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Councilor lends literal helping hand to assist coroner’s office

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As the Hamilton County Council’s liaison to the coroner’s office, Councilor Steve Schwartz has taken his COUNTY responsibility to stay apprised of the department’s needs to the next level.

For the last 15 years, Schwartz has not only had regular conversations with Schwartz the coroner but volunteered to assist him on calls to learn about the grisly job firsthand. During that time, he’s cleaned up after suicides, consoled grieving families and helped convince fellow elected officials to provide funds to modernize and expand the department in a quickly growing county.

“I strive to keep our coroner’s office with a professional touch,” said Schwartz, who has served on the council since 2002. “Some of our council members do not want to go on any of these types of runs, and I understand that. But for me, it’s (about) being able to help the department. It helps me learn their needs.”

Schwartz’s firsthand experience has been key in recent upgrades for the coroner’s office, including the purchase of power gurneys, the opening of a new morgue in 2018, relocating to larger office space in 2021 and the addition of two full-time and one part-time employees in the office to begin work this year.

Hamilton County Coroner John Chalfin described Schwartz’s efforts as “outstanding.”

“There are people that are assigned something and do a job, but he really takes it to heart,” Chalfin said. “He’s been on runs with me in an ice storm at 2 o’clock in the morning. He’s been very dedicated.”

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The county coroner is perhaps one of the least publicized elected positions, as most people don’t often encounter one unless something has gone tragically wrong. And many assumptions people have about coroners are based more on television shows than reality, Chalfin said.

In Indiana, coroners are charged with investigating violent deaths, such as homicides, suicides and automobile accidents, and unattended deaths, which occur outside of a medical facility. That’s why, despite the more than 500 COVID-19 deaths reported in the county, the pandemic hasn’t led to much of a workload increase for the coroner.

Rather, it’s the county’s quick growth that has led to a rise in calls, jumping from 196 cases in 2007, when the county had a population of 257,000, to 559 as of mid-December 2021, when the county’s population was closer to 350,000. As the county grew, so did the workload for Chalfin and his staff. Chalfin said the growth led to him working every holiday for the last seven years other than July 4, 2021.

“You can’t let (deceased) Chalfin people lay there and say, ‘I’m sorry, it’s the Fourth of July, I’ll be there tomorrow,’” Chalfin said. “You just can’t do that.”

But with the new hires, office space and morgue, Chalfin, who will be term-limited out of his position later this year, said the coroner’s office is well positioned for the future.

“I think we’re where we need to be for a county of this size and the aggressive growth (expected),” Chalfin said.

A FIRSTHAND LOOK Hamilton County appointed its first full-time coroner, Thurl Cecil, in 2006, and the following year, Schwartz, who became a councilor in 2002, requested to go on a call to understand how the coroner’s office functioned.

The next morning, he got an opportunity to find out, as Cecil called to tell him that two people had been fatally shot in Home Place.

Schwartz was put to work on the scene, even helping to move the victims into body bags.

The amount of work involved in a single case fascinated Schwartz, who decided he wanted to learn more about what was involved and how the county’s other elected officials could help, even if in a less direct way. When Chalfin took office in 2014, Schwartz continued his volunteer work with the new coroner.

“If he needs me, he’ll call. I’ll either meet him at the scene or he’ll pick me up at my house on the way, whatever is easiest,” said Schwartz, who estimates he’s been on hundreds of calls with the coroner’s office.

With a soon-to-be expanded staff, Schwartz said he doesn’t expect to be needed on as many calls in the future, but he plans to remain directly involved from time to time to stay informed about what he can do to continue making improvements for the coroner’s office.

“At the end of the day, our coroner’s office is so professional. They’re the leaders,” Schwartz said. “I’ve been to other counties, and I’ve seen how it works. (The coroner’s office) is Hamilton County at its finest.”

DISPATCHES Church offers Divorce Care program — Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., will off a 13-week program called Divorce Care to help those in need of healing from separation and divorce. The program begins Jan. 18 and will occur on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for 13 weeks. People can join at any time during the program. Child care may be provided. Attendees should enter Door 1 and meet in the church parlor. For more, visit noblesvillefirst.com/divorcecare or divorcecare.org/groups/search.

Region granted $20M through READI — The White River Regional Opportunity Initiative has been awarded $20 million through the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative.

Hamilton, Marion and Madison counties partnered with the City of Zionsville and City of McCordsville to submit a plan that enhances opportunities along the White River. Learn more at IndianaREADI. com.

Commissioner named vice president — Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt was elected 2022 vice president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners during the organization’s annual conference.

Governor’s Fellowship — Gov. Eric Holcomb is accepting applications through Jan. 28, 2022, for the 2022–2023 Governor’s Fellowship, which places fellows in various state agencies on a rotating basis throughout the year. The program is open to college graduates who received their bachelor’s degree beginning in summer or fall of 2021 or will receive it in the spring of 2022. Fellows are paid, full-time employees who participate in the day-to-day activities of state government. Applicants should know if they have been selected for an interview no later than Feb. 14, 2022. The fellowship will begin July 1, 2022. Learn more and apply at in.gov/gov/governors-office/ governors-fellowship-program.

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‘Stretched beyond prior belief’

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Indiana University Health doctors warned the system’s hospitals are near, at or past capacity and that most PANDEMIC COVID-19 hospitalizations, as of Jan. 4, were caused by the delta variant, meaning Indiana could see a record-setting surge of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks because of the omicron variant.

Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have lagged behind case numbers by a few weeks. In recent weeks, the state has seen a sharp uptick in cases. The Indiana State Dept. of Health reported a statewide seven-day moving average of 8,525 cases Jan. 4, shattering the previous record of 6,888 set Dec. 7, 2020.

“The feared projections and belief is that it could go higher,” IU Health Senior Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness Dr. Chris Weaver said. “We are at the highest point we’ve been, and just to be clear, if we haven’t been, we are full and (at) about 120 percent capacity at all of our hospitals. Every single one of our 16 hospitals is stretched beyond prior belief.”

As of Jan. 4, IU Health reported 553 COVID-19 patients in its hospital system.

Weaver said more than 2,000 other patients are being cared for at IU Health hospitals.

Weaver said on average, six COVID-19 patients are dying per day in the IU Health system, which has four hospitals in the Indianapolis suburban region: IU Health North (Carmel), Saxony (Fishers), Tipton and West (Avon). IU Health has requested assistance from the Indiana National Guard and FEMA.

During a Jan. 4 press conference, IU Health officials mentioned creative ways the hospitals have coped as ICU beds have filled with COVID-19 patients. Ambulance bays and emergency room beds have been used, and patients with medical emergencies have been treated in waiting rooms when ERs are full.

On Jan. 4, the Indiana State Dept. of Health reported Indiana 3,207 residents were hospitalized with COVID-19.

“We have seen, consistently, a lag of about two weeks,” Weaver said of hospitalizations. “Reports on omicron have been different, requiring less hospitalization, though a significant number than other (variants) as a percentage of cases. Our hope is we don’t see the same two-week lag and climb, at least with the same numbers that we have seen with the other variants, but we don’t know that, so we have to be prepared and ready for that.”

Health officials agree that the omicron variant is more contagious than previous variants, and more hospital employees have been infected by the virus, requiring isolation and hindering already shortstaffed hospitals.

“If it is more contagious, then that worries us from the standpoint of even more of our team members, even though they may not require hospitalization because they are vaccinated, will be then isolated and off work if they get it,” said Dr. Michele Saysana, IU Health’s vice president of safety, quality and patient improvement and chief patient safety and quality officer.

Dr. Liz Linden, IU Health vice president and chief nursing officer of patient care services at Indiana University Health Adult Academic Health Center Hospitals, said the majority of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated.

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Noblesville police arrest two teens after vehicle pursuit

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com A vehicle pursuit and K-9 apprehension led to the arrest of two teenagers in the early morning hours of Jan. 4 in CRIME Noblesville.

Rylan R. Brown, 18, of Noblesville was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and booked into the Hamilton County Jail. An unnamed juvenile, 17, was arrested on preliminary charges

of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle Rd. in response to a report of a suspicious and detained at Hamilton County vehicle. After arriving on scene, officers observed a black 2018 Infinity Juvenile Detention Facility, and a 13-year-old juvenile faces charges of QX6 occupied by several individuals resisting law enforcement but was in the parking lot. As officers aplater released to the custody of his proached, the driver sped off. parents. Two female passengers Officers pursued the vehicle for several minutes before it struck were released without charges.

At approximately 2:13 a.m. Jan. tire-deflation devices deployed by Brown 4, Noblesville Police Dept. officers Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Deer Path subdivision deputies. A short time later, the vehicle swimming pool parking lot at 12109 Wolf Run crashed into a residence in the 1500 block

of Millwood Drive, Noblesville.

Officers took two female passengers into custody. They were later released. Three males fled the scene. According to a press release from NPD, officers quickly apprehended one of the males a short distance from the vehicle, and NPD’s K-9 and drone units later located the other two males.

A records check revealed that the fleeing vehicle was reported stolen Dec. 29, 2021, from the 10600 block of Winghaven Drive, Noblesville.

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Comic Book in a Day set for Jan. 22

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Nickel Plate Arts Executive Director Aili McGill recognizes her good fortune of having Stuart Sayger again as the EVENT headliner for Comic Book in a Day. “He’s an internationally recognized comic book artist,” McGill said. “His breakout piece was Lego ‘Bionicle.’ He’s been working on covers for ‘Kiss,’ ‘Army of Darkness’ and ‘Evil Ernie.’ We’re very lucky he lives here in Noblesville and has been so supportive of Nickel Plate Arts and so interested in building a community of people who love comic book art here.”

McGill said the Comic Book in a Day program was developed in conjunction with Sayger. The ninth Comic Book in a Day, presented by Noblesville-based Nickel Plate Arts, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Ignite Art Studio in the Hamilton East Public Library, 5 Municipal Dr., Fishers. Admission is free. Participation in the Comic Book Challenge costs $25 and requires advance registration.

The challenge gives participants the opportunity to create their own comic book in the course of a day.

Three free workshop sessions are set from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 18 and 20 at Ignite Art Studio. Victor Dandridge, a writer

and publisher of comics, and Sayger are scheduled to assist at the workshops.

“Those serve as warmups or introductions for people who might be a little nervous of creating a comic book from scratch or haven’t drawn in a while,” McGill said. “If you can’t be there all day on Jan. 22, it’s a great way to see what we’re going to do all day.”

McGill said a few previous participants will host small sessions during the day.

Kevin Bixby, the 2021 Comic Book Challenge champion from the Chicago area, will be one of the guests.

“In addition to drawing all day and showing off his skills, he’ll be telling people how to make their own mini-comics,” McGill said.

The last two Comic Book in a Day events have been virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was virtual in August 2020 and January 2021.

“Right now, we’re hopeful we get to hold the competition in person at the library,” McGill said. “There is still a virtual option (for anyone who) wants to do it that way.”

McGill said registration slots are full for both virtual programs.

‘We are hoping going back to the hybrid model allows us to get more people involved,” McGill said. “We’re hoping to have about 20 participants and there is still plenty of room for people to sign up right now.”

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Junior develops into productive scorer for HSE basketball team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Riley Makalusky, it’s easy to pinpoint where she has made the most growth during the girls high school basketball season.

“I have made the most improvement in my shot,” the Hamilton Southeastern High School junior said. “I worked the whole offseason tweaking my form and changing old habits to have a more consistent shot.

“There is definitely always room for things to improve, but one thing I’m working on right now is finishing strong at the basket through contact.”

Prior to the Jan. 6 game, Riley, a 6-foot2 guard, was averaging 18.3 points per game for the Royals (10-6). Her sister, Maya Makalusky, a 6-3 freshman guard/forward, was averaging 14.8 points.

“I have absolutely loved playing with Maya this year,” Riley said. “She is truly my best friend, and we play so well together, which makes every game so fun. I’m so glad I get to play two years in high school with her.

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“As we began playing together this year, our nickname became the ‘Splash Sisters.’”

Hamilton Southeastern coach Brian Satterfield, in his first year of coaching the girls team after 20 seasons as HSE’s boys basketball coach, said Riley’s biggest strength is her ability to score.

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knocking down the jumper, driving to the basket, posting up and getting to the foul line,” Satterfield said. “This versatility makes it tough for opposing defenses. She also does a good job of reading the defense to

know when to cut or slip screens when she is off the ball.”

Riley averaged 9.6 points as a sophomore.

“Last year, she struggled from the perimeter, but that is an area she has improved,” Satterfield said. “Teams can’t play off her like they did last year. The other (improvement) area is attacking the offensive glass.

She has recently done a better job of getting second-chance (scoring) opportunities for herself or the team.”

Satterfield said Maya has been ready to play from the start.

“She has been poised and not afraid when the lights get turned on, which can be rare for a freshman,” Satterfield said.

“She knows there are areas she needs to improve on and continues to work on them every day. Maya has been a big part of our success and continues to get better every day.”

Both sisters benefited from having a mother, Jenn Sliwa Makalusky, who played basketball at Villanova University.

So far, Riley has Division I offers from Purdue Fort Wayne, IUPUI, Cleveland State and Lehigh. Cleveland State also has offered Maya a scholarship.

COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION FISHERS Project: Roundabout construction on 146th street.

Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 146th Street. Best detour is bypassing 146th street by taking 141st street.

Expected completion: May Project: Roundabout construction on 131st street.

Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st street by taking 126th street.

Expected completion: July WESTFIELD Project: Jersey Street Location: Jersey Street between Union Street and Mill Street Expected completion: With the opening of Grand Junction Plaza, the road is now open.

Project: Chad Hittle Drive roundabout Location: A section of 191st Street from Tomlinson Road to U.S. 31 will be converted into a boulevard with a roundabout at Chad Hittle Drive.

Estimated completion: No associated closures at this time.

CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. The initial phase affects the right southbound lane of Range Line Road as crews replace a water main. Work will stop for the winter and resume in mid-March with construction of a roundabout at Medical Drive followed by construction of a roundabout at 116th Street.

Expected completion: Summer Project: Transmission and water utility work Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will occur but access to all addresses will be maintained.

Expected completion: May. ZIONSVILLE Project: Templin Road Bridge reconstruction Location: The shoulder of this bridge is closed. The Templin Road bridge over Eagle Creek was inspected and an engineering firm has been hired to work on design of a complete bridge replacement.

Estimated completion: Construction will start this year.

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Book to feature women of history

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Fittingly, the “Gals Guide Anthology” will celebrate women of history.

“Because we are a women’s BOOKS history library, women of history is our first theme. Each year we will have a new theme. Possibilities are women of space, women of art, women of mythology, etc.,” said Leah Leach, who is the executive director of Noblesville-based Gals Leach Guide to the Galaxy. “The concept was pitched by Lindsey Taylor. She owns Four Eyed Media and is a board member of Gals Guide to the Galaxy.”

Leach, a Noblesville resident, said the “Gals Guide Anthology” is set to be published in March. The deadline for submission is prior to midnight Jan. 23. Entries can be a poem or works of fiction or nonfiction.

“Gals Guide to the Galaxy” is the home to the first women’s history lending library in the United States, Leach said.

The library is in the Nickel Plate Arts building in Noblesville.

Leach said more than 4,500 books written by women or about women are available to borrow from the library. Approximately 700 people took advantage of the lending library in 2021. About 4,000 people attended the library’s 58 events in 2021.

Leach said the nonprofit seeks submissions for the “Gals Guide Anthology” from around the world.

“We have entries from Indiana as well as England, Ireland and Egypt,” she said.

Leach said entries can be about the writer or a family member or a female role model.

Submissions are free to enter. There are no minimum or maximum word counts.

Published entrants get a free copy of the finished book.

The book’s release date with an author signing will be from 2 to 4 p.m. March 19.

For more, visit galsguide.org/2021/06/30/ gals-guide-anthology-call-for-submissions/ or email submissions to anthology@ galsguide.org.

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NPD announces Business Watch Program — The Noblesville Police Dept. recently implemented a Business Watch Program. The goal of the program is to partner with local businesses and create valuable training programs to assist in shoplifting deterrence and prevention, human trafficking and fraud detection. Business watch will also open a direct line of communication between Noblesville business owners/managers and the police department. If you are a business owner or manager within the City of Noblesville limits and are wanting more information on the Business Watch Program, reach out to Community Outreach Sgt. Greg Kehl at 317-776-6340 ext. 1253 or by e-mail at gkehl@noblesville.in.us.

United Way of Central Indiana in need of volunteers — United Way of Central Indiana is in need of volunteers for the ReadUP program. For more, visit uwci.org/readup.

Send us your stories — Current Publishing is now accepting photos or story ideas to run in the community section. Story ideas on new businesses, features, school news and more are accepted. All photos must include the names of anyone photographed. Please send them to anna@youarecurrent.com.

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Kauffman Fine Furniture founder Justin Kauffman celebrates 10 years in Noblesville

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Noblesville resident Justin Kauffman developed an interest in making handmade furniture after his wife’s grandfather, Ted Lacey, helped him build a simple hope chest.

Kauffman built the chest, his first piece of furniture, in 2000. More than two decades later, he’s celebrating the 10th anniversary of his business, Kauffman Kauffman Fine Furniture in Noblesville.

Kauffman married his wife Audra in 2002, and then the couple moved to Boston to attend graduate school. Kauffman obtained master’s degrees in Old Testament and Biblical Languages but never lost his interest in furniture making.

“When we lived in Boston, the landlady let me use the cellar of the house and I continued to work with my hands,” said Kauffman, 44. “When I graduated, I decided I would prefer to work with my hands than with my mind.”

So, Kauffman enrolled in the North Bennet Street School, the oldest trade school in the U.S. Shortly thereafter, he developed a passion for making 18th century-style furniture.

“The training at North Bennet Street focused on that period and those styles, but I would still prefer it, anyway, even if the school hadn’t focused on that,” he said. “To me, it represents the pinnacle of furniture.

The designs, the embellishments were phenomenal and are unsurpassed in furniture making. The carving, the inlay, the proportions — they’re still appealing today to many people.

“They fit in historic homes and even in modern homes.”

Kauffman graduated from trade school in 2007, and he and his wife moved to Pendleton, where Kauffman started his fine furniture company. The couple moved to Justin Kauffman sometimes cuts down trees to use in his furniture making.

(Photo courtesy of Justin Kauffman)

Noblesville in 2012.

Most of Kauffman’s work is commissioned.

“I do several shows a year,” Kauffman said. “I exhibit in furniture shows and period artisan and craftsman shows. I set up some spec pieces I’ve built and take commissions, so 90 percent of my business is commission work. Occasionally, somebody will happen upon my website.”

When a client commissions a piece of work, they may want something original, something replicated from a book or something replicated from a museum. If the client wants a museum replica, Kauffman will sometimes visit the museum to study the piece and take photos to ensure his piece is an accurate replica.

One such piece was commissioned by Wendy Williams, a resident of Haddonfield, N.J. Williams met Kauffman at a show in Pennsylvania, where she purchased a Queen Anne dresser. She later commissioned several pieces, including two side chairs. One of the original chairs was held at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

in Boston.

“He and I visited Winterthur with one of the gracious people there so he could study it, and he made two chairs for me,” Williams said. “I’ve commissioned quite a few pieces from him. He is an absolute master at choosing wood and using that in the design of the piece. There’s a beautiful flow and fluidity to his pieces. I think he’s a treasure.

“I think he truly is a treasure, because he’s continuing an amazing craft that few people have the skill or willingness to do anymore. He’s making beautiful art pieces for everyone’s home.”

Besides indoor shows, Kauffman also participates in period reenactments and outdoor shows.

“I have a period tent and a period outfit, and I do the same thing at outdoor shows as I do indoor,” Kauffman said. “It’s just I dress in period attire.”

Shows are usually on the East Coast.

“That’s due primarily to the fact that people who live out there are familiar with this kind of furniture, and they appreciate it and want it for their 18th-century house,” Kauffman said.

Kauffman’s pieces can take up to 500 hours to finish. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on the piece.

“Some people want something simple like a nightstand or a little accent table,” Kauffman said. “Other people want something highly ornate. They want carvings or special veneers or inlay that elevates a simple dining table to more of a piece of art.”

Some of Kauffman’s clients are repeat customers, such as Jim Connolly, a resident of Fredericksburg, Va. Connolly, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, met Kauffman at a French Indian War Market Fair in spring 2020. Connolly purchased a mirror.

“He had some wares for sale, and he had a small Chippendale mirror I’ve been looking for but couldn’t find in any quality,” Connolly said. “He had one with tiger-striped maple.

I was really taken with it and how pretty it was.”

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“My checkbook was at home,” Connolly said. “So, (Kauffman) said, ‘Take it home and send me a check if you like it, and if not, send it back to me,’ which I found incredible in this day and age. So, I took it home and immediately wrote a check and asked him to make a shelf. It hangs in the doorway of my home. It’s an iconic piece of Americana that hangs in my house.”

Connolly later commissioned another mirror, which Kauffman is building. It pays tribute to the Marine Corps.

“I don’t have the words to describe how good it is,” Connolly said of Kauffman’s work. “He has a lot of attention to detail, and he’s a perfectionist in his craft. I don’t mind paying good money for good workmanship and good materials. Anybody interested in period furniture from the 18th century, Justin is the guy to see. I don’t think there’s anything he can’t make out of wood.”

Not surprisingly, Kauffman pays attention to detail.

“Everything I make is built like it would’ve been authentically built back then,” Kauffman said. “The joinery is hand-cut and hand-fit. There are dovetail drawers.

That ensures their piece will last for as long as these beautiful pieces we admire today have lasted.”

Besides making furniture, Kauffman teaches Latin and Greek at Highland Latin School in Carmel.

For more, visit kauffmanfinefurniture.com.

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A Chippendale side chair made by Justin Kauffman.

(Photo courtesy of Justin Kauffman)

Justin Kauffman many times has a hand in his work from start to finish — such as cutting down trees for his projects.

“One reason I harvest my own logs is because I can get the whole log, and that means if I build a large piece of furniture, every piece in that piece of furniture is made out of a board from the same log,” Kauffman said. “So, the color matches, the figure matches. I can get especially wide boards, which are important for me because many pieces I’m building require wide boards. That would be difficult to find in a normal lumberyard.”

Kauffman mostly uses walnut, mahogany, cherry and figured maple. He loads the felled tree on a trailer and takes it to a sawmill.

“I’m there when the sawyer is cutting,” he said. “I’m examining the log as the blade passes through it and say, ‘Oh, we need to turn it,’ or, ‘I want it this thickness.’ It’s very customized because I know what the end product will be.”

Sometimes, Kauffman air dries the lumber, which takes a year per inch of thickness. Specifically, he gets better results with walnut and cherry — per color and easier workability — when air dried.

If Kauffman wants to use mahogany or tiger maple, he must travel to a lumberyard in north central Pennsylvania because those species don’t grow in the Midwest.

Kauffman draws inspiration from several 18th-century craftsmen, especially the work of Thomas Tufft, a furniture maker in Philadelphia in the late 1700s, and Eliphalet Chapin, a furniture maker who was trained in Philadelphia and then moved to the Connecticut River Valley.

All of Kauffman’s furniture is finished with a hand-rubbed finish.

A pedestal table made by Justin Kauffman. (Photo courtesy of Justin Kauffman)

ON THE COVER: Justin Kauffman hand carves a piece of wood in his Noblesville studio. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

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During the recent holiday break, a slower schedule allowed for more time to read the daily papers. In perusing the Wall Street Journal, the name of a longtime acquaintance, David Henderson at Stanford’s Hoover Institute, caught attention with his commentary on the possible connection between government attempts to coerce behavior and the ongoing struggle to contain the mutating COVID-19 Greek alphabet. It is exciting to see a friend’s name in the paper, arrest records aside, and the relationship encouraged a read.

Henderson and his co-author question a number of basic suppositions about human freedom and the responsibility that is naturally imbued therein. Most who have parented or helped to raise a youngster come to understand the significant difference between enforcing one’s will and teaching good habit. Taking a child’s money to spend on their behalf is different than teaching them fiscal prudence. Taking control of what a child might eat is different than teaching them why a healthy diet matters. Taking control of a child’s emotional life is different that helping them come to terms with their immature passions. Still, a child is immature. When do they become adult – when they agree with our judgement?

Are we too focused on control? With such a posture comes significant downside. A child who did not learn how to eat will eat badly. And a child who does not learn how to handle difficult emotional situations will handle them badly. In each case, the child will suffer at the hands of a well-intentioned, high-control parent. Still, do we impose our will if we are certain that we know best?

Henderson’s name led to the read, but knowing him led to the thought.

Bonjour, friends! I survived international travel during a global pandemic over Christmas and am sufficiently recovered to share a brief retrospective.

You’re welcome.

The overarching narrative throughout our journey to visit our younger son who’s studying in France this year was COVID-19. Tests prior to departing the U.S. and then again upon our return; special vaccine QR codes to enter restaurants and public buildings; and worst of all, our oldest actually contracting the virus 10 days before we left. Even with a doctor’s clearance, the United Airlines agents (on both sides of the Atlantic) were reluctant to let him on the plane. Oh, mon dieu!

The other big takeaway from this holiday adventure was that navigating a foreign country with six adults is an exercise in patience and suppressed rage. Strong personalities and different expectations, sprinkled with less-thanideal sleeping arrangements and too much red wine, made for a few incredibly irritating situations. Even the sobering sight of a fire-ravaged Notre Dame didn’t keep me from losing my (French expletive) on an heir for behaving like an obnoxious brat.

Is it any surprise that my favorite part was the two hours I spent wandering alone through a small Parisian art museum? No husband, no kids, no responsibilities whatsoever. Just me and Monet, and a magical moment of serenity. La perfection.

We did eat well, laugh a ton and enjoy the beauty, history and culture of some remarkable cities. And having our family together under the same roof for the first time in almost five months was indeed heartwarming. But we will never do it again. Never. C’étais trés stupide.

Peace out.

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

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Going offline with online gift shopping Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

cuffs on me).

When you buy online, you have someI did something this year for the first thing called a “virtual dressing room.” I setime in the history of my 40-year marriage. lect a blouse and then the computer digitalI guess I was going through a kind of (late) ly applies it to the image of a woman who mid-life crisis and I needed is supposed to be about a little novelty in my life.

The problem with online my wife’s size. Well, if my I had heard that unless I wife were 2 1/2-inches tall, purchases is that I was careful, I could end up this would have been very usually buy clothes for darn helpful. with a bad virus. That was not something I wanted to Last month, I rummaged my wife, but I can never bring into our home. through Mary Ellen’s remember her size. In Nevertheless, this year, I closet and peeked at the previous years, I could did all my shopping online. labels to see her size.

The problem with online ogle the saleswoman at Incredibly, my wife is a purchases is that I usually small in several things, the department store buy clothes for my wife, a medium in others and and compare her body to even a large once in a but I can never remember her size. In previous years, while. This kind of freaked my wife’s body.

I could ogle the saleswomme out and reminded me – DICK WOLFSIE an at the department store of an “X-Files” episode and compare her body to when some guy discovmy wife’s body (I’m able to explain this in ers that his wife is really an alien and can print, but if I had used that same terminolchange into three different women. I someogy at the store, they’d have slapped the times feel that way about Mary Ellen after she’s had two glasses of merlot.

Regardless of whether I shop in person or online, I never get it quite right, and this year was no different. Over the summer, my wife casually mentioned that it would be Walk a mile nice at bedtime to get into her pajamas and slip under the covers with an iPad. I thought Tie my shoes Walk a mile I was very good at hints, but she just hated Tie my shoes the pajamas I got her. Go figure.

Many years ago, prior to our 25th wedding anniversary, she kept walking around the house humming the tune, “I Love Paris in the Springtime.” It was obvious to me what she was hinting for. And yet, when I surprised her with the sheet music with the Get through the day the day Get through lyrics, she seemed disappointed. with a smile All the gifts I got Mary Ellen this year with a smile were either too big, too small or the wrong color. Everything has already been sent back and money credited to our account.

Mary Ellen will take her time looking for the perfect replacements. “What did Dick give you for Christmas?” a friend might ask her. “Oh, I have no idea,” she’ll say, “and I doubt I’ll know ’til early spring.”

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cost treatment option for patients who are international meeting of the American Society of Nephrology. already taking several other medicines. The findings were published in the New England Zionsville resident Norman Alexander, an Chlorthalidone, a low-cost prescription 82-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran, has been Journal of Medicine in November 2021. drug, has been around for more than 60 treated by Agarwal since he came to the “Like we usually do, we gave half the years. It was appeople the active medicine and the Roudebush VA in 2000.

RESEARCH proved by the FDA “It’s my way of giving back to participate other half got a placebo or sugar to treat high-blood pill,” Agarwal said. “The patients in these studies,” Alexander said. “This is pressure in 1960, but there was still one Dr. Agarwal ran, and I said, ‘I’m all for it.’ didn’t know (which), and I didn’t an unknown component. know. We found it works really well, I had been on a blood pressure pill. By the “It’s one of the oldest medicines better than some of the blood presend of the study, I was on this new pill, and we’ve used,” said Dr. Rajiv Agarwal, it worked very effectively for me.” sure medicines out there. It costs a a Carmel resident. “It’s a diuretic, nickel a pill.”

Agarwal said the study began in 2016 and Agarwal so it makes people pass urine, The study, funded by the National ran for almost five years. and when it does that, the blood pressure Alexander, also a diabetic, eventually Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung comes down. We’ve used this medicine switched to Jardiance, which treats diabeand Blood Institute, was titled “Chlorthaquite a lot for people without kidney distes and blood pressure. lidone in Chronic Kidney Disease.” It was ease and it’s shown to be effective. What “Norman is very good at monitoring his presented as part of a news conference and we don’t know is if it works in people with blood pressure,” Agarwal said. “He has a High Impact Clinical Trials session at the advanced kidney disease.”

Agarwal, a professor of medicine at “I’m worried it might be too much of a good thing. People look at it and say this Indiana University and staff physician at Roudebush Veterans’ Administration Medical is great and hardly costs anything, and they start prescribing it to everyone. You Center, and a group or researchers conhave to be cautious when you are prescribing anything. You have to watch for ducted a study with 160 people to see if the adverse effects, blood pressure, potassium and kidney functions.” drug works with people with advanced kid– DR. RAJIV AGARWAL ney disease. The study found that chlortha-

spreadsheet. It’s very easy to manage his blood pressure because he takes such good care of himself.”

Agarwal said when he discovered Alexander’s blood pressure was getting too low, he took him off chlorthalidone, which is potent.

“I’m worried it might be too much of a good thing,” Agarwal said of chlorthalidone.

“People look at it and say this is great and hardly costs anything, and they start prescribing it to everyone. You have to be cautious when you are prescribing anything.

You have to watch for adverse effects, blood pressure, potassium and kidney functions. It’s a low-cost medicine and it gets blood pressure down, but it has adverse effects, and you have to be cognizant of that in monitoring it. The danger in a low-cost medicine is that one might not take adverse effects seriously. If people use it cautiously, it’s a great medicine.”

Alexander said he trusts Agarwal’s care.

“I know he’s not going to prescribe anything that hurts me or adversely affects me, and he will monitor me to make sure everything is working how it should,” he said.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Dominic Cheli spent some quality time in the Indianapolis area last summer as a finalist at the American CONCERT Pianist Awards.

“I’m looking forward to seeing some old friends and new faces as well at the concert,” Cheli said. “I enjoyed getting to know the community and a lot of supporters of art and music in the area.”

Cheli and the Balourdet Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“We’re looking at influences, particularly Johannes Brahms, not just in his own music, which we see the quartet will play, but his influences on many different composers’ art,” Cheli said. “We see it in (composer) Amy Beach’s ‘Piano Quintet,’ which is influenced by Brahms’ own quintet. Beach finds her own voice and unique perspective on music style. The solo pieces I’m playing are just so delightful. Again, they really harken back to Brahms.”

Clara Schumann’s “Romanze in A minor” is a piece dedicated to Brahms.

“It came at a time when she was struggling with her husband Robert (being in an) asylum,” Cheli said. “Francois Couperin’s ‘Le Tic-Toc-Choc’ is a piece Brahms himself would champion. It wasn’t his own music he was interested in but also composers of the past.”

Cheli will open with “Suite for the Left Hand’ by Erwin Schulhoff.

“He’s a composer I’ve been in love with for a number of years,” Cheli said.

Schulhoff’s works were blacklisted by Nazi Germany because of his Jewish descent and his communist sympathies. He was arrested by the Nazis in Czechoslovakia in 1941 before he could leave for the Soviet Union and died of tuberculosis in a prison in Wurzburg, Germany.

“His music was forgotten for many years until it was recovered by the Recovered Voices Initiative, based in Los Angeles, which I’m a part of. This particular piece is influenced by Brahms.”

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CLINT BREEZE AND THE GROOVE Clint Breeze and the Groove will perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are $5 for in-person or register for the free livestream at thecenterpresents.org.

LANEY WILSON AND JUDY GOLD Laney Wilson, The Great American Songbook contest winner, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14, and comic Judy Gold will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

From left, Justin DeFilippis, Russell Houston, Angela Bae and Benjamin Zannoni form the Balourdet Quartet. (Photos courtesy of the Center for the Performing Arts)

Dominic Cheli was a finalist at the American Pianist Awards in 2021. He will perform at the Palladium.

Cheli and Balourdet Quartet member Russell Houston were classmates for two years at Colburn School in Los Angeles.

They played in a trio at Colburn for a school credit.

“I met the other members at the Aspen (Colo.) Music Festival,” Cheli said. “They are lovely people, and making music together is going to be a joy.”

Cheli is performing a solo set followed by the quartet.

“The second half of the program is all five of us,” Cheli said.

Houston plays the cello. The other members of the Balourdet Quartet are Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis and Benjamin Zannoni.

Bae and DeFilippis play the violin and Zannoni plays the viola. They are in residency at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program in Boston. The quartet received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition.

The Balourdet Quartet was formed in 2018 at Rice University.

“Justin, Angela and I met at Taos School of Music, which is a wonderful summer chamber music festival every summer in Taos, New Mexico,” Houston said. “We wanted to continue the chamber music and string quartet together. Justin had known Ben from another group they played in and the four started playing together. We went to our first summer program, which was the Aspen Music Festival, and we did well in that.”

Houston said he looks forward to performing with Cheli again.

“He’s a wonderful pianist and an incredible musician and artist,” Houston said.

For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘ELVIS TRIBUTE: ARTIST SPECTACULAR’ Shawn Klush will be one of the featured performers in the “Elvis Tribute: Artist Spectacular” at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Fishers Arts Council exhibits feature Walker, Mintze editorial@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Arts Council will present its first exhibits of 2022 with Taylor Walker in the Art Gallery at City Hall and Judy Mintze in the Alcove at City Hall.

A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 14 at the gallery, with live music by Jon Martin, snacks and adult beverages. The exhibit is open daily, except for holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm.

Walker’s exhibit, “Prismatic Brilliance,” is all about color and energy. She specializes in pet and family portraits, watercolor paintings, children’s art, greeting cards and encaustic paintings.

Mintze’s work primarily focuses on abstract and figurative art. The exhibit is titled “Hats Off,” and is a portrayal of women’s fashion and modern life.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carrington Clinton is better known in some circles as Clint Breeze.

Breeze is the artistic persoCONCERT na of the Indianapolis-based drummer and hip-hop producer, who heads an all-star lineup of Indianapolis-area jazz musicians known as the Groove.

Clint Breeze and the Groove will perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are $5. The concert also is available as a free livestream. “(The audience) can expect a very energetic performance, which consists of a blend of hip-hop and jazz,” Clinton said. “It’s going to be a good time. People can expect to go different places musically. They can look at it (as) somewhat of an adventure.”

Clinton looks forward to what will be the group’s first appearance at the Palladium.

“They always have it looking nice and it’s a good display for local artists,” Clinton said.

“It’s a great stage. I’m excited to play there. I think it will be a great experience, well worth it.”

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Clinton said the emcee and lead vocalist is Pernell from Pike Township in Indianapolis.

Clint Breeze and the Groove have headlined festivals, including Chreece and Indy Jazz Fest, and shared stages with such artists as Trombone Shorty, and Durand Jones & The Indications. The group has released two albums, “Arrival” in 2019 and “Endtime Overture” in 2020.

“We were able to do exciting things in 2020 despite the pandemic,” Clinton said.

“This year, we’ve slowed down but we still have momentum that people come to our shows and support. The Palladium show will be a good one to regain momentum for this year.”

Clinton has another project he started last fall where he sings and plays drums at the same time.

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Acclaimed vocal group Straight No Chaser will deliver the headline performance in September at the Center FUNDRAISER for the Performing Arts’ annual gala fundraiser.

The Center Celebration 2022 presented by Krieg DeVault is set for Sept. 16 at the Palladium. After two years in which the event was streamed online because of pandemic concerns, the next gala will return to an on-site, in-person format.

“We can’t wait to welcome our family of supporters back to the Palladium for this special night that we all look forward to so much,” stated Jeffrey C. McDermott, the Center’s president/CEO. “The 2022 event will truly be a celebration.”

Straight No Chaser was scheduled to appear at the 2020 gala, which was canceled.

The group was scheduled to return in 2021, but when the event switched to virtual, a decision was made to have the group return when there could be an in-person audience.

Straight No Chaser, founded at Indiana University and discovered on YouTube by Atlantic Records, has become one of the

world’s top all-male a cappella groups, with a huge fan base, numerous national TV appearances and a series of successful CD releases.

The evening also will include a cocktail reception, a live auction and themed after-parties in the Palladium’s lounges.

Co-chairing the Center Celebration 2022 will be Mike and Liz Holtz Messaglia of Brownsburg and Jeff and Shari Worrell of Carmel. Mike is a corporate and banking attorney and managing partner of title sponsor Krieg DeVault. Liz is the owner/operator of Hidden Creek Farm equestrian facility in Brownsburg, president of the Indiana Eventing Association and board member for other nonprofit organizations. Jeff is founder of Advantage Medical and a member of the Carmel City Council and Carmel Redevelopment Commission. Shari is an active community volunteer for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Carmel Merciful Help Center, CarmelFest and other organizations.

The Center’s virtual gala in September 2021 generated more than $200,000 in gifts and pledges to support the Center’s mission. The free livestream attracted viewers as far away as Australia.

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Art brings ‘return on enjoyment’ Commentary by Randy Sorrell Here’s not a surprise. Most artists like to collect art. After all, your walls can only absorb so much of your SPPOTLIGHT own pieces without feeling a little too self-absorbed (note to self). And at some point, the “return on enjoyment” takes precedent over “return on investment” — although both have relevance.

ARTIST PAM NEWELL A recent conversation with artist Pam Newell confidently verified these perspectives. I have the incredible luxury of meeting and speaking with lots of gifted artists all around the world, and her contagious enthusiasm and perspective are absolutely compelling. I can’t recall when I have been as excited about painting, collecting and writing about art than after my conversation with her. And her art is a beautiful reflection of that.

She has a BFA from the University of Massachusetts; has been painting her entire life; considers C.W. Mundy a mentor; has taken classes from rock star artists across the country; and, wow, can she paint! New-

Fishers resident Pam Newell’s 12-by-16-inch oil on linen titled “Fleurs Ailees,” which translates to “Winged Flowers.” (Photo courtesy of Randy Sorrell)

ell paints primarily with oil and occasionally pastels and describes her style as Impressionism/Realism infused with light and rich colors. Get a closer look at her works at Indiana Artisan, 22 N. Rangeline Road in Carmel.

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A lesson on parts, in two parts Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Cloud cover “tablecloth” over Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A visit to Cape Town Commentary by Don Knebel In my two most recent columns, we visited Los Cabos, located on the cape of Mexico’s Baja California PeninTRAVEL sula. Today, we will visit Cape Town, South Africa, about 50 miles north of the Cape of Good Hope, which many consider among the world’s most beautiful cities.

In the 16th century, European sailors traveling to and from India routinely stopped at Table Bay, named for nearby Table Mountain, a rocky plateau rising about 3,500 feet above sea level. The sailors traded with the indigenous people, obtaining food and other provisions in exchange for tobacco and metal. In the 17th century, the United East India Trading Co. established what became the city of Cape Town in a natural bowl between Table Mountain and Table Bay. In the 19th century, Cape Town came under the control of the English, who made it the capital of Cape Colony.

Today, Cape Town is a sophisticated city, with a population of about 4 million.

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, named for England’s Queen Victoria and her second-oldest son, is the most-visited area in South Africa. It includes the historic Victoria and Alfred Hotel and a massive sculpture dubbed “Lego Man,” fashioned from 4,200 Coca-Cola crates. Table Mountain, visible from throughout Cape Town, is often topped by a cloud layer, called the “tablecloth,” that forms when warm air from Table Bay joins cooler air atop the mountain. The backside of the mountain, called the “Back Table,”

Today’s linguistic lesson is a twoparter. Well, if you really want to get into it, it could potentially be several parts.

And, when I say GRAMMAR GUY “parts,” I mean body parts.

I can talk your earlobes off about body parts. I want to specifically introduce you to the term “anatonym.” An anatonym can be one of two different terms, hence the two “parts.”

First, an anatonym can be a word for any body part. Elbow. Pinky toe. Uvula. As someone who recently broke a small bone in my foot, I’m becoming more aware of the tiny, intricate parts of the foot.

When it comes to body parts, let’s just say I know some good ones. Purlicue, for example, is the word for the space between your thumb and your forefinger.

The philtrum is the word for the groove between your nose and your upper lip.

Your glabella is the area between your two eyebrows — unless you have a unibrow.

The next time you play Mad Libs on a road trip, consider these anatonyms.

“Rasceta” is not the name of an obscure Sicilian pasta dish; it’s the name for the lines on the inside of your wrist. Do you laugh at the word “armpit”? Show a little class and refer to it as one of its more proper names — “axilla” or “oxter”.

Now we have arrived at Part 2 of this body part word education. Another definition for “anatonym” is a phrase that uses a body part in it. For example, when you conform to someone else’s rules, you “toe the line” (not “tow” the line). If you fail to toe the line, you eventually have to “face the music.”

I like anatonyms; they are like personification for phrases. Have you ever paid for an expensive wedding? Any time you pay a large amount, often for an unreasonably large charge, you “foot the bill.” When you “shoulder the burden” for something, you take responsibility for something difficult.

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

Cape Town from Table Bay.

Back Table from Hout Bay.

is visible from picturesque Hout Bay. Each year, millions of visitors go to the top of Table Rock and the Back Table, by cable car or on foot, where they encounter extraordinary biodiversity. It is estimated that the 22 square miles of Table Rock and Back Table include 1,500 plant species, a number said to be larger than that found in the entire United Kingdom.

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

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Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

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Position: Mobile Advocate Location: Noblesville, IN Type: Full Time | Organization: Prevail, Inc. Description: Prevail is committed to offering crisis intervention and restorative support services for those who have experienced crime and abuse, free of charge, in a confidential, supportive, non-judgmental environment that is meant to empower those we serve. We know this work must be grounded in building a community that actively promotes authentic wellbeing for all its members and boldly moves toward being antiracist and practicing equity in all things. Prevail is seeking to fill a Mobile Advocate position responsible for intervention and prevention services for victims of crime, including domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include individual and group facilitation using a trauma-informed model.

Prevail values EMPOWERMENT, CONNECTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, and DIGNITY Mobile Advocate: While primarily working with clients (adults and/or children) on-site at Prevail, Mobile Advocates will also have the opportunity to serve families who have experienced crime or abuse through tele-advocacy and mobile (off-site) advocacy.

Duties: Provide intervention and follow-up services to clients which may include (but is not limited to): intake assessment, community referrals and resources, court advocacy, assistance in filing protective orders, completing safety and action plans, and inter/intraagency networking and advocacy on behalf of the victim.

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Facilitate weekly support groups. Maintain and update group curriculum, identifying resources, materials and speakers.

Provide individual trauma-informed services.

Serve as a reference guide for the community in the area of victim resources and violence prevention, by direct referrals for clients, and through public presentations and participation in community organizations.

Regular schedule will include some weekday evenings.

On call shifts, as required, will include weekends and holidays.

Represent the agency in public and private presentations to increase awareness and educate audiences as to victim-related issues.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field preferred; or a combination of experience, education and/or training.

Spanish speaking strongly preferred.

Prevail is committed to the development of a broadly inclusive workplace; candidates from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, life, short & long term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, and professional development.

Salary commensurate with education and experience (starting wage $17.49/hour).

Click APPLY NOW to submit cover letter and resume or you may send to Michelle Moen at mmoen@prevailinc.org.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

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

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