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Indiana to remain in Stage 4.5 until August 27

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com

tive order that prohibits the disconnection of utility services. Starting Aug. 17, the state government capital complex will begin to reopen.

State officials have announced Indiana Contact tracing efforts will remain in Stage 4.5 of its reopening plan Box said about 77 percent of people with through at least Aug. positive cases were reached by various PANDEMIC 27. methods of communication to trace Local governments their recent contacts in an effort to can still impose more stringent guidekeep them from spreading the virus. lines for reopening. Marion County has “Those are the people we really worry enacted its own guidelines, capping about because it means that they likely social gatherings at 50 people and aren’t taking the steps they need to closing bars until at least Aug. 12. In (in order) to protect themselves, their Holcomb the state’s initial reopening plan, Indifriends and their family members who ana was scheduled to enter the fifth and final might also have been exposed,” Box said. “I stage by July 4, which was postponed due to a cannot stress enough how invaluable contact rise in COVID-19 cases. tracing is in stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Indiana is one of several states in the MidEvery Hoosier has a role to play by telling your west, according to national health officials, employer, your friends and family members and that could be seeing early signs of a surge contact tracers if you test positive. in COVID-19 cases. State officials said July 29 “We’ve been able to mitigate the spread of they are working to keep “on top of” potential COVID in a number of situations in Indiana beoutbreaks. cause people have cooperated with our contact “I think that we’re nowhere near what we tracers.” see in Florida, Arizona, Texas and some other Box said a staffer at a recent church camp places,” Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristested positive, and contact tracers were able tina Box said during a July 29 press briefing. to quickly trace the staffer’s contacts and “But because we did see an uptick not only in advise them to quarantine. Of the camp’s 50 our hospital admissions but in our percent pos- staff, who came from several states, 40 tested itivity and our number of positive cases, that’s positive but were able to quarantine or isolate why we stayed in (Stage) 4.5.” on-site.

State officials released data July 29 indicatBox said contact tracers intervened in at ing Indiana had more COVID-19 hospitalizations least 75 other large gatherings that could during the prior week. A state hospitalization have become hot spots for the virus’ spread census revealed 907 patients were hospitalized but were mitigated. They included weddings, with COVID-19, up from 595 reported June 26, camps, family reunions, church events, gradbut less than the 1,579 reported May 4. Howevuation parties and bachelor parties. In one er, daily hospitalizations had fallen to 53 July instance, at least 60 people were exposed at a 23, down from the 74 patients hospitalized July single prom in Indiana, Box said.

13 and the 121 hospitalized May 4.

Long-term care facility numbers The state’s seven-day moving average posDr. Daniel Rusyniak, the chief medical officer itivity rate increased to 6.8 percent July 21. of the Indiana Family and Social Services AdPreviously, the state reported a positivity rate ministration, responded July 29 to assertions of 4.5 percent June 18 and a 14.6 positivity rate that the state underreported long-term care May 3. facility deaths in the state.

“We are hopeful, but we have to do every“We have never underreported or hid data,” thing we can,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said.

Rusyniak said.

“What I’m reminded of on a daily basis is this State officials recently released preliminary virus will take what we give it, so it’s incumdata from individual long-term health care bent upon us to be on our best behavior and facilities in Indiana. The data included the numpracticing physical distancing and good hyber of positive cases and deaths among resigiene and masking up when you can’t put that dents. To compile the data, the state required distance between you.” facilities to submit their COVID-19 data dating Holcomb also announced a moratorium on to March 1. To date, roughly 95 percent of facilevictions from rental properties and that a pro- ities have reported data, and state officials are hibition on filling foreclosures will be extended working with the remaining facilities to secure through Aug. 14, which aligns with the executheir data, Rusyniak said.

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Project: Pennington Road Project: Ind. 37 Improvestructure replacmenet ment Project Location: Pennington Location: The 126th Street CONSTRUCTION Road is closed to through closure switched to the traffic between Ind. 32 and east side and is anticipated 186th Street for the replacement of a to reopen in November. During this time, small structure. cross access will be restricted, with only Expected completion: Oct. 16 right in and right out. Northbound Ind. 37 Project: Road rehabilitation traffic will not have access to 126th Street.

Location: A 3-mile stretch of 236th Street Traffic on northbound Ind. 37 will shift will be closed for two separate phases for to southbound lanes and two lanes will road rehabilitation. The first phase is from remain in each direction. Local access to west of Devaney Road to east of Tollgate businesses will remain open.

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Trail Crossing closed July 28 for approxiProject: Safety improvements mately one week. Work included regrading Location: Strawtown Avenue and Prairie of the crossing, removing the stop sign Baptist Road and the construction of speed tables. BeExpected completion: The intersection ginning Aug. 5, after the reopening of 131st of Strawtown Avenue and Prairie Baptist Street at the Nickel Plate Trail Crossing, Road closed June 9 to through trafthe roundabout and the trail construction fic while safety improvements are made. will begin. 126th Street from the Nickel Construction is expected to last for 75 Plate Trail Crossing to Ford Drive will be days, tentatively opening up to all traffic closed.

by Aug. 24. Strawtown Avenue will be Expected completion: Late September closed between Craig Avenue and CyntheProject: Sargent Road roundabout, Mud anne Road, and Prairie Baptist Road will Creek bridge replacement and additional be closed between Strawtown Avenue and travel lanes 226th Street. Residents will continue to Location: 96th Street between Sargent have access to their properties throughRoad and Cumberland Road. out construction.

Expected completion: The Sargent Road Project: Road resurfacing roundabout is anticipated to reopen in Location: Various locations along and mid-June. 96th Street east of Sargent within the following areas: Mensa Drive, Road to Cumberland Road will remain Country Lake Estates, Oakbay, Southwest closed and is anticipated to reopen in Quad, North Harbour, South Harbour, North early November. The official detour route 9th Street and adjacent streets, Monuwill direct drivers to use Lantern Road or ment Street and various alleys Cumberland Road to 106th Street.

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Ballet group apologizes for racially insensitive lyrics

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com EnPointe Indiana Ballet issued an apology on its Facebook page following a performance of “The Nicest PERFORMANCE Kids in Town” during Noblesville MainStreet’s Duck Race celebration.

The song is from the musical “Hairspray,” and some of the lyrics are: “You better come on down and meet the nicest kids in town, nice white kids who like to lead the way, and once a month we have our ‘negro day.’”

“On Saturday, we performed in Noblesville and made a huge error in judgment by using the song ‘The Nicest Kids in Town’ from the musical Hairspray,” the statement read. “While the overall message of this entire musical is one supporting acceptance of all people, we fully acknowledge the decision we made to use this song out of context was insensitive, inappropriate and unacceptable.”

The performance happened in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement in which protests are ongoing nationwide following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.

“We are sincere when we say our thought process was severely lacking, and we take full responsibility for the hurt this has caused,” the statement read. “It is import-

ant for us to say, we have the utmost respect for the Black community. We welcome diversity in our ballet studio, and we hope the community will offer their grace as we work hard to move forward. We intend to make significant change in a positive way.”

The statement said the studio has reached out to the Noblesville Diversity Coalition in an effort to open dialogue on how the studio can be on the forefront of change.

The statement also claimed the studio will establish a lyrics committee to research, analyze and help with song choice; will notify parents of dancers in advance of the song selection; offer preview events prior to a live performance; invite guest speakers to speak with dancers and staff about diversity; invite minority guest artists to teach cultural and ethnic dance; continue to offer scholarships to help dancers access dance attire; and collaborate with industry leaders to create an artistic piece that helps break down racial barriers.

The statement said the studio has not deleted any comments on its posts and will not do so, although the page utilizes Facebook profanity filters and automatically hides comments with profanity.

As of press time, the studio’s statement has nearly 600 comments.

An attempt to reach the studio was unsuccessful.

“While the overall message of this entire musical is one supporting acceptance of all people, we fully acknowledge the decision we made to use this song out of context was insensitive, inappropriate and unacceptable.”

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Indiana’s 5th district.

“Christina Hale is trying to reinvent herState Senator Victoria Spartz, the Reself as a moderate, but just last week she publican nominee for Indiana’s 5th District was endorsed by far-left Democrat Congressional seat, Elizabeth Warren. Hale has been ELECTION has challenged handpicked by the Washington Democratic nomiestablishment because they know nee Christina Hale to at least three Hale will vote to make Nancy Pelosi debates before the Nov. 3 general the Speaker of the House and push election. the button for every item on Pelosi’s Spartz suggested a September out-of-touch, partisan agenda.” debate hosted by Indiana Town As of press time, Hale had not Spartz Halls and challenged Hale to agree returned Current’s request for a to at least two more debates hosted by response to Spartz’s challenge. neutral organizations and moderators.

It was not immediately clear what “Fifth District Hoosiers should have the mitigation efforts the candidates would opportunity to hear directly from their implement during the COVID-19 pandemic if candidates for Congress in multiple dedebates were scheduled. bates,” Spartz stated. “Hoosiers have a clear U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, who was first choice between my record of standing up elected in 2012, is not seeking reelection. to the establishment in both parties and Spartz and Hale, along with Libertarian canworking with Governor (Eric) Holcomb to didate Ken Tucker, are vying for the seat. strengthen our economy, protect Hoosiers which many observers regard as a toss-up. with pre-existing conditions, and make govSpartz, Indiana’s District 20 state senator ernment more efficient and effective, and representing Noblesville, defeated 14 candiChristina Hale’s record of opposing all the dates in the June primary to win the Repubmajor reforms of Governors Daniels, Pence lican nomination. She received 39.7 percent and Holcomb that led to record prosperity in of the vote.

Mobile exhibit comes to town

By Haley Miller news@currentnoblesville.com Remember, honor and teach is the mission of Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit dedicated to showing gratiEVENT tude to U.S. veterans and their families through wreath-laying ceremonies, education initiatives, memorial services and other acitivities.

“Wreaths Across America is an organization that formed more than 20 years ago to honor veterans, to teach our youth about freedom and the cost of it,” said Gay Hanson, communications chair for Bethel Lutheran Church in Noblesville.

To share its message with the Noblesville community, the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit will visit Bethel Lutheran, 20650 Cumberland Rd., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9. Admission is free.

The mobile exhibit will feature a screening room with detail about the organization through video and touchscreen computers and answer common questions. There also will be a wall with information about Wreaths Across America.

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Motorcycle ride to benefit Harvest Food Bank The inaugural Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride ran into one major roadblock in 2019.

EVENT “We had about 10 riders last year. I didn’t realize we planned the ride for the same day as Motorcycles on Meridian,” said Greg McKenzie, one of the event’s organizers. “Our promotion was OK, but we didn’t capture many people for that very reason.”

There will be no such conflict when the second Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride begins at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 at Harley-Davidson of Indianapolis, 12400 Reynolds Dr., Fishers. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.

Riders will visit food pantries in Cicero and Sheridan and the Harvest Food Bank in Noblesville. It ends with a meal at Harley-Davidson’s lot.

McKenzie said he is shooting for 50 riders.

“But I’d be happy if we had 30 riders,” McKenzie said. “I’ve been putting (out) feelers with different motorcycle groups.”

McKenzie said if he doesn’t have a ride

Samantha Simpson and Bob Killmer at the inaugural Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride in 2019. (Submitted photo)

captain, he will most likely lead the ride.

McKenzie, who lives in north Indianapolis, serves as a co-organizer with Bob Killmer and Mary Lou Finchum, Harvest Food Bank board president. McKenzie and Killmer both are members of the Hamilton County Division of MIBOR, or Metropolitan Indianapolis

Board of Realtors.

McKenzie, who has participated in several charity motorcycle rides, runs the Indiana Motorcycle Riders, which has more than 16,600 followers.

Killmer, a Noblesville resident, said the Harvest Food Bank serves 40 different organizations, including 28 food pantries and school systems for summer lunch programs and regular lunch programs during the school year.

“Our goal is to raise awareness on what a food bank does versus a food pantry,” Killmer said. “The food bank supplies the pantries and different organizations.”

Killmer, a Harvest Food Bank board member, said they are working with 4-H club participants at fairs who raise hogs and cows.

“We will bid on the meat, and that gets passed down to food pantries as well,” he said.

Killmer is in charge of the grilling for a meal at noon after the ride. Harley-Davidson is donating some of the meat.

Cost is $25 for a rider and $30 for a rider and passenger. For more, visit the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank’s Facebook page.

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Sheriff says deputies won’t enforce mask mandate news@currentnoblesville.com Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush has posted a statement on Facebook saying that HCSO deputies will not PUBLIC SAFETY enforce Gov. Eric Holcomb’s mask mandate.

Holcomb’s statewide mandate requires masks to be worn in all indoor places and outdoors when social distancing is not posQuakenbush sible. The mandate went into effect July 27.

“Regardless of any opinion of masks or their impact on COVID-19 good or bad, we must not deviate from the documents which protect our freedoms and liberties.

We must guard them at all costs.”

– Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush The mandate is required for those 8 and older. Originally, violators could face a Class B misdemeanor, but Holcomb changed the enforcement to focus mainly on education,

with local health departments responsible for enforcement.

“Regardless of any opinion of masks or their impact on COVID-19 good or bad, we must not deviate from the documents which protect our freedoms and liberties. We must guard them at all costs,” Quakenbush wrote on his Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush Facebook page. “The men and women of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will not be enforcing the mask mandate and will consider it null and void.”

Quakenbush noted that the mandate was not introduced as a bill in the General Assembly and that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill recently issued an opinion stating the mandate is unconstitutional.

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Noblesville Schools pushes start date to Aug. 4 news@currentnoblesville.com Noblesville Schools has pushed its start date to Aug. 4. The original start date was Aug. 3.

EDUCATION The change comes after teachers alerted administration they need more time to prepare classrooms and materials for students.

To account for the change, Jan. 4, 2021 will be a student day on the school’s calendar.

A newsletter from Noblesville Schools

to parents said class schedules and bus routes may arrive closer to the start of school than usual, but it assured parents it will notify them as plans evolve. If schools have already shared specifics such as the schedule and calendar, adjustments will be made based on the new district start date.

Noblesville Schools also recently updated its calendar to exclude early release and scheduled eLearning days due to the pandemic.

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OBITUARIES Richard A. Braley, age 75, passed away peacefully at home in Noblesville, IN, on March 24, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on September 13, 1944, in Grinnell, IA, to Frank W. Braley and Harriet (Gwin) Braley. A graphic artist, t-shirt designer and cartoonist, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Drake University in June 1966. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served as an artillery officer in Vietnam (1968-69), where he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V”.

Richard is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Leigh Ann (Dodson) Braley, their children, Andrew Braley (Renee) and Rebecca Braley; sons Michael Braley (Kate Davis) and Matthew Bersagel Braley (Kari), and their

mother, Connie Braley; brothers Gary Braley (Doris) and Benjamin Braley (Brigitte); and 10 grandchildren: Micah Stamps, Sophie and Brooks Braley, Nora and Matea Bersagel Braley, Nathan, Malia and Logan Braley, and Lily and Thomas White, Jr. A private military Service of Committal was held July 31 at the Marion National Cemetery in Marion, IN. A scattering of ashes will be held in Kailua, HI, where Richard and his family lived for nearly 30 years, when circumstances allow.

Donations may be made in Richard’s memory to The Skin Cancer Foundation (www.skincancer.org), The American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org), Suburban Hospice (c/o Hancock Regional Foundation, 801 N. State St., Greenfield, IN 46140), or a charity of your choice.

Danny Lee Shuck, 72, Lapel, passed away July 4, 2020. He was born in Anderson, IN to Cecil and Inez Shuck and graduated from Lapel High School in 1966, before joining the Army and serving in Vietnam from 196768. He married the love of his life, Lue Ann (Baka), in December 28, 1974. Danny enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, gardening, and camping; he collected Coleman lanterns. He loved to drive trucks, farm, and used his woodworking and welding skills to make items for friends. He was an avid Chicago Cubs fan, but his greatest joy came from watching his grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Lue

Ann, daughter, Heather (Wade) Nethery, grandchildren, Remington, Waylon, Wyatt, one brother, and one sister.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 414238 Boston, MA 02241-4238.

A celebration of life will be held Thursday August 6, 2020 at Flanner Buchanan-Oaklawn Memorial Gardens (Conner Suite), 9700 Allisonville Rd. Indianapolis, from 1pm to 3pm, with military honors at 3pm. Please wear a facial covering. He will be privately interred at Brookside Cemetery in Lapel, IN. Online condolences may be shared at www. flannerbuchanan.com.

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Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills offers new programs — The Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills is now offering a program where it facilitates eLearning for first through sixth graders for parents who choose the eLearning alternative but are unable to facilitate the training themselves. The Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills also will offer private kindergarten. The academy is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both programs will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last to 3 p.m. daily. Children will be provided with an a.m. and p.m. snack as well

as lunch. If children are dropped off before 8 a.m., they will have breakfast. For more, visit kiddieacademy.com/ academies/chatham-hills-westfield/.

GriefShare returns — Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., will again offer GriefShare sessions. The fall session will begin from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 9. A one-time registration fee of $20 is required. Attendees are required to wear masks when entering, leaving and socializing. Preregistration is required. Registration applications are available on noblesvillefirst.com or by contacting the church office at 317-773-2500.

AAU divers to compete through Aug. 8 — Hundreds of divers representing Amateur Athletic Union teams will

compete through Aug. 8 at the Forest Park Aquatic Center, in Noblesville. The 2020 competition was originally scheduled for San Antonio, Texas, but changed venues due to COVID-19 restrictions of public gatherings. The setting of Forest Park Aquatic Center is an outdoor venue.

For more, visit visithamiltoncounty.com/aau-diving/.

Gal’s Guide Library reopens — The Gal’s Guide Library, Noblesville’s women’s history lending library, has reopened by appointment only. It was open for only 11 days before the COVID-19 quarantine. Patrons can make an appointment to browse and check out the nearly 2,000 books written by women or about women. Library cards are free. Gal’s Guide Library is in the Nickel Plate Art Campus. To make an appointment, visit galsguide.org.

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Long-range transportation plan amendments proposed news@currentnoblesville.com The Indiana Dept. of Transportation and IndyGo have requested amendments to the Indianapolis Metropolitan PlanROADS ning Organization’s Long Range Transportation Plan.

The LRTP is a 20-year plan guiding decisions on how the region spends transportation dollars. It includes projects proposed by cities, towns and counties within the region. Being included in the LRTP makes the projects eligible to compete for federal funding assistance from the MPO. The plan is updated every four years, but amendments can be requested if new projects are funded by outside dollars.

The three amendments that INDOT and IndyGo are recommending to the MPO’s LRTP, which addresses projects through 2045, include: • I-70 Added Travel Lanes in Hancock County: INDOT would add two travel lanes (raising the total to six) for 10 miles from 1 mile west of Mt. Comfort Road to 1.2 miles east of Ind. 9, using

state dollars. The project would be completed in 2023.

• Ind. 32 Added Travel Lanes in Hamilton County: INDOT would add 2.2 miles of travel lanes (raising the total to four) from Hazel Dell Road to Mensa Road, using state dollars. The project would be completed in 2026.

• Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit: IndyGo would construct 15.2 miles of dedicated BRT lanes from downtown Indianapolis to the City of Lawrence, using a federal grant. The project would be completed in 2023.

The MPO Policy Committee will vote on the LRTP amendment and the transportation conformity analysis report at 9 a.m. Aug. 19 via a Zoom meeting. The meeting ID is 824 5441 5830, and the password is IMPO. Attendees also can access the meeting by phone at 312-626-6799. The password is 581993. The meeting also will be streamed live on the MPO’s YouTube channel. To review the documents, visit https://bit. ly/2OxVQ1X.

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Women of Vision event — Riverview Health Foundation has awarded nearly $40,000 to areas and programs at Riverview Health that support the health and wellness of women and children throughout the community. The grants are typically presented at the Women of Vision Luncheon, which will be a virtual event this year set for noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 27. Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship after being paralyzed from the hips down by polio, will share her story. To register for the Women of Vision Event, visit riverview.org/womenofvision2020 or contact Polly Craig at 317-776-7938 or pcraig@riverview.org.

ER, urgent care center to open — Riverview Health Emergency Room & Urgent Care will open its newest combined emergency room and urgent care facility at 7 a.m. Aug. 3 at 14585 Hazel Dell Parkway in Carmel.

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Noblesville Parks announce concerts -- The Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. has announced its 2020 Concert at the Commons schedule. In addition to the previously announced Thursday night Summer Concert Series taking place at Dillon Park, shows at Federal Hill Commons will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday nights through September. Federal Hill Commons will host eight free concerts between July 11 and Sept. 26, where attendees of all ages are invited to bring chairs and blankets to enjoy a concert in the park. For more, visit noblesvilleparks.org.

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Noblesville Schools installs barricading devices news@currentnoblesivlle.com Noblesville Schools has installed 1,000 door barricading devices in each of its schools. They are safety enSAFETY hancements designed to protect students and staff.

A special hearing with the Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security, Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission was required to acquire the devices, which are new to Indiana schools.

The devices allow students and staff to secure themselves in classrooms instantly.

They can be deactivated from within the classroom and still allow first responders to access the room if needed. Students and staff will receive training and practice with the devices during regularly scheduled

school safety drills.

“As state school safety leaders, we’re proud of the almost 50 different safety improvements we’ve implemented within the last two years,” Noblesville Schools Safety Director Heather Hendrich stated. “These barricading devices add another important layer for keeping our students and staff protected in the event of an emergency.”

Other major safety upgrades the district has implemented include tripling the number of school resource officers for coverage at all times in all schools, introducing gun-detecting safety dogs, creating a fulltime safety director, enhancing safety technology tools, hardening doors and windows and implementing more rigorous visitor checks and procedures.

For more, visit noblesvilleschools.org.

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From left, the Howe family and some of The Cooper House board members: Addie McGriff, Bennett McGriff, Cierra McGriff, Emersyn McGriff, Kyle Howe, Brooke Howe, Emma Howe, Ethan Howe, Jacki Johnston, Margo Tirado and Beth Sabelhaus. (Submitted photo)

The Cooper House supports birth parents

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com A few hours after Brooke and Kyle Howe became certified foster parents, they received word that they would foster two boys, Harlem and Bryson. That moment would become the inspiration for The Cooper House, a nonprofit that supports birth parents throughout the foster care process planned for downtown Noblesville.

The Howes, of Westfield, felt called to foster parent at the end of 2016. They were licensed in July 2017.

“I think we got the email around 11 a.m. saying, ‘Congratulations, you’re officially foster parents,’ and a couple hours later got called for our first placement,” Brooke said.

It was the Howes’ eighth wedding anniversary, and Kyle, a firefighter, was working at the Westfield Fire. Dept.

“From then, throughout the boys’ case, we got to know their birth parents,” Brooke said. “In foster care, the goal is reunification. Mom and dad have a chance to get the kiddos back.”

Throughout foster care, Bryson and

Harlem had visits with their mother, and Brooke and Kyle began to build a relationship with both parents.

“Through that, God kind of revealed the other side of foster care,” Brooke said. “I think a lot of people realize these kids are hurting and need people to love them and all of that, but God also revealed to us this other side of it with the birth parents and how they lack healthy relationships. A lot of birth parents also grew up in the foster care system, so they just had no healthy role models in their life to be able to be the mom and dad they were created to be.

“Seeing them face-to-face and being able to hear their story and how they grew up, it breaks your heart and you can’t ignore it after that.”

Brooke asked the birth mother how she would feel if a place offered support for her without feeling judged. When the birth mother said yes, the Howes realized their next steps.

“That’s where the vision was birthed,” she said.

The boys’ birth mother’s last name is Cooper, which led to the name for the nonprofit.

The birth parents were unable to complete the steps required by the Dept. of Child Services, so the Howes adopted Bryson and Harlem last summer. But the

boys still maintain a relationship with their birth parents.

Now, the Howes are seeking a building for The Cooper House. They want to be centrally located in downtown Noblesville near the Hamilton County Courthouse and DCS. When established, The Cooper House will provide support groups for birth parents with guest speakers, along with life-skills lessons for parenting, weekly Bible studies and a mentorship program. The house also will serve as a location for visits between birth parents and their children.

“Parents and kiddos can do weekly visits with one another because there are very limited places that are safe and welcoming and nonjudgmental for these parents and kiddos to do visits,” Brooke said. “We will offer the home up to do visits, and they can practice parenting skills of cooking with their kids, give them a bath and put them down for a nap if they need a nap. They will be able to engage in a healthy way and bond in a real home-like environment.”

The Cooper House also will be a space for children who have recently been removed from their homes when caseworkers need a place to bring them.

“We want to be a place available with volunteers to meet the kiddos’ needs while the caseworker finds a placement,” Brooke

NEXT STEPS Foster parents Brooke and Kyle Howe are trying to bring awareness to the Noblesville community about The Cooper House.

“We went to downtown Noblesville to introduce ourselves to the businesses and bring awareness to the neighborhood,” Brooke said. “We want them to hear it from us and hear this need, and then we will need a home. We are currently serving in some ways to birth parents.”

The Howes organized virtual visit bags for birth parents to visit their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their main objective at the moment is fundraising to establish The Cooper House. To donate, visit thecooperhouseindiana.com/ donate. said. “A lot of times, the kiddos go to a foster family and they don’t have anything, so we will give them a bath, put them in clean clothes, feed them snacks and play with them and meet their needs to lessen that trauma. It takes the burden off the foster family, too.”

The Howes attend Genesis Church in Carmel. For more, visit thecooperhouseindiana.com.

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Internet disconnect

Living in land of systemic opportunity

Commentary by Terry Anker In early March, technology giant Cisco updated its report on, among other things, the use of internet-based video, which has increased to the point that 1 million minutes of content crosses the platform per second. Each minute of our lives, one could consume 1 million hours of video-based information. Considering that a human who manages to achieve the impressive maturity of 85 years has spent a mere 744,600 hours alive, it would be a neat feat to take in even a single “internet” minute. Even more, if that admirable addict managed to constrain sleep to seven hours per day, they could get to slightly more than one-half of the content pumped into the ether.

Add the countless print articles, voice-only blogs and web pages, then the scope of what a mortal could manage to absorb, even if fully and only dedicated to the web, would be statistically insignificant. Humans cannot consume it all. Still, we have a justifiable appetite to be informed. It protects us and gives us an advantage in a challenging world.

If internet years blow by exponentially faster than dog years, how do we proceed?

Speed reading? WebsiteHostingRating.com (yes, there is such a thing) contends that “The average attention span in 2000 was 12 seconds; this year the average attention span is just 8 seconds. That is less than the 9-second attention span of your average goldfish.” Experts? Among the many millions of experts, we have come to rely on experts to select our experts who were chosen by other experts. Emotion? We could “follow our guts” and feel our way.” Localize? We have the best chance of making sense if we withdraw to our nation, state, town, home, or safe place under the bed. Maybe it’s time to take a walk — without a phone.

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

Flush with low expectations Commentary by Danielle Wilson

facility, incorporating the combined men’s and women’s score into the ever-expanding As many of you know, I’ve been spending overall Best-to-Worst list. I’ve even written this already difficult summer in Kentucky articles about this (anyone recall the Wilson helping to care for my father I-70 Adventure of 2010? An unpretentious HUMOR who has terminal cancer. The Kansas Conoco stole our hearts!). other night as my mom and I My point is that, during this topsy-turvy were preparing for bed after a particularly year of COVID-19, protests, election shenanexhausting evening, she commented, “If igans and, for me, a dying parent, each day nothing else, this is a crapshoot. Will certainly is a journey.”

I be pleasantly surOr, will even my low I immediately replied, prised with air fresh“Yeah, if that journey expectations be surpassed eners and silk flowers is a cross-country and urine-free floors? with no toilet paper, road trip and every Or, will even my low day is a questionable unidentifiable wall stains expectations be surgas station bathpassed with no toilet and a rotting mackerel room!” How’s that for paper, unidentifiable on-the-fly metaphors? stink that makes me gag wall stains and a And the more I rotting mackerel stink on my beer nuts? thought about it, that makes me gag on the more brilliant I my beer nuts? realized my observation was. Interstates, Either way, I suppose I’m making memhighways, backroads — wherever your vaories. And isn’t that what journeys are all cation is taking you, the unpredictability of about? Peace out. potty stops is a major factor of the driving experience. I know my family isn’t alone in attempting to predict cleanliness and Danielle Wilson is a contributing accessibility based on things like storecolumnist. You may email her at front displays, parking lot conditions and info@youarecurrent.com. which, if any, fast-food chain is sharing the building. Then we delight in ranking the

Editor, I am a minority from a poor (legal) immigrant family. I have experienced racism, prejudice, bullying and even beatings growing up in a Caucasian neighborhood. Nevertheless, my dad taught us that regardless of racism, the USA is indeed great! In spite of her faults, we immigrated to the land to which immigrants flock. We are here not to face racism, but for the systemic opportunity. Disagree? Point to another country which provides more opportunity regardless of race, color, creed — then move there! Even Jesus lived in the time of slavery/racism and did not conquer it.

“White Fragility?” Stop apologizing for your ancestry. Celebrate it!

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Calling it a TV career Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

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“How much longer can you do a crazy gig like this?” Marcus Collins, my WISH-TV photographer, asked. It was a subHUMOR tle reference to both my age (44 at the time) and the nature of the job. In November of 1990, Channel 8 hired me to do live remotes between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. every weekday. Before that, I had hosted a morning talk show on Channel 13, live from Union Station.

“Geesh, who knows?” I remember saying to Marcus. “I really can’t see doing this after I’m 50.”

But soon I was 50, then 55. Then 60, 65 and 70. At 73 (after 4,890 shows), I picked up the remote control for my career this past March and clicked the pause button. With the pandemic, it was too risky to venture out, interacting with the public.

Last month, I picked up that career remote again, this time hitting the exit button. My mug had been on TV for 40-plus years. Enough is enough.

It’s weird to get up in the morning now and realize there is little to do on my to-do list. I already miss the action, finding something really cool that most people don’t know about, and creating a show around it. I loved discovering a novel place or event and deciding after arriving at the shoot how to turn it into four interesting segments. It usually involved interviewing people I had

never met, many of whom had never been on TV. That was the challenge.

Before getting my big break at a TV station, I was a high school teacher and was sure that “performing” in front of 30 kids every day was my only real talent. What a stroke of great luck to find another outlet for my abilities. I would have made a lousy … well, made a lousy almost anything else.

Last week, WISH-TV prepared “Goodbye” snippets from previous shows that aired throughout the week and concluded with a half-hour special July 31. The show included video clips, recorded well-wishes and a lot of ribbing, all well-deserved. Most all of it is now posted on the WISH-TV Facebook page and Wishtv.com.

In my next couple of columns, I’ll recount some of my favorite stories, about Barney and Richard Simmons and Dick the Bruiser, and there will be some surprises — if not for you, for me. Who can remember that far back?

Thanks to everyone who has watched through the years. What a privilege it has been for me!

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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Hoosier Hospitality Promise commits to safe operations

By Sam Montgomery news@currentnoblesville.com To help the community remain safe as businesses reopen, the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association PANDEMIC and health officials across Indiana have partnered with restaurants through the Hoosier Hospitality Promise.

To sign the promise, business owners must complete a COVID-19 hospitality training program and follow safety guidelines, such as requiring hand sanitizer stations at entrances and exits and sanitizing seating areas after each use.

“If a business is going to choose to be open, a business must be as responsible as humanly possible to safely execute,” said Troy Gregory, vice president of operations for Sun King Brewery. “Guests also have a choice to go to a place of business or not.

If they decide to visit and feel comfortable at that business, then that business should take every possible step to assure that guests and staff are safe.”

Gregory said it was an easy decision for Sun King, which has locations in Carmel and Fishers, to become part of the initiative.

“We want the community to feel safe and have our community feel connected together,” Gregory said. “The promise is in alignment with what we at Sun King already believe, so we are more than happy to support it in full.”

Blake Fogelsong, owner and director of operations for Clancy’s Inc., echoed the

Grindstone on the Monon has set up hand sanitizer dispensers in its restaurants to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Submitted photo)

sentiment. Clancy’s operates Westfield’s Grindstone on the Monon and several other area restaurants. He said the restaurant’s primary goal is to make patrons feel safe.

“As a member of the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association, as well as serving on the board of directors, as a company, we’ve been deeply involved in trying to implement everything suggested from a local and national level,” Fogelsong said. “The Hoosier Hospitality Promise is a way to let customers know the steps we are taking to make them safe when dining in the restaurant.”

Learn more about the Hoosier Hospitality Promise at HoosierHospitalityPromise.com.

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Become a volunteer today Riverview Health is looking for volunteers to join its great team.

Some of the many volunteer service areas include patient transport, guest services and the gift shop. Shifts are available in the morning or afternoon, at least one day per week, Monday-Friday.

If you’re interested in volunteering at Riverview Health in Noblesville or Westfield, please contact the manager of Volunteer Services, Melinda Nash, at 317.776.7236 or mnash@riverview.org.

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You can always count on an Indiana summer being hot and humid. High temperatures and humidity are PREVENTION a recipe for overheating, which can lead to fainting and heat exhaustion.

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Be aware of heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion is recognizable by heavy sweating, nausea and paleness. If you or someone

you know is experiencing these symptoms, move to a shaded, cool area, remove tight or heavy clothing, sip water and locate a cool cloth. Heat stroke is more dangerous and typically presents as a high body temperature of 103 degrees or higher, fast and strong pulse, nausea, confusion and/or loss of consciousness. If you or someone you know is experiencing these symptoms, call 911 right away. A heat stroke is a medical emergency. Help lower the person’s body temperature by moving to a cooler place and bringing cool cloths. Children up to 4 years of age and people ages 65 and older are particularly susceptible to heat-related illnesses.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell’s creative juices are flowing.

Farrell and co-founders THEATER Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins are working on ways to reimagine the 2020-21 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ATI announced July 28 it has canceled its four productions planned for the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. ATI was set to open Sept.

4 with “Always … Patsy Cline,” which featured a two-person cast of Fitzgerald and Collins. The other shows canceled were “Lombardi” in 2020 and “The Big Bang: The Musical” and “Damn Yankees” in 2021.

Farrell said it would put the organization at financial risk if it attempted to move forward only having to later postpone or cancel productions. Originally, he said they believed ATI could put on the two-person “Patsy Cline” show because it is a two-person cast. But the production costs were higher with COVID-19 testing and other factors.

“Plus, our (COVID-19 case) numbers were a lot better then,” he said. “It’s a trying time for everyone, and the entertainment industry has been hit so hard.”

Farrell said the safety of ATI performers and patrons is at the forefront of any decision.

“The good news is this. While we are taking a pause from presenting full-scale productions, we are all thinking outside the box to stay relevant and publicly connected during these difficult times for all arts organizations,” said Farrell, whose company uses Actors’ Equity Association performers.

Farrell said several options are being explored, which he hopes to announce soon.

“I’m waiting on an approval for the board for one project,” Farrell said. “It will be a little different, but we’re excited to be able to offer it.”

Farrell said if circumstances allow, ATI can add more traditional programming back into the schedule.

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

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Civic Theatre shows on for now Civic Theatre’s first show, “Matilda The Musical,” is scheduled for Oct. 2-17 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts.

“We can’t know at this point exactly what our future will be like for live experiences, but we are committed to finding the best path forward while ensuring the safety of our patrons, staff and volunteers,” said Melissa Hook, Civic marketing and events manager. “Following social distancing guidelines at this time, available seating in the venues at the Center for the Performing Arts have been significantly reduced to ensure patrons and their families are at least 6 feet apart while enjoying a performance.”

CCP cancels 2020 shows Carmel Community Players closed its final three performances of “The Last Five Years,” July 31, Aug, 1-2 after learning one

of the show’s staff tested positive for COVID-19. The individual did not have direct contact with audience members but did have contact with the cast.

The occurrence helped convince CCP to cancel the final two shows of 2020. CCP Board President Lori Raffel said when the decision was made to resume the season, CCP believed it could do it safely.

“We now feel strongly that in the best interest of our patrons and volunteers, we must cancel all in-person activities for the remainder of the year, which means that ‘Shipwrecked! An Entertainment’ and our holiday show will not be happening as planned,” Raffel stated. “Season ticket holders will be given the choice to either receive a refund for the last show of the (2020-21) season or donate that amount to CCP for use in finding a new home and future show expenses.”

For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

Organizers cancel Indy GreekFest editorial@youarecurrent.com Indianapolis GreekFest organizers explored several options before announcing the decision July 26 to cancel the annual event.

“We were planning on having preorder and drive-thru,” said Renee Brochhagen, Indy GreekFest secretary and marketing director. “However, given the increases in COVID cases, the uncertainty of what new restrictions may be in place at the end of August, and for the health and safety of the volunteers, customers and the community, we thought it best to cancel the event.”

The event, which celebrates Greek Orthodox and traditions, was scheduled for Aug. 28-29 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3500 W. 106th St., Carmel.

The free event, which drew large annual crowds, featured live music, Greek food and pastries, Greek wine and beer and church tours.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Red Geranium Artisan Market gives central Indiana artists an opportunity to display and sell their SHOPPING works. Equally important, proceeds from the Aug. 15 event support the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville’s missions.

“We currently are involved with the Last Bell Ministries. They work with orphan graduates (in Ukraine), helping them get established with vocations and housing,” said Sue Jourdan, a missions elder of the church and founder of the Artisan Market. “We support Cru, which works on the campuses around the United States, working with our college youth. We have supported missionaries in Hungary through One Mission Society, which works with youth and does a yearly English camp. These are a few of the projects that we are involved in.

“We feel that especially now during these uncertain times that we continue to support these projects financially. This market helps do just that.”

Roman Lawson, right, pauses in front of his table at Red Geranium Artisan Market. (Submitted photo)

The fifth annual Red Geranium Artisan Market is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at the church, 1207 Conner St. Admission is free.

Proceeds from the event help the church’s mission locally and abroad. Jourdan, a Noblesville resident, said there will be 35 different artisans.

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Masks are recommended outdoors and will be required for indoor shopping. Social distancing practices will be in place.

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Anderson’s photos earn spotlight editorial@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Arts Council will present the “Art of James Anderson: Vacations and Abstracts” for its August exhibit ARTIST in The Art Gallery at City Hall in Fishers. The exhibit opened Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 29. A free public reception for Anderson will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 7 at The Art Gallery at City Hall.

Anderson said he has always enjoyed capturing photos and creating art from his youth. He received a prestigious L.S. Ayres Gold Key for one of his watercolor cityscapes in high school.

“I never understood what was so special about that one watercolor until nearly 50 years later when I saw a Matisse exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art,” Anderson said in a Fishers Arts Council news release. “That one work I created was very Matisse-like.”

During a physical for college, Anderson discovered that he is red/green/brownshade color blind.

“It is not that I don’t see those colors, but I have trouble distinguishing between them in certain lighting situations,” he said. “I always wondered why it was difficult for me

James Anderson’s photo abstract of a canyon and buttes. (Submitted photo)

to blend colors to achieve a desired color when painting with acrylics. Therefore, my wife has become my color advisor.”

Anderson set aside his artistic talents for several years to follow a career in information technology before eventually turning back to art.

“Shortly before retirement, God opened my eyes again to those dormant artistic talents as he showed me what I missed during my IT career,” Anderson said. “He brought artist friends back into my life who urged me to display the scenes I captured for others to view as well.” Buffalo Creek flows beside his Indianapolis home.

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History of Coyoacán: Honoring coyotes Commentary by Don Knebel The historic heart of Coyoacán is the second-most popular tourist destination in Mexico City. An iconic fountain TRAVEL at its center pays tribute to its history.

In the late 12th century, the Tepanecs established a village on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico.

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For both Tepanecs and Aztecs, coyotes represented cunning and sexual prowess and were the model for the god they called Huehuecoyotl (Old Coyote). In 1519, the Tepanecs supported Hernán Cortés against the Aztecs and Cortés launched his attack against Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, from Coyoacán. After defeating the Aztecs, Cortés made Coyoacán the capital of New Spain. In 1520, monks brought to Coyoacán to convert the Tepanecs began building the Baroque Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Church of St. John the Baptist) in the center of Coyoacán.

Coyoacán remained an independent municipality until the mid-19th century, when it

Fuentes de los Coyotes in Coyoacán, Mexico City.

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NOW HIRING UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA FOR DOGS IN CARMEL SEEKS ADDITIONAL STAFF:

We are seeking a Controller to become an integral part of our team! You will oversee financial reporting and related activities and personnel as well as identify areas of improvement to increase efficiency. Our company currently consists of four related entities and 40+ retail locations and we continue to grow.

Responsibilities: • Oversee and coordinate all accounting, reporting and financial activities and personnel for all entities • Establish controls and monitor budgets to mitigate risk and increase return on investments • Standardize and maintain a system of accounting processes and procedures to facilitate accurate record keeping • Cash Management oversight of several bank accounts, producing weekly cash projection and other analysis as requested • Work with the companies’ CPA firm to complete EOY Review, Income and Property Tax Returns • Manage all Prepaids, Monthly Allocations and Accruals for retail locations and related companies • Maintain relationship with the companies

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banking partners regarding cash and loan accounts, as well as monitoring covenant compliance and reporting • Allocate and record all new Asset Purchase Transactions and maintain related depreciation schedules • Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: • Accounting Degree required plus 6+ years of relevant Accounting Experience • Experience with Inter-Company Accounting • Experience performing a Month End Close • In depth experience working with Microsoft Excel and experience working in Quickbooks required • Strong leadership qualities • Self-motivated and willing to work as part of a team • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

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people for this upcoming school year at Westfield Washington School District for a variety of positions including: Nutritionist, kitchen lead, barista, office admin, and cafeteria worker. Please call Linda McCoy 317-867-8061 or Joey Healy at 317867-8060 for more details. Apply at the Support Services office at 18160 Market Court, Westfield, Indiana 46074.

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