Plan Commission.

Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have the right to be heard.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Ordinance D-2538-20 Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana meeting on the 3rd day of August, 2020, at 6 o’clock p.m. at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the public right of way alley vacation located between single family residences at 120 1st Ave NW and 126 1st Ave NW respectively in the Old Town District Overlay Zone.

The abutting properties to the alley are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 16-09-25-12-01-017.000 and 16-09-25-12-01-016.000.

Old Town Companies of Carmel, Indiana is the Petitioner, and the subject alley is currently part of the Old Town Overlay, character sub-area section zoned R-4. Said alley is 10’ wide and extends approximately 155’ between the adjacent properties both owned by Old Town Companies LLC. Vacating the existing alley, which requires front entry, and utilizing the brick paved alley from behind the homes to gain garage access will capitalize on city improvements and enhance the streetscape in front of both homes.

The Proposal details are on file for examination at the Office of the City Clerk, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2440.

Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council, as it may find necessary.

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