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County directs ARPA funds to affordable housing

By Les Morris news@currentinwestfield.com

of the county’s largest occupations by employment pay less than $20 an hour, at best approximately half of that annual The need for affordable housing in $81,000 figure.

Hamilton County is real, and with the “We’ve got to find an overarching assistance solution that is inclusive for our GOVERNMENT of The Amerteachers, police and firefighters, ican Rescue positions that we don’t pay a lot Plan Act, county leaders are adof money to but that we definitedressing the issue. ly need,” Altman said.

The Hamilton County CommisTwo different federal prosioners and Hamilton County grams are involved. The HOME Council plan to set aside $5 milInvestment Partnerships ProAltman lion for affordable housing from gram provides grants to fund ARPA funds. Projects will be identified by construction, buying or rehabilitating the Hamilton County Housing Coalition. of affordable housing for low-income “The need is very real,” said Amy Mashouseholds. The National Housing Trust sillamany, a member of the council’s Fund increases and preserves the supply APRA committee. “Many of our neighbors of affordable housing for those same and friends here in Hamilton County have households. Both rental and ownership financially struggled over the course of options are included in the programs. the pandemic. We owe it to them to use Half of the $5 million being allocated to this funding to provide them with more affordable housing projects is earmarked housing security.” to come from the current round of ARPA Hamilton County Commissioner Chrisfunding, with the other half allocated tine Altman said a family whose annual from the next round. income is $81,000 can only afford 6 perAltman said the money will be spent cent of listings and new construction wisely. in Hamilton County. Many families who “We want to make sure we invest that make much less. Altman said her review money in things that will change the dial of the numbers reveals more than half for Hamilton County,” she said.

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DISPATCHES Movies in the Plaza announced — Westfield Welcome recently announced a new program at Grand Junction Plaza called Movies in the Plaza. Each movie is free. Movies begin April 22 with “The Lorax”. Movies will be the fourth Friday of every month through October and begin at dusk. Other upcoming movies are “Inside Out” May 27, “PAW Patrol the Movie” June 24, “The Parent Trap (1998)” July 22, “Luca” Aug. 26, “Encanto” Sept. 9, “Raya and the Last Dragon” Sept. 23 and “Hocus Pocus” Oct. 28. A special screening of “Elf” will be Dec. 2 Hamilton County SWCD to conduct workshop — Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District and Hamilton County Invasives Partnership are conducting a spring sustainability workshop that focuses on invasive species. Attendees will learn about the threat of invasive species, practical management basics with demonstrations and how to identify and eradicate invasive species on their property. The workshop is from 9 a.m. to noon April 2 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville. The workshop is $10 per person. Registration can be completed at hamiltonswcd.org.

Westfield Education Foundation offers scholarships — The WEF is accepting scholarship applications from past Westfield High School graduates. Applications are accepted through April 22. For the application, visit bit. ly/WEFScholarshipApplication2022.

State grant aids with local health challenges

By Chris Bavender news@currentinwestfield.com

to develop programs to improve health outcomes in specific areas and based on the needs of the community,” Schaibley said.

A new state grant could help Hamilton “Funding can be used to prevent or reduce County and other municipalities across Inmental and physical health issues for Hoodiana address health siers, including obesity, diabetes, COUNTY challenges such as cardiovascular disease and asthma. diabetes and obesity.

The pandemic shined a bright light The Indiana Health Issues and on the need to tackle these chronic Challenges Grants will award $50 health issues.” million to local and statewide Schaibley said Indiana is a naservice providers, along with plantional leader in many areas and ning organizations, to address often noted for low taxes, low Schaibley long-standing problems. unemployment rate, new business State Rep. Donna Schaibley (R-Carmel) developments, job commitments and investco-authored the legislation that created ments in infrastructure. the grants. She said Indiana is doing well in “Unfortunately, we are also a national many ways, but there is a “need to improve leader when looking at some negative the overall health of Hoosiers.” health indicators like smoking rates and “With this grant program, local and stateobesity,” she said. “This targeted grant prowide service providers can receive funds gram is an important step in improving the

health of Hoosiers by encouraging the development of programs to address specific health concerns in Indiana with the funding to back those efforts.”

With the grants, organizations can pinpoint specific health concerns in their community and develop programs targeting those areas.

“This program is results driven with attainable goals, and we expect the funds to net positive outcomes for Hoosiers,” Schaibley said.

The Indiana Dept. of Health is accepting grant applications through March 31 and is expected to award grants based on the proposal and need within the communities.

Award notices will be issued by the Indiana Dept. of Health by July 1.

For more, visit in.gov/ health/grant-opportunities/ healthissuesandchallengesgrant/.

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DISPATCHES State accepting award nominations — The State of Indiana is accepting nominations for the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards, which honor Hoosier businesses that have remained in operation for at least 100 or 50 years, respectively, and have demonstrated a commitment to serving the community. To apply or view criteria, visit iedc.formstack.com/forms/ century_half_century_awards_2021_copy.

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Hamilton County SWCD sells rain barrels, native plant kits — The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling native plant kits and rain barrels. Each native plant kit contains 50 native plant plugs for $135. Rain barrels are also available for pre-order for $75. Diverter systems for easily installation are also available for $30 and wooden pedestal stands are available for $35. Plant kit and rain barrel pre-orders can be placed online at hamiltonswcd.org. Orders for plants are due March 31 and rain barrel pre-orders are due May 12.

Rain barrels can be picked up May 20 in Noblesville and plants the week of June 13. All proceeds support conservation projects and education in Hamilton County.

Hamilton County organization offers scholarships — The Hamilton County Extension Homemakers Association is offering $500 scholarships to Hamilton County graduating seniors or undergraduate students.

They are for students majoring in the health and human science field including majors in departments of foods and nutrition; family and consumer science education; interior design; textile and clothing design; hospitality and tourism; child development and family studies; consumer science and retailing; nursing; fitness and health; speech, language and hearing; elementary education and health sciences. Past winners must reapply each year. Applications are due no later than April 1. For more, visit extension. purdue.edu/county/hamilton/4H/index.html.

Military Veterans Hall of Fame — The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2022 through Aug. 1. To be eligible, the nominee must have been born in Indiana, entered military service from Indiana, lived in Indiana for a minimum of five years and have no felony convictions. A nomination form can be found at imvhof.com/nominate. To learn more about the organization or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit imvhof.com.

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Easter eggs are dropped from a helicopter over Grand Park during the Westfield Egg Drop. (Photo courtesy of NSPIRE Church)

Westfield Egg Drop to benefit Youth Assistance Program

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com NSPIRE Church’s original intention of the Westfield Egg Drop was to create a fun community event EVENT “A few years ago, we made a transition where we wanted to be a church that had a bigger vision, so we started to dream of ways we could be a catalyst to unite the community through service,” said Matt Gaylor, lead pastor for NSPIRE Church in Westfield. “With that, we wanted to try to leverage everything we have, relationships, resources, facilities, anything we have to make an impact for something greater than ourselves.”

So, the Westfield Egg Drop became an event that benefits the Westfield Youth Assistance Program. It is set for April 16 at Grand Park. An advertisement will be published in the April 5 edition of Current in Westfield with registration information for April 6.

“They’ll go to the Westfield Egg Drop website and use the code they get from the Current to unlock the page for registration,” Gaylor said.

There will be a morning and afternoon drop. Times will be announced at registration.

Gaylor said the 2019 registration filled up in 20 minutes. The event was not held the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We invite families to join us in giving back to our community,” Gaylor said. “We fundraise the entire event. Local businesses will sponsor the event and we invite families to consider joining us in making an impact by giving a $5 donation per kid.”

Gaylor said donations aren’t mandatory.

He said there will be a pre-registration of 2,500 children this year.

“If every parent gave $5 for every kid that came, we could give the Youth Assistance Program $12,500,” Gaylor said.

A helicopter flies over the field at Grand Park and drops more than 60,000 plastic eggs.

“Every kid will get a chance to storm the field and get a chance to take as many eggs as they can possibly carry,” Gaylor said.

“Kids get to turn in the eggs they picked up and they all get a fun goodies bag that has candy and other fun stuff in it for them.

Every kid gets the same thing no matter how many eggs they get.”

The event includes inflatables, face painting and carnival games. All sponsors will have giveaways.

The Westfield Chick-fil-A is the platinum sponsor.

“They provide a big chunk of funding for the event and feed all the volunteers,” Gaylor said.

Gold sponsors are All Dry Indy and Central Indiana Insulation. Silver sponsors are Dean Ballenger Agency and Current Publishing.

For more, visit westfieldeggdrop.com.

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WWPL children’s book-writing contest set

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Westfield Library Foundation Executive Director Erin Downey wanted to do something special for the Westfield LIBRARY Washington Library’s 120th birthday.

So, the foundation is hosting a children’s book writing contest sponsored by Community First Bank.

“We wanted to have something people could put on their shelves to enjoy,” she said.

Downey said the themes of the children’s book submissions should focus on the library and its birthday. The library, 333 Hoover St., will celebrate its birthday from 2 to 5 p.m. April 15. The winners will be announced at 3 p.m. The foundation will publish the winning entries.

“We want the community to feel they are a part of the celebration and they can leave something long lasting on the shelves of the library,” she said.

The winning entry from each age division will receive a cash prize. The prize for the youth category (ages 6-12) is $100, and the prize for the teen (ages 13-17) and adult categories is $250. A copy of each winning book will be published and placed on the shelves at the library.

Downey said submissions can be traditional storybooks, poems, comicbooks or graphic novels.

“Last year, we celebrated the library’s birthday throughout April and I did a writing contest and people wrote essays on why they love the library,” Downey said. “We got a huge response last year.”

Downey said if the book needs to be illustrated, the library will use a student artist.

The contest rules are as follows: Submission must be a children’s story; author must be a resident of Westfield; and the book must be 30 pages or less.

Submissions are due by midnight April 1.

Participants can submit entries at the library’s front desk or via email at edowney@ wwpl.lib.in.us.

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oncology drugs for children (developed in) the past 40 years. Our children deserve better. A lot of these fundraising efforts will go When Fishers resident Angie Frazier toward research.” was asked to campaign as one a Leukemia Frazier was nominated for the Leukemia and Lymphoma and Lymphoma Society Woman of FUNDRAISER Society Women the Year honor by Westfield resiof the Year candent Christie Dee. Dee and Frazier didates, she had a good reason to coached together as part of Girls accept. on the Run Central Indiana, a proFrazier has two close friends gram that empowers girls 8 to 13 by who battled cancer and, with the teaching life skills through lessons support of LLS, are living their lives and running.

Frazier cancer free. Frazier is campaigning “I nominated Angie because in honor of Sarah Goddard, who battled Hod- she is one of the most driven people I gkin’s lymphoma, and Finn Stallings, who know,” Dee said. “She works to achieve any battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Godgoal she sets her mind to while always dard and Stallings are Noblesville residents. having the betterment of others in mind.

“At first, I was concerned about camShe has an amazingly positive and contapaigning because I have not personally gious personality, and I knew the Leukemia dealt with this type of cancer before, but I and Lymphoma Society would find a special realized doing something like that for those spot in her heart.” who are struggling is the reason why I At the end of the campaign, whichever should campaign,” Frazier said. “I should be candidate raises the most money is deemed out there raising money, helping them find Man or Woman of the Year. cures so they can focus on their healing.

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Purdue-bound guard caps stellar WHS career with regional run

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Westfield High School boys basketball coach Shane Sumpter has always known what a special talent he has had in Braden Smith.

“In my opinion, in the sectional he showed he was the best player in Indiana,” Sumpter said. “It’s the toughest sectional in the state, and we had to go through Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern and Carmel. We played Carmel three years in a row in the sectional final and finally got over the hump. To do what Braden did, and all on a broken foot, was simply amazing.”

The 6-foot senior point guard, who will play for Purdue University next season, contributed 22 points, seven assists and seven rebounds March 5 in the Shamrocks’ 59-54 victory over defending Class 4A state champion Carmel in the sectional final. The sectional championship was the first ever for Westfield’s boys basketball team.

“It was awesome to be a part of that,” said Smith, whose team beat Homestead in the regional opener before losing to Kokomo

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Smith said many WHS graduates came out to support the team and said how much it meant to them to see the team go so far.

“It’s always been our goal to win the sectional,” Smith said. “It was not just the sectional, even though it’s the first one ever. It was to go farther and farther. That was the

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Braden Smith helped lead the WHS boys basketball team to its first sectional title in school history. (Photo courtesy of Ginny Smith)

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ken left foot suffered Jan. 21. Smith, who had surgery on that same foot in July 2021, returned to play just before the sectional. In the three sectional games, he made 28 of 40 shots from the field.

Westfield, which finished 22-7, had lost to Fishers by 25 points when Smith was sidelined during the regular season. Smith had 28 points and 10 assists as the Shamrocks turned the table with a 62-44 sectional victory. He then had 22 points in a 77-50 rout of HSE, avenging an early season loss. The 22 victories broke the previous school record of 18, which Westfield had tied in 2021.

Smith said his leadership, along with the other seven seniors, was crucial to winning the title.

Smith, an Indiana Mr. Basketball candidate, is resting his foot so it can heal. He doesn’t plan to play again until he reports to Purdue this summer.

“My main goal is to be 100 percent healthy when I go to Purdue,” said Smith, who doesn’t yet know if he’ll play for the Indiana All-Stars against Kentucky.

Smith, the school’s all-time leading scorer, averaged 18.3 points and six assists per game. He averaged 22 points as a junior.

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CONSTRUCTION WESTFIELD Project: Wheeler Road and Tournament Trail traffic signal Location: Intersection at Wheeler Road and Tournament Trail Expected completion: Construction is only in the preparation phase at this time.

There are no anticipated closures.

Project: Sanitary sewer project Location: Phase 1 occurred on Oak Road between 171st Street and 161st Street. It is expected to reopen this week. Phase 2 closed Oak Road between 161st Street and 151st Street. The closure started March 21 and will last for up to four weeks.

Expected completion: Late April Project: Chad Hittle Drive roundabout Location: A section of 191st Street from Tomlinson Road to U.S. 31 will be converted into a boulevard with a roundabout at Chad Hittle Drive.

Estimated completion: Drivers will continue to see construction signs and activity off the road, but no associated closures at this time.

Project: Median construction Location: A section of the Midland Trail is closed at Carey Road.

Expected completion: April 4 CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. The initial phase affects the right southbound lane of Range Line Road as crews replace a water main. Work resumed in mid-March with construction of a roundabout at Medical Drive followed by construction of a roundabout at 116th Street beginning in June.

Expected completion: Summer.

Project: Burial of transmission lines in the Arts & Design District Location: Main Street is closed at Veterans Way as lines are buried under and across Main Street. Detour using 4th Avenue SW, W. Elm Street and S. Range Line Road.

Expected completion: Main Street is expected to reopen April 1, but work to bury transmission lines in the area will continue until May.

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Reserve deputy, K-9 specialize in finding missing people

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy Neal Hoard and his K-9 bloodhound Maudie often play a game of hide and seek.

The person hiding can vary from an elderly person who wandered off, a lost child or a bad guy running from police, but the objective is the same: find them.

Hoard, 60, and the 4 1/2-year-old bloodhound have worked together for more than four years. Maudie is Hoard’s fourth bloodhound. Hoard began working search and rescue 23 years ago with Midwest Search Dogs. In 2006, he was sworn in as a sheriff’s reserve deputy.

As a reserve deputy, Hoard is required to work 24 hours a month patrolling the streets. He’s on call with Maudie whenever a search and rescue is needed, regardless of the time or day. As a reservist, Hoard must keep up with all the training required of a merit officer.

“We are available for callout all the time.

It could be 3 in the morning or 3 in the afternoon,” said Hoard, a Westfield resident who works as a carpenter when not tracking missing persons. “We could look for anybody who is young or old, good or bad that’s walked away from a scene that we need to find.”

In her lifetime, Maudie has had approximately 25 successful callouts. Hoard and Maudie respond to calls across central Indiana.

“Not all of our tracks end in a find, but I had a call a few days ago up in Clinton County for a 13-year-old missing girl, and we started, and my dog didn’t go anywhere,” Hoard said. “She didn’t take me out of the yard. So, I asked the officers, ‘Did you search the house?’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah,’ so I took her out and she did it again.”

Bloodhound K-9s don’t enter buildings because they aren’t trained as bite dogs and can’t help the officer if things go bad.

“They would just be in the way,” Hoard said.

Again, Maudie didn’t leave the yard. Clinton County deputies re-searched the house, garage and property and found the girl hiding in the garage underneath a trailer.

“So, I didn’t find her, but my dog did what

A RECENT CALL One of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy Neal Hoard’s callouts was Feb. 14 to an address in Carmel, where a boy with autism left the house.

He had been missing for approximately two hours by the time Hoard and his bloodhound K-9 Maudie arrived on the scene.

After tracking the trail for a short time, Hoard noticed two right footprints in the snow, and he knew it was the boy’s footprints because he was wearing two right shoes when he left the house.

Maudie followed the trail up to some garage doors and sniffed the door handles. Hoard realized the boy was trying to get inside out of the cold. Maudie is trained to indicate at a door handle if she knows the person went inside a building, but she wasn’t indicating.

“We kept going and we went up this driveway and the garage door is open, and she starts lighting up because she gets excited when she knows she’s close,” Hoard said. “We go through the garage, and nothing is in there, so we turn around and see him sitting in the car trying to get out of the cold.”

Maudie is a 4 1/2-year-old bloodhound K-9 with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s office. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

she was supposed to do,” Hoard said.

When Hoard is tracking a criminal suspect, he’s joined by a 12-man tactical team and two German shepherd K-9s.

“They (officers) are armed to the tooth and I’m out front. There’s two guys right beside me as point men, and hopefully they’ll see the bad guy before I do because I’m concentrating on (Maudie),” Hoard said.

With a previous bloodhound, Hoard tracked an active shooter in Pendleton and a murder suspect in Lapel. The last criminal suspect he tracked was during a domestic battery situation in which the suspect left on foot. Maudie is one of three bloodhound K-9s in central Indiana.

One of the perks of being a K-9 officer with a bloodhound is, Maudie isn’t subject to the requirements of other K-9s, such as

being trained as a bite dog.

“Her life is more normal because she’s a bloodhound rather than a patrol dog,” Hoard said. “Patrol dogs are kept isolated from family members, but Maudie is not trained to bite. If she would bite somebody, it would be for a reason any other dog would have bit somebody. Maudie does get to come inside. (Bloodhounds) are very social, they’re trained to be that way. We could be looking for a bad guy and she still thinks she’s looking for Santa Claus.”

When Maudie retires, probably around age 8 or 9, Hoard will keep her as a family pet.

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In accounting parlance, LIFO is a methodology of selling the most recently produced goods first – last in, first out. The reasons why, or why not, and what it might do for the business employing the method are varied but generally works in an inflationary period.

One can figure out without much consideration that its opposite, FIFO, first in, first out, demands that adherents sell whatever came into inventory first before selling anything else.

In some cases, the approach required seems clear. Bananas, for example, should be rotated such that those brought in yesterday are offered for sale before any that were brought in today, FIFO. The smart grocer rotates produce to ensure the longest shelf life possible for each item. But the choice isn’t always quite so obvious.

Each day, emails, voicemails, texts, calls, U.S. mail and countless other medium pour in around the clock. From the deluge, a pile is formed. FIFO makes sense to ensure that needs are addressed in a fair and attentive way. Still, LIFO also intuitively jibes as it requires that any important matters that have arisen are not overlooked.

With neither a standout winner, we work to triage from both ends, grading each incoming encounter through filters.

Some become first pass, top priority. Others are second pass, top priority. Rounds continue until the stack is depleted.

So, what happens to those that never become a top priority on any pass? And what happens to those senders offended that they are seemingly important one day but not another? An empty inbox makes everything first pass. A full box requires discretion. Could someone who seems highly attentive to us simply be bored and someone apparently disinterested is more committed but overwhelmed?

Fans, I’ve accomplished the impossible. I attended two social events in a row, on the same day. Voluntarily. I know! Me! The introvert who can’t wait for her last kid to fly the coop and lives for boring, quiet Saturdays. The gal whose dream vacation is a solo trip to a B-grade Caribbean all-inclusive for Eastern Europeans who don’t speak English. Truly unbelievable! Here’s what happened.

The first get-together wasn’t technically a big deal for me. I met up with two women whom I’ve known for almost 30 years, introduced by our now spouses, a trio of former high school besties. Over quesadillas and margaritas, we laughed, reminisced and compared the latest in our aging bodies’ ailments, with wrinkly neck skin and pre-cancerous “freckles” topping the list. I don’t go out often (see first paragraph), but when I do, lazy lunches with friends are usually enjoyable.

The second, however, surprised even me. My husband, Doo, and I were invited last minute to a local Irish pub to hang with our old neighbors and celebrate bagpiping firemen (or something like that). Initially, I was a hard pass, knowing that a crazy bar with loud humans was exactly the opposite of what I’d want after my ladies’ date, but after leaving the restaurant, I figured, why not? Everyone cheered when I arrived, including Doo, though he lost a bet because I actually showed. I only stayed an hour and fake-sipped a shot of Jameson, but I did it! I survived a boisterous crowd on a rainy afternoon with strange men walking around in kilts and only one working toilet.

Look at me being social! Twice in one day.

Peace out.

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

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I lost a friend and colleague this week.

I visited Carl Finchum the day before he passed. The bond between a HUMOR photographer and a reporter is like a marriage, with some ups and downs as well as zooms and pans.

Our working relationship lasted a decade, and much of the success I had during those years was because of Carl’s expertise at his job, his flexibility with my method of reporting and my erratic style. He was a true professional.

At his funeral, the eulogies included remembrances about Carl’s faith, his passion for cars and his love of Laurel and Hardy. I had no idea about that last part. I wanted to share some favorite memories, but time ran out and the service ended. Here’s my fondest recollection: We were doing a remote shoot on Meridian Street near WISH-TV at the old advertising agency Caldwell Van Riper (CVR). They were promoting upcoming Pacers games.

CVR was next door to WRTV (Channel 6), a fierce competitor with my station (Channel 8). My beagle companion, Barney, accompa-

nied me on every shoot, and he was always escaping and running away while I did my segments.

That morning we taped on the front lawn of CVR, so I tied Barney’s leash to a flagpole.

As always, he managed to get loose. Carl was in position, pointing the camera at me, ready to go live. He never knew what I was going to do. And neither did I.

Carl was in position, pointing the camera at me, ready to go live. He never knew what I was going to do. And neither did I. – DICK WOLFSIE Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Barney had wandered over to the Channel 6 front lawn and was sniffing the signage.

Carl saw Barney as well and realized that the sign was just too easy a target for a beagle. I motioned to Carl to pan his camera over to Barney, who I knew was about

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to leave his mark on the WRTV logo. Carl thought this was an unwise thing to do, No. 1, because it would showcase a competitor, and No. 2…well, let’s just leave it at No. 1 for now, although I was pretty sure Barney would leave No. 2, as well. Carl shook his head “no,” fearing that both of us would get in serious trouble if the boss saw this.

Finally, live on camera, I said, “I’m asking Carl to show what Barney is doing and I want our general manager to know I take total blame for this.” Carl shrugged his shoulders, flashed a huge grin and panned over just in time to catch Barney in the act.

No, both of the acts.

Back at the studio, I said to Carl, “I think we are in deep doo-doo.” Carl burst out laughing: “Yeah,” he said, “just like the Channel 6 sign.”

Later, a note from the boss. “Funniest thing I have ever seen. You guys are a great team.” Yes, we were. Like Laurel and Hardy.

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Westfield has outgrown abilities of clerk treasurer Editor, The past two years have been rough. The change in the makeup of the city council has caused mistrust, rude public decorum, lawsuits and backstabbing. Several Westfield City Council members have an axe to grind with the mayor. It’s hard to remember when the council and the mayor’s office worked together. The real reason it doesn’t work now is simple: mistrust.

Many thought that Cindy Gossard was not handling the office of clerk-treasurer with honesty. Her tactics to hide reports, delay reporting, change payroll procedures and hiring software experts to break into the city’s office and extract computer hardware were shady, at best. The investigation

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Spring Cleaning: Employee Handbook Updates A well-tailored and up-to-date employee handbook can be one of the most useful operational and employee relations documents imaginable.

Sub-optimal handbooks leave supervisors without a valuable performance management tool and can undermine a company’s ability to defend against a variety of legal claims. All businesses should review and update these critical documents periodically utilizing professional HR and/or legal advice.

There is no such thing as a “universal” handbook. Copying another company’s handbook often is a great way to save time but usually results in a terrible tool. Even the best templates from trade organizations or HR consultants should be reviewed and tweaked to best manage the unique risks faced by each employer.

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Poorly Tailored EEO Policies: Being “equal opportunity” means prohibiting unlawful discrimination and providing a harassment-free workplace.

Many policies state that employees should report potential harassment but fail to provide an effective mechanism for doing so. Telling employees they should report prohibited conduct to the “payroll/HR” person who works weekdays 7:30-3:30 isn’t a great fit for a third-shift employee. Telling employees to report solely to “their manager” does no good if the manager is the alleged harasser. Good policies spell out multiple ways for all employees to report.

Overbroad Confidentiality Rules: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) gives practically every non-supervisory private employee in the U.S. – even those at “non-union” employers (Advertorial)

–a broad right to discuss and disclose their terms and conditions of employment in the course of “protected concerted” activities. Translation: your non-management employees “gossip” is often legally protected – particularly when it includes work-related subjects that many mistakenly think are “off limits,” such as their own or their coworkers’ compensation, discipline, etc. This applies to onand off-the-job “conversations” (think social media!). Handbook language that could restrict employee communications, postings, and/or information distribution should always be drafted with NLRA rules in mind.

Poor-Fitting Drug/Alcohol Policies: Drug/alcohol policies should of course convey the basic message that problematic substances must be kept of the workplace. But they should also be detailed enough to put employees on notice as to when they will be tested and what they will be tested for. Most policies should explain “reasonable cause,” and nearly every private employer should reference unannounced or random tests.

Post-accident testing language should be built around OSHA’s often-overlooked guidance. In 2022, marijuana and/or CBD oil often warrant specific discussion, which can vary widely depending on the labor pool, employer philosophy, and other factors.

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Following Purdue were University of Notre Dame, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana University Bloomington, IUPUI, DePauw University, Trine University, Valparaiso University, Indiana Wesleyan University and University of Southern Indiana.

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Tiny things lead to big problems Commentary by Dr. Terry Layman A smile. A sigh. A decimal point. A nail in a tire. On the surface, these all sound like little things, but if they COLON CANCER go unnoticed, they cause big problems.

The little things truly matter. This is especially true in our fight to prevent colon cancer. Taking the time to prep for and complete a colonoscopy procedure sometimes feels like more trouble than it’s worth. It might feel like another little thing you can push back on your to-do list. Yet, colon cancer will impact about 1 out of every 24 individuals in their lifetime. It’s also the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., resulting in about 50,000 deaths in the U.S. every year.

But this isn’t a “gloom and doom” message — colon cancer is almost completely preventable.

This is where the little things come in.

Colon cancer almost always starts as tiny mushroom-looking, pre-cancerous growths called “polyps” which, over a five- to 10-year period, may evolve into cancer. Fortunately, these can be easily removed during a colo-

noscopy. So, a colonoscopy not only serves as a cancer screening technique, but also a cancer prevention technique. I think of it as preventive maintenance rather than a cancer screening. There are other simple steps you can also take for colon cancer preventive maintenance, such as moderating alcohol consumption, eating less red meat and maintaining a healthy weight.

As we roll through Colon Cancer Awareness Month in March, I encourage everyone over 45 years of age to consider getting screened. Screening for colon cancer can take on many forms or strategies, including: • A colonoscopy, imaging or specific stool testing.

• Have a conversation with your health care provider to determine a screening and prevention strategy that works best for you.

Dr. Terry Layman is the senior vice president and corporate medical director of Marathon Health. He is a board-certified family physician with more than 20 years of experience as a primary care provider.

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‘HELLO, DOLLY!’ “Hello, Dolly!” is set to run March 31 to May 15 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

Thousands of Indiana University alum live in Hamilton County, but Bloomington is more than simply a “college TRAVEL town.” It’s also a weekend vacation destination. Activities can include visiting Oliver Winery, seeing live music at The Bluebird, exploring myriad dining options and browsing shops around downtown square.

VANESSA WILLIAMS Singer/actress Vanessa Williams’ concert is set for 8 p.m. April 1 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

LIVE AT THE CENTER The Live at the Center series will feature Native World at 7:30 p.m. March 31 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Admission is $5 and there is a free livestream. To register for the livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.

WHERE TO GO: Visitors would be remiss to skip a visit to Oliver Winery, 200 East Winery Rd. Oliver Winery was established in 1972 by William Oliver Sr. He was a tax law professor at IU Bloomington who played a key role in changing state laws regarding wine sales. His efforts led to the passing of the Indiana Small Winery Act in 1971, which allows people to taste wine on-site where it’s made. That was not permitted prior to the legislation.

Oliver Winery features a vineyard, a winery and a storefront. It is the 28th-largest winery in the nation and is the oldest and largest in Indiana. It also is the largest winery in the U.S. that isn’t on the West Coast.

Tastings are available at the bar, but I suggest reserving a guided tasting in the wine cellar for $21.60 per person. Upgrade the experience with a wine flight tasting plate with cheeses and other delicacies for $6.98 per person.

During the wine tasting, a staff member will walk you through a guided tasting of a pre-selected variety of either Oliver’s dry or sweet wines. It’s a fun, hour-long wine boot camp, and you learn the five “S’s” of tasting wine — sight, swirl, smell, sip and savor.

In the evening, especially if visiting on a weekend, be sure to swing by The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. The Bluebird is a rock club the features cover bands and sometimes karaoke. Hairbangers Ball, an ’80s cover band, was performing when I visited, and the music was rocking loud enough to make my bones vibrate. There is plenty of bar space and dancing space,

Visiting The Bluebird for live music is a must when staying in Bloomington over a weekend.

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is a used bookstore with everything from traditional used books to antique and rare selections.

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The Graduate Hotel has a “Stranger Things”themed room available for reservation.

and the exposed brick archways throughout the building add a cozy touch.

WHERE TO SHOP: There are countless adorable boutiques and shops on Bloomington’s downtown square. There’s a store for any style, whether you’re looking for a plant shop, a clothing boutique or something a little more retro like a record store or a used book shop. I stopped by Landlocked Music, a record store at 115 S. Walnut St. Thousands of records are for sale throughout the store, ranging in genres.

Before COVID-19, the store presented live shows once a month, but they haven’t yet returned. For lovers of all things old and literary, I suggest stopping by Caveat Emptor, 112 N. Walnut St. Caveat Emptor

Bloomington offers all sorts of dining options spanning culture and diet requirements. At the Table with Anna columns will follow this story with details on a few spots, so keep an eye out for those. They run the gamut from a nice dinner out to a cozy breakfast at a local favorite.

WHERE TO STAY: IU alum might have fond memories of dormitory rooms or other college housing, but when visiting Bloomington for the weekend, there’s no better place than the Graduate Hotel at 210 E. Kirkwood Ave. The Graduate Hotel has rich wood tones throughout the lobby and plenty of odes to IU basketball history. Its hotel key cards feature characters from the “Stranger Things” science fiction TV show, the setting of which is in Indiana. There’s even a “Stranger Things”-themed room available for reservation, equipped with furniture and decoration similar to that of the show’s set and Eggo waffle boxes, a staple snack of one of the main characters. For more or to reserve a room, visit graduatehotels.com/Bloomington/.

‘FLAMING IDIOTS’ Main Street Productions presents “Flaming Idiots” from March 31 to April 10 at Basile Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Artisan Marketplace set for April 2-3 editorial@youarecurrent.com The best in Hoosier craftsmanship will be on display again after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoosier makers of exceptional fine art and food will come together once again, as they previously had annually since 2011, for the April 2-3 Indiana Artisan Marketplace.

The Agriculture Horticulture Building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St., will provide space for more than 80 artisans from across Indiana, who will showcase their original art and offer tastes of their small-batch food and wine.

The Indiana Artisan Marketplace is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 2 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 3. Admission is $10 at the door. Children 14 and under are admitted free. Discount tickets will be available at satellite locations across the state and on eventbrite.com. Fairgrounds parking is $10.

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cal numbers that are an absolute joy to deliver. I think they bring joy to the audience.

“What could be better than that? She is a Suzanne Stark is ready to say hello to an marvelous and layered character and absoiconic role again. lutely one of my favorite roles to date.”

Stark returns in Stark’s first professional role afTHEATER the title role of “Helter graduating college was in “Hello, lo, Dolly!” in Beef & Dolly!” as Horace Vandegelder’s Boards Dinner Theatre’s production niece, Ermengarde, at The Enchantof the show, which starts March 31 ed Hills Playhouse in Syracuse in and runs through May 15. She previnorthern Indiana. ously played the role of Dolly Levi at Stark said she loves all the Beef & Boards in 2001. songs.

Stark “Dolly is smart, independent, “‘Before the Parade Passes By’ warm, funny and very quick-witted,” is lovely because it starts with a said Stark, an Indianapolis resident who yearning to begin living again, to not allow formerly lived in Carmel. “She is ordinary life to simply pass by, and ends triumphantand grand at the same time, bigger than ly engaged with the thrill of joining the palife, with a passion for seeing that others rade as a participant, not just a bystander,” find the people they should share their lives Stark said. “‘So Long Dearie’ is very fun to with. I think part of that passion is because deliver, tongue-in-cheek and cheeky.” she had a soulmate that she dearly loved Playing Dolly the first time provided a and lost. Eventually, she realizes that what new challenge for Stark. she remembers best about him is his joy “I had always sung lyric soprano roles in for living, and that she needs to reignite my theatrical career, so having the opportuher love for life, for herself as well as her nity to perform a role originally written for matchmaking clients. She expresses herself Ethel Merman was a challenge vocally but in quick dialogue and larger-than-life musione that was so satisfying,” she said.

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Dancer takes on challenging role Olivia Payton has always had her sights set on the role of the Moses character in “EXODUS.” PRODUCTION “I wanted it because it is so challenging and the opportunity to push myself,” Payton said. “I like that it is challenging physically from a stamina standpoint and also emotionally. It’s a lot of dancing but I feel the whole ensemble does a lot of dancing as well.”

Payton performs in the lead role of The Chosen in Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s production of “EXODUS,” which is set for 7 p.m. shows April 7-9 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“The story is a test for all of us emotionally,” Payton said.

The story is inspired by the Old Testament book of Exodus but adapted to the modern world.

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Allow me to interject myself Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt If you’ve ever yelled your feelings — you might have uttered an interjection. If you’ve ever shouted a forGRAMMAR GUY bidden word after dropping a glass jar of pickles — you might have uttered an interjection.

In case you’re wondering what we’re discussing today, it’s interjections. An interjection is what happens when you speak an exclamation. Jeepers!

Often, interjections are short words that pack an emotional punch. Uh-oh! No! Let’s break down interjections into a few categories. First, a primary interjection is a single word that gets used exclusively as an interjection: Yikes! Ouch! Wow! Gosh!

A secondary interjection is an exclamatory word that isn’t used exclusively as an interjection. Examples include “Bless you!”

“Good grief!” “Aw, rats!”

Before you think an interjection can only be used with an exclamation point, think again!

In fact, an interjection can involve a period, comma or even a question mark. Huh? Here’s an example of an interjection that

uses a period: Darn. I thought my Cinderella team was going to win the entire tournament. This sentence depends on how emphatically the “darn” is uttered.

Interjections sometimes come in the form of a question: Are you kidding me? Do you believe we’ve actually been to the moon?

Honestly, this type of interjectory sentence is an excellent case of when an interrobang would be perfect, but that’s an entirely different column, now, isn’t it? What’s wrong with me?

In the case of comma-tose interjections, take this example: Well, what did you expect? How did you know I was raised in Canada, eh? Oh, no, the test is today. Ooh, you look great in that beekeeper outfit.

The comma and period examples are kind of like “light” interjections. It seems as though some of the urgency has been diminished.

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

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. You can also scan the QR code to download an application.

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Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

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