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CCS expects $2M shortfall from declining enrollment

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel Clay Schools has found itself in an unusual and unexpected position that could lead to a reduction EDUCATION in a planned pay raise for some employees and the elimination of a small number of teaching jobs.

The district is projecting a decline of 150 to 175 students enrolled at CCS this year.

Previously, demographers projected district enrollment would grow by 162 students this year, meaning CCS has approximately 300 fewer students enrolled than officials expected.

This creates a problem because CCS created its $130 million budget in part based on demographers’ projections, and being short 300 students will lead to a loss of nearly $2 million in state funding. For each enrolled student, CCS receives approximately $6,100 from the state.

Roger McMichael, CCS associate superintendent of business affairs, said he expects

the district will make up the shortfall in two ways. First, fewer students mean that fewer teachers will be needed, so, unless enrollment rebounds next year, CCS will likely cut a handful of positions on campuses where enrollment dropped the most.

“We’re large enough that if we need to have five or 10 fewer positions next year, we’ll have far more turnover through attrition, so we’ll be able to manage that (without letting teachers go),” he said.

McMichael said he will propose covering the remainder of the difference by recommending a previously approved 4.5 percent raise for administrators and department chairs for the 2022-23 school year be scaled back to 3 percent. The school board will consider the proposal at a future meeting.

The decline in enrollment has been consistent throughout the district and has occurred at the elementary, middle and high school levels, McMichael said. He suspects the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, combined with CCS not offering a virtual option this year, led to some of the decrease.

McMichael also believes that some fami-

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lies who want to send their kids to Carmel schools haven’t been able to do so because of limited housing options.

CCS and other school districts locally and nationwide have faced increased scrutiny from parents in recent months, but McMichael said he sees no information to suggest that angry parents are pulling their children from Carmel schools in large numbers.

ENROLLMENT INCREASING AT LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS As enrollment has dropped at Carmel Clay Schools, several local private schools have seen an increase in new students.

At Heritage Christian School in northeast Indianapolis, the student body has grown from 1,260 last year to 1,460 this year. Gary Roebbelen, HCS director of development and communications, said 40 newly enrolled students are from Carmel, with many of them coming from public schools.

At Guerin Catholic High School, the student body increased from 723 students last school year to 743 students this year. The Noblesville school’s record attendance was 780 students in 2017-18.

University High School in Carmel is at capacity with 340 students, which is three students more than were enrolled at the school last school year. Of the school’s 118 new students this year, 45 live in Carmel.

Cathedral High School in Indianapolis has 1,080 students enrolled this year compared to 1,045 last year.

Nelson-Williams appointed to CCS school board

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for the District 2 seat.

“I know that the candidates were all so strong, and I’m sure it was a very difficult The Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees decision for (the school board),” she said. voted 4-0 during a special meeting Oct. 5 to “I will not let them down. I will put in the appoint Jennifer work and serve to the best of my EDUCATION Nelson-Williams to ability. I’m so honored to serve the the school board. school district and the city and our Nelson-Williams replaces Pam children.”

Knowles, who retired last month Thirteen people applied for the after more than a decade on the vacant seat. The board selected four school board. She will be sworn in finalists, Nelson-Williams, Venkata during a virtual school board workNelson-Williams Tadikonda, Jonathan Shapiro and shop meeting set for 6 p.m. Oct. 12.

Nicki McNally, who participated in Nelson-Williams, whose two children are a public interview during a special meeting grown, said she was honored to be selected on Oct. 4.

A Carmel resident for 18 years, Nelson-Williams is no stranger to serving her community. She’s volunteered in her kids’ classrooms, as president and treasurer of the Hooverwood Living Guild, president of the Bureau of Jewish Education Auxiliary, president of Ready to Run Indiana and is a board member and founder of Women4Change, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that aims to embolden women to be politically and civically involved in their communities.

Nelson-Williams, who is president and CEO of Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Funeral, Cremation & Monument Services in Zionsville, is the sister of Carmel City Councilor Miles Nelson.

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2022 city budget approved without doubling arts funding

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“We need to compete with other cities in Hamilton County and the Midwest, and, frankly, in the country, and so far, we are The Carmel City Council unanimously doing an amazing job of outperforming and approved the city’s 2022 budget at its Oct. punching above our weight class,” Nelson 4 meeting, but not said. “But we must continue investCITY NEWS before voting to ing and not resting on our laurels.” maintain the city’s Councilor Sue Finkam, who voted support for the arts at 1 percent of against the amendment, said that the general fund instead of bumpthe city’s support for the arts will ing it to 2 percent, as proposed by be at a record level in 2022 even the mayor’s office. without doubling the budget for it, The 2022 budget, originally proas the total donation grows each Worrell posed at $172 million with year along with the gener$120 million for the general al fund. fund, is nearly 9 percent The amendment failed, bigger than the 2021 bud4-4, with councilors Adam get. It includes a 3 percent Aasen and Kevin “Woody” cost-of-living adjustment Rider joining Nelson and for employees, and, with Worrell in support and the council approving a councilors Tony Green, Tim Nelson Rider tax cap resolution Oct. 4, Hannon and Laura Campwon’t raise the city property tax rate bebell joining Finkam in voting against it. yond its 2021 level of 78.77 cents per $100 of After the tie vote, Rider proposed amendassessed value. ing the budget to provide 1 percent of the Before the vote on the budget, Councilgeneral fund to support the arts rather than or Jeff Worrell proposed an amendment the proposed 2 percent, because, per state cutting the mayor’s proposed doubling of law, the city would revert to the 2021 apfunds for the arts by $483,000, which would proved budget for 2022 if the council failed maintain the 1 percent commitment but to approve a new one. also provide $250,000 for artwork honoring “The people who would be harmed the veterans planned near Carmel VFW Post most by last year’s budget are our city 10003, $110,000 to help fund a sculpture of employees,” Rider said, noting that their an Indian family and $240,000 to purchase planned raises would be erased. three Seward Johnson sculptures of jazz Another amendment to the budget apmusicians on display near the Palladium proved by the council increases the city’s that have been on loan to the city for apsupport for The Cherish Center, a child adproximately 10 years. vocacy organization that conducts forensic Worrell’s proposed amendment was in interviews of children in Hamilton County response to several councilors saying they who have been molested or abused, from wanted more specific information about $50,000 to $60,000. how funds would be spent if the arts budRider, a longtime board member of The get was increased.

Cherish Center, proposed the amendment.

Councilor Miles Nelson said he supported Interim Corp. Counsel Jon Oberlander said the amendment because of the positive eco- Rider was eligible to vote on the matter benomic impact Carmel’s previous investment cause he does not benefit financially from in the arts has made in the community. his work with the organization.

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Council OKs $49.5M bond for Republic Airways project

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The Carmel City Council on Oct. 4 unanimously voted to approve $49.5 million in developer-backed REDEVELOPMENT bonds to support a transformation of the former Hamilton Crossing retail center into the Republic Airways headquarters, training facility and hotel for employees and guests.

The bonds, to be repaid through tax increment financing, will finance two parking garages planned as part of the project. Tax increment financing captures new tax revenue generated as a result of improvements in an area to pay for those improvements.

“There will never be any other source of city funds that would be a credit for this particular bond,” said Bruce Donaldson, a public finance attorney who helped the city draft the bond ordinance.

City Councilor Tim Hannon described the use of TIF for the project as a “textbook” example of how it should be used.

“TIF was specifically set up to essentially plow back Hannon new tax revenue into areas that were otherwise economically undevelopable on their own,” Hannon said. “I think we maybe stretched that a little bit in the central district, but in this area, without a doubt, it’s an area that had significant issues to be developed.”

Hamilton Crossing, at U.S. 31 and Carmel Drive, struggled to keep tenants after the reconstruction of U.S. 31, which eliminated traffic lights and a direct connection to Carmel Drive. It contains a Hampton Inn, empty former restaurant building and a strip mall, which has become increasingly vacant in recent years. Kite Realty owns the strip mall and restaurant building.

The $200 million Republic Airways project, being developed by Kite Realty Group and Pure Development, is expected to bring 1,900 new jobs to Carmel as Republic consolidates training centers in Cincinnati, St. Louis, Indianapolis and elsewhere. It would make Republic Airways one of the largest employers in Carmel.

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Data center planned in Midtown

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The City of Carmel is planning to construct a building near the base of the water tower in Midtown to CITY NEWS house a data center that will be relocated from the Arts & Design District.

Currently, city servers are housed in the basement of the Carmel Communications Center at 31 1st Ave. NW just east of Sophia Square, but city officials are aiming for the property to be redeveloped in the not-toodistant future.

“The best place we determined to put (the data center) was at the base of the water tower,” said Jim Crider, director of administration for the City of Carmel. “The fiber network is right there, so we don’t have to (spend additional funds) to extend it.”

The city already owns the land, and its location near the water tower makes it unusable for most other purposes, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said.

The 3,600-square-foot building is expected to cost between $1.5 million and $2 million. It will be funded as part of approx-

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New food items coming to this year’s Carmel Christkindlmarkt include a döner kebab, left, and kartoffelpuffer, a potato pancake.

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Christkindlmarkt to return with new vendors, winter pavilion

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from a vertical rotisserie served as a sandwich or wrap, and kartoffelpuffer, a potato pancake.

After being canceled in 2020 because of Traditional favorites will return as well, inthe COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the cluding schnitzel, crepes, raclette, the Wurst Carmel Christkindlmarkt Haus and the Glühwein Pyramid.

EVENT are eager for its return.

Several new gift items will be The annual Geravailable for purchase, including inman-inspired holiday festival will tricate German ornaments made of run from Nov. 20 to Dec. 24 at Carter straw and Carmel-branded items at Green, 10 Carter Green. a new booth operated by All Things “The market is going to be more Carmel. magical than ever, with more sparHours are 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays Murphy kly lights everywhere, some new and Thursdays and noon to 9 p.m. food vendors, new product vendors and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Learn more the pavilion will be there this winter,” said and see a complete list of vendors at carMaria Murphy, Carmel Christkindlmarkt CEO melchristkindlmarkt.com/food-and-gifts. and market master.

The Ice at Carter Green will be open Nov. The most visible change this year will be 20 through Feb. 27, 2022. For pricing and the addition of a winter pavilion, which was hours, visit theiceatcartergreen.com. originally planned to be built over the amphitheater on the east side of Carter Green.

A TOUGH DECISION Plans to remove the amphitheater led to an outcry loud enough that city officials reChristkindlmarkt organizers did not versed course and decided to place the wintake the decision to cancel the market ter pavilion west of the below-grade amphiin 2020 lightly. They made the tough call theater, which will remain in place. Murphy in the summer of 2020 after determining said a large Christmas tree will be placed in they couldn’t risk the financial impact of the amphitheater during the market. placing orders for a market that might The redwood pavilion will include a not happen. stage surrounded by seating areas to give “If we invested all that money into guests a place to congregate and shelter preparing for the market in 2020 and during the Christkindlmarkt and Festival of the market got canceled, we would reIce, which runs through March. After that, ally be struggling to be able to execute the pavilion will be removed until the 2022 a market in 2021,” said Maria Murphy, Christkindlmarkt.

Carmel Christkindlmarkt CEO and market New this year, Actors Theater of Indiana master. “It was kind of a sink-or-swim will present a musical Christmas revue in situation.” the pavilion four times daily on Saturdays Murphy said she expects increased and Sundays during the market. attendance at this year’s event.

“This is something for many years we’ve “The reception we’ve been getting on been looking at doing,” Murphy said. “We social media and the number of views think having a show like this will add value of our website has been astronomical,” to the guest experience.”

Murphy said. “I think we’re going to be New food items at the market this year busier than we’ve ever been.” include a döner kebab, which features meat

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Prevail will again take to the runways to raise funds.

The Noblesville-based FUNDRAISER nonprofit’s annual fashion show is set for Oct. 27 at Ritz Charles in Carmel. Prevail works with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, along with victims of stalking, robbery and home invasion.

Registration and shopping start at 10:30 a.m. The program and lunch are at 11:30 a.m., with the fashion show ending at approximately 1 p.m.

“There are several boutiques that come for the day and provide selections for guests to shop from, dress our models for the runway fashion show and give Prevail a portion of their sales,” said Natasha Robinson, marketing and event coordinator for Prevail, Inc. “We will be joined by Bash Boutique, Linden Tree Gifts and AH Collections.”

The program starts with a survivor’s story.

“This will give people the opportunity to learn more about Prevail through the jour-

A model displays items during a past Prevail fashion show.

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ney of a thriver,” Robinson said.

Robinson said the event is Prevail’s second-largest fundraiser. The fundraising goal is $70,000.

Prevail, which started the event in 2012, did not host it in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seats and sponsorships are still available.

Individual tickets are $50 and sponsored tables of eight start at $500. The event is presented by Gaylor Electric. The models are from the boutiques and Gaylor.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Bicycle Dismount Zone — The City of Carmel has installed new sidewalk markings on Main Street to remind bicyclists that they must dismount and walk their bikes when on the sidewalk in the most congested areas of Main Street in the Arts & Design District. New graphics were painted on the sidewalk in an effort to make them more noticeable to bicyclists. The Bicycle Dismount Zone is along Main Street sidewalks between 1st Avenue East and 4th Avenue West.

Pie fundraiser — The Hamilton County Extension Homemakers are selling sugar cream, pecan, peanut butter, German chocolate, pumpkin and apple pies supplied by Wick’s to support the organization’s local community projects, including scholarships.

Pies are $9 each. Orders must be placed by noon Oct. 14. Place an order by calling 317-776-0854 or online at bit.ly/HomemakersPieFundraiser. Pies can be picked up between 3 and 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Homemakers Kitchen at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville.

Theft suspect sought — Carmel police are searching for a suspect sought in connection with a theft reported at 6:26 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Best Buy, 10025 N. Michigan Rd. The suspect allegedly left the store without paying for merchandise valued at $2,077.97 before entering the passenger side door of what is believed to be a white Ford Taurus with tinted windows. Anyone with information is asked to contact Carmel Police Dept.

Officer Jennifer Chavez at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-2628477. Reference CPD case number 21-61572.

Community blood drive — Ranj Puthran Allstate, 718 Adams St., will have a Customer Appreciation Day & Community Blood Drive from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 14.

The event will include pumpkin decorating, face painting, raffles, contests, games and more. First-time blood donors will receive a $25 gift card valid at more than 50 merchants. Register to donate blood at donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/150751.

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CONSTRUCTION CARMEL Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street bridge over the White River Location: Lane closures are in effect for 116th Street between River Road and Eller Road. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times throughout construction.

Expected completion: Nov. 9 Project: Roundabout construction Location: 111th Street and College Avenue, with construction set to begin on or after Oct. 11.

Expected completion: Late November Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: Between City Center Drive and Elm Street. Alternate routes during construction include Keystone Parkway, Main Street, City Center Drive and 3rd Avenue SW. Expected completion: Fall Project: Transmission and water utility work Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will occur but access to all addresses will be maintained.

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Project: Roundabout construction Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st street by taking 126th street.

Expected completion: July 2022.

WESTFIELD Project: Monon Trail closure Location: The Monon Trail just north of Tournament Trail Expected completion: The trail is closed for two weeks. The closure began Oct. 11.

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Former teacher receives career achievement award

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“As a teacher she never said ‘die’ and was tireless in her efforts to help students and the community. Her own needs came last.”

Jan Brill figures she was born to be a Even after retiring, Brill was substitute teacher. teaching before the COVID-19 panBrill’s granddemic began.

EDUCATION mother, Edna The best part of teaching for Forrest, was a Brill was the relationships with the teacher, and her mother, Judy Schastudents and how funny they were, fer, was a teacher. Her aunt was a she said. teacher, too.

“What they would say and their “It’s just what my family did,” facial reactions,” Brill said. “I could Brill Brill said. “I’ve always liked to work tell by their eyebrows ‘Are you with other people, whether they be kids or happy, confused or sad.’ Watching kids was adults.” the delight of my entire career, even when The Carmel resident and retired Westfield I taught music. I could tell what they were Washington Schools teacher received the thinking. They did not need to say anything, 2021 Career Achievement Alumni Award from I could tell by their eyes I knew what they the Ball State University Teachers College wanted to tell me.”

Alumni Society. The ceremony was supDuring her time, Brill, who has a master’s posed to be this fall, but it has been delayed degree in school counseling from Butler Unibecause of the COVID-19 pandemic. versity, received a Lilly Endowment Teacher Brill, a 1974 Ball State University graduate, Creativity Fellowship to visit six national said getting the honor was exciting. parks, then created slide shows to present “Jan was an absolutely amazing science to her students. teacher for our students at Westfield InA unique teaching experience came in 2009 termediate School,” said Robb Hedges, now when Brill was one of seven public school Westfield’s Shamrock Springs Elementary teachers in Indiana to become an Armstrong School principal. “She engaged the students Teacher Educator through the Indiana Univerin hands-on activities, worked well collabosity School of Education, which allowed her rating with her peers and always kept the to participate in professional development students’ best interest first.” opportunities and work with IU faculty and Brill taught in several different positions students studying to become teachers. in Westfield Washington Schools for 22 Prior to teaching in Westfield, Brill taught years before retiring in 2018. After one year music lessons for 18 years. When her two as a Title I instructor, she primarily taught children were young, she gave private cello fifth- and sixth-grade math and science. She lessons in her home studio as well as at then served as the Westfield Intermediate Park Tudor.

School’s lab instructor for 12 years. She also Brill, who plays cello, is one of two was a mentor for first-year teachers. founding members remaining in the Carmel Brill’s friend, Kathy Knochel-Graveel, was Symphony Orchestra, which began in 1975. her teaching partner at Westfield Intermedi- She also plays in her church orchestra at St. ate School. Knochel-Graveel is a sixth-grade Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapinstructor at the school. olis. She performs in two musical trios.

“Jan is the type of person that always “My outlet is music,” said Brill, who also gives 100 percent of herself and then more,” is a Master Gardener and volunteers with Knochel-Graveel said in her nominating letter. different groups.

DISPATCHES Civil War Roundtable — The Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square. The featured speaker will be author Robert C. Jones, programs director of the Kennesaw Museum Foundation. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event.

CCHS annual meeting — All are invited to attend Carmel Clay Historical Society’s annual meeting at noon Oct. 17 in the Wilfong Pavilion at Founders Park, 11675 Hazel Dell Pkwy. CCHS will share an update on the new museum and Executive Director Deb Gangstad will also present a Year in Review.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Sophie McGinnis knows golf perfection is elusive.

“Golf is one of those sports where you could shoot 59 and be like, ‘If I hadn’t done that, I could have shot 58,’” she said.

Yet, the Westfield High School senior said a part of her is pleased with how she performed in her final high school tournament.

McGinnis finished ninth individually with a 76-75 for a 151 total to help lead Westfield to a third-place finish in the Oct. 1-2 IHSAA Girls Golf State Tournament at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel. Her sophomore teammate, Samantha Brown, tied for 13th at 79-75 for a 154.

“I was pleased with the consistency and my ball striking,” McGinnis said. “As a competitor, part of me is thinking, if I could have done this better or hit this shot close (I could have scored better), but overall, I’m happy with how everything panned out.”

McGinnis, who will play for Butler University next season, said this has been her most enjoyable high school season.

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“She does a tremendous job of getting ready to play in tournaments, studying the course and having a game plan of how to play that course, and this has been a good example for our younger players.”

McGinnis dabbled in multiple sports growing up.

“I played every sport you can possibly imagine, except I was never a swimmer,” she said. “We moved to Bridgewater (from Hendricks County) when I was 10 or 11 and I picked up the game, playing at the Bridgewater Club. I gave up basketball in seventh grade. Basketball was my second sport.

After a broken ankle and spraining both ankles, I decided golf was a less dangerous and better sport for me.”

When she started golf, she would spend all day practicing and playing.

McGinnis attended Guerin Catholic High School her freshman year and was a member of the Golden Eagles first girls team to make a state championship appearance.

Guerin finished fifth. She then transferred to Westfield, which finished fourth in the team standings in 2019 and fifth in 2020.

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individual accounts of how our assistants, players, managers and trainers were helping people to safety,” he said. “We’ve been When gunshots rang out from outside focusing on what those unfortunate events the Ben Davis football stadium in the fourth revealed about the people in our program.” quarter of the Oct. 1 The game was initially suspended FOOTBALL homecoming game with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter between Ben Davis and Carmel leading 35-21. A decision and Carmel, there was fear among was quickly made to call the game the Carmel contingent. concluded.

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OBITUARIES Judith Margaret Rosio, 80, of Clarksville, Indiana, passed away on September 26, 2021.

She was born on March 7, 1941, in Floral Park, New York, to the late Raymond and Margaret Krug.

Their family would later move to New Hyde Park, NY. Judy would attend Herricks Jr. High School, and graduate from Hempstead High School in 1958, where she was a cheerleader.

Her brother, Ray, shares that in their youth the family would go to a beach in Bayshore, NY. At one of the restaurants there, Judy would tap dance for the customers. The grateful customers would tip her for the entertainment. She loved to dance. She loved to perform and would go on to win many dance competitions in her younger days. Judy continued her dancing well into adulthood and

became a tap dance teacher, passing her love of dance & performance onto her daughter.

Judy was also an avid swimmer and walker. She would complete the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon multiple times with one or more of her adult children Judith is survived by her children, Lorraine Rosio, Chris Rosio, and Daniel Rosio; siblings, Raymond Krug and Richard Krug; and grandchildren, Mary Katharine Rosio, Matteo Joseph Rosio, Maggie Noel Rosio, and Garrett Michael Rosio. She is preceded in passing by her parents and her husband of 44 years, Ciro Joseph Rosio.

Judith’s graveside service was held on Monday, October 4, at 2:30 pm, at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, 9700 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250.

Blair Sinchai passed away on September 1, 2021, after a short, but bravely fought battle with Osteosarcoma. He was 15 years old. He was known for his kind soul, pure love of friends, family and animals and his absolute passion and joy for life. Blair was so well-loved by all who were lucky enough to have been changed by his beautiful spirit.

Blair was a sophomore at Carmel High School. He played string bass in the school orchestra and recreational soccer. He loved spending time outdoors rollerblading. Blair was a fervent reader and especially loved fantasy books.

Blair passionately studied history, geography, and current events. He hoped to travel the world and planned to one day practice diplomacy to make positive changes across a world that was so very lucky to

have him. Blair produced his own podcast, titled “Geo-Cast,” in which he discussed geopolitical topics across all continents.

Blair is survived by his loving parents, Add and Annie Sinchai, and his devoted younger brothers, Archer and Remy, who he loved more than anything. He is also survived by a large extended family, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, and many cousins, all of whom he loved with his whole heart. Blair was a bright and shining light in his family and will be remembered and loved always.

A private event was held to celebrate Blair’s life. His family asks that in lieu of flowers or gifts, donations be made in Blair’s honor to the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund. https://childrenscancer.org/zach/

Million Meal Marathon tips off

By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com The 11th annual Million Meal Marathon kicks off Oct. 14 with a tipoff food-packing event with the Indiana GIVING BACK Pacers and Indiana Fever at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. It’s all part of the Million Meal Movement started in 2007 by Nancy and Dan Hintz of Carmel.

“I saw it done in another state and fell in love with it. I was looking for an opportunity for our then pre-K daughters to be with me to do volunteer work and couldn’t find anything in the Indianapolis area,” Nancy said. “What I really loved was seeing people of all ages – seniors, toddlers, people from all walks of life — come together and work side by side in harmony.”

Initially, the organization packed and sent boxes of food around the world, but during the economic downturn it realized many Hoosiers faced food insecurity. After assisting those affected by an earthquake in Haiti, the organization turned to addressing needs in its own backyard.

“I felt, how can we send it far away when

From left, Vanessa, Nancy, Dan and Alex Hintz at a previous Million Meal Movement packing event. (File photo)

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Nancy said.

Every meal packed will be distributed to food banks in Indiana.

This year will feature several packing events to keep groups smaller amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The tipoff will have three shifts at the Coliseum. Smaller events will be held Oct. 14 through Nov. 19 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Million Meal Movement’s headquarters, 9250 Corporation Drive, Suite 300, in Indianapolis.

Volunteers are still needed. To sign up, or for more information and a complete schedule of events, visit millionmealmovement. org.

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Founding member’s legacy honored news@currentincarmel.com Networking group Synergize raised $7,725 at its recent 4:30 Meetup event to donate to Best Buddies in honor of SYNERGIZE Brian Bondus, a Synergize founding member who unexpectedly died in August.

Best Buddies is an organization that pairs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a nondisabled buddy.

The two then cultivate a Bondus 1-to-1 friendship. The organization also finds stable jobs, fosters leadership development and provides inclusive living opportunities for people with disabilities.

“As a parent of a child with special needs, you worry about them missing out on deep, meaningful friendships,” said Ashley Lee, a Best Buddies representative who spoke at the event. “Seeing Brian and his best buddy gave me so much hope for my own daughter.”

Bondus, a Carmel resident, was a longtime volunteer with Best Buddies and a con-

Synergize members Liz Taylor and Tara Stanton cheer for the speakers. (Photo courtesy of Synergize)

tributor to many other organizations.

Originally, the meetup was going to benefit Round 2 Ministries, an organization run by Synergize members Erik and Kristin Richards. Their new nonprofit guides Christian couples who are entering their second marriages.

This month, though, the Richards family wanted to honor Bondus by giving up their impact to benefit Best Buddies.

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Halloween candy Don’t feed Halloween candy to your pets.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com When Fishers resident Karen Witte sought medical advice about the possibility of a breast cancer diagnoRESEARCH sis after a self-exam raised concerns, her doctor told her she had nothing to worry about. Witte was only 41.

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Carmel researcher studying how ethnicity affects breast cancer

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Dr. Harikrishna Nakshatri is leading a team of researchers to study healthy breast tissue to better unRESEARCH derstand what goes wrong when cancer develops, but he’s learned that what’s considered a normal specimen can vary with ethnicity — as well as the risk of developing certain types of cancers.

“Some of us can eat spicy food, and others Nakshatri cannot, but those who eat spicy food and those who do not are all normal,” said Nakshatri, a Carmel resident.

“That means there is a difference between the normal that makes us either susceptible for breast cancer or any disease where others are not.”

Nakshatri’s research and its impacts on health equity have caught the attention of philanthropic organizations, as he and his team of Indiana University School of Medicine researchers in 2019 learned they would receive $750,000 over three years from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map breast cell types as part of the Human Cell Atlas project.

The following year, Nakshatri, a researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to continue his work to characterize unique biomarkers with healthy breast tissue of Black women. His team is working to do the same for breast tissue from other ethnic minorities, as well.

What Nakshatri’s team is learning is that breast cancers are nearly as unique as the women diagnosed with them, and thus treatment should be, too.

“We are now beginning to recognize that every woman has her own type of breast cancer that needs to be characterized before we can understand it and come up with a treatment,” he said.

The research also has shown that it’s a combination of factors that lead to dispari-

BY THE NUMBERS: BREAST CANCER AND ETHNICITY STATS 41 percent: Black women are 41 percent more likely to die after being diagnosed with breast cancer than white women $1.3 million: The amount of the grant from the U.S. Dept. of Defense Congressionally DIrected Medical Research Program to continue research about unique biomarkers with healthy breast tissue of Black women $750,000: Funding over three years from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map breast cell types as part of the Human Cell Atlas project. ties in breast cancer outcomes for women of color — who don’t as often receive preventative care and thus tend to have breast cancer diagnosed in a more advanced stage — compared to white women, Nakshatri said.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are 41 percent more likely to die after being diagnosed with breast cancer than white women.

“Not everything is socioeconomic, and not everything is biology, but it’s a mix of both,” Nakshatri said.

The researchers work with tissue samples donated to the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank within the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. The tissue bank is the only one in the world to collect healthy breast tissue that is catalogued and available for research around the globe.

Because of research projects like Nakshatri’s, the tissue bank is especially appreciative of women of color who provide donations. The next donation event is set for Nov. 13.

“I can’t understate how important it is for the tissue bank to be effective that it actually is reflective of the population,” said Stephanie Lesher, a Carmel resident who has donated to the bank twice and whose mother helped launch it.

Learn more at komentissuebank.iu.edu.

“We are now beginning to recognize that every woman has her own type of breast cancer that needs to be characterized before we can understand it and come up with a treatment.”

– DR. HARIKRISHNA NAKSHATRI

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a taxi driver for her younger daughter, who is 15.

“I get all this time in the car with my kid,” Brown said. “In different circumstances I may have dreaded all the dropoffs and pickups, but I’m so grateful to spend time with her. Every single worry I can help resolve and every milestone I get to be part of with my daughters feels like a miracle.”

Brown participated in a two-drug clinical trial, led by her oncologist, Kathy Miller, MD, at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

IU cancer research has given Jenny Larner Brown time—and the chance to think about her future.

J

enny Larner Brown was planning her own funeral.

She was writing letters to her parents, her husband and her two children—the kind that leave nothing unsaid.

As a woman diagnosed with multiple forms of aggressive breast cancer, who had seen the disease subside only to return, these are things you do.

The possibility of relapse remains, but Brown knows that Miller and the 30 other researchers at IU’s Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research are doing everything they can to stay one step in front of her disease.

But, five years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis, Brown, is still here. She shows no sign of active cancer.

“I don’t want this disease to get ahead of the research,” Brown said.

“I need to know my caregivers have the next solution ready.”

And this 48-year-old mother of two teenagers is making the most of life—hiking sections of the Appalachian Trail, taking family vacations to places such as the Rocky Mountains and the Grand Canyon and, maybe best of all, being

IU scientists work to understand how each patient’s cancer is unique.

They are developing new drugs to treat disease.

And they are studying how to charge up the body’s immune system to fight cancer with a “living drug.”

For Brown, the bleak outlook from just a few years ago has given way to a new perspective.

She’s decided to pursue a master’s degree in medical social work—to help other people with breast cancer navigate their treatment. With her husband, Danny, she’s visiting national parks, hiking, and planning bucket list trips to Alaska and Scotland.

“The moment I realized I could start thinking about a long-term future, there was a shift in my mindset. I became so energized,” Brown said.

“There are still so many places I want to see, so much more to do and learn,” she said. “Cancer was a reminder to get on with it.”

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Donors give to healthy breast tissue bank run by Carmel oncologist in hopes of finding a cure

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com More than 15 years ago, Dr. Anna Maria Storniolo decided to pursue a “crazy” idea.

Prompted by breast cancer survivor and patient advocate Connie Rufenbarger, Storniolo began the process of creating a repository to store normal breast tissue.

No one had done this, she learned, because no one thought a healthy woman would voluntarily agree to a breast biopsy.

As an oncologist specializing in breast Storniolo cancer, she knew that researchers could advance their understanding of the ailment by studying healthy breast tissue rather than only looking at samples already affected by disease. She knew launching a collection bank wouldn’t be easy, but she believed it would be worth a try.

So, one Saturday morning at a youth soccer game, Storniolo began asking women in attendance if they’d voluntarily undergo a breast biopsy if it would help researchers find a cure.

“Nineteen of 20 women I had never laid eyes on before said, ‘No question, of course we would do that,’” said Storniolo, a Carmel resident. “I thought, if the women are going to do it, I can deal with the university that’s going to give me a hard time and the lawyers that are going to give me a hard time, so that was the beginning.”

Since launching in 2006, more than 5,000 women have donated healthy breast tissue to the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank within the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. And nearly 11,000 donors have provided blood and DNA samples for research at the Indianapolis facility.

Those efforts have led to new research and several important discoveries, and Storniolo, executive director of the tissue bank, hopes they will one day lead to a cure, too.

“When the big breakthrough comes through, I honestly think that Hoosier women are going to be able to say, ‘We had a lot to do with that,’” Storniolo said.

‘THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THEIR LIFE’

For Carmel resident Stephanie Lesher, donating healthy breast tissue was an easy decision.

Lesher is the daughter of Rufenbarger, who has survived breast cancer twice, so Lesher feels personal motivation to be Lesher involved in finding a cure. She said the donation process — which she’s done twice — was painless and didn’t leave a scar, although that may not be the case for every donor.

However, one thing that is universal, she said, is a sense of accomplishment as a donor.

Pam Rockey, biospecimen manager at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, opens a container storing healthy breast tissue. The specimens are stored at temperatures of -190 degrees Celsius.

(Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

“This is such a unique opportunity (for donors) to give physically of themselves in an extremely meaningful way that will help to forward breast cancer research, not only in the state of Indiana, but literally around the world,” said Lesher, program manager of the Catherine Peachey Fund, which provided initial funding for the tissue bank.

A donation appointment typically takes 60 to 90 minutes.

After a check-in and screening process, donors undergo a blood draw before heading to an examination room. During the donation process, a doctor uses local anesthesia and a needle to remove one gram of tissue, which is approximately the size of two peas.

Storniolo said women are generally more likely to donate healthy breast tissue than write a check to support breast cancer research.

“More than once I’ve heard the comment from women that, with the exception of the day they were married and the day their children were born, this was the most important day of their life, which still to this day gives me chills,” Storniolo said.

The tissue bank hasn’t held a donation event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the next one is planned for Nov. 13 at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

TANGIBLE RESULTS

Because of the tissue bank — still the only one of its kind in the world — researchers have been able to compare healthy breast tissue with diseased tissue and take a closer look at factors that could lead to an increased risk of developing the disease. They’ve been able to study how ethnicity and breast cancer rates and types are linked and develop individualized treatment plans based on what they’ve learned.

Researchers also have gained valuable insight from the tissue samples of the approximately 60 women who devel-

oped breast cancer two to four years after their donation.

“Their breast (tissue donations) at the time they donated weren’t normal. In fact, we’ve been able to show that compared with age-matched women that didn’t develop breast cancer two to four years later, their breasts are very different from a genetic and molecular basis,” Storniolo said.

“When you start down that rabbit hole, you start looking at what those genetic differences are and what those genes do, and you start being able to unravel the earliest changes years before you’d see anything on a mammogram.”

Tissue from the bank has been used by researchers from institutions that include Purdue University, the Mayo Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Yale University, Dartmouth College, The Royal Marsden Hospital in the U.K. and the University of Queensland in Australia.

ON THE COVER: Pam Rockey, biospecimen manager at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, pulls a container storing healthy breast tissue out of a vapor freezer. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

WHO CAN DONATE? Donors must be at least 18 years old, biologically female, not have breast implants and meet certain medical conditions. Breast cancer survivors can donate if they meet the criteria and have one breast completely unaffected by cancer.

The tissue bank is especially appreciative of donations from members of minority, cultural, ethnic or racial groups; pregnant or nursing women; those with dense breast tissue; and those who previously donated between 2006 and 2009.

Learn more at komentissuebank.iu.edu.

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Tidal shifts

Tears for empty nest fears

Commentary by Terry Anker As happens today, the world confronted crises many years ago. Much like it had done many years earlier, and many years before then. It seems that crises, like most things, tend to be cyclical. With each one, we discover that we are not quite as powerful and all-knowing as we’d hoped. The tide rises. The tide falls. The tide rises again. As tough as it may be for those of us stranded by the tide, isn’t there comfort in knowing that it will soon flow the other way? Is it our mission to prepare for its inevitable reoccurrence or to curse the sea for its flow?

Among the challenges of these phases is that a human life may be too short to experience them from such a perspective as to understand their pattern. Do we imagine caprice where symmetry exists? Do we imagine chaos where there is order, so when the world shifts, we condemn it as ruthless and uncaring? We wonder how it could do us such harm with so little warning.

But what have we done to prepare ourselves? What do we do to react?

Thirty-fifth U.S. President John F. Kennedy once famously proclaimed, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

While many have said some variation before and after, the theme remains the same – seek to contribute rather than to benefit. Many of us believe it. Alas, many others just as fervently hold that they cannot, or should not, participate.

“What’s the use?” To win, one must gain advantage.

If we focus on our contribution and not our take-home, do we ultimately benefit more than if we retreat entirely?

Do we have nothing to offer? Labor, time, compassion? When we take and not give, do we eventually lose?

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 more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat.”

- JOEL OSTEEN

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Friends, it has begun. My husband Doo and I are approaching the last few miles in the Empty Nest Marathon. And I’m surprised to find that when I stop to rest and hydrate, I’m a tad bit weepy.

Me! The cold and dead inside, “Don’t let the door hit you in the buttocks”-kind of mother. Let’s explore.

Our youngest of four is a senior in high school. Her older siblings are off living their best lives in various locations — Bloomington, Colorado, France — and she is plotting to join them in their campaign against staying close to home. Fine. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, after all, and I’m a fairly decent FaceTimer. So, what’s the difference with this last kiddo?

I suppose that’s exactly it. She’s the last. Everything she does is the last. I didn’t cry at my older daughter’s last marching band competition, but I found myself sentimental this week at her sister’s last dance team performance.

I shed not one tear at any of the other’s absences from my Halloween Yard Spectacular, but I’m already lamenting that this will be the last time with one of my children helping to scare/impress the neighborhood toddlers. Lord knows how I will be for her actual graduation!

Previous ones have been joyful celebrations, filled with the anticipation of smaller grocery bills and a less crowded driveway. But her graduation will be the last. Her departure will be the last. And then it’ll be just Doo and I, crossing the finish line to Empty Nest, pretending my tears are sweat to save my stoic reputation. Ugh. Wish me luck in these final miles.

Peace out.

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

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Withdraw financial support in response to new policies Editor, It is with great regret that I turned in my tickets for the 2021-22 season at the Palladium. My husband and I have enjoyed many shows through the years.

The Center has dictated a new policy that impacts all three sites. Masks are required for children 3 and up and all visitors must show proof of vaccination status. If unvaccinated, patrons (except children younger than 12 years old) must produce a digital proof of a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to the event. Additionally, some performers may require additional restrictions.

As a community, we can effect change by saying no and withdrawing financial support.

These draconian measures are without precedent and violate our constitutional rights.

We the people need to stand up against the erosion of our freedoms. If we fail to take a stand, this overreach will never end.

I choose to live freely and without fear.

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Republican Party platform widely published Editor, A recent submission outlined a Democrat Party platform while stating Republicans have published none. This is an error as the Republican Party platform is widely published: it is called The Bill of Rights.

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‘Drastic changes’ in proposed plan Editor, The Carmel Comprehensive Plan revision draft was released by the city’s Dept. of Community Services on Oct. 1. The Carmel Plan Commission’s public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at City Hall.

If approved, this plan would enable drastic changes in future development projects throughout Carmel. Residential zoning would be further weakened via “relaxing use- and density-restrictions.” The plan encourages multi-story mixed-use development throughout the city for the purpose of increasing tax value per acre. Commercial development to provide “most daily needs” is encouraged within a 20-minute walk of all Carmel residents. Different housing types are encouraged within new and existing neighborhoods, which would include so-called accessory dwelling units built in backyards.

This plan proposes no height limits for buildings in most of the downtown area and most of the Meridian corridor. It would

allow five-story buildings and commercial development along the full length of the Monon Trail in Carmel. It also would allow three-story buildings and commercial development along the White River.

Some city officials have tried to downplay these changes, disingenuously saying that the comprehensive plan is only a “guide” and that the zoning is the “law.” But this ignores the fact that the residential zoning is routinely circumvented by the use of (planned unit developments) and that parts of the current comprehensive plan are often cited by developers and the DOCS in attempts to justify more intense development proposals that are incompatible with area neighborhoods.

Whether or not you can attend the upcoming public hearing, please email your thoughts to Carmel Plan Commissioners at jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

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Editor, I was dismayed after reading Current in Carmel’s recap of the Sept. 27 school board meeting, which included shouting, disruptive outbursts and flagrant disrespect for the school board members and administration.

But I don’t want to talk about that. I want to focus on the women and men in Carmel who are, day in and day out, in the face of a global pandemic, unprecedented scrutiny and opposition, continuing to show up for our kids. I want to talk about teachers.

Teachers, thank you for teaching my kids to read, to learn their times tables, for dancing with them during “brain breaks” and providing “cozy reading corners.” Thank you for bringing “Humphrey the Hamster” books to our house during lockdown because my son just had to have more Humphrey books and the library was closed. Thank you for bringing the pumpkin patch to your classrooms when field trips to Russell Farms were canceled. Thank you for teaching my

second-grader about Rosa Parks, prompting him to ask if we could visit Alabama and see the bus on which she famously refused to give up her seat. Thank you for teaching my sometimes-anxious older son how to “faucet breathe” and “calm his mind” when he gets butterflies in his tummy. Thank you for reading “Unstuck” to your third-graders to help my son’s classmates better understand stuttering. And thank you for instilling a love of reading in my first-grader (I’m sorry he greets you every morning with “boo Ohio State!”).

My sons’ school is one of 11 elementary schools in our district, and each one is filled with amazing teachers. Teachers who, while shepherding their own families through the COVID years, gamely and professionally continue to teach and love our children. They’ve done it over Zoom, they’ve done it masked, and they’ve done it beautifully. They teach on, and they have my utmost respect.

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Chirping up a storm Commentary by Dick Wolfsie The other morning, Mary Ellen shared with me at breakfast that she had not slept well the previous night.

Chirp.

Apparently, an annoying sound had continually awakened her.

Chirp.

I’m a heavy sleeper and am hard of hearing, which is why I am always shocked when Mary Ellen tells me we had a thunderstorm the night before. But as we poured our coffee, I heard it, too.

Chirp.

“That’s driving me crazy,” my wife said.

“What is it?”

“It must be a bird.”

Chirp.

“A bird?” asked Mary Ellen, astonished by my answer. What bird chirps once every 30 seconds, eight hours in a row?”

Chirp.

Where was the sound coming from? It was now driving us both nuts. We walked around the house trying to zero in on the origin of the noise. We put our ear to the microwave, which usually dings when completing its task. We checked in the laundry room because the dryer buzzes when its cycle is finished. The fridge door beeps when I leave it open too long. Those were not the sounds we were investigating, but who knows — maybe after all these years, our appliances had finally changed their tune.

Chirp.

I listened closely to Alexa as I asked her several times if she was the one chirping. She basically shut down, refusing to respond.

Chirp.

“Let’s retrace this from the beginning,” Mary Ellen said. “When you first heard that

chirp this morning, what was the first thing you thought?”

“That I forgot to fasten my seatbelt.”

Chirp.

I headed downstairs to see if my computer was having a hissy fit. Nope. But on my way back upstairs I walked under the smoke detector.

Chirp.

There was the culprit! How could I not have realized this? Clearly, the battery needed replaced. I’ve always been good with batteries. I understand their plusses and minuses. But here was the problem: The detector was attached to a 10-foot ceiling. I couldn’t quite get to it with the portable stepladder. I told Mary Ellen she could reach it if she’d just get those sexy high heels out of storage.

Chirp.

We have a longer ladder in our garage.

But there were several obstacles to using it.

1. The ladder was way too heavy and unwieldy for me to lug into the house.

2. I had never used this expandable ladder, so I had no clue how to extend it properly.

3. No matter: Mary Ellen won’t let me climb up on a ladder, anyway.

We called our son, Brett, who came over and replaced our battery with ease. Mission accomplished.

By the way, that full day of intermittent chirping in our house has not had any lasting negative effects on Mary Ellen and me.

But our cat is now in therapy.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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As part of a preplanned secondary analysis of female participants in a clinical study, the researchers analyzed plasma samples taken from the blood of 196 women. Radovich and Schneider found circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells in the blood plasma of women diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer who have undergone chemotherapy prior to surgery can help predict their chances of recurrence and disease-free survival.

The researchers concluded the presence of ctDNA in patients was significantly associated with worse chances of survival and an increased chance of disease recurrence.

When the presence of ctDNA was combined with the presence of CTCs, the outcomes were even worse. As a result, Radovich and Schneider believe their research, which was published in the international journal JAMA Oncology, might one day be used to detect residual disease and better assess which patients may experience disease recurrence.

“When we think about breast cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in women in the United States, there are several different types of breast cancer, one of which is called triple-negative breast cancer,” said Schneider, a Zionsville resident. “It is one that preferentially impacts young women and commonly impacts Black women, and it is one that (has) pretty high aggressiveness and one for which we have limited therapeutic options.”

Triple-negative breast cancer is often treated with chemotherapy while the tumor is still in the breast, Schneider said. Surgery often follows.

“What’s interesting is somewhere around a third of patients, when they go to surgery, will have no cancer left in the breast,” Schneider said. “For that segment of the population, their cure rate is also very, very good. For the other two-thirds of the population, where at the time of surgery they still have viable or living breast can-

Dr. Milan Radovich, left, and Dr. Bryan Schneider hope their research will provide breast cancer patients with better outcomes in the future.

(Photo courtesy of Bryan Schneider)

cer, even though that cancer is removed, it represents a type that wasn’t beaten up enough by the chemotherapy.”

Two years after surgery and chemotherapy, the researchers’ analysis found distant disease-free survival for women with the presence of ctDNA in their blood was 56 percent, compared to 81 percent for women without ctDNA. Patients with the presence of both ctDNA and CTCs at two years had a 52 percent likelihood of distant disease-free survival versus 89 percent who were negative for both markers.

“The day after this was published, I had about 500 emails asking, ‘Should I order this test tomorrow?’ from patients all across the United States, and the answer to that is, ‘No,’” Schneider said. “The test today should not be used outside of an investigational setting. I really do think this test sets up for how we should be asking that question in the future.”

Based on the study’s findings, a clinical trial called the PERSEVERE study will stratify women with triple-negative breast cancer based on whether they are ctDNA positive and assign them a targeted therapy. The study recently opened and aims to create personalized, targeted therapy options for patients at high risk for relapse and for whom no treatments exist. Schneider said the study will likely take two to three years to complete. He hopes researchers will have evidence to support more treatment options because of the study.

“While we are very focused on the group that is high risk, I think we want to be equally focused on the population we gave good news to, to see if we can do an even better job of overall quality of life and survivorship,” Schneider said.

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Roots Burger Bar coming soon

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restaurants in the college towns, I could travel from city to city and knew all my staff by name,” he said. “I’m not going to Scott Wise learned some valuable lessons make the wrong turn this time. With Scotwith his chain of Scotty’s Brewhouse and ty’s, the goal was always to grow it as big Thr3e Wise Men as I could and sell it. With this one, RESTAURANT Brewing Co. that is not the plan. I want to keep restaurants. it small, keep it intimate and underWise, whose primary job now stand the nurturing of these roots is first vice president of commertakes the entire community, takes cial real estate brokerage CBRE, our staff, takes me and everybody.” launched Roots Burger Bar in MunPreviously, Wise had 15 restaucie two years ago as what he called rants in Indiana and one each in Wise his “side hustle.” Wise, who lives Florida, Illinois and Ohio. He sold the on the north side of Indianapolis, plans to business to Arizona-based Due North Holdopen his second Roots Burger Bar in Carmel ings in 2016. The firm filed for bankruptcy in in the Brookshire Village Shoppes at 12552 2018. Wise also faced lawsuits from invesGray Rd. in late 2021 or early 2022. Wise tors and filed for personal bankruptcy. said he has a lot of respect for the center’s Wise said his experiences help him give developer, KennMar, and its president/CEO, insight in his role at CBRE. Brent Benge.

“I can tell them what I did right and what “The (restaurant) name comes from me I did wrong and maybe help them avoid going back to my roots and what I used to some of those pitfalls,” Wise said. “I can use love about this business and what I kind my past experiences to help someone be of got away from 20 years of running Scotsuccessful, not just in choosing the right ty’s,” Wise said. “It started with going back site and negotiating the right lease. Beyond to my original location in my hometown that I can help them with labor and working (near Muncie) and my alma mater university with the right general contractor. I love (Ball State). What I like to believe is we all what I’m doing now because I think I can kind of go back to our roots. We never want help people.” to forget our foundation.”

Wise said he is going to live life day by Wise, who owned a Scotty’s Brewhouse in day and focus on enjoying what he is doing. downtown Carmel, said he loves the BrookWise said Roots Burger Bar will be open shire Village Shoppes center being nestled seven days a week and employ 25 to 30 into the surrounding neighborhoods. people in the 2,500-square-foot location.

“I’m not going to grow a chain of restau“It’s a good smashburger concept that rants again,” Wise said. “The love I had for offers appetizers and salad,” Wise said. this industry was back when I was simplify- “There is a steak and some fish tacos. We’re ing things and was back to the basics.” going to have 15 big TVs in there to watch Wise said he initially planned only one sporting events.”

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DISPATCHES New banking center — Community First Bank of Indiana will open a banking center at 9333 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis in the first quarter of 2022. Romhaad Davis has been hired as the business banking center manager.

Davis is a graduate of the Davis University of Southern Indiana with a degree in communications and a master’s in business administration from Daniel Webster College. He has more than 12 years of experience in the financial industry, including six years in banking.

Math Motivators — Carmel-based CNO Financial Group and OneAmerica are collaborating with The Actuarial Foundation to bring the national Math Motivators program to Indianapolis-area schools. Math Motivators is a national program that cultivates better math understanding skills for local middle and high school students at qualifying schools. The multi-year sponsorship

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Carmel man’s company building next generation of mailboxes

By Jonathan Matthes news@currentincarmel.com If DroneDek CEO Dan O’Toole has his way, the traditional mailboxes across the City of Lawrence will eventually DRONEDEK disappear.

DroneDek produces high-tech boxes designed to securely receive deliveries from everything from packages left by drivers to items from drones and automated road vehicles.

The boxes can be heated or O’Toole cooled for packages that need to be kept warm or chilled.

Lawrence is poised to become a test market for the DroneDek delivery boxes.

“We’re excited to be at the forefront of that,” Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier said.

Although a launch date hasn’t been announced, DroneDek is in the process of constructing a headquarters at 4423 N. Shadeland Ave. in Lawrence.

O’Toole, a Carmel resident, initially self-funded DroneDek, but a couple of friends invested a combined $400,000 to support the venture. Shortly thereafter, they launched a crowdfunding campaign and received so many donations that DroneDek maxed out twice, raising a total of $3.6 million. According to O’Toole, as of January, the previous maximum that an entity could raise through crowdfunding was $1.7 million.

Through all fundraising avenues, the company has raised $6 million in a little more than 10 months.

“I think that’s a great validation of what we are doing and how the market is accepting us,” O’Toole said.

The DroneDek box does more than receive deliveries. It is outfitted with emergency technologies that can summon emergency personnel and emit lights to alert first responders of the owner’s location in case the owner has an emergency near the delivery box. The DroneDek box also can alert the owner of deliveries through a companion app. It can stream live video and has facial recognition technology that can help locate missing pets, O’Toole said.

O’Toole landed the first patent for a box designed for drone delivery. He came up with the idea for the boxes when he was driving home from a meeting in Chicago.

“While driving down I-65, I saw someone

An aerial view of the drone lowering a package into a DroneDek box. (Photo courtesy of DroneDek)

flying their drone out in a field, and it got me daydreaming about drone delivery and how awesome that will be,” O’Toole said.

“You can’t just drop things in someone’s yard, or on their porch or patio, or in front of somebody’s business. I started thinking about what the next generation of mailboxes would look like for deliveries by drones.

By the time I got home I was just bubbling over with ideas.”

O’Toole has a theory that whenever someone has an idea, at least 10 other people simultaneously have the same idea, so he raced to create a design and file a patent.

He received it in 2017.

“I beat Amazon to my patent by nine days, the (U.S. Postal Service) by two weeks and other companies by less than a month,” O’Toole said.

Since 2017, the company has tested models with beer delivery at a golf course in Michigan, a burrito delivery in South Bend and last month delivered chicken wings to the annual police and fire wing eating contest during Lawrence’s Community Day. “It’s definitely still a startup, but it’s a startup with unlimited potential,” Collier said. “It’s an industry that could become burgeoning very quickly. It reminds me of personal computers and Macintosh’s being developed in a garage. This is one that is probably not that iconic, but it’s one that certainly has a baked-in following to be able to have delivery that quickly.”

Learn more at DroneDek.com.

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Stephanie Wiott Designs recently opened a showroom in the Indiana Design Center. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Wiott)

New showroom opens in IDC

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Stephanie Wiott views Carmel’s Indiana Design Center as a perfect fit to showcase her work at Stephanie Wiott DESIGN Designs.

“It’s great to be around so many other creative minds,” Wiott said. “The Design Center is open to the public, as well as trades. There are several retail shops on the first floor that are open daily, and it’s great to have both trades and homeowners in here, walking around, finding inspiration.”

The Stephanie Wiott Designs showroom, which recently opened on the first floor, features a selection of retail furniture, design accessories and gifts for purchase.

It also serves as a working studio for the full-service design firm.

“We work both on new homes and remodels,” she said. “We source and order from all of our accounts for cabinets, furniture,

lighting, home accessories, etc. We tailor our services per job. Some people just want help creating a special space in their home, some a complete remodel, some a kitchen remodel, some just some new accessories.”

Wiott and her family moved to Carmel from the Chicago area approximately four years ago.

“We do love it here,” said Wiott, who has been in business for 13 years.

Wiott previously only had an office space.

“The showroom is new to us but has been a great addition,” she said. “It’s a great workspace for our team and a meeting place for our clients. I love all the natural light that we get and that we have an entrance from the main corridor, as well as the south parking lot. My intention was for it to be a place where everyone would feel comfortable.”

For more, visit stephaniewiottdesigns. com.

DISPATCHES New hire at Taft — Taft has hired Ashley Ulbricht, a former city attorney for the City of Carmel, to join the municipal group in its Indianapolis office. Ulbricht focuses her municipal practice in litigation with a concentration on redevelopment, real estate, utility and telecommunications, Ulbricht zoning and planning, land use, construction project management, music and movie licensing, code enforcement

litigation, public safety discipline, contract negotiation and employment law. She is a graduate of Valparaiso School of Law and St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame.

ClusterTruck to relocate — ClusterTruck’s Carmel location at 12195 N. Meridian St. is closing Oct. 14 as the Hamilton Crossing retail center which houses it is demolished for redevelopment. ClusterTruck plans to reopen within a few weeks in a new location on Range Line Road. Learn more at Carmel.

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By Dave Gil de Rubio editorial@youarecurrent.com Clint Black considers himself lazy — a rather absurd statement when you consider what he did during CONCERT the pandemic-fueled yearand-a-half of lockdown.

Besides performing on a regular livestream and launching a line of coffee called Clint Black Cowboy Coffee, he hosted “Talking in Circles with Clint Black,” a television show where he talks shop with other artists. Country artists Travis Tritt and Brad Paisley have already been guests.

All this came on top of releasing 2020’s “Out of Sane,” Black’s 13th studio album and one that retains his signature country sound. And now with live music venues open again, Black embraces his return to the road.

“My booking agent — we renamed him ‘rescheduling agent’ — did a great job of keeping

things moved up just far enough in front of us so (live shows) might happen,” Black said in a recent phone interview. “Now, I’m as busy as I like to be.”

Black’s October dates, including an Oct. 24 concert at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, are nearly two-hour shows dubbed “An Evening With.” Black has recorded nearly 30 top 10 country hits since his multi-platinum 1989 debut “Killin’ Time.” The next decade saw him consistently release hits as follow-up albums such as 1990’s “Put Yourself in My Shoes,” 1993’s “No Time to Kill,” 1994’s “One Emotion” and 1997’s “Nothin’ but the Taillights” all went top 10.

But as the 1990s moved on, Black said his relationship with his label, RCA, soured because of the label’s desire to have Black, who up to then had written his own songs, collaborate with Music Row songwriters. A conversation with RCA President Joe Galante was a turning point.

“I didn’t understand the pressure to record outside songs when I have so many songs that I had written,” Black said. “He said they just wanted a little taste, and it broke my heart.

If he would have said that

he didn’t think my songs were that great anymore, I would have felt better. It would have still hurt. But it wasn’t about that. It was about spreading the revenue from my record to share it with the people on Music Row, and I thought that was the exact wrong reason to do anything.”

Following the release of 1999’s “D’lectrified,” Black left RCA. Although he has continued making albums and touring, he has expanded into television and film roles.

Among the shows he’s appeared on are “Secret Talents of the Stars,” “Celebrity Duets” and “Celebrity Apprentice.”

“I’m glad I have it behind me,” he said of the “Celebrity Apprentice” appearance, where he sang a song with Cheech Marin.

“That up close, up front and personal exposure to ugliness is more than I ever want to see again.”

Most recently, he and wife Lisa Hartman Black appeared in last year’s season of “The Masked Singer” as “Snow Owls,” competing while riding in a mobile egg.

“It was really challenging in a good way,” he said. “The challenge in a bad way was singing inside that suit. You can’t see. The little lenses you’re looking out of are fogged up after 30 seconds and you’re sweating. If you have to move at all, it’s perilous because it’s inside of that egg.

We had inches at a time. But I typically like stuff like that because I don’t see myself as too precious to step into weird things. I sometimes second-guess myself after getting in it. I like being a little afraid of things and I like finding myself in situations where something comes out that otherwise wouldn’t have happened.”

Clint Black will perform at 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 at the Palladium in Carmel.

(Photo by Kevin Mazur)

FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael will feature actress/singer Marilu Henner with a show of music and memories at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 15. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s presentation of “Phantom” runs through Nov. 21. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

CIVIC THEATRE Civic Theatre’s production of “The Color Purple” will be presented through Oct. 23. For more, visit civictheatre.org CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show is set for 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

WESTFIELD PLAYHOUSE Main Street Productions of “Dracula” runs through Oct. 17 at Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

BOO ’N BREW returns to Clay Terrace editorial@youarecurrent.com Clay Terrace will celebrate the fall season by hosting the DC Construction ninth annual BOO ‘N BREW Fall Festival from 2 to 6 p.m.

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Adults can enjoy a craft brew in the beer garden and the kids can enjoy the annual trick-or-treating event. Children ages 10 and under can dress in a costume and trick-ortreat while supplies last.

Children can enjoy activities like a Silly Safari animal show (2:30 and 4 p.m.), face painting, balloon artists, hayrides and a pumpkin patch. Stella Luna and the Satellites (2 to 3:30 p.m.) and Toy Factory (4 to 6 p.m.) will perform live music.

Visitors can dress up pets in the spookiest and silliest costumes for the chance to participate in the Pet Costume Contest (2:30 p.m.) for prizes.

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nizations based on all she has contributed to the Indianapolis arts community, including service to the Indianapolis Opera and Phyllis Feigenbaum was caught complete- Dance Kaleidoscope. The selection commitly by surprise. tee is comprised of members from The Carmel resident several arts groups.

HONOR learned a few months Nancy Thompson, who won the ago she was being Woman of the Arts Award in 1998, honored with the Kathryn Taurel has worked with Feigenbaum for a Woman of the Arts Award, which is number of nonprofit arts organizapresented to a woman in the Indiations as a volunteer. napolis area who has made signif“She has a wonderful vision for Feigenbaum icant contributions as a volunteer the organization she is working for, for a local arts organization. and she knows the importance of raising “This award came very unexpectedly,” Fei- funds,” Thompson said. “In addition to the genbaum said. “I had no idea I was going to efforts as a volunteer, at the end of the day, receive this award. I am indeed very proud. she also takes out her checkbook.”

It’s a great tribute. I have great respect for A former Indianapolis Opera board memthe late Kathryn Taurel.” ber, Feigenbaum is now an honorary board Feigenbaum will be presented the award member. She was co-chair of the first Indiat Wings of Love, which serves as the annual anapolis Opera Ball. She also served on the Opera Ball, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at board of Dance Kaleidoscope, the Internathe Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis. tional Violin Competition and the Society of Feigenbaum was selected from nominaFriends of Music, which raises money for the tions provided by central Indiana arts orgaJacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

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writing professor, Jeff Pollard, to rewrite various aspects of it so it would translate to the screen better.”

Eric Pascarelli had some time on his Pascarelli, who worked on the script for hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. approximately three months, said there “Over the pandemic I were many revisions and story FILM watched several cult-rechanges. lated documentaries and “I have been submitting it to varwanted to incorporate some of ious film festivals both locally and that into a movie,” Pascarelli said. worldwide,” said Pascarelli, a 2007 “I wanted to somehow blend those Carmel High School graduate who aspects with a 30-something-yearstudied telecommunications at Ball old, coming-of-age story.”

State University. “I really hope the Pascarelli The result is his recently comCarmel Film Festival, or whatever pleted 1-hour and 40-minute independent the name actually will be, will get going film, “Chasing Rabbits,” which he co-wrote, soon, so I can try to be in that. (It) would be directed and was executive producer. a real treat.”

The Carmel resident said the plot centers The “Chasing Rabbits” cast includes on Penny, whose mother abandoned her to Carmel residents Drew Russell, Michael join a cult when she was a child. Now in Davidson and Denise Reiter. The main cast her 30s, Penny’s father has gone missing. members are Leanne Johnson, Lafayette; Penny suspects the cult kidnapped him, so Holly Anspaugh, Bloomington; and George Penny decides to infiltrate the cult, posing Juarez, Battle Ground. as a new member, to save her father before Pascarelli has run his own video producit’s too late. tion company, Pascarelli Productions, for “I came up with the idea and wrote sevapproximately 10 years, focusing on corpoeral versions of the script,” Pascarelli said. rate and business videos.

“Eventually, I teamed up with a screen-

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IWS to present wind ensemble

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of the piece. “Each movement is dedicated to either one of Santos’ children or one of his professors. Some are conductors and At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of them are composition instructors.

Indiana Wind Symphony Music Director It’s a very interesting piece with a lot of Charles Conrad said different textures and a lot of CONCERT there was an expectdifferent sounds for the different ed need for music for movements.” smaller groups.

Three soloists from IWS will be “The thinking was, if the composfeatured in the program. er was writing pieces for smaller Fishers resident Larry Purdue, ensembles, they would have a principal horn, will perform on better chance for getting them “Melancholy.”

Purdue performed,” he said. “That was true The second soloist is principal in some cases and not in others. Unfortutrumpet Brian Hoover, from Indianapolis, on nately, the entire season was canceled for “Le Gay Paris” by Jean Francaix. some groups. We got in on one of these Carmel resident Christian Starnes, who (new) pieces.” plays string bass, will perform “Mozart newThe Indiana Wind Symphony will perform look” by Francaix. composer Giovanni Santos’ “Miniatures for The other pieces IWS will perform are by Chamber Wind Ensemble” as the opening composers more well-known, such as Gorpiece of its “Wind Gems in Miniature” condon Jacob and Alfred Reed. cert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Studio TheA maximum of 16 musicians will play at a atre at the Center for the Performing Arts in time, Conrad said. He will conduct most of Carmel. Santos is an assistant professor of the concert. Assistant Director Nathan Vogmusic and conducts the wind ensemble at es will conduct a couple of pieces.

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Cellist plays with Harlem Quartet

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tion. Sphinx sponsors a national competition every year, primarily for Latino and Black students. The group was originally This concert will be a homecoming for made up of four first-prize winners of that cellist Felix Umansky. competition.

The 2004 Carmel Umansky said the quartet still CONCERT High School graduate has a relationship with Sphinx but will be making his is not directly managed by it anyfirst appearance with the Harlem more. The two violinists have been Quartet in the Indianapolis area with the quartet from the start. since he joined in the spring of “The repertoire that we play and 2015. the program we curate is still as Umansky “I can’t wait to be back in my diverse as it was in 2006,” Umansky hometown to see and perform for all of said. “We program not only standard classithese people I know and love,” said Umancal music, but we do quite a bit of contemsky, whose parents, Konstantin and Polina, porary music. We do a lot of jazz, Latin and still live in Carmel.

Afro Cuban tunes in our concerts.”

Umansky will appear with the Harlem This year, the group became the quarQuartet with Cuban pianist/composer Aldo tet-in-residence at Montclair State UniverLopez-Gavilan at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the sity in New Jersey. It also has been the Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis. quartet-in-residence at the Royal College The concert is part of the Ensemble Music of Music in London. Since the COVID-19 panSociety of Indianapolis series. Lopez-Gavilan demic, the group’s work in London has been is the younger brother of Harlem Quartet virtual. first violinist Ilmar Gavilan, who is originally “When we were going there in person, it from Cuba. was two to three times a year,” Umansky The Harlem Quartet formed in 2006 and said. was put together by the Sphinx organizaFor more, visit ensemblemusic.org.

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So far, Thibodeau and Peck already have five businesses housed in The Main Squeeze, which opened Sept. 1 at 33 E. Main Street, Suite 300, in Carmel.

“You can find all your favorite arts and movement classes in one amazing space, right on Main Street,” Thibodeau said. “We currently have several small businesses offering ballet, yoga, music and art at The Main Squeeze.”

Thibodeau and Peck own two of those five businesses. Thibodeau owns The Ballet Studio of Carmel, and Peck owns the Indy Ananda yoga studio. The women, who met in 2018 when Peck’s daughter took dance lessons at The Ballet Studio, had operated their businesses in a shared multi-purpose room at Mini Minds in Carmel before coming up with up with the concept for The Main

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Peck, a mental health therapist, also owns Mini Minds, which is not housed at The Main Squeeze.

“We were talking about the high demand for our (arts/movement) businesses, and we both agreed that we had outgrown that multi-purpose room,” Thibodeau said.

“We both lived in major cities before and had known about shared spaces and arts and movement co-ops in those places. We thought, ‘Why not do that here in Carmel?’”

Besides The Ballet Studio and Indy Ananda, the other three businesses inside The Main Squeeze are The Art Lab (owned by Maren Bell); Resounding Joy (owned by Lindsay Zehren); and JumpBunch of Indianapolis (owned by Stacy McIntyre).

“Megan and I already had relationships with these women (business owners), and so we decided that these five businesses were a great starting point for The Main Squeeze,” Thibodeau said. “Our goal is to house even more businesses who fit into our two-fold mission of supporting small arts and movement businesses and bringing a wider variety of arts and movement classes to the community.”

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The bread has only six ingredients — whole cell wheat, water, honey, flax, yeast and salt. I don’t have gluten sensitivity, so I couldn’t validate those claims. Ideally, the beard should be toasted, then topped with whatever you prefer. I was less impressed with the price — $22 for two loaves.

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Quebec Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton, stationed at Fort Detroit, enforced a royal proclamation barring further European settlement by encouraging Native Americans to attack settlers. In 1777, 25-year-old George Rogers Clark convinced Virginia Gov. Patrick Henry to authorize him to recruit volunteers to attack British outposts. During 1778, Clark and 175 frontiersmen captured Fort Kaskaskia, along the Mississippi, and Fort Sackville, along the Wabash. Hamilton soon recaptured Fort Sackville.

After learning from Italian ally Francis Vigo (for whom Vigo County was named) that Hamilton was there, Clark led 170 American and French volunteers through harsh winter conditions from Kaskaskia back to Fort Sackville. A surprised Hamilton surrendered and was taken prisoner on Feb. 25, 1779. Virginia then claimed Quebec Province south of the Great Lakes, which later became the Northwest Territory. Clark, hailed as the “Conqueror of the Old Northwest,” was supported later in life by his brother, William, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00185V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 15 day of October, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Seeking variance approval for a new pool: UDO Section 2.04 Max 35% lot cover, 39% requested With the property being known as (address): 10408 Windemere Blvd (Windemere Subdivision Lot 78) The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00185V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: (Insert Legal Description OR Tax ID parcel number(s) Legal S9 T17 R3; Acreage .58 Section 9, Township 17, Range 3 (Parcel No: 17-13-09-00-09-005.000) The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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

Craig and Deirdre Reed PETITIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00184 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 25th day of October 25th 2021 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Build a 60’x120’ metal building with an attached 10’x23’ breezeway to be used as a personal basketball court for homeowner. The requested variance would be to allow the structure to be built at 22’ tall, where the statures for a residential accessory building only allows for structures to be a maximum of 18’ tall.

With the property being known as (address): 13120 Six Points Road. Carmel, IN 46032 The application is identified as Docket No.PZ-2012-00184 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 17-09-27-00-00-005.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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

Michael Taylor Zachary Pinkowski Caris LeVert PETITIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00186 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 25th day of October 2021 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Wayne & Gina Nelson, homeowners and applicants seek the following development standards variance approval for a swimming pool: UDO Section 2.04 Maximum 35% lot cover allowed, 40% requested. The site is located at 10422 Windemere Blvd (Windemere Subdivision Lot 77).

It is zoned S1/Residence.

With the property being known as (address): 10422 Windemere Bld., Carmel, IN 46032 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00186 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: (Insert Legal Description OR Tax ID parcel number(s) Acreage .55, Section 9, Township 17, Range 3, Windemere, Section 5, Lot 77 (ID Parcel No. 17-13-09-00-09-004.000) The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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

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CLAY TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Owner: Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana 10701 North be available. All payments and costs of Contract Documents and related College Avenue supplemental materials are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that Carmel, Indiana 46280-1089 they have obtained complete sets, whether hard copy or electronic, of Project: Japanese Gardens, Carmel IN the Project Manual and drawings and shall assume the risk of any errors Project No. 219-0038 or omissions in Bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets.

Notice is hereby given that Clay Township of Hamilton County Bids must be submitted on the forms in the Project Manual, must Indiana (the “Owner”), for and on behalf of The City of Carmel (the contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and “Department”), will receive sealed bids for the above referenced shall be accompanied by: Project at the Administrative Offices of the Owner located at 10701 (1) Properly and completely executed Form 96 (revised 2013) North College Avenue, Carmel Indiana 46280 (the “Administrative prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts which Offices”) on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 10:00 am local time, includes a financial statement, a statement of experience, and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will a proposed plan or plans for performing the Work and the be publicly opened and read aloud in the Conference Room of the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Administrative Offices. The outside of the sealed envelope in which the Work; Bid is enclosed, shall be clearly marked “BID – JAPANESE GARDENS, (2) Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid CARMEL IN” and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents. Any amount, including any alternates, with a satisfactory corporate Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder surety or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount unopened. of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The Bid Bond or A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for discussion of the certified check shall be evidence of good faith that the successful Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be Bidder will execute within ten (10) calendar days from the held on Thursday, October 14th, 2021 at 10:00 am local time in the acceptance of the Bid, the Agreement as included in the Project Conference Room of the Clay Township Administrative Offices and, Manual. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable weather permitting, shall conclude with a visit to the location where the to Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana; and Work is to be performed. Prospective bidders are encouraged, but not (3) A Non-Collusion Affidavit complying with the requirements of Ind. required, to attend the pre-bid conference. For special accommodations Code §36-1-2-4. needed by individuals with disabilities planning to attend the pre- bid Owner reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of not conference or public bid opening meeting, please notify Jocelyn Hinshaw more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Bids are opened at jhinshaw@lochgroup.com at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto. and, for such sixty (60) day period, all such Bids shall be in full force and In general, the Work for the Project consists of Site improvements effect. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time including: demolition, clearing, grading, concrete footers, helical for the receipt of Bids but no Bidder shall withdraw a Bid within the sixty piers, two PermaTrak boardwalks, wood pile retaining wall, (60) day period after opening of the Bids. All bid security of unsuccessful handrail, concrete sidewalks, concrete curb, benches, tables, bidders will be returned by the Owner upon selection of the successful bike racks, landscape boulders from 18 in. to 48 in. diameter, Bidder and execution of the Agreement, and provision of the required landscaping, signage, lighting, electrical, pond fountain and Performance Bond and Payment Bond. aeration, and four Add Alternatives, all as set forth in the Contract In the event that the total amount of the contract awarded to the Documents for the Project which, except for those items not included successful Contractor is $300,000 or more, the successful Contractor due to timing, size or other factors, have been assembled into a Project must be qualified under either Ind. Code § 4-13.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23Manual and includes the Bid Documents. The Project Manual and any 10 before doing any work on the Project. and all full-size drawings may be examined at and obtained from, the Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-17-6, Owner reserves the right to office of Repro Graphix Inc. 437 N Illinois St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. specify in the contract with the successful bidder one or both of the The plan charge will be listed on the online plan room. Payment may following: be made by check, credit card, or cash. NO DEPOSITS ACCEPTED. 1. Early performance of the contract will result in increased Make checks payable to Repro Graphix Inc. An online option may also compensation;

Kite Realty Group (30 S. Meridian Street, Suite 1100) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge stormwater from construction activities associated with the Hamilton Crossing – Demolition phase project located at 12201 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032. Runoff from the project site will discharge to White River – Carmel Creek Subwatershed. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to Mike Timko of Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER, Docket No. PZ-2021-00171V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 25th day of October, 2021 at 5:15 pm in the City Hall Caucus Rooms (1 Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: UDO Section 2.10, Maximum 18-ft detached garage allowed, 21-ft requested With the property being known as: 340 1st Avenue NW, Carmel, IN 46032.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00171V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID parcel number 16-0925-12-01-005.000.

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

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

Petitioners: Bart L and Tonya C Poer.

2. Completion of the contract after the termination or designated completion date(s) will result in a deduction from the compensation.

A Performance Bond and Payment Bond with good and sufficient surety, acceptable to the Owner and Architect/Engineer, shall be required in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety of the Bonds may not be released until one (1) year after the Owner’s final settlement with the Contractor. Retainage will be as required by Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq.

All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State of Indiana. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

The Owner reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18- 2 and/or (2) reject any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Owner determines in accordance with applicable Indiana laws including but not limited to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4, that such action is in the best interests of the Owner. Owner reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Owner’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Owner and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein and as allowed by applicable Indiana law, a contract for the Project shall be awarded in accordance with this Notice to Bidders, Ind. Code § 5-16-13 et seq. and Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq., to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. The Owner shall have the right to accept any Alternates in any order or combination or accept on the basis of the Base Bids alone, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents and to determine the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bids and Alternates accepted.

Questions regarding this Project should be directed to Jocelyn Hinshaw by email only at jhinshaw@lochgroup.com Douglas Callahan, Trustee, Clay Township of Hamilton County, Indiana Publication: Carmel Current on October 12 and October 19, 2021 Noblesville Times on October 13 and October 20, 2021

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Names behind the eponyms Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt If Mr. Rogers has taught us anything, it’s that men can wear cardigans. I know, I know — Mr. Rogers has given us much more than mere sartorial advice.

GRAMMAR GUY However, when fall weather rolls around, I can’t help but think of how well Mr. Rogers wore his after-work zip-up sweaters.

As autumn dawns, I get excited about college football, scalding-hot soup, pumpkin-flavored everything and warm woolen cardigans. This got me to thinking: From where do we get the word “cardigan”?

The cardigan is named after Lord Cardigan, also known as James Brundell, 7th Earl of Cardigan. Lord Cardigan won fame for his questionable leadership during the Crimean War. In October 1854, he led his British Light Cavalry Brigade against Russian troops at the Battle of Balaclava. Although Cardigan lost 107 out of 654 of his men, his troops reached the Russian battery and took out the enemy’s guns. Lord Cardigan came back without a scratch.

Capitalizing on Lord Cardigan’s military legend, clothiers began calling the knitted military jacket he and other officers wore

during the war “cardigan jackets” and “cardigan waistcoats.” This term for naming an item after a person is called an eponym.

Although Lord Cardigan didn’t invent or design the cardigan, many eponyms are named after the person who either discovered a place or invented an item. We see this in the Caesar salad, a salad named after Caesar Cardini, an Italian restauranteur who operated the aptly named Tijuana restaurant, Caesar’s, in the early 1900s.

Other examples of eponyms credited to their creator or discoverer include America, nicotine, silhouette, saxophone, sandwich and boycott. I’d rather be known as the guy who invented the sandwich than the poster child for saying “no” to things.

Believe it or not, the cardigan isn’t the only eponymous clothing term that emerged from the Crimean War. The largest global conflict of the mid-1850s also gave us the “raglan” sleeve. Named after Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron of Raglan, a raglan sleeve is “a sleeve that extends to the neckline with slanted seams from the underarm to the neck.”

Poor Baron Raglan lost his arm during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, resulting in an

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021—00181 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 25th day of October, 2021 at 5:15pm, at the Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2021-00181 V (the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is located at 4518 W. 99th Street, Carmel, IN 46032, is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-13-07-00-23-001.000, and is described as Mayflower Park Subdivision Block 3 Lot 4B (the “Real Estate”).

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

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

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Carmel City Hall 1 Civic Square Carmel, IN. 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov APPLICANT Artistic Composite Pallets LLC 4518 W. 99th Street Carmel, IN 46032 ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Rick Lawrence, Attorney Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106

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adapted coat sleeve to adjust for his missing arm. Years later, Baron Raglan was the commander over Lord Cardigan.

Many of the soldiers in the Battle of Balaclava wore face masks to keep warm. These were later known as “balaclavas.”

As fall begins, let’s take a moment to recognize that eponyms are all around us — regardless of whether you measure the diminished temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Both temperature-measuring systems are eponyms.

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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 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 Wednesday, November 3, 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 December 1, 2021 and be completed by April 30, 2022 a. Earthwork, Site Concrete and Utilities b. Building Concrete c. Masonry d. Electrical e. Technology 2. These Bid Packages are set up for Subcontract bids only. It should be noted that each subcontractor will be responsible for their own trash removal from the site.

All questions regarding the bidding should be directed to the Construction Manager: Audie Tarpley Dillon Construction Group 214-587-8722 atarpley@dilloncg.com 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, October 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers 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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