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RIDING ON Fishers man is riding his bike 25k miles to raise money for overseas children’s home / P10

Infratructure highlights state of the county address / P3

Masks not required for HSE’s return to school / P3

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County Commissioner highlights projects, cost savings during State of the County address

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com After taking some time to tease his fellow Hamilton County Commissioners in front of an audience of INFRASTRUCTURE several hundred people, Steve Dillinger spent much of the June 29 State of the County luncheon at Embassy Suites in Noblesville focused on road construction.

The 2021 State of the County address was planned for January but was postponed to June because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

INFRASTRUCTURE The first presentation Dillinger gave was about the State Road 37 Project.

“One of the most exciting things happening to me is what’s happening on 37,” Dillinger said. “This is a project requiring a lot of government cooperation and teamwork and was a partnership between Hamilton County, Noblesville, Fishers and the Indiana Dept. of Transportation. We’ve received several awards for it.”

Dillinger detailed each intersection slated for construction on Ind. 37, starting with 126th Street, a $22 million project completed in November 2020. When finished, the interchanges will resemble Keystone Parkway, with Ind. 37 traveling under the interchange for each intersection.

The 146th Street intersection is under construction. Dillinger showed several videos of what traffic looked like during evening hours at each intersection a year and a half ago.

“One of the things I think Hamilton County has done well is, we recognized these situations and have taken actions before it was too late,” he said. “When you start a project, the soonest you will get the project done is six years from the time you start talking about it.”

The 146th Street intersection reconstruction cost is $30 million and is projected to be complete next spring.

Dillinger also profiled the 131st Street and 135th Street intersections, scheduled to be finished next summer, and the 141st Street intersection scheduled to start in early 2022 and be complete in the fall of 2023.

“When we finish all of that, if we haven’t screwed up traffic bad enough yet, we’re going to move to 146th Street and Allisonville Road,” Dillinger said. “As we improve 37 and 146th, that will exacerbate the problem

County Commissioner Steve Dillinger spent much of his time speaking about road construction, specifically 146th Street. Pictured is 146th Street and Ind. 37 intersection prior to construction, which is expected to be complete next spring.

we have here.”

Dillinger said the county hasn’t decided if 146th Street will go under or over Allisonville Road, but the anticipated start date is spring 2023, with a completion date of fall 2024. The project is estimated to cost $29 million.

Other road projects Dillinger discussed included 146th Street from Shelborne Road to Towne Road, which is scheduled to be complete in October, and the final stretch from Shelborne Road to Boone County Line Road, also with an expected completion date of October. He then said the focus on 146th Street will move to the Carey, Gray and Hazel Dell road intersections for improvements. Dillinger said those intersections are still in the planning phases but that the intersection will be “over/under,” in which 146th Street will be either over or under each of those intersections with associated exit and on ramps.

CAPITAL PROJECTS Dillinger discussed several Hamilton County capital projects, such as solar panel installation and the new downtown Noblesville parking garage for county employees and courthouse personnel.

“We were not blowing smoke when we told you how much money we would save if we spent money on this solar project,” Dillinger said of the $8 million solar panel project near the county jail in Noblesville. “Over the next 25 years, we are estimated to save a net $14 million. With the changes we made with LED lighting and the panels, we saved

over $1 million in 2020 of taxpayers’ money.”

The new parking garage will be built behind Syds Fine Food. The $11.5 million project has broken ground and is estimated to be complete by February 2022. When complete, there will be 475 parking spaces free for public use after 5 p.m. and on weekends.

During the day, the spaces are reserved for county employees and courthouse personnel, such as jurors.

For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

AN OVERVIEW OF COVID-19 Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger spent much of the county address speaking about the effects of COVID-19. Dillinger said 442 county residents have died from the virus, although he said the county “just lost another one,” so the number wasn’t completely up to date.

Dillinger thanked several entitites – Hamilton County Emergency Management, Hamilton County Health Dept., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Ivy Tech, the 4-H Fairgrounds and Riverview Hospital – for their efforts during the pandemic.

He also gave an overview of the vaccination clinic efforts. At the time of the luncheon, Hamilton County’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 2.2 percent, and 67.4 percent of county residents had been vaccinated, the second-highest percentage of vaccinated residents in the state.

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HSE schools start times, eLearning days — Elementary schools times are 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. High school times are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and intermediate/junior high times 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be eLearning days on Sept. 24, Nov. 12, Feb. 18 and April 29.

Fishers residents appointed to university boards — On June 28, Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed two Fishers residents to two different school boards. Troy Woodruff, president/CEO of RQAW and principal of BW Construction, was appointed to the board of trustees of Indiana State University. He will serve until June 30, 2025. Kelsey Binion has been named as the student member of the board of trustees of Indiana University. She will serve until July 1, 2023.

OneZone launches new website — The OneZone Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website. “Our new (website) visually represents the vibrancy and growth of our organization. We are confident it will better serve and connect our members and the partnerships we find essential to do our best work,” OneZone President and CEO, Jack Russell, stated in a release. For more, visit onezonechamber.com.

Two Fishers residents make Franklin College Dean’s list — Alexis Cheatham and Colleen Kincaid made the Franklin College Dean’s list. To earn the honor, students must maintain a GPA higher than 3.5 in a minimum 12 credit hours for an entire semester.

Fishers’ Loy, HSE doubles team lose in state semifinals — Fishers High School senior tennis player Lucy Loy reached the IHSAA state singles semifinals before losing to Park Tudor’s Lauren Long 6-3, 6-4 June 12 at North Central High School. Loy finished with a 28-1 record. Hamilton Southeastern juniors Misha Bukkasagaram and Emily Orme lost to Evansville Memorial seniors Abigail Myers and Margo Throop in the state doubles semifinals 6-1, 7-6 (7-3). Bukkasagaram and Myers finished with a 26-3 record.

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Face masks not required for HSE students

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com During its June 23 meeting, the Hamilton Southeastern Schools board of trustees voted 6-1 to not require EDUCATION students to wear face coverings when they return to school in the fall. Face coverings will be encouraged, however. Board member Sarah Parks-Reese cast the only dissenting vote.

Masks will still be required on school buses and for visitors. Lunch visitors will not be allowed. The school board will reevaluate all the plan in December.

In addition, students won’t be required to be vaccinated to return to school. Fully vaccinated students will not be required to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who is either suspected to be COVID-19 positive or is positive. They will be expected to monitor their symptoms for 14 days and

“isolate immediately if symptoms occur,” according to the return-to-school plan. Unvaccinated students will face a 14-day quarantine if exposed to someone who has, or is suspected to have, COVID-19.

On school buses, students in kindergarten through eighth grade will have assigned seats and will be expected to go straight to their seat. The buses will be frequently sanitized.

For recess, the outside playspace will be divided into zones. Classroom cohorts will recess together and rotate through the zones throughout the week.

In June, the school administration sent out a questionnaire to parents seeking input on back-to-school policies. More than 4,300 people responded.

Matt Kegley, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, called the number of responses a “very sizable amount of responses and input compared to other things are requests for feedback on.”

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Mysterious bird illness reported in Boone, Hamilton counties

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources recommends all residents to take down their bird feeders to prevent the spread NATURE of a mysterious illness that is killing songbirds. The illness has been reported throughout the Midwest.

In late May, the IDNR started receiving reports of sick and dying songbirds in Monroe County that showed sings of neurological damage, eye swelling and discharge. The department has now reported instances of the unidentified illness in 50 counties, including in Boone and Hamilton.

The illness, which does not present signs of other illnesses that affect birds, has primarily afflicted blue jays, American robins, common grackle, starlings, northern cardinals and brown-headed cowbirds, according to the IDNR. So far, all birds with symptoms of the illness have tested negative for avian influenza and West Nile virus.

“It’s a big worry in that it’s an unknown bird illness that the birds were being taken to the rehabbers and the Indiana DNR and

other DNRs between here and the East Coast,” said Jim Carpenter, CEO of Wild Birds Unlimited.

IDNR staff have collected samples from birds that have shown signs of the illness or died from the illness. The cause and transmission of the illness is unknown. The department is working with the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to learn more about the illness and go determine if other bird species are affected.

Residents are instructed to clean bird baths with a 10 percent bleach solution.

“If there’s food out, or if there’s water out, they are going to want to congregate,” Boone County Health Dept. Public Health Educator Claire Haughton said. “Now, they won’t really have a reason to gather in one place. And if they don’t have anywhere to gather, hopefully whatever this illness is will be a little bit less.”

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Earlier this month, the Fishers Fire Dept. welcomed seven new probationary firefighters to the force. Each was sworn in by Mayor Scott Fadness after completing 26 weeks of recruit school, which included EMT certification, fire school and special operations. They have been placed on shifts and will begin on-the-job training before becoming full-fledge firefighters. Front, from left, Garrett Spires (Decatur Township Fire Dept.), Evan French, James “Woody” Fesler, Joseph Goad, Ryan Aeschliman, Matthew Speaks, Jordan Michael and Dwayne Burnett. Back, from left, Capt. Joe Harding, Capt. Ky Ragsdale, Training Chief Charlie Fadale, Capt. Robert Hackett, Andrew Zellers, Lt. Steven Delwey and William Ross. (Submitted photo)

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Fishers police warn of kidnapping phone scam

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Fishers police are warning residents of a phone scam that falsely claims a kidnapping. The scam has CRIME been reported locally and nationwide.

Police say that the suspect or suspects are mirroring — projecting a different phone number in place of their own — cellphone numbers to contact their victims.

When a victim answers the phone, the caller acts out a kidnapping of a victim’s loved one with screaming, yelling, sounds of crying and a threatening tone.

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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 FPD 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 Fishers 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 ages 16 and older. Walk-ins will not be accepted. For more, visit fishers.in.us/1331/ Citizen-Academy-Registration.

Fishers Farmers Market has opened — Fishers Farmers Markets have returned to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater.

Markets will be held Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon through September. For more, visit playfishers.com/188/ Fishers-Farmers-Market.

The callers demand immediate ransom via Zelle Payment or Paypal but will provide no proof of life of the person allegedly kidnapped, nor will the victim be allowed to speak to their alleged loved one, nor will the suspects agree to meet with the victim. The callers also threaten that they will kill the victim’s loved one if the victim hangs up or reaches out to police.

According to police, anyone who receives a scam call like this should immediately hang up and call 911.

When 911 has been called, police will perform a welfare check to ensure the person who was allegedly kidnapped is safe. Police say that victims of the scam should never pay a ransom and should immediately report suspicious activity.

Police believe the suspects are using social media to identify and research their victims. Police recommend that residents adjust their social media settings to the highest security level so accounts can only be viewed by verified friends.

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Project: Nickel Plate Tunnel Project Location: Beginning June 1, CONSTRUCTION GEIST 116th Street will be closed from east of Municipal Drive Project: Maple Lane, Zoeller to west of Maple Street for the duration Ave and Wellington Drive Water Main of the construction. Local business will Replacement remain open. 106th Street will serve as Location: There will be lane restrictions the main detour route beginning at Hague on each of the three roads, the details of Road for eastbound traffic and Lantern where the lane closures will be are not Road for Westbound. Lane restrictions on yet available.

116th Street have already begun, and will Expected completion: Project will begin be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the in late June or early July and continue completion of the project. until September Expected completion: An estimated 60 NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH days, opening expected in late July or earProject: 236th Street East Rehabilitation ly August.

Project Project: 131st Street reconstruction Location: 236th Street between Deming Location: 131st Street between IN-37 and Road and Devaney Road is closed to all Britton Park Road. That portion of 131st thru traffic for road rehabilitation. It is Street will be completely closed.

Phase II of the 236th Street East RehabiliExpected completion: The project began tation Project. on April 26 and will take approximately Expected completion: Aug. 3. three months to complete. Project should Detour: Local traffic will continue to have be completed by late July. access to their homes, while thru traffic is Project: Admirals Pointe Drive closed asked to utilize the posted detour route of Location: Between E 86th Street and Old 256th Street, Anthony Road and Devaney Stone Road.

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Ivy Tech Hamilton County receives workforce grant

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Ivy Tech Foundation recently received a $196,000 grant from a Hamilton County Community Foundation fund GIVING BACK to support relief and response effort in Hamilton County through workforce development opportunities.

The grant, from the IU Health Community Impact Investment Project Fund, will support immediate workforce needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as short-term certificate training programs for workers in highwage and high-demand fields. A large focus will be on health care fields. The grant also will provide scholarships to Hamilton County students to support additional short-term certificate programs at Ivy Tech Hamilton County.

“As we work to establish Ivy Tech Hamilton County as a new standalone campus, we are grateful for our partnership with Hamilton

County Community Foundation and IU Health to address the needs of Hamilton County’s workforce,” Ivy Tech Hamilton County Chancellor Stacy Atkinson stated. “The ability to specifically offer scholarships to current and incoming Hamilton County students pursuing either their first career or advancement of their current career at Ivy Tech keeps to our mission. Community support is crucial to the success of our campus and the students pursuing a credential.”

Hamilton County Community Foundation community leadership officer Jeena Siela said the partnership with Ivy Tech will lead to establishing living-wage jobs for low income or underrepresented county residents.

“As Hamilton County continues to grow, it is imperative to focus on inclusive economic growth that supports the pathways to longterm employment for everyone, most importantly for those facing the biggest barriers,” Siela said.

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Fishers man is riding his bike 25k miles to raise money for overseas children’s home Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Dan Farrell, 73, is a safety manager at Frontier Communications. For work, he covers a seven-state territory in the Midwest.

But in his hobby, bicycling, he’s aiming to go around the world.

As of June 29, Farrell has a little more than 4,000 miles remaining in his quest to bike 25,000 miles, the approximate circumference of earth. He tallies miles on the bike from his daily ride from his home in Fishers to his office in Noblesville and from rides for fun across rural roads in northern Hamilton County. He rides to Frankfort, Kokomo and Anderson, down into Indianapolis and home. He rides whether it is sunny, raining, or snowing. It adds up to about 250 miles a week, or 1,000 miles a month.

“I do it in a fairly round-about way,” Farrell said.

“It’s pretty epic, to be honest with you,” said Gerald Stanley, who played football at Hamilton Southeastern High School with Farrell’s son, Brent, and helps Farrell track and promote his ride. “With Dan being (73) years old and riding 50 or 70 miles a day, it’s very much a story about discipline and commitment.”

RIDING FOR PURPOSE

Farrell has long enjoyed riding his bicycle, but in 2019 he was seeking to ride for a purpose. He approached Stanley, who had an idea. Stanley, 43, suggested Farrell ride his Salsa Vaya — a stainless steel, light touring bike — the 8,428 miles between Fishers and Andrha Pradesh, India, the site of the Faith in Deeds Children’s Home.

Farrell loved the idea.

“What really brings all the more urgency to this is, we are looking at 55 orphans there at the Faith and Deeds orphanage, but due to the COVID (pandemic) and black lung disease that’s devastating other parts of the world, the Indian government is very strongly urging the orphanage to take on 200 additional orphans,” Farrell said.

The goal was to raise $50,000 for the orphanage, which could be used for an 18-month project to expand the facility to meet the heightened demands. Farrell

began his trek in late 2020, finishing in September, but while the ride was complete the goal was not met.

“I didn’t raise the $50,000,” Farrell said.

“So, because of that I thought, ‘I’m just going to keep on biking.’”

RIDING WITH FAMILY

Bicycling has long been a family bonding experience for the Farrells.

Farrell’s father, Ralph, was a bicyclist. The father and son rode The TOSRV — Tour of the Scioto River Valley, a major bike ride in from Columbus to Portsmouth, Ohio and back —

together, as well as other routes across the Buckeye State. Even after Farrell moved to Indiana in 1983, they would meet in western Ohio or eastern Indiana for rides.

“I would have different books that had different routes that you could take out in the country, and we would take different ones,” Farrell said. “We were able to spend lots of good times together just putting in some miles.”

Whether with family or without, Farrell has ridden all across the nation, into Canada and in a couple of European nations. Of all the miles he’s traveled, one of his favorite stretches was a journey he took with his youngest son, Brad, from Anacortes, Ore., to Fargo, N.D. “My dad was able to SAG (support and gear) for us. He carried our camping gear in a van, and we went 1,600 miles in 14 days,” Farrell said.

Along the way, they rode through the Rocky Mountains, Glacier National Park and the Cascades. It would be one of the last biking journies he had with his father, who died in 2013 at age 89. “(My son and I) were a little hesitant to have my dad come along and SAG for us,” Farrell said. “But we just had a great time together. (After the trip) I talked to my dad every night, and he just said time and time again how much he enjoyed that trip.”

RIDING FOR PRAYER

Farrell on one of the country roads he navigates in his attempt to hit his goal of 25,000 miles. He rides between 50 and 70 miles each day, five days a week. (Photo

by Jonathan Matthes)

THE FAITH IN DEEDS CHILDREN’S HOME Dan Farrell has not been to the Faith in Deeds Children’s Home in Andrha Pradesh, India, but Gerald Stanley has.

“My first trip was in 2014 and I’ve been back four times since,” Stanley said.

Stanley has adopted two daughters from Central America, and during the adoption process, he was drawn to ministry. He joined Hands of Hope, a charity based out of the Fishers and Noblesville area. Hands of Hope partners with children’s homes around the world, one

of which was Faith in Deeds. Hands of Hope liked their leadership and structure for handling donations.

The orphanage was established by Thomas and Dana Mollhagen, a couple from Michigan, although Thomas was born in India and adopted in the U.S. “He felt like God was calling him into ministry and to take care of the kids in India,” Stanley said. “So, he started the children’s home.”

Learn more at faithindeeds.org.

Riding 50 to 70 miles a day provides Farrell a significant amount of time for quiet reflection, which he uses for prayer. He is on a prayer team at Grace Church.

“I get a list of people or situations to pray for, and I include that within my biking effort,” Farrell said. “It’s a spiritual exercise, but it’s not like an exercise like it’s a drudgery or whatnot. It’s something that I very much look forward to, and it’s conversing with God and being able to really have a higher quality of life by having things in perspective.”

Incorporating his faith in his biking hobby became a driving force in his pursuit of raising the money for the orphanage.

“It gives me a sense of purpose, a sense of structure, a goal,” Farrell said. “I feel very, very blessed to have my health, to continue working and to be able to use that to further this cause.”

To learn more or to donate to Farrell’s fundraising campaign, visit oneorange.org/ ride-the-world.

ON THE COVER: Farrell in his safety equipment as he rides his Salsa Vaya. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

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Personal preferences

Let’s not talk over coffee

Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

We are grocers. We are farmers, lawyers, caregivers, chefs, pilots, doctors and businesspeople. We are athletes, politicians, clergy, bankers, therapists, distillers, teachers and carpenters. Although the list is nearly infinite, we all share a single need – to know what we do matters. Certainly, it matters to us.

This is how we have spent our lives. If we are lucky, we are good at it. And we enjoy it. We take ownership. We find pride.

Often, we encourage those in our influence to work in our field. Mr. McGuire reminded young Benjamin, “I want to say it in one word to you, just one word — plastics. There is a great future in plastics. Think about it.” Ultimately, we learn, the teenaged protagonist in the iconic 1967 film “The Graduate” was not interested in commercial advice but rather the wife of his father’s business partner.

We hope to impart to those we love our accumulated wisdom. If they go into the family business, we can help them – and they can praise us for our good choices. We all imagine that the best and brightest should join our profession.

We opine, “Doctors save lives.” “Clergy save souls.” “Distillers save spirits.” Be like us. Study like us. Think like us. Many professors encourage their best students to be professors. The academics were good students and became professors. Their parents were good students and became professors. What else could a good student be? Isn’t anything else less? A waste?

When Benjamin passes on plastics, is he insulting McGuire’s choice or simply preferring another one – namely, a daydream about Mrs. Robinson? Is a perfect preference for us perfect for anyone else? Can we embrace someone else’s choice without doubting our own?

I’m sitting in Starbucks, trying to finish my column on my latest ear debacle, but I am so distracted by the conversations around me that I’ve decided to hold the torture description for another week in favor of expressing my opinions on people in coffee shops.

When I first arrived, the place was fairly empty — a few professionals having lunch and a couple of retirees chit-chatting. I needed to charge my computer and chose a table in between two ladies near an outlet. Three women soon joined the one to my left. They range in age from mid-20s to probably 50, and all I can do is eavesdrop, flinch, and type.

Hello! We are in a public space!

With no discretion whatsoever, they are speaking quite emphatically and specifically about their stupid boss, a co-worker who is ruining her life with a deadbeat boyfriend, their awful clients and every bad parenting decision their friends have made in the last three years. They are being obnoxious and mean and self-righteous, not to mention extraordinarily rude, and I’m having difficulty suppressing a strong urge to punch a throat. Alas, since I can’t physically harm them without risking incarceration and, worse, a possible permanent latte ban, I’m writing about them here. Call it therapy!

And now I’m just mad. I came here to get away from the summer crazy at Chez Wilson only to sit next to a big bowl of it. So, let this serve as a kindly reminder that airing your grievances is fine, and mostly healthy, but doing it in a popular coffee shop may end up with you in the local paper.

Peace out.

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

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A rendering of the Wright’s Gymnasium facility at Grand Park in Westfield. (Submitted rendering)

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

facility that will close when the new facility opens. The new facility will be 35,000 square feet and include Wright’s GymnasCasey Wright has long desired to have all tics and NinjaZone and its corresponding four of her operations in one place. early childhood programs; Sweet Peas eduThat desire is getcational gymnastics and Lil’ Ninja, GROWTH ting closer to reality. as well as a new dance program; A ceremonial and an early childhood education groundbreaking is set for 10 a.m. July center.

13 at the site of the new state-of-the“We’ll move our clients and staff art facility at Grand Park, 360 E 186th and make room for growing WestSt., in Westfield. During the event, field,” said Wright, who added a Wright’s Gymnastics also will unveil good portion of the children are Wright its newly minted brand name and corfrom Carmel as well. responding brand elements, including a new There are five other Wright facilities all-encompassing logo and design schematic across the Indianapolis area: Wright’s for the Grand Park facility. The projected open- Gymnastics Noblesville, Wright’s Gymnasing date is the first week in December. tics Center Grove, Wright’s Fundamentals The facility will offer comprehensive proSoutheast in Greenwood, Wright’s Academy gramming for children, including traditional in Greenwood and Wright’s NinjaZone Acadgymnastics, ninja, dance and an academic emy at Geist. preschool.

“This will be the first one that encom“We think it’s going to add a lot to Grand passes all of the programs,” Wright said.

Park in terms of younger families with dif“Wright’s Gymnastics is the competitive ferent sport opportunities,” said Wright, a team. Fundamentals is our recreational Carmel resident. “It’s been a goal to have gymnastics program, which is really unique this type of facility for a very long time. I to anybody else. Because we have multiple think it’s really icing on the cake we get to facilities, we actually offer a recreationbe part of a budding community in a budal competition league for recreational ding sports park. It’s pretty amazing to be gymnasts.” able to have one place for young families The new facility will provide the opportuwhere we can support parents in making nity to offer citywide competition for recretheir life easier and providing a place where ational gymnastics teams. our focus is building well-rounded kids. Our Tate Schuetz is the co-owner of the goal is, success is a mindset, not a medal.

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“I think it’s going to help Grand Park “We put the plans on hold for about a flourish. There are a lot of young families year but we were excited to pull the trigger in Westfield who just don’t have a reason early enough that we didn’t experience a lot to be at Grand Park yet because their kids of the building delays that a lot of people aren’t old enough to be in the competitive are experiencing now,” Wright said. “We sports they offer.” took a big gulp and said, “Let’s go for it.’ We There is a Wright’s Gymnastics & Ninjaare lucky to be opening as soon as we are.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com With a push in recent years to support local businesses, such as restaurants and retail, Fishers resident Rocky FILMS Walls thought it was time people learn to “watch local,” too.

Walls recently created Hoodox, short for Hoosier documentaries, and is the organization’s executive director. Hoodox is the state’s first streaming service with exclusively Indiana nonfiction content.

“Most people have an idea in their mind when they think of documentaries, and that may be accurate or they may also think documentaries are long or boring or PBS, and all those things are fine, but ‘documentary’ can mean a lot,” Walls said. “Documentary is just a way of saying nonfiction storytelling. Everything on the (Hoodox) platform is documentary storytelling, either

by Hoosier filmmakers or about Indiana or both. So, we are sourcing all of these films and curating them from all across the state

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“We also have two founding memberships, tiers that are above and beyond the subscription that allow people to donate because Hoodox is also a nonprofit organization, and we use the revenue that we generate to pay licensing fees, the filmmakers whose work appears on the platform and the costs to run the platform and promote it,” Walls said.

Walls said he spent a lot of time thinking about the “local mindset” during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The owner of Noblesville-based 12 Stars Media, he recently directed a documentary called “Finding Hygge,” a feature-length film exploring Denmark’s secret to happiness, which taught him lots about what it takes to create a film and market it.

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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre sets 2021-22 schedule editorial@youarecurrent.com Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre announced its 2021-22 performance season schedule will include new works and past favorites. Season tickets will be available for the four concerts at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel beginning July 12.

The season begins with “Under The Big Top” at 7 p.m. Aug. 26-28 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. GHDT is back at The Tarkington for “There’s No Place Like Home” Oct. 28-30, featuring a unique adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz.” GHDT’s presentation of “The Nutcracker” is set for Pike Performing Arts Center Dec. 3-4.

The 2022 portion of the schedule opens with “The Black Dahlia” at The Academy of Dance Theatre, which will convert the rehearsal space into a black-box theater. “The Black Dahlia” debuted in 2017. It is based on the unsolved Hollywood murder of Elizabeth Short in 1947.

“Exodus” will be presented at The Tarkington April 7-9. GHDT will close its 2021-22 season with the world premiere of “Antony and Cleopatra” at The Tarkington June 9-11.

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Art comes off the walls and onto our bodies this summer.

Fashion designers, weavers, costumers, jewelers, body painters, tattoo artists and anyone else who creates art to wear will be featured in this inclusive exhibit. This is a great opportunity to pick up new style tips while supporting local artists!

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Red Barn Summer Theatre typically presents two plays and a musical each year.

The 2021 season PRODUCTION opened with two comedies and will close with the musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” which will provide its share of laughs along with classic songs such as “Stupid Cupid” and “It’s My Party.”

“It’s very light-hearted, a great family show,” Red Barn Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor said.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes” runs from July 8 to 18 at the Frankfort venue.

The first act takes place at a 1958 senior prom.

“They’ve asked these four ladies to perform and be the entertainment,” Taylor said.

“It’s all jukebox music with ‘50s music you would recognize.”

The second act is at the women’s 10-year class reunion, so the music is all from the 1960s.

“The four girls never leave the stage,” Taylor said. “That’s been very challenging,

Francesca Alfano, left, and Jordan Flora rehearse for “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” (Submitted photo)

because normally a musical you can break it up and say these three people are going to work on music, these three people are going to work on staging on choreography.

These four have to work together all the time.”

The musical takes place in a gymnasium on a performing stage.

Taylor said there are approximately 30 songs.

“But they are ’50s and ’60s songs, so they are not as long as today’s songs,” Taylor said.

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The Carmel-based Center for the Perform“We certainly will miss the wisdom and ing Arts has selected a longtime concert experience of Doug Tatum, who has played industry a central role in the success of the PROGRAMMING professional Center over its first decade,” Center to be its new President/CEO Jeffrey C. McDermott vice president of programming. stated. “We are extremely fortunate, Carmel resident Dan Kemer however, to have someone with Dan served more than a decade as vice Kemer’s talent and expertise right president Midwest for Live Nation here in our backyard.”

Entertainment and more recently Kemer is active in the Carmel LiKemer as president of Live Nation Indiana, ons Club, the Brookshire Golf Course responsible for booking, promotion, artist Men’s Club and the Carmel High School relations and other functions for major Marching Band program. concert venues throughout Indiana and the “I’ve been impressed with the Center’s eastern U.S. In his new role, he will oversee community focus and its nonprofit commitbooking and other programming operations ment to providing a broad range of programfor the Center’s three venues: the 1,600-seat ming for all ages,” said Kemer, also known Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkfor his partnerships with Indianapolis-based ington proscenium theater and the blackpromoters. “Having relationships with other box Studio Theater. promoters like Live Nation, MOKB Presents Kemer replaces the retiring Doug Tatum, and IndyMojo will only enhance our prowho was hired as the Center’s first general gramming opportunities on the Center’s manager in 2010 and has overseen program- campus. There is a lot of pent-up demand ming for most of its history, including edfor live entertainment, and I look forward to ucational programs as well as the flagship the challenge.”

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Free webinar teaches film editorial@youarecurrent.com The 2021 Carmel Film Forum: Documentary Filmmaking Workshops and Festival will be presented virtually for FILMMAKING free, utilizing the Carmel Clay Public Library’s Zoom account. It will be conducted on the Saturdays of July 10, 17 and 24. Each workshop is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m.

The filmmaking workshops will discuss how to write a compelling personal two-minute documentary film and demonstrate the technology needed for videoing and editing a documentary. The webinar will be facilitated by James Moriarty, co-owner and producer of Moriarty Media and Sara O’Sha, audiovisual services supervisor of the Carmel Clay Public Library. Moriarty will teach the technical aspects of filmmaking, host the film screenings and introduce special guests who will contribute their filmmaking and film festival judging expertise.

Webinar participants will be asked to make a two-minute documentary and present it to the July 24 workshop. The Carmel Film Forum will conclude with a juried screening of the films. The winner of the

best two-minute documentary will receive a Canon EOS M50 Mark II with 15-45 mm lens, and a RØDE VideoMic Go from Roberts Camera. All participants who complete a two-minute documentary for judging will receive an expert critique of their film and a ticket to the Indy 2022 Indy Film Fest.

July 10 — Session 1: How to write a two-minute documentary film and who is going to see it? Featuring special guests Jim Simmons, Emmy-winning documentary producer and former Series Producer for WFYI’s “Across Indiana,” and Lisa Manthei, assistant documentary programmer of the Indy Film Fest.

July 17 — Session 2: How to shoot my two-minute documentary on a smartphone and edit it on a computer.

July 24 - Session 3: Two-Minute Documentary Film Festival and Winner Q&A. Participants can register at carmelclaylibrary.org/events. A webinar link will be emailed to the participant, along with a program/curriculum, list of the tools, software and supplies needed for the workshop.

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I attended the June wine dinner and was blown away at the quality of the food for the price. The June wine dinner was $97 per person, which included tax and gratuity. It was a four-course meal with Banfi wines.

The reception wine was a Banfi Centine Pinot Grigio, followed be a starter course of salmon carpaccio with arugula — a delicate and refreshing dish of thinly sliced fresh salmon with arugula and capers — which was paired with Banfi Princepessa Gavi.

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alla carbonara paired with Banfi Chianti Classico, and the third course was Lamb Chop Ossobuco Style with Castello Banfi Brunello do Montalcino. The ossobuco was my favorite, featuring incredibly tender lamb chops with a rich sauce. Matteo’s uses the wine dinners to inspire future menu items, and I’m really hoping it plans to put the carbonara and ossobuco on the menu because they both were incredible dishes that paired excellently with wine. For dessert, there was an Italian version of a Key lime pie, which was a light and wonderful way to end the evening when paired with Banfi Rosa Regale Bianco. For five glasses of wine and a four-course meal, the price was excellent, and the way it’s set up in the alleyway definitely made me feel like I was in Italy for the evening.

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In about 1940, a young J. Irwin Miller convinced his mother, Nettie Sweeney Miller, that her congregation should build a modernist church building in Columbus.

As chair of the building committee, she engaged Eliel Saarinen, a famed Finnish architect. When completed in 1942, First Christian Church gained international acclaim for its unique design, featuring a glass-fronted hall and separate tower. In 1947, Miller became president of Cummins Engine Co., founded in Columbus by his great uncle, and made the company profitable. Determined to make his hometown the “very best community of its size in the country,” Miller and his foundation paid notable architects to design Columbus buildings. Like First Christian Church, six of those buildings became National Historic Landmarks — North Christian Church, First Baptist Church, Cummins Irwin Office Building, Republic Newspaper Office,

Mabel McDowell Adult Education Center and Miller House and Garden (more next week), where Miller lived with his wife, Xenia. In 1967, Esquire magazine featured Miller on its cover, saying that he was the person most qualified to run for president in 1968 because of his character and business and civic accomplishments, including leadership in establishing the National Council of Churches.

In addition to its important mid-20th-century buildings, Columbus includes attractions from earlier eras, including the ornate Bartholomew County Courthouse, hailed as the “best in the west” when completed in 1874; Zaharakos, established in 1900 and one of the nation’s oldest ice cream parlors; and the classic gardens and house where Miller grew up, now a bed and breakfast. Tours of Columbus and its many attractions can be arranged through the Columbus Area Visitors Center at columbus.in.us.

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NOW HIRING Automotive Detailer in Westfield is looking for person(s) to help with the cleaning of vehicle interiors.

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Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MONTESSORI-TRAINED PRESCHOOL DIRECTRESS The International Montessori School (www.intlmontessori.com), a premier Montessori school located in Carmel, Indiana, is looking for a lead Montessori Preschool Directress for the 2021 - 2022 school year and beyond. Minimum qualifications are a Bachelor’s degree and Primary (3-6 years of age) Montessori certification (AMI or AMS) from an accredited Montessori Teacher’s Training Center.

The qualifying candidate should be passionate, energetic and have the warmth to work with children. We hire staff for long-term positions. Previous experience in a Montessori school will be an advantage. Salary will be competitive based on qualifications and experience. Interested candidates should send their resume, cover letter and a list of three references to: rkd1948@sbcglobal.net.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER ASSISTANT POSITIONS The International Montessori School (www.intlmontessori.com), located in Carmel, Indiana, has several Teacher Assistant positions available starting in August. Working hours will be 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM or 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday through Friday. Qualifying candidates should have an undergraduate degree or a diploma from a technical school and experience working with children ages 3 through 6 years old, should be enthusiastic, kind, and creative with a love for children.

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Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

Hiring full time Maintenance Technician

Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce.

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Clarity Care Givers, LLC, the premier personal services caregiving agency headquartered in Fishers, proudly serves the elder community within Central Indiana.

Clarity is looking for compassionate, service- and detail-oriented people to provide in- home personal care services for older adults. Experience in caregiving is a plus!

If these qualities describe you, and you have a valid drivers license, automobile insurance, and you can pass a background check, please send your resume’ to: apply@ claritycaregivers.com or call us at 317.774.0074, Option 3.

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International Business College and Vet Tech Institute in Indianapolis is currently seeking powerful and energetic speakers to present life skill workshops at high schools both in person and/or virtually.

Our professional speakers are committed to achieving excellence in themselves and passionate about inspiring high school students to do the same. Great for those with theater background, moms, and college students.

Reliable transportation is required.

This is a part time M-F job daytime hours (no nights or weekends) which averages $20-$40/hr. ($130.00 a day) plus mileage.

Part-time training begins NOW to start presenting in August!

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