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Jake Laird outing draws community members news@currentinwestfield.com The 14th annual Jake Laird Golf Outing was held Aug. 11 at Pebble Brook Golf Course in Noblesville. Laird was an fundraiser Indianapolis Police Dept. officer for four years when he responded to a call on South Dietz Street in Indianapolis on Aug. 18, 2004. Police had received several calls of gunshots at approximately 1:45 a.m. In 16 minutes, four police officers were injured and Laird was killed by an asLaird sailant firing an SKS assault rifle in the street. It was later discovered the assailant had first shot and killed his mother before going into the street and terrorizing the neighborhood.

Following the loss of their son, Mike and Debbie Laird made a decision to not become additional victims of the tragedy and created a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing financial support for officers, police and fire, injured in the line of duty who are experiencing financial hardships. In addition, the nonprofit provides funding for special projects and equipment for police and fire agencies and has donated more than $800,000 throughout Indiana.

Each August, the Lairds hold a golf outing to

A drone shot of the Aug. 11 Jake Laird Golf Outing. (Submitted photo)

celebrate Jake’s life and raise money for The Jake Laird Fund.

“This is a way for us to keep Jake’s memory alive and to serve others,” Mike said.

Eighty-two foursomes enjoyed a day of golf, dinner and an auction. A moment of silence was observed for IMPD Deputy Chief James Waters and Southport Lt. Aaron Allen during the opening ceremonies.

Jake’s mother, Debbie, said she continues to be amazed at the amount of support the family receives each year.

“When we were first approached with the idea of holding a golf outing in Jake’s memory,

we thought this might last two or three years,” she said. “We thought people would forget, but just the opposite has happened.

My family’s lives changed forever when Jake was killed, and there is not a day we don’t think about him and miss him, but we are certain Jake would have wanted us to hold onto our faith, trust God and continue moving forward.”

Anyone interested in additional information or who wants to make a donation can contact Mike Laird at mlarsky4@aol.com or visit thejakelairdmemorialtourney.org.

Commissioners vote to abolish county’s board of voter registration

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Terence Faherty will be recognized at October’s Magna Cum Murder conference in Muncie. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

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Hamilton County Commissioners, at their Aug. 14 meeting, voted unanimously to abolish the Hamilton County Board of Voter Registration. government The board, made up of one Democrat, Pat Toschlog, and one Republican, Bethany Sheller, is now under the authority and jurisdiction of Hamilton County Clerk Tammy Baitz.

The commissioners’ discussion took place during the regular public meeting on Aug. 14. The public had no notice of the decision, as the discussion and approval were not Dillinger Weingarten listed as individual agenda items on the Aug. 14 meeting agenda.

Commissioner Steve Dillinger told Current the decision was made purely for personnel management.

“The inspiration actually came probably four or five years ago,

maybe six,” Dillinger told Current. “We had an issue with (a board of voter registration) employee; they weren’t going by the personnel policy. Those individuals work for the county (party) chairman, not the county, even though we pay them and provide (benefits). They can do whatever they want to do because they work for the party chairman, Republican or Democrat. That made it very unfair to our 800-some other employees.”

In Indiana, county boards of voter registration were created in 2004 after the Indiana Legislature deemed them necessary. Now, after an amendment to the law, counties have the option to abolish them.

Dillinger said he found out approximately one month ago that the law had changed and that with a unanimous vote, those Board of Voter Registration employees could go back to being managed by the clerk’s office, as they had prior to 2004.

Board members are chosen by recommendation of each county’s party chair. In Hamilton County, on the Democratic side, that’s Joe Weingarten, and on the Republican side, it’s Laura Campbell.

Weingarten and Campbell have said they had no knowledge of the commissioners’ decision until after it had been made.

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Where’s Amy? Amy Pauszek is a photographer, film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis. She can be reached at Amy@youarecurrent.com.

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Lucas Estate hosts Love It! Soiree event Where’s Amy attended the lavish and elegant Lucas Estate VIP Reception for the Love It! Soiree benefiting the St. Vincent Cardiovascular Research Institute Aug. 11. Guests had the opportunity to bid on fabulous silent auction items, enjoy delicious hor d’oeuvres, food stations and summertime cocktails while learning how the institute makes a difference for so many people. It was a festive night for all who attended and everyone had a fantastic time supporting a great cause. For more about the St. Vincent Cardiovascular Research Institute, visit give. stvincents.org/CVRearch.

Pictured, Mike and Jessica Mattingly (Fishers). (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

Dispatches Local student to attend national pageant – Fishers resident Vani Sharma has earned the opportunity to attend the National American Miss pageant in California during Thanksgiving week. Sharma won the preteen talent competition and was the third runner-up for the state of Indiana. She is a sixth-grader at Sand Creek Intermediate School.

Lacrosse Try-it day – HSE Fishers Girls Lacrosse league will hold a try it free day from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 27 at Brooks School Park. We will have a variety of stations set up so girls can try out the equipment, practice lacrosse moves, interact with other players and have fun. The league is open to girls in grades 3 through 8, but girls of all ages are invited to this event. For more, visit HSEFishersGirlsLax.com.

Quilters Guild tag sale – The Mudsock Quilters Guild will hold its annual tag sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Fishers United Methodist Church, 9691 E. 116th St. Quilting and sewing fabric is $4 per yard and fat quarters are $1 each. Quilt patterns, maga-

zines, yarn, sewing and quilting tools and many other craft items will be offered at discount prices. Opportunity baskets loaded with quilting and sewing supplies will also be available.

Alpha Affiliate Award given – Sigma Nu Fraternity is pleased to announce that Fishers resident Nathaniel J. Smith has received Sigma Nu Fraternity’s Alpha Affiliate Award for the 2016-17 academic year. The fraternity salutes Nathaniel and the nine other recipients of this distinguished award as exceptional members of Sigma Nu Fraternity whose service and leadership exemplify the fraternity’s mission to develop ethical leaders.

New controller appointed – Mayor Scott Fadness has appointed Lisa Bradford as new Fishers city controller. Bradford served under former controller Oscar Gutierrez since Fishers’ transition from a town to a city in January 2015. A Fishers resident since 2015, Bradford is familiar with the community and is a popular face at many Fishers events.

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Native tree sale – The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its annual fall native tree sale. Thirty-five varieties of native trees and shrubs are available. They are $26 each and will arrive in three-gallon containers and be approximately 3- to 5-feet tall at delivery.

Pre-orders are required and are due Sept.

28. Trees can be picked up from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds llama barn. Order forms and online ordering are available at hamiltonswcd.org.

Quilters Guild tag sale – The Mudsock Quilters Guild will hold its annual tag sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Fishers United Methodist Church, 9691 E. 116th St. Quilting and sewing fabric is $4 per yard and fat quarters are $1 each. Quilt patterns, magazines, yarn, sewing and quilting tools and many other craft items will be offered at discount prices. Opportunity baskets loaded with quilting and sewing supplies will also be available.

Produce donation — The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District and The Farmers Bank have partnered to launch a new program that encourages the public to donate fresh produce for local food pantries. Every Wednesday, from now to Sept. 27, the public may drop off produce donations to the Noblesville branch of The Farmers Bank, 16940 Clover Rd., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. People are welcome to donate produce they have grown themselves or that they have purchased at farmers markets or grocery stores. For more about the summer produce donation program, call 317-773-2181, or email cara.culp@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

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Offender Watch website — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging parents to use the Offender Watch Website to increase family safety. The website allows parents to search an address to see if any sex offenders live nearby and to set up notifications if offenders move into the area.

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Back from vacation Commentary by 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 summer. 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, stress, distance from the very people we tell ourselves we are doing all this for and ultimately, more relational breakage.

Jesus often invited his disciples to come away and “rest.” The Hebrew day always began at night with rest, not work, and in Matthew 11, it records that 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 this day.

Imagine life that is filled with the most valuable aspects of life – family, friends, sat-

isfaction and even contentment in who you are and what you are becoming. We ought to stop justifying the ends by the means that we take and start understanding that 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.

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GEIST Road construction began in July to replace a drainage culvert on Pendleton Pike between Carroll Road and 65th Street near Lawrence. The speed limit has been reduced to 35 mph.

Drivers should expect narrow lanes. Heading eastbound, the left lane will be closed, and heading westbound, the right lane will be closed. INDOT expects the road to resume normal operations in early October.

• Between I-69 southbound and 82 Street, road crews will be constructing new traffic signals. Drivers should expect minor delays and inconsistent signal timing from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays through Oct. 2.

• On I-69 between 116th Street in Fishers and Ind. 38 in Pendleton crews are completing nighttime work as they construct a bridge. Work is expected to continue through Oct. 31.

FISHERS • The City of Carmel has closed 116th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway for the construction of a roundabout. A construction barrier has been placed on the eastbound lane of 116th Street at Allisonville Road to warn drivers of the upcoming construction.

• Lane restrictions may occur on 113th Street from Olio •

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Road to Florida Road throughout the summer for resurfacing and roadway improvements.

• Periodic lane restrictions will occur on 116th Street west of Allisonville Road as repairs to concrete curbs and ramps are made. Resurfacing work also will begin. Restrictions will be in place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. There also will be lane restrictions on 116th Street between I-69 and Cumberland Road through the summer for improvements on 116th Street.

• Lantern Road at 96th Street will be closed until mid-September while it is reconstructed for a new roundabout.

All Lantern Road traffic will be detoured to Cumberland Road, north to 106th Street and then west to Lantern Road. Through-traffic on 96th Street will be shifted to the newly constructed portion of the roundabout. Businesses access remains open.

• The Hamilton County Highway Dept. has closed the intersection of 136th Street and Prairie Baptist Road for intersection reconstruction.

• Lane restrictions will occur on Eller Road just north of Allisonville Road while storm sewer work is completed.

• There will be lane restrictions on 131st Street just east of the Lantern Road roundabout while storm sewer work is completed.

CARMEL • Construction began on a new roundabout at Fourth Street and Range Line Road Aug. 21. The project will include deconstructing the south Arts & Design District arch, which will be rebuilt and reinstalled during the anticipated 30-day closure. Alternate routes include Keystone Parkway, Fourth Avenue S.W., Main Street and 126th Street.

• Gray Road and 126th Street are scheduled to be closed Aug. 21 for construction of a roundabout. The project is expected to take 60 days.

• City Center Drive and Guilford Road is scheduled to close on or after Sept. 5 for construction of a roundabout. The project is expected to take 45 days.

• River Road closed between 146th Street and Community Drive Aug. 21 for a reconstruction project expected to last until Thanksgiving. The project will include a twolane boulevard and a new roundabout at Cherry Creek Boulevard.

• Construction continues on a roundabout at Carmel Drive and Guilford Road. This will be a full closure of the intersection until Sept. 2 or earlier. Detour routes will be marked as Pennsylvania and Range Line Road (northsouth) and Main Street and 116th Street (east-west).

• Construction is under way for a roundabout at Smokey Row and Gray roads. The project has been delayed because of utility relocation. The city has not announced an expected opening date.

• The intersection of Towne Road and 116th Street is closed for the construction of a two-lane roundabout. It is expected to reopen on or after Sept. 13. Motorists traveling north on Towne Road will be detoured west along 126th Street to Shelborne Road, and traffic heading south will be directed to 106th Street by way of Ditch or Shelborne roads. East and westbound motorists will be detoured along Ditch Road and Shelborne Road.

• Spring Mill Road is closed south of the Main Street roundabout to 111th Street except for local traffic. Motorists are encouraged to use Illinois Street as a detour. The closure is expected to last until fall.

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storyteller Local author Terence Faherty recognized for mystery series

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Terence Faherty, a local author living in Geist, recently was named the 2017 guest of honor for Ball State University E.B. Ball Center’s Magna cum Murder cover story conference.

Faherty has published 14 novels, two novellas and several collections of short stories.

“I’ve been writing stories just about as long as I could write. So, like a lot of would-be writers, I did it in high school and college,” he said. “After college, I worked as a technical writer here in Indianapolis for Merchant’s Bank, which is now gone, and Indianapolis Power & Light. I sold my first novel, ‘Deadstick,’ in 1991, and that was when I decided I’d try it, and I’m still bumping along.”

OWEN KEANE SERIES Faherty’s debut novel, “Deadstick,” is part of his Owen Keane series, which follows a failed seminarian and amateur sleuth who compulsively gets involved in mysteries. “(Owen Keane) and I share a biography, to a point, which is the point he went into the seminary,” Faherty said. “I never went in or seriously considered going in. I just wanted something to set Keane apart from other detectives, and when you’re writing amateur sleuth, one of the challenges is, after you’ve written a couple stories, how do you realistically get this amateur involved in dangerous situations. Some writers don’t care, but I care, so my answer was to make Keane a little bit, because of his failure in the seminary, addicted to other people’s problems, and also to finding answers.”

“Deadstick” earned Faherty an Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination in 1992.

SCOTT ELLIOTT SERIES With eight novels, two novellas and a dozen or so short stories centered around the Owen Keane character, Faherty said somewhere in the middle, he began a new

series.

“The Scott Elliott Private Eye series is set in Hollywood in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, and the new book, (‘Play A Cold Hand’), which will be out (later this year or early 2018) is set in the ’70s, and that may be the last one of his run," Faherty said. "He’s not quite 60 yet, but he’s getting up there.”

STAR REPUBLIC SERIES Two books, “Tales of the Star Republic” and “Files of the Star Republic” make up this series.

“These are very short stories,” Faherty said. “They’re set in Indiana, and their protagonist is an Indianapolis newspaper reporter, but the reporter specializes in nutcase stories, like people who call in and say they’ve seen a UFO. So there are little mysteries in there, but they’re offbeat.

There’s no real crime in the book.”

A release party will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept.

26 for “Files of the Star Republic,” which was released at the end of July, at the E.B. Ball Center in Muncie. Both books in the series will be featured at the event. Faherty will speak on the series. The event is free.

KEEPING THE ART The cover art for many of Faherty’s books have become artistic fixtures in his home office, including the original cover paintings for Owen Keane series novels.

“Those paintings were all commissioned by St. Martin’s Press from freelance painters in New York City, starving artist-type painters,” he said. “What they would do is tell them what the book was about or give them the manuscript, and they’d paint a picture. St. Martin’s would photograph it and send it to me. So I would contact the artist on the side and ask if they wanted to sell the painting. I have all the original Keane cover paintings.”

Faherty said by the time the Scott Elliott series books were being published, publishers were moving away from commissioning original paintings.

“They were doing more computer-generated cover art, so there are no original paintings for those,” he said. “I do have the posters framed that were made for when I did signings. The first two were made by a guy who actually made movie posters, and he did an art deco-type style. I really love those covers.”

MAGNA CUM MURDER “I’m not sure how I got chosen. I guess I’ve just been around long enough,” Faherty said of his being chosen for the conference’s 2017 guest of honor. “My role is to be interviewed in front of the conference attendees, and I’ll be on some panels. One of the panels I’m going to do is being sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America, and it’s for people who want to be published as mystery writers.

That’s like a ‘how I got started’ type of thing.”

The 23rd Magna cum Murder conference will be from Oct. 20 to 22 at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. The event also will feature international guest of honor Andrew Taylor, a British crime and historical novelist.

For more, visit bit.ly/1nAAII0.

A New Jersey native, Faherty moved to the Geist area in 1976. He and his wife, Jan, married in 1982.

MEET THE AUTHOR A native of Trenton, N.J., Terence Faherty moved to the Geist area in 1976 after studying English literature at Boston College. He also studied at Rider Faherty University in Lawrenceville, N.J. “I was looking for a job, basically,” Faherty said. “I knew some people that had interned down here with RCA. I ended up working for Merchant’s Bank. I met my wife at the bank, and that’s why I’m still here.”

He and his wife, Jan, married in 1982.

For more, visit terencefaherty.com.

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Pass the tequila

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For decades, television brought us a shared culture. Mostly, we watched the same programs on the same channels at the same time. Each Tuesday morning, we could gather around the water cooler, or even more likely the Mr. Coffee, to exchange a few laughs about the antics of Chrissy and her roommates Jack and Janet – not to mention that silly Mr. Furley. Just as surely, the next day we’d gather again and, this time, the topic would be who shot J.R. Even the commercials lent themselves to our common understanding.

They taught that every group had one kid who was fearless. When mom brought home a cereal that was supposed to be, ugh, good for us, we could always call on Mikey because, as we all knew, “he would try anything.” Then as Mikey clearly loved the new breakfast treat, we would understand that the food is good and that we should be more willing to experience the new and improved. By the time the other slackers were pouring a bowl, Mikey had moved on to his second.

But, is there a downside to being out in front? If we laud those bold enough to seek the first-mover advantage, why don’t more of us seek it? The truth, one could suppose, is that there are a lot of “new” cereals that are terrible, awful concoctions unfit for human consumption. And that for every happy Mikey, there are scores of others working for days to rid themselves of the terrible aftertaste of a cereal experiment gone wrong. And if there are times when we are best served by letting, even encouraging, someone else to lead the pack, how do we discern? Do we forfeit potential advantage in avoiding risk or assume risk to gain potential advantage?

In a few short hours, Doo and I will be depositing our firstborn on the steps of his college dormitory. We’ll wish humor him well, dole out some hugs and kisses, and of course remind him to make good choices and do his best. The question is, will we drive away with tears in our eyes, mourning the end of our son’s childhood, or will we stop at the nearest bar and celebrate with tequila shots? I’m betting on the latter. Why? Historical precedence.

Though we’ve never sent a kid to college, we have experienced four “first days” of kindergarten, four fifth-grade graduations and countless other academic milestones.

And not once, with the exception of a fluke Chick-fil-A drive-thru incident last May, have I boo-hooed. For many Augusts, in fact, I guzzled mimosas with my cul-de-sac peeps to welcome back that beautiful yellow bus and toast our children as they climbed aboard. Going off to school was a magical moment for me when I was a stay-at-home mom, and I thanked Baby Jesus every day that my kids were old enough to leave me for six to eight hours.

I don’t think I will feel very different this afternoon. Our 18-year-old is ready to leave us, and quite frankly, we’re ready for him to go. We love him, but he’s in that weird split-personality place where he’s both an adult and a teenager, at times independent and quite needy at others. It’s time for him to spread his wings and either fly or fall.

Luckily for us, he’s chosen to take his first flight 90 minutes away.

Nope, I don’t predict any tears today.

Peace out.

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

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Cyntheanne or Cynthiana Elementary?

Commentary by Brian Baehl, a Fall Creek Township board member news@currentinfishers.com I always enjoy talking with Marion and Marthanna Hensley, longtime residents of Fall Creek Township, opinion about the history of the township and its first school system. Marion, who retired as trustee in December 2006, was one of the longest-serving trustees and members in Fall Creek Township, totaling 24 years.

I am intrigued about the one-room schoolhouses, with some still standing today; how he was a school bus driver in the 1950s; and how eventually Hamilton Southeastern School Corp. became what it is today.

Prior to Fall Creek School on Olio Road, the township had seven schoolhouses in Fall Creek Township Common School system built around the late 1800s: Bethlehem (Olio & 136th); Brooks (116th & Brooks School Rd); Cyntheanne (Cyntheanne Rd. & Southeastern Pkwy); Highland (106th & Mollenkopf Rd.); Klepfer (141th & Promise Rd.); McKay (104th & Olio Rd.); and District No. 1 (136th & Cyntheanne).

Only three schoolhouses remain: Brooks, Cyntheanne and District No 1. The Brooks schoolhouse was saved by becoming the Fall Creek Township offices by then-

township trustee Brian Lott in 1992. The other two are private residences. The annual commencement for these schools took place at the Bethlehem Church on Olio Road, which is in contrast to Lucas Oil Stadium or the Indiana Farmers Coliseum that is used today.

HSE School Corp. is building a yet-tobe named new elementary school on Cyntheanne Road just down the road from Cyntheanne Schoolhouse. How did Cyntheanne schoolhouse and road get its name? No one seems to know. What should the new elementary be called?

Perhaps Cyntheanne Elementary or maybe Cynthiana Elementary?

Two towns were laid out in 1834 in Fall Creek Township upon speculation in hopes people would settle in the towns.

They were the towns of Cynthiana and Francisburg. Neither town prospered, but the interesting aspect of the towns was that both reserved parcels for schoolhouses. Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School now sits adjacent to the former Town of Cynthiana.

What should the name of the new HSE elementary be? Perhaps Cyntheanne Elementary for Cyntheanne Road, on which it sits and because of Cyntheanne Schoolhouse. Or perhaps Cynthiana Elementary for the first town in Fall Creek Township, where the first school parcel was created nearby.

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A true veggietale Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I have just seen the government’s reissued dietary guidelines online. I’m not a fan of the current administration, but I humor thought in this area they were going to cut us some slack - or a least a big piece of chocolate cake.

I can exercise five times a week, cut down on carbs, eat three fruits a day and choke down eight glasses of water (if I get to count Scotch and water). I can eat cod once a week for the omega fat benefits.

But I can’t do 11 vegetables a day. No way.

This new food pyramid, which would make pharaohs roll over in their graves, now suggests that we need almost a dozen servings of the green, yellow and orange stuff every day.

If God can make a waterfall, why can’t broccoli taste like mint chip ice cream?

When you’ve got the gift of miracles, flaunt it. If all these things are so good for you, why weren’t they made better tasting?

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BREAKFAST • Two Bloody Marys (with V-8 Juice and celery sticks) • Corn chips and guacamole Total veggies: 4 LUNCH • One Bloomin’ Onion (steakhouse-style) • Two pieces of zucchini bread with vegetable hummus • One cup of salsa • Deep-fried cauliflower Total veggies: 4 DINNER • Three pieces of cream cheese carrot cake • Corn fritters with ketchup • One martini with two olives Total veggies: 7 That’s 15 servings of vegetables! I can’t wait to start this new diet tomorrow.

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The store is 289,000 square feet with 1,000 parking spaces and encompasses 35 acres just south of the E. 116th Street exit on I-69. The store includes a solar rooftop, consistent with 90 percent of IKEA stores.

IKEA will add 250 jobs, in addition to the 500 created for construction, to the local economy. Applications for various positions are still being accepted. There also will be 50 food-service opportunities throughout the store. For more, visit SeeACareerWithUs. com.

“We are of course really excited about them announcing opening day,” City of Fishers spokesperson Ashley Elrod. “In preparation for that we, anticipate a fun celebration for our community and a lot of activity in that area. We have been actively planning with the IKEA folks and their contractors on a comprehensive traffic plan to make sure

IKEA Fishers’ grand opening is set for 9 a.m. Oct. 11. (Submitted photo)

that there is a consistent flow of traffic in and out of IKEA and those details will be released in coming weeks. They are preparing for temporary parking spaces in addition to the existing parking lot there.”

There will be approximately 10,000 items, 50 room settings, three model home interiors, a children’s play area, a 325-seat restaurant specializing in Swedish food and more.

“We are thrilled by the excellent construction progress made to date, and believe we can complete the remaining milestones and interior build-up by midOctober. Besides furnishing our store, we also are focused on continuing recruitment and training of all the coworkers joining the IKEA family,” Holly Davidson, store manager of the future IKEA Fishers, stated in a press release to Current.

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The Fishers Community Chorus is expected have nearly 70 members for its third season. (Photo by Patricia E. Niehaus)

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Community Chorus is starting to make noise in its third year, prepping for what company manager choir Marc Feeney expects to be membership of almost 70 singers. During the past three years, FCC has grown to six times its starting size of 12 members. With more people, Feeney said, the choir can do more things.

“Not only does (havFeeney ing more members) open up pieces we can do, but it offers up the flexibility to do other things,” Feeney said, referencing the group’s performance at the City of Fishers’ Christmas Banquet and caroling at Community Health. “It’s allowed us to do more different performances without losing the voicing.

“The bigger we get, the more fun stuff we do, and the more fun stuff we do, the

bigger we get.”

During its first year, FCC performed in a flash mob on the balcony at Hamilton 16 IMAX for the opening of “Star Wars” episode seven. Members dressed in “Star Wars” costumes and sang “Star Wars” tunes during the unsanctioned event. With its recent growth, Feeney plans for the group to do more of that – including caroling around the city or randomly serenading local restaurant guests for Valentine’s Day. Feeney said the group is open to all, not just Fishers residents. A social gathering will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy, 10029 E. 126th St. The gathering is free, and Feeney said attendees will participate in various exercises such as discovering their voice range.

Membership for the FCC is $75 per season, which allows the group to rent venues. The group practices at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy for free.

FCC is a nonprofit under its parent nonprofit, Fishers Music Works. Feeney is the vice president of Fishers Music Works.

“We are incredibly inclusive, and if there

are people on the fence or if they have ever enjoyed singing or who miss that part of their life, who used to be deeply into music and maybe put it in the closet for a while, they know this is a place they can check it out and test drive our choir for a couple of weeks,” he said.

Feeney said inclusion might be one of the reasons the group has grown, noting some members can read music while others can’t. The season typically is concurrent with the school year, with the first performance expected to be sometime in November.

For FCC video clips, visit fisherschorus. org/videos.

If you go What: Fishers Community Chorus social gathering When: 7 p.m., Aug. 29.

Where: Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy, 10029 E. 126th St., where the choir practices weekly.

For more: fisherschorus.org.

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Westfield — Urban Vines, 303 E. 161st St., will host a Sip and Paint for “Abstract Poppies” at 7 p.m. Aug. 24. For tickets, visit eventbrite.com/e/sip-paint-at-urban-vinestickets-36835340495.

Carmel — The Doo! will perform during Summer Family Concerts at the Gazebo at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at One Civic Square.

Fishers — Fishers Blues Fest will provide free music from multiple artists Sept. 1 and 2 at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr. For more, visit fishers.in.us/ bluesfest.

Noblesville — Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. hosts Lunch and Listen – From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 1, the Lunch and Listen program will coincide with Food Truck Friday at Federal Hill Commons, 175 Logan St., Noblesville.

Zionsville — The SullivanMunce Cultural Center children’s illustrations exhibit is on display until Aug. 26. For more, visit sullivanmunce.org.

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The nonprofit’s Dancing With Our Stars will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the 502 East Event Centre, Carmel. St. Vincent and Medxcel are the presenting sponsors for the group’s largest fundraiser. Beth Gehlhausen, the nonprofit’s executive director, said the goal this year is to raise $65,000, well above last year’s total of $25,000.

“That’s a huge leap, but we had some things happen that impacted participants being able to attend due to two of our dancers not being able to continue on due to some health issues,” Gehlhausen said.

During the past year, Gehlhausen said Meals on Wheels served approximately 166 people a month, which equals to more than 4,400 meals that go through Hamilton County.

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between 2015 and 2016 to the tune of about 112 percent,” Gehlhausen said.

Gehlhausen said the nonprofit budgeted $34,000 to pay for those meals, which actually cost nearly $71,000.

“Last year, for example, a little over 50 percent of the people we served fully paid for their meals,” Gehlhausen said. “The other 50 percent were on our Sponsor a Senior program or had funding through CICOA (Central Indiana Council on Aging).

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Smitson Erhart-Graves Tax Advisors, an Indianapolis-based CPA firm, specializes in tax preparation and planning. We are seeking to hire an experienced, behind the scenes, seasonal Tax Accountant who desires to prepare income taxes February through April, with production based pay.

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Requirements • Bachelelor's degree in Accounting; CPA license preferred • Minimum of 3-years tax preparation experience with individual, corporate and partnership returns • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Strong analytical interpersonal skills • Must have organization and time management skills • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment • Must be proficient in computer software, with preferred experience in Drake, QuickBooks, Adobe in Microsoft Office.

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Smitson Erhart-Graves Tax Advisors, a tax preparation CPA firm located in the Pyramids, is seeking to fill a seasonal position. If you are energetic and extremely organized, our Tax Office Assistant opportunity may be right for you. The ideal candidate will: possess strong communication skills; have a professional approach to mastering daily administrative tasks in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment; be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; have a basic knowledge of, or desire to learn, tax preparation and processing; and, display a high degree of integrity and loyalty to the firm and its clients due to the confidential nature of our business. An Associate Degree in business and three years’ experience working in an office environment is preferred. Smitson Erhart-Graves Advisors will reward your experience and talents with an attractive hourly wage and seasonal work schedule with full-time hours from November 1st through April 30th. This is the perfect position for someone who desires the summer off! EOE. Please send resume and references to info@segtaxadvisors.com.

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