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By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com On Aug. 31, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness conducted a press conference in Fishers City Hall on the city’s proCITY NEWS posed budget for 2022. It is a budget that Fadness believes “demonstrates that the city is in a very strong financial position.”

The proposed budget includes $68 million in expenditures and $68.2 million in revenue. The city is Fadness proposing a 4 percent pay raise for employees and elected officials.

New positions include three police officers, eight firefighters, two teachers in residence and the promotion of two part-time inspectors to full time.

“One of our focuses is, how do you derive the highest value for your residents and your businesses to be able to invest in our community while not raising taxes is a winwin for our community,” Fadness said.

Assessed value up, taxes down Homes in Fishers are expected to see a 6.4 percent increase in assessed value. The city also projects property tax collection growth surpassing $27 million in 2022, a 4 percent increase from 2021 and a 19 percent increase from the last five years.

Meanwhile, Fishers residents are expected to pay slightly less in municipal taxes in 2022 compared to 2021, with a 0.69 percent decrease from 72.15 cents to 71.65 cents per $100 of assessed value. Among the eight other municipalities in Hamilton County,

LIT REVENUE MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED Fishers officials, along with other municipalities in Hamilton County, received a shock on Aug. 17 when the Indiana Dept. of Local Government Finance released its first 2022 Local Income Tax estimates, and Hamilton County’s estimates came in low, a 3.6 percent decrease from 2021. Fishers officials were estimating that the LIT revenue would be a 4.1 percent increase.

Mayor Scott Fadness and other Fishers officials were puzzled why Hamilton County came in 187.8 percent lower than anticipated.The county will receive $5 million less than in 2021.

“Our forecast (4.1 percent increase) was us being conservative. We weren’t blue skying it,” Fadness said. “Everyone in Hamilton County is having to deal with it.”

City officials did include the LIT shortfall in their 2022 budget, but they have reached out to State Rep. Todd Huston, the speaker of the Indiana House or Representatives, who represents Fishers, for more information about whether the number was miscalculated.

“None of us are claiming that those numbers are wrong, but intuitively, one would look at this and say that it is worth investigating,” Fadness said. “What is the rationale for these numbers coming in as low as it is? If they come back with a plausible rationale for why (the number) is what it is, then so be it, but I think it is incumbent upon (the city) to ask those questions.”

For 2021, the LIT was accumulated over a 14-month stretch, and Hamilton County received a 10.8 increase from the previous year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 total is based on a 10-month sample. Fishers officials were expecting a smaller number than 2021, but not what they are estimated to receive.

Still, they are confident the numbers might be reevaluated.

“We were planning for the worst, but if (reevulation) comes back as something more beneficial, then we’ll have an influx of cash that we’ll be able to use,” Fadness said.

Fishers is projected to have the second-lowest tax rate, with only Cicero’s rate lower.

Fishers expects to have $25.5 million in cash reserves for 2022.

$150,000 for curb ramp upgrades. Nearly $2 million more is designated for design and right-of-way acquisitions on various streets across the city.

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Built into the budget is $7 million for infrastructure projects. Of that total, $5.1 million is budgeted toward construction; $3 million for road resurfacing; $1.3 million for Cumberland Road rehabilitation; $800,000 for the Geist Greenway construction; and

The next step for the 2022 budget is a first reading before the city council on Sept.

20, when a public hearing will be held. If it passes the first reading, it can be approved at the Oct. 18 city council meeting.

For more, visit fishers.in.us/budget.

DISPATCHES Fishers Run to Remember 5k run/walk — A 5k run/walk to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, will be held at 6 p.m. on Sept 11 at the Fishers Municipal campus, 1 Municipal Dr., followed by a multi-faith prayer vigil at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater at 7 p.m. For more, visit runsignup.com/Race/IN/Fishers/Fishers5K.

First Internet Bank founder wins award — First Internet Bank founder, Chairman and CEO David Baker was named a “Leader in Banking Excellence” by the Indiana Bankers Association on Aug. 17.

“This recognition is not an individual award, but one to be shared with many as it represents our collective successes,” Baker said.

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FIREFIGHTERS BEAT POLICE IN COMMUNITY WING-EATING CONTEST

During Lawrence Community Day activities on Aug. 14, the city’s police and fire departments competed in their fifth annual buffalo wing-eating contest. WXIN-59’s Brian Wilkes (center), officiated the contest between Lawrence Police Dept. Chief David Hoffman (center in blue), and Lawrence Fire Dept. Chief Dino Batalis (center in red with hat). Batalis won the contest, giving the LFD a 3-2 lead in the overall series. (Photo courtesy of Gary Woodruff)

DISPATCHES IU Health temporarily suspending all elective surgeries in response to COVID-19 surge - On Sept. 6 IU Heatlh temporarily suspended all inpatient elective surgeies in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Hospital officials stated that the change “needed to further relieve pressure on our care teams and to free up space for critically ill patients.” The hospital is notifying elective surgery patients of the suspension, which will be continuously monitored and extended as needed on a rolling basis for two-week periods.

Lawrence, 9/11 Memorial Ride — The American Legion Dept. of Indiana is hosting a 9/11 Memorial Ride to raise funds for the Indiana 9/11 Memorial expansion. Riders will leave from Indiana Legion headquarters, 5440 Herbert Lord Rd., in Lawrence at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 and ride to the memorial, 421 West Ohio St. Indianapolis. The ride cost $25 through pre-registration on-line and $35 on

the day of the event. For more, visit indianalegion.org/post/9-11-memorial-remembranceride-everything-you-need-to-know.

Area high school football schedule — Sept.

10: Guerin Catholic at Brebeuf Jesuit 7 p.m., Hamilton Southeastern at Fishers 7 p.m., Heritage Christian at Eastern Hancock 7 p.m., Bishop Chatard at Cathedral 7 p.m., Lawrence North at North Central 7 p.m., Mt. Vernon at New Palestine 7 p.m., Warren Central at Lawrence Central 7 p.m.

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Macbeth sets tone as captain for Fishers girls soccer team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Fishers High School senior Alli Macbeth has some definite goals for both her girls soccer team and herself.

“A goal I have for my team is to only let 10 or less goals in throughout our season conference games and to win sectionals,” Macbeth said. “As for myself, my goals include having 10 assists throughout the season, making it on an all-state team and to be a role model for my teammates.”

The four-year varsity performer was named to the All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference second team in 2020.

“I think I have made the most improvement in advising and communicating with my teammates on and off the field,” Macbeth said. “But also, I think I have improved in my ability to cover more of the midfield, meaning I can be more of a defensive midfielder when needed and also an asset in the transition offensively.”

Macbeth said she does believe she has become a more vocal leader when necessary.

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Alli Macbeth, a Fishers High School senior defensive midfielder, was named All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference second team. (Photo courtesy of Alli Macbeth)

Tigers first-year head coach Harold Spooner, who was an assistant last season, is impressed with Macbeth’s work ethic.

“She was named captain this year because she is one of the hardest workers on the field and does the little things that need to get done when others aren’t as willing to do so,” Spooner said. “Alli is a true box-tobox midfielder who has an excellent work rate on the defensive side of the ball and does a great job of initiating our offense from the midfield. She is a tireless worker in winning the ball back.

“She also has great tactical awareness of knowing exactly where she needs to be to help be a shield for the back line or a support for our offensive players.”

Macbeth began playing soccer when she was 3 years old.

“It has always been my main sport,” said Macbeth, who said she tried basketball and dance when she was growing up. She has played soccer at Hoosier FC since she was 8 years old.

Macbeth said she wants to play college soccer but as of yet has no serious offers.

She plans to study construction management and/or interior design.

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DNR urges life jackets after fatal accidents at Geist Reservoir

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com The Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources reminds the community of the importance of wearing life jackPUBLIC SAFETY ets in the water after a second death on Geist Reservoir last month.

“Ninety-nine percent of these fatalities are totally preventable if you just wear a life jacket,” said John Gano, a conservation officer with the Indiana DNR. John Skittrall, 45, of Middletown, died in Geist on Aug. 28 after experiencing an apparent medical emergency after jumping in the water without a life jacket. According to the DNR, Skittrall jumped into the water and began panicking from the medical issue. Two friends who attempted to help him were overpowered and couldn’t bring him back in the boat. Skittrall’s body was discovered Aug. 30.

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ISDH: State entering the ‘darkest time’ of the pandemic

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county recently reported the deaths of a 48-year-old and 56-year-old, the first two COVID-19 deaths Boone County has reported Health officials believe the state is enin several weeks. tering one of the “darkest times” of the “We are seeing younger people get sick COVID-19 pandemic with this delta variant, so it is conPANDEMIC because of a surge cerning just seeing how they are in cases locally and younger and how they are sicker,” throughout Indiana.

Younts said. “We are really encourBoone and Hamilton counties aging that vaccination, to get as have seen a rapid increase in cases many people vaccinated to slow since July. According to the Indiana that down.”

State Dept. of Health, Hamilton Walker said he hopes residents Box County’s seven-day moving case realize vaccinations are “curtailing average increased from 7 cases a day to 150 those visits to the hospital” and that vacon Aug. 30. cines are effective at preventing extreme State health officials, during an Aug. 27 outcomes. press conference, said they expect cases But state health officials predict that to continue to increase for at least the next hospitalizations across the state will confour to six weeks if more Hoosiers do not tinue to increase for several weeks, even if take measures to slow the spread of the cases begin to decrease. delta variant of the disease. Cases in the “I want Hoosiers to know the decisions state are nearing record highs set during they are making affect others,” Box said. the winter with seven-day case averages “It’s incredibly disappointing to have efbeing the highest they have been since Janfective tools, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, uary. Although more and still have nearly Hoosiers have been half of our eligible “I’ve heard other medical vaccinated in recent population refuse to professionals from (across) the weeks, the Indiana get it.”

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“That’s not to say they are not busy, but “We could definitely decrease the number the number of COVID patients in the ICU is of cases and transmission if those students far below what we are seeing back at the would be masked all day in school — all end of 2020,” Walker said. “They have been students, teacher and staff,” Box said. “I do steadily rising along with our overall cases not understand how wearing a mask is so in the county.” difficult for people to try to prevent spreadLisa Younts, director of nursing and vital ing this virus. It’s hard for me to understand records at the Boone County Health Dept., when I think very clearly the data and evisaid Boone County is seeing more young dence-based information shows that masks people hospitalized with COVID-19. The decrease transmission of this virus.”

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“I think Lawrence has so much to offer,” said Korn, 60. “We’re so rich in our military history. We’re a diverse community. We have just great people. As we continue to grow as a city, I think it’s important that we have events and spaces where people gather and enjoy and celebrate each other and build community.”

A Milwaukee native., Korn and her husband Bill have three grown children. Each attended Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township schools.

Korn was attracted to the Lawrence area because of the sense of community and impressive schools for her children.

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Cori Korn is the new deputy chief of staff. (Photo courtesy of City of Lawrence)

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“My love is building community,” Korn said. “I really enjoyed doing that in my position at the Foundation. (Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier) felt there were some things that I could do within the city.”

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Indiana SRN specializes in high school sports webcasts

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Most Indiana high school broadcasts are dependent on advertisers.

Although it does have advertisers, Indiana SRN — the state’s largest webdcaster of high school sports — is primarily funded by school subscriptions and donations.

“I tell our schools there are two ways to fund this. You can fund it directly out of your budget, or you can raise money on your own,” Indiana SRN President Jerry Collins said. “We’ll take your advertisers and we’ll put them on. Most other competitors rely on (pizza shops) and car dealerships and those types of things.”

The advantage is if the school raises more in advertising dollars or donations than the subscription cost, it can keep the difference, Collins said.

Keith Meyers, a Lawrence resident, is the founder and vice president of Lawrence-based Indiana SRN, which is 13 years old.

“We did internet radio before anyone thought about doing it,” Meyers said. “I think we were one of the original internet radio networks in Indiana.”

SRN initially stood for Sports Radio Network, but the main focus now is webcasting, so Meyers said the company only uses the initials. This is the fourth year SRN is doing webcasts.

“People want to watch it more than listen to it,” Meyers said. “We still have probably 25 percent of our games on internet radio with schools such as Frontier and Traders Point. We average four football games on Friday nights.”

Then there are several broadcasts per week of soccer and volleyball games Monday through Thursday and Saturday in the fall.

Meyers said SRN’s main sports are football and basketball but noted the company does webcasts for nearly all high school sports. It will add college football this fall when SRN begins webcasting Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football’s Game of the Week on Oct. 2.

Covenant Christian is the oldest client, having been with Indiana SRN for 11 years.

said most schools put the webcasts on their website as well.

“Our slogan is, ‘We love to put kids on TV so grandma can watch Junior,’” Meyers said.

Adult contemporary Christian music is available on SRN 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We’ve reached over a million people over the last three years,” Meyers said.

ON THE COVER: From left, Keith Meyers, Jarrett Lewis and Jerry Collins prepare to call a high school soccer game at Heritage Christian School. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

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From left, Keith Meyers and Jerry Collins, the leadership of Indiana SRN, prior to broadcasting a Heritage Christian High School home soccer game. The platform broadcasted 348 high school games during the 2020-21 school year. (Photo by Jonathan Matthes)

Heritage Christian has been with it for five years and Guerin Catholic has been with it for four years. Traders Point Christian has been with it for three years.

“Those four schools are our mainstays, but we’re everywhere,” said Meyers, adding some schools hire the network for particular games.

“Last year with COVID-19, we did 348 games,” Meyers said. “The year before that, we were in over 300 gymnasiums for basketball.”

Meyers said he serves as announcer on at least three webcasts a week.

Collins, a Lawrence Township resident, joined in 2013. Collins helped Meyers develop the webcasts.

“Keith takes care of scheduling,” Collins

said. “He hires and trains the announcers.

He takes care of contacts with the schools, and he’s our sales guy. I maintain the website, do the graphics, mentor the production crews and take care of accounting and the billing.”

Meyers said there are 26 independent broadcasters that work with SRN. Meyers estimates six have been with SRN five years or more. Among the announcers are Jimmy Cook, a producer with Dan Dakich’s radio show on WFNI, and WIBC reporter Kurt Darling.

“Bill Ludlow has been with me since Day 1,” Meyers said of the current Mt. Vernon broadcaster who’s called high school sports for more than a decade.

Besides the games being on SRN, Meyers

Prior to starting Indiana SRN, Keith Meyers was the athletic director at Horizon Christian School in the Geist area.

“We were a pretty good basketball team, and no one wanted to play us,” Meyers said. “One day I woke up and the Lord gave me a vision to start internet radio. Our first client was Horizon, and Bill Ludlow and I did our games. We got pretty good. One day he said, ‘Why don’t you quit and do this full time?’”

Meyers said much of the viewing audience is at the game and will watch the replay.

“Every game we do goes on our YouTube channel,” Meyers said. “On Saturday morning, a lot of the kids go back and watch the YouTube channel. That’s where our numbers really grow is on our on-demand and replay.”

Collins pointed out covering Covenant Christian baseball games helped senior pitcher Brock Buckley earn a scholarship offer from Xavier University.

“He was recruited because a coach watched one of his games on our webcast and started following him,” Collins said.

For more, visit indianasrn.org.

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Losing my will to win Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Commentary by Terry Anker Most of us have a favorite fast food.

Sure, we pretend like we never have the stuff and that even if we did, we only chose the healthiest options. But sometimes, the craving for greasy, salty and convenient french fries is too tempting to overcome. How could this fare be bad for us when it tastes so good? Besides, how much damage could a trio of drive-thru tacos really do? What about a late-night trove of golden and cheesy breadsticks?

Unless we are afflicted with over-thetop sodium levels or other preexisting complications, the occasional chicken-and-waffle sandwich is not likely the worst thing we do to our bodies. So, why does having the telltale bag on our front seat bring an inkling of shame?

Are we embarrassed by the sloth indicated since we didn’t take the time to grill the cheeseburger ourselves? Is fast food lazy food, or is it because we feel like we are cheating on some promise to our bodies to try to care for them a little bit more? Is fast food fat food? Maybe it is that we don’t like the supposed politics of these purveyors? Do they pay workers enough? Do they care enough about their suppliers, or are they closed on Sundays? Is fast food virtue-signaling food?

Whatever the beef we have with it, fast food is not likely to depart the landscape (or our gullet) anytime soon. So, can we find peace during a burger war?

The conflict is so great that governments around the world have weighed in. Many Communist and Socialist regimes have officially restricted access to the forbidden fries, and we even talk about it here in the land of the free.

Should there be a supersize? Perhaps, some say. But isn’t fast food just food fast?

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

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Alas, I may be losing my competitive spirit. Not when it comes to important matters, of course, like defeating my husband Doo in all manner of life’s trials or upholding my school’s championship karaoke legacy (let’s go, 400 Hallway!), but in my own ambition for peak athletic performance. As I near that half-century mark, I’m starting to feel less and less drive to “be the best,” even when it only means beating three other almost50-year-old ladies.

This change may not sound like a big deal, unless you know me. I have always been that person who wants to win or at least achieve a PR. I gave up running for a while when I was in the middle of having kids, but since then, I’ve found restored energy and self-confidence in participating in road races, triathlons and even obstacle course events. They affirm my strength and power as a woman and a mom.

But lately, I’ve been thinking that I just want to finish without suffering a stroke. I want to enjoy the challenge for what it is and be happy with the fact that I trained for and completed something. Who cares if I place last in my age group? I’m not sure I do anymore.

Yay, me! I’m fostering a healthy growth mindset and gaining perhaps a tad bit of humility. My new attitude is not simply an acceptance of my physical limits but a celebration of what this near-AARP body can accomplish, despite the bad knees, periodic incontinence and annoying plantar fasciitis.

So, yes, I may be losing my competitive spirit, but definitely in a good way.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Judy Fitzgerald didn’t know country singer Patsy Cline’s music that well until she prepared to portray her.

MUSICAL “I have now become a huge fan of her amazing talent,” she said.

Fitzgerald portrayed Cline in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Always…

Patsy Cline” in 2013. She and fellow ATI co-founder Cynthia Collins, who played Cline’s friend Louise Seger, will reprise their roles in the two-woman musical Sept. 10 to Oct. 3 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Cline died in a plane crash in 1963 at age 30. The musical serves as a memory piece for Seger.

“I think of each song as filtering through Louise’s mind as she remembers each experience, so many times through the radio and then in person,” Fitzgerald said. “Think of the way songs touch people during different times in their lives, from tapping your hand on the steering wheel to crying in your kitchen. This is truly Louise’s story.”

Collins said it’s always interesting to portray an actual person.

“Their story is a rare one,” Collins said.

“To correspond with each other after meeting for just one night is a testament to both of them and the connection they obviously had. The two women stayed in touch all the way up to Patsy’s death.

There is no doubt they would have continued their correspondence if not for Patsy’s passing.”

Collins said Seger was a single mother from Texas.

“What I found on Louise was all connected with Patsy Cline. Of course, (it was) letters she kept from Patsy, which is the basis of the show,” Collins said. “She was a character, for sure. Bold and funny.

However, the way Ted Swindley created the character of Louise was done with creative license. It is pretty common for a writer to put their spin on a person. That spin makes the show what it is — Louise is

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Judy Fitzgerald will reprise her role of Patsy Cline in “Always…Patsy Cline.” (Photo courtesy of ATI)

the comic and Patsy is the straight man. It works wonderfully.

“Make no mistake, though, Mr. Swindley doesn’t gloss over tender moments, which gives the audience an insight into these two women and their lives.”

Collins and Fitzgerald are joined on stage by The Bodacious Bobcats Band led

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Collins first saw “Always…Patsy Cline” several years ago in New York.

“It never crossed my mind to play the role of Louise back then,” she said.

Collins said her late father was a huge fan of Cline. For his 80th birthday party, Collins performed a medley of Cline’s songs.

“I didn’t come close to sounding as good as Judy does on her music, though,” Collins said. “She has that deep, rich quality that Patsy Cline had. It’s what made Cline as distinct and unique as she was, what made her a star.”

Fitzgerald said she loves all of Cine’s music, so it’s hard to pick a favorite song.

“I do love ‘Gotta Lotta Rhythm In My Soul’ and ‘San Antonio Rose,’ but they are all terrific,” Fitzgerald said.

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The Fishers Arts Council will have 29 artists and artisans participating in the Fishers Parks Foundation’s Harvest Fest at the Ambassador House and Heritage Park, 10595 Eller Rd., Fishers, from noon to 7 p.m.

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The event is free and family friendly, with proceeds benefitting the Ambassador House and Gardens, the Fishers Arts Council, Fishers Police Corps, Fishers Historical Society, Knights of Columbus and Fishers Youth Assistance Program. Each group will offer something different to raise money. The Parks Foundation will offer raffle baskets and face painting while the Fishers Police Corps will sell hot dogs, chips and water.

The Ambassador House will sell adult beverages and offer house tours. The Fishers Youth Assistance Program will offer dessert items. The Knights of Columbus will offer fried veggies.

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Opera in the Park is designed to show opera doesn’t have to be a stuffy event.

“We are trying break that assumption Not only is Ganson Salmon making his people make about opera, because just like Opera in the Park debut, but he is doing it in all art is just art whether with a black suit grand fashion. and tie or not,” Salmon said. “That’s CONCERT “I get to sing what is so fun about Opera in the two really big hits,” Park. You can sit at Garfield Park, Salmon said. “They are kind of the have a picnic and enjoy any kind of calling cards of all the great tenor music, including opera. It’s going to arias. I’ll sing ‘Nessun Dorma,’ which be fun and relaxing. It’s an event I is definitely an audience favorite of enjoyed going to as I grew up into all time. I’m also singing a famous opera. I’ve been to Opera in the Park Salmon tenor aria from ‘Tosca’ called ‘E Luon and off the last several years cevan le stelle.’ It’s really gorgeous. These and now I’m finally singing in it.” are what I call the big boy arias.”

The 2011 Heritage Christian graduate, who Salmon will be a featured performer at lives in Lawrence, had his first job with InIndianapolis Opera’s Opera in the Park at 7 dianapolis Opera in 2016 as a resident artist. p.m. at MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield He performed in the leading role of PinkerPark in Indianapolis. The event is free but ton in Indianapolis Opera’s virtual produca $10 donation is suggested to support the tion of “Madame Butterfly” in 2020.

Indianapolis Opera. Reservations are reJoshua Thompson, a pianist, social muquired at indyopera.org because attendance sicologist, teaching artist and producer, is limited to 1,000. will be the featured pianist. Soprano Angela Both arias Salmon will sing are by GiacoBrown also will perform as a featured solomo Puccini. ist. Alfred Savia will be the conductor.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com In Dee DuVall’s view, “Dreamgirls” has stood the test of time.

“There are Broadway proMUSICAL ductions and cabarets that are just classic, so it populates across all generations and all communities,” Duvall said. “That’s what we felt ‘Dreamgirls’ would be. For us, it’s just that classic piece where everyone relates to it.

The movie and some of the popular stories from Motown, even rock groups, all of that is portrayed in this production. That was the engine behind us to put this classic out along with it being an all-Black cast.”

DuVall, a Carmel resident, is the artistic director for Indiana Performing Arts Theatre and KaidyDid Productions’ presentation of “Dreamgirls” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 4 p.m.

Sept. 19 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis.

“Dreamgirls” is a fictionalized story of the Motown girl groups of the 1960s, such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes.

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The cast has 35 people, most of whom are from the Indianapolis area. Rehearsals started the last week in June.

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Address: 9546 Allisonville Rd., Suite 106, Indianapolis, or the Broad Ripple Farmers Market What to get: Roasted garlic and rosemary loaf Price: $11 Anna’s take: I had never tried Native Bread, but after hearing rave reviews, I decided to give it a go. The bread is gluten-, dairy- and egg-free, but the taste and consistency make it just as delicious (or more so, in my opinion) than traditional bread. It is dense and toasts beautifully, and there are so many different options. I tried three loaves: roasted garlic and rosemary ($11), olive loaf ($11) and honey oat loaf ($11). The honey oat loaf is best sliced and toasted and served with jam or as sandwich bread. I used the

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jessica Hawkins is convinced the timing is right for “Boeing Boeing.”

“This is a really silly, fun COMEDY escape from what else is going on in the world that we don’t want to focus on right now,” the Fishers actress said. “It’s a good date night. It’s ridiculous at times.”

The Carmel Community Players will open the 2021-22 season with “Boeing Boeing” Sept. 10 to 19 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

Hawkins plays Gabriella, an Italian flight attendant, so she has been working on an Italian accent.

“I’ve been trying to get better and better at it,” she said. “I’m not originally Italian — big surprise.”

The play is Hawkins’ first that isn’t a musical.

“This has been a lot of fun,” said Hawkins, who performed in CCP’s “Blood Brothers” in 2017.

Indianapolis resident Eric Dixon likes that the play is high energy.

“It has me running around all over the

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stage, and that’s always fun,” Dixon said.

“I’ve heard it referred to as a ‘door farce,’ which I think is very accurate. There is a lot of coming and going and near-misses.”

Prior to this show, all of Dixon’s roles in the Indianapolis area have been Shakespeare productions.

Director Dan Scharbrough said the six actors have done a great job despite having a shorter-than-average rehearsal schedule .

The play is Scharbrough’s first directing experience at CCP, but he has directed shows in the Indianapolis area for 30 years.

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Blueprint for Improvement: An outdoor retreat in Zionsville Commentary by Larry Greene This 2013 home is in east Zionsville’s Willow Ridge neighborhood. The owners wanted to replace the deck with a screened porch.

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• The vaulted ceiling is finished with wood paneling.

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This is my second column about French Lick and West Baden Springs, southern Indiana towns once world-famous TRAVEL for their waters.

In 1851, John Lane, a patent-medicine salesman, purchased the marshy northern half of the land on which William Bowles established his French Lick Springs Hotel. Lane built a competing hotel on the property, named West Baden after Wiesbaden, a German spa town. Aping Bowles’ supposedly curative “Pluto Water,” Lane, hawked “Sprudel Water” from four mineral springs, one named “Apollo.” After the Monon Railroad laid tracks to the area, Lee Sinclair purchased the site and added an opera house, a casino, a pony track and other amenities, calling it the “Carlsbad of America” after a Czech spa town.

Well-heeled visitors came from across the nation. Major League Baseball teams found the sophisticated resort perfect for spring training.

In June 1901, a fire destroyed Sinclair’s hotel. When Thomas Taggart, who owned the rival French Lick Springs Hotel, refused to purchase Sinclair’s property, Sinclair engaged Harrison Albright, a West Virginia architect, to design a circular hotel unlike any in the world. In October 1901, 500 men began working six days a week. When the new West Baden Springs Hotel, costing $414,000 ($13 million today), opened in September 1902, reporters called its 200-foot self-supporting glass dome, then the world’s largest, the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” About 500 lavishly appointed rooms on six floors faced a 130-foot-high atrium, including palm trees and a fireplace for 14-foot logs. The exterior featured Moorish towers. The fastidiously landscaped grounds encompassed a natatorium and two golf courses.

A crash blossom is a news headline with unclear wording that can lead to confusing meanings. The term got its name back in GRAMMAR GUY 2009 when an American editor in Japan came across a headline that read “Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms.”

The editor, after reading the headline, wondered what a “crash blossom” was.

In fact, it had to do with the violinist — whose father died in an airline crash in 1985 — advancing her musical career. The headline was misleading.

Let’s look at a few examples. A 2012 New York Times opinion column featured a headline that read “Israel Ducks on Human Rights.” It wasn’t about ducks from Israel and their thoughts about human rights (as opposed to duck rights). In fact, the essay lamented that the Israeli government had shown a pattern of avoiding getting involved in cases where foreign governments were allegedly committing human rights violations.

A 2012 BBC news story confused many

The Apollo Spring at the West Baden Springs Hotel. (Photos by Don Knebel)

The arch at the entrance of the West Baden Springs Hotel.

After hosting the notable and notorious during the Roaring Twenties, the West Baden Springs Hotel closed in 1932, subsequently housing a Jesuit seminary. Next week’s column will describe the extraordinary restorations of the hotels in French Lick and West Baden Springs to their former glories.

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when it led with the headline, “Girl found alive in France murders car.” To help you understand what actually happened here, let’s look at a CNN headline about the same story: “France shootings: Girl hid under bodies in car.” What happened here is that a woman was found alive among deceased bodies inside a car that was connected to a string of murders in France.

Ambiguous news headlines make me snort-laugh, but what would you expect from a former English major? “Police Can’t Stop Gambling.” “Blind Bishop Appointed To See.” “Kids Make Nutritious Snacks.”

“Milk Drinkers Turn to Powder.” “Child’s Stool Great for Use in Garden.” “Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim.” You can’t make this stuff up, and I can’t wait to see how my editor changes the title I originally wrote for this column.

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

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This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required.

To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

Carmel Office Hiring full time Custodian HOA MGMT office – work would be performed on locations around Indy area. Company vehicle provided. $15-$17 with benefits.

Please send resume to: jfreeman@cas-indiana.com

$15-$16 with benefits.

Please send resume to: jfreeman@cas-indiana.com

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TEACHER ASSISTANT POSITION The International Montessori School (www.intlmontessori.com), located in Carmel, Indiana, has a Teacher Assistant position available immediately.

Working hours will be between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Qualifying candidates should have an undergraduate degree or a diploma from a technical school and experience working with children ages 3 through 6 years old, should be enthusiastic, kind, and creative with a love for children.

Compensation is competitive and based on experience.

PLEASE REPLY TO: RKD1948@SBCGLOBAL.NET ***** No phone calls, please. *****

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

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

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7050 E 116th Street, Suite 150 Fishers, Indiana

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HELP WANTED:

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

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

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED

BorgWarner PDS (Anderson) LLC seeks a Staff Engineer, Motor Controls in Noblesville, IN to perform conceptual and detailed design, analysis, modelling/ simulation, documentation, and integration, test and tuning of electric machine controls, among other duties.

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering and eight yrs. of experience in the job offered or related.

International & domestic travel required, as needed, up to 10%. Send resume to: Jessica Habig, Resume Processing/ JO#9610025, BorgWarner, 2151 E. Lincoln Road, Kokomo, IN 46901.

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

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