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Former Carmel bus driver arrested for child exploitation

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rants led to emails connecting Richards to the Tumblr account.

The task force confiscated Richards’ A former Carmel Clay Schools bus driv- phone on Jan. 21, the same day he left er was arrested June 1 and charged with CCS. According to a probable cause child exploitation affidavit, state investigators COURTS and possession of found 26 images of child pornogchild pornography. raphy and child erotica on the Police arrested Terrence phone, as well as conversations Richards, 40, on June 1 after an through the Kik social media app 11-month investigation by the that shared nine more images.

Hamilton County Metro Child The affidavit states that Exploitation Task Force.

Richards “admitted to accessing Richards Richards worked as a bus the child pornography on Tumdriver for CCS for two years before reblr blogs and then copying the images signing on Jan. 21 after police alerted and sending them to other Kik users.”

CCS officials of the investigation. Emily Investigators said that Richards also Bauer, CCS director of community regathered images from Tumblr of child lations, said Richards has not been on pornography and that he knew some of school property or performed any duties the people in the images were prepubesfor the district since school officials cent children. became aware of the investigation. She Richards is facing two counts of child said police confirmed that no CCS stuexploitation and one count of possesdents were involved in the case. sion of child pornography, all felonies.

The investigation began with a CyberHe was taken to the Hamilton County Tipline Report from the National Center Jail without incident. He is set to go to for Missing and Exploited Children to the trial on Sept. 14. task force. The social media site Tumblr The Hamilton County Metro Child had informed the agency that a user Exploitation Task Force is comprised of had uploaded 12 images of child pornogdetectives from the Hamilton County raphy, mostly of prepubescent girls in Sherriff’s Office and the Carmel, Fishers either compromised positions or perand Noblesville police departments. Anyforming sexual acts. Information about one with information regarding the case the user, including an email address, is encouraged to contact the task force username and IP address, was sent to at 317-595-3300.

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To our valued readers: While Current remains exposed to the financial repercussions of the pandemic, we’re pleased to bring some good news on that front. Beginning with this edition, Current in Fishers will be distributed to 50 percent of the audience every other

week. We appreciate your patience as we continue our recovery and we’re still proud to state that we still have retained all fulltime staff at the levels of compensation to which they are accustomed.

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DISPATCHES Send us your stories — Current Publishing is now accepting photos or story ideas to run in the community section. All photos must include the names of anyone photographed. Please send them to jonathan@youarecurrent.com.

June Solar Webinar — A free webinar is being offered for the Hamilton County Solar Co-op, a nonprofit program. You’ll learn about solar basics for your home, farm, or small business, and how solar protects against rising electricity bills and can increase property values.

You’ll also learn how to take advantage of net metering and the federal tax credit this year, and how the co-op makes it easy to go solar by providing technical support and group pricing.

The webinar is on June 24 at 6:30 p.m. Register at carmelgreen.org or email a request to lwebb@carmelgreen.org.

Spark! Fishers begins June 22 — Fishers Summer community festival, Spark! Fishers, will be from June 22-26 around the Municipal complex, 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers. There will be concerts, a 5k run, a car show and a parade, festival and fireworks display to came off the five-day event. For more, visit sparkfishers. com. Spark! Fishers is also looking for volunteer help. Information on volunteering can be found at volunteerfishers.com.

Fishers Touch-a-Truck — Fishers will host Touch-a-Truck, a child-centric event where children can explore Fishers’ snowplows, tractors, police cars and firetrucks. It will be June 17 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater (6 Municipal Drive). There will be live demonstrations of some of the equipment at the event as well. For more, visit thisisfishers.com/touch-a-truck.

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Natural Beauty The HSE boys lacrosse team receives its state championship trophy. (Submitted photos)

The HSE girls lacrosse team after finishing runner-up against Carmel.

HSE boys, girls lacrosse teams reach title matches

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com On June 5, the Hamilton Southeastern High School boys and girls laSPORTS crosse teams played Carmel in their respective championship matches of the boys Class 2A Indiana High School Lacrosse Association state finals and Indiana Girls Lacrosse Association finals.

The HSE boys defeated the visiting Greyhounds 10-6 to claim their second state title, while the girls lost 13-8 to Carmel at Warren Central to finish runners-up.

“I think (the results) show that HSE has strong lacrosse programs,” HSE girls coach Adrianne Wagner. “We have a great feeder program. We have great coaches that have dedicated themselves to the program. HSE is a force to be reckoned with.”

The boys team has finished first or second in the state finals each of the last three seasons, with COVID-19 wiping out the 2020 season.

“Not too long ago we were a club sport,” boys coach Scott Beesley said. “Back in 2016, we were still a club sport (but are now a varsity). Since then, it’s just been tremendous the support that we’ve gotten from the

school. Our athletic department responded well to how serious our guys and girls take this sport.”

The HSE teams continue to benefit from a successful feeder program. The HSE boys U14 team beat Carmel for the U14 title.

“I think they have seen the growth that HSE has had,” Wagner said of players on the feeder teams. “They are eager to get to the high school level and contribute, and the youth are practicing skills that will allow them to compete and be ready as freshmen.”

On the HSE girls side, the Royals lose only four players to graduation. Moreover, two of the three leading scorers in the state title game were sophomores. They are Caitlin Carter, who had three goals, and Ellie Nawa, who had two.

For the boys, defeating Carmel was especially sweet for Beesley. The Greyhounds are not only a county rival but also are members of what Beesley calls “the three Cs.” “Carmel, Cathedral and Culver, they are our big three rivals,” Beesley said. “Anytime we can beat them it’s a feather in our cap.”

For the HSE boys, junior Louden Sundling had three goals in the title game earned Offensive MVP honors. Senior teammate Evan Wang took home Defensive MVP honors.

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Schaefer named director of planning and zoning

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code and enforcement division. She worked her way up to doing technical reviews on building permits.

Megan Shaefer is the City of Fishers “That division in Indianapolis is really new director of planning and zoning. She where a lot of planners get their start, was formerly I would say, in central Indiana,” GOVERNMENT the assistant she said. “From there, a lot of director. people move on to the doughnut “It’s pretty incredible to work counties.” for the City of Fishers because the

Planning road develchange happens very quickly here opments, overseeing zoning for in our development,” Schaefer said. buildings and parks and notable “We can work on a project, then six developments, such as the Nickel Shaefer months later we can see the reality Plate pedestrian tunnel that is unof it actually being constructed.” der construction, are part of Shaefer’s new Schaefer, 28, became interested in a responsibilities. career in local government during a college “The thing I get most excited about is visit to the School of Public and Environpedestrian connectivity,” Schaefer said. mental Affairs at Indiana University. She “When any new development comes in, was a senior at Avon High School at the that’s a top priority for me. Especially with time. this last year, we’ve seen people’s excite“From then on, I think I knew that policy ment over sidewalks grow because they is what I wanted to get into, and it felt wanted to get out, and I just think that the like local government was the best way to variation in mobility is going to transform have an impact on the community,” Schaewith the Nickel Plate Trail in this area. fer said.

“Getting from Point A to Point B won’t Schaefer took her first step on her just be in a vehicle. People will have access career path when she was a permit techto downtown now from their bike or just nician for the City of Indianapolis in its by walking.”

DISPATCHES Fishers Farmers Market has opened — Fishers Farmers Markets have returned to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. They will be held Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon through September. For more, visit playfishers.com/188/Fishers-Farmers-Market.

Fishers Police Dept. Citizens Academy — The 39th session of the Fishers Police Dept.

Citizens Academy is now accepting applications. The academy is a 14-week program on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. beginning Aug. 11 and ending Nov. 17. The class size in limited to 30 persons. The purpose of the academy is to provide participants with an opportunity to better understand the role of police officers and, more specifically, to strengthen the relationship between the officers of the Fishers Police Dept. and the community. Officers will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of FPD officers and insight into some of the specialized units and skills within FPD. Topics will include how to make a traffic stop, how the K-9 unit works within the agency, the role of the Fish-

ers Dive Team, how crime scene investigators process scenes, and how to safely navigate social media and the internet. Students will have some classroom instruction and practical role play training each day. It is open to Fishers residents 16 and older. Walk-ins will not be accepted. For more, visit fishers. in.us/1331/Citizen-Academy-Registration.

FYAP seeks monetary, volunteer support for Snack Attack and Summer meals program — Fishers Youth Assistance Program is seeking support for the Snack Attack and 2021 Summer Meals Program which provides food and additional resources for hundreds of Hamilton Southeastern Schools children each year. Snack Attack distributes 2,900 snacks to 423 students weekly throughout the school year, the Summer meals program provides breakfast and lunches for 700 youth during the nine weeks of summer break. A child can be sponsored through the Summer Meal program for $160. For more information visit youthassistance.org/fishers.

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Hamilton County Council approves career center funding

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com At its June 3 meeting, the Hamilton County Council agreed to fund $425,000 over three EDUCATION years to support early implementation stages of the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement.

The career center is Nation a partnership between local school districts and other groups in Hamilton County to offer CTE, or career and technical education, pathways for students in trades such as energy and agriculture science, and skilled trades such as construction management, exercise science and other disciplines. Instead of constructing a career center, the school districts in Hamilton County are pledging to partner with other entities such as local chambers of commerce and the county to offer CTE programs. The funding will go toward hiring an executive director for the career center, funding research and development and implementing alignment and enrollment.

“This is an exciting time for the students in Hamilton County who will soon have access to new career considerations,” Hamilton County Councilor Steve Nation stated.

Nation and Hamilton County Councilor Ken Alexander encouraged the council to consider funding the initiative.

The career center executive director will work with county leadership, the school districts, chambers of commerce and other Hamilton County Economic Development Corp. stakeholders to create a five-year plan to detail what opportunities are currently

available for high school CTE and ensure offerings at the new center meet the needs of students and employers.

Currently, 2 percent of the county’s students participate in CTE programs, but the council expects the number to increase when the offerings are available nearer to home. Now, students must travel to career centers in Marion County and other areas to receive CTE. Alexander “We have already seen this happen at Hamilton Heights,” Hamilton Heights Supt. Derek Arrowood stated. “Three years ago, we started our own construction trades program with seven students. This fall we have 130 students enrolled in the same program. If we can offer these programs locally, we can dramatically increase the opportunities for our students locally.”

Alexander said approving a career center will benefit economic development in the county.

“Economic development is the life blood of our communities and with the growth of the county and increased need for a skilled workforce to support our local companies, this cross-community model will allow our schools to partner with the business community and Ivy Tech to best support the needs of each community and the County as a whole,” Alexander stated.

The career center is expected to offer programs for the 2023-24 school year. After two years at full student capacity, the center will be self-funded.

The center was approved 6-1, with Brad Beaver voting against funding. For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

“Economic development is the life blood of our communities and with the growth of the county and increased need for a skilled workforce to support our local companies, this cross-community model will allow our schools to partner with the business community and Ivy Tech to best support the needs of each community and the County as a whole.”

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Guerin Catholic lacrosse players celebrate tbe state championship win. (Photo by Mike Navarro)

Belief powers Guerin Catholic boys lacrosse team to state title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Every year, Guerin Catholic High School boys lacrosse coach Charlie Barry asks his seniors to pick a key word for SPORTS the season.

“They chose the word ‘believe,’” Barry said. “I tell the boys the power of self-belief is the greatest super power known to man. The boys bought into that.”

That came in handy June 5 when the Golden Eagles rallied for a 6-5 victory over South Bend St. Joseph in the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association Class 1A championship at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Guerin trailed 2-0 in the final.

“The belief didn’t falter when we were down and it didn’t falter when we were tied,” Barry said. “Their belief outweighs everyone else’s doubt, which I think is really important. Even when we were down 2-0, we never came from behind to win a game this year, we were always in the lead.”

Senior Luke Abell was named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the championship, scoring four goals. He scored the winning goal with approximately a minute left.

Junior Luke Truffer and senior Raph Raney each scored a goal Guerin finished with a 13-4 record in winning its first state boys lacrosse title. In 2019, the Golden Eagles lost to Cathedral in the state semifinals. The 2020 season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barry said the team came up with four key factors which will lead to success.

“The first thing is do your job. You’re in

the right place at the right time,” Barry said.

“You’re doing your assignments on and off the field. The second one is grit. Having the intestinal fortitude to fight through the adversity, to win ground balls, to never give up. The third one is redefine your best. You have to seek ways to constantly improve around other high achievers. The last one was ‘all in, all the time.’”

Barry said lacrosse can be a game of runs, scoring points quickly.

“We want the kids to have a short memory of the bad, but celebrate everything in the moment,” said Barry, a Carmel resident.

Abell, a Fishers resident, was named a USA Lacrosse All-American, which is voted by state coaches, Abell, Raney and senior Thomas Berger were named first team all-state. Senior Max McGreal was named honorable mention.

Abell, Rainey, Berger, McGreal and freshman Cooper Navarro were named Class 1A first team Navarro is one of several key returners next season.

“At one time we started five freshmen,” Barry said.

Barry has been the Guerin head coach for five seasons and previously spent two seasons as an assistant coach.

A Penn High School graduate, Barry played for South Bend St. Joseph during high school because Penn didn’t have a team. He later served as a St. Joseph assistant coach for two seasons.

“I love seeing St. Joseph do well,” he said.

“I cheer for them all the time, but not today (in the final). It’s not your day, St. Joe.”

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Some of the graves whose inscriptions have largely eroded at the Spring Valley Cemetery. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

Groups disagree on efforts to upgrade Lawrence cemetery

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com At 197 years old, the Spring Valley Cemetery in Lawrence is showing its age.

Many of the faces of PRESERVATION the oldest tombstones have eroded to the point words are illegible, with some stones even crumbling. The gates on Post Road are jagged and warped. Many sections of the fence encircling the property are rusted with faded paint.

At least three local organizations are interested in improving the cemetery, but they don’t agree about the best way to do it.

The cemetery is owned and maintained by a private board of trustees, who have deep and familial ties to the site and have been caretakers of the property for more than a century. Their aim is to preserve and honor as much of the cemetery’s history as possible. Recently, because of the many veterans interred at the site, members of the Historic Fort Benjamin Harrison American Legion Post 510 have become interested in the project. The Legion wants to improve some of the decaying areas to honor the veterans buried in the cemetery. The Arts for Lawrence organization also would like to see the site improved and incorporated into the Cultural Campus, just south of the cemetery, which opens to the public on June 18.

“It would be great if the community could all come together and just do a simple

cleanup project, but it’s snowballed into a bigger project and it’s been hard to get everyone on the same page,” said Judy Byron, executive director of Arts for Lawrence.

PRESERVING THE PAST For Spring Valley Cemetery trustee Laura Oberthur Johnson, the cemetery is the final resting place for generations of her family, including a cousin buried there in March.

The board of trustees maintains the property through donations from friends of the cemetery and other people who have ties or interest in the site.

“I have a mailing list, and we send out a request for donations, just a reminder and annual update for those who have been donating for years. Many of the last burials over the last 20 years had been longtime supporters of the cemetery,” Oberthur Johnson said.

Oberthur Johnson is hesitant to disturb historical elements of the cemetery. The rusty fence, seen as a nuisance to some, is for her a significant connection to the past. She said that soldiers stationed at the now-decommissioned Fort Benjamin Harrison built the fence and painted it as a free service to the community. To her, removing the fence would remove that tangible connection to past preservation efforts. Furthermore, it’s not certain where the boundary of the cemetery is. The rusty fence posts could be over unmarked graves.

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Continued on PAGE 14 ‘COMPELLED’ TO CLEAN UP Hal Daniels, past commander of the Historic Fort Benjamin Harrison American Legion Post 510, said he didn’t know the cemetery existed until 2019, when a new owner of a nearby building alerted the post to the military significance of the site.

According to Daniels, Post 510 members suggested replacing the fence along the perimeter and, at a minimum, adding a flag stand for an American flag, a Prisoner of War flag and an Indiana flag.

“Because Post 510 is a part of the City of Lawrence and part of Fort Harrison, we are almost compelled to get in there and make sure this veterans cemetery gets cleaned up and

gets the proper look that it needs to have,” Daniels said.

ADDRESSING ROADBLOCKS Several compromises between all concerned parties have been considered. For example, both groups would like to see a flag stand added, but they can’t agree on where to place it.

Space for a proposed flag stand is limited. Post Road runs flush against the cemetery on its east side, while another private property occupies its northern border. Woods are on the western border. One possibility might be the southern border, but are utilities run underneath it — and placing it within the fenced area — is problematic because of the possibility of disturbing unmarked gravesites.

“Although you do not see burial stones, there are burials, and you can tell by the uneven ground where they are,”

Oberthur Johnson said. “And it also shows the history of the types of burials. What would have held eight burial plots (in the past) now only holds six because we have to have vaults.”

Even with the project stalling, groundwork has been laid to incorporate the cemetery into the Cultural Campus. A new fence has been built south of the cemetery at the edge of a new parking lot, with a gap to eventually become a gateway to the cemetery. The Spring Valley Cemetery also will be included in the augmented and virtual reality app for the Cultural Campus called “Discover Arts for Lawrence.”

“If you go into the app under the virtual side, you can tour the Cultural Campus from anywhere and learn about the history of the buildings on the site and some of the history about the cemetery,” Byron said.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com More than 500 seniors attended the June 5 Senior Celebration for the Fishers High School class of 2021 on the EDUCATION school’s football field.

Angela Lurton of Tiger Stripes, the school’s parent/teacher organization, said the attendance of approximately 550 seniors was a record for the annual event. “(The Senior Celebration) is a long-standing tradition of Fishers High School to host a safe environment for students after graduation in the evening,” Lurton said.

FHS’s commencement ceremony was conducted in the day at Indiana Farmers Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair Grounds.

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As a response to the COVID-19 pandemEDUCATION ic, the Community Leadership Innovation Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, and Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, have awarded the Ivy Tech Foundation with a $200,000 grant to support vulnerable populations in Hamilton County

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Atkinson said the grant “will enhance partnerships in the community, creating a more seamless pathway to post-secondary education as well as support recruitment efforts.”

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PACK THE CRUISER FOOD DRIVE RETURNS TO HAMILTON COUNTY

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After being canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pack the Cruiser food drive returned June 5 at Kroger grocery stores throughout Hamilton County. Local law enforcement officers greeted shoppers at the stores and provided lists of needed items. Donations in Hamilton County went to the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank for distribution.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Fishers AgriPark has opened — Fishers AgriPark, 11171 Florida Rd., opened for its second season. It will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays, closed Monday and Sunday. Each day the AgriPark is open it will open at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m., except on Tuesday and Wednesdays when it closes at 2pm.

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Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Dept. sets free fishing day -- The last free fishing day was June 6 and the next and last one for 2021 is Sept. 25. Indiana residents do not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish the state’s public waters on Free Fishing Days. Hamilton County parks open for free fishing on Sept. 25 are Coxhall Gardens, Geist Park, Lafayette Trace Park, Morse Park & Beach, Potter’s Bridge Park, River Road Park, Riverwood Canoe Landing and Strawtown Koteewi Park, including Koteewi Lake.

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Dept. to offer tours — The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Dept. interpretive staff at Strawtown Koteewi Park and The Taylor Center of Natural History will conduct a tour of the Strawtown Enclosure, a Native American village that was inhabited more than 700 years ago, at 2 p.m. June 27.

The tours begin inside the Taylor Center of Natural History and include a short stroll to the village site. The tour is free but registration is required. To register, visit https:// secure.rec1.com/IN/hamilton-county-in/ catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTE0NTc1OTQ%3D. Nickel Plate Express offers events — The Nickel Plate Express offers a variety of train-ride events for children and adults.

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A love story: Tobacco and coffee

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Images of whiskey may accompany one’s thoughts when thinking of enjoying a luxury cigar, but Blend Bar co-owner and President Corey Johnston said the best beverage to enjoy with a cigar is coffee.

“What’s unique about coffee is, it’s available all over the world, and so is tobacco,” Johnston said. “Coffee is still the No. 1 beverage. Coffees from different parts of the world have unique flavor profiles, so we blended our own brand of coffee (with Hubbard & Cravens) from Africa, and we think it pairs best with the cigar. It’s sort of like a wine pairing with cheese. What makes it so delightful is you can have different types of coffee and it hits the palate differently, just like tobacco, just like wine, just like food.”

Blend Bar opened at 3981 E. 82nd St. in Castleton in 2013. In 2017 it was named the best cigar lounge in the world by Cigar Journal. Since then, Johnston has strived to create a luxurious space that lives up to the title.

Despite being a cigar bar, the inside of the building isn’t foggy with smoke. A $300,000 HVAC system circulates the air eight times per hour.

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the furniture and interior design something relaxing and comfortable and approachable,” Johnston said. “A lot of people come in and think it’s going to be a smoky bar, and yes, it’s a lounge that has smoking, but the way the ventilation is, it takes away that.”

Blend Bar also employs the state’s only cigar sommelier, Richard Peyton. His job is to help connect customers with the perfect cigar.

Blend Bar’s cigars are 100 percent tobacco that has been aged five to seven years. Unlike a cigarette, the cigars have no added toxins and take about 2 hours to smoke.

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I started writing Current Publishing’s Behind Bars column almost six years ago, at age 21. I didn’t truly appreciate a balanced cocktail until after years of refining my palette and learning what it means to put the “craft” in craft cocktail.

Writing the column also has refined my palette to be less appreciative of overwhelmingly sugary simple syrups and more apprecia- Use brown sugar instead of regular simtive of a balanced recipe, which led ple syrup to create a cozy cocktail called The Journalist. (Photo by Anna Skinner) to the creation of a recipe that is truly my own — a rich, cozy take on the old-fashioned that I like to call “The Journalist.” I like to actually taste the liquor in my drinks, so if you don’t want a punchy bourbon beverage, then add a bit more sugar.

Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon loosely packed brown sugar, 1/2 tablespoon warm water, dash of cherry bitters, dash of chocolate bitters, 2 oz. Maker’s Mark FAE-01 limited released bourbon, bourbon cherry, orange swath Directions: Muddle brown sugar with 1/2 tablespoon of warm water and both bitters in the bottom of a rocks glass. I actually enjoy a little bit of gritty brown sugar in my cocktail, but if you want a smoother version, use a pre-made brown sugar simple syrup. Place a large ice cube in the glass and add bourbon, then express the orange swath over the drink and tuck it next to the ice along the rim. Add a bourbon cherry and enjoy. Cheers!

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Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano’s house-made limoncello is so popular, owner Adson Franco orders 5,500 lemons each year to keep up with demand.

Limoncello, a lemon liqueur made from soaking lemon peel in grain alcohol and adding simple syrup, is used as either an aperitif or digestif, in which it can be enjoyed either before or after a meal. It originated in Italy in the early 20th century. Franco said the Italian regions of Naples, Sorento and Amalfi claim bragging rights for creating the alcoholic beverage.

Franco makes 5-gallon batches of limoncello at a time. Although Indiana liquor laws prevent him from selling it by the bottle, an $8 glass of limoncello is still the restaurant’s most popular beverage.

“We make it in-house and peel about 100 lemons, and that’ll give us about 5 gallons,” Franco said. “We go through about 100 gallons monthly. We are always making it. We order lemons three times a week.”

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Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano owner Adson Franco displays the restaurant’s house-made limoncello. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

lemons.

“American lemons are smaller,” Franco said. “Italian lemons are a bit sweeter, and it’s just a cleaner flavor. It’s not as bitter.”

Franco soaks lemon peels in high-quality grain alcohol for two to three weeks. When the peels have absorbed the alcohol, he makes a simple syrup out of boiling water and sugar and filters it through the lemon peel three times. Then, he freezes the golden liquid for 10 hours.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com For the past 25 years, Noble Coffee & Tea has been a cozy place for the community to gather. Co-owner Robyn Wilson began working at the shop in 2009 as a barista for Jim Howard, the original owner, but her memories span further back.

“I grew up here in Noblesville and graduated from Noblesville High School, so everything is very familiar to me – the customers, teachers, people I went to school with,” Wilson said. “For me, it’s important to keep a place that is comfortable and provides everybody a place to go.”

Recently, Wilson was working at the shop when she overheard a customer say that Noble Coffee & Tea was similar to safe spaces in video games.

“I guess in video games there’s safe spaces and a place you go to rest, and I thought that was a really nice thing,” she said.

The shop, at 933 Logan St. in downtown Noblesville, celebrated its silver anniversary in April but had a low-key celebration because of COVID-19 restrictions. Wilson said she’s considering another celebration later

One of Noble Coffee & Tea’s most popular beverage is boba tea, which commonly includes tea and tapioca or fruit-flavored balls called boba. (Photo by Shwa Hall)

this year.

The most popular item on the menu is still filter coffee because it’s roasted next door, but Wilson said boba tea has started to become popular as well. Boba tea originated in Taiwan and usually consists of tea with chewy tapioca balls. Noble Coffee & Tea also offers popping boba, which has a fruit flavor when bitten.

The shop is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, and 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Wilson said she plans to extend Friday and Saturday hours in the coming weeks. For more, visit noblecoffeeandtea.net.

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Recipe: Steak Gruyere Commentary by Torrie Hudson Ingredients for steak: 16 oz. New York strip steak from Joe’s Butcher Shop, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 garlic cloves (smashed), 2 sprigs fresh rosemary Ingredients for Gruyere cream sauce: 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 garlic cloves(chopped), 1 1/2 cups half and half, salt and pepper, chopped parsley Instructions: Pull steak out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking. Pat meat dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat until smoking hot.

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2 minutes (do not brown). Pour half and half with the mixture. When it boils, turn down the heat and add cheese. Continually stir until cheese has melted and sauce thickens (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and add salt, pepper and parsley. Slice steak against the grain. Plate steak and use a spoon to pour the gruyere cheese sauce over the steak. Top with parsley and enjoy!

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Columnist names top 5 patios Commentary by Anna Skinner As Current Publishing’s At the Table with Anna’s food columnist, I have been blessed to visit more than 200 restaurants in the area and comb through those options to find the best patio dining for you to enjoy this summer.

Juniper on Main, 110 E. Main St., Carmel I will never stop singing praises for Juniper on Main. The owners have gone above and beyond in decorating the Southern/ coastal fare restaurant, and when I dined on the patio in warm weather, it seemed to transport me directly to Charleston or Savannah. Not only is the food delicious, but the quaint patio is a great place to watch the hustle and bustle of downtown Carmel while dining under Edison lights.

3UP, 201 W. Main St., Carmel Perched on top of Anthony’s Chophouse in downtown Carmel, 3UP is a rooftop bar with luxurious touches like a living plant wall and a picturesque view of the Arts & Design District.

1933 Lounge, 9707 District N. Drive, Suite 1120, Fishers One of my favorite parts of 1933 Lounge in

Juniper on Main’s quaint patio is At the Table with Anna’s top spot for outdoor dining in Hamilton County. (File photo)

Fishers, in addition to its 21-and-older policy, is that it has an indoor/outdoor patio if you want a bit of fresh air but don’t want to be fully exposed to the elements.

Field Brewing, 303 E. Main St., Westfield Who doesn’t love gardens and games?

Field Brewing’s front yard is a beautiful garden, and the back patio has a bocce ball court and a green space for kids and adults to enjoy.

Sun King Brewing, 351 Monon Blvd., Carmel Speaking of games, if you’re in the mood for table tennis, an outdoor greenspace, outdoor movies and lounge-style seating in the great outdoors, be sure to check out Carmel’s Midtown Plaza and grab a beer at Sun King while you’re at it.

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James Abels plays Pickleball at Cyntheanne Park in Fishers. (File Photo)

Lawrence is seeking sealed bids to construct the initial eight pickleball courts. Bidders are required to file a bond or certified check covering 10 percent of their overall bid price.

The pickleball courts are part of a larger repurposing of the city’s parks. Baseball fields will be removed from Lee Road Park and new fields will be developed at Community Park at 5301 N. Franklin Rd. Lee Road

will then become home to pickleball and a fitness trail and potentially tennis courts.

Bids are due to the Lawrence Government Center by 5:30 p.m. June 30. Bids will then be opened and publicly reviewed during a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board on June 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room inside the Government Center.

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The City of Lawrence is seeking bids to construct pickleball courts at Lee Road Park at 6200 Lee Rd. Mayor RECREATION Steve Collier wants construction to begin in the early fall, with eight courts opened and ready for use in early November.

If the courts are well received, eight more could soon follow.

“The sport is growing so quickly that I doubt there will be any problems at all putting in eight additional pickleball courts over there,” Collier said.

Pickleball is a hybrid of tennis and table tennis, with a slower pace that is relatively easy to learn how to play.

“It began appealing to the 55 (and older) generation, but now its popularity has really taken off,” Collier said. “There are full-scale pickleball leagues all throughout Indiana. I think Fishers has 16 pickleball courts already in place, as does Westfield and Noblesville. I envision that the city will eventually have a true round-robin pickleball league going in the next year or two.”

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DISPATCHES Fishers Police Dept. golf cart ordinance reminder — The Fishers Police Dept. reminds residents of the city’s local ordinance concerning the use and operation of golf carts. Fishers’ city ordinance authorizes the use of golf carts on some neighborhood streets if the following conditions have been met: 1. Fishers has determined that golf carts may be safely operated on the streets within the specific neighborhood; 2. A threshold amount (75 percent or higher) of property owners in the neighborhood have voted in favor of allowing golf carts within the neighborhood and the results of the election have been certified; and 3. The proper signage in the designated locations has been placed.

Golf carts shall not be operated on the public streets of Fishers except in full compliance with the provisions of this section. Currently, Britton Falls, Thorpe Creek, Intracoastal At Geist and Graystone are the only neighborhoods, in Fishers, to be in full compliance with the provisions of this section. For more information on Operation regulations, Disclaimers and insurance and penalties, visit fishers.in.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=958.

Fishers residents on Anderson Dean’s List — 21 Fishers residents made the dean’s list at Anderson University for the spring of 2021.

To make the dean’s list students had to earn a gpa of 3.5 or higher. The Fishers students were: Elliana Brooks, Carlie Ellison, Deshanna Fitts, Miles Furnish, Brian Gin, Kaleb Gucinski, Claire Hannaford, Rebekah Joyce, Alex Kong, Emily Lugar, Madelyn McVey, Christina Newman, Megan Stinson, Megan Strauss, Jeremiah Swisher, Joshua Swisher, Grace Thomas, Joshua Westrum, Jacob Willard, Mila Zander and Connor Zepick.

Fishers resident on UT Martin high honor roll — The University of Tennessee at Martin announced that Mackenzie Hinshaw, Fishers, made the spring semester Chancellor’ High honor roll. To be eligible for the high honor roll a student must take, at least, 12 course hours and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, on a 4.0 scale.

Humane Society Donation Matching campaign — The Hamilton County Humane Society will match donations to the humane society through June 30, up to $60,000.

Ed Martin Automotive is sponsoring the event. For more, visit hamiltonhumane.com/ how-to-help/donate/matching-campaign.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Fishers police recovered a body June 2 from a retention pond near Easty Street and Courtyard Way. They responded after receiving rePOLICE ports of a body floating in the water.

A Fishers Police Dept. dive team recovered the body of Adam Christopher Louie, 35, of Indianapolis. A dive team found his car underwater June 3 near the location where his body was discovered the previous day.

Louie had been reported missing by his mother on May 31. Foul play isn’t suspected, according to Fishers police.

The incident is still under investigation. Police encourage anyone with information to call Det. Tracy Jones at 317-595-3417.

DISPATCH Health department to conduct Stop The Bleed class — The Hamilton County Health Dept. will conduct a free Stop The Bleed course June 24. Participants will learn how to how to provide direct pressure to a bleeding wound, how to pack a bleeding wound and how to apply a tourniquet. The course will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hamilton County Health Dept., 18030 Foundation Dr., Noblesville. Space is limited, so those planning to attend need to register in advance at eventbrite.com/e/ stop-the-bleed-course-tickets-158419305407.

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Hamilton County Health Dept. administrator, who died Dec. 17, 2020 after battling COVID-19 for nearly a month.

Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger’s “I’ll be talking about our Triple-A bond rating, State of the County luncheon always draws a large which is one of the few in the state,” Dillinger said. crowd.

“We’ll talk about how our tax rate is the EVENT So naturally, the Noblesville lowest in the state.”

Chamber of Commerce wanted Dillinger’s infrastructure presentation to delay the traditional January event until will focus on the progress of Ind. 37 and COVID-19 restrictions were eased so that the completion of 126th Street. more people could attend. The luncheon “I’ll go into the (Ind.) 37 project in a lot of is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 29 at the detail because to me that’s the most imEmbassy Suites. This is the first large-scale portant thing going on in the county right Dillinger event the chamber has held since March now,” he said.

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Dillinger will discuss progress on the five-story “With the type of presentation I give with a lot parking garage at 225 N. 9th St. in Noblesville. He of visuals, they really wanted to have it in person,” plans quick updates on the Noblesville Parks and Dillinger said. “It’s normally the biggest event Recreation Dept. and Riverview Health. (the chamber) has all year. We’re hoping for a big “Since I’m vice president of Indianapolis Airport turnout.”

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The speech usually runs 35 to 45 minutes.

“I’m the commissioner from Noblesville, so “We do a lot of visuals for the speech, data for they’ve always asked me to do it,” Dillinger said. the costs and overruns,” Dillinger said. “We try to Dillinger will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and make it a show more than a governmental speech. how the government handled it.

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A NEW HOME Al Huda Foundation opens new mosque in Fishers

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The largest congregation of Muslims in the state has opened its new $8.8 million mosque.

After three years of planning and construction, on June 4 the Al Huda Foundation opened Al Huda Masjid at 12201 Lantern Rd. Several local dignitaries attended, including Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), who is the only Muslim member of the Indiana Congressional deligation. “Masjid” is the Arabic word for mosque.

According to Hosam Wanas, the general contractor for the project, the mosque “complements the city’s futuristic vision,” and is designed to be one of — if not the most — beautiful mosques in the nation.

The new mosque is an expansion for the Al Huda Foundation. It had previously been gathering for worship inside the school on the same property. Now, the school will be the only use for the older building.

Among the mosque’s prominent features are three domes made of gold-plated fiberglass. The main dome has a radius of 30 feet while the two smaller domes have a radius of 18 feet. It took four months to construct the domes and took a team of technicians 25 days to install them. Twin minarets tower 60 feet, flanking the entrance.

Inside the musalla, or main prayer hall, hangs — under the main dome — a massive chandelier, 14 feet wide and weighing 1,200 pounds. The chandelier, like the other chandeliers inside the mosque, was custom built

by Egyptian master craftsmen. It is made of copper and plated with 18 carat gold.

Mayor Scott Fadness, left, joins the Mosque’s general contractor, Hosam Wanas. Wanas spent more than two years working on the project.

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The musalla is the largest room on the property at 13,000 square feet, with 28-foothigh ceilings. It can hold approximately 400 people. The floors are blue with intricate weavings of gold and white. White represents purification in Islam, and blue and gold were selected by the contractors. The carpet is from Turkey.

There are two floors inside the musalla, one on the carpeted area at ground level and on a balcony above. The separation is intentional, because during the main

prayers men and women are separated, with women in the balcony and men on the ground level. A glass-enclosed elevated platform is built into the back wall, where the imam, Nasser Karimian, will teach and lecture.

“It will allow me to address the entire congregation,” said Karimian, noting that the platform will make him eye-level with the women in the loft.

The musalla’s back, eastern wall is largely white, with gold stars and wooden geometric designs. A golden Quranic verse caps the wall outlined by a long blue stripe. The verse was crafted by hand out of wood. An 18-foot-tall niche — called a mihrab — punctures the back wall to direct the congregation toward Mecca.

Inside the mihrab, on the inside of the main dome and throughout the mosque, are intricate designs and Quranic verses, each designed, drawn and painted by Indianapolis-based artist Jessica Hancock.

“It is my Sistine Chapel,” Hancock said.

Hancock spent four months drawing and painting the spaces. There are frosted designs on 28 of the windows that are her work, too.

“I remember what it was when I first saw it, when there were no windows and no doors. It’s fun to see what it is today,” Hancock said. “But, personally, to have the opportunity is a privilege and a blessing. I will probably be forgotten at some point, but the work won’t be and the inspiration that it provides won’t be, and that’s everything.

That’s wonderful.”

For Wanas, the contractor who oversaw the building’s construction, the most special moment came when the community got

to see the mosque for the first time on June 1. It was a festival atmosphere with balloons, food, bounce houses and an outdoor market.

“It is a great feeling. When I looked to the community and I saw the happiness in their eyes and everybody smiling and I felt that the mosque is finally completed, I felt grateful,” Wanas said. “The mission is completed.”

ON THE COVER: U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, a Muslim, speaks at the June 4 grand-opening ceremony. (Photos by Jonathan Matthes)

AL HUDA FOUNDATION IMAM NASSER KARIMIAN The June 4 ceremony was a whirlwind for Imam Nasser Karimian, who has only lived in Fishers and been the imam for a year.

With photos being taken every few minutes, and many new connections to make, Karimian was seeing many of the people gathered for the first time. The Montreal-born Karimian had been leading a congregation in Las Vegas for two years before being recruited to Fishers in 2020.

He said the addition of a kindergarten-to-12th-grade Islamic school on the site helped draw him to Fishers.

“All my kids can now go there. I wanted them to be raised with Islamic values and the Arabic language, understanding the Quran and in its original language. I thank God for that,” Karimian said.

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Commentary by Danielle Wilson

The rumors are already circulating, and some of us are confident enough to be completely certain that television as we know it is breathing its last breath. Ditto radio, telephone, driving our own cars and newspapers (really, anything that is in print). The rise of new technologies and changes to social norms have long been disruptive forces requiring the end of one medium to make room for others.

On-demand subscription services provide much greater freedom of when and what to consume. And the portability of modern technology makes us think of anything hard-wired as more akin to a dog chained to a tree than to a contemporary mobile lifestyle.

Still, one doesn’t have to be too old to remember the Walt Disney promise of the City of Tomorrow. Taking a break from the long lines and hot weather of family summer vacation, we’d board the PeopleMover from a giant roundabout with the attached cars being propelled along by rubber tires embedded in the track.

There, we’d find a respite from the heat and “learn” a bit about what the future would be. Flying cars? Sure, why not? No crime, hunger or human condition? Plan on it. Utopia? Seems reasonable.

Well, the years have passed and a Disney CEO whose name was not Disney closed the ride and its accompanying optimism for the future. We still don’t have flying cars, perfect humans or Utopia. In fact, as most of us mature into adulthood, we realize that these dreams are either silly, impractical or downright impossible. But what has remained is that people still want to escape the summer sun occasionally when spending the day outside and to imagine a future of wonder and opportunity. If we are sure to adapt, what do we keep and what do we leave behind?

Here’s my current situation: I’m on the second-floor balcony of a South Carolina beach house trying to elude the 17 children/young adults roving the grounds.

And if I’m honest, I’m also hoping to avoid their parents, including — but not limited to — Doo, my beloved spouse of 25 years.

That’s right, friends, it’s our annual family reunion, and four days in, I’m ready to be done.

Don’t get me wrong — I look forward to this trip every summer. Spending a week oceanside enjoying the company of my sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, Doo and our kids and my mom, is a wonderful gift. But 28 people between the ages of 7 months to 76, piled on top of each other into a single-kitchen home, becomes overwhelming fairly quickly, especially for an introverted, early-to-bed neat freak like myself. Even an intriguing 1,000-piece oldies TV puzzle and nightly charades can’t offset my need to escape, at least for a short while.

I know I shouldn’t be annoyed by the little things — the discarded Hi-C boxes, the raucous laughter of coeds playing poker at 2 a.m. and the baby paraphernalia literally everywhere. These are simply the inevitable byproducts of large multigenerational get-togethers. But if I step into a melted puddle of Lucky Charms marshmallows one more time, I am going to lose my flipping mind.

Hence the hiding. This balcony has become my relatively quiet, persons-free safe space where I can ponder the universe and the latest “Shadowhunter” book without fear of being roped into a game of Sorry or forced to bear witness to the results of the 15th Kroger run of the morning. Not a bad current situation.

Peace out.

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

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Do you know the muffin man?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

by a Mexican company, Bimbo Bakeries, which sounds like a south-of-the-border There is a new show on the History ChanHooters. In reality, Bimbo is one of the largnel called “The Food That Built America.” Each est food conglomerates in the world. I think episode takes an edible item they make almost everything except frozen HUMOR like pizza, burgers or breakfast tacos and burritos, which they farm out to cereal and presents the history the Chinese. of the cutthroat competition among the food Bimbo and Hostess are now in a legal barons who developed these products. My fa- battle over Thomas’ recipe for nooks and vorite historical reencrannies. Make no actment was when the My mom used to insist English mistake, this has founder of Hershey’s schmear campaign muffins were to be carefully chocolate was firing written all over it. an employee who then pried apart with a fork, so that In the true spirit of threatened to open his English muffins, both both halves revealed their own candy company. sides will be equally celebrated nooks and crannies. represented. The jury “Yeah, good luck with that, Mr. Reese,” Milton – DICK WOLFSIE may have a tough Hershey said. time, so I expect a I’d like to see the split decision. history of the English muffin. My mom used I have learned that the history of the to insist English muffins were to be carecraggy surface was anything but smooth fully pried apart with a fork, so that both scaling. Several notable bumps along the halves revealed their celebrated nooks and way perplexed the inventor, Samuel Bath crannies. Careful toasting produced the legThomas. Some of his early versions were endary crispy texture. disasters, including the Moon Muffin, which As any muffin maven knows, the jagged was all nooks and no crannies. Another earterrain provides a nesting place for butter, ly snafu was naming the muffin after himcream cheese or jam. My father routinely self. No one knew where to put the apostrohacked away at Thomas’ offerings with phe. Thomas’? Thomases’? Thomas’s? a kitchen knife, and when Joan saw the The Bimbo company is always searching half-eaten evidence on Dad’s plate, she’d for ways to increase visibility. I hope they scold him. Arnie would then use the same don’t try to sell their products to fairgoers knife to split an Oreo cookie into two this summer. I love Indiana State Fair food cream-covered halves, a clear violation of the as much as the next guy, and a deep-fried twist-and-detach rule, still operative today.

English muffin doesn’t sound quite Hoosier I don’t know the difference between a enough to me. nook and a cranny. I always figured that

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WHAT IS A MIDWIFE? A midwife is a trained medical professional who works in partnership with women to provide care, support and advice during pregnancy, labor and birth. A midwife also provides gynecological and well-women care throughout a woman’s life.

HOW IS A MIDWIFE DIFFERENT FROM AN OB/ GYN?

IF I HAVE A MIDWIFE CARING FOR ME DURING MY LABOR, CAN I STILL GET AN EPIDURAL? Yes! Midwives work as advocates for the women they care for. They will support and respect a mother’s choices for pain relief during labor, no matter what!

WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT DURING LABOR? There are lots of different ways midwives can help women cope during labor! Some examples are water immersion, relaxation, hypnosis, positioning, birthing balls, visualization, affirmations, heat/cold, massage, aromatherapy, acupressure and epidurals.

Stephanie Crowell has been a certified nurse midwife for five years. She also is a family nurse practitioner and has several years’ experience working in various ERs. Bethany Monte is a certified midwife in Carmel offering care along the lifespan of a woman. She offers care for teenage girls, preconceptual counseling, birth control counseling, prenatal care, delivery, postpartum care and GYN care.

Riverview to conduct blood drive — A bloodmobile will be at Riverview Health Surgery Pavilion, 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24. To register, visit riverview.org/classes/blood-drive/.

Improve your focus — Do you have more trouble concentrating than you used to?

Studies show that our attention spans are declining, largely due to the use of technology. We feel we have to respond to every text, alert and call immediately. Instead, try putting the phone on “do not disturb” mode for a few minutes when you need to focus on something else. You may find it easier to concentrate and you probably won’t miss anything truly important.

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Current joins partnership to publish ‘Currently Outdoors’ guide news@currentinfishers.com Current Publishing, Renfro Productions and Management and Grow Local Media have announced a publishing partnerRECREATION ship to inform central Indiana readers about maximizing opportunities outdoors.

Renfro has been a purveyor of outdoors-related shows for 68 years, and Current and Grow Local combine to present the largest print circulation and audience delivery in Indiana.

The first publication of “Currently Outdoors” is scheduled to debut Sept. 7, and it will heavily focus on outdoor activities, including boating, sailing, power sports, canoeing, kayaking, camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, travel and outfitting, among other pursuits.

Veteran journalist and editor Mark Ambrogi will plan and manage the publication.

“All of us at Renfro Productions are ecstatic to partake of this new partnership with Current Publishing and Grow Local Media,” stated Kevin Renfro, president of Renfro Productions and Management. “For the past 68 years, we have been

dedicated to showcasing the great outdoors and the opportunities it fosters for families to create lifelong memories, and we believe this partnership will allow us to further illustrate those benefits to families and individuals across Hamilton and Hendricks counties, as well as the greater Southside of Indianapolis.”

The publication, as an insert in the newspapers, will reach 196,238 households by U.S. Mail, delivering to an audience of 529,843 readers.

“It’s an exciting time in the outdoors industry, and with consumers there is high demand and an eagerness to get together and experience the great outdoors,” stated Brian Kelly, publisher and president of Current. “I’m especially honored to again be working with Renfro Productions and Management. I’ve been working with the Renfros since the early 1990s and it has been a wonderful working relationship and friendship.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com According to Huse Culinary co-owners Steve and Craig Huse, the secret behind St. Elmo Steak House’s success FOOD is hiring intelligent, hardworking people and rewarding them well.

The philosophy seems to benefit both parties. When Craig Huse recently entered Harry & Izzy’s Northside, he was immediately greeted with an enthusiastic hug from one of the waitstaff.

In an industry that frequently sees turnover, Steve Huse said St. Elmo Steak House and its sister restaurants — Harry & Izzy’s, 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen — have at least 15 employees who have worked for the company for 20 or more years.

“Part of the reason people come to us is we pay well, and we also have fully benefitted our people who are with us full time,” Steve Huse said. “We also have a family atmosphere and consider our business family as important as our biological family. We have very high standards on the products we buy to transform somebody’s lunch and dinner, and I think they (the staff) appreciate that. They know we aren’t trying to cheat anybody, and that all creates pride for your work.”

The Huses’ practice of treating employees well continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the company’s Hamilton County restaurants closed for 56 days, and its Marion County restaurants closed for 81 days, the owners found a way to provide for their employees.

“We were able to bridge payroll and never shut payroll down,” Craig Huse said.

“We calculated gratuities in 2019 and went back and averaged that out and took that average paycheck and we made that their payroll.”

When the restaurants shut down, the Huses allowed employees to fill grocery bags with perishable food – such as produce and dairy — from the restaurant suf-

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will present “Smoke on the Mountain” through June 20.

For more, visit beefandboards.com FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s presents John Lloyd Young at 7:30 p.m. June 18-19 at Feinstein’s at the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

RECIPROCAL PRODUCTIONS Reciprocal Productions will present playwright’s Jen LaGreca’s “Just the Truth” at 7:30 p.m. June 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. June 20.

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Steve Huse, left, and his son Craig Huse are co-owners of Huse Culinary, which owns St. Elmo Steak House, Harry & Izzy’s, 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen. (Submitted photo)

ficient for their families.

Besides that, the Huses and former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning funded 1,200 boxed lunches for local first responders and staff at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Creating the boxed lunches allowed some Huse Culinary employees to work throughout the shutdown.

“It allowed people to be working again here while we were closed to the public,” Craig Huse said. “We had 15 people or so banging out 1,200 meals a day, which is like an assembly line.”

The meals inspired others to get involved, including the Indianapolis Indians, Bob & Tom and more. In total, 10,000 meals were donated.

The real challenge for employees came when the restaurants reopened and experienced slow business as diners began slowly venturing out again.

“The suburban restaurants (Harry & Izzy’s Northside) and Fishers came back

pretty quickly, because downtown was empty, so people who were going downtown were staying close to home,” Craig Huse said. “Downtown is still running at 60 to 65 percent of 2019’s numbers, and (Harry & Izzy’s Northside) hit a number of times the same sales volumes as 2019 and overall is 90 percent where we were pre-pandemic.”

Although gratuities aren’t quite back to where they were pre-pandemic, some of Huse Culinary’s most loyal customers are helping support the waitstaff.

“Some of our regular guests, which we call our patron saints, were tipping outlandish tips, like 100 percent,” Craig Huse said. “We had one donate a bunch of Visa gift cards to supplement our staff.”

The company’s Benevolent Program, which provides grants to employees in need, also awarded $15,000 to employees in need during the pandemic.

For more, visit huseculinary.com.

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Carmel Rising Star competition draws from five countries editorial@youarecurrent.com Rising Star quickly became popular with music and performing arts teachers and brought 130 participants from five nations, including the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey and 11 states in the U.S. Among those were 75 participants from Indiana.

First-place finishers in piano and original work from Carmel were: Allison Shen, Amy Luo, Ankita Dey, Ava Luo, Daniel Chen, Ethan Blocher, Ingrid Blocher,Harper Lach, Helena Wang and Liza Folkin. First-place finishers in voice from Carmel were: Abira Adilet-Sultan, Aksana Adilet-Sultan, Aisalkyn Adilet-Sultan, Aksedep Adilet-Sultan, David Jiang and Katerina Folkin.

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Concerts for a Cause returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Bruce Kidd enjoys mixing music with goodwill.

Kidd is the co-founder of MUSIC Concerts for a Cause, which donates proceeds from each concert to a different nonprofit.

“People that love live music and helping people in need is what it’s all about,” Kidd said.

There have been 15 concerts with donations totaling $250,000 to 15 different organizations. The series had been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last concert held January 2020.

The first of four 2021 Concerts for a Cause will be held June 25 at the Ambassador House in Heritage Park in Fishers.

“Our guest performer is Griffin House, one of my favorite artists,” Kidd said. “If you like John Mayer, you will like Griffin. It’s normally acoustic folk/pop/rock.”

The opening act will feature Keller & Cole at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a reception. Griffin House will perform at 8:30 p.m.

Concerts for a Cause board members, from left, Jeff Christofferson, Steve Neely, Meg Murphy, Jillian Ashton, Michelle Lebo, Ted Sturges and Bruce Kidd at a January 2019 concert. The band, The Steel Wheels, is on stage. (Submitted photo)

“The concert will be an open-air concert in a large-tented pavilion with a fantastic view of the park,” Kidd said.

Kidd, a Carmel resident, said 100 percent of ticket purchases will be donated to the Shoe Closet so it can provide new sneakers to thousands of kids living in poverty.

Kidd said the plan is to stage four concerts a year and support different causes.

Tickets are $100 and includes all drinks and food. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.

Audiodacity to play livestream

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Were it not for the rules of Indianapolis’ largest “battle of the bands” contest, Audiodacity might never have evolved MUSIC from a standard cover group to one of the state’s most electrifying live acts.

“Since the battle was for bands playing original music, we had two weeks to write five original songs for the first round of the battle,” said Ben Jarvis, a founding member of the seven-piece band. “From that point on, we kept writing and working our originals into our cover sets, and soon after we were on local stages playing entirely original songs.”

That was in 2013, when Audiodacity won the 2013 “Battle of Birdy’s” band competition and has since opened for some of the nation’s top touring acts, including Here Come the Mummies, Grouplove, Dumpstaphunk, The Motet and Ludacris.

On June 19, Audiodacity will perform a free livestream concert at 8 p.m. at the Palladium in Carmel as part of the Live at the Center series.

Audiodacity members are, from left, Cecily Terhune, Cody Herring, Ben Jarvis, Kyle Perkon, Adam Woodgett, Mike Sheldon and Jason Ehizokhale. (Submitted photo)

Audiodacity has performed at a variety of music festivals and is making its Palladium debut.

“Our style is based in funk and rock but includes hip-hop, jazz, Latin and soul blends,” Jarvis said. “We’ve been called an ‘ultra-fusion’ act, which is one we’ve stuck with. Our goal is always to bring a high-energy performance to our live shows. Though we won’t be able to see everyone watching, we love to imagine folks at home dancing in their living rooms with us.”

For more or to register for the livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com This will be Don Farrell’s first Father’s Day since his father, Donald Farrell Sr., died Dec. 21, 2020, from COVID-19.

CONCERT So, the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Drive-In Theatre’s Father’s Day tribute will take on extra meaning. Farrell and fellow ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins have put together a setlist that includes favorites of their fathers for the concert set for 7 p.m.

June 18 at the Monon Square Shopping Center, 620 S. Range Line Rd., Carmel.

“He would listen to his love songs of the ‘60s or James Taylor or Motown songs,” Farrell said. “He and my mom loved ‘My Girl.’

He loved the Righteous Brothers’ ‘You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.’ We have a lot of great songs, like ‘How Sweet It Is (to be loved by you).’ It’s a nice tribute not just for our dads but all dads, especially those in the Baby Boomer generation.”

Collins said some other favorites include “Gentle On My Mind,” “Thank God I’m A Country Boy,” “Peace Train,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Rhinestone

From left, Judy Fitzgerald, Don Farrell, Cynthia College and guest Matt Branic at the Start Your Engines concert in May. (Submitted photo)

Cowboy.”

Collins said her good friend Terry Woods has musically directed all the concerts.

“He is perfection, and we are extremely fortunate to have him on board,” Collins said. “Greg Wolff on drums and Greg Gegogeine on bass are known as ‘The Gregs.’

They have been with ATI a good long time, seasoned pros. You know when you do a gig with these guys, they have your back.”

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Where’s Amy attends GHDT’s ‘Live’ Where’s Amy attended Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “Live” June 3 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel. The stage lit up with magical performances by the GHDT Company and G2 dancers. The lighting, music and costumes helped bring together another unforgettable show. After the performance, the dancers greeted guests outside, took photos and celebrated.

Be sure to grab your tickets for “Under the Big Top” at The Tarkington coming Aug. 27-28. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre Company Dancers: Hannah Brown (Carmel), Abigail Lessaris (Greenwood), Chloe Holzman (Fishers), Thomas Mason (Indianapolis), Zoe Maish (Westfield). Adrian Dominguez (Indianapolis), Josie Moody (Noblesville), Olivia Payton (Indianapolis) and Camden Lancaster (Carmel).

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I had seared scallops, which featured four pan-seared jumbo scallops bathed in a red pepper coulis and dotted with pomegranate seeds, topped with refreshing slices of jicama and peppers. For dessert, I tried the tres leches cake ($10), a layered cake with strawberries, a three-milk blend and whipped cream.

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Visiting historic Madison Commentary by Don Knebel One-hundred-fifty years ago, Madison, Ind., was among the Midwest’s largest cities. Today, it offers an opporTRAVEL tunity for a pleasant adventure 100 miles from Indianapolis.

In 1809, John Paul, an American Revolution veteran, acquired land along the Ohio River 75 miles west of Cincinnati. In 1811, five years before Indiana’s statehood, he began selling lots in a village he named “Madison” in honor of then-President James Madison.

After Madison became the southern terminus of the Michigan Road, connecting the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, the city grew rapidly. By 1850, with a population of 8,012, Madison was the 90th-largest city in the United States, only slightly smaller than Indianapolis. By 1870, with the growth of the railroads, Madison’s population began declining, but many of the buildings from its golden age were preserved. In 2006, 133 contiguous blocks of Madison’s downtown area were designated a National Historic Landmark, the largest such area in the U.S.

Today, Madison, with a population of about 12,000, is among the most popular destinations in Southern Indiana. The Madison Regatta, an unlimited hydroplane race held on the Ohio River every year during the Fourth of July weekend, attracts up to 100,000 visitors who watch the race from the well-maintained riverfront park. The picturesque Main Street, two blocks from the river, includes the gold-domed Jefferson County Courthouse and 19th-century buildings housing fashionable restaurants, shops, bars and a winery. Antebellum homes, including the historic Lanier Mansion (more next week), are open to the public. Clifty Falls State Park is just west of the city. Overnight visitors can stay in Madison’s many hotels and bed and breakfasts.

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