December 22, 2020 — Carmel

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

A stitch in time

Grandmother inspires Carmel sisters to create Generations Quilting studio / P15

CCS approves redistricting, hires diversity officer / P3

Vaccinations begin in county to halt COVID-19 spread / P5

Clay Terrace Clock Shop to close / P19

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The Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees approved a redistricting plan at its Dec. 14 meeting. (Submitted illustration)

Carmel school board approves preferred redistricting plan, adds exceptions

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Schools Board of Trustees on Dec. 14 unanimously approved the preferred redistricting EDUCATION plan officially presented in November, adding a provision to allow students at Clay Center and Cherry Tree elementary schools to choose to attend Carmel Middle School instead of their assigned schools, which are Creekside and Clay middle schools, respectively.

Other exceptions to assigned schools include allowing next year’s fifth-graders to finish at their current schools; allowing seventh- and eighth-graders to finish at

their current schools; and allowing next year’s fifth-graders from the current Orchard Park boundary to choose whether to attend Carmel, Clay Center, Forest Dale, Towne Meadow or Woodbrook elementary.

Transportation will not be guaranteed for students who choose to attend a school other than their assigned campus.

“I know that not everybody will be happy, but I think we did the best we could to come up with a plan that hopefully will last a long time,” School Board President Michael Kerschner said before calling the vote.

The redistricting was 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 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 as often as possible.

The preferred plan was developed after gathering feedback from parents, educators and other community members based on three proposed options.

Under the preferred plan, capacities at middle schools are 102 percent at Clay, 98 percent at Creekside and 79 percent at Carmel.

View the plan approved by the school board at ow.ly/scGD50CPieE.

CCS hires diversity, equity and inclusion officer

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

the University of Cincinnati, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Morehead State University and Ball State University.

Terri Roberts-Leonard has been named “I’m really thankful for the opportunity to Carmel Clay Schools’ first diversity, serve,” Roberts-Leonard said at the equity and incluschool board meeting. “I’m about EDUCATION sion officer. The service and servant leadership, and CCS school board I’m really looking forward to bringapproved the hire during the Dec. 14 ing my skill set here and learning school board meeting. from you all as well as you learning Roberts-Leonard’s start date is from me.”

Jan. 19, 2021. She is currently the The Greenwood resident has a Roberts-Leonard director of diversity and inclusion bachelors’ degree in communicaat Franklin College. She also has worked at tions with a minor in African American stud-

ies from the University of Cincinnati. She has a master’s degree in school counseling from Morehead State University and a Master of Education in sports administration from Xavier University.

In her new role, Roberts-Leonard will work to recruit, retain and support a diverse staff, ensure a positive educational experience for a diverse student body and create a safe and welcoming environment for all students. She was one of 109 applicants for the position.

Roberts-Leonard and her husband, Eddie, have three children.

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IU HEALTH NORTH GIVES FIRST COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

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IU Health gastroenterologist Mohammad Al-Haddad of Carmel gets a COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Nicole Thomas Dec. 18 at IU Health North. He was among more than 200 health care workers to receive the vaccine the first day it was available at the Carmel hospital. The hospital plans to give approximately 225 vaccinations per day in the coming weeks. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Vaccine plan ‘evolving process’

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morning. The first doses were administered to a physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, pharmacist, patient care tech and an enviAs more COVID-19 vaccines are expected ronmental services tech at Parkview Health to arrive in Indiana, state officials continue in Fort Wayne, according to the department. to coordinate an More than 50 Indiana hospitals PANDEMIC unprecedented, and clinics were expected to rerapidly changing ceive a total of 55,575 doses by the immunization plan, saying details of end of last week, and additional who will be vaccinated, and when, shipments of Pfizer’s vaccine are are uncertain as the state waits expected to arrive each week. for guidance from the Centers for The vaccine requires two doses Disease Control and Prevention and administered a minimum of 21 days Box more doses. apart.

“I know many Hoosiers just want this A state’s population and number of doses pandemic to be over and are eager to receive available determine the number of doses their vaccine,” Indiana State Health Commisgiven to each state. Indiana health officials sioner Dr. Kristina Box said during a Dec. 16 said the state was allocated 55,575 doses of virtual press briefing. “Please know, we will Pfizer’s vaccine. However, like other states, get it to you as soon as we possibly can.

Indiana officials said it will receive fewer “While this vaccine is the light at what doses than originally expected this week. has been a very long, dark tunnel, it will still Although registration to receive the vacbe a number of months before we can make cine is only open to health care workers and vaccines available to every Hoosier who staff and residents of long-term care faciliwants it across our state.” ties, state officials said they are waiting for The Indiana Dept. of Health announced guidance from an advisory committee of the Dec. 14 that the first doses had been adminCenters for Disease Control and Prevention istered to front-line health care workers to determine which groups should be vacciwhen the state’s first allotment arrived that nated next.

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Commission favors CCHS rezone, The GOAT remains residential

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com 1st St. SW

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The Carmel Plan Commission on Dec. 15 voted 8-1 in favor of rezoning the site of the Carmel Clay Historical Society from residential to mixed-use. If the city CITY NEWS council votes to approve the rezone, it will leave a complaint-generating tavern just south of CCHS as the only parcel along the Monon Greenway in Carmel’s Midtown area with residential zoning.

Plan commissioner Alan Potasnik cast the lone vote against the rezone, saying he was concerned that a favorable vote could have unintended consequences.

“I don’t want to do something tonight that may come back and (a petitioner) say, ‘Well, this is the only one that’s not C2 (mixed-use) now. There’s no reason not to do it,’” he said.

Originally, the parcel housing The GOAT tavern also was part of the rezoning proposal. It was removed as city officials pursue alternate means to address neighbors’ complaints, which include urination on private property, littering and noise lasting until 3 a.m. or later.

The site formerly housed a cafe that received a use variance to operate only between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Director of Community Services Mike Hollibaugh previously acknowledged his department mistakenly overlooked that detail when approving plans for The GOAT. At the Dec. 15 meeting, he said construction on The GOAT began without approvals, a situation “that’s not unusual.”

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The Carmel Plan Commission voted in favor of rezoning the site of the Carmel Clay Historical Society, paving the way for The GOAT to be the only site along the Monon Greenway in Midtown with residential zoning. The Carmel City Council will have the final vote on the matter. (Source: City of Carmel GIS)

“While we thought we had a plan to move forward and an agreement with the owner, it didn’t quite work out that way,” Hollibaugh said. “Ultimately, it put all of us in a tough spot, an embarrassing situation. That’s just not typical.”

Earlier this month, city officials reached a deal with the tavern’s owner to allow it to continue operating past 2 p.m. only if it meets a set of strict commitments and applies for a new variance. The Board of Zoning Appeals is expected to review the variance request in early 2021.

Hollibaugh said the long-term plan has long been to rezone the parcels that contain The GOAT and CCHS to mixeduse. But before that can happen, The GOAT must prove it can be a good neighbor, he said.

“The current set of commitments is going to be very helpful to the neighbors, and it’s going to be a tall order for the owner of The GOAT and that operation to perform well for the long term, unless he runs a really, really tight ship,” Hollibaugh said.

City councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider, who also serves on the plan commission, said he initially had concerns that rezoning The GOAT to mixed-use would make it more difficult to enforce commitments but has spoken to a legal expert who assured him that is not the case.

“At such a time that C2 (mixed-use) would be asked for, if the zoning variance is granted — and that’s an if — the restrictions would continue with the C2 zoning, and my guess is we would probably refine them because it would be a final zoning,” Rider said. “It would be scrutinized probably as much or more than we’ve ever scrutinized a rezone.”

The city council is expected to vote on the CCHS property rezone in January. CCHS is planning to build a museum and archive to replace an aging structure on the site.

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—Eden Rea-Hedrick, School of Liberal Arts At IUPUI, Eden honed her research and critical thinking skills in the classroom and put those skills to work at multiple internships. In Fall 2021, Eden will be attending Yale University to pursue her Ph.D. in English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Read more about Eden’s story at iupui.edu/eden.

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Council to consider $125M bonds

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council on Dec. 21 was set to review $125 million in new bonds proposed for an expansion CITY NEWS of the police headquarters, road improvements and redevelopment projects. A final city council vote on the bonds is expected in February 2021.

Visit youarecurrent.com for meeting coverage.

The following is an overview of the proposed bonds.

Police headquarters The council is being asked to approve $40 million through two bonds to expand the Carmel Police Dept. headquarters, a project Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has been seeking since at least 2016, when he said he hoped construction would begin in 2018.

The city needs to purchase the adjacent Huntington Bank building to make room for the expansion, but that process caused the project to stall. The city resorted to filing an eminent domain case in May to obtain the property, offering $915,000. Brainard said

the city and bank have reached a deal that will allow the project to move forward, although the matter is still listed as pending in the state’s online court system.

The expanded police headquarters will include many enhanced safety features and a permanent relocation of city court.

Road improvements The $60 million bond proposed for road improvements will bring several upgrades to Home Place.

Brainard said the bond would pay for new roundabouts at 96th Street and College Avenue, 106th Street and College Avenue and 106th Street and Westfield Boulevard.

Reconstruction of College Avenue between 96th and 106th Streets into a boulevard also is planned.

The bond also would cover improvements to Smoky Row Road between Range Line Road and Old Meridian Street.

Redevelopment projects It is less clear the specifics of what a $25 million bond proposed for redevelopment and economic development will fund.

According to the resolution, it will be used to cover “land acquisition, site preparation,” among other items.

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Festive cone disappears, again

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Christmas cone got stolen, too. I had a snowman one year that got stolen. (There have) been a few others over the years that Motorists would often try to turn around disappeared.” in Jim and Anita Siccardi’s long driveway, Peretrich was particularly upset about which became a losing the elf.

HOLIDAYS nuisance. So, the “That one took me a really Carmel couple long time to do,” Peretich said. started putting a traffic cone at “Jim might just get an old orange the end of their driveway to discone out there at this point.” courage turnarounds.

That would be unusual, beA neighbor playfully stole it cause there is always a decoand then returned it as a decorated cone of some sort on the rated cone. That neighbor moved spot. Prior to the elf, there was several years ago, but another a patriotic cone for the election neighbor, Peggy Peretich, has season. taken it to another level during She often puts out a Notre the past seven to eight years.

Dame cone during the season She makes a decorated cone for because Jim is a fan.

An elf cone decorated by Peggy Peredifferent holidays and seasons.

She also has decorated cones tich was recently Unfortunately, her creation of for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s stolen. (Submitted a Christmas elf cone was stolen Day, Easter, Fourth of July and photo) Dec. 13.

Halloween.

“It wasn’t even there three days. They Peretich, who has a fine arts degree from seem to steal the Christmas ones,” PereGoshen (Ind.) College, has been helped by tich said. “Someone must have a collection her daughter, Annie, a 2019 Carmel High in their house, because those are the School graduate, through the years. ones that seem to get stolen. Last year’s

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App challenge winner — Carmel High School junior Aditya Ariyur was selected as the 2020 Fifth District Congressional App Challenge winner. U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks congratulated him on a virtual call during his computer science class.

Stolen credit cards — Carmel police are asking for assistance to identify a suspect who used stolen credit cards at various stores in Noblesville and Indianapolis.

In each incident, the suspect left in a vehicle believed to be a black 2011-2015 Hyundai Sonata. Anyone with information is asked to contact Carmel Police Dept. Det. A. Theis at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. Reference CPD case number 20-69473.

Giving Circle Grants — F.C. Tucker Company has awarded $81,000 in Giving Circle Grants to improve the quality of life for the homeless, medically underserved and children in central Indiana. The grants will benefit Damar Services ($1,000), Dayspring Center Family Emergency Shelter ($15,000), Exodus Refugee ($10,000), Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis ($10,000), Fight for Life ($10,000), Gennesaret Free Clinic ($5,000), O’Connor House ($10,000), Oxford House ($10,000) and Paws and Think ($10,000).

Engraved bricks — The Humane Society for Hamilton County is selling personalized, engraved bricks for the memorial plaza. Brick orders are due by Jan. 15 to be included in time for the spring 2021 grand opening of the facility. Learn more at hamiltonhumane. com/new-facility-building-brighter-future/ bricks.

Civvies pop-up shop — Urban womenswear boutique Civvies is operating a pop-up shop through Dec. 24 at Clay Terrace next to Dry Goods. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Christmas spirit shines bright Commentary by Jim Serger There’s something wonderfully uniting about watching your neighbors decorate their homes for the holHOLIDAYS idays, because it’s not really for them, it’s for the community.

Those that walk or drive by often slow down and inch by to experience all the love and joy of the season. We decorate the front of our homes to bring joy to others.

The idea of piling into the car to drive through local neighborhoods is something I look forward to each year. This year feels extra special!

Displays range from the simple and elegant white icicle lights to the fantastical rotating light shows on the sides of houses, and to giant dangling ornaments hanging in trees to a motorized silly T-rex holding a present. They are truly lovely and allow us to see the heart of our community.

We always feel the warmth in the spirit of Christmas, but this year, more than years past, the holiday spirit began early. The scent of pine is lingering in homes, and egg-

nog is being drunk like water.

Christmas lights seem to hit the heart every single time we look at them. We remember past Christmases and think back to our childhood and reminisce about the big family gatherings we had.

This year with social distancing and folks taking precautions, one thing that can’t be taken away is loading up the car and slowly taking a drive to see the lights. We get a thermos full of fresh coffee, a few cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows and we adjust our radio station to Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. We cruise from neighborhood to neighborhood laughing, telling stories, giggling, singing and having a jolly good time.

You are never too old or too young to experience Christmas lights firsthand. The spirit of looking at Christmas lights warms our soul and wraps us up with Christmas cheer for all to feel.

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and meetings will be held virtually unless specifically noted otherwise. The Household Hazardous Waste Center is also closed indefinitely.

Indefinite city closures — 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.

CCHS hosts virtual Holiday Home Tour — The Carmel Clay Historical Society’s Holiday Home Tour’s virtual tour began Dec. 10 and will run through Jan. 30, 2021. Four of the homes are in Carmel and one in Madison.

For more, visit carmelclayhistory.org.

OBITUARY Barbara Sherow Busche died peacefully on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at the age of 92.

Barbara was born on July 19, 1928, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Douglas Taber Sherow and Esther Kellum Sherow.

Barbara was educated at Indianapolis Public Schools #43 and #70, and she graduated from Shortridge High School in 1946.

Barbara then went on the attend Butler University, where she joined Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in elementary education in 1950.

Barbara taught first and second grades at School #44 for seven years until her first child was born. Thereafter, Barbara began her lifelong involvement with her family.

Barbara was deeply committed to her family, including her husband, Eugene M. Busche, whom she married on August 1, 1954. He predeceased her on January 12, 2019. Other family includes son, David (Tina Sibbitt, deceased 1998), grandchildren, Caleb (Carmel), Patience (Louisville) and Taber (Indianapolis) Busche and great grandson, Kendren Busche; daughter, Sara Cobb (David) and grandchildren Caroline Scott (husband, Kelly) (Fishers, IN), Melissa Cobb (fiancé, Al Brown) (Nashville, TN) and Lewis Cobb (girlfriend, Lilly Kautz) (Denver, CO). She also is survived by her brother, Douglas K. Sherow (Teresa) and two nieces, Anne Elizabeth Sherow and Amy Kathleen Sherow Bryan.

Barbara’s volunteer commitments were many and modeled her devotion to family.

She was a longtime member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, which she and her family joined in 1959.

She served as a Sunday School Teacher, Pastor Parish Relations Committee and Clergy Search Committee, and she was president of the Carmel High School Parent

Teacher Organization. She also was an active community leader serving Boys Club, Girl Scouts, Crossroads, Methodist Hospital Task Core, and Pi Beta Phi. She also served her alma mater, Butler University, as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Board.

Among Barbara’s many honors and awards was Butler University’s Alumni Achievement Award. Barbara and her husband Eugene were Diamond donors to United Way. Upon Eugene’s retirement as Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, Barbara engaged fully in the life of being a grandmother. Barbara and her husband Eugene assumed full responsibility for raising three of their grandchildren after the death of their daughter-in-law in 1998, a gift of unimaginable grace.

Barbara was known for her kindness, genuine interest in others, loving spirit and willingness to serve. She was a role model for all who knew her. Her service to others, including her husband during his battle with Parkinson’s Disease, serve as inspiration to all who knew her. Her knack of finding common interests endeared her to everyone and earned her many, many friends. She was always more interested in others than talking about herself. Even in her final days, she comforted others, provided hope and encouragement and engaged with a bright smile visible even through a mask!

Barbara and Eugene’s family wish to express profound gratitude to the staff of The Barrington of Carmel for their exceptional care and attention. At every turn, they went the extra mile. A celebration of Barbara’s life will be held in late summer 2021. Gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Sisters Jennifer Green, left, and Kimberly Donaldson prepare a quilt on the long-arm quilting machine. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

Grandmother inspires Carmel sisters to create Generations Quilting studio

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Quilting is more than a stitch in time for Edith Lessie. It’s a bond that ties her to generations of her family.

At age 95, Lessie is dedicated to turning her passion into giving. The Carmel Senior Living resident donates her handmade quilts to charitable causes. She has made 50 quilts in 2020, donating them to the homeless and hospitals.

“The reason I’m doing it is because it activates my mind,” she said. “I’m still active enough to be able to do it. The Lord gave me some eyesight to do it still. I enjoy doing something for someone else. When we were on (pandemic) lockdown, it was a good thing for me to have something to do.

My quilts aren’t king or queen sized, because I can’t stretch my arms, but I make a good-sized quilt. They’re well-made and warm. They’ll give someone some comfort.”

Lessie, who has been quilting for 65 years, taught her granddaughters, Kimberly Donaldson and Jennifer Green, how to quilt 25 years ago. She also has taught many nieces and great-grandchildren.

“If we don’t pass it on, it’s going to be a lost art,” Lessie said. “I’m glad my grandchildren took an interest in quilting, and I’m pleased with the progress they have made and the beautiful work they do.”

Inspired by Lessie, Carmel residents Donaldson and Green have created Generations Quilting Studio, which is based out of a room above Green’s garage.

“We got our love for quilting from learning from our grandmother,” Green said.

Green’s mother-in-law, Judy Saylor, works in the quilting studio.

“The quilting brings everyone together. That’s what I love most about it,” Donaldson said. “My cousin (Michelle Paul) moved to the United States from Canada and gives us something to come together for. Before the pandemic, every Saturday everyone brought their project, and everybody helps each other out.” Paul now lives in Noblesville.

Lessie moved to the United States from Canada in 1947 but still has family there. Lessie’s sister, Ethel, is 107 years old and lives in a nursing home in Vancouver.

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Green said she views quilting as an art form.

“I hope our customers see it the same way,” she said.

“Some people are so talented. You have no idea the things

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Edith Lessie, 95, works on a quilt. She has made and donated 50 quilts this year. (Submitted photo)

they can do. I love seeing everyone’s take on life and their colors. I love the creativity.”

Green said the year-old Generations Quilting Studio has more than 2,500 quilt patterns and that the studio’s longarm quilting machine is computerized.

“If they want snowflakes, Christmas trees, roses, fishing, hunting, they can choose their pattern,” she said. “Then the long-arm stitches out that pattern across their entire quilt, edge to edge.”

The sisters learned to sew as children as their mother Sharyn Lessie, who died in 2012, had a sewing business.

“I started sewing at 8 years old,” Green said.

Green has performed long-arm quilting for two years.

“We feel like what sets us apart is that we work really close with our customers to make their thread color,” Green said. “We have a relationship with our clients, trying to give really personal service for them.”

Donaldson said it’s satisfying when customers share a picture when they give the quilt as a gift.

“We get to be a part of their experience of creating and then handing off to someone else,” Donaldson said. “We’ll get a picture of their husband in a chair with the quilt and he loves it. It’s nice to be part of people’s lives.”

Lessie belonged to several quilting guilds when she lived near Crown Point.

Lessie’s husband, Jack, died in 2004, but she continued to take care of a 12-bedroom home in Thayer until two years ago when the sisters persuaded her to move to Carmel Senior Living. The home, which sold in January, was once the Hotel Fogli on the Kankakee River.

For more, visit generationsquiltingstudio.com.

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A time to rejoice

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Commentary by Terry Anker This time of year usually finds us with holiday carols and festive seasonal songs playing on an endless loop in our brains. We first begin to hear them around Halloween with an ever-increasing frequency and fervor. We once found ourselves filling stores, restaurants and the public square. These tunes were the soundtrack of travel, time with extended family and too much, well, of almost everything. While the season didn’t arrive exactly the same, these melodies couldn’t be stopped. Many are welcomed as old friends, while some others would not be missed. Whatever our proclivity to them, the familiar, in times of uncertainty, is always greeted warmly.

As we mature, especially if we are lucky, our thirst for continued learning grows along with us. The same is true for the classic carols. With this more quiet-than-usual year upon us, we can invest ourselves in reevaluating the familiar — both to learn more and to love all the more. A recent playing of the Nat King Cole classic rendition of the 400-year-old hymn “Adeste Fideles” caught the attention of its 20-something listener: “I never really thought about the fact that this is not being sung entirely in English!” he mused.

Momentarily, the internet delivered a wealth of information and translated from the Latin original.

It is a call for the faithful. It is a call to exalt the glory of God. It is a call to adore the infant Christ. Those enlightened cynics among us might dismiss the whole of it as long past any real value in today’s progressive and pessimistic time. But still, is it wise ever to summarily ignore a reminder of the power found in fidelity of spirit, of coming together under one thought, of rejoicing for the great possibility found in a single birth?

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

Christmas with the cranks Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’ve finally found my holiday groove, people! Between Meijer, Amazon and a lovely merlot, I’m feeling quite good HUMOR about Christmas. True, I have not written the annual family missive, nor have I mailed a single card, but I’m not worried. “Better late than never” is our family motto!

Now, if only my husband, Doo, would stop being such a Grinch. I don’t know if this is all men, but whenever the stress hits in force, he can’t manage to pull himself together.

He’s been oscillating between “I don’t care if Maddie has dance, we’re going to get antibody tested now!” and “I can’t possibly work if you keep nagging me about addressing envelopes.” This is why I’m playing Bing Crosby nonstop. Only a sultry crooner can dissuade me from that twinkle-lit ledge.

I’m also stuffing my face with bourbon-soaked English fruitcake to stifle my retorts. I want to tell Doo to quit whining and go to the office already. Seriously, anyone

here expecting to be left alone in the peace and quiet for seven hours just days before Santa arrives is living in Fa-la-la-la-la-land.

This place is the Island of Misfits Toys, friends. We have cats vomiting on carpets, kids revolting against our self-imposed quarantine and a janky 12-foot fir threatening to topple, spectacularly, of course. Ornament shankings appear imminent.

My point is, I need Doo to get on board my Polar Express, for him to take a moment to enjoy this crazy season and, more importantly, to praise my spectacular purchasing prowess. Also, to help with this card thing.

Our Elf on the Shelf retired years ago, and these envelopes aren’t going address themselves! Peace out.

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

This place is the Island of Misfits Toys, friends.

We have cats vomiting on carpets, kids revolting against our self-imposed quarantine and a janky 12-foot fir threatening to topple.

Editor, The Dec. 8 edition of Current in Carmel featured several interesting letters, from the flawed understanding of media bias and a backwards argument about ‘true taxpayers,’ whatever the hell that means, to the well-thought-out and necessary critique of Columbus Day. However, among all of these, one stood out. Jason Peek retracted his earlier statements about COVID-19 and personal freedom. He explained that it took a conversation with a doctor on the front-lines of the pandemic and that he failed to consider the effects of nonmask wearing on other people.

Not only is it respectable to refrain from having an opinion without sufficient information, but even more so to change one’s opinion after being presented with new information. These ideas, listening to experts, compassion for others and admitting when one is wrong are necessary for stepping towards a more just understanding and equal society.

Ethan Stoehr, Carmel

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Straight talk on COVID-19 Commentary by Andrew R. Greenspan, M.D. COVID-19 is “coronavirus disease 2019.” It is caused by a virus, SARS-CoV-2. The virus first appeared in late 2019 and quickly spread around the world as a pandemic. As to when it will be under control or done away with is left to conjecture at this time. There have been various myths about COVID-19, and this is an attempt to deliver dispelling facts.

Myth: COVID-19 came from a laboratory in China.

Fact: There exists no proof it was unleashed from a Chinese laboratory, but it is highly likely the virus emanated from an open live-animal market selling bats in the Wuhan district of China.

Myth: The United States isn’t overly affected by COVID-19.

Fact: The U.S. has 4 percent of the world’s population and 22 percent of COVID-19 deaths Myth: The reported numbers regarding COVID-19 are overly high.

Fact: The U.S case rate and death rate likely significantly have been underestimated.

Myth: COVID-19 mortality rates are overinflated.

Fact: The 2020 death rate from all causes rose compared to 2019, the majority as a result of COVID-19. The death rate from COVID-19 ranges from 1 in 100 to 1 in 500 among known incidences.

Myth: The death rate from the flu is worse than from COVID-19.

Fact: The death rate from Influenza-A is 1 in 1,000.

Myth: Physicians are paid more to note cause of death as COVID-19.

Fact: Physicians are not incentivized to label cause of death as COVID-19 on death certificates.

Myth: “As long as I keep 6 feet of distance, I’m good.”

Fact: The virus mainly spreads from person to persons through air droplets and particles within 6 feet, but sometimes up to as much as 12 feet.

Myth: Surface contact is overhyped.

Fact: It is possible to acquire the virus from surface contact by touching your face. The virus has been shown to survive several days on some surfaces.

Myth: “My pet(s) can’t acquire the virus.”

Fact: It also is possible, but uncommon, for the virus to spread from an infected person to an animal, like a pet. Also, there is no evidence that a person could get the virus from a pet.

Myth: “I’m in good shape because I have no symptoms.”

Fact A person can be infected, and spread the virus to others, even without having any symptoms.

Myth: “Everyone can beat this. I did.”

Fact For most people, symptoms will get better within a few weeks. But a small number of people get extremely sick and lose the ability to breathe on their own. In severe cases, their organs stop working, which can lead to death. Risk of serious illness is greater in older people and those with chronic illnesses, immune deficiency and obesity.

While children can get COVID-19, they are less likely than adults to have severe symptoms.

Myth: “I’m safer because I’m loaded up on Vitamin D.” Fact: Vitamins, mineral supplements and antibiotics cannot prevent or cure COVID-19.

Myth: Masks and distancing aren’t the answer.

Fact: Face masks and social distancing are the most valuable prevention, along with hand washing with at least 60 percent alcohol solution or soap for 20 seconds. UV lamps should not be used to disinfect your hands, but they may be used to disinfect surfaces.

Myth: “Wearing a mask just makes me inhale my own carbon dioxide.”

Fact: Masks do not cause carbon dioxide intoxication or oxygen deficiency.

Myth: “Saltwater kills all germs.”

Fact: Rinsing your nose with a saline solution does not prevent COVID-19.

Myth: “Thank goodness for winter. Bye, bye, COVID-19.”

Fact: Colder weather with freezing temperatures and snow cannot kill the virus.

Myth: “I’ve had COVID-19, so I’m in the clear.”

Fact: There is no proven length of immunity or even a guarantee of immunity after being infected.

Re-infection can occur in some cases.

Myth: “Just because they tested positive doesn’t mean I will.”

Fact: If you think you were in close contact with someone with COVID-19, you should get tested, if possible, even if you don’t have any symptoms to protect those with whom you may have come in close contact.

Myth: The vaccine is a total crapshoot.

Fact: Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna very soon will be available worldwide and represent the best approach to COVID-19 prevention and elimination. Availability of vaccines does not alter the recommended practice of masks and social distancing as preventative practices at this time.

Myth: “There’s no trustworthy information out there. Everything seems conflicting.”

Fact: The most trusted resources are U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/ COVID19) and the World Health Organization (who. int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019).

For more information, email info@currentincarmel.com.

Andrew R. Greenspan, M.D., is a hematologist/ oncologist with IU Health, in practice at the IU Health Schwarz Cancer Center in Carmel and other IUH sites.

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Glad to see seeds of change in Carmel Editor, I am writing in response to Mr. James Smith’s commentary about the “voices of ‘true taxpayers’ diluted in Carmel.” If only landowners should have a say in our elections, why stop there? We should also go back to the days when only white males could vote, too. Really, what do the rest of us know, anyhow?

The fact is, “transient apartment dwellers,” as he put it, have every right to vote and to have a say. To deny that is voter suppression. Carmel is now a destination

for people from all walks of life, not just conservatives, not just landowners. And those people have a voice, too.

I am a Democratic landowner. I am gainfully employed. I have a master’s degree in education. And I believe Carmel will continue to flourish because it’s becoming more diverse. “Seeds of ruin” are not growing slowly, as Mr. Smith said. Rather, seeds of change are blossoming and growing, and I am proud to be part of the process.

Emmi Perrin, Carmel

‘Apartment dwellers’ contribute Editor, In response to the (letter to the editor) by James J. Smith in the Dec. 8 Current in Carmel, you have struck a nerve. Welcome to the world of change. Your underlying tone would suggest that the City of Carmel is reserved for conservative Republican, white rich people.

I happen to be one of those “apartment dwellers” and trust me, sir, the amount of rent I pay factors into the cost for the property owners to pay taxes. More sadly is to

watch the gentrification going on whereby smaller homes are being gobbled up, only to be torn down and replaced with trophy homes shoehorned into undersized lots.

In case you are not aware, we “apartment dwellers” contribute to the local economy and I pay a tax to cross the county border to work. Yes, I have a job. Perhaps attitudes like yours contribute to systemic issues in this country.

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Editor, My husband and I recently moved to Carmel and chose to live in an apartment as we are near retirement age and wanted to downsize from our large home. We are both professionals, working for businesses in Carmel. Our immediate neighbors are doctors, engineers and other professionals who also work in Carmel.

I greatly resent James J. Smith’s label of

“transient apartment dwellers” in a letter to the editor published in the Dec. 8 edition of Current in Carmel. Are you implying that we are somehow undesirable? It certainly sounds like it. We have lived in several nice cities/towns over the years and never have I seen such a negative judgment placed on new residents. Thanks for the “lovely” welcome.

Andrea Sullivan, Carmel

We vote where we live Editor, I take Mr. Smith’s comments (in the Dec. 8 edition of Current in Carmel) to indicate that only property owners should have a vote and renters should not. Maybe it’s his opinion that we should have no apartments in Carmel. Or maybe he’d like the presidential voting parsed out by sex, race, age and faith so we can blame the Carmel results on

certain other attributes.

Luckily, that’s not the way it works. We vote where we live.

It’s amazing that Mr. Smith knows that it was the renters that tipped the election results to Biden. I’ve owned a home in Carmel for over 30 years and disagree with Mr. Smith’s thinking.

Doug Leithauser, Carmel

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Expecting the element of no surprise Commentary by Dick Wolfsie After Mary Ellen and I got married, we discovered we had a true cultural divide when it came to gift giving.

HUMOR In my family, Christmas gifts had to be a surprise. It was inappropriate to ask for something specific.

Christmas morning was all about the anticipation of what you might be getting. It wasn’t what you necessarily wanted, but it was exciting.

In Mary Ellen’s family, requesting an item made perfect sense. There were no real surprises. Mary Ellen and her brother still exchange gifts. They both ask for Amazon gift cards. The only excitement is seeing who sprang for the most.

To be surprised or not to be surprised is no longer the question. Mary Ellen and I do all our shopping online, and because we share the same Amazon Prime account, we both are always aware of what the other person is buying. When we log on, we see what our significant other has purchased the previous time the website was accessed. Mary Ellen is always quick to share her approval when she sees what

I selected.

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It’s nearly exactly what I asked for!”

Christmas was never this confusing before. Next year, if the pandemic is over, I plan to go to locally owned gift shops and maybe I can learn to enjoy the fun of in-person shopping again.

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A half-dozen boxes are piled just inside our front door (all from Amazon) and we haven’t got the slightest idea what’s in them. If we open the wrong box in order to wrap the gift, that might ruin the surprise, which, of course, it clearly isn’t a surprise, because we both know what we are getting. We just don’t know what box it’s in.

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Time is running out on a 48-year-old business.

For owner Andy CLAY TERRACE Brogden, it’s bittersweet that the Village Home Furnishing & Clock Shop is closing Dec. 31 in Carmel’s Clay Terrace.

After all, the 60-year-old Zionsville resident has spent more than half of his life running the shop. He will miss the interaction with customers.

“We’ve sold to a second generation of clients, so we’ll miss that aspect of it,” he said. “But I’m ready for the next stage in life.”

Brogden moved the shop from Zionsville’s Main Street to Clay Terrace eight years ago.

“Our business is literally the best since we’ve been here,” said Brogden, who is holding a going-out-of-business sale. “People got stuck at home (during the pandemic shutdown in spring), so they are remodeling and sitting on the same old sofa, so they are like, ‘We need new furniture.’”

However, his business was going to have

Andy Brogden pauses in the Village Home Furnishing & Clock Shop. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

to relocate because of redevelopment at Clay Terrace to add apartments and a hotel in his shop’s portion of the shopping center.

He said he couldn’t negotiate a rent deal for a new spot in Clay Terrace that made financial sense.

Plus, he said it’s time to slow down a bit.

Brogden, a 1979 Zionsville Community High School graduate, began working at the Village Clock Shop in 1983. He bought the business in 1999.

The shop has had a full-time clock repairman, Dave Grannan, for 30 years. Grannan will still do clock repair, so the phone number, 317-569-0035, will remain.

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The Indianapolis resident began making batches of the sauce and offering it to family and friends, who told him it was so good he should bottle and sell it. So, he did.

Four years later, Amazing Hazel’s has become so popular, it’s in 75 retail locations and has been shipped to 40 states.

The company’s products are consumed everywhere from Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael to the University of Kentucky to the Hilton in downtown Louisville. VanWye recently moved his storefront to 15 E. 126th St. for more space.

Amazing Hazel’s — named after VanWye’s grandmother — recently opened a storefront on the southeast corner of Range Line Road and City Center Drive.

“We’re a pandemic opening instead of a pandemic closing,” VanWye said.

VanWye, who previously worked for 35

Dave VanWye holds bottles of Amazing Hazel’s Bloody Mary mix and chili sauce inside the store at 15 E. 126th St. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

years in IT, expanded his offerings beyond chili sauce when he found a use for the gallons of tomato-infused water he had been pouring down the drain in the process of making the sauce.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The show must go on for the Indiana Ballet Conservatory. It just won’t be in front of an audience because of the rise of COVID-19 cases in PERFORMANCE Indiana.

Four performances were originally planned to be held Dec. 19-20 with a receded capacity at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, but all in-person performances have been canceled.

IBC founding Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva-Randall made the decision to produce an in-studio, socially distanced, adapted production of “The Nutcracker” for the students. A version with each of the three casts will be recorded so that each student will have the opportunity to perform the roles they had been training hard to perform. The performances will be recorded for their parents since they can’t watch in the Carmel studio. The students will wear masks and social distance.

Yakovleva-Randall said IBC had considered a livestream, but that wasn’t feasible because of finances and the equipment required.

“The cast has changed three times, but not the Sugar Plum and Prince,” she said.

“We can only have 15 people in the studio at one time.”

So, sections of the performance were recorded separately.

“It just makes sense to do the best we can right now,” Yakovleva-Randall said.

Kaitlin Casavan, a homeschooled senior from Westfield, returns as Sugar Plum Fairy for the second year.

“I love doing this part and performing it,” Casavan said. “It’s been fun and a new challenge to work on performing, even when you can’t express your emotions through touching. It’s nice being able to do the normal way and then doing it a different way. It’s something new, but it’s a challenge. Having performed the role before, I kind of know how to express

Civic Theatre “Elf The Musical,” a recording of the 2019 performance of the Civic Theatre production from The Tarkington in Carmel with added features, will be streamed at select times through Dec. 26. For more, visit civictheatre. org.

Actors Theatre of Indiana “A Christmas Carol,” featuring Jefferson Mays playing each character, on-demand livestream available through Jan. 3, 2021. For more, visit atistage.org.

Westfield Playhouse “Christmas at the Playhouse,” a recorded version of five holiday short plays, will be available through Christmas for a suggested minimum donation of $10. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

From left, Abigail Kimball, Louis Gonzalez, Cadence Burke, Ian Anderson-Conlon and Kaitlin Casavan rehearse for “The Nutcracker.” (Submitted photo)

myself while doing the piece, so it’s a little easier without doing all the stuff we did last year.”

Casavan is glad the dancers have been able to maintain a practice schedule.

“I know a lot of people have been able to keep doing the hobbies and the activities that they love,” she said. “We would have been really behind in our training if we weren’t able to come in and work hard every day. I’m grateful we’ve taken these precautions that we do this every day.”

Abigail Kimball, a 15-year-old Fishers resident, has been with IBC for 13 years.

Kimball served as Sugar Plum Fairy understudy last year and moved into the main role this year.

“It’s hard trying to do it social distanced,” Kimball said. “The choreography has gotten a lot more challenging. You can’t touch, so you have to do something that’s more interesting. There are no big, huge lifts.”

Cadence Burke, 16, moved to Carmel with her family when she was 14. Burke will be performing as Sugar Plum Fairy for the first time after being an understudy last year.

“I think everyone always wants to

be Sugar Plum and I’m excited to get to perform it, even if it is in the studio,” she said. “Everyone looks forward to ‘Nutcracker’ at Christmas time. A lot of schools have had to cancel ‘Nutcracker’ and that was an option for us, too, but I’m glad we decided to do the studio because I think everyone will enjoy it and it will still be beautiful and magical.”

Louis Gonzalez is from Michigan but lives with a host family in Carmel.

“This is my first time doing Cavalier (or Prince). I’ve done ‘Nutcracker’ before, but I’ve never done this huge main role before, so I’m super excited,” Gonzalez said. “I’m glad we get to show what we’ve been working on. It would be ideal to do it on stage, but we get to still perform.”

In his third year at IBC, Ian Anderson-Conlon, originally from Madison, Wis., was an understudy in the Cavalier role the previous two years and now plays the lead.

“It will be amazing, even if we can’t touch each other or do lifts,” Anderson-Conlon said. “But the music is enjoyable, so it will still be a lot of fun.”

For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org.

‘The Prom’ earns Heartland Film award editorial@youarecurrent.com “The Prom,” a new Netflix film, was named the recipient of Heartland Film’s Truly Moving Picture Award on Dec. 11, the same day it was released. Since 2010, the Moving Picture Award has honored nearly 200 studio-released films and serves as a curatorial standard, assisting moviegoers in identifying impactful films that do more than just entertain.

“The Prom” was directed by Ryan Murphy, an Indianapolis native, and stars Meryl Streep, James Cordon, Nicole Kidman, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose and Keegan-Michael Key. “The Prom,” a film adaptation of Chad Beguelin, Bob Martin and Matthew Sklar’s award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway musical, is about down-on-their-luck Broadway stars who shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.

For more about Heartland Film Truly Moving Picture Award or the Indy Shorts High School Competition, visit heartlandfilm.org.

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“I’ve always wanted to give back to the Indianapolis community in some kind of Angela Brown sees great benefits in the way,” Brown said. “Having worked most of Indianapolis Opera’s vision of acquiring and my career with the Indianapolis Opera, this improving is like a no-brainer.”

BASILE CENTER the Basile The campaign launched with gifts Opera Center. of $1.5 million from the Lilly EndowThe Indianapolis Opera has ment, Inc. and $500,000 from the launched a campaign to acquire and Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable sustainably operate the historic Foundation, Inc. In addition, there Meridian Kessler landmark to make have been major gifts from the Indiit a permanent fixture for the Opera anapolis Foundation, Frank and KaBrown and the central Indiana arts and trina Basile, Arnie Hanish, Claudette cultural community. and Larry Einhorn, and Garry and Louise “Raising this money will help make it a Frederickson to raise the campaign’s total viable arts organization and building that to more than $2.5 million in commitments, the community can come to, and having me more than half of its $4 million goal. as part of the whole structure, having a stuThe opera has called the former Greek dio dedicated to vocal lessons is a perfect Orthodox Church home for the last decade thing for the Indianapolis Opera to be part since its purchase by Indianapolis business of,” Brown said. “I’m excited about having a leader Bill Oesterle. home within the opera company.”

With donations from Oesterle, the BaBrown, who is from Indianapolis, began siles and many others, the company has giving lessons at the Angela Brown Vocal made more than $1 million in improvements Studio at the Basile Center in the summer of through the years.

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You light up my life Commentary by Randy Sorrell and Bill Bernard ‘Tis the season.

They say that decorating your home for the holidays improves REMODELING your mood. If that’s true, then most of Carmel must be in a great mood. In a year that many people would just as soon forget, the sight of so many holiday decorations is sometimes enough to lift our spirits and encourage us to stay calm and carry on.

Every year during the holidays, I look forward to seeing how my neighbors decorate their homes and lawns with an inspiring assortment of lights and inflatable decorations. Driving through the neighborhood after dark is just a delight. I don’t know why, but this year the elves have been especially busy. There seem to be many more homes whose halls have been decked, and I love seeing all the decorations.

Is your neighborhood as well adorned as ours? Our neighborhood has a tradition of guiding Santa through the streets by placing a series of lights along our sidewalks on Christmas Eve. Another pocket of our neigh-

Christmas lights displays on homes help brighten holiday spirits. (Submitted photo)

borhood decorates their mailboxes with big red bows. Do you and your neighbors have decorating traditions? Feel free to reach out to us and share your traditions.

Thanks to everyone who has brightened our lives with your creativity. We hope this season finds you safe and your lawn covered with lights.

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ORDINANCE NO. D-2561-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, ADDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, DIVISION VIII, SECTION 6-164 TO THE CARMEL CITY CODE

In the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Photo by Don Knebel)

History of Grotto of the Nativity Commentary by Don Knebel The Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories, is revered by Christians as marking the very spot TRAVEL of Jesus’ birth. Whether it does is a matter of faith.

The Bible recites that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a village about 6 miles south of Jerusalem, but says nothing about the actual site. The Gospel of Luke provided a clue for early Christians in saying that Mary laid her newborn in a feed trough. In A.D. 248, Origen of Alexandria, a Christian theologian, repeated rumors that Jesus had been born in a cave, a rational deduction because people in Bethlehem at the time often kept their animals in caves beneath their homes.

After Emperor Constantine declared in 313 that Christianity was an acceptable religion in the Roman Empire, he sent his mother Helena to the Holy Land to identify sites important in the life of Jesus. She reported that Jesus had been born in a Bethlehem cave beneath a Roman temple to Adonis, the lover of Venus. Constantine demolished

the temple and replaced it with a church, dedicated in 339. After the original church was destroyed during a revolt by Jews and Samaritans against the Byzantine Empire, Emperor Justinian rebuilt the church in essentially its current form in 565. The cave beneath the Church of the Nativity became known as the Grotto of the Nativity.

In 1717, Roman Catholics placed a 14-point silver star in the Grotto over what they claimed was the flat stone where Mary had lain as Jesus was delivered. In 1847, the star was stolen, allegedly by Greek Orthodox monks. The star was returned under government orders in 1853 and the Greek Orthodox Church was given control of the portion of the Grotto that included it. Roman Catholics were given control of another portion of the cave, said to be where the manger was located.

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

Synopsis: This ordinance prohibits public urination and defecation by persons over seven (7) years of age in all public places located within the City’s corporate boundaries WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-8-2-4, the City of Carmel, Indiana (“City”) has the power and authority to address and restrict conduct and the use of property in a manner that may endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-8-2-5, the City has the power and authority to address and restrict persons that might cause other persons to be injured or contract diseases; and, WHEREAS, human urine and feces often contains harmful bacteria, including those that cause and spread food poisoning, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, hepatitis, rotavirus, giardiasis, cholera, gastroenteritis, tape worms, typhoid fever, and polio; and, WHEREAS, the urea contained in human urine and the fat, protein, carbohydrates, and minerals contained in human feces attracts flies and cockroaches. These insects then carry the bacteria that is also contained in this urine and feces onto exposed food and water, thereby transmitting diseases to members of the public. Persons can also become infected by unknowingly touching surfaces that contain these bacteria, or by simply inhaling this urinary and fecal bacteria from the nearby air; and, WHEREAS, in addition to the health hazards caused by public urination and defecation, doing so creates unpleasant and noxious odors, stains walls and concrete, destroys the aesthetics of the area in which it occurs, adversely affects local businesses, and risks exposing the public to acts of indecent exposure and lewdness; and, WHEREAS, it is now prudent and in the public interest to prohibit public urination and defecation in any public place that is located within the City’s corporate boundaries.

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

Section 2. Chapter 6, Article 5, Division VIII, Section 6-164 should be and the same is hereby added to the Carmel City Code, and shall read as follows: Ҥ 6-164 Public Urination and Defecation Prohibited (a) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings: Public Place. Any City property and any other property that is generally visible to the public, including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, recreational areas, tunnels, driveways, parking lots, automobiles (whether moving or not), as well as any public or private building or facility that is open to the public, including, but not limited to, those that serve food or drink or provide entertainment to the public, and the doorways and entrances to such buildings and facilities and the grounds enclosing them.

Sanitary Facility. A urinal, toilet, commode or other temporary or permanent structure that accommodates or is designed for the sanitary disposal of human bodily fluids and/or waste and that is enclosed from public view.

Person. Any human being over seven (7) years old. (b) It shall be unlawful for any Person, at any time, to urinate and/or defecate in or on any Public Place located within the City’s corporate boundaries, except for in a Sanitary Facility. (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to the offense described in Subsection (b) of this Section that the Person then suffered from a verified medical condition that necessitated or caused such action, except that such verified medical condition shall not include alcoholism or the excessive consumption of alcohol. (d) Any Person who violates this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of $250 for the first offense and a fine of $2500 for each subsequent offense.”

Section 3. All prior ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent of such inconsistency only, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, such repeal to have prospective effect only. However, the repeal or amendment by this Ordinance of any other ordinance does not affect any rights or liabilities accrued, penalties incurred, or proceedings begun prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. Those rights, liabilities and proceedings are continued, and penalties shall be imposed and as if this Ordinance had not been adopted.

Section 4. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as enforcement of same can be given the same effect.

Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and signing by the Mayor and such publication as is required by applicable law.

PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 7th day of December 2020, by a vote of 9 ayes and 0 nays.

COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL Laura D. Campbell, President Sue Finkam, Vice-President H. Bruce Kimball Kevin D. Rider Anthony Green Jeff Worrell Timothy J. Hannon Miles Nelson Adam Aasen ATTEST: Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this 8th day of December 2020, at 5:30 P.M. Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this 8th day of December 2020, at 6:30 P.M. James Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: Sue Wolfgang, Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Indiana Code 327 IAC 15-5 (Rule 5) from the NPDES General Permit Rule Program, and on behalf of the City of Carmel, CrossRoad Engineers, PC (3417 Sherman Drive, Beech Grove, IN 46107) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to comply with the requirements under 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with the construction of Sister Cities Garden and Monon Ditch Encapsulation. This project is for the demolition of four buildings and all associated infrastructure and utilities located north of Carmel Drive and south of City Hall. In its place, a new detention pond will be excavated to accept flow from the Monon Ditch and discharge to the downstream end of the Carmel Drive crossing. This project is a precursor to a separate future contract that will construct hardscapes and other park amenities for the Sister Cities Garden.

This project is also for the construction of a ditch encapsulation along the Monon Trail starting north of Gradle Drive and extending approximately 325 ft. north. Approximately 920 feet of one-step removal ditch dredging will take place south of Gradle Drive. The project is located 1.5 miles east of U.S. 31 in Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. (Latitude 39º57’58” N, Longitude 86º07’46” W). Drainage will discharge into the existing ditch running south along the Monon Trail. Communications, gas and electric utilities shall serve the project. Construction is anticipated to begin January 2021.

Drawings and specifications are on file and may be examined at the following location: CrossRoad Engineers, PC 3417 Sherman Dr. Beech Grove, IN 46107 Persons wishing to comment should write to or call: William Hall, P.E. CrossRoad Engineers, PC (317) 780-1555 ext. 140 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: Carmel Clay Schools 2021 Renovations 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 At: 5201 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM(local time), January 20, 2021 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033 or via Microsoft Teams.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 317-762-3960 United States, Indianapolis Phone Conference ID: 552 049 821# All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling. Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661.

WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 317-762-3960 United States, Indianapolis Phone Conference ID: 320 618 595# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools. Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

Carmel Clay Schools By: RON FARRAND

LIFESTYLE NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY OF CARMEL Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids, until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 at the office of the Clerk, One Civic Square, 3rd Floor, Carmel, Indiana, 46032, for the following project: 2021 VAC TRUCK The scope of work for this project includes (but is not limited to) purchasing a 2021 Positive Displacement Combination Sewer Cleaning Truck (Vacuum Truck).

All bids are to be sealed with the word “BID –2021 VAC TRUCK” on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on January 6th, 2021 at the Board of Public Works meeting on the 2nd floor of Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN. All persons interested in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Street Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties.

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

Questions regarding this solicitation must be written and delivered to the Carmel Street Department. All responses will be written and made available with the specifications at the Street Department. Please call the Street Department to confirm whether or not any such written questions and/or responses exist.

The submitted proposal must be in compliance with IC 36-1-9 et seq.

The Board of Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Terry Killen Street Commissioner NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 E. Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 For: New Carmel Elementary Schools 5201 E. Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 At: Carmel Clay Schools 5201 E. Main Street Carmel, IN 46033 Until: 2:00 PM (local time), January 20, 2021 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), at 5201 E. Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033 or via Microsoft Teams.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 317-762-3960 United States, Indianapolis (Toll) Conference ID: 893 529 282# All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A www.skillmanplanroom.com Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling.

Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661.

WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 317-762-3960 United States, Indianapolis (Toll) Conference ID: 630 751 081# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools. Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

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