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DISPATCHES Boys & Girls Club pancake breakfast set — The annual all-you-caneat pancake and sausage breakfast conducted by the Boys & Girls Club and the Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis Club will be from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 15 at the Community Center, 1700 Conner St. Entry will be at Door 4. Tickets are $5.

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BZA approves Mustard Seed Gardens expansion

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The Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a request for an expansion from Mustard Seed Gardens, an event venGROWTH ue at 77 Metsker Lane at its Feb. 3 meeting.

The venue is a barn on the south side of 146th Street. Originally, the barn housed an antique shop, but for the past 10 years, it has been an event venue, primarily for weddings.

Noblesville senior planner Denise Aschleman presented the proposal to the BZA. The proposal was for an addition to the current building spanning 16 feet to the south, which will add space on the main floor, a loft on the second level and a “man cave” for the bridal party on the basement level. Another addition to the back of the building will provide storage on the basement level, a catering area and more storage on the main level and a bridal suite on the top level. The proposal also includes an outdoor deck and an entry feature above the front door.

The proposal also asked for the

gravel parking area to the east of the structure to remain gravel for the next five years. “(The owners) are going through a long-term planning phase, and they want to maintain some flexibility as they complete that process,” Aschleman said. “They have asked to leave it gravel, so if, for example, the long-term planning project says that should be an outdoor plaza, they are not already committed to asphalt in the area.”

In 2019, Mustard Seed Gardens celebrated hosting its 500th wedding and its 750th overall event. Petitioner Jesse Pohlman of Onpointe Land Matters presented details of the investments the owners have made on the property in the past decade, such as building restoration, energy-efficiency improvements and extensive landscaping.

“The venue embraces the uniqueness and charm of our community as well as contributes positively to the economic development of our community,” Pohlman said. “This will set a high bar for barn venues in central Indiana.”

For more, visit cityofnoblesville.org.

Student wins Lilly endowment scholarship — Noblesville High School senior Joseph Gassensmith was one of four students in Hamilton County who won a Lilly Endowment Scholarship. The scholarship provides four years of full tuition to any Indiana college or university.

GriefShare sessions meet on Sundays — GriefShare sessions conducted by Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., are open to the community. The weekly winter GriefShare sessions meet at the church from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays.

The program is a 14-week, non-denominational, Christ-centered program focusing on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. Participants are able to join at any point during the 14 weeks. There is a $20 registration fee with scholarships available.

For more, visit noblesvillefirst. com, or contact Carol Miller at 317-773-2500.

Civil War Roundtable — The Hamilton County Civil War Roundtable will present speaker Stephen Towne at its meeting set for 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square.

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Deputy treasurer seeks damages from accuser

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Approximately 15 months after she was accused of waiving statutory fees on late tax payments on behalf of family and friends, LAWSUIT Hamilton County Chief Deputy Treasurer Kim Good has filed a defamation lawsuit against her accuser, Susan Byer.

Good, of Cicero, is represented by attorney Mario Massillamany, a partner in the firm Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP. Byer, of Arcadia, Good had been an employee with the Hamilton County Treasurer’s Office for 13 years prior to being fired in March 2018. According to a formal complaint from Massillamany Jeter & Carson, Byer “was frequently and consistently disciplined for violating office policies and work rules such as distracting the attention of others, shouting, demonstrating/ causing a disruption in the workplace, unauthorized overtime, disobeying a reasonable order of a supervisor to perform assigned work, refusing to comply with written or verbal instructions, negligently handling of funds and falsifying county tax records.”

Byer then filed a wrongful termination lawsuit on Nov. 14, 2018, which alleges she was fired for threatening to uncover a criminal enterprise in which Good waived fees on late tax payments for her family members.

After Byer’s accusations were made, Brent Eaton, the prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, found there was insufficient evidence to prove Good waived the late fees. Good wasn’t charged with a crime, but the wrongful termination lawsuit will move forward.

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Byer said the defamation lawsuit against her is politically motivated.

“This is a political lawsuit filed by a career politician and her political consultant lawyer,” Byer said.

Byer’s lawyer, Tim Stoesz, said the lawsuit was filed before Byer decided to run for office.

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Man gets life sentence news@currentnoblesville.com Charles Skaggs Jr. of Noblesville recently was sentenced to life without parole in federal prison following a conviction for nine counts CRIME of sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of concealment of evidence.

Skaggs, 53, was convicted in a July 2019 trial.

Skaggs previously was convicted for sexual misconduct with a minor in Clark County.

U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler applauded the sentence. “(The) sentence sends a strong message to those who seek to exploit our minor children that you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, particularly those with prior records of child exploitation,” Minkler stated. “Protecting our youth from

sexual predators will always remain a top priority of this office and this life sentence will ensure that the public is safe from any future victimization from this defendant.”

Skaggs’ case began in 2015 with an investigation by the FBI of child sex tourism in Ukraine. Skaggs had worked with orphanages in Ukraine.

In December 2016, Skaggs was searched by U.S. Customs inside Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as he was returning from Ukraine.

Law enforcement officers recovered thumb drives containing child pornography, including child pornography Skaggs produced in Indiana.

The case was investigated by the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Indiana State Police.

McKinney seeks reelection to county council

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McKinney said. “(I) have kept every promise made in each and every campaign. Hamilton County government Incumbent Rick McKinney is seekweathered the Recession, is financially ing another four-year term on the solvent and has had prudent allocation Hamilton Counof tax dollars by the county POLITICS ty Council. council, which has resulted in McKinney, a both a healthy reserve and the Republican, was first elected highest credit rating.” in 1997 and has been part of For 20 years, he has major county projects like worked in operations and the Ind. 37 redesign and confinancial management with struction, a new headquarbanks and student loan corMcKinney ters for the Humane Society porations. For the past 24 of Hamilton County in Fishers, the years, he has owned ClearView ProKeystone bridge over 96th Street, the fessional Window Cleaning.

Lowes Way ramp to Keystone in CarMcKinney is married to Cheryl. They mel, the 106th Street bridge over I-69, have three sons, Zach, Daniel and improvements at Strawtown Koteewi Sean, and one grandson.

Park in Noblesville, solar panels at the As of press time, other candidates Community Corrections Campus in to file for the three open,at-large Noblesville and the expansion of the seats are Republican incumbents jail at the same site.

Brad Beaver and Jeff Hern and Re“I believe I am the best candidate publican Sue Maki. The deadline for due to my 23 years proven and demon- candidates to file was Feb. 7. The strated experience on the county deadline to register to vote in the May council as a taxpayer advocate,” 5 primary election is April 6.

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DISPATCHES League of Women Voters sets event — The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County will conduct an event at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville, 1 Library Plaza. Presentations will be made on nonpartisan websites available to inform voters. The main speaker will be Bill Moreau, co-founder and president of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, Inc. Moreau operates online as The Indiana Citizen, a nonpartisan, nonprofit platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed, engaged voters. The League’s website, Vote411, also will be presented.

Façade improvement grant program opens — Applications are being accepted for the City of Noblesville Façade Improvement Grant Program.

Three types of grants are available through the program including a small projects grant which awards 50 percent reimbursement up to $2,500, a substantial façade improvement grant which awards 50 percent of reimbursement up to $25,000 and an architectural design assistance grant, which gives a 100 percent reimbursement of up to $500 and helps pay for the cost of professional design services for improving a building’s exterior. The deadline to apply is March 31, and a second round of grants may occur later this year if funds are available. The application is available at cityofnoblesville.org.

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Church, high schoolers to complete home repairs — CrossRoads Church at Westfield will host to 250 high schools for a week in July in which they will complete between 30 and 45 free home repairs, primarily for older adults and veterans. Students will be available to do interior and exterior painting, building decks and wheel chair ramps, doing mobile home under skirting and other home repairs.

CrossRoads Church is looking to identify homesites in Westfield, Sheridan and Noblesville needing potential home repairs. For an application, visit forourneighbor.life or email groupworkcamp.crcw@gmail.com. Applications are due by Feb. 29.

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Corie Elkin, left, and Kalisha Hoffman station themselves at the silent auction tables at Savor Noblesville, an event that brings together 30 local eateries, breweries and wineries. It raised money to benefit Noblesville North Elementary School and took place Jan. 23 at the Mill Top Event Center in Noblesville. (Photos by Ben Stout)

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Project: Ind. CONSTRUCTION 37 Improvement Project Location: Construction began at 126th Street in August and will be followed by 146th, 131st and 141st streets, ending with 135th Street.

Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open during all phases of construction, with two northbound and two southbound lanes open during each phase. There will be closures on side roads with alternate routes always accessible, which will be announced at the time of the closure.

Project: Downtown infrastructure improvement Location: Lantern Road closed south of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard Expected completion: Lantern Road phase to last 90 days and began Oct. 7. Overall project to be complete in fall.

Detour: Lantern Road access open from the north for local traffic and Fishers Elementary School but will be closed between 116th Street and Fishers Pointe Boulevard. Use Fishers Pointe Boulevard for detour.

WESTFIELD Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Construction has moved to the south side of Park Street.

Expected completion: End of 2020 Project: Monon Trail bridge Location: Monon Trail closed near Ind. 32.

Expected completion: The project has been extended to last until spring 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. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street.

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Parks add field trips to spring break camps

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com Late next month, Noblesville students will begin a two-week spring break, which RECREATION bridges late March and early April.

Some families travel, but many will stay in town.

During the break, Noblesville Parks and Recreation will provide kids opportunities to get outside to explore nature with two weeklong day camps March 30 to April 10.

Campers ages 6 to 11 can take part in one or both camps that will include arts and crafts, science projects and other activities.

Each camp will have field trips each Tuesday and Thursday, with visits to Conner Prairie, Urban Air, the Indianapolis Zoo and the Rhythm and Discovery Center. Transportation will be provided.

Camp times the first week are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 30 through April 3. The second week times are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6 to 10. Both camps will meet at Forest Park Lodge, 701 Cicero Rd. Kids can attend camp intermittently.

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“Our Spring Break Camp is a great option for kids to come learn, play and explore in new ways and make new friends,” said Kaitlyn Smith, recreation program coordinator.

“We have added two exciting field trips each week that give campers a variety of activities over break. The options are very flexible.

“Whether you need a few days or the whole week, we can accommodate you.”

Cost for one week of camp is $145 for Noblesville residents and $170 for

non-residents. Daily rates are $25 for residents and $30 for nonresidents, except on Tuesday and Thursday, which are field trip days. The Tuesday and Thursday rate is $35 for residents and $40 for nonresidents and includes field trips.

Additionally, the parks department is offering before- and after-care from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Before-care is $10 per week or $2 per day, and after-care is $15 per week or $3 per day.

To learn more or register, call 317776-6350 or visit noblesvilleparks.org.

New legislation affects deductions, exemptions news@currentnoblesville.com Hamilton County Auditor Robin Mills is informing county residents on newly enacted laws LAWS that change qualifying limitations for property tax deductions and exemptions.

Senate Enrolled Act 280 will change qualifying limitations to the Over 65, 65 Circuit Breaker and Disabled Veterans Deductions, and increase deduction amounts.

“People hear about legislation being passed all the time and may not truly understand the ramifications and what that legislation means for them,” Mills said. “Senate Enrolled Act 280 is one of those.”

SEA 280 increased the deduction amount for Disabled Veterans Deductions and Over 65 Deductions from

$12,480 to $14,000. In addition, the assessed value limitation for the Over 65 Deduction increased from $182,430 to $200,000. The income limitation increased from $25,000 to $30,000 for single tenants and $40,000 for married or joint tenants. The assessed value limitation for the Over 65 Circuit Breaker Deduction also increased from $160,000 to $200,000. The income limitation remained at $30,000 for single tenants and $40,000 for married or joint tenants.

The assessed value limitation for Disabled Veterans increased from $175,000 to $200,000.

The new law also adds other qualifying factors for surviving spouses, including if an individual is killed in action, dies while serving on active duty in the military or naval forces or dies while performing inactive duty

training in the military or naval forces.

“The Real Property Dept. will run various reports that will include individuals who already have the deductions in place or who had these deductions but were disqualified due to past assessed value limitations,” stated Sadie Eldridge, lead real property deductions deputy. “For everyone who qualifies with the increased assessed value, we will automatically apply the benefits.”

Although benefits should be automatically applied, Eldridge encourages people in those brackets to follow up with the county office after they receive their tax bill in August.

For more about deductions, exemptions and property taxes, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov and click on the “Property & Taxes” icon or call the Real Property Dept. at 317-770-4412.

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An annual celebration conducted by the Noblesville Education Foundation will take a differCOVER STORY ent spin this year with Noblesville Schools celebrating its 150th anniversary.

NEF Executive Director Adriann Young calls the upcoming event special.

“Every year, we Young have Miller-Palooza,” she said. “It’s our annual large gala fundraiser for the education foundation, but this year is special because we are celebrating the 150-year anniversary of Noblesville Schools.”

The Feb. 21 event also will include recognizing the recently named 25 Noble Millers, a group of individuals nominated by the community and then selected by a committee. Honorees were chosen based on their exceptional service, support, accomplishments or contributions to the school district.

“Miller-Palooza used to be a fashion show during lunch, and now it’s a large evening event on a Friday with casino gaming, food and drinks.

We are really kicking it up a notch this year,” Young said. “We are going to have a 20-minute program or so where we honor our Noble Millers and talk about how great the school is for the 150th anniversary and highlight some of our grant projects we have done the past year, too.”

The Doo band will play live music.

The event starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at Embassy Suites, 13700 Conference Center Dr. General admission tickets are $100 and VIP tickets are $150. General admission tickets include food, two drink tickets and chips for the ca-

Students in a study hall in the 1948-49 school year. (Submitted photo)

sino. VIP tickets include valet parking, a champagne toast and Noblesville Schools gear. Ticket sales end Feb. 20.

The NEF wants to raise more than $30,000, which is what the 2019 Miller-Palooza raised. Funds benefit the NEF, which provides teacher grants and student scholarships. For more or for tickets, visit noblesvilleschools.org.

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Noblesville Schools Director of Marketing and Communications Marnie Cooke said the Noble Millers recognition is exclusively a part of the district’s 150year anniversary celebration and likely won’t happen again.

“When we were Cooke brainstorming lots of different ways to celebrate the 150th anniversary, one of the ideas that came up was wanting to honor people in the community who have or are making Noblesville Schools special, so we decided to honor 25 people,” Cooke said. “It was a competitive slate.”

to do this again, which is kind of what makes this a big deal,” Cooke said. “We have other types of recognition and awards we give people annually, but this is a one-time thing.”

Noblesville Schools Supt. Beth Niedermeyer said the Noble Millers have played a meaningful part in shaping the school district.

“This is such an esteemed group of remarkable individuals and we are so appreciative of their generosity, commitment and Niedermeyer dedication to Noblesville Schools,” Niedermeyer stated. “At the end of the day, a school district is only as strong as the people who have built it, loved it and nurtured it along the way. We’re honored to recognize these Noble Millers for the meaningful part they’ve played in support of education and the success of Noblesville students past and present.”

NOBLE MILLERS

A display case of Noblesville Schools’ artifacts is housed in the school administration building, 18025 River Rd. (Photo by Anna Skinner

All nominees received a personal letter of thanks, a certificate and a copy of the nomination. Honorees receive the same and two VIP tickets to Miller-Palooza.

“This is a special thing around the 150th anniversary. We have never done this before and don’t have plans

Chris Beaver

Jack Lawrence

Christina Burch

Bryan Mills

Dick Dellinger

Tony Oilar

John Ditslear

Monica Peck

Bob DuBois

Annetta Petty

Bruce Games

Greg Richards

Pat Haney

Butch Robbins

LuAnn Harger

Jason Seaman

Bruce Hitchcock

Rick Towle

Larry Jacobi

Kristina Trusty

Matt Johnston

Kathy Kreag Williams

Bill Kenley Julie Kozicki

Loren Williams

For a full bio on each nominee, visit noblesvilleschools.org/150.

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Getting off the fence

Commentary by Terry Anker

Editor, Since moving to Noblesville more than 20 years ago, I have avoided partisan politics. It has been easy to do. As folks here will tell you, we live in a one-party town.

After the disappointment of the 2016 presidential election, I found a way to speak up without aligning myself with a political party. From my safe nonpartisan perch, I sang the praises of redistricting reform.

In my advocacy for redistricting reform at the local and state level, I have come to realize an obvious fact. The people who have the power to make decisions that affect our everyday lives are part of a partisan system. The system is designed to ensure opposition, because democracy requires it.

Because democracy requires opposition, I’m getting off the fence, and I welcome you to join me at the next meeting of the Noblesville Democratic Club at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Barley Island Brewing Co., 639 E. Conner St. Jenna Stewart, Noblesville

It is time to even the score. We cannot let them get by with this!

They need to learn a lesson. Or, so we think. It comes with the human condition that we all gauge our own position in the world by those around us.

Like zebras on the Serengeti, we huddle together, looking for safety in numbers.

How can we Generally, it has provbe in charge en to be a if they aren’t thoughtful strategy. listening?

We have flourished on this blue sphere. Still, we carry within ourselves a need, justifiable or not, to keep the herd together, even if by force, shame or influence.

One might argue a bit of benevolence here. Don’t get too far from the collective or you will be eaten by a lion. But how do we know that our intention to coerce others into staying put isn’t more for us than for them? How can we be in charge if they aren’t listening?

We’ve developed all manner and sort of strategy for keeping our team members in their rightful place, directly behind us. We justify our indignation, exclaiming that we are forced into action by the malfeasance of others. We are just getting even. OK, but even with what? And, do we have a claim for even? Or, is the objective to protect ourselves by knocking down the contrast. Don’t outperform us because it makes us vulnerable. Don’t leave us alone on the plain or the lion will feast.

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

Not a routine morning Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’m annoyed, but maybe you can have a good laugh. My husband Doo came downstairs earlier HUMOR than usual this morning, turned on all the lights and sat at the kitchen counter to go through bills. He even tried talking to me. What the heck? Doesn’t he understand I have a routine, nay, a ritual, that depends on 90 percent darkness, 100 percent silence and absolutely 0 percent other people?

Clearly, he does not, for when I said as much, he scoffed and proceeded to rip open envelopes as loudly as he could, right in front of my angry face.

What a butt!

Incidentally, this was the second such encounter in less than 12 hours.

Last night, when I’d already turned back into a pumpkin and was literally trying to sleep (eyes closed, weighted blanket tucked, sound machine on blast), Doo insisted on a fashion show (yes, a fashion show; he was dying to parade his new birthday clothes

in every possible combination). With his stuff strewn across the room, including the bed, he kept walking in and out, asking, “How do these jeans look?” “Does this shirt wash me out?”

I admit to enjoying his production, but seriously, I just wanted some ZZZs. And complaining to Doo obviously doesn’t work. He’s a classic extrovert who needs dramatic stimulus 24/7 while I require the exact opposite, which is basically anything resembling a float-tank session. It’s an enigma, for sure.

In summary, my perfectly crafted morning and evening routines are being firebombed by a handsome bald guy in a new sweater vest with a dangerous aversion to online bill pay.

It’s OK. Go ahead and laugh.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist.

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My wife gets emotionally involved in these shows. The photography vividly captures the incredible beauty and complexity of life. But it also highlights the tremendous competition for food.

“Why do all these animals have to eat each other?” Mary Ellen asked me last week. “Why can’t they all be vegetarians?”

Fair question. In fact, this was the very question Emma Darwin asked her husband Charles when she read his initial draft of “On the Origin of Species.” This put a damper on her hubby’s first attempt at a bestseller.

Last Sunday, hyenas were chasing monkeys. Mary Ellen rooted for the monkeys, of course. When badgers preyed on cute prairie dogs, Mary Ellen covered her eyes, hoping the badgers would fail. Dingoes stalking baby kangaroos? She was screaming, “Hurry, hurry!” to the adorable joeys on the run.

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“Huh?” There was much to unpack in that analogy, but on some bizarre level, she kind of had a point.

Last Sunday, I suggested we break tradition and watch “The Lion King.”

It was a nice change, because in the film no animal digests another animal.

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The nonprofit Indiana Donor Network consulted with donor’s loved ones before creating the camp. One of the people consulted was Noblesville resident Shannon Owens, whose late husband James Owens was a donor.

Owens said the camp would give children a chance to find support outside of their immediate family and also learn to support each other.

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County hiring fair returns

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Hiring Fair will return for the third consecutive year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March JOBS 5 at Ivy Tech, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville. Last year, the fair drew 300 jobseekers and approximately 75 hiring organizations.

Jobs presented at the fair don’t require college degrees and include entry-level and experienced positions. The minimum annual salary is $27,000, with a few exceptions.

“This year, we do have a few slots for those that don’t meet that $27,000 a year to help maybe college students that need a job or the people who haven’t been working for a while to get them back into the workforce,” Sheridan Youth Assistance Early Intervention Advocate Lisa Samuels said.

“That’s the newest thing. We do have some part-time positions that will be offered to help people get back into the workforce.”

Officer Ashley Williams, left, speaks to job seekers about the Carmel Police Dept. at a previous job fair. (Submitted photo)

Tours of the Ivy Tech campus will be offered at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for those interested in learning about the school.

The event is free to attend and is free for nonprofits that want to have a booth. Cost is $200 for for-profit businesses. The deadline to register for a space is Feb. 28.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Don Farrell has been eager for this collaboration on one of his favorite musicals.

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Mr. Sondheim turns 90 years old on March 22, and I can’t think of a better way for Actors Theatre of Indiana and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra to honor and celebrate the genius of such an iconic composer and lyricist than our production.”

ATI and CSO will present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at 8 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

ATI co-founder Farrell played the role of Todd for the first time for ATI in 2016.

“I am thrilled to recreate the role for this amazing co-production,” Farrell said. “I played the role of Anthony Hope twice, the first time in 1991 at Cincinnati Hot Summer Nights with Broadway actress Pamela Myers in the role of Mrs. Lovett, and then again in 1992 for The Springer Opera House in Columbus, Ga.” Fellow ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins also appear in the production.

Farrell said Sondheim musicals are complex and no two works are similar in style or presentation.

“As an actor, I appreciate complex characters, and ‘Sweeney Todd’ is

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Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald appear in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Sweeney Todd” in 2016. (Submitted photo)

certainly complex,” he said. “Here you have a man who devoutly loves his family, was unjustly exiled for 15 years of hard labor by a corrupt judge wishing to take advantage of his wife and child. Everything was taken away from him. Who can’t relate to the deep hurt, anger, pain and loss and the temptation, the desire to enact revenge on such horrific characters as Judge Turpin and the society he represents? The question is how we deal with that hurt, pain and loss. What decisions do we choose to make and act upon? And truthfully, I believe that everyone wants to root for the underdog, even if Sweeney’s choices might be very unsavory at the very the least.

“I do find the characters that Sondheim chooses to write about and create are very challenging and satisfying to perform. They are not one-dimensional, but neither are human beings, which is why I find them so engaging.”

Fitzgerald plays Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s accomplice in the murders, as she did in 2016.

“She is pretty much the mastermind in all of the killing and the pie filling,” Fitzgerald said. “She is a despicable character right out of the gate. Good thing that she is funny and (provides) comic relief for the production.”

Collins is reprising her role as the Beggar Woman.

“What I like about the role is that it is challenging,” Collins said.

“Sondheim is challenging for any actor, which is why everyone in the business relishes portraying a character in a Sondheim musical. In my opinion, it’s Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece.”

Fitzgerald agrees.

“He is beyond brilliant,” she said.

“As an actor it is so fulfilling to perform anything Sondheim.”

Collins said it’s always a thrill to perform with a full orchestra “The Palladium’s acoustics are wonderful, and it is always a joy to sing there,” Collins said.

CSO Music Director Janna Hymes said a choir will join the orchestra.

For more, visit atistage.org.

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“In the Beginning” Mud Creek Players, Mud Creek Theater, 9740 86th St., Indianapolis: Through Feb. 15. For more, visit mudcreekplayers.org.

“Much Ado About Nothing” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: Through Feb. 22. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

“Once Upon a Time” Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, The Academy of GHDT, Carmel: Through Feb. 23. For more, gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

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to the country and western song, “Stand By Your Man.” “The inspiration for ‘The Jones EfMissy Thompson is eager for Dance fect’ came from the most unexpected Kaleidoscope’s presentation of “Ameri- place,” Thompson said. “While travcan Valentine” for eling last summer, the hotel DANCE several reasons. where I was staying caught “This Valenfire, and everyone had to tine’s Day is particularly evacuate. Rather than making special to me; I got engaged us spend hours outside in the over the holidays,” she said. hot sun, we were invited to “So, I can’t wait to perform wait inside the adjoining casithis beautiful show and then no. Since I’m not a gambler, I Thompson celebrate with my fiancé afspent the time watching peoterward with a glass of champagne in ple. The juxtaposition of the gamblers the lobby.” and the machines was fascinating.

Dance Kaleidoscope will present After hours of a seemingly endless four performances of “American Valen- cycle of euphoria and despair, the tine” Feb. 13-16 at the Indiana Reperto- driving concept for ‘The Jones Effect’ ry Theatre in Indianapolis. was born.”

An Indianapolis resident, Thompson Dance Kaleidoscope debuted “Our choreographed “The Jones Effect,” America” at the 2019 IndyFringe which is part of Act 1 called “Our Festival.

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“You are dancing every part, so you are dancing for all three movements,” Camila Ferrera will be quite busy Ferrera said. “The second movement during the first act of “Love is in the is your pas de deux (couple’s dance).

Air.” There is a lot of jumping and PERFORMANCE Indiadancing and super-dynamic napolis movement and coordination Ballet will present “Love is with your partner.” in the Air” Feb. 14 to 16 at The second act is “Ania’s The Toby at Newfields in Song,” choreographed by Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Ballet Artistic Act 1 will include “Rubies,” Director Victoria Lyras. ThomFerrera which is considered the as Beczkiewicz, co-founder of most accessible ballet of George Balthe International Violin Competition anchine’s “Jewels.” of Indianapolis, had commissioned a “That is a pretty big deal for our piece for Ania on her 60th birthday. company because you have to be Ania died after a short illness in June approved to get such a ballet to be 2018. able to perform it,” Ferrera said. “It’s Ferrera isn’t in “Ania’s Song” but a big honor to be able to perform. It’s returns to perform in the third act of a great work of choreography and the “Tango Forever.” music is beautiful. It’s by Igor StraFerrera’s mother, Sonia Grimaldi, vinsky. It’s very fun. There is a lot of will attend from North Bergen, N.J. cardio involved.”

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Valentine vino varieties Commentary by Elizabeth Morse What to choose for your romantic evening? I’ve got some creative options to share WINEderlust with you. Pardon the names, some of them may make you blush. These beauties can be found locally at many locations, but all four are available at Tasteful Times on Olio Road in Fishers.

Brassfield Eruption, $19.99, is a sweet, red blend of petite sirah, syrah, malbec, grenache, mourvèdre, zinfandel and viognier. Whew. I love the pretty violet fragrance of this wine. It’s a mouthful of huge California fruit, with some vanilla, cedar and pepper. Silky smooth and definitely sweet but with structured tannins. It’d be a great complement to barbecue.

Next up is a fun new variety from the Willow Creek District in Paso Robles (California). Barton Holiday Clairette, $34.99, is a white wine that

should please anyone who normally enjoys chardonnay. It’s a dry, tropical glass featuring the likes of mango and papaya but contrasted with minerals and sweet apples. A thoughtful change of pace. Give it a swirl.

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Elizabeth Morse is a Hoosier chef, food writer, wine guru and Hamilton County Master Gardener. Morse has been a resident of Hamilton County for more than a decade. Check out her blog: schlepicurean.com.

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Wall in Las Vegas’ Mob Museum. (Photo by Don Knebel)

A tour of the mob museum Commentary by Don Knebel For most Americans, Valentine’s Day is associated with love and romance. An exhibit in TRAVEL an unusual Las Vegas museum remembers an altogether different Valentine’s Day story.

In 2002, the then-mayor of Las Vegas, a lawyer who had previously defended local crime figures, decided that his city needed a museum devoted to organized crime and government efforts to fight it. Despite considerable opposition, his dream was realized in 2012 when the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement opened in a renovated Depression-era federal courthouse on Stewart Street, 6 miles north of the strip. Designed by the person who designed Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the so-called “mob museum” is operated in partnership with the city.

The second floor includes the actual courtroom where Sen. Estes Kefauver held hearings in 1950 and 1951 investigating organized crime in Las Vegas. Photographs and recordings from the hearings recreate the atmosphere of the time. Other exhibits

feature notorious gang figures and those who pursued and prosecuted them. One particularly graphic exhibit includes photographs of the mutilated bodies of men killed in gang wars. Another exhibit includes a replica of an electric chair. The third floor, where the self-guided tour begins, includes the killing wall, reconstructed from the original bricks, from Chicago’s infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. On Feb. 14, 1929, seven members and associates of the North Side Gang were lined up against the wall of a garage in the Lincoln Park area and shot by four men thought to have been members of Al Capone’s crime family. Red circles indicate where the bullets hit the wall. Nearby is a Colt revolver recovered from the massacre. In 2018, a speakeasy called “The Underground” was added in the basement, serving corn alcohol distilled on-site in a recreated pot still.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com.

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Here’s an example: I’m thinking of buying a new superyacht; I spilled champagne on my old one and now it’s sticky. In this sentence, each clause before and after the semicolon can stand on its own as a complete sentence. However, they’re linked by the same common idea, which is the purchase of a new superyacht. This is the main way to

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Like any superhero, it’s cool to have more than one superpower.

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