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Council doesn’t subpoena mayor to see settlement between city, victim of former city attorney

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to the employee,” said councilor Jeff Worrell, who joined councilors Kevin “Woody” Rider, Adam Aasen and Miles Nelson in voting The vote was evenly split, but the result against the subpoena. “We know what was that the Carmel City Council will not ishappened, so to say we don’t know what sue a subpoena to happened and that’s what the inCITY NEWS force Carmel Mayvestigation is about is not true.” or Jim Brainard to Councilor Adam Aasen said he’s produce the terms of a settlement concerned the council’s handling of between the city and an employee the matter in a public setting will of the law department who offideter other city employees from cially filed a harassment complaint coming forward with complaints in in 2020 against then-City Attorney the future.

Brainard Doug Haney.

“Would they be hesitant or afraid Instead, the council voted unanimously to come forward if they have an HR comto conclude its investigation of the city’s plaint knowing we would go against their handling of the complaint with a report wishes and make everything public in a that will include specific recommendations public forum? I want every employee in to prevent the same type of situation from the City of Carmel to feel safe, comfortable happening again. and respected,” he said. “Doug Haney acted The 4-4 vote at the Aug. 2 city council inappropriately, but I’m disappointed in how meeting that essentially blocked the possome of this process is going, because I sibility of the council issuing a subpoena think we’re really going against the wishes came after a lengthy and contentious deof the victim, and I’m not really sure for bate centered around the victim’s privacy what reason.” and the responsibility of the city council to Campbell said the opposite of Aasen’s fully investigate the matter to better proconcern about deterring complaints has tect all city employees from a similar fate. A happened, as several current and former tie vote means the measure did not pass. city employees have reached out to her Haney became Carmel’s city attorney in after seeing news reports about her inves1997, one year after Brainard became mayor. tigation of the matter to share their own “Here was a special relationship between stories about hostile work environments in the chief executive and chief counsel, which the City of Carmel. really muddied how this was handled,” She said it’s possible to respect the vicsaid City Councilor Tim Hannon, who joined tim’s privacy and obtain relevant informacouncilors Sue Finkam, Laura Campbell and tion in the settlement at the same time.

Tony Green in voting in favor of pursuing a “I don’t think the employee’s identity has subpoena. “Because of that, first of all we to be exposed, but I think it’s important for need to know the extent of what actually the city council to know the details of the occurred. To do that, I believe, and some of settlement and what was promised in that my fellow councilors believe, we need to get settlement. Is it a job we’d have to consider access to the settlement.” in the next budget session?” Campbell said.

Other councilors, however, said they did “I don’t understand why several councilors not support issuing a subpoena because think the identity (of the victim) has to be the matter has already been investigated exposed by getting this information. I feel and Haney is no longer employed by the like it’s a cop out.” city.

Hannon said bringing the matter to a “I think there is too much risk of damage public meeting was a last resort, taken only

after the mayor’s office refused to provide terms of the settlement.

Councilors did not share details of the complaint other than to describe Haney’s actions as harassment and bullying, but Campbell outlined the process that led to it coming before the council. She said the victim approached her in November 2020 to express concern about the lengthy amount of time that had elapsed since she raised concerns about Haney. Campbell said a “hostile work environment” continued to escalate for the victim and that the victim was told she could go on leave during the city’s investigation of the matter. Meanwhile, Haney was permitted to continue working at City Hall.

Campbell said she notified the City Council, Mayor Jim Brainard and Carmel’s Director of Human Resources Barb Lamb on Dec. 16, 2020, that she would conduct her own investigation of the city’s handling of the complaint on behalf of the city council. Haney submitted his resignation four days later but was soon hired by the city on a contract basis. That contract ended March 20.

Campbell said her investigation revealed that certain policies in the employee handbook regarding the handling of complaints had not been followed, such as a policy requiring a written report of the initial complaint investigation. After the meeting, Brainard denied those claims, saying all employee handbook policies had been followed and blamed the delay in handling the complaint on the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.

Brainard said the victim’s privacy is among his top concerns.

“When an employee has an issue, you want to protect that and handle those complaints on the executive side as much as possible to protect the employee,” Brainard said. “It’s very easy to turn it around and say, ‘Something’s not transparent’ when the intent was solely to protect the employee.”

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Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is refusing to provide the Carmel City Council details of a recent settlement reached CITY NEWS with a city employee, but according to Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt, the document — or at least parts of it — should be considered public information.

Several members of the city council want access to the settlement so that they can use it in their investigation of the city’s handling of a harassment complaint made by an employee of the city’s law department against former City Attorney Doug Haney.

A motion to effectively subpoena Brainard to produce the settlement failed at the Aug. 2 council meeting, but some councilors said they believe state law entitles them to see the document.

Britt, whose role includes preserving access rights of the public, agrees.

“A council, within reason, should have access to those kinds of records,” he said.

“They have an element of accountability to the taxpayer, too.”

Brainard, who signed a nondisclosure agreement pertaining to the settlement, has cited a desire to protect the privacy of the victim in declining to release the settlement to the council.

Britt, however, said nondisclosure agreements signed by government officials are generally unnecessary and that they can’t be used as a reason to withhold public information.

“Nine times out of 10, (nondisclosure agreements signed by public officials) are not worth the paper they’re printed on.

They’re not legally binding, and a court would laugh at them, because anything that would be considered nondisclosable or confidential is already in the law as a stat-

utory exemption,” Britt said. “An NDA at best would be redundant and at worst completely unenforceable.”

According to Jon Oberlander, who has been serving as interim city attorney since Haney resigned in December 2020, the settlement agreement does not have to be released because it is part of a personnel employment file, which may remain private to protect employees’ personal information.

Britt said some portions of a personnel file are eligible to remain private, such as performance appraisals. But compensation, which includes funds received through a settlement, is information that should be publicly made available, he said.

City Councilor Laura Campbell, who led the council’s investigation, said the employee who filed the complaint against Haney told her she is “OK with parts of the settlement being released.” Campbell said she believes the confidentiality of the settlement is a moot point because of an Indiana Court of Appeals decision in 2005 that ruled a settlement agreement between an employee and a city is a public record.

The city has released details of settlement agreements in the past. Last month, Current obtained through a public records request details of a $100,000 settlement awarded in May to Gary W. Brooks, a memory-impaired Carmel resident who claimed he suffered a sprained wrist after a 2017 altercation with Haney at City Hall. Brooks filed a lawsuit against Haney and the City of Carmel in federal court, but the case was dropped as a result of the settlement.

Last month, Current also filed a records request for information about the settlement reached with the law department employee who filed the harassment complaint against Haney. The request is pending. The city denied a records request for details of all settlements paid by the city in the last 25 years.

DISPATCH Virtual attendance at meetings — The Carmel City Council approved guidelines Aug. 2 for its members to virtually attend public meetings. The new rules allow councilors to attend up to two regular meetings remotely per year and permit committee members to attend up to 50 percent of committee meetings that way. State law requires that at least 50 percent of the government body be present in-person at a meeting and that an elected official attend no more than 50 percent of meetings remotely. These rules do not apply during a state of emergency.

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City requires new-hire vaccinations

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com If you haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s probably not worth your time to apply for a job with the City of PANDEMIC Carmel.

The city implemented a policy June 1 that requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their first day of employment, and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he’s not ruling out expanding the policy to include current employees.

“It’s important for people who live and work in Carmel to know that the city employees they interact with are not going to spread COVID-19 to them,” Brainard said. “It’s particularly important given that many of our city employees are health care workers taking ill people to the hospital and treating them in their homes and businesses when they become ill. Those residents need to know that we’ve done everything possible to protect their health.”

The city will require verbal affirmation of vaccination status when an offer of employment is made. State law prohibits the city from requiring proof of vaccination.

The city’s policy states exceptions may be granted for a “medical reason or sincerely held religious belief.”

Brainard said he worked with the city’s human resources department to craft the policy and that it was implemented after COVID-19 vaccines became available to all adults.

The mayor said he’ll monitor guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and look to the business community as city officials consider whether to expand the policy to include all employees.

“We all took polio shots and diphtheria (vaccines), and more recently chicken pox shots. All these things have improved quality of life and added to average longevity in this country,” Brainard said. “This is no different.”

The mandatory vaccine policy for new hires proved to be unpopular with several people who spoke during the public comment portion of the Aug. 2 city council meeting. Their concerns ranged from legal implications if the vaccines — currently in use through Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA — are found to cause problems in the future; the number of adverse reactions reported; and the possibility of turning away highly competent employees because of their vaccination status.

“It’s time to step down and let us take responsibility for ourselves,” Cathy Nickels-Herndon said during the public comment portion of the meeting.

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Carmel babysitter charged with raping autistic teen

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lice asked the parents to review other video footage captured on previous occasions when Bradshaw babysat, and they disA Carmel woman was arrested Aug. 2 and covered one from July 28 that appeared to charged with rape and two counts of sexual show Bradshaw having sexual intercourse battery after allegedly with the victim.

POLICE having sex with a nonThe family has video cameras verbal, autistic teen throughout their Carmel home so she was babysitting. the parents can remotely monitor According to a probable cause the teen to ensure his safety when affidavit, police began investigating they’re not home, the affidavit Stephanie L. Bradshaw, 47, of Carstates. mel after the parents of the victim During an interview with police, Bradshaw contacted them to show video Bradshaw admitted that she had footage of what appeared to be a sexual sex with the victim on July 28 and that she encounter Aug. 2 between Bradshaw and wanted him to “experience a sexual encounthe teen. ter,” the affidavit states.

The footage showed Bradshaw removing Bradshaw is being held in the Hamilton her pants while tucking the victim into bed, County Jail with bond set at $30,000. but she noticed a video camera in the room Anyone with additional information is and turned it away, the affidavit states. Poasked to contact CPD at 317-571-2500.

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Computer class replaced with STEM special

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problems during STEM class. In a third-grade module, for example, students will explore a scenario about rescuing a trapped tiger at Carmel Clay Schools is replacing its week- the zoo using simple machines, such as a ly computer special for elementary students wheel and axle, lever and inclined plane. with a Kristine Amick will be EDUCATION STEM the first STEM teacher at class Clay Center Elementary, designed to inspire the disa new campus opening trict’s youngest learners to its doors for the 2021-22 become innovators. school year. She said she STEM, which stands for is eager to use the school’s science, technology, engiflexible spaces in the new Amick Petersom neering and math, teaches building as students work students how to integrate the distogether to explore STEM principles. ciplines through hands-on problem “They’ll get to find their spark, solving. what motivates them and what is “We study math in a silo or something they’d like to investigate science in a silo, but out in the further,” Amick said. real world it’s integrated,” said Jay Vahle, a CCS teacher since Rhonda Peterson, CCS director of 1993, has long been an advocate of Vahle curriculum. “We’re creating this STEM education. He will be the first problem-based learning environment for STEM teacher at Woodbrook Elementary. students where they see how mathematics “Having an opportunity for kids to see the is applied to the real world.”

STEM environment on a regular basis really Peterson said the STEM special will teach allows us to push forward-thinking ahead some of the same skills and concepts and let them be excited about what their learned in computer class, but that student future might be,” Vahle said. needs and knowledge have changed in reCCS elementary schools are using STEM cent years. curriculum from Indianapolis-based Project “When the computer lab special was creLead the Way, which creates programming ated there was a different need at the time. used in Carmel middle schools and Carmel We weren’t a 1-to-1 district (with students High School. having their own device), and students “We feel we’re coming full circle in comwere learning how to use a device and use pleting that K-12 spectrum of science and computer applications,” Peterson said. “Now engineering,” Peterson said. “We’ve been that we are a 1-to-1 district, students are partners with (PLTW) for a long time, so carrying a device with them all day long, so we’re excited to offer it to our youngest it’s just part of what they do.” learners.”

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DISPATCHES Suspicious activity — Carmel police are searching for a person of interest pictured above in an ongoing investigation of suspicious activity at Target at 10401 N. Michigan Rd. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carmel Police Dept. at 317-5712500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 2021-50410.

White River cleanup — The City of Carmel is encouraging corporate and community volunteers to register for the White River Cleanup scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13. After the cleanup, volunteers can relax in an onsite shelter while listening to live music and enjoying complementary same-day general admission to Conner Prairie. Concessions will be available for purchase, and volunteers will receive a free T-shirt while supplies last. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Sign up at whiterivercleanup.org.

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Guerin golfer Pfefferkorn seeks fourth state appearance

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Guerin Catholic High School girls golf coach Mark Mathews expects senior Christina Pfefferkorn to have a successful senior season. But he wants her to enjoy herself along the way.

“Christina continues to improve her game. Her driver and second shots are a strong part of her game. (Her) short game and putting are also a strong part of her overall game,” Guerin coach Mark Mathews said of Pfefferkorn. “Christina is self-motivated and a fierce competitor, and the fact that her sister (Angelica) is such a great player gives her extra motivation and inspiration to follow in her steps. My expectations for Christina’s senior year are to enjoy every minute with her team and play to the best of her ability. She can control both of those things and that will result in a great senior year.”

Pfefferkorn, a Westfield resident, was the medalist and helped the Golden Eagles to victory in the first high school tournament of the year Aug. 3 with a 77 at Maple Creek Country Club in Indianapolis.

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Christina Pfefferkorn holds the trophy after winning the Golf Week Junior Tour at Lexington, Ky. in March with a score of 74-80. (Photo courtesy of Pfefferkorn family).

“I struggled a little bit, but I brought it back together,” she said.

She shot 70 to lead Guerin to the All-Catholic title at Pebble Brook in Noblesville.

Pfefferkorn placed 10th in the IHSAA State Finals at Carmel Prairie View Golf Club in October 2020. She also competed in the state meet the previous two years, but 10th was her highest finish.

“My overall goal for the season is to place really well and make it to state,” she said.

“Staying consistent with my swing will help me play really well.”

Pfefferkorn tied for 33rd in the state tournament in 2019 and tied for 37th in 2018.

Guerin was fifth as a team that year.

“Since last season, I think I made the most improvement in my short game,” Pfefferkorn said.

Pfefferkorn had some solid showings since the end of the 2020 high season. She said she is most proud about winning the IGA Indiana Jr. Age Championship 17 division title July 1-2 at Golf Club at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. She shot rounds of 71-73.

Her sister Angelica Pfefferkorn is a 2020 Guerin Catholic graduate who is a sophomore golfer at Oklahoma State University.

Angelica was eighth in the state in 2019.

The sisters learned to play at the same time when Angelica was 6 and Christina was 4.

“We’ve always pushed each other to practice more and play harder against each other,” Christina said. “I played a lot of sports when I was younger, but as I grew up, I focused more of my time on golf.”

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CELEBRATION OF EQUITY IN EDUCATION HELD JULY 31

From left, Sarah Crews, Agnes Schade, Al Scahde, Dani Schade and Evie Mayer attend the event.

Communities Allied for Racial Equity conducted a Celebration for Equity in Education July 31 at the Carter Green in Carmel. The event provided opportunities for Hamilton County residents to show support for equity work being done in the county’s school districts. From left, CARE members Remi Shirayanagi, Aanchal Agarwal and Sage Mehta. (Photos by Anna Skinner)

Amari Williams, a student at Prairie Trace Elementary, plays cornhole.

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Prevail, a Noblesville-based nonprofit that serves victims of crime and abuse, has announced the resignation COUNTY of Executive Director Susan Ferguson. Her last day was July 15.

A new executive director has yet to be named, but a press release from Prevail said the search would begin immediately.

“It has been a pleasure Ferguson to serve as Prevail’s Executive Director for the past eight years. This experience has provided endless opportunities for professional and personal development. I have enjoyed working for the agency and appreciate the support provided to me during my tenure.”

The press release stated Ferguson left the organization to “enjoy personal time and explore opportunities.”

Prevail Board Chair Liz Tate applauded Ferguson’s commitment to Prevail.

“This is a highly demanding job and her commitment to Prevail for eight years is extraordinary,” Tate stated. “Additionally, we are coming out of a trying time for all nonprofits, and we are so fortunate that Susan’s work has positioned us for a healthy future. We wish her continued success.”

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in deaths associated with domestic violence. In Hamilton County in 2020, eight deaths were associated with domestic violence compared to none the previous year. Prevail served 3,783 people in 2020, of which 80 percent were female.

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CEREMONY CELEBRATES REOPENING OF FLOWING WELL PARK

(Above) From left, Clay Township Board Member Paul Hensel, Carmel City Councilor Adam Aasen, Carmel Clay Parks Board President Rich Taylor, Clay Township Board President Mary Eckard, Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation Director Michael Klitzing, Clay Township Board Member Matt Snyder, Carmel Clay Parks Board member Jessica Beer, Carmel Clay Parks Board member Linus Rude, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard cut the ribbon to the park. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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The Posh Picnic, set for Aug. 21, will include a tablescape contest. (Photo courtesy of Coxhall Guild)

Picnic supports Coxhall Gardens

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Posh Picnic was created in 2018 as a fundraiser to support Carmel’s Coxhall Mansion and grounds.

FUNDRAISER Guests provide their own favorite culinary delights, refreshments and table settings.

The Posh Picnic is set for 6:30 to 11 p.m. Aug. 21 in a tented Cripe Pavilion in the Coxhall Gardens, 11677 Towne Rd., on the southeast corner of the Coxhall Estate. Carmel residents Mary Robinson and Audrey Nelson serve as co-chairs of the event, which is sponsored by the Coxhall Guild and Friends of Hamilton County Parks.

This will be the third Posh Picnic. There was no Posh Picnic in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The funds are used to improve Coxhall Gardens,” Robinson said. “The proceeds from the 2019 event provided a new covered outdoor learning center that provided shade for the picnic tables as well as three bronze statues in the Children’s Garden.”

The learning center space was completed in 2020 and the statues were finished this year. There are future plans for a conservatory on the grounds.

The band Free But Not Cheap, a rock ‘n’ roll cover band, will provide entertainment.

There is a a tablescape challenge with prizes awarded for most posh, most creative, most fun and people’s choice.

Reservations are $50 per person, $350 for a table of eight and $425 for a table of 10.

For ticket information, visit coxhallguild. org.

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Girl Scouts upgrade garden, paint murals on way to Gold Awards By: Katherine Hur news@currentincarmel.com Carmel High School students Annie Dougherty and Clara Rozmaryn recently earned the highest Girl ACHIEVEMENT Scout honor — the Gold Award.

The award is bestowed on Scouts who complete 100 hours of individual work.

“That’s what (the award) means to me — it’s my own commitment,” Dougherty said.

“We all made the decision to do it ourselves, so it’s a big sense of personal accomplishment,” Rozmaryn said.

The Carmel High School seniors, who have been in Troop 1243 together since first grade, were honored at the Indianapolis Zoo and presented with congratulatory letters from Gov. Eric Holcomb, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and NASA. CLEARING THE PATH Dougherty’s project took place in a 100 percent volunteer-run, organic garden behind Carmel Middle School, where she attended.

“The path gets very overgrown with

thistles,” she said.

She layered biodegradable cardboard and then woodchips onto the soil.

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From left, Clara Rozmaryn and Annie Dougherty receive the Girl Scouts Gold Award. (Photo courtesy of Diane Dougherty)

weeds, and because it’s organic, they can’t put chemicals on the ground,” she said.

After meeting with the head gardener and a soil expert, she planned an efficient, organic and lasting way to prevent weed growth.

Before she could start tilling, she had to clear out the weeds.

“If you till nettle or thistle, then it just gets chopped up into 1,000 different new

OBITUARY Dawn M. Paris, 46, of Carmel, went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family and friends after a 17 month battle with breast cancer. Dawn was born December 25, 1974 in Warsaw, IN to Doug and Rosie Brickel. In 1998, she married Chris Paris, and they have two beautiful children, Jakob (Jake) and Brookelyn. Dawn grew up in Warsaw, IN and moved to the Indianapolis area in 1998 and Carmel, IN in 2003. She was a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University. Dawn was a marketing and product manager for Roche Diagnostics, where she has worked since October of 2004. She attended Grace Community Church.

Dawn was a beautiful person inside and out. She had an infectious love for life and left a lasting impact on everyone that she met. She had a strong faith in God and was a brave, strong, tenacious warrior who inspired many and was a light to those around her. She adored her husband and children, faithfully supporting and cheering them on in their activities, vacations on the beach, hot yoga, dancing, and singing. Traditions were especially important to her. Attending

the Indy 500 and Colts games, dinner parties with her many friends, cooking her annual Thanksgiving meal, and celebrating Christmas with her family were just a few she held dear to her heart. Everyone who knew her simply loved her.

Family and friends are invited to visitation from 3:00 to 7:00 pm Sunday, August 8 at Flanner Buchanan-Carmel, where a funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, August 9, with additional visitation from 10:00 am until the time of the service.

Dawn is survived by her husband, Chris; children, Jakob and Brookelyn; father and step-mother, Douglas and Donna Brickell; in-laws, George “Tim” and Patricia Paris; brothers-in-law, Randy (wife, Carmen) Paris and Jason (wife, Jessica) Paris; niece, Maddie Paris; nephews, Landon, Ben, Zach and Nic Paris. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rosalinda “Rosie” Brickel and brother, Stephen Brickel.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation (info@komen.org). Please visit flannerbuchanan.com to sign the online guest register.

The idea for Rozmaryn’s project was formed when the wing connecting her old preschool and a Methodist church underwent construction.

“They had to break down a bunch of walls to do that,” she said, noting that a recently drawn mural was removed in the process.

“You walked in the building, and it was just these massive blank walls,” she said.

To make the appearance more inviting to visitors and children, she worked with the children’s ministry director to paint four new murals.

Utilizing the art style of a book from the preschool’s Bible study curriculum, she digitally planned a design and had it approved by the staff and preschool teachers.

With the help of volunteers, she painted four different Bible stories, including Noah’s Ark and the Garden of Eden.

In addition, she created an interactive sheet that contains story explanations, questions and scavenger hunts. She wants to show preschoolers that “art doesn’t just have to be something boring. It can have a story behind it.”

Dougherty and Rozmaryn want to continue spreading their influence next year. Dougherty aspires to make the National Honor Society, while Rozmaryn is encouraging her younger sister to follow in her footsteps.

OBITUARY Barbara Ray Poulin October 8, 1932 to July 17, 2021 Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Barbara Ray Poulin, 88 years of age, died peacefully on July 17, 2021 in Carmel, Indiana. She was the wife of Harold (Hal) G. Poulin, Jr. They shared 66 wonderful years of marriage together.

Born in Clinton, IN, she was the daughter of proud parents Harry Ferdinand Ray and Ruby Coleman Ray. She was the valedictorian of the Clinton High School class of 1951. Barbara attended Indiana University in Bloomington as part of the honors program as an English major.

She was a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. She met Hal - a student in Indiana University’s Graduate School of Business and a server at the Sigma Kappa house. They married in 1953.

Hal and Barbara started their journey together in the Midwest where they called Des Moines, Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan home. They took a bold step and moved to Monterey, California in the 1980’s where they quickly became part of the local community and made lifelong friendships over the course of 20 years there. Finally, they decided to retire back to Indiana where it all started for them to be close to family and grandchildren and they settled in Carmel. On each stop of their journey, they were good neighbors, friends, and active members of their communities.

Barbara was always involved in school, church, philanthropic, and cultural activities – St. Christopher’s Altar Guild, Steinbeck

House, and Meals on Wheels just to name a few.

In addition to living in vibrant communities across the US, Hal and Barbara loved to travel and were able to do so with family and friends later in life across the US as well as abroad. As an English major one of her greatest joys was being able to travel to England to see firsthand the many historically significant places she had read about as a young woman.

Barbara had that innate Midwest ability to make real connections with people, learn their life stories, and become fast friends even with strangers. These life stories would become part of the rich fabric of friendships. Barbara passed this important life skill on to her children and grandchildren.

Nothing was more important or treasured

by Barbara than family. Being there for graduations, marriages, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and even life’s simple pleasures like making cookies with family is what life was all about to Barbara.

She is survived by her sons John (Mary) and Robert (Catherine); grandchildren Christina, Diana, Nathaniel and Benjamin; great grandchildren, Emma and Genevieve.

The funeral service will be held on August 19 at 11:00 AM at St. Christopher’s 1402 West Main Street Carmel, where family and friends are invited to gather from 10:00 AM until the time of the service.

Memorial donations in lieu flowers may be made to St. Christopher’s of Carmel, Indiana.

Please visit flannerbuchanan.com to sign the online guest register.

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Project: Westfield Boulevard culvert Project: Range Line Road Location: Between 106th reconstruction Location: Between City CONSTRUCTION and 116th streets Expected Center Drive and Elm Street. completion: Mid-August The project will include conProject: 1st St. NW Reconstruction, instruction of a new roundabout at Walnut cluding repairing the roadway and adding Street (6th Street) and Range Line Road. Alcurbs and a sidewalk. ternate routes during construction include Expected completion: Before Sept. 1 Keystone Parkway, Main Street, City Center Project: Westfield Boulevard culvert Drive and 3rd Avenue SW. Location: Between 106th and 116th streets Expected completion: Work on the roundExpected completion: Mid-August about is under way, with a full closure Project: Transmission and water utility of the intersection expected for approxiwork mately 60 days.

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Expected completion: The four-phase project, which will later impact other areas, is expected to be complete by May 2022.

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Expected completion: October WESTFIELD Project: Lane restriction Location: There will be a lane restriction on Ind. 32 in the westbound lane just east of Oak Ridge Road. The restriction began Aug. 2 and will last for up to 14 days. today (8/2) for up to 14 days.

Expected completion: Aug. 16 Project: Jersey Street Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Expected completion: Jersey Street will be closed for the remainder of the Grand Junction Plaza construction.

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By Rick Morwick news@currentincarmel.com Zach Dobson strictly adheres to the golf commandment, “Leave the ball where it lies.” Or at least, that’s PHOTOGRAPHY what he did when shooting photographs for his recently self-published book, “As It Lies,” a pictorial collection of lost golf balls that players never bothered to retrieve from woods and creeks.

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A Carmel-based documentary and commercial photographer, Dobson — who does not play golf — got the idea for the book after accompanying his 9-yearold daughter to Brookshire Golf Club in Carmel, where she wanted to search for golf balls with her older brother.

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in the creek, but I soon found some interesting compositions with the lost golf balls,” Dobson said. “They landed among reeds or were illuminated by a sunbeam penetrating the (tree) canopy. Underneath the water, they appeared to shift in shape with the ripples on the surface and take on an impressionistic quality with the water’s reflections.”

In that moment, he shifted his attention from photographing his children to shooting golf balls exactly as he found them.

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“I like the idea of taking someone’s missed shot and making something beautiful out of it. I hope that means the things we try and fail at can lead to inspiration and success for others.”

Dobson, 39, shot all 47 photos for the 46page book at Brookshire Golf Club. He shot during different times of the year around five different holes.

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Woofstock Survivor 5K returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Dogs of all shapes and sizes will take part in the Humane Society for Hamilton County’s Woofstock Survivor 5K EVENT and Dog Walk.

“We have people pushing them in strollers if they are super little,” said Megan Davis, Human Society for Hamilton County senior communications manager. “People run with their dogs or walk with them. While it is competitive, it’s a family friendly (event).”

The 13th annual Woofstock Survivor 5K and Dog Walk is set for Aug. 21 at Four Day Ray in Fishers. The event benefits the survivor program, which provides funds for emergency and lifesaving medical care to 1,500 animals each year. The program is fully funded through donations.

“We encourage all racers to create a fundraising page that can be done when they buy their tickets and register for the race,” Davis said. “Our goal is $40,000, and we’re already at more than 20 percent of that goal.”

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The in-person entry fee is $45 for entries and $30 for the virtual option. Online registration ends Aug. 20. To register, visit hamiltonhumane.com.

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From left, Synergize founder Arron Stanton and Robert Vane of Veteran Strategies pause at the July 27 4:30 Meetup. The event, organized by Synergize, raised $2,718 for Dove Recovery House for Women in Indianapolis. This month, instead of holding a 4:30 Meetup, the group will gather for the Synergize Impact Rally to celebrate Carmel. The beneficiary of the event will be announced following a keynote speech by Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard. The event, which is open to members and nonmembers, is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 24 at Iron & Ember at Brookshire Golf Club, 12120 Brookshire Pkwy. in Carmel. For tickets, visit bit.ly/3xvP4hn. (Photo courtesy of Synergize)

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Wanted for questioning — Carmel police are searching for the person in the photo above for questioning related to a theft that occurred on April 21 at Kim’s Alterations on E. 126th Street in Carmel. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carmel Police Dept. at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 21-27145.

Pups & Pints — Clay Terrace is hosting the fifth annual Pups & Pints series from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Friday of each month through October at the shopping center’s dog park, 14395 Clay Terrace Blvd. Participants can socialize with other dog owners at the free event and purchase beer from Bier Brewery. Water will be available for the pups.

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CHS graduates create Minecraft version of Purdue campus

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Esteban Richey is a huge fan of the video game Minecraft.

“The game works like Legos. The entire world is made out of blocks,” Richey said.

“So, you can be really creative with it, and you can build anything you like. I took a flat patch of grass and started building the buildings on it to scale. It’s easy to make to scale because each block is 1 meter wide, 1 meter tall and 1 meter lengthwise.”

So, the Purdue University senior and 2018 Carmel High School graduate decided in March 2019 to build the Purdue campus to use for the video game. He has completed about 55 percent of the campus, including most of the recognizable spots.

“You can download it on the internet and put it into your version of the game,” Richey said. “You can do anything you want to the campus, but it won’t affect the file that I have. I have a master copy where all the official changes are made. I work on it incrementally and then I update the public version of it.”

Close friend Andrew Klotz Jr., a fellow 2018 CHS graduate and Purdue senior, helped with approximately 30 percent of creating the campus.

Richey, a computer science major, is a member of a Christian organization, Launch Campus Ministry, which has a clubhouse in the middle of campus between the academic buildings and dormitories. That was the first building he created.

“I built our clubhouse to scale,” Richey said. “Everyone really liked it and thought it was really cool. I thought, ‘Why stop just at the house?’”

Richey decided to create the apartments down the street and then the fraternity houses.

“It’s a fun little side project that just kept going and going,” Richey said.

Richey estimates he and Klotz, a mechanical engineering major, have put at least 300 hours into the project.

“Each block can have a different look to it,” Richey said. “There is wood and stone and hundreds of different blocks.”

Richey said Mackey Arena was difficult,

tions from students to his creation.

“I’m kind of famous on campus,” he said.

“It’s a lot of satisfaction from seeing it all come together. It’s immediately recognizable because I have so many memories all over the campus. A lot of people have tried to do the same project and they kind of fizzle out or don’t have the grand scope I did.”

To view the Minecraft Purdue campus, visit github.com/estebanrichey/ PurdueInMinecraft.

ON THE COVER: Andrew Klotz Jr., left, and Esteban Richey have worked together to create a Minecraft version of the Purdue University campus. (Photo courtesy of Esteban Richey)

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Andrew Klotz Jr. and Esteban Richey created Purdue University’s campus in Minecraft, which includes, top, Purdue Bell Tower; above left, Wilmeth Active Learning Center; above right, the Purdue Mall Water sculpture; bottom left, the Gateway to the Future Arch; and bottom right, Ross-Ade Stadium. (Photos courtesy of Esteban Richey)

but fun, to create.

“The best thing about working on the project has been seeing it develop over time,” Klotz said. “I remember when the entire map was just one house, and now we’ve managed to complete the majority of campus. It’s been so cool to watch the campus develop and compare the Minecraft version of Purdue to real life.”

Klotz said initially he and Richey worked on the project in their free time just for fun.

“I think the long-term goal was to complete the entire campus, but that didn’t really sound like it was possible until we were

well into the project,” Klotz said. “Esteban has definitely completed the majority of the work and it was always his project, but I’ve always been there working on sections of the project myself and giving him advice when he needs it.”

Like Richey, Klotz said he has been a huge fan of Minecraft for many years.

“I remember playing Minecraft pocket edition on my phone in middle school, and I never would have believed back then that I would eventually help build a massive college campus within the game,” Klotz said.

RIchey said he has gotten positive reac-

Esteban Richey found some parts of creating the Purdue campus for Minecraft more tedious than others.

“I did have breaks where I got burned out working on it because I wanted to get a lot of the details right,” he said. “That can be very exhausting. Whenever I got burned out and wanted to take a break for a couple weeks, (friend Andrew Klotz Jr.) would pick up where I stopped.”

The engineering mall area was a difficult stage for Richey.

“All of the blocks are square, so I had to represent 45-degree-angled buildings really awkwardly,” he said.

Richey said Klotz made a lot of iconic parts of campus.

Klotz said the toughest part for him to create was the academic side of campus, most notably the southwest area around the Liberal Arts Center and the Memorial Mall.

“I’m actually working on the Memorial Union right now, and trying to get all of the small details represented can be so difficult at times,” Klotz said. “Another building that I remember being difficult was the CoRec (Cordova Recreation Center), because it’s a very architecturally complex building with so many weird angles and shapes.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker “To be or not to be,” or so said the bard. In his circa-1600 work “Hamlet,” William Shakespeare addressed the duality of suicide. The young prince is overwhelmed by the many challenges of the “modern” life yet was held back from his strong desire to flee it by an even stronger concern that the alternative might not be much better. Do we settle for the painful present or roll the dice hoping that we might find an improved, if unknown, future? Do we accept that well enough is well enough or do we risk the known downside for the hopeful upside?

Happily, most of us don’t find ourselves as Danish princes lamenting the murder of our fathers and the rather unconventional replacement that mom had in mind for dad. Still, most of us, anyway, do carry our own share of unpleasantness. We endure, toil and hold our tongues. We tolerate that which delivers sometimes considerable sorrow knowing that a disruption of those challenges may bring us to an even worse place.

Do we speak our minds, telling those who are hurting us because of their transgression? Or do we turn the other cheek? Again? And again? If we cry out, can we take it back? Is it really all that bad? Should we just keep our mouths shut and expect that it isn’t as difficult as we fear it might be? Even if we get our way, we cannot be entirely sure that getting what we want is going to improve our lives much, if at all.

We humans have evolved to understand the value of our instincts. Fear helps to keep us safe. But if we never speak out, are we protecting ourselves from one threat only to expose ourselves to a more horrible, if longer-term, exposure?

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

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We are terrible parents. Not in the cosmic sense, of course. I actually believe that my husband Doo and I have done a decent job of raising responsible kids. Sure, they’ll need therapy — I neither hug nor express emotion — but on balance, they should be good to go.

No, I’m talking about the fact that while one of our twins will be heading to France to study abroad, Doo and I will be on the other side of the U.S. Frolicking in Vegas. On The Strip. Our poor neglected child will literally have to see himself off, from Chicago O’Hare, mind you, with two giant checked bags and a student visa, while we gamble and drink and take in the majesty that is Cirque du Soleil.

I know. The If he succeeds, we’ve guilt has been done our job. If not, gnawing at well, we’ll always have me for weeks spinning acrobats now. Doo is and blackjack. attending a conference – DANIELLE WILLSON that was rescheduled from last year, and back in early summer I decided to join him since we’ve never been to Sin City. Our Frenchie hadn’t yet learned his leave date and we didn’t realize the conflict when we booked his flight. So, we have to say our goodbyes days before and trust that he can get to the airport three hours away and then negotiate international travel on his own. During a global pandemic. Did I mention he’ll be gone a whole year? “Best of luck, son. The penny slots are calling. Adieu until June!”

I suppose one could argue this will be a test of our parenting prowess. If he succeeds, we’ve done our job. If not, well, we’ll always have spinning acrobats and blackjack. Let it ride!

Peace out.

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

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Bike helmet saved my life Editor, Thank you again for sharing my story (in the July 27 edition of Current in Carmel) and bringing attention to the importance of extra awareness while driving by or crossing the Monon Greenway.

One important thing not mentioned was wearing a bike helmet. I would have died of a broken neck or head injuries if I hadn’t been wearing a helmet.

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or embarrassed. What is happening to our schools, which were once known for their academic excellence?

My children are thankfully grown, but none of us should take this lightly. What is happening today in the Carmel schools is breaking down the moral fabric of our city and will have long-term consequences. I encourage every parent, especially in elementary and middle schools, to seek a list of books maintained in the classroom by every teacher who teaches your child. If you find something objectionable, make your voice heard.

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My hope is that we will all seek to extend our hands to help our neighbor and not extend it to strike them down. If change is truly what we desperately seek then it has to begin with each one of us doing our part to make that change a reality. So, I encourage all of us to put on strength, put on peace, put on love and never take it off or allow it to be taken from us!

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Look for the brave in prison, and the stupid among the political leaders!”

It’s only too evident that our political system has become more and more broken and corrupted in recent days. When one takes an even closer look in the lens of the political realm, what is seen is less than attractive and entirely ungodly. These are not the principles and values our beautifully diverse nation was founded upon. It is quite simply the opposite of what is true and lovely, and our light of hope to the world is quickly diminishing.

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A new chapter in forgetting every book I’ve read Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

I’m drawn mostly to nonfiction so I can try to sound smart when I am out with my For my 74th birthday, almost everybody in snooty friends. But since I don’t recall most my family gave me a book. Altogether (I did of what I’ve read, what’s the point? I recentthe math), I was given more ly finished a fascinating book by astrophysiHUMOR than 3,000 pages to read. cist Neil deGrasse Tyson called “Cosmic QueThere are hundreds of books ries.” I learned how they first determined in our home. I’ve read about half of them the speed of light. But now if someone asks cover to cover and skimmed about a fourth me how they figured it was 186,000 miles of them. That leaves many per second, I’d have to that I have never even say, “I knew that once, Years ago, I read a book looked at. Where did they for about 20 minutes last called “A Short History of come from? Did I buy week. Not anymore.”

Nearly Everything” by Bill them? Were they gifts?

Years ago, I read a book Who have I insulted by not Bryson. By the time I got to the called “A Short History of reading them?

Nearly Everything” by Bill last page, I remembered the My friend Bob gave me Bryson. By the time I got history of nearly nothing. the monstrous “William to the last page, I remem– DICK WOLFSIE Tecumseh Sherman, In the bered the history of nearly Service of My Country: A nothing.

Life” last year for Christmas, so I felt I had My wife is into fiction, which gets her a to plow through it or I’d appear ungrateful. lot of free passes. She’ll say to a friend, “I I couldn’t claim I had no time to read it bejust finished a great story, ‘Where the Crawcause it was in the middle of COVID-19 and, dads Sing,’” and the most probing question quite frankly, I had nothing else to do. she’ll hear is, “Did you like it?” Occasionally, So, I endured it … all 784 pages. A couple someone will ask what it’s about, and all of weeks later I was on a Zoom meeting she has to say is, “I don’t want to ruin it for with my church book club. I got pretty you.” That’s the end of the conversation. puffed up about my recent accomplishment I’ve written several books. You may have and dropped the name of that 4-pound opus one of them sitting around your house that I had completed. you have never looked at. Don’t worry: If we “Wow, Dick,” said a friend, “that’s quite ever run into each other, I won’t question a hefty read. I’m impressed. Was he the you about it. Honestly, I don’t even rememCivil War general who had six wives and 13 ber what I wrote. children?”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Kyle Vannoni doesn’t want any other children to experience the loss he did as a youngster.

TOUR DE KOMEN At age 12, Vannoni’s mother, Peggy, died of breast cancer at 47.

“In losing a mother to breast cancer I’m hoping (my son) Giovanni, or any other kid out there, won’t have to go through what I went through,” Vannoni said. “We ride, we fight, we raise money to help folks detect breast cancer where they may not have access to health care that provides a mammogram to catch it early. We fight to raise money for breast health services and treatment and national research so one day no other child has to lose a parent to breast cancer.”

Vannoni, 36, grew up in Terre Haute. After graduating from college, he lived in Carmel for 1 1/2 years before moving to Fishers for several years. He and his wife, Chelsea, and son moved to Carmel in March to live with his in-laws while the couple’s house is being built in Westfield.

The fifth Tour de Komen, a bicycle ride which travels 100 miles from Fishers to Terre Haute, is set for 7:30 a.m. Sept. 25.

There is a police escort the entire way. The race will end at the site of the Komen for the Cure in Terre Haute. Registration deadline for the ride is Aug. 20.

To encourage participation, Vannoni said if he gets 100 riders, he will complete four 100-mile rides in the four days before the Tour de Komen. That will signify the four previous races. He has never done 100-mile rides on consecutive days.

“Hopefully, this will inspire some people on the fence about registering,” he said.

The race travels one way from Fishers to Terre Haute. Vannoni is arranging transportation to bring the cyclists home.

The goal is 100 riders. As of Aug. 3, 27 had signed up.

“The same year (1997) I lost my mother to breast cancer was the same year the Wabash Valley Susan G. Komen run started (in Terre Haute),” Vannoni said. “My dad (Paul) and several other family members formed a Race for the Cure team to honor Peggy Vannoni and Judy Divine (Peggy’s sister). We’ve been fundraising for Susan G. Komen ever since. All the money Tour de Komen raises

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Divine suffered from breast cancer, which eventually spread to her kidney. Divine died at age 66 in 2012.

Since 2017, Tour de Komen has raised just more than $250,000. The goal for the 2021 race is $50,000.

The 2019 event drew a great deal of attention because Indiana Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller took part in the ride and raised $125,000.

“I messaged (Miller) on Instagram, told him my story and he responded,” Vannoni said. “He can’t do it this year but said he wants to come back and do it again, and he will.”

Eventually, Vannoni wants to donate 50 percent of funds raised through the event to the Susan G. Komen organization and 50 percent to setting up a scholarship in his mother’s name.

“We’ll give (the scholarship) to a child locally who lost a parent to breast cancer and needs help going to college,” he said.

T-shirts will be sold to raise money. For more, visit tourdekomen.org.

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Allan Reagan, CEO of Flix Brewhouse Companies, said he received notice Aug. 4 that the theater chain will receive COVID-19 relief funding through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, but he did not reveal the amount. He expects to receive the funds within 45 days.

Receipt of the funds is the first step in what could be a long road to reopening.

“To temper expectations, once we have a grant award in hand, we’ll need to square up in some fashion with the Carmel landlord on a basis that is realistic going forward, which requires a fair amount of negotiating and lawyering,” Reagan said. “Once that occurs, it will take us 45 to 60 days to rehire, retrain, repair equipment that has been sitting idle for almost a year, brew beer, book movies, etc.”

Flix applied for the SVOG funds within two hours of the program becoming available in April, Reagan said. The company suffered a loss of 90 percent or more of gross revenue between April and December 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it a first-priority applicant that was supposed to have its information processed within the first two weeks of the program.

Reagan has been frustrated by the slow pace of the SBA’s emergency program designed to help live-venue operators, theatrical producers, museum operators, motion picture theater operators and others survive the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their industries.

“Because this ‘emergency relief’ program

Flix Brewhouse officials are waiting to hear if the cinema brewery will receive federal funding to help it reopen in Carmel. (File photo)

has instead turned into the ‘Nightmare on 116th Street,’ we are dead in the water until we get funded,” Reagan said. “And then after that we must negotiate revised lease terms with the large New York City-based real estate investment trust that owns Merchants Square and is not known for entrepreneurial flexibility.”

The theater at 2206 E. 116th St. is in a building owned by RPT Realty. A spokesperson for RPT Realty stated that the company does not have information about the situation to share at this time.

According to the SBA’s website, as of Aug. 2 the agency had notified 88 percent of SVOG applicants who applied within the first 60 days of the program of its funding decision. The SBA had come to a decision on eligibility for 10 percent of applicants that had not received an answer, with 2 percent, or 340 cases, still under review.

An official from the SBA said the agency does not comment on individual grant applicants.

Flix Brewhouse is based in Round Rock, Texas, where it opened its first location in 2011.

Three Carmel-based organizations have received SVOG funding: the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre ($415,569); the Carmel Symphony Orchestra ($346,651); and the Center for the Performing Arts (nearly $1.3 million).

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A new Carmel mural features Black heroes and heroines with ties to Indiana.

There are recognizable names ART with Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings, vocalist Janet Jackson, comedian Mike Epps, entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker and singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.

Building owner Brad Subrin had one request — that the Avon artist Israel Solomon’s mural feature Spenser Wilson.

“He was very close to our family,” Subrin said. “To me, he was a hero. With COVID, everyone is having a hard time with everyday life and mental health is a big deal. We just didn’t recognize some of the issues (Wilson) was having. But he was a tremendous human being. He lit up a room everywhere he went. I felt he was a hero that should be honored. It shook our world for sure.”

Wilson, a Cathedral High School graduate, took his own life at age 24 in 2019.

Wilson went to high school with Subrin’s children and was a close friend of Subrin’s son Jake.

In the mural, a bird flies above.

“When we see a cardinal, (Wilson) is with us,” Subrin said.

The mural is on the north side of Drs. Lauck & McLean Optometry Eyewear building, 301 1st St. SW. Subrin, an optician, has a private practice for optometry.

The mural was officially revealed Aug. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The cere-

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The mural depicts, from left, Spenser Wilson, Mike Epps, Janet Jackson, Tamika Catchings, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Madame C.J. Walker. (Photos by Mark Ambrogi)

mony included Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and Catchings. The $15,000 project was a collaborative effort between the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, Carmel Midtown Community Development Corp., Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation and Subrin.

The students who brought the project to the City of Carmel included Lily McAndrews, Izza Khurram and Adell Urtel, along with Camila Carrillo and Dariush Khurram, who formed the group Be the Change Indy to raise awareness about social justice issues both globally and locally.

“They want to promote progression and change,” Solomon said. “They wanted to create a mural that would celebrate Black culture completed by a Black artist. That’s where I came in.”

Solomon said the heroes “were selected

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Aug. 6 for the mural.

through a concerted effort and brainstorm with Be the Change Indy, the City of Carmel and myself. I was thinking of people I could portray (who) come from Indiana or came to Indiana who have made a huge impact.”

Solomon said he was glad to include Wilson.

“Hopefully, it helps out his family and friends with him being portrayed on the mural,” Solomon said.

Solomon started working on the mural in June.

“I enjoy painting, creating and doing artwork,” Solomon said. “It was definitely time consuming, but I enjoyed the process throughout the time of the mural. I found photos of the people represented in the mural. I’ve met Tamika Catchings a couple of times.”

Previously a middle school art teacher at Kipp Indy, a charter school, Solomon has transitioned to working as a full-time artist.

“I still want to teach and do things in Indianapolis as an educator,” he said.

Catchings said it was the first time seeing the mural in person.

“To be among such an amazing group, and for Israel and the group to think of me, is truly an honor,” Catchings said. “We got a group of youngsters that are dedicated to making a difference, dedicated to seeing the future and being able to honor Black Hoosiers.

The Live at the Center series will feature Crescent Ulmer and the Tall Boys at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Admission is $5 for in-person. To register for the free livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Concerts for a Cause series set for Aug. 27 editorial@youarecurrent.com The second of four 2021 Concerts for a Cause will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27 at the University Green common area in the Village of WestClay in Carmel. The outdoor summer concert will feature Indiana artist Eric Pedigo as the opening act and national recording artist Chris Trapper as the headliner.

Concerts for a Cause co-founder Bruce Kidd said Trapper was the front man for the popular pop/rock band The Push Stars from 1994 to 2004, and he has been a solo act for the past 15 years.

He has recorded 12 albums and his songs have been featured in several movies and TV shows.

Tickets are $100 and include food and all drinks that evening.

All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Central Indiana Police Foundation and used to equip police cars with lifesaving first-responder medical kits.

The third Concerts for a Cause will be held Sept. 25 at Daniel’s Vineyard and Winery in McCordsville. The concert will feature Katherine Nagy and Gabe Dixon.

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Haley Cowart, education and outreach coordination with the White River Alliance, said the painted canoes are designed to bring attention to the river and some events going on.

“The 10 locations were chosen from the White River Vision Plan,” Cowart said.

Each of the canoes was painted by a different local artist from Marion County or Hamilton County.

The canoes were installed in July and are on display through October, with five canoes in Marion County and five in Hamilton County.

Patterson’s project took about six weeks from start to finish.

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Darlene Patterson is usually a potter, but she took on an entirely different type of art project.

PAINTING The Noblesville resident and Promise Road Elementary art teacher took part in a White River project painting a canoe for display at Conner Prairie in Fishers on the trail that leads to the White River.

“This is awesome for me Patterson to be able to go out of my current comfort zone and do a project that I wouldn’t normally be spending my time doing,” said Patterson, who has a home studio for her pottery. “I loved doing the project that was a cross between a sculpture and a painting. It was super fun.”

Her painted canoe represents the four seasons.

The White River Alliance, an organization for regional water resource protection in Indiana, in partnership with the White River Vision Plan, placed 10 art canoes in key an-

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Where’s Amy catches ‘Saturday Night Fever’

A presentation of Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, proudly Title Sponsored by The City of Carmel.

Cast members Anjali Gupta (Zionsville), Allison Soards (Zionsville), Hayden Elefante (Zionsville), Mahesh Gupta (Zionsville) and Matthew Orbaugh (Zionsville). (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

Where’s Amy went backstage for the July 29 opening night of Civic Theatre’s Young Artists Program production of “Saturday Night Fever,” a musical version. It was amazing to be back in The Tarkington with a sold-out crowd and see the young, talented actors shine. The cast and crew dazzled with their singing, dancing, sets and lighting and glittering, groovy costumes. It was fun to see director and choreographer Anne Beck and her husband Scott also in the show, who both starred in the original Broadway company. Don’t miss Civic Theatre’s next show, “The Color Purple,” Oct. 8 to Oct. 23.

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A tribute to the Fab Four backed by the sensational symphonic sounds of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra led by Artistic Director Janna Hymes.

Ramona and Cameron Orbaugh (Zionsville).

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Geist resident begins foray into feature films

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Geist resident Sam Mirpoorian is only 28, but he’s already received three regional Emmys and many other FILMMAKER awards for his work.

Now, he is breaking into the world of feature films with his debut “Greener Pastures,” which is finishing up production.

The Lawrence Central High School graduate started producing documentary shorts in 2017 with his undergraduate capstone project, “Little Warriors.” The short played at 10 festivals across the nation and was the grand prize winner at the 2017 Heartland Film Festival.

In 2018, Mirpoorian was the editor and producer of “Destination Park,” a documentary short by Andrew Cohn, Mirpoorian’s longtime mentor and friend.

In spring 2018, Mirpoorian wanted to dive into feature-length films, so he began working on “Greener Pastures,” a film inspired by a Center for Disease Control and Prevention case study that showed farmers and agriculture workers have the highest rate of suicide among any profession in the United States. The idea has thrust Mirpoorian into a three-year project with “Greener Pastures,” which recently finished filming.

“My mentor (Cohn) compelled me and pushed me to elevate my career to get out of the shorts space and work on features.

That’s what expedites your career path, so for the next six to seven months I was doing discovery trying to find farmers open enough to talk about these vulnerable details of their lives,” Mirpoorian said.

While shooting “Greener Pastures,” Mirpoorian also started shooting “Sonnie,” which he calls his most successful project to date. “Sonnie” is a documentary short about a single father raising his son. It has been playing at festivals for a year and a half. Since it began screening, it’s played at more than 40 festivals and has won more than 10 awards, including three regional Emmys.

“I want to make that public in the next month or two,” said Mirpoorian, who filmed “Sonnie” in 2019. “When I wasn’t on the road shooting for ‘Greener Pastures,’ I was shooting ‘Sonnie.’ I also was teaching and finishing up my masters.”

Mirpoorian has a degree in media arts

Sam Mirpoorian, 28, is a filmmaker from Geist.

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science from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. Outside of making films, he likes to run and exercise outdoors, although he said he often works 18 hours a day on his films.

Mirpoorian said he has many long-term goals, some as ambitious as returning to school for his doctorate and possibly running for political office.

“I think the coolest thing about film and storytelling is making relationships with people from different walks of life, and it’s a testament to the experience of what life is all about,” he said. “My main goal is I would love to continue to be healthy and have the opportunity to work on projects, and if I don’t ever reach a certain level of prominence where my work is being revered but maybe one person sees it and is inspired, that’s all that really matters.”

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Another incredible dish was the mussels ($16.95), a bowl full of meaty mussels steeped in Mexican lager, Cholula hot sauce, tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice. I loved the mussels, but the real winner was the broth, which I hope to make at home because it was so warm and comforting with a slight kick. I also loved the crispy halloumi naan ($11.95), a vegetarian dish with thick, fried halloumi cheese atop warm naan with tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, sweet yogurt, curry aioli, mango, pickled red onion and a delightful herb salad. Another good vegetarian option for nonmeat eaters is the Szechuan chilled noodles ($13.95), a cool bowl of noodles, shiitake mushrooms, snap peas, sprouts, cucumbers and black vinegar sauce. The Szechuan chilled noodles were cool and refreshing, great for lunch on a summer day.

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Kirsh, who is an engineering administrator and mayoral appointee to positions in the City of Carmel.

Carmel PorchFest has expanded its posiThe eighth annual Carmel PorchFest is set tion in the area music community. for noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 19 near the Carmel Late Night on Arts & Design District. It was held PORCHFEST Main is now being virtually in 2020 because of the organized by CarCOVID-19 pandemic. mel PorchFest, a nonprofit group.

PorchFest officials also have “PorchFest runs on sponsorships developed a relationship with the by businesses,” said Joshua Kirsh, Center for the Performing Arts and president of the Carmel PorchFest Artistic Director Michael Feinstein. board. “When PorchFest first start“We’ve come up with a plan to Kirsh ed, I was one of the first people to have Michael Feinstein choose the put on a volunteer shirt. I picked up trash best of PorchFest to play a concert at the and helped bands get their equipment to Palladium called ‘PorchFest at the Palladifront porches. A few years later, the city um’ at a date to be determined in October helped PorchFest create its own nonor November,” Kirsh said. “The idea is we profit, and at that point I was appointed would be having two or three bands. We president.” will be selling tickets and the goal is to The next Late Night on Main is from 7 create a scholarship to send somebody to p.m. to midnight Sept. 17. The final 2021 Late music school.”

Night on Main is set for 7 p.m. to midnight The third Holiday PorchFest at Midtown is Oct. 2. set for 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 11.

“PorchFest has built a relationship with Wick’s Pies has joined as a major Carmel Feinstein’s club, and Feinstein’s will be PorchFest sponsor. For more, visit carmelhosting (in the) VIP lounge for Late Night on porchfest.org.

Main and our main PorchFest events,” said

LeCrone tackles role of Rolf Submitted by Beef & Boards editorial@youarecurrent.com

his debut as Rolf in “The Sound of Music” at Beef & Boards.

“It feels surreal to be working at the very As a young boy, Weston LeCrone saw establishment where I fell in love with live a production of Disney’s “Beauty and the theater at such a young age,” he said. “It’s Beast” at Beef & also cool to work with some of MUSICAL Boards Dinner Thethe adults that formed some of my atre. The experience earliest theater memories, like Doug didn’t go as planned, and it changed King, who choreographed and dihis life forever. rected at CYT, and Ron Morgan, who “The power went out in the I met through Civic Theatre audimiddle of the show, so we had to tions. Lots of full-circle moments.” come back and see it another day,” His career has already included LeCrone LeCrone said. “Despite the mishap, multiple productions that deal with it was one of my first and most the time period of “The Sound of memorable theater experiences and sparked Music,” including “Bent” by Martin Sherman. my love for theater.” “(It) centers around the persecution of The Zionsville native’s first role took gay men in Nazi Germany,” LeCrone said. place shortly after, as Linus in “You’re A “(It’s) super meaningful to me and deals Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Christian Youth with similar themes from ‘The Sound of MuTheater, when he was in fourth grade. He sic’ in a different light.” continued performing throughout his school When he is not on stage, LeCrone is a partyears, participating in his middle school dra- time interpreter at the Indianapolis Zoo. ma club, Summer Stock Stage, and Zionsville “The Sound of Music” is the featured Community High School’s drama department family show for Beef & Board’s 2021 Season, before graduating in 2018. with $10 discounts off tickets for children And 16 years after that performance of ages 3-15. The show concludes Aug. 15. For “Beauty and the Beast,” LeCrone is making more, visit beefandboards.com.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Fresh curb appeal in Carmel Commentary by Larry Greene This 1997 home is in Carmel’s Bayhill neighborhood. The owners wanted to update the exterior with fresh, modern finishes to increase curb appeal.

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THE BLUEPRINT • The front door, sidelights and transom windows were all updated, as was the door hardware and exterior light fixtures.

• The decorative corbels were removed, and the columns were updated with decorative trim.

• The sidewalk and porch were resurfaced with a concreate overlay.

• Rough-sawn cedar trim was added above the front window and the garage doors.

• The home got a fresh coat of paint to complete this gorgeous transformation.

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Oh, those crazy “o”-ending words! What are we going to do with them? Specifically, how do we know how to spell them when they become GRAMMAR GUY plural? And how do we make sure we don’t get a misspelled tattoo? Let’s march forward into the mess.

In college, I had a friend who wanted to honor his late grandfather by getting a tattoo. He wanted to ink “Last of the Heroes” on his arm in elegant script; however, neither he nor the tattoo artist knew how to spell the plural form of the word “hero,” so my friend got “Last of the Heros” permanently emblazoned on his forearm. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that it wasn’t spelled right.

A “heros,” as it turns out, is a type of multicolored fish found in South American river basins. My friend’s grandfather was not the last of a species of fish.

There are some ways to know how to spell plural words ending in “o,” so let’s tackle them before we all start getting poorly spelled tattoos.

If the “o”-ending word has a consonant before the “o,” the general rule is to add “es” to make the word plural. We find this in the case of words including potatoes, tomatoes, dingoes, echoes and buffaloes.

Of course, that depends on which dictionary you consult. Some say that both “buffalos” and “buffaloes” are correct. You can find some that include “heros” as an acceptable plural form of “hero.” Can the American Spelling Council please convene on this issue?

If the “o”-ending word has a vowel before the “o,” the general rule is to add “s” to make the word plural. We see this in ratios, studios, tattoos, radios and zoos.

Also, if a word is a shortened form of a longer word, like kilo, photo, hippo and memo, simply add “s” to make the word plural.

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

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Indiana’s ‘Grand Central Station’ One of Indiana’s earliest National Historic Landmarks, a house in Fountain City, is not important for its architecture, TRAVEL but for its 19th-century owners.

Because the 1793 Fugitive Slave Act authorized owners of enslaved people essentially to kidnap ones who escaped bondage, even in states outlawing slavery, abolitionists organized a network to assist individuals seeking freedom to travel as far as Canada to avoid capture. In 1813, 15-year-old Levi Coffin, a Quaker, began supporting this “Underground Railroad” in North Carolina. In 1826, he moved to Newport (now Fountain City), a Quaker community, where he established a successful business and hid freedom seekers in his home until they continued their journeys north. In 1839, Coffin and his wife Catherine built an eight-room Federal-style brick house along a major north/south highway passing through Newport. The house featured a basement kitchen and a basement well, making it harder to detect Mrs. Coffin feeding extra people inside. Because of their own anti-slavery sentiments, Newport residents alerted the Coffins to bounty hunters so they could hide the freedom seekers.

Their house became the “Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad,” and Levi Coffin was dubbed the “President of the Underground Railroad.” During the 20 years the Coffins lived in Newport before moving to Ohio, they assisted about 2,000 freedom seekers, all of whom made it to freedom.

The Levi & Catherine Coffin House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The state of Indiana purchased the property in 1967 and opened the beautifully restored house, displaying a color portrait of Coffin, in 1970. An interpretive center, opened in 2016, provides information about

Levi & Catherine Coffin House in Fountain City, Ind. (Photos by Don Knebel)

Basement well inside the Levi & Catherine Coffin House.

the Coffins, their house and the Underground Railroad. Guided tours, available at indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/levi-catharine-coffin-house/, take visitors to secret passages where freedom seekers hid when necessary and to a replica of wagons they traveled in, concealed under grain bags.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS DOCKETNO. PZ-2021-00143 V Notice is given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appealing Hearing Officer Meeting on the 23rd day of August, 2021 at 5:30 PM in the Carmel City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, Carmel IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Seek approval for an accessory building of 24’x36’, max 24’x30’ allowed. Per Plans submitted at property being known as 9637 Maple Dr. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-202100134V. The real estate effect by said application is described as follows; Section 7, Township 17, Range 4 FOREST GLEN Lot 33 Scott Bacon - Petitioner

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00140 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 23rd day of August, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: add a pool in the backyard that encroaches into the 5” utility easement and extends the maximum lot coverage allowance of 35% to a total of 42%.

With the property being known as (address): 5058 Saint Charles Place, Carmel, IN 46033.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2021-00140 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID parcel number 16-1404-03-04-038.000.

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

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place.

Paul (Joe) and Carie Downes PETITIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00129 V and PZ-2021-00130 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 23rd day of August, 2021 at 5:30 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Numbers PZ-2021-00129 V and PZ-2021-00130 V (collectively, the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is located at 1212 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 and the property is generally located north and adjacent to 116th Street and east of the Monon Trail and is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 16-09-36-0401-002.000; 16-09-36-04-01-003.000; 16-09-36-04-01-004.000; and, 16-09-36-04-01-005.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned R1/Residence and SFHA/Special Flood Hazard Area and the Applicant, Faith Apostolic Church, is seeking the following development standards variances to accommodate its planned expansion: 1. UDO, Article 2.08 Minimum Front Yard Setback – a 35’ Minimum Front Yard Setback is required and the Church is seeking a Minimum Front Yard setback of 6’, which is the current front yard building setback for the existing building.

2. UDO, Article 2.08 Maximum Building Height – a 35’ Maximum Building Height is permitted and the Church is seeking a Maximum Building Height of 38.5’ for its proposed building addition.

A copy of the Request that is described above and the accompanying plans are on file for examination at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2417 and may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the Request, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Carmel City Hall 1 Civic Square Carmel, IN. 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov APPLICANT Faith Apostolic Church 1212 E. 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106

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