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Hamilton County Parks receives 129 acres of land

By Chris Bavender news@currentinfishers.com A critical shortage of park space in Hamilton County has been offset by a recent land transfer of 129 acres from GROWTH Central Indiana Land Trust, referred to as Burr Oak Bend, to Hamilton County Parks and Recreation.

The land has not been assigned a postal address but is in the area of 206th Street and Riverwood Avenue in Noblesville.

“The land acquisition and initial restoration activities on the preserve were supported by mitigation funds from the White River Settlement stemming from the 1999 White River fish kill Stice and administered by the Natural Resource Defense Assessment, the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society and private funding,” said Chris Stice, Hamilton County Parks and Recreation director.

Stice said that while Hamilton County continues to experience “astounding growth,” the amount of dedicated park and recreation space doesn’t keep pace with the measure of growth and development.

Based on standards established by Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources in its Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, a county that doesn’t have the recommended supply of outdoor-recreation acres of 55 acres per 1,000 population or greater, is technically deemed a “critical county.”

“Unfortunately, Hamilton County falls into that critical category that identifies the county as significantly lacking in park land,” Stice said. “While the land acquired by Hamilton County Parks in the transfer of Burr

Individuals that played a role in the CILTI Land Transfer of Burr Oak Bend recently gathered at the site to recognize the momentous transaction. From left, Friends Foundation Board Members Ryan Fuhrmann, Todd Irwin, Thomas McLean and Executive Director April Williams; CILTI staff Stephanie Paine Crossin and Executive Director Cliff Chapman; HCPR Director Chris Stice; Hamilton County Council President Steve Schwartz, Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt and HCPR Deputy Director Bruce Oldham. (Photo courtesy of Byron Settles)

Oak Bend from CILTI is greatly welcomed and immensely appreciated, we, as a county, have a way to go to ensure an adequate amount of park space is provided our county residents.”

HCPR’s goal to provide passive recreation to Hamilton County residents, central to its mission according to Stice, will be achieved by the installation of “strategically placed, crushed stone trails on the newly acquired land.”

“The maintained trails will accommodate a variety of quiet recreational activities, such as wildlife viewing, photography, nature education programming, running and walking,” he said. “Operation of motorized vehicles by the public will not be permitted on the trails or the property. No timeline

has been set for trail development at this time.”

The park system saw an overall increase of usership by the public of nearly 200 percent during the pandemic due in part, Stice said, to the healing nature and emotional benefits provided by parks and the outdoors.

“I am proud of our park board and staff that have worked tirelessly to keep our county parks open and safe since the start of the pandemic,” Stice said. “With the addition of Burr Oak Bend, we can further extend that service to members of our Hamilton County community that desire such natural resources to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”

NPD serves search warrants at spas, residences news@currentinfishers.com Noblesville Police Dept. officers and other agencies conducted simultaneous search warrants March 3 at eight locaCRIME tions throughout Hamilton and Marion counties in the wake of reports of alleged criminal activity. A press release from the NPD stated, “The search warrants are products of ongoing criminal investigations and as a result, there are no other details available for release at this time.”

NPD didn’t specify what the agencies were searching for.

The search locations were four businesses and four residential addresses. The locations were Lucky Foot Spa, 17867 Cumberland Rd., Noblesville; Longevity Body & Foot Spa, 175 Sheridan Rd., Noblesville; Classic Spa, 1128 South St., Noblesville; Comfort Spa, 14093 Mundy Dr., Fishers and unspecified residences in Noblesville, Fishers, Westfield and Indianapolis.

Agencies involved in the searches were NPD, Dept. of Homeland Security, Indiana Dept. of Revenue, Indiana State Police, Fishers Police Dept., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Dept., Westfield Police Dept., Hamilton Coun-

ty Prosecutor’s Office, Prevail and Noblesville Planning Dept. for code enforcement.

The press release stated that in the past 15 months, NPD and the other agencies have conducted multiple criminal investigations involving a number of local businesses. The investigations began in December 2020 after NPD received several complaints from citizens of alleged criminal activity occurring at the businesses.

No arrests were made during the searches. Citizens can contact the NPD Criminal Investigations Division at 317-776-6371 if they have information related to these locations.

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fice? Approximately 50 years of experience in the prosecution of felonies across Indiana. I have tried high-profile death penalty murder cases as well as successfully prosecuted Mike Tyson for rape in Marion County.

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Education: Loyola University of Chicago: Bachelor of Arts in Economics with minors in philosophy and theology. Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis: Doctorate of Buckingham Jurisprudence Occupation: Prosecuting Attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit of Indiana (Hamilton County) Website: BuckinghamForProsecutor.com Why do you want to run for office?

I have dedicated my professional life to protecting the citizens of Hamilton County, and I enjoy the challenges that serving as prosecuting attorney brings. I would like to continue leading the office and working together with law enforcement to help maintain Hamilton County as one of the best and safest places to live, work and raise a family in the entire state. I also want to provide continued stability and continuity for my hardworking and dedicated staff

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What are your qualifications for this office? Having served as prosecuting attorney since 2011, I have the necessary proven experience to effectively and efficiently run the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. I also served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for 16 years between 1995 and 2010 before I was sworn in as the elected prosecuting attorney.

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1. Initially developing and now maintaining a good working relationship with Hamilton County law enforcement 2. Continuously improving the effectiveness and efficiency of my staff 3. Above all else, making sure that the office is run in a highly ethical manner that takes our role as ministers of justice seriously and ensures the integrity of the office while aggressively but fairly pursuing justice for victims and the citizens of Indiana.

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Orchestra to play in festival

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As the COVID-19 pandemic was about to shut schools down on March 13, 2020, Johanna Kitchell knew she had to act MUSIC quickly.

The Riverside Junior High School director of orchestras knew she had to record an audition tape of her group.

“I sprung this recording on them,” Kitchell said. “We planned to do this recording later, but when we saw we were getting ready to shut down, I literally surprised them.”

The audition worked and Riverside’s Philharmonic Orchestra was originally selected for the 2021 American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival.

“We began our preparation only to have the 2021 festival canceled in December 2020,” Kitchell said. “We were told our audition would be reconsidered for 2022 or we could submit a new one. They reused the 2020 tape to reapply us, and we were selected.

Now, it is finally happening.”

Students from the Fishers school will perform March 17 in the National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta. The competition brings together the top orchestras from across the U.S., Kitchell said.

A colleague made sure Kitchell had the right equipment needed to make the audition tape.

“After we recorded, I told them I was going to submit it for a national festival,” she said.

The Riverside orchestra will perform six pieces of different music styles and level of difficulty. The performance will last about 25 minutes.

“They’ll perform for two adjudicators that will give us rating and comments,” Kitchell said. “They’ll have an hour-long clinic with a well-renowned string educator, then we are on to the competition, so our scores will be compared to others for the (March 19) awards competition.”

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Carmel Realtor featured in ‘House Hunters’ episode

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Realtor Dan O’Brien is a longtime fan of “House Hunters.”

O’Brien, who works in TELEVISION the Trueblood Real Estate office in Carmel, is one of the four founding brokers in the company, whose first office was in Fishers.

“My clients and I had mutual friends that were on (‘House Hunters’) about a decade ago, and while we were looking for their house, we said that it would be fun to apply, so we went through the casting process and got on the show,” O’Brien said.

The Westfield resident enjoyed the experience.

“It was great to work with the ‘House Hunters’ team and experience the magic of making TV, but at the end of each day of filming, I was exhausted,” he said.

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the 30-minute show, which I think is only 22 minutes of content,” he said. “The three (Indianapolis) houses featured on the show were in Garfield Park, Fountain Square and SoBro (South Broad Ripple).”

“House Hunters” debuted in 1999 “I’ve watched ‘House Hunters’ for years and always thought it would be awesome to be on the show, so it was a bit surreal to watch the episode when it aired on HGTV,” O’Brien said.

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Fishers resident vies for LLS Woman of the Year

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honor by Westfield resident Christie Dee. Dee and Frazier coached together as part of Girls on the Run Central Indiana, a program When Fishers resident Angie Frazier was that empowers girls 8 to 13 by teaching life asked to campaign as a Leukemia and Lymskills through lessons and running. phoma Society “I nominated Angie because she FUNDRAISER Women of the is one of the most driven people Year candidate, I know,” Dee said. “She works to she had a good reason to accept. achieve any goal she sets her Frazier has two close friends mind to while always having the who battled cancer and, with the betterment of others in mind. She support of the LLS, are living their has an amazingly positive and conlives cancer free. Frazier is camtagious personality, and I knew the Frazier paigning in honor of Sarah Goddard, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society who battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and Finn would find a special spot in her heart.”

Stallings, who battled acute lymphoblastic During the next 10 weeks, Frazier and her leukemia. Goddard and Stallings are Nobles14 teammates will raise as much money for ville residents.

LLS. At the end of the campaign, whichever “At first, I was concerned about camcandidate raises the most money is deemed paigning because I have not personally Man or Woman of the Year. dealt with this type of cancer before, but I “Obviously, our team would love to win, realized doing something like that for those and that means we raise the most, but who are struggling is the reason why I at the end of the day, every candidate is should campaign,” Frazier said. “I should be working hard for the overall cause,” said out there raising money, helping them find Frazier, who previously worked for the City cures so they can focus on their healing. of Westfield and now works with American One of the statistics that really hit home for Structurepoint. “Every penny raised will help me is there are currently only four pediatric for every single campaign.” oncology drugs for children (developed in) Frazier’s team is called Team Love.Live. the past 40 years. Our children deserve betSupport. It accepts individual donations, ter. A lot of these fundraising efforts will go corporate sponsorships and auction items toward research.” until noon May 7. For more or to donate, Frazier was nominated for the Leukemia visit pages.lls.org/mwoy/in/indy22/afrazier. and Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year

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Junior sparks University High School’s basketball success

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com University High School junior guard Payton Seay’s improvement has been on a steady climb.

Seay, a Noblesville resident, averaged 15 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game for the Trailblazers (23-5), who reached the Class 2A semistate before losing to eventual state champion Forest Park. It was the second consecutive season the Trailblazers reached the semistate.

“Payton has been a vital part of our program for the past three seasons,” University coach Justin Blanding said. “She continues to improve every year. Her development over the past three seasons has been a tribute to her hard work. After every season, I challenge her to improve multiple areas of her game and she comes back better. She has been, and will continue to be, one of the most important pieces to our program.”

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Seay said the challenging schedule helped prepare the Trailblazers for the postseason.

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season. Once our starting five get going, it’s really hard to stop us.”

Seay will be one of four starters returning, including junior Kelsey DuBois, also from Noblesville. Seay’s sister, Taylor, a freshman, will return as well.

“She was our seventh man,” Seay said.

“She really brought a lot of energy on defense.”

Seay said her decision to attend University was mainly for academics. Academics were also part of DuBois’ decision to attend University. DuBois averaged 12.8 points and 7.7 rebounds during the season..

The two had played together growing up. The two also grew up playing with Noblesville High School junior Ashlynn Shade, a University of Connecticut commit who helped lead the Millers to a Class 4A state title Feb. 26.

“Getting that work in with other elite players like them benefited me to be as good as I am today,” Seay said.

Seay attended Noblesville West Middle School, playing with DuBois and Shade.

“We went 36-0 through our two years there,” Seay said. “That’s where I really found what kind of player I am. Those two years really helped me with my confidence.”

Seay, who wants to play college basketball, plans to major in sports medicine or something in a STEM field because she enjoys math.

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such devastating news so close to one of my family’s favorite holidays, but in a way, it was also a blessing as we were able to Adam Ritter lost his maternal grandparcherish and got to spend one last Christmas ents to lung cancer and will participate in together,” he said. the May 8 Fight When his maternal grandmother FUNDRAISER for Air Climb at was diagnosed a few years later, RitLucas Oil Stater said she opted to enjoy her final dium to honor them and help raise months and forgo treatment given awareness of health disparities for what his grandfather went through. minorities.

“I currently work in the oncology “Given my personal connection to space at Lilly, so it is a passion of lung cancer, I am very passionate mine to help as many people (as posRitter about finding solutions to end and sible) suffering from lung disease,” cure that devastating disease,” said Ritter, a Ritter said.

Fishers resident. “The American Lung AssociRitter will lead Team Lilly, which has a ation’s State of Lung Cancer 2020 found that $5,000 fundraising goal. about every 2 1/2 minutes, someone in the “Coming out of the pandemic, Lilly is very U.S. is diagnosed with lung cancer. focused on employee well-being, and this “Additionally, vaping has become a panseemed like a natural way for us to come demic in and of itself that I think we need to back together as a larger group and do continue to fight back against and educate something fun while raising money for an today’s youth on the dangers and risks asso- important cause,” he said. “Also, I’m just a ciated with vaping.” little competitive, and when I heard about When Ritter was in high school, he lost his the previous showings for Team Lilly, I wantmaternal grandfather to lung cancer. ed to see if we could meet or exceed those “I remember he was diagnosed just before records.”

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also was appointment to the Lawrence Common Council in 2018, where he served the remainder of the term until it ended on Matt Hall, a U.S. Army combat veteran Jan 1, 2020. has filed his candidacy for Indiana’s 5th “The experience I have is not in governCongressional Disment, but in life and service that POLITICS trict. Hall said he have prepared me to serve in govis running because ernment,” Hall said. “From working he wants to “positively affect” with other nations and organizaHoosiers. tions where language and compet“It’s the same reason I became ing interests are at issue to achieve an Army officer after being enlisted a desired or directed mission, to for 12 years. I could be a sergeant the stress of staying focused on Hall and teach and mentor a five-person task while life is happening around team, 10-person squad or 30-soldier playou at a blinding pace, I’ve learned to stay toon,” said Hall, a Fishers resident. “Or I calm in the face of adversity and get the could become an officer and teach and men- job done, whatever that job might be at the tor a 30-person platoon, 100-person compatime.” ny or 500-person battalion.

If elected, Hall said he wants to cut parti“As a congressman, I’ll be able to possanship and champion an economic agenda itively affect over 300,000 Hoosiers. This that includes creating good union jobs, enables me to help more people, which is expanding broadband internet access and my main goal.” providing other infrastructure investments.

A first-time office seeker, Hall, 50, is Hall and Jeanine Lee Lake have filed to a Democrat who said he would bring leadseek the Democratic Party nomination in ership and experience to the U.S. House the 5th District in the May 3 primary. The of Representatives, citing his time as a incumbent is Republican Victoria Spartz. football coach and his military service. He For more, visit MattHallForCongress.com.

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The House District 32 seat was created from the 2020 census and brings together the communities of southern Carmel, DelVictoria Garcia Wilburn, an assistant aware township in Fishers and northern professor of occupational therapy in the Indianapolis.

School of Health and “(The communities) share comPOLITICS Human Sciences at mon ties in terms of maintaining IUPUI, has filed to run and enhancing strong public school for the new Indiana House District systems, ensuring access to quality 32 seat. health care and creating safe and A first-time office seeker, Wilburn, prosperous neighborhoods,” Wilburn an Indianapolis resident, is seeksaid. “This marks a critical moment ing the Democratic nomination in for electing a legislator who will Wilburn the May 3 primary. She is the only advocate for these important poliDemocrat who has filed so far. The general cies and who will represent the rich diverelection is Nov. 8. sity within these communities. We know “Through my work as a community-enthat the continued growth of these areas gaged researcher and a university profesreflects a strong commitment to creating sor in health and human sciences, I see a high quality of life, so this new district firsthand how Indiana’s poor overall health presents an opportunity to advance those and mental health outcomes devastate our interests even further in the Statehouse.” communities,” Wilburn said. “We can and If elected, Wilburn said she would focus must do better for all Hoosiers and it will on three pillars – safety, public health and take leadership and public health expertise education. in the Indiana Statehouse to solve these For more on Wilburn’s campaign, visit problems, which is what led me to run for wilburnforindiana.com.

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Fishers Health Dept. plans to shift focus from COVID-19

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com During its first two years, the Fishers Health Dept. has largely been consumed

by COVID-19 initiatives. But as cases wane and the demand for vaccinations decrease, Public Health Director Monica Heltz said the department is shifting its focus to other areas.

“We have been pushing forward on everything since we started this health department and haven’t let off the gas on any front, but for me and for longer-term planning goals and objectives, it’s really exciting to turn our attention to those things now that COVID has quieted down,” Heltz said.

Launched in April 2020, the FHD exclusively serves the city, which is no longer under the umbrella of the Hamilton County Health Dept.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness said the FHD was created to better serve local residents.

Heltz said the health department focuses on population health, such as immunization and blood pressure screenings, and environmental health.

Population health also encompasses standard health care, health education and birth and death certificates. Environmental health encompasses categories like food inspections, pool inspections and vector control, such as pest control.

Heltz said to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, the state required the FHD to enroll in the Vaccines for Children program, which allows it to provide all vaccinations for an individual from birth to death.

“We started that at the clinic last year and we are currently able to offer any vaccine that is on the recommended schedule for any person of any age, whether they are insured, uninsured or underinsured,” Heltz said.

To augment the environmental health side, the FHD has hired employees like Dan Stewart, a retail food inspector.

“We have approximately 410 restaurants, schools, hotels and operations that have to be inspected because they’re serving food,” said Stewart, one of two retail food inspectors working with the health department.

The other inspector is Tim Burbich.

Stewart said the health department

Retail food inspector Dan Stewart inspects items at a local restaurant for the Fishers Health Dept. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

doesn’t act like “gotcha inspectors” but works with restaurants on improvement plans.

“We want to go in and help them raise their bar up so that they’re within code minimums,” Stewart said.

Stewart said the health department focuses on issues such as foodborne illness prevention. For example, inspectors monitor reheating and cooling practices and personal hygiene.

Stewart said the labor shortage has led to some organizations struggling to meet health code.

“So many people are challenged with employees today that it has sort of fallen down in their priorities because they are so understaffed,” Stewart said. “So, we are working with them to bring that priority up

to the No. 1 thing.”

Heltz said the health department focuses mostly on education.

“We are partnering with restaurants because we want them to be successful, but we want to make sure their guests are not going to get a foodborne illness,” Heltz said.

The FHD also is establishing mental health services. It will launch a community health assessment program later this year.

“We are going to keep pushing to be the very best health department in the state,” Heltz said.

ON THE COVER: Carlos Villagran, head chef for Chao Vietnamese Street Food, works with Retail Food Inspector Dan Stewart during a routine restaurant inspection. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

ACCESSING VACCINES The Fishers Health Dept. offers a variety of vaccinations, including COVID-19 immunizations, at its mass vaccination clinic at 12520 E. 116th St. The service will eventually move to an undetermined location when the demand decreases.

“There’s no hard end date,” Public Health Director Monica Heltz said.

“With the (COVID-19) vaccines potentially coming out for (young children), we may need to keep it open a little longer than we thought.”

For more, visit fishers.in.us/1154/ Fishers-Health-Department.

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Money can’t buy happiness?

Commentary by Terry Anker Considering it his more important work, Scottish philosopher Adam Smith penned “The Theory of Moral Sentiments” in 1759, some 17 years before authoring the often cited and more often misunderstood “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” Although the flourish of his style is antiquated, his insight remains keen.

In expressing a singular characteristic of humans, he points to a story where the earth opened by earthquake and all the inhabitants of China were consumed. Naturally, good folk decried the calamity. Some sent well wishes, coins or prayers. Others lamented the human condition and imagined the causes behind their misfortune.

But few, if any, dug in the rubble.

Smith went on to point out, “And when all this fine philosophy was over, when all these humane sentiments had been once fairly expressed, he would pursue his business or his pleasure, take his repose or his diversion, with the same ease and tranquility, as if no such accident had happened.” But if the person he suggests were to lose a finger, he would likely find his life disrupted by pain and insomnia. Wouldn’t we all? In fact, few would sacrifice our own digit to have prevented the catastrophe to the Chinese. Would we feel the personal obligation?

Yet, this icon of capitalism Smith goes on to extol the hidden virtue of humans in his query, “When we are always so much more deeply affected by whatever concerns ourselves, than by whatever concerns other men; what is it which prompts the generous, upon all occasions, and the mean upon many, to sacrifice their own interests to the greater interests of others?” Even as the Russian bear mauls the children of Ukraine, what is our sacrifice? If self-interest propels the world of commerce, does sympathy drive our moral one?

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

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

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I’m conflicted, friends. My need for alone time is currently duking it out with my frugal nature, and I’m not sure which side will emerge victorious.

Here’s the skinny: My husband, Doo, has had a boys ski trip on the books for awhile, which means I’ve also had plans. Specifically, a beautiful, lazy weekend of single living, with no demands, no sleep interruptions and no empty milk cartons left inexplicably on the kitchen counter right above the actual trash can. I’ve been looking forward to this for months.

All began well. Doo left the house early for his flight, and though he woke me in the process, I easily fell back to sleep dreaming of the quiet morning that lie ahead. I eventually got up, made coffee and began an intriguing expert-level sudoku puzzle. Alas, those would be the only precious moments I’d enjoy. Doo called to say he’d been bumped and was heading home, but that he’d been compensated almost $1,000. So, just as my heart sank into disappointment, my forever-concerned-with-money brain was like, “Yeah, baby! Make it rain!”

Hence, my internal conflict. I really wanted some space. I love Doo, but as most of you with longtime partners know, periodic separations are tremendously important. And now, he’s sitting across from me on the couch talking loudly amid the various detritus of his life. On the other hand, his ski trip was expensive, and with his new travel vouchers, we’ll be able to cover the cost of an already-committed-to family wedding this summer.

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Fake news: It takes two to tango Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

journey from Oolitic. The Goodbottoms had never tangoed before and were shocked I love reading the history behind common to learn that the dance was not only very phrases. Here’s one that has a Hoosier erotic, but was twice as aerobic as they origin. You might think I made could handle, resulting in a trip to the ER, HUMOR this up (and you’d be correct). where the Goodbottoms became the first Despite the popular belief documented case of a dual cardiac arrest by that the saying “It takes two to tango” is a married couple. of Hispanic origin, I heard it originated in Yackerman was especially put off by the what is now Carmel at the turn of the cenjudge, who scribbled a note that said: “Sortury — 1900, that is. ry, Ralph, but it takes Hoosier Ralph Yackertwo to tango.” This The night of the contest, man loved to dance, so infuriated the Yackerman was in rare form, but ever since his fifth solo hoofer that he whirling himself around the wife ran away with a showed the note to feed salesman, he hatthe local newspaper dance floor, snapping his head, ed women … and men, twisting his body, contorting his editor, Sal Muleman, for that matter. So, and tried to convince back, all without a partner. dancing was virtually him that he was the – DICK WOLFSIE victim of some kind of eliminated from his social calendar. Aldiscrimination. though many would Muleman printed the note in the local pahave considered it a substantial drawback, per, and before long the phrase “It takes Yackerman practiced dancing in his home two to tango” caught on. day and night, partnerless, but with no less Within months, everyone was trying fervor than would be expected of a Hoosier to work the phrase into conversation. At farmer, raised to bring passion and dedicaFarley’s Diner you’d hear people say things tion to every endeavor. like, “You know, I think I better have bacon One day, to Yackerman’s great delight, he with those eggs. After all, it takes two to read in the (name of your newspaper) that tango.” Or at the feed store, you’d hear old the local dance hall was having a tango timers like Zack Newhouse saying, “I better contest. Yackerman was convinced that the get manure and peat moss … takes two to addition of a partner was an unnecessary tango, ya know.” affectation by love-smitten Latinos.

So, there you have it. Next time you use The night of the contest, Yackerman was the phrase, “It takes two to tango,” think of in rare form, whirling himself around the Ralph Yackerman. Next time you do the tandance floor, snapping his head, twisting go, think of the Goodbottoms. his body, contorting his back, all without a partner.

When the contest concluded, Yackerman Dick Wolfsie is an author, was convinced he had prevailed, only to columnist and speaker. Contact discover that he placed fifth out of six, him at wolfsie@aol.com. beating only the Goodbottoms, an overweight couple who had made the three-day

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A.J. Croce wasn’t quite 2 years old when his father, singer/songwriter Jim Croce, died in a 1973 plane crash.

CONCERTS For several years, the younger Croce stuck to playing his own music and songs he loved.

He toured with B.B. King and Ray Charles before he was 21.

But in recent years, he has embraced his father’s legacy.

“The concert is about connections between my father’s music, my music and the music that influenced both of us,” Croce said. “It’s really about the connection we all have to our parents, to our children, to the ones we love, to our friends.

That being said, It’s a really energetic show.”

“Croce Plays Croce” is set for two performances at 5 and 8 p.m. March 19 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Both shows are nearly sold out.

Some of his father’s biggest hits include “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Operator (That’s the Not the Way it Feels),” “I Got a Name” and “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim.” Croce said he has several favorites, but “Time in a Bottle” is personal because his father wrote the song when he learned his wife, Ingrid, was pregnant with A.J. “We play the big hits, but it changes from night to night,” Croce said. “My father’s catalog is really three albums. I’ve had 30 years of recording to switch in and out of the show as well as thousands of songs we have in common.”

Croce, 50, said he began playing his father’s songs in concert five years ago.

“I got to the place where I had a bunch of chart success with 15 or 16 songs,” Croce said. “I played with all my heroes and done these different things and I feel like I had some integrity. I had offers to play my father’s music since I was 16, but it was not an inspiring thing for me.”

Croce said about 20 years ago he was

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A.J. Croce plays a concert featuring some of his father Jim Croce’s songs. (Photo courtesy of Michael Weintrob)

transferring much of his father’s home recordings to digital.

“At that time, I found a tape that had all these covers. Obviously, he didn’t get to play his own music when he was playing little clubs around Philly,” Croce said. “This particular tape had 12 or 13 songs. About 10 of them were songs that I had been playing since I was a kid. They were obscure jazz and blues artists and some country stuff. But not only was it the artists we had in common, but the actual songs.”

Croce said the tapes included a Fats Waller song, “You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew,” which he also had on his first Columbia Records demo.

There were deep cuts by Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and Bessie Smith.

“I’m a piano player, first and foremost.

Around this time I had been gifted a guitar by my mother that was one he gave to her and he had written his first two albums on,” Croce said. “I felt an obligation to

learn the instrument. It’s special to me and it’s also an amazing ‘30s Gibson.”

On what would have been his father’s 70th birthday in 2013, Croce said the family had a party to celebrate.

“I played a bunch of his songs, a few of mine and songs from that tape,” Croce said. “That was the catalyst for how ‘Croce Plays Croce’ began. I didn’t play another show like that for five years. Once I realized I’m not doing an impersonation of my father, this is a tribute to his music and his legacy, it’s something that I felt not just happy to do but I felt sort of an obligation of sorts to share his music.

“It’s not something I do every night, but when I do, it’s really enjoyable. I see how it affects the people in the audience.”

Croce has a setlist for the band but does deviate from it for each concert.

“The more into it the audience is, the more I can curate the set,” he said.

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Belfry Theatre presents ‘The Lillies of the Field’ editorial@youarecurrent.com The Belfry Theatre will present “The Lilies of the Field” at the auditorium of Ivy Tech Hamilton County March 18-20 and March 25-27, with Friday and Saturday evening shows at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

DéJon LéTray Marshall-Fisher, Indianapolis, plays Smith in the Belfry production, directed by Linnéa Leatherman, Westfield.

Kim O’Mara, Lawrence, plays Mother Maria Marthe, with her four nuns played by Jan Borcherding, Noblesville, Diane Reed, Noblesville, Jan Jamison, Westfield, and Judy McGroarty, Indianapolis. The men in the cast are Gene Burnett as Orville Livingston, Fishers; Gideon Roark as Father Gomez, Yorktown; and Patrick Crowley as José Gonzalez, Indianapolis. Jan Borcherding is also the Folksinger for the show.

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HSE presents ‘SpongeBob’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Hamilton Southeastern High School senior Olivia Venable has the challenge of bringing a lovable cartoon character MUSICAL to life.

“I’m trying to capture the spirit of SpongeBob while still being me,” Venable said.

Hamilton Southeastern is presenting “The SpongeBob Musical” March 17 to 19 at the school’s auditorium. Shows are 7 p.m. each night with a 2 p.m. matinee March 19.

“We wanted to choose a show with great music and an engaging story,” HSE theater teacher and director Ethan Mathias said. “‘The SpongeBob Musical’ is a very new show and just a lot of fun. Right now we could all use a classic hero’s journey with catchy songs.”

Mathias said the students are having fun with it.

“I don’t know that they expected the demands of the show to challenge them in this way,” he said. “Bringing an iconic cartoon world to life on stage is not as easy as it might sound. There are a lot of moving

From left, Hamilton Southeastern High School seniors Olivia Venable, Emma Grim and Carly Mankin rehearse “‘The SpongeBob Musical.”

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parts, literally and figuratively, to this show, but there’s also so much playfulness and creativity in every aspect of the production.

“It’s been a joy to see everyone play and explore performing in a new way.”

Senior Emma Grim plays Patrick.

“There is definitely a difference between watching on TV and seeing real-life people on the stage several nights in a row,” Grim said. “The biggest thing for me is being able to implement the iconic cartoon moments.”

Carly Mankin, who plays Karen, is also one of the student directors.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Andrea Casarrubios’ “Seven” is striking a chord with concert audiences.

The Sphinx Virtuosi conCONCERT cert program features a cello solo performance by Cuban American cellist Thomas Mesa of “Seven.”

The piece was commissioned by Mesa.

Casarrubios made it a tribute to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to those who died or are still suffering from the crisis.

Sphinx Virtuosi, a professional chamber orchestra comprised of 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists, will perform at 8 p.m. March 19 at The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The piece is one of three Mesa commissioned to three different composers.

“It was about their experience during the pandemic. I gave them free rein to what they wanted to do,” Mesa said. “Each wrote something fairly different. The title ‘Seven’ comes from the time that people would go to the windows and clap for the essential workers.

It has been an absolute hit. There are cellists all over the country playing this piece due to her music is so incredible. People are really taking to it. Andrea is a cellist herself. It’s a very touching and emotional piece.”

The piece ends with seven bell-like sounds, alluding to New York City’s daily tribute during the lockdown.

“Carlos Simon’s piece was tied into not just the situation with the pandemic but the situation with all of the social issues, with the Black Lives Matter protests,” Mesa said.

Mesa said Stephanie Ann Boyd’s piece is similar to Casarrubios in that it was inspired by Boyd’s experiences during the lockdown in New York City. Mesa plans to debut the other two pieces in May. Mesa has been a member of Sphinx Virtuosi since 2016 after being the first-place winner in the renowned Sphinx Competition.

“Ever since then, I’ve had a lot of good solo opportunities with them,” he said. “My relationship with Sphinx is wonderful. We’re kind of like a family.”

Mesa has curated a concert program that will be performed by the Indianapolis Symphony on March 26. He will be the soloist.

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A tale of supply and demand Commentary by Jeffrey C. McDermott Mother’s Day, May 8, will be extra special this year for more than 1,500 patrons who will join us at the PalladiVIEWPOINT um to see 17-time Grammy-winner Sting and his band. The Center for the Performing Arts is proud to attract high-caliber performers like Sting, John Legend, Steve Martin and Martin Short, Harry Connick Jr., Ben Folds, Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennett and many more.

Many have wondered (and bemoaned) how tickets for this concert sold so quickly.

The short answer is huge demand, as this rock icon typically plays much larger venues. His current tour includes the 12,000seat Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., and six shows at the 2,300-seat London Palladium — the other Palladium, as we call it.

Sting’s concert at our Palladium, one of the smallest rooms on the tour, will be uniquely intimate. Had he been available for 10 shows here, we might have sold out 10 times.

Some have wondered about third-party ticket brokers grabbing up blocks of seats.

Although ticket reselling is legal in Indiana, we did take steps to limit that practice.

In the run-up to the public sale date, we provided presale opportunities to donors, sponsors and series subscribers, as they have been our greatest supporters since we opened, as well as members of our free eNews mailing list and to Sting’s official fan club. We placed limits on individual purchases and on the number of tickets available each day, closing sales when we hit those daily limits.

Still, the seats sold with unprecedented speed. Yes, tickets are now being offered for resale at exorbitant prices. But buyer beware: Resale offers may not be legitimate. Use caution if you choose to buy from a reseller or through social media.

We plan to continue to bring performers of this stature to Carmel. Please know that we also will continue to do our best to offer tickets in the most fair and equitable manner possible.

Jeffrey C. McDermott is the president/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and Great American Songbook Foundation.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s 202223 season will feature a rousing tribute to the Queen of Soul, the best CONCERTS of the master of the movie score and a fiery Latin celebration, among other special concerts.

The CSO announced its 47th season March 14 featuring a diverse mix of classical and pops performances.

After three seasons interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Carmel Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Janna Hymes said she is confident of being able to present a full season for musicians and audiences.

“Every season, I like to program a mix of repertoire and guest artists for our Carmel audience,” she said. “Our 2022-23 season is packed with all genres of music and exciting programs. Audiences of all ages and backgrounds will enjoy what we are offering. Programming with optimism and a renewed sense of hope has been incredibly rewarding. I hope our community likes the overall makeup of the season and will come hear their amazing orchestra.”

The majority of the CSO’s concerts are performed at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. But there will be a 7 p.m. concert July 3 at Daniel’s Vineyard in McCordsville and an 8 p.m. July 4 show at CarmelFest’s Gazebo Stage.

An education program exclusive to students from area schools will be presented on Sept. 27, when the CSO performs “Beethoven Lives Upstairs: A Classical Kids Live!” at the Palladium The orchestra’s 2022-23 season includes: • Masterworks 1: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Palladium. Guest artists: Brazilian pianist, vocalist and composer Clarice Assad along with central Indiana favorites, Pavel & Direct Contact • Masterworks 2: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Palladium. Guest artist: violinist Alexi Kenney.

• CSO Holiday Pops: 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2022, at the Palladium. Guest artists: vocalists Josh Kaufman, Leah Crane and additional performers.

• CSO Pops Concert: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2023, at the Palladium. Serpentine Fire: The Music of Earth, Wind and Fire.

• CSO Family Fun Concert: 3 p.m. Jan. 29, 2023, 3 p.m. at the Palladium. An

Brazilian pianist, vocalist and composer Clarice Assad will be the guest artist at the Oct. 8 concert. (Photo courtesy of CSO)

interactive introduction for children to some of the world’s greatest orchestral classics • Masterworks 3: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 2023, at the Palladium. Guest artists: Harlem Quartet • Masterworks 4: 7:30 p.m. March 11, 2023; 3 p.m. March 12, 2023, at the Palladium. “The Best of John Williams — a Tribute Concert” Music performed by the CSO will be accompanied by clips from multiple films scored by John Williams.

• Masterworks 5: 7:30 p.m. April 22, 2023, at the Palladium. Guest artist: cellist Sterling Elliott • CSO Pops Concert: 7:30 p.m. May 6, 2023, at the Palladium. Aretha: A Tribute with guest artist Capathia Jenkins.

“We decided to program the (John Williams) concert as a Masterworks because the music is quite difficult and we wanted to put in the time for preparation as we always do for these programs,” Hymes said. “Because of the nature of this music and the fact we will be projecting film clips, we decided to add a concert for families and others who may prefer an afternoon concert.”

Hymes looks forward to the season.

“Without a doubt, it’s the most diverse, ambitious season we’ve ever brought to the Palladium,” she said.

Tickets for the upcoming season will be available soon at CarmelSymphony.org, and at the Palladium Fifth Third Bank Box Office, 317-843-3800. The 2022-23 season is supported by the City of Carmel, the Center for the Performing Arts, the Palladium and Pedcor.

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“All of our artists are supremely talented, but most of them have not had songs on commercial radio stations around the U.S.” The Carmel resident said he wants to attract new people to the concerts. The proceeds benefit a nonprofit, “I like storytellers, solo or band, where you can understand the lyrics when they play live and the songs move you in some way,” Kidd said. “Those are the kinds of artists, both local and national, we have this year.”

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A visit to historic Fes, Morocco Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in the last column for now about where to go during Indiana winters, we visit Fes (or Fez), Morocco, where TRAVEL the average high temperature in March is about 68 degrees.

In A.D. 789, Idris I, progenitor of the Idrisid Dyasty, established Fes el Bali (Old Fes) and made it the capital of an Islamic empire controlling most of what is now Morocco and a portion of western Algeria. In 859, the Idrisids founded in Fes el Bali what is now the University of Al-Karaouine, the world’s oldest continuously operating institution of higher education. Al-Karaouine helped establish Fes el Bali as an international center of Islamic learning and culture. By the 12th century, Fes el Bali, with about 200,000 residents, was the largest city in the world. In 1244, the Marinids gained control of the area and established nearby Fes el Jdid (New Fes), where they erected a palace.

When the French gained control of Morocco in 1912, they intentionally preserved the walled cities of Fes el Bali and Fes el Jdid as “medinas” as they existed at the time and built a gate at their entrance. As a result, for current residents of the medinas, life is not much different from what it was hundreds of years ago, although electricity makes some tasks easier. Merchants in small shops along narrow streets still sell everything from fresh camel meat on hooks to fruit and fish stacked high on tables to pottery and clothing made by hand.

Major construction projects are changing the face of Morocco. The medinas of Fes el Bali and Fes el Jdid, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are protected from the rush of the 21st century and provide the closest ap-

Today, I’d like to look at English words whose definitions have changed drastically over the years. Some have taken a complete about-face.

GRAMMAR GUY Awful: This word now means something like “terrible, bad, horrible, or lousy.” Originally, the word had the same association with the word “awesome,” which meant deep reverence and respect fo something or someone.

Cloud: Back in the day, a cloud was down, while now it is up. In the 1300s, a “clud” was a mass of rock or a hill — think of a “clod” of dirt today. This was a mass of earth. Today, a “cloud” is something in the sky that sometimes drops precipitation.

Apparently, it’s also where all my passwords are stored. If anyone finds them, let me know.

Meat: In Old English, people distinguished solid food (meat) from drink (drink). Over time, “meat” evolved to mean only the flesh of animals that people eat.

But back in the day, an apple would have

fallen into the meat category.

Literally: You’ll be saddened to learn that a second definition has been added to the word literally: figuratively. Am I happy about this? No, I am not. However, dictionaries report popular usage, so “literally” can mean “exactly” or “kind of/ about/approximately/figuratively.”

Nice: We get “nice” from the Latin word “nescious” (ignorant). Originally, “nice” meant “a stupid or ignorant person.”

Over time, the word came to mean either “someone who is shy” or “someone who has a keen sense for fashion.” Eventually, the word “nice” morphed into meaning “kind” or “agreeable.”

Fantastic: We now know the word “fantastic” to be synonymous with “great.”

However, this wasn’t always the case.

“Fantastic” originally meant something that was “imaginary” or “made-up.”

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

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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.

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Welcome Dr. Brian Badman Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Central Indiana Orthopedics is pleased to welcome Dr. Brian Badman as the newest member of our practice. A boardcertified and fellowship-trained orthopedic shoulder surgeon, Dr. Badman is dedicated to clear communication and excellent patient service. He believes that educating his patients about their condition and working with them to set expectations makes for better outcomes.

Dr. Badman’s specialties include: • Sports-related injuries • Degenerative and traumatic shoulder conditions • Surgical procedures such as: – total shoulder replacement – reverse shoulder replacement – arthroscopic rotator cuff repair – arthroscopic labral repair – arthroscopic biceps tenodesis – fracture-related care of the shoulder A native Hoosier, Dr. Badman attended Indiana University for both his undergraduate and medical education. He completed his orthopedic residency at the 800-622-6575 ciocenter.com

University of Florida-Gainesville and completed a shoulder and elbow fellowship at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa. Dr. Badman is also heavily involved in research and education and serves as volunteer academic faculty at the IU School of Medicine. In addition, he routinely educates other physicians at regional and national meetings on the latest developments in shoulder technologies and advancements.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Badman to our practice.

If you have shoulder-related injuries or issues, or any orthopedic issues, contact us to set up an appointment or visit our Walk-In Clinic for sudden injuries.

Central Indiana Orthopedics Fishers 14300 E. 138th Street Building B Fishers, IN 46037