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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Hamilton County updates comprehensive plan for first time in 14 years / P16

Spartz reflects on first months in Congress / P3

Noblesville names Teachers of the Year / P5

Schools to conduct meeting on DEI practices / P6

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Q&A: Spartz reflects on first months in Congress

By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz began her first term representing Indiana’s 5th District on Jan. 3. During one for her P0LITICS frequent visits to the district, Current caught up with Spartz for a Q&A interview after she had finished touring the Lawrence Police Dept. headquarters.

How has your experience in Washington, D.C., over the last several months differed from your expectations going in?

I didn’t have very high expectations. I’m not naïve. I’ve been in politics long enough.

It’s unfortunate. Such a serious institution with an important function and it’s become so dysfunctional. I talked to one of the members, Alaska’s Don Young, he’s been there since 1973, he’s the second congressman since Alaska became a state, and I asked him, “Has it always been that bad?”

And he says, “It’s never been as bad as it is right now.”

H.R. 1 recently passed the House and now is sitting in the Senate. It aims to federalize many of our country’s voting processes. Why did you vote against the bill?

H.R. 1 is actually an awful bill. There are a lot of things in that bill that are centralizing

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more power in the federal government. To think that a small group of people know better and are superior to millions of people on the ground, I would say it is probably the opposite.

Spartz I think centralizing (an increasing amount of power) is a very bad idea The bill would cause significant change to Indiana’s election laws by federalizing elections and eliminating the voter ID requirement. Do you think the federal government should be involved in how individual states operate their elections?

I think it’s more of a state issue than a federal issue. There are a few things that the federal government can look inside, like how we can improve more integrity of the federal elections and just deal with the federal piece. And having IDs, there is nothing wrong with that. We have IDs for everything. You cannot get on the plane without having an ID. The more populations grow, if you don’t have some controls in place, then that creates more opportunity for fraud.

Infrastructure is a big agenda item for President Joe Biden, and the bill — American Jobs Plan — is going to cost a lot.

What was your take on it?

Unfortunately, in the COVID bill, only 10 percent was related to COVID-19. And now in the infrastructure bill, only 6 percent is related to actual infrastructure that people think of — roads and bridges. I think if the president wants to have debate on other issues, we can have a separate debate, but he cannot lump every issue that he wants to deal with into one bill to try to force everyone to vote for something. It’s one thing, at least, if we spend our money and invest in assets like roads and bridges and tangible infrastructure that’s going to last us. You can justify (to future generations), “OK, you guys are going to take advantage of this.” Instead (we are) spending money to put bandages on issues that have existed for a long time and not resolving them.

How do you think our area of Indiana, maybe even Indiana as a whole, matches up with the rest of the country? Are we doing better, worse?

We have a lot to offer in this state, and I think it provides us an opportunity to compete with other states. We have good, stable laws. We have a good regulatory environment. We have good schools. We have economic growth and a low tax base. Going around other states, I’ve been very disturbed to see what is happening out there.

Noblesville Schools to conduct public DEI meeting

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Noblesville Schools Supt. Beth Niedermeyer will address the district’s approach to diversity, equity and EDUCATION inclusion practices May 13, a topic that has stirred strong opinions in Hamilton County’s other school districts.

Parents protested the DEI practices at a May 4 Noblesville Schools Board of Trustees

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Noblesville Schools names Teachers of the Year news@currentnoblesville.com Four of Noblesville Schools’ approximately 700 teachers have been named the district’s 2021 Teachers of the Year.

EDUCATION The teachers are David Kimmel, a fifth-grade teacher at North Elementary; Paige Simonetto, a first-grade teacher at Stony Creek Elementary; Mieke Kendrick, an English Language Learner Collaborative teacher at Noblesville East Middle School; and Katherine Hahn, an art teacher at Noblesville High Kimmel School.

The teachers were nominated by their principals and were selected for the honor by a committee of administrators.

Kimmel was an elementary-level winner and the Kendrick overall district winner and described as a “master at finding students who most need him, building strong relationships, bringing curriculum to life, and guiding others to be successful.”

Simonetto was an elementary-level winner and is described as “soft-spoken and extremely organized.” A media release from the district said her classroom and instruction should serve as a model for all

teachers.

Kendrick was the middle school-level winner and is described as going “above and beyond in building rapport with students while motivating them to grow academically and in their adoption of English.” Kendrick is fluent in multiple languages.

Hahn was the high school-level winner and is described as inspiring to all students, even if art “isn’t their thing.”

A teacher is chosen from each education level, and two teachers are chosen from the elementary level because 50 percent of the Simonetto district’s teachers are at the elementary level.

Selection focused on master teachers who excel at putting Noblesville Schools’ mission and vision into action and whose accomplishments align Hahn well with the Indiana Dept. of Education’s state Teacher of the Year criteria.

The winners will be honored at a Noblesville Schools Education Foundation recognition dinner later this month.

As the overall district winner, Kimmel also will participate in the state Teacher of the Year competition.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Hamilton County Tourism to conduct Pedal Perks — Hamilton County Tourism’s Pedal Perks promotion has returned for its fourth year. The goal of the program is to incentivize locals and visitors to explore Hamilton County by bicycle. From May 1 through Oct. 31, more than 30 participating Hamilton County businesses are offering deals and discounts. Customers must have a smartphone in order to redeem the offers at participating restaurants. Visit PedalPerks. org to enter, and a link to the mobile passport will be texted to you. When visiting a participating business, present the phone to a staff member to redeem the available discount.

NHS class of 2021 honors — Approximately 350 students of the Noblesville High School Class of 2021 were recognized May 5 for their academic achievements and scholarships during the school’s annual Senior Honor Night. The class of 2021 earned a record-setting $5.46 million in scholarships, a 76 percent increase over last year. Five students earned full-ride college scholarships, 37 students earned multilingual proficiency, 300 students earned honors for having a 3.5-plus GPA, 116 students earned post-secondary education scholarships and 125 students earned local scholarships.

Virtual mental health panel scheduled — As May is mental health awareness month, Noblesville Schools is partnering with Aspire, Community Health and Pathways for Healing Counseling to host a virtual mental health panel 6 p.m. May 19. The panel of experts will answer questions submitted by the public. The event is free, but registration is required. To register, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1OQ3BuUXI3vvGNMZNlI9Gpx705B_sSKFm6JEASX2BChinA/ viewform.

Learn about solar energy — The Hamilton County Solar Co-op, a nonprofit, is offering free webinars about solar basics in the home, farm or small businesses as well as how solar protects against rising electricity bills and can increase property values.

There will be information available on how to take advantage of net metering and the 26 percent federal tax credit this year, and how the co-op makes it easy to go solar by providing technical support and group pricing. Register at carmelgreen.org or email a request to lwebb@carmelgreen.org.

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Noblesville’s Sagamore Club to host NCAA Men’s Golf Regional

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Sagamore, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course that opened in 2003, put a bid in to host the regional.

There should be plenty of high-caliber “The last time in 2015, the players and golf when the The Sagamore Club again coaches liked and enjoyed the golf course,” hosts the NCAA Men’s Golf Marshall said. “They thought it was GOLF Regional. fair but tough.”

“If it’s anything like Each regional site will feature 2015, we’ll have four to six guys either 13 teams and 10 individuals come through here that will go on or 14 teams and five individuals. The to play on the PGA Tour,” said Wes individuals are at-large selections Marshall, the Noblesville golf club’s or individual conference champions general manager. from teams that did not make the Marshall One of those future pros in 2015 regional field. This will be one of six was 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeNCAA Division I regional sites. The top five Chambeau, who led SMU to a share of the teams from each site will advance to the NCAA Regional title with Illinois. He went on NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club to win the NCAA individual title that same in Scottsdale, Ariz. year.

“We don’t know what conferences the The Sagamore Club hosts the NCAA teams/individuals will come from,” said Regional in a joint effort with Ball State Tyson Mathews, Ball State assistant sports University and the Hamilton County Sports information director of communications.

Authority. The tournament is slated for May “They usually keep the individuals pretty 17 through May 19 with 54 holes of competiregionalized, but the teams can come from tion over the three days. Play is scheduled anywhere.” to begin at 8 a.m. for each of the first two Sagamore hosted the NCAA Division II rounds and 7:30 a.m. for the final round.

Men’s Championships in 2010.

“There (are) a lot of good, quality players Being outside, Marshall said spectators out there and our course will be a good test will be able to maintain social distancing. for them,” Marshall said.

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Noblesville to receive $13M for COVID-19 uses

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cific to Noblesville are the small business resilience grants it issued and offering bonuses to city staff who worked throughout The City of Noblesville will receive $13 the pandemic, such as public safety, street million from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Re- department employees and more. covery Fund, part “I think we’ve approached it as a PANDEMIC of President Joe unique opportunity for the city, and Biden’s American we’ve approached it from policy perRescue Plan. spective. This is a one-time investDeputy Mayor Matt Light said ment to stimulate the economy,” guidelines are still forthcoming Light said. “It isn’t money coming on from the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury a repetitive basis, so we don’t want on how to use the dollars. to create obligations in the budget Light “We still have decent indicators that couldn’t be met in the future. to go on from the act itself,” Light said.

So, we have prioritized the infrastructure “There’s a formula for each city, town, coun- (category) with some stormwater infraty throughout the country, and the money structure and wastewater infrastructure will be sent from the federal government to projects. So, one thing we’ve put toward the state, and then the state distributes it the top of the list is to provide sewer serout to Noblesville and other cities.” vice connection points in Wayne Township, The city should receive the funds in the which has been a real challenge for Noblesnext week or so. There are certain categoville for several years.” ries it can spend the money on, such as The City of Noblesville also received $2.2 COVID-19 impact, revenue replacement and million in two payments from the CARES Act infrastructure improvements. Examples spe- that was passed in 2020.

Indiana delegation asks FCC to provide broadband map

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the FCC, offer the most accurate snapshot of which areas of the U.S. have access to broadband internet. Because of the rapid In a display of bipartisan, the Indiana pace of development, the most recent maps Congressional delegation is urging the Fedwere obsolete upon publication. eral Communications “Now, there is a new process P0LITICS Commission to prowhere there would be more revide a status update al-time process mapping,” Spartz on the production of broadband said. “Money was given last year, coverage maps. The maps indicate but it seems like the federal govwhich areas in each state — and ernment was moving really slow, even each county — have access to and it’s important where you know internet broadband. (broadband access is).”

Spartz “I truly believe (broadband) is Congress passed the Broadband the electricity of the 21st century,” said Deployment Accuracy and Technology AvailU.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who repability Act in 2019, which provided $98 milresents the 5th District. “We need to be lion to address the mapping issues. smart. Where it is feasible we will have to The other Hoosier congressional memsubsidize, but we also shouldn’t be wasting bers are: Democrat Frank Mvran, Republican money where there is economic (advantage) Jackie Walorski, Republican Jim Banks, and where people already have (broadband Republican James Baird, Republican Greg access). It will improve access to health Pence, Democrat Andre Carson, Republican care, education and economic opportunities Larry Buchson (R-08) and Republican Trey for businesses.”

Hollingsworth. Each joined Spartz in signBroadband coverage maps, provided by ing the letter to the FCC.

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COMEBACK PATIENT OF THE MONTH This is one in a series of case studies of triumph over injury.

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BACKGROUND: Klem has always been an active person, enjoying spinning classes, gardening, and spending time with his family. After several months of issues with his shoulder, Klem decided that it was time Klem loves spending to reach out to Methodist Sports Medicine time with his family and schedule an appointment. Due to chronic kidney issues, Klem was not a good candidate for a shoulder replacement, so instead, he decided to take the physical therapy route.

WHY MSM: “The staff at MSM were welcoming and helpful in establishing and exceeding my personal goals,” says Klem.

THE JOURNEY: When Klem arrived at Methodist Sports Medicine – Noblesville, he couldn’t lift his arm past his waist. Klem’s physical therapist, Mike Hornak, eased him in to rehab with goals of improving Klem’s range of motion and strength. Once Klem and Mike spent a few sessions together, they were able to move on to full body and strength conditioning exercises, such as HIIT and weight training. Klem is now able to lift a five pound bar overhead, bench press a 20 pound medicine ball, and has drastically increased his cardiovascular endurance.

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Noblesville, Hamilton County receive funds for road improvement — Some communities in Senate District 20 will receive more than $2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program. Hamilton County received $715,452, Noblesville received $313,973 and Westfield received $1 million.

Through the program, the Indiana Dept. of Transportation matches up to $1 million annually when localities invest in road and bridge repairs. Counties with populations fewer than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations fewer than 10,000 receive a 75 percent/25 percent match, while counties with populations of greater than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations of greater than 10,000 receive a 50 percent/50 percent match. For more, visit in.gov/indot/2390.htm.

Beekeepers club to meet — North Central Beekeepers Club meets the third Wednesday at Cool Creek Nature Center in Westfield at 6:30 p.m. Experienced beekeepers will be available to answer any questions a half hour before the meeting starts. Meetings are free to attend in person or online by all levels of beekeepers located centrally north of Indianapolis. Those interested in becoming beekeepers are welcome. The next meeting is May 19 with a presentation by Dave Shenefield, owner of Clover Blossom Honey and Indiana 2020 Farm Family of the Year.

Photo contest submissions now being accepted — The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting submissions for the seventh annual photography contest from amateur photographers throughout Hamilton County. It will accept photographs in both the youth and adult age categories. Each participant can submit up to five entries showcasing the contest theme of Nature’s Renewal. Digital files and entry forms must be submitted by June 29.

Please add a descriptive caption to each entry portraying how the photo relates to this year’s theme. New this year, People’s Choice Award winners in each of the categories will receive a $50 prize. A panel of judges will choose additional winners for a total of four winners to be honored. Photo entries will be showcased at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair from July 15 to 19. Additional information and entry forms are at hamiltonswcd.org/photo-contest. For questions, email soil.water@hamiltoncounty.in.gov or call 317-773-2181.

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Workforce strategy official seeks to help displaced workers

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

May 6. He is replacing Carol Sergi, who is retiring at the end of the month.

“In 2018, the HCEDC board of directors chose As Hamilton County Economic Developto support Hamilton County’s communities ment Corp. vice president for workforce through workforce attraction in partnership strategy for the Invest! with the marketing experts at HamJOBS Hamilton County brand, ilton County Tourism,” HCEDC Board Mike Thibideau sees one Chair Mark LaBarr of Duke Energy immediate area of concentration. stated. “Carol Sergi came to the role “Helping individuals who have with the right expertise to kick-start been displaced throughout the this initiative and initiated numerCOVID-19 pandemic will obviously be ous collaborations. Thibideau brings the top priority,” he said. “Helping with him a record of innovation and Thibideau those people find pathways to exsuccess with employer/community isting or even new opportunities is going to relations as well as a comprehensive undermatter a lot. We need to do a great job in fostanding of workforce development systems cusing on attracting remote workers, which in K-12 and adult environments.” the pandemic has increased that trend. HamThibideau previously had served 2 1/2 ilton County makes multiple lists as one of years as the director of Indiana Workthe best places to be a remote worker.” force Recovery for the Indiana Chamber of The Carmel resident said he wants to Commerce. make sure displaced workers fill existing Prior to that, Thibideau was the executive talent shortages. director for the Indiana Construction Round“We do know certain industries are hiring table for 2 1/2 years. at high rates, and there are good positions Thibideau also worked extensively with out there people are looking to fill,” he said.

K-12 schools throughout the state to proThibideau, 32, started his new position mote construction trades and careers.

New historical marker unveiled news@currentnoblesville.com On April 20, officials from the Hamilton County Historical Society, City of Noblesville and Indiana State HisDOWNTOWN torical Bureau unveiled a historical marker commemorating Norman Norell.

Norell was a Hamilton County native who was one of the nation’s leading fashion designers during the post-World War II period. The new marker is on Eighth Street in downtown Noblesville between Cherry Street and Maple Avenue.

The marker reads, in part: “Norman Norell, 1900-1972 / Dean of American Fashion. “It also has information about Norell’s past, including his connection to the Levinson family and how his fashion designs were worn by Jackie Kennedy, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe. Norell is buried in Noblesville’s Crownland Cemetery.

The event was not open to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a larger event is planned for later this year.

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Solarize ECI to meet over Zoom — Indiana residents and business owners will learn how the federal tax credit of 26 percent has been extended through 2021 and 2022 for installing solar panels on houses, farm structures and places of business during the next Zoom meeting of Solarize East Central Indiana. The Zoom meeting sponsored

by Solarize ECI, a grassroots community group affiliated with Solarize Indiana, will begin at 6:30 p.m. May 11.

The Zoom meeting will involve a 30-minute presentation followed by an hour for questions and answers. There is no charge to attend the Solarize ECI Zoom meeting. Prior registration is required. The Zoom link for registration, which is free, can be found at facebook.com/solarizeECI or by sending an email request to Carolyn Vann, cvann@ bsu.edu, or John Vann, jvann@bsu.edu, who are co-team

leaders of Solarize ECI. Church offering Divorce Care program — Noblesville First United Methodist Church is offering a 13-week program called Divorce Care to help those find help and healing from separation and divorce. The program began April 9 and runs for 13 weeks. It is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday nights. People can join at any time during the program and child care is provided. The program is at the church, 2051 Monument St., and attendees should enter through Door 1. For more, visit noblesvillefirst.com/divorcecare or https://www.divorcecare.org/groups/search.

F.C. Tucker stats — The residential real estate market in Noblesville continued to be very active during March.

According to F.C. Tucker Company, Noblesville homes left the market 50.9 percent, or 29 days, faster than this time last year. The average price of a home in Noblesville was $323,461, an increase of 11.5 percent compared to March 2020. The average price per square foot of a Noblesville home also increased 15.6 percent to $144.72.

Prevail, Inc. announces 35th Anniversary of Hope date — Prevail, Inc. announced that Hare Chevrolet will present Prevail’s 35th Anniversary of Hope Aug. 21 at the Renaissance Hotel in Carmel. The event including a formal evening with dancing, dinner, networking and a survivor’s story. There will be a live and silent auction. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more, visit prevailinc.org or contact Natasha Robinson at natasha@prevailinc.org.

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Cervical cancer survivor stresses importance of routine health screenings Patient describes relationship formed with Ascension St. Vincent care teams as a ‘blessing’ After a visit to the emergency room due to uncontrollable bleeding, Elaine Krieg scheduled a Pap test with her OB-GYN. When the test detected abnormal cells, her doctor did a cervical biopsy. She said she remembers crying and pulling over to the side of the road when her doctor called with her results.

“I got the call on a Friday night and my doctor told me that I had cervical cancer,” said Elaine. “I was shocked.”

Elaine received chemotherapy and radiation, and has been in remission for two years. She said she has “been blessed” by the relationships she has formed with her care teams at Ascension St. Vincent.

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Michael Callahan, MD, is Elaine’s gynecologic oncologist at Ascension St. Vincent. He said all women are at risk for cervical cancer, but it’s seen most often in women over age 30.

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City council process for planning approvals Commentary by Darren Peterson Being the president of the Noblesville City Council, I am often asked questions about the process for project apGOVERNMENT proval and the relationship between the plan commission and city council.

The Noblesville Plan Commission consists of 11 voting members and conducts public hearings for land-use zoning and land subdivision activities. They meet on the third Monday of every month at City Hall. They strategize to shape and support the city’s growth and development.

In addition, they help the city council develop and update city ordinances, the comprehensive plan, the thoroughfare plan and other long-range planning functions. To learn more, visit cityofnoblesville.org/department/board. php?structureid=139.

The process starts when a private business chooses to locate, grow or develop in Noblesville. There can be multiple factors between private companies before the city engagement process starts. Any private company or landowner has the right to meet with staff about a proposed property improvement. The

project is not considered public for a variety of reasons while the project is being vetted by the planning department for compliance for standards, ordinances and rules. When, and if, it meets criteria to move forward, it is packaged for a transparent and full-disclosure presentation in public.

The staff makes a recommendation for approval, denial or no recommendation based on the findings. An unfavorable recommendation is not a denial to continue, but means the staff feels it does not or cannot meet one or more criteria. It is then up to the petitioner to decide if it will go on for public presentation.

The petitioner has the opportunity to address the issues, and perhaps even amend the proposal or expand conditions of approval, before or during the meeting based on feedback.

The information is posted on the city website three to five days before the meeting.

The public has full and transparent access to the same information that will be presented in the meeting. The public is invited and encouraged to engage in the process.

The plan commission votes for a favorable, unfavorable or no recommendation. An unfavorable recommendation is not a no vote, it is simply a recommendation that the project

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does not meet criteria outlined by a majority of the members. Then it is up to the petitioner to decide if it will go on to the council for further review. Again, the petitioner can respond to the concerns of the plan commission and amend the proposal before presenting to the council.

The project then has an introduction to council, including the same community engagement; however, it is not voted on until the next meeting. If approved, this is the start of the permit process, and the project still needs to be approved by other government agencies and departments.

It is exciting to see positive and professional community engagement, because this is how a community shapes itself. I encourage everyone to check the city website frequently for updates, projects and agendas to stay accurately informed. The council contact information is on the city’s website.

Darren Peterson is the Noblesville common Council president and founder of Peterson Architecture.

He serves with Nickel Plate Arts, Noblesville First United Methodist Church, Keep Noblesville Beautiful and many other organizations.

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Inaugural Get on Board event scheduled – Hamilton County’s first Get on Board event is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. May 13 in the atrium of the Ivy Tech Community College Noblesville campus. The free event is presented by Hamilton County Leadership Academy and Hamilton County Community Foundation and sponsored by PNC Bank. It aims to connect potential volunteers with local nonprofits.

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contractor will be completing bridge painting and removing the under-bridge safety Project: Olio Road and system during this closure.

146th Street Intersection CONSTRUCTION Expected completion: The Location: The Olio Road waterway will tentatively and 146th Street Improvereopen to traffic on or bement project is widening fore May 28.

Olio Road from 141st Street to 146th Street Project: Bridge rehabilitation to four lanes and 146th Street from Bergen construction Boulevard to Olio Road to three lanes as Location: 209th Street, also known as well as constructing a two-lane roundCarrigan Road, is closed at the bridge about at the intersection of those two over Morse Reservoir for bridge superstreets. In addition, significant drainage structure rehabilitation construction. improvements in the area, including reloIn addition to the roadway closure, wacation of a legal drain, as well as a saniterway restrictions at the bridge will be tary sewer extension will occur. required throughout construction on days Expected completion: The intersection overhead construction poses a safety closed March 15 for 108 days. hazard. This will include bridge deck demDetour: Motorists should use Prairie Bapolition, forming the bridge deck and beam tist Road, 156th Street, Boden Road and painting.

Campus Parkway to avoid the closure.

Expected completion: The road is schedProject: Morse Reservoir channel closure uled to be closed to all thru traffic and will Location: Beginning on or after May tentatively reopen to traffic on or before 19, the Morse Reservoir channel at the May 29.

Carrigan Road bridge will be closed to Detour: During the closure, local traffic under-bridge traffic for 10 days. The washould utilize the signed detour route of terway is scheduled to be closed to thru Little Chicago Road, Ind. 38 and Hague traffic. The closure is required due to Road. Property owners will continue to overhead construction activities that pose have access to their properties through a safety hazard below the bridge. The the construction area.

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Project: 236th Street East Rehabilitation Project Location: 236th Street between Deming Road and Devaney Road is closed to all thru traffic for road rehabilitation. It is Phase II of the 236th Street East Rehabilitation Project.

Expected completion: Aug. 3.

Detour: Local traffic will continue to have access to their homes, while thru traffic is asked to utilize the posted detour route of 256th Street, Anthony Road and Devaney Road.

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Project: Ind. 37 lane restrictions Location: All left turn lanes at the intersection of Ind. 37 and 146th Street are closed. Ind. 37 also is restricted to one lane for that portion going both north and southbound.

Expected completion: Work has already begun with the anticipated completion of the project approximately May 11.

Project: Lane restrictions on 106th Street.

Location: west bound 106th Street at Hague Road. Left turn access onto Hague Road remains open.

Expected completion: Work expected to last until mid-May. Project: Admirals Pointe Drive closed Location: Between E 86th Street and Old Stone Road.

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Hamilton County updates comprehensive plan for first time in 14 years

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com County comprehensive plans are typically reviewed once every 10 years, so after 14 years without an update, Hamilton County was in need of a new plan. The document outlines a foundation for all land use, transportation and environmental policies for the rural townships of Wayne and White River and the northeast corner of Noblesville and Adams Township.

“Especially with the explosive growth we’ve had here in our county, we felt like it was important we update it, and we have had a lot of people move into our county since the last time it’s been updated,” Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt said. “We really needed to get a lot of public input with it.”

Although the public input session occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, Carmel-based Innovative Planning CEO Corrie Meyer and her team conducted nine township meetings and seven council and plan commission meetings to gather input for the plan. On April 12, the Hamilton County Commissioners approved the Hamilton County Comprehensive Plan.

“We had tremendous public input on this,” Heirbrandt said. “Our last two plan commission meetings, not only were they opened up virtually to call in, but we had a packed house at the government and judicial center. There was a lot of public input, and we listened to the people.”

Meyer said one of the biggest hurdles was that although land outside of city limits makes up 50 percent of the acreage in the county, 95 percent of it is agricultural.

One of the common requests from the public was to keep the agricultural feel of the county.

“You think about the top grossing and top growth, population-wise, of the state that Hamilton County is right there, and there was a strong desire to preserve that,” Meyer said. “We needed to research how other communities were doing and also listen to what the citizens were saying they wanted. Did they want to preserve agriculture or did they want to continue their family economy? Their main ask was, ‘We like the farming culture that is in Hamilton County, we like the access we have to the other communities. The other communities can

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Majority of the public wants to continue to preserve agricultural land use in Hamilton County. (Submitted images)

continue to grow and provide amenities and shops and art, but let’s focus that growth within the city boundaries and continue to preserve the agriculture.’”

Although not a zoning change, the comprehensive plan lays out a series of action items for the plan commission to implement in the next 10 years, including recommended zoning changes.

“One of the things we recommended was to create a rural urban overlay zone in Wayne Township to strategically allow for growth to happen but not to sprawl,” Meyer said. “The rural urban overlay zone is a policy that establishes overlay zoning criteria that says density needs to be this and land use is flexible, but it needs to match this density and it needs to really limit the sprawl going into the rural areas. It’s a very focused geographic area.”

Another public request involved the 10acre rule, whereby current zoning code states that all residential land use has to have a minimum of 10 acres.

“That really limits families that may

want to deed 2 acres to their kids so they can continue to stay on the property and work the property,” Meyer said. “That’s not allowed unless you go through a variance process. We ended up making a recommendation that basically says that the plan commission needs to revisit the minimum lot size and revise the residential codes.”

Heirbrandt and Meyers said many citizens attended public meetings with concerns about the future of Olio Road.

In 2008, the future of Olio Road was outlined in a thoroughfare plan for the county.

“That thoroughfare plan outlined future study areas for road connections, so we incorporated that information into this comprehensive plan,” Meyer said. “That (information) is an existing document that the highway department is working from, and until that document is replaced, it still is a study area. So, that is all we were saying.

It’s currently a study area for future road connection based on the existing plan.”

The plan highlighted a northern section of Olio Road where it passed through rural

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communities.

“People were really confused about what the comprehensive plan was recommending,” Meyer said. “We weren’t recommending anything associated with Olio Road. There’s another plan out there that talks about this.”

To view the plan, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15781/ Comp-Plan-FINAL_March-03032021.

ON THE COVER: Innovative Planning CEO Corrie Meyer, left, and Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt examine the new comprehensive plan. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS • Endorsing the agrarian culture and quality of life • Balancing current land uses and growth in a sustainable manner • Protecting floodplains and natural resources • Strategically encouraging economic development in business and agriculture • Managing population growth by increasing clusters of population density

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Commentary by Terry Anker About six months into the COVID-19 lockdowns, many of us came to know that we needed another, perhaps larger, pair of sweatpants. While our lungs remained gratefully clear, our arteries were filling with too many snacks and too little movement. With stores closed, we either had to Zoom with no pants or order online. For most of us, anyway, we clicked.

There are scores of options out there promising the sublime and the ridiculous. Eventually, we make our choice and advance to check out. The sites then turn from smiling sales clerk to more ominous back-office sweatshop.

“Give us your personal information!

Give us your financial information! Give us your permission for an endless parade of spam from us and anyone who will pay us to direct their harangue at you! Sure, we’ll say that we value your privacy and care deeply about you. But in the fine print, oh, the fine print, we may conceal a bit.”

Once someone decides that we have “opted in,” is there any limit to that license? It is a slippery slope. We should not have peered into the internet abyss.

But now we have, and can no more stop, the marketing deluge than we can get the excess super glue from our fingers. We try to unsubscribe. Seemingly, it only makes it worse. We plead to talk to a person. The automated attendant disconnects. We are promised that we’ve been removed. They lie.

Once they have us, will they ever let go? The sweatpants are nice, but the end of the lockdown has paused the ballooning waistline. New sweats are not required. Still, there are fresh messages every day — often two. Specials, sales, colors, comments on social issues, financing options and reminders of past purchases. Stop! Maybe pant-less was a better option.

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

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It has begun. The mass emigration from college campuses to homes of origin is in full swing, friends, and I, for one, am not looking forward to its completion.

For context, Doo and I have four children, three of whom are “livin’ the dream” as coeds in dorms or apartments. We’ve basically spent the past year flirting with an attractive empty nest that promises endless quiet, clean countertops and small Meijer bills. Sure, we still have our youngest around, but she’s the consummate teenager, appearing at mealtime and the occasional holiday party. Her existence here is literally only evidenced by drying leggings in the laundry room and her stupid healthy foods. I exercise for Twinkies, people, not soy-based, protein-enriched nut bread.

But I digress. The point is, the domestic sanctuary I’ve recently started enjoying is about to be overrun by a bunch of loud-mouthed, newly opinionated, incessantly hungry, “independent” young adults who are thrilled to be once again on the dole. We will go from an easy, family of 2 1/2 to a terrifying mosh pit of six. Empty bedrooms will become war zones, the driveway a mine field, and the kitchen, a 24-hour mess hall barely operating because of low rations, a broken dishwasher and ever-flowing trash cans. Am I mixing my metaphors?

Of course I am! The impending onslaught has me discombobulated enough to compare their homecoming to both a Metallica concert and an armed conflict.

All right, all right. Before you go bashing my lack of maternal affection, know that I love my kids dearly. I simply love them more now that they live away. So, wish me luck, for it has begun.

Peace out.

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Trappings of mice removal Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

just seems lost.”

“Mary Ellen, please don’t do this. If you There was a mouse running around the assign rodents a personality, it will make it Wolfsie kitchen.Then it was in the basethat much more difficult to get rid of them.” ment. Then in the storeroom.

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HUMOR Angel, the cat, knows it. And Look, Dick, I want you to get rid of the mice, my wife knows it. We’re just but I don’t want you to ever tell me you got trying to hide it from the neighbors. rid of them. I do not want any information We’ve had critter problems before in about it.” other homes, but there’s a big difference “You don’t want any specifics on how between having mice they died?” in your kitchen and “Do not mention So, I took care of things. We no having, let’s say, a the word ‘die’ in this longer have mice in our kitchen, and house. Is there a woodchuck in your backyard. Having catch-and-release I am pleased to say that Mary Ellen a woodchuck is program you can sign chooses to see me as benevolent something you can up for or a mice reloand kind. She’s convinced — and mention at a cocktail cation project? I don’t rightfully so — that I was humane party and someday want to hear about and civilized in my task. those very same how any succumbed – DICK WOLFSIE to some barbaric trap people will flock to your backyard for you bought at Home a cookout or sit in Depot. And you be your kitchen and gorge themselves on your nice to Seymour, especially.” homemade guacamole. The fact that you “Mary Ellen, please don’t give them have woodchucks does not diminish your names. This is just making it worse when I stature in the community one bit or call into have to … well, you know …” question your worthiness or cleanliness as “Too much information! Too much a neighbor. This is not true of mice. information!”

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women came in for mammograms, we found more and more women with enlarged lymph nodes.”

Shortly after COVID-19 vaccines beCrook, however, said it doesn’t happen came available nationally, a trend began with all patients who get the vaccine. to emerge from Crook said the Society of Breast PANDEMIC mammogram Imaging created guidelines IU screenings.

Health is following, such as recom“When patients have a COVID-19 mending patients schedule their vaccination, one of the side effects mammogram screening prior to is it can cause lymph nodes in your having their vaccine or four weeks underarm region to become swolafter their second dose. len or enlarged, which is a natural “The lymph nodes go back to Crook reaction to your immune system normal a few days or several weeks responding to the vaccine,” said Dr. Susan after the vaccine,” she said. “So that’s why Crook, a radiologist who specializes in waiting four weeks is usually adequate breast imaging at IU Health North in Carmel. time to let those lymph nodes go back to “Sometimes we can see those lymph nodes normal. If a patient is having a problem in on the mammogram, and in the absence of their breast, like feeling a lump or bloody a vaccine history, swollen lymph nodes on nipple discharge, they should seek medical a mammogram can be a symptom of someattention right away for that. They shouldn’t thing that is wrong.” put it off because of the vaccine.”

Normal swelling from the vaccine can Crook encourages patients not to delay provide an abnormal reading of the mammo- getting a COVID-19 vaccine because of a gram. Typically, the swelling would require planned mammogram. additional imagining.

“If you have both scheduled, get the vac“We were seeing it a lot more in othercine as soon as you can, because that’s the wise healthy patients with a vaccine hismost important thing you can do to help tory,” Crook said. “As health care workers prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Crook said. first started getting the vaccine and those “The mammogram can be rescheduled.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Melissa Manchester has been performing for more than 50 years, so the COVID-19 pandemic halting perforCONCERT mances in March 2020 has been difficult.

“I think like various people I went through stages of experiencing this tremendous shutdown of our society,” said Manchester, who is based in Los Angeles.

“I was thrown into an abrupt retirement, so to speak. I had to deal with the grief.

The struggle was to stay present and not deal with the past or future and just take each day at a time.”

It helped that the singer/songwriter had a 24th album to work on called “Re:View,” which features fresh takes on several of her classic songs and some previously unreleased songs.

The album is expected to introduce a new audience to her big hits and help regain streaming rights by re-recording her songs.

“Because we are in precarious times, there was an opportunity to roll this out slowly, one a month,” Manchester said. “In order to do that effectively, we’ve come out with a video per song. We’ve been doing that since last September. We’ll continue on it until we have an album.”

Manchester, 70, will make her first live performance since the pandemic hit along with Michael Feinstein at 3 and 8 p.m. May 15 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are sold out for the evening show, but a livestream is available. Feinstein and Manchester were originally supposed to perform together in the spring of 2020 before the pandemic.

“I’m very cautiously optimistic,” Manchester said. “I love my dear friend Michael Feinstein. Michael and I have performed together many times. It’s wonderful when Michael and I share the stage. We do sing some songs together and that’s very lovely.”

Manchester visited the Palladium to

“Light on the Horizon” Civic Theatre will present “Light on the Horizon” through May 15 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 14-15. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

“A Few Good Men” Civic Theatre’s production of “A Few Good Men” is set for May 12-23 at Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 12-13, 2 and 7 p.m. May 15 and 2 p.m. May 16. In-person and livestream options are available.

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Evening with Michael Feinstein with guest Melissa Manchester Evening with Michael Feinstein with guest Melissa Manchester is set for 3 and 8 p.m.

May 15 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Livestream tickets are available as well. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Melissa Manchester will appear with Michael Feinstein in two shows May 15 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

teach at the Songbook Academy. This will be her first concert at the Palladium.

“The hall is as beautiful as can be,” she said.

Manchester became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The Eyes Of Love” from “Ice Castles” and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from “The Promise,” and to perform both songs on the Oscar telecast.

Nominated for a Grammy in 1980 for “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” she won the Grammy Award for best female vocalist in 1982 with “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Manchester also co-wrote the radio mainstays “Midnight Blue,” “Come In From The Rain” and “Whenever I Call You Friend.”

“I feel very grateful that I’ve grown into these songs,” she said. “They’ve become living monologues for me, and I never get bored singing them. For the ones I’ve written, I’m amazed I knew so much because it’s such a long time ago. It’s a privilege to see how much they’ve meant to the audience and they were so much the musical

landscapes of my fans. It’s very touching.”

Manchester said the video for “Midnight Blue” is a “musical conversation of present me and older clips of when I was first performing it in the 1970s.”

Manchester has acted at times throughout her career. In 1993-94, she acted in 10 episodes of “Blossom” as Blossom’s mother.

“Acting is not something I really pursued,” she said. “I had to replace Bernadette Peters for the national tour of ’Song and Dance.’ I had done a piece of the tour on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Music of the Night.’ I could have pursued that more, but my track was really to be a concert performer and songwriter.”

Manchester composed music for the animated features “The Great Mouse Detective” and “Lady And The Tramp II,” the sequel to the Disney classic. She also composed the scores for the theatrical musicals “I Sent A Letter To My Love” and “Sweet Potato Queens.”

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For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Westfield Playhouse Main Street Productions’ performances of “Silent Sky” are at 7:30 p.m. May 13-15 and 2:30 p.m. May 16. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Actors Theatre of Indiana ATI Drive-In Theatre will feature Indiana’s “Start Your Engines” concert at 7:30 p.m.

May 14 at the Monon Square Shopping Center in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

Indianapolis Opera Indianapolis Opera will present “Madame Butterfly” at 7 p.m. May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Zoo’s Bicentennial Pavillon. For more, visit indyopera.org.

Comedy at The Cat The Comedy at The Cat features a comedy lineup of Jeff Jena and John Branyan at 7:30 p.m. May 14 and Jeff Jena and Dave “The King” Wilson at 7:30 p.m. May 15. For more, visit eventbrite.com/e/ comedy-at-the-cat-tickets-152128573659.

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Three Carmel High School students and two Zionsville Community High School students are among 40 of the naMUSIC tion’s top high school vocalists who have been selected to participate in the 2021 Songbook Academy summer intensive, a week of personal instruction and mentoring by arts and entertainment professionals presented each year by the Great American Songbook Foundation.

Nathan Koon, Jack Sullivan and Cara Nowlin are the CHS students. They are joined by Carmel resident Piper Murphy, who attends Park Tudor School. Lily Cross and Jilayne Kistner are the ZCHS students.

The other Indiana finalists are Annie Flowers, Indianapolis; Jonathan Grimes, Avon; and Camden Zetty, Avon.

Now in its 12th year, the Songbook Academy is the nation’s leading youth music intensive focused on timeless standards from the worlds of jazz, Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. Typically offered on-site

at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, where the Songbook Foundation is headquartered, the program is again shifting to a virtual format in response to the logistical and safety issues posed by the ongoing pandemic.

Still, during the week of July 17-24, the 40 finalists will receive professional vocal training and performance coaching and participate in workshops, daily social activities and educational masterclasses with a team of mentors led by five-time Grammy Award nominee and Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein.

“There is no reason to expose our finalists or others to any health risk when the virtual format has already proven successful and meaningful to students across the country,” Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis stated. “We look forward to making a difference in the lives of these young artists in creative, safe and accessible ways that preserve the quality, the camaraderie and the personalized nature of the experience.”

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Savia said the acoustics at the Zoo are surprisingly good.

Indianapolis Opera will present a different “We have to do some amplification beversion of the classic “Madame Butterfly” cause some of the seats are back farther,” when it performs Savia said.

CONCERT at the Indianapolis Indianapolis Opera previously Zoo’s Bicentennial staged a production of “Madame Pavilion for the first time.

Butterfly” Nov. 1, 2020, at the Basile “It will be more of a concert proOpera Center in Indianapolis. The duction,” principal guest conductor cast was shrunk because of the Alfred Savia said. “There will be COVID-19 pandemic and only resimore emphasis on the music and dent artists were used.

Savia less on the staging. The main thing “This is going to be quite differis the audience is going to get to hear the ent because the one in the fall, we elimiincredible music of (Giacomo) Puccini.” nated the chorus,” Savia said. “We had one The performances will be at 7 p.m. May soprano join our resident artists. We made 14-16. a lot of cuts to cut out some of the second“The biggest challenge is keeping some ary characters. That’s opened up and we are distancing because we are going to do this doing all of Act 1.” without masks,” said Savia, noting that the Yulia Lysenko is playing Cio-Cio-San/ entire cast has had a COVID-19 vaccination Madame Butterfly. Hugo Vera is playing and expects most of the orchestra will be Pinkerton. vaccinated by the time the performances Savia said the show runs approximately 2 are held. hours and 10 minutes, including an intermis“It’s a small orchestra, about 23 or 24, sion. A normal production would run around and we’re spreading them out,” Savia said.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com When Carmel resident Li Li realized that Carmel Clay Schools students who opted for the virtual classroom option were unable to attend orchestra, she created a MUSIC solution.

Li, a violist for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and her husband, Joel Smirnoff, who also is a musician and teaches violin at the Juilliard School in New York, decided to give the virtual students an option to practice playing their instruments and created the backyard orchestra.

“Only hybrid (students) could do the orchestra at school,” Li said. “My son actually is in sixth grade right now, and this whole sixth grade year was supposed to be the first year they picked up an instrument and played in orchestra, but he’s been virtual, so he’s never had the opportunity to do that. I thought there are a lot of kids like him.”

Li said her backyard is flat, and she thought she could set up chairs and teach

Li Li teaches students in her backyard orchestra class. (Submitted photo)

students how to play their instruments.

The program started in summer 2020, and Li is continuing it this spring.

“We did quite a few pieces mixed with classical and ‘Star Wars’ and all that,” Li said. “It was really important for the kids to have this social event, and they all loved it.”

Practices began last month. Seventeen students participate in the backyard orchestra. They meet for eight to nine sessions once a week and then perform.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: Locations change weekly What to get: Smoked brisket Price: $10 Anna’s take: Gocki’s Smokin BBQ started 10-plus years ago, when pit master Scott Wilgocki taught himself how to barbeque and began smoking meat as a hobby. Until October 2019, Wilgocki worked in the corporate world but had been told he should pursue barbecue full time for years. In fall 2019, Wilgocki followed the advice and launched Gocki’s Smokin’ BBQ, a food truck.

I am a huge smoked brisket fan, and that’s what I suggest you order ($10), with a side of smoked mac and cheese ($3) and green beans ($3), cooked with bacon and onions.

Wilgocki’s offerings remind me of family gatherings with delicious, home-cooked food. It brings a whole new meaning to the

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term “comfort food” when you visit a food truck and order a side of green beans that smell just like the ones my grandma makes.

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and use those skills to help create theater that the current students could perform during a time when live performances are Cody Stiglich saw participating in the highly limited. production audio-play podcast as a perfect “It has also been very special to work way to give back to with my former professor David THEATER his alma mater, AnCoolidge as a professional.” derson University.

The plot centers on seven sweepThe podcast, titled “The Show stakes winners and two Broadway Must Go On: A Musical Mystery at actors on the first voyage of a Sea,” is the first piece created unBroadway cruise since the start of der The Musical Theatre New Works the COVID-19 pandemic. When one of and New Media Initiative, led by the actors is found murdered in the Stiglich AU’s Musical Theater Director, David green room, the passengers must Coolidge. investigate who among them comStiglich, a 2012 Carmel High School gradmitted the crime. uate and New York playwright, served as Stiglich worked as the book writer from the book writer and podcast editor. The November 2020 until February, when the podcast, which presented four episodes of scripts were finalized. Stiglich said he deabout 15 minutes each from May 3-6, feaveloped the premise with Sam Balzac, comtures AU students performing with Broadposer/lyricist; Stacey Schiller, the director; way actors Jill Abramovitz and Aaron Lazar. and Coolidge, the producer.

“To me, it was incredibly important to “The students were able to rehearse and create a piece for AU,” said Stiglich, who record together while safely distancing,” graduated in December 2016. “Anderson UniStiglich said. versity is an institution that has given me The podcast can be accessed through so much and taught me how to be a theater Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Amacreator. It was wonderful to turn around zon Music.

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Khan El-Khalili outdoor market in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Exploring the Khan El-Khalili souk Commentary by Don Knebel A visit to a Middle Eastern outdoor market, called either a “souk” or “souq” (from Arabic) or a “bazaar” (from TRAVEL Persian), provides a sensory experience like few others. The oldest and one of the most famous souks is Cairo’s sprawling Khan El-Khalili, at the center of Islamic Cairo, between Al-Muizz Street and the important El-Hussein Mosque.

Khan El-Khalili is named for Jaharkas el-Khalili, a government official who established an open-air market in the area in the late 14th century. By the 15th century, the market had become an important center of international trade, including trade in slaves. Today, Khan El-Khalili is the most visited site in Egypt, attracting both locals and visitors from around the world.

The hundreds of stores and workshops attack all the senses, sometimes simultaneously. Bright colors can be found in the many shops selling clothing, including shops displaying lingerie, an unusual site in a predominantly Muslim nation. The aromas of freshly baked bread, burning incense

and tobacco smoke from hookahs are everywhere. Strong Turkish coffee and tasty Middle Eastern food are available in the many cafes and coffee shops, including the famous El Fishawi’s, established in 1773. The sense of touch can be threatened by the crowds of people walking along the narrow streets and rewarded by the feel of luxurious handmade rugs. Artisans, working on leather and precious metals, fill the air with sounds of hammers, and shop owners create a cacophony of many languages as they seek to entice foreign visitors to enter their tiny stores, where they may be more easily coaxed into buying something. On Fridays at about noon, sounds from the nearby El-Hussein Mosque call the faithful to prayers.

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I doubt the same words had ever been put together in the same order in the same sentence before, and I doubt they’ll ever need to be uttered again.

I think about these kinds of sentences all the time. Do you know that there’s a version of this “once-in-a-lifetime” occasion for standalone words? They’re called “nonce” words, or “occasionalisms.” Nonce words are born when one word gets invented and subsequently utilized one time for one occurrence in one work of writing.

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and then they’re done forever.

The word “nonce” means “for the once,” or “for one purpose.” Yes, back in the day, regular people knew what “nonce” meant.

James Murray, editor of the 1884 “New English Dictionary on Historical Principles” (which, in later editions, changed its title to the Oxford English Dictionary), coined the term “nonce-word.”

Lewis Carroll’s 1871 poem “Jabberwocky” includes several nonsensical words that — up until that point — hadn’t been invented, let alone used. The poem introduces us to one-time terms including “brillig,” “frabjous,” “frumious” and “manxome.”

While I wasn’t there when Carroll penned this work, which would later be included in “Through the Looking-Glass,” I doubt he intended these nonce words to exist outside the universe of Alice’s Wonderland.

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

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