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Meet Keith Graves, District 9 Indianapolis City-County Councilor

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Keith Graves is excited about what’s been accomplished in his first term on the Indianapolis City-CounGOVERNMENT ty Council and looks forward to maintaining that momentum.

Graves, 57, is the elected District 9 representative on the Indianapolis City-County Council, serving parts of Lawrence. The Democrat won his seat Nov. 7 against Republican challenger Chris Moore.

Graves has been the District 13 representative for the past four years, but following redistricting, his district changed boundaries along with its numerical designation.

Although he lost some Lawrence residents in that shift, Graves still represents portions of Lawrence that fall inside of 465, in addition to other east side Indianapolis neighborhoods.

Graves said he started his political career by listening to what the people wanted. A big priority for them was community revitalization, he said, which means improving streets and blighted areas.

“The other thing was focusing on criminal justice and looking to see if there’s any need for reform, and really focusing on the stressors of life that cause people to select and choose crime as an option,” he said.

“And finally, they wanted me to be available and focus on each and every member of our community.

Graves said statistics show that Indianapolis has made positive changes in crime rates.

“You can’t not be excited that those numbers are going the right way every year that I’ve been on the council,” he said. “We’ve seen a decline each year in crime — that’s property and violent crime in our community. We’re talking from 2020 to 2022, nearly 700 fewer incidents.”

Graves cited a multi-layered approach that the council took with the mayor’s office to add more officers, provide up-to-date equipment for law enforcement and work with nonprofit organizations that provide services for people with substance abuse and mental illnesses.

For community revitalization, Graves said he and other councilmembers supported construction of IndyGo’s Purple Line, a rapid transit line from downtown Indianapolis to

Indianapolis City-County Councilmember Keith Graves represents District 9, which includes some City of Lawrence neighborhoods.

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the Ivy Tech Community College campus on 59th Street. The line is expected to be completed in fall of 2024.

Graves said the new transit line will not only help people get to and from jobs and shopping, it includes millions in infrastructure improvements along the route.

“38th Street is the recipient of about $200 million in road revitalization as a result of the Purple Line that resolved drainage issues that those people who live on the east side, myself included, would have to deal with each time it rains,” he said.

“We’re talking puddles on 38th Street, one of the most-traveled streets in the city. If you’re unfortunately on that bus stop or you’re walking down the sidewalk on 38th Street in the rain, you’re going get splashed.

Hopefully, you find a sidewalk to even walk on. So., I’m just excited that we were able to put $200 million into our roads and our sidewalks and beautify our green spaces.”

Graves said he also helped bring a Cook Medical manufacturing facility to 38th Street, which led to a partnership that helped local entrepreneurs open the Indy Fresh Market at 6002 E. 38th St. Cook Medical financed the new grocery store, and helped the owners get trained in grocery store management. And the new store means the area is no longer a food desert.

“I’ve never seen people crying, walking into a grocery store — people going live on social media, people taking pictures. It was like they were in a museum,” he said, recalling when the store opened in late summer.

“It’s a beautiful grocery store with great fruit and vegetables and, you know, the meat counter and the hot food counter. It’s

just a great grocery store. And the aisles are named after streets in our community.”

Graves said those projects led to Eskanazi Health opening a facility in the area, along with a new Horizon Bank and a housing development in the works. He said all those projects are the result of many conversations and a lot of collaboration.

The third priority his constituents asked of him was to be present. Graves said he works hard to make sure they see him.

“Every day or two, I’m somewhere that I would not be had I not been on the council,” he said. “My community asked me to do these things. It’s created in me a very busy schedule and I welcome it. I’m at grand openings and I’m at vigils and I’m at challenging meetings — community advocacy meetings and police-action shooting meetings.”

Graves said he lived in the community he serves as a young man, too, and understands how difficult it can be. He had the support of coaches, mentors and church leaders, he said, which helped him get through those challenging years, get into college and join the U.S. Army Reserves.

Now, as a parent who works in the finance industry, he said he wants to give back to his community.

Graves said his plan for the next four years is to keep doing what he’s been doing.

“That’s the only thing I want to do is more,” he said. “I have so many more communities and so many more corners and so many more 38th Streets that I want to impact.”

For Graves’ contact information, visit indy.gov/activity/councillor-keith-l-graves.

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City of Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier is completing his last few weeks in office before Mayor-elect Deb ELECTION Whitfield’s term begins in January.

Collier, a Republican, did not seek reelection this year. Whitfield, a Democrat, is completing her first term as an at-large member of the Lawrence Common Council. She won the mayCollier oral race Nov. 7 against Republican candidate David Hofmann, who was Collier’s deputy mayor.

Collier recently posted a farewell message on the city’s website and social media, looking back at his two terms as mayor.

“As my time serving as the mayor of the City of Lawrence draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey we have embarked on together over the past eight years,” he stated. “It’s been a period of substantial growth, progress and transformation, and I am filled with both pride and gratitude for what we have accomplished.”

Collier stated that the city’s finances are in good shape and numerous capital projects are in the works.

“Our city now stands as a beacon of growth and opportunity, a place with a clear vision that has captured the attention of many,” he stated. “I take great pride in our ‘new normal,’ a testament to our collective dedication to excellence.”

Collier said the community needs to commit to working together to continue that progress.

“Recalling my first campaign slogan, ‘Moving Lawrence Forward,’ I can confidently say that my team and I have remained true to this original promise,” he stated. “However, our journey is far from over, and satisfaction should not be our endpoint. There is still so much more left to be done. As I anticipate passing the torch to new leadership, I ask only that you acknowledge the undeniable truth: together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.”

For more about Collier’s two terms in office, see this Current story from his March State of the City address: bit.ly/4a9zTPr.

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Lawrence North High School senior JetzIn addition to paying for four years of abel Rivera Lopez has been awarded a Lilly tuition, the scholarship provides a book Endowment stipend. It does not include funds ACHIEVEMENT Scholarship, for housing or travel. Scholarship according to a recipients must be Indiana resiDec. 11 social media announcement dents graduating from an Indiana from the Metropolitan School Dishigh school and can choose to use trict of Lawrence Township. the funds for any public or private The prestigious scholarship covaccredited college or university in ers full tuition for any Indiana colIndiana.

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The Lilly Endowment awards 143 “Jetzabel is an incredible student — scholarships annually, according to the hard-working, curious and already highly website. accomplished,” the post states. “We are The Lilly scholarship isn’t the only one Lovery proud to call her a Wildcat.” pez has received so far. In August, she also According to the Lilly Endowment webwas awarded $10,000 by the Horatio Alger site, the scholarship program is “designed State Scholarship program, a nationwide to help raise the level of educational attainprogram for high-achieving students with ment in Indiana, increase awareness of the limited means. beneficial roles Indiana community founLopez was one of 10 Indiana residents to dations can play in their communities and receive the Horatio Alger scholarship. encourage efforts of Lilly Endowment Com-

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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Nobody was injured and two juvenile suspects are in custody following a shooting incident outside Lawrence CRIME Central High School Dec. 6 at the end of the Lawrence Central/Lawrence North varsity basketball game.

Lawrence Police Department Deputy Chief Gary Woodruff said in a phone interview Dec. 7 that the incident took place around 9 p.m. when the game was over and people were leaving.

“There was a disturbance that broke out — a physical altercation-type disturbance — among students,” he said. “This all occurred just outside of the gym in the parking lot area. Of course, you have 3,000 students at a basketball game and a disturbance like that, things can get a bit chaotic. And then, as a result or as a part of that physical altercation, somebody fired two shots.”

Woodruff said the chaos escalated, with people running in various directions, including back into the building. Police officers who were there for the game responded

quickly, he said, and students pointed out two juvenile boys who had guns in their possession. The two, ages 14 and 15, were taken into custody and face preliminary felony charges of minors possessing a handgun on school property. They have not yet been charged with the shooting, however.

“It remains part of the active ongoing investigation as to whether the two individuals that we took into custody that had possession of firearms … were the ones who were responsible for firing the shots — we cannot definitively say at this point in the investigation that they were,” he said.

A statement from the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township thanked law enforcement for their quick response and asked parents to talk to their children about safety protocols.

“Parents and community, we need your help in sharing with your children the importance of speaking out when they see individuals who may pose a threat to our community,” the district stated. “We are grateful to our first responders, school administration and for the cooperation of those in the building at the time of the incident.”

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By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Council appointed Kim Logan to the Hamilton East Public Library Board at its Dec. 6 LIBRARY meeting in the wake of Tiffanie Ditlevson’s resignation from the library board.

Logan is a Fishers resident and said she has lived in the community for 35 years.

She has served on the Fishers Plan Commission since 2012 and the Delaware Township Board since January.

“I am a dedicated community member who believes in the importance of the resources at our library,” Logan stated. “My goal is to work collaboratively to enhance the library’s offerings and ensure it remains a valuable resource for everyone in the community for years to come.”

Some residents expressed frustration on social media following Logan’s appointment. Cathi White told Current she became acquainted with Logan when they both frequently attended library board meetings.

“I am so angry with the county council for doing this,” White said. “It’s another

partisan person that they put on the board. I don’t think they take this seriously and it’s really frustrating.”

White said she agrees with the library board’s recent decision to rescind its controversial book collection policy but is concerned that Logan would support some of the board’s earlier policies.

Logan responded that she agreed with moving two books submitted for reconsideration at one point but did not agree with the criteria used to move a large number of books from the teen section to the general collection.

Logan added that she has “heard from an overwhelming number of people that know me as a person who feel that I am an outstanding pick by the Hamilton County Council to represent them on the library board.

“I have the utmost respect for the Hamilton County voters that elected the council and respect their decision-making abilities.”

At deadline, there was no response to a message seeking comment from the Hamilton County Council.

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Junior girls basketball player makes scoring splash for HSE

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Hamilton Southeastern High School junior basketball player Maya Makalusky knew it would be an adjustment playing without her “Splash Sister.”

Her sister, Riley Makalusky, graduated from HSE last spring and is a freshman basketball player for Butler University.

Maya Makalusky, who has committed to play for Indiana University, needed to step up her scoring and is delivering. Prior to a Dec. 16 game at Fishers High School, the 6-foot-4 forward was averaging 28.2 points for the Royals (10-1). She averaged 15.4 points as a sophomore and 13.4 points as a freshman.

Makalusky is the only returning starter for the Royals, who finished 21-3 last season and lost to Fishers in the sectional final.

“It was definitely a big adjustment having all those girls leaving,” Makalusky said.

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Makalusky said it helped to watch how her sister served as a leader.

“I saw how positive she was,” Makalusky said. “She made it fun and really connected with everyone. She helped direct everyone on the court.”

Makalusky said being vocal comes naturally.

“I think it comes with being social,” she said.

Hamilton Southeastern High School junior basketball player Maya Makalusky has committed to Indiana University. (Photo courtesy of Maya Makalusky)

Royals coach Brian Satterfield said Makalusky’s approach to improving her game was taken to another level.

“During the offseason, she was always in the gym trying to improve her game,” Satterfield said. “She has added

different dimensions to her game each year. Her freshman year she was basically a shooter. Sophomore year, she became better attacking off the dribble and adding a post-up game by the end of the year. This year, Maya has improved her first step to attack off the dribble, has added a pull-up jumper and sees the floor better to find her teammates.

“As a coach, it has been fun to watch her game grow and see how versatile she is as a player.”

Makalusky said if the team continues to work on defense and rebounding, it will all come together by sectional time.

“We have great screeners, we have passers and we have shooters,” she said.

“We have defenders and rebounders. We just have to see how we fit these pieces to eventually win sectionals, win state, all these great things we want to achieve.”

Makalusky is shooting 52 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range.

“I’ve added more mid-range shots to my game,” she said. “Overall, I’m going to the gym and getting shots up to stay consistent. It’s just making sure when you get to the game, it’s muscle memory at that point.”

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Hall of Fame recognizes Indiana’s exceptional military veterans

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com A small hexagonal building next to the American Legion post on the Fort Ben campus in Lawrence is modest on the outside but contains a wealth of firsthand military history and honors.

The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame memorial at 5360 Herbert Lord Rd. was completed in 2018. Visitors to the site can view memorabilia donated by some of the Hall of Fame’s honorees and scroll through a database of every Hoosier veteran who has been inducted.

Chairman of the IMVHOF board Kevin Ryan was one of its co-founders when the organization started in 2013. Ryan said that when his boss at the time — retired Army Col. Russell Dowden — suggested creating a military hall of fame, Ryan was immediately on board. They also recruited former Air Force Sgt. Mark Moulton — their colleague at Financial Center First Credit Union in Lawrence — and the three men worked with state lawmakers to get an official designation so they could start honoring Hoosier heroes.

So far, 143 Indiana veterans have been honored through the IMVHOF. “There are three different ways that a veteran from Indiana can be considered to be inducted into the Hall of Fame,” he said during a tour of the memorial. “The first category is valor, and that normally is combat. The majority of our veterans have come through that area. Then the second category is, after you were honorably discharged, what did you do to support the military?”

The third category was added more recently, he said, and that one honors veterans who have helped others in the community at large.

Of those nominated for the IMVHOF each year, Ryan said about a third are selected.

“Even though everybody that’s entered is a hero,” he said. “That’s the ‘best-of-thebest’ type of scenario.”

He said veterans who have been inducted represent all the service branches — Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and the WAC — Women’s Army Corps — which was established in 1942 and disbanded in 1978.

The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame memorial is at 5360 Herbert Lord Rd. In Lawrence. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

One of the first veterans honored by the IMVHOF was Fred Spaulding, a Fishers resident who served in Vietnam.

“His story is quite remarkable,” Ryan said.

“He’s probably the highest-decorated man that I’ve seen. Fred went in as a private in Vietnam and he came out as a lieutenant colonel and served his whole life. I think he spent six years and nine months of his life in battle.”

The three founders of the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame are Army Col. Russell Dowden, left, Kevin Ryan and Air Force Sgt. Mark Moulton.

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Spaulding, whose uniform is on display at the memorial, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in Vietnam.

Also inducted into the IMVHOF is President Benjamin Harrison, the namesake of the former fort in Lawrence where the memorial is located. Harrison lived in Indianapolis from 1854 to 1901 and became the 23rd U.S. president in 1889.

Visitors to the memorial can scroll

through the database of IMVHOF inductees, or search for specific names at kiosks. All the inductees, including brief biographies, can be viewed online at imvhof.com.

ON THE COVER: Mark Moulton, left, and Kevin Ryan helped found the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame and the memorial building located on the former Fort Benjamin Harrison campus. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

NOMINATING A VETERAN FOR THE IMVHOF Anyone can nominate a Hoosier veteran to be considered for the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame. Nominations are due

by Aug. 1 each year, with the new class of inductees honored with a ceremony and dinner each November.

Eligible veterans are those who were born in Indiana, entered military service in the state or have lived in Indiana for at least five years. They also must be honorably discharged and have no felony convictions, according to the IMVHOF website.

IMVHOF Chairman Kevin Ryan said veterans who are nominated for induction consideration are classified into one of three categories: • Valor — The nominee must have displayed extraordinary actions on the sea, land or air under extreme combat conditions, in the face of certain death, resulting in saving American lives or the successful accomplishment of a specific mission. The nominee must have been awarded one or more of the following U.S. military medals: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver

Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with a “V” device, Bronze Star with a “V” device or the Purple Heart.

• Veteran Advocacy — After their military career, the nominee must have displayed extraordinary actions that contributed significantly to the local community, state or nation in the interest of veterans.

• Community Support — After their military career, the nominee must have displayed extraordinary actions that contributed significantly to the local community, state or nation not necessarily in the interest of veterans.

Ryan said the IMVHOF honors about 15 veterans each year, although there isn’t a specific quota they try to meet. The board does make an effort to have the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame accurately represent Hoosiers who have served.

“There’s a lot of diversity in our board of directors,” he said.

“We’re not political. We don’t talk about politics. We just want to honor Hoosier heroes. That’s really what we’re all about.”

To nominate a veteran, visit imvhof.com/nominate.

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DISPATCHES Real estate market report — It was a fast-moving residential real estate market in Fishers and Geist in November, with prices decreasing and homes leaving the market more quickly. According to F.C. Tucker Co., homes in Fishers and Geist sold 14 days, or 41.2 percent, faster than this time last year. The average sale price of a Fishers/Geist home decreased 0.9 percent to $438,942, compared to November 2022, and the average price per square foot for a home in Fishers/Geist also decreased, down 16.6 percent to $154.67.

Pence Media Group announces new hire — Pence Media Group announced recently that Fishers resident Sarah Cox Dedrick will be the company’s new Senior PR + Marketing Strategist. Dedrick has experience in strategic communications, public relations and marketing, according to the announcement, and has secured local, trade and national stories for clients, as well as writing complex content on behalf of industry leaders for placement in various publications. Dedrick has worked in several specialized industries, including higher education, special needs, hospitality and immersive digital experiences.

Duke Energy offers energy assistance program — To help lower energy costs for low-income families this winter, Duke Energy Indiana announced it is making more than $425,000 in financial aid available to eligible customers through the company’s Share the Light Fund. Customers can receive up to a $300 credit annually on their account. Individuals should contact their local community action agency to see if they are eligible. Duke Energy offers a number of other tools and resources to help customers take control of their energy use and save money. To learn more about these programs, visit duke-energy. com/HereToHelp.

Kroger launches Holiday Hunger Campaign — Kroger Central Division and the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation have launched the annual Holiday Hunger Campaign to provide meals to local families in need. According to Kroger, the campaign runs through Dec. 30, and customers shopping in stores and online in Indiana will be encouraged to donate $1, $5 or $10 or round up their purchase to assist Kroger’s local food-bank partners.

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What’s in a name?

Commentary by Terry Anker Naming a child carries significant importance in most cultures. There are strict rules about how the labels ESSAY are affixed and passed from one generation to the next. In some places, a person’s name includes information about parentage, point of origin and even expected profession. In the most proscriptive of these systems, parents have little choice and are greatly restrained in their creativity. For others, unique and uncommon nomenclature is valued and expected. Where one system would name a son after the father with a middle name being the surname of the mother, other communities would insist that a name be of no relationship to the progenitors in how it is spelled, relational or otherwise. Some assume the designation of a famed athlete, actor or politician.

Others hope to be entirely distinctive.

Still, even with an abundance of thought and intention, the name game is fraught with incumbent risk. In naming their child after their grandfather, now deceased, how could the parents have

known in 1950 that James Bond would haunt the kid for the rest of his life? Now, there must be countless Karens populating our fair planet who do not live lives consistent with the current pop-culture definition. And there are likely a few Adolfs, Stewies, Madonnas and Rihannas who bear little resemblance, or interest, in their more famed counterparts. No doubt, they have spent a good deal of their lives helping folks to understand the difference.

So, how do we separate the Karens from the Karens? Do we pay as much attention as we should to the person and maybe just a little less to the label?

The all-powerful Oz of AI tells us that she “is a middle-class white woman who is perceived as entitled or demanding.” But what of the “middle-class white woman” who is not?

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Age-old holiday laments Commentary by Danielle Wilson Friends, nothing says, “You’re old!” like a colonoscopy and a shingles vaccine. Happy holidays to me!

I haven’t actually had either HUMOR yet, but at my recent wellness check, my PCP said it was time. Apparently, the Cologuard “defecate-in-a-box” test isn’t a great baseline measure and, per Dr. Millennial, “You really don’t want to get shingles.” Geez, why not throw in a complimentary AARP membership and make this a package deal? ‘Tis the season, after all.

But wait, there’s more! How about a new pair of cheaters? That’s right, at my optometrist exam last week, I also learned that the reason I can’t read at night is because I can’t, in reality, see. My eyes have mutinied in the past 12 months and now require a 2.25+. Cheers, granny!

And the gifts just keep on coming. I’ve developed tennis elbow in my left arm, even though I’m right-handed and I don’t play tennis (or pickleball, because it’s stupid).

Rolling out of bed each morning is potentially a torn hammy in the making. And if I sit too long with my legs folded under me,

“I’ve developed tennis elbow in my left arm, even though I’m right-handed and I don’t play tennis (or pickleball, because it’s stupid).”

– DANIELLE WILSON I can’t get up gracefully, quietly or sometimes, independently. Bah! Humbug!

Look, it’s one thing to feel the annoying aches and pains of aging. I can live with those. Everyone deals with creaky knees and sore backs and, yes, if we’re all honest, occasional incontinence while laughing, sneezing and jogging. But it’s quite another to have a relative stranger, albeit a licensed physician, essentially assert, “The end is near.”

So, what will I be contemplating as 2023 rolls into 2024? My mortality, it seems. Happy holidays to me, indeed. Peace out.

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

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Don’t call (or text), in case of emergency Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Can’t this wait till the morning?”

I apologized to Patty and told her it was This story was inspired by an actual a false alarm. Then a final text. This time event. The names have not been changed. from my brother in New York who drives for It was about 3 a.m. when Uber. The emergency text had awakened HUMOR my wife Mary Ellen nudged me him. and asked, “Are you having a “Dick, it’s Peter. If it’s a real emergency, medical emergency?”

I can be there in 12 hours, but that’s going I was sleeping peaceto run you about 1,500 fully, enjoying a great bucks and I refuse to dream. I was a bit woozy. come back light (this is “So, who made that “Who are you?” I asked cab-talk for having no Mary Ellen. “And where is passenger on the return emergency call?

Margot Robbie?” trip).

Apparently, I had “Very funny. Dick, I just Mary Ellen finally got a text on my cellagreed to remain a accidentally clicked phone that you called for contact, but it took a the emergency button little convincing and an emergency assistance. I didn’t see the message expensive dinner out. My on the bottom left right away. Are you OK?” brother was too far away corner of my iPhone I looked at my phone and much too expensive. and sure enough there just before I dozed off.” Nettie was a possibility, was a call to 911. Then but she’s only available – DICK WOLFSIE on the third Tuesday of suddenly I received another text from Nettie, each month. our longtime housekeeper.

So, who made that emergency call?

“Dick, it’s Nettie. Are you OK? I just got Apparently, I had accidentally clicked the an alert on my phone that you were having emergency button on the bottom left corsome kind of crisis.” ner of my iPhone just before I dozed off.

I texted back: “In what kind of crisis If Mary Ellen had not gotten back to would I need you?” them, I am sure I would have had a police “I thought maybe you spilled something car, an ambulance and a firetruck in front on the rug when you went for a late-night of my house in no time. snack and didn’t want Mary Ellen to see it I am still missing two emergency conin the morning.” tacts. Patty said I could put her back on My wife and I were very perplexed as to the list after she retires. At the rate she’s why Nettie even got the alert. Then another going, I don’t think I’ll live that long. text arrived. It was from Patty Spitler, my former co-host years ago on WISH-TV and a well-known TV personality.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, “Are you OK, Dick? “She asked. “I just columnist and speaker. Contact got a 911 alert that you were having some him at wolfsie@aol.com. serious problems. Do you need help with an ad-lib or a funny last line for your column?

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Fishers neighborhood displays dazzling Christmas spirit

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Driving through Fishers’ Windermere subdivision in the early evening in December is impressive, with twinkling lights wrapped around trees lining the streets. But it all literally pales in comparison to what’s on display at Bent Tree Lane.

Turning into the cul-de-sac is like driving into Christmas. A bright banner that says “Choose Joy” spans the street, and each house offers a dazzling display of Christmas trees, reindeer, gingerbread houses, snowmen, candy canes and so much more.

Erica and Dan Seabaugh own one of the highly decorated homes. Dan Seabaugh said it started with neighbor Rick Brickley, who always has a nice holiday display. He said the rest of the cul-de-sac really got on board during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was like, ‘All right, well, we’re just going to be home for the season,’ so we kind of got in the spirit and said, ‘Let’s just see if we can do something like Rick does,’” he said. “And then everybody else just kind of joined in.”

Erica Seabaugh said the goal in 2020 was to make Christmas extra special for the kids.

“Because at that point, kids weren’t at school, (and) people were staying apart from each other,” she said. “We knew it was safe for people to stay in their cars and drive around. So, we did a live Nativity that year (and) the kids did Christmas carols.”

That’s also the year they came up with the idea for the lighted banner spanning the street. Neighbor Brittany Lubeke said she had seen a similar banner and suggested it through the cul-de-sac’s group text chat.

She said that initially they thought it would be too challenging, but Dan Seabaugh was able to rig up a sign, and they decided the message should read ‘Choose Joy’ because it was short and positive.

“We were doing research like, ‘OK, how high does the garbage truck go? And how high does UPS (need it) to get through and how high if there’s a semi?” she said, recalling that the first time a garbage truck came through after the banner went up, there was a lot of texting — and a lot of relief when it cleared the sign.

people get joy out of it. Otherwise, I don’t think we’d go through all this effort.”

Dan Seabaugh added that they’ve used the traffic that comes through their neighborhood for good causes, including a coat drive and donations to local food banks.

When the season is over, the decorations will be disassembled, strings of lights wrapped up and everything stored in garages, basements and — for the bigger stuff — storage units. But until then, the lights on Bent Tree Lane go on at dusk each night and can be viewed through the end of December.

ON THE COVER: The Seabaugh’s home

Christmas displays at a cul-de-sac on Bent Tree Lane in Fishers include a manger and a Christmas star. (Photo

by Adam Seif)

Raising the sign is a group effort that takes about four hours, several ladders and at least one person in the trees.

Another neighbor is an electrical and software engineer, Dan Seabaugh said, and coordinates some of the blinking lights with holiday music that plays outside.

Overall, it takes four full days — usually two weekends — for the neighbors at Bent Tree Lane’s cul-de-sac to complete their holiday setup. That doesn’t include time spent in the garage assembling displays that get taken apart for storage each year.

What makes it worthwhile is the joy they share with others. People out enjoying holiday lights will drive through, including buses from nearby retirement villages. Erica Seabaugh said it’s meaningful for herself and her neighbors, but they also love sharing their holiday spirit with others.

Sometimes, there’s a line of cars cruising through the cul-de-sac and residents have to get in line to reach their driveways. But, she said, she doesn’t mind the wait.

“I love coming into the neighborhood at night and seeing all of the lights on,” she said. “It kind of brings some light when things are dark at 5:00 now. I just think it’s wonderful to be able to share that joy and I do think we all really like that. So many

on Bent Tree Lane in Fishers is one of several in the cul-de-sac that go above and beyond to brighten up the dark winter months. (Photo by Adam Seif)

CITY OF FISHERS OFFERS HOLIDAY LIGHTS MAP

The City of Fishers Holiday Lights Map can be viewed at thisisfishers.com/holiday-lightsaroundfishers. (Map courtesy of the City of Fishers)

The City of Fishers has launched its annual Fishers Holiday Lights Map for residents who want to hop in the car and drive around to look at various light displays in the community.

As of Dec. 11, the map had more than a

dozen locations pinned with more added as people sign up. In addition to homes, the map includes the Nickel Plate Trail Night Lights in downtown Fishers.

To view the map, or to add a home, visit bit.ly/47HK5wC.

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Elton John tribute artist returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Craig A. Meyer is returning to Feinstein’s in his hometown of Carmel for New Year’s Eve. But this time, PERFORMANCES Meyer will perform his “Remember When Rock Was Young … The Elton John Experience.” On Dec. 31, 2022, Meyer performed two solo shows recounting his journey to become a top Elton John tribute artist.

“It’s sparkles, sequins, feathers, glasses and (everything) that comes with the fun Elton John,” the 1981 Carmel High School graduate said.

Meyer will perform 75-minute shows at 7:30 and 10:45 p.m. Dec. 31 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael.

“The 75-minute show that we usually do for casinos is just basically hit after hit after hit,” he said. “Within the first four notes, everyone knows the song we are doing, which is great. The familiarity brings up the nostalgia and the feelings when you first heard those songs, remembering where you were and what was going on in your life.”

Joining pianist Meyer will be performers

Craig A. Meyer is set to perform his Elton John tribute show at Feinstein’s. (Photo courtesy of Craig A. Meyer)

on bass, guitar and drums. There will be some support from tracks because of the smaller stage at Feinstein’s.

“It’s still my band. They just won’t be there in person,” Meyer said.

Meyer said he was asked if he could return this year. “(Feinstein’s officials) said, ‘We’d love to have you back but we want the big show this time,’” said Meyer, who performed his full Elton John show in March 2022 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

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As we continue our visits to sites in and around Indianapolis, we come to the Indiana Statehouse, along WashTRAVEL ington Street in downtown Indianapolis.

After the capital of Indiana moved from Corydon to Indianapolis in 1824, the Legislature authorized a building to house the governor, the Supreme Court and the Legislature near the present Statehouse. That building, based on the design of the Parthenon in Athens, was completed in 1835 but soon began to crumble and was condemned in 1877.

In 1878, the Legislature authorized construction of a new capitol facing the National Road, designed to endure but costing no more than $2 million (about $61.5 million today). Indianapolis architect Edwin May designed the building, loosely inspired by the U.S. Capitol, in the shape of a cross, with a center dome rising 235 feet above the ground supported by eight marble columns. The 10-ton Indiana limestone cornerstone was laid Sept. 28, 1880, and the building was completed in 1888, at a cost of $1,980,969.

The exterior of the four-story building is

fashioned from Indiana limestone. Stone carvings about the south portico show Native Americans being forced west and European settlers entering from the east.

The interior features marble colonnaded corridors and Indiana oak, maple and walnut woodwork. A stained-glass ceiling 90 feet from the floor covers the large rotunda.

Eight marble statues carved by Alexander Doyle encircle the rotunda at the third-floor level, representing law, oratory, agriculture, commerce, justice, liberty, history and art.

Located throughout the building are statues of important Hoosiers and other Americans, including Abraham Lincoln, whose body lay in state in the rotunda on April 30, 1865.

The Indiana Statehouse still includes the offices of the Indiana governor and chambers for the Indiana Legislature and Supreme Court, one of the few state capitols still housing all three branches of government.

Don Knebel is a local resident. For the full column visit donknebel.com.

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