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Legacy Fund honors Community

Dispatches New judge selected – Carmel resident Doris L. Pryor has been selected as United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Pryor’s appointment will be made upon completion of a FBI background check, a process that can take several months.

Once appointed, she will fill the vacancy created by the death of Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue.

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Alex Volyk loves to lend a hand in his adopted country.

“He’s so passionate philanthropy about people,” Eleven Fifty Academy President John Qualls said. “I feel like I’m a better American knowing him.”

Volyk, a Carmel resident who moved from Ukraine in 1993, serves as Eleven Fifty Academy admissions advisor. Eleven Fifty Academy is a Fishers-based coding school. Qualls nominated Volyk for Legacy Fund’s first Community Pillars Awards. Volyk, who became a U.S. citizen in 2010, was the winner in the College Readiness and Success division at the Legacy Fund Celebration of Philanthropy Nov. 9 at Ritz Charles in Carmel.

The Pillar Awards honor individuals doing visionary work to solve pressing challenges, build opportunity and equity and create a brighter future for Hamilton County.

The other Community Pillar Awards went to Darren Peterson, Noblesville, in the Inspiring Places category, and Nancy Chance, Noblesville, in the Family Success category.

Although the three winners knew they were going to be honored, they didn’t know they would be given $5,000 grants to donate to a nonprofit of their choice.

The grant will become the Alex Fund at the coding academy, which Volyk will have at his discretion to help students with costs.

“He doesn’t even have to ask. He can say to this person right here, ‘I want to give an extra boost from me,’” Qualls said. “It’s whoever he wants to give it to.”

Volyk had to overcome several obstacles to get to America and then was helped by his

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From left, Darren Peterson, principal architect at Peterson Architecture, Nancy Chance, executive director at Good Samaritan Network, Tom Kilian Jr., president of Legacy Fund, the Central Indiana Community Foundation affiliate serving Hamilton County and Alex Volyk, admissions advisor at Eleven Fifty Academy (Submitted photo)

American exchange family while he attended Purdue University.

“I came here with a big smile, 50 bucks and a great attitude,” Volyk said.

He has an executive MBA from Purdue and a master’s degree in agriculture economics but had no experience in admissions when he applied for the Eleven Fifty job.

“I thought this guy is special, he can do anything,” Qualls said.

Volyk started with Eleven Fifty Academy in March 2016.

“I go to work in a great mood,” Volyk said.

“I see applications of people with big college debt with great college degrees, and they can’t find a job or are underemployed. But I can see that application. I already know that person has what it takes. I cannot wait to meet with them and provide my guidance to those individuals.”

Math Showdown champs – Colonial Christian School recently won the national Math Showdown, beating out hundreds of other schools across the nation. Using an online math learning environment, students competed in live, multi-player challenges and answered self-paced adaptive mathematics curriculum questions. Colonial Christian won five Google Chromebooks. The team includes members from Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville and Fishers.

Service academy candidates named – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) has nominated Carmel residents Dalton Thompson, Clayton Wright, Edward Howell, and Benjamin Vorisek for U.S. Service academies.

Town hall meeting – State Legislators Todd Huston (R-Fishers), Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis), John Ruckelshaus (R-Indianapolis) and Victoria Spartz (RNoblesville) will host a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 9, at Fishers City Hall, 1 Municipal Dr.

Troop only Girl Scouts selling Christmas trees

By Raiha Zainab • news@currentincarmel.com For the members of Carmel’s Girl Scout Troop 1898, selling cookies in the spring isn’t enough. The 10 Carmel High holidays School freshmen are the only Girl Scouts in the state to also sell Christmas trees, a fundraiser typically done by Boy Scouts.

The girls will sell Fraser fir Christmas trees from North Carolina in three sizes through Dec. 10 at the Carmel Lions Club, 141 E. Main St. They will offer delivery for customers from Carmel, Fishers and Westfield. The troop also is partnering with two Brownie troops to sell Christmas wreaths and firewood.

The money they raise will support the

Carmel City Councilor Jeff Worrell, second from right, pauses with Girl Scout Troop 1898 members Miranda Finney, Isabel Jensen and Denisse Jensen. (Submitted photo)

troop’s 10-day backpacking trip to Yosemite National Park planned for next summer.

“With big dreams, you need to be bold and innovative, so we decided to sell Christmas

trees,” troop leader Denisse Jensen said.

The money also will go toward the Girl Scouts’ service projects as they aim for Gold Awards, the highest recognition a Girl Scout can earn. Jensen said to achieve it, the girls have to complete a group service project.

They are in the process of deciding what they want that project to be.

But beyond the money, Jensen said the fundraiser helps the Scouts learn leadership and communication skills.

“The trees are beautiful,” Jensen said. “The girls are taking care of them and engaging and talking with the kids. I think it’s great if the community can support that. They’re contributing to their development and leadership.”

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Prairie View, city partner to improve lake

By Rick Morwick • rick@youarecurrent.com When Carmel’s Prairie View subdivision was developed in the mid-1990s, a 16-acre lake was — and neighborhoods still is — a prominent feature.

For the 43 residents whose homes surround Moffitt Lake in Prairie View’s Moffitt Farm area, the lake-front property hasn’t always afforded much of a view. But thanks to a partnership between the neighborhood and the City of Carmel, that could soon change.

The aquifer lake, which is constructed without a liner, is subject to low water levels during heavy water usage in the area — which, according to Terry Pattison, is frequent.

Pattison is a member of the Prairie View HOA. His home is on Moffitt Lake. Through the years, he’s become something of an expert on the community’s water issue. And last year, he spearheaded an effort with city government that, so far, is successfully managing the problem.

After consultations with hydrologists and city leaders, Moffitt Farm installed a Managed Aquifer Recharge System. The

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Residents say Moffitt Lake is looking better after installing a Managed Aquifier Recharge System. (Submitted photo)

“MARS project,” as residents call it, became operational in November 2016 and has alleviated water level issues.

“So far, we have had positive results,” said Pattison, who researched and ulti-

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In short, the MARS pumps water from the nearby Emily Vistal Ditch to a lift station, and the drainage water is pumped into Moffitt Lake, according to Prairie View resident Tom Lewis. So far, he applauds the results.

“The result has been the lake is at its highest recorded level since records were kept beginning in 2003,” Lewis said.

A joint effort between residents and the City of Carmel, the MARS project cost $38,350 to install. Residents raised half of the money. The city paid the rest. It did so after Pattison reached out to city leaders, including City Council President Sue Finkam, to plead the residents’ case.

The Prairie View HOA paid about 10 percent of the installation costs, Pattison said.

“We got together with neighbors around the lake, collected money and donations, and then approached the city for more with the installation,” said Pattison, adding that the MARS project is still a work in progress.

“We’re experimenting. We’re trying to lessen the impact of low levels,” Pattison said. “There is not a problem to fix. We are just trying to manage the problem.”

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MetroNet still on hold

By Adam Aasen adam@youarecurrent.com MetroNet, an Internet and cable provider, was ordered by the City of Carmel to stop digging Aug. city news 30 after its contractors struck several underground gas lines. There’s no timetable for when digging might resume, but the city is exploring future options for utility work.

Mayor Jim Brainard said the Indiana State Legislature has taken away almost all of a municipality’s ability to approve or deny permission for privately owned utilities to operate in right-of-ways.

Winston Long, president of OMNI Productions and head of the Carmel Cable & Telecommunications Commission, said the city has hired a consultant to help write rules for dealing with utilities that will hopefully work within state law. The city entered a consulting contract with Peter Beering, a Carmel resident and attorney who has represented several major utilities, including Indianapolis Water and Indianapolis

Power & Light. He’s a specialist in easements and has been involved with more than 2,500 utility easements. He was named deputy general counsel for the Indianapolis Water Company, one of the nation’s largest private water utilities prior to its sale in 2002.

Long said he is is confident in Beering and wants the matter with MetroNet resolved soon. He said companies like MetroNet are trying to enter the marketplace because new technology allows them to provide extremely fast speed Internet.

“Instead of cable, they’re laying fiber, which greatly enhances their services,” Long said.

City councilor Jeff Worrell asked Long about spotty cellphone coverage on Carmel’s southeast side. Worrell said it’s his understanding that there’s a plan for a cellphone tower at Brookshire Golf Course. Long said he’s also aware that cellphone coverage should be improving in the area.

The city is asking those with complaints about MetroNet to call the Carmel Dept. of Community Services at 317-571-2417.

A multi-tenant building is proposed for the west side of the Meijer parking lot. (Submitted photo)

New building planned near Meijer

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Part of the Meijer parking lot at 124 W. Carmel Dr. could be converted to space for a 11,700-square-foot, development multi-tenant retail building.

Alrig USA, a private commercial real estate investment and development firm based in Bingham Farms, Mich., has submitted plans for the 2-acre site in the west parking lot of Meijer, adjacent to the garden center. The company said the parking area is under-utilized and the excess space could be used “to help improve the area” with upgraded lighting, additional green space and landscaping.

The proposed building would have a combination of retail and restaurant uses, according to the application. There would be outdoor dining areas and parking behind the store.

The developer is working with city planning staff to meet the Old Meridian District requirements. The Carmel Plan Commission has received an application for the development and the Board of Zoning Appeals heard some requests — mostly dealing with parking — at its Nov. 27 meeting.

Jon Sheidler with Woolpert, a national architecture and engineering firm, presented the project, stating the goal is to make the building more visible.

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TOWER reduces recidivism rates

By Heather Collins news@currentincarmel.com The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is helping reduce recidivism rates through a new program that connects county inmates with job training and employment opportunities.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Transitioning Opportunities for Work, Education and Reality Program held its first job fair Oct. 10. The jail partnered with WorkOne Center, an Indiana workforce development organization, to provide inmates who are within 180 days of being released from jail with opportunities to gain practical job training, coaching and opportunities for employment upon release.

The five-week TOWER program covers practical career skills such as resume writing, completing an employment application, cognitive behavioral techniques, dressing for an interview and conducting an interview. After release, the graduates are connected with the WorkOne office, which is approximately 1 mile from the jail, for continued assistance.

The program is fully funded by a federal grant of $427,337 from the U.S. Dept. of

Inmates participate in the TOWER program job fair held Oct. 10 at the Hamilton County Jail.

Employers participating in the job fair included Wheeler Mission, Firehouse Subs, Aspire, Sugar Fork Crossing, Salvation Army, C&R Roofing and the Merciful Hope Center. (Submitted photo)

Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The grant is a partnership between The Region 5 Workforce Board, WorkOne Central and the Hamilton County Jail.

Jail Commander Capt. Jason Sloderbeck said many inmates have a feeling of hopelessness because of their criminal background and believe they can’t get a job because of it.

“It gave them hope that showed that there are people willing to consider them and give them a chance,” Sloderbeck said.

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Fliers program and did the same in Hoy also loves how much the recruiting new corporate sponsors.

Hoy children she assisted enjoy sharHoy doesn’t have solid plans for ing their experience with others, including her professional future but has an idea of a boy named Gunner who recently took a what she might like to do. second flight through the nonprofit.

“I’m looking at different ways the com“While he was up flying, his mom told me munity intersects with business, things like economic development and educational that that week they were in the car on the way to school,” she said. “Gunner told his outreach programs,” she said. “I’m looking mom, ‘See this? It’s my Flight1 pen. I’m goat anything that’s about relationships and ing to take it to school today, and I’m going improving the community.” to accidentally on purpose just casually Hoy has many wonderful memories of drop it in the aisle of our desks. And anothher time at Flight1. er kid is going to pick it up and say, ‘What’s “Evan Meade was one of the oldest kids Flight1?’ Then, I’m going to tell them.’” in our program. He started in high school For more, visit flight1.org. and had to take time out for additional leukemia treatment,” Hoy said. “I spoke to

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Cheerleaders win 2 state titles

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel High School football team wasn’t able to repeat as state champion, falling to Penn in the achievement Class 6A semistate.

However, the Greyhounds’ Friday Night cohorts had already brought two state trophies back to the school.

The CHS cheerleading squad won two state titles, Varsity Time-Out Division and Co-ed Division, at the Indiana Cheer Championship Nov. 4 at New Castle High School.

“It was the first time in varsity state history that a team has won two state titles in one day,” junior cheerleader Taylor Gallagher said. “It was crazy in our first year competing in the co-ed division.”

This was the first year CHS competed as a co-ed team with one boy, senior David Light, on the squad, coached by Lisa Knipp.

“I love the competitive cheerleading. It’s something you don’t get from games,” Gallagher said. “Games and Friday nights are amazing, but the thrill you get from hitting your routine is something you can’t recreate at a football game.”

Gallagher said Light’s performance was

CHS cheerleaders celebrate winning the Indiana Cheer Championship state title in Varsity Co-ed Division. (Submitted photo)

amazing.

“He was a gift to our program,” Gallagher said.

The Time-Out Division includes a gamebased routine.

The Varsity Co-ed competition includes tumbling, stunting (building performances such as pyramids) and dancing in motion.

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“I love the skills we can put into a 2 1/2-minute routine that can shock audiences,” Franciosi said.

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Trips aid language skills

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School senior Julia Hussey had a special connection to the Indiana University Honors Program in education Foreign Language before she even applied.

After all, her mother, Kate Hussey, had gone to Krefeld, Germany, in 1986 as part of the program when she was in high school in Evansville.

“The most amazing thing about the IU Honors program in foreign language is the ability to form new connections and form deeper connotations with people from all different cultures all over the world,” said Hussey, who visited Leon, Spain. “There is something very profound about being able to understand another language, because it’s being able to understand another point of view. So learning Spanish has helped me with current events in our country as well as Spain.”

Hussey was one of 23 CHS students who participated in the six-week program this past summer. Eleven were from Spanish language classes, 10 from French and one each from Chinese and Japanese classes.

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Georgia Boyd got some Hollywood questions during her stay in Oviedo, Spain.

“One time Woody Allen had come to film a movie there and everybody would ask me what my favorite Woody Allen movie was, if I ever met Woody Allen, and I’m not even sure if he’s still alive,” Boyd said. (He is.)

Natalia Trevino Amaro spent her six weeks in St. Brieuc, France.

“I think the best part is being so immersed in the culture, staying with the family, meeting new friends and just learning the language,” Trevino Amaro said.

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FFA visits Vine & Branch

Fifty students from the National Future Farmers of America Organization visited Vine & Branch in Carmel Oct. 27 as one of the stops on their Career Success Tours. Vine & Branch, a landscaping and tree company, set up equipment from Vermeer and Reynolds Farm and presented a safety demonstration.

The students visited several locations throughout Hamilton County, including Salsbery Brothers Landscaping, Beck’s Hybrids, Reynolds Farm Equipment, Jannsen Veterinary Clinic and Conner Prairie during their Career Success Tours. (Above) Vine & Branch President Jud Scott joins team members and 50 FFA students and advisors. (Left) FFA students Juliana Bragg and Victoria Garcia from Sonoma, Calif., pause with the Carmel Fire Dept.’s 150-pound safety mannequin during an aerial rescue demonstration. (Photos

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The Carmel Clay Historical Society’s 21st This year is the first time all the homes annual Holiday Home Tour will feature are in a single historic neighborhouses designed hood. The homes will be decorated holidays by Avriel Shull in for the holidays and feature a the Thornhurst nostalgic look of the 1960s, accordneighborhood. ing to Ehrgott. Many of the homes Born in 1931 in Carmel, Shull athave murals inside hand-painted tended Carmel High School but did

by Shull. not go to architecture school. She The self-guided walking tour is was best known for her mid-cenShull from 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 1 and 10 a.m. tury modern architectural designs. to 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at several homes in ThornShe worked from the 1950s until her death hurst, the city’s only neighborhood on the in 1976.

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Many parents think they don’t have a choice when the school proposes putting their child on a half-day schedule or asks them to come pick him up early, but under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), disabled students are generally entitled to attend public school for the same hours as their typical peers; they can’t be sent home early or put on a shortened school day schedule just because their behaviors are difficult to manage.

The legal term for taking a child out of his classroom for disciplinary reasons is a “removal,” and a removal for any portion of a school day is considered a removal for the whole day: if your child is sent home 5 hours into a 6-hour school day, that counts as an entire day out of school. A removal can range from making a child sit in the hallway or sending him to the office up to suspension or expulsion. Schools can generally remove disabled students for up to 10 days without providing services, but the law requires schools to follow certain procedures to remove a student for more than 10 days in a given school year. A

removal of a student for more than 10 consecutive school days or a series of removals that constitute a pattern is considered a “disciplinary change of placement.” The law requires public schools to follow certain procedures before making a disciplinary change of placement of students with disabilities, so I recommend consulting a special education lawyer if you find your child in this situation.

I recommend documenting it every time you are called by the school to come pick up your child so you can keep track of the removals. You may be entitled to compensatory educational services to make up for the lost time. If your child is being removed for more than 10 days (expelled), the law requires the school to hold what’s called a manifestation determination conference. This is a meeting with school staff to determine if the child’s behavior was related to his disability or if the school failed to follow his IEP, in which case the school has to conduct a functional behavior assessment (FBA) of the student. If you disagree with the outcome of the manifestation determination you may appeal it by filing a request for a due process hearing.

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MEET MIKE BOSTIC

gather each year at the Hall of Fame Game in August and support charity • Favorite pastime: together.

Winning Super Bowls “Most ultimate fans • Favorite local have to create a persona, restaurant: The Tamale but Bostic was born with Place his. He is almost an iden• Favorite color: Yellow tical twin of coach Tony • Birthplace: Indianapolis Dungy,” said Karl Sides, • Favorite vacation PFUFA president who is location: Disney World also known as Ram Man. • Family: Wife, Gina; sons, “Mike has a fantastic Emerson, 15, and Michael, personality, great char12 acter and works with • Favorite quote: “You kids in his community, should never be defined er, visits with Mike Bostic dressed so he was a perfect fit Former Colts Coach Tony Dungy, cent by what you do, by the o) phot as Clony Dungy. (Submitted for the PFUFA.” things you have; you’ve costume and noticed people doing a lot of Dungy happened to be speaking at a got to define yourself double takes, he said. nearby church around the same time Bosby who you are and who But the idea for Clony Dungy didn’t take tic was inducted into the association, so you impact and how you root until about four years ago. He and his he decided to stop by and meet his inspiimpact people. And that’s wife were leaving a preseason Colts game ration for the first time. the thing I try to get when a woman stopped him on the street They met again last year before a game across to my players.” to point out his resemblance to Dungy. between the Colts and Steelers broadcast –Tony Dungy “I wasn’t even dressed like him at all,”

by NBC, where Dungy is an analyst for • Favorite pro athlete: Bostic said. “I was in a Colts jersey like Football Night in America.

Marlin Jackson everybody else.”

“He’s a very genuine person. He’s who • Most memorable So for the next game, Bostic — a season you see on TV,” Bostic said. “He has enmoment as Clony ticket holder — went all in. He wore khakis joyed the costume and had fun with it.”

Dungy: There have been and a Colts sweater vest and brought a Clony Dungy has enjoyed his time in the a lot, but I was just challenge flag and play-calling sheet to spotlight, too. He’s been shown on TV durinvited to ESPN two the game. ing national broadcasts of Colts games weeks ago and got to “The reaction from the fans — how and recently made an appearance on be on the NFL Sunday much they loved coach Dungy and seeing ESPN’s NFL Sunday Countdown.

Countdown Show. him be goofy up in the stands — that’s And while he created Clony Dungy to Experience of a lifetime! where it started,” Bostic said. have fun, Bostic is serious about how he • Favorite on-the-field He hasn’t been to a Colts game without portrays the former coach.

Colts moment: Marlin the getup since.

“When I go to the games, I’ll get fired up Jackson’s interception in the stands and make noise, but you’re

By Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com of Tom Brady to send never going to see me shining a negative the Colts to Super Bowl Bostic’s fellow Colts fans aren’t the only light on who he is. I’m very aware of my Mike Bostic didn’t set out to become nationally recogXLI. To me, it’s the single ones taking notice of Clony Dungy. actions when I’m in costume and out of nized for impersonating former Indianpolis Colts Coach most important play In 2016, Bostic was inducted into the costume,” Bostic said. “I don’t want to Tony Dungy. made in Indiana sports Pro Football Ultimate Fan Association, send any negativity his way. That’s very But after four years of attending Colts home games, history. a group of dedicated NFL fanatics who important to me.” sporting events and even appearing on ESPN as Clony Dungy, it seems it was his destiny. lego clony dungy travels the world “I’ve read coach Dungy’s books, and he was a great inspiration to me. It was a natural tie-in, because I kind “I was able to get him on every single continent in a Although he doesn’t typically show up for work as a of look like him,” Bostic said. “This whole persona is someyear’s time, including Antarctica,” said PE teacher at Forest Dale Elementary as thing I never would have dreamed about, but it’s pretty Lego Clony Dungy pauses for Bostic, who acknowledged he’s felt Clony Dungy, his presence is always in interesting. You don’t meet too many people who dress up a photo at Disney World. a little jealous of some of Lego Clony the classroom — and often around the like former coaches and go to football games.”

(Submitted photo) Dungy’s travels. world.

And their appearance isn’t the only thing they have in Bostic keeps a map at Forest Dale Mike Bostic created Lego Clony common. Both are former multi-sport athletes and coachshowing where Lego Clony Dongy has Dungy, a much smaller embodiment of es. Bostic, 45, coached boys tennis at Carmel High School visited. the coach, with his sons’ tiny building for 15 years and the girls team for four years. The Westfield “We don’t talk (about it) a whole blocks. Lego Clony Dungy began his resident is the PE teacher at Forest Dale Elementary, a polot, but kids will go over and look at travels when a fellow FDE teacher took sition he’s held for nearly two decades. the board and see where he’s been,” him on a trip to San Antonio for her son’s Bostic said. graduation and documented his visit Learn more by searching for “The with photos.

Bostic, a lifelong Colts fan, first dressed up like Dungy Adventures of Lego Clony Dungy” on Facebook or followBostic decided to see where else Lego Clony Dungy many years ago for the ZooBoo Halloween event at the ing @ClonyDungyXL1 on Twitter. could go. Turns out, just about anywhere.

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Rain, roundabouts and prayer

o b s e r v ation ‘Caddyshack’ wisdom Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

We, each and every one of us, is held captive, at least a bit, by our own experiences and acculturation. For many years we regaled the French spouse of a close friend of the sublime humor in the sophomoric romp “Caddyshack.” Routinely, we would repeat lines, giggling in our own command of the low-brow script. Finally, we arranged to host a private screening of the classic. Seven natives and one not-sonative viewed, with beer in hand, as Judge Elihu Smails and the now-storied cast of characters delivered our beloved one-liners.

Our sides aching from laughter, the film closed as Carl’s nemesis, a plump, dancing gopher, boogied us out of the theater to the catchy Kenny Loggins tune. Now, we turned to our continental comrade – you must surely understand why we love this film so.

“Hmm,” she replied cautiously, “it was fun, but, I’m still not sure that I get it.” Crestfallen, we realize that some things might not translate. The French popularity of Jerry Lewis makes sense. The French love of Jerry Lewis is more difficult to sort out.

Variances of our perspective are difficult to sort out. Some refuse to consider the value of another point of view. And some, as if driven by some eternal shame, suppress the glory of their own. As we consider the proper role for Jerry Lewis comedy in the storehouse of great culture, is his contribution superior to that of greenskeeper Carl Spackler? Who decided what matters – and, more importantly, what doesn’t? After all, Carl’s the one who reminded us Gunga Galunga, as the frugal Dali Llama offered in leu of a caddy’s tip, “When you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So, I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” Yes, Carl, it is nice. Treasure it.

It has been a long time since I’ve been nervous for one of my kids. Years of (insert sport/extracurricular activhumor ity here) Mom experiences and calls from teachers have desensitized my physiological reactions to their performances, high-stakes tests and various academic/employment applications.

And now that we’ve successfully launched one off to college, I understand that a few failures along the way will do more for a child than a record-breaking season or a straight-A’s semester. Suffice it to say, I don’t freak very easily over my children’s exploits.

Nevertheless, there are still moments when I want to cry and vomit and cower in the back of my mini-van mumbling every Catholic prayer I know. One of those was yesterday while my younger son attempted to pass the road exam for his driver’s license during a downpour of Biblical proportions in a flooded town known for its obscene number of roundabouts. Seriously, conditions couldn’t have been worse, and he was already anxious about his parallel parking, which earlier had been abysmal.

After I dropped him off with the instructor, I immediately headed for the nearest empty lot to panic. Although I remained in the driver’s seat, I did fight back tears and say 10 Hail Marys. This kid needed a win. Please, God, give him a win! But it was completely out of my control.

He passed, and nailed the parallel parking! More importantly, I added another layer of parenting experiences to my emotional armor. I hope it’s enough. His twin tests tomorrow.

Peace out.

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

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Disheartened with downgrade Commentary by Christine S. Pauley As the City of Carmel chief fiscal officer and a resident, I am disheartened with the downgrade of the finance city’s credit rating as a result of the city’s rapidly increasing debt burden of $300 million over two years with additional debt issuances looming.

This is about setting spending priorities. S&P was told of future city spending, including a $30 million bond for city hall renovations/repairs, expansion of our police station to include secure prisoner areas and locating the City Court to a separate, secure structure adjacent to the police station. However, a boutique hotel and other projects were bonded first, putting the city at its credit limit.

The city received a shot across the bow Oct. 31 with S&P’s rating on the (local income taxes) supported debt, warning the city to add more debt might lower its rating.

I personally prescribe a no- or low-debt policy, with adequate savings set aside for emergencies.

Therefore, I disagree with the mayor’s statement that S&P’s request that the city maintain reserves sufficient to cover

debt service payments as “hoarding” taxpayer money. Our rainy day reserve fund has not been replenished to reflect the mounting debt incurred over the last two years.

The mayor cites blame for the downgrade on three disgruntled prior city council members, but had the debt service payments been properly budgeted, there would have been no need to ask the city council at years’ end for a transfer of money. And let us not forget, the mayor’s request would have been approved had one of the mayor’s strongest allies, Ron Carter, been present at the council meeting that resulted in a defeat by a split 3-3 decision.

It is time to stop the political blame game and take an honest, fiscally responsible assessment of the city’s debt against spending priorities and acknowledge S&P’s outstanding work in assisting the city to remain financially strong until 2035, when the last bond payment is made.

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Christine S. Pauley is clerk treasurer of the City of Carmel and executive director of the Carmel Local Public Improvement Bond Bank. She can be reached at cpauley@carmel.in.gov

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Residents ultimately pay for Carmel’s growing debt Editor, As the official non-mayor of Carmel, I joined with many other Carmelons in noting: One financial rating firm deflated the Center for the Performing Arts lease revenue bonds from Aa3 to Aa1 (whatever that is).

Last year, another beat them to the punch by relegating our long term rating from AA-plus to AA and a set of 2016 bonds from A-plus to A, saying we are “vulnerable to unanticipated economic or operating swings.�

The Dept. of Local Finance tallies $1.2 billion in debt – $12,000 for every Carmelist man, woman and child.

The spurious argument has been peddled round about (pun) that, “Not to worry. That money will be repaid by businesses and corporations.�

As non-mayor, I was required to take a logic course back in school, and a course or three in economics.

I can say with some authority that there is nobody named Businesses or Corporations.

These are just collections of people – many of them Carmelaks like you and me. Their money is our money they earned by providing goods and services to other people.

They are just like those artistes who conned us out of $850,000 for the Beacon Bloom ($353,000), the Collision of Unicycles ($80,000) and the Wide World of Lego Sports ($497,000) sculptures.

Others with business insight predict more than 8,000 retail stores will close this year in America, joining Marsh and other former occupants of our spacious retail space to which bond money is scheduled to add.

It’s one thing to build the Mausoleum of Music that sits empty 85 percent of the time. It’s quite another to saddle our children with $12,000 apiece when their allowances barely cover M&M expenditures now.

Bill Shaffer, Carmel

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Mary Ellen and I recently exchanged a few words over mayonnaise. Sometimes condiments can be seen as an humor insult to the chef. Like ketchup, for example. When I pour Heinz over my wife’s beef bourguignon, we always get into a stew.

It all started one morning when Mary Ellen was searching for the sugar and noticed that I had accidentally placed the opened mayonnaise jar in the cupboard rather than back in the fridge the night before. Mary Ellen then tossed the jar in the garbage, along with this denouement: “It’s no good. We have to throw it out.” I begged to differ. I couldn’t accept the product’s ruin in just a few hours. I say if you can’t fight off bacteria overnight, you’re not worth the preservatives you’re made of.

The next day, desperate for a smear on my BLT, I fished the mayonnaise out of the garbage and slathered it on my bread.

Hours later my son stopped by and made himself an egg salad sandwich. When Mary Ellen discovered what I had done, she panicked. “Are you trying to wipe out the entire family?”

I read the mayonnaise label. It did say: REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING. There was an 800 number next to that warning, a hotline for people with emergency mayonnaise questions.

“Hello, you’ve reached the Mayonnaise Hotline.”

“Hi. I have a question about food poisoning.”

“This is the mayonnaise hotline, not the Mayo Clinic. I know what you’re going to ask. Husbands call all day long with this question. Look, our mayonnaise is loaded with acids that can actually kill bacteria.

And the eggs used in prepared mayonnaise are pasteurized. It’s perfectly safe to eat.”

“So I shouldn’t throw it out?”

“Of course you should throw it out! A man can’t win a mayonnaise argument with his wife.”

He was right, of course. I didn’t tell Mary Ellen about my phone call. It would have been Hellman’s to pay.

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By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com Like many teens, Andrew Bloom had braces. In sixth grade, he shadowed his orthodontist profile and did a career presentation at school on dentistry. That experience inspired him to pursue a career in dentistry.

“I have always been a doer, building and fixing things, very Bloom hands-on. I knew I wanted to do something in patient/health care, as my dad is a physician,” Bloom said. “Dentistry allows me to be very hands-on and meticulous with what I do while treating people at the same time. My family will tell you I notice every detail about everything around me, and I’ve learned this is huge in dentistry, attention to detail.”

But unlike many, Bloom decided to return to his hometown to start his professional career. It was by chance he made a connection that led him to join Dr. Alex Balaban at Smile Arts Dental.

“I could go anywhere, but my dental

school friends will be the first to tell you if there’s anything ‘Indiana’ to brag about, I’ve bragged about it. I’m a Hoosier at heart.

There’s nowhere else in Indiana I’d rather be than Carmel – yes, I brag about the roundabouts,” he said. “My entire immediate family is here, and I have many extended relatives nearby. I’ve come to understand Carmel, or Indianapolis in general, is very accessible to the rest of the country and it’s easy to travel.”

Bloom said his family wasn’t too surprised he returned home because “we all just assumed I would be moving back.”

“I didn’t even consider looking for employment in any other area. A lot of my friends are in Chicago and moved there because that’s where their employment opportunities are,” he said. “But I wasn’t really interested in living in such a busy city. With how expensive it is to live there, I couldn’t justify moving there just ‘for fun.’

I had no real reason to try it.”

He said low cost of living in Carmel, the upscale amenities and the attractiveness of the city are just a few of the reasons Bloom is excited to work in his hometown.

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Don’t worry, Richard Sterban assures, this might be a Christmas show, but the Oak Ridge Boys will deficoncert nitely be singing their biggest hit.

“I get asked that all the time, ‘Even though it’s a Christmas show, are we still going to hear ‘Elvira?’ The answer is, ‘Yes, you will,’” Sterban said. “That’s the law.

The Oak Ridge Boys must do ‘Elvira.’”

The Oak Ridge Boys’ holiday tour will stop at The Palladium in Carmel at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

“Believe it or not, this is going to be our 29th annual Christmas tour, and we have been rehearsing Christmas music since sometime in September,” said Sterban, the group’s bass singer. “Our Christmas shows have become a big, big part of our year. We’ve become known for our Christmas music and have seven Christmas albums.”

The latest one, “The Oak Ridge Boys Celebrate Christmas,” is available at Cracker Barrel restaurants.

Sterban said the Christmas show is a bargain.

“It’s really two shows for the price of one,” Sterban said. “For about 45 minutes, we do our regular music, mostly our hits, that we do during our regular concerts.

We then take an intermission and do a complete Christmas show.”

Sterban said the songs cover all sides of Christmas, secular, fun and romantic.

From left, William Lee Golden, Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys (Submitted photo)

Santa Claus makes an appearance and goes out in the audience. That is followed by what Sterban calls the rocking chair segment.

“The four Oak Ridge Boys sit in Cracker Barrel rocking chairs and sit in front of a fireplace. Each guy takes a turn talking about childhood Christmas memories,” Sterban said. “We talk about what it means to us individually and what Christmas music has meant to our career. It’s a great time for our fans to get to know the Oak Ridge Boys. It’s a highlight of the show. After that, we segue into a section with a song that talks about the true

meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus.

That’s very important to us and our fans.

It’s a great way for families to spend time together around the holiday season.”

Sterban said the Christmas show is the same each night. During their regular concert, they might vary their set list each performance.

“There are several reasons for our longevity, but the No. 1 reason is we love doing what we do,” Sterban said. “We do not plan to retire any time soon.”

This lineup has been together since 1973.

Lewis, Pizzarelli pay tribute to Nat King Cole Jazz veterans Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli combine forces to pay tribute to Nat King Cole at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at The Palladium.

“It’s a combination of songs Nat King Cole recorded and made popular in his lifetime,” Lewis said. “His album, especially the one with the ‘Christmas Song,’ is on the charts every year. Then there are favorites of John and favorites of mine. We just end up having a lot of fun with those songs because Christmas

music is heartwarming and it’s that time of the year.”

Pianist Lewis is joined by his trio and Pizzarelli on guitar and vocals.

Lewis is looking forward to returning to The Palladium.

“It’s a wonderful place to play,” Lewis said. “The people are warm and inviting.

There might even be a sing-along, if they are good.”

For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

From left, Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli.

The City of Carmel is seeking applications for the special Support For The Arts grants from the city’s budget. Organizations have until Dec. 1 to apply.

The city awarded 23 local arts organizations with more than $1.3 million in 2017.

This year marks the 16th anniversary of the program, which amounts to roughly 1 percent of the city budget each year. Since 2004, more than $9.2 million have been allocated to support local arts programs.

“We have worked hard in Carmel to build the framework for a community that values the arts as part of a larger mission to improve the quality of life and attract economic development and private investments in our city,” Mayor Jim Brainard stated in a news release.

For more, visit carmel.in.gov/our-government/mayor/carmel-arts-grants. Contact Sharon Kibbe at 317-571-2483 or skibbe@ carmel.in.gov with any questions.

Carmel — Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 3500 W. 106th St., Carmel, will present a Christmas concert and reception at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Purchase tickets by calling 317-733-3033.

Westfield — Tickets are on sale for the Westfield Young Professionals’ New Year’s Eve party beginning at 9 p.m. Dec. 31. For tickets, visit the WYP Facebook page.

Zionsville — “The First Come, First Hung” exhibit will open at 10 a.m. Dec. 2 at SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawhtorne St. Learn more at SullivanMunce.org.

Fishers — STAR Financial Bank will present the Fishers Community Chorus Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at Cornerstone Lutheran Church, 13450 E 116th St. For more, visit FishersChorus.org.

Geist — Arts for Lawrence will present “Coming Home” at The Theater at The Fort in Lawrence at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3. For more, visit artsforlawrence.org.

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the audience always makes it worth it. A great, enthusiastic audience is the key to any performance. Also, involving them is another unique element of what I do. It’s totally immersive and fun.”

Super still enjoys watching other magicians, such as David Copperfield, David Blaine and Criss Angel.

“I’m always amazed at their ability to reinvent themselves, and I try to do the same,” Super said.

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Mike Super has been obsessed with magic since visiting a magic shop at Walt Disney World at age 6. performance That started a lifetime passion that has led Super to a career.

“Every day I thank the Lord I get the privilege to do what I do for a living,” Super said. “I’ve surpassed my wildest childhood dreams, and I hope I keep getting to do what I do until I’m too old to do it.”

Super will perform his magic and illusion show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center.

Super, 41, was the winner of NBC’s “Phenomenon” in 2007, the show’s only season, and was a Top 12 finalist on “America’s Got Talent” in 2014.

“Both shows exposed me to millions of people,” Super said.

Super performs 175 to 200 shows a year.

He splits time living in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, but jokes his address should be Hampton Inn. “The only thing I like about being on the road is the show part,” Super said.

“Everything else about it is draining. But,

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By Zach Dunkin zach.dunkin@youarecurrent.com ‘Tis the season for arts groups everywhere to offer something for the holidays, whether it is a traditional theater production of “A Christmas Carol” or a show filled with yuletide tunes.

Carmel Community Players is entering the festive fray with “Holiday Cabaret,” Dec. 1 to 3, at the Carmel Community Playhouse.

Directed by Perry and Vince Accetturo, the show distinguishes itself from the others by how it was generated.

“What makes our show unique is that it was created completely based on the performers that we have,” Perry said.

The performers range in age from 15 to 80 and come from a variety of backgrounds — from a trained opera singer to a local news reporter to an improv comedian who loves to sing.

The show is an intimate, cabaret-style performance featuring vocalists from across central Indiana who chose their own holiday favorites to perform – with the Accetturos’ approval, of course.

Perry and Vince Accetturo. (Submitted photo)

“The most fun part for us was to include at least one group number that unites all of these individuals to close out the show,” Perry said. “Without the cabaret, this group of people would likely never share a stage or find themselves working on the same project, and that is something we’ve always loved about our cabarets.”

Patrons might want to arrive earlier than the 7:30 p.m. start times Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3 to listen to pre-show performances by other community groups.

All tickets are $10. For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

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CTC hosts ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Robb Day’s mission is make his own version of an iconic performance.

The Fishers resident pertheater forms as George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life, The Radio Play” in the Carmel Theatre Company at The Cat Theatre, 254 1st Ave. SW, Carmel.

The performances start Nov. 30 and run through Dec. 17. The Carmel Theatre Company is run by Carmel couple John and June Clair. John is directing the play.

“The radio show is a unique format to stage this show,” Day said. “It’s one of my favorite movies of all time. The challenge for me is to not play Jimmy Stewart, because the role is so indelible to what he created. He and Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter are the two roles you have to sprinkle in the essence of, but the challenge is to play them. This is my first foray into community theater without it being The Players club.”

The Players directs and produce a few productions per year.

Day said the Clairs approached him about doing it as a radio show a few years ago.

Day played Bailey with The Players, which

From left, Robb Day, Constance Creviston and Duane Leatherman rehearse the show. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

the Clairs directed on the Footlite Musicals stage. The Clairs also produced the radio version at Studio 15 with CTC. Constance Creviston, Carmel, is in the role of Josephine, the head angel. In the movie and other productions, the head angel is Joseph.

“I had a lot of fun making it very feminine, very different from Joseph,” Creviston said. “He is more stern. I’ve gone a totally different direction. I don’t think I can pull off that. She’s a woman, so I’m playing it very feminine.”

Duane Leatherman, a Butler associate math professor who lives in Indianapolis, is playing the angel Clarence.

For tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com or call 317-688-8876.

CHS choirs feature Holiday Wishes

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Holiday Wishes can come in all different forms.

The Carmel High School choirs will put that on display as its theme for music the annual Holiday Spectacular.

Featuring 11 choirs, it is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 7 and 9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10.

“It can be more material things like wishing for a certain present or wishing for Santa or wishing for snow,” said Kathrine Kouns, CHS director of choirs.

“The two new directors, Kyle Baker and Sam Chenoweth, this year are bringing their own vision.”

Kouns said the orchestra will be on stage with the choirs. She said the Rockettes line, a mixture of the choirs, is back again.

As in past years, there will be some numbers with individual choirs and some with all the groups together.

“There’s lot of new costumes but there are some old standard favorites,” Kouns said. “Of course, we’ll be expecting a visit from Santa Claus.

In addition, Select Sound, a 20-member a

From left, Morgan Koontz and Anja Reese perform during Holiday Spectacular. (Submitted photo)

cappella group, will be Christmas caroling in the lobby.

“That group is available to be hired out for private parties and functions around town,” Kouns said. “We can send out all 20, a quartet or whatever people need.”

Those interested should email Kouns at KKouns@ccs.k12.in.us. For Holiday Spectacular tickets, visit ticketracker.com.

Carmel Choirs will partner with the CHS PTO Backpack Program during Holiday Spectacular by collecting nonperishable food and grocery store gift cards at each show to help feed Carmel Clay students. Learn more and find an item list at ccs.k12.in.us/ chs/PTO/backpack.

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“Holiday Cabaret on Strings,” The Studio, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

10:30 a.m., Dec. 2

Back by popular demand for the PP&J series, the Melchoir Marionettes present a fast-paced show of handcrafted marionettes inviting the audience into sing-alongs of holiday favorites.

Cost: $10 per child (two free adult tickets per child)

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“It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play,” The Cat Theatre, Carmel

7:30 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 (continues through Dec. 17).

“Joy of the Season,” The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

The ensemble brings a few dozen characters to the stage in a “1940s live radio broadcast” of the classic story involving the idealistic George Bailey as he considers ending his life on Christmas Eve. Cost: $15-$20.

More: thecattheatre.com

“Coming Home,” The Theater 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at The Fort, Lawrence and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3.

A melancholy songwriter unable to spend Christmas at home tries to write a spirited song in an effort to recover from a difficult year but can’t find the words until inspired by friends.

Cost: $15-$20.

More: artsforlawrence.org

“Holiday Cabaret,” Carmel Community Playhouse, Carmel

7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3.

Performers from across central Indiana chose a mix of their own traditional, modern, sacred and secular holiday favorites for an intimate, cabaret-style performance.

Cost: $10.

More: carmelplayers.org

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“A World of Christmas,” The Upperstage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis

7 p.m. Nov. 30, 8 p.m.

Dec. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 (continues through Dec. 10).

From a quirky Sugar Plum Fairy to Elvis songs to stunningly ethereal dance set to music by Benjamin Britten, the show features a smorgasbord of music and styles from around the globe.

Cost: $22-47.

More: dancekal.org, 317-635-5252.

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8 p.m.

Dec. 1.

The self-described “violin crooner” has found success with his crossover blend of classical, jazz, pop, R&B and hip hop.

Cost: $25 to $65.

More: thecenterpresents.org.

7 p.m.

Dec. 3.

Soprano Jessamyn Anderson sings “O Holy Night,” and Santa and Mrs. Claus join the Indiana Wind Symphony for songs and tales of the holiday.

Cost: $15-35.

More: thecenterpresents.org.

“A Christmas Carol,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

8 p.m. Dec. 4 and 1 p.m.

Dec. 5 (continues through Dec. 22).

The cast presents a one-hour musical adaptation of the yuletide Charles Dickens classic with traditional carols.

Cost: $26.50-$36.50 (includes buffet lunch).

More: beefandboards.com, 317-872-9664.

“The Homecoming: A Walton’s Christmas Story,” Westfield Playhouse,” Westfield

7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 (continues through Dec. 15).

Based on the popular “The Waltons” TV show, at Christmas 1933 during the Depression John Boy is sent to look for his father, John, who has yet to return home from work for Christmas Eve. Tickets: $10-$12.

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Commentary by Mark Johnson Where to go: Charleston’s Restaurant Where it is: 14636 Greyhound Plaza, Carmel When it’s Open: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday,11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mark’s take: Perhaps the best way to describe Charleston’s Restaurant is to imagine a restaurant that fits all tastes.

That’s right. Charleston’s is a restaurant that meets all needs! Family dinner? Date night? Getting together with friends?

Charleston’s has you covered. Charleston’s also has a menu that features a variety of appetizers, soups, salads and entrees that will leave you with a great many choices.

You will definitely find a delectable dish at Charleston’s.

What to get: Choices, choices! Decisions, decisions! How about the Rigatoni Bolognese? This is a rich Italian-style offering

Charleston’s features an eclectic menu. (Submitted photo)

that goes well with a glass of wine from an impressive selection. Not for you? Then try the Short Smoked Salmon. It’ll melt in your mouth.

What’s the cost: Entrees run $13 to $29.

Dress: Casual Want to know more? Call 317-846-5965, visit charlestons.com.

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“I will sing one piece dedicated to that organization, and that will be ‘Climb Every Mountain,’” said McNair, who is involved Sylvia McNair literally sings the praises with Bloomington Refugee Support of December.

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“There is no other Music month of the year that The Bloomington resident joined the faculty of the Jacobs School of I would rather be a Music at Indiana University in 2006 singer than December because the and served 10 years. music we get to sing in December The most recent album was is so beautiful,” she said. based on a cabaret show on her The two-time Grammy winner McNair life, “Subject to Change!”, in 2016. said she expects to sing at least “The recording before that was a Latin four songs at the free public concerts at American jazz CD, which I’m very proud of, 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at St. Luke’s I love that,” McNair said. “I’m someone who United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St, spent 20 years singing opera and all kinds Indianapolis. of classical music, and then for the past 15 The candlelight concert, “Welcome years I’ve been doing more musical theater Christmas! Sing a Song of Hope,” includes and jazz and pop projects. I’ve been on my several holiday classics. feet singing for my supper for 35 years. I McNair said she expects to sing “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “The First Noel” and can hardly believe it.”

McNair said most of the performances “O Holy Night.” are for charitable organizations.

Although the performances are free, “I have a lot of causes that are near and attendees are invited to make a freewill dear to my heart and want to make my offering to the Indianapolis Immigration singing useful to those organizations,” McWelcome Center. Offerings from the 2016 Nair said. performances resulted in a $19,000 donation to a local food pantry.

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Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission has recommended and the Carmel Common Council has adopted (on October 16, 2017) a Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”) and Zone Map, with an effective date of January 1, 2018. The UDO will replace the existing Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Control Ordinances for the City of Carmel and Clay Township. The UDO shall apply to all incorporated land within the City of Carmel, Indiana, and the unincorporated land within the City’s extra-territorial planning jurisdiction, which includes all of Clay Township in Hamilton County. The purpose of the UDO is to regulate the use and development of land within the planning jurisdiction of the City.

Summary of the subject matter contained in the proposed UDO: The UDO is intended to promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare and more specifically establishes local regulations that are intended to: 1. Guide the orderly, responsible and sustainable development and redevelopment in accordance with the City of Carmel’s Comprehensive Plan and all of its components; 2. Reduce traffic congestion in public streets and ensure safe, convenient, and efficient traffic circulation; 3. Ensure the provision of drainage facilities, the safeguarding of the water table, and the protection from flooding or the causing of increased risk of flooding; 4. Provide adequate light and air, convenience of access, and safety from fire and other danger, which may include providing adequate open spaces for light, air, and outdoor uses; 5. Prevent the pollution of air, water, and soil; 6. Protect the character and stability of residential, institutional, business, industrial, and natural areas; 7. Encourage compatibility between different land uses and to protect the scale and character of existing development from the encroachment of incompatible uses; 8. Regulate and restrict the location and intensity of the use of buildings, structures, and land for commerce, industry, institutions, residence, and other uses; 9. Preserve and enhance the appearance, aesthetics, and natural environment of the planning jurisdiction; 10. Protect the historic and architectural heritage of the jurisdiction; 11. Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public facilities; 12. Avoid scattered and uncontrolled development of land that would result in excessive expenditure of public funds for infrastructure and/or services; 13. Ensure that the cost of design and installation of improvements in new, platted subdivisions are borne by the developer and persons purchasing the lots, and to avoid any direct or indirect burden placed upon adjacent property owners or the planning jurisdiction as a whole; 14. Ensure ongoing compliance with the provisions of the UDO by requiring regular maintenance and replacement, as needed, of required improvements, including, but not limited to, landscaping; 15. Establish reasonable standards and procedures for subdivisions, in order to further the orderly layout and use of land; 16. Ensure proper legal descriptions, recording, and monumenting of subdivided land; 17. Define the powers and duties of administrative officers and bodies as provided in the UDO and establish procedures for the implementation and enforcement of the UDO; 18. Establish corrective and punitive recourse for violations or noncompliance regarding the provisions of the UDO; 19. Accomplish the purposes of Indiana Code 36-7-4, the Local Planning and Zoning law, and to further such other purposes as are stated within the UDO. Summary of changes in Zone Map: The newly adopted Zone Map will modify the existing zoning in areas in which changes in use have been experienced, making the original zoning outdated and inappropriate. More specifically, three new zoning districts have been added: Urban Residential, Urban Core, and Meridian Corridor; these districts are intended to emphasize “mixed use” trends that have been prevalent in Carmel’s central area. The U.S. 31 Corridor Overlay Zone has been removed from the Zone Map and will be replaced primarily with the new Meridian Corridor District; the purpose is to provide the U.S. 31 Corporate Corridor with more opportunities for mixed use and infill development. The Old Meridian District has been removed from the Zone Map and will be replaced primarily with the new Urban Residential and Urban Core districts. The AG-Agriculture and M-1 Manufacturing districts have been removed from the UDO, as they do not exist on the current Zone Map. Penalty Provisions: The text of the penalty/forfeiture provisions that are prescribed for violations of the UDO reads as follows:

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ARTICLE 10. ENFORCEMENT Section 10.01 Violations and Penalties A. A failure to comply with any of the requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance, including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with the granting of variances, special uses or Planned District Development Plan approvals, shall constitute a violation of the Unified Development Ordinance.

B. The Plan Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Director of Community Services, Code Enforcement, any other designated enforcement official or any person or persons, firm or corporation jointly or severally aggrieved, may institute a suit for injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain an individual or a governmental unit from violating the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance.

C. The Plan Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals or the Director of Community Services may also institute a suit for mandatory injunction directing any individual, firm, corporation, or governmental unit to remove a structure erected in violation of any of the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance.

D. Any building erected, raised or converted, or land or premises used in violation of any provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance or of the requirements thereof, is hereby declared to be a common nuisance and as such may be abated in such manner as nuisances are now or may hereafter be abated under existing law.

E. Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, who violates the Unified Development Ordinance is subject to the penalties provided in Article 10: Enforcement.

F. The owner or tenant of any buildings, structure, premises or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, Realtor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.

Section 10.02 Civil Violations; Exceptions A. Any person, firm or corporation who uses property in violation of the Unified Development Ordinance, or who knowingly permits another person, firm or corporation to do so, shall upon citation by the designated enforcement entity be deemed to have committed a civil zoning violation and shall pay to the City of Carmel a civil monetary fine in the amount prescribed by Section 10.03: Schedule of Civil Monetary Fines.

B. Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct and separate civil zoning violation subject to an additional citation and fine in the amount prescribed by Section 10.03: Schedule of Civil Monetary Fines.

Section 10.03 Schedule of Civil Monetary Fines A. The maximum civil monetary fine for each civil zoning violation of the Unified Development Ordinance shall be $1,000.00, except as provided by in Section 10.03: Schedule of Civil Monetary Fines below.

B. For a repeated civil zoning violation by the same violator, the maximum civil penalty shall be: 1. Second Violation shall be $2,000.00 2. ThirdViolation shall be $3,000.00 3. Fourth Violation shall be $4,000.00 4. Each violation in excess of four (4) shall be $5,000.00 Section 10.04 Citation for Civil Zoning Violations A. The Director of Community Services, upon verification of a civil zoning violation, may issue a civil violation to any responsible party(ies) who commit(s) a civil zoning violation. The citation may be served by personal service or by certified mail or by placement in a conspicuous place on the property where the civil zoning violation occurs. If personal service of a civil zoning violation is made by a Planning Administrator, said official will: 1. Wear on his person in a conspicuous manner, identification from the City of Carmel; and 2. Wear on his person in a conspicuous manner, identification of his employment with the Department of Community Services The citation shall serve as notice to the responsible party(ies) that he has committed a civil zoning violation.

B. Where a Zoning Violation exists, the Director of Community Services, may issue a Citation against the property owner for the violation without first issuing a Notice of Violation. In his sole discretion, the Director of Community Services, may issue a Notice of Violation and allow a period of time for the property owner to correct the violation and to comply with the Unified Development Ordinance. At the expiration of the period of time granted in the Notice of Violation for compliance, the Director of

Community Services, may issue a citation for the zoning violation in his discretion.

C. The Notice of Violation shall include: 1. Date of issuance; 2. The name and address of the persons(s) charged; 3. Section number of the Unified Development Ordinance that has been violated; 4. Nature of the Civil Violation; 5. The place and time that the Civil Violation occurred; 6. Range of fines which could be assessed upon continued noncompliance activity; 7. Specific time allowed to bring the Civil Violation into compliance; 8. Name, business address and telephone number of Planning Administrator issuing the citation; and 9. Date and time of notice given and number of days given on notice.

D. The citation shall be on a form adopted by the Department of Community Services and shall include: 1. Date of issuance; 2. The name and address of the person(s) charged; 3. Section number of the Unified Development Ordinance that has been violated; 4. Nature of the Civil Violation; 5. The place and time that the Civil Violation occurred; 6. Amount of the civil fine assessed; 7. The date, time, and location of the Court in which the civil violation will adjudicate; and 8. Name, business address and telephone number of Planning Administrator issuing the citation; and 9. Date and time that notice was given and number of days given on notice.

Section 10.05 Trial for Civil Zoning Violation A. Upon issuance of the citation, the Planning Administrator shall forward a copy of the citation to the designated enforcement entity and the City Court of the City of Carmel, Indiana, shall schedule the case for trial. The City Attorney, his/her designee, and/or the Department of Community Services is responsible for the enforcement of the Unified Development Ordinance. All procedures will be in compliance with the Indiana Rules for Civil Procedure, and will adopt Court cost recovery for inns according to the State of Indiana.

B. In proceedings before the Court for a Civil Zoning Violation: 1. The designated enforcement entity has the burden of proving the Civil Zoning Violation and the violator committed the infraction, by a preponderance of the evidence presented at trial; 2. The violator may question all witnesses who appear for the designated enforcement entity and produce evidence or witnesses on the violator’s behalf; C. A person found guilty of a civil zoning violation is liable for the fine, Court costs and fees. No costs may be assessed against the designated enforcement entity in any such action.

D. Seeking a civil penalty as authorized in this Section, does not prevent the designated enforcement entity from seeking alternative relief from the Court in the same action, or from seeking injunctive relief available under the law of the State of Indiana, or any other remedy in a separate action for the enforcement of the Unified Development Ordinance; E. When a violator has been guilty of a Civil Zoning Violation, the Court may impose additional civil penalties and grant appropriate relief to abate or halt the violation, and the Court may direct that payment of the civil monetary fine or additional civil penalties be suspended or deferred under conditions established by the Court. If a violator fails to pay the civil penalty or violates the terms of any other order imposed by the Court, the failure is contempt; and F. A change of venue from Carmel, Indiana, shall not be granted in such a case.

Copies of the UDO and Zone Map: The adopted UDO and Zone Map are on file and available for inspection by the public at the following locations: 1. Department of Community Services, City of Carmel, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032.

2. Office of the Clerk-Treasurer, City of Carmel, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032.

3. Carmel Clay Public Library, 55 4th Ave. SE, Carmel, IN 46032.

The adopted UDO and Zone Map are also available online at http:// www.carmel.in.gov/ .

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