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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com In a Q&A-like format, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles spoke about his high-profile occuEVENT pation during a Jan. 11 Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Old Oaklandon Golf Club in Lawrence.

Chamber President Brad Klopfenstein asked questions of Boles, a Zionsville resident, who talked mostly about his unique job and lauded the City of Indianapolis for its sterling reputation in the sports business industry.

Boles was named IMS president in 2013.

“I fell in love with the Speedway because my dad was very passionate about it as well,” Boles said. “I grew up in a house where all we did was talk about motorsports and IU basketball.”

Boles said one of his primary reasons for attending Butler University was its proximity to downtown Indianapolis.

“I knew I could quickly get over to see a lot of things going on at the Speedway,” he said. “Ultimately, it’s where I have always wanted to be.”

Boles said he encourages young people to never give up on their career goals. He said even as president, he can be found cleaning the bathrooms at the IMS. “If you’re passionate about something, you can find a way to tie it into whatever you do,” Boles said. “If you want to be in something, you need to be willing to do whatever. Everybody wants to be the president tomorrow, but you have to remind folks it takes time. If you really want to be there, people will notice you’re willing to do anything.”

Klopfenstein asked Boles about his dayto-day responsibilities at IMS. “It’s no different than any business you all run, really,” Boles said. “First of all, it’s taking care of your people and making sure you’re supporting the people working for you. The biggest thing for me is to stay out

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Brad Klopfenstein, left, interviews Doug Boles in a Q&A format during the Jan. 11 Greater Lawrence Chamber luncheon. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

of my peoples’ way. My job is to turn them loose, let them get their work done and help them solve problems.”

Boles said IMS requires about 5,000 people to make the Speedway run each year, many of whom only work one day a year — during the running of the Indianapolis 500.

He said the COVID-19 pandemic has created staffing obstacles, as it has for many businesses.

“It is a challenge to get people who are really good,” Boles said.

Boles said one of the reasons the sports industry in Indianapolis is successful is because the city’s sports organizations support each other.

“Hoosier hospitality is a real thing,” he said, noting that the Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Fever, Indy Fuel and the IMS support each other. “We all continue to help each other, and really, we are selling the City of Indianapolis. I think that’s the secret sauce of the sports industry. We use all those sports opportunities

MSDLT plans elementary dedications -- The MSD of Lawrence Township will conduct a dedication ceremony to celebrate the renovated spaces at Winding Ridge Elementary School and Brook Park Elementary School. The Brook Park Elementary School dedication will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at the school, 5259 David St., with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m.

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will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at Winding Ridge, 11825 E. 46th St. An open house will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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to bring friends and family in and show them how proud we are as Hoosiers.”

Because of his role, Boles said he doesn’t get to see much of the Indy 500 when it’s running.

“Most of the time, I’m working the whole time,” Boles said. “I don’t spend any time in the suites. People think you sit in the suite and watch, but most of my time is out walking with customers.”

Boles said in 2021, he watched a portion of the race as a fan for the first time since becoming IMS president. He got to watch his stepson, driver Conor Daly of Noblesville, lead several laps.

“I found my wife, Beth, and I went and sat with Beth when Conor took the lead for the second time and stayed in the seats while he was leading,” Boles said. “That was fun, and that was the one time I’ve been able to be a fan and to be excited for her as much as I was for Conor.”

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Walker’s opponent is Democrat Jocelyn Walker also co-sponsored a bill that esVare of Fishers. tablished a guns and intelligence task force, “I’m approaching this in a way of trying a multi-community program. to spend as much time as I can with individ“It was piloted by Indianapolis Metropolual voters in the community,” said Walker, itan Police Dept. and Fishers Police Dept.,” a Lawrence resident. “(My campaign) will Walker said. “It is a task force that allows be heavily grassroots focused. I think it’s them to share information about crimes important for all of our neighbors inside committed using a firearm. We know District 31 to have a voice and know who’s criminals don’t care about city boundaries representing them at the Statehouse.” or county boundaries, and they operate Walker said he plans to canvas the area wherever they’d like, so this will allow us door-to-door. to crack down on folks who are the most “As the senator, I try to make sure I’m troublesome.” very accessible and folks can access infor-

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Mt. Vernon Middle School launches mentorship program

By Chris Bavender news@geistcurrent.com Mt. Vernon Middle School is launching a new mentoring program. Developing the program was identified as a need in EDUCATION the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation Strategic Plan after a parent approached the foundation’s executive director, Renee Oldham.

The February launch will be a pilot project for 15 middle school students between Oldham

sixth and eighth grade.

“Potential mentees will be nominated by a school staff member,” Oldham said. “An information sheet and permission form will be sent home to the parent explaining the benefits of the program. Once the parent permission is received, the student will receive an invitation to the program and an interview will be conducted to further explain the program and answer any questions.

“The student would then complete a mentee survey.

This will assist us with matching the student to the best mentor.”

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match is made, a first meeting will be set up, guided by some “getting-to-know-you” questions, Oldham said.

“Future meetings are a combination of relationship-building and goal-based activities. It takes time to develop a trusting relationship, and each paring will progress differently,” Oldham said. “The foundation will also be providing mentor tool kits that are made up of a variety of items from games, art kits, books, journals and puzzles. Check-ins will occur with both mentors and mentees to see how the relationship is progressing.”

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MyndVR virtual reality benefits senior residents

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com When MyndVR was founded five years ago in Dallas, CEO Chris Brickler said the goal was to offer virtual reality as TECH a tool to improve the lives of senior citizens. Now, the company has partnered with American Senior Communities to offer virtual reality headsets in its senior living communities.

Allisonville Meadows, a Fishers-based senior living facility in the ASC network, received its first headset in December 2021.

ASC is using the headsets for resident entertainment and also to aid residents with symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. “(Virtual reality) provides a lot of things that general pharmacology might not provide, or situations where skilled nursing staff might not want to always use medication,” Brickler said. “So, we offer alternative ways to help with some of the side effects that happen in memory care. MyndVR is not a cure for anything, but we say MyndVR is well positioned to help with some of the side effects that come with dementia. Sundowning (late-day confusion), mood swings, those are sometimes hard to manage for staff.”

MyndVR also features virtual reality calming exercises.

“Virtual reality can take this person out of the four walls of their existence and lift them to a higher place and change their mood dramatically,” Brickler said. “If their mood changes, their behavior changes.”

Vickie Greenough, a memory care business development specialist with ASC, said the headsets have allowed some residents to become more communicative. She said the headsets also have helped reduce episodes of self-isolation in seniors living in ASC facilities.

“Folks who have been more resistant (to activities) are now coming out and participating in this particular program,” Greenough said. “There’s a lot of excitement around it. We are anxious to see results of long-term monitoring of the benefits. We are seeing folks who are, from a memory care standpoint, those individuals who have perhaps lost some of their language skills, we are seeing them become more communicative in their responses.”

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Friends, colleagues remember former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, celebration of life set for Jan. 15

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Lewis And Wilkins law firm managing partner Paul Mullin describes his colleague and friend Carl Brizzi as someone who truly enjoyed life.

Brizzi, 53, died after suffering a stroke in the late evening of Jan. 5. Brizzi was a Geist resident and former Marion County prosecutor who worked with Lewis And Wilkins at the Mullin time of his death. The firm has offices in Indianapolis and Fishers.

Mullin said Brizzi originally went to the hospital for a rapid heartbeat, where he later died of a stroke.

An Indianapolis resident, Mullin was friends with Brizzi for 20 years. He said Brizzi’s death came as a shock.

“It’s been absolutely jarring,” Mullin said.

“He has so many friends and so many connections. He was so liked by so many people. I think everybody feels the same way.

He was a healthy, active 53-year-old man, and I was just emailing him on (Jan. 3), and here we are.”

‘LARGER-THAN-LIFE FIGURE’ Mullin said the “mold was broken when Carl was made.” He said Brizzi was an inspiration to many who knew him, especially the younger employees at the office.

“Carl was such a larger-than-life figure,” Mullin said. “In our office, at our law firm, Carl Brizzi brought an attitude of idealism to the office. It’s my opinion that in any profession, including the legal professional, people start to become cynical as the years go on. It’s easy to become cynical. We all start off with this idealism that, after time, fades away. But it didn’t fade away for Carl.

The younger employees gravitated toward him because of his ongoing idealism that we can live in a great world. Young people wanted to learn from him.”

Mullin said Brizzi grew up with a single mother and put himself through college and law school by waiting tables.

“He did not dwell on where he started from, which is at the bottom,” Mullin said.

Outside of work, Mullin said Brizzi thor-

Carl Brizzi enjoyed cooking for friends and family at his home. (Photo courtesy of Paul Mullin)

oughly enjoyed life. One of his joys was cooking for family and friends.

“I don’t think many people know Carl was an incredible chef,” Mullin said. “I was very fortunate to have a friend who actually enjoyed going through all the steps of treating his friends to incredible meals at his house on his Big Green Egg (a ceramic grill). We used to say Carl didn’t like going to steakhouses because he was convinced he could always make it better at his house.”

Mullin also said Brizzi made friends easily.

“So many people only know him from TV or political commercials or his time as the prosecutor, but the Carl Brizzi I knew was the kind of guy who never met a stranger,” Mullin said. “He was always ready, willing and able to chat up anyone he was with.

People loved talking to him. Every time I got into an Uber with Carl Brizzi, by the time we got to our destination, him and the driver were best friends.”

MADE AN IMPACT Mario Massillamany, who worked as general counsel and communications director under Brizzi during his time as Marion County prosecutor, said Brizzi made a significant impact in the law profession in multiple ways, including helping others succeed.

Massillamany, who now Massillamany is a managing partner at Massillamany Jeter and Carson in Fishers, said Brizzi was a “charismatic individual.”

“Carl was less of a manager of the office and more of a motivator,” Massillamany said. “Not only did Carl make sure we received proper training, but he also made sure we received proper mentoring and motivation to try to be the best we could be. He tried to make it not just about having

a job or doing a job but rather instilling we were the last line of defense in making sure Marion County was protected.”

Massillamany also said Brizzi was instrumental in helping minority and female employees succeed in his office.

“He wasn’t trying to pick us because we were minorities or women. He decided to pick people because he thought we had talent, and the only ceiling we have is the ceiling we put in front of us,” said Massillamany, who was born in Sri Lanka. “We could be kings of the legal field if we put in the effort and the time. He always backed us and allowed us the opportunity to succeed.”

Brizzi was a graduate of North Central High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and earned his law degree at Valparaiso University. He was elected Marion County prosecutor in 2003 and served two terms. His law license was suspended for 30 days in May 2017 after the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission found he engaged in professional misconduct.

In 2018, Brizzi began working with Lewis And Wilkins. He specialized in civil litigation, personal injury law and business litigation.

Mullin said Brizzi was heavily involved in litigation following the Indiana State Fair stage collapse in 2011 that killed seven people and injured dozens of others.

“He played a significant role in that litigation, probably characterized as some of the biggest litigation in the history of Indiana courts and some of the most complex litigation in the history of Indiana courts,” Mullin said. “He played a significant role there.”

Following the stage collapse, Mullin said the “stars aligned” in 2018 when Brizzi agreed to work for Lewis And Wilkins. Brizzi folded his private practice, Carl Brizzi and Associates, and worked of counsel at Lewis And Wilkins, in which he had a senior role but was not an owner.

Outside of work, Massillamany said Brizzi, a husband and father of six children, was fun to be around.

“He enjoyed life, he enjoyed his family,” Massillamany said. “His kids were his No. 1 priority. He tried to have his kids around as much as he could (at work functions), because the job consumed much of his time, Continued on Page 9

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Carl Brizzi, left, and Danielle Norris were lawyers with Lewis And Wilkins.

Continued from Page 8 and he tried to incorporate his family into it as much as possible.”

Marion County Superior Court Judge Tim Oakes also said Brizzi was a fun person.

Oakes first met Brizzi when Brizzi was volunteering for the Scott Newman for Marion County Prosecutor campaign in the 1990s.

At that time, Oakes said Brizzi was the epitome of a classic, eager young lawyer.

Oakes said he and Brizzi maintained their friendship throughout the years.

“He was genuine. He was not ever pretending to be someone he was not,” Oakes said. “You immediately enjoyed being around him. Carl had the unique thing where his public perception was not as good as who he was as a person. He was a better person than most. He was fun. He was a loyal friend.”

Oakes said during the investigation preceding Brizzi’s law license suspension, Brizzi taught himself how to play guitar.

“In one of the toughest times of his life, he essentially taught himself to play guitar and was really good,” Oakes said. “He just kept at it.”

Oakes said Brizzi enjoyed music by Ed Sheeran, Jack Johnson and The Eagles.

“I’ve been to a lot of funerals, and Carl is one of those people who will leave a huge

void in peoples’ lives,” Oakes said. “People who only knew Carl in the public eye were really missing the best part of him.”

Brizzi leaves behind his wife, Kim, six children and one grandchild.

Kim Brizzi declined an interview with Current but issued the following statement: “Carl’s heart was three sizes too big.

He felt everything more: successes, challenges, grief and joy. What defines us as people is our response. Carl’s was honesty, grace, and ultimately love. I could not imagine a better example for our children. He challenged everyone he encountered, but especially them, to think more, ask more questions, and to be empathetic above all else. His legacy will be them carrying that into the world, each with an amazing and unique perspective.

“My heart is broken in a way I never imagined possible. But the outpouring of support and shared stories of Carl’s generosity, compassion and empathy are healing to me and our children, thank you. Carl changed so many people’s lives – but none more than mine. I could not be prouder to have been his wife.”

ON THE COVER: Carl Brizzi worked with Lewis And Wilkins at the time of his passing. The former Marion County prosecutor died Jan. 5 after suffering a stroke. (Photo courtesy of Paul Mullin)

“He was genuine. He was not ever pretending to be someone he was not You immediately enjoyed being around him. Carl had the unique thing where his public perception was not as good as who he was as a person. He was a better person than most. He was fun. He was a loyal friend.”

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Senior’s versatility boosts WHS girls basketball team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Westfield High School basketball player Alyssa Crockett can be plugged in at a variety of spots on the floor.

“Alyssa’s biggest strengths are how multi-faceted she is,” Shamrocks coach Ginny Smith said. “She has the ability to play the 1 (point guard) or the 5 (center).

To find that dynamic in girls high school basketball is very uncommon.”

A 6-foot-2 senior, Crockett said she has been playing more in the post this season.

“We have good guards that can pass out on the perimeter to shooters,” Crockett said. “On the defensive end, I’ve been more of a rim protector.”

Prior to the Jan. 14 game, Crockett had team-leading averages of 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Shamrocks (15-3).

“The outside shot hasn’t fallen as much as previous years,” Crockett said. “So, getting to the basket and posting up, making shots around the basket and getting to the free throw line has been most effective for me this year. I’m getting perimeter shots whenever I can. If they are not falling,

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Smith said Crockett’s biggest improvements have been on the mental side.

“She has matured so much and plays with a level of confidence and calmness that she did not have previously,” Smith said. “She’s definitely the most all-around talented kid I’ve coached.”

Alyssa Crockett is the leading scorer and rebounder on the Westfield High School girls basketball team. (Photo courtesy of Alyssa Crockett)

Crockett said her leadership has improved.

“I’m just being super positive with all the girls on the team,” she said. “After every shot and every make, everyone is on the

court cheering, getting loud and clapping.

I think that definitely starts with me being vocal and getting everyone collectively together.”

Crockett said this is the strongest Shamrocks team she has been on.

“Last season, there was not as much communication and as much positivity flowing on the court,” Crockett said. “This year, (there has) been more encouragement and more confident players coming off the bench.”

Crockett said the bench is deeper this season.

Westfield is seeking its first sectional title since 2013.

“This year, our foot is on the gas to win that for Coach Smith and us,” Crockett said.

Smith is stepping down after this season to watch her son, Braden Smith, a Westfield High School senior, play basketball at Purdue.

Crockett has signed with the University of Michigan. She will likely play small forward or the wing position.

“I wanted to stay close to home because I’m the oldest of the four kids and we are all super close,” she said.

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The world is filled with people who care too little. They fail to inform themselves well enough to vote. They don’t invest in their careers, families, or futures. They ignore the suffering around them. They are disinterested in others to the point of neglect. We all know them. The world also is filled with people who care too much. They are voracious consumers of media and become polarized to the point of activism.

They fixate on their careers, families or next steps. They obsess over negative realities inure to the human condition.

They control others to the point of oppression. We all know them.

These poles illustrate the absurdity of absolutism. Still, would the world keep spinning were it not for the axis upon which it must revolve? Is the most temperate climate always at the equator?

Is it the purview of only the remarkable among us to find and maintain a sublime balance? Or is the duty levied upon each of us to love and support just as passionately as we provoke and challenge?

Most who have been called to lead know the burden of disagreement. It is considerably easier to accommodate than to expect better. Handing out candy is easier than teaching the lesson of rotten teeth. The harm is not in challenging those we love but in ignoring them. Yet if we never give candy, especially if we have a full basket of it, do we foment resentment? With maturity, most of us figure out where the guardrails are. Do we have disagreements in our lives that we imagine annoyances instead of gestures of love? We carefully choose those with whom we engage in deep and ardent discourse. The risk is too great and the effort too significant to endure with those whom we do not hold dear.

The other night I had this dream that I was happily running people through with a broad sword; left and right, just ecstatically hacking folks to pieces.

Even worse, when I awoke, I felt neither horror nor shame, but rather a sense of joyous contentment. Yikes! What is wrong with me? I tried to find possible triggers, but found none, as I’m reading a slow-moving biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, sans duels, and binge-watching “The Great British Bake Off,” where the use of large cutlery has been infrequent.

Why, then, was my subconscious so full of sociopathic rage? Ah, yes. My college-age children are still home.

I’m only slightly exaggerating here.

You go five months of a certain routine that involves quiet, order, low Meijer bills, available laundry machines and slow-moving evenings and mornings, then suddenly, very needy, adult-sized humans descend like an angry swarm of bees, demanding hugs and dinner and 1-on-1 time — and there’s not a darn thing you can do about it until school recalls them four excruciatingly long weeks later.

And especially for me, an introvert who relies on the “out of sight, out of mind” principle for reducing maternal anxiety, their constant presence, while delightful for a few days, slowly erodes my patience and sanity. When I would normally enjoy a post-work sudoku game alone on my couch before minimally engaging with husband and high schooler, now I am bombarded with the frenetic energy of 20-somethings and their subsequent messiness from the minute I walk in the door until I escape to my bedroom and collapse in exhaustion.

So, yeah, I’m murdering people in my dreams. Can you really blame me?

Peace out.

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

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Legislators should support solar Editor, If you’re a solar owner or thinking about going solar, please ask our state legislators for policies that encourage this choice. State Sen. Scott Baldwin, as a member of the Senate Utilities Committee, and House Speaker Todd Huston have an important opportunity to help solar grow in Indiana.

It turns out electric utilities are going outside of the law in the way they reimburse solar owners for energy supplied to the grid. By changing from monthly netting to instantaneous netting, solar owners are compensated significantly less. This problem is addressed by (Senate Bill) 248, which requires that utilities use monthly netting.

Baldwin should support this bill to curb utility overreach.

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House, thanks to Rep. Tony Cook. HB 1136 would extend net metering for three years for people, schools and cities. Net metering makes solar more affordable and provides the full retail rate for electricity sent to the grid. We need net metering to remain competitive with neighboring states. Huston should make sure HB 1136 gets a fair hearing in committee.

Concerns about global warming prompted me to invest in solar and geothermal energy in my home, and I enjoy energy freedom from these investments. However, it only seems right that solar owners should be properly compensated for making an investment that is benefitting utility companies and the environment. Our legislators, Huston and Baldwin, should support these bills that encourage solar investment.

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I’m a solar owner and want to thank my representative Tony Cook for introducing a bill (HB 1136) that would extend net metering and makes solar more affordable for homes, schools and cities. Solar helps to cut energy costs and saves taxpayer dollars for schools and cities. Solar and sustainable energy should be promoted to its utmost.

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After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano will again organize trips to Italy.

A group of 40 guests will visit Sicily, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Matera and Rome during a 12-day trip beginning Oct. 12. Out of the 40 open spots for the trip, 36 people have already signed up. Participants must pay their own trip fare. The trip is open to the public.

Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano co-owner Adson Franco said the Italy trips began in 2018 and were so popular the restaurant considered expanding them to other destinations, like Greece and South America.

Three trips were scheduled in 2020 but were canceled because of the pandemic.

No trips were scheduled in 2021.

“The primary goal with these trips is to take our guests so they can have the local experience,” Franco said. “We do some sightseeing during the trips, but the main thing is, we go to a lot of small businesses — farmers who grow their own grapes and make their own wines. We go to limoncello

January is often a slow time for restaurants. Coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant owners expressed heightened concern about business in the 2021 winter season. That’s when Hamilton County Tourism launched the Great Dine Out. The Great Dine Out celebrates its second year and runs through Jan. 31. More than 40 participating restaurants will offer deals and discounts for dine-in and carryout meals. After eight check-ins using an online passport, participants are eligible to receive a $25 gift card to a local restaurant while supplies last. Each check-in will be entered for an overall grand prize for a Hamilton County prize pack, including a hotel stay, attraction passes and gift cards.

“It was wildly successful last year,” said Ashley Ledford, Hamilton County Tourism’s director of marketing and promotions.

“Restaurants are such a vital part of the tourism economy, and we thought we would bring it back for a second year to show our support to those important partners.”

A map depicting the travel plans for Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano’s trip to Italy. (Map courtesy of Adson Franco)

factories. We go to places that make bread, pastries. We keep them really engaged in the Italian culture through food and wine.”

Franco said if there’s a favorite dish the travelers try while they’re abroad, he’ll offer it as a specialty on the restaurant menu.

Franco and his business partner, restaurant co-owner Joelcir Antunes, alternate taking the trips with the guests.

Franco said about 80 percent of the people who sign up for the trips have taken other trips with the restaurant.

For more, contact the restaurant’s travel agent Kristin Knott at kknott@aaahoosier. com.

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After the first week of the Great Dine Out, more than 1,500 people had accessed the online passport.

“It’s a great way for us to promote local restaurants and get people out dining when it’s traditionally a slower season for them,” Ledford said.

After a diner signs up for the passport, they should either bookmark the link or save it to their phone home screen. Then, when the diner visits a participating restaurant, they check in with the passport. All participating restaurants will offer a deal or discount.

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Needler’s Fresh Market settles in Carmel

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Since opening in Carmel in August 2021, Needler’s Fresh Market has made itself at home at 4755 E. 126th St. “We were called upon by some of the government officials that were saying, ‘Boy, they really, really needed a retailer to go in that location,’” Needler’s co-owner and Vice President of Marketing Julie Needler Anderson said. “The fact that it was in a former

Marsh kind of led them to us because we have, of course, purchased some of the former Marsh stores.”

The location was previously a Joe O’Malia’s Food Markets store, which was purchased by Marsh but retained the O’Malia name until it closed in 2017. Anderson said area residents were hoping for another independent retailer.

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“In addition, we have created an exciting offering for seafood.”

Besides selling meat and seafood, such as mahi mahi and red snapper, the Carmel store offers other specialties, such as Roundabout Donuts, a nod to Carmel’s dozens of roundabouts.

Needler’s features products of local farmers and retailers, including Oberweis Dairy,

Tulip Tree Creamery, Rosie’s Baked Goods, Amelia’s Bread, Hubbard & Cravens coffee, Tinker Coffee, Indie Coffee Roasters, Broad Ripple Chips, Sushi Boss sushi, Smoking Goose Meatery, Miller’s Amish Poultry, Indiana Kitchen Pork, Fischer Farms meats, Uplift Salads, Circle City Kombucha, Sun King Brewery and Oliver Winery.

Julie Needler Anderson owns the grocery with her brother, Michael Needler Jr., the company’s CEO. For more, visit needlersfreshmarket.com.

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Cheftacular is about education, artistry and most importantly, giving back to our community.

“While developing their cooking skills, the students learn that food can be a powerful tool to help others.” says Nick Carter, culinary instructor at Carmel High School. Cheftacular 2022 will be on May 2nd, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Carter Green, and will benefit the culinary arts program at Carmel High School and the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank. Chefs! Want to pass on your

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We’re looking for chefs from local restaurants in the Hamilton County area to mentor high school students and compete for the title of Cheftacular winner! We’re also accepting local business sponsorships and food vendors to add interesting new ingredients to our menu. You too could be part of this annual appetizing affair!

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Turning simple foods into something fancy can be challenging and is also one of my favorite things to do. The sloppy Joe sandwich doesn’t always have to be “sloppy,” so let me introduce you to the Tidy Joseph’s!

They’re great for parties, gatherings or for the kids.

Ingredients: 1 pound Joe’s Premium Grind from Joe’s Butcher Shop in Carmel (or turkey), 1 shallot, 4 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper to taste, 1 6 oz. can of tomato paste, 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce, 1/4 cup water, slider buns, 2 teaspoons butter, 1/2 cup gouda cheese, shredded, 1/4 cup pickled onions, diced Directions: In a skillet, on medium heat, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add in chopped shallots. Next, add your chopped garlic (sprinkle with salt and pepper). When it becomes fragrant, add your ground meat.

Brown until cooked thoroughly. Add the can of tomato paste and continue to stir until mixed in. Add the water and simmer for 3 minutes. Next add the BBQ Sauce. Turn down the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Preheat

Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano, 40 N. Ninth St., Noblesville, is famous for its house-made limoncello, and many diners order it straight for a delightful after-dinner drink. However, Matteo’s also uses the lemon elixir in several of its cocktails, including the recipes below. The drinks look similar but have very different flavor profiles.

Torrie Hudson’s Tidy Joseph’s recipe takes a traditional sloppy Joe and makes it tidy. (Photo courtesy of Torrie Hudson)

your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Melt butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Brush the inside of the buns with the melted butter and place them on a baking sheet. Heat them in the oven for about 5 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Scoop the meat onto the bun. Top off with shredded gouda and diced pickled onions.

Try adding your favorite hot sauce!

Torrie Hudson is a photographer, artist, entrepreneur and Indiana native who also loves to cook. Hudson lives in Noblesville. To contact him, visit his Instagram page @torriehudson or email torrie@ torrieH.com.

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On the dry side of wine

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Sugar Creek Winery owner David Phillips is doing his part to provide an interesting wine destination for local residents. The winery, 1111 W. Main St., Suite 165, Carmel, is decorated with a cabin and lake house theme, and all the wines are named after rivers, creeks, streams and rapids.

Phillips planted the vineyard in Montgomery County in 2012. Sugar Creek Winery opened in September 2018.

Although Phillips grows his own grapes, he must import some for the wines at Sugar Creek Winery because those grapes are not suitable for Indiana winters. He grows two white varieties and two red varieties in his 2 1/2-acre vineyard in Montgomery County.

Sugar Creek Winery lends itself to palates that prefer drier wines.

“Most Indiana growers and winemakers tend to be on the sweeter side,” said Phillips, a Carmel resident. “I think that’s somewhat of a Midwestern wine taste. That’s not true here, and I think it’s probably the Carmel demographic.”

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David Phillips pours a glass of wine at Sugar Creek Winery in Carmel. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

his sales. There are 22 wines on the list, 14 of which are on the drier side.

Besides selling wine, Phillips wants to help nonprofits in the area. He allows nonprofits to freely access the winery’s back room, which seats between 14 and 25 people.

Creek Winery offers guided wine tastings, live music and events such as wine pairings with Girl Scout cookies. It is pet and child friendly.

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Memories of forgotten episodes Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Back to movies. Last week, we agreed to watch some light entertainment. A few minMy wife and I were about to binge-watch utes in, I said, “I am 100 percent positive we a Netflix series when I said, “This looks fahave seen this. I recognize that guy.” miliar. Have we seen it before?”

“Sure, you do. That’s Mr. Potato Head. This “I’m not sure. But if we have seen it, I is ‘Toy Story 2.’” don’t want to see it again. What a big waste “He looks different than I remember.” of time.”

“He was also in “But I don’t rethe first ‘Toy Story,’ member how it ends, Last week, we agreed to watch Dick. But he had a so why not watch it, different nose.” some light entertainment. A anyway?”

We’ve started We chose to move few minutes in, I said, “I am 100 watching the Briton to another series. percent positive we have seen ish series “UnforIn Episode 3, we which is this. I recognize that guy. Sure, gotten,” were puzzled. ironic because we you do. That’s Mr. Potato Head. apparently had not “I know we’ve seen this,” Mary Elunforgotten it. That This is ‘Toy Story 2.’” len said as the lead was a complicated – DICK WOLFSIE double negative, but character stepped to the edge of a cliff.

Heidi, my proofread“OK, Mary Ellen, if we’ve already seen this, er, is on vacation, so I’ll get away with it. tell me, does she jump or not?”

After three episodes, we knew we had seen “I have no idea, but I could never forget it before, and again we debated whether to that cute turquoise blouse she’s wearing.” finish it. We must have watched it when we We were watching a George Clooney lived in our previous home, when we had movie recently. My wife is a big Clooney fan, a much smaller TV, a lousy popcorn maker so when I said in the first few minutes that and a worn-out sofa. We rewatched every I was certain we had seen it before, she episode and totally enjoyed it. Location. went into complete denial, hoping to conLocation. Location. vince me to view the entire movie again. I We’re now keeping a log of everything we didn’t mind. I remember one guy in the flick view — what we liked and what we didn’t. had thinning gray hair like mine and I loved Mary Ellen is noting the plots and the big how he combed it. But was he the serial stars in each production. I’m on the lookout killer? I had no memory of that. for actors who know how to effectively Both of us have forgotten unforgettable comb thinning hair. moments. Six years into our marriage, we were reminiscing about how we first met.

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DISPATCHES Discounts that actually cost you money — Retailers have latched onto a way to offer giant percentages off that are mesmerizing to shoppers but are not what they seem. The pitch: You get a gigantic discount, typically up to 70 percent off, but the fine print notes that you get that discount only on a second or third of multiple similar items. Signs in store windows and on store shelves (and online) shout out the percentage and shoppers often don’t do the math to see just how unimpressive these offers typically are. For example, based on an offer of “buy two, get the third 50 percent off,” you take three items to checkout, where you then receive a total discount of 17 percent because you pay full price for the first two items.

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Ivy Tech’s philanthropy group.

In May 2021, Sergi retired from working with Hamilton County Economic Development. She returned in SepCarol Sergi was recently named OneZone Chamber tember 2021 as the interim executive director for the of Commerce’s Difference Maker Hamilton County Leadership Academy. HCLA has AWARDS of the Year. OneZone Chamber of since hired a new executive director, so Sergi is Commerce is the combined chamtransitioning to the HCLA Board of Directors. ber for Fishers and Carmel.

Sergi said she’s most proud of several projSergi, a Fishers resident, has been largely ects accomplished while she served with Hamilinvolved in Hamilton County Economic Developton County Economic Development, such as tranment, Hamilton County Leadership Academy and sitioning HCEDC to an organization that supports Ivy Tech Hamilton County in Noblesville. Sergi workforce attraction, retention and connection Sergi will be recognized with other OneZone Business to jobs in Hamilton County.

Excellence Award winners at a luncheon scheduled for 11 “We created marketing campaigns to support that a.m. Jan. 26 at 502 East Event Centre in Carmel. effort in addition to connecting the county to work to“Carol is truly a staple in the Hamilton County communi- gether to promote us as a great place to live, work, play ty,” OneZone President Jack Russell stated. “Not only has and find opportunity,” Sergi said. the work she has done with Invest Hamilton County been Sergi also led the effort for Hamilton County to be impactful, but her ability to bring people together is truly designated a 21st Century Talent Region and created amazing. She is extremely deserving of the Difference the Workforce Recovery Task Force during the COVID-19 Maker of the Year Award here at OneZone Chamber.” pandemic. The taskforce worked countywide to support Sergi serves on the Ivy Tech Hamilton County Board of workers who lost their jobs find new employment and Trustees and the HCLA. She is a member of 100 Women supported businesses that needed to hire new staff.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Betsy Kwiatkowski’s personal journey inspired the idea of opening a Fit Body Boot Camp.

NEW BIZ “Four years ago, I had my last baby,” said Kwiatkowski, who has three children. “At the time, I didn’t realize who the person was who was staring me back in the mirror. That pushed me to get my own 1-on-1 coach. That eventually led me to the Fit Body Boot Camp way, in a sense. The last four years I’ve lost roughly 50 to 70 pounds myself. I’ve kept it off in the four years.

“If it hadn’t been (for) the coaches I was with, I wouldn’t have made these lifelong habits to build a healthy lifestyle that I’m proud of. It kickstarted me into becoming a certified personal trainer.”

The Fishers resident opened Fit Body Boot Camp Jan. 8 at 9653 Olio Rd., McCordsville. Kwiatkowski said Fit Body Boot Camp is a fast-growing fitness franchise and is the first franchise in central Indiana.

“Our members are mostly from Fishers, Fortville, McCordsville and Lawrence area,”

Betsy Kwiatkowski and her husband, Jason, co-own Fit Body Boot Camp in McCordsville.

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Kwiatkowski said.

Kwiatkowski, a Lewis Cass High School graduate, played basketball for Cleveland State University for three years and for one year at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. Kwiatkowski, whose maiden name is Bowser, also coached college and high school basketball in northern Indiana.

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and coaching industry for the last four years. The past two years she ran her own 1-on-1 coaching business.

“My passion is coaching people,” Kwiatkowski said. “I do this to bring others joy.

At the end of the day, everyone wants to be happy with the skin they are in. I know what it’s like to be completely uncomfortable in my own skin. I know how hard it is to start your own journey. I also understand what it takes to make that mind shift that allows you transform mind, body and soul.

That’s where Fit Body Boot Camp comes into play for me.

“It aligns perfectly with my core values.

It’s why I wanted to bring it to the Fishers community.”

Kwiatkowski is the president of the franchise, and her husband, Jason, is vice president.

The three key parts of Fit Body Boot Camp, Kwiatkowski said, are coaching and accountability, results and convenience and affordability.

“There are certified trainers that are there to give the clients accountability to stay on task, hit their goals, answering questions, whether it be on fitness or nutrition,” Kwi-

“If it hadn’t been (for) the coaches I was with, I wouldn’t have made these lifelong habits to build a healthy lifestyle that I’m proud of. It kickstarted me into becoming a certified personal trainer.”

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Three additional personal trainers work at Fit Body Boot Camp.

Before becoming a fitness coach, Kwiatkowski worked in dental sales for 14 years.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Tom Faludy’s first investment in a Broadway production ended up being remarkable.

THEATER Faludy and his wife, Pam, invested in “Moulin Rouge!

The Musical,” which was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning 10, including best musical. The Geist couple were co-producers.

“That is a pretty phenomenal achievement,” Faludy said. “To be associated with something that is that compelling of an entertainment spectacle, with so many talented people involved, is truly a blessing and privilege. You have to pinch yourself.”

“Moulin Rouge” opened July 25, 2019, at Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway. It was running when Broadway shut down in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened Sept. 24, 2021, after an 18-month shutdown.

“We kept all the key people together except for one in a prominent role,” Faludy said. “We were there the second night of the reopening, and it was magical.”

The Tony Awards were held the next night on Sept. 26. The Faludys were with the cast the night of the Tony Awards at a private party at Tavern On The Green.

“I came to America as a refugee from Hungary when I was 10 years old, so I’ve been blessed by the opportunities in America,” said Faludy, who was a child actor in Hungary. “I’ve been able to live out the promise, the hope and the dream of America. I feel blessed, humbled and privileged because there is no way I could ever connect the dots between the beginning of my life in Hungary to where I am today.”

Faludy, 75, eventually got connected with Broadway because of his longtime friendship with businessman Gerry Ryan.

Faludy has been chairman of a board for Ryan’s companies in Australia for the past 10 years. They met 30-plus years ago when Faludy ran a company in Colorado. Ryan

Pam and Tom Faludy hold their award as co-producers of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”

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was building recreation vehicles in Australia and New Zealand. Faludy’s company made parts for RVs. “In that time, he not only became a great customer, but more importantly became (my) closest friend in the world,” Faludy said. “He also became one of Australia’s most successful business people and philanthropists.”

Faludy said Ryan has an interest in sports teams, including a cycling and rugby team, and thoroughbred racing.

“He has three Melbourne Cups, which is one of the richest horse races in the world,” said Faludy, who is vice president

of global growth and strategic development for Lippert Components. “He has an animatronics company, which builds dinosaurs and various life-sized objects.”

Faludy said Ryan formed a theatrical company for an arena show featuring dinosaurs. The show was called “Walking with Dinosaurs,” produced by the production company Global Creatures.

“That was a British TV show, and we got the theatrical rights to that,” Faludy said.

“We did these arena shows all over the world and (they were) very successful. It started 15 years ago.”

Approximately eight years ago, Global Creatures bought the theatrical rights for “King Kong.”

Creature Technology built a 30-foot animated King Kong. Global Creatures produced a musical “King Kong.”

“That was the first Broadway production I was exposed to,” Faludy said.

Faludy said the production company took “King Kong” off Broadway after a year because it wasn’t a commercial success.

Ryan then got to know Baz Luhrmann, who directed, co-produced and co-wrote the movie “Moulin Rouge” starring Nicole Kidman, in 2021. Luhrmann made a deal for Global Creatures to produce theatrical versions of Luhrmann’s films. “‘Moulin Rouge’ was a successful movie, and so we knew it would be a well-received theatrical production because it already had such a strong cult following,” Faludy said. “Global Creatures has a brilliant CEO (Carmen Pavlovic), and she put together a phenomenal team, everything from story-writing, musical direction to choreography and costumes.”

The show’s first pre-Broadway run was in Boston and was very successful, Faludy said. When it went to Broadway, Faludy and his wife had the opportunity to invest and became co-producers.

“They worked for years on getting rights to the music. It was a very complex production to get on the stage because of the fact ‘Moulin Rouge’ has so many songs incorporated into the play,” Faludy said.

“SHEAR MADNESS” “Shear Madness” runs through Feb. 5 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

DAVID WILLIAMSON Magician David Williamson will perform shows at 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 22 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org.

BALOURDET QUARTET AND DOMINIC CHELI The Boston-based Balourdet Quartet and Dominic Cheli, a finalist at 2021 American Pianists Awards, will perform together and separately in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

“FAMILY FUN!” The Carmel Symphony Orchestra hosts its interactive family style concert “Family Fun!” at 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, children will not have the opportunity to sit on stage during the concert as in the past. However, there will be other interactive games. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

Stand-up comedy class set editorial@youarecurrent.com The Intro to Stand-Up Comedy Class is set for four Monday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7 to Feb. 28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The graduation performance is set for from 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 4.

Over the course of the class, students will write and practice a five-minute routine to perform for friends and family at the graduation show.

Recommended for ages 17 and older, this class is designed for anyone wanting to improve their presentation skills. The class will be limited to 15 participants. A minimum of 10 students must be reached to hold the class.

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Where’s Amy attends CSO concert featuring Byron Stripling Where’s Amy attended the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s January Pops concert series featuring trumpeter Byron Stripling. He performed a beautiful rendition of “What a Wonderful World,” spreading a message of hope and peace. For more on upcoming concerts, visit: carmelsymphony.org. CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes (Carmel), right, with featured guest performer Byron Stripling. (Photos

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Where’s Amy attends special dinner celebrating Lorna Luft at Feinstein’s Where’s Amy attended a special dinner party for the legendary singer-actress Lorna Luft and her husband, Colin Freeman. Luft, daughter of the late Judy Garland, was in Carmel for Jan. 7-8 concerts at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael. From left, Colin Freeman (Palm Springs, Calif.), Jill Zaniker (Carmel), Lorna Luft (Palm Springs) and Tammy Rader (Carmel). (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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Your legacy lives in the people around you.

A downtown street in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A visit to Auckland Commentary by Don Knebel With Indiana now in the middle of winter, I am writing about places to visit where it is warm and sunny. Today, TRAVEL we will visit Auckland, New Zealand, a sophisticated and vibrant city, where the average temperature in January is about 70 degrees, with an average 228 hours of sunshine during the month.

Auckland is on the northwestern corner of New Zealand’s North Island. The area was first settled by the Maori, Polynesian people who came from other islands in the 14th century and called it “Tamaki Makaurau.”

The city of Auckland was founded by European settlers in 1840 and became the capital of New Zealand in 1841, a position it held until 1865, when the capital was moved to Wellington because of its central location.

Today, Auckland, with a population of about 1.5 million, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. The city’s population is ethnically diverse, with almost half its residents born outside New Zealand. People with European heritages are now less than 50 percent of the city’s population. Because of its location on a narrow isthmus, Auckland has two harbors, one on the Pacific Ocean and one on the Tasman Sea. One in three Auckland households owns a boat, giving rise to it being called the “City of Sails.” The immaculately maintained central business district includes world-class shops and the Sky Tower, the tallest free-standing building in the southern hemisphere. The 1,076-foottall tower is part of the Sky City Casino complex, which features 2,100 gaming machines and 150 table games.

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

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MUST HAVE REFERENCES AND BE RESPONSIBLE,If interested you can reach Mary at foodstores101@gmail.com Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135

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.

Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required.

To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

Software Engineer. Carmel, IN. Design, develop, and debug software in Embedded C for 32 bit microprocessors. Gather and analyze requirements.

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Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

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