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CCS supt. explains suspension of public comment, when it could return

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For a school board meeting that lasted roughly 10 minutes, the biggest news of the morning was about what EDUCATION wasn’t said.

Carmel Clay Schools announced Aug. 18 that — as a result of disruptions, verbal attacks, intimidation, inappropriate behavior and the presence of a firearm at previous meetings — it would suspend the public comment portion of the meeting indefinitely. CCS also moved the Aug. 23 meeting time from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.

CCS Supt. Michael Beresford explained the decision to suspend public comment after the brief meeting.

“We’ve had some struggles with public comment recently, and we also had Beresford a situation where we had a pretty volatile crowd and a handgun that was dropped onto the floor, a real scary moment,” Beresford said. “We needed time for everybody to take a big, deep breath and calm down. We’re going to bring public comment back. It’s postponed, it’s not going away forever, but we just need to take time out and relax and pull things back together.”

State law requires school board meetings to be open to the public, but they are not required to allow time for public comment.

Still, the suspension of public comment upset many people in the community, who claim CCS is trying to silence opposing viewpoints.

But for the most part, those upset by the changes didn’t show up.

Notably absent was a visible presence

by Unify Carmel, a group formed this spring that has used the public comment portion of school board meetings in recent months to express disapproval of CCS diversity and inclusion initiatives, mandatory face masks and books they deem inappropriate found in Carmel schools.

“We had always planned on not attending this month because the reading we did during the last board meeting received such overwhelming response, both in shock and support for what we were doing, that we didn’t want to present yet another bombshell this month,” stated Alvin Lui, a Unify

From left, Mike Smith, who brought a bullhorn to protest the suspension of public comment, shakes hands with Laura Del Carlo as Brittany Downham looks on. Del Carlo and Downham, both mothers of children who attend Carmel Clay Schools, attended the meeting to show support for the school board. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Carmel spokesperson.

Carmel resident Mike Smith, who said he is not affiliated with Unify Carmel, was among the few people who did show up to protest the suspension of public comment.

He remained outdoors with a bullhorn and could be heard briefly — though not intelligibly — during the meeting.

“Because they’re not going to let us speak in there, I was hoping to be heard inside the meeting from outside,” Smith said.

Smith, whose grown children attended CCS, said he showed up because many of his neighbors with younger children no longer had the availability to attend. “(CCS officials) hid and moved their meeting to work time, and those parents can’t be here,” he said. “Why did they move the meeting time? Where’s the credible threat?”

Beresford said officials changed the start time because of the short agenda and cancellation of public comment, which has taken the allotted 30 minutes at the last several board meetings with others wishing to speak not having the opportunity to do so.

“We had a full house (this morning). There were plenty of parents here. I don’t think the crowd was smaller than normal,” said

Beresford, adding that he’s also received public comment in the form of hundreds of emails.

The majority of community members who attended the meeting expressed support for the school board and CCS administration.

Gloria Sachdev, whose daughters attend Carmel High School, showed up early and stood in the entryway with a sign showing support for district officials. She said she believes it was a “common sense” decision to suspend public comment.

“Their safety is being compromised,” Sachdev said. “They have to be able to conduct business without being in a threatening environment, so if this is what it takes, this is what it takes.”

Beresford said he doesn’t know when the public comment portion of the meetings will be restored, but he said it will be determined by when “we get back into a more civil situation.”

During the meeting, the school board approved material and retinal fee changes for the 2021-22 school year, awarded a bid for HVAC equipment replacement at the Carmel Life & Learning Center and approved changes to several policies.

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Bondus worked at ALO for three years.

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CFD to mark 20 years since 9/11

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Fire Dept. will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a ceremony at REMEMBRANCE the city’s Veterans Memorial that is expected to be a bit larger in attendance this year.

CFD starts its annual remembrance event by playing a recording of New York City dispatchers communicating with first responders at 8:46 a.m., which is when the first hiCarter jacked plane hit the World Trade Center north tower. This year, the timing coincides with the Saturday Farmers Market across the street at Carter Green, so the market will pause from approximately 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. to allow vendors and guests to attend the solemn ceremony.

“It’s a truly moving service. It brings goosebumps when the radio calls begin,” said Ron Carter, president of the Carmel Farmers Market. “I think it’s certainly appro-

priate to remember this, because so many of our young people were not even born at the time that this happened. It’s a really important thing for them to remember what happened and understand how the community sacrificed for it.”

Farmers Market volunteers will be stationed around the market during the pause to allow vendors to leave their booths to attend the 25-minute ceremony if they choose.

3rd Ave. SW will be closed to the west of the market during the ceremony to allow easy and safe access.

Besides the playing of the radio traffic, the event Griffin will include a wreath presentation, remarks from fire and police department chaplains, a moment of silence and an opportunity to view a piece of a World Trade Center tower.

“For us, this is important, observing the 20th year,” CFD spokesman and firefighter Tim Griffin said. “As the fire service, one of the things we said (after the 9/11 attacks) is ‘Never forget.’ That’s why we want to make sure this is always a priority.”

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Project: 1st St. NW Reconstruction, including repairing the roadway and adding curbs and a sidewalk.

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Project: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: End of 2021

DISPATCHES Mayor joins EPA committee — Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has been appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee by EPA administrator Michael S. Regan. Regan appointed Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird of Lincoln, Neb., as the committee’s new chair and Brainard town manager Lisa Wong of Winchester, Mass., as vice chair.

Electric vehicle test drive — The City of Carmel, in partnership with Greater Indiana Clean Cities, Hoosier Electric Vehicle Association, Carmel Green Initiative and Knozone will hold an EV Ride and Drive from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 on the northeast corner of Range Line Road and Main Street as part of the National Drive Electric Week. Attendees will have the opportunity to test drive electric vehicles, speak with EV owners and learn about owning and charging EVs in Carmel and Central Indiana. Register at driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2832.

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The ball is in Beresford’s court Commentary by Luci Snyder Our nation is facing many serious situations that result in conversations among people with differing VIEWPOINT opinions. Although this has happened periodically in our nation’s history, it has become far more personalized with the advent of social media.

Parents are suddenly worried about our schools, what their children are being taught and who makes those decisions.

These are legitimate concerns. The No. 1 concern when a family moves to a new community is the quality of the schools.

Carmel has had excellent schools, and because of that, perhaps we have taken our eyes off the ball to worry about more immediate concerns. However, now education is our immediate concern, and rightly so.

Instead of shouting, which resulted in Carmel Clay Schools’ shameful retreat into a lack of public comment and an inconvenient meeting time, it should be apparent to the superintendent, Dr. Michael Beresford, and to the board itself, that another way to discuss legitimate parental concerns must

be met.

Look at your tax bill. The largest portion is for schools. The majority of us supported the growth, the new buildings and additional teachers and classes. Residents without children in the system also agreed to “pay forward” for the education of our future voting citizens. We sacrificed to create this school system and expect it to be a working part of the community.

At the moment, it and we are not working together.

Dr. Beresford, as our superintendent, the ball is in your court. Do you work to create a dialogue between parties and solve the problem, or do you continue to lock out the very people who pay for your employment existence and the citizens who have supported you?

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County team to pull plane

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collective $1,200 in pledges.

“It was an exhilarating experience trying to pull a 757 plane,” Howard said. “My chilWilliam Howard II’s first Plane Pull dren and wife got to cheer me on, so hopeChallenge team in 2019 to benefit Special fully my team members will have a similar Olympics Indiexperience.”

FUNDRAISER ana consisted Howard’s team, called Hamilton of friends and County Strong, includes three family. members from the Carmel DemoHowever, Howard, a Carmel rescratic Club, three from the Hamilton ident who is on the board of direcCounty Leadership Academy class of tors for Special Olympics Indiana, 2021, two from the Carmel Masonic wanted to do something different Lodge 421 and three other friends or Howard with this year’s team. family members.

“I wanted to have local organizations Noblesville residents Mike and Jodi Snell within Carmel and Hamilton County come are part of Howard’s team. Jodi was part of together, because not only is it a worththe 2021 HCLA class with Howard. while thing for Special Olympics, but it’s “Special Olympics is important to us, bealso good for the community to come cause my Aunt LeAnn had Down syndrome,” together,” Howard said. “We’ve created a Mike Snell said. “This brought challenges pretty diverse team. We have people from for her, and Special Olympics gave her an different backgrounds and different political opportunity to interact with her peers in a affiliations. The common goal is, let’s do unique setting. She participated in swimsomething good for our community.” ming and skiing in the Special Olympics in The Plane Pull Challenge is set for 9 a.m.

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Cooper House to conduct first in-person fundraiser

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gaps they could help fill in the system.

The Cooper House, 239 S. Eighth St. in Noblesville, serves as a free location for The Cooper House, a nonprofit home that parents pursuing reunification to receive provides support for children and families in ongoing support and have supervised visits the foster syswith their children.

GIVING BACK tem, will host its “Fifty percent of foster children first in-person are on track to be reunified with fundraising event from 7 to 11 p.m. their parents, and so the Cooper Sept. 17 at Lucas Estate in CarmHouse wants to rally around that el. Tickets are $150. family as support, so that way The Bright as the Noonday those kids are going back to a thrivSoiree will include a live aucing home when they are reunified,” Kyle Howe tion, music, dancing, dinner and Brooke said. drinks. Brooke and Kyle Howe, co-founders The Cooper House also offers mentorship of The Cooper House, said they want to and Bible study for parents as well as emerraise $90,000 or more. gency removal support.

“We’re completely funded by the commuThe emergency removal program allows nity,” Kyle said. “We have no contracts with children who have been removed from anyone, so the community literally funds their previous home to wait in a comfortour mission here.” able, safe space while their case workThe nonprofit’s mission formally began er finds a new placement. in 2019 with the founding of The Cooper “It takes a little bit of the trauma off of House, two years after the Howes first bethe kids when they can come to a home-like came foster parents and learned about environment and have volunteers here focus solely on them,” Brooke said.

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Price is right for Zionsville football team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Zionsville Community High School senior running back Colin Price has all the attributes.

“He’s an all-around back,” Eagles coach Scott Turnquist said. “He’s got great speed. He’s got really good vision.

He’s a guy that attacks all the time.

He’s a downhill runner. He loves to be physical, and he finishes runs. He’s an all-around great athlete, so he does everything really well. He can beat you in multiple ways. He’s very versatile, which makes it easy for his teammates, coaches and play callers.”

Turnquist said he is valuable catching the football as well.

“We can split him out as a receiver and he protects well,” Turnquist said.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Price rushed for more than 1,000 yards each of the past two seasons.

“He’s a guy we can always rely on physically and mentally, too, as a leader and as a great teammate,” Turnquist said. “He’s a guy we lean on.”

MEET COLIN PRICE

College plans: Playing football and majoring in finance.

Favorite subject: Math.

Favorite athlete: Christian McCaffrey Favorite TV show: “Breaking Bad” Favorite way to relax: Listening to music The Eagles won their season opener as Price rushed for 202 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns Aug. 20 in a 28-10 victory against visiting Pike.

His career high is 257 rushing yards

Zionsville Community High School senior running back Colin Price ran for 202 yards against Pike. (Photo by Tom Marron Photography)

against Westfield as a sophomore.

“I’ve gotten a lot better at anticipating cuts based on how the linebackers are flowing,” Price said. “Slowing down the game has also gotten easier with the experience that I’ve gained over the past few years.”

The Eagles reached the Class 5A state

championship game last year before losing to Cathedral 46-28.

“This team has the potential to be as good if not better than last season,” Price said. “We have a lot of experience on both sides of the ball, which will help us in the long run. Going to state and coming up short has definitely made me hungrier to prove what we can do as a team. Our goal this year is to do what it takes to get back to Lucas Oil and finish the job.”

Price said he has gotten more comfortable with being a vocal leader.

“Now being a senior, I have to take the responsibility of being extra vocal in order to share whatever knowledge I have with my teammates,” he said.

Turnquist said he knows Price will do great things individually.

“We just want to make sure he’s spreading the wealth of experience and talent he’s had, and he’s done a great job of that this year,” Turnquist said.

Price, who also is in an outfielder on the high school’s baseball team, plans to play football in college. He has received offers from Hillsdale, Eastern Illinois, Butler, Northwood and Findlay.

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The perfect light within Commentary by Mary Kissel Sometimes, perfect light comes from within a person.

That’s the story of PHOTOGRAPHY Kyle Butterworth, anyway. He beams love and joy to the rest of us while we wonder what he knows that we do not.

At 4 months old, Butterworth was diagnosed with a rare chromosomal disorder, and for the past 25 years, he’s redefined the diagnosis from “being challenged” in some ways to being “fully capable” in others.

Butterworth lives life to the fullest, staring down his challenges and mostly enjoying the ride that this world has served up.

Butterworth rarely misses a concert in Carmel. Members of one of his favorite bands, My Yellow Rickshaw, recently saw him near the front of the stage at a show.

As the band’s most fervent fan, sometimes you will see him on stage. He loves them.

They love him.

And the young man has rhythm and heart to beat the band. As he slapped and snapped and sang along to MYR, he didn’t miss a beat. And really, that’s the beauty of

Kyle Butterworth enjoys a performance by My Yellow Rickshaw. (Photo by Mary Kissel)

the story and the photo; the beauty of Kyle Butterworth. He is alive in every way, in every moment.

That soft, beautiful light on his face? You got it, it is beaming outward from his heart and soul. Thank you, Kyle.

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Mary Kissel, a professional photographer and writer, is a Carmel resident. You may email her at marykissel@att.net.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Nathan and Anne Perdue’s world got rocked shortly after the birth of their son, Wyatt, on Sept. 21, 2019.

“We got a call from the hospital when we got home that they did some blood work testing that indicated Wyatt had cystic fibrosis since he had two genetic markers,” Nathan said. “We don’t have a history of CF in our family and our oldest son was born without CF.” Nathan and Anne, who live in Carmel with Wyatt and 4-yearold Cooper, are both part of 10 million symptomless carriers, which means each have one defective mutated gene and one healthy one. There was a 25 percent chance they would pass Carmel resident Nathan Perdue is raffling a bourbon collection it on to their son. The cystic fibrosis diagnosis was confirmed valued at $18,250 to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. with a sweat test at Riley Hospital for Children when Wyatt (Photo courtesy of Nathan Perdue) was a few months old. be enjoyed with good friends and family,” Nathan said. “As I “We were initially blindsided, but then we hit the ground learned how difficult it was to obtain some of these bottles, I running to learn as much as we could and try to support would set some aside for special occathose with the disease,” Anne said. sions. I was saving the Pappy collection Cystic fibrosis causes damage to for later on when my children were the lungs, digestive system and other older. “ organs.

Nathan said as the bourbon values Nathan immediately began researchincreased, he had another idea. ing ways to help support the Cystic “What an amazing return on the Fibrosis Foundation and decided he had investment it can be to drive research a fundraising tool in his possession. dollars to charities,” said Nathan, who A bourbon collector, Nathan decided owns a real estate company but has to part with his five-bottle collection mainly focused on fatherhood the past of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon, valued two years. “There is a lot of enthusiasm at $18,250 by Kentucky-based bourbon in the whiskey community around this shop Justin’s House of Bourbon, and From left, Nathan, Wyatt, Anne and Cooper particular set because of the scarcity. found a partner in the Kentucky Derby Perdue. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Perdue) Having the access is really fortunate.”

Museum in Louisville. The raffle began Anne said giving up the rare bottles was all her husband’s Aug. 13 and runs through Sept. 23. Tickets are $100 each. The idea. winner receives all five bottles, a VIP Kentucky Derby Museum “I asked him if he was sure he was willing to part with this, experience with up to three guests and a one-night stay at because it took him 10 to 15 years to collect everything,” said Hotel Distil in Louisville.

“The majority of the raffle proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Anne, a 2000 Carmel High School graduate who works in medical device sales. “He said if he can raise awareness and funds Foundation, and a smaller portion goes to the educational in support of our son’s health, it’s a no-brainer.” department at the Kentucky Derby Museum,” Nathan said.

Nathan purchased some of the bottles for less than what Nathan said the Kentucky Derby Museum is a natural partthey sell for on the secondary market. ner since it’s known for horse racing and whiskey. Bourbon is “I probably spent a few hundred dollars for (each bottle), a type of whiskey. and it might now be worth $2,000,” he said.

Nathan got caught up in the bourbon craze in 2007.

Nathan is competing with three other candidates for the “At that time, some of the allocated whiskey was easier to honor of raising the most money for the Cystic Fibrosis Founget your hands on,” he said. “I would enjoy it and purchase dation. The winner will be decided at the Purple Tie Ball, which it again. It started to get harder to get a hold of, so I started will be held Oct. 9 at Crane Bay in Indianapolis. holding some bottles back and over time I accumulated the For raffle tickets, visit derbymuseum.org/raffle.html. collection I have today.”

Nathan has a collection of between 350 to 400 bottles. He ON THE COVER: Nathan and Anne Perdue pause with their son, hadn’t originally planned to sell the five bottles.

Wyatt. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Perdue) “Whiskey is kind of a communal spirit, so it’s meant to

WYATT’S ROUTINE Nathan and Anne must be vigilant about their son Wyatt’s routine, as he takes medicine daily to help manage his symptoms.

“He takes digestive enzymes every time he eats food in order for his body to process his nutrients,” Nathan said. “He does a breathing treatment once or twice a day that lasts 30 Anne Perdue helps her son, minutes. He wears Wyatt, go through a breatha vest that is basiing treatment for cystic cally used for airfibrosis. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Perdue) way clearance and pushes mucus out of his lungs.”

Nathan said if Wyatt does get sick, he tends to take longer to recover than somebody without the disease.

“During flu season, we have to be careful about the environment we put him in,” Nathan said. “When he does get sick, we have to monitor to make sure he is not getting any infections into his lungs. Sixty years ago, children with CF usually didn’t live long enough to attend elementary school, but because of the CF Foundation’s driven research, the median life expectancy is around 40. For those children born more recently like Wyatt, that number is more like 46 or 48.”

Nathan said they were impressed with how efficient the foundation has been and how much progress it has made in a short amount of time.

“We feel fortunate he was born in a time when he has drug therapies and best-care practices that weren’t available 10 to 15 years ago,” Nathan said.

Anne said they need to make certain Wyatt is active to help with his lungs’ functions.

“We have to ensure Wyatt eats a significant amount of fats along with protein to help his body grow,” he said.

Nathan said the family is blessed that both sets of grandparents live in Carmel, along with one of Anne’s sisters and Nathan’s brother.

“We have an amazing support system,” Nathan said.

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Finding solace

No putting it delicately

Commentary by Terry Anker It is just something that people say. They sum up difficult or awkward moments, these polite aphorisms that find their way into our collective vernacular. They help us transition from those subjects most difficult for humans to process. As such, funerals are rife with the well-intended cliches: “Her death is a blessing, really.” Really? The devastated family is looking to make order of the inconsolable loss. Maybe it is really, really a blessing. Still, we imagine that there may have been better days ahead had it not been for the finality of earthly parting. No sane person wishes suffering of another soul, yet is pain sometimes required to find one’s way to recovery? How long do we hold out?

“You look just like your dad,” they say. “Thanks. Dad was a handsome guy,” replies the sheepish teen. But he wonders, how could it be? Adopted as a child, father and son could not claim a biological likeness. He keeps the fact to himself. Having been told the same by numerous others through the years, he came to see the disappointment in their eyes when he helped them understand that what they believed they’d noticed was more through the power of suggestion than that of observation.

Is it the very trite nature of these expressions in which we find comfort and therefore learn to embrace? These truisms have been shared countless times for generations and serve to remind us of our common humanity. We can’t think of anything more to say but desperately seek connection. If sad, we’ll offer support. If happy, we’ll offer a compliment. Is the insight particularly deep? Maybe not. Yet, if we recognize these words not as didactic admonishments but instead as hopeful reminders that others care for us, are we assured of solace in their banality?

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

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible battles inside all of us — that’s where it’s at.”

— JESSE OWENS

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What a poopy week I’ve had, and I say that both figuratively and literally. Let’s explore.

In the figurative sense, we suffered a homeowner’s near catastrophe when we discovered standing water in the basement storage room and flowing rivulets through the finished area. Apparently, our sump pump had stopped working a few days prior. I don’t care so much about the now-ruined carpet and discarded junk, but a cardboard box of my childhood memorabilia was left undiscovered for too many hours, resulting in 30-year-old letters and photographs being completely soaked. I managed to salvage most of them, but it was heartbreaking to have to throw away birthday cards from my grandmothers and photographs of old grade school friends.

It was definitely a crappy moment.

On the literal and definitely more humorous front, I had the fascinating opportunity to prepare a stool sample for a Cologuard test, a mail-in colon cancer screening. On balance, my experience was smooth sailing, though I don’t think the dog knew what to think of the interesting smells emanating from the plastic container as I prepared swabs with the lab skills of a mad scientist.

The only awkward part was having to personally deliver it to UPS for overnight shipping. “Would you like a receipt, ma’am?” Um, yes?

I also found myself volunteering to clean up a diaper explosion perpetrated by my youngest nephew in his cloth exersaucer seat. I was surprised and silently pleased to learn that this old mom can still perform sanitary miracles.

You’re welcome, Sis. So, not a terrible week as the theme might imply, but certainly one with a ton of … well, you know.

Peace out.

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It’s not books we should fear Editor, The consistent dull roar of concern about books in elementary, middle and high schools voiced by Unify Carmel and similar groups nationwide led me to read the books in question. I grew up in Carmel, raised my family in Washington Township and moved to Carmel a year ago. The diatribe that has become school board fodder and social media filler is not a surprise, it is a reminder of why I went to Brebeuf Jesuit and my children graduated from North Central.

The conversation has led me to read these books. Are some graphic? Yes. Are they written at an age-appropriate level?

Yes. Have they been heralded by authors, physicians, educators? Yes. Is it inappropriate to read excerpts in public places and judge based on a paragraph or two? Yes. Growing up Jewish in Carmel meant I was one of two Jewish students at the middle school. When a social studies teacher lectured how Jews killed Jesus, the reaction by the principal was that it was true but should have been described better. There

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If you believe these topics have never been discussed in public school, you are wrong.

Unify Carmel is not entirely wrong. Rarely is any position in a discussion 100 percent correct or incorrect. It would have made life in middle school very different if someone like me was represented in the books, movies or content of Carmel Middle School; it may have prevented bullying by students, parents and faculty. Fear should not be placed in possessing these materials; the fear should be looking the other way and discounting their presence — or life they reflect, in our world.

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Tim wasn’t aware of the newest techThere has been a lot of activity in the niques for eliminating mice, but he says his Wolfsie bedroom lately. Sadly, this column is home is free of the pests. It must be known not going to be as interesting throughout Rodentville that his house HUMOR as you might expect. Our home is a ghoulish museum of ancient torture has been the chosen hangout techniques. for a variety of critters, mostly outside in I was surprised to learn online that our yard, but now an animal of some kind is cheese is no longer the bait of choice. Pealoose in the air vent above our bed. nut butter is recommended. My wife feels Mary Ellen and I are both animal lovers. strongly that a last meal should always be In our basement, we special. Death in a Jif! recently set humane We bought an elecOur home has been the chosen mousetraps martronic trap that works hangout for a variety of critters, keted as “catch and quickly and humanely. release.” Word must mostly outside in our yard, but The technology can have spread in our sense mice have now an animal of some kind is backyard woods that loose in the air vent above our bed. entered the comparta good meal could ment and the system – DICK WOLFSIE triggers a shock that be had in the Wolfsie basement, accom“knocks ’em dead.” panied by free transportation back to the The ad for this device says: “It kills over nest. Were we played by rodents? What 100 mice per set of batteries.” That’s the rats! kind of product research missing on most I called my friend Tim Evans, a longtime merchandise. Wouldn’t you like to know respected Indianapolis journalist. He has a how many times you can change the chanhobby of collecting unusual mousetraps, a nel with your remote or open and close your fascination that began more than 40 years garage door with a couple of AAAs? That ago when he and his father found an old useful information is never included. But one, circa 1915, while restoring an old home. deaths per battery? It’s right there on the He has since acquired dozens of these box. devices.

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“Ever since the pandemic really took off in the United States, blood centers have been challenged to collect volunteer donors,” said Dr. Dan Waxman, vice president of transfusion medicine and senior medical director for Versiti Blood Center of Indiana.

Waxman said that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Versiti collected 70 percent of its blood supply from approximately 550 daily donations through mobile collection sites set up at schools, places of worship and businesses. But Versiti has had limited access to high schools and colleges, which ac-

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By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Melissa and Todd Fox are no strangers to overseeing a family business. The married couple has owned and managed a family farm operation in Clinton NOW OPEN County for 27 years.

Earlier this year, the lifelong Clinton County residents branched into a new type of family-owned business when they opened a Mary’s Mountain Cookies franchise in Carmel. Nestled at 110 W. Main St., Suite 125, the bakery offers an array of fresh-made products ranging from cookies to ice cream sandwiches to edible cookie dough. “(We are) most proud of the fact that everything is made fresh in our bakery every day and that we are a part of a business that is family oriented,” said Melissa, who opened the store with her husband in May. Founded 25 years ago in Colorado by Mary Johns, former head cook at Cherokee Park Dude Ranch in northern Colorado, Mary’s Mountain Cookies has 16 stores across the U.S., mostly in the West and Southwest. The Carmel location is the only franchise in Indiana and the only one east of the Mississippi River.

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So far, the Todds are pleased with their new business and have been embraced by the Carmel community.

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Arya Narayanan, left, and sister Ria Narayanan perform a classical Indian dance at The Tarkington. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kannan Natarajan)

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Despite some serious setbacks, Arya Narayanan was determined to complete her classical Indian ACHIEVEMENT dance graduation.

“After all the time and effort I had put into my training, it was extremely important for me to complete the graduation,” Arya said. “It didn’t even feel like an option to not keep trying to see this through.”

Arya suffered ACL injuries in her left knee in the summer of 2016 and in her right knee in 2017. She then had a foot injury in spring of 2019.

“I was really able to start dancing again in the spring of 2020 after stopping when I had injured my foot,” Arya said.

Carmel residents Arya and her younger sister, Ria, graduated Aug. 7 with a performance at The Tarkington at the Center of the Performing Arts in Carmel. The sisters could not find an Indianapolis area teacher who would help them graduate.

The sisters graduated with a Kathak

Samarpan recital through Upasana Center, Nashvile, Tenn. They took 10 years of training to complete the process.

Arya is a junior at Vanderbilt University and Ria is a senior at University High School.

“Because of COVID-19, they were able to take classes via Zoom from a teacher in Nashville (Tenn.),” said Divya Narayanan, the sibling’s mother. “It is very difficult to find teachers in the United States that teach this type of dance, and it is also very difficult to learn this dance via Zoom and not in person.”

Arya said it was extremely difficult to learn through Zoom.

“It was so hard to standardize movements, which really could only be done when we saw each other in person,” Arya said. “Our teacher (Sonia Chaudhuri) was so kind and accommodating, though, and I feel we all made the best out of a difficult situation.”

Ria said it was very special to complete the training with her sister since they had have been doing Kathak together since she was 7 years old.

Ria’s training was slowed by scoliosis when she was younger.

“It was also important because I know it was my mom’s dream to see us dance together, and that meant a lot to me,” Ria said. “I wanted to complete this because I had been told so many times I couldn’t do it, and I wanted to prove the people who said that wrong.”

Her mother was delighted about the achievement.

“Honestly, it was a dream come true for me as well, as I had completed my Kathak dance graduation growing up,” Divya said.

Ria has avoided the injuries her sister had. She said she will continue to dance for fun but not at a serious level.

Arya said dancing has always been an important part of her life.

“The first dance I ever did was for my sister’s first birthday, and now it seems like I’m always subconsciously dancing around the house,” Arya said. “My favorite part about dancing is the feeling I get in the moment. When I’m doing a dance, I lose myself and feel as if I can just exist and enjoy it.”

Indiana Performing Arts Theatre presents ‘Dreamgirls’ editorial@youarecurrent.com Indiana Performing Arts Theatre and KaidyDid Productions presents “Dreamgirls” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis.

“Dreamgirls” is a fictionalized story of the Motown girl groups of the 1960s, such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes.

Trina Dingle, executive director and Indianapolis resident, said Indiana Performing Arts Theatre was formed to give people of color more roles in musicals and plays on a more regular basis.

Dee DuVall, a Carmel resident, serves as artistic director. Kaila J. Adams is the talent development director.

The group usually presents two largescale productions a year and two cabarets or readings.

“Our cast is 60 to 70 percent African American,” Dingle said. “Once a year we’ll have a more diverse cast.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Meals on Wheels Dancing with our Stars fundraiser was originally created as an out-of-the-box idea, and seven years later, the fundraiser is FUNDRAISER still a hit.

“We had been looking for some kind of different fundraiser, and we really felt like this would be something the community would enjoy, and we certainly hit the nail on the head with the right kind of event,” Meals on Wheels Hamilton County Executive Director Beth Gehlhausen said.

Dancing with our Stars will return at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Embassy Suites, 13700 Conference Center Dr., Noblesville. Gehlhausen said her goal is to raise $40,000 to $50,000 net profit from the event.

“The gist of it is, it’s similar to the show (‘Dancing with the Stars),” Gehlhausen said.

“We pair up local celebrities, and celebrity is a loose term. We are looking for people in the community who want to come and have some fun and can get their family and friends to join us, and then we pair them

Dancing with our Stars will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 9.

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with a professional.”

Most professional dancers have participated in the fundraiser all seven years. The celebrities and professionals pick their song and perform a ballroom dance. A top male and female dancer are crowned at the end of the night, as well as a People’s Choice winner, which is the dancer who receives the most votes, or dollars donated.

Tickets are $75 and include dinner, wine at the table and, according to Gehlhausen, the “best entertainment you’ll see all year.”

Tickets are available at mealsonwheelshc. org/dancing-with-our-stars/.

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The Little Sisters of the Poor would like to invite you to join them September 9, 2021 for their annual Golf outing at Prairie View Golf Course. A great day for a great cause supporting the Little Sisters of the Poor in their mission to care for the elderly poor.

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Actor gets role in ‘Sharkdog’ Mitchell is represented by the Savage Agency in Los Angeles for his role in “Sharkdog.” The agent sends Mitchell auditions, which he does by tape. He was offered Liam Mitchell performs in a TV series in the role on “Sharkdog” in November 2020 the comfort of his Carmel home. and started working on it shortly Mitchell plays TELEVISION the boy, Max, who thereafter.

“Nickelodeon sends me everything I finds “Sharkdog,” need to record,” Mitchell said. “My dad a half dog, half shark, in an animatbuilt a recording studio in a closet in ed series of shorts produced by our basement. I work once a week for Nickelodeon. It debuts Sept. 3 on Netflix. about two to three hours. I get on a Zoom with the sound team in LA and I Mitchell, who is in the seventh Mitchell record my lines with them.” grade at St. Louis de Montfort in Mitchell has recorded 20 or 21 episodes Fishers, was cast in the series after particifor the first season, plus a Halloween spepating in a summer camp in Ohio in 2019. cial. He is working on Season 2 now.

The camp was hosted by Greg James, “I love that Max is kind of really like me,” who has many connections in the talent Mitchell said. “He has a love for animals industry in Los Angeles. and seems to always be getting himself “At the end of the camp, he flies out manout of tricky situations. Not only will kids agers, casting directors and agents from love the show, adults will, too. They are Los Angeles,” Mitchell said. “The kids put on seven-minute shorts so they can captivate a showcase, and after the showcase the the attention of the littlest viewers, but the managers, agents and directors may offer adventures that Max and Sharkdog have are to sign you. I had several offers at the end fun for adults, too.” but ended up selecting The Savage Agency For more, visit netflix.com. and Heyman Talent.”

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Stepping into the little store feels like something so purely Hoosier that I can’t wait to do it again.

I suggest you take a trip to buy corn or any of its other items since the state fair has ended. Give the Monster Cookie a try, or the blueberry pie. You’ll be happy you did.

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Help us PAINT THE TOWN RED by joining us for this year’s premier arts event and the Nickel Plate Arts Awards. The evening’s entertainment will include live music, demonstrations, and interactive activities with local artists, a live auction, silent auction, and art for sale. Don’t miss this exclusive event!

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

Where’s Amy attends Discovering Broadway VIP reception

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 at HUB & SPOKE Reception: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner and Awards Ceremony: 6:30 – 9 pm To register, visit nickelplatearts.org/gala

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SEPT 2021 Nickel Plate Arts EVENTS, EXHIBITS, & CLASSES FIRST FRIDAY (Chocolate Trail) Sept 3, 6–9 p.m.

First Friday is always exciting with new exhibits, live music, and a cash bar. But this First Friday is exceptionally sweet, as September’s First Friday includes The Chocolate Trail, a decadent tradition in downtown Noblesville.

From left, NYC-based composer Amanda D’Archangelis (NYC), Broadway actress Kelly Krauter (Carmel/ LA), Risa Krauter (Carmel) with Discovering Broadway Founder Joel Kirk (Carmel/NYC). (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

Where’s Amy attended a VIP welcoming reception for the creative team members of “Hamlet: A Pop Musical” Aug. 17 at Feinstein’s in Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Guests and sponsors were treated to hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and live vocal performances with interviews conducted

by Discovering Broadway founder Joel Kirk. The event included awardwinning composers and performers from across the United States who wrote and scored the musical production headed for Broadway. For more on “Hamlet: A Pop Musical” and Discovering Broadway, visit discoveringbroadway.org.

Risa Krauter (Carmel) with daughter and Broadway actress Kelly Krauter (Carmel/Los Angeles).

From left, David Temple, Mary Kate Temple, Caroline Temple and Victoria Temple all of Carmel.

We’re thrilled to have DeBrand Fine Chocolates of Indianapolis with us to offer chocolate tasting samples. We’ll also be featuring Sweet Tunes as our live music and regional beers and wines for sale.

Two exhibits debut in September, including Dreamscape and Belief in the Judge Stone House. This two month exhibit allows us to explore ideas that extend beyond our current reality. Next door, at the Stephenson’s Showcase, John Dierdorf will display his abstract impressionist paintings in his show titled “Flowers.”

JUDGE STONE HOUSE EXHIBIT Dreamscape and Belief Sept 3-Oct 30; Wed.–Fri., Noon–5pm; Sat. 10am–5pm

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Monday Night Drawing Class Session 4: Sept 13- Nov 15 7–9pm | $120 or $12 drop in

John Dierdorf Sept 3-30, Wed.–Fri., Noon–5pm; Sat. 10am–5pm Reception: Sept 3, 6-9pm

Tuesday Oil Painting Studio: 201 Session 4: Sept 14- Nov 16 9-11am | $200 for full course, Nickel Plate Members can receive 20% off Wednesday Beginning Oil Painting: 101 Session 4: Sept 15- Nov 17 9-11am | $200 for full course, Nickel Plate Members can receive 20% off

CLASSES with Vita aka Addie Hirschten Mixed Media Painting Party Sept. 30, 6:30-9:30pm | $50

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Dreamscape and Belief "Dive" by Jennifer Hoard

Meyer Najem Showcase

Craig Ogden “Two Years Later” July-September

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A fully masked class meets every Wednesday, 11-Noon Mask optional class meets Wednesday, 2-3pm or Fridays, 11am Teen Art: Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45pm Adult Art Class: Wednesdays, 7-8pm Classical Academy Drawing Class Ages 6-14: Mondays after school, Classical Academy More info: caravanclasses@gmail. com or call 765-557-1969

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CLASSES with Jeannette Pomeroy-Parssi

Fishers Arts Council Art Gallery at City Hall, Fishers Presents: Juried Exhibit of Hamilton County Artists sponsored by Jiffy Lube of Indiana Sept 7-29 Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30 pm, Saturdays 10am -12pm | FREE

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The Alcove Featured Artist for Q3: Craig Ogden July 2 - September 29 Monday-Friday 8:30am- 4:30 pm, Saturdays 10am-12pm | FREE

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Hamilton county artists' association (HCAA) More info: hcaa-in.org/events Noblesville Main Street Chocolate Trail First Friday, September 3, 6-9pm

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Small outdoor living spaces can have large luxury features. (Photo courtesy of Bill Bernard)

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Not ones to be stifled by stale conventions, we strive to make the most of every opportunity for thoughtful design. In this instance in the photo, the challenge was to take a relatively small outdoor space and make it live large. Sometimes, size doesn’t matter.

Packed within this petite patio we’ve incorporated an upper-level deck with seating at a bar counter as well as an adjacent con-

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The patio area also includes a fire feature with a view to the river beyond. The materials include composite decking, rough-sawn cedar and travertine pavers. The brightly colored furniture and area rug complement one another and the surrounding materials.

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Bid adieu to words of ‘wisdom’ Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Have you ever tried to sound smart, and, as a result of doing so, used the wrong word? I’ve noticed this recently when people conGRAMMAR GUY fuse the words “ado” and “adieu.”

The first thing I think of when I hear “ado” is Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I think Jerry Seinfeld got his idea for a “show about nothing” from Shakespeare’s play. “Ado” means “fuss, turmoil or hubbub.”

When people hear us use words like “ado,” they think we are the type of folks who know stuff about Shakespeare. Just don’t be surprised when you get peppered with a question about Richard III’s Machiavellian rise to power. If that happens, simply jump through the nearest window.

“Adieu” is French for “goodbye.” In the same way the Spanish compound word “adios” literally means “(go) to God,” “adieu” also means “(go) to God.” The original French phrase was “A dieu vous commant,” which translates to “I commend you to God.” In fact, this translation

is identical to the phrase “a dios vos acomiendo,” from which we get the word “adios.”

These fancy foreign language goodbyes began with strong religious overtones.

Similarly, the English word “goodbye” was initially a contraction for “God be with ye.”

Now we just say “bye.” “Bye” is shorter but doesn’t sound nearly as artful as “adieu.”

If you don’t understand all the ado about “ado” and “adieu,” imagine you’re at an exclusive roof party in a secret neighborhood in Brooklyn called NoHoSoBro. At the end of an extravagant night of martinis and overpriced fish eggs, you make your exit by saying, “Thanks for inviting me to your soiree, Beyoncé. Ado!” Because of your fancy phrasal faux pas, you won’t ever again be able to locate the secret neighborhood of NoHoSoBro.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00154-159 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 27th day of September, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers (1 Civic Sq, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Docket No. PZ-2021-00154 V UDO Section 3.64.C.3 Lot Coverage - Maximum 45% lot coverage allowed, 53% requested.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00155 V UDO Section 3.64.C.4 Garage Setback – The front face of the garage must be at least 15-ft further from the front lot line than the primary front line of the principal building, 0-ft further requested.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00156 V UDO Section 3.64.C.4 Garage Door Orientation – 3 car garages shall only be permitted where the overhead doors are oriented away from a front yard or facing an alley, facing the street requested.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00157 V UDO Section 3.64.C.6 Driveway Width – In the front yard driveway widths cannot exceed 18-ft, >22-ft requested.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00158 V UDO Section 5.78.J Window wells cannot project more than 24” into a required yard; 42” requested.

Docket No. PZ-2021-00159 V UDO Section 3.64.1.11 Maximum 30’ building height allowed, 31’9-3/8” requested.

With the property being known as: 141 1st Ave NW, Carmel, IN 46032.

The application is identified as Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00154-159 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID#16-09-25-12-02-032.000.

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

The Old Town Design Group, LLC PETITIONERS NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project Construction of the Carmel Data Center Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at the office of the Clerk of the City, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana (City Hall) until 10:00 a.m., local time, on September 15, 2021.

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

All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications. The bids must be sealed and be clearly marked with the words “BID ENCLOSED – Carmel Data Center – <<bid package>>” on the outside of the envelope. The name of the specific bid package MUST be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. If you are bidding on multiple packages, a separate sealed envelope must be provided for each bid package.

A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond will also be required of the successful bidder. Each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish a performance bond, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to him.

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

Work to begin before November 1, 2021 and be completed by March 30, 2022 a.

Earthwork and Utilities b.

Concrete c.

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Masonry e.

Roofing f.

Doors and Hardware g.

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Painting i.

Electrical j.

Plumbing k.

HVAC l.

Teledata Bid Documents must be obtained from Eastern Engineering (www.easternengineering.com). Payments and costs of Bid Documents are non-refundable.

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

This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel.

A Pre-Bid Conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements, and other important matters will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Caucus Room at Carmel City Hall. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the Pre-Bid Conference. The Pre-Bid Conference is not mandatory.

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

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The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval: Docket No. PZ-2021-00153 V UDO section 5.09.C Max. 6’ rear yard fence height allowed, 8’ requested. The site is located at 1051 Arrowwood Dr. (Copperwood Subdivision Lot 72). It is zoned R1/Residence. Filed by Michael Dransfield, owner.

Michael can be contacted at 317-695-7701 and miked@gainesfinancialservices.com.

Public Notice Meeting Time: Monday September 27th 5:15 PM Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq, Carmel, IN 46032 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Prime Storage - Fishers Ford Dr. located at 12650 Ford Dr., Fishers, IN 46038 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at a Auction. The sale will occur or otherwise disposed as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 9/15/2021 at 12:00pm.

Jesse Clouse unit #342; Lisa Davidson unit #651; Sierra Stewart unit #914. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Prime Storage - Fishers Britton Park Rd. located at 13323 Britton Park Rd., Fishers, IN 46038 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupant who is in default at a Auction.

The sale will occur or otherwise disposed as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 9/15/2021 at 12:00pm. Mia Vance unit #K32. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00134 Z: GOAT Rezone Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on September 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. will hold a Public Hearing at Carmel City Hall (2nd floor Council Chambers) upon Re-Zone Application: For property being known as 220 2nd Street SW, Carmel, IN 46032 from R-2 to B-2.

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 16-09-25-16-06-007.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

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

Tomahawk Holdings, LLC By: E. Davis Coots, attorney for Petitioner

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2021-00160 CA Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission, at their regular meeting on September 21, 2021, 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a petition for a Rezone pursuant to the application on file with the Department of Community Services, as follows: A request to Amend the Commitments associated with Ordinance Z-611-16, a C2 Rezone of six parcels adopted in 2016. This proposal is to terminate the Commitments as provided in Z-611-16, by a decision of the Carmel Plan Commission made at a public hearing after proper notice has been given. The properties are identified by their common address, tax parcel ID numbers and legal description: Parcel 1: 331 W. Main Street, Carmel IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-001.000 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.23 acres Parcel 2: 321 W. Main Street, Carmel, IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-002.000 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.24 acres Parcel 3: 311 W. Main Street, Carmel, IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-003.000 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.16 acres Parcel 4: 0 3rd Ave SW, Carmel, IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-003.001 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.09 acres Parcel 5: 20 3rd Ave SW, Carmel, IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-019.000 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.20 acres Parcel 6: 320 1st Street SW, Carmel, IN 46032 16-09-25-16-01-020.000 Section 25, Township 18, Range 3 0.39 acres The Application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00160 CA, Main Street Block Commitment Amendment. The file for this proposal may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM in the office of the Department of Community Services, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, or online at www.carmel.in.gov.

Any written comments or objections to the proposal should be filed with the Secretary of the Plan Commission not later than 12:00 PM on the September 21, 2021. All written comments and objections will be presented to the Commission. Any oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard by the Commission at the hearing according to its Rules of Procedure.

Joe Shestak, Administrator Carmel Plan Commission (317) 571-2417 Dated: August 24, 2021

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LIFESTYLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Ordinance D-2590-21 Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana meeting on the 20th day of September, 2021, 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 vacation of those portions of the existing Public Way known as the 3rd Street SE Alley (“Alley”), located entirely within the corporate boundaries of Carmel, Indiana, and located between single-family residences at 241 1st Ave SE, Carmel, Indiana 46032, and 311 1st Ave SE, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

The abutting properties to the Alley are identified by common addresses of: 241 1st Ave SE, Carmel, Indiana 46032; 311 1st Ave SE, Carmel, Indiana 46032; 210 Carmel View Dr., Carmel, Indiana 46032; and 220 Carmel View Dr., Carmel, Indiana 46032.

James E. Thomas of Carmel, Indiana is the Petitioner, and the subject Alley is unpaved and has only rarely in modern times been improved with a gravel surface.

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.

CARMEL CITY CLERK Sue Woflgang

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French Lick and its Pluto water Commentary by Don Knebel This is the first of three columns about French Lick and West Baden Springs, adjacent small towns in Orange TRAVEL County that became world famous.

French Lick was named for deposits from mineral springs animals licked along the Buffalo Trace. In 1832, after determining the springs were not a practical source of salt, Indiana sold 1,500 acres to William Bowles, a minister expelled from his local church.

Claiming to be a physician, Bowles built a hotel and began selling spring water he said cured everything from alcoholism and asthma to insomnia and influenza. In 1869, after Bowles beat charges of practicing medicine without a license, he named his largest spring “Pluto’s Spring” for the Greek god of the underworld. After Bowles’ death, a series of owners expanded the hotel, its supposedly magical “Pluto Water” drawing guests by train from across the United States.

In 1905, Thomas Taggart, formerly Indianapolis mayor, acquired the French Lick Springs Hotel and greatly expanded it and

Pluto Springs Pavilion, French Lick Springs Hotel. (Photos courtesy of Don Knebel)

Railroad entrance at French Lick Springs Hotel

its appeal. The Monon Railroad ran a train from Chicago directly to the hotel, where up to 200 passengers a day, including Hollywood celebrities, entered beneath a gilded marquee. In 1911, Taggart erected an

octagonal pavilion over Pluto’s Spring proclaiming Pluto Water to be “Nature’s Greatest Laxative.” Although gambling was illegal, French Lick casinos, including one across the street from Taggart’s hotel, attracted yet more visitors. By the time of Taggart’s death in 1929, his hotel was earning $2 million a year. Franklin Roosevelt attended the Democratic Governors’ Conference in the hotel in 1931, where he sought support for a presidential bid and was photographed wearing leg braces.

The Great Depression and Indiana’s crackdown on gambling led to the hotel’s decline, but a magnificently restored hotel and adjoining (lawful) casino are again attracting visitors from around the world (more in the next two weeks).

Correction: A photo that appeared with Don Knebel’s travel column in the Aug. 24 edition of Current was not a replica of Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home.

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

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