September 1, 2020 — Carmel

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

BACKGROUND CHECK

Paramedic turned police officer helps Carmel fend off COVID-19 / P13

Teachers hired to meet virtual class demand / P3

Hotel Carmichael celebrates grand opening / P5

Family welcomes 3rd generation Eagle Scout / P9

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CCS adds virtual teachers, shifts classrooms

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The COVID-19 pandemic has cost Carmel Clay Schools $2.2 million since March, with approximately half of that EDUCATION cost to fund new teaching positions to handle virtual classes, primarily at the elementary school level.

Nearly a quarter of elementary students signed up for virtual learning to begin the school year, compared with 21 percent of middle school students and 12 percent of high school students.

Amy Dudley, CCS assistant supt. of curriculum, instruction and assessment, told the school board Aug. 24 that some of the virtual elementary school classes began the year too large to be manageable, with some nearing 40 students, even with the addition of five new teaching positions.

So, administrators began looking for ways to form additional virtual classrooms.

They transitioned seven instructional assistants to teaching positions and reassigned five reading specialists and instructional coaches to become virtual teachers, bringing the total of new homerooms for the school year to 17.

Twelve of the new classrooms launched Aug. 26, less than two weeks after the start of the school year. Approximately 17 percent or 313 students were moved into new virtual classrooms, which contain students who attend various CCS schools under normal circumstances.

Dudley said rearranging homerooms after the start of the school year isn’t ideal, but it’s not unprecedented. Principals aimed to keep students from the same school together in the reshuffling.

“We tried not to just move one student

VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON PER SCHOOL Carmel High School 88% Carmel Middle School 79% Clay Middle School 83% Creekside Middle School 75% Carmel Elementary School 83% Cherry Tree Elementary 85% College Wood Elementary 61% Forest Dale Elementary 80% Mohawk Trails Elementary 85% Orchard Park Elementary 65% Prairie Trace Elementary 75% Smoky Row Elementary 77% Towne Meadow Elementary 72% West Clay Elementary 67% Woodbrook Elementary

12% 21% 17% 25% 17% 15% 39% 20% 15% 35% 25% 23% 28% 33%

83% High school and middle schools are hybrid, elementaries are in-person

17% Virtual only

from a school, but we looked at how we could move a clump of students from (the same elementary school) to this section so they also will have some peers next year (when) they’re back at their home school and will see some familiar faces,” Dudley said.

With the reorganization, elementary in-person classes average 21 students, while virtual classes average 28 students.

The middle schools average 23 students per class in their hybrid program, with 25 students per virtual class. At the high school, hybrid classes average 15 students, with virtual classes averaging 17 students.

Students at all grade levels had the option to choose all-virtual classes, with elementary students having an in-person option and middle and high school students having a hybrid option of in-person and virtual classes. Initially, CCS planned to allow students to choose a different option after nine weeks of school, but administrators are questioning whether that’s feasible, considering the complications of staffing levels and social distancing requirements.

“It’s a little contradictory to go nine weeks and then change to a different (teacher) and a different location,” CCS Supt.

Michael Beresford said. “It’s really been a struggle. We haven’t come to a consensus on our team what’s the best approach to that.”

CCS Associate Supt. for Business Affairs Roger McMichael said the district can fund COVID-19-related expenses out of its reserve funds and that he doesn’t expect the district to take a major financial hit — as long as the pandemic doesn’t last beyond this school year.

“Our hope is we’ll be past this by this time next year and that this will be a onetime expense, significant nevertheless,” he said.

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What happened: The board approved new administrative roles at Carmel High School.

The Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting Aug. 24.

What happened: The school board approved a change order adding $1.1 million to the cost of building Clay Center Elementary and the new Carmel Elementary building, raising the cost of building the two schools to more than $64 million.

What it means: Much of the added cost is for soil stabilization efforts. CCS Associate Supt. Roger McMichael said officials knew stabilization might be an issue but that they wanted to investigate the options for handling it before committing to one when the building contracts were awarded. He also said the projects have contingency funds built into the budget to cover the cost.

What’s next: The schools are set to open in the fall of 2021.

What it means: Wesley Drew is the new assistant principal at CHS. He has worked at CCS for 11 years, most recently as social studies department chair at Creekside Middle. School. Karen McDaniel will move from assistant principal to associate principal at CHS. She served as assistant principal for 12 years.

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CCS doesn’t expect provider’s Catholic ties to affect services

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees on Aug. 24 approved an agreement with Ascension St. Vincent to provide behavioral health EDUCATION services on campus. The unanimous vote came after a brief discussion about whether the hospital system’s ties to the Roman Catholic Church would affect its offerings.

The program, which is expected to cost CCS $665,000 per year, is funded primarMcMichael ily through a school safety referendum approved in 2019. It will provide therapy sessions, skills coaching, medication management, teacher consultations and other services.

Before the vote, 2018 Carmel High School graduate Chris Nardi urged the school board not to approve the agreement, in part because of Ascension St. Vincent’s association with the Catholic Church, which prohibits abortion and sexual activity outside of marriage and frowns upon homosexuality.

“Given these restrictions, what will happen if a pregnant student wishes to discuss her legal right to terminate the pregnancy?” Nardi asked. “Since LGBT youth are more likely to experience mental health conditions, will they be given care that affirms their sexual orientation or gender identity

if they seek the provider’s service?”

The agreement between Ascension St. Vincent and CCS has a provision that states the provider is operated in accordance with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services. The agreement states that the “principles and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church are a matter of conscience to the Institute.”

Ascension St. Vincent issued a statement regarding how it would handle circumstances that could conflict with Catholic teaching.

“Ascension St. Vincent is committed to Beresford serving all persons and does not discriminate or refuse needed care on any basis,” the statement read. “While some specific interventions are not offered, Ascension St. Vincent providers ensure that patients are informed with comprehensive information regarding their care.”

Ascension St. Vincent has provided athletic training and school nurses to CCS for years without issue, but school board member Pam Knowles said instances where Catholic teaching may differ from beliefs of non-Catholic students would not typically arise in those scenarios.

Associate Supt. Roger McMichael said he doesn’t anticipate religious differences to become a problem and that CCS could choose to terminate the agreement if they do.

“To my knowledge, we have never had an issue that would be a concern relative to the fact that they’re a religious-based hospital,” he said. “I certainly wouldn’t anticipate we would with this.”

CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said another provision in the agreement prohibits Ascension St. Vincent from discriminating against anyone because of religion or sexual orientation, among other distinctions.

“While they have guiding principles like we do, at the same time there will be no discrimination against anyone,” Beresford said.

School board President Michael Kerschner said he is confident in Ascension St. Vincent’s ability to provide appropriate mental health services to students.

“As a public school, we believe strongly in separation of church and state,” he said. “We need to remember these providers are professionals and they will do what’s best for the students. If it’s something they do not feel they can handle, there will be a way they will deal with it and we will deal with it.”

Ascension St. Vincent plans to provide a program manager, supervisor liaison, 13 therapists and eight skills specialists on CCS campuses. Many of the services will be covered by insurance or Medicaid, with CCS covering remaining costs. The program is expected to be rolled out gradually as positions are filled.

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Progress

Ex-ZTA employee sentenced for stealing $450K

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A former employee of Carmel-based Zeta Tau Alpha has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for stealing COURTS more than $450,000 from the organization’s charitable foundation during a six-year span.

Christina Short, 43, of Speedway, worked for ZTA, a national women’s college fraternity, for more than 16 years as financial coordinator for the ZTA Foundation, a nonprofit that raises funds for scholarships and breast cancer awareness. Her duties included depositing donations and accounting for them in the ledgers.

Federal prosecutors said Short stole 816 donations on nearly 500 occasions and used them to pay for personal expenses, including restaurant bills, clothing, vacations and youth sports.

Prosecutors said Short typically stole donations made by money order and avoided personal checks because they could be more easily tracked by donors.

ZTA officials learned of the theft after a bank examiner contacted them about a suspicious-looking deposit. They confronted Short and fired her after she admitted to stealing that check. ZTA notified the FBI, which worked with the Carmel Police Dept. to uncover the extent of the scheme.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ordered Short to repay the funds she stole.

Short made an initial payment of $30,000 after the sentencing. The court also ordered Short to serve three years of supervised release after her prison sentence.

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HOTEL CARMICHAEL CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, third from left, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of Hotel Carmichael. He is joined by, from left, Michael Feinstein, Center for the Performing Arts artistic director; Coury Hospitality CEO Paul Coury; Hotel Carmichael General Manager Jamie Hopwood; Carmel Redevelopment Commission Director Henry Mestetsky; and Pedcor CEO Bruce Cordingley. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Hotel Carmichael, a 122-room boutique hotel in Carmel City Center, opened Aug. 27 following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Marriott Autograph Collection hotel is a result of a public/private partnership between the City of Carmel and Pecor Companies. The $58 million project faced several hurdles along the way, as its total cost was 40 percent more than originally estimated and its opening was delayed nearly four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but Project: Widening of 146th north and southbound conStreet CONSTRUCTION nectivity will be limited.

Location: Near Boone Expected completion: County border Mid-November Expected completion: By Project: New roundabout end of 2020 Location: Illinois Street and Zotec Drive Project: New roundabout Start date: On or after Sept. 15 Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road.

Expected completion: Nov. 1 East and westbound traffic flow will be Project: Reconstruction of Range Line maintained, but north and southbound Road, including a new roundabout at connectivity will be limited.

Walnut Street and pedestrian and bicycle Expected completion: Mid-November connectivity Project: New roundabout Location: Between Elm Street and City Location: 116th Street and College Avenue.

Center Drive Start date: After Sept. 7 Expected completion: January 2021 FISHERS Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project Location: 126th Street closure switched to the east side and is anticipated to reopen in November. During this time, cross access will be restricted, with only right in and right out. Northbound Ind. 37 traffic will not have access to 126th Street.

Traffic on northbound Ind. 37 will shift to southbound lanes and two lanes will remain in each direction. Local access to

businesses will remain open.

Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Drivers will be directed to use 141st Street to Allisonville Road or 131st Street to Cumberland Road.

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Court to move to temporary home

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the court will move because the lease is not yet signed. The city is paying Carmel-based Studio M Architects $15,000 to provide archiCarmel City Court will soon have a tempo- tectural design services for the relocation. rary home.

Moving the court will free up City officials space at City Hall, giving employees CITY NEWS have long been more space to practice physical disinterested in retancing and alleviate overcrowding locating the court from the second in certain departments. floor of City Hall, where it is in sesEventually, the city plans to move sion three days a week. The city’s the court into an expansion of the population and the court’s caseload Carmel Police Dept. headquarters.

Brainard has grown tremendously in recent Brainard said in 2016 that the city decades, leading to crowded quarters and was interested in purchasing the Huntington inmates in restraints sometimes being led Bank building next door, but the bank is still through the lobby during city business in operation there. City officials declined to hours, Mayor Jim Brainard said. comment on the status of those plans.

“It’s not a good setup,” he said.

Both the temporary and future city court Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. In an at CPD headquarters will have a dedicated era of physical distancing to prevent the security screening area and larger public spread of COVID-19, overcrowding in City space that will allow for physical distancing.

Hall — in the court and elsewhere — became City court halted in-person hearings a matter of public safety rather than an during the peak of the pandemic but has inconvenience. So, the city court is expectresumed them with safety protocols in ed to soon relocate into its new location, place. A city spokesman said the court is although city officials have not announced expecting a “significant uptick” in in-pera move date. son hearings in 2021, partially to catch up City officials declined to identify the cost on a backlog of cases delayed during the to lease courtroom space or identify where pandemic.

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Absentee vs. in-person voting

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“There are 11 reasons, and you have to fall into one of those categories to vote absentee,” Williams said. “In the primary, the goverHamilton County Clerk Kathy Williams said nor ordered us to ignore those choices (and the county has received more than 16,000 allow anyone to vote absentee), but now we absentee ballot apare back to regular Indiana statute.”

ELECTION plications as of Aug. For a full list of categories or to 25. Last year, the apply for absentee voting, visit incounty had 11,000 total applications. .gov/sos/elections/2402.htm.

Voters have until Oct. 22 to register To prevent fraud, Hamilton Counfor absentee voting. ty’s system will not accept more Absentee voting than one application from the same To vote absentee is to mail-in or person.

Williams drop off a ballot to the Hamilton In-person voting County Clerk’s Office. Williams encourages Williams said many people prefer to vote voters to apply prior to the deadline. in person because as soon as their vote is “If you wait until Oct. 22, it’s hard for tallied on Election Day, it counts. (the U.S. Post Office) to guarantee mail both The county will offer early voting at the ways and be back here by Nov. 3 (Election judicial center and the county fairgrounds Day),” Williams said. beginning Oct. 6. Eight satellite locations Voters can apply now for absentee votwill open for early voting two weeks prior ing. Ballots will be mailed beginning Sept. to Nov. 3.

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Labor Day delivery — Current’s issue of Sept. 8 will be delivered Sept. 9 since the U.S. Postal Service is closed Sept. 7, Labor Day and a Monday which is Current’s usual sorting day at the post office. The edition will be available in its entirety, however, on Sept. 8 at youarecurrent. com/read-online.

Stolen handguns recovered — Carmel police recovered two handguns reported stolen from Kentucky the evening of Aug. 26 after an officer stopped a SUV that was driving 80 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone on Keystone

Parkway near 116th Street. Two people were arrested for carrying a handgun without a license and possession of a stolen firearm. One of the arrestees was also charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Judges appoint commissioner — The judges of Hamilton County have appointed local attorney P. Chadwick Hill to serve as a commissioner. The state legislature previously granted the county’s request for a new magistrate to alleviate its backlog of work, but the position doesn’t take effect until next year. The Hamilton County Council, recognizing the immediate need of the courts, created the position of commissioner to fill that need until the magistrate position becomes effective. Hill has served as an attorney in criminal and civil litigation, personal

injury and entertainment representation since 1998, most recently for the Garrison Law Firm.

Prevent property theft, fraud — The Hamilton County Recorder’s Office has rolled out a new program to protect residents from property theft and fraud. The new system, Doxpop Property Watch, notifies property owners with an email to alert them to changes or filings that affect them. Doxpop is a free service that provides residents access to all their recorded documents online. Multiple parcels can be registered for those who own several properties throughout the county. To access and enroll in the system, visit doxpop.com under “Other Services” and “Doxpop Property Watch.”

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From left, James G., James E. and James J. Arbuckle celebrate James G. becoming an Eagle Scout.

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Family’s Eagle Scout legacy continues to 3rd generation

By Emma Uber news@currentincarmel.com James E., James J. and James G. Arbuckle have more in common than their names. The grandfather, father and son are all Eagle Scouts, the top rank in ACHIEVEMENT Boy Scouts.

In July, James G. became a third-generation Eagle Scout as his father, James J., and grandfather, James E., watched as he continued the family legacy.

The Arbuckle family hosted an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at their Carmel home in honor of James G.’s achievement.

James G. knew from a young age that he wanted to follow in his father and grandfather’s footsteps. The family history in Scouting motivated him to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.

“A lot of kids go into Scouting, and they do it for the rank or to have a good time, which is great, but I had something behind me pushing me to make my best effort to be an Eagle,” James G. said.

To earn this rank, James G. earned numerous merit badges, served in various leadership positions and organized a community service project. After consulting the St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School PTO, James G. led his fellow troop members in constructing a gaga ball pit for students.

“From this project I learned planning and

leadership, because I had never really led a group of 15 guys to get one goal done, so it was cool to see the project when it was all said and done,” James G. said. “It was great to see all my efforts unfold.”

James J. expressed his pride as a father and said becoming an Eagle Scout teaches virtues that have helped him and his father throughout their adult lives.

“Having been an Eagle Scout and having gone through all of (the requirements), you learn things like persistence and dedication.

You certainly have to have a level of optimism, because if you are not optimistic, it is hard to sustain an effort over three to five years,” James J. said. “Those kinds of qualities help you whether it’s in your personal life or leading a family or in your career.

Those types of qualities can’t help but help you be successful in all different sorts of endeavors.”

James J. said the family had to work through logistical hurdles to arrange for his father, who lives in a nursing home, to attend the Court of Honor ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s a marvelous thing to finally get it done,” James J. said. “As a dad, you can see the character development that Scouting has brought upon him. The whole Scouting experience has molded him into a delightful young man. It’s just been a lot of fun to watch that development take place.”

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Run(317) race moves to Westfield

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lage of WestClay for the second consecutive year after previously being in downtown Carmel. Kids’ Voice of Indiana is the charity Jeff Graves needed to find a new location partner. for his Run(317) event during the “We are going to wave-start coronavirus pandemic. everyone, so there are 20 different EVENT “It was scheduled for waves,” he said. “It’s going to take Carmel, like it was in us 40 minutes to get everyone the past,” Graves said. “We had our started so we can socially distance. permit, which we knew could be The waves are made of 50 people. pulled from us.”

We are socially distancing those Graves said City of Carmel offigroups so there will be four peoGraves cials didn’t feel it was best to host ple that walk up to the line at the an event like that for the rest of the year. start.”

Graves, a Carmel resident, is president of Graves said participants will wear their Westfield-based Vision Event Management, masks up until their start time. so the company checked with Westfield “If someone wants to do it virtually, they officials about having the event there. can go ahead if they don’t feel comfortable “They were excited about the opportunity, coming out in person,’ Graves said. provided the Hamilton County Health Dept.

Westfield businesses interested in taking gave their blessing,” Graves said. part in a virtual race bag with an offer that After laying out the guidelines and plans runs through Dec. 31 can contact Julia@vifor dealing with COVID-19, the race got apsioneventmanagement.com. The virtual race proval from the county’s health department. bag email will be sent before the race.

Run(317) is set to begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at Graves said the race is being capped at Monon Trail Elementary School. The 3.17-mile 1,000 in-person runners. At least 180 runners race, slightly longer than a 5K, was suphave chosen a virtual run option. posed to be run that same date in the VilFor more, visit run317.com.

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Charity XC Challenge returns

By Calina He news@currentincarmel.com The third annual Indy Runners Charity XC Challenge 5K will return at 9 a.m. Sept. 7, Labor Day, at Northview Church.

“This year, we will FUNDRAISER try to expand our donations a bit more. There’s a $30 entry fee. Half of that goes toward whichever charity you choose to represent, and the other half goes into a (pot for the winning team),” said Brian Schuetter, medical liaison for Indy Runners. “We will have a few designated anchor charities that we will be promoting that were more impacted

by COVID-19, (such as the) Indiana Center for Nursing, Back On My Feet, Washington Township Advance Center and Second Helpings.”

The event will use an age-graded percent to generate a score for each participant.

The age-graded percent is the ratio of the race time and the world record for the same age and gender. The formula is designed to ensure participants do not have an advantage or disadvantage because of their age or gender.

Precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be in place, such as staggering start times and removing gathering areas.

“We’ll do all the masking and precautions when picking up bibs and jerseys,” Schuetter said. “We will do staggered starts with individual people one at a time to keep the spacing in between people. We would usually have refreshments and snacks and a hangout place before and after, but we will not be doing that this year, unfortunately.”

To register, visit indyrunners.org. Those interested in raising money for the charities but hesitant about participating in the run can donate to the cause by emailing Schuetter at medical@indyrunners.org.

Relay for Life now a drive-thru — Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the previously scheduled Relay For Life of Hamilton County has been rescheduled for Sept. 12 as a Drive-Thru Luminaria event from 8 to 10 p.m. at Grace Church, 5504 E 146th St. in Noblesville. Learn more and dedicate a luminaria bag by Sept. 5 at relayforlife.org/ westfieldIN.

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GOOD SAMARITAN NETWORK If you would like to volunteer for the holidays, please go to gsnlive.org to view opportunities or to register. The Holiday Assistance Program will undergo assessment and development because of the pandemic. During the coming weeks and months, the program may look different this year as a result of COVID-19. Participants voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree to not hold Good Samaritan Network or the venue liable should they become ill. Expect long lines, possible changes and new participation guidelines. These and other changes may be announced at any time.

BOONE COUNTY CANCER SOCIETY The You’re Not Alone Program is for Boone County cancer patients starting treatment at the Cancer Center. Care packages are given to first-time cancer patients seeking treatment. Bags also may be picked up at the BCCS office. To donate to the program, you may send or bring a check to the BCCS office with You’re Not Alone in the memo or visit

www.boonecountycancersociety.org/ donate. For more information, call board member Diane Beltran at 317.518.3906.

THE SHEPHERD’S CENTER OF HAMILTON COUNTY Seniors need to know that SCHC is ready to help them during isolation.

Any senior in Hamilton County is eligible for assistance. Consider sharing SCHC’s Facebook page with seniors you know and please have them 317.674.8777, ext. 5, for assistance. You also may make a donation at shepherdscenterofhamiltoncounty.org or mail a tax-deductible gift to SCHC, 347 S. 8th St., Suite B, Noblesville 46060.

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SAHM’S MARKETPLACE HEALTH CARE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM Sahm’s Catering has a menu for individual meals to help feed the brave men and women who are doing lifesaving and critical work during the pandemic. These meals can be delivered ready-to-eat hot, cold, or ready to microwave when they are ready to eat. If you would like to provide a meal for a health care provider, learn more at feed-to-flatten.square.site.

MEALS ON WHEELS Volunteers are needed to deliver a route a day each week. Call 317.776.7159 for details or visit mealsonwheelshc.org.

SECOND HELPINGS The organization urges sign-ups for its emergency volunteer wait list at www.

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BOONE COUNTY The foundation is accepting applications for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The scholarship is open to Indiana residents who graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2021 and receive their diploma no later than June 30. Details related to conditions of the award, eligibility and selection criteria are available at communityfoundationbc.org/ scholarships/lilly-endowment-communityscholarships/. The application deadline Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.

PREVAIL Volunteers are needed for this Noblesvillebased nonprofit that advocates for victims of crime and abuse. Two of the open positions are weekly support group co-facilitator and for weekly support group assistant. Interested parties may gain more information from Beth Dunlop at 317.773.6942 or bdunlop@prevailinc.org.

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Benefits of online tutoring Commentary by Max Pavlovsky Have you ever considered hiring an online tutor for algebra, precalculus, AP calculus or AP statistics for your EDUCATION child but were skeptical since you had never tried it? Perhaps you’ve only experienced face-to-face tutoring. For many reasons, online tutoring could be a better option for your child, especially in this COVID-19 environment.

Here are several reasons to consider an online tutor: Convenience: Tutoring sessions can be scheduled to occur anytime or anywhere without worrying about transportation for your child to and from the library, school or coffee shop, thus saving the parent and the child time that would otherwise be wasted.

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Traffic stops, security checks and training exercises are all part of the job for Megan Soultz, a night shift officer for the Carmel Police Dept.

But lately, her duties have expanded to include helping to craft and review the City of Carmel’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing what she’s learned with a national health care firm to help battle the disease on a larger scale.

Unlike most police officers, Soultz, 32, has a master’s degree in biology, so when a leg injury forced her into a light duty assignment in April, the project seemed the perfect fit at the right time.

“Having a background in biology and having taught some of those things in the paramedic science program, I can understand how the (COVID-19) research is laid out,” she said. “Being able to read and digest the information that’s coming out of those scientific papers was how I was most helpful with a master’s degree in biology as a night shift patrolman.”

For Soultz, becoming a police officer wasn’t always the plan. A 2006 Carmel High School graduate, she received her first EMT certification when she was 19 and began working on ambulances with Putnam County Operation Life during her freshman year at DePauw University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from DePauw, where she was a top softball player, and went to IUPUI for her master’s degree.

After graduating, Soultz accepted a job with Indianapolis EMS that included teaching paramedic science, and she became a tactical medic for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. SWAT team. It was during SWAT team calls that she realized she may have chosen the wrong career.

“I couldn’t go in all the way if it wasn’t quite safe, or I couldn’t be the one to go in and catch the bad guy,” Soultz said. “There’s only one way to do that, and it’s to reverse

Carmel Police Dept. officer Megan Soultz is the first woman to serve on CPD’s SWAT team. (Submitted photo)

Carmel Police Dept. officer Megan Soultz, who has a master’s degree in biology, has helped the City of Carmel develop its response to COVID-19. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

my role, so I became a police officer. I’m still a state-licensed paramedic.”

Soultz applies her medical background as a CPD officer, responding to calls where her expertise may be helpful and training other officers how to respond to medical emergencies. She also teaches an EMS Awareness Class for the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.

So, when the City of Carmel decided to put together a plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 locally, including requiring first responders to be tested for the virus weekly, CPD realized Soultz could be a valuable resource.

In addition to reading news articles and research papers on COVID-19, Soultz reviewed data and looked for trends among city employees and their families tested for the virus. When the city offered COVID-19 antibody testing for the same groups, she analyzed that, too, looking for information on the spread of the disease.

Soultz passed her research along to Min-

nesota-based UnitedHealth Group, which is analyzing it to find information that may be useful in the broader fight against COVID-19.

“We have been testing police officers and firefighters weekly, which is pretty unique,” Soultz said. “Now, we’re doing antibody testing. Having that data to compare sideby-side for an extended period of time is not something a lot of places have access to.”

UnitedHealth Group hasn’t yet shared its analytics, but Soultz said she has developed some theories from looking at the data.

Among her most significant takeaways so far is the amount of research still to be done on a global scale.

“The most surprising thing for me is how little we know,” she said.

CPD Chief Jim Barlow described Soultz and her work as “an incredible asset” to CPD and the City of Carmel.

“She is a great example of an officer willing to step up and put in extra effort to further the city’s goals,” Barlow said. “Her skill set, past experience and education

made her a perfect complement to the city’s team that was assembled to create a local response to the coronavirus.”

Soultz is still offers her assistance in battling the pandemic locally, but now that she’s recovered from her leg injury, she’s glad to be back to her regular duties.

“As much as I loved working on this project. I also love being a police officer,” she said. “There’s a reason I have a master’s degree in biology and don’t work in a lab.”

WITNESSING A ‘MIRACLE’ Megan Soultz got a bit of unexpected job experience during a college internship with the New York City Fire Dept.

On Jan. 15, 2009, she was a first responder at the “Miracle on the Hudson,” which occurred when US Airways Flight 1549 lost engine power after striking a flock of Canada geese and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River.

All 155 people aboard the plane survived.

Soultz said she didn’t see the plane in the river or meet the plane’s captain, but she helped triage passengers as they came off rescue boats.

It’s not a scenario she’s likely to encounter in Carmel, but Soultz is grateful for the opportunity to have served and learned at such a large-scale event.

“That was not on the list of expectations (for the internship), for sure,” she said.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t, or so goes the proverb.

But what if we really, really don’t like the devil we know? Sending the subspecialty vegetable market into a tailspin, then-President George Herbert Walker Bush proclaimed offhandedly that broccoli was off the menu for his White House and its many affiliated functions.

It was that the stalky member of the cabbage family had long been in disfavor; and now that Bush had become master of the realm, it would be summarily banished.

Aside from wondering why one couldn’t simply eat around the offending plant matter, an inquiring mind would naturally consider what replaced it.

If there was no edict on substitution, could the eventual choice have been even worse? Or in the entire universe of emerald-colored side dishes, were all others preferred?

In the days when parents routinely made, at home, one family meal and we all ate it, substitutions were not generally looked upon with favor. “Your Mother took the time to make those carrots, now eat them.” It is unclear how the social contract required reciprocation but we did not question. Likewise, “Clean your plate because other children are starving” makes sense only if a 7-year-old is philosophical. Regardless, kids have declared, “I’d rather eat anything than that.”

Is it possible that we really meant it?

When faced with a discomfort, how do we moderate the inconvenience against a world of unknowns? Can we hope to predict the future, or are we justified in relying on the notion that a terrible, even worse, tomorrow must be better than what we believe to be terrible today?

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

Yes, there are good people Commentary by Danielle Wilson Things are looking up for the Wilson clan! My youngest has fully recovered from COVID-19 (without infecting any HUMOR of us, praise be), our collegians have safely returned to their respective campuses (at least for now), Doo’s midlife crisis seems to be abating (i.e., he has not purchased a Belizean catamaran) and my classroom banishment order is nearing an end. Most important, I’m feeling hopeful about life and the rest of 2020.

And I think the main reason for my newfound positivity, despite still dealing with some difficult stuff like my father’s terminal cancer, is realizing that most people, when it counts, are good. Here are a few individuals who helped change my attitude.

• The random health department worker who conducted the 45-minute COVID-19 interview used to collect data on Indiana’s outbreak. Toward the end of our call, she asked, “But how are you doing? Do you need anything? Food?

Transportation? Medicine?” Cue tears.

• A hardened Vietnam vet who dropped

off food as part of a meal train my sister organized. He brought homemade spaghetti, fresh bread, salad and dessert, but also shrimp cocktail, wine, vodka, coffee, flowers, candles and linen napkins. He wanted my parents to enjoy the perfect romantic dinner!

How thoughtful was that?

• And finally, the amazing faculty and staff at my school. I’ve had everyone from my hallway neighbors to the superintendent email or text to check on my daughter, offer to run errands or simply to give words of support.

They made me feel loved, even though they have much bigger things to worry about. Gulp.

So have faith, friends! There are good people in this world.

Peace out.

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

Editor, In a letter to Current, Dave Fox condemns the recent rezone for 146th and Monon and criticizes my vote. The path forward was not as obvious for me as it was for Mr. Fox. As a matter of fact, the easy, politically safe decision would be to leave things as they are and essentially do nothing.

The project consists of three adjacent parcels facing 146th Street. As 146th Street has been widened over the years, the houses are now close to a divided road that is becoming a major east/ west highway controlled by the county. Over the years, the homes became rentals, fell into disrepair and now sit vacant.

With a willing buyer proposing residential, albeit attached, we fend off alternative uses like a commercial strip center. This project, next to the Monon Trail, is a way for Carmel to protect the existing property values and lifestyle by attracting a buyer (not a renter) who is willing to pay $600,000 to be near amenities and have no maintenance.

This very important criteria were used to justify the 146th and Monon zoning change and is clearly stated in the city’s adopted comprehensive plan.

Jeff Worrell, Carmel City Council member at-large Read the full letter at youarecurrent.com/?p=194285

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jacquie Bols is certain one aspect is essential in her business.

“We need EVENT failure in order to realize success,” said Bols, owner of Carmel-based Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering & Cafe.

“Failure is where lessons Bols are learned, especially in a catering company. In our industry, failure is never discussed. Everybody is perfect and every event is flawless. That’s what they all say.”

However, Bols knows it Hallowell isn’t true.

“Without failing in the catering industry, we will never know how to build our process and make it a strong unit,” she said.

“There are many links in the chain. If one link isn’t functioning at 100 percent, the process is broken.”

Bols was one of four Women in Business

panelists who shared advice based on one word with the OneZone Chamber’s virtual audience Aug. 12. The other panelists were Jennifer Hallowell, Hallowell Consulting owner; Eilise Lane, Scarlett Lane Brewing owner; and Dr. Indy Lane, Fishers Health Dept. medical director.

Bols said she learned that service is more important than the product.

Eilise Lane “I learned you’ll always go back to a restaurant with mediocre food and great service, but you will not return to a restaurant with great food and bad service,” she said. “It’s not just about food, it’s about Dr. Indy Lane the whole package.”

Hallowell chose the word “determined.”

“I was determined that I wanted to be independent, self-sufficient and in charge of my own destiny,” she said. “I was determined to succeed, and I was attracted to politics because I really wanted to make a difference, and that continued to drive me.”

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Hallowell didn’t have connections like many others. So, she started with an unpaid internship and then a paid internship. She made $125 a week.

“I worked easily 65 hours a week and often much more,” she said. “I was hungry to learn every aspect of the campaign and demonstrate my value to the organizations. So, when everyone else went home, I just kept working. This went on for months. I didn’t mind because I loved what I was doing.”

For Eilise Lane, the key word was “power.”

“While power can mean you have the strength, it can also mean people can pull power from you,” she said. “It means you can lend energy to others to get to where they want to be. Being in this position I constantly want to help. I want to mentor.”

Dr. Indy Lane chose the word “change.”

“In order to see progress, you have to have a willingness to change your mind, a willingness to think differently, a willingness to do something that no one else has ever donel,” she said. “Change is the only constant we have in our life. How we react to change is what is going to determine how successful we are and how we adapt.”

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Collin Flannagan decided the time was “The first section of the book, I dumb it right to write an easy-to-comprehend book down so someone from any educational about financial investbackground, even those in middle MONEY ment after fielding school, would pick up the conseveral questions from cepts,” he said. family and friends.

Flannagan’s premise is that a Flannagan, a 2012 Carmel High person earning $15 an hour could School graduate and Westfield ressave $1 million for retirement, deident, wrote “Knock, Knock Who’s pending on where the person lives There? Millionaire Status,” which he and provided the person saves and Flannagan self-published and released on Amainvests properly through the years. zon in mid-June.

“It’s based on the assumption your ex“I felt there was nothing on the market penses are $24,000 and you make $30,000. that was quite like this,” he said. “No one I If you save $6,000 a year over a 40-year know wants to read a finance book, espeperiod, you could have a million dollars,” he cially when they are young in their 20s. I said. wanted to add a bit of humor to it and make The second section covers financial exit shorter than most other books. People planations on stocks, bonds, investment especially don’t want to pick up a 300-page returns and similar matters. finance book.”

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Face coverings have literally become the must-have fall accessory as students return to in-person classes, but schools PANDEMIC differ on which types to allow.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises against face shields in classrooms, but state and some county health officials allow them. As a result, policies regarding face coverings vary between districts. In Zionsville and Westfield, face masks must be worn when face shields are used. In Noblesville, face shields may be worn in certain situations as long as social distancing is possible. In Carmel, students and teachers may choose between face masks and face shields.

Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, said face shields can be “a good alternative for schools.” He said the CDC is primarily concerned with source control, or preventing spread from an infected person, which is why they advise against them. “(The CDC) isn’t worrying about the benefit to the wearer,” Adalja said. “They’re basing it on an idea of not looking at the face covering wholistically but looking at one aspect of it.”

Adalja said there are many benefits to face shields. He said they are much more likely to be worn correctly than face

CHS biology teacher Kara House wears a face shield as she welcomes students to class on the first day of school. (File photo)

masks, which can slip below the nose and are removed more often. Face shields also provide eye protection that masks cannot.

“Outside of a health care setting, a face shield is equivalent to how people effectively wear masks,” Adalja said.

Dr. Rocky Singh, chief medical officer of IU Health’s Indianapolis Suburban Region, said face masks are preferred in schools because many people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic.

“The best option is to cover the source of infection, and the source of infection doesn’t come from the eyes, it only comes out from the

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nose with sneezing or the mouth with coughing,” Singh said. “As long as those are covered, the CDC feels there is adequate protection in the general population.”

Christian Walker, Hamilton County Health Dept. emergency preparedness coordinator, acknowledged that face shields are “not as effective” as cloth masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but he said they are permitted because they are the best option in some classroom situations, such as with young students learning to read.

“We need to be able to make some reasonable accommodations for people,” Walker said.

“That’s where social distancing also helps.”

Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Michael Beresford said face coverings, social distancing, hand-washing and staying home when sick, when used together, are the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a school setting.

“I’ve not found anybody in the medical community that disagrees,” he said.

Beresford said CCS will continue to work with state and local health professionals and adapt as needed.

“We have to follow the guidance of the medical community, because that’s their job, they are in charge of public health,” Beresford said.

“When they change, we’ll adjust.”

Hearing loss group meeting — The Hearing Loss Association of America Indianapolis Chapter will hold a virtual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 5. Audiologist Tina Childress will share communication strategies to use during the pandemic.

Learn more at hlaa-indianapolis.org.

Kidney care program launches — CarDon & Associates and DaVita Post-Acute Services are partnering to bring an onsite, kidney care program to CarDon’s Carmel Health & Living facility. The on-site dialysis center is exclusively available to residents of Carmel Health & Living, including long-term care and rehabilitation residents.

DaVita dialysis patients who require short-term care at Carmel Health & Living will be able to access traditional or home treatment options.

Learn more at cardon.us.

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ATI to hold Drive-In Theatre performances at shopping center lot in Carmel

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founders Don Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins have been brainstormEVENTS ing ways to perform in 2020.

ATI has canceled its 202021 season, which was scheduled to begin Sept. 4, due to the restrictions with the coronavirus pandemic.

In lieu of the regular season, ATI will hold a Drive-In Theatre from 7 to 9 p.m.

Sept. 18, Oct. 23 and Nov. 27 at the Monon Square Shopping Center in Carmel.

“We’re partnering with the city and they’re lending us their fancy stage,” Farrell said.

The sponsors are United Fidelity Bank, City of Carmel and Surroundings by Natureworks+.

“It’s going to be all social distance,” Farrell said. “Everyone will be in their cars and they will be spaced out. It’s going to be like a checkerboard.”

There is a limit of six people per car.

The first performance will include the co-founders. Terry Woods will be the music director. Tim Hunt (vocals), Greg Wolff (percussion) and Greg Gegogeine (bass) also will provide support.

“Terry was our musical director all the way back when we started in 2005, so he’ll be rejoining us on keyboards,” Farrell said. “The first performance will be songs that were in soundtracks from different movies, kind of keeping with the theme of drive-in movie theaters. We’re really excited about it being a time when the community can come together but social distancing. Everyone is in the safety of their own vehicle or they can bring their chairs. They have to be in the vicinity of their vehicles.”

Masks are required outside the car.

“We’re talking about frequency through radio as well,” Farrell said.

Farrell said the stage overhang should cover the performance area if there is a light rain.

Fishers Blues Fest Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 4-5. Free.

The Eagles Project 16 Candles with Ft. Groove Smash, Federal Hill Commons Concerts. 7 p.m. Sept. 5. Free.

For more, visit noblesvilleparks.org.

Movies in the Park “Frozen 2” (PG), Dillon Park, 6351 Midland Lane dusk, Sept. 4. Free.

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From left, Actors Theatre of Indiana cofounders Judy Fitzgerald, Cynthia Collins and Don Farrell will perform three Drive-In Theatre shows, starting Sept. 18. (Submitted photo)

Farrell said ATI is working on content for the Oct. 23 performance. The Nov. 27 performance will include holiday music.

Congregating around the parking lot and stage is not permitted. VIP tickets are $120, which includes priority parking, two ATI face masks and an appetizer coupon from Donatello’s Italian Restaurant in Carmel. Tickets in the pavilion area are $100 and $60 in the lawn area. For more, visit atistage.org. ’Alabama Story’ returns virtually ATI’s production of “Alabama Story” was the first for the play in Indiana, debuting in October 2019. A virtual stream of the production will be available from Sept. 27 to Oct. 10.

The show will start on the day of Banned Books Week, which celebrates the freedom to read.

“Alabama Story” tells the true story of an Alabama state senator trying to ban a children’s book about a black rabbit and white rabbit called “The Rabbits’ Wedding” because he believes it promotes integration and interracial marriage in 1959 in

Montgomery, Ala. A no-nonsense librarian, Emily Wheelock Reed, who was an Indiana University graduate, fights the censorship.

Farrell said there will be a virtual event Sept. 27 with the cast members, playwright Kenneth Jones and director Jane Unger. Farrell played the state senator and Collins played the librarian.

“We can answer people’s questions and talk about the play,” Farrell said. “People can watch that before we launch the stream of the archive (play). It’s going to be a wonderful night celebrating a great play. We’ll have a closing Oct. 10 where we’ll bring everyone back in again virtually.”

The play was filmed by Zach Rosing and Philip Paluso of Fishers-based Medium Cool Pictures. They shot some B-roll, extra footage to enhance the production, which will be spliced in.

The cost of the stream has not yet been set. It will be uploaded to a secure server, which can be shared all around the world.

“It’s kind of like a pay per view,” Farrell said.

For more, visit atistage.org.

Civic Theatre has announced it has canceled its season opener, Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical,” due to concerns related to COVID-19.

“The increase of positive cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks and the absence of rapidly available testing, or contact tracing, make it impossible for us to reasonably ensure the safety of Lasley our performers, volunteers, staff and our dedicated patrons,” Executive Artistic Director Michael J. Lasley said in a video statement.

“Matilda The Musical” was scheduled to run Oct. 2-17. It had originally been scheduled to start April 24 before being postponed due to the pandemic.

Civic plans to present the remainder of the 2020-2021 season, starting with “Elf The Musical,” in December. Lasley said he hopes that it will be an in-person production, with proper safety protocols in place. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

“Your continued support makes the future of this 105-year old institution possible,” Lasley stated.

Tax-free donations to help keep Civic thriving can be made at civictheatre.org/ support.

For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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BUT ART FOR SALE The Carmel International Arts Festival is cancelled this year, but the art must go on! Visit us online to see this year’s artists and click through to their galleries to view and purchase artwork.

The 2020 Festival Artists in all categories will be showcased here over the next few weeks!

The Walking Waffle Co. offers customizable toppings and is available at several farmers markets. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

CARMELARTSFESTIVAL.ORG/2020FEST CERAMICS: Jill Tortorella • Tanya Leslie • Larry Spears • Judy DeGan • Scott and Jenny Martin • Melisa Zimmerman • Brian Moore Audry Deal-McEver • Glenn Woods • Kaname Takada • Michael Kifer Jason Parsley • Stephanie Pierson- Hutson • Victor and Megan Huston-Field Jeremy Keller • Tim Peters • Jennifer Meeker FIBER: Guiteau Lanoue • Pat Kroth • Ann McCann • Amos Amit • Kent Epler Ruby Ballard-Harris • Diane Perry • Carol Caron • Lisa Berry • Irena Saparnis

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: At several farmers markets in central Indiana, but I visited the Fishers Farmers Market location, 6 Municipal Dr. What to get: Walking Waffle Price: $5 Anna’s take: The Walking Waffle Co. sells

Liege waffles at several farmers markets in central Indiana, including the Noblesville Farmers Market, the Carmel Farmers Market and the Fishers Farmers Market. Markets are typically open Saturday mornings. The waffles are a buttery dough with tiny clusters of sugar. The waffles are $3.50 without toppings, or $5 with toppings. The Walking Waffle Co. offers a variety of toppings such as fruit, honey, nuts, whipped cream and cookie butter. You also can purchase sixpacks of waffles to take home. They are an excellent breakfast choice to enjoy as you wander through the markets, and usually there’s a coffee booth nearby to purchase a beverage. I’ll definitely miss markets when they close in the fall, so you can find me enjoying my weekly waffle while they’re still open.

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Brockway Pub hosts ‘Rock to Block Bullying’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Angels & Doves is getting an assist from Brockway Pub. “Brockway Pub has been supportive of our mission,” said Kim FUNDRAISER Harvey, who co-founded the nonprofit with her late mother, Joyce, in 2010.

“They’ve enabled us to have this event there. It’s a really good relationship.”

“Rock to Block Bullying” is set from 4 to 11 p.m. Sept.

6 at Brockway Pub, 12550 Harvey Old Meridian St. The music starts at 5 p.m. Crush Bon Jovi tribute band is the headliner and will be joined by Silver Birds and Tres Amigos.

Proceeds support Angels & Doves’ anti-bullying program.

There will be live bands, food, drink specials and a silent auction. Indoor and outdoor seating will be available.

The money will be used to supply complimentary copies of the nonprofit’s “The Bully Book” to schools in need in Hamilton and Marion counties “We also have an education thumb-drive video that we can drop off to the school,” said Harvey, a north Indianapolis resident.

“Of course, right now we can’t go into the school because of the coronavirus. We’ll be able to share our books and video without us having to be there. It’s a one-hour training video and presentation.”

Angels & Doves travels the U.S. promoting injury and suicide prevention.

The donation cost for tickets is $20 is at the door. Tickets also can be purchased online at angelsanddoves.com.

4-H Photo Challenge — The 4-H Photo Challenge is open to youth in third through 12th grade. Participants should take photos fitting the monthly theme and submit entries online at bit.ly/hamco4hcameracorp by the last day of the month. Monthly themes for 2020 include: September – Community; October – Sunset to Sunrise; November – Occupations; December – Holiday Happenings.

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NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, TO ISSUE ONE OR MORE SERIES OF PROPOSED GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND/OR ENTER INTO A PROPOSED LEASE OR LEASES OF FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE SCHOOL CORPORATION Owners of real property, and registered voters and/or entering into a proposed lease or leases or debt service levy and rate that will result during the residing, in Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton County, amendment or amendments to one or more existing following ten (10) years after the issuance of the Indiana (the “School Corporation”), hereby are leases (collectively, the “Leases”) between one or first series of Bonds (assuming no growth in the given notice that the Board of School Trustees of more local nonprofit school building corporations, as net assessed value of the School Corporation and the School Corporation (the “Board”) preliminarily lessor (collectively, the “Building Corporation”), and considering any changes that may occur to the debt has determined, at its meeting held on August 24, the School Corporation, as lessee, relating to all or service levy and rate during that same period on 2020, that (a) a need exists for (i) certain renovations any portion of the school facilities operated by the account of any outstanding bonds or lease obligations and miscellaneous facility improvements at Carmel School Corporation. The Building Corporation, as that mature or terminate during said ten (10) year High School including but not limited to facility lessor, will issue one or more series of first mortgage period) is as follows: improvements consisting of all or any portion of bonds secured by and payable from the lease Estimated Debt Estimated Debt surface parking additions and reconfigurations, payments under the Leases (the “First Mortgage Year Service Levy Service Tax Rate replace translucent panels in the field house and Bonds”). The total maximum original aggregate 2020 $23,733,841 $0.2944 main gym, culinary arts classroom remodeling, principal amount of the General Obligation Bonds and 2021 24,979,092 0.3000 replace parking lot lights with LED fixtures, replace the First Mortgage Bonds (collectively, the “Bonds”) 2022 23,590,859 0.2926 chillers and boilers (2 & 3), storage addition at the will not exceed One Hundred Seven Million Dollars 2023 24,442,663 0.3000 loading dock, space remodel for restroom in the field ($107,000,000.00), or such greater amount in the 2024 25,327,562 0.3000 house, restoration of the roof in Unit C, Area 7, and case of the issuance of any first mortgage bonds all 2025 22,297,878 0.2766 planetarium improvements; (ii) certain improvements or a portion of which will be used to refund all or any 2026 25,049,741 0.3000 to the football stadium facility including but not limited portion of the First Mortgage Bonds.

2027 22,719,167 0.2818 to replacement of the running track surface, general The maximum term for each series of the facility improvements including ADA upgrades, Bonds will not exceed twenty (20) years, and each 2028 22,723,119 0.2819 renovation of restrooms, press box, locker rooms, of the Leases with respect to each facility subject 2029 18,455,635 0.2289 field event reconfiguration, new restroom, concession to a Lease or Leases at the time of the issuance of 2030 18,452,034 0.2289 and locker room building, pavement repair and each series of the First Mortgage Bonds will have 2031 5,264,209 0.0653 resurfacing, boiler and water heater replacement, a maximum term not to exceed thirty (30) years, The percent of the School Corporation’s current upgrade stadium lighting to LED fixtures, erection of a beginning on the date each such Lease or addendum annual debt service/lease payments and projected maintenance equipment storage building, expansion thereto is recorded by the School Corporation in maximum annual debt service/lease payments after of band tower storage; (iii) improvements to Murray connection with the 2021-2023 Facility Project. the issuance of the Bonds compared to the net Soccer Stadium Facility including upgrading lighting Based on the estimated interest rates that will be assessed value of taxable property within the School to LED fixtures, erection of permanent bleachers paid in connection with the Bonds is not anticipated Corporation is approximately thirty-seven hundredths at the southern end of the facility and extension of to exceed 5.00% per annum, the total interest cost of one percent (0.37%). The percent of the School end zone net for lacrosse; (iv) improvements to the associated therewith will not exceed $67,813,625.00 Corporation’s outstanding long term debt, together Hartman Field Baseball Complex facility including (which amount is net of any funds received by the with the outstanding long term debt of other taxing the installation of field turf at the varsity field, School Corporation or the Building Corporation from units that include any of the territory of the School upgrade stadium lighting to LED fixtures, renovation the United States of America as a result of any or Corporation, compared to the net assessed value of varsity field press box and dugouts, regrading all of the Bonds being issued under one or more of taxable property within the School Corporation is of the junior varsity field, the addition of dugouts, federal tax credit programs), not taking into account approximately thirteen and fifty-five hundredths of one installation of permanent bleachers and press any funds of the School Corporation or the Building percent (13.55%). box, and reconfiguration of the complex entrance Corporation being available for capitalized interest.

The estimated completion date of the 2021-2023 and addition of parking; (v) improvements to the The maximum annual principal and interest to be Facility Project is August 2024. The Board estimates Performing Arts facility including band and orchestra paid on the Bonds plus the maximum annual lease that the operational costs associated with the 2021space additions and reconfiguration and renovation rental to be paid by the School Corporation under 2023 Facility Project will have no negative impact on of the existing auditorium and renovation of main the Leases is $21,980,000.00 which amount is net the School Corporation’s tax rate upon completion of office area; (vi) expansion of the existing natatorium of any funds received by the School Corporation the 2021-2023 Facility Project. to provide for the construction and equipping of or the Building Corporation from the United States Petitions requesting the application of the a new 50 meter competition pool and diving well; of America as a result of any or all of the Bonds local public question process to the Bonds and/ (vii) renovation of the existing natatorium including being issued under one or more federal tax credit or the Leases related to the 2021-2023 Facility replacement of filtration equipment, replacement programs), and the maximum total principal and Project may be filed with the Hamilton County Voter of heating/cooling and humidity control equipment interest to be paid on the Bonds plus the maximum Registration Office within thirty days after the date of and replacement of translucent panels; (viii) facility total lease rental to be paid by the School Corporation the publication of this notice in the manner provided improvements at Carmel Middle School including over the term of the Leases is $174,813,625.00

by Indiana Code § 6-1.1-20-3.5, as amended. If a north parking lot reconfiguration and renovation of (which amount is net of any funds received by the sufficient petition requesting the application of the the running track surface; (ix) facility improvements School Corporation or the Building Corporation from local public question process to the Bonds and/or the at Clay Middle School including renovation of the the United States of America as a result of any or Leases related to the 2021-2023 Facility Project has running track surface; (x) facility improvements at all of the Bonds being issued under one or more been filed as set forth in Indiana Code § 6-1.1-20-3.5, Forest Dale Elementary School including replacement federal tax credit programs), not taking into account as amended, the Bonds and/or the Leases related of the main lobby skylight; (xi) facility improvements any funds of the School Corporation or the Building to the 2021-2023 Facility Project must be approved at Towne Meadow Elementary School including Corporation available for capitalized interest. The in an election on a local public question held under installation of rubber safety surface playgrounds; (xii) School Corporation’s certified total debt service fund Indiana Code § 6-1.1-20-3.6. In the event that a facility improvements at Carmel Life and Learning tax levy for 2019 pay 2020 (which is the most recent sufficient petition requesting the application of the Center including replacement of heating, cooling certified tax levy) is $23,733,841.00, and the School local public question process to the Bonds and/or the and ventilation systems; (xiii) facility improvements Corporation’s certified total debt service fund tax rate Leases related to the 2021-2023 Facility Project has at the West Side Transportation garage including for 2019 pay 2020 (which is the most recent certified been filed as set forth in Indiana Code § 6-1.1-20-3.5, replacement of finishes and update of Siemens tax rate) is $0.2944 per $100 of assessed value. The as amended, the question currently recommended by temperature controls management system; and (xiv) estimated total maximum debt service fund tax levy the Board to be submitted to the registered voters at all projects related to any of the projects described in for the School Corporation and the estimated total the election conducted under Indiana Code § 6-1.1any of clauses (i) through and including (xiii) (clauses maximum debt service fund tax rate for the School 20-3.6, as amended, is as follows: “Shall the Carmel (i) through and including (xiv) collectively, the “2021Corporation after the issuance of the Bonds are Clay Schools, Hamilton County, Indiana, issue bonds 2023 Facility Project”); and (b) to the extent permitted anticipated to occur no earlier than 2020 pay 2021 or enter into a lease to finance the 2021-2023 Facility by law to take all of the necessary steps to finance and will be $26,245,140 and $0.3000 (consisting Project which is estimated to cost not more than all or a portion of the costs of all, or as much as is of the 2019 pay 2020 debt service fund tax rate of $107,000,000.00 and is estimated to increase the possible based on the facts and circumstances at the $0.2944, plus the projected incremental increase property tax rate for debt service by $0.2049 per $100 time, but only as needed based on extensive analysis in the 2020 pay 2021 debt service fund tax rate of of assessed valuation?” and review by the School Corporation’s staff of each $0.0056) per $100 of assessed value, respectively, Dated: September 1, 2020. identified facility, of the 2021-2023 Facility Project as a result of the payment of the debt service on CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS, HAMILTON by issuing one or more series of proposed general the General Obligation Bonds and the lease rentals COUNTY, INDIANA obligation bonds (the “General Obligation Bonds”) under the Leases described herein. The estimated By: Secretary, Board of School Trustees

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF CARMEL Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety, City of Carmel, Indiana, will receive sealed bids or proposals during regular business hours at the office of the Clerk - Treasurer, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032 until 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 for the following materials: To be purchased during the calendar year 2021: NOTE: Price quoted must be “Firm” for the entire calendar year of 2021 Rock Salt for use in water softening – 12,000 tons more or less.

The Rock Salt must meet American Water Works Association (AWWA) specification B200-12 and be NSF60 compliant.

Please quote price per ton. A bid bond or certified check in the amount of 10% of the contract price is required for the Rock Salt bid.

Delivery Method to Be : Semi End Dump Trailer with Slide gate and Grain Chute All bids must be received sealed with the words “ROCK SALT BID” on the left hand corner of the envelope. All persons with an interest in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Utility Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties.

The specifications are set forth in detailed documents on file in the Utilities Department, 30 W Main St, Suite 220, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be via email to; lkempa@carmel.in.gov. All responses will be via email and made available with the specifications at the Department.

The submitted proposal must be in compliance with IC 36-1-9-8.5.

The Board of Public Works and Safety 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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LIFESTYLE Can I microwave this? — Microwaves are modern-day magical beasts that indulge our expectations of instant gratification and rescue children who forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer from the wrath of the parents who told them to do so. However, if you try to nuke the wrong thing, your microwave just might breathe fire.

To answer all your definitely not dumb questions about what the “wrong thing” to microwave actually is, there’s

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE No. Z-656-20 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 21st day of September, 2020 at 6:00 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 Rezone to PUD/Planned Unit Development approval for Courtyards of Carmel PUD in order to develop approximately 150 single-family dwellings.

The subject real estate consists of approximately 59.43 acres and is generally located at the northeast corner of 136th Street and Keystone Parkway. The property address is 2724 East 136th Street, 0 East 136th Street, and 0 US 431, Carmel, Indiana and is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-10-19-00-00-004.002, 17-10-19-00-00-004.000, and 17-10-19-00-00025.000. (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

Epcon Carmel, LLC, is the Petitioner and the subject Real Estate is currently zoned 2724 E 136th Street PUD, Ordinance Z-639-18. Ordinance Number Z-656-20 seeks approval to rezone 59.43 acres to PUD/ Planned Unit Development in order to develop approximately 150 single-family dwellings.

The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2417, under Docket No. PZ-2020-00028 PUD: Courtyards of Carmel PUD and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Copies of the proposed request are also 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.

CITY OF CARMEL, CLERK OF THE CITY Sue Wolfgang This notice prepared by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, 600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46240, Phone: 317/569-9600 on behalf of Epcon Carmel, LLC. Notice to Bidders CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA The City of Carmel, Board of Public Works and Safety, will receive sealed bids for the installation of asphalt golf cart paths at Brookshire Golf Course, at the office of the City Clerk in City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, until 10:00am, local time, on September 16. The Bids will be publicly opened and read by the Board of Public Works and Safety at 10:00 , in Council Chambers at City Hall. The Bid should be clearly marked “BID ENCLOSED Golf Cart Paths - Brookshire” on the outside of the envelope, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. No late bids will be accepted.

Scope of Work: Work to begin before October October 15, 2020 1. New Cart path and Extension of existing 8 feet wide a. Remove existing sod and dirt to a depth of 8” below finished elevation and haul excess off site. b. Place, grade and compact 6” of #53 stone c. Lay H.M.A. 12.5 mm surface, roll to a 3” compaction. d. Approximately 190,000 sq. ft e. Price per linear foot of additions or subtractions 2. Resurface existing Cart Paths 8 feet wide a. Mill existing asphalt where necessary to a depth of 1” and haul soil of site at transition points b. Trim grass and vegetation away from existing edges. c. Clean and prepare existing asphalt surface for new surface installation. d. Apply liquid tack to existing surface for adherence of new asphalt surface. e. Lay H.M.A. 9.5mm surface, roll to 1” compaction. f. Approximately 48,584 sq. ft.

3. Alternate a. An alternate bid of 7 foot wide paths with all other specs the same. b. Price per linear foot of additions or subtractions c. A one-year warranty and or guarantee on all labor and materials will be included.

Maps of the proposed site and routing may be examined at Brookshire Golf Course, 12120 Brookshire Parkway, Carmel, Indiana 46032, or by contacting Bob Higgins at office 317 249-4719.

Bids must be submitted on the forms found in the Bid package. It must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the amount bid with satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of 10% of the Bid, subject to Revised Form 96 conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no bidder shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof.

The Owner 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 36-1-12-4. The Owner also reserves the right to waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: Project No. 18-23: Auman Neighborhood Drainage Improvements Oswego Road and Shoshone Drive 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 Carmel City Hall, Front Desk Attn: City Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before 09/16/2020, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

The bid opening will be available for public viewing via digital feed using the link provided here: https://www.carmel.in.gov/department-services/community-relations-and-economic-development/ carmel-city-government-tv All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana.

The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – No. 18-23: Auman Neighborhood Drainage Improvements Oswego Road and Shoshone Drive”.

A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and 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: In general, the work to be completed on the Auman Neighborhood Drainage Improvements Project involves the construction of new drainage structures and piping along the east side of Oswego Road to convey flow from Shoshone Drive north to Nappanee Drive. New drainage structures will also be constructed along the north side of Shoshone Drive approximately 250 feet east of South Rangeline Road to East Auman Drive to convey flow to existing and proposed storm structures. The proposed storm system includes pipe, open channel swales, curb and beehive inlets and water quality treatment structures.

Along with these stormwater improvements, curb and sidewalk will be installed along the east side of Oswego between Nappanee and Shoshone Drives and on the north side of Shoshone Drive from approximately 250-feet east of South Rangeline Road to East Auman Drive connecting to existing and proposed sidewalks in the project area.

Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, which together with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: City of Carmel Department of Engineering - 1st Floor One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2441 Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com).

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

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

This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel utilizing federally supported Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.

A pre-bid meeting for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on 09/09/2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Caucus Room on the 2nd Floor of City Hall (One Civic Square). All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

The pre-bid meeting will also be available for attendance digitally using the link provided here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=f7f1221a-91b4-417f-ba66e55d5460c645&tenantId=a1e214b3-26d7-492f-80ee-8e1deb074114&threadId=19_meeting_ NmNlMjI4MzgtNDhmNC00MTRhLTk3ZWUtYTdjNzVhNjU0Zjc2@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the city of Carmel, Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

No bidder may 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 proposal 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 solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-182 Sue Wolfgang, Clerk

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Valley of the Nobles, near Luxor, Egypt. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Touring the Valley of the Nobles Commentary by Don Knebel

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Most visitors to Egypt tour the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Far fewer even know about the TRAVEL Valley of the Nobles, which provides information about the world’s first monotheistic religion.

The Valley of the Nobles lies on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor, the location of the New Kingdom capital known as Thebes. It includes 415 hillside tombs built to hold the mummies of important officials of New Kingdom pharaohs. Paintings on the tomb walls illustrate the lives and times of their occupants. For example, the tomb of Userhet, a scribe for Pharaoh Amenhotep II, shows a barber cutting hair beneath a tree.

Paintings on the walls of Ramose’s large colonnaded tomb reflect the short period of Egyptian monotheism. Ramose began his career as a governor under Pharaoh Amenhotep III, whose name reflected his worship of Amun, then the most important Egyptian god. After Amenhotep III died in about 1350 B.C., Ramose continued working for his son, Pharaoh Amenhotep IV. Ramose’s tomb in

the Valley of the Nobles was begun during the early years of Amenhotep’s reign, showing Ramose and his pharaoh among the traditional Egyptian gods. A few years into his reign, Amenhotep IV decreed that Aton, the sun disk, was the only god and changed his name to Akhenaten, reflecting his new devotion to Aton. As work continued on Ramose’s tomb, the paintings now showed only Aton. Akhenaten then moved his capital from Thebes to a new city named Akhetaton, 200 miles to the north. As a result, Ramose’s tomb in the Valley of the Nobles was never finished and he was interred in Akhetaton. Akhenaten’s son was originally named Tutankhaten but changed his name to Tutankhamun when, as pharaoh, he rejected his father’s reforms and returned to the worship of Amun and other traditional gods.

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