February 4, 2020 — Westfield

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Mayor Cook seeks ways to improve commercial tax base / P13

WWS talks 2020 and beyond / P3

Melt the Trail changes location / P9

Blood drive open to students, community / P17

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Grate talks 2020 school district initiatives

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Coalition.

“This is about what we can do to address the needs of youth, adults Westfield Washington Schools has and seniors,” Grate said. fostered a growth mindset for the Another recent implementation is new decade.

Purposity, an app that posts Supt. Sherry Grate said as community needs for others the district grows, it plans to to fill. be proactive and deliberate Another focus of WWS about projects. in 2020 is continuing to “The school district has work with social/emotional been very strategic to adlearning. dress growth,” said Grate, “That ties in well with the Grate citing in-progress projects work of the Wellbeing Coalisuch as the expansion and renovation tion. We are very focused on removing of the intermediate, middle and high barriers for access to care for social/ schools. emotional needs of students of all “We are in the process of wraplevels,” Grate said. ping up the intermediate and middle A new partnership with St. Vinschools,” she said. “At the high school, cent provides licensed mental health those projects are ongoing through counselors at each of the district’s 2020, so we will continue to work schools. through those phases.”

Sometime in the near future, Other 2020 plans include further the district will launch an app conestablishing the eLearning program nected to the WWS transportation as well as strengthening Wellbeing department.

Coalition relationships.

“Soon, we are going to be able to roll “We are in (the second year) of out an app tied to our transportation eLearning. While we have not exactly department where parents will be able had the polar vortex just yet, we are to see where buses are on their routes ready to go in case that might happen and have an idea when their child this winter,” Grate said. “After the will be picked up or where the child first year of eLearning, we got some is on their route or when they may be great feedback from students, staff delivered home,” Grate said. “That will and families we used to refine prostreamline communication between cesses for Year Two.” transportation and our families, and The district is continuing its relawe look forward to this being another tionship with the City of Westfield communication tool.” and the Hamilton County Community A release date for the app has not Foundation to enhance the Wellbeing been determined.

Expected completion: The project is expected to be Project: Westfield Boulecompleted by spring. vard connector Project: Grand Junction Location: The extenPlaza sion will connect the Location: The parkroundabout at Ind. CONSTRUCTION ing lot west of Union 32 and Shamrock Street and south of Boulevard with David Main Street Brown Drive.

Expected completion: The gravel Expected completion: End of 2020 parking lot on the east end of Park Project: Monon Trail bridge Street is permanently closed.

Location: Monon Trail closed near WESTFIELD

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DISPATCHES Kindergarten registration open — Westfield Washington Schools kindergarten registrations opened Feb. 3. Any child who lives in Westfield and is 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1 may enroll in kindergarten. Registration can be made online or in person from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16 to 20 in any WWS elementary building.

Translating services for Spanish-speaking families will be from 4 to 6 p.m. March 17. For more, visit wws.k12.in.us.

League of Women Voters conducts event — The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County will conduct an event at 6:30 p.m.

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

Coffee Talk with Grate dates set — Members from the community have an opportunity to speak with Westfield Washington Schools Supt. Sherry Grate at various coffee talk dates. Upcoming dates include 9 a.m. Feb. 26 at Titus Bakery, 17471 Wheeler Rd. and 6 p.m. March 30 at Starbucks, 741 E. Ind. 32.

Carmel Tri Kappa offers scholarship — Carmel Tri Kappa will offer a scholarship to a female student. The amount is yet to be determined. To be eligible, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a resident in the Carmel Clay or Westfield Washington School District. The scholarship will be a one-year, nonrenewable award. All applications are due March 1. To apply, visit forms.gle/ AwqYC1ys88VdT7GF6.

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Board appointment — The National Bank of Indianapolis Corporation has appointed its newest director to the board, Una Osili. Osili is the associate dean of research and international programs at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Learn more at NBofI.com.

Magistrate bill advances – The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee recently approved State Rep. Donna Schaibley’s (R-Carmel) legislation opening up the opportunity for Hamilton County judges to appoint an additional magistrate. According to Schaibley, the new magistrate would work with local circuit and superior courts to handle minor offenses or hold preliminary hearings for more serious crimes. She said the most recent data from The Weighted Caseload Measure shows Hamilton County has one judicial officer for every 29,432 people.

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Church, high schoolers to complete home repairs – CrossRoads Church at Westfield will play host to 250 high schools for a week in July in which they will complete between 30 and 45 free home repairs, primarily for older adults and veterans. CrossRoads Church is looking to identify homesites in Westfield, Sheridan and Noblesville needing potential home repairs. A repair is not guaranteed for everyone that applies, but a team will evaluate each site personally to see if the home qualifies. For an application, visit forourneighbor.life or email groupworkcamp.crcw@gmail.com.

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Old Town Design Group establishes scholarship – The Old Town Design Group, based in Carmel, has established the Orchard Project Scholarship to provide tuition assistance to a Hamilton County student preparing for a career in the construction industry. For the 2020-2021 school year, the Orchard Project will award two $2,500 scholarships. For more or to request an application, call 317-816-3151 or email casey@oldtowncompanies.com.

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County, which in turn allows low- and moderate-income homeowners to keep living safely in their existing A Noblesville organization is benehomes, (which is) probably their most fitting from the philanthropic efforts affordable option.” of the Women’s Fund of Central Davis said according to The Center Indiana. for Neighborhood Technology, HOUSING The organiapproximately 61 percent of zation, a subHamilton County households sidiary of the Central Indiana spend more than the recomCommunity Fund, recently mended 30 percent of income awarded $20,000 to Hamilton on housing.

Area Neighborhood Devel“When that happens, famopment, a Noblesville-based ilies don’t have as much to Davis nonprofit that works to imspend on food, health care prove and provide affordable housing. and education, to say nothing of The intended use of the $20,000, saving for home repairs and mainhowever, is more focused than the va- tenance,” she said. “The Women’s riety of work HAND does. The money Fund grant will help female heads of must be used specifically for critical household make crucial repairs and repairs on homes owned by women modifications that otherwise might with low or moderate incomes in force them to move, things like new Hamilton County. roofs or HVAC systems.”

Andrea Davis, interim executive The WFCI awarded an additional 13 director of HAND, said the money will grants, rounding the total amount to be used by the Hamilton County Home $241,500. Other beneficiaries include Repair Partnership, a group that Girls Inc. of Indianapolis; Girl Scouts includes HAND, Shepherd’s Center of of Central Indiana; MLK Center; the Hamilton County and Habitat for HuDomestic Violence Network; the Cenmanity of Greater Indianapolis. ter for Victim and Human Rights; Co“Most of the grant money pays for burn Place Safe Haven; Dove Recovery construction supplies and labor, but House for Women; Edna Martin Christhe impact of these grants on our tian Center; Fletcher Place Community mission is huge,” Davis said. “They Center; Girls Inc. of Shelbyville; Girls are helping HAND and its partners on the Run Central Indiana; Seeds of preserve some of the naturally occurHope; and Turning Point. ring affordable housing in Hamilton

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Beaver seeks reelection to county council

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com First elected to the Hamilton County Council in 1996, Brad Beaver is looking to serve anPOLITICS other four years in his at-large seat.

Watching the county grow at a rapid rate during his time on the council, Beaver said he’s running again to keep working on projects and initia-

tives that will help the county contina high level and to look for opportuue to be a desirable place to nities to improve the quality work and raise a family. of life in Hamilton County,” “The issue most important Beaver said. to me is bringing the best Beaver’s priorities include quality of county government getting the Ind. 37 overhaul at the lowest impact to the project off the ground and taxpayer (by) using my 20navigating the process of plus years of experience in all constructing a new bridge Beaver areas of county government over White River as well as to provide each department the propother road and traffic improvements. er funding to execute their mission at Beaver graduated from Noblesville

High School and attended Ivy Tech.

For the past 40 years, he’s owned and operated Beaver Heating and Air Conditioning in Noblesville. He has been married to Trini Beaver for 30 years and has three adult children.

As of press time, other candidates to file for the three open at-large seats are Republican incumbents Rick McKinney and Jeff Hern and Republicans Sue Maki, Steve Nation and Lyneen Burrow.

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WWS board organizes for 2020 Compiled by Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com The Westfield Washington Schools Board of Trustees met Jan. 14 for its first meeting of the year. The next board meeting is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the community room of Washington Woods Elementary, 17950 Grassy Branch Rd.

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Melt the Trail returns

By Renee Larr news@currentinwestfield.com The sixth annual Melt the Trail 5K, presented by Centier Bank, will be 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at Grand RACE Junction Brewing Co., 1189 E. 181st St. “The idea behind the event originally was to highlight that Westfield keeps their trails open year-round,” said Kelley Wells, community events coordinator for Westfield Welcome.

“For safety, roads are a priority, but our public works crew does a great job of keeping our trails open all year round.”

The most significant change to the event this year is the route.

“Traditionally, we held it at Grand Park up until this year, but since we have two other races that we run there, we thought it would be fun to change it up this year,” Wells said.

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“Runners will turn around, come back, and then we’ll have some postrace activities at the taproom.”

Post-race activities and offerings include music, games, food and beverages.

Awards will be given following the race.

The cost to register varies by date.

To receive a T-shirt, the deadline is Feb. 9. Shirts are not guaranteed after that date. To register, visit westfieldwelcome.com/event/melt-the-trail.

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United Way to present gala

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com By virtually all economic measures, Hamilton County is among Indiana’s most affluent FUNDRAISER communities – a reality that belies the fact thousands of its households live below the poverty line.

That’s where the United Way of Central Indiana, with a huge assist from young volunteers and corporate partners, steps in.

In recognition of the young philanthropists, volunteers and community activists who assist the organization in its mission to provide resources to more than 20 community-based groups, including several in Hamilton County, the United Way of Central Indiana is presenting its second ELEVATE Gala at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Crane Bay Event Center in Indianapolis, 551. W. Merrill St. The event is an awards ceremony and fundraiser for the United Way of

Guests attend the United Way of Central Indiana’s inaugural ELEVATE Gala in 2019.

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Central Indiana.

“There are currently over 237,000 households in central Indiana that are at or below the poverty line, and 25,000 of those households are in Hamilton County,” said Jennifer Hashem, public relations manager for the United Way of Central Indiana.

Open to the public, the ELEVATE Gala is a circus-themed event that treats guests to circus-style food, games, drinks and entertainment. In addition, awards will be presented to nominees between the ages of 21 and 40.

For more or for tickets, visit elevate.uwci.org.

Miracle Place, is a ministry, started by the Sisters of Providence. It is a place where people in the community may find refuge, comfort, and companionship and where those without hope may find a renewed spirit. Educational opportunities and cultural experiences for various age groups are offered through Miracle Place. We love the folks at Miracle Place and they are in need of our help!

During this past Christmas season, folks in the community donated used bikes to Miracle Place, then the volunteers in the community repaired these bikes to pass on to children in need.

MIRACLE PLACE IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF: • Clothing: SOCKS (both adult and kids sizes), winter hats and gloves (both adult and kids sizes).

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Anyone who would like to donate these items can drop them off at: Miracle Place • 940 N. Temple, Indianapolis, IN 46201 Tuesday - Friday: 1:00pm - 6:00pm.

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TOWNSHIP PURCHASES EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT FOR WFD

Westfield Washington Township recently purchased two new pieces of extrication equipment for Westfield Fire Dept. Station 82 to replace its 16-year-old equipment.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Westfield Mayor Andy Cook understands one way to continue for the city to be attractive to residents is to ease the tax COVER STORY burden.

He said growing commercial businesses will provide a huge assist in that regard.

“We still have to work to do on this commercial end,” Cook said at his Jan. 16 State of the City address at the IMMI Conference Center in Westfield.

“These announcements (of businesses coming to the city) are great. You look at our total tax assessed value pie and you compare our percent of commercial tax base to our total tax base, we’ve got a ways to go. I know our neighbors to the south (Carmel) have their debt and all that, but they do have something we desire, and that’s a tax rate for their schools that is lower than where we are now.

“Obviously, we’re heading there.”

Cook said Carmel’s percentage of commercial tax base is 35 percent and Westfield’s is approximately 26 percent.

“We do need to continue this quest to bring in quality investment in the business of sports and more locations like NorthPoint,” Cook said of the mixed-use industrial and office development on the northern edge of Westfield. “We are an area where a lot of technical companies can hire. The problem is, right now NorthPoint only has one business open. With all the activity we have in the last three or four months, we’re almost out of space, so we need to be looking long and hard on growing our commercial tax base.”

Bastian Solutions was the first tenant to open at NorthPoint in April 2019. Gordon Food Service announced in October 2019 it plans to build a distribution center at NorthPoint, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs.

Mayor Andy Cook speaks during the State of the City. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Mayor Andy Cook said executing a transportation plan is necessary to accommodate growth, including widening Ind. 32. (Photos by Ben Stout)

Westfield has done a good job planning for the growth in the school district and the roadways, Cook said.

“We knew the growth was coming,” Cook said. “The (2008) Recession hit and it gave us time to sit back and develop a strategy. That strategy was not only working on a land-use plan, but working on a transportation plan, trying to anticipate the very population. You look at the study from 2007, that document projected the population in 2020 was going to be about 41,000 people. We think that is exactly where we are going to be. The whole challenge has been to develop a strategy, develop a story that keeps up and manage our gift of growth.”

Grand Park continues to succeed as well, exceeding 2 million visits per year, Cook said.

“If you take 2 million and $100 per person per day, that’s how much money in this community that wasn’t there six years ago,” Cook said. “The Hamilton County Tourism did a study on how many hotel rooms Grand Park is responsible for (filling). We’ve been talking about 100,000 (one-night stays) a year.”

According to a survey by Hamilton County Tourism, 547,500 one-night stays were sold in the central Indiana

region in 2018 because of Grand Park.

As of 2018, Westfield had 469 hotel rooms.

Westfield and Whitestown have been listed as the fastest-growing cities in Indiana in recent years. That would be a problem without advance planning, but Cook said Westfield has planned. He said so many cities have dried up, population-wise, because they haven’t been able to do the things as a community to attract younger residents.

Cook said an IUPUI study has shown central Indiana, especially Hamilton County, has done the best job of attracting young residents.

“We have to take things to the next level, and we need to be able to recruit people from outside Indiana,” Cook said. “How do you do that? You have to get the basics down, you have to pick up the snow, take care of the potholes and you have to pick up the trash. We have to plan ahead to deliver a quality place (to live). If you look at our road plan and transportation plan that was developed in 2007 and been updated, you’ll see many of the highway and intersection improvements we needed to make have already been done.”

Cook said there is a plan for the

next few years for road improvements, including the Ind. 32 project.

“We’ve been able to stay up with the demands for public safety. This year, we’ll be adding 10 new officers,” he said.

Cook said in the next three to five years, a fourth fire station will be needed, likely in the Grand Park area. That will mean adding 12 firefighters to staff the station. To prepare, three new firefighters will be added this year.

WELLBEING COALITION SURVEY LAUNCHED Mayor Andy Cook used his State of the City address to announce the launch of the Wellbeing Coalition of Westfield’s Wellbeing Index.

“This survey will give us the data to really step back and see what we, as a community, can do to help our residents of all ages live better lives,” stated Kyle Miller, Coalition volunteer and project lead. “The critical next step is getting our citizens to take 10 minutes and give us honest feedback.”

The survey, open to Westfield Washington Township residents ages 18 and older, can be taken through March 1.

The Wellbeing Coalition was launched a year ago.

For more, visit wellbeingcoalitionwestfield.com.

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Commentary by Terry Anker

Some years ago, the conversation went something like, “Since we misbehaved as adolescents, we don’t feel like we can put any constraints around our own kids. We don’t have the right to criticize their bad choices because we made our own.” On its face, it made sense. No good and decent person decides to be an intentional hypocrite. If we hope to be respected, shouldn’t we endlessly strive toward internal consistency?

So, the story goes on, the children of these good and moral parents lived a life unconstrained by phony indignation but filled with needless peril. “We smoked pot, so we cannot tell you not to do it.

We drank underage, so we cannot tell you not to do it. And, look, life turned out OK for us.” Maybe. But if we ate poison berries and somehow managed to survive, don’t we have an obligation to give the next generation a heads-up? Or do our rose-colored glasses and misplaced affection for our progeny prevent us from being the adult in the room?

Even if we managed to survive the peccadillos of our own youth, aren’t we obligated to pass on that accumulated knowledge to those who follow? Driving drunk, smoking cigarettes, Communist rule and careless sexual behavior — should we warn the youngsters or let them figure it all out for themselves? Are we too busy making new mistakes to learn from our past ones?

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

A curmudgeon’s night out Commentary by Danielle Wilson My family loves to razz me because outside of work, I have no life. I have no friends, hate to HUMOR socialize and, if left to my own devices, would probably become an agoraphobe hermit. Those are exaggerations, of course, but they’re not far from the mark.

Besides being an introvert with a sprinkling of social anxiety, I’m also a morning person who values sleep above all else. To that end, I never drink alcohol after 4 p.m. and schedule evening activities so that I’m home by 9 p.m. If you throw a 90-minute Bloody Mary brunch with people I already know, well, I’m your girl. Otherwise, fughetaboutit.

I bring this up because last week, not only did I partake of a half-glass of cabernet while making dinner, I physically left the dark and safe comforts of my house not once, but twice, to engage with the world. My teenagers are terrified: “What’s wrong with Mom? Is she having a midlife crisis?

Holy Mary, is this menopause?”

Please. I just really wanted some wine with my chicken and, by a fluke of scheduling, was invited to a couple of get-togethers with close colleagues on back-to-back Saturdays. I know. How radical of me. But non-night owl introverts can have fun with other humans; we simply need fair warning, an early end time and an emotionally safe environment. My husband and kids seriously need to chill.

Not that I’ll ever admit to enjoying socializing or to having friends. I like being known for my senior citizen/ vampire tendencies. It’s my shtick.

But I wouldn’t mind a break from the teasing. They all need to get a life.

Jeez.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist.

You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Editor, In response to James Henderson’s letter (published in Current Publishing newspapers), I have to say that he does not study peer-reviewed research on climate cycles as I do. I have never been associated with an energy company. Climate change is real and has been for 4 1/2 billion years. Primary causes of climate cycles include the sun’s galactic rays, sun spots and flares, not CO2.

An international group of 500 distinguished climate researchers sent a letter to the UN Secretary General on climate change: “There is no climate emergency.

CO2 is not a pollutant. It is essential to all life on Earth. More CO2 is beneficial to all life on Earth; additional CO2 in the air has increased the yields of crops worldwide.

“Global warming has not increased natural disasters. There is no statistical evidence that it is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts, sea levels, nor making them more frequent. There is no emergency.”

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Taking a pass on words Commentary by Dick Wolfsie My wife’s first New Year’s resolution was to take a class at our library about technology safety, HUMOR like how to create hardto-hack passwords.

When she got home, just for practice, she changed the code on the garage door touchpad, and then she went shopping. I wrote this column on my cellphone, sitting in the car in front of our house. I hoped she wrote the new code down. I was freezing.

Computer scammers gather family names, addresses, pets and past jobs, and then do millions of test-run combinations in microseconds. I was shocked to learn that dickwolfsiewishtv would be easy to crack. One tech website verified hackers could figure out that password in 11 seconds. If I worked for WTHR, it would take 14 seconds. I’m not sure it’s worth the move.

“Do you have any upgraded security codes, Mary Ellen?”

“Yes. For our savings account, I used the first letter of every boyfriend I ever dated, plus the address number of every house we’ve lived in. I increased each digit by ‘one’ so that 1450 becomes 2561. I capitalized every other letter and then sprinkled these symbols throughout: %^&**#@.”

I thought the profanity was unnecessary, but according to that same website, it would take even the most crooked computer geek 11,000 years to uncover that code to gain access to our account. With our savings, we’ll go broke long before then, anyway.

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“I won’t remember it. I’ll write it down.”

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Why make it so complicated?”

“What a password pooper. You would not do well in my class.”

“OK, Mary Ellen, our new passwords can’t be guessed. Where are you going to hide this written list?”

“I don’t know. I think that’s the next class. And why would I tell you? You can’t keep a secret.”

“You’re right. A couple of martinis and I’ll be spouting off Kh^TbL1356R^7867%^&*#@ to every crook who will listen. By the way, your password is safe with me because even if I wanted to blab it out, I don’t know what this ^ is called.”

Yesterday, Mary Ellen went back to the library. Her instructor said it’s safer to change passwords from a remote location than on your home computer. The phone rang: “Dick, it’s me. I need our current bank account password.”

“I’m not going to tell you over the phone. Someone could be listening in on our conversation.”

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Sydney Clifford, HIGH SCHOOL a senior and a member of the fourth-year course in the biomedical innovations class at WHS, said the class allows students to learn about different ways people can be involved in the medical field.

“We do a lot of project work, and one of the things we Clifford do is put on a blood drive,” Clifford said. “The reason we do it is because especially during the holidays, blood supplies can go down tremendously. We are wanting to do it as a way students can be involved and the community (can be involved).”

In past years, the blood drive was conducted during the school day and only open to students. This year, it will be from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. and open to everyone.

“We have always done it with students in the past during the school year. And throughout the entire day, students would get passes to get called out of class, and a lot of times students would have to sit for a long time waiting to get ready, and it took away from instructional time,” Clifford said. “Administration said it could no longer be during the school day, and we wanted to involve community members so they can see what the biomedical innovations class is all about and see what high schoolers are able to do from our position even though we are not adults.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com John Kern has been eager to make his Shakespeare debut.

“It was something COMEDY I wanted to do to grow and stretch as an artist,” Kern said. “I’ve seen a lot of Shakespeare in my time being in the arts community, having watched friends perform.”

So, Kern auditioned for Civic Theatre’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”

“I thought I’d get a small role and dip my toe into the Shakespearian pool, and I guess I had a good audition because they gave me one of the lead roles,” he said. “So, I’m jumping in feet first in the deep end of Shakespeare.”

Kern will play Benedick in the production, which runs from Feb. 7 to 22 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Kern said he has some similarities with the character.

“At first, he’s tricky and doesn’t want to get married. Love is that thing he keeps at a distance,” Kern said. “In my life, I can relate to that as a 42-year-old single man. I’ve kind of kept love at a distance. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve tweaked the relationships in my love life, too. It’s been an interesting part to bring some of myself into the character.”

Kern said the Shakespearian dialogue is a challenge.

“It’s a lot more difficult to memorize, especially when you’ve never done it before,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed it and (am) relying on some of the people who have done it before here and some of the friends I’ve seen do Shakespeare. It’s been an experience.”

Kern, a Geist resident, is performing in his first Civic show in approxi-

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“The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963” Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 1. For more, visit irtlive.com.

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mately seven years.

Prior to that, he estimates he had performed in a dozen productions with Civic. Kern recently started as an improviser with ComedySportz Indianapolis, another way he grows as a performer.

Carmel resident Jonathan Doram is making his Civic Theatre debut performance after moving from Arkansas, where he worked for Teach for America.

“I’ve never done Shakespeare before,” Doram said. “They needed a singer. I auditioned and got the role.”

Doram will play the roles of Balthazar and the Watch.

“I play the singer and military friend and I also play the Watch to keep order in the town,” Doram said.

“The show is like the Renaissance version of throwing shade, so it’s very funny, very witty.”

In contrast to Kern and Doram, Kelsey Van Voorst, a 2008 Carmel High School graduate, is a Shake-

spearian veteran who is playing Dogberry in the production. Among other shows she has done, the Carmel resident appeared in Civic’s “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” in 2017.

“The role of Dogberry is the comedic relief in a comedy,” Van Voorst said. “So, I get to be extra goofy.

I can use physical comedy to my advantage. I don’t have a lot of restraint on how silly I can be.”

Dogberry was written for a male actor.

“So, the juxtaposition of me being a woman playing it is very fun, too,” Van Voorst said. “The role of Dogberry is well known. It’s very fun to say I got to play Dogberry.”

Van Voorst said her character doesn’t appear until Act III, Scene II, but then plays a significant role.

“From then on, Dogberry and his compatriots drive a lot of the plot for the rest of the show,” she said.

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“An Austrian Odyssey” Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. For more, carmelsymphony.org.

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working there so much that I will do anything, even if it’s standing in the corner holding a plant. It’s about the Susan Boliek Smith was a teenagyoung people and dancers, but I’m er when the movie “Saturday Night glad they decided to put the family Fever” was members in the plot as well.

MUSICAL released.

“Everyone in the cast sings, “I remember even when you are not on when that movie came out stage. Flo doesn’t have any in 1977 and it just absolutely solo songs.” rocked the world,” the Carmel The musical features severresident said. “Disco changed al songs by the Bee Gees and everything. Suddenly, dancing other hits from the movie.

Boliek Smith was cool. It was just the muSmith said the young sic we listened to and the clothes we dancers and singers in the cast are wore. I loved the disco age.” tremendous.

Smith plays Flo Manero, main char“Everybody is going to be dancing acter Tony Manero’s Italian mother in the aisles. You just can’t help yourand a devout Catholic, in Beef & self,” Smith said. “The younger perBoards Dinner Theatre’s production of formers are trying to learn the songs, “Saturday Night Fever,” which starts and I have those words memorized.

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Play revisits civil rights era

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inequality, racism and violence as well as the affects all of these things has on us as individuals,” said Gillam, Tiffany Gillam views Indiana Repwho plays the role of Mama. “The ertory Theatre’s production of “The history visited in the play is American Watsons Go To history and should be taught, THEATER Birmingham discussed and never forgot— 1963” as an ten. There are many people important one. in our various communities The play follows a fictional who lived through and recall African American family as the very event that was menthey travel from Michigan tioned in the play.” through the Deep South, The Indianapolis resident Gillam where they end up navigating said she has known about the prejudice and violence encounthe book the play is based on and has tered by black people in Jim Crow seen the movie. Gillam described her America. The story is told through the character as the ultimate planner. perspectives of the three young chil“She is a strong woman who loves dren. The play began Feb. 1 and runs her family dearly and wants them to through March 1. be safe in a crazy, unfair world,” Gil“This story should resonate with lam said. “The challenge with Wilona, so many people, especially families, although it comes naturally as I am because it is the story of an Ameria mother myself, is that her concern can family doing their best to raise for her family comes off as very worriresponsible, respectable children some and nagging.” amidst the challenges of injustice, For more, visit irtlive.com.

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For the wine and chocolate pairing, Wine Wednesdays will be taken Morse said she will discuss why pairseriously when wine connoisseur ing wine with chocolate.

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Test Kitchen, 9713 District Each tasting will include North Dr., Suite 1210. red and white wines.

Morse, a Fishers resident, For the dessert wines and Morse will teach a wine and cheese ports, Morse said attendees class, a wine and chocolate class, a will be able to explore wines with wine and spicy foods class and a des- higher alcohol volumes. sert wines and port class.

“As we get into the doldrums of the Class dates are Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26. end of February, it’s pretty cold and For the first class, five wines will it’ll be fun to have an opportunity to be paired with five cheeses. Each explore wines that are typically a lot pour will be 2 ounces. higher in alcohol, heavier, sweeter, “I will talk about the wines themand talk about the different kinds selves, the origins of the winery, the of ports and dessert wines and how wine-making process and explain why they’re made,” Morse said. they go together with the cheese,” Each class will be from 6:30 to 8:30 Morse said. “I will talk a bit about p.m. Cost is $55 per person. For more, making other pairings if at home and visit fisherstestkitchen.com.

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Instead of going through the hassle of finding a restaurant, Market District Food and Beverage Manager Rick Hopkins said the Carmel-based grocery offers solutions for couples who want to stay in.

“In the store, one of our standards is the chocolate-covered strawberries, the tuxedo strawberries, and we sell them in packs of threes or sixes,” Hopkins said. “We package a ribeye steak that is butterflied, so basically it opens up like a heart. We also have the steak and lobster packaging we do since that’s a big demand item for Valentine’s Day.” With Market District’s produce

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“A lot of times (a good option is) grilled asparagus or a potato gruyere in a layered dish,” he said.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 3150 Ind. 32, Westfield What to get: Alla picatta Price: $19-$23 Anna’s take: Pasto Italiano has delicious menu items, including lightly fried calamari ($9) with banana peppers, garlic aioli, Parmesan cheese and marinara dipping sauce, and Patsy’s Meatball ($6), which is a giant, 5 oz. meatball made with veal, pork and beef, accompanied by homemade marinara sauce and fresh Parmesan and a romaine wedge with red onions, tomato, bacon and bleu cheese ($7). The real

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winner for me was the Alla Picatta, or chicken picatta, which is pan-seared chicken scaloppini with sautéed spinach. The dish is tossed in a lemon caper butter sauce and served over angel hair pasta. The dish also can be made with veal. Top off your visit with a serving of tiramisu plated with a raspberry chocolate sauce and lady fingers that melt in your mouth ($7).

Pasto Italiano has been open for approximately one year. It is owned by husband-and-wife Kent and Patsy McNall, who have been in the restaurant business a combined 35 years. A restaurant with intimate seating and soft colors, Pasto Italiano is sure to elicit feelings of warmth upon visiting.

Behind bars: Pasto Sangria Get it at Pasto Italiano, Westfield Ingredients: 1 oz. Absolut Mandarin Vodka, .5 oz. Aperol, 2 oz. rose wine, splash of orange juice, splash of strawberry puree, soda water, cherry, orange slice Directions: Shake ingredients and strain over fresh ice. Top with soda water and garnish with cherry and an orange slice.

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Remembering Checkpoint Charlie Commentary by Don Knebel Most Americans above a certain age remember something about Checkpoint Charlie. ToTRAVEL day’s visitors to Berlin can encounter its famous guardhouse twice.

At the end of World War II, Berlin, located entirely in East Germany, was divided between East and West. On Aug. 13, 1961, Communist East Germany encircled West Berlin with a fence to prevent its residents from defecting. The fence soon became a 12-foot high concrete wall, patrolled by armed guards and enhanced with a series of other defenses, including beds of nails. East Germany established a number of heavily guarded checkpoints around the wall. Checkpoint Charlie, located along the Friedrichstrasse, an important street in West Berlin, was the only one providing Westerners access to East Berlin. To demonstrate that the West considered Berlin’s division temporary, an American guardhouse on the West Berlin side of Checkpoint Charlie was a small wooden shack, surrounded by sandbags. Several residents of East Berlin successfully escaped to the West at Checkpoint Charlie. In October 1961, Checkpoint Charlie was

the scene of a tense 16-hour confrontation between American and Soviet tanks after East Germany had denied access to Americans.

On Nov. 9, 1989, after the East German government had announced the easing of travel restrictions, thousands of East Berliners stormed Checkpoint Charlie, seeking to enter West Berlin. After a long standoff, guards opened the gates and people traveled freely between East and West Berlin for the first time since 1961. A few months later, the Americans dismantled their facilities at Checkpoint Charlie in an international ceremony, and the guardhouse eventually found its way to Berlin’s Allied Museum. A replica of the guardhouse and the rest of the American side of Checkpoint Charlie, at its original location along the Friedrichstrasse, is now a popular Berlin attraction, surrounded by photographs and descriptions of the important events that took place there.

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

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Public Notice of Construction Activity The City of Westfield, Indiana is submitting a Notice of Intent letter to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements under 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities associated with the East Street North Extension Roadway Construction Project from 196th Street to SR 38, Washington Township in Hamilton County, Indiana 46074. Run-off from the project site will discharge to Cool Creek, Cicero Creek-Sly Run, and Hinkle Creek-Jones Ditch via an enclosed storm water system and ditches. Questions or comments should be directed to the City of Westfield Engineering Department at 2706 E 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana, 46074.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals for the Grand Park Colts City Lot Construction will be received by the Westfield Redevelopment Commission, at the Westfield Public Works Building, 2706 E. 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana, 46074 until 1:00 p.m., local time, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received later than the above time and date will be returned unopened. No conditional bids will be considered.

Project generally includes the construction of a 100’ by 570’ asphalt lot and the design-build of a 150’ by 230’ synthetic turf field between fields F29, F30, F31, and F10 at Grand Park. The lot and field construction will require significant earthwork prior to placement of asphalt or turf. The project will also include the installation of electrical/ Wi-Fi conduit and components within the lot to supply permanent power and Wi-Fi to the lot. Additionally, this project will include the construction of a 400’ long by 10’ wide asphalt trail north of field F31.

Bids shall be properly and completely executed on the Proposal Form obtainable at the office of the Owner. Each bid shall be accompanied by Form 96 Contractor’s Bid for Public Works, including Non-Collusion Affidavit as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, completely filled out, signed, and notarized as required by the statutes of the State of Indiana, Section III of Part II of Form 96 titled “Contractor’s Financial Statement,” and acceptable bid security. The bid security shall be a certified check made payable to the Owner or satisfactory bond by an incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana in an amount equal to 5% of the bid, said deposit being for the purpose of ensuring the execution of the contract for which bid is made. Any bid not accompanied by the above required items shall be deemed to be a non-responsive bid by the Owner.

No consideration for escalation on prices can be considered; therefore, contractors are advised to not include any such escalation clauses in their proposal for this project.

The Contractors to whom work is awarded shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and they shall be acceptable to the Westfield Redevelopment Commission.

No bidder may withdraw their proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving bids. The Westfield Redevelopment Commission reserves the right to retain the three lowest bid proposals for a period of not more than 90 days, and said proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The Westfield Redevelopment Commission further reserves the right to waive informalities and to award the contract to the lowest and most responsible bidder or bidders, all to the advantage of the Westfield Redevelopment Commission, or to reject all Proposals.

The Contract Documents and drawings will be available to all interested parties from: Repro Graphix, 437 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 or at eplanroom.reprographix. com.

Please direct all questions regarding this project to Michael Pearce, City of Westfield, Department of Public Works, 2706 E. 171st Street, Westfield, IN 46074, (317) 419-1594, mpearce@westfield.in.gov By: Westfield Redevelopment Commission

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Enhancing the Quality of Life for Individuals with Memory Loss

At Hoosier Village, we know that the right environment can enrich the lives of people with memory loss. That’s why we are proud to offer Hickory Hall, our memory care center designed specifically for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory challenges.

As the premier retirement community in the region, our dedicated staff utilizes the most up-to-date knowledge, training and research available to nurture the mind, body and spirit.

Call today to arrange a tour.

www.hoosiervillage.com 9875 Cherryleaf Drive • Indianapolis, IN 46268 • 1-800-567-8517

ENRICHING THE MIND AND SPIRIT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING.