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At first, It looked like 2020 was going to be a record-setting year for Hamilton County’s tourism industry.

ECONOMY In January and February, hotel room demand was 20 percent higher than average, and tourism officials were optimistic the trend could continue throughout the year.

But in March, the COVID-19 pandemic reached Indiana, sending hotel room demand and occupancy rates plummeting.

Demand bottomed out in April, when it was 78 percent below what’s normally seen, and hotel room occupancy was 83 percent lower than normal.

Those numbers have climbed and stabilized, reaching a peak of only 8 percent below average demand in July. But with COVID-19 cases climbing as the industry prepares to enter its slowest time of the year, it’s unclear what that will mean for local hotels.

Hamilton County Tourism President/CEO Brenda Myers said she’s hearing from hoteliers that another lockdown would be ‘horrible.’ Without a shutdown, she expects most local hotels will be able to stay in operation long enough to weather the storm.

“I think they can make it through the winter,” she said. “I think everybody wants to get to the end of March.”

That’s when, she’s hoping, a COVID-19 vaccine will be nearing availability for the general public and mark the beginning of the end of the pandemic.

Westfield’s Grand Park has been instrumental in boosting business at Hamilton County hotels during the pandemic. Myers said she believes more Grand Park visitors stayed in Hamilton County this year than previous years.

But with youth sports events winding down for the year, local hoteliers are hoping other types of travelers will soon be in town.

Myers said as of mid-November, data from the short-term rental site Airbnb shows that bookings doubled for Thanksgiving and Christmas from 2019 to 2020. Myers believes

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Hamilton County hotel demand was 20 percent above average in early 2020 and hit its lowest point in April. Hotel occupancy hit a low in April and peaked in July. (Source: Hamilton County Tourism)

that’s because many travelers want to visit family for the holidays but may not want to lodge with them.

Local hotels may get a boost in March if the NCAA decides to hold the entire March Madness tournament in the Indianapolis area. The tournament would bring dozens of teams to the area, and even if they stay primarily at Marion County hotels, Myers said Hamilton County is well positioned to welcome other travelers who are forced to look elsewhere for a place to stay.

Jordan Musall, Hamilton County Tourism data intelligence manager, said no Hamilton County hotels have closed permanently because of the pandemic, although some shuttered temporarily. He’s also optimistic that the county’s hotels are strong enough to survive the pandemic, because replacing one can be quite a challenge.

“Losing a hotel is very negatively impactful beyond the amount of time we’re facing this pandemic,” Musall said.

COMING SOON Even with COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the hotel industry, it appears at least two new Carmel hotels are in the works.

An dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel is under construction on 4.8 acres at 10101 N. Meridian St. The 161,000-squarefoot building will have 230 rooms, meeting space, a bar and two restaurants.

Avid shelved its plans for a mixed-use building at 13300 N. Illinois St. with retail space on the ground floor and a hotel on the top three floors after it was denied variances. However, developers of the hotel have remained in contact with city planners, who said they expect to see a new plan filed that will not require variances.

A Tru by Hilton hotel proposed at 12166 N. Meridian St. is not likely to come to fruition, according to Carmel’s Director of Community Services Mike Hollibaugh.

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The Carmel City Council is expected to consider an ordinance this month that could provide financial CITY NEWS assistance for residents to improve sidewalks in front of their homes.

Sponsored by councilor Sue Finkam, the ordinance transfers $50,000 of unused funds in the 2020 city council budget to a non-reverting sidewalk fund, which would likely be created at the same time the transfer is approved. Carmel code Finkam states that residents are responsible for maintaining the sidewalk along their property.

Residents could apply for grant money from the fund to cover at least part of the cost of repairing and maintaining the sidewalk in front of their home. Finkam, who represents Carmel’s Northeast District, said details of the program are still to be finalized, but she hopes residents can begin applying for grants in April.

“It’s something residents in my district have inquired about,” she said. “We felt like this was a good time, with all of the challenges of COVID hitting pocketbooks.”

Finkam hopes the program will promote safety, mobility and beautification, especially in some of Carmel’s aging neighborhoods.

She said she plans to ask the city’s engineering department to identify areas where sidewalk repairs are most needed.

“When people invest in their property, it helps property values all across the neighborhood,” Finkam said. “We felt this could not only be a way to support families in improving their sidewalks in front of their homes to prevent injury, but it is also a way to help spur investment in the entire neighborhood.”

The council is expected to introduce an ordinance transferring the funds and creating the non-reverting sidewalk program fund at its Dec. 7 meeting.

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, the Hamilton County Health Dept. has issued a public health order outlinPANDEMIC ing new restrictions in addition to those put in place Nov. 13 by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

The restrictions are based on the state’s color-coded map indicating COVID-19 positivity rates by county and went into effect at midnight Nov. 25.

The health order states if the county is listed as orange (high transmission level): • HCHD will not approve any safety plans for social gatherings of more than 250 people.

• Attendance at community recreational sports leagues and tournaments will be restricted to 250 people.

If the county is listed as red (very high transmission level): • HCHD will not approve any safety plans for social gatherings of more than 100 people.

• Attendance at community recreational sports leagues and tournaments will

be restricted to 100 people.

• Restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs and other establishments providing in-person food and drink service must limit capacity to 50 percent of indoor capacity.

• Establishments providing in-person food and drink service must be closed and cleared of customers between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. to perform enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols.

• Table seating must be limited to six people per table.

• Gyms, exercise and fitness centers must limit capacity to 50 percent.

• Cultural, entertainment and tourism sites must limit capacity to 50 percent.

• Personal service businesses may remain by appointment.

Schools will be allowed to manage and implement their own plans for maintaining education services.

HCHD is strongly encouraging residents to quarantine for 14 days after traveling to or from another county, state or nation.

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Board members open to splitting elementaries

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As the redistricting process continues at Carmel Clay Schools, some members of the board of trustees have EDUCATION concerns about how middle schools are affected in the preferred plan.

At their Nov. 23 meeting, school board members reviewed and discussed the preferred plan, which was developed after gathering feedback from parents, educators and other community members on three proposed options.

The redistricting is needed because Orchard Park Elementary will close after the 2020-21 school year and Clay Center Elementary will open in the fall of 2021 5 miles to the northwest. Throughout the process, CCS and consultant Cooperative Strategies have attempted to assign students to their nearest school, balance school facilities relative to capacity, keep neighborhoods together and transition entire elementary schools to the same middle school.

However, some school board members said they would be willing to consider splitting elementary schools to better balance populations at the middle schools. Under the preferred plan, capacities at middle schools are 102 percent at Clay, 98 percent at Creekside and 79 percent at Carmel. Because there are 11 elementary schools, one middle school will likely have significantly less students if elementary schools aren’t split.

The preferred plan moves Cherry Tree Elementary students from Carmel Middle School to Clay Middle School and moves Forest Dale Elementary students from Clay Middle School to Carmel Middle School, a change from all of the proposed options.

With many Orchard Park students likely moving to Forest Dale, the change was made to keep a large percentage of those students at Carmel Middle school instead of splitting the Home Place area between Creekside and Clay middle schools, both of which are farther away for most residents than their current middle school, Carmel.

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COMMUNITY Continued from page 6 didn’t “meaningfully change” enrollment projections at Clay as shown in the three proposed options. He also said demographic data shows that middle school enrollment at Clay and elsewhere is expected to begin declining soon.

Board member Pam Knowles questioned Spanenberg whether the district could keep Cherry Tree students at Clay and split Forest Dale students, with those living west of Westfield Boulevard going to Carmel and those east remaining at Clay. She said it could help balance the middle school populations without moving Orchard Park students to Clay.

“Over the years, Orchard Park began at Carmel Junior High, then they went to Creekside, then they went to Carmel Middle School and now there’s a possibility they’re going to go to Creekside, Clay and Carmel middle schools,” Knowles said. “Being in the middle of this district has been hard for those students.”

Board member Layla Spanenberg said she’s “not totally sold on the benefit of the feeder system” as some of the reasons CCS

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didn’t previously split up elementary schools are no longer valid. For example, she said one reason the district has kept elementary schools together is to keep students with the same school resource officer who is assigned to their elementary and middle school campus. However, each elementary is set to have its own SRO in the near future.

Spanenberg said she noBeresford ticed that her own children found new groups of friends once they left elementary school.

CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said he sees advantages to keeping elementary schools together as students enter middle school.

“You’ve spent six years where you’ve developed these relationships with families and kids with each other,” he said. “(Splitting elementaries) is kind of haphazard.

Sometimes kids and their core friends go together someplace, and sometimes kids and their core friends split and that can make the transition even more difficult.”

The district will continue to gather and review feedback through Dec. 10. The school board is expected to vote on a final plan at its Dec. 14 meeting. See the plan and give feedback at ow.ly/Dv4O50CtNNk.

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SPOTLIGHT Exchange Club of Hamilton County meets in Noblesville The Exchange Club of Hamilton County is a chapter of the National Exchange Club. The club’s core values are: family, community and country. The Exchange Club of Hamilton County supports the national club initiatives in Veterans Matter (housing homeless veterans) and child abuse prevention, and it also raises funds for local nonprofit organizations. The club conducts various fundraisers and looks for local nonprofit organizations to support financially. It meets twice a month, the first and third Wednesday of the month in Noblesville.

New nonprofit established Healthy&Dwell is a new nonprofit that was established this year in Noblesville. It is It was created after founder Ronda Owens-Dehmer, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, became aware of the lack of supportive housing in the area. She started Healthy&Dwell in hopes to alleviate some of that for people with a serious mental illness. The nonprofit’s goal is to provide safe, secure housing for people who need it and help with other basic necessities that they struggle with. The nonprofit has closed on a property and is in need of beds, a washer/dryer, a security system and a variety of other household items.

It also is looking for attorneys in the area who are interested in providing some pro bono services. For more, visit healthyanddwell.org.

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CYAP adds board members The Carmel Youth Assistance Program recently added five new board members. They are Adam Bray, Brian Henson, Jeff Nolan, David Schnase and Stephanie Whiteside.

Cherish Child Advocacy Center postpones 10K Cherish CAC, based in Noblesville, recently announced it will postpone its virtual 10K to next spring. For those who have already registered for the 10K, someone from Cherish will reach out soon.

Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County seeks donations Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County serves a huge population of homebound seniors, those with disabilities and also those who are recovering post-surgery. With COVID-19 cases spiking, the group has seen increased need. However, due to COVID-19, the nonprofit had to cancel Dancing With Our Stars, which is its biggest fundraiser of the year. It now is seeking for donations from the community. For more or to donate, visit mealsonwheelshc.org.

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Indefinite city closures — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, Mayor Jim Brainard has extended the closure of City Hall until further notice. The mayor will continue to closely monitor the situation and determine if City Hall can safely be reopened to the public in the coming months.

In the meantime, all city services will continue and meetings will be held virtually unless specifically noted otherwise. The Household Hazardous Waste Center is also closed indefinitely.

Feed the Frontlines returns — Carmel is gearing back up its Feed the Frontlines initiative to help provide hot meals from local restaurants to frontline workers at IU Health North and Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Hospitals. Feed the Frontlines Carmel launched in April but was suspended in late May when the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations subsided. The program remains funded through community donations collected in the spring. The City of Carmel is partnering with the Rotary Club of Carmel and Rotary District 6560 Foundation to coordinate the effort. Restaurants interested in participating may contact Teresa Lewis at tlewis@carmel.in.gov.

Women in government — Laura Merrifield Wilson, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis, will examine why women are underrepresented in government during a virtual presentation set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. Merrifield Wilson 7. The event is presented by the League of Women Voters of Hamilton County and the Westfield Washington Public Library. Register for the free event at eventbrite.com/e/have-we-come-a-longway-baby-tickets-128287761147.

TriCo moves to new office — TriCo Regional Sewer Utility has consolidated its staff into a renovated and expanded 7,500-squarefoot office at 7236 Mayflower Park Dr. in Zionsville. The administrative and field staff that had been based in the Hensel Government Center in Carmel moved Nov. 2 into the new office at the Water Resource Recovery Facility, joining the wastewater operators and collection system staff. The new office project was in addition to the treatment capacity expansion at the WRRF. This expansion started in March 2020 and will be completed in late 2021.

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Holiday Home Tour goes virtual

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Historical Society Holiday Home Tour will switch to a virtual experience this year.

FUNDRAISER “Like every group, Carmel Clay Historical Society realizes we have to keep moving forward,” CCHS Executive Director Debbie Gangstad said.

The production features five homes, four from different parts of Carmel and one in Madison owned by Carmel residents. The fundraising tour runs from Dec. 10 to Jan. 30, 2021. The four Carmel homes were filmed by videographer Philip Paluso. Videographer Joe Law took the video in Madison.

“They are very diverse, which is what we always want,” Gangstad said. “It provides a better tour so we can hit something that everyone likes. We have two historical homes in Carmel. One of them was the meeting place for Alcoholics Anonymous in Indiana. The other one was built in 1931 and has been beautifully restored by the current owners.”

The third home is a mid-century modern

The Carmel Clay Historical Society Holiday Home Tour will feature a mid-century modern home.

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home. The furniture is nicely done with beautiful landscaping, Gangstad said.

The fourth home is a new, traditional home professionally decorated by Cynthia Walker of Walker Designs. The home was built by Brad Bowman, with significant input from the owners, Gangstad said.

The owners and addresses will not be released in the video in an agreement with the owners.

Tickets are $25 for the one-time viewing. The Holiday Home Tour link is at ow.ly/7IFv50CtOkL.

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With Orchard Park Elementary in its final year of operation, questions remain about what will happen to the EDUCATION building after the school year ends.

Several Carmel residents who live near the building expressed concerns about its future during a Nov. 19 virtual meeting of the Home Place Advisory Board. Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Michael Beresford said district officials are considering several scenarios and have ruled many others out.

Remaining options range from using the space for college-level education classes to offering specialized programming such as robotics to housing nonprofits or a community center.

Beresford said the district should have a plan in place by spring 2022, at the latest, as state law allows a charter school to pay $1 annually to lease school buildings that have been vacant for at least a year.

Regardless of the future use or timeline, Beresford said CCS will maintain the property during the transition period.

“It’s not going to be put out to pasture and the weeds grow,” he said. “We’re going to have our normal care of the property.”

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, who also participated in the Nov. 19 meeting, said he recently spoke to a university president about the property and that they discussed the possibility of it becoming an incubator for new businesses or a studio for an art school.

“What I don’t want to see is a fancy re-

development with houses that don’t fit into the neighborhood,” Brainard said.

Beresford said administrators had originally planned several events in honor of Orchard Park’s final year in operation, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible for many of them to take place. The district is putting together a video tribute containing pictures and stories from the school through the years.

NOT FEELING WELCOME The future of Orchard Park Elementary was the focal point of the Nov. 19 Home Place Advisory Board meeting, but officials also addressed a resident’s concern about people living in other parts of Carmel having negative perceptions of Home Place.

Home Place resident Phil Ranly said some residents in other parts of the community have seemed unwilling to accept students redistricted from Orchard Park into their schools.

“There are comments on the chats and some of the sessions on redistricting where West Clay residents aren’t wanting

our students to come, or Forest Dale residents are saying, ‘We don’t want students from Home Place,’” Ranly said. “It really doesn’t make us feel welcome.”

CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said he was aware of some of the comments and that they were likely made in ignorance.

He said he’s tried to address them as they arise and offer more accurate information.

“I was really disappointed in some of the comments I heard about,” he said. “I don’t think that’s a sentiment of the majority of the community of Carmel.”

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CFD program supports families in need Carmel Fire Dept.’s annual Community Assistance Program is a holiday tradition that stretches more than five GIVING BACK decades.

“This program was started by the firefighters and their wives back in 1967 to address a need during the holiday season,” CFD Lt. Jeremy Manners said. “There is no greater tradition in the fire service as there is in helping people in the community. Every one of us took that oath to help the people of this community, and that doesn’t stop with just emergencies. Tradition is one of the core values of the CFD, and helping people goes back to the beginning. Continuing this great holiday program for so many years is just a small way the firefighters and their families can give back to the community that has given so much to us.”

Manners said the program was blessed by the Clay Township Trustees office and Meijer over the last few years with monetary donations, but the biggest need is family sponsorship.

CFD firefighter Trent Watts and engineer John Jenkins help with the Community Assistance Program. (Submitted photo)

“The family sponsorship allows someone to sponsor a family of any number of children, usually decided by the sponsor, for the program,” Manners said. “That family would buy presents for the family they are sponsoring, and the food would then be provided by CFD and delivered with the presents.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has created economic hardship for many in Hamilton County.

“I would imagine the need is much larger this year than in years past,” Manners said.

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“We have not noticed it as much at our level as they have at the county, and we are fortunate for that, but there is always a need and there will always be. So many families move to Carmel to ensure that their children are safe and that they can get a good education, but they are barely scraping by. This program is here to help those in need feel a little piece of joy in this crazy time.”

Volunteer delivery drivers are needed.

Manners said CFD is delivering to approximately 175 families, and he estimates 30 to 40 drivers are needed.

“We are always willing to take more drivers, though,” he said. “I assure you when you see the look on the families face when you drop food and gifts to them it will brighten your day.”

To become a volunteer delivery driver to help deliver food and gifts from CFD headquarters to families Dec. 12, email CAP@ carmel.in.gov. Those wanting to be a sponsor should register through the same email address by Dec. 1. Checks for tax-deductible donations should be made payable to CFD Auxiliary with CAP in the memo line. Mail to CFD, Attn. CAP, 2 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032.

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CARMEL allow crews to work on a roundabout. Once motorProject: Reconstruction of ists reach Shelborne Road Range Line Road, including heading eastbound, they a new roundabout at WalCONSTRUCTION will stop at Shelborne Road nut Street and pedestrian and be directed south onto and bicycle connectivity Shelborne Road via signage onto the Location: Between Elm Street and City roundabout that will connect back to Center Drive the existing 146th Street. Once motorists Expected completion: January 2021 reach Shelborne Road heading westbound, Project: Shelborne Road and 146th Street they will be directed north onto Shelborne road shift Road via signage and must turn left onto Location: 146th Street will be under a the new frontage road that will connect traffic shift for each direction of travel back to the existing 146th Street. for approximately 60 calendar days to Expected completion: Dec. 1.

NOBLESVILLE Project: Water main installation Location: River Road between 146th Street and 160th Street. The road will be closed to all traffic except those accessing their homes.

Start date: On or after Dec. 7 Expected completion: On or after Dec. 12 FISHERS Project: Sargent Road roundabout, Mud Creek bridge replacement and additional travel lanes Location: 96th Street between Sargent Road and Cumberland Road.

Expected completion: The Sargent Road roundabout reopened in mid-June. 96th Street east of Sargent Road to Cumberland Road will remain closed and is anticipated to reopen in early November. The official detour route will direct drivers to use Lantern Road or Cumberland Road to 106th Street.

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5 minutes with Debbie Clark Gangstad on holiday traditions news@currentincarmel.com Name and occupation and city of residence: Debbie Clark Q&A Gangstad, executive director of the Carmel Clay Historical Society, Carmel What are some of your holiday traditions?

Gangstad Carmel Clay Historical Society’s Holiday Home Tour, Sullivan’s Express Train Ride to the North Pole with my four grandchildren, making toffee for gifts for family and friends all month, 5 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve service followed by a family dinner, opening presents on Christmas Day. How are you planning on celebrating this year?

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Artificial tree loaded with beloved ornaments from my family and my former students. When I was a new teacher, I was told by a wise colleague to label and date the ornaments I received as gifts. I am so thankful for this good advice. Several ornaments are almost 45 years old and they elicit sweet memories each year.

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OBITUARY Clara Lucille Breisch, 90, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2020, from COVID-19.

Clara was born at home in Brown County, Wisconsin, to Sophia (Stanelle) and Orvin Kreiman.

She grew up and attended school in the Wayside area. Her parents were proud to be dairy and produce farmers. She was raised to have strong work and religious ethics. Clara loved to tell stories about her early years, helping to work the farm and care for livestock. She was particularly proud of having been assessed to be the equivalent of “½ of a man” during the World War 2 Draft as the US Government sought to leave sufficient manpower in place to work the farms of America.

She also worked in a canning factory. She was thrilled to have attended a Green Bay Packers Game when she was 15. When she was 18, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, to join a friend, Beatrice (Schimek) Kohlbeck. Clara worked as a nanny and later as a clerk. Bea introduced Clara to her future husband, Carl Breisch, a World War 2 Army Air Corps veteran and Ford Motor Co. accountant. They were married a year later and had two daughters. Clara and Carl moved to a rural area outside of Detroit on two acres. Clara grew a ½-acre garden for vegetables and fruit, to eat and to can for later use. Her children, and husband, were encouraged to always try new foods and to never refuse a novel culinary experience, of which they enjoyed many. After the family moved to Farmington, Michigan, Clara worked full-time in retail, meeting and serving customers in a florist shop, a gift shop, and for 15 years until retirement, in Scott Colburn’s Saddlery, a Detroit Metro Area institution that provided boots, saddles, tack, and apparel for real cowboys and cowgirls, and for those who wished that they were. Her bright smile and cheerful nature were welcoming to all.

Clara and Carl moved to Carmel, Indiana, in 1990 to be near daughter Laurie. Clara made many new friends among

neighbors, fellow garage sale enthusiasts, and the community of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Clara was characterized by her love of people. She was gregarious and always active, rarely sitting still for very long. Clara loved to go out for lunch with friends and host dinner parties. Cooking and baking were dear to her and she specialized in pecan custard pie and chocolate cream cheese cupcakes. She loved music from polkas to Big Band Swing to Operettas. She loved to sing, especially church hymns. Decorating her home for the holidays was always a joyous task assisted by family or friends and always highlighted by the mantel covered with angels.

Clara loved to travel and she and Carl enjoyed many vacations to sightsee, golf and to visit family around the country (Maryland, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Florida). Walt Disney World was a favorite annual destination where she adored “everything Disney.” Two years after Carl passed, Clara went on an Alaskan cruise and met a retired US Navy Reserve Captain and his family, leading to a friendship and an abundance of new travel adventures. Trips included passages through the Panama Canal to destinations in California and nine more cruises to Alaska; Caribbean cruises; visits to New Orleans’ fabulous restaurants; trips to Canada for the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, and sightseeing in Quebec City, Quebec, and in Vancouver, British Columbia; and many visits to Arizona.

Clara even attended an Amherst College Homecoming game in Amherst, Massachusetts, and an Army-Navy game in Baltimore, Maryland. She enjoyed many trips with other friends and family and visited Michigan, saw National Parks with her daughters, enjoyed an autumn color tour cruise in the Northeast, and, of course, made more visits to Walt Disney World. She rode Expedition Everest in her 80’s. Clara always spoke of how very fortunate she was. She was extremely grateful for the companionship of her fellow travelers and she forever

cherished their shared adventures.

Clara was preceded in death by her parents; by her beloved husband of almost 53 years, Carl; by two older sisters, Helena Gander and Verna Stedl; and by younger sister, Gertrude (Gertie) Jagodinsky. Clara is survived by her daughters Nancy Breisch (Al Greene) and Laurie Tuttle (Dune Crane); by her younger sisters Gladys Mazanec and Margaret Kroening; and by her younger brother, Alvin (Joyce) Kreiman. Clara also greatly enjoyed participating in the lives of the children of dear friends and neighbors. Their children provided Clara with wonderful experiences beyond those available through grandcats and granddogs.

Gathering for a Memorial is not advisable at this time. Please raise a toast to Clara and recall your fondest memory of time spent with her. Donations in Clara’s memory may be made to ORBIS International Charity fighting avoidable blindness worldwide (orbis.org) or to another charity of your choice.

Clara’s family wishes to thank Dr. Theresa M. Krueger, MD, of Cornerstone Family Physicians for her mindful care of body and spirit; Dr. Raj K. Maturi, MD, of the Midwest Eye Institute, for prolonging Clara’s sight; Christina Welborn, RN and Director of the Woodland Terrace of Carmel’s Woodland Gardens, for her excellence in compassionate care and leadership; Pamela and Paula Harris of Concierge and Home Care Services, for their years of friendship; and Mitasha Owens, RN, of Paradigm Health Hospice and Stacey Carruthers of Extended Family Companions, both of whom are called to lovingly serve. Clara would also have us recognize Chef Paul Dibner, of Woodland Terrace, whose grilled salmon was Clara’s favorite dinner, each and every night.

Clara had a rich life filled with so many great friendships and good times that any rough patches were smoothed over by joy and laughter. Please join us in celebrating a life well-lived.

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After a bit of a rocky start, he landed a steady job and an apartment. Life was finally beginning to improve.

But it was only weeks later that Nelson got the news she hoped she’d never receive.

“For whatever reason, he went out two days before his girlfriend was to get home and bought what he thought was heroin, but it wasn’t,” Nelson said. “He had enough fentanyl to kill 12 people in his system.”

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid originally developed for pain management, but in recent years it has been illegally produced and become more commonly added to heroin or disguised as heroin, according to the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration. It has led to a spike in overdoses and deaths in recent years.

After deaths of family members, authors publish journal about dangers of addiction

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Longtime friends Lia Goens and Lori Nelson have two things in common they’d rather not share.

Both women lost young family members to addiction-related deaths within months of each other. Both young men were named Scott.

Nelson lost her son, Goens Scott Sakson, in June 2016.

The Carmel High School graduate was 28 years old. Months later, she discovered his journal, but because of the emotional pain, she was unable to do more than glance at it. So, Nelson she sent it to Goens.

After reading Sakson’s own account of his final years and convincing Nelson to read it, too, Goens and Nelson knew what they had to do to prevent other families from facing a similar tragedy. They needed to tell Sakson’s story. It’s what he wanted.

In the journal they found an outline Sakson had made to tell his story.

Goens and Nelson published “On Riding a Bike Blindfolded: Scott’s Journals” in January. In it, Sakson chronicles his descent into heroin addiction, homelessness and time in jail. The 82-page book is sprinkled with tips for avoiding Sakson’s fate, which seemed to be improving when his life came to a sudden end.

Nelson said Goens — a retired English teacher — edited the journal for clarity and flow, and Nelson provided some of her memories and knowledge to help put the story into context. The end result provides an honest look at how a person can find themselves in an unthinkable situation that they’re trying desperately to escape.

Nelson knows the book isn’t a light read,

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Scott Sakson as a Boy Scout in the 1990s.

but she believes it’s critically important. She doesn’t want any other parent to experience the anguish she feels to this day.

“From a mother’s point of view, it’s very hard to read about somebody’s child’s recovery. I’m resentful for the fact their child recovered and mine didn’t,” she said. “The whole thing people need to take from this book is to have those open discussions, watch out for the flags that kids are having struggles, stop the stigma and stop saying, ‘Not my kid.’”

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By the time Sakson died, Nelson said she wasn’t naive about the possibility. Over the previous decade, she had watched her son

“On Riding a Bike Blindfolded was released in January, (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

go from dabbling with marijuana to huffing to more serious drugs. She spent nights searching for him under bridges and remembers watching her son’s arrest record continue to grow.

She tried to get help for Sakson, but it wasn’t easy. She remembers calling rehab facilities and being asked immeditately what type of insurance Sakson had. Because he couldn’t hold a job, he usually didn’t have insurance, and the out-of-pocket cost was often prohibitive.

Sakson was in and out of jail, rehab and programs for addicts, but in the spring of 2016, he decided to move to North Carolina for a fresh start with a former girlfriend.

After Goen’s nephew died of an overdose just months after Sakson, she decided it was important to help families learn how to discuss difficult issues related to addiction.

The Carmel resident’s aim for “On Riding a Bike Blindfolded” is to spur discussion among family members and small groups.

“I’m hoping that this story hits the parents really hard so that they realize that you don’t wait until kids are 15 years old (to talk about addiction),” Goens said. “They did it one night, and now you know that they’ve tried it, but that’s too late.”

The book is the second for Goens, who published “Praising God Through the Lively Arts” in 1999. She’s also written several plays for a church setting.

Nelson, a Pendleton resident, realizes the topic is difficult, but she hopes that doesn’t stop readers from listening to Sakson’s tragically prophetic message.

“When Lia started working on this, this was the one and only book about a person with a heroin addiction who had passed away. All the other ones were, ‘It’s wonderful. I’m in recovery,’” Nelson said. “Everybody wants the sunshine and unicorns, so it’s very hard to get people to want to read and discuss it because they don’t like the outcome.”

Learn more at facebook.com/scottsakson1988. The book is available for $16.95 on Amazon.com.

BY THE NUMBERS • 67,367 drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2018 • 69.5 percent of drug overdoses caused by opioids in 2018 • 15,000 deaths involving heroin in 2018 • 80 to 100 times stronger fentanyl is than morphine Sources: CDC and DEA

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Commentary by Terry Anker We all have our opinions. And in most cases, we are fully, entirely, completely, incontrovertibly and undeniably committed to them. Still, we have friends, neighbors, family members and every manner and sort of human with which we interact, even in times of quarantine. So, how can we hope to navigate a world filled with so very many opinions?

And so very many of them likely don’t conform with our own.

No doubt, employers and customers can cause us to bend our wills a bit. But also, one can find conflict with those who work for us — tailors, contractors, mechanics and repair specialists come to mind. Sure, they might form an opinion based upon experience. But shouldn’t we challenge them occasionally with our own view, if for no other reason than to consider diversity of thought? Plus, if we are paying, why can’t we have it our way?

Any among us who have remodeled a house or altered a garment knows the peril of the encroaching expert opinion.

One enters with a desired outcome: “I’d like the hem to fall here,” or, “I’d like the fixture to be mounted this low.” The service provider retorts, “Oh, you don’t want it like that — no one does.” Hmm. Well, at least one person did. They may be right.

It may not be to local code. It may cause one to trip over the fabric. Alternatively, it may be personal preference. When does someone’s “professional” opinion simply become “their” opinion? Taste is predilection but not dispositive. Views are perspectives but not all inclusive.

Frustrated, one might demand that others do what is asked, not what is preferred. But is forcing the hand of another, especially against their own opinion, ever a strategy of likely success? Can we accommodate for others and still get our way?

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

Reveling in cancel culture Commentary by Danielle Wilson Recently, I reread my 2019 column on surviving the holidays. Basically, it was the gold standard of sage HUMOR advice: “Just say no,” “Expect the worst” and, alcoholically speaking, “Pace yourself.” But it occurred to me that this year, as we enter our 10th month of a pandemic, many of the chaos and stress-inducing factors of typical December madness will be, if not nonexistent, then at least substantially lessened. Which means, you’re already fully prepared!

Think about it. All the time-sucking, gift-giving, insipid social gatherings that drive us introverts to drink are canceled!

No three-hour, off-key choir concerts, no awkward office parties and certainly no embarrassingly obnoxious family reunions.

And even if a stupidhead decides to throw a subversive get-together, you’ve got a fool-proof declination excuse: “Test results pending.” Basically, the need for the first of the three aforementioned guidelines is null and void.

As for the second, puh-lease. If you

haven’t learned by now that each month of 2020 can and will remain a complete disaster, then contact me immediately with the name of your dealer. “Expect the worst” has been my mantra since March, but I’m certainly open to some good, old-fashioned, opioid-induced naiveté.

Finally, I would bet my firstborn that many a liver have hardened substantially over the last year. Between teepee shortages, government-mandated quarantines and presidential shenanigans, most folks have been over-imbibing for quite awhile. I predict the next few weeks will be amateur hour, frankly, with nary a slurred “Merry Christmas” to be found. Pace yourself? More like, “Carry on.”

So, godspeed, friends, and remember to trust your training. I’ll see you on the other side. Peace out.

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

“‘Expect the worst’ has been my mantra since March, but I’m certainly open to some good, old-fashioned, opioid-induced naiveté.”

Editor, In response to Pam Jackson’s letter (to the editor) on Nov. 17, let me clarify a few points. Hale came out “firing” with her nasty TV ads first, exaggerating about Victoria Spartz’s background and future plans. And yes, Victoria grew up in the Ukraine, and her main motivation for running was to educate people about the perils of that horrible path (of communism). Spartz does care about our health care and will not vote to eliminate preexisting conditions. That was an outright lie by Hale!

Regarding Spartz’s plans going forward, allow me to make a few educated guesses. She will vote against any tax increases, including personal income, gasoline or capital gains. She will support fracking but will fight for certain climate controls. Regarding COVID-19, because of Donald Trump’s great work with “Operation Warp Speed,” we have close to 1 billion vaccines ready to distribute via Pfizer, Moderna, etc.

And one last suggestion for Ms. Jackson: Either mute your TV when the political ads come on or do not watch them at all!

Bruce Heldt, Carmel

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Time to can these unsavory meals Commentary by Dick Wolfsie My son Brett brings his lunch to work every day, avoiding dining in restaurants during the pandemic. I asked HUMOR him what he was eating, and his response was: Frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (you defrost them before the meal). I bought a box out of curiosity, and now I’m hooked on the stupid things. I have to hide them in the downstairs freezer behind the Healthy Choice dinners. If my wife finds out what I have been paying for this rip-off, she may never microwave anything good for me again.

I also discovered another peanut butter innovation that has apparently been around for several years. It’s called a Candwich, a product name that was market-tested and produced the fewest number of people sticking their forefinger in their mouth and pretending to gag.

Instead of buying a ready-made peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a vending machine or purchasing the separate items in a supermarket to create your own masterpieces, all the stuff comes in a portable kit

for four times as much money. Consumers are unhappy that, like their new IKEA deck chair, some assembly is required. But there are no instructions included.

Inside the container is a hot dog-like bun in a cellophane wrapper, and one squeezable packet each of jelly and peanut butter.

Dispensing ketchup and mustard this way has always been a hassle, so why not try it again with the world’s two slowest-moving foods?

Consumers are unhappy that, like their new IKEA deck chair, some assembly is required. But there are no instructions included.

Included is a utensil for easy spreading.

Sales for Candwich have been brisk through the years, the company reports, but not without some drawbacks. Prisons and airlines will not offer the product to their diners. Said one of the company investors, “We think it might be because there’s a knife in the can.” There is also a piece of taffy for dessert, an odd choice because, combined with the peanut butter embedded in your

palate, it eliminates any chance of word-ofmouth publicity.

Busy parents looking for an easy lunch for the kids applaud this meal-in-a-can, although some are concerned that their 6-year-olds might not be able to negotiate the pull-tab. “But I think they’ll figure it out,” said one mom, “and it will be a good learning experience to prepare them for when they start drinking beer.”

Americans are buying lunch sandwiches in sealed containers the same way they purchase Quaker State Motor Oil. It seems there is no limit to where this convenience may go with future product development.

Pizza in a Can and Christmas Dinner in a Can are both on the table — not that you need a table to enjoy the contents. Of course, when you ask consumers what food manufacturers should consider canning next, there’s a unanimous response: How about the entire concept?

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What to do after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis Commentary by Carol Applegate The diagnosis is in. Unfortunately, you or a loved one is diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s AGING disease. Obviously, the first step is to work with your doctor to slow the progression. However, there are legal steps you need to take as quickly as possible.

Advance directives This is a good time to ensure that the patient’s advance directives are up-to-date or drafted if they’ve never had them. Here are the documents you need to be sure you have: • General durable power of attorney: You designate an attorney-in-fact to perform legal and financial duties if you are unable to perform them.

• Health care power of attorney: Appointing a health care representative allows you to authorize the representative to make health care decisions on your behalf.

• HIPAA authorization: This document allows individuals access to your protected health information, but they can’t make decisions on your behalf.

They can call your health care providers and get information on your condition and medication and they can also pick up medications, medical devices and written medical information on your behalf.

• Living will: This document conveys your wishes regarding medical care and life-prolonging procedures in the event of a terminal illness or a persistent vegetative state.

• Funeral declaration: A legal document declaring a decedent’s wishes as they relate to the declarant’s remains and services.

All of these documents can be prepared at once by an attorney.

Medicaid planning Late-stage Alzheimer’s disease care can be expensive and now is the time to plan to pay for it. It’s likely you will need Medicaid assistance to pay for your care. Medicaid planning is the strategic “rearranging” of assets to help an individual qualify for Medicaid.

The process may help preserve an inheritance, enhance the quality of care for a

patient in skilled care or protect a spouse from impoverishment.

After a Medicaid recipient dies, their estate may find that a claim has been made against it. Federal law requires states to recover amounts spent by Medicaid for longterm care and related drug and hospital benefits. All assets in a Medicaid recipient’s probate estate are subject to recovery except in instances where a surviving spouse, minor child, blind child or disabled child is living or where recovery would cause undue hardship to the surviving heirs.

With proper Medicaid planning and the assistance of an elder law attorney, an individual may be able to mitigate any claims from the government.

Special needs planning Special needs planning allows the parent or caregiver of an individual unable to care for him or herself to ensure the individual is provided for life. “Special needs” refers to an individual with mental illness, someone who is paralyzed or an elderly individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Special needs planning consists of establishing guardianship, advance directives and setting up a trust. An experienced elder law attorney can help a caregiver determine how best to provide for a special needs person, in this case someone with Alzheimer’s disease.

Life care planning Alzheimer’s disease has varying stages of progression and care needs change throughout the course of the illness. Applegate & Dillman Elder Law offers a unique service called Life Care Planning that takes the burden of adjusting to changing circumstances off the patient and caregivers.

Life Care Planning is a holistic approach that uses a trained team to coordinate legal, financial, medical and care services as the patient’s needs change.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be scary, but this is not the time to hide your head in the sand. The patient should discuss their care wishes and finances with family and friends as soon as possible and then seek well-qualified professional help.

Carol Applegate is an attorney at Applegate & Dillman Elder Law and a registered nurse. For more, visit applegate-dillman.com.

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“They share a conference room, offices and kitchen,” Sapp said of the businesses.

“We have bathrooms throughout. We have a shared forklift. The companies can get the forklift, use it for 15 minutes and they put it back.”

The first RISE was constructed in the Castleton area of Indianapolis in 2010 and has remained at 100 percent capacity, even through multiple rounds of expansion. There also are sites in Greenwood and Columbus, Ohio. Future RISE sites are planned for Fort Wayne and three more in Ohio — two more near Columbus, Ohio, and one in Toledo.

“We’re a unique first-to-market company that is growing very quickly,” Sapp said.

The buildings are open 24/7 in a gated community with video surveillance.

“Companies can come and go and get their stuff whenever they need it,” Sapp said. “We’ve worked to provide companies the amenities they need to grow and run a successful operation.”

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Since opening Sept. 1, RISE Commercial District of Noblesville has continued to grow.

NEW BIZ “The Noblesville community has responded better than we could have hoped,” said RISE President Jim Sapp, a longtime Carmel resident.

The Noblesville site, 605 Sheridan Rd., was the fourth RISE site to open.

“We have small warehouses and small offices for business and we also do short term,” said Sapp, who owns the company with his wife, Theresa. “Co-warehousing is the term we use. Forty percent of our businesses are Fortune 500. Obviously, the other 60 percent are small- to medium-sized businesses. They just need space to put some kind of equipment (in), especially during this period of time where many companies have downsized, and other companies are growing. We service companies from AT&T, hospitals, IT companies to plumbing, electrical or landscaping companies.”

Sapp said construction started in Noblesville a year ago and six buildings are built.

The seventh is scheduled to be finished within the next two months. Phase 1 will be completed by Jan. 1, 2021. Fourteen buildings are planned.

“We’re starting to fill up on those seven buildings,” Sapp said.

There are six different models of buildings with space ranging from 300 square feet to 3,000 square feet. They have electric garage doors.

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Civic Theatre presents video performance of 2019 ‘Elf The Musical’ production

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Recalling her role as Jovie in “Elf The Musical” brings a smile to Emily Schaab’s face.

PERFORMANCE The Noblesville resident performed in Civic Theatre’s 2019 production.

“Playing Jovie was a dream,” Schaab said. “I felt connected to her, and the role was so fun. And honestly, the best part of playing Jovie was being able to do so alongside the rest of the amazing cast.”

The successful run was slated to be repeated this month, but a live production is not possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show will be available Dec. 4 through Dec. 26. After the Dec. 4 opening, there will be streamed shows at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The production, which was video recorded in December 2019, will be available as a streaming and on-demand experience. The show is based on the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell as Buddy.

This was Schaab’s first lead role in a Civic Theatre production. Schaab previously performed in “Newsies” and “Mamma Mia!” “I can’t say enough good things about my experience,” she said. “Every single person in the cast, staff, crew and orchestra worked seamlessly together, and I think we created something really special.

During rehearsals, I felt challenged and supported by my castmates. Throughout the run of the show, I was able to form relationships that I am so grateful for.

“It really was the most positive experience from top to bottom.”

Originally, the cast was supposed to perform “Elf” again live this winter.

“I would love nothing more than to step back into the crazy, hilarious and jingly world of Jovie and Buddy,” Schaab said. “It would be an honor to play the role again.”

Like most performers, Schaab has found it difficult not being able to perform since

Civic Theatre “Elf The Musical,” video stream of the 2019 performance of Civic Theatre show from The Tarkington in Carmel with added features; streamed at select times from Dec. 4 to 26.

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Live at the Center Live at the Center: Jenn Cristy, a livestreamed free concert by the singer/songwriter at 8 p.m., Dec. 4, at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Performing Arts Connect Performing Arts Connect: Jim Henson Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Dec. 1, $12 per household for virtual event. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

KAR Front Series KAR Front Series with David Lober: production stage manager for Broadway and national tours, 7 p.m., Dec. 7. Free to register.

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Emily Schaab, left, and Matt Bays perform in the 2019 production. (Submitted photo)

the pandemic hit in mid-March and shows have been shut down.

“Honestly, it feels like being homesick,” she said. “Something that was such a big part of my life was suddenly taken away.

I have truly grieved alongside my friends and loved ones who have been unable to perform and create, especially those whose livelihoods depend on the theater.

It is really heartbreaking.”

Westfield resident Matt Bays portrayed Buddy, and Indianapolis resident Parrish Williams played Santa in the 2019 production.

There will be pre-recorded interview segments with performers from the 2019 shows.

When viewers purchase access to “Elf,” they will be provided with their own unique code to access either the scheduled stream or the on-demand experience.

On Dec. 12, Civic Theatre will present a live virtual performance of its holiday variety show, “Holiday Lights,” a celebration of the holiday season. “Holiday Lights” will feature many familiar local performers bringing holiday cheer through song and dance. Customers can purchase a link for either the livestream at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 or can get a link for an on-demand version that will be available from Dec. 13 until Jan. 1, 2021.

For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Actors Theatre of Indiana, Hamilton County’s only professional Actors’ Equity Association theater company, will partner in a groundbreaking theatrical production of “A Christmas Carol” this holiday season. In conjunction with TBD Pictures and Broadway Producer Hunter Arnold, ATI will present a pay-per-view airing of the Charles Dickens classic.

“We are the exclusive central Indiana partner helping to distribute ‘A Christmas Carol’ to our patrons and the Indiana audiences,” ATI co-founder Don Farrell said. “We gain approximately $20 of every ticket sold.

It’s a great way to see an amazing production while also supporting Actors Theatre of Indiana during this difficult pandemic.”

The production will be available for on-demand streaming through Jan. 3, 2021.

Tickets are $50 per household and will be available at ATIstage.org.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 5858 N. College Ave., Suite D, Indianapolis What to get: Oysters on the half shell Price: Varies Anna’s take: Blupoint Oyster House is nestled in a little building on College Avenue in Broad Ripple. I visited the bar during a family and friends’ event, so it offered a special menu not typically offered to customers, but there are several things customers should be on the lookout for when they visit the oyster house.

First, my opinion is the best way to eat oysters is on the half shell. Add a squeeze of lemon and a dash of hot sauce. I love the salty, briny, pure ocean taste of consuming raw oysters out of the shell. It’s part of the

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experience. There’s a great description of each of Blupoint’s oyster varieties on its website, blupointindy.com. Prices vary. If you’re not up to trying oysters on the half shell, I suggest the squid ink bucatini ($14), which features black ink squid pasta with a lemon cream sauce.

Blupoint is definitely a spot I’d like to visit when the COVID-19 pandemic ends so I don’t have to worry about the tight spaces. It’s cozy and a great place for a before-dinner cocktail and oyster snack.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For more than 25 years, Carmel High School’s “Holiday Spectacular” has provided holiday cheer with PERFORMANCE more than 450 singers, 40-plus orchestra members and more than 7,000 people attending the performances.

Kathrine Kouns, CHS director of choirs, said naturally that is not possible this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This year’s show will be an elaborate video production that features all of our choir students in a tribute to our hometown of Carmel,” Kouns said. “They will still sing and dance in costumes with the usual spectacle on stage, but the performances will be masked and recorded. We will then edit the performances together, interjecting video footage from around our wonderful hometown. We are collaborating with the community to feature our (Carmel Clay Schools) school board and administrators, our Carmel mayor, local charities, our firefighters and police officers, our small business owners and many other local VIPs who continue to

Carmel High School choir members perform in video as part of Holiday Spectacular. (Submitted photo)

support the Carmel choir program.”

Senior Griffin Scott said his favorite song to perform is “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” for Select Sound, the school’s a cappella choir.

“Though this song was written about World War II, I truly believe the underlying meaning of the song is universal and timeless,” Scott said.

The show will be streamed at 7 p.m. Dec. 18, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 19, 20 at youtu.be/T_VmCvo2YIQ. Donations to support the choir program can be made at paypal.me/carmelchoirs.

Michael Feinstein, the artistic director of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, performs Nov. 20 in a free livestreamed concert called “Home for the Holidays” from the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Sandi Patty originally planned to join hm in person.

She decided not to travel but performed virtually during the show. More than 10,000 people viewed the concert. (Photo courtesy of Mark Sheldon).

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Capitals, capitols and togas Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Great job, you voted! You exercised your right as a non-felonious adult American citizen to democratically elect the people who will represent us GRAMMAR GUY in our state and federal governments for the next few years. Even if the dust hasn’t completely settled yet in the elderly man popularity contest known as this year’s presidential election, you at least want to sound smart when you’re talking and/or writing about this year’s contest. Here are some tips on how to sound like a regular Doris Kearns Goodwin while chatting about politics.

First, do you know where we get the word “candidate?” Probably Latin, right?

Yes! It comes from Latin, and its origins are downright fascinating. In Ancient Rome, togas were the tuxedo of their day, and as formal Roman attire, people running for the Roman Senate wanted to stand out from the crowd. To become more visible, the political hopefuls would rub shimmering white chalk on their togas, which were known as “toga candidas” (white togas). A person

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wearing the toga candida became known as a “candidatus.” Perhaps Joe Biden’s Crest 3-D Whitestrips contain this same hidden ingredient: glittery white chalk.

Did you know that The Associated Press Stylebook dictates that the terms “first lady” and “first gentleman” are not to be capitalized? That’s not because they don’t like Melania; it’s for two reasons: They’re not official titles and governors’ and mayors’ spouses also are referred to by the same titles.

When it comes to the president and vice president, capitalization depends on the context. You should capitalize the titles “president” and “vice president” when used immediately before a name: President Barack Obama has a great jump shot. Lowercase the word “president” when using the word by itself or after a name: She may not have won the race, but she’ll always be president of my heart.

Whether you’re voting someone into the capital (of your state) or the capitol (of the United States), it’s good to know when to capitalize the titles of the people involved.

Oh, and by the way, only capitalize “capitol” when you’re referring to the building in Washington, D.C., or the record label (Capitol Records). And if neither of the two primary parties suits your interests, perhaps you should let your hair down and throw a party. That’s a capital idea!

Curtis Honeycutt is a syndicated humor columnist. He is the author of Good Grammar is the Life of the Party: Tips for a Wildly Successful Life. Find more at curtishoneycutt. com.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2020-00197 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Virtual meeting on December, 14th, 2020 at 12:00 (Noon) p.m., will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Section 3.64 for exceeding the maximum allowed 45% lot coverage For property being known as 656 2nd Ave. NE, Carmel, IN 46032 .

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID Parcel Number of Property: 16-10-30-05-02-005.001 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email/phone to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@ carmel.in.gov or 317-571-2419 William Wiott PETITIONERS.

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The Carmel Clay Public Library is creating a digital cookbook of beloved, cozy recipes from our community.

Ortaköy Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Istanbul’s Riverfront Mosque Commentary by Don Knebel Istanbul, Turkey, is home to more than 3,000 mosques, some of which, including the Blue Mosque and Hagia TRAVEL Sophia, are internationally famous. The little known Ortaköy Mosque is among the most photographed.

Istanbul lies on both sides of the Bosporus River that divides Europe from Asia.

Ortaköy, now an Istanbul neighborhood, was originally a small village along the European bank of the Bosporus. ating from the Byzantine era, the village was predominately Christian until the 16th century, when Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent encouraged Muslim Turks to settle there.

Ortaköy’s Muslim residents built a small mosque on the riverbank in 1720, only to see it destroyed 11 years later during an insurgency. In 1839, Abdulmejid I became sultan and ordered construction of a new mosque near the site of the original one. To design the mosque, he hired Armenian architects who had designed many buildings for Ottoman rulers. Construction of the mosque began in 1854 and was completed two years

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later. The Ortaköy Mosque, officially the Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmejid, reflects the neo-Baroque style and sits on a jetty extending into the river. The small mosque has a single dome, two minarets and bay windows providing natural light to the interior. The mosque, like others from the period, includes both a space for worship and a summer residence for the sultan.

In 1970, Turkey began construction of a suspension bridge across the Bosporus to connect the European and Asian parts of Istanbul. The European side of the bridge, completed in 1973, is anchored in Ortaköy, north of the mosque. Boats taking visitors to Istanbul along the Bosporus cruise close to the Ortaköy Mosque, providing a magnificent view of both the mosque and the bridge. Today, Ortaköy is a fashionable neighborhood, attracting visitors to its shops and restaurants.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: 20-SW-09 Monon Ditch Encapsulation & 17-SW-14 Sister Cities Garden 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, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032 on, or before, December 16, 2020 until 10:00 EST, 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 (virtual BPW meeting). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, City Hall will be closed to the public indefinitely. Bids will be delivered to an attendant at the southern entrance to City Hall on, or before, the above-mentioned times. A link to virtual BPW meeting can be found here http://carmelin.new.swagit.com/views/1. 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 – 20-SW-09 Monon Ditch Encapsulation & 17-SW-14 Sister Cities Garden”.

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: This project is for the construction of a Monon Ditch Encapsulation along the Monon Trail north of Gradle Drive. The encapsulation will consist of the installation of 325 LFT of 72” RCP and 15 LFT of 9’ x 7’ Reinforced Concrete Box extension with CIP headwall connection. The project will also install 12 LFT of 36” RCP, 11 LFT of 30” RCP, 18 LFT of 12” RCP, and 920 LFT of maintenance ditch dredging (one-step removal) and associated tree removal. The runoff from the encapsulation project site will follow existing drainage patterns in the existing ditch.

This project is also for the demolition, utility installation and mass excavation for the Sister Cities Garden to be located on the east side of the Monon Trail, north of Carmel Drive and south of City Hall. The project consists of demolition of 4 buildings and all associated utility connections.

All surface improvements will be removed and mass excavation of a new detention pond will be part of the project. All excess material will be exported to approved locations. The project will install approximately 809 LFT of 30” RCP and 9 manholes to serve as an outlet for the new detention pond and will required installation under Carmel Drive. A diversion berm will be constructed within the Monon Ditch at the downstream end of the maintenance ditch dredging. The project will install approximately 14 LFT of 42” RCP and 114 LFT of 36” RCP as part of the diversion structure and inlet to the new detention pond. Approximately 49 LFT of 6” HDPE will be installed to reroute the outlet of the existing Kawachinagano Japanese Garden pond to the new detention pond.

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 December 9, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. virtually using Microsoft Teams (call in number is 1-812-228-8286, Conference ID is 649 068 27#, hyperlink: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_OWFiN2RjNWEtMTkzOC00MTc0LTgzMjQtODY2ZmQ2NzM2YjU5%40thread.v2/0?cont ext=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%221168dcd1-b1c2-44ef-afe6-34d4d50c172f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2283303 66b-6e0a-4d2a-b9a3-fbb16313e53b%22%7d.

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 5-22-18-2 Sue Wolfgang Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket Nos. PZ-2020-00183 V and PZ-202-00195 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 14th day of December, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Flr, 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Docket No. PZ-2020-00183 V UDO Section 3.64.C.3 Maximum lot coverage 45% allowed, 48.9% proposed.

Docket No. PZ-2020-00195 V UDO Section 5.78.J: Window wells cannot project more than 24” into a required yard, 46” proposed.

At property being known as: 510 2nd Ave NE, Carmel, IN 46032.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2020-00183 V and PZ-2020-00195 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Tax ID#16-10-30-05-02-015.001.

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fiche.

This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. However, a limited number of persons (no more than 50) shall be permitted to enter City Hall and watch the meeting on screens in the Council Chamber. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak , administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

The Old Town Design Group, LLC - PETITIONERS NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: 2021 Keystone Overlay 106/126 106th Street & 126th Street over Keystone Parkway Bridge Rehabilitations Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at Carmel City Hall, Front Desk Attn: City Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before December 16 2020, and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted.

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 – 106th Street & 126th Street over Keystone Parkway Bridge Rehabilitations” 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: Bridge preventative maintenance thin deck overlays of the 106th Street and 126th Street over Keystone Parkway Bridges.

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 December 9, 2020 at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be a virtual meeting. All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory. Meeting information: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/j/94633766984?pwd=a05LV1Q yQ2dubk9RMXpST2l5aEc3UT09 Password: 035507 Or iPhone one-tap US: +13126266799,,94633766984# or +16468769923,,94633766984# OrTelephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 946 3376 6984 Password: 035507 International numbers available: https://structurepoint.zoom.us/u/acBkZ5muRJ 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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