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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

we have here.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more, visit ivytech.edu/ hamiltoncounty.

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Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) speaks at the Indiana IoT Lab as Young made the pitch for his new piece of legislation the Endless Frontier Act. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb watches as Young speaks. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

Young pitches Endless Frontier Act in Fishers

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind) spent June 18 in Fishers making a case for the Endless Frontier Act, which passed POLITICS the Senate on June 8 with bipartisan support by a vote of 68-32.

If the bill passes the House and is signed by President Joe Biden, it would invest billions of dollars in various technological initiatives with the goal of boosting the U.S. economy and nudging out China as the world’s technological leaders, according to Young. “(The legislation) will help Hoosiers lead the way as we out-innovate, out-compete and outgrow the Chinese Communist party,” Young said. “We are in competition to see who will win the 21st century, to make this the second American century. The Endless Frontier Act would give America the upper hand against our geopolitical rival.”

The bill includes $29 billion for artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, biotech and advanced energy technologies.

It would provide $52 billion in emergency spending to end a shortage of microchips and semiconductors, while returning the production of those items to America. And the bill, co-authored by Young and 12 other senators, including Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.), adds $17.5 billion in funding for the Defense Ad-

vanced Research Projects Agency.

Another component of the bill would create 18 regional tech hubs across the nation, with Indiana being a frontrunner for one of them. That’s why Young joined Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Indiana IoT Lab to promote the bill. Indiana’s region also includes Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A hub is expected to be selected by 2026.

“At least one of those states will land a tech hub, but there very well might be several of those states landing a tech hub based on merits,” Young said. “I’m less concerned about the competition. If (Indiana) pulls together all of our assets, if we make the case, as the governor consistently does in bringing in foreign investment to this state as well as domestic investment, we’re not going to have to worry about the competition.”

It remains uncertain if the bill has the votes to pass the House. Several lawmakers have expressed concern, with one being its expense and another that it does not do enough to protect American interests against Russia.

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, a Republican who represents Indiana’s 5th District, is undecided on the bill.

“I really respect my colleagues, and they have to make their own decisions about how they vote, but I’ll say that this bill is incredibly popular across the state of Indiana, and that’s who I answer to,” Young said.

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Lawrence Township School Foundation seeks to increase alumni involvement Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The 38-year-old Lawrence Township Student Foundation is looking to refresh its alumni engagement going into the 202122 school year. The LTSF sees the 2021-22 school year as an opportunity to reengage alumni in a new way and incorporate them in the happenings in the school district.

“We recognized a few years back that we didn’t do a great job embracing our alumni past graduation other than when their reunions would pop up,” LTSF Board of Directors President Barb Austin said. “But we want to reach out and make sure our alumni are always welcome back. We want to multiply their ability to engage and their opportunities to give back and help our current kids.”

The school buildings, which are being renovated this summer for the first time in decades, are an emblem of that reinvestment.

Twenty-eight years ago, Jay Oliver first showed up at Lawrence Central High School as a freshman marveling at the size of the place.

“I remember back then thinking Lawrence Central looks so big and being worried about being lost in the hallways,” Oliver said.

In the subsequent years, not only Lawrence Central but also Lawrence North High School has steadily grown, dwarfing the then-newly renovated front that Oliver saw in 1993. Oliver’s role has grown, too. He’s now a vice president of private banking at the Bank of Indianapolis and seeks more opportunities to give back to his alma mater.

“I felt I had an obligation not only for myself but for future students to give back to the Lawrence Township School Foundation,” Oliver said. “It’s a direct and unique way that Lawrence had given to me. I still want to give back to the community that did such a great job of educating me and giving me the opportunity to be where I’m at today.”

Founded in 1983 by former superintendent Percy Clark, the LTSF has been integral in helping fund programs and student opportunities in Lawrence Township. The LTSF has raised more than $7.5 million since its

founding, impacting approximately 15,600 students annually in 21 different schools.

The LTSF operates a bridge fund that assists students who do not have the means to pay for a musical instrument or sports equipment by covering the costs. The organization also operates EdEx, which provides educators with supplies for their classrooms and lessons at no charge. It operates clothing and food pantries for students in need.

“Really, it’s paid forward for all of these students,” Oliver said. “If you’ve attended Lawrence Township schools since 1983, you were, probably at some point, a recipient of the Lawrence Township School Foundation.”

The tangible steps the LTSF will take to

boost alumni involvement are still being determined. But the structure of how it aims to reconnect is taking place. One step is creating awareness that the program is still thriving and helping students. Another is to promote opportunities, like at the McKenzie Center, where alumni can engage, mentor and give back to current students in a meaningful way. They also want to continue to promote the opportunities for alumni to embrace their school pride in being a Wildcat or Bear, like at LC/LN football and basketball games.

“We have enough opportunities for our alumni to participate in or to continue to experience their high school. It may be years later, but it still has that same feel and

those amazing traditions,” Austin said. “So, we are looking at the calendar to make sure that we are including alumni, or at least inviting alumni. Through the fall, we hope to launch our open-door, welcome-home sentiments for our alumni.

“There’s no magic wand that we can wave to make sure that our alumni are aware and excited. It’s going to be a lengthy process, but we look forward to reaching out and welcoming them back.”

ON THE COVER: From left, Jay Oliver and Barb Austin sit before an array of emblems representing the 21 different schools that the Student Foundation aids financially. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

THE MCKENZIE CENTER, AN EXAMPLE OF ALUMNI GIVING BACK Supporting Lawrence Central and Lawrence North high schools, the McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology, 7250 E 75th St., Indianapolis, offers students real-life work experience in various career fields, from nursing to cutting hair in a barber shop, that also counts for school credit. It has seen several alumni come back to help students test out potential career opportunities.

The Ed Martin Automotive Group is a donor to the center and the automotive services section, where students who want to go into the automotive trade can begin to get training. Mark and Kathy Harrison, who own the dealerships, are Lawrence Central graduates.

“When our kids graduate, many of them have a path right to one of the Ed Martin Service locations as part of the program. They graduate and go right into a job,” LTSF Board of Directors President Barb Austin said. “That’s a beautiful thing to have that alumni involvement. It works for everyone, both the alumni who give back and the kids who get an opportunity.”

The McKenzie Center on 75th street is a venue where Lawrence students can gain real life skills in a classroom setting. Many Lawrence alumni have given back there with instruction and career opportunities. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

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Let’s not talk over coffee

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Commentary by Danielle Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello! We are in a public space!

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

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

Peace out.

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

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“Hello? I hope you can help me. My new landline phone doesn’t ring.”

Many technological advances in the “When doesn’t it ring, sir?” world have stumped me the past couple of “Huh? It doesn’t ring when someone is decades. In each of the next trying to call me.”

HUMOR few weeks, I will revisit some “How do you know that, sir? Maybe no of the columns I wrote where one is calling. Did you plug in the power I shared how my techy skills have improved booster?” … or not.

“Why do I need a In 2009, I went to power booster? It’s I had a landline installed in Staples to buy a telea phone, not a weed our new home. I gave the new whacker.” phone. This perplexed the young clerk. “Let number to only Bob and my “Sir, phones today me understand this, require additional editor, Heidi (and apparently sir. You don’t want a oomph because of everyone in the world who phone for your pocket all the features. That or car. You want a calls to offer me a better explanation is on Page phone that just sits mortgage rate or sell me gold). 34, just below how to on a, on a…?” interface your iPhone – DICK WOLFSIE with the on-screen “A desk. Yes, a desk.” directory and the “And you want it to have a…?” switchable data port.”

“A cord. Yup, I want a cord.”

He droned on and on about the phone “If we have one, it will be back in the far features for 20 minutes. Why isn’t there a corner next to the carbon paper and floppy reverse mute button? disks.”

Update: I had a landline installed in our The manager directed me to the office new home. I gave the new number to only phones. I took home a pricey new model Bob and my editor, Heidi (and apparently and eagerly opened the box. Out fell the everyone in the world who calls to offer me directions. Sixty pages. Hello! I just want to a better mortgage rate or sell me gold). Last make simple calls. night, Bob called me on the landline while I refused to be intimidated. If I could set I was talking to Heidi. I pressed several up a computer (which I couldn’t), I could buttons, trying to put one of them on hold, certainly plug in a phone. So, I did, and I got but I had no clue what I was doing. I was a dial tone. Maybe I could throw the other disconnected from both calls. But here’s the 59 pages away. Then, my cellphone rang. good news: Today, I found out that Bob and “Dick, it’s Bob. I’ve been calling your new Heidi had a lovely conversation. home number, but you don’t pick up. Are you avoiding me?”

“Of course not! Maybe the new phone Dick Wolfsie is an author, doesn’t ring.” columnist and speaker. Contact “Hmmm, that’s usually a pretty standard him at wolfsie@aol.com. feature.”

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BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “The Sound of Music” through Aug. 15. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

RED BARN SUMMER THEATRE Red Barn Summer Theatre’s production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” runs July 8 through July 18 at the Frankfort theatre. For more, visit redbarntheatre.net.

FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael presents Don Farrell at 7:30 p.m. July 7 and Lillias White at 7:30 p.m. July 9-10 at the Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

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

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

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

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

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Hoodox launched June 17 with more than 30 documentaries, including feature-length films and shorts. A monthly subscription is $10 or $100 for a full year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Historic Landmarks in Columbus Commentary by Don Knebel Columbus, with seven of Indiana’s 43 National Historic Landmarks and 60 buildings designed by prominent archiTRAVEL tects, is often ranked among the nation’s most architecturally important cities. That distinction is owed to an extraordinary Hoosier.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hiring full time Maintenance Technician

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

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

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

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

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

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