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gled to make ends meet, but they loved me and they invested in my education and I came to the United States to pursue the Fady Qaddoura’s journey to America and American dream,” Qaddoura said. experiences here put him on a mission to Qaddoura said he suffered discrimination serve the public. as a Muslim after the Sept. 11 terrorELECTION Qaddoura is runist attacks in 2001. ning as a Democrat Living in New Orleans, Qaddoura for the Indiana Senate District 30 and his wife and then newborn seat, which, among other areas, daughter became homeless after represents the southern part of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Hamilton County. He is facing “Through that experience, a perincumbent Republican John Ruckson or a nonprofit approached us Qaddoura elshaus in the Nov. 3 election. and offered us a meal that day,” The three main things that drove Qaddou- Qaddoura said. “At that point, I was just finra to run is his life journey, his experience ishing my master’s in computer science at working for the public sector in governthe University of New Orleans. My heart was ments and the consequences of the 2016 touched by the generosity and the kindness elections on the local level. of strangers who had a deep compassion Qaddoura came to the United States as and love for humanity. All these experiences an immigrant from Jerusalem at age 19 and reshaped me and rewired me at age 25 in describes himself as a proud citizen.

2005 that I was going to spend the rest of “I was raised by a poor family that strugmy life as a public servant. I’m going to put

every single moment into serving others.”

Qaddoura came to Indianapolis with his wife and two daughters, now ages 12 and 15, to finish his second master’s degree in public administration from IUPUI. He then completed his doctorate in public policy and philanthropy at IUPUI. Qaddoura worked first for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.

“Then as a city controller for Indianapolis, I had the firsthand experience of seeing how the state legislature directly impacts a city’s abilities to invest in their own communities, whether it’s infrastructure or education or quality of life. The state had so much influence on things at the local level,” he said.

“That was a real eye-opener for me.”

The third reason he decided to run began in 2015 when then-Gov. Mike Pence banned Syrian refugees from coming into Indiana.

“I felt it was wrong and discriminatory,” Qaddoura said.

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Ruckelshaus aims to continue focus on health care

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the smoking age to 21, required greater transparency from health care companies and created an all-payer claims database When John Ruckelshaus decided to seek that requires hospitals, outpatient surgery a second term for Indiana’s State centers and urgent care facilities to Senate District 30 publish average prices of services ELECTION seat, he had no and procedures. idea the election “We passed a lot of legislation last would take place during a global year that really set the table for fupandemic. ture legislative sessions to go back The Indianapolis Republican and take it to the next level,” he said. has spent much of his first term Ruckelshaus’ interest in improvRuckelshaus focused on health care issues, and ing health care is personal. A father with COVID-19 continuing to infect of three, he’s spent a great deal of thousands of Hoosiers each week, he’s time navigating the system as a parent, as eager to get back to the Statehouse to adhis first two children both had approximatedress a new set of challenges. ly 20 surgeries to correct congenital glau“What excites me about going back, espe- coma; his oldest son is a leukemia survivor; cially with COVID, is it’s brought some things and his youngest son is a quadriplegic. to the forefront that we’ve been talking In addition to advocating for more about behind the scenes,” Ruckelshaus said. transparency in the health care system, In the past four years, Ruckelshaus Ruckelshaus, who is facing first-time canhas worked to create laws that raised didate Democrat Fady Qaddoura in the Nov.

3 election, said his strength lies in a proven track record of working with legislators outside of his party. He said it’s a necessity in District 30, which is comprised of roughly equal numbers of Republicans, Democrats and independents. The district encompasses southern Hamilton County and a portion of northern Marion County.

“I have been recognized by two statewide organizations as the most bipartisan senator in the state,” Ruckelshaus said. “I reach across the aisle, and we get things done.”

The senator said he is “probably the most accessible legislator” in Indiana, as he dedicates his Saturday mornings to meeting 1-on-1 or with small groups of constituents over coffee to gather feedback and ideas.

“This, per capita, is the highest-educated district in the state of Indiana,” he said. “We have a saying in this district, ‘People think they’re smarter than you. And they are.’”

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84 dwellings proposed near Shelborne, 146th

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Up to 84 single- and two-family homes are proposed on 37 acres on the southeast corner of 146th Street and Shelborne Road.

DEVELOPMENT Indianapolis-based Logan Group is seeking to rezone the vacant land from S-1 Residential to a planned unit development, which allows for a variety of uses on the site.

Known as Albany Village, the single-family homes are planned along the eastern and southern property lines with the two-family attached villas along the western perimeter.

The homes are expected to start in the mid-$400,000s, with the villas starting in the mid-$300,000s.

The site is surrounded by the Tallyns Ridge subdivision to the east, the Trails at Hayden Run subdivision to the southeast, the Albany Place subdivision to the south and a single-family home to the west across Shelborne Road. The land to the north is in the City of Westfield, with a portion of it being developed as a Del Webb community by Pulte Homes.

The site is designated on the Comprehensive Plan’s Land Use Plan map as “very low density.” Developers believe the proposed neighborhood is a good fit because of the surrounding uses and its proximity to 146th Street, which has become a major east/west traffic corridor.

The Carmel Technical Advisory Committee is set to review the proposal at its 9 a.m. virtual meeting Oct. 21.

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Gilded Leaf goes virtual — The Guilded Leaf book and author breakfast and luncheon benefiting the Carmel Clay Public Library have transitioned to a virtual event after a majority of authors set to speak at the event felt unsafe traveling to Indiana during a surge in COVID-19 cases. Participants will be sent a link to a private YouTube presentation featuring the authors that can be viewed on demand. Purchase tickets for the event at carmelclaylibrary.org/guilded-leaf-tickets.

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Candidate, election information — Find links to Current in Carmel’s stories on candidates in the Nov. 3 general election at youarecurrent.com/vote. The nonpartisan League of Women Voters is also providing information on candidates at Vote411.org.

Topics covered by LWV include absentee voting, registering to vote, candidate information, polling locations and more. Learn more about the local LWV chapter at facebook.com/LWVofHamiltonCountyIndiana.

School board candidate forum — The Carmel Education Foundation will host “Conversation with Candidates,” a Carmel Clay School Board Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. Oct. 20. The event will be livestreamed on Carmel Education Foundation’s Facebook Live page from the Carmel High School Auditorium but will not be open to the public because of social distancing guidelines.

Psalms Revisited — St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 1402 W. Main St. in Carmel, is displaying Psalms Revisited, an exhibition featuring work by Indiana artisans who are people of color. The exhibit is available to view from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25. A closing celebration will be held after the 10 a.m. worship service on Oct. 25. Masks and social distancing are required at the exhibit.

Tri Kappa scholarship — Tri Kappa is offering up to $9,000 in scholarships to female high school seniors from Carmel and Westfield. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, extra-curricular activities and a commitment to community service. Apply by Nov. 1. Learn more at forms.gle/AwqYC1ys88VdT7GF6.

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State to remain in Stage 5, though hospitalizations rise

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced during an Oct. 14 virtual press briefing that the state will remain in PANDEMIC Stage 5 of its reopening plan until at least Nov. 14.

He also extended the state’s mask mandate until the same date.

Holcomb made the announcements in the wake of a continuing rise of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations in Indiana.

Stage 5 dramatically eases restrictions on Holcomb businesses and public gatherings. When the state entered the fifth and final stage on Sept. 26, hospitalizations were fewer than 1,000 patients, and the state’s seven-day positivity rate had briefly dipped to 3.9 percent days earlier.

As of press time, COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased to 1,357 patients, adding almost 400 patients in 10 days. The total is the most since spring, when as many as 1,799 patients were hospitalized. State health officials also expressed concern about the shrinking number of available ICU beds in some parts of the state.

In the seven days leading up to the Oct. 14 press conference, Indiana reported its most positive COVID-19 cases in a one-week time frame, including a single-day record of 1,937 cases on Oct. 9. As of press time, 3,609 Indiana residents had died of COVID-19, and another 227 are estimated to have died of the disease based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive tests are on record.

Holcomb said Hoosiers need to remain vigilant and continue to wear face coverings and practice social distancing, especially as temperatures drop and people spend more time indoors, which, according to health experts, promotes the spread of COVID-19.

“Stage 5 is not the stage when the checkered flag comes out,” Holcomb said.

“Stage 5 is not an excuse for indifference or irresponsibility. Just the opposite.”

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box announced Oct. 14 that she has tested positive for COVID-19. She said her daughter and grandchild Box also tested positive and planned to quarantine. State officials said Holcomb, members of the governor’s office and staff at the Indiana State Dept. of Health would be tested for the virus. Contact tracers attempted to contact anyone who came into contact with Box prior to her positive test. State officials reported Holcomb tested negative for the virus Oct. 15.

Box has warned that close-contact gatherings such as weddings and funerals can increase the likelihood of contracting the disease. Holcomb said statewide contact tracing efforts have shown such events to be problematic but that further capacity limits are not necessary at this time.

“Those events are the very events that turn out to be big contributors to our positive cases and illnesses,” Holcomb said. “It’s these events that have nothing to do with a 500 (-person) capacity limit. Tracing is proving that. We are proving that you can go to a Colts game or a soccer game or school or go shopping, and you can do it safely.”

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From left, Clay Township Board member Paul Hensel, Clay Township Trustee Doug Callahan, Clay Township Board member Matt Snyder, Clay Township Board member Mary Eckard, CFD Chief David Haboush and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard break ground. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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OBITUARY Brian Michael Immel, 33, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 9, 2020. He was born on July 24, 1987, in Indianapolis, IN, and grew up in Carmel, IN. Brian was a member of Carmel United Methodist Church. He graduated from Carmel High School in 2006.

He had many interests including camping, trying new recipes, volunteering at Carmel United Methodist Food Pantry and Gleaners. He loved riding his bike for miles. His happiest times were with his cats.

Brian is survived by his parents, Pamela and Steven Immel; twin sister Laura (Adam) Gadberry; half-brother, Jonathon Martin; grandparents, Robert and Marty Immel;

aunts, Elaine (Norman) Gaulin, Deborah (Michael) Chabot and Janet Immel Daniels; uncles, Geoffrey (Jeanne) Grove and Robert Immel. He leaves behind many cousins and friends.

His grandparents, Lester and Carole Grove, are deceased.

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BACKGROUND: Elaina Ededuwa, a former multi-sport athlete at Hamilton Southeastern High School from 2012-2016 and women’s basketball player at Indiana Wesleyan University from 2016-2020, had some unfortunate breaks along the way. Methodist Sports Medicine was there to get her back in the game each time. The daughter of E and Linda Ededuwa of Fishers, Elaina Elaina Ededuwa, former was a volleyball, basketball, and track & field athlete at HSE. In January 2015, she suffered a basketball player at tear of her left anterior cruciate ligament while playing basketball and underwent surgery for an Indiana Wesleyan University.

ACL reconstruction by Dr. Peter Maiers. She worked diligently to rehab and returned to highlevel competition.

On Jul. 5, Elaina returned to the court to play in her first game since her injury in an AAU tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the second half, she went up for a rebound, and when she came down, she was hit in the knee, suffering a contact injury that re-tore her ACL. Elaina worked hard in rehab once again, fully recovered, and amazingly went on to play at the collegiate level with the Indiana Wesleyan University Women’s Basketball team. She was just about to complete a successful collegiate career when injury struck again.

During basketball practice on Dec. 13, Elaina set a screen, rolled to the basket, and took a hit to the side of her knee, bending it in the wrong direction. She immediately knew she tore her ACL; this time, it was her right knee. She visited with Dr. Maiers the next morning. The diagnosis: right ACL tear, partial MCL tear, sprain of the lateral collateral ligament, tear of the lateral meniscus, along with a left knee lateral meniscus tear. Although heartbroken, Elaina cheered her team on that night at IWU and then boarded a flight to Arizona to cheer her team on from the sideline at their holiday tournament. Dr. Maiers performed surgery on both knees on Dec. 27, and she again battled back to a complete recovery. Today, Elaina is an Indiana Wesleyan graduate with three degrees, lives in Florida, and has been offered an opportunity to continue her basketball career in Europe.

WHY MSM: “My family and I chose Methodist Sports Medicine after my first injury because we trusted the sports medicine team at Hamilton Southeastern, and MSM is where HSE sent me. After that, it wasn’t even a question for the second and third injuries to go back to MSM because they felt like family. I knew they cared about me, and I cared about them. We both had the same goal; getting me healthy in the best way possible. Honestly, if I ever need orthopedic care again, I would probably fly home from Florida and see Dr. Maiers and the MSM team because that’s how much I value and appreciate all of the care and treatment I have received.” - Elaina Ededuwa

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Pro fundraiser runs for board

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Sam Harris does not have children and has never run for elected office. But he is bidding for a seat on the ELECTION Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees out of a personal desire to invest in students and education.

“I am energized and excited about my candidacy,” said Harris, a professional fundraiser for the Alpha Sigma Phi Educational Harris Foundation. “I graduated from high school nine years ago and credit my education for preparing me to become the motivated young professional I am today. I love that the first guiding principle of Carmel Clay Schools places students at the center of every decision.

“I want to bring my energy and passion for education to the school board as a fierce advocate for every student.”

Harris, 25, is one of nine candidates vying for two at-large seats. A Michigan native, he is confident that his role with the Alpha Sigma Phi Educational Foundation, a Carmel-based nonprofit that grows gifts and investments for the organization’s educational and development programs, has prepared him to serve on the CCS board.

“I spend my days partnering with alumni, parents and students to offer academic and need-based scholarships to members throughout the country,” said Harris, who moved to Carmel four years ago. “I am not yet married and do not have children of my own, but I have put my roots down in Carmel and want our schools to remain the very best in the state.”

If elected, Harris plans to push for enhanced mental health curriculum and resources.

“I particularly want to advocate for the addition of mental health education for students,” he said. “Providing on-campus access to mental health services is an excellent first step for the district. However, students must learn why it is important to prioritize and understand their mental health.

“A safe environment will allow students to express themselves freely and feel valued in the classroom.”

For more, contact Harris at sampharris2@ outlook.com.

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and our fourth-grade students to become excited learners.”

Collaboration among educators throughPaige Miller has lived in Carmel for most out all grade levels, Miller insists, is a vital of her life and is intimately familiar with the component to complete student Carmel Clay Schools development.

ELECTION system. She grad“We have 11 elementary schools uated from Carmel that form a very strong base. Three High School in 1983 and taught in middle schools sit on top of those CCS for 33 years. elementary schools, which leads Although she retired in May as to an amazing high school,” Miller a fourth-grade high-ability teacher said. “What happens in the buildat Smoky Row Elementary, Miller ing blocks that lead to the high Miller still wants to serve CCS, which she school has an impact on what our would like to do as a member of the CCS high school students achieve. Allowing the Board of Trustees. teachers time to collaborate can only lead She is one of nine candidates vying for to more success for all of our students. two at-large seats in the Nov. 3 general “If elected, my focus will be on academic election. She is seeking elected office for excellence, integrity and accountability.” the first time.

Miller and her husband, Rob, have a son, “If elected to the school board, I would Bronson, who attended CCS. He is a recent like to see more collaboration between our DePauw University graduate who now students and teachers,” said Miller, 55. “Last teaches and attends classes at the Univerfall, our fourth-grade students were invited sity of Maine as a graduate assistant. to Carmel High School to work with stuFor more on Miller’s campaign, visdents on coding. It was amazing to watch it her facebook page at facebook.com/ the high school students become leaders paigekelleymiller.

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county’s section corner perpetuation program for its 1,800-plus corner monuments.

“The section corner program is one of Kenton Ward was first elected to the ofthose jobs that are unseen in the backfice of Hamilton County Surveyor in 1977. As ground of our daily lives,” said Ward, a he bids for reelecRepublican. “However, if you own ELECTION tion 43 years later, property, it is very important. his enthusiasm for Without the section corners being serving hasn’t waned. perpetuated and monumented If anything, it’s stronger. when that tract or plat is surveyed, “As a lifelong resident of Hamilton the additional cost of establishing County, it has been an honor and the corner for that survey would be privilege to serve the people of passed on to the property owner.”

Ward Hamilton County who call it home,” Ward, 66, who has experience in said Ward, a Noblesville resident. “The guidsurveying, engineering, construction and ing principle behind everything I have done public administration, is running against while serving as county surveyor is, how Democratic challenger Brad Beer, 45, a firmdoes it benefit the community? ware engineer who also lives in Noblesville.

“Because of this philosophy, I have been “I bring the education and experience able to play a substantial role in helping needed for the position,” said Ward, who to make Hamilton County one of the best has associate and bachelor’s degrees from places in the country to live, work and raise Purdue University and a master’s from a family.”

Indiana University. “That, coupled with the Among other duties, the county surveyor knowledge gained from over 40 years of is the technical advisor to the County Drainexperience in the field.” age Board, which maintains 1,446 miles of Ward and his wife, Robin, have been marregulated drains in Hamilton County. In adried for 44 years. They have an adult daughdition, the county surveyor administers the ter, Kate Murray, and an adult son, Alex.

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ed in 1977. Besides reshaping the office for future growth, Beer also wants to raise public awareness about the county surveyor’s role.

Brad Beer has a host of reasons for chal“Few people actually realize how importlenging a longtime incumbent for Hamilton ant it is, so outreach will be an important County surveyor. part of my position,” Beer said.

ELECTION But his No. 1 objec“Surveyors maintain section corners tive is modernizing from which we mark all boundaries. an office he acknowledges is otherThey supervise all civil engineering wise efficient. projects. They must plan for water “I will be a voice for the future,” drainage and retention, along with said Beer, 45, a firmware engineer keeping our drinking water clean. who lives in Noblesville. “The surThey provide geographic informaBeer veyor’s office is made up of 19 other tion systems and produce reports professionals who each have their own for community planning. I want to help peoexpertise. I will be a strong advocate for ple understand how the surveyor’s office their professional development and voice works to build their community. their concerns. I will also guide the rest “I also want to encourage young people of the county’s administration by making to consider surveying, civil engineering, information more accessible and easier to inspecting and other crucial skills for their understand. careers.”

“I believe we already have the people we Beer, who has an 11-year-old son, is confineed, but since the average age in these dent he has the background and experience professions is high, I will encourage them to to effectively administer the office. train the next generation of civil servants.”

“The surveyor’s office already works A first-time candidate for elected office, well,” he said. “My changes will be slow and Beer, a Democrat, is challenging Republican thoughtful, with an eye on the future.” incumbent Kenton Ward, who was first electLearn more at beer4surveyor.com.

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of fees for late payments by Good’s family

·patios· mark@youarecurrent.com members, which her supervisors denied.

Good countered with a defamation lawsuit, ·landscapes· If Democrat Jake Madore is elected Hamand that same day Byer filed to run against ilton County treasurer, his first act will be Good for Hamilton County treasurer in the ·porches· to reach across May primary.

TREASURER/ the aisle — to the “When I saw the outcome of the ·design build· EXTERIORS past two county Republican primary this year, I was both Republicans. immediately concerned as a tax·patios· treasurers, “My primary reason for running payer,” Madore said. “My goal is to to provide the taxpayers of Hamrestore the public’s faith in the Ham·landscapes· isINTERIORS ilton County with the best treasurilton County Treasurer’s Office.” ·porches· er’s office they could have,” Madore Madore doesn’t plan a career in Madore ·bathrooms· “I will accomplish this goal by government. ·design / build·said. forming an experienced, bipartisan team “I will not make a long career of this, and ·kitchens· which will include Kim Good and Jennifer I plan to go back to the private workforce

Templeton, both of whom have been elected Stay Home. Be Moved. as treasurer before.”

Madore, a Carmel resident, was motivated to.run ch o o s• e sKITCHENS u r r o u n•d ADDITIONS i n g s . c o m | 3 1 7. 5 7 5 0 4 when 8 2 Susan Byer won the RepubliINTERIORS: • BATHROOMS can primary, I N D I A N A D E S I G N C E N T E R | C A R M E L | S U I T E 1 topping 2 0 A Good with 52 percent of the vote.

EXTERIORS: • PATIOS • LANDSCAPES • PORCHES • DESIGN / BUILD After being fired by former supervisor Stay Home. Be Moved. Good in 2018, Byer filed suit against the Stay Home. Be Moved. treasurer’s office for wrongful termination.

Byer alleged she was fired because her c h o o s e s u r r o u n d i n g s . c o m | 3 1 7. 5 7 5 . 0 4 8 2 supervisors were concerned that she would INDIANA DESIGN CENTER | CARMEL | SUITE 120A expose improprieties regarding waiving

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once we have restored the public’s trust in the treasurer’s office,” Madore said.

Madore, who has lived in Carmel for five years, is a graduate of the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. He has an undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Michigan and focused his legal studies on taxation. He worked for the Indiana Dept. of Revenue and Indiana Economic Development Corp. and is a tax manager for a national retailer.

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waived for late property tax payments but that even if it occurred it did not violate any laws. Good dismissed her lawsuit against Susan Byer is convinced she can imByer in July after they reached a settlement. plement positive changes in the Hamilton A judge ruled in July there was not enough County Treasurer’s evidence for Byer’s suit to proceed ELECTION Office. against the treasurer’s office.

“I loved my job Byer won the nomination by in the treasurer’s office and have defeating Good with 52.1 percent of always been focused on customer the vote in the Republican primary. service,” she said.” I believe I can Byer now faces Democrat Jake Maput integrity back in the office.” dore in the Nov. 3 election.

After being fired by former super“I tried to run on my merit in the Byer visor Kim Good in 2018, Byer filed suit spring and not focus on the controagainst the treasurer’s office for wrongful versy around my lawsuit,” Byer said. “I betermination. Byer alleged she was fired lieve the people were ready for a change and because her supervisors were concerned voted for me to achieve that.” she would expose improprieties regarding An Arcadia resident, Byer has served the late payments being accepted for Good’s county for more than 14 years, with just family members without a penalty, which her more than 13 of those in the treasurer’s ofsupervisors denied. Good countered with a fice as the bankruptcy/lender deputy. defamation lawsuit, and that same day Byer Byer said to increase government transfiled to run against Good for Hamilton County parency, she plans on implementing new treasurer in the May primary. internal controls that will protect the counAn investigation by a special prosecutor ty as well as taxpayers. concluded in late 2019 that recordkeeping For more, visit facebook.com/ practices in the treasurer’s office were SusanByer4Treasurer. insufficient to determine if penalties were

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Black Carmel residents speak out on frustrations, building more inclusive community Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a two-part series. Visit youarecurrent.com/?p=195664 to read the full story.

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Several Black residents shared their experiences and thoughts on living in Carmel, a city with a population that is 84 percent white and less than 3 percent Black. Here are their stories.

‘Love your country and community’ Carmella Sparrow isn’t afraid to confront racism when she sees it, and during her three years living in Carmel, it has brought mixed results.

She called out the leaders at her place of worship, Northview Church, when she encountered multiple microaggressions during a discipleship walk, including other Carmella Sparrow attendees making jokes about Black people’s hair and names.

“When I went to the discipleship walk, it became clear to me that this community hasn’t really done the work (of addressing racism). They’re smiling in your face, very surface level, but deeper than that the work hasn’t been done,” she said. “Black people are very keen on that. They know instantly whether someone has done the work or not.”

Church leaders at Northview — which has a mostly white congregation — took her concerns seriously, adding anti-racist policies for the discipleship walk and requiring all of its leaders to receive training on implicit bias, microaggressions and how to handle them.

Carmel Clay Schools, on the other hand, hasn’t responded as quickly to the concerns of the Black community, Sparrow said. She has worked with the principal at her children’s elementary school to present more information about African Americans and historical figures, but she has seen little progress elsewhere.

Sparrow pointed to initiatives at neighboring Hamilton Southeastern Schools, which has hired a chief equity officer, created an anti-racist policy and has put together a website to provide diversity resources.

“We see that our neighbors are doing this,” she said. “I don’t see why it’s so difficult to get this ball rolling and to get our students the resources they need.”

Sparrow described the constant weight of racism as “battle fatigue,” something no one should have to face in the place they call home.

“A lot of people feel people are fighting racism because they hate their community or country, but it’s the absolute opposite,” she said. “You love your country and community, and you want to make it that much better for everyone who lives in it. That’s why you get into this work. That’s why you try to make changes here and there, because you love your community, and you see how it can be better.”

‘We still have this angst’ Shaune Shelby knew it wouldn’t be easy to launch Carmel’s only African American church. It was a challenge even before Ebenezer Baptist Church opened the doors to its Carmel campus in 2019.

Some members of the Black community questioned whether the church could survive in Carmel, while other people asked Shaune Shelby him why Carmel needed another church with so many other options available.

“It took us a year even to find any place to begin to worship and that a commonly used space for church worship was met with obstacles,” Shelby said.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to another setback, but EBC recently began holding in-person weekly 9 a.m. services again in a new location at 12345 Old Meridian St. While the 45-minute worship service is presented in the faith tradition of a Black church, Shelby said everyone is invited to attend.

Shelby hasn’t always felt the warm welcome in his community that he strives to offer at his church. He said while people are generally friendly, he finds himself often having to explain why he expanded his ministry to Carmel.

“The first thing you get used to in a community like this is (being asked), ‘Where are you from, and what do you do for a living?’” he said.

A less-friendly encounter he’ll never forget happened soon after he moved into the community when a police officer pulled him over as he drove his young son to basketball camp on a snowy morning. He tensed when his son asked if they were in trouble as the officer approached the car. Shelby told his son he didn’t know why they had been stopped.

“People don’t realize we still have this angst and uneasiness,” he said. “Even though we’re doing nothing wrong, we get this apprehension when a police car pulls behind.”

After handing over his license and registration and what felt like a long wait, Shelby said the officer told him he initiated the early morning traffic stop because his license plate was covered in snow. The encounter ended without a citation, but Shelby said his son pointed out that none

of the other drivers with snowy license plates were being pulled over.

“That’s the subtle kind of racial undertones that people of color are exposed to,” Shelby said.

Yet for many other reasons, he’s glad to call Carmel home.

“I have had many other experiences within Carmel that make me happy we chose Carmel to live in and to offer our faith tradition here,” he said.

‘Is there any progress?’

Since moving from Maryland in 2014, William and Danette Howard have thoroughly enjoyed making Carmel their new home.

“I love our neighborhood, I love our home, and I love the fact that if we leave our garage door open accidentally, no one’s going to try to get into our property,” Danette said.

Willam Howard Almost everyone has made the family feel welcome, William said, at least in person. But sometimes when he goes online, he sees another side of Carmel residents in racist and hurtful remarks posted to local websites.

“Outside of social media, everything seems fine, but when you go on social media, you realize these are people in my neighborhood Danette Howard that respond this way,” he said.

“It puts you in a place of doubt.

There are ways that you do feel unwelcome in that sense.”

William said he’s been encouraged to see the local community march and protest in support of justice for African Americans in recent months, but he’s not convinced it will lead to real change.

“We have a feel-good moment, people protest, everybody’s hugging and showing love, but in the end, where are the action-oriented steps? Is there any progress? Are changes made after the cameras go away? The answer has been no,” William said. “That is the frustration here in Carmel or anywhere else.”

Danette said she also was encouraged by the recent events to support racial justice, and she wants to see those types of initiatives continue.

“We are happy to be residents of Carmel, and we think there is more that can be done,” she said. “We’re willing to roll up our sleeves and do that work right alongside everyone else.”

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Mendenhall plans to retire as host of the morning show that broadcasts from 5 to 10 a.m. on WTTS, which he has done since 2001 Paul Mendenhall recalls not being a very at the station, which serves FM listeners in ambitious kid.

Indianapolis and Bloomington.

But when he “I hope to stay with WTTS and do ACHIEVEMENT heard about things as needed,” he said.

Carmel High Mendenhall said he still has enSchool’s Radio Club on his first day ergy through the show but added of school as a sophomore, he decidthat after the show, it’s nap time. ed to participate.

Mendenhall, who lives in Gosport, “It was really hard for me to stay also is a real estate broker with after school, but I said, ‘OK, I’ll go Carpenter in Greenwood.

Mendenhall check this out,’” Mendenhall said of “Radio gets in your blood. If you WHJE, the school’s radio station. “I got on quit doing it for a while, you just get this the air pretty quickly and just fell in love. urge to do it,” Mendenhall said. “I had left “Without WHJE, I doubt I would have had school teaching and left WIBC in 1999 to a career at all.” embark on a real estate career. I guess it’s Mendenhall, 65, will be inducted into the an itch, but I sent off to WTTS for a partIndiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame Oct. 22, time job. I had that for a few weeks and a which will be held as a virtual ceremony full-time job opened up. They offered it to because of the COVID-19 pandemic. me, and I accepted.”

“It was something I really, really hoped Mendenhall said his 17 years teaching at for and did not at all anticipate,” he said. “I Ben Davis High School and working at WIBC really did not expect it. I’m very flattered. overlapped almost exactly.

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For Kristine Rickard, it was a one-word note that finally made her cry.

She went into action mode when her husband, Jeff, stumbled into their Carmel house in November 2019 after raking leaves, clutching his chest and doubled over in pain. She rushed him to the hospital and remained calm during and after his surgery, even when it soon became apparent there were serious complications. She didn’t panic when he coded twice — once for 27 minutes — as the medical team did everything it could to help him cling to life.

Kristine Rickard No, it was three days later, when Jeff, an avid cyclist, regained consciousness and learned what had happened to his 56-year-old body and what it could mean for his future. He was unable to talk, so he passed his wife a note that simply read, “Ride?”

That’s when the tears began to flow.

“It was not that he wasn’t going to be able to function, but I know how he is if there’s something he’s passionate about and he’s not able to do it,” said Kristine, an attorney and daughter of a surgeon. “That’s what’s going to impact him as a person and who he is.”

NOT GIVING UP For Jeff, an ESPN and SiriusXM sports radio host and program director at Emmis Communications, the heart attack came as a complete shock. The former college football player was in top shape, ate a mostly healthy diet and had recently received a clean bill of health from his physician.

But when the symptoms suddenly hit, he knew exactly what was happening.

Minutes later, he arrived in the IU Health North emergency room, where surgeons placed a stent to keep blood flowing through the affected artery. But shortly after being moved to the recovery room, it became clear something wasn’t right, and his heart stopped beating.

The medical team had to shock Jeff’s heart three times and administer CPR to bring back a heartbeat, but he soon coded again for 27 minutes. As medical staff fought to keep him alive, they realized an artery had been nicked during the initial surgery, causing blood to fill the membrane surrounding the heart and preventing it from beating. As lifesaving efforts continued, a doctor used a large needle to drain the heart sac, allowing Jeff to become stable enough to be flown by helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Jeff Rickard suffered a heart attack and other health complications in November 2019 that led to months of cardiac rehab to regain his strength.

Jeff Rickard rides his bike near the Montana/Wyoming border during a race, circa 1990. (Submitted photos)

“That team of people that night would not let me go,” Jeff said. “I get emotional even thinking about it right now. I know they probably look at it as it’s their job and that’s what they do, but that team that night wouldn’t give up on me. I don’t know how to repay something like that. It’s amazing.”

Soon, it appeared Jeff would survive the ordeal, but it wasn’t initially clear if his brain had suffered irreversible damage after being deprived of oxygen for so long. Two days after he regained consciousness, Kristine knew Jeff’s mental faculties had returned as they watched a Colts game on television, and he began criticizing the team’s defensive philosophy.

But whether he would ever ride a bike again was another story.

‘I WAS COMPLETELY SPENT’ During Jeff’s week in the intensive care unit, he began a long journey of cardiac rehab to strengthen his heart enough to get back to his normal routine.

It wasn’t easy at first.

“I’m an endurance athlete. Typically, if I feel like going for a 75-mile or 100-mile ride that day, I can wake up and decide where I want to go,” he said. “I could not walk to the end of the hall and back without feeling like I was completely spent.”

As Jeff, a father of two, made the trip to IU Health Methodist hospital three times a week for rehab, he slowly began to regain his strength. At first, he could barely walk, but eventually he was able to use a treadmill to increase his speed, endurance and intensity. He was nearly done with the rehab program when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and forced him to stay home, but he had made enough progress to begin biking again on his own.

Now, nearly a year after his heart attack, Jeff is back on the road, enjoying the fall weather by biking upward

of 50 miles at a time. It’s come as no surprise to Kristine, who fondly remembers her husband biking 10,000 feet up a volcano on their honeymoon in 2004 when most people — including herself — only bike down.

“I know how healthy and strong and how stubborn he is,” Kristine said. “He was not going to let something like this hold him back from allowing him to function in life at his fullest.”

CARDIAC REHAB BENEFITS Jeff Rickard credits IU Health’s cardiac rehab program for helping him return to cycling, but its benefits extend beyond regaining a normal routine.

Darrika Van, IU Health Methodist Hospital cardiac rehab manager, said research shows that those who complete the program are less likely to suffer another cardiac event, and for those who do, it is less likely to be fatal.

Van said she frequently sees patients Van like Rickard, who are living a healthy lifestyle but may have an unknown predisposition to heart disease.

“One of the challenges is that usually fit people don’t ever think it will happen to them,” said Van, adding that Rickard’s healthy habits likely delayed his heart attack and assisted in his recovery.

To promote heart health, Van recommends knowing family history, visiting the doctor for routine exams, eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly.

Rickard said it’s important for everyone to be in tune with their bodies so they know when something isn’t right, a step he credits with helping to save his life.

“If something is off or wrong, pay attention,” he said.

IU Health offers cardiac rehab at its Methodist (Indianapolis), Saxony (Fishers) and West (Avon) hospitals. The program lasts from four to 36 weeks, depending on the severity of the case. Learn more at iuhealth.org.

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Human thought

Spending rationale cause for concern

Commentary by Terry Anker What does it mean to be human? Is it the notion of a physical or corporeal being? Is it the form and shape of our chromosomal spiral? Is it that we are distinctly less hairy than our ape cousins in Rwanda? There are countless, readily identifiable characteristics that distinguish us from myriad other lifeforms similarly bound to this spinning blue ball that we all call home. Still, we are, perhaps because of the necessities of the planet, remarkably similar. We breath oxygen-rich air. We thrive in a narrow band of temperature variation.

We eat, process calories and produce waste. Many of us have hinged limbs and brains protected in a skull. To a distant observer, we might not be that different from goat to person.

Still, these top-of-the-food-chain creatures, we humans, have long imagined and queried what is it, if anything, that makes us distinct. Do we have a soul, imbued by a creator? In the fourth century, theologian Augustine of Hippo claimed the individual human right to eternal salvation. Or, is our advanced sentient thought, as exhibited by complex interpersonal communication, sufficient for us to hold ourselves out as unique, special?

Cogito, ergo sum. Seventeenth-century French philosopher Rene Descartes held that because we humans could think, and then prove it, that we are special and distinctive from other beings.

Any first-year law student should be able to amply describe the principal of negative implication. That is, that some things are best defined by what they are not. What is it to be human?

It is not to be inanimate. It is not to be inorganic. Good. But can we be human if we lack thought? Can we be human if we lack civility? Can we be human if we lack faith, compassion or free will?

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

Sweet dreams are made of this Commentary by Danielle Wilson Friends, I am sitting on the screened-in porch of a second-floor condo overlooking a large bay of water, name HUMOR unknown, somewhere near Fort Myers, Fla. And no, I’m not dreaming.

My husband Doo and I had planned this fall break trip way back in January, wanting to take advantage of his company’s rental place in Florida and my school district’s week off in October. Of course, we’d organized several vacations for 2020, all of which were canceled due to the apocalypse.

But we were determined to salvage at least one slice of heaven and decided to drive the 16-plus hours to finally gain a little rest and relaxation in this dumpster of a year.

We arrived last night. I awoke at 4:30 a.m., having already slept nine hours, then went back to sleep for another two. The sun is just now rising, and the only sounds are birdsong and the gentle lapping of waves.

I am alone, as Doo is still in bed, but have a hot cup of coffee and phone Sudoku to keep me company. Alhough the temperature is already in the mid-80s, with equally high humidity, I feel content in a way that I haven’t since spring. I’m finding it easy to block thoughts of the election and COVID-19 and almost as easy to recall memories of my dad, who passed away in September. There is less pain there.

Is it the ocean healing my heart? The quiet morning? Maybe the hope inspired by these next few days of downtime in a semi-tropical rental? Does it matter?

If I am dreaming, please don’t pinch me.

This one’s too good.

Peace out.

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

I’m finding it easy to block thoughts of the election and COVID-19 and almost as easy to recall memories of my dad, who passed away in September. There is less pain there.

Editor, In an email he sent Oct. 7 to update his constituents, Carmel City Councilor Adam Aasen addressed the council’s decision to fund the addition of two new statues in Carmel.

Without commenting on the pros and cons of adding these statues, I do believe that councilor Aasen’s rationale for voting in favor of funding the statues should give us taxpayers some concern.

He said, “While I always carefully consider allocating money and I want to be fiscally conservative, this money was from excess funds that were not spent in the 2020 budget. For that reason, I am OK with approving the mayor’s request to purchase this artwork.”

This is the same distorted financial logic that we so often hear from career politicians: If money is available from last year’s budget, we need to spend it before it is no longer available. This seems to miss the fact that it is all the taxpayers’ money, whichever bucket the government puts it in.

Councilman Aasen has been in office for less than a year, but he seems to have made great progress in adopting the financial management values of the swamp. I wonder if other council members and the mayor relied on the same logic in deciding how to cast their votes?

Bob Sheipe, Carmel

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I asked my wife for her response, and she said I had to give my choice first. That sounded like a trap, but I replied, “OK, Mary Ellen, if I had to pick one thing, I’d say your delicious chicken piccata.”

“So, what you are saying is you don’t like my chicken marsala?”

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A decade ago, this question was easy for Chris Voight, an unrepentant spud lover who at the time was the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission. Chris decided to put his money where his mouth is … as opposed to his hero, Mr. Potato Head, whose mouth Chris could put where his nose is.

Chris was unhappy with the local school district’s decision to cut fattening foods from the lunch menu, so he pledged to eat

nothing but taters for 60 days. No sour cream, no bacon bits — not even on the side. Just potatoes. He ate approximately 1,200 of them in two months. Chris needed some kind of libation, so he opted for a beer made from potatoes. Yes, Chris, this spud’s for you.

Chris was unhappy with the local school district’s decision to cut fattening foods from the lunch menu, so he pledged to eat nothing but taters for 60 days. No sour cream, no bacon bits — not even on the side. Just potatoes.

Doctors supervised his two-month regimen. Their biggest concern was the lack of essential fatty acids in the diet. Chris agreed to downing several servings of French fries every day, and he got a kick out of being asked at the drive-thru, “Do you want a burger with that?”

“There are lots of myths about potatoes,” Chris said. For example, the conventional thinking is that potatoes are very fattening

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and full of empty calories. On this last point, there is some spirited disagreement, one of many wedge issues Chris had to deal with. Chris claims he lost 20 pounds on the potato diet, but I suspect that’s because he finally put down the sack of potatoes the last time he weighed himself.

Chris still dines on the simple baked potato, the twice-baked potato, and the yummy thrice-baked potato. Also, cottage fries, mashed potatoes, potato pancakes, gnocchi and tater tots. Has Chris gone a bit over the edge in enthusiasm for potatoes? “I just don’t want people to take the potato for gratin.” Yeah, that’s the way he talks now.

Chris is considering eating raw potatoes, which apparently have some additional health benefits but lack the classic taste we all enjoy. His wife suggested splitting the difference and cooking them just a little. Said Chris: “It’s just another one of her half-baked ideas.”

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Metatarsalgia: What it is and how to treat it Commentary by Dr. David Sullivan If the ball of your foot is painful and inflamed, you may have FOOT HEALTH metatarsalgia, also known as ball of foot pain. Symptoms include: • Burning, sharp or aching pain in the ball of your foot — just behind your toes.

• Your pain is worse when you stand and better when you rest.

• Your toes may be numb, tingling or have shooting pain.

• It could feel like a pebble is stuck in your foot.

What causes metatarsalgia?

Intense physical fitness, especially running, and training in worn-out shoes can increase your risk, as can having high arches, a second toe that is longer than your big toe, bunions and hammertoes. Other contributors include tight calf muscles, which can cause an Achilles tendon to not allow the foot to extend when walking or running; excess weight; shoes that don’t fit; and stress fractures in your foot; or a

Morton’s neuroma. All of these conditions change the balance of weight across your feet, and that puts increased pressure on the ball of your foot.

Treating ball of foot pain Metatarsalgia shares symptoms with several other foot conditions. To get an accurate diagnosis, you will want to schedule an appointment. Once we confirm the cause of pain, we’ll begin a treatment plan.

Custom orthotics can take pressure off the balls of your feet while offering pain relief. MLS Laser Therapy may be an option to relieve pain and promote faster healing.

If noninvasive treatment plans don’t offer enough relief, foot surgery may be needed to get you walking comfortably again.

It’s best to treat metatarsalgia quickly so that invasive treatment plans don’t have to be considered.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com If University High School was going to have its fall play, the timetable would be tight.

PERFORMANCE The decision was made that any performance would have to be outside during the COVID-19 pandemic because the school’s indoor theater was too small for social distancing, and delaying the play too long could create issues with colder temperatures.

“I normally run the play the last weekend of October, which means the kids normally would’ve had three or four extra weeks to settle into school,” said University theater teacher Callie Hartz, who directed the play. “We had auditions six days into the school year. The kids had a total of 17 rehearsals, and that included the three dress rehearsals.”

University staged its play, “Clue,” Oct. 1-3 on the soccer field at the Carmel school.

Senior Daniel Vesper was just pleased there was a show.

“The experiences for the other actors and I of doing theater outside and inside really aren’t that different,” he said. “The only major difference is the variability of weather.”

That was a factor on opening night when temperatures were cooler, and it rained.

“But the show went on, and I seriously do not know professional actors who could’ve pulled off what these high school kids did that night,” Hartz said “They did not miss a beat. I literally went out to my car after we packed up for the night and sat in the parking lot and just cried with pride.”

Keeping distance on the stage was one of the biggest challenges for Vesper, a Carmel resident.

“There were definitely many difficulties with having to perform socially distanced, but all of them were manageable and worth dealing with since it meant we were able to have the production,” Vesper said.

Vesper played the role of Wadsworth.

“Wadsworth is a butler, so there are times in the story where I have to greet

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From left, sophomore Pierce Garino-Heisey (Colonel Mustard), senior Zac Schneider (Professor Plum), senior Mollie Shourd (Mr. Green), senior Daniel Vesper (Wadsworth), senior Megan Knuckles (Miss Scarlet), senior Elsie McNulty (seated, Mrs. White) and senior Sophia Fisher (Mrs. Peacock). (Submitted photo)

people or take their coats, which was difficult to do with social distancing,” he said. “The other major problem is when we were supposed to move dead bodies across the stage, we were unable to do so because we couldn’t touch each other, so we had to just have the dead bodies get up and walk across the stage.”

Elsie McNulty said presenting the show outdoors was a new experience for the entire cast.

“We all learned new things about both the thrills and hardships of outdoor theater with every rehearsal and performance,” McNulty said. “(Hartz) told us that outdoor theater is one of the most common first gigs for young performers, so I feel better equipped for future performing opportunities.”

McNulty, who played Mrs. White, said she initially was concerned there would not be any plays this school year.

“Would we be acting with masks on?” she said. “How would all of us be able

to occupy one stage? How would the audience be socially distanced? It all just seemed unfeasible, and being a senior who has done every production since freshman year, this made me really sad.

So when I learned that we would be doing an outdoor show, I was elated.”

McNulty said the cast had to be extra cautious while blocking or moving around the stage with the other actors.

“Our instincts tell us to get close to others or touch them in order to convey emotion or mood, so it was difficult to ignore those impulses,” McNulty said.

“We had to get pretty creative with some scenes that called for physical contact.

We operated as a hive mind to come up with ideas and ways around those problems.

“We made choices we never would have made if the pandemic didn’t call for it, and sometimes they were funnier than what we would have done if we could touch.”

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Clay Terrace to hold BOO ’n BREW Oct. 24 editorial@youarecurrent.com Clay Terrace has announced this year’s eighth annual BOO ‘n BREW Fall Festival will be Oct. 24, offering a day of fun at the Carmel shopping center.

Adults can enjoy beer in the beer garden and kids can enjoy safe trick-or-treating throughout the mall. Children ages 10 and younger can dress in a costume and trick-ortreat in the designated area from 2 to 6 p.m. while supplies last. Other activities include live music by Stella Luna and the Satellites and Toy Factory, Silly Safari animal shows, face painting, balloon artists, hayrides and more.

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That will be in the show. The show works well with the Great American Songbook and Indiana Pride.”

Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Collins said one of her favorite songs is Farrell figures Cole Porter and Hoagy CarCarmichael’s “I Walk With Music.” michael are a winning This will be the second ATI DriveMUSIC combination on any In Theatre. The first was Sept. 18, stage. with the ATI trio paying tribute to “We’re thrilled with highlighting songs from movies. and honoring two of Indiana’s great “The first concert we felt was a composers and lyricists,” Farrell huge success,” Farrell said. “We had said. “You can’t go wrong with their responses from patrons that have music.” been overwhelmingly positive.

Farrell The ATI Drive-In Theatre show, Farrell said the production was “Cole with a side of Hoagy,” is set for 7 to 9 smooth for a first time. p.m. Oct. 23 at the Monon Square Shopping “It went without a hitch,” he said. “It was Center in Carmel. a true joy to see people following the safety Farrell will be joined by fellow ATI protocol and wearing the masks and stayco-founders Cynthia Collins and Judy ing within vicinity of their vehicles.”

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Farrell said sales are strong for the secThe show will feature timeless classics, ond show. including Porter’s “You’re the Top” to Carmi“Last time, we were at 85 percent paid cachael’s “Stardust.” pacity for what we had to offer,” Farrell said.

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This will be a little different than Charlie Ballantine’s previous appearance at the Palladium at the Center for the CONCERT Performing Arts in Carmel.

Ballantine opened for a smooth jazz musician, Brian Culbertson.

“This will be completely different because I think it was completely sold out that night,” Ballantine said.

This time, it will be live with no in-person audience.

The Charlie Ballantine Quartet will be the first performers in the “Live at the Center” series at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Palladium.

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“These days we’re just happy for any opportunity to play some music for people, whether it’s in person or via livestream, let alone like a place like the Performing Arts Center,” Ballantine said. “We’re excited to play in that beautiful space.”

Ballantine, an Indianapolis resident, said the quartet hasn’t cemented a setlist.

“It definitely will be a mix of some jazz standards, some original music and some of our favorite covers,” Ballantine said. “We’re just going to have fun playing music for an hour or so.”

The music will be all instrumental, with Ballantine on guitar, “We started a successful house concert series at our house where we had about 50 to 80 people spread out in our yard,” Ballantine said. “We had livestreams at the Jazz Kitchen and Chatterbox Jazz Club. We had some private events because as much as we miss it as musicians, music lovers and audiences feel just as deprived.”

The other members of the quartet performing at the Palladium will be Cassius Goens (drums), Amanda Gardier (saxophone) and Jesse Wittman (bass).

“I hope this is an opportunity to get some of the northside listeners into it,” Ballantine said of their jazz style.

Ballantine’s latest album is “Vonnegut,” inspired by Indianapolis author Kurt Vonnegut. Ballantine teaches guitar at the University of Indianapolis and Marian University.

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Kincaid’s Meat Market A porterhouse steak with a side of broccolini.

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($24.99 a pound) for 3 minutes on each side with some olive oil and salt and pepper. I put the pan in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. After removing the pan from the oven (don’t burn yourself like I did), let the steak sit for about 10 minutes before slicing.

In the meantime, I sauteed some broccolini ($4.99) with lemon juice, olive oil, onions and garlic.

An important note: If you are not an expert at preparing whatever items you select at Kincaid’s, don’t be afraid to ask. The staff are experts and can walk you through how to prepare all of the high-quality items perfectly.

Suggested pairings: Try a bottle of Saintes Pierres de Nalys 2016 Chateauneufdu-pape red, $67.99. It is a delicious, juicy dry red. I opened the bottle an hour before pouring to “let it breathe,” and that definitely elevated the fanciness of the evening since I’d never bought a bottle of wine that needed to breathe.

Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 11547 Yard St., Fishers What to get: Porterhouse steak Price: $24.99 a pound Anna’s take: With COVID-19 cases on the rise, some Hamilton County residents might be leery of dining out. If this is you, opt for Kincaid’s Meat Market. Pick out a few of its quality items, ask how to prepare it correctly and enjoy a fancy date night at home.

I started with an appetizer of La Quercia speck, an applewood smoked prosciutto ($8.99) and some Chevoo goat cheese with olive oil ($6.99). After devouring that, I boiled a bag of frozen shrimp ($40). To do it correctly, wait until the water reaches a rolling boil and then add the shrimp. The shrimp is ready when the water returns to a boil. Drain the water and dump the shrimp immediately into an ice bath. Pair with a jar of St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Historic Indy mid-century kitchen Commentary by Larry Greene

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THE SOLUTION 1. The stone wall original to the home had a large cut-out that was formerly an indoor barbeque pit. The opening now accommodates dual ovens.

2. The alder wood cabinetry is finished in a rich caramel color and is paired with a crisp white quartz countertop.

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Monument to Independence in Mexico City. (Photo by Don Knebel)

After defeating the Aztec Empire in 1521, Spain controlled what is now Mexico. On Sept. 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo, a Roman Catholic priest TRAVEL having Spanish ancestry, preached a sermon in his parish church in Delores, calling on people to join him in a rebellion against Spanish rule. Tens of thousands of people, many armed only with machetes, responded to this Grito de Delores (the Cry of Delores). Hidalgo was executed for treason in July 1811, but the rebellion he initiated continued, and Mexico gained its independence in 1821. Father Hidalgo is considered the “Father of the Nation” and Sept. 16, the date of his Grito de Delores, is Mexican Independence Day. In 1900, Mexican President Porfirio Díaz ordered the erection of a victory column at the center of Mexico City to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Grito de Delores. Although an initial version collapsed, the Monument to Independence was dedicated by President Díaz on Sept. 16, 1910. The 118-foot-high column is topped by a gilded bronze statue of winged Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, holding in her right hand a laurel wreath above a statue of Hidalgo at the base. Because Mexicans call the statue El Ángel, the column itself is commonly called El Ángel. In 1925, the remains of Father Hidal-

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In 2021, Mexico will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain.

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

NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: 1st Street NW, 2nd Street SW, and Crooked Stick Lane.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at Carmel City Hall, Front Desk Attn: City Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana until 9:45 AM EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 AM and 10:00 AM EST on or before November 4, 2020, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

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The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – 1st Street NW, 2nd Street SW, and Crooked Stick Lane Project”.

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

The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: 1st Street NW: The drainage improvements and road reconstruction of 1st Street NW from 3rd Avenue NW to 2nd Avenue NW will consist of new HMA pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, drainage structures, and reconstruction of the north and south approaches of the Monon Trail to meet the reconstructed 1st Street NW crossing.

2nd Street SW: The sidewalk reconstruction along the north side of 2nd Street SW from 4th Avenue SW to approximately 130 feet west of the Monon Trail will consist of new sidewalk, modified curb, curb ramps, concrete approaches, drainage structure modification, water meter relocations, lawn grading, and sodding.

Crooked Stick Lane: The drainage improvements of Crooked Stick Lane project will consist of 750 feet of new drainage structures, HMA patching, curb and gutter, lawn grading, and sodding.

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

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For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the city of Carmel, Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto.

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

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