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The Noblesville-based adADVOCACY vocate for victims of crime and abuse works to promote its mission to the community in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but its overarching objective is to prevent sexual assault and abuse altogether.

“What we are actually trying to do is call it more Sexual Assault Prevention Month,” Prevail Marketing and Events Coordinator Natasha Robinson said. “Just bringing awareness is one thing, but really focusing on preventing the crime is a totally different thing.”

Prevail has several opportunities throughout April to promote awareness and prevention, including Denim Day on April 28, when Prevail staff members wear jeans or denim.

“Why we wear denim is because in Italy in 1992, there was an 18-year-old girl who was raped, and why they decided the perpetrator couldn’t be guilty is because her jeans were too tight for him to pull off and rape her, so the next day all the women in parliament wore jeans as a protest to the Supreme Court,” Robinson said. “Those are just examples of victim blaming, (such as), ‘Her skirt was so short, she was totally asking for it,’ ‘Men can’t be sexually assaulted, they’re too masculine and too big so that can’t happen to them,’ so those are a lot of things we deal with around Sexual Assault

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ies that fill it with color each year. “(We) feel great living here in Carmel. Our neighbors are extremely friendly,” he said.

Doug Hsu loves to relax by going for Since moving to the U.S. from Hong Kong walks through his Carmel neighborhood, in 1968, Hui said he’s not been a target of but lately the discrimination, especially since moving RAISING AWARENESS excursions to Carmel more than 30 years ago. Still, haven’t been he joined several other Hamilton County as calming as they used to be. residents to march around Monument CirHe’s spent the last year hearing govcle in Indianapolis on March 27 to protest ernment officials and others refer racism and violence against Asian to COVID-19 as the “China virus” or Americans. “kung flu” after it was first discov“We need to start educating the ered in Wuhan, while concurrently community about what is happenseeing reports that hate crimes ing in other parts of the nation so against Asian Americans have inif people see any sign that occurs, creased nationwide since the panthey need to stop that as soon demic began. as possible before the fire gets Hsu Hsu said he hasn’t knowingly bigger,” said Hui, who is retired been a direct target of racism in and volunteers with several local the past year, but for the first time organizations. ever, he feels defensive when he’s Hsu, who grew up in Virginia, said out in public, wondering if those he the discrimination he’s encountered encounters associate him with the isn’t unique to Hamilton County but pandemic, and if so, whether they stems from issues faced by Asian harbor hateful or violent thoughts Americans throughout the nation. He Hui or intentions. said it primarily comes in the form “I don’t know what people are of microaggressions by people who thinking. I want to give them the benefit of probably don’t realize their own unconscious the doubt, but I’m aware that in other parts bias. of the country people have been targeting For example, while waiting in line to pay Asian Americans, so I’m very much put on at a shop, the cashier may be chatty with edge,” he said. “It’s very unfortunate, bethe customers before and after him but cause as an American born and brought up treat him in a “transactional,” less friendly here, I don’t feel it’s right that a group of way. Or when attending a large event with people should have to think twice about, ‘Do greeters to welcome guests, he and his I go for a walk in my neighborhood or not?’” family are met with less enthusiasm.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “When I travel to communities that have Asian Americans make up the largest a much larger Asian American community, I minority group in Hamilton County at 6.5 don’t get that feeling,” Hsu said. “I assume percent, and they represent an even higher it’s because for the customer service staff, percentage of Carmel’s population at 10.3 their image of a customer or client also percent. Rupal Thanawala, president of includes Asian Americans, so they don’t get the Carmel-based Asian American Alliance, thrown off by people who look like me.” said many Asian Americans have flocked to Thanawala, a Fishers resident, said Hamthe county for its quality schools and safe ilton County is generally a welcoming and neighborhoods, but some believe it’s time to safe place for Asian Americans but that break their silence on racial issues and let discrimination has always been present. For their neighbors know what they’re experisome, it’s worsened during the pandemic. encing to prevent problems reported else“I’ve heard so many incidents of people where in the nation from happening here. being called names and being discriminated DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES against,” she said. “Some of the businesses, Kwan Hui said he is living his American Chinese restaurants for example, didn’t take dream. off the way it should have, because people He lives with his wife in a Carmel lakewere thinking in the first few months (of front home with a yard big enough to show- the pandemic) that Chinese food could give case the dozens of flower and plant varietyou the virus.”

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BACKGROUND: Michael, 8th grader at Noblesville West Middle school, plays football and baseball both at school and through travel leagues. Since his first injury in 5th grade, Michael has dealt with reoccurring sports related knee injuries. When Michael was first injured, his father, Brandon, knew Michael Bennett is an 8th he wanted to get his son over to Methodist Sports grader at Noblesville West Medicine for an evaluation. Brandon had surgery Middle School performed on his knee at MSM years ago when he was injured in high school sports. Knowing the level of care that he received then, and how smoothly the recovery process was, Brandon got Michael set up at MSM. WHY MSM: “Every experience throughout this process has been fantastic,” said Brandon, Michael’s father. “From the care that he received the moment we walked in, to the treatment by Dr. Ritter and his associates, the surgery at Beltway, to the physical therapy at Finch Creek with Nate and Melissa, it has all been phenomenal!”

THE JOURNEY: During his appointment with Dr. Mark Ritter, specialist in orthopedic sports medicine & trauma, Michael was informed that he had a hereditary condition which offset his kneecaps, causing ongoing patella instability. With the need to hold off on surgery until his growth plates were closed, Michael received physical therapy at MSM until the time was right. At a checkup appointment in the fall of 2020, Michael was informed that his growth plates were officially closed, and that it was time to make a tough decision to either keep playing through the pain, or go through with the surgery. Ultimately, Michael decided to have the surgery so that he would be back on the field for summer ball and freshman football. “I thought I would not be able to try out for the Middle School baseball team,” said Michael. “My recovery was so far ahead of schedule I was able to try out for the team and make it.” A surgery that typically takes six to nine months for recovery took Michael only four and a half.

“Michael poured dedication and energy into his rehabilitation,” said Dr. Ritter. “He’s returning to the baseball diamond just a few months after his reconstructive surgery. His quick return is a product of his hard work with MSM’s physical therapy staff.”

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Guerin Catholic cyclists Sarah Banks and Allison Wozniak celebrate their 2020 state championships. (Submitted photos)

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Fishers High School junior Zachary Strueder can’t wait for his second season with the Northside Indy team CYCLING in the Indiana Interscholastic Cycling League.

“Everyone had a good time,” Strueder said of the mountain bike races. “It’s still competitive but we were all friends after it. It’s that adrenaline rush that I think most of my friends are addicted to trying to hit the biggest jump, have the biggest trick and just to be faster than one another. It’s a great, healthy, competitive sport. It’s awesome.”

Guerin Catholic senior Dominic Stein was the one who encouraged Strueder to join.

Strueder rode in the varsity category last season.

“The varsity did four laps. A lap was about 3 to 5 miles around,” said Strueder, walo also wrestles at FHS. Northside Indy coach Tim Banks, a Level 3 coach with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, is seeking more members for the team. The mountain bike league is for grades 6-12.

“We’re a composite team, which means we take kids from any school,” said Banks, a Westfield resident.

Banks’ daughter, Sarah, a Guerin Catholic sophomore, was the sophomore state champion. Allison Wozniak, a Guerin junior, was the state champion in the junior varsity category. Wozniak is a Fishers resident.

The 2020 season ran from July to the end of October.

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Crouch presents $200K check to Merici

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com To the delight of staff, Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch presented The Village of Merici in Lawrence with a $200,000 GRANT grant on April 7 that the state awarded to Indianapolis. The grant was part of $1.63 million set aside for select communities to assist adults with developmental disabilities.

The Village of Merici, 5707 Lawton Loop East Dr., is an organization that, according to its website, brings residential and community opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.”

“Friends with disabilities are just our friends with different abilities,” said Crouch, who presented the check to Colleen Renie, the executive director of The Village of Merici.

The Village of Merici will invest much of the grant into the app Quillo, a social media startup that aims to better facilitate connections between people with disabilities facing isolation.

“We understood that (adults with developmental disabilities), maybe more so than

From left, John Dickerson, Colleen Renie, Danny Spinner and Judith Thompson, deputy mayor of Indianapolis. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

many Hoosiers, have struggled with social isolation and being able to connect,” Crouch said. “With everything being virtual, we wanted people to be able to develop new technology to connect those individuals with services that they couldn’t access in a pandemic.”

The Village of Merici is looking at expanding its footprint on the Fort Benjamin Harrison campus to address the problems of isolation for those with disabilities both virtually and personally.

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What’s in a name? The forgotten town of Olio Commentary by Robert Bowling When Hamilton County was first settled, Fall Creek Township BACK IN THE DAY was nothing more than virgin wilderness. It was in stark contrast to Delaware Township. Living in this area of Hamilton County was not for the faint of heart. It required courage and endurance. Early settlers had to not only contend with the wilderness, but wild animals, brutal winters and learning to coexist with the Native Americans.

Unlike Delaware Township, Fall Creek boasted just one town, Olio. It was so small that it was commonly referred to as a hamlet or village. It did have a store, blacksmith shop, school, church and a post office, all of which are signs of a thriving community.

But what is the history behind the name?

Olio was not the first choice for the town’s name. If the residents had been successful, the town would have been called Lickskillet.

The post office was first established in 1851 and Solomon Cropper, one of the first settlers, petitioned for the name Lickskillet. The request was denied, possibly because there were more than 35 communities in Indiana that already had that nickname. Many theories abound as to the origin of the name Lickskillet, but the most popular one had to do with dish cleaning. Pioneer families would leave a used skillet on the back porch and let deer, who were attracted to the salt grease, lick it clean. Today, Lickskillet is a generic

term for any rural town.

The second choice for the town’s name, which was accepted by the U.S .Postal Service. was Olio, but why it was chosen is a mystery. A possible explanation is that the area was rich in natural resources. The name itself implies “oil,” and at one time, it was the only place in the state where every family used natural gas. The area became popular among oil and gas companies that exploited it for its resources, but the town never received the benefits. Fishers could have looked vastly different had Olio been successful in taking advantage of its newfound wealth. Instead, it slowly disappeared like all of the other towns.

While Mudsock was a nickname for Fishers Station, Lickskillet continued to be used as a nickname for Olio. Some residents refused to abandon the name. On more than one occasion, Lickskillet was commonly referred to as the capital of Fall Creek Township.

Fall Creek Township’s only town, Olio, now lives on as a major street that bears its name. The road is lined with schools and businesses, and it has come a long way since it was just a small hamlet.

Robert Bowling is a retired Fishers Police Dept. officer who is a high school criminal justice teacher. As an officer, he was the department’s first historian. Since retirement, he has served as a board member for the Ambassador House and the newly formed Fishers Historical Society, where he also serves as historian.

Hamilton Co. fills out Girl Scouts Board — The Girl Scouts of Central Indiana added 11 atlarge members to the board of directors, two from Hamilton County. Mary Azar Callahan, Fishers and Dr. Stacy Atkinson, Noblesville, will complete the group. Callahan is the director of partnerships for the Indy Chamber of Commerce. Atkinson is the chancellor for Ivy Tech Hamilton County.

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Project: Admirals Pointe Drive Project: 236th Street East Rehabilitation Location: Indianapolis DPW currently has Project closed Admirals Pointe Drive to replace Location: 236th Street between Deming the timber bridge over Geist and the north Road and Devaney Road is closed to all fork of Dry Branch. The detour will consist thru traffic for road rehabilitation. It is of Old Stone Dr. east to Carroll Rd. / 700 W., Phase II of the 236th Street East Rehabilithen south to E. 79th St. and then west to tation Project.

Oaklandon Rd. Expected completion: Aug. 3.

Expected completion: Midsummer 2021 Detour: Local traffic will continue to have NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH access to their homes, while thru traffic is Project: Olio Road and 146th Street asked to utilize the posted detour route of Intersection 256th Street, Anthony Road and Devaney Location: The Olio Road and 146th Street Road.

Improvement project is widening Olio CARMEL Road from 141st Street to 146th Street to Project: Westfield Boulevard roundabout four lanes and 146th Street from Bergen and culvert installation Boulevard to Olio Road to three lanes as Location: South of 116th Street to 111th well as constructing a two-lane roundStreet. The project includes a new roundabout at the intersection of those two about at 111th Street and culvert installastreets. In addition, significant drainage tion at Carmel Creek. improvements in the area, including reloExpected completion: Work on the roundcation of a legal drain, as well as a saniabout is expected to begin on or after May tary sewer extension will occur.

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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com It was Nick Carraway who reminds the title character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece “The Great Gatsby” ARTISAN that he could not repeat the past. Maybe so, but Kevin Howell of Fishers would counter that if you cannot repeat the past, you can refurbish it — one baseball glove at a time.

Senior recruiter at Community Health by day, craftsman by night, Howell retreats to his basement and into baseball nostalgia.

“A large percentage of my work has been taking dad or grandpa’s old glove out of the garage, basement, barn and send it to me, then I referb them pretty enough to at least display,” said the self-taught Howell, 44.

The modern baseball mitt is about as far cry from the mitts of the 1920s as Alexander Rossi’s IndyCar of today is from Ray Harroun’s Marmon Wasp that won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Modern mitts are specialized. For example, a middle infielder’s glove is significantly different from a first baseman’s glove, which is dramatically different from a catcher’s mitt. The webbing of an outfield mitt has gaps, so players can see through the glove to catch the ball. A pitcher’s mitt’s webbing is solid, so the batter can’t see the pitcher’s finger placement on the ball. The gloves of yesteryear, in contrast, were all-purpose and looked more like ballooned hands than mitts. There was little webbing a century ago, and every position, except catcher, used the same style.

The gloves also were designed to be durable and mistreated.

“A (vintage glove) was made to put into your back pocket,” Howell said. “At the end of the inning, they’d just leave it on the field, so it’d get stepped on and all jacked up.”

One time, Howell found a Draper and Maynard mitt from the early 20th century that was so aged its leather was more like cardboard and just as flat.

“I could have hit it on the table, and it would have split. That’s how dry it was,” Howell said.

Howell put at least 10 hours of carefully massaging, then pounding with a mallet and cleaning with his own secret solution to restore the mitt to near-playing condition.

At first, the part hobby was just something Howell did to relax. He would restring a glove while watching a movie or sitting outside and sell a few on his Etsy page. It helped him stay connected to the game he

Kevin Howell, 44, works on one of his new vintage gloves. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

loved and played in high school.

But then came a unique opportunity. The year 2020 was the centennial anniversary of the Negro Leagues, and to pay tribute to the occasion, the Negro League Museum in Kansas City, Mo., wanted to have an art exhibition to honor the league’s its unique and overlooked history. Artisans included painters, sketch artists, screen printers and sculptors but no one who refurbished tattered old baseball gloves. No one, that is, except Howell, who contributed to the exhibit.

“Kevin does awesome work, and his work is unique from other artists and makers. He has his own niche out there,” said Tad Richardson, a Seattle-area artist who founded the art exhibition on behalf of the Negro League Museum. “There are lots of baseball glove re-lacers out there, but no one is restoring those 100-year-old gloves to gameready condition.”

Richardson found Howell as he was combing social media for small businesses that specialized in baseball art and craft. He reached out to hundreds of such small businesses, and Howell was one who offered to join the new community. Howell sold 12 mitts at the event and restored an additional eight. Howell has seen a boost in sales for his services since the exhibition ended last year.

You can see more of Howell’s work at the Hoosier Vintage Gloves Instagram page at instagram.com/hoosiervintagegloves. His Etsy page is at etsy.com/shop/ HoosierVintageGloves.

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Relieving chronic back pain Column by Dr. Michael McCarthy Back pain is the most common reason for a job-related disability and is one of the main contributors to employHEALTH ees taking sick-day leave.

Determining the exact cause of back pain can be difficult and at times frustrating for those suffering from severe, chronic back pain. However, the majority of back pain symptoms typically result from sprain/strain of the muscles that surround the spine, degeneration or arthritis of the spine, herniated discs, lumbar stenosis and/or fractures. For some, back pain can result from multiple areas and isolating the main source of pain is the first step in finding relief.

Although most adults will experience back pain during some point of their life, the majority will not seek medical treatment.

Self-directed treatments largely revolve around the use of oral pain medication (including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen), ice/heat and avoidance of pain-producing activities. Getting back to normal activity should begin with light walking, limited lifting, avoidance of bending/ twisting and continued use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication. Pain should serve as a guiding factor as patients begin to slowly reintroduce their daily routines.

Are there ways to prevent back pain?

Recent research has highlighted a significant link between abdominal muscle dysfunction and low back injuries. There has been a significant shift of clinical focus on the importance of core muscle strengthen-

ing, specifically the abdominal muscles, and the relationship with recurring back pain.

Altered abdominal musculature, whether from deconditioning or obesity, clearly has a role in how we think about the prevention of back pain. Core strengthening exercises should be tailored for individual patients and providers should quickly recognize those patients with underlying diagnoses that preclude them from this therapy.

What are some concerning features of back pain that should prompt an evaluation by a medical professional? When back pain becomes more severe, lasts more than a couple of days or even a week or results in numbness/tingling in the arms, buttocks, thighs or legs, then one should seek medical attention.

Will I need surgery? The majority of patients that present with back pain will never need surgery. Advances in new image technology and treatment options have expanded providers the ability to address back pain with nonsurgical options. Exhausting nonsurgical treatment is always the first and best route for any patient presenting with back pain. Patients should know that surgery should always be the last resort, especially when it comes to isolated back pain.

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DISPATCHES County planning director retires — Charles Kiphart, a longtime director of the Hamilton County Planning Dept., retired April 16. Kiphart was hired in 1989 as the county’s first director of the planning department.

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Virtual career fair aims to connect MSDLT youth to meaningful jobs

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Briana Carlson is a junior at Lawrence Central High School. She is a manager on the football, basketball and combined track and field teams and wants to attend Indiana University to study medicine.

Ashley Mixquitl is a senior at Lawrence North High School. She plays laCarlson crosse for the Wildcats and is interested in working a couple of jobs after graduating to save some money before going to college.

The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is offering a career Mixquotl fair to help students like Carlson and Mixtquitl navigate career paths as they decide when, or if, to attend college.

The district’s event, called the Next Level Career Fair, will be held virtually April 21.

“We’ve held little career fairs in the past at each individual campus, but we felt like COVID-19 created an impetus for a bigger event and more prominent event,” said Kris McAloon, MSDLT assistant director for workforce readiness. “You think of physically being in schools or around guidance offices, there’s typically a bulletin board with jobs on it, or there’s the off-the-cuff conversations with counselors or teachers that lead to networking opportunities that can help kids get the jobs that lead to meaningful employment. Those weren’t possible this year, so we needed to innovate.”

Through the career fair, MSDLT aims to connect students with prospective jobs by gathering information from employers about opportunities and what they are seeking in employees and collecting detailed information about what students are seeking in a job, as well.

“We’re trying to (end) that narrative that there is one pathway to success, that you graduate from high school, you go to college, you get a job because you went to college and you did well, then you do well the entire way, and if you do anything else, then you are a failure,” McAloon said. “We’re

surveys, MSDLT learned that many employers view the lack of ethnic diversity as a hindrance to growth. The school district believes its students offer a solution to that problem because Lawrence North and Lawrence Central are diverse high schools. For students, the limitation was figuring out what type of employment is available.

“The first thing that went through my mind was to see the different types of opportunities for jobs available,” Mixquitl said.

McAloon sees the Next Level Job Fair as bridging the divide and potentially solving both problems by putting students in front of employers and employers in front of students.

“Our goal is to just get kids jobs,” McAloon said. “This being our first year, we don’t want to overpromise and under deliver. But if we can get one kid a job, this will be a success.”

ON THE COVER: From left, Lawrence North High School juniors Mari Bella Amantecatl, Ximena Lozoya and Ella Bruce practice CPR on dummies, a necessary skill for people interested in a medical career. A CPR class will be offered at the Next Level Career Fair. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

WHAT IS “MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT?”

Lawrence North High School senior Lucas Floyd operates a saw, turning a block of wood into a soap box car. Many options for working in a trade will be available at the Next Level Career Fair.

trying to break down that narrative.

“We’re matching needs with needs.”

And those needs vary. One student near the top of her class, for example, wants to gain actual work experience because she has not had a summer job. Some students not planning to attend college are looking for full-time work in a trade. Others, like Carlson, simply want the opportunity to

build connections.

“Something that really drew me to it was being able to outreach to a bunch of different employers,” Carlson said. “I’m a person who believes that having connections in many different places is always really good to have under your belt.”

Connections and opportunities were part of the motivation for McAloon, too. Through

The Next Level Career Fair is designed to connect students to meaningful employment. MSDLT defines meaningful employment as a job that provides: • Career Pathways — Employment that allows the employee to test out a field or profession.

• Networking Opportunities — Employment that provides the employee exposure to future valuable connections within an industry or field.

• Liveable Wages — Employment with earnings that provide self-sufficiency now or in the near future.

• On-the-Job Training — Employment that provides on-the-job training that has market value.

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Commentary by Terry Anker As the friendly skies have become a little more friendly and a little less frightening, many of us have found ourselves again standing in line awaiting TSA approval for our next destination.

Like it or not, travel is beginning again.

The experience is familiar yet different — like a dream state where our surroundings are as we remembered but with significant incongruencies. Still, to this we will adjust. The burning desire to take the kids to visit the mouse will overwhelm any concerns about unfamiliarity. The notion of a 20-hour car trip seems far more horrifying than whatever awaits in the modern time-of-pandemic airport.

Indeed, most citizen travelers go on their merry way much as they did in the past. Stopping randomly, immediately in front of us in the middle of the hall, as if to say, “I need the attention of you running into me.” The newsstands are open, selling snacks and expensive trinkets for the forgetful or loath-to-shop wanderer who just remembered the missed birthday during their absence.

Notably, the experience all seems a bit more polite. Folks don’t push as much in the lines. Why, we assume, that our pressure will somehow move the queue of 20 in front of us is an eternal mystery. Generally, it only annoys the one person in front of us and moves no one. Airline staff are grateful that we have come back — and that their chosen career might survive this contagion. Airports are not so overrun. But alas, many shops and restaurants did not survive the smaller crowds. Even as every surface is sprayed and cleansed, we’ve come to understand that sanitized does not necessarily mean clean and free from dirt! And, the free pretzels are on hold, at least for now. Still, we didn’t have to drive to Florida!

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

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Behold, fair reader, a new me. Well, maybe not a new me, but certainly a refreshed and revitalized Danielle. My husband Doo and I are just back from a spring break vacation in Florida, and though I drove 35 of the god-awful 38 hours and suffered a fever blister and migraine on our first day, I have returned rested and, dare I say, happy?

I’ve always known the health benefits of sunshine and being near water, particularly the ocean, but in a year like no other after the cold and gray of winter, I hadn’t really appreciated how much I needed a sandy beach and near80-degree temperatures. And obviously, enjoying a few rum punches and fried grouper sandwiches on said beach didn’t hurt, either. But mainly, to have downtime in a tropical warm place was enough to reset my mental state from one of “Dangerous: Stress Levels Too High” to “Excellent: No Worries.”

To park our car at the beginning of the week and not get in it again until we were leaving; to not open my laptop once; to go to sleep at 8 p.m., wake up at 7 a.m. and then perhaps take an afternoon nap; to finish three YA novels that should definitely not be considered young adult (Sarah J. Maas, well done!); to simply hang with Doo and talk about our kids, our future, his crazy plan to buy a 44-foot trawler; to ride bikes and eat coconut ice cream and cattily judge people in their swim attire … this trip was exactly what I needed it to be.

Here’s hoping that you, too, have experienced some spring renewal.

Peace out.

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Warm memories of the unforgettable Jack Hanna Commentary by Dick Wolfsie “Who the heck is Jack Hanna?” I asked the staff during a TV production meeting in the fall of 1979.

HUMOR “He asked who the heck you were, too,” laughed my producer, who had booked the director of the Columbus Zoo as a guest on “Columbus Alive,” a television talk show I had been hosting from Ohio’s capital city for about a month.

While I have never attained Jack’s international acclaim, the man in the tan khakis and iconic outdoorsman hat was in some ways responsible for whatever success I have had. I’d like to think we gave each other a kickstart.

Jack, according to his family, has been diagnosed with dementia, a tragic circumstance for a man who should have been able to look back on his life with vivid recollections of the wondrous experiences he’s had with both man and beast.

During that first show we did together, we were both new to being live on TV. I asked him half-jokingly if the snake he had draped around my neck was venomous.

Distracted by the cameras, he took several seconds to answer, appearing as though he had to think about it. It drew audible laughter from the crew. After the show, Jack apologized for his nervousness, but I told him that this naivete was charming, and I thought the show went splendidly. If you have ever watched Jack on talk shows, especially Letterman, you know he retained that air of innocence — even befuddlement — for his entire career.

On another show, Jack brought an opossum that had just had joeys, about seven of them. It was close to Christmas and Jack wanted to decorate me like a tree. He hung the babies on my suit jacket, each clinging with its tiny claws as I mugged to the camera. Six months later, I was awarded an Emmy for Best Talk Show Host, based on a short highlight reel the station had submitted. The first clip was Jack playing ‘possum … with me.

In 2013, I attended the celebration of Jack’s 30-year an– DICK WOLFSIE niversary at the Columbus Zoo, an affair highlighted by penguins walking among the guests while they dined. While there, I asked Jack if he would write a blurb for my new book, “Mornings with Barney,” about my 13 years on WISH-TV with my beagle companion. Jack’s words are highlighted on the book’s back cover: “Bats, bears, baboons, badgers and bobcats. None compare with Barney the Beagle.”

And few can compare to you, Jack. Through humor and a touch of self-deprecation, you introduced us to the exotic world of animals. I hope you will always retain some memories of how loved you have been by the public you entertained and educated for more than 40 years.

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“He was non-verbal at 4 1/2 in 2017,” Boyer said. “Doctors had no idea if he would ever talk, and if he did would likely have a large impediment.”

So, it was good fortune in 2017 that her web and digital marketing agency, Charley Grey, was referred to Brian Forest Centers in Fishers, a neurofeedback clinic. She learned how it worked.

“Being medically trained as a registered nurse and with a master’s level classes in neuroscience psychology, I had never heard of it,” said Boyer, who founded her own neurofeedback center earlier this year.

Although the Fishers center had not helped anyone with apraxia, Boyer learned there were articles that showed neurofeedback to be effective. Neurofeedback, also known as electroencephalogram feedback, is a therapeutic intervention that provides immediate feedback from a computer-based

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“Fast forward, we trained my son at 4 1/2 years old, and he started speaking,” Boyer said. “Then he started to read and write, which is something we didn’t think he would be able to do.

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Boyer had her daughter, Charley, mapped as well when she was 11 1/2 years old. At first, Boyer thought her daughter showed symptoms of pre-teenager issues like aggression, argumentativeness, opposition and self-image issues. The clinic proposed those behaviors might be post-concussion symptoms from an injury suffered when she was 6 and not anything else.

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But the new location has a new item that offers a glimpse into what the future of dry-cleaning looks like: A nearly 7-foot tall, red rectangle that looks like the door housing a home’s circuit breakers.

But the structure is actually an automated garment-retrieval kiosk, made by Italy’s Metalprogetti. It operates like a vending machine for dry-cleaned clothing.

The 24/7 kiosk allows customers to come in whether Classic Cleaners is open or not.

During off-hours, the front door stays unlocked. To access the kiosk, customers enter

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“It takes some time because the conveyor (belt) is so large, but it is an amazing thing to see it in action,” said Classic Cleaners General Manager, Steve Arnold.

The efficiency of the new system saves Classic Cleaners in terms of space and time.

Via computer, each garment is place on a hook, which saves time in finding a particular order and reduces the chance of grabbing the wrong item. But the time saving is not reserved for the employees; it also helps customers.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Most of Fishers resident’s Alex Verdoorn craft cocktail experience comes from home bartending, and now he has creative freedom to implement what he’s learned in the DRINKS workforce.

Verdoorn, who’s worked at Pinheads & Alley’s Alehouse at 13825 Britton Park Rd., Fishers, for four years, is revamping the restaurant’s cocktail menu and introducing offerings such as barrel-aged cocktails and draft cocktails.

“I’m really lucky they’ve given me complete freedom to do whatever I want here,” Verdoorn said.

One of Verdoorn’s most popular additions are barrel-aged cocktails, whereby he ages cocktails in 5- or 3-liter barrels from various liquor companies. The barrels have different char levels, in which the wood is charred to flavor the whiskey. The levels influence how a spirit tastes after an aging period of several months.

“It’s the same process as making whiskey,” Verdoorn said.

The most popular barrel-aged cocktail is Not for Karens, made by infusing whiskey with elderflower, orange, allspice and almond and then it is barrel-aged for six months.

Most of Verdoorn’s inspiration comes from books and YouTube videos. Every six months, he updates Pinheads’ cocktail menu with seasonal flavors. He is working on summer-themed cocktails for the restaurant’s outdoor tiki bar.

Pinheads began allowing Verdoorn to take creative control after customers began requesting drinks he had made them in the past but other bartenders were unable to replicate.

“We go through a lot of volume here because we are a large facility,” Verdoorn said. “I’ve learned the only way to get a quality cocktail out quick enough is to batch them all.”

So, Verdoorn makes some of his popular cocktails in bulk, such as an espresso liqueur or a mango habanero whiskey cocktail so other bartenders can serve the same drinks.

“The hardest trick, honestly, is to figure out ways to batch a cocktail that still tastes good that isn’t going to go bad,” Verdoorn said. “Like when you’re putting lime or lemon juice or citrus in a cocktail, or bottling fresh juice, it’s essentially the pulp going bad. So, if you clarify it where it’s clear, it’s good for a long time, and the more alcohol in it, the better it can stay longer.”

Verdoorn enjoys discovering ways to make someone enjoy a spirit they claim to dislike and also taking a single ingredient and creating a cocktail featuring that ingredient.

“I really like challenging people and showing them, ‘No, you do like gin, you have just had terrible gin and terrible tonic (in the past),’” Verdoorn said.

For more, visit bowlatpinheads.com.

Reciprocal Productions “Variety Hour Batten Down The Hatches” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. April 23-24 at the The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

There is a separate virtual viewing option with a different program available April 30May 9. Live tickets are $15, with virtual tickets $12. For more, visit reciprocalproducti. wixsite.com/my-site-1/season.

Peanut Butter & Jam Series Peanut Butter & Jam Series presents a performance by Rainforest Rhythm Jam at 10:30 a.m. April 24 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will present “Classic American” at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit icomusic.org.

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Fishers resident Alex Verdoorn has been a bartender at Pinheads in Fishers for four years. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

MEET ALEX VERDOORN • Favorite drink to enjoy: Straight whiskey or a Negroni.

• Favorite drink to make: “All of them,” he said, laughing.

• How he runs his cocktail parties at home: Asks the attendee what their favorite spirit is, if they prefer sweet or sour and if they like spirit-forward cocktails, and then makes a drink based off the feedback.

• Staple tool every bartender should have at home: A good shaker and strainer. “That’s huge in my opinion. I feel like a lot of people don’t have that at home.”

• Staple ingredient: Fresh-squeezed juice

Amy Von Eiff from A Cut Above Catering will present “A Night in Tuscany,” a virtual cooking experience, to benefit the Carmel Clay Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. April 22.

Von Eiff will lead viewers in an online course to prepare a three-course meal for two in your own kitchen consisting of Caesar salad with homemade dressing; brown butter sage gnocchi, chicken piccata, Sicilian broccolini for the entrée and mini-cannolis for dessert.

A meal kit with all ingredients and service for two will be available to pick up at A Cut Above Catering in Carmel. Details for kit pickup and for accessing the live online event will be provided after tickets have been purchased.

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CSO forges ahead with final Masterworks concert

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Janna Hymes is encouraged by the way her orchestra has naviCONCERT gated the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’re one of the few orchestras in the country that has played throughout COVID,” Hymes said. “We’re kind of a success story and I’m proud of that.

We’ve worked hard to do that. I have a lot of friends in the industry who have just burned out because they are just exhausted. They are finding other jobs. They are going into real estate. One is selling wine. I think entertainment has been hit the hardest. We were one of the first things to shut down and we are one of the last things to come back.

“You can’t fight it. You have to go with it.”

Carmel Symphony Orchestra will hold its final Masterworks concert of the 2020-21 season at 7:30 p.m. April 24 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Seating will be limited because of social distancing. A livestream option is available for $20.

“The reason I’m excited is, it is all some of my favorite music,” Hymes said. “It’s all beautiful and it’s all really different.”

The program includes “Marriage of Figaro Overture” (Wolfgang Mozart); “Pavane” (Gabriel Faure); “Mother Goose Suite” (Maurice Ravel); and “Symphony No. 1 in C” (Georges Bizet).

“The ‘Marriage of Figaro’ is very exuberant and upbeat,” Hymes said. “It’s a short, fun opening. The Pavane is a slow, beautiful, dreamy piece which features our principal flute player. It’s gorgeous. People will recognize that piece and they will recognize a lot of the music, which is one of the reasons I like this concert. The ‘Mother Goose Suite’ is delightful.”

The concert closes with Bizet’s “Symphony No. 1 in C” that Bizet wrote when he was 17.

“The piece just shows his youth and excitement,” Hymes said. “It’s a really optimistic program and it’s got a lot of positive energy.”

Hymes said 44 musicians will be on stage, which is not a full orchestra because of COVID-19 spacing restrictions.

“It’s more of a chamber orchestra but definitely delightful with winds and brass,”

Janna Hymes will conduct the final Masterworks concert of the 2020-21 season April 24 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

she said.

The crowd will be limited to approximately 350 to 400, the same as the March concert.

“When we use the livestream, the cameras take up a lot of space,” Hymes said.

Hymes said it’s been a year of figuring things out. She said it is still up in the air whether there will a May 8 concert, which wasn’t set to be part of the Masterworks series. Disney music is planned that can’t be livestreamed because of copyrights.

“The best thing to do is be really flexible and to be open-minded,” Hymes said. “We do feel positive with people getting the vaccine and warmer weather coming (that) there is more opportunity to play outside.”

Hymes is optimistic about CSO’s future but said smaller arts organizations around the world will make a decision if they can keep going.

“We’re very fortunate that we have a city that supports the arts,” she said. “The mayor (Carmel’s Jim Brainard) is so generous, especially to the resident companies.”

Hymes is confident that a fuller orchestra can perform in the 2021-22 season.

“I have planned the season as if it will be a non-COVID year,” she said.

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Matinee added for Feinstein-Manchester show — A 3 p.m. matinee has been added May 15 for Michael Feinstein and longtime friend Melissa Manchester’s team up for an evening of pop hits and gems from the Great American Songbook. There will be an 8 p.m. performance which, because of limited capacity, is nearly sold out. The concert will be Feinstein’s first live public performance – and the first “Center Presents” event with an on-site audience – in more than a year. The two entertainers will perform individually and together, backed by a piano trio. Feinstein, whose work as a singer, pianist, preservationist and ambassador of timeless popular music has earned him five Grammy Award nominations, is the artistic director for the Center and founder of the Great American Songbook Foundation. Manchester is perhaps best known for her Billboard Top 10 singles “Midnight Blue,” the Grammy-nominated “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” which won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org or by phone at 317-843-3800.

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In a theatrical world disrupted by the pandemic in 2020, Heartland International Film Festival FILM Artistic Director Greg Sorvig saw some positives emerge.

“This year, 15 films featured at Indy Shorts and Heartland IFF were shortlisted for Academy Awards Sorvig and seven were nominated, including a record six short films,” Sorvig said.

Select categories have a shortlist of films for consideration. Ten selections are then narrowed to five nominees.

Sorvig’s Oscar picks (HIFF or Indy Shorts winners in bold): • Best Picture: Nomadland • Director: Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” • Actor in a Leading Role: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” • Actress in a Leading Role: Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” • Actor in a Supporting Role: Daniel

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It’s on the tip of my tongue Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

View of Málaga, Spain, from Mt. Gibralfaro. (Photo by Don Knebel)

A visit to Málaga, Spain Commentary by Don Knebel Málaga, located on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol (Sun Coast), is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. It has become one of Europe’s most TRAVEL popular resort cities.

In 770 B.C. (perhaps much earlier), Phoenician traders founded Malaka at the base of Mt. Gibralfaro, a hill overlooking a natural harbor on the Mediterranean Sea about 60 miles east of the Strait of Gibraltar. The village grew and prospered from the mass production of sea salt and a coveted purple dye, said to have been worth more than gold, derived from a snail found in nearby waters. With the decline of the Phoenicians, the city came under the control of the Carthaginians and then the Romans. With the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the city fell to the Visigoths, who lost it to Muslim invaders from North Africa in A.D. 711. Under Islamic control, the city became the most important port in southern Spain, known as the “terrestrial paradise.” Ferdinand and Isabella, the “Christian Kings,” captured the city in 1587 and sold most of its Muslim inhabitants into slavery.

Today, Málaga, with a population of about 580,000, is the warmest large city in Europe, attracting more than 1 million overnight visitors each year. Among the attractions, in addition to the Mediterranean climate, are 28 museums, including one

devoted to the works of Pablo Picasso, who was born in Málaga in 1881. The restored Alcazaba, the home of Muslim rulers of the city beginning in the eighth century, lies atop Mt. Gibralfaro and provides a view of Africa on a clear day. The Málaga Cathedral, begun in 1528 on the site of a mosque and still not finished, contains a famous (and gruesome) painting of the beheading of St. Paul in Rome. Málaga also features 13 bullrings, the largest and oldest accommodating 14,000 spectators.

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.

The Bradford Equities II (200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 726, Chicago, IL 60606) is submitting a notice of intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge stormwater from construction activities associated with ‘The Learning Experience’ Child Care Center located at 13650 Bent Grass Lane, Fishers, IN. Site runoff from the project site will discharge east to the existing Fishers Marketplace stormwater system, flowing north to the existing above-ground detention basin as designed by the overall development masterplan. Receiving waters of the Fishers Marketplace stormwater system is the White River-Shoemaker Ditch. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to the project engineering firm, Stonefield Engineering, LLC.

Do you ever have a hard time coming up with the right word?

We have a few different terms for not remembering the GRAMMAR GUY right word. If you can’t remember the right word or term, you are experiencing “lethologica.”

If, on the other hand, you have a hard time remembering names, you are experiencing “lethonomia.” I knew a guy who was horrible with names; he simply referred to someone whose name he couldn’t remember as “what’s his head.” For some reason, I wanted to remember the name of the guy who used to play first base for the Toronto Blue Jays. He wore a batting helmet out in the field. As a member of the Blue Jays, the guy whose name I couldn’t remember won World Series rings against the Braves and Phillies in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He was left-handed like me.

I could remember all those details, but I couldn’t remember his name was “John Olerud.” That’s lethonomia.

Lethologica and lethonomia come from

the River Lethe from Greek mythology.

Also known as the River of Forgetfulness, the River Lethe was one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades. As the legend goes, when a dead person drank from the Lethe, her earthly memories would be erased, and she would be reincarnated.

There also was a goddess called Lethe, who was the divine representation of oblivion and forgetfulness.

When you become obsessed with trying to remember a specific word, you are experiencing “loganamnosis.” I recommend carrying around a small notebook or keeping a running note on your smartphone with thoughts and ideas that come and go throughout the day so you don’t forget them later. However, if you can’t shake your loganamnosis because the word feels like it’s at the tip of your tongue, I recommend a hearty bowl of alphabet soup.

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

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

For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

HELP WANTED:

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

Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

April 20, 2021

Current in Geist

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NOW HIRING

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NOW HIRING

Now Hiring Drivers, Reservationist and Direct Support Professionals Full-time and Part-Time positions available Starting Pay: $12-13/hr. (based on experience) Fulltime includes great benefits!

Make a difference in your community By providing safe, reliable and compassionate service.

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Please apply online at www.janus-inc.org YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE!

NOW HIRING SECURITY OFFICERS

Call Dennis O’Malia 317-370-0749

FT/PT & Seasonal hours available Hiring for all shifts

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Open Interviews every Wednesday 10-3.

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Current in Geist

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