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The Poet-in-residence at Fort Harrison State Park, Shari Wagner is hosting a Poetry in the Park event from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the park’s Camp Glen Building 701 across from the Visitors Center. (Photo Feel Good Now)

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Port authority upholds track ban for Fair Train safety

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com As this summer’s Indiana State Fair is in its opening days, the Indiana State Fair Train — operated by the Noblesville-based Indiana Transportation Museum out of Fishers — is not allowed to run area residents back and forth.

The Hoosier Heritage transit Port Authority upheld its original March suspension of ITM’s trains from HHPA-owned tracks Aug. 3. That decision followed Aug. 2 inspections of the line

by HHPA’s consultants and rail inspector.

The port authority previously issued a list of 13 conditions the ITM needed to meet in order to resume operations on the tracks to the state fair.

“We put together a Policy of Use that was approved at our board meeting and it included a lot of paperwork,” HHPA Director Rhonda Klopfenstein said. “Some of that documentation is still missing.”

ITM Chairman Jeffrey Kehler said the museum will continue to work to make repairs and provide the port authority the information it requested to get trains running again.

“We’ve provided a lot of information that they’ve requested over the last few weeks as we’ve been going through this process with them. It looks like they want to see some more information about our crew members and our personnel and their qualifications, so we’re going to provide that to them in the coming weeks, and hopefully that will be enough for them to reinstate us,” Kehler said. “The (Federal Railroad Administration) has been in and done their own inspections and said things are safe. I think the HHPA just wanted to have another outside opinion come in to take a look at things, and we’re

A red-clad crowd in support of Lawrence’s EMS personnel attended the common council’s Aug. 1 meeting. (Photo by Sam Elliott)

Indiana Transportation Museum Director Jeffrey Kehler speaks to reporters outside the Fishers Train Station Aug. 3 hours after the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority announced its decision to not allow the ITM to operate its Indiana State Fair Train this summer.

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fine with that. We just want to make sure they’re comfortable with everything and respond to their questions and concerns.

We’re going to do that in the next few weeks, and hopefully be back in operation by the end of the month or beginning of September.”

According to Kehler, the Fair Train’s closure could cost the volunteer-run museum between $100,000 and $120,000 in lost revenue.

“It doesn’t put us into jeopardy at this point, (but) it is a big revenue loss for us,” Kehler said. “It’s our second biggest revenue generator of the year behind our Polar Bear Express operation in November and December. It’ll put a pinch on the finances, certainly, but we’re resilient.”

Both the HHPA and ITM have said they’ll continue to work together as the museum continues its track repair efforts and getting the port authority the information it’s requested as soon as possible.

“We’re disappointed about it, obviously,” he said. “We’ve been running on this line for at least 30 years — safely, I might add, with FRA inspections every year.”

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Overnight lane closures are allowing construction crews to make progress on the new 106th Street bridges over I-69. (Submitted photo)

This week • To continue construction on the 106th Street bridges over Interstate 69, contractors will close multiple lanes of I-69 during overnight hours (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) between 82nd Street (Exit 201) and 116th Street (Exit 205). Up to three left lanes of both northbound and southbound I-69 could be closed.

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Lawrence EMS raises approved

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com

After multiple meetings of discussion and debate, the Lawrence Common Council unanimously approved a pay raise for the city’s emergency medical services staff at its first meeting of the month Aug. 1.

Beginning with the next pay public safety period, Lawrence paramedics and EMTs will receive a $2 per hour raise.

“I have been committed to a long-term solution, but have been reluctant to provide raises in the middle of the year, so I sponsored Proposal 13 as a long-term solution to retain emergency medical personnel for the City of Lawrence,” Councilor Tyrell Giles said. “(Proposal) 13 added a $4 increase to the salary range. Within that $4 range, it happens immediately, but the controller and city has the Batalis ability to impose what they deem appropriate — which the controller and the chief has deemed right now $2.”

Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier, Fire Chief Dino Batalis and Controller Jason Fenwick, plus a large crowd in attendance in support of the city’s EMS staff, were glad to see the measure approved.

“I’m thrilled to death that we’re moving forward,” Batalis said. “These paramedics and EMTs deserve the increase, and I feel like it’s a huge achievement. I believe it was us all working together. It’s not going to be an overnight fix, but I’m telling you I’m very positive we’ll be able to correct this situation over a short period of time. We’ll be able to retain some of the people we have, they’re great employees, and attract other ones because it does get us a little bit higher on the playing field.”

While EMS staff will receive a $2 raise now, the potential is there to increase wages another $2 per hour on top of the original raise should the city and fire department find funds for that.

“Obviously we want to be able to do more when we can do more, but that will be dependent upon the ability to sustain that going forward,” Fenwick said. “Right now, $2 was something I feel very confidently would be sustainable.”

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By Eric Kuznar • news@geistcurrent.com The City of Fishers hosted a public forum at Fishers Junior High School July 27 to update residents and address concerns about its plan for upcoming Ind. 37 construction. roads Project Manager Troy Woodruff and American Structurepoint Vice President Mike McBride, who is designing the project’s bridges, gave a presentation for a group of interested and concerned Fishers residents.

The project is estimated to cost $124 million — with $100 million coming from the Indiana Dept. of Transportation and $12 million each from Hamilton County and the City of Fishers.

The construction is to fix congestion and failing traffic lights along Ind. 37. According to McBride, a failing traffic light is one that is not performing at an acceptable level for public transportation.

“You notice those cues at the traffic signals continue to get bigger and bigger year after year,” McBride said. “Only a few cars can get through that green cycle east and west.”

Woodruff said the project is still in the conceptual stage.

“We have not begun to design the actual

A group of Fishers residents looks on at the proposed construction plan for the Ind. 37 corridor from 126th Street to 146th Street. (Photo by Eric Kuznar)

bridges themselves,” he said. “So when you see pictures, always keep it in the back of your mind that these are conceptual pictures.”

Fishers citizens in attendance were able to voice their concerns, and several were interested in the affect of increased traffic on alternate roads.

Citizens also voiced concern about a pipe that will be implemented to take water away from the construction site.

McBride said the pipe has not been designed yet, but it will be bored 20 feet underground and will spill into a ditch.

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Fishers Police Dept. officers arrested a couple for fleeing from a traffic stop in the early morning hours of crime July 29.

According to a release from the department, Danurell Blair, 38, of Kendleville, and Tionna Crouch, 33, of Indianapolis, were driving in the area of 96th Street and North by Northwest Boulevard before being stopped for a registration violation shortly after 1 a.m. July 29.

The officer inciting the traffic stop smelled marijuana as he approached the

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The vehicle pursuit came to an end near the 214-mile marker after a tire deflation device disabled Blair and Crouch’s car. Blair attempted to flee on foot, but he was apprehended by an IMPD K-9 unit, requiring treatment for a minor bite wound before the pair was transported to the Hamilton County Jail.

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Teens arrested following Geist boat crash news@geistcurrent.com A pair of area teenagers was arrested following a boating accident July 27 at Geist Reservoir.

Indiana Conservation Officers say John Preston, 19, of Indianapolis, was driving crime the boat with 10 passengers on board when he struck a stopped boat near the mouth of the cove carrying McCordsville couple William and Sherry Lambert.

Sherry Lambert received treatment for minor injuries Preston at Community North Hospital and was released. The passengers in Preston’s boat were thrown from the boat into the water, but none were injured. Conservation officers cited five of the passengers for being minors in possession of alcohol.

Preston and boat passenger Philip Paligraf, 18, of Fishers, were each arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident on foot. Preston

This boat, driven by John Preston, 19, of Indianapolis, crashed into another boat in the “Cocktail Cove” area of Geist Reservoir at approximately 8:49 p.m. July 27. (Submitted photo)

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Paligraf’s charges included fleeing the scene of an accident, resisting law enforcement and minor consumption of alcohol.

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A Chevrolet car and Suzuki motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Willowview and Masters roads Aug. 1. (Submitted photo)

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An Aug. 1 crash between a Chevrolet passenger car and Suzuki motorcycle in Fishers left one Indianapolis man accident injured.

According to a release from the department, the crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Aug. 1 at the intersection of Willowview and Masters roads. Based on

evidence collected at the scene by crash investigators and evidence technicians, as well as witness statements, it appeared the Chevrolet was attempting to turn southbound onto Masters and turned in front of the motorcycle.

As of press time, it did not appear either driver — Joseph Harris, 54, and Steven Martin, 67, both of Indianapolis — were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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Fishers Road Race cruises through city

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A cyclist peddles by a crowd while competing in the Fishers Road Race. (Photos by Jason Conerly) Cyclists make their way to finish a lap while competing in the Fishers Road Race.

Editor, As a World War II veteran (Army Air Corps, 43rd Bomb Group, SWPA), I took part in this year’s Memorial Day ceremony in Fishers May 30. I sat by Mayor Scott Fadness at the ceremony. I told him I really appreciated what he did to help update the Sunblest area where I live. Among other things, one of his initiatives was to have the sidewalks repaired where tree roots or wear had damaged them.

I casually mentioned that it wasn’t tree roots but the ground sinking under the sidewalk at my residence that made it perilous.

He asked where I lived and said he would meet me at 8 a.m. and take a look. Director of Public Works Eric Pethtel arrived first and determined the number of sidewalk blocks that would be replaced. Mayor Fadness arrived precisely at 8 a.m., noted the damage, agreed on the repair,

then asked Eric and me to go to breakfast with him. With great loads of responsibility for the present and future welfare of the City of Fishers, the mayor still took time for a little guy.

I’m writing this as an ordinary resident since 1987 when the town was only 3,000 in number. Now the city may well be over 85,000.

I am amazed at the way Mayor Fadness took time even for an old, old man. With a huge heart of sensitivity, our mayor is a man of character, esteem and grace. The sidewalk has been repaired in an excellent, professional manner by a city crew — foremen Mark Cowan, Taylor Halstead, Marcus Taylor and Justin Griffey. They did a great job.

Drive by and see the new sidewalk at Madden Drive just off Wainwright Boulevard.

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Suspect rams police SUV in attempt to avoid arrest news@geistcurrent.com Fishers police arrested an Indianapolis man after he attempted to make a getaway that involved ramming his vehicle into a Fishers Police Dept. sport utility vehicle.

According to a release from crime the department, FPD officers were called to the McDonald’s parking lot at 9611 North by Northeast Blvd., near the interchange of I-69 and 96th Street, at approximately 10:30 a.m. July 31. A McDonald’s employee had observed a suspicious man parked in a black Jeep Cherokee.

As officers arrived and began to investigate, 25-year-old Gregory S. Gardner II, of Indianapolis, Gardner placed the Jeep in reverse as officers were examining his driver’s license and rammed into a police SUV, nearly striking an officer. Garner fled a short distance before striking a curb, disabling the

A FPD SUV was damaged after Gregory Gardner II rammed a stolen Jeep Cherokee into the vehicle July 31. (Submitted photo)

Jeep. After two attempted carjackings and a short foot pursuit, officers took Gardner into custody. He was transported to the Hamilton County Jail.

Gardner’s charges included resisting arrest, recklessness, possession of a controlled substance, syringe and paraphernalia as well as possession of stolen property after it was discovered the Jeep Cherokee was stolen during a July 30 Marion County carjacking.

Take important time to rest Commentary by Rev. Michael VandenBerg Last week my wife and I were able to get away, spend time with family and just enjoy the supposedly slower pace of religion summer.

I have to say, my summers never seem slower, so when I get the time to slow them down, surround myself with the people I love and just rest, it is always a welcome time.

I suspect most of us live the same kind of frantic, fast-paced lives, always looking to get ahead, achieve as much as possible and make our family lives better for the future.

So, how is that working for you?

The pace at which life flies by seems almost to be the new and necessary normal, except with it we find ourselves suffering more health problems, more stress, more distance from the very people we tell ourselves we are doing all this for and ultimately more relational breakage.

Life seems out of control, or at the very least out of our control. So what is the answer?

In Matthew 11 of the New Testament, Jesus told those who followed Him, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest.” He went on to say that the burdens we carry now may seem normal, but he can lighten your load, give you complete rest and let you enjoy the fruits of Godly living. Now wouldn’t that be a joyful change? Imagine waking in the morning, not already running behind, but eagerly anticipating

the new experiences, joys and encounters that God has in store for you that day.

Imagine life filled with the most valuable aspects of life, family, friends, satisfaction and even contentment in who you are and what you are becoming. Contrary to Mick Jagger, you can get satisfaction — if you follow God’s plan for your life.

We ought not live for those weeks of vacation, but rather turn every week and every day into a new adventure with God. We ought to stop justifying the ends by the means that we take and start understanding it is the journey itself that is the reward. God is not another demand on our time, but rather the solution to our busyness. He is not an uncaring taskmaster but rather a compassionate father that loves us often more than we love ourselves.

He told us to be sure to take time away and intimately connect with those in your life that give it meaning. He tells us to relish the times of quiet so we don’t succumb to the noise inside our heads, and he tells us that to live in love will produce a life of balance, peace and be restful. Want to find out more on how to do this? Visit a church this Sunday and ask.

Rev. Michael VandenBerg is the pastor of Hope Community Church, a congregation of the Christian Reformed Church, and a community consultant for City in the Church Consulting. He and his wife Nancy have been Indiana residents for more than 17 years and Indianapolis residents since 2008. He can be contacted at office@indyhopecrc.org.

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Local chorus hosting bingo fundraiser — The White River Sound Chorus — a local a Capella chorus based in Fishers with 45 members from Fishers, Noblesville, Carmel, Westfield, Indianapolis and beyond — is hosting its second annual Purse Bingo fundraiser night at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71st St. Tickets are $25 for two cards and 20 games, with new designer purses as prizes. For more, visit WhiteRiverSoundChorus.org.

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Fishers chef keeps cooking, teaching next generation

By Eric Kuznar • news@geistcurrent.com Whether it’s in the front of his facility or back in the kitchen, chef Allen Elsesy has left his mark through personal training and an emphasis on high quality.

Profile Elsesy is the food and beverage director and executive chef at The Reserve at Hamilton Trace in Fishers.

While The Reserve is a senior living community, anyone can come in and order food.

For Elsesy, being a chef was not always his plan. He originally attended Erasmus University, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to study accounting.

“I actually started to cook to pay for my tuition,” he said. “The owner of the business came one day and told me he needed to talk to me. He said the executive chef quit, and he thought I was the most qualified person to do the job.”

After becoming an executive chef for the first time, Elsesy changed his major to culinary arts and eventually moved to the United States to finish his education at The Culinary Institute of America.

Elsesy has competed and won national cooking tournaments and has worked in many aspects of the food industry throughout his

career.

“I have won numerous cooking competitions,” he said. “I used to compete three to four times a year, but now I’m down to once every two to three years.”

Elsesy has Fishers chef Allen Elsesy is the slowed down food and beverage director and this past executive chef at The Reserve at year, working Hamilton Trace. (Submitted photo) fewer hours to make more time for his family.

Elsesy said the greatest achievement in his career is in his teaching. He teaches Culinary classes at IVY Tech Community College.

“It’s a great feeling when you get a student out of high school and they have a dream to become a chef,” he said. “I have some students who have recently taken the position of executive chef. For me, it is fulfillment.”

Park offers mountain bikers unique opportunity

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com The city’s newest park, Flat Fork Creek Park, offers amenities not found at any of Fishers’ other outdoor destinations. The 60-foot sledding hill is an obvious one, outdoors but tucked away in the woods — and useable yearround — is the park’s 1.25-mile mountain biking course.

Fishers resident Paul Arlinghaus, president of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association since 2008, is an avid rider who met his wife Heather at a mountain bike race and has been involved in trail work and advocacy since 2003. He organizes volunteers to build mountain bike trails, but was pleased to see Fishers take the initiative to hire a professional trail builder to design and construct its course at Flat Fork Creek Park.

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Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner, left, reads one of her latest poems for the Poets Laureate of Lawrence group at the Theater at the Fort. (Photo by Sam Elliott)

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com Lawrence and Geist area poets can look forward to a collection of upcoming events catered to those who enjoy writing in cover story nature at Fort Harrison State Park.

Lifelong writer and Lawrence resident Liza Hyatt was looking to get back in touch with the area’s writing community after her daughter reached high school.

“I felt disconnected from the writing community and just thought, 'Well, I'll just bring it to me,'” Hyatt said. “I connected with the Partnerships for Lawrence and then the initiative to start an arts center here on this side of town, so I thought, 'Well they've got to have some poets here,' and it all came together.”

Now at the Theater at the Fort, the Poets Laureate of Lawrence meet the fourth Tuesday of each month with an open mic night and typically a visit from an area poet — most recently Shari Wagner.

“This is my first time reading here at the theater,” Wagner said. “As an ambassador for poetry, I do readings like this one, I'm doing a lot of readings at libraries and schools and also giving poetry writing workshops, some with kids and some with adults.”

Wagner’s website, Throughthe Sycamores. com, highlights various Indiana poets and Wagner Hyatt poetry groups — including Hyatt’s Poets Laureate of Lawrence in the website’s latest feature.

“I'm especially trying as poet laureate to emphasize poetry's connection to history and nature since it's the bicentennial of the state and it's the centennial of the state parks,” Wagner said. “I work a lot with history and nature in my poetry.”

Wagner and Hyatt are each hosting August events at Fort Harrison State Park, where area poets can read and write together and also prepare entries into the Fort Ben Writers Arts in the Park project.

“I've lived near Fort Ben now since 1992,” Hyatt said. “I don't even think it was a park when I moved to Lawrence. I've written many poems out there, so when I learned about the Arts in the Parks, I went and put writing prompts out around the park, and hopefully other people will email me their responses to the writing prompts.”

Aug. 20 • What: Poetry in the Park • When: 2 to 3:30 p.m.

• Where: Camp Glen Building 701, across from the Visitors Center, at Fort Harrison State Park • Details: Wagner and members of her poetry workshops will share poems inspired by the beauty or history of the park.

The open mic session of the event is open to anyone, and live music inspired by the park as well as refreshments will be provided.

• For more, visit: ThroughTheSycamores.com Aug. 23 • What: The Poets Laureate of Lawrence • When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

• Where: The Theater at the Fort, 8920 Otis Ave.; Fort Harrison State Park • Details: The group will gather at the Theater at the Fort for its monthly meeting before carpooling to Fort Harrison State Park for the Fort Ben Writers Arts in the Park program. The group will write together and create work to submit to the Fort Ben Writer’s project.

• For more, visit: FortBenWriters.com Oct. 1 • What: Fort Ben Writers public reading • When: 2 to 4 p.m.

• Where: Delaware Shelter at Fort Harrison State Park • Details: All contributors to the Fort Ben Writers online literacy journal are invited to read their work at a public reading with friends and family and share experiences writing at Fort Ben with fellow members of the area writing community. Suggestions for continuing to engage in nature writing through the winter also will be discussed.

• For more, visit: FortBenWriters.com

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F R O M T HE backshop Nation’s veterans entitled to better One of us had a father-in-law that served our nation during World War II. He was a waist gunner on a B-17. While he sailed on to his next adventure last year, hackles are raised every time we hear about the Veterans Administration and its slapdash treatment of those, like “The General,” that served. Only one such instance of shoddy care involved The General, as far as we know, but it was enough to anger even the most patient person amongst all we know, his youngest daughter. She took him to the VA hospital in Indianapolis for a prescription refill, a simple enough task that took eight hours to get accomplished. Ire over that experience still is raised in her husband at just the thought of the two of them sitting there like numbers for most of a day. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke recently to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention. Like him or otherwise, he hit it out of the park with this: “Our debt to you is eternal.” So must be waiting for a prescription refill. Trump says he is committed to reforming the VA and making everyone in it accountable. He says he will appoint a secretary of veteran affairs and issue sweeping authority to undo the mess that it is. He said, and we’d like to believe him, that if he has to get involved he won’t hesitate to do so. We do agree with this comment: “Our most basic commitment – to provide health and medical care to those who fought for us – has been violated completely.” It needs to be fixed. Quickly.

Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@youarecurrent.com.

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1984 by Orwell Commentary by Terry Anker The 67th anniversary of the publishing of George Orwell’s iconic book, “1984” was recently celebrated and reminded me of my first reading more than 35 years ago. Drawn to it because it corresponded with my high school graduation year, the one that I had been writing in steam on the school bus windows since an older child had told me that there was such a thing. If the tome was identified with this special number, then it must be of great consequence! Besides, on the prescribed middle school reading list, it was the shortest.

As I read the book, I found its dystopian perspective depressing. The language was confusing. And, a super-state leading perpetual war seemed entirely unrealistic.

Well, perspectives can change as we age and come to have a better understanding of the intentions underlying an author’s work.

Orwell once said, “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one

that comes after it.” Like in so many things, he is probably right.

It is the nature of humankind to be conceited, obsessed with our own dazzling brilliance and dominion over both the past and future. And, it also is the nature of humankind to be wrong. Certainly, learning can be accumulated over the generations. However, there is no evidence to support the notion that individual intelligence is greater now than it was at any point in history. Our perspective may have shifted, but our ability to process what we see is likely not much different. Wisdom may actually flow as described. When we looked at our seniors, we were too young and ignorant to understand their wisdom. Likewise, our juniors are ill positioned to see ours. But, if we know of our folly, can we prevent it?

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

Q U O T E O F T HE W EEK “The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance.”

– Percey Bysshe Shelley

I am so excited I might wet myself.

School is back! Yes, that glorious month of August has arrived, and I humor can finally lay my sad-excuse for a summer routine to rest.

See, one of my biggest challenges each June and July is keeping some semblance of normalcy at our house. I don’t know about your heirs, but mine need structure.

They need to have consistent bedtimes and wake times; they need scheduled meals; they need daily physical activity and social interaction. Otherwise, they become bored and bratty, even if they do manage to sneak in seven hours of Xbox. But it’s all much easier said than done, especially once school’s out.

To wit, I didn’t even develop a survival plan this summer. Strict eating and bed times, limited technology interaction, Amish Day? Those used to work when my kids were younger, but now that 75 percent of them are taller than me? Fuhgetaboudit.

Kitchen schedules, required reading and keeping track of Mario Kart is just too challenging. Plus, it’s my break, too. I don’t want to play warden the whole time. So, I often choose to ignore the pancake-batter mess at two in the afternoon or the fact that our oldest hasn’t left his room in 34 hours. Admittedly, I do occasionally feel like a terrible mom and wonder if my failure to set boundaries and enforce expectations will cause one of my precious little angels to end up in a clock-tower taking pop-shots at frolicking puppies. (And years later, when CNN lands the exclusive interview and asks why she did it, she’ll say, “Because my mom allowed too much freedom during summer.”)

The only solution I can come up with is year-round school. Then I’d only have to worry about July, which would be fairly simple if I throw in a family vacation, maybe a camp or two and a trip to Mamaw’s. Summer would become much more manageable and far less Xanax-worthy. Who’s with me?

No one? Fine. I’ll simply say this: Welcome back, school! My family (and small dogs everywhere) thank you for your return. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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The book begins with a list of everything I peruse the rack, knowing you can make with a bucket. Then, with either that the images on the cover are not somean impressive deal of self-restraint (or a total thing attainable by an average guy like me, of creativity), the something I also I realized We all know the neat handyman lack author calls this list about Playboy magazine by projects you can do with bread. his Table of Contents. the time I was 11.

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The intro claims: “The buckets are remarkThis handyman-writer, who I assume is getably strong … adaptable and not easily bent ting on in years, must be very busy creating out of shape … easy to work with, and they lots of new do-it-yourself projects, a few final hold up under pressure.” Wow, I wish we creations he’d like to complete before he kicks could find someone like that to run for presithe bucket. dent! I’m not ready for a pail to be president,

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Celebration of Bands is a perfect venue to spread the word about the new ArtsCards.

“All the musicians will get the ArtsCards themselves,” said Eric Baker, who is marketing the cards. “They can activate that card, get a number and they’re part of that network. They also can get all the benefits of the app on their phone as if they had activated an actual card.”

The ArtsCards offer artists a variety of discounts at local businesses and events.

The app will allow artists, including painters and graphic designers, for example, to network. The funding aspect finds local businesses who support the arts. The cards are free for the artists, who can promote their events. The cards cost $48 for businesses, which will receive a placard for their window and enable them to offer discounts through the ArtsCard system.

always needing to raise funds to keep the doors open,” Baker said. “On the flip side, there really is a desire among businesses to say that they do support the arts in the city (Indianapolis area). People want to think of their community as a community that really champions the arts and gets behind creativity and artistic expression.

But there is not always a great way to bring those two sides together.”

Baker said the card gives arts organizations a chance to raise not only funds but awareness.

“It’s a way for businesses to drive foot traffic among the arts community and supporters of the arts as well,” Baker said.

The ArtsCards cost $18 for fans of the arts, and more and more businesses are signing on to bring in more customers while helping the arts.

“In the fall, we are going to market this as fundraising opportunity for nonprofits,” said Baker, citing the possibilities for high school bands.

Baker said the website is set up to expand to other cities in the future. For more, visit artscards.com.

The following sponsors are offering deals in coordination with the ArtsCard during and around the Celebration of Bands:

Baker said his friend Jeff Goens, a saxophonist with the Indiana Wind Symphony, is the brains behind it. Baker, a Carmel resident, plays with four different bands.

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The second Carmel Celebration of Bands will have a different look than the first. Organizers learned what a good spot the Main Street area in downtown Carmel was for attracting spectators to the free event.

So this year, there will be two nights of free, live music in the Main Street area across from Bub’s Burgers and Ice Cream.

The performances will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Aug. 19 on Main Street.

On Aug. 20, performances will begin at 11 a.m. inside the Palladium and will continue to approximately 5 p.m. The Celebration of Bands will then conclude with a session beginning at 6 p.m. on Main Street.

Last year, some of the second day of performances was moved inside the Palladium due to the threat of rain. It was originally scheduled as a day-long outdoor concert in the space beside Palladium. But this year, weather will not be a problem, and musicians and music-lovers alike will get to take advantage of the Palladium’s excellent acoustics.

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Founder Conrad ready for 2nd Celebration President Lincoln’s Own Band performed at President Obama’s inauguration.

Movie Paved Way for Lincoln’s Own

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com What started as a one-time gig, albeit a prestigious one, has turned into a fullfledged band.

Don Johnson was asked to choose the musicians for Stephen Spielberg’s 2012 movie “Lincoln.” When it was through, Johnson bought the uniforms from the movie and formed President Lincoln’s Own Band.

That band will play at The Carmel Celebration of Bands in Aug. 20 at 3 p.m. in the Palladium and again at 8 p.m. just off Main Street.

Johnson, 60, had played in some different Civil War bands for several years when he was contacted. The scene in the film was recorded in Petersburg, Va., in December 2011.

“We were there three days. If it rained again on our last day, we were going to be cut from the movie,” said Johnson, who also directs the Kentucky Baroque Trumpets band. “It was a beautiful day, but cold.”

The PLOB has been asked to play more events since, but has had to be selective.

“We’re kind of spread out in different states. Some are in Maryland, New

York, Virginia, so we don’t get together to rehearse much,” said Johnson, who lives in Raywick, Ky. “We’ll take a gig when it’s pretty high profile or they are going to take care of us pretty good.”

Johnson, who serves as PLOB’s artistic director and plays the E-flat cornet, said the band played a small role in the National Geographic Channel docudrama “Killing Lincoln.”

The band also played in Gettysburg, Pa., for Dedication Day when Spielberg was the speaker in 2012.

“The Associated Press took a picture of us and it went viral,” Johnson said.

“Someone put us up on Facebook. The Smithsonian saw that and wanted us for President Obama’s inauguration (in 2013). We played for two days at his festivities.”

They returned to Gettysburg for Dedication Day on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in 2013.

“They streamed our concert around the world,” Johnson said.

It was there that Sean Conant, who is doing a documentary called “The Gettysburg Address,” which is scheduled to be released this year, approached them. PLOB performed on the soundtrack, and the album has been released by Warner Brothers. Johnson said the albums will be available for sale at their Carmel shows.

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mark@youarecurrent.com As a major force behind the Carmel Celebration of Bands, Indiana Wind Symphony founder and music director Charles Conrad learned one major thing from its debut in September 2015.

“I learned what a good location the downtown spot was,” Conrad said.

This year’s Celebration will have two nights in the Main Street area across from Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream. “We were pleasantly surprised by the Friday night concert crowd, so we decided to do Saturday night there, too,” Conrad said. “A lot of people got their lawn chairs (for the concert).”

At a high point, Conrad estimated a crowd of 1,000 watched the Friday night performance.

The IWS itself will perform twice (see schedule on back), giving a preview of its 2016-17 season.

Jessamyn Anderson, a 2011 Carmel High School graduate, will sing “I Could Have Danced All Night” at both performances with the IWS. The soprano has been working with Ohio Light Opera for the second consecutive summer. CHS senior Jake Letts will also perform “Music of the Night” from “Phantom of the Opera.” Conrad was struck by Letts’ performance as Jud Fry in the Tarkington Civic Theatre’s showing of “Oklahoma.” “I was so impressed with seeing him on stage and hearing him sing,” Conrad said.

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Active listings down 19 percent Commentary by Jim Litten Across central Indiana, low inventory remains a large factor in the real estate real estate market.

Compared to last year at this time, active listings have declined almost 19 percent. Fortunately, this has not deterred buyers too much, as pended home sales rose 4.8 percent and average home prices have grown 2 percent year to date.

In June, Hamilton County’s active listings were down 10.5 percent, while pended sales have grown 2.2 percent year to date and 2.9 percent month to date. The average sales price also rose 2.1 percent compared to last year, now at $281,521.

• In Fishers/Geist, the average year-todate home sales price increased 1 percent to $262,700.

• Inventory moved at a slower pace in Fishers/Geist in June 2016. Overall, homes sold in 56 days – 11 more days than this time last year.

• Buyers in Fishers/Geist had relatively the

same amount of options available to them.

Last month, 580 homes were available for sale – one less home compared to June 2015.

• Pended home sales decreased in Fishers/ Geist. In June 2016, 209 homes sold – a decline of eight homes compared to June 2015.

• Of the pended home sales in Fishers/ Geist last month, two were priced $1,000,000 to $1,999,999; 13 were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 49 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 63 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 79 were priced $100,000 to $199,999; and three were priced below $99,999.

During this time of low inventory, demand for available homes has picked up. June has been an incredibly busy time for buyers eager to move and sellers taking advantage of rising prices.

Jim Litten is the president of F.C. Tucker Company. Comment on this article by e-mailing to editorial@youarecurrent.com.

Ginovus adds Plummer as office manager news@geistcurrent.com Site selection and economic development advisory provider Ginovus, experience which moved into The Switch building in downtown Fishers this summer, has announced Christy Plummer as its latest team member.

Joining Ginovus as office manager, Plummer previously served as a project assistant with the Indy Chamber for Develop Indy and the Indy Partnership. Prior to her economic

development experience, Plummer worked in data analysis and as an executive assistant in the Denver metropolitan area.

“We’re very excited to have Christy join the Ginovus team,” Ginovus ManagPlummer ing Director Larry Gigerich stated. “Her economic development and private sector experience adds to our depth.”

Dispatches Building permits rise – Single-family building permits in Indiana increased 6 percent in June compared to the same time last year. This is the fifth straight month that permits increased over the same time last year. Permits decreased 2 percent in June over the previous month.

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Student business partners needed – The IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis needs local companies to partner with student teams for its Integrative Core Program. Teams of students work to select a project that benefits the company. Students conduct research, analyze findings and provide a recommendation. Any for-profit organization can apply. The company must be incorporated as an S corporation, C corporation or an LLC. For more, contact Teresa Bennett at tkbennet@iupui.edu or at 317-278-9173.

Home sales increased – Housing data issued by the MIBOR REALTOR® Association for June 2016 shows closed sales increasing across the region. Closed sales rose 5.4 percent in June 2016 over June 2015 and increased by 11.7 percent in the second quarter of 2016, when compared to the same time period one year ago. Source: MIBOR

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Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training, better known as “IFAST,” is set to celebrate eight years of sweat with a free weightlifting competition and party Aug. 13. fitness IFAST co-owner Mike Robertson, who earned a master’s degree in sports biomechanics from Ball State University, said the lifting competition is open to all experience and skill levels.

“For a lot of our clients, it gives them a target and a goal to aim for,” Robertson said. “Not everybody is chasing that perfect physique.

A lot of these people are more interested in performance-based goals, so we thought a powerlifting meet was a great way for them to push themselves.”

The lifting meet begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 with the party running from 1 to 3 p.m. at the

gym, located at 9402 Uptown Dr., #1600.

Robertson said the meet will include 20 athletes who will be compete against themselves in bench press, squat and deadlift.

“In a traditional power lifting meet, it is broken down by weight class and is very competitive,” Robertson said. “For our meet, it’s very individual, like if you squatted 150 (pounds) last time, can you squat 150 or 170 this time?”

Robertson said it will be a family friendly event with snacks and kids’ activities at the party.

“Even if they are not interested in power lifting, they are welcome to come and attend the meet and see what IFAST is all about,” Robertson said. “The party afterword is just a celebration of eight years of being in business and really a testament to the clients who come to our gym because they are really why we are so successful.”

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will need to be raised for the facility, and she is looking at Noblesville for the location.

“We don’t provide any services at this moLaci Giboney started using heroin 14 years ment because the blueprint of our plan is openago. Now, after four years of using, a short ing a facility,” she said. “We definitely stint in an inpatient rewant to have individualized treatment event covery center in California plans. If (those in recovery) are in their and a longer stint in jail own community, they are more likely later, Giboney is on a mission to help to be able to work than if they have others. to leave the state. Leaving the state “Once I got sober, I knew I wanted won’t work for everyone.” to build a recovery house because Transformations Center for Healafter four years of addiction, there Giboney ing is organizing its first fundraiser, were so many gaps and barriers in the The Trevor Vautaw Memorial Golf Outing, Aug. services available,” she said. “I’ve been really passionate about making this available for peo- 7 at Fox Prairie Golf Course, 8465 E. 196th St., Noblesville, is being held in memory of Vautaw, ple because not everybody can go to Florida who died of a heroin overdose in 2013. or California for treatment. Hamilton County is “Trevor’s mom is just very passionate about 16th out of Indiana counties for heroin and opiraising awareness about what’s going on and ate overdose, and we don’t have any long-term to reduce the stigma and say that these are residential recovery.” people and it’s a disease we are fighting,” Transformations Center for Healing is not Giboney said. “We need to do something posiopen yet, but it is raising money to create a tive about this.” building for inpatient housing for heroin recovFor more, visit transformationscfh.org. ery. Giboney estimates approximately $150,000

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Rock the Lot returns this week

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Where’s Amy attends IBC’s summer gala IBC Administrative Director and Head of Preparatory Division Hailey Agran (Carmel) behind stage at the Palladium with future ballet stars of tomorrow Ran Ohata (Carmel), Landri Adams (of Michigan), Abigail Kimball (Fishers), Olivia Nava (of Michigan), Aika Noguchi (Bloomington, Ind.), Jaden Perdue (Carmel), Serendipity Said (Indianapolis), Meg Dimmett (Carmel), Hailey Agran (Carmel), Chloe Sun (Carmel), Phoebe Burrell (Indianapolis) and Mira Sparks (Indianapolis). Students came from around the United States, Canada and Austria to perform with IBC. (Photos by Amy Pauszek for Current Publishing LLC. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.)

Commentary by Amy Pauszek Where’s Amy loved attending the Indiana Ballet Conservatory’s 2016 Summer Gala, titled ‘A Night at the Barre,’ which took place July 29 on stage at the beautiful Palmusic ladium in Carmel. The gala featured international guest artist and former American Ballet Theatre soloist and New York City Ballet dancer Anna Liceica along with Daniel Mantei, Rachel Richardson and Sean Stewart of the American Ballet Theatre. Gemma Bond of American Ballet Theatre choreographed the program, which included IBC students from around the United States, Canada and Austria.

The first act included classical numbers, such as scenes from “Sleeping Beauty,” and the second act followed with contemporary pieces and dynamite new works with original student choreography. Both acts were truly out of this world. This was the second IBC gala I have attended, and I was in heaven watching the special artists perform with IBC students. Trust me, these young IBC students know how to put the “P” in professional. For more, visit IndianaBalletConservatory.org.

Where’s Amy can’t wait to see you at the ballet!

Sara Kimball (Fishers) and daughter Abigail Kimball (Fishers) with Rachael Greene (Carmel) and son Sam Greene (Carmel) backstage at the Palladium.

Jack Black won’t make an appearance, but the students will still be ready to rock. School of Rock will be hosting its fourth annual Rock the Lot outdoor concert in conjunction with the group’s first-ever Battle of the Bands competition.

“It’s really difficult for student musicians to find venues to play in,” said Elyse Causey, general manat School of Rock Fishers. “We wanted to music ager give them an outlet to really show off some of the talent.”

School of Rock is a performance-based music lesson program for people of all ages. Students have one solo session each week as well as a group rehearsal, all in preparation for a preview show and three final performances.

Causey said giving students something to work toward is part of the draw of the program.

“It gets the kids engaged right away in actually getting to use what they’re learning and getting to show it off on stage,” she said.

The free weekend event starts with Battle of the Bands from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 12 followed by Rock the Lot from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 13. Both events will be in the parking lot beside the School of Rock Carmel, 626 S. Range Line Rd. School of Rock also will host Rock the Lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Fishers location.

Battle of the Bands will feature 10 18-and-under bands with some School of Rock students as well as other indie groups. The winner of the competition will win recording time at Azmyth Recording Studio in Indianapolis along with other prizes.

On Saturday, all School of Rock students will perform at the Rock the Lot concert, which serves as a preview show.

Each performance will have a different theme including the Rolling Stones, a tribute to David Bowie and Glam Rock, Lollapalooza, albums of 1991, 1970s guitar rock and all things Ozzie and Black Sabbath.

For more, visit schoolofrock.com.

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Carmel Farmer’s Market – Carmel Rotary Amphitheater – carmelfarmersmarket.com Aug. 13 – The Dead Squirrels Logan Street Sanctuary – 1274 Logan St., Noblesville – loganstreetsanctuary.org Aug. 13 – Troubadours of Divine Bliss Klipsch Music Center – 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville – noblesvilleamphitheater.com Aug. 11 – Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, and Jhene Aiko Aug. 13 – Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, and Cam Aug. 14 – Fifth Harmony Rathskeller – 401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis – rathskeller.com Aug. 11 – Jamie Kent & The Options Aug. 12 – Flying Toasters Aug. 13 – Flow Tribe Hopwood Cellars Winery – 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville – hopwoodcellars.com Aug. 12 – The Wilsons Aug. 13 – M Squared Project Cobblestone Grill – 160 S. Main St., Zionsville – cobblestonegrill.com Aug. 10 – Jamie Nicole Haywood Aug. 11 – Amylou Duke Aug. 12 – Jon England Aug. 13 – Matt Record

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Fishers’ own Claire Cassidy (Elle) takes time to pause for Where’s Amy? back stage at “Legally Blonde: The Musical” minutes before she went on with her new best friend Bruiser Woods (also known as dog Dally). (Photo

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Where’s Amy attended a special sneak peek of Civic Theatre’s Young Artist Theatre Program performance of “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” Yep, the production was a major two thumbs up and a super-fun show.

The entire talented cast and crew blew the audience away with their singing, dancing and energy. Claire Cassidy (Fishers), Brick Ben (Carmel), Sarah Tye (Carmel) and Kylie Clouse (Indianapolis) worked extremely well together and gave stellar performances. At one point, I forgot I was attending a YAP performance and felt as if I was watching “Legally Blonde: The Musical” out of New York City on Broadway. Trust me, if you want to see the best theater in town with the rising stars of the future, go see a YAP show at Civic. I give kudos and high-fives to all of the hard working staff, crewmembers and fine young actors along with their canine companions Bruiser Woods and Rufus. No need to ask Where’s Amy? because I will be checking out the 2016-2017 exciting new season. Grab your family and friends, and I look forward seeing you at Civic. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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pistachio cake Commentary by Beth Aasen Co-owner of Donatello’s Italian Restaurant in Carmel This is a special recipe I’ve somewhat come up with myself after years of tweaking other recipes. I’m entering it in the Indiana State Fair this year. Previously, I won first place for overall double layer cake at the fair for my lemon cake. The pistachio cake has become one of our most popular desserts at the restaurant, and people ask me to make them entire cakes sometimes. Every once in a while I can, but I’ve had to tell some people I couldn’t because it’s hard to keep up with the baking for everyone and running a business as well.

Ingredients: • 1 1/2 sticks butter • 2 /12 cups cake flour • 1 table spoon baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 cup sugar • 2 table spoon almond extract • 3 cups buttermilk • 4 whole eggs • 1 egg yolk • 2 1/2 packets (3.4 oz.) of instant pistachio pudding mix • 4 ounces 7-Up Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put 2 1/2 packs of pudding mix in medium bowl. Add 7-Up until covered. Set aside.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt and set side. Grease and flour three spring pans, preferably 9-inch round pans. Use a mixer and beat together the butter, sugar and pudding mixture. Add eggs to the mixer and lightly mix on a slower speed. With mixer on low, slowly add 1/2 of the flour mix (flour, baking powder and salt) and then 1/2 of your buttermilk. Then go back and forth, mixing in the flour mix and the buttermilk until it’s all mixed. When it’s ready, pour it equally into each of three pans.

Bake 12 minutes.

Icing ingredients: • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar • 3 sticks butter, softened • 4 ounces of 7-Up • 2 1/2 packs (3.5 oz.) of instant pistachio pudding mix • 1 tablespoon almond extract Directions: Pour pudding mix into a shallow bowl. Pour 7-Up on top until covered. Stir and stir. Set aside for at least a half hour. Mix in butter to the bowl and then slowly add the powdered sugar and extract. Preferably use a standup mixer on a low speed.

Cake assembling directions: Once the three cakes have cooled, slowly remove them from the pans, and then you’re going to use your icing between the layers to create a triple layer cake. Be sure to smooth out the outside and let the cake sit for a few hours in a refrigerator before cutting the cake. You can chop up some pistachio nuts and put it on the icing if you’d like.

Behind Bars: Hendrick’s Mule Get it at Ted’s Montana Grill Ingredients: Copper Mug, Wooden Stir Stick, 1.5 oz.

Hendrick’s Gin, 1 oz. Lime Juice, 3 oz. Ginger Beer, 1 dash Angostura Bitters, Lime Wedge, Mint Sprig Directions: Fill copper mug with crushed ice. Add all ingredients into copper mug. Stir gently with twisty spoon to incorporate all ingredients. Top off drink with crushed ice if needed. Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim of the Copper Mug, and float a mint sprig on the top of the drink. Serve with a 4.5” wooden stir stick.

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Kitchen island designs Commentary by David Decker Your kitchen island might be something you haven’t given much thought to. However, if you are considering indoor living a kitchen remodel, the island comes with many considerations. You should always begin with the complete kitchen in mind when designing your island. Consider the benefits and drawbacks your kitchen already offers and see how the island can complement those.

It helps to identify the purpose of your island first. Will it be used mostly for food prep or eating? If food prep is your priority, then consider installing a sink in the island and allow plenty of room for cutting boards and bowls.

You also might consider what appliances will need to be located in the island. If you will be prepping meals, a sink in your island with a dishwasher is a good idea. Additionally, a beverage fridge or trash compactor can sometimes be located in the island, too.

Storage is always important in kitchen design. Depending on how much storage you have in other parts of the kitchen, you might include storage drawers or shelving in your island. There is a long list of storage options

that can easily be incorporated into an island, such as utensil bins, cutting board, tray storage or recycling bins.

Though storage is important, knowing the size of your space is essential. You do not want an island that is too big and creates a cramped Depending on how much storage you have in other parts of the kitchen, you space, nor do you might include storage drawers or shelving in your island. (Submitted photo) want one that is work with a professional designer to help you too small and looks awkward in your large consider all the factors that create a cohesive, kitchen. A three-foot wide island is usually beautiful and functional island. standard, though some kitchens can only accommodate two feet. As far as length, some David Decker is president of the islands are as short as four feet, yet others, Affordable Companies, which especially if they are accommodating appliinclude Affordable Kitchens and ances and storage, may reach up to 10 feet.

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Southern façade of Doge’s Palace in Venice. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Missing portrait in Doge’s Palace Commentary by Don Knebel The Doge’s Palace on the Grand Canal recalls the era when Venice was a major maritime power, its thousands of ships travel reaching England and Egypt. One of the palace’s most notorious features remembers a celebrated execution.

The Republic of Venice, which arose in the seventh century, was led by a doge, elected for life by a council of leading Venetians. The extant Doge’s Palace, completed in the 15th century, occupies the site of earlier palaces destroyed by fires. The site lies just south of St. Mark’s Basilica, which the doges used as their chapel. The palace includes apartments for the doge and his family, administrative and judicial offices, and areas where the doge received visitors. Walls and ceilings of the palace are decorated with outstanding works of Italian art, much of it Christian.

The Great Council was a law-making body comprising adult males of important Venetian families. The chamber housing the Great Council was one of the largest rooms in Europe,

measuring 175 feet by 82 feet. A painting by Tintoretto showing scenes from the Final Judgment covers one entire wall, making it what is said to be the largest canvas painting in the world. Just below the elaborate gilded and painted ceiling of the Chamber are portraits of 75 of the first 76 doges, each identifying his greatest achievement. The space for the portrait of Marino Faliero, the 55th doge, contains only a painted black shroud. In 1355, Faliero was beheaded inside his palace and his body mutilated for attempting a coup against the Venetian aristocrats, allegedly to defend the honor of his crudely slandered wife.

The story of the portrait missing from the Doge’s Palace inspired Lord Byron to write a five-act tragedy chronicling Faliero’s demise.

The poem inspired a famous Delacroix painting and a Donizetti opera.

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

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 6 pm KHALID AZZAM, MD IU Health Physicians Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

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