January 19, 2021 — Noblesville

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Noblesville Parks Recreation Annex grows as popular spot for players / P13

Hamilton County Tourism talks industry trends / P3

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Grand Park helps keep tourism industry afloat during COVID-19 pandemic

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Tourism officials were optimistic going into 2020 because 2019 was a record-setHAMILTON COUNTY ting year for the county’s tourism industry. However, Hamilton County Tourism President and CEO Brenda Myers knew things would change when the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the U.S. economy.

Myers But fortunately for the local tourism industry the economic fallout turned out not as be as bad as she feared, thanks in large measure to youth travel sports.

“July was really good. Kudos to Bullpen (Tournaments) and Grand Park, and we should give some credit to our sales staff,” Myers said.

Myers said the results show how resilient the youth travel sports industry is, and that outdoor sporting events helped the tourism organization recoup some of its lost revenue in July.

Myers said four tourism industry subgroups in Hamilton County — the youth sports group, which brought the most visits to the county in 2020; the convention market group; the business transients; and the leisure market — helped stem revenue losses “We have a lot of small training sessions and meetings and associations of different counties meet here,” Myers said of the convention group.

Because the convention groups typically meet in one room, Myers said the tourism group will likely continue to struggle until COVID-19 vaccines become widely available.

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

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Grand Park traffic helped Hamilton County Tourism recover some tourism industry dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted photo)

The business transient group attracts visitors to the county Monday through Thursday, largely via the many corporate headquarters in Carmel, Noblesville and Fishers. However, that group also took a hit in 2020.

“That drives a lot of weekday training sessions and meetings, and that has all been dried up,” Myers said. “That’s been a real struggle for everyone in the industry right now. We’ve seen it tick up at the holidays just a little, but January and February have never been great months for this, so we will hold our breath for these two months.

“We have planned for some bad months, and we’re sure hotels have as well.”

Myers said the leisure market, which includes families visiting the county, did well during the summer. She said the leisure market produced a better turnout than Hamilton County Tourism expected.

“I think families just needed to get away, because they came from fairly close in, like Greenwood,” Myers said. “People came up to stay, got a hotel room and went to Conner levels of compensation to which they are accustomed.

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Prairie or did some hiking.”

Myers said economy hotels and extended-stay hotels did well in 2020 as a result of construction and transient travelers requiring lodging.

Hamilton County Tourism receives national tourism trend reports weekly, and Myers said the next few months look “fairly sad.”

“We hope everybody can make it through until spring,” she said.

Hamilton County Tourism did have to scale back operations to survive 2020, letting nine staff members go and all staff taking a three-month pay cut. The organization relinquished all of its leased spaces as well.

Myers said the industry may begin to pick up again in the spring, as Grand Park will host more activities, and the Carmel Marathon is expected to draw more visitors.

For more, visit visithamiltoncounty.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS Hamilton County Tourism is promoting its Great Dine Out campaign. The initiative showcases more than 35 restaurants in Hamilton County by offering discounts for carryout meals through Jan. 31. In February, Hamilton County Tourism will conduct a promotion around President’s Day weekend and Valentine’s Day promoting safe activities to do that weekend.

“People tend to do a little travel that weekend,” Hamilton County Tourism President and CEO Brenda Myers said.

Hamilton County Tourism also plans to do a spring break promotion as well. For more about upcoming promotions or to download the app for the free Great Dine Out passport, visit visithamiltoncounty. com.

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Photography permit required

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Parks and Recreation’s policy requiring the registration of professional photographers COUNTY PARKS and videographers conducting commercial operations in its parks drew some immediate questions from the community.

Don Nicholls, HCPR resource development specialist, said the policy was made public via a departmental Facebook posting Jan. 4. The subsequent clarification, after being reviewed by parks leadership, was then posted on the Facebook page Jan. 6. The fees are $10 for a single day or $50 for an annual permit.

“Compared to other (similar) photo permit fees, these costs are very nominal,” Nicholls said. “The park board approved the policy based on input they received from park staff. If you perform an online search of park agencies, you will learn that it is common practice for parks agencies to have a photo-permitting program in place.”

The department clarified amateur and

casual photographers in county parks do not require a permit. Media photographers also are exempt.

According to the post, the policy was established because HCPR was regularly receiving concerns from park users about professional photographers or videographers interfering with park guests’ enjoyment. The new policy will have other benefits as well.

Contact information of registrants will allow effective and efficient communication of current and updated rules and regulations governing professional photography and videography on county park property.

It also will allow HCPR to quickly notify photographers of closures because of safety concerns, temporary wildlife areas or scheduled events.

The new system also will allow HCPR to alert professional photographers and videographers about opportunities to capture images within the county park system.

For registration information or to request additional details regarding the registration process, call 317-770-4400 or email hamilton. parks@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Westfield High School senior Spencer Burroughs wanted to make an Eagle Scout project that made a GIVING BACK meaningful impact.

“I thought about two or three different projects, and this one meant the most to me because I didn’t want to do a simple project like pulling weeds or make a bench,” Burroughs said. “I wanted to do something for the environment, so I came up with a fishing line idea to help the wildlife.”

Burroughs, 18, had learned that loose fishing lines injure or kills wildlife.

Burroughs, a member of Westfield Troop 107, contacted Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Dept. naturalist Zach McNulty to assist him in his efforts to lessen the amount of harmful trash and litter that finds its way into local waterways.

Burroughs invested 50 hours of research, planning and labor in the fabrication of four fishing line recycling containers at the new Koteewi Lake in Strawtown Koteewi Park.

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information and the QR code that went directly to the Hamilton County Parks Dept. website. The website has information on recycling, fishing tips, a calendar of parks events and Leave No Trace Principles.

Burroughs said older and younger Scouts helped him with the project.

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DISPATCHES Peterson elected council president — Darren Peterson will serve as the new president of the Noblesville Common Council following a vote during a reorganization meeting held Jan. 4. Megan Wiles was elected as vice president.

Noblesville resident to serve in state treasury department — Indiana Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell recently announced that Ian Hauer, Noblesville, has been hired as the office’s communications director.

Noblesville resident named to dean’s list — Heather Mather-O’Brien, a Noblesville resident, was named to Eastern New Mexico University’s dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester.

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Kindergarten registration to open — Noblesville Schools will open 2021-2022 enrollment for kindergartners and other students new to the district Feb. 1. Enrollment remains open through March 12. Children must be at least 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1 in order to enroll for kindergarten. Parents will enroll virtually and evening Spanish interpreter services will be available. For more, visit noblesvilleschools.org or call 317-773-3171.

Old Town Design Group establishes scholarship — Old Town Design Group has established the Orchard Project Scholarship to provide tuition assistance to a Hamilton, Boone or Johnson County student preparing for a career in the construction industry.

Applications are being accepted through March 19. For more or to request an application, please email casey@oldtowncompanies.com.

Noblesville Police Dept. officers promoted — Patrol Officers April Kline and Mike Hargrove were promoted to the rank of sergeant. Kline and Hargrove were sworn-in to their new rank on Jan. 11.

White River Word Millers to conduct speech contest — The speech contest for the White River Word Millers toastmaster club will be 7 p.m. Jan. 21 on Zoom. There will be three people speaking, John LaBore, a 20-year member of toastmasters, Patty Pick-Franke and Jim Gilday. There also is a contest to see who gives the best critiques.

A speaker from outside the club will give a speech. To receive the login information for the Zoom meeting, email whiteriverwordmillers@gmail.com.

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Lawmakers discuss upcoming bills at virtual breakfast

DONNA SCHAIBLEY Schaibley’s bills are specific to health care costs and Hamilton County courts.

One bill proposes an all-payer claims database in which a portal is available for health care consumers to shop for services based on cost and quality and compare the costs between providers.

Schaibley “I have another bill that deals with the consolidation of health care within the state, and it will require the attorney general to look at any mergers or acquisitions by hospitals and give its approval to make sure there’s not a monopoly or reducing of competition in that area,” Schaibley said.

Schaibley also has authored a bill for the creation of an additional court in Hamilton County because of population growth and one servicing endangered adults. “(The endangered adults bill) will provide certain additional services to people who call the fire department for emergency services,” Schaibley said. “It will allow fire departments to do follow-up work with them and help get them community services to benefit them and link them to services they need and hopefully provide them with better quality of life and also possibly reduce the service calls because they’re actually

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Baldwin serves on the education committee and said one of his bills will correct the funding model for virtual education.

Earlier this year, school districts learned that if a certain percentage of their students attended school through virtual instruction, Baldwin they wouldn’t receive full state funding for that student.

“I think there’s broad support for making certain those schools are fully funded even though they could be considered virtual,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin also is co-sponsoring a bill establishing more oversight for law enforcement, such as a five-member state board to oversee Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. to reduce political influences.

For more on that bill, visit youarecurrent. com/?p=198574.

Another bill Baldwin said he is excited about is expanding broadband in rural communities.

“There are a lot of problems in the rural communities with our agricultural folks being able to get access to the internet service they need to study the data they collect on their fields,” Baldwin said. “We have some problems with our health care systems having access, education (systems) having access. There are kids pulling up to schools or McDonald’s to get Wi-Fi so they can do their homework.”

Baldwin referred to broadband connectivity across rural communities as a “$2 billion problem.”

“We maybe have $100 or $200 million for it, and while I applaud that and support it, it might be like firing cannons into tornados as it relates to the big problem,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin then referenced a bill that would empower redevelopment commissions to fund local broadband problems locally.

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NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Project: Road rehabilitation Location: A 3-mile stretch of 236th Street will be closed for two separate phases for road rehabilitation. The first phase is from west of Devaney Road to east of Tollgate Road. This phase has reopened. The second phase is from west of Deming Road to west of Devaney Road.

Expected completion: The second phase is expected to begin in spring 2021.

Ind. 37 and on 146th Street with traffic moved to the interior lanes. Through traffic and right turns on Ind. 37 and 146th Street will remain open. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes for all left turn access. For more about the State Road 37 Improvement Project and to receive text updates, visit 37Thrives.com.

Expected completion: This phase of the State Road 37 Improvement Project will continue into 2021. The overall State Road 37 Improvement Project will be complete in 2022.

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Project: 96th Street resurfacing and median island project Location: Periodic, short-term closures will occur along 96th Street as signal work continues east of I-69. Drivers are encouraged to use caution driving through the area.

WESTFIELD Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Noblesville Common Council unanimously approved an economic development agreement resolution with East River Partners during its Jan. 12 DEVELOPMENT meeting.

The project, East Bank, will encompass 3.4 acres at the southwest corner of Conner Street and Sixth Street. East Bank is a $47 million-plus investment by the developers for the mixed-use project, consisting of 219 luxury apartments, 5,295 square feet of commercial and retail space and a 295-space parking garage.

“Every morning, I get up and as I come into work with my cup of coffee, I travel east on State Road 32, head down the hill

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still there,” Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen said before outlining what the redevelopment would look like.

Jensen said the parking garage will be privately owned and used by the development’s residents and business patrons. He said the project will revitalize underutilized space along the White River and enhance the vibrancy of the river and the Riverwalk Trail.

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Heirbrandt elected president of county commissioners — Mark Heirbrandt has been elected president of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. He replaces Christine Altman in the role. Steve Dillinger will serve as vice president.

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Law enforcement agencies using new tool for impaired driving — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently provided 52 Indiana law enforcement agencies with a new roadside tool to identify drug-impaired drivers. The device is called SoToxa Mobile Test System.

It is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of six kinds of drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, cannabis, amphetamine and benzodiazepines. Officers began using the devices

in the field this month in response to the emergence of drugged driving taking place in the state and nationwide.

According to a 2018 Governors Highway Safety Association report, 44 percent of fatally injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs in 2016, up from 28 percent a decade ago. Of those drivers, 38 percent tested positive for some form of marijuana, 16 percent tested positive for opioids and 4 percent tested positive for both marijuana and opioids.

Real estate stats for December — Noblesville’s residential real estate market continued to be a strong seller’s market in December 2020. According to F.C. Tucker Company, homes in Noblesville sold 48.8 percent faster than December 2019, spending just 21 days on the market. The

average home sale price in Noblesville also increased, up 16.4 percent to $315,975, compared to this time last year.

The average price per square foot for Noblesville homes also increased to $136.42, up 12.4 percent, compared to December 2019.

DivorceCare sessions to begin — Noblesville United Methodist Church’s DivorceCare program is a 13-week seminar for people working through a separation or divorce. The sessions will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 29 on Zoom. A one-time registration fee of $20 is appreciated, but scholarships are available. Preregistration is required to receive the Zoom Link. Registration is available by contacting Lead Facilitator Bill Evers at wmevers@sbcglobal.net.

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Hamilton County preps for winter news@currentnoblesville.com The Hamilton County Highway Dept. has announced it is prepped for winter operations, a process which begins in the spring of each year.

ROADS Hamilton County coordinates roadway salt procurement for the county as well as all municipalities within the county. A special salt, distinguished by its green color, is treated to enhance its colder weather melting capability.

“The County Highway Department will use approximately 6,000 tons of salt per winter to treat nearly 1,200 miles of roadway and bridges in the unincorporated areas of the county,” Highway Director Brad Davis stated. “All trucks also maintain a capability to dispense liquid de-icing chemicals to assist with combatting snow and ice in much colder temperatures when salt is less effective.”

The salt costs $93 per ton. The county’s snow trucks have electronic ground-speed controls calibrated to maintain a predetermined salt application rate regardless of the trucks’ speed. Hamilton County also uses salt brine as part of an anti-icing program to help prevent snow and ice from bonding

From left, Hamilton County Councilor Steve Schwartz, Hamilton County Highway Dept. Director Brad Davis and Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt. (Submitted photo)

to the pavement. It also helps prevent frost on bridges and facilitates easier post-storm cleanup.

“The Highway Department should also be commended for the phenomenal job it does in inspecting and maintaining its snow-fighting fleet,” county commissioner Mark Heirbrandt stated. “That fleet includes 14 snow trucks, two V-plows, pickup trucks, brine making equipment, and liquid storage tank pumps. Good maintenance not only extends the life of the equipment, but it ensures nothing breaks down during a snow event.”

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January 4-31, 2021 Dining out and carry-out from local restaurants is easy, safe, and sanitized.

Plus, if you check in or redeem offers at least five times from participating restaurants using the digital passport, you’ll get a $25 gift card (while supplies last).

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The Noblesville Parks Recreation Annex offers pickleball players a place to compete indoors.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Jerry Rairdon, playing pickleball provides a release during stressful times.

“Especially during this COVID time, it helps maintain my mental health,” he said.

“When you watch a game, you hear laughter at every game. There’s a great social aspect. Even when you get older and can’t move all that well, you can still play and compete.”

The Noblesville resident plays once or twice a week on the indoor pickleball courts at the Noblesville Parks Recreation Annex, 300 N. 17th St., which is part of the Ivy Tech campus.

“Pickleball has continued to grow around the country over the last few years,” said Kristi Spehler, community development manager for the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. “It’s been continuing to grow in popularity. We are trying to accommodate that growth and interest. It’s easy to play and easy to learn, so that’s why we’ve continued the pickleball hours. We see a steady crowd of players.”

Spehler said more than 1,500 people have played pickleball at the facility since it opened in late October 2020 for the fall and winter session. Up to six courts can be configured for pickleball in two different gyms in the Recreation Annex.

“The Recreation Annex opened a few years ago in what used to be the old high school,” she said. “Now, there is space in there within Ivy Tech that the parks department manages.”

Not surprisingly, Spehler said indoor play isn’t as popular during the summer.

“There are courts around town that people play outside,” Spehler said. “As the weather turns (colder), we open that up for indoor play.”

Operating hours are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Saturday for open pickleball play and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday for open play.

Spehler said pickleball is a comparatively safe sport to play during the COVID-19 pandemic because players are spaced apart.

Even playing doubles on the same side of the court, players are not usually too close.

“You stay in your own little space and play, similar to the way tennis is played if you are playing doubles,” Spehler said.

“Everyone brings their own paddle, so they have their equipment.”

When not actually playing, participants are required to follow COVID-19 social distancing and mask protocols for the Ivy Tech Community College campus. All participants must have a temperature check prior to entry.

Fishers resident Mike McDonald typically plays four days a week. He also plays outside at a park on warm weather days.

“It’s such a large group of people, and they’re so nice it makes it easy to come

“When you watch a game, you hear laughter at every game.

There’s a great social aspect. Even when you get older and can’t move all that well, you can still play and compete.”

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here,” McDonald said of the Recreation Annex. “It’s good competition and I love coming here in the mornings.”

Pickleball can be played by people of all ages and skill levels. It is played with a paddle and plastic ball and has some similarities to tennis, badminton and table tennis.

The Recreation Annex draws players ranging from teenagers to people in their 90s.

Noblesville Parks has four outdoor pickleball courts at Finch Creek Park.

“Our tennis courts at Forest Park can also accommodate pickleball,” Spehler said.

PLAYING AT THE RECREATION ANNEX Pickleball players should park on the east side of the Ivy Tech building. Entry is through Door 18. Cost for a drop-in player is $5 per visit. A 15-visit punch pass is available for $50.

For more, contact recreation program coordinator Angela Staggs at 317- 7766350 (extension 6) or at avitoskystaggs@noblesville.in.us.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Sometimes, we have to learn the hard way. It is not clear why we, the most intelligent of God’s creatures, struggle to take stock of the mistakes of the past and repeat them over and over and over again until we have found our own individualized path to enlightenment.

Still, we most assuredly do.

Granddad would offer helpful suggestions to us kids as we set out to do our daily chores. Confident that our new and enlightened “way” would only confuse the old man, we nodded politely and then ignored his guidance. Sure, he’d been doing the job for 70 years or so and probably had gained a bit of experience along the way, but what did this guy know about things? This is a brave new world. We could certainly do it better now.

Hours later, knuckles bloodied and school pants torn, we’d return, defeated. Without so much as a deserved I-told-you-so, he’d put down his smoldering pipe, Captain Black would wait, and come to the barn to help. By learning the time-tested and then, and only then, challenging the standard from a point of both understanding and respect could we hope to improve the process. Change, wrought by ignorance or arrogance, seldom reaps any benefit other than more work. From then on, when advice was offered, most of us would gladly listen for a bit to the voice of experience.

Eager as we might be to make ourselves unique, improve upon the process, or simply not do it the way we are told, are we complicating our lives and ignoring the optimal runway to success? Do we intentionally debilitate our own progress just to ensure that we don’t give those before us the satisfaction of knowing that they, or those before them, developed a pretty good system to ensure human flourishing?

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A campy escape from reality Commentary by Danielle Wilson So much for a fresh start in 2021. Between skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and an unhinged, maniacal president, HUMOR I’ve desperately been seeking means of emotional escape.

Thank god for online streaming services.

Puzzles and books are fine, but nothing compares to a juicy Netflix series for those wanting a complete detachment from reality. Yes, please!

My latest fave is the CW’s “The 100,” a young adult sci-fi show that follows a group of beautiful but delinquent teens who’ve been sent to a post-apocalyptic Earth to see if it’s inhabitable again. The writing is horrible, the acting is only marginally better, and the production value is somewhere between “Flash Gordon” and a ’90s sitcom.

No matter! I’m immediately transported to a world where eye makeup is consistently on point, whether emerging from gladiatorl-style combat or cryo-sleep, relationships bloom and dissolve faster than I can click “Continue to Next Episode,” and

the ethics of cannibalism is a reoccurring theme. It’s pure TV gold.

More important, “The 100” is keeping me sane. I look forward to it each night, curled up in bed or on the couch, maybe a hot cup of tea in hand, and savor those moments of disconnect from the ever-crazy headlines of the day. Will Clarke become the commander?

Will Bellamy ever confront his demons? And how do humans living in a cultish commune on a distant planet’s moon 300 years in the future acquire a printing press? These are the questions that occupy my thoughts.

And I’m good with that. Self-care is key to surviving these insane times, and if that means binge-watching a “Terminator-meets-Dawson’s Creek” soap opera, so be it. Peace out.

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

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Not the hygiene answer I expectorated Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I called my friend yesterday.

“Hi, Bob, it’s Dick. I have a weird question to ask you,” I said. “Mary Ellen HUMOR and I disagree on what most people do. When you are finished brushing your teeth, do you rinse and spit or just spit?”

“Geesh, Dick, I have never thought about that until now. I’ll call you back at the end of your column.”

I found a few websites on this very topic. One of the so-called experts said he had a small dental practice in rural Virginia with about 50 patients — a total of 200 teeth. He was a big fan of rinsing and then spitting after your daily brushing. Another dentist from England didn’t believe in rinsing, but he wasn’t a proponent of daily brushing, either.

Dentist John Love is considered “the leading voice on dental appliances.” Dr. Love is an advocate of spitting only, but he uses the word expectorate instead, which impressed one manufacturer when he auditioned to be the voiceover talent for their talking toothbrushes.

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One woman said she was positive her toothpaste tube says to “always rinse after use.” Then she posted that she had confused her toothpaste with her shampoo.

Now, she’s concerned that she may have swallowed too much soap.

I decided to bite the bullet and call my own dentist, although I knew that biting bullets was not something he recommended.

“Dr. Townshend, this is Dick Wolfsie.

Could you tell me if I should spit and rinse after I brush, or just spit?”

“Dick, do you know how often I get asked that that question?”

“How often?”

“Never. Goodbye, Dick, and don’t forget to floss.”

This was becoming even more perplexing.

Floss, brush, spit, rinse?

Brush, floss, rinse, spit?

Spit, rinse, brush, floss?

Rinse, brush, spit, floss?

I realize some of those sequences made no sense. Why would you spit first? But I was considering every option.

I put the whole thing out of my mind by thinking about important things like: Should I put on both socks first and then my shoes, or one foot’s sock and shoe at a time? Also, should I shave before or after I shower?

Then, the phone rang. It was Bob calling me back, as promised.

“Dick, it’s Bob. Cathy just watched me in the bathroom. She says I brush, spit, rinse and spit. By the way, I also floss at the end.”

“That’s a big help, Bob. Thanks. I think I’m getting a better idea of the normal order.”

“You’re welcome. Now tell me, when should I use my mouthwash?”

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The project, which would encompass 75 acres on what is now undeveloped farmland, would be called Washington Business Park and is proposed in partnership with Patch Development.

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Straight talk on COVID-19 vaccinations Commentary by Andrew R. Greenspan, M.D. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available in our area, the myths about them are becoming more prevalent. This is an attempt to deliver dispelling facts.

Myth: “We can’t trust COVID-19 vaccines because they were rushed to market.”

Fact: The first vaccines for COVID-19 do involve new technology, and they were developed in record time. But it’s not because there were shortcuts in the process. The new technology at the center of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines is called messenger RNA, or mRNA. While this is the first time it’s being widely used in a vaccine for the public, researchers have actually been working on this vaccine strategy for more than three decades. FDA analysis of the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness on people age 16 and older found “no specific safety concerns” that would preclude the vaccine’s use.

Myth: “The vaccine will give me COVID-19.”

Fact: Vaccines prime your immune system to recognize and fight off a disease, but they don’t actually cause an infection. The vaccines that are available in the U.S. contain a strand of the aforementioned mRNA. When the mRNA enters your cells, it instructs them to make a piece of the “spike” protein that’s present on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Those protein pieces don’t actually harm your body, but they do trigger your immune system to mount a response to fight them off.

Myth: “We don’t know what’s in these vaccines.”

Fact: Both Pfizer and Moderna have published the ingredient lists for their vaccines. In addition to the star ingredient, the COVID-19 mRNA for the spike protein, both vaccines contain lipids (fats) that help deliver the mRNA into your cells and a few other common ingredients that help maintain the pH and stability of the vaccine. Despite theories circulated on social media, they do not contain microchips or any form of tracking device.

Myth: “These vaccines will alter my DNA.” Fact: The vaccines use mRNA to instruct our cells to make a piece of the coronavirus’s hallmark spike protein in order to spark an immune-system response. Once the mRNA does that, our cells break it down and get rid of it. Messenger RNA is something that’s made from DNA, but it’s not

designed to integrate with our DNA, and it doesn’t permanently change our genome and who we are in any way.

Myth: “I already had COVID-19, so I won’t benefit from the vaccine.”

Fact: We don’t yet know how long natural immunity to COVID-19 lasts. Right now, it seems that getting COVID-19 more than once is not common, but there still are many questions that remain unanswered. Therefore, even if you’ve had COVID-19, it still would be appropriate for you to get the vaccine to make sure you’re protected.

Myth: “Since COVID-19’s survival rate is so high, I don’t need a vaccine.”

Fact: It’s true that most people who get COVID-19 are able to recover. But it’s also true that some people develop severe complications. So far, more than 1.7 million people around the world have died from COVID-19, as well as some 350,000 Americans, and that doesn’t account for people who survived but needed to be hospitalized. Because the disease can damage the lungs, heart and brain, it also may cause long-term health problems that experts still are working to understand. There’s another reason to consider getting the vaccine: It protects those around you. Even if COVID-19 doesn’t make you very sick, you could pass it on to someone else who might be more severely affected. Widespread vaccination protects populations, including those who are most at risk and those who can’t be vaccinated. It will be important for ending the pandemic.

Myth: “Once I get the vaccine, I won’t have to wear a mask or worry about social distancing.”

Fact: Even if you get the vaccine, you should continue to wear a mask around others, wash your hands and practice physical distancing. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that both of the authorized vaccines require two doses given three to four weeks apart to achieve the best possible immunity. When you get your first shot, you don’t become immediately immune. It takes at least a week to 10 days for your body to begin to develop antibodies, and then those antibodies continue to increase over the next several weeks. The second is that these vaccines were developed and tested for their ability to prevent severe illness and death from COVID-19. It’s not clear whether they also protect against asymptomatic infection and spread.

Myth: “Now that we have vaccines, the pandemic will be over very soon.”

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Myth: “This vaccine contains egg protein.”

Fact: While most conventional vaccines — including the flu shot — are made with egg protein, the coronavirus vaccine has no trace of nuts, eggs or any food.

Myth: “The vaccine can create serious side effects.”

Fact: According to the FDA’s report, 84 percent of any adverse reactions among participants included pain at the injection site. Additionally, 62 percent of participant reactions were fatigue, 55 percent included a headache and less than 40 percent included muscle pain, chills, joint pain and fever.

Severe adverse reactions occurred in less than 4.6 percent of participants.

Myth: “This vaccine could make women infertile.”

Fact: There is no indication whatsoever that this vaccine would affect the fertility of females.

Myth: “The vaccine will protect us from COVID permanently.”

Fact: The vaccine has only been around for three or four months since it came off the line. Since the virus has been around for about one year, what we don’t know yet is how durable that effect is.

Multiple mutations already may imply need for future boosters.

If you have more questions about the vaccine, talk with your trusted healthcare provider or look to reliable sources, including www.cdc.gov or www.who.int.

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Hamilton County opened its COVID-19 vaccination site Jan. 11 at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville. Howard and Eddie Patterson, both 87, of Fishers were the first to receive vaccinations at the site. Howard, who has been married to Eddie for 67 years, said he is most looking forward to being able to eat breakfast in a restaurant again after staying home because of the pandemic. Vaccinations at the site are available only to residents 80 and older, but the county soon expects to open it up to residents 70 and older followed by those 60 and older. Register for a vaccine at ourshot.in.gov or by calling 2-1-1.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Emmanuel Carter first heard he had an audition for a variety TV show, he had no idea it was for TELEVISION Noggin, a learning app from Nick Jr. “Fast forward a couple weeks after that, I found out that not only had I booked the show, but they had changed the entire format of the show because of my audition,” the Carmel resident said. “The way the show is now is, it’s a music-based show.

We teach the children about different subjects through song and dance. Originally, it was supposed to be more akin to ‘Reading Rainbow’ and ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ but because I added musical elements to my audition, they rewrote the entire thing.”

The decision was made by ViacomCBS to place the production in Indiana to keep Carter safe and adhere to COVID-19 protocols, he said.

“I was proud of that because I always try to champion bringing more artistic work to Indiana because there are so many people here that are so talented,” he said. “But because of the stigma of Indiana not being an entertainment Mecca, it’s quite often overlooked.”

“Noggin Knows” made its debut Jan. 4 on the Noggin app. A total of five episodes were filmed at the East 91st Street Church in Indianapolis.

“We filmed five episodes over four days, so it was an incredible amount of work,” Carter said.

Carter wrote all of the episodic songs for the show, except for the theme song.

“We aimed for preschoolers but we put material up for children up to 10 could enjoy as well,” he said. “My class is filled with popular Nick Jr. (animated) characters as my students. We have special guests who explain their profession.”

Carter said the show should eventually be shown on Nick Jr. He said it is slated to shoot Season 2 in February, but he hasn’t received the official word.

“The response from the first show was crazy positive,” he said.

‘Classics in Context’ “Classics in Context: Where are the Women?” will present Laura Colgate, a violinist and co-founder of Boulanger Initiative, for a Zoom discussion at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 examining why the classical music industry is not inclusive of women. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Carter, 33, a Broad Ripple High School graduate, has lived in Carmel for four years. He started acting professionally approximately five years ago and it became a full-time pursuit in 2017.

“I decided to take the leap of faith,” he said. “I was miserable having this dream in the back of my head but not really being able to do anything about it because I was doing something else I didn’t really want to do.”

Carter said his wife, Stephanie, told him he should quit his other job and concentrate on acting.

Carter said he always wanted to pursue a different path than most actors.

“There is the same old story you hear from actors coming out who say they got their headshots, went out for auditions and did everything by the books,” he said.

“I wanted to be like nobody else. I try to make my photos a lot different than what anyone is doing. The way I sent in videos was a lot different. I got a lot of commercial work. It’s pretty cool.

“Last year, my agent told me I had surpassed the number of commercials any other actor in Indiana had worked in.”

Carter sought representation outside of

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“After I got my agent Courtney (Stump) with Lily’s Talent, that’s when the bigger things started to happen,” he said. “I went from doing commercials to doing TV show roles.”

Carter appeared in “Soundtrack” in the Netflix series.

“The commercial work went from being regional to more national commercial work,” he said.

Carter also made appearances on “Fatal Attraction,” a TV One series, and on “Murder Chose Me” on Investigation Discovery.

“I played a villain on ‘Murder Chose Me,’ which was new for me,” he said.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 310 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis What to get: Grilled cheese Price: $7 Anna’s take: The Eagle is a downtown Indianapolis restaurant with a chicken-heavy menu, including chicken sandwiches and whole, half- or quarter-fried chicken, among other items. Everything is a la carte, but side items come in hefty portions. I tried the grilled cheese (I’m not a fried chicken person), which was deliciously rich with three types of cheese along with apricot preserves, Granny Smith apples and rustic bread. The bread resembled Texas toast. It was so rich I couldn’t finish the entire sand-

Grilled cheese from The Eagle is made with three types of cheese, apricot preserves and Granny Smith apples. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

wich. That, and the fact I scarfed down a side of homemade biscuits ($4) that comes with several biscuits, blackberry jam and honey butter. I’m celebrating Dry January, which means I’m abstaining from alcohol this month, and probably longer, because let’s face it, we all need a healthy start this year. However, if you are not adhering to Dry January, The Eagle has a cocktail menu that includes, among other items, old fashioneds and bourbon punch.

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What an adorkable jerkface Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt The 21st century is an uncharted landscape of post-postmodernism. Truth can be whatever we want it to be at any given moment — or whatGRAMMAR GUY ever. It’s up to you.

After consulting with a handful of the top dictionaries (including Merriam-Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, the Macmillan Dictionary, dictionary.com and Oxford Dictionaries), I have found the following word entries in at least one of them. After all, dictionaries don’t decide which words are words — they simply report on which words are being used out in the wild. Here’s the unbelievable list.

Adorkable — This word made it into the OED’s latest addition of words in December 2020. It’s an adjective that means “unfashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or endearing.”

Adulting — This means “to behave like an adult” or “to do adult things.”

Ain’t. — Ain’t is a versatile word. Somehow it can be a contraction meaning “am not,” “are not,” “is not,” “have not” or “has

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Bro hug — A “bro hug” is a hug between two dudes.

Jerkface — This word is an impolite way to refer to an annoying person. When I hear someone yell, “Hey jerkface!” in public, I assume they are trying to get my attention.

Selfie — The “selfie” is a noun that means “the photo someone takes of themself.”

Zhuzh — To “zhuzh” something is to make something more stylish or appealing.

Like it or not, these words (and more) are in our dictionaries. It’s up to you whether or not you use them. If you’re not happy about it, please don’t unfriend me (“unfriend” is totes in the dictionary, by the way).

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Repurposing Hamburg’s Bismarck Memorial Commentary by Don Knebel An imposing statue of Otto von Bismarck in Hamburg, Germany, is the world’s largest memorial to the man rememTRAVEL bered for unifying Germany. It was recently repurposed as a commentary on current events.

In 1862, Prussian King Wilhelm I made Bismarck his chief minister, with wide-ranging powers. During a war against France that Bismarck provoked and won, Bismarck sought the aid of the independent states of the German Confederation and succeeded in combining those states with Prussia into a unified German Empire in 1871. Bismarck governed the empire with such authority that he was known as the “Iron Chancellor” until he was removed by Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm II in 1890. Bismarck died on July 30, 1898 and was interred on the eastern outskirts of Hamburg. Three days after Bismarck’s death, the mayor of Hamburg made a public appeal for a memorial to Bismarck and soon raised 400,000 gold marks from Hamburg’s leading (and wealthy) citizens. A committee sponsored a design competition, and construction of the winning design began in 1902 on a hill overlooking Hamburg’s harbor. When completed in 1906, the granite monument, featuring Bismarck standing atop a circular plinth, was 115 feet tall and weighed more than 600 tons. For reasons that are still unclear, the monument included a network of catacombs beneath the plinth, used as an air raid shelter during World War II. Not everyone today sees Bismarck in the same glowing light as did Hamburg’s patricians. Some have accused Bismarck of being anti-Semitic and anti-labor. In May

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2015 (when I happened to be in Hamburg), Viennese artists used a crane to place a 10foot aluminum and plastic ibex on the top of Bismarck’s head that they called “Capricorn Two,” saying that they were protesting the rising “Bismarck cult” of German nationalism. The ibex remained on Bismarck’s head until Aug. 2, 2015.

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