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Council approves TIF district consolidation, lease rental bonds for events center By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com The Noblesville City Council approved the financial framework to pay for the Noblesville Events Center at its GOVERNMENT Dec. 19, 2023 meeting. City attorney Jonathan Hughes said the events center, part of the business and technology hub Innovation Mile, will have three revenue sources: a 10year lease from the Pacers G-League team; community events; and TIF funding. City officials are still determining the final cost for the events center. “This is a priority project for all of us here within City Hall and even outside City Hall as we go to really revitalize and catalyze Innovation Mile on the far east side of Noblesville,” Mayor Chris Jensen said at the meeting. Jensen said he had four requirements for the financing structure. It needed to maintain the tax rate; help the city continue progress with the Pleasant Street project; help the city continue progress with the new public safety building project; and maintain the ability for the city to move forward with other capital projects and not take resources away from that. The events center will be financed through the issuance of lease rental bonds, Hughes said. The debt service on the bonds will be paid using TIF revenues. LEASE FINANCING STRUCTURE Hughes said the city will transfer certain assets to Noblesville’s Community Development Corp. and the Redevelopment Authority. Both will make payments to the city for those assets. The city and its Redevelopment Commission will then lease the assets by making certain lease rental payments, according to Hughes. The lease payments for the facilities will pay the debt service on the bonds. “Lease rental financing is a commonly used strategy that keeps interest obligations

A rendering of the Noblesville Events Center in Innovation Mile. (Photo courtesy of the City of Noblesville)

low,” Hughes said. The buildings being transferred and leased back to the city as part of the project are: • Noblesville Fire Station 71 at 135 S. 9th St. • Noblesville Fire Station 72 at 400 S. Harbor Dr. • Noblesville Fire Station 73 at 2101 Greenfield Ave. • Noblesville Fire Station 74 at 20777 Hague Rd. • Noblesville Street Department Salt Barn at 12575 E. 166th St. The ownership will change, but no other operational changes will happen, Hughes said. Once the events center is constructed, the facilities are transferred back to the city and the events center remains a leased asset. Hughes said that certain roads will also be leased to finance the parking garage and certain infrastructure. TIF DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION The TIF districts being consolidated into

the Consolidated Economic Development Area are: • Noblesville Downtown Allocation Area • Central 146th Street Allocation Area • The Town Center Allocation Area • The Bergen-Tegler Allocation Area • Stoney Creek Allocation Area • The Commerce Park Allocation Area • The Corporate Campus West Allocation Area and the SMC Allocation Area • The Hazel Dell Allocation Area • The Corporate Campus East Allocation Area The events center is in the Consolidated Economic Development Area. “This means the city can use TIF revenues received from anywhere in the Consolidated Economic Development Area to finance the project,” Hughes said. “Essentially, it allows the city to leverage funds it is already receiving in areas it was already planning to receive those funds without expanding the TIF area or applying it to new properties.” Hughes said the events center is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

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HEPL board ratifies revised collection policy By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton East Public Library Board of Trustees ratified its revised library collection policy during its Dec. LIBRARY 21 meeting. The policy was revised in November. The revised policy states that patrons can request reconsideration of specific items in the collection within a specific collection/location at the library by completing a Request for Reconsideration Form online or at any library location. The library director, along with the manager and selection librarian, will review the request and the director will respond to the request within six weeks. “The material remains in the collection during this review,” the new policy states. “The material will be reviewed in its entirety and not on portions taken out of context.” If the requestor does not find the director’s response acceptable, the board will appoint a review committee to read, view or listen to the material. The committee consists of a librarian on the library staff, a current board member and a local citizen not affiliated with the library and appointed by the board. The policy states that the committee will have reasonable time to read, view or listen to the material in question, and will make a formal recommendation to the board. The board will consider the recommendation and the original request before making a final determination. In November, board Vice President Michelle Payne — who was secretary at the time — proposed an action plan for the collection development policy following a survey of patrons. She stated that in 533 survey responses, “Stop book banning/ censorship/Improve board/Trust librarians” were recurring themes. The HEPL board already had suspended and then rescinded a controversial policy that led to library staff removing numerous books from the teen section and reshelving them in the general/adult section of the library. “The public has spoken on this topic — many times and in multiple formats,” Payne stated in her proposed action plan. “The majority of public comments this board has heard at meetings, plus the ma-

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jority of emails we have received during the past year, have indicated that patrons do not support the (reshelving) policy.” Payne stated that some sections of the 2022 policy should remain intact. For example, the policy provides information on the role of parents in the library. “Parents should be aware that children have access to all materials in the library,” the policy states. “Library staff do not monitor or censor the reading selections of children. It is the responsibility of the parent to monitor their child’s access to materials while in the library.” The policy encourages parents to accompany children in the library. “Parents or legal guardians have the right and responsibility to determine what is appropriate for their own children,” the policy states. “The library relies on parents to be involved with their child’s use of the library and to guide their child’s selection of library materials in keeping with their family values.” Payne also stated she wants to keep the inclusion of a review committee for the reconsideration request. For solutions, Payne stated she wants to conduct a “parental responsibility” information campaign through library communications, among other solutions. She also stated material moved from the Teen Zone to the general/adult stacks could be reshelved as needed and as determined by librarians. “We might never fully agree on revisions to this policy, yet all of us can agree to a fresh start,” Payne stated. “Then, we can truly work toward future compromises related to the collection and for the overall success of this library and its staff, management and director. It’s fiscally responsible and reasonable to act now, and our patrons will ultimately benefit from all of us moving forward.”

Noblesville High School goalkeeper Cole Thompson celebrates after winning the state championship. (Photo courtesy of Julie Montgomery)

NHS goalkeeper earns multiple accolades By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville High School senior goalkeeper Cole Thompson has racked up a slew of individual soccer honors the HONORS last few months, but nothing quite tops winning the IHSAA Class 3A state title again. “The biggest thing for me was winning a state title,” Thompson said. “Winning a third in a row was awesome. Winning Mr. Soccer and being an All-American is something that I never thought would happen to me and now that it happened to me, it’s incredible. It’s an amazing feeling knowing that.” The Millers shut out Cathedral 2-0 Oct. 28, to win the state championship at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis. Indiana Soccer Coaches Association named him Player of the Year, also known as Indiana Mr. Soccer, following the season. Following the state title, Millers coach Ken Dollaske said Thompson proved he was the Player of the Year with his performance in the title game. The United Soccer Coaches Association named Thompson an All-American in early December. He was named one of the top 20 players nationally by ScoreBookLive.com in December. “I appreciate what has been given to me and every award that I’ve gotten,” he said. “I just want to win more awards and get better as I go on.” The 6-foot-1 Thompson allowed only 12

goals during his senior season and had 10 shutouts. Thompson, 17, said this was his best high school season. “My first year on varsity as a junior was pretty good,” he said. “In winning a state title, I thought I played pretty well. Between the end of that season and the start of the past season in August, I feel like I got better, and it translated into my play this fall. My shot-stopping has always been one of my biggest strengths, but I think what got better is my ability to come off crosses and come up higher in the field and pick up any through-balls, help out the back line and take some pressure off them as well.” Thompson was named the Class 3A Mental Attitude Award winner after the state title game. He was named an Academic All-State honoree and has a grade-point average of 3.94. He also is a participant in school supply and food drives. Thompson has not taken any official college visits and doesn’t want to name any colleges he is considering at this time. “I’ve had a few coaches come to watch me, but I haven’t narrowed anything yet,” said Thompson, who plans to play at the NCAA Division I level. “Most of the schools I’m looking at are around here. I’m trying to stay close to home.” Thompson has been playing goalkeeper since fourth grade. He is in his third year playing for the Indiana Fire Academy 200506 National team. The team participated in a national tournament in Orlando following the high school season.

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Senior guard picks up scoring for ZCHS girls basketball team By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Zionsville Community High School senior guard Emma Haan has made it her mission to help her team make up for the graduation loss of 2023 Indiana Miss Basketball Laila Hull. “I think that I’ve made the most improvement in my leadership, as that was one of my major focuses at the beginning of the season, and also my overall scoring mindset,” Haan said. “I think I’ve been more of an offensive threat this season than any other previous season.” The 5-foot-7 Haan averaged a team-high 14.8 points in the first 16 games for the Eagles (13-3). She averaged 10.4 ppg as a junior, 9.3 as a sophomore and 6.3 as a freshman. “My role has changed in that I needed to step up and score more this year with some key players graduating,” she said. “It has been an adjustment, especially with defenders keying in on what I like to do, but it has certainly helped me grow as a basketball player.” Zionsville coach Andy Maguire said Haan has developed into a more consistent

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Naming rights search renewed By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

“Last year, we had record ticket sales and we had some record numbers with our educational programs and events,” McDerThe Center for the Performing Arts anmott said. “The Christkindlmarkt, which nounced in 2019 it was seeking a naming happens on our campus, is going stronger rights partner. The time than ever.” ARTS seemed right until it defiThe Center saw a 45 percent innitely wasn’t. crease in patrons in 2023, including Jeffrey McDermott, the Center’s a 50 percent increase in first-time president and CEO, said a naming visitors and a 30 percent increase partnership agreement with a in return visitors. healthcare company was nearly in “We’re not looking for the highplace, but then in March 2020, the est bidder to put their name on our McDermott COVID-19 pandemic brought it to a campus. We’re looking for someone halt. that aligns with our vision, our core values, “That naming partner, in my mind, very all of those things,” McDermott said. appropriately decided they needed to McDermott said the five core values are step back and focus on essential services excellency, integrity, inclusion, innovation and focused on keeping their employees and collaboration. engaged and employed and we needed to There has been an increased commitdo the same thing,” said McDermott, who ment to diverse performances with an agreed not to divulge the company’s name. estimated 40 percent of the artists feaInternally, McDermott said the Center tured at the Center coming from diverse made the decision to pause the search for backgrounds, a naming rights partner during the panMcDermott said the name has to be demic. But now, McDermott said the Center something that makes sense for the Center has decided to resume it. and the partner.

Zionsville Community High School senior guard Emma Haan is the team’s top scorer. (Photo courtesy of Andy Maguire)

depth and working on pull-ups for when I can’t just spot up and shoot 3s.” Haan said she has aways led by example. “As a senior leader this year, I put more of a focus on vocal leadership, helping my teammates by telling them where to go, what to do, but also being encouraging so that we can build a positive culture within our team,” Haan said. “I think that is very important and is going to be crucial as we play in the tournament.” Maguire said Haan plays hard every day. “Her range is very good and her ability to hit the 3 in crucial situations makes her a big threat to all of our opponents,” Maguire said. “Emma is also very coachable. She takes constructive criticism or coaching well and she is a pleasure to coach.” Haan has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the University of Vermont next season. “It really felt like home when I went out there,” Haan said of Vermont. “I could see myself fitting in with the girls both on and off of the court. They play really hard, share the ball and I felt like it was a system I would fit well in. I also really loved the coaches and culture of the team.”

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A Q&A with gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers news@currentzionsville.com Brad Chambers, a Republican candidate for Indiana governor, stopped by Current Publishing recently for a disPOLITICS cussion about what led him to run for office. Formerly a two-year appointee as state secretary of commerce and a longtime entrepreneur, Chambers said he has “an ambitious vision” for Indiana, but also recognizes he’s a political Chambers outsider. He is running in the May 7 primary election against veteran Republican politicians Mike Braun, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour. Prior to his political career, Chambers founded and served as president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Buckingham Companies. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Question: What led you to formally declare your candidacy for governor? Answer: “I believe in the potential of our state, and I’m comfortable being uncomfortable, getting outside (my) comfort zone. I believe, as a Hoosier entrepreneur, the state has been good to me and I believe in its potential, so I’m willing to step outside my business arena and into the political arena, and I aspire to lead the state into a more dynamic economic future.” Q: What is a key issue you’ll focused on during your campaign and if you become elected? A: “Financial security and financial opportunity are fundamental to every family. Being able to build a good quality of life for every family is, too. Indiana is great, but it can be even better, so that’s important.”

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Q: What’s the biggest issue not being discussed thus far? A: “It’s ever more important to protect Indiana from being infiltrated by (Washington) D.C. Indiana is great and it can be better, but it’s got to continue to function based on Hoosier values. Protecting Indiana from D.C. politics is really important. (That means) we need to grow the economy, and then we can fix education. Our educational system is back-looking, not forward-looking.”

Q: What about the Indiana economy? A: “During my commerce term, I brought in two industries that were never here, because I cold called them. Go get what is good for Hoosiers, and that’s high-wage jobs in the (electric vehicle) business and in semiconductors. It grows our population, which grows our workforce, which continues to grow our economy. So, take the proceeds of a growing economy (and then) we’ve got to fix education. Our third-graders are not reading. Our literacy rate is going down. I’m not going to use the word crisis, but our growing economy starts in third grade, and so I believe it’s highly urgent, bordering on a crisis, but highly urgent. We’ve got more dollars coming in, but not the right amount of dollars going to educators.” Q: What sets you apart from others running? A: “The political arena is new to me. They’re career politicians. When you’re in the political system and you are political by nature, decision-making is on the political clock, not on the strategic clock. I make decisions for the long-term success of ‘X’, and in this case, that would be the business of Indiana.” Q: What is your policy on public safety? A: “There needs to be greater regional collaboration (in) law enforcement. We need to support police officers. (Policing) is a hard job. Those guys rely on qualified immunity. You don’t put your name in the hat to become a police officer — a tough job to begin with — if you don’t think you have immunity from prosecution. I’d like to codify it in state law. Also, there’s too much discretion on bail. Then we have to deal with fentanyl, too. Fentanyl is the scourge of our country. I have no optimism that the senators and congressmen can do anything bipartisan to fix it. We’re stuck with it for awhile until they do their job.” Q: Should you win, what becomes of your company? A: “It’s in good hands. I put a lot in place, and it was a really good exercise while I was commerce secretary, and they didn’t ‘crash the car.’ The campaign is a full-time job. Governor with a $30 billion budget is a full-time job.” For more on Chambers, visit chambersforindiana.com.

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Frontline Counseling practice provides mental health care for first responders

By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com Matt Griffin, who retired in 2023 after 23 years with the Noblesville Police Department, like many first responders, has struggled with mental health challenges. Moreover, he felt shamed and embarrassed by them. “Back when I got hired, you didn’t talk about anything. You just simply went onto the next call. That’s how we got through it,” Griffin said. “We joked and laughed about it and went out to the bar after work or on our next days off. Years and years and years and years of doing that and repeating the trauma, not getting help for it (was detrimental). “You know that something’s wrong, but there’s just a stigma and shame with it to where it’s an embarrassment.” Fortunately for Griffin and other people like him, a therapy practice in Noblesville specializing in trauma care for first responders wants to erase the stigma for people who face mental health challenges. Susan Sherer-Vincent is the owner of Frontline Counseling, a trauma-informed therapy practice. She said the environment is designed to be a “safe place for first responders.” The counseling services are open to anyone, not just first responders. Sherer-Vincent, a licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist and certified alcoholism counselor, works with Griffin. Griffin has struggled with sleeping, alcoholism, depression and suicidal thoughts throughout his career as a police officer. Sherer-Vincent founded Frontline Counseling Sept. 15, 2023, at 1811 S. 10th St. She said she wanted to build a team of “culturally competent therapists” who have immersed themselves in first responders’ culture through ride-alongs, being at the department and attending trainings and workshops. Counselors at the practice participate in debriefings after traumatic incidents. “I’ve known Susan for years, so that helped, but I still had to get through my own difficulties of opening up to get that help,” Griffin said. “But to have someone who for a group knows what we’ve been through, building that rapport with us, whether it be ride-alongs or showing up to roll calls, things like that make it easier to speak with

From left, Graduate Intern Counselor Ally Blaskowski, NPD Patrol Officer Jillian Fetters, NPD Sgt. Don Heeg, John Cline of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Crime Reduction Team, Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Stevens, Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison, NPD Sgt. Brice Swart, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Investigations Lieutenant Chris Jones, Jail Deputy Bailey Davis, Carmel Fire Chief David Haboush, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Bryan Melton, Detective Mitch Corry and Founder Susan Sherer-Vincent. (Photo by Elissa Maudlin)

someone who knows what you’ve been through, gone through, at least has an idea of it.” Sherer-Vincent said when trauma isn’t addressed or treated, it can become complex PTSD. “So, for Matt and for some of the other first responders that I’ve worked with, they recover loudly,” she said. “That gives others permission to get treated for some of the trauma and things that they see.” NPD Sgt. Brice Swart, who oversees the Officer Wellness program at NPD, said officers used to work on things on their own because there weren’t many resources available. Over time, he said resources became a norm for the next generation of law enforcement that benefits now. “I can’t emphasize enough the support from the leadership side of things,” Swart said. “Because it’s very important to have them say, ‘This is one thing that’s very important to our department as a whole, moving forward to make sure that we implement these things. We support these types of things and we put them in place because we honestly care and want to maintain the wellness of our personnel.’” Sherer-Vincent said with supportive lead-

ership, officers don’t have to worry about losing their jobs if they suffer from PTSD. “We’ve done, gosh, a lot of work in the last 20 years to really change the culture and to bring mental health awareness to first responders,” Sherer-Vincent said. Sherer-Vincent previously worked in private practice since 1982 and has been working with first responders for 25 years. “There’s such a need and people don’t realize the hard job that they do and the things that they see, and what I want, I want officers, firefighters, I want them to

come in sooner (for help),” she said. “I want them to come in when they first see a trauma so they aren’t wounded and walking around wounded for years and years and years.” ON THE COVER: From left, NPD Sgt. Brice Swart, Founder Susan Sherer-Vincent, Sarah Symbowski, Genevieve Smith, Ally Blaskowski, Mayor Chris Jensen, Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush and NPD Deputy Chief Jason Thompson at the ribbon cutting for Frontline Counseling. (Photo courtesy of Frontline Counseling)

OTHER WELLNESS PROGRAMS Frontline Counseling isn’t the only resource for local first responders. Sherer-Vincent said Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush, Carmel Police Department Chief Jim Barlow and NPD Police Chief John Mann started wellness programs for their officers and staff. Sherer-Vincent helped design the programs at each department, she said. Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison also started a wellness program this

year, Sherer-Vincent said. NPD has an Officer Wellness Program that Swart oversees. His position overlooking the program was developed three years ago. The program provides resources for officers/staff to maintain self-care, personally and professionally, Swart said. It focuses on the mental, physical and financial health of officers/staff, their families and retirees.

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Getting a feel for motiviation Commentary by Terry Anker Sometimes, we just don’t feel like it. We say it about ordering Chinese food on a Tuesday night. We claim it when ESSAY asked if we’d like to help put away the holiday decorations. We routinely use the generic excuse for all matter of things, big and small. Are we going to vote? Are we going to get married? Are we going to get out of bed early and get in a workout today? Probably not. We’re just not feeling it. Are we really making most of our life decisions based upon how we “feel” at any given moment? Or are we simply refusing to think instead relying upon the less complex emotional response to keep us from engaging more deeply and intellectually? With the coming of each new year, our culture has formed expectations about using the early days of the calendar for personal planning. What do we hope to accomplish in this trip around the sun? Are we going to lose weight, read more, learn piano or spend

more time with family? Whatever it may be, we set our sights on some aspirational goal. Still, most of us have scant chance of realizing the objective. We work at it for a bit, even joining a gym or planning a family meal. But then we start to lose steam. Where is our motivation? Why don’t we feel like making our dreams come true? Why isn’t someone motivating us? Why is the world making us feel demotivated? As we lurch headlong into another year, perhaps we should start our quest for self-improvement by setting some ground rules. Do we sponsor our own fire or wait for others to bring it to us? Is motivation internal or external? What can we expect and how can we think through to better outcomes?

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Holiday missive still missing Commentary by Danielle Wilson Oh, friends, the New Year is upon us, and I find myself asking the age-old question, “Do I send a Christmas letter or HUMOR not?” I’ve obviously missed the holiday card season, but I still want to subtly brag about my family using an inappropriate amount of exclamation points and exasperated mom commentary. And who wouldn’t love to get a 2023 Wilson Squad update in 2024? I’m funny, gosh darn it. The problem is, the pressure to write a beautifully crafted, entertaining narrative that meets or exceeds previous annual missives is quite the challenge. First, I must give equally snarky coverage to each of our four young adult children (Twin B graduated from college! With a degree in French. Mon dieu! Six months later, Twin A did, too! Thank goodness. Seriously. Thank. Goodness. The youngest was a solo-backpacking goddess! Except when she experienced a devastating earthquake and scared the literal poo out of me. And the heir apparent passed his CPA exams! Finally. Now do our taxes, minions). Then, I need to include something about my bald and generally amusing husband, Doo (still works at the same place! Still occasionally hunts and skis! Still drives me bonkers!

“I’ve obviously missed the holiday card season, but I still want to subtly brag about my family using an inappropriate amount of exclamation points and exasperated mom commentary.” – DANIELLE WILSON Ha! Ha!). And of course, no year-in-review would be complete without mentioning the dog (Libby lives on! Despite her obesity, arthritis and occasional allergic reactions to nature. I mean, come on!). All this needs to be done in less than 750 words so as not to bore the reader. I want them (need them?) reaching the end and sighing, “I love getting these Wilson family letters. Such a delightful joy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day!” Peace out.

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A stressful holiday time-squeeze Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Once again, the most difficult part of Christmas shopping for me was finding stuff to put in my wife’s HUMOR stocking. For over 40 years, looking for appropriate gifts for this Christmas morning ritual has stumped me. My wife, Mary Ellen, never thought the piece of coal was very funny, so I stopped doing it after we were married six years. But this year, with the help of TikTok, I found dozens of inexpensive gift ideas that that solve everyday problems, like threading a needle effortlessly or hanging a picture without a hook or nail. One product particularly intrigued me -- not a gift for Mary Ellen, but for my stocking. A toothpaste squeezer, a tiny plastic contraption with a key that when turned extracted the final bit of product from the bottom of the tube. Of course, it was made in China. I am not a big fan of Chinese goods, but I do love good Chinese — especially moo shu pork. I ordered the squeezer. Days later, I started getting notifications updating me on where in the world my toothpaste squeezer was on its trip to Indiana. I was always given both a tracking number and an order number. In the seller’s last text, I was informed that my new order number was 78675439879464, which, thanks to Bing’s AI, I now know is 78 trillion, 675 billion, 439 million, 879 thousand, 464. Mary Ellen made me add a digit at the end of the number before publishing this because she is still a little paranoid about unsavory people getting our personal information. That is a lot of plastic toothpaste squeezers, about 13,000 for each person in the world, including places where people have no teeth. My stocking-stuffer gift did finally arrive, just in time for New Year’s Eve. I quickly went to my bath-

“Of course, it was made in China. I am not a big fan of Chinese goods, but I do love good Chinese — especially moo shu pork.” – DICK WOLFSIE room cabinet and retrieved the 16 tubes of Colgate that I had refused to throw out in 2023. The notes apologizing and explaining the delay in delivery still came every day. According to the seller, that little thingamajig had spent time in post offices first in China, then Norway, Finland and Patterson, N.J. Not exactly the end of an otherwise perfect vacation. I emailed the seller. Dear Toothpaste Squeezer People: My squeezer did finally arrive. Finally. But it broke in half the first time I tried it. I would love to return it for a full refund, but I don’t think it is worth the trouble, like trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube, which is probably another gift option you are selling. I may order another squeezer next year. But only if you make one for my four two-thirds-empty open plastic containers of Gulden’s Mustard that Mary Ellen keeps threatening to throw out.

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

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Student band Jammin’ on Everything performs a mix of musical genres By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jammin’ on Everything is true to its band name. “We all have very different MUSIC music tastes, whether that’s classic rock, funk or modern pop,” said lead vocalist Spenser Johns, a 2023 Westfield High School graduate. “The beauty of music is that there isn’t a specific mold. We can play whatever we want, however we want. We are also all very young, and I know, for me, I listen to completely different music than I did a year ago. Our styles and interests are constantly evolving, and we often bring those new interests to the band, which allows for us to have a wider repertoire of music. “We have even begun to work on some of my original songs that I have written, which I am very excited about.” Johns, an IUPUI freshman, is joined by two WHS students, sophomore Conlin Doran and senior Noah Flynn. Doran plays bass guitar. Flynn, who also sings and Noblesville High School sophomore Roman Blount, are the lead guitarists. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School freshman Julian Lenard, from Carmel, is the drummer. The band originally formed in 2021 at Carmel Music Academy as a super band. “We went through a few members and eventually our group was put together in early 2022 as the All Star Band,” said Johns, who was the CarmelFest Has Talent 17-and-older winner in 2023. “We did numerous performances with Carmel Music Academy at the concert series in Clay Terrace and Westfield Rock The Block.” The band’s first performance separate from the academy was Dec. 9 at Carmel Holiday PorchFest. The group has been invited to the Carmel PorchFest Sept. 15 and plans to start booking performances. “What I like about the sound we make together is that it feels authentic,” Johns said. “Especially when we play songs like ‘Say It Ain’t So’ and ‘I Will Survive,’ you can

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hear that we are just kids who really enjoy music and play together because we love to. We also all have musical minds and can add our own touch to songs, whether that’s singing notes differently, adding in new guitar riffs or completely transforming the genre of a song.” Doran has played the bass for almost six years and takes lessons from John Gunnell, also known as Jon. E. Gee, a bass player for John Mellencamp and owner of Carmel Music Academy. “Everyone is a very talented musician, so it makes it easy to play together,” Doran said. “I enjoy playing all genres, but I really like playing classic rock, crowd pleasers, and bass slapping is fun.” Lenard said he likes the flexibility of the group. “For example, when we play an already-written song, we can sometimes adjust my specific drum part or cut out an unnecessarily long chorus,” Lenard said. “When we write our own music, it’s all up to us. We get to add or drop anything we want.” Lenard said the group is getting better and evolving the more it plays together. “As we play and practice and learn and grow, we change,” Lenard said. “We all naturally grow up and get a better understanding of music, but we also improve a lot with each practice. Although we practice on our time, when we come

together once a week, we get to practice and see what the music sounds like with everyone playing at once versus one of us playing to the track at home.” Lenard said he loves the variety. “If a member of the band wants to play a song or write an original, they just have to bring up the idea of playing the song or present their base idea for the original, and then we have a new song to play,” Lenard said. “Plus, we can do any genre and combine it with other genres. For instance, we can write our own song that’s more classic rock and then play a heavy metal song, followed up by some alternative rock. Maybe we wouldn’t do it in that order, but you can find vastly different song types in one setlist.” Blount previously played in a four-piece band, which included Doran and Lenard. Blount said the band’s sound is much fuller with the five members. Blount especially enjoys playing The Eagles’ “Hotel California.” “We are going to have to search around ourselves and find someone who wants to let us play for them,” Blount said. “I hope to have a lot of gigs over the summer. PorchFest was fun. It was a new experience, having to set up our new equipment because we never did that because we always used the Academy’s equipment, so it was a learning curve.”

Cocktails, Comedy and Costumes, a fundraiser for Actors Theatre of Indiana, is set for Jan. 26 at BASH, 1235 Keystone Way, Carmel. Doors open at 6 p.m., followed by a cocktail party at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m. and the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets for the dinner and show are $150. The cost Fitzgerald for a table of 10 is $1,000. Allied Solutions is a corporate sponsor of the event. Attire is listed as spiffy casual. Judy Fitzgerald serves as ATI artistic director. Patrons can enjoy the nostalgia of past performances with favorite costumes modeled by some of Carmel’s most well-known personalities. In addition, attendees sip crafted cocktails from a cash bar while viewing the silent auction. The evening is designed to feature theatrical memories, comedy and a vibrant display of costumes. For tickets, visit eventbrite.com/e/cocktails-comedy-costumes-tickets-779019396987. For more, visit facebook.com/ActorsTheatreofIndiana or atistage.org.

‘MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Menopause, the Musical” through Feb. 4 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com. FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Feinstein’s presents Don Farrell’s “Because of You… A Tribute to Tony Bennett” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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local organizations. The most the group had distributed in one year previously was $80,000. Bruce Kidd has a dual purpose for Con“We have built a very nice base of supcerts for a Cause. porters, but at each concert (200 guests), The Carmwe will have 30 to 40 percent regFUNDRAISERS el resident ulars and the balance being new wants to raise guests,” Kidd said. money for nonprofits but also The Feb. 10 concert will support wants to provide exposure for a Teenworks, an innovative program variety of performing artists to the that provides at-risk teens with Indianapolis area. summer jobs and mentoring to “I love meeting these talented prepare for life after high school. McDermott artists from all over the U.S.,” said The May 11 concert will feature Kidd, co-founder and president of three national recording artists: Concerts for a Cause. “I have great admira- Dan Navarro, Alice Peacock and Jesse Lynn tion for singer-songwriters who can move Madera. The concert will benefit Outside our emotions with their words and music. The Box, which provides support and serLive music performed well is magic.” vices to adults living with developmental The series will open with a return visit challenges. by Michael McDermott, who is back by The Michigan Rattlers, a folk-rock band, popular demand. McDermott will open the will perform Aug. 17. It will benefit Same concert series Feb. 10 at the Indianapolis As U, a program that provides education, Art Center, the venue for all four 2024 social interactions and support for young concerts. adults with developmental disabilities. “Michael McDermott played for us two Singer-songwriter Paul Thorn will close years ago, and so many people told me the season with a Nov. 9 concert. Donahow great he was that I wanted to have tions will support Seeds of Caring, which him back to kick off 2024,” Kidd said. empowers children to use their time and Kidd said all the nonprofits are new this talents to help create a better community year, and this is the eighth year for the with their hearts and hands. series. Kidd said the series received record For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org. donations of more than $140,000 for four

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