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State officials urge more Hoosiers to get tested

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of our sites experience significant drop offs in testing. The number of people who have registered to participate in the Fairbanks Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. study testing is low, as well — lower than Kristina Box said Hoosiers need to continue our first two rounds. I want to urge Hooto do their part siers to get tested and participate PANDEMIC if the state is to in the study.” remain in Stage 5 The third phase of the study will of its Back on Track reopening plan, analyze data from children age 5 which began Sept. 26 after being and older for the first time. State delayed several months. health officials released a snapshot Box said fewer Hoosiers are of its school COVID-19 dashboard being tested for COVID-19 and that showing data results as of Sept.

Box it is imperative residents continue 25. Of the schools that reported, 617 to be tested, especially during flu season. had no COVID-19 cases; 742 schools reported She said it also is important for residents to one or more cases; and 1,449 schools reportanswer contact-tracing calls. Without idened no data. According to officials, 1,676 castifying COVID-19 cases, she said Indiana reses in students have been reported; 335 total idents continue to see their lives disrupted cases in teachers have been reported; and by the spread.

343 cases in staff have been reported.

As of Sept. 29, 2,066,474 tests had been Halloween guidance conducted in Indiana, according to the IndiThe Centers for Disease Control and Preana State Dept. of Health (the figure includes vention has issued guidance for families individuals who have been tested multiple for the Halloween season. It recommends times), and 1,379,850 unique individuals had careful consideration of the risks that come been tested. The ISDH reported 251 COVID-19 with many seasonal activities. testing sites are open across the state. For According to the CDC, if an individual locations, visit coronavirus.in.gov. has COVID-19 or may have been exposed Finding volunteers for the third phase of to someone with the disease, they should a statewide study conducted by researchnot participate in in-person Halloween fesers at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of tivities and should not give out candy to Public Health at IUPUI has been a challenge. trick-or-treaters.

“All the testing availability in the world A costume mask is not a suitable substidoesn’t do any good if people aren’t willing tute for a cloth mask, according to the CDC. to get tested,” Box said during a Sept. 30 A costume mask should not be used unless virtual press conference. “We’ve seen some it is made of two or more layers of breath-

To our valued readers: It seems as though it was years ago when we communicated our revised distribution plan for Geist, but it was actually only the end of March. Time flies when you’re battling the fallout from the pandemic, we suppose.

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able fabric that covers the mouth and nose and doesn’t leave gaps around the face.

An alternative could be to consider using a Halloween-themed cloth mask, health officials said.

The CDC has grouped many traditional fall/Halloween activities into risk rankings: Low-risk activities: • Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of the same household, or outside at a safe distance with friends • Doing a Halloween scavenger hunt inside a resident’s home Moderate-risk activities (assuming masks are worn and 6 feet of social distancing is maintained): • Participating in one-way tick-or-treating where individually wrapped bags are lined up for families • Having a small group, outdoor, openaired costume parade • Attending a costume party outdoors • Visiting pumpkin patches or orchards where people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins or picking apples Higher-risk activities: • Participating in traditional trick-ortreating where treats are handed to children who go door-to-door • Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots • Attending crowded costume parties indoors • If an activity may induce screaming, greater distancing is advised.

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Fishers City Council President Cecilia As a parent of a child with special needs, Coble (R-Fishers) has entered Coble has been an advocate for the disabled POLITICS the Indiana Senate community by serving as co-chair of race for District 31, the Fishers Advisory Committee on currently held by Jim Merritt, who is Disability. retiring after his term.

Coble received her bachelor’s Coble was elected to the city degree from the University of Arizocouncil at-large in 2014 and was na and has a J.D. from the Indiana reelected in 2015 and 2019.

University Robert H. McKinney Besides being council president, School of Law in Indianapolis. After Coble Coble serves on the nonprofit and law school, she worked as a govfinance committees. She also is ernment relations representative president of the Hamilton County Republifor Bank One Consumer Lending Group and can Women’s Club. as a project/account manager for Pangea “As a woman, a mother and a proud Lingua Translations & Communications in Hispanic Republican, I will bring a unique, Indianapolis. personal perspective to the Indiana Senate,” Coble serves on the boards of Accelerate Coble stated. “As an attorney with both Indiana Municipalities and the Giving Hope business and municipal government expeFoundation. rience, I have a successful, professional Coble is married to Mike, and they have background built on finding solutions in the two daughters, Alexa and Crysta. Coble enprivate and public sectors. As a resident of joys the performing arts and traveling with this district for the past 22 years, I underher family.

Fishers elementary students install Little Free Library

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“The group received a grant from the HSE Schools Foundation for three Little Free Libraries, and they held a fundraiser with a The Fishers Parks and Recreation Dept. book fair. The books purchased went into recently rethe library.”

GIVING BACK ceived a new LitSandquist said the other two tle Free Library, libraries were placed on school bringing the department’s total to property. seven. Little Free Library is a nonIn addition to Harrison Thompson profit that promotes neighborhood Park, Little Free Libraries are placed book exchanges by establishing at Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve, public bookcases.

Billericay Park, Brooks School Park, Sandquist The seventh Little Free Library Heritage Park, Heritage Meadows installation was completed by Cumberland Park and Holland Park.

Road Elementary second-grade students.

The newest library was installed July 13.

“There were a couple of teachers that led “It’s a great program to come and check the charge, and it’s installed at Harrison out a book or take a book and leave a book Thompson Park,” Fishers Parks and Recreto spread reading throughout the communiation Dept. Director Sarah Sandquist said. ty,” Sandquist said.

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Location: 126th Street completion: closure switched to the CONSTRUCTION Expected October east side and is anticiProject: Sargent Road pated to reopen in Novemroundabout, Mud Creek bridge reber. During this time, cross access placement and additional travel lanes will be restricted, with only right in and Location: 96th Street between Sargent right out. Northbound Ind. 37 traffic will Road and Cumberland Road. not have access to 126th Street. Traffic Expected completion: The Sargent Road on northbound Ind. 37 will shift to southroundabout is anticipated to reopen in bound lanes and two lanes will remain in mid-June. 96th Street east of Sargent each direction. Local access to businesses Road to Cumberland Road will remain will remain open. closed and is anticipated to reopen in Expected completion: 2022 early November. The official detour route Detour: Drivers will be directed to use will direct drivers to use Lantern Road or 141st Street to Allisonville Road or 131st Cumberland Road to 106th Street.

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Project: Downtown infrastructure Project: 126th Street at Nickel Plate Trail improvement Crossing Location: The intersection of Morgan Drive Location: 126th Street from the Nickand Lantern Road closed Feb. 10. Access to el Plate Trail crossing to Ford Drive is Fishers Elementary will be available from currently closed. During this time, the 106th Street. Lantern Road is currently construction of speed tables at the Nickel closed to through traffic, beginning south Plate Trail crossing and the first phase of of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard. the Ford Drive roundabout will be comExpected completion: The project will be pleted. During this phase, residents and complete in the fall.

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But Washington, D.C., is planning cuts for critical front-line providers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is preparing to lower the reimbursement rate for patients covered by Medicare. CMS already reimburses providers below the cost to provide treatment, and further reductions will be disastrous for already struggling care providers.

In March, state and local governments across the country mandated hospitals and clinics cancel or postpone elective treatments. This was a smart move at the time, and it freed critical resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. But many health care providers took a heavy hit. Emergency departments saw 50 percent fewer patients, and some specialties, including

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COMEBACK PATIENT OF THE MONTH This is one in a series of case studies of triumph over injury. For previous installments, visit www.methodistsports.com.

BACKGROUND: Ben Weidner of Zionsville tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his knee in February 2020 while playing basketball. A longtime athlete in soccer and basketball, he played competitively for Zionsville Community High School and for elite travel teams.

He sought treatment from Methodist Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Thomas Klootwyk so that he could get on the road to recovery and resume playing the sports he loves. Dr. Klootwyk did surgery in March to repair Ben’s ACL. Ben then went through various stages of rehab at MSM at the Grand Park Clinic in Westfield, and is now on track to resume athletic participation at DePauw University as a dual sport athlete in soccer and basketball.

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Recorder honored — The Association of Indiana Counties announced that Hamilton County Recorder Jennifer Hayden received the 2020 Outstanding Recorder Award. The award recognized her contributions made to county government throughout her years of public service. Hayden has served in the Hamilton County Recorder’s Office since 1984. She is active in the Indiana Recorders Association, where she has served on the legislative, technology and directory committees as well as the East Central District vice president.

CVS expands testing sites — CVS Pharmacy has doubled its COVID-19 testing sites and recently added three in Hamilton County.

The test is now available at the CVS Pharmacy at 367 W. 116th St. in Carmel, 8295 E. 116th St. in Fishers and 5865 Promenade Shops Blvd. in Noblesville. The test is also offered at the store at 13090 Pettigru Dr. in Carmel.

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Extension Homemakers Scholarship fundraiser — The Homemaker’s Kitchen, a part of the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, will sell six flavors of pies as a fundraiser for Purdue Extension scholarships. Pie flavors are sugar cream, pecan, peanut butter, German chocolate, pumpkin and apple. The pies are supplied by Wick’s. Pies are $8, and the last day to place an order from the Extension Homemakers is Oct. 16. Order forms are available by calling the Purdue Extension Hamilton County Office at 317-776-0854 or by visiting extension.purdue.edu/hamilton.

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Election information — The nonpartisan League of Women Voters has updated Vote411.org to provide information about the fall elections. Topics include absentee voting, registering to vote, candidate information, polling locations and more. Learn more about the local LWV chapter at facebook. com/LWVofHamiltonCountyIndiana.

COVID-19 complaint line -- The Hamilton County Health Dept. has established a COVID-19 complaint line at 317-776-8237.

Callers are asked to limit complaints to employees and staff at restaurants, bars and food stores not complying with the mask mandate. Complaints related to patrons of these establishments should be directed to the business owner.

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a couple of weeks. After she graduates from high school, the inclusive social opportuniAdults with intellectual and developties that are in place in a school setting are mental disabilities now have a social club difficult to find,” Coble stated. “Many individof their own. uals with intellectual and developTHINGS TO DO Thrive Social mental disabilities find themselves Club recently very isolated and disconnected from launched in Fishers and connects the community. This social club will citizens of all abilities in the comprovide a way for people to meet, munity to participate in life-enrichmake friendships, find support and ing social activities. engage in community events.”

The club was founded by The club conducted a virtual callCoble the Fishers Advisory Committee on out meeting Sept. 28. The first club Disability and was the idea of committee meetup was Oct. 3. For its first meeting, member Mari Kennedy, who has an adult the club volunteered with park cleanup as child with disabilities. part of Keep Fishers Beautiful.

“We created Thrive to provide people of all “As human beings, we all want to feel abilities a welcoming and inclusive way to connected with others and to participate participate in all the social opportunities in community events,” Coble stated. “The in Fishers,” Kennedy stated.

COVID-19 situation brought even more Fishers City Councilor and isolation to individuals with intellectual Chair of the Fishers Advisory Committee and developmental disabilities and their on Disability Cecilia Coble stated the club families. The Thrive Social Club will help us can help fill the gap that exists after high to connect with one another and engage in school. the community.”

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Best and Brightest nominations — Junior Achievement of Central Indiana is seeking nominations for its 17 annual Indy’s Best and Brightest event, which will honor 100 of central Indiana’s most outstanding young professionals, age 40 and younger, in 10 industry categories. One winner from each category will be announced in March 2021. Visit indysbestandbrightest.org to make a nomination through Nov. 20.

COVID-19 grants — Two Hamilton County organizations are among recipients of $500,000 awarded by IU Health to organizations statewide to address community needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Carmel-based Trinity Free Clinic received $11,600 to purchase equipment to support deep cleaning and to purchase two touch-free

temperature scanner kiosks. Noblesville-based Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County received $25,000 to fund its Crisis Response Plan for low-income seniors and virtual programming to keep seniors connected to each other.

Tom Wood Subaru conducts pet adoption — Tom Wood Subaru, 3300 E. 96th St., will conduct a pet adoption event with the ASPCA and the Indiana Humane Services.

Several organizations will be on site with adoptable cats, dogs and rabbits. The Tom Wood Subaru spokesdog Petey will be on site, and free vaccine vouchers are available to the first 25 visitors with a limit of one per family. A $30 adoption discount will apply. Free lunch will be provided.

The event will be outdoors and requires masks. It will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 with a rain date for Oct. 17.

Legislative internships — Applications are open for paid internships with the Indiana State Democratic Caucus.

Interns are assigned to assist legislators and staff as they expand their knowledge of the Indiana General Assembly and legislative process. For more information and to learn how to apply, visit indianasenatedemocrats.org/ opportunities/internships.

Fadness named to Intergovernmental Advisory Committee — Mayor Scott Fadness has been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. In this role, Fadness will give the Fishers community a stronger voice regarding telecommunications issues at the federal level, including 5G deployment in Fishers.

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Suburban Hospice The not-for-profit hospice organization works in partnership with Hancock, Riverview, and Witham health organizations to serve patients and families in Greenfield, McCordsville, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Lebanon and surrounding areas. Suburban just completed a deficiency-free survey and is rated in the top 5 percent of all hospices in the nation. For more information, visit suburbanhospice.org Homemaker’s Kitchen Did you miss having a piece of pie at the Homemaker’s Kitchen during the Hamilton County 4-H Fair this year? Here is your opportunity to have pies for the holidays and support HK’s scholarship fund at the same time. Choices are sugar cream, pecan, peanut butter, German chocolate, pumpkin and apple. Supplied by Wick’s, these can be pulled from the freezer when needed. All pies are $8.00 each. Orders are

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Golf4Heroes The organization provides an opportunity for members of The Heroes Club and the Carmel business community to demonstrate their support for local public safety officers. On Oct. 12 at Prairie View Golf Club, Carmel, participants are to join police officers and firefighters in a round of golf, and each community player sponsors a public safety officer through their paid golfing fees and hole sponsorships. The community players and public safety officers are paired for a unique opportunity to interact. The mission of The Heroes Club is to provide financial assistance and resources for the women and men of the Carmel Police Dept., the Carmel Fire Dept., as well as members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Dept. and Indiana State Police. For more information, visit carmelheroesclub.com.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The 14th-annual Josiah’s Ride: Cruzin’ 4 a Cure is scheduled for Oct. 24 at the Zionsville American Legion. This year’s event will benefit Haley Henry, 13, who has leukemia. For more information, please write cruzin4acure@hotmail.com.

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Hamilton County 4-H The organization is offering three days of events during fall break. The Lego Spark Club meets Oct. 13, the Virtual Spooky Science Club convenes Oct. 14 and the Taco Cook-off is Oct. 15. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/ FallBreak4HSparkClubs.

Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter “This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be everywhere,” said Natalie Sutton, executive director. “The pandemic is changing how we walk, but it doesn’t change the reason we walk. … With the dollars raised during Walk, we can continue to provide care and support to families during these difficult times while also advancing critical research toward methods of treatment and prevention.”

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Knights of Columbus at St. Alphonsus Liguori The parish in Zionsville will collect coats and blankets for its “Share the Warmth” effort for adults and children to share with our neighbors in need this coming winter. Items must be new or gently used and clean. Between Oct. 3 and 11, please drop off donation in marked containers inside the church or in Weitzel Hall at 1870 W. Oak St.

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Trobridge re-elected to ISMA House of Delegates — Dr. Andrew Trobridge, a resident of Geist, was re-elected speaker of the House of Delegates. Board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management, Trobridge is on the staff of Spinal Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Indianapolis, Shelbyville and Muncie. He has been an ISMA member since 2001, and he also has served as vice speaker of the House of Delegates, trustee and alternate trustee.

Free mobile medical care coming to Fishers — Heart and Soul Free Clinic located in Westfield will bring the Mobile Medical Unit to Fishers for scheduled appointments for uninsured individuals. The mobile medical unit will be in Fishers at the Delaware Township Trustee Parking lot on Oct. 19 and Nov. 9. To schedule an appointment, contact the office at 317-804-5782 and indicate you would like to be in Fishers. Heart and Soul Free Clinic was founded in 2009 and is located at 17338 Westfield Park Road, Suite 1 in Westfield. The clinic provides medical, dental and mental healthcare to uninsured and underinsured individuals in Central Indiana. The clinic added the RV outfitted as a mobile clinic in 2018 and goes to various location to provide medical care. To learn more about the clinic, visit heartandsoulclinic.org.

Fishers business wins top PR award — Communications Redefined, a public relations and communications firm, recently took home the Best of Show award at the 2020 Hoosier Public Relations Society of America Pinnacle Awards Program.

Real estate statistics — Fishers experienced an active August 2020 residential real estate market. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price for a Fishers home was $355,724, a 9.6 percent increase compared to August 2019. The average price per square foot for a home in Fishers increased 8.3 percent, to $142.40, compared to this time last year. Homes in Fishers left the market more quickly, an average of nine days faster, than in August 2019.

North Central Beekeepers Club — The North Central Beekeepers Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Cool Creek Park Nature Center in Westfield. Socializing begins at 6 p.m. and meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. The club is for all levels of beekeepers from centrally north of Indianapolis. Those interested in becoming a beekeeper are welcome. There are no dues.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The City of Lawrence hasn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic slow roadwork down, and the Dept. of Public Works is finishing up several projects throughout the city.

Projects include milling and resurfacing in the Harrison Park subdivision, milling and resurfacing in the Samuel Records subdivision and reconstructing Harmon Way through the Lawrence Community Park.

Costs were aided by a $1 million matching grant from the Community Crossroads Salsbery matching grant program. Lawrence also received a matching grant for road construction last year.

“The road through the park, all of that has been done, and they are finishing up the projects in the subdivisions,” Utility Supt. Scott Salsbery said. “That’s roughly $2 million of paving work being completed there in old Lawrence.”

In addition, the DPW is working on Phase 1 of the Brookhaven water main replacement, which includes a $2.1 million project to replace the old mains and service lines and add new hydrants and valves; the 47th Street and Payton Street water main replacement, which is a $1.8 million project to replace the old main on 47th between Richardt Avenue and Franklin Road and on Payton Street from 47th Street to 48th Street and also replacing dead-end mains on stub streets south of 47th between Richardt Avenue to Franklin Road; and Phase 2 of the water system improvement project. Phase 1 was completed in May 2019.

Phase 2 is a $7.9 million project that includes work at Fort Harrison and Indian Lake water treatment plants, Winding Ridge ground storage tank and more. The second contract for Phase 2 will start in 2021 and will replace old mains on 46th Street between Franklin Road and Shadeland Avenue and on Richardt Avenue between 48th and 56th streets, on Franklin Road from Records Street to 45th Street and on Franklin Road from 47th Street to Barksdale Way. After Phases 1 and 2 are complete, the city will enter its ongoing water main replacement program to be completed with internal capital. Phase 1, 2 and the ongoing replacement projects are funded by the 2017 water bill rate increase.

“That included revenue to cover the Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects, which is roughly $20 million, so we have a revenue stream to cover the debt service on that,” Salsbery said. “It also included additional revenue targeted for the internal capital ongoing water main replacements and other projects as years go.”

Salsbery said the city is “in really good shape” with its

Work is currently being done at the Fort Harrison Water Treatment Plan. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

“The Phase 1 and Phase 2 water system improvement debt service was factored into that rate increase, plus ongoing projects,” Salsbery said. “The biggest part of that is the Richardt water treatment plant. That water plant was built in 1958, so when we redid the Richardt water treatment plant, not only did we build a new plant and put in new filters, but we also increased the capacity at that plant, so what before was a 2.8 million gallon per day plant is now able to pump 4.3 million gallons a day.”

The new water plants can filter water more efficiently, and as more water mains are replaced, there will be less iron in the water.

“Most of the complaints from customers are about rusty water due to iron buildup in the mains,” Salsbery said.

“There’s a rather high frequency of water main breaks in the older part of the city, so as we replace more and more mains each year, the overall water quality will go up and the repair cost for water main breaks, those costs will go down.”

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Utility Supt. Scott Salsbery said the City of Lawrence’s stormwater utility is associated with Indianapolis, but the plan is for Lawrence to eventually operate its own stormwater utility.

“That will then mean the stormwater impact fees paid

by Lawrence residents will remain in Lawrence. They will no longer go down to Indianapolis where that money sits down there and essentially does nothing for Lawrence residents,” Salsbery said. “The goal is to have that all completed before the end of the year.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker Righteous indignation. The indignation of the righteous. Either order, it is a way to justify anger and still consider one’s self on the right side of morality. We have seen it throughout history. “This group is so terrible that we not only should do something to smite them — we are compelled by moral imperative to do it.” Even as our hands are bloodied, we can feel good about ourselves. Sure, the folks we hurt are more complex and multivariate than we might hope. But if we can only manage to focus our attentions on the one thing about them that we don’t like, it gives us the leverage needed to enjoy the carnage.

Still, do we have a responsibility to inflict the occasional beat down? Should we take pride in the people killed in war, police action, protest? Are there cases of such unredeemed evil that we are only right to drag offenders into the streets and extinguish their lives? Judas? Genghis Kahn? Pol Pot? Hitler? Saddam Hussein? Would they qualify for our virtuous retribution? How far could we go?

Then we imagine those of far more common, but some might imagine no less malevolent, intention. Pedophiles?

Cannibals? Rapists? What must we do there? Should a mob be formed and our justice garnered? Some might include communists, police, politicians and members of opposing sports teams — even friendly local columnists and reporters. Threats of death too often are realized — justified with an outsized sense of the perpetrator’s duty to mete out vigilante justice. Laws can help to referee but violence is often the ultimate arbiter.

Is it simply part of the human genome? Or is it something that each distinct culture of us has cultivated to justify our own unmanaged emotion?

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Going toe-to-toe with 2020 Commentary by Danielle Wilson Enough. Enough, I say! After another truly awful few weeks, I am done with this stupid year; 2020, you will not HUMOR take October, the most magical month of them all, from me without a fight. And I’m scrappy, so don’t underestimate me.

To that end, I have already begun planning an epic Halloween display. I typically set up six to seven ghoulish vignettes in the front yard, showcased by thousands of orange twinkle lights and a dozen or so floods, in an attempt to relive my childhood and for an excuse to wear a Foxy Cleopatra wig. Everything from warty witches brewing potions, Carol Ann from “Poltergeist” enjoying an undead tea party, a baseball-capped skeleton lawn-mowing over the ex-boyfriend … I’m very clever. I’m also certain I’m breaking a whole host of neighborhood association and electrical safety rules, but I don’t care. Especially not amidst this craziness.

I have already put together my newest acquisition, a 6-foot-3 animatronic Grim Reaper who sucks the fog machine-induced life force out of a defenseless but creepy little girl while throatily muttering, “You’re soul is miiine.” It’s truly terrifying. Far more terrifying than the nearly 7-foot Pennywise we bought in 2019, even though I am 100 percent anti-clown (those half-off sales get me every time, nightmares be damned!).

Even my husband Doo has promised to help. Usually, he’s just good for finding which breaker I’ve popped or resetting the inevitable blown fuse, but I think he senses how much I need this, not only for the fun but for the normalcy.

So, say goodbye, 2020, you miserable SOB. October and I are taking you down.

Peace out.

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2020, you will not take October, the most magical month of them all, from me without a fight.

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Editor, George Rose’s letter that was published Sept. 8 was astonishing in its naivete. I agree that violent protests will not accomplish the intended goals of police reform, but Rose’s suggestion is to stop all peaceful protests and write letters to the president or our congresspersons. Imagine what would have happened if someone had said to Dr. Martin Luther King, “Time to stop the marches and peaceful protests. Just write a letter to the president and I’m sure he will grant you equal rights.”

The only way anything has ever been accomplished in this country is if enough people get fed up and take to the streets, peacefully, to voice their concerns. It’s a fact that our fellow citizens of color are being disproportionately killed and incarcerated by over-zealous police and court systems. I admire those people of all backgrounds who are fighting for change.

By the way, I am a white baby boomer.

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A hole in this Hoosier’s story Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I’m a born-and-bred (mostly Jewish rye) New Yorker, but I’ve lived for 40 years in Indianapolis. I’ve eaten biscuits HUMOR and gravy for breakfast, lunch and dinner (not all on the same day). I’ve had a pork tenderloin that is four times bigger than the bun, and I even wear shorts when it’s freezing outside. So, I consider myself a Hoosier, but then the other day I was really tested when my wife confronted me with this: “Dick, the neighborhood is having a big get-together, a chance to meet new people. Masks and social distancing will be required.”

“OK, I’m in.”

“It’s a cornhole contest.”

“OK, I’m out.”

Before playing, I watched some championship matches on YouTube. I felt sorry for the announcers who didn’t have many things to analyze. There were a lot of oohs and aahs. And two wows. They said, “it’s a game of inches” about a dozen times.

I wasn’t very good at cornhole that night. But I got to meet a lot of new people:

Jill, Kay, Ellen, Steve, another Steve, Cynthia and Bob. Everyone had on a mask, so I don’t have a clue how I’ll recognize them next time Mary Ellen and I walk around the neighborhood. Everyone had a name tag on that night, but it’s awkward to ask people to wear their ID when they walk out their front door for the next year.

My favorite was from a woman who claims her great grandfather in l899 found some rotten corn and a plank with a hole in it.

Her grandfather’s name, she says, was Timothy Cornhole.

Hmm, very convenient.

Mary Ellen is concerned about the virus, so we were constantly rubbing our hands with sanitizer gel, which is why several of my shots landed not in the hole but in the lake. And despite all the food people had brought, I wasn’t allowed to eat anything because, to quote my wife, “You’ve touched every person’s equipment in the neighborhood.”

I looked up the history of cornhole and there were more than a dozen theories about when the game began and how it got its name. My favorite was from a woman who claims her great grandfather in l899 found some rotten corn and a plank with a hole in it. Her grandfather’s name, she says, was Timothy Cornhole. Hmm, very convenient. If his last name had been Backgammon, well, how confusing would that have been?

The day after that neighborhood gathering, I saw a neighbor and I asked him if he had played the previous night, because I didn’t recognize his legs. Peter, who is an engineer, said he would have done better had he taken into account the lubricity of the board. When I got home, I looked up the term “lubricious,” by mistake. If you Google that word, you’ll agree it would have made the game a lot more exciting.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, IU Health is continued its tradition of conducting a day of service.

GIVING BACK IU Health North and Saxony hospitals had nearly 200 volunteers complete projects between Sept. 7 and 30.

“Something that I really wanted to kind of hit home this year is to have a variety of projects or people working remotely if they didn’t feel comfortable going out into the community, they could just do a project in the comfort of their own home,” IU Health’s Indianapolis Suburban Region community outreach associate Caitlin Vendely said.

“Just to have these options for people interested in still volunteering out in the community (was the idea).”

Last year, 206 volunteers participated in the annual Day of Service. Typically, IU Health partners with the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Dept. for the projects.

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“This year, volunteers could mulch, remove invasive species, paint, do park clean-up, spread river rock, but the parks department also had take-home projects volunteers could participate in,” Vendely said. “They could pick up a bag of craft materials and assemble them into a kit for families who visit the Taylor Center (of Natural History) or Cool Creek Nature Center to take home.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Indianapolis Children’s Choir quickly got ahead of the curve when the coronavirus pandemic struck in MUSIC mid-March.

ICC Artistic Director Joshua Pedde said one of the biggest questions a lot of organizations are wrestling with is, how will they deal with the new normal?

“At the ICC, we’re creating our own new normal,” Pedde said Pedde, a Carmel resident, said the ICC started off using Zoom when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The ICC then switched to Cisco Webex.

“We worked with (Webex) over the summer and they developed a mode called Music Mode, which allows the sound to be presented to whoever is on the other side of the screen,” Pedde said. “It’s mostly in time. There is very little lag. For all of our virtual things, we’ve been using this, and we’ve had people join our rehearsals with that.”

The ICC offers online and in-person options for choir members. Pedde said the singers have learned they have to keep ahead of what they are seeing visually with the Music Mode. A strong Wi-Fi signal helps.

“It’s almost exactly in time. Sometimes it’s off just a slight millisecond or two,” Pedde said. “It’s almost seamless. Of all the platforms we’ve seen, this is the best I’ve seen. We did both our summer camp and our teacher symposium using Webex.

It was a great success. We had students from all across the country and teachers from all across the world participate. All of them agreed it was the best online experience they have had.

“We put together a virtual choir where each student recorded themselves and sent it in. We put together the choir and it was aired on WNDY.” Pedde said every week students can either tune in or attend in-person sessions, which are socially distanced. There

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Indianapolis Children’s Choir Artistic Director Joshua Pedde has developed a hybrid program.

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are sites in Carmel, Fishers and Zionsville.

There also are rehearsals sites in Avon and Greenwood and on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis.

“The students wear masks,” Pedde said.

“The room is sanitized and clean. We are only in the room a limited amount of time.

The recommended time is 30 minutes.

Then we take them to an outside area, and we finish up the rehearsal outside. We have purchased air purification (systems) that will actually turn over a room in about five minutes.”

Pedde said the in-person students in Carmel number between 12 to 15 and 10 in Fishers. Pedde said when the weather gets cold, the choirs will take a singing break and they can do other activities in the room while the air purification system runs.

Pedde said the ICC is renting space and prerecording the concerts. He said the concerts will be streamed to singers’ families because most concert halls aren’t open, and if they are, capacity is limited.

Pedde has been working with a production company for a fall concert, which will be released online at 7 p.m. Oct. 16. He said

a stream can be purchased and is available for a week to watch.

“We’re trying to give people the in-person feeling of going to a concert,” Pedde said. “We wrote a COVID handbook for singers that children’s choirs around the country are using. Because of our online platform, we have singers who are tuning in from all across the country. We even have a couple that are down in Mexico.”

Pedde said he is working with Webex to see how virtual singers can be involved in the recorded concert.

“They’ll be singing with us as well from their living room,” he said.

Pedde said the plan is to go forward in the same manner until venues can open safely.

“It offers us a unique opportunity to offer things in a different way and present our form of art to someone who might not ordinarily look at us because it is more convenient,” he said. “They don’t have to get in a car and drive somewhere to hear this. They can go online and listen to it or see it on a TV station. Hopefully, it will open new doors.”

For more, visit icchoir.org.

‘Welcome to Fairyland’ to begin Oct. 7 editorial@youarecurrent.com Nickel Plate Arts’ “Welcome to Fairyville” event — originally scheduled for April — is back for the eighth year, from Oct. 7-10. Residents are invited to build dozens of fairy houses on the Fairy Trail along the White River River Walk. Many downtown merchants will feature fairy doors outside their buildings to bring some magic inside. Magical socially distant-friendly events have been planned throughout the downtown Noblesville area.

Not only can participants search for fairy houses and fairy doors along the trail, but several locations in Noblesville will host fairy-themed activities. Fairy friends can paint pottery at Kiln Creations or reserve a time to create crafts or pick up a craft kit at Caravan Classes.

“We are so excited that so many groups and individuals in Noblesville were excited about getting into the fairy spirit,” McGill stated.

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Payne receives award editorial@youarecurrent.com Sue Payne took home the Nickel Plate Arts Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth Nickel Plate Arts ACHIEVEMENT Awards during the eighth annual gala.

Payne’s professional life in the arts includes more than 50 years of teaching, exploration, leadership and discovery with organizations including the Hamilton County Artists’ Association and Conner Prairie.

The 2020 nominee field offered an unprecedented variety for the Nickel Plate Arts Awards, which made the job of selecting winners especially difficult for the Nickel Plate Arts board members and staff team, according to Nickel Plate Arts Executive Director Aili McGill.

“Nickel Plate Arts reaches out to artists and patrons at all levels with the goal of making art an important part of everyone’s lives in the communities we serve,” McGill stated. “This year, the Nickel Plate Arts community has stepped up in some significant ways and created some incredible artwork.”

The winners in each category were: • Emerging Artist of the Year: Jay Thorn-

Sue Payne, left, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth Nickel Plate Arts Awards from Nickel Plate Arts Executive Director Aili McGill. (Submitted photo)

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• Patron of the Year: Anthony Najem, Meyer Najem Construction. Arts Educator of the Year: Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi, Nickel Plate Arts and Ignite Studio.

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sue Payne, Hamilton County Artists’ Association and Conner Prairie.

Live at the Center debuts editorial@youarecurrent.com Since performances by touring musicians are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Carmel-based Center for MUSIC the Performing Arts is turning its spotlight on local and regional talent through a new series of livestreamed performances by Indiana-based artists and bands in genres from jazz and classical to soul and indie rock.

“Live at the Center,” sponsored by Allied Solutions, premieres Oct. 23 with a set by jazz guitarist Charlie Ballantine, an Indianapolis-based composer and bandleader with a growing national reputation and several albums in his catalog. The initial schedule through December includes free performances by rock bands Moxxie and Carmichael, classical pianist Joshua Thompson and singers Jenn Cristy and Bashiri Asad. More shows are planned in 2021.

With the challenges posed by the pandemic, the Center’s concert production team has evolved into a video crew, equipped to deliver live-switched, multi-camera HD coverage with stereo sound from any of the Center’s three venues. The Palladium, The

Charlie Ballantine will perform Oct. 23 in the “Live at the Center” series. (Photo provided by Mark Shelton)

Tarkington and the Studio Theater offer options to suit a wide range of artists.

The “Live at the Center” schedule is: Charlie Ballantine Quartet, jazz, 8 p.m. Oct. 23; Moxxie, indie rock, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29; Carmichael, indie rock, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, streamed from The Tarkington; Joshua Thompson, classical piano, 7 p.m. Nov. 22, streamed from the Palladium; Jenn Cristy, pop, 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and Bashiri Asad, soul, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 16.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Ellen Kingston, it’s the perfect time for a musical and comedic diversion.

Kingston, a Carmel resiMUSIC dent, and Lawrence resident Karen Frye Knotts created an approximately 90-minute musical revue called “Women of a Certain Age.” There are two performances at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 and 5 p.m. Oct. 25 at Spotlight Indy, 5060 E. 62nd

Street, Indianapolis. such as “Gypsy,” “Sound of Music” and “CarThe show also features Diane Tsao of ousel.” Pictures of the actresses from their McCordsville. shows will appear “It’s a compilation on screen. of Broadway songs Kingston and and comedy bits Frye Knotts have that I’ve written,” acted together for Kingston said. “Each several years. Tsao of us have a medley has acted with Frye from shows we Knotts.

Kingston Knotts Tsao have done.”

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Sophie Charlotte was born to a German prince and his wife in 1668.

Her mother’s plan that she marry either widowed King Louis XIV of France or his son, the Dauphin, failed. In 1684, just shy of her 16th birthday, she married Prince Frederick of the German House of Hohenzollern, whose 21-year-old wife had died the year before. Sophie Charlotte became queen of Prussia when Frederick became the first king of Prussia in 1701. Frederick adored his wife, reportedly never seeking the affections of his official mistress, a position he borrowed from Louis XIV. Sophie Charlotte was apparently not quite so enamored. She commissioned a Baroque palace for herself outside the city limits of Berlin, where she lived with her own court. Speaking four languages fluently, the queen frequently invited intellectuals and artists to her palace, where she entertained them by playing the harpsicord and singing in Italian operas produced in the palace’s theater. King Frederick could visit the palace only upon her invitation, which she usually extended on his birthday. When Sophie Charlotte died in 1705, the grieving king named the palace and the surrounding area “Charlottenburg” in her honor.

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CITY OF FISHERS Fall Creek BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VA - 2 0 - 2 5 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the City of Fishers Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals at 6:00 PM, Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 in the Fishers City Hall building, One Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana.

REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of a Variance from section 6.2.2.A.B of the City of Fishers UDO to exceed the allotted gross floor area and height for an accessory structure on the subject property for a proposed accessory structure. Consideration of a Variance from section 3.2.3.B.1d for lot frontage requirement. Consideration of a Variance from Section 6.2.2.C.2 for accessory structure setback reduction.

LOCATION: The Proposal is located at 13097 Cyntheanne Road. Southeastern Parkway. Property is generally located on the West side of Cyntheanne Road, East of the Hunters Run Subdivision, North of Southeastern parkway and 126th Street. Subject site is approximately 3.56 acres, having the parcel number of #13-12-30-00-00-007.000.

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda with room location details and case related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above.

Written objections filed with the secretary of the Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fall Creek Board of Zoning Appeals, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

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Gift Certificates Available Read my LinkedIn bio/About near Carey Road & 146th • Carmel

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WILL DO BOBCAT WORK, MOW LAWNS & DO FALL & STORM CLEAN UP

Trim Shrub, remove or trim some trees Clean out houses, garages, basements, attics, gutters, paint.

Do odd jobs, demo small buildings.

Provide personal services Fully Insured Text or call Jay 574-398-2135 shidelerjay@gmail.com www.jayspersonalservices.com

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Professional & Economical Remove tree stumps, ugly tree roots, stumps in and around chain link or wood fences. We also remove tree stumps that are protruding up onto sidewalks and around sidewalks. We grind them and/or remove. Please Call & Text at 816-778-4690 or 317-341-4905.

Tired of mowing your lawn or justdon’t have the time?

We’ll do it for you!

Dependable, insured, licensed and professional.

NOW HIRING

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

DOG WALKER/PET SITTER

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.

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

Join Our Team!

We only mow when your lawn needs it.

Call for an estimate.

317-319-0571

We are currently accepting applications

GARAGE SALES HUGE GARAGE SALE FURNITURE SALE 13767 Offutt Dr. (Hunters Creek South Subdivision) Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th (9 am – 5 pm) Lamps, furniture, home décor, dvds, records, clothing, kitchen items & small appliances, some tools, Harley Davidson parts, much more

Sales Associate

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We are currently accepting applications

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Fischer console piano, one owner, beautiful condition price $475.00 317 496 8887

PROTECT YOUR LARGEST INVESTMENT AGAINST STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

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NEED NEW GUTTERS?

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Four Little Birds LLC. DBA Wild Birds Unlimited of Carmel, IN 46032 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

HAVE JIM WEGHORST, WITH THE CALL #1 RATED CLOG FREE GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEM, GIVE TODAY YOU A FREE ESTIMATE 317-450-1333 Four Little Birds LLC. DBA Wild Birds Unlimited of Carmel, IN 46032 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

Seeking experienced, mature person to walk dogs and care for cats.

Flexible, part time work.

Apply at www.FetchPetCare.com

Four Little Birds LLC. DBA Wild Birds Unlimited of Carmel, IN 46032 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

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NOW HIRING

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NOW HIRING SR PEGA BUSINESS ARCHITECT

The Shops at River Crossing 317.669.0955

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Daytime positions available!

Upscale hotel and spa for dogs in Carmel seeks additional staff: Seeking daycare/ hotel attendants.

Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven satisfaction , detail oriented, professional, and a dog loving candidate.

Full time and part time position available.

If you meet this criteria, we want to hear from you.

Email your resume to: Kim@HappyDogHotelandSpa.com

LAWRENCE CPA FIRM

looking for experienced tax professional for upcoming tax season.

Lacerte software experience a plus.

Flexible hours, friendly casual work environment. Send brief work history and compensation requirements to: enddst@gmail.com All replies will be answered.

sought by CNO services, LLC. in Carmel, IN 40 hours/wk.

Duties: Ensures the Pega system fits the enterprise environment and is meeting business requirements. Develops test plans and test cases and provides input on test case strategy; provides input into process redesigns recommendations.

Captures and understands the business processes associated with the business problem being solved and the solution to be implemented. Partners with Product Owner to complete, deliver, and maintain product backlog consisting of user stories and supporting documentation.

Ensures delivered work product meet/ perform to functional requirements by communication of business requirements to the application architect.

Requirements: education & experience: bachelor’s degree information technology, computer science, or related or foreign equivalent, plus minimum of 5 years of pega experience in insurance back office.

Specific skills or other requirements: 5 years of insurance system administration system experience and either lifepro or vpas; Certification in pega business architect. Safe for team certification. Pega system architects certification. Reply with resume to Michelle L Fry, 11825 N. Pennsylvania St., Carmel IN 46032

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