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Fishers High School boys volleyball team participation rates are climbing. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

HSE and Fishers high schools see increase in boys volleyball, IHSAA considers sanctioning sport

By Les Morris news@currentinfishers.com Volleyballs aren’t the only thing being spiked by boys in Hamilton Southeastern Schools’ two high GOVERNMENT schools, Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern.

Participation rates in the club sport are spiking as the sport gains popularity and bids to become an Indiana High School Athletic Association-sanctioned sport.

Hamilton Southeastern High School coach Jon Harmon was scrambling to field a varsity squad when he returned to the school in 2018 for a second turn as boys volleyball coach after a 10-year run at Carmel High School, where his teams earned three Indiana Boys Volleyball Coaches Association state championships. Eight seniors were on that 2018 spring roster and were playing their first year of club volleyball. This season, there are no first-year seniors. Harmon had to cut nine players this year, the first time he has had to trim the numbers by that much. Thirty-five boys play on three teams (two junior varsity and a varsity team) at HSE. The program is flourishing at the high school level. The team has a 14-3 record this year and a junior high feeder program has

been established, too.

“Not every kid can make the basketball team,” Harmon said. “They need an outlet, a need to represent their school, and boys volleyball is a great opportunity for that.”

Moreover, Harmon said the sport itself is attractive.

“The game is played above the net. It’s an explosive sport,” Harmon said. “The boys understand how much fun it is.”

It’s the same story at Fishers High School, where Carlos Capo heads the program. The Tigers have won the last two state championships, held in 2019 and 2021.

Former player Aaron Hernandez is playing NCAA Division I volleyball at Ball State University, historically one of the nation’s top men’s collegiate programs.

At FHS, 51 boys are playing on four teams (freshman, two junior varsity and a varsity team). In 2015, there were only 22 players in the program. The varsity team sports an 11-5 record and, like Hamilton Southeastern, is one of the top-ranked teams in the state.

Capo said boys volleyball has been “exploding” in popularity the last two years, and like Harmon, he sees the nature of the sport as the reason.

“It’s a competitive sport in a team environment,” he said. “And especially in bigger high schools you have kids that don’t

have a spring sport, and this gives them a chance to represent their high school in a team sport.”

Capo said the pandemic didn’t hamper the growth.

“When everything was shut down, all you needed was a volleyball and you could play with friends outdoors, so I’m sure that helped as well,” he said.

The social nature of volleyball is often cited as one of its most attractive attributes.

Harmon and Capo, who are good friends, credit their respective athletic departments with tremendous support for an endeavor that, while representing the school, doesn’t have varsity status.

“A ton of credit to the Hamilton Southeastern athletic department,” Harmon said. “(Athletic directors) Jim Self and Greg Habegger and the entire administration has been incredibly supportive of the program.

Whatever we ask for, we receive.”

Harmon said girls volleyball head coach Jason Young has also been willing to share equipment and resources.

The future appears bright for boys volleyball. Next month the IHSAA will vote whether to designate it as an “emerging sport,” which is the first step to becoming an IHSAA-sanctioned sport.

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DISPATCHES Lawrence awarded funding for road projects — The City of Lawrence was recently awarded funding for an 80 percent match to build a roundabout at 75th Street and Oaklandon Road. The funding was awarded by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. The project is estimated to be $1.8 million. The project will be completed in 2025.

Nichelle M. Hayes named interim Indianapolis Public Library CEO — Nichelle M. Hayes, the manager of the Center for Black Literature and Culture at Central Library, was appointed interim CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library March 28.

There is one IPL branch in Lawrence at 7898 Hague Rd. with a second branch on 56th Street under construction.

City of Lawrence officials and Indianapolis Public Library staff break ground on the Fort Ben branch.

Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photos courtesy of the City of Lawrence)

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On April 7, the Indianapolis Public Library broke ground on the Fort Ben branch at 9330 E. 56th St. It will be the 25th IPL branch. At 24,000 square feet, the new branch will be the largest IPL branch except for Central library. The Fort Ben branch will include a collection of 60,000 books, movies and other materials. It will feature a gallery wall displaying the history of the Fort Benjamin Harrison military base. There will be a large community room open to the public that can accommodate 70 people. There will be group study rooms, a computer lab and a dedicated space for children and a rooftop solar photovoltaic system.

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Fifty Club of Fishers to conduct fundraiser

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and annual membership dues, with a small part coming from public donations.

“We hold two events per year that are The Fifty Club of Fishers will conduct a considered membership drives, but you can fundraising event from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. join anytime,” said Samantha Durham, club April 28 at Launch Fishers, 12175 member.

EVENT Visionary Way. Founded in 2017, To become a member, there is an initial the nonprofit is the local chap$1,000 donation for charter membership. ter of a national group and helps Annual membership dues are $250. provide supplemental death and The club also takes donations from disability benefits to Fishers police the public to help support their efofficers and firefighters who die or forts for public safety personnel. become disabled in the line of duty.

Brummett said awareness for “Unfortunately, many police and the club is “honestly our biggest firefighters perish while in the line obstacle.” of duty. We provide a death benefit “When people find out that FishBrummett payment to the family should the ofers has a Fifty Club that supports ficer die while in the line of duty,” said Klynt our own police and fire, they are almost Brummett, Fifty Club of Fishers president. always willing to help via becoming a mem“We also provide a disability benefit, which ber,” he said. “Our goal is to not only serve is rare for a Fifty Club, should an officer get the benevolent men and woman that serve ill or injured during the line of duty.” us but a be a bridge between our sworn The club was started by James Ratliff, officers and our residents.”

Rick Block and Steven Lutz. The idea came The event is free and open to the pubfrom friends in Noblesville who had started lic. RSVP to info@fiftyoffishers.org. For a Fifty Club there. more or to donate, visit fiftyoffishers.org/ Funds are raised primarily through initial membership-join.

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Holcomb announces Governor’s STEM Team — Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Dept. of Education recently announced the four members of the 2022 Governor’s STEM Team, which honors outstanding high school students for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments in science, technology, engineering or math. Allison Maskew, of Noblesville High School, is on the team.

Vinay Krishnan, of Fishers High School, received an honorable mention.

Shepherd Insurance, West Bend Mutual Insurance donate to The O’Connor House — Shepherd Insurance, Indiana’s largest independent insurance provider, recently announced a donation, in partnership with West Bend Mutual Insurance, to support the advocacy of The O’Connor House. Representatives from Shepherd and West Bend presented a grant in the amount of $10,000 to the Carmel-based nonprofit organization that provides a Christian home to help single, pregnant, homeless women improve life for themselves and their children.

Local lawyers recognized — Fishers-based Camden & Meridew, P.C. recently announced that firm partners Julie Camden and Corey Meridew have been selected as Indiana Super Lawyers 2022 honorees. Camden is recognized in the area of tax law in Indiana, while Meridew is included in the company’s annual Super Lawyers Rising Stars listing.

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is IPF’s largest event and fundraiser. Strollers and pets are welcome.

“We are anticipating our biggest Choose to Move yet,” Cunningham said.

Choose to Move offers distances of 10K, 5K and 1 mile, with in-person and virtual options. The virtual race is designed for those who want to run/walk to support but can’t attend in-person. Cunningham said the T-shirt and medal can be mailed and virtual participants can complete the race wherever and whenever they want.

The race was in held in 2021 and 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a virtual component was added so people could participate from anywhere. The 2020 race was postponed from April to September.

“Choose to Move is an opportunity to support my dad, moving for him, cheering him on. Our family is so thankful for the support and encouragement Choose to Move provides to individuals and their families impacted by Parkinson’s,” Noblesville resident Michelle Eckart said.

Carmel resident Lindsay Williams said the race is always special for families.

“Race day is a day for people who support and love someone battling Parkinson’s and to know that they are not alone,” Williams said. “They are able to see and feel love by the people who show up to run, walk or dance beside them” To register, visit indianaparkinson.org.

From left, Dean Emmerson, Audra Emmerson, Stephanie Dougherty and Ashley Yoder take part in the Choose to Move in April 2021. Dean Emmerson, Noblesville, died shortly after the race.

(Photo courtesy of Indiana Parkinson Foundation)

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Noblesville resident Addie Cunningham, she views it a privilege to serve people with Parkinson’s disease EVENT through her role as the Indiana Parkinson Foundation program director.

“The passion and fire inside me to support those with Parkinson’s disease started after my dad’s (Noblesville resident Don Waterman) diagnosis in 2008,” said Cunningham, whose family founded the nonprofit.

“I have learned so much about the disease, how it affects not only the person with the disease, but also the family. Parkinson’s is a very debilitating and isolating disease and can leave the person with Parkinson’s and their family feeling very alone and helpless. That is why the Indiana Parkinson Foundation exists.

“Our mission is to come alongside those with Parkinson’s disease and their families and provide valuable programs and services to improve their lives physically, mentally and spiritually. Communities of hope are created at IPF, and God is in the center of it all.”

Cunningham said the IPF’s Choose to Move Race to Beat Parkinson’s was started in 2013 to expand outreach and awareness to support those living with Parkinson’s disease.

The 10th annual Choose to Move run/walk is set for 9:15 a.m. April 23 at Witten Park, 13256 Saxony Blvd., Fishers. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and Choose to Move

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Stop by to donate much-needed blood in partnership with Versiti Indiana. Bring a photo ID and eat and hydrate prior to donating.

NPD Amp announces upcoming concerts — There are many concerts planned this summer at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr. Music includes the free Community Concert Series, the free Wednesday Lunchtime Shows, the free 10th annual Blues Fest, free SparkFishers concerts and more. For more, visit https:// npdamp.com/188/Calendar-Tickets.

Coloring contest — The Kickoff to May Coloring Contest, presented by the 500 Festival and STAR Financial Bank, is open to Hoosiers age 12 and younger. Download the coloring sheet and entry form at 500Festival.com/Color. Entries must be received by noon on April 28.

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COMMUNITY crews replace a water main. Work will stop for the winter and Project: Bridge deck patching resume in mid-March 2022 with Location: On or after April construction of a roundabout 18, 106th Street east of at Medical Drive followed Allisonville Road will be by construction of a under lane closures in CONSTRUCTION roundabout at 116th Street both directions, one at a beginning in June. time. Closures are expected Expected completion: to last throughout the day, opening Summer 2022 back up to all traffic by 4 p.m. each day.

Project: Burial of transmission lines in Flaggers will be in place directing traffic. the Arts & Design District Expected completion: Daily by 4 p.m.

Location: Main Street closed March 1 at throughout the project.

Veterans Way as lines are buried under Project: Roundabout construction on and across Main Street. Detour using 4th 146th street.

Avenue SW, W. Elm Street and S. Range Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and Line Road.

146th Street. Best detour is bypassing Expected completion: Main Street is 146th street by taking 141st street. expected to reopen April 1, but work to Expected completion: May 2022. bury transmission lines in the area will Project: Roundabout construction on continue until May. 131st street.

Project: New roundabout Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and Location: E. Main Street and Richland 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st Avenue. street by taking 126th street.

Start date: On or after May 26 Expected completion: July 2022.

Expected completion: Fall CARMEL Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Lexington Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Boulevard.

Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive.

Start date: On or after May 26 The initial phase affects the right Expected completion: Fall southbound lane of Range Line Road as

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Mt. Vernon senior guard achieves dream of being Indiana All-Star

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Since he was little, Amhad Jarrard wanted to be an Indiana All-Star.

“It was a dream come true for me,” Amhad said of being named to the Indiana Boys All-Star team. “It was a goal throughout high school.”

Indiana will play Kentucky in the annual series June 10 at Owensboro, Ky., and June 11 at Southport High School in Indianapolis.

Amhad averaged 14.6 points on 63 percent shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals last season. His twin brother, Armon, averaged a team-high 16.3 points on 57 percent shooting, including 49 percent from 3-point range. Amhad typically plays shooting guard and 6-foot-3 Armon plays point guard. The brothers, who were threeyear starters, are headed to play together at IUPUI. “The biggest improvement I made was getting my teammates involved and being more of a leader and being able to score when I had for the team,” Amhad said.

“Overall, my confidence went up. Coach

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Amhad made 71 percent of his two-point shots.

“That’s almost unheard of,” Rhoades said.

“Amhad is very athletic. He’s probably one of the four or five best dunkers in the state.

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Mt. Vernon High School senior Amhad Jarrard was named to the Indiana Boys All-Star team.

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It’s hard to quantify all the things he’s done for us over the last three years. He always could have scored more points, but I’d say this about he and his brother, they really wanted to win.

“They’re kind of a coach’s dream in that they are calm. You almost want them to

have a little more fire at times.”

Mt. Vernon finished 22-3 this season, winning its second consecutive sectional title.

“We played together as a team and came together to get big wins in a lot of close games,” Amhad said.

Rhoades said the Marauders wouldn’t have won 39 games the past two seasons without the brothers’ contributions.

“They’re so versatile you can use them anywhere you want to,” Rhoades said.

“They’re a problem for other teams guarding (them).”

Amhad said he and his brother support each other.

“We push each other a lot,” Amhad said.

“When I see he’s not doing good in games, I say, ‘You got to get something going.’”

Amhad said they were prepared to play at different colleges.

“We thought we were going to go separate ways,” Amhad said.

But when IUPUI offered scholarships to both, they decided to continue playing together.

“I want to improve my catch-and-shoot, my pull-up jump shot and make it more efficient,” Amhad said.

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COMMUNITY Metronet to conduct electronics recycling through April — Throughout the month of April, Metronet will conduct an electronics recycling drive through April 30 at several of its Vincennes, Lafayette and Franklin locations.

Computers, cell phones, DVD players and more will be accepted. Large items, such as appliances, will not be accepted.

F.C. Tucker stats — The residential real estate market continued its upward swing in Fishers in February, with homes selling more quickly than this time last year.

According to F.C. Tucker Company, Fishers homes sold 10 days, or 33.3 percent faster than in February 2021. The average home sale price in Fishers continued to increase, up 8.4 percent to $396,393, compared to this time last

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year. The average price per square foot also increased to $174.87, up 17.4 percent.

Fishers graduate makes dean’s list — Shani Howard, a 2021 Fishers High School graduate, made the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Science Dean’s List with a 3.9 GPA. Howard is a direct admit to the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design.

Rookie Run registration — Registration is open for the 500 Festival’s 2022 Salesforce & JPMorgan Chase 500 Festival Rookie Run, which will take place from noon to 4 p.m. May 15 in downtown Indianapolis. The noncompetitive run for kids ages 3 to 10 ranges from two blocks to 1/3 mile. Pre-register for $10 through May 11 at IndyMini.

com/RookieRun to receive a commemorative shirt and finisher medal. Registration at the event is $5 and only includes the medal.

Fishers resident received Chick Evans Scholarship — Michael Lupke, a Cathedral High School student and Fishers resident, was among 17 student caddies from Indiana awarded WGA’s Chick Evans Scholarship, a full, four-year housing and tuition scholarship.

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Indianapolis resident, 32, received heart transplant as newborn

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com When Lauren Aggen was born Dec. 22, 1989, she was given three days to live.

Aggen, now 32, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Doctors said if she didn’t receive a heart transplant within three days, she would die.

“So, if you do the math, three days would’ve been Christmas,” Aggen said.

But Aggen lived eight days, and as doctors were telling her parents they would need to remove her from the transplant list because of her rapidly declining state, the phone rang.

“A baby boy had passed away from sudden infant death syndrome in Austin, Texas, and they thought the heart would be a match for me,” Aggen said.

Now, 32 years later, Aggen is one of the longest-living pediatric heart transplant recipients who hasn’t needed a second transplant. Eight other babies received a heart transplant in Chicago the same year Aggen did. She is the only recipient who has not received a second transplant. April is National Donate Life Month.

“The doctor flew from Chicago to Austin, Texas, and got the heart,” Aggen said.

“There was a snowstorm, but they got the heart to me and put the heart in my body, and it just started pumping. I’m now 32 years old and I have the same heart.”

The medication Aggen takes for her heart damages her kidneys, but she hasn’t required a kidney transplant.

“The medication I take for my heart does damage my kidneys, so I do have renal failure,” Aggen said. “So, right now, I don’t need a kidney transplant, but in the future that is a possibility.”

Aggen’s hearing also was damaged by the medication she took as a baby while waiting for a heart. She is fluent in American Sign Language, and she hasn’t let any of her physical hurdles get in the way. The Indianapolis resident works for the federal government near Lawrence and gives talks across the U.S. on organ donation.

“I went to school and I got involved with Donate Life (a nonprofit that advocates for organ donation),” Aggen said. “I love doing

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Lauren Aggen’s brother, David, holds her when she was a baby. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Aggen)

Lauren Aggen displays the book she wrote, “Austin’s Gift.” (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

outreach in the community about organ donation awareness. I also like meeting people. I like to talk to people.”

As a teenager, Aggen became sick and was the recipient of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish.

“The Make-A-Wish Foundation came to my bed and said, ‘Lauren, what do you want to wish for?’ And I wanted to write a book to thank my donor family for making life possible,” Aggen said. “I was very sick and didn’t know if I was going to make it.”

With the help of Make-A-Wish Foundation, Aggen published a book called “Austin’s Gift,” because her heart came from a family in Austin. Donor recipients can write a letter to their donor family, who can accept or decline the letter. Aggen wrote a letter but has never received a response.

“I went to Austin, Texas, to give a presen-

tation at the Texas School for the Deaf and went to the library and looked through obituaries, but I couldn’t find anything,” Aggen said. “I have never met my donor family.”

The heart transplant impacted others in Aggen’s life. Her brother, David Aggen, went on to become a doctor.

“I impact other people in different ways, and if it wasn’t for me, my brother might not be a doctor. Now, he’s an oncologist and helping others,” Aggen said. “I’m very grateful for my life. I would never want to force someone to be an organ donor, but my life has been strongly impacted because of the gift of organ donation. I do feel a purpose and a need to let people know.”

Aggen and her husband, Stephen Sweet, live in Indianapolis.

For more, visit donatelifeindiana.org.

Lauren Aggen received a heart transplant when she was 8 days old.

She is now 32. Her mother, Janet Aggen, said when Lauren was little, she got involved with different aspects of organ donation.

“She was often kind of a poster child for the transplant program in Chicago,” Janet Aggen said. “We met a lot of interesting people. We met families who had donor members who had passed away. From talking to them, what we learned is, what often helped them in these tragic times is they saw some positive thing come out of the situation. It’s a magnanimous gift. In their time of grief and sorrow, they could look to help someone else. How marvelous.

“As we met with those people over time, they would talk about the comfort it was to them that their child went on in a new way.”

ON THE COVER: Lauren Aggen displays “Austin’s Gift,” the book she wrote about her heart transplant. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

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“Children as young as 8 should be screened for anxiety,” so says the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Claiming that the pandemic has exacerbated an already expanding problem among young people, the Wall Street Journal, reporting on the development, draws several connections to COVID-19 restrictions, and intuition may suggest that there is a correlation. But the data is still being accumulated to fully explain the increases in mental debilitation among youngsters, including significant increases in suicides. The Task Force cited 78 studies but still held insufficient evidence to draw broader conclusions or warnings for younger children.

To be sure, the pandemic has caried with it any number of long-term effects on our nation. The financial impact of our actions and those of our government are only now playing out. Isolation and restricted movement likewise are still being measured. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 44 percent of high school students now experience persistent feelings of “sadness or hopelessness” and relates the high numbers to family deaths or loss of routine during the lockdowns.

Still, if we are considering the whole child, shouldn’t our assessment look at the larger social context of these changes? Do we consider what the 8-year-old hears from the back seat when we call our ex (their daddy or mommy) a loser, their schoolteacher some “ist,” police officers evil, our nation’s founders toxic and God dead? For most adults, such speech would generate anxiety and despair. Is it possible that our lack of general civil constraint has proven itself to be more virulent to our children than this recent disease?

Greetings, readers. I’ve just returned from a spring break trip that I’m not exactly sure was worth it. There were definite moments of relaxation, but there were also times when I wanted to shout profanities at unsuspecting elderly women. Let’s assess.

On the plus side, the vacation was super cheap. I escorted two nieces to Florida, so their mom paid for my airline ticket — and I stayed free with my amazing in-laws in their snowbird condo. Also on a positive note was my selection of reading and viewing material. I finished “Bridgerton,” the first novel, before plunging right into Season 2 of the show, making for excellent poolside entertainment, and then filled my evenings with Netflix’s “Formula 1 Drive to Survive,” with which I am inexplicably obsessed (box, box, box!)

But for much of my week I was parenting, despite not having any of my four children along. Our youngest daughter, who was in Mexico, suffered a mild concussion, and I endured several sleepless nights imagining her slipping into a coma, dying amid tropical strangers (worst-case scenarios are very real at 3 a.m.). Additionally, the journey home was absolutely horrendous, exorcising most of my newly restored energy.

Literal tornados in Tampa delayed my flight five hours, causing me to miss every possible Midwest connection in Charlotte and rage at old biddies trying to cut the customer service line. My sister-in-law, who had rented a car as soon as the first sirens sounded, ended up detouring from her Interstate 75 North route to grab me. We spent the whole of the next day driving back, utterly exhausted.

Was it worth it? I simply don’t know.

Peace out.

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

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There are two distinct city governments, Remember, you are still in tiny Otterbein. and in what has to be one of the most biHere’s a warning for those with a lead zarre examples of multistate commerce, the foot: Don’t try speeding through Otterbein. trustees of West ColBe prepared to get a lege Corner, Ind., and ticket from either the Here’s a warning for those College Corner, Ohio, Otterbein Police, the with a lead foot: Don’t try decided 50 years ago Tippecanoe County to build a high school speeding through Otterbein. Police, or the Benton overlapping the border.

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IU Health Saxony Hospital opened in 2012 as a 38-bed specialty care-focused hospital.

The $287 million investment will “significantly expand” the campus, according to a press release. It also will add offsite, outpatient access to primary care and specialists.

The investment comes with new branding, too, and the campus will now be known as IU Health Fishers.

“Fishers is the sixth largest city in Indiana today, and with notable population growth expected each year, could be as much as 50 percent larger by the year 2040,” stated Doug Puckett, president of IU Health’s Indianapolis Suburban Region, which includes IU Health North, Saxony,

IU Health Saxony Hospital will soon expand its campus in Fishers. (Photo courtesy of IU Health)

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“We have outgrown the Naab Road facility. We have been on a waitlist to have new patients join us for almost two years now,” said Joe Rizzuto, the group’s chief operating officer. “Our other office in Fishers has been growing mightily, but there definitely was a strong need and a lot of interest in expanding capacity at the northside location.

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The new facility at 12174 N. Meridian St., Suite 300, is 45 percent larger than the Naab Road facility with 14,000 square feet of space. It will allow Priority Physicians, which operates with a concierge medicine model, to add up to 10 team members, including four doctors, during the next five years while continuing to preserve a ratio of no more than 250 allowable patients per physician.

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Signs and symptoms of head and neck cancer Commentary by Dr. Michael Sim April is Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. As with all cancers, the earlier that physicians can PREVENTION diagnose head and neck cancers, the better the outlook for recovery and return to a normal lifestyle. Head and neck cancers occur twice as often in men as they do in women, but overall are relatively uncommon. That being said, it takes a special level of skill and care to treat a patient diagnosed with this specific kind of cancer.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When J.B. Scoble started acting five years ago, he went full throttle.

“I took it all in at the MUSICAL same time,” Scoble said. “I feel more comfortable now than I did then.”

The Carmel resident started acting seriously with Carmel Apprentice Theatre’s “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” five years ago.

Scoble, 41, had only acted once in his senior year in high school in Massachusetts.

Since catching the acting bug in 2017, Scoble has acted as much as he can. He now gets his shot at the lead part of El Gallo in Carmel Community Players’ production of “The Fantasticks” April 22 to May 8 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

Scoble has never seen the musical but knew the classic number of “Try to Remember,” which he sings at the opening and close of the show.

“When you get in the music and the character, it’s right up my alley,” Scoble said.

El Gallo is the narrator of the story about two fathers who are neighbors and pretend to feud to get their two children to fall in love. There are a lot of lines and five songs for Scoble.

“It’s a heavy lift, for sure, but it’s super fun,” Scoble said. “It’s a small, intimate show. It’s not this big, massive musical production. It’s a really great story. I’m sure a lot of people will see the messages in the show.”

Scoble said there is a little pressure because many people are familiar with the show.

Thom Johnson plays Mortimer and Duane Leatherman is cast as Henry. Both are Westfield residents.

“Our characters have been together 40 years and we’re still trying to find our niche,” Johnson said.

This is Johnson’s first time in “The Fantasticks” but he is quite familiar with it.

“I’ve seen it three times in New York,” he said. “I ran lights for the show in 1985

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in Hagerstown. I know most of the lines.

Most of mine, too.”

Johnson and Leatherman have been friends for years.

“We have playful banter as friends, and the banter as the characters carries over on the stage,” Johnson said.

Leatherman said his character recites Shakespeare and Jonson performs death scenes.

Leatherman was in the “The Fantasticks” at the Belfry Theatre in Noblesville in 2009. He played one of the fathers. He also was a stage manager of a production of the show when he attended Anderson University.

“I like how theatrical he is,” Leatherman said of his character. “He’s over the top.

He and Mortimer are some of the comic relief. I love this show. It’s one of my favorites.”

The show ran for 17,162 performances at Sullivan Street Playhouse from 1960 to 2002, making the it the world’s longest-running musical.

“I saw it there in 1990 and was taken by the simple beauty of the show and the intimacy of the venue, as it was only five rows deep,” said Rich Phipps, who is

directing the show for CCP. “By the early 2000s, ‘The Fantasticks’ had become established as perhaps the most performed musical in the world, having been adapted to film and produced around the globe in 67 countries by professional, community and school theaters. I believe the show’s popularity stems from the fact that it is a very simple story, yet one that operates on many levels, and contains a profound, perhaps even religious, message. People of all ages can enjoy it as just a colorful fable, with good music and funny characters.

“Certain audiences can draw much more from it, viewing from the lens of their own life experience. At various life stages, some will identify with the young lovers, others the parents, the ‘old actors’ or the storytellers.”

Phipps knows many audience members will have seen the show before, some several times.

“So as a director, the challenge has been to keep it fresh while not deviating far from the essence of what made it so popular in the first place, striking a balance between how touching it is and yet how ludicrous,” he said.

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Lawrence Central presents ‘Hello Dolly!’ editorial@youarecurrent.com Lawrence Central High School presents its spring musical, “Hello Dolly!”, for three performances April 22-24. Performances are April 22-23 at 7 pm and April 24 at 2:30 p.m., with all tickets $10. Tickets can be purchased at LCPAA.org. The Lawrence Central Performing Arts Association will have “Dinner with Dolly,” featuring a $3 pasta dinner at the high school prior to the April 22 opening-night performance.

The cast includes 60 actors from Lawrence Central’s acclaimed four-year theater program under the tutelage of Theatre Dept.

Chair Kathleen Horrigan and Choir Dept. CoChair Milo Ellis. Indianapolis-based dancer/ choreographer Phillip Crawshaw, a Lawrence North alum and Dance Kaleidoscope veteran, is choreographing the musical.

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cause the pandemic has devastated the touring industry,” he said. “But we’re back on it now. I’m thrilled to be out there in Steve Hackett left Genesis more than 45 front of people. People who are sitting at years, but that classic era of the band is home watching TV or playing on computers remembered with can’t compete with how a live show CONCERT affection by many can galvanize everybody fans.

“Music is reenergizing, and I still “Some songs sprout legs and some have a passion for it. It’s the drug sprout wings over the decades,” said of choice.”

Hackett, who was inducted into the Hackett said the band he has is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, quite extraordinary. along with the other members of the “It’s wonderful to do the classic Hackett progressive rock group.

Genesis material and my solo stuff Hackett, who was the lead guitarthat has charted in recent years,” ist for Genesis from 1971 to 1977, will perform said Hackett, who opens with a set of his at 7:30 p.m. April 27 at the Palladium at the solo songs and then plays the Genesis muCenter for the Performing Arts in Carmel. sic. “The Genesis stuff has been extraordiThe Genesis Revisited concert will feature narily well-received,” he said. “I love making the entire “Seconds Out” live double album people happy.”

by Genesis. Hackett, who is on a world tour, Hackett said “The Cinema Show” and also will perform some of his solo songs.

“Dance on a Volcano” are fan favorites.

“It’s probably the favorite Genesis live Hackett said he performed the two-handalbum of all time,” the British musician said. ed tapping method of playing the guitar Hackett, 72, said audiences are starved long before Eddie Van Halen became known for live music after the COVID-19 pandemic for it. canceled so many concerts.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Cynthia Collins said she loves the variety of the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s 2022-23 season, which was PERFORMANCE announced April 18.

“A season should have something for everyone,” said Collins, who co-founded ATI with Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald. “Everyone thinks differently and this season attributes to that.”

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9 and runs through Oct. 2. It is followed by “Violet’ Oct. 28 to Nov. 20, “The Mountaintop” Feb. 3 to 19, 2023 and “Mr. Confidential” April 28 to May 21, 2023. Those shows will be at the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“Together, I believe we have come up with a season that will appeal to everyone,” Farrell said. “‘Nunsense’ is a tried and true, irreverent musical comedy that’s been successful for decades, a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. ‘Violet’ is a poignant and touching musical about beauty, love,

courage and what it means to be an outsider. ‘The Mountaintop’ is a fictional retelling of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his last night on Earth before his tragic assassination. ‘Mr. Confidental’ is our very first full-scale musical world premiere, a swinging, sexy musical based on real people and occurrences that happened in (the 1950s) when Bob Harrison practically invented modern celebrity journalism with his infamous Confidential magazine allowing the public a peek into the bedrooms and boardrooms of the rich, famous and powerful.”

ATI presented ‘Nunsense’ in 2010, prior to the completion of the Center for the Performing Arts.

“Mr. Confidential” was presented as an ATI LAB series reading earlier this year.

“This is the whole reason for our LAB series, to move a project to our Main Stage,” Collins said. “This show was highly developed going into the reading, so that definitely helped.”

Farrell said ATI knew it had great music and very interesting stories about real people and events.

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“This is a fantastic experience for the students. None of them were in these ensembles the last time we played at the Palladium, so the experience of performing in a venue this nice will be new to everyone,” said Todd McCready, Fishers High School director of concert bands. “It’s also rare that the students in our top ensembles get to hear each other do what they do best, as each department typically performs separate concerts, aside from this particular show, which is only in its third year.

“They are all looking forward to it and definitely feel a bit more pressure to perform as well as they can.”

The 200-plus students will perform concert literature spanning a range of historical

periods and styles.

“The concert features single-gender and mixed choirs (Sound and Electrum), along with Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra,” McCready said. “It will be two halves with intermission, featuring one choir and one instrumental ensemble in each half.”

Work on the music began in February.

With show choir in season until just a few weeks ago, students have been juggling both concert choir and show choir repertoire this semester.

“Each ensemble has held many rehearsals for this concert outside of school in addition to the time spent in class,” McCready said. “We’ve brought in local professional musicians and collegiate music educators to work with the kids. The main purpose of the concert is to perform the music that we are playing and singing for the ISSMA state qualifying contest, which happens the following weekend, and the music they have to perform for that event is very advanced.”

McCready said some of the selections come from a required list, and much of it is collegiate-level repertoire.

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Duck Creek Aqueduct in Metamora. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A tour of Metamora Commentary by Don Knebel Today, we visit tiny Metamora, a historic canal town 67 miles east southeast of Indianapolis.

TRAVEL In 1836, the Indiana Legislature authorized $1.4 million ($43 million today) for a canal extending from Hagerstown to Lawrenceburg. When Indiana went bankrupt in 1839, private interests took over the canal’s construction.

Completed in 1847, the 76-mile Whitewater Canal employed 56 locks and seven dams to accommodate its large 491-foot drop. Towns sprang up along the canal route, including Metamora, platted in 1838 and named after a popular 1829 play. In 1843, a 75-foot wooden aqueduct built near Metamora carried canal water over Duck Creek, one of only 10 such structures built in the United States.

In 1856, a canal-powered grist mill was established in Metamora. The Whitewater Canal was not a success and was largely abandoned soon after it opened. Beginning in 1863, a railroad was built alongside the canal’s towpath.

Today, unincorporated Metamora (popuplation 188) lies within the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site and includes original buildings and some period structures moved from other locations. A water-powered mill in a two-story brick building, built in 1932 to replace the burned-out original mill, grinds corn and wheat into flour available for purchase. On selected days from May to October, the nonprofit Whitewater Valley Railroad offers a five-hour round trip on an antique train from Connersville to Metamora and/or a short trip within Metamora. On occasion, a horse-drawn canal

Historic Metamora Grist Mill alongside railroad tracks.

Have you ever heard someone say, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it?” Flaunt is a word that means to show off or parade something. You might GRAMMAR GUY be tempted to say “flout” instead of flaunt, since the two words sound and look almost identical to each other. Flout means to show contempt for or mock something.

Many people flout the “10 items or fewer” lane at the grocery store by bringing an entire shopping cart full of items.

Do you find it confusing when to use “rife” and when to use “ripe”? Rife connotes abundance while ripe suggests readiness. Rife is usually used with the word “with” afterward: My uncle’s Facebook updates are rife with conspiracy theories. Ripe is usually used with the word “for” after it: The pears on that tree are ripe for the picking.

Is something a sham or a scam? A sham is something that is a fraud or a pillow cover. A scam is a shady plan to take advantage of someone’s trust. Since both words involve deception of some sort,

these two are easy to confuse.

Here’s an example of two words I hear mistaken all the time: riff and rift. A “riff” is a melodic phrase that gets repeated.

The Edge from U2 is known for his catchy guitar riffs. A “rift” is a split, opening, or distance created between two things.

This can be a rift in the ground or a rift in a friendship. The band developed a rift when the percussionist insisted on playing his cowbell during every song.

Let’s tackle squash and quash. To “squash” something means to physically squeeze or press down on something.

To “quash” something means to halt or quickly bring to an end something in a nonphysical sense. You “quash” a rumor by revealing the truth about the situation in question. You squash a spider on your car’s dashboard because it makes you scream in terror during rush hour traffic.

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