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School board boosts rainy day fund by $1.5M Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees met Oct. 25 to vote on a transfer to the rainy day fund, introduce several policy changes and recognize National Merit semifinalists.

It was the first regular meeting since a Sept. 30 decision to not allow public attendance, a change made after several attendees of the September meeting continuously interrupted to voice concerns. The October meeting was livestreamed and can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=u1Tm6Nk-PKg. What happened: The school board approved the transfer of $1.5 million from the operations fund to the rainy day fund.

What it means: The transfer will replace some of the funds spent to address the COVID-19 pandemic and to help boost the district’s cash balance, which Associate Supt. of Business Affairs Roger McMichael said could make a positive impact on the district’s bond rating.

What happened: The school board approved the 2022-23 program of studies course changes.

What it means: The changes include renaming several courses and adding a few new ones at Carmel High School, such as Chemistry II, IB Literature and Performance, and Introduction to Microeconomics.

What’s next: The changes go into effect for the 2022-23 school year.

What happened: The school board introduced changes to six policies and bylaws.

What it means: Many of the changes move elements of one policy to another but have little impact on their meaning. One proposed change requires school board members to attend at least one meeting in person in between every two sets of meetings attended virtually.

What’s next: The board will vote on the proposed policy changes at a future meeting.

What happened: The school board recognized 56 Carmel High School seniors who qualified as National Merit semifinalists.

What it means: Students qualify as National Merit semifinalists by earning a top score on the PSAT, which is typically taken during the students’ junior year.

Less than 1 percent of students who take the test qualify as semifinalists.

The rest of Hamilton County combined had 28 semifinalists.

What’s next: The semifinalists will learn in January 2022 if they have been selected as finalists, a requirement to be considered for scholarships through the program.

What happened: The school board approved the 2022 budgets, capital projects plan and bus replacement plan.

What’s next: The budget will be submitted to the Dept. of Local Government Finance for review. If approved, it will go into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

Citizens to build water tank on 146th Street

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Significant growth in Westfield is requiring a new water tank booster system at 146th Street and INFRASTRUCTURE Oak Ridge Road.

Citizens Energy Group Corporate Communications Manager Dan Considine said the tank is needed in the area because Westfield is one of the five fastest-growing communities in the state.

“Most of that growth is residential houses, so that’s the primary reason,” Considine said. “We had a lot of growth in that area, and we just need additional places to store water.”

A rendering of the 22-foot-tall concrete water tank proposed as part of a booster station at Oak Ridge Road and 146th Street. (Rendering courtesy of

Considine said a water system needs proper water pressure not only for residential use, but also to ensure proper pressure at the fire hydrants for fire protection.

“So, as we look at our system, we have water towers strategically located throughout the system to ensure proper water

pressure for both residential service and fire protection,” Considine said. “That area just needs another tank, another storage vessel. That’s what this booster station will do. It’s got the tank and it has pumps to move the water throughout the system.”

A 40-foot-tall steel water tower was proposed for the booster station, but Citizens reevaluated its plans and went with a 22-foot-tall, 1-million gallon concrete water tank instead. Construction will begin in December and will be finished in spring 2022.

“After getting some input from the community, we revised the design and are going with a shorter, wider tank,” Considine said.

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Investigator honored — Indiana State Police First Sgt. Chris Cecil, a Carmel resident, was among investigators recently honored by Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress for their role in investigating and prosecuting Buster Hernandez, who was recently sentenced to 75 years in federal prison for cyberterrorism and other crimes. In addition to ISP, the case was investigated by the FBI, Cecil Plainfield Police Dept. Brownsburg Police Dept. and the Washington County Maryland Sheriff’s Office.

Bear Creek Park tours — Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation is hosting free guided tours of Bear Creek Park, 14330 Shelborne Rd., at 2 p.m. Oct. 24, 10 a.m. Oct. 30, and 10 a.m. Nov.

6. Each tour will be about one hour and led by a member of the CCPR team. During the tour, participants will learn about the natural features and wildlife of Bear Creek Park.

Trails are primitive, so closed-toe shoes are recommended.

Parking is limited and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. After the event, attendees are asked to share feedback about the experience and park. Survey responses will be considered during the master plan process to help shape and guide the ultimate design of the park’s development over the next several years.

Gold Star Families memorial dedication — The Broad Ripple Garden Club is partnering with the City of Carmel to dedicate a Gold Star Families memorial marker at 1 p.m.

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The memorial is dedicated to those who have lost a family member in the defense of the U.S. Seating will be provided and refreshments will follow the ceremony.

Precinct changes submitted — The Hamilton County Election Office has filed its suggested precinct changes with the State of Indiana for approval. The Hamilton County Commissioners signed off on the changes at their meeting on Oct. 25. Indiana is required by state and federal law to redraw Indiana’s statehouse and congressional maps following the nationwide census every 10 years. By law, each precinct must have at least 600 eligible voters and no more than 2,000. A precinct may not cross a congressional or state legislative district line.

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An eight-bay gas station has been proposed in the Village of WestClay at Harleston and Towne roads. (Rendering from documents filed with the City of Carmel

City could close new gas stations loophole in WestClay

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Just weeks after the Carmel City Council approved an ordinance banning new gas stations within 500 feet CITY NEWS of residential areas and schools, another gas station has been proposed within those parameters in the Village of WestClay.

The expansive neighborhood — whose residents prompted the ordinance after another gas station was previously proposed on the same site — is exempt from the new law because it is a planned unit development, meaning it has its own set of development rules as approved by the city council in 1999. It’s the only PUD in Carmel that allows gas stations, but that could soon change.

The city council is set to vote on a resolution at its Nov. 1 meeting directing the Carmel Plan Commission to amend the Village of WestClay PUD ordinance to remove the sale of gasoline as a permitted use in the district. The resolution also directs the plan commission to hold a public hearing on the change — as required by state law — within 30 days.

Carmel City Councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider said the council’s intent in approving the ordinance that bans new gas stations near residential areas was to protect all residents from the potential negative health effects of benzene and other chemicals associated with gas stations. “(The WestClay PUD) was approved 20 years ago,” said Rider, a co-sponsor of the resolution. “Science has changed.”

Rider also said the proposed resolution is not in response to the new gas station.

Until the PUD is updated, plans for the proposed eight-bay gas station and convenience store at Harleston and Towne roads can

move forward. The site is adjacent to homes and near the Stratford senior living facility.

The health impact of living near gasoline tanks isn’t the only concern of nearby residents this time around. The gas station would be run by Indy Holdings, LLC, whose co-owner, Lakhwant Singh of Indianapolis, was charged with several felony counts in March 2020 for selling fake Viagra pills at multiple gas stations his company owns in Madison and Marion counties.

Singh signed an agreement for withheld prosecution in March that states if he paid fees and court costs and does not violate any laws within a year, the charges will be dropped.

Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said he offered the agreement because the charges brought by the Indiana Excise Police seemed inconsistent with how similar situations had previously been handled. He said Singh had already likely lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, lawyer fees and having his business shut down for a time.

“It seemed he had paid a heavy price already for (selling) fake Viagra,” Cummings said.

Singh did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.

The Village of WestClay board of directors addressed the proposed gas station and legal proceedings regarding Indy Holdings in an Oct. 26 email to residents.

“No provision of the WestClay Organizational Documents and Covenants vests authority in the Board of Directors to inquire into or base a decision on a personal judgment as to the ‘character’ of persons who choose to purchase property and to transact business in WestClay,” the email stated. “We are hopeful Indy Holdings, LLC will schedule a meeting with Village residents to answer questions directly.”

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Hauser helps propel Westfield football team to new heights

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The loss to Center Grove in the 2020 Class 6A state championship game left the Westfield High School football players wanting more.

“Winning state has been a dream of ours for a long time, and to get all the way there and not win definitely left teammates and I unsatisfied,” Westfield senior running back/safety Micah Hauser said.

“Back in sixth grade we made a promise to our coach, Mark Robinson, we would win it all one day. He isn’t here today but we do it for him and we know he is watching from above.”

Robinson, who was a travel team coach for the fifth- and sixth-grade team and a Carmel firefighter, died in 2017 after a battle with cancer.

The Class 6A No. 2 Shamrocks began sectional play Oct. 29 against Noblesville.

Westfield defeated Noblesville 42-15 in the regular season. Center Grove, which also had a powerful group of returnees, is ranked No. 1. The Trojans topped Westfield 38-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the 2020 state title game.

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Senior Micah Hauser, a two-way player, is the Westfield High School football team’s leading rusher. (Photo courtesy of Jake Gilbert)

“Micah is an extremely tough kid and an elite competitor,” Westfield coach Jake Gilbert said. “He is the best all-around, two-way player in Indiana, in my opinion. He has incredible hips, which make him a great hitter.

Micah is a four-year starter for us and has taken our program to new heights in 6A. “He is very humble and a great teammate.

He is honestly a great kid who becomes a monster once he puts that helmet on.”

Hauser said he has improved since last season.

“Speed has been my emphasis this past year. After battling injuries and recovering from surgeries, it has been my main priority this offseason and has definitely gotten a lot better,” said Hauser, who rushed for 1,059 yards in 2020.

The team’s strength is its bond, Hauser said.

“I think our leadership from our players is the biggest reason for success the past two years,” he said. “We have been extremely close as a team and it’s definitely shown on the field.”

Hauser said he doesn’t have a favorite position.

“I just love being on the field with my teammates,” Hauser said. “I’m focused on the team going all the way this year.”

Hauser, who wants to play football in college, said Indiana State University is one of the schools he is interested in.

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From left, Srisanth Malpeddi, Carmel coach Bryan Hanan and Jack Jentz celebrate Malpeddi and Jentz’s state doubles championship. (Photo courtesy of Ansley Jentz)

CHS wins doubles state title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Srisanth Malpeddi has racked up one more state title in his special high school tennis career.

TENNIS The Carmel High School senior won the IHSAA state doubles title with junior Jack Jentz on Oct. 23 with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Munster’s Daniel Sroka and Charles Morton at CHS. Malpeddi, who was a key member of the Greyhounds’ four consecutive team state championships, won the 2020 state doubles title with Jones McNamar, a 2021 graduate.

McNamar had won the state doubles title with Uday Lomina in 2019.

“It was very exciting and satisfying to win a second straight state title,” Malpeddi said. “There are not that many people that have done it, and I am honored to be a part of that small family.”

Malpeddi and Jentz finished 31-0 and didn’t drop a set all season.

“Srisanth in my opinion is the best doubles player in the state this year,” Carmel tennis coach Bryan Hanan said.

Hanan said Malpeddi and Jentz complemented each other very well.

“Their chemistry was great, and Jack really stepped it up as well when the tournament started,” Hanan said.

Hanan said the partners were dominant

against a schedule that included playing every team ranked in the top 10.

Malpeddi said the chemistry between the partners definitely improved as the season progressed.

“We both learned each other’s game really well, and I think that was a key for us performing so well,” he said.

Jentz said Malpeddi’s experience of winning doubles last season was a huge advantage.

“No matter who we were up against, they hadn’t won the doubles championship the year before, which gave us some confidence,” Jentz said. “The belief in our talents helped us get over nerves in the big matches.”

Jentz said the possibility of not losing a set was something he thought about as the season went on but was not really a driving focus.

“I think we knew if we played to our best abilities we could win every match in straight sets,” Jentz said.

Malpeddi said he is considering playing tennis in college. Jentz, who played No. 3 singles as a sophomore, said he enjoys doubles as much if not more than singles.

“It was kind of my goal to play doubles this year since I find it to be more fun,” he said. “It always is nice to have a partner, and with the team environment, it’s even better.”

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Proposed parking odinance aims to ensure safety, access Commentary by Jeff Worrell In September, there was an issue brought to my attention by some concerned residents regarding student CITY NEWS drop-off, pick-up and parking causing problems in some of our neighborhoods surrounding Carmel’s schools. I met on-site over several days and several locations and witnessed firsthand the issues that they were bringing up.

With the school bus driver shortage this year, Carmel Clay Shools implemented a policy where families who live within 1 mile of their school would not receive bus service. This has led to a large increase in the amount of traffic at the start and end of the school day. The problem has been especially bad around Carmel High School, where some parents have chosen to utilize local neighborhoods adjacent to the school instead of at the designated drop-off/pick-up area at CHS Athletic Complex.

After witnessing the congestion on our residential streets, access challenges for delivery and emergency vehicles, and pedestrian safety issues, I met with representatives from Carmel Clay Schools, the Carmel Police Dept. and others to see if there

was something the city council could do to help alleviate these issues.

From those conversations, I’ve sponsored an ordinance that will: Require vehicles servicing local schools to use parking facilities and follow established school student pick-up routes and locations.

Establish local streets around all Carmel schools that will be designated as no parking during school hours. Permits will be available to ensure residents aren’t negatively impacted.

At CHS, local streets will not allow standing, stopping or parking vehicles to discourage student pickup in neighborhoods.

The access to and enjoyment of a resident’s home is something that we can all agree is important not only individually, but as a community. And the safety of students and motorists around our schools must always be a top priority. My goal with this ordinance is to ensure both.

Jeff Worrell is an at-large member of the Carmel City Council.

Project: New roundabout Project: Range Line Road Location: 111th Street and College reconstruction Avenue. Alternate routes Location: Between City Center include Pennsylvania Street Drive and Elm Street. Alternate and Keystone Parkway as routes during construction well as 116th Street and include Keystone Parkway, 106th Street.

Main Street, City Center Expected completion: CONSTRUCTION Drive and 3rd Avenue SW. Late November Expected completion: Late Project: Rehabilitation of October 116th Street bridge over the White River Project: Transmission and water utility Location: Lane closures are in effect for work 116th Street between River Road and Eller Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Road. One lane of traffic in each direction Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will be maintained at all times throughout will occur, but access to all addresses will construction. be maintained.

Expected completion: Nov. 15 Expected completion: The four-phase Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street project, which will later impact other bridge over the White River areas, is expected to be complete by May Location: Lane closures are in effect for 2022.

116th Street between River Road and Eller Project: Burial of overhead lines Road. One lane of traffic in each direction Location: Guilford Road between Grand will be maintained at all times throughout Boulevard and Main Street construction.

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Blessing Box offers food, hygiene items for those in need

By Isabella Simons news@currentincarmel.com A Boy Scout project has turned into a resource to help those in need in the community.

GIVING BACK A Blessing Box, installed as part of an Eagle Scout project, has been installed at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 1402 W. Main St., in Carmel. It is stocked with food, diapers and sanitary products available to anyone in need.

“We originally just put food in the box, but our priest thought to put diapers in the box,” said Sue Blase, parish nurse at St. Christopher’s. “It’s got diapers, rice cereal for the little ones, but we plan on more baby products and any hygiene products.”

Blase said church members added sanitary pads to the box when they realized they are not covered by food stamps.

They’ve also added soaps and lotions.

Donations can be made directly into the box or through the office at St. Christo-

A Blessing Box is stocked with food and hygiene items available for those in need in the community. (Photo courtesy of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church)

pher’s. Clothing donations also are welcome at the church.

“It shows the community that people care for each other, and people are trying to make people feel supported,” Blase said.

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New pastor feels at home to start out as students,” Stutz said. “I was previously in restaurant management, and then I became a mom.”

When Carmel Christian Church had an Now, she’s focused on ministry. opening, former student pastor Gale Stutz “My home church is Allisonville Christian was eager to return.

Church, where the seeds of ministry FAITH “It was a wonderful were planted,” said Stutz, who has decision,” Stutz said. four adult children and one grand“Probably a third of the people that child with her husband, Tom. are here now know me from when After she was ordained, Stutz I was a student pastor here. It was served as associate pastor of First very much like coming home.”

Friends Quaker Church in IndianapStutz, a north Indianapolis resolis for five years. She said Quakers Stutz ident, started as senior minister and Disciples of Christ are similar Sept. 20, replacing Jerry Zehr, who retired denominations. in June.

Stutz then served as senior minister of Stutz was a student pastor from 2004 to Franklin Central Christian Church in India2007 while earning her Master of Divinity napolis for seven years. She added Eastgate degree from Christian Theological Seminary Christian Church as well for 2 1/2 years. in Indianapolis. Disciples of Christ requires “They are 11 minutes apart, and it was two years of field education, but Stutz very doable to do two churches,” Stutz said. spent four years at Carmel Christian. She “Then we had a pandemic, and serving two was ordained at Carmel Christian in 2007. churches in a pandemic was hard. I had a “It was a second career, and we all have desire to serve one church again.”

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Tree causes $100,000 in damage to 4 cars news@currentincarmel.com The Hamilton County Commissioners have agreed to pay nearly $100,000 after part of an 86-foot-tall oak tree fell COUNTY onto four cars parked on the Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville on Oct. 21. Strong winds caused the tree to break. The tree was on the northeast corner of the Courthouse Square.

“We are so grateful that no one was hurt in this incident,” Hamilton County Commissioner Christine Altman stated. “The vehicles involved can be replaced or repaired.

We’re just incredibly lucky this incident didn’t result in someone getting hurt.”

The tree was deemed healthy in a tree hazard assessment three years ago. Altman said the county had no evidence that the tree was diseased, dying or posed a threat.

“Even though there is a question if the county is responsible under common law for the damage caused by the fallen tree, we feel strongly that we should assume

Strong winds caused part of a tree to fall Oct. 21 on the Courthouse Square, causing nearly $100,000 in damage to four parked vehicles.

(Photo courtesy of Hamilton County)

responsibility for the damage caused to the vehicles,” Altman stated. “We do not want to place additional burden on the those affected and want to get them back on the road as quickly as possible.”

The tree could not be saved and was removed. However, the county began cultivating saplings from the tree’s acorns several years ago and plans to plant them on the Courthouse Square to continue the tree’s lineage.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP • The Carmel Fraternal Order of Police is raising money to provide food baskets for those families in need in the Carmel/Hamilton County area this Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays • Our goal is to provide 500 food baskets at Thanksgiving and another 500 baskets at Christmas • This is our 41st year working with the Good Samaritan Network of Hamiliton County and new this year we are partnering with our local Sam’s Club • We are a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit foundation and do not hire outside solicitors THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DONATE...

1. Go online to carmelfop.com/fundraising and click on "donate" 2. Mail a check to Carmel FOP Lodge 185 Foundation 2021 Food Basket Donation PO Box 3142 Carmel, IN 46082 *All donations are tax deductible and will go towards helping those in our area. *For your donation you will receive a tax donation letter and 2 FOP supporter stickers.

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loyal supporters, but in 2020, it lost a bit of its luster since people were tired of staying home.”

HAND is combining two fundraisers on For those still tired of being home, Davis the same night to accommodate trivia fans said HAND chose to have Trivia Night, set and homebodies. for 7 to 10 p.m., the same evening at HAND Stay Home for HAND Embassy Suites in Noblesville. and HAND’s Trivia Night “Trivia Night is probably our most fundraisers are set for Nov. 13. HAND popular event,” Davis said. “We were stands for Hamilton County Area able to have it in February 2020 just Neighborhood Development, Inc. before COVID hit, and almost 200 HAND Executive Director Andrea people attended. So, when COVID Davis calls Stay Home for HAND the was still an issue in February 2021, Davis nonprofit’s signature “nonevent” we decided to postpone the event, that debuted in 2017. rather than cancel. Trivia Night is a very “Instead of asking supporters to get all fun evening. Teams of eight compete in five dressed up and attend an event in a hotel rounds of general trivia presented by Indy’s ballroom, the idea is to sell them a ticket to Live Trivia. There are prizes for the winning stay home on Saturday night in November, team, of course, and last year we also gave just as the busy holiday season gets startprizes to the team with the most spirit.” ed,” Davis said. “That way, they can spend Davis said because the events are comtime enjoying the comforts of home, which bined this year, ticket holders for both is exactly what we work to provide our less events can bid in the same silent auction fortunate neighbors. We usually post photos and win raffle prizes. from attendees on social media that night, Trivia Night will return to February in and we host an online silent auction that is 2022. only open to ticket holders.

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The 13th annual Ghosts and Goblins 5K/2K run/walk was held Oct. 23 to raise funds for the Carmel Education Foundation, which supports Carmel Clay Schools teachers and students. Above, spectators watch as 5K participants race toward the finish line. (Photos by Jillian Kurtz)

Smoky Row Elementary student Jolee Jay and her mother, Lila Jay, principal at the school, pause near the finish line dressed as Play-Doh.

Clay Center student Rosamund Hammers and her mother, Beth Hammers, wear space-themed costumes.

From left, Eva Jones, Ben Jones, Nate Jones and Matt Jones wear matching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle masks representing the Mohawk Trails Elementary School mascot, the turtles. Ben and Nate attend Mohawk Trails Elementary.

Elise and Ethan Pearlman, students at Clay Center Elementary, dress as a space rocket and an astronaut, respectively.

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The Humane Society for Hamilton County’s biggest fundraiser of the year, Tinsel and Tails, will be conducted EVENT from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 18 at a larger venue in Carmel.

Executive Director Rebecca Stevens expects more than 600 attendees at the 15th annual fundraiser at 502 East Event Centre, 502 E. Carmel Dr. The event will have in-person and virtual options. Proceeds will benefit daily operational costs of the Humane Society, which have increased with the new, larger facility that opened in April.

“This is about paying the bills,” Stevens said. “This event is critical in our ability to exist in terms of the daily cost of care for animals, the medical cost that we incur. It’s the cost of payroll, it’s the cost to operate.”

Tinsel and Tails includes a silent auction, dinner and golden ticket raffle.

Attendees are not required to wear face

Tinsel and Tails features a pet runway. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Stevens)

masks at the event but are encouraged to stay home if they are not feeling well or are showing symptoms of COVID-19.

“I feel we have gone above and beyond to make sure that we are taking every precaution on our end to keep people safe,” Stevens said.

To register for the in-person event, visit tinselandtails.com. To register for the virtual option, visit tinselfromhome.com.

‘THEY BASICALLY MADE IT POSSIBLE’ While organizing Tinsel & Tails Rebecca Stevens, Humane Society for Hamilton County executive director, said she was told by 502 Event Center staff in Carmel that the facility likely would not have enough workers to handle the anticipated crowd because of a labor shortage. She said they asked her to cut capacity by nearly one-third.

Concerned about how this would impact the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser of the year, she turned to Kevin “Woody” Rider, a local restaurant owner and member of the Carmel City Council, for help. Within 24 hours, Rider found 20 people willing to serve at the event from among his network of friends, contacts and employees.

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“He and his wife are actually going to co-manage the event with 502,” Stevens said. “They basically made it possible for us to have this event.”

Rider and his wife, Richelle, will be among the 20 additional servers taking food to tables, refilling drinks and helping guests have a good time.

The Riders have been longtime supporters of the Humane Society, including through a dog menu at their restaurant, divvy, with sales benefiting the nonprofit.

“Dogs are my deal,” Rider said.

Rider also previously provided gravel for the dogs’ play area at the Humane Society’s former site.

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Local DAR chapter sponsors essay contests – The Horseshoe Prairie Chapter of the National Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring two American History Essay Contests. The deadline to submit essays is Nov. 5. Students in grades 5 through 12 in Hamilton County are eligible. For essay contest rules and submission details, contact the DAR American History Chairperson at horseshoeprairiedar@gmail.com.

OBITUARY Molly “Moli” Reiter Hall, 28, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on October 18, 2021. She was born in Indianapolis, IN on April 7, 1993, to Denise M. Reiter and Dan T. Hall.

A graduate of The Orchard School (2007) and North Central High School (2011), she was a member of the National Honor Society, played varsity volleyball and lacrosse, and she participated in several North Central vocal performance choirs. She earned two undergraduate degrees from Indiana University in 2015, a Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice and in Psychology, and a minor in Spanish.

During her summers as a teen, she worked as a Camp Counselor at YMCA Flat Rock River Camp, fostering a safe, positive environment for young camp residents. Moli made several important, lifelong friendships there.

Traveling was one of her greatest joys. In 2011, she embarked on a month-long trek across America, followed by later trips to Paris, London, Morzine, and Cancun. Moli relocated to Atlanta in 2015 to pursue a professional acting career. Her primary agent was Houghton Talent (Atlanta), followed

by Wilmes Talent (North Carolina) and Big Mouth (Chicago). On-camera credits include NBC Council of Dads, The Originals, The Walking Dead, Life of the Party, Halt, Lil Treasure Hunters, EZ Money, Asylum, Catch Fire, Greek Fire and other films, commercials and television productions. As a voice-over artist, her commercial credits include: WhataBurger, Whirlpool, Indiana Voter Registration campaigns, Runza and character voices for A Sign of the Cross and The True Story of the Twin Santas among others. Her modeling career landed her in several international and national magazine publications including: Shutter, 7Roar, Visionary, Tenebrous, Conceptual and Philocaly. She was also a producer/director for the annual We Care telethon which continues to raise millions in proceeds for those in need in Central Indiana.

Moli’s energy for creating art included playing violin, guitar, piano and ukulele, photography, and she frequently sang with her dad’s rock band. Those who knew and loved her affirm she was a tenacious lover of life! She lived it in full motion, never

one for the sidelines. She had an infectious energy for connecting with people both in her work and in her personal life. She was a collaborator, a co-creator and unwavering supporter of those in her world. Moli was a source of encouragement and positivity in an industry known for rejection. She persisted, endured and prospered. Moli was a source of delight and will always be remembered as the family organizer, the catalyst, the planner, the instigator and the energizer of many a holiday dinner and late-night party games.

These simple moments of togetherness are the memories her family cherishes and holds especially dear. Read more on these links: IMDB: https://imdb.to/3GnY9hN. Link to molihall.com.

Moli is survived by her father, Dan T. Hall, Indianapolis; Denise M. Reiter, mother and W. Michael Davidson, stepfather, of Carmel, IN; Alex D. Hall, brother, of Carmel, IN; stepsister Emily K. Davidson (Stuart Lorimer) of Brooklyn, NY; stepbrother W. Scott Davidson (Jordan Crosby) of Arvada, CO; and, stepbrother Matthew M. Davidson (Hannah Goodwin) of Portland, OR; and many, many beloved aunts, uncles, cousins and a niece who will all miss her dearly.

A funeral service was planned for Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 11:30 am at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W 86th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46260. A Celebration of Life and lunch followed at the White River Yacht Club, 1400 E. 74th St. (75th and Keystone) Indianapolis.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to scholarship funds at the following: The Orchard School, 615 West 64th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260. A scholarship fund is being established in Moli Hall’s name that will have a creative arts focus.

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OBITUARY Born in Scarsdale New York on St. Patricks day in 1943, Arthur Fay Taggart would become the eldest brother of a brood of 10 siblings. Fond summer memories were made working on his maternal grandparents farm on the eastern shore of the beautiful Chesapeake Bay. Eventually the family relocated to Indiana where Art enrolled in Carmel High school as a sophomore. Small but full of grit he played first string football for the greyhounds.

Upon high school graduation, “Artie” as he was known by friends and family attended St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. There he was happy to continue his football career along side his brothers .

Soon after graduation Art joined the marines and bravely served two tours in Vietnam. Honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. Later he received a masters in civil engineering at Butler University.

Art went on to a successful career in engineering making life long friendships in the industry. He purchased an old farm house in Carmel. Here he would fall in love with what he referred to as a “heap of a house” and began to restore this gem stud by stud, room by room.

He and wife, Missy connected on shared endeavors. Dog shows, antiques, design, horses, and gardening. Together they delighted in many passion projects. Extensive gardening and landscaping, screened in porches, and endless debates over paint colors and fabric swatches to name a few.

A life altering cancer diagnosis brought dark clouds soon to be lifted by the wonderful chaos and noise of grand kids tearing through the once quiet home. “Papa heart” as he became to be, was enthralled with

grandchildren slumber parties, summers at Lake Michigan, soccer and football games, and family functions. Perhaps the best “medicine” his big plans saw him through each holiday and milestone.

Defying all odds Art became somewhat of a legend at the VA and a hero to his family. His courageous fight and positive attitude was remarkable as noted by the team who treated him. Art passed peacefully and comfortably at home surrounded by family and Scruffy his furry dog companion on October 11th.

Abounding gratitude to our VA family of doctors and staff. Many thanks to the support of City Club where Art made many friends.

No words suffice in our thanks to hospice care, Shannon, Kelly and Maureen of Intrepid Hospice. And especially our sweet Ronnie who means the world to us.

He would often say “there is no hill for a climber” and that is reflected in the astounding care he received by all care givers in his tremendously long battle with cancer.

Art was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and brother Tom. He is survived by wife missy, step sons Joe (Ashleih) and children, Danny, Hugh (Mallory) and Gabe. Siblings, Jim (Shirley), Jesse (LouAnn), MaryAnne (Duke), Lois, Dave, Julia, Tricia (Lou) , and Ruthie and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Arthur was held October 26, 2021, with eulogy following at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, Carmel, and then followed by a mass of Christian burial.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Humane Society for Hamilton County, 10501 Hague Road, Fishers, IN 46038, or to a charity of your choice.

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OBITUARY George Philip Sweet March 6, 1942 - October 16, 2021 George P. Sweet—a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend—died at home surrounded by his family on October 16, 2021. George was born on March 6, 1941 in Indianapolis to Philip H. Sweet and Virginia Goodwin Sweet.

A 1959 graduate of North Central High School, George completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University in 1964. He was also a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. As an ROTC graduate, he served as a Lieutenant in the US Army from 1964-1966, 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany. He married Jane Ellen Brosius on August 3rd and 4th, 1964, in Augsburg.

Following his military service, George worked for Ford Motor Company, National Homes, Landeco, and Everett I Brown Company where he opened the Honolulu, HI office. Afterwards, he became an entrepreneur and started Sweet & Company, Inc. and Brenwick Development Company, Inc (with Tom Huston) in 1976. Sweet & Company built approximately 300 homes and 35 commercial buildings. Several homes won national awards for innovative thinking and design. Brenwick has developed in excess of 6,000 residential lots in 29 communities, the largest being the Village of West Clay in Carmel, Indiana. Fun fact: Brenwick built Carmel’s first roundabout in 1996 at River Road and Main Street.

One of George’s mottos was a quote by Harry Truman: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” He exhibited this through his work on various commercial, civic, and communitysponsored boards. George was Chair of the CICF board (Central Indiana Community Foundation), President of BAGI (Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis), Legacy Fund Board Chair, President of the Connor Prairie Advisory Board, a Board Member of the Chamber of Commerce of Indianapolis, the creator and implementer of MAGIC (Metropolitan Association of the Greater Indianapolis Communities) and supported the establishment of the Hamilton County Economic Development Corporation. He was also a long time member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. George received the Carmel Rotary Citizen of the Year Award for efforts in the community. He received the Michael A. Carroll Award for exhibiting

qualities of determination, humility, and devotion to the Central Indiana community, and he also received the Pillar of the Community Award for Carmel, Indiana.

George enjoyed ADVENTURE! He traveled to six continents, lived in Germany for two years, climbed to the highpoints of 49 states, and enjoyed bare boating (sailing).

He power-boated 7,000 miles, encircling the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes.

He was an avid reader, loved navigation and studied history. He enjoyed an annual golf trip with friends, JUNTO, and Funsters (group of couples that have met monthly for 54 years).

George was an optimist, creative, an outof-the-box thinker, insatiably curious, a risk taker, and applied the “ready, fire, aim” approach to life. His enthusiasm for other’s passions was contagious as he effortlessly mentored others. His irreproachable integrity was known by all who knew him. This was what mattered to George.

The love George conveyed to his family was his greatest priority. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jane Brosius Sweet, “Greatest person ever! Love of my life!” Sister: Mary White (husband Stan White). Two children: P. Scott Sweet (wife Ann) and Maryjane Sweet. Four grandchildren: Maggie Sweet, Julia Sweet, Kayla Sweet Behforouz, and Stella Sweet Behforouz, In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to his favorite charity, the Central Indiana Community Foundation (In honor of George Sweet): 615 North Alabama, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.

George’s funeral service will take place at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 20th at 4:00pm. (100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, Robertson Chapel, enter door #6). George desired that people have a party celebrating his life. We are honoring his wish by inviting all to a casual dinner of his favorite foods and celebrating him with some stories. This event will take place at the Ritz Charles immediately following the church service (12156 N. Meridian Street, 46032). Please RSVP with the names of the guests attending to georgesweetparty@yahoo.com. The funeral service will be live streamed at stlukesumc. com\funeral. We ask that all who attend the church service and dinner celebration be fully vaccinated, and we recommend masks. Thank you.

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City, Lauth release renderings, new name for $47M mixed-use project at Main St., Range Line Rd.

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The City of Carmel and Lauth Group on Oct. 27 released renderings and new details of a public/private partnership to build a $47 million mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Range Line Road and Main Street in the heart of the Arts & Design District.

1st On Main, formerly known as Lot One, will include a four-story office building with first-floor restaurant space and a private rooftop terrace, eight luxury condominiums, 35 luxury apartment units, a 310-space parking garage with public access and a community gathering plaza featuring the existing Rotary Clock. Construction is expected to be complete by summer 2023.

“1st On Main will fulfill demand for Carmel office space in this area and provide residents with access to for sale/for rent housing in the heart of Carmel’s Arts and Design District,” stated Michael Garvey, Lauth’s chief investment officer and partner. “The community gathering plaza will be home to the historic Rotary Clock and will create an inviting destination space. Plans also call for a restaurant with outdoor seating overlooking the plaza. Each building within the development incorporates outdoor activation features including planters, benches, outdoor furniture, patios, festive lighting and balconies. We envision this being a hub of activity for the residents of Carmel and the many visitors who take part in the variety of events hosted each year.”

Carmel Redevelopment Commission Director Henry Mestetsky said the new name of the development pays homage to the site being the first parcel platted in Carmel — then known as Bethlehem — and highlights its location along Main Street.

Site work, which includes demolishing the former PNC Bank branch building, is under way. PNC Bank will provide a 24-hour ATM inside the future office building lobby.

Other tenants have not been announced, but Mestetsky said the project is expected to attract businesses that bring “high-paying headquarter jobs.”

In late 2020, the Carmel City Council approved $6.5 million in tax increment financ-

garage. Mestetsky said it’s not unusual for projects to change during the conceptual stage.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard credited public/private partnerships for successfully redeveloping the Arts & Design District.

“The Carmel Redevelopment Commission’s partnership with Lauth to convert a parking lot and some older buildings on one of our main corners of the city into a beautiful, landmark project compete with headquarters jobs, plenty of public parking, and forsale and for-lease residential units will have a transformational effect on the district,” Brainard stated.

ON THE COVER: View of the office building from the corner of Range Line Road and Main Street. (Rendering by Architects Forum)

Office building view along Main Street. (Rendering by Architects Forum)

ing bonds to help fund infrastructure for the project, specifically the parking garage. Tax increment financing collects the increase in tax revenue generated by the project to help pay for it.

In the spring of 2019, the city released renderings of redevelopment projects for the site submitted by eight developers. At the time, city officials expected the project to break ground in 2020. However, the city decided not to go with any of the submitted options and decided to partner with Carmel-based Lauth — one of the eight developers to submit a proposal — to move forward.

Construction crews tear down the former PNC Bank building. (Photo

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Previously, the city described the project as including a three-story office building, four condos, 70 apartments and a 325-space

BUILDING BECOMES CFD TRAINING SITE Before demolition began on the former PNC Bank building, it provided one last service to the community.

The Carmel Fire Dept. used the three-story building to train in a real-world situation. Firefighters were able to practice forcing open different types of doors, advance hose lines up multiple flights of stairs and rescue mock victims from a variety of situations.

“We have great training grounds, but Carmel firefighters train atop the former PNC Bank building. (Photo courtesy of CFD) you can never mimic the real thing like using the real thing,” CFD firefighter Tim Griffin said. “In the real setting it gives you an opportunity to think outside the box when life safety isn’t at hand.”

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE One casualty of the 1st On Main redevelopment project is a towering evergreen tree on the corner of Main Street and Range Line Road that is elaborately decorated each year for the holiday season.

The tree will be decorated this year but will be removed as the project progresses.

“While the city takes urban forestry seriously and plants about 650 new large shade trees every year, Lauth has multiple utility lines being relocated under the future open plaza on the corner of 1st On Main,” said Henry Mestetsky, director of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CARMEL SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION

When a bureaucracy wants to preserve its power and conceal its wrongdoing, it deflects criticism by spreading division and lies to confuse and weaken those it should be serving. Sadly, our own Carmel School Board and its administration have chosen this path by lashing out at community whistleblowers while desperately trying to cover up their own incompetence.

Why? Because the current CCS Board and superintendent have presided over a shocking and precipitous drop in educational achievement that is reflected in publicly available ISTEP/ILEARN proficiency results (see chart on adjacent page). Between 2014 and 2021, the number of CCS students who achieved minimum proficiency in English language arts dropped by 30%, from 94% to 66%. The number of students with minimum proficiency in math fell by 30%, from 96% to 67%. The proportion of students who demonstrated minimum proficiency in both subjects dropped from 93% to 56%, a whopping 40% decline. Put another way, in 2021 almost half of all CCS students were not proficient in both English and math! If this is not bad enough, two-thirds or more of this decline occurred since 2018 under the leadership of our current Board and superintendent.

This massive educational failure is the direct result of the Board’s deliberate actions. Rather than prioritizing educational excellence, the Board has instead encouraged the promotion of Critical Race Theory during instruction time.

We might add for those who aren’t familiar with CRT that by its very nature it is anti-merit and anti-achievement. The Board has also diverted vast resources to lavishly pay outside consultants to advocate for radical theories of police defunding, the sexualization of children,

THE CARMEL SCHOOL BOARD AND ADMINISTRATORS CLAIM TO BE DOING A GREAT JOB… racial hatred, and division in the classroom.

Now that the inevitable and catastrophic results of their actions have been exposed for all to see, instead of recognizing their errors and seeking to correct them by focusing exclusively on educational excellence, they are working harder than ever to cover up their failings.

It was in reaction to the district’s dismal academic results that a groundswell of Carmel parents and local citizens attended School Board meetings these past few months to express their dissatisfaction with the Board and its failed policies. The Board’s response? A doubling down on their destructive programs, an arrogant attempt to shut down all avenues of public comment, and a continuous stream of mistruths designed to deflect from the ugly educational reality they alone have created.

Most recently, the Board has tried to further insulate itself from criticism and the troubling scenes of upset and angry parents and grandparents by illegitimately making Board meetings virtual so that only they can control the messaging. To justify this authoritarianism they slander Carmel parents, calling them “disruptive,” by which they really mean “not passively compliant with our radical, divisive, and damaging program.” They also claim, without any evidence, that concerned parents are “outsiders.” The Board’s contemptuous and dismissive behavior towards those they serve is unacceptable.

The Board, school administrators, and Superintendent Michael Beresford (who was

generously rewarded with a double-the-usuallength contract and a raise for toeing the Board’s line), have also repeatedly threatened Carmel parents and residents who dare to demand accountability and performance from these “educators,” and for pushing back against the racist agenda of “diversity, inclusion, and equity” (DIE) which is used to indoctrinate our children. The Boards’ accusations, however, are actually a projection of their true nature.

When radical activists threatened the safety of local parents who advocated for a quality education, the Board was silent, thereby tacitly endorsing this behavior. Even worse, several of the Board’s members belong to online groups that tried to get individuals opposed to the Board’s radical agenda fired by pressuring their employers.

Carmel schools used to have a national reputation for academic excellence. Indeed, this was the foundation upon which our community’s desirability was based. But the district’s dismal test results now put all this in jeopardy. We call for Carmel residents to join Unify Carmel in demanding that the Board, the superintendent, and the school administration jettison their ideological poison, stop with the divisive and destructive behavior, and develop a plan to get our children’s education back on track.

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Arguably, the 1980s band New Edition led the subsequent wave of teen pop.

Smooth rhythms and mellow voices found the perfect combination of safe and sexy to appeal to a wide audience, one could assume to include singer Whitney Houston, who ultimately married founding member Bobby Brown.

History lesson aside, Track 9 on the band’s 1985 album, “All for Love,” is a song “Who Do You Trust?” For those good readers who have to ask Siri what is an album, let alone a track, suffice it to say it is a 4-minute and 13-second saccharine musical romp where ostensibly the teenage paramour is wooing his would-be Juliet into doing something that she is resisting with the lines, “Who do you trust if you can’t love me?

I’m the one who loves you.”

Rightly, judging from the many, many times the phrase is repeated, Juliet isn’t buying it. Fast forward a few decades and we now find ourselves trapped like our young heroine. Most, it seems, implore us to “trust” them, preferably them alone. We are encouraged, even scolded, to put aside our long-held beliefs and blindly follow the lead of a business marketing campaign, an ambitious government official, or any of a dizzying array of folks, good and bad, that hope to possess our money, our votes, or our very beliefs. The pledges range from personal fitness, to a better society, to a career-promising education, to a key to heaven.

If we give them what they want, they will give us what we want. How can this be a bad thing? Free-market trade is best of all. But where there is no trust, can we make a fair evaluation of our alternatives, let alone a fair exchange?

How can we believe that they are “the one” who loves us?

Meijer and I have a special relationship. We live only a mile apart and have known each other more than 20 years.

She’s been a source of sanity for me, whether it was allowing me to kill time with little ones during inclement weather or to roam her aisles in solitude when I just needed to get away from maternal and marital reality. I think that’s why whenever I am with her, I am at my most vulnerable. She makes me feel safe, and for that reason, I let my defenses down.

Take yesterday, for example. My husband Doo was sick with some nonCOVID-19, flu-like illness, and since I already had plans to desert him for an overnight in Louisville, I offered to go to Meijer for comfort foods and ginger ale before I left. As I’m standing in the soup section perusing the myriad of chicken noodle offerings, Meijer’s Muzak kicks in with that stupid Maroon 5 song: “Here’s to the ones that we got; cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not; ‘cause the drinks bring back all the memories.” You know the one. And suddenly, I am thinking about my deceased dad and fighting the tears that are threatening to embarrass me right in front of Hungry Man and Campbell’s.

Meijer! How could you? After all we’ve been through together! The impulse purchases, the late-night milk runs, the disastrous checkouts, the awkward confrontations with ex-neighbors and column haters. How dare you manipulate my feelings when I’m least prepared to suppress my emotions?

But I still love you, Meijer. And our relationship will always be special.

Peace out.

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

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Editor, I was very dismayed to read the letter to the editor in Current in Carmel from the woman who is withdrawing her support and returning her season tickets to the Palladium because of its mask and vaccine mandates.

She mentions that the measures are without precedent and violate our constitutional rights. For many years, the government has been mandating vaccines, including smallpox, measles, mumps, chickenpox and polio, and because of those mandates, those diseases have almost been eradicated.

It is very hard for me to understand the difference between having to get those vaccines and getting a vaccine for something as serious as COVID-19 that has killed 700,000 Americans.

I am among those who are very happy with the institutions that are mandating masks and proof of vaccination. I am an older resident of Carmel and more susceptible to seri-

ous illness if I get sick with COVID-19.

I have had all three Pfizer shots, and I’m proud of it.

I am happy that I am protecting myself and also others if I should be exposed to the virus by someone else.

I hope the majority of the people that read this will continue to support the Palladium, as it is a wonderful asset to our community. I think they have done a wonderful job during the pandemic by keeping us updated and providing video coverage of different shows.

I do not consider these mandates an erosion of our freedoms; I consider it a protection of the freedoms we all enjoyed prior to the pandemic, like traveling, eating out, socializing, attending worship services, etc., without fear of becoming seriously ill or dying.

I also choose to live freely and without fear, but I believe in a different way to do that.

Judy Sholly, Carmel

Students prove our society will be fine Editor, For all the waywardness involving our school system and the toed-sand line upon which you may stand, fear not, a child still possesses much intuition to do good. No matter the actions of our parental role models hypocritically doing as they do, not as they say, our children find a way.

Therefore, if you are beat down by social and school issues of book content, CRT, school board, or others, take a moment and find beauty in what we do have. Attending a unified football game of Carmel High School washes away the deepest of negativity with grace, joy and mountains of thankfulness.

To the Carmel High School Unified football team, thank you. For the Carmel High School Unified cheerleaders, thank you.

And to one special cheerleader, you instill faith that our earth and societies will be just fine, no matter how much some adults try to mess it up.

T.J. O’Malley, Carmel

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On a bad roll placing sandwich orders Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I never know what to order when I go into one of those trendy new soup-andsandwich places. The list of uncommon offerings is endless. The people standing behind me have obviously downloaded a menu at home and given this some previous thought.

Am I the only person in line who hasn’t got a clue what he wants?

Most of the choices at places like Panera and Einstein’s are curious combinations of international cheeses, weird sandwich spreads like “pesto” or “tomesto,” with words like “frontega” or “sri-rancha” thrown in.

Before I order something new, I try to envision what all that will taste like when they glop it together on one sandwich and nuke it. The human mind can only imagine so much, like when I tried to visualize Bill Clinton as first lady.

Sandwiches have changed since I was a kid. Back then, there was ham, roast beef, peanut butter and jelly and tuna or egg salad. That’s what you got at home from Mom or at the corner deli.

The Earl of Sandwich supposedly invented the sandwich in the 1700s so he could eat and play cards at the same time. But I just don’t see a guy betting his fortune on an inside straight and then asking his servant if there is any chipotle mayo for his portabella and Swiss on a jalapeño bagel.

Now, I have so many unrecognizable choices, plus the pressure of the customers behind me who are antsy to get back to their laptop at a nearby table.

I recently visited Einstein’s at lunchtime, stayed at the back of the store and put on my specs. From that vantage point, I could peruse the menu without being pushed into a premature decision. I tried to go unnoticed.

Rats! I was spotted.

“You! Back there, sir. What can I get you today?” she bellowed. All the employees whipped their heads around, somewhat embar– DICK WOLFSIE rassed they had not spotted me first.

“I don’t know yet. I’m just browsing.”

The menu became a large blur. The Thai Salad with Lime Dressing merged in my mind with the Spicy Chicken on Onion Challah.

Panicked, I retreated to an old 1960s standby.

“I’ll have a ham and cheese sandwich,” I said.

Customers stared at me in bewilderment, like I had ordered a vanilla cone at Ben & Jerry’s.

“Do you want Black Forest, Bavarian, Cuban or Virginia ham? And what kind of bread? We have nine varieties … and do you want it toasted? And which country do you want the mustard to come from? And how about cheese? We have a separate menu section listing all of the options.”

I left and got a Big Mac. No complicated questions coming through the loudspeaker.

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I did. And it only took one second to make up my mind.

“Sandwiches have changed since I was a kid.”

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locations to provide medical care. Heart and Soul Free Clinic provides free medical, dental and mental health care.

The Heart and Soul Free Clinic’s Gratitude “The mission of Heart and Soul Clinic is Gala is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Lucas Estate to provide the highest quality health care in Carmel. to our uninsured and underinFUNDRAISER “The purpose sured neighbors in central Indiana, of the gala is to regardless of their social, culturcelebrate the hard work and effort al and economic status,” Zouvelos that the clinic staff, volunteers and Kreag said. supporters provide for the clinic Zouvelos Kreag said the first gala patients throughout the year,” said was conducted in 2019 for the clinLisa Zouvelos Kreag, executive Zouvelos Kreag ic’s 10th anniversary. In 2020, the director of the Heart and Soul Free gala was conducted virtually. This Clinic. “As an extra bonus, the event will be is the first year for the renamed Gratitude a fundraiser. The clinic is funded by grants, Gala. donors and fundraisers.”

The Gratitude Gala will feature live music, Heart and Soul Free Clinic was founded dancing and a live and silent auction. in 2009 by Sandy Kirsch and was originally To attend or sponsor the Gratitude Gala, in downtown Westfield. It moved to its visit heartandsoul.ticket.qtego.net/tickets/ location at 17338 Westfield Park Rd., Suite 1, list. Individual tickets are $150. in 2018. The space allowed the clinic to add For a full list of Heart and Soul Free Clinic women’s health and mental health services hours and services, visit heartandsoulclinic. in 2020. The clinic also has an RV outfitted org. as a mobile clinic that travels to various

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Cases continue to decrease

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him to advise residents to get tested for COVID-19 if they exhibit symptoms associated with the disease and not to dismiss On Oct. 20, IU Health Indianapolis Chief them as flu symptoms or seasonal allergies.

Medical Officer Dr. Rocky Singh provided up“The symptoms of COVID-19 and flu are dates on the state very similar to flu symptoms, and PANDEMIC of the COVID-19 they are similar to other respiratory pandemic. illnesses,” Singh said. “They are According to Singh, the surge usually more severe and long-lastcaused by the delta variant contining than seasonal allergies, which ues to dissipate. we can also see at this time. If you “If we look at the county-level have respiratory symptoms, defidata, we see there has been about nitely get tested.”

Singh a 25 percent decline in the last two Common symptoms that COVID-19 weeks in hospitalizations in Hamand flu share include: ilton and Hendricks counties,” Singh said.

• Fever or feeling feverish/having chills “Both counties are trending in the right • Cough direction.”

• Shortness of breath or difficulty The state has seen a continued decline in breathing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths • Fatigue (tiredness) in recent weeks, following a surge caused • Sore throat by the delta variant during the summer.

• Runny or stuffy nose Singh said the IU Health system peaked • Muscle pain or body aches at 519 hospitalized COVID-19 patients during • Headache the summer. The system had 275 patients • Vomiting and diarrhea the morning of Oct. 20.

• Change in or loss of taste or smell, Singh said the hospital system has seen although this is more frequent with more flu cases in recent weeks, leading COVID-19

Booster shots now available

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently approved PANDEMIC booster shots for certain U.S. citizens, and Hamilton and Boone counties have begun administering them to eligible Hoosiers.

On Oct. 20, the FDA expanded the use of boosters in eligible populations, authorizing Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s, in addition to Pfizer’s, which had been authorized in September. Two days later, the Indiana State Dept. of Health announced it would begin offering Moderna and J&J boosters to eligible residents.

“The booster shots were approved to help with waning immunity, which means that folks’ immunity is starting to taper off over time, and this is to help get them up to that high level of protection to ensure we are doing everything we can to safeguard folks from the severe effects of COVID,” Hamilton County Health Dept. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Christian Walker said.

A “mix-and-match approach” has been approved by the FDA and CDC, meaning eligible residents can receive a booster shot from the manufacturer of their choosing. It does not have to be the same one they received previously.

“If you got Pfizer before, you can choose to get Pfizer again as well as Moderna and Johnson & Johnson,” Walker said. “The same holds true for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.”

Although some initial studies show Moderna and Pfizer’s boosters have produced more significant protection than J&J’s, the HCHD isn’t recommending a specific manufacturer, Walker said.

Hamilton County has 52 vaccination sites, Walker said, although some only offer one type of booster. The HCHD and Fishers Health Dept. offer all three.

The Boone County Health Dept. also is administering booster shots, BCHD Public Educator Claire Haughton said, but the department’s vaccination clinic is closed until Nov. 3.

Appointments for booster shots can be made at ourshot.in.gov.

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Chang said she was surprised to learn that the building was listed for sale, and she was devastated to learn she’d have to After nearly two decades in business on relocate her business. The new owners, Main Street, the Carmel Old Town Antique however, have been great to work with, she Mall is looking for a said, and are preserving the “Carmel Old REDEVELOPMENT new home.

Town Antique Mall” lettering on the glass on Property owner the front of the store for her as a keepsake.

Mink Investments is in the process of sellOpening the antique mall was a longtime ing the building at 38 W. Main St. to dream for Chang, who launched the make way for COhatch, which will business in 2002 with a handful provide coworking and event space of antique dealers. The store grew and private offices. Ohio-based quickly, with 19 dealers and a waitCOhatch expects to open in spring ing list of 25 others within a month 2022 after making renovations to of the first storefront opening on the 11,300-square-foot building.

Range Line Road.

Carmel Old Town Antique Mall The mall moved to Main Street in Chang owner Linda Chang said her shop 2003, where Chang and her team would be open through Oct. 31, and she has made improvements that included adding until Nov. 8 to vacate the property. She said a centerpiece staircase to take customers she’s been working with a broker to find to antique booths on the building’s second another location in Carmel to reopen her floor. business.

“We did so many things to make it what “It’s very difficult to find good commercial it is today, and there’s such a labor of property for lease, especially in Carmel,” love that was put into this business,” said Chang said. “It’s not going to get any better Chang, a Carmel resident. “When I worked than my current location on Main Street, for my prior company, that was my goal all prime real estate.” those years ago, to have an antique shop

one day. Then it happened. I’ve been blessed. I’m very, very lucky.”

Chang said the antique mall, had been “crazy busy” in its last days.

Chang said she plans for the shop’s five employees to remain with the business when it reopens.

COhatch will provide 30 private offices and coworking space for more than 75 people in the future Carmel location. Its event space will be available for rent evenings and weekends, with rental fees funding COhatch scholarships for local nonprofits.

“We’re excited to have a space like this that we can open up for corporate meetings, large family gatherings or non-profit organization events,” Grerayle Walton, COhatch Indianapolis market leader stated in a press release. “It’s just one more example of how we’re working to cultivate connectivity through spaces that have both work and social functionality.”

COhatch has locations in Indiana in Noblesville and Broad Ripple. In addition to Carmel, it is adding sites in Zionsville and in Indianapolis at Circle Center Mall and the former Polk Stables.

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(Left) Carrie Lively speaks about the new Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement and career opportunities for local students during the Oct. 26 OneZone Chamber of Commerce Caffeinated Conversation event at Flexware Innovation in Fishers. Lively is the executive director of the career center. (Above) Mike Thibideau, vice president of strategy for the Hamilton County Economic Development Corp., speaks about workforce gaps in Hamilton County. (Photos courtesy of OneZone)

DISPATCHES Coming to City Center — 317 Charcuterie will open in Carmel City Center in November at 61 W. City Center Dr., adjacent to divvy. 317 Charcuterie offers guests a gourmet charcuterie experience including wine and beer pairings along with grab and go charcuterie box options and private event space. Drawing from her time studying abroad in Italy, owner Emily Houser brings a piece of the Italian culture to Carmel through her charcuterie boards. The business will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

KAR hires chief digital officer — Carmel-based KAR Auction Services, an operator of digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, has hired James Coyle as chief digital officer. Coyle will focus on expanding the company’s digital footprint and delivering a differentiated suite Coyle of products and services to KAR’s commercial, dealer, financial institution, rental and fleet customers.

MJ Foundation fundraiser — Carmel-based MJ Insurance will conduct its inaugural fundraiser for the MJ Foundation from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at TopGolf in Fishers.

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The event will raise funds to provide grants to help support organizations in the community that align with the MJ Foundation’s four areas of focus: overcoming poverty, advancing education, fostering diversity and embracing humanity. For more, visit mjfoundation.com.

Allied Solutions acquisition — Allied Solutions, a provider of insurance, lending, risk management, and data enabled products to financial institutions, has acquired a majority interest in TrxNow, a technology solutions provider for roadside assistance and service logistics. This acquisition will expand Allied’s distribution opportunities in Canada and supports broader key initiatives across the enterprise.

Vaccination clinics at businesses — The Hamilton County Health Dept. is offering on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics to Hamilton County businesses. Businesses should consider hosting a workplace vaccination program only if they have enough space to stand up a clinic while maintaining social distancing through the entire process, from screening to post-vaccination observation.

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By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Janna Hymes has a host of reasons for looking forward to the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “Masterworks CONCERT 2” program — not the least of which is presenting the music of a historically significant composer, Florence Smith Price.

“I’m very excited about the music that we’re playing,” said Hymes, CSO’s artistic director. “We’re playing a very important piece on this program, a piece

by Florence Price. She was the first Black woman composer to be played by a major orchestra.

“I just think that’s really a great thing, and her music is extraordinary.”

Janna Hymes will conduct the “Masterworks 2” program Nov. 13 at the Palladium in Carmel.

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Hymes will conduct the Nov. 13 concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Carter Green, Carmel. Besides the Price piece, “Masterworks 2” will include selections

by Russian composers Mikhail Glinka and Dimitri Shostakovich and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez.

Each selection, Hymes said, strikes unmistakable notes of each composer’s homeland.

“All the pieces, they’re very melodic, and their very nationalistic,” Hymes said.

“They sound like their country. There’s a combination of very melodic music that is just typical of the places where these composers are from, and so it’s fun, it’s really fun.

“I think that a lot of the music will be new to the audience.”

Especially the featured selection, “Symphony No. 3 in C Minor,” by Price, an Arkansas native who became the first Black woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra per-

formed one of her pieces in 1933.

Besides being a classical composer, Price (1887-1953) also was a pianist, organist and music teacher.

“She had her own voice when she wrote music,” Hymes said. “She was very influenced, of course, by the Black church growing up. It’s a real American sound. You can hear a little bit of gospel, you hear almost a cross between some (George) Gershwin, maybe a little bit of that jazz-era gospel, folk, it’s all in there.

It’s just really extraordinary and a pleasure to play.”

Hymes is equally enthusiastic about the other selections of the “Masterworks 2” program. The pieces are Glinka’s “Russian and Ludmilla Overture”; Marquez’s “Danzon No. 2”; and Shostakovich’s “Ballet Suite No. 1.”

“I am excited about it. I can’t wait to get started,” Hymes said.

“Every time we play, it’s epic. The orchestra’s playing so well, and we are just so together as a unit right now, playing music together. Every time we play, people are just going crazy.

The audience is really picking up on the fact that we’re playing from our heart, and we play really from our heart and soul, and that’s every time.

“There are some very exciting moments in this concert, and beautiful moments in this concert. I think the audience is going to love it. I know they will.”

Per COVID-19 protocols at the Center for the Performing Arts, face masks are required upon entry for everyone 3 and older. All patrons 12 and older must show proof of full vaccination, in the form of either a vaccination card, photocopy, photo or digital image, along with a valid ID. For more or for tickets, visit carmelsymphony.org or call the CSO box office at 317-844-9717.

INDIANAPOLIS OPERA Indianapolis Opera will present “Don Giovanni” Nov. 5 to 7 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indyopera.org.

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Phantom” through Nov. 21. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The Brazilian All-Stars will perform at 8 p.m.

Nov. 5 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. To register for the free show, visit thecenterpresents.org.

CONCERTS FOR A CAUSE The Concerts for a Cause’s fifth anniversary event will start with food and drinks at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Vogue in Indianapolis. The three singer/songwriters start performing together at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Lombardi” runs through Nov. 21. For more, visit atistage.org.

Herrmann to join ‘Lombardi’ cast for discussion editorial@youarecurrent.com Former Carmel High School and Purdue University quarterback Mark Herrmann will join the Actors Theatre of Indiana cast of “Lombardi” Nov. 7 to discuss football and former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The conversation will be held following the 2:30 p.m. performance at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Herrmann played 11 seasons in the NFL for several teams, including the Indianapolis Colts.

Joining Herrmann will be WRTV-6 sportscaster Brad Brown. Brown has been broadcasting local sports since 2007, when he joined WRTV. For more visit, atistage.org.

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is based on the exploits of Don Juan, a serial seducer.

“We’ve been very much an advocate that Indianapolis Opera’s production of “Don opera is mixed cultural,” Starkey said. “It’s Giovanni” will be memorable for a few inclusionary, it’s open. It should be all of reasons. that because all the stories are that OPERA “We’re presenting way.” something unpreceThe production was halted a dented by bringing an African Amerweek before it was to be performed ican baritone to do the role of Don March 20-22, 2020.

Giovanni, which most of the industry Starkey said the cast wanted to doesn’t do,” Indianapolis Opera Genconduct the planned final rehearsal eral Director David Starkey said of before moving into rehearsals at McKeever the production of “Don Giovanni,” set The Toby at Newfields. for Nov. 5-7 at The Tarkington at the Center “They wanted to do that rehearsal as sort for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “They shy of a solidarity being there for each other at away from that. From that decision to where that moment,” Starkey said. we are today 20 months later, the industry Starkey said a video production crew is shifting and waking up. Hopefully, those filmed the intense rehearsal at Basile Opera other companies are waking up.

Center.

“Why wouldn’t a Black baritone sing Don “We knew we have to go to patrons to Giovanni? What’s the difference between donate the ticket price to pay the artists for that and a white singer or Latino singer?” their work,” Starkey said.

Starkey and Eric McKeever, who plays When the rehearsal was finished, Starkey Giovanni, were doing several media intersaid he wanted to bring everyone back to views about that prior to the show being do the production later. Starkey said all but shut down before opening in March 2020 one cast member returned. because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Giovanni For more, visit indyopera.org.

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Beef & Boards sets ’22 schedule editorial@youarecurrent.com With new shows, family favorites and beloved classics, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is ready to entertain live THEATER audiences almost nonstop during its 49th year.

Starting off the 2022 season with style is the return of the popular “whodunit” play, “Shear Madness,” which starts Dec. 28, 2021, and runs through Feb. 5, 2022.

Then, strutting onto the Beef & Boards stage for the first time is the high-heeled hit “Kinky Boots.” Based on true events, “Kinky Boots” tells the powerful and moving story of two people who have nothing in common, or so they think. Featuring 16 original songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, “Kinky Boots” has won every major Best Musical award, including the Tony, the Grammy and London’s Olivier Award. “Kinky Boots” kicks off Feb. 10 and runs through March 27.

“Hello, Dolly!” is back on the Beef & Boards stage starting March 31. The blockbuster Broadway hit includes some of the greatest songs in musical theater history, including “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes” and the famous title tune.

“Hello, Dolly!” runs through May 15.

The beloved Disney musical “Mary Poppins” soars onto the stage May 19. Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and based on the beloved Disney film, the production features Beef & Boards’ $10 Family Show Discount off tickets for kids ages 3-15. It runs through July 10.

New to the Beef & Boards stage is “Honky Tonk Angels,” opening July 14 and featuring 30 classic country tunes by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker and other artists. “Honky Tonk Angels” runs through Aug. 14.

Also making its Beef & Boards debut in 2022 is “Escape to Margaritaville,” which opens Aug. 18 and features original songs and Jimmy Buffett classics. The show runs through Oct. 2.

“The Addams Family” creeps onto the Beef & Boards stage Oct. 6 for the spooky season. The Tony Award-nominated macabre musical comedy haunts Beef & Boards through Nov. 20.

The holiday favorite “It’s A Wonderful Life” comes to the stage starting Nov. 25 and runs through December.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Steve Meyer and his three bandmates discovered they shared a love for hard rock, metal and alternative music.

MUSIC The band, called Rhino Down, which describes itself as career folks by day and rockers by night, started before COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020.

“But it really didn’t get serious until during the pandemic,” Meyer said. “The pandemic gave us time to stay at home and learn songs. This is the first attempt at a band for all of us. It’s something we always wanted to do. Since we are all business people, we created a mission statement and a strategy. We don’t have tattoos. We don’t have long hair. We live pretty normal lives.”

Meyer, a 58-year-old retired aerospace sales executive who is now a part-time consultant, plays lead/rhythm guitar and backup vocals.

The other band members are Paul Giefing, vocalist, lead/rhythm guitar, commercial relationship banker, TCU; Adam Hayes, drummer, president of The Hayes Marketing

From left, Rhino Down members are Mike Brown, Steve Meyer, Paul Giefing and Adam Hayes. (Photo courtesy of Steve Meyer)

Group; and Mike Brown, bassist, president of Genesis Farms.

Meyer and Giefing live in Noblesville.

Hayes is a Noblesville resident and Brown lives in Carmel.

Hayes came up with the name Rhino Down because he is a hunter. “’Rhino down’ is what you say when you put down your night vision goggles,” Meyer said.

The band members met during an adult class at the Carmel School of Rock in late summer 2019.

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Order the grilled chicken sandwich, buffalo style, with a side of fries at Parks Place Pub. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 8594 E. 116th St., Fishers What to get: Chicken sandwich Price: $12.95 Anna’s take: I visited Parks Place Pub for the first time last week. It’s a relatively

new restaurant at the corner of Municipal Drive and 116th Street in downtown Fishers.

It’s a great restaurant to walk to on your lunch break if you work in the vicinity, and with pletny of TVs, it’s a great place to watch sports. I loved the chicken sandwich, especially the option to order it grilled or fried and to add buffalo sauce, which I did.

I had fries as my side. They had a great crispy texture that I loved.

Behind bars: Sparkling Paloma Get it at LouVino, Fishers Ingredients: 1.5 oz. mezcal, 1 oz. grapefruit juice, 0.5 oz. lime juice, 0.75 oz. simple syrup, 3 dashes angostura bitter, champagne, lime wedge Directions: Shake first five ingredients with ice and strain into a coup glass, then float champagne on top. Garnish with a lime wedge.

DISPATCHES En Pointe to hold showcase — En Pointe Indiana Ballet will perform at Mixed Repertory Showcase at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Forum Events Center in Fishers, thanks to a $2,500 performing arts grant from the Fishers Arts & Culture Commission. Two En Pointe teachers and professional Dance Kaleidoscope dancers, Emily Franks and Paige Robinson, applied for and received the grant after hearing about it within an Indy Arts Council e-newsletter. The Mixed Repertory Showcase will feature pieces by En Pointe Artistic Directors Robert Moore and Pollyana Ribeiro,

along with pieces by colleague and guest artist Weston Krukow, pieces from Franks and Robinson, and Dance Kaleidoscope Artistic Director David Hochoy’s celebrated “Skin Walkers,” a mystical Celtic piece about a group of shape shifters. Tickets are $20 and available at enpointe.yapsody.com.

Voice Box Indy set at Sugar Creek Winery — Haley Lawrence of The Fearless Leap has announced a second installment of Voice Box Indy at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Sugar Creek Vineyard & Winery, 1111 W. Main St., Carmel.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Clearwater bathroom makes a splash Commentary by Larry Greene This 1991 Lake Clearwater home is on the north side of Indianapolis. The owners took on several interior updates to fit their modern tastes, including the master bathroom.

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Correct states of pronunciation Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Benjamin Harrison home in Indianapolis. (Photos by Don Knebel)

History of Harrison home Commentary by Don Knebel The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site at 1230 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis includes one of the nation’s most TRAVEL authentic presidential homes, with about 80 percent of its contents used by Harrison and his family.

Benjamin Harrison was born in Ohio in 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. In 1854, after studying law in Ohio, Harrison and his wife Caroline moved to Indianapolis, where he established a law practice. In 1874, his practice flourishing and his political status increasing, Harrison began building a magnificent house on the outskirts of the city, about a mile north of his office. When completed a year later at a cost of $28,000 (about $500,000 today), the 10,000-square foot Italianate brick house included 16 rooms on three floors. Featuring running water, a coal furnace, brass gaslights, 12foot ceilings, masterfully carved woodwork and French plate glass windows, it was perhaps the finest house in Indiana.

When word reached Indianapolis in 1888 that the Republican convention had nominated Harrison for president, supporters gathered outside his house, where he made a short speech. He campaigned from his house, receiving delegations in the front parlor. Although called a “front porch campaign,” the house at the time did not have a porch. Harrison lost the popular vote to incumbent Grover Cleveland but won the Electoral College vote and became the 23rd president in March 1889. After Cleveland defeated him in 1892, Harrison returned to his home in Indianapolis, where he died in

Visitors’ center at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis.

Front parlor inside the Benjamin Harrison home in Indianapolis.

his bed of pneumonia in 1901. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery (more next week) in Indianapolis beside Caroline, who died in the White House in 1892.

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site was named a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The Arthur Jordan Foundation operates the site, which offers guided tours by appointment. A reconstructed carriage house serves as a visitors’ center.

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.

Today, I’m tackling the most mispronounced state names and how to get them right.

GRAMMAR GUY Let’s start in Colorado. This state boasts high elevations from the Rocky Mountain range. Many people incorrectly pronounce Colorado with a short “a” sound, as in “hat.” The short “a” sound is incorrect; instead, the “a” should be pronounced “ah.”

For some reason, we want to say the word “Nevada” like we’re passing a jar of Grey Poupon out the window of our limo.

We say “Ne-vah-duh.” Actually, the correct pronunciation is a short “a”: Ne-va-duh.

This is the opposite of Colorado. The way I remember how to say Nevada is by saying “Never-had-a,” like in Cheap Trick’s 1989 song “Never Had A Lot To Lose.” The first line of this song states, “I don’t need no money, honey.” This is kind of like when you leave Las Vegas broke and penniless.

Never-had-a. Ne-va-duh.

Take a quick trip up to the Northwest U.S. and we find the state of Oregon. At first glance, I see a place where all the

“ore” is “gone.” Don’t be fooled — it isn’t pronounced “or-gon.” In fact, “Oregon” has three syllables: Or-uh-gn. The last syllable, “gon,” is pronounced like “gun” if the “u” was missing. You’re going to have to memorize this one yourself: Or-uh-gn.

Now, let’s jet across to the far Southeastern U.S., where we find the peninsula state of “Florida.” I’ve heard folks say “Flaw-ri-duh,” with a big emphasis on the “flaw.” The correct way to say Florida is “Floor-ih-duh.” Think of a floor, just like the Walmart floor a Florida man poured salt on in order to get rid of evil spirits back in 2019. True story.

I almost had time to include Illinois and Arkansas. Since I’m out of words, just remember to leave off the “s” in the pronunciation of each state. With Illinois, that can be kind of “ill-annoying,” while in Arkansas, you simply “saw” off the “s.” Safe travels!

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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2021-00198 V Docket No. PZ-2021-00199 V Docket No. PZ-2021-00200 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on November, 18th ), (2021) at (11:00) a.m. at Carmel City Hall, 3nd Flr, Dept. of Community Services Conf. Rm., 1 Civic Sq, Carmel, IN 46032 will hold an In-Person Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: • UDO Section 2.36 Maximum 80% lot coverage allowed, 90% requested.

• UDO Section 2.36 Maximum 18-ft accessory building height allowed; 24-ft requested for parking garage.

• UDO Section 5.21 Minimum 15-ft wide side/ rear bufferyards required, 5-ft requested.

For property being known as Proscenium II 1215 S. Rangeline Rd, Carmel IN 46032 The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel Number 16-10-31-00-02-001.000.

Section 31, Township 18, Range 4 CARMEL CENTERPOINTE Section 1 Lot 1/ section 31/ township 18/ range 4. The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

This will be an In-Person meeting. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

Carmel Development V, LLC - PETITIONERS. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No.: PZ-2021-00164 DP/ADLS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon an application regarding a new daycare facility at the property located at 10216 N Michigan Road.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2021-00164 DP/ADLS The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 10216 N. Michigan Road, Parcel ID: 17-1307-00-00-006.000, Situated in part of the NW 1/4 of Section 7, Town 17 North, Range 3 East, Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Numbered 3 of West Carmel Commons Secondary Plat, as shown on the plat for West Carmel Commons Secondary Plat as recorded as Instrument Number 2012044435 of the Official Records of Hamilton County, Indiana.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. The petition may also be examined at the DOCS office or electronically on Laserfiche.

Filed by Chris Horney of Murphy Real Estate Services. Mr. Chris Horney can be contacted at 312-625-1417 and chorney@murphyres.com.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION HEARING OFFICER Docket Number 20020017 DP/ADLS: Hamilton Crossing Redevelopment Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission Hearing Officer meeting on Thursday, November 18 at 9:30 am in the City Hall DOCS Conference Room, 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr, Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a/an DP/ADLS application in order to: CONSTRUCT A ±107,752 SF HOTEL EXPANSION, A ±107,400 SF TRAINING FACILITY, AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ROADWAY WITH PARKING STALLS AND UTLITIES AT 12201 N MERIDIAN STREET, LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF W CARMEL DRIVE AND N PENNSYLANIA STREET. THIS PETITION MAY BE EXAMINED AT THE DOCS OFFICE. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ20020017 DP/ADLS The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: (Tax ID parcel numbers) 16-09-26-00-00-016.002, 16-09-35-00-00007.000, 16-09-35-00-00-008.000, 16-09-35-0000-009.000, 16-09-35-00-00-010.000, 16-09-3500-00-010.002, 16-09-35-00-00-010.003 All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing up to 8:30am of the day of the meeting, via e-mail to Joe Shestak, administrative assistant: jshestak@ carmel.in.gov or verbally in-person, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place.

Petitioner: Kite Realty Group NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION HEARING OFFICER Docket Number PZ-2021-00192 DP/ADLS: Proscenium II Development Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission Hearing Officer meeting on Thursday, November 18 at 11:00 am in the City Hall DOCS Conference Room, 1 Civic Square, 3rd Flr, Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a/an DP/ADLS application in order to: CONSTRUCT A ±94,656 MIXED USE BUILDING THAT INCLUDES ±16,000 SF OF RETAIL AND ±78,656 SF OF RESIDENTIAL. THE PROPERTY WILL ALSO INCLUDE A ±21,552 SF PARKING GARAGE. THE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED NEAR AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF S RANGELINE RD AND W EXECUTIVE DRIVE, CURRENTLY THE OLD WALGREENS BUILDING. THIS PETITION MAY BE EXAMINED AT THE DOCS OFFICE. The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2021-00192 DP/ADLS The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 16-10-31-00-02-001.000. Section 31, Township 18, Range 4 CARMEL CENTERPOINTE Section 1 Lot 1/ section 31/township 18/ range 4.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing up to 10:00am of the day of the meeting, via e-mail to Joe Shestak, administrative assistant: jshestak@ carmel.in.gov or verbally in-person, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place.

Petitioner: Carmel Development V, LLC

NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF CARMEL Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids, until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the office of the Clerk, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, Indiana, 46032, for the following project: Sophia Square Plaza Waterproofing Repairs The scope of work for this project includes (but is not limited to) in the City of Carmel the removal and storage of the cast stone cladding on the planter and fountain walls; removal of the existing waterproofing membrane and accessories; concrete topping repairs and surface preparation as necessary; preparation of existing drain bodies and installation of new drain bodies; installation of new waterproofing membrane and accessories; and reinstallation of the cast stone cladding on the planter and fountain walls. Alternates include performing the waterproofing replacement in the courtyard only; removal and reinstallation of the cast stone and brick masonry veneer at the base of the building wall along the courtyard and corridor perimeter to allow for installation of the new waterproofing membrane tied into the wall weather resistive barrier; and removal and reinstallation of the cast stone and brick masonry veneer at the base of the building wall only along the courtyard perimeter and to the corridor transition angle to allow for installation of the waterproofing membrane tied into the wall weather resistive barrier.

All bids are to be sealed with the word “Sophia Square – Plaza Waterproofing Repairs” on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on December 1, 2021 at the Board of Public Works meeting on the 2nd floor of Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN. All persons interested in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Street Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties.

The specifications are set forth in detailed documents on file at the Carmel Street Department, 3400 W. 131st Street, Carmel, IN 46074.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana on November 10, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. Questions regarding this solicitation must be written and delivered to the Carmel Street Department. All responses will be written and made available with the specifications at the Street Department. Please call the Street Department to confirm whether or not any such written questions and/or responses exist.

The submitted proposal must be in compliance with IC 36-1-12-1 et seq. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Matt Higginbotham Street Commissioner NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2021-00175 SUA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a meeting on the 22nd day of November, 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Numbers PZ-2021-00175 SUA (the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is located at 1212 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 and the property is generally located north and adjacent to 116th Street and east of the Monon Trail and is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 16-09-36-04-01-002.000; 16-09-36-04-01-003.000; 16-09-36-04-01-004.000; and, 16-09-36-04-01005.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned R1/Residence and SFHA/Special Flood Hazard Area and the Applicant, Faith Apostolic Church, is seeking approval of a Special Use Amendment request for a building addition and site improvements.

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

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

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

AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2021-00176 DP Amend NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Plan Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on the 16th day of November 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, regarding the application identified by Docket Number PZ-202100176 DP Amend (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”).

The Real Estate is zoned I1/Industrial and the Applicant, Artistic Composite Pallets LLC, has filed the Request seeking development plan approval (“DP”) for a parking lot expansion.

The Petition may be examined at the Carmel City Hall or via the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposal, 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 Plan Commission Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT ARTISTIC COMPOSITE PALLETS LLC Fredric Lawrence, Attorney 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106 ORDINANCE NO. D-2600-21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 8-47(a) OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE. Synopsis: Ordinance regulates parking on Randall Drive.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 9-21-1-3(a)(1), the City of Carmel, Indiana (the “City”) within the reasonable exercise of its police power, may by ordinance regulate vehicular parking; WHEREAS, the City has previously regulated vehicular parking within its corporate limits, such regulations being codified, in part, in City Code Section 8-47(a); and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, now finds that it is in the interest of public safety and welfare to further regulate parking on certain portions of Randall Drive.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.

Section 2. The following subsection of Carmel City Code Section 8-47(a) is hereby amended and shall read as follows: “(58) On either side of Randall Drive from its intersection at 96th Street to a point 163 feet east thence 162 feet north of the roundabout that is located 350 feet north of 96th Street.”

Section 3. The following subsection of Carmel City Code Section 8-47(a) is hereby added and shall read as follows: “(70) On the east side Randall Drive, south from a point 455 feet southeast of its intersection with Hannah Court for a distance of 716 feet.”

Section 4. The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Sections 8-47 are not affected by this Ordinance and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 5. All prior ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent of such inconsistency only, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, such repeal to have prospective effect only. However, the repeal or amendment by this Ordinance of any other ordinance does not affect any rights or liabilities accrued, penalties incurred, or proceedings begun prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. Those rights, liabilities and proceedings are continued, and penalties shall be imposed and enforced under such repealed or amended ordinance as if this Ordinance had not been adopted.

Section 6. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as enforcement of same can be given the same effect.

Section 7. The Carmel Street Department is directed to promptly add the appropriate signage to fulfill the mandates contained in this Ordinance upon its passage.

Section 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and signing by the Mayor and such publication as required by law.

PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 4th day of October, 2021, by a vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays.

COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL Sue Finkam, President Kevin D. Rider, Vice-President Laura Campbell H. Bruce Kimball (Not Present) Jeff Worrell Anthony Green Adam Aasen Tim Hannon Miles Nelson ATTEST: Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this 5th day of October 2021, at 2:30 P.M. Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 5th day of October 2021, at 3:30 P.M. James Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: Sue Wolfgang, Clerk

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Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Prime Storage - Fishers Ford Dr. located at 12650 Ford Dr., Fishers, IN 46038 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at a Auction. The sale will occur or otherwise disposed as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 11/17/2021 at 12:00pm.

Shayla Stroud unit #121; Tene Varrie unit #414.

This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

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

The sale will occur or otherwise disposed as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 11/17/2021 at 12:00pm. Abigail Dormann unit #C1; Chad Robison unit #C12; Abbie Netherton unit #E10; Rebecca A Daily unit #I9; Mia Vance units #K32 & #L27. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ-2021-00203 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 22nd day of November, 2021 at 5:15 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers (1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, IN 46032) will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to add a 1 foot lattice topper onto an existing 6 foot fence.

With the property being known as 10748 Royal Drive, Carmel, Indiana.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2021-00203 V The real estate affected by by said application is described as follows: 17-13-03-00-03-013.000 The petition may be examined on the City of Carmel’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.

John R. Rudolph Petitioner

NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: Carmel Data Center – Technology Infrastructure Package 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 Treasurer, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana (City Hall) until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before November 17, 2021 , 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.

All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana.

The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – CARMEL DATA CENTER – TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE” 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: PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project is for the installation, service, and maintenance of various Mechanical and Electrical fixtures supplementary to the construction of the Carmel Data Center project.

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

Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable.

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

This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel.

A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on November 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Caucus Room on the 2nd Floor of City Hall (One Civic Square). All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory.

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

No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-182 Sue Wolfgang Clerk

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Indy Reads Indy Reads’ mission is to build the literacy, English language and job readiness skills to empower adults and families to reach their full potential. Their vision is simple: 100% literacy for all. Indy Reads is working to make this dream a reality by providing free literacy, English language and workforce readiness programs to adults through their innovative Community Classrooms at sites around Marion County.

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