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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES SWCD offers native plant kits, rain barrels for sale — 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 $125. Each kit contains 10 species of native perennials and can fill a space 50 to 150 square feet. Rain barrels are available for pre-order for $75. These re-purposed barrels capture rainwater from your downspout and roof and hold it for use at a later time.

Rain barrel water is great for watering plants and gardens or even washing the car. In peak summer months, a rain barrel can save around 1,300 gallons of free, naturally soft water for use. Pre-pay for a barrel and choose between gray, terra cotta, and black, 55-gallon rain barrels. Diverters systems for easily installation are also available for $25 and wooden pedestal stands are available for $30. Plant kit and rain barrel pre-orders can be placed online at hamiltonswcd.org. Orders for plants are due April 14 and rain barrel pre-orders are due May 26. Orders will be available for pick up June 4 in Noblesville. All proceeds support conservation projects and education in Hamilton County.

TCC donates to local schools — Round Room LLC announced that all 526 of its TCC stores donated appreciation boxes to more than 500 schools across the nation during the company’s eighth annual Teachers Rock Supply Giveaway the week of Feb. 15. The event was organized to show support for teachers who are juggling many education hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2014, TCC has donated more than 40,000 supply packs to teachers across the nation. Each participating TCC store partnered with a local school to donate supply packs valued at more than $360 each. The appreciation packs include many virtual and in-person teaching essentials including snacks, permanent markers, tissue packs, sticky notes, coffee and hand sanitizer.

Local schools receiving the packs are McCordsville Elementary School, New Britton Elementary in Fishers and Stony Creek Elementary School in Noblesville.

Graduate school scholarships — The Beryl Showers Holland Fellowship will offer a $3,000 first place and $2,000 second place scholarship to graduating seniors at Indiana University who will attend graduate school in the fall. Learn more and apply at trikappa. org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BSH-Application-2021-Packet-FF-2.pdf.

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State to open vaccine eligibility to all 16 and older

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com

tions, Holcomb said it is time to open eligibility to all residents 16 and older. State officials expect to receive increased shipments Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced of all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized all Indiana residents 16 and older will be by the FDA. State health officials will wait eligible to receive to examine trial data from studies PANDEMIC a COVID-19 vaccine that have enrolled children 15 and beginning March 31. younger before granting eligibility During a March 23 virtual state to those younger than 16. address, Holcomb said Indiana and In addition, Holcomb said beginall other states were told the federning April 6 local officials will be al government will send large shipresponsible for determining venue ments of vaccines the last week of and event capacities. The state’s Holcomb March. The federal government has color-coded advisory map will still directed all states to make all residents 16 be updated but will no longer determine a and older eligible by May 1. county’s capacity limitations.

“What’s been the real life-and-death “Customers at restaurants, bars and game-changer has been access to vacnightclubs will no longer be required to be cines,” Holcomb said. “Our approach to seated,” Holcomb said of the April 6 changvaccinating Hoosiers has been simple – es. “Six feet of spacing between tables and vaccinate those who are most at risk for other seating will still be recommended, as hospitalization and death first, which meant is spacing between non-household parties. our seniors and those who were medically Social distancing is still recommended. Hosat risk were first in line.” pitals may return to a normal state when But now that the state has opened eligischeduling non-emergency procedures and bility to residents 40 and older, health care surgeries were occurring.” workers, first responders, educators, school Also beginning April 6, Indiana’s face-covstaff and those with specific health condiering mandate will become a state mask

advisory, though face coverings will remain mandatory in all state buildings and facilities and in all vaccination and COVID-19 testing sites until further notice. Masks will continue to be required at all K-12 schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, Holcomb said.

Holcomb said Indiana will implement a “large employer-based vaccination program,” which he said state officials have been planning for weeks, though he did not elaborate on the details. He said state officials aim to provide a more convenient way for Indiana residents to get vaccinated.

Additional mass vaccination clinics will be scheduled in April, and the state will continue to send mobile units to targeted areas to further distribute vaccines.

Holcomb said data shows nearly 90 percent of Indiana schools have returned to in-person schedules, and many of the rest are adhering to hybrid schedules.

“It’s my hope and expectation that our K-12 schools will provide full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-22 academic year, using what they’ve learned and the additional federal, state and local resources provided,” Holcomb said.

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League seeks host families

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The College Summer League at Grand Park was able to enjoy a successful inaugural baseball season in 2020 deSPORTS spite the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We basically put it together in four weeks,” said Mark Walther, Pro X Athlete Development director of operations.

“We decided to do it because all these other college leagues were canceling and we figured the kids needed some place to play.”

The league, sponsored by Pro X, didn’t attempt to have host families for the players last season because of the pandemic.

“The players got housing on their own if they were out of the area or stayed with teammates,” Walther said. “Some commuted from Bloomington, Evansville, Ohio and Illinois. Most of our games last summer were on Mondays and Tuesdays.”

Walther said the mission for the league in its second season is to create a lively gameday experience for fans.

The league still needs several host families.

Host family benefits include two season ticket packages (40 games), food/ drink vouchers for every game day, host

Infielder Cooper Trinkle, an Indiana University junior, makes a throw during the 2020 summer league at Grand Park. (Submitted photo)

family appreciation tailgate at Grand Park, special autograph session with College Summer League players, team apparel and choice of a season gate pass for all Bullpen Tournament events and a free Family Diamond Sports Membership at Pro X Athlete Development.

The league will start on Memorial Day (May 31) and run through the end of July.

Those interested in being a host family can contact mwalther@proxathlete.com.

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Palladium live-audience concert to feature Feinstein, Manchester

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As COVID-19 numbers drop in central Indiana, theater and concert venues are beginning to bring back live CONCERT audiences with reduced capacity.

The Center for the Performing Arts announced March 26 it will present an “Evening with Michael Feinstein and Special Guest Melissa Manchester” May 15. It’s the first Manchester “Center Presents” concert with an on-site audience since the pandemic began in mid-March 2020. There will be capacity restrictions to allow for social distancing.

“As a venue operator, we are eager to welcome our patrons back as soon as that can be done safely and consistent with federal, state and local guidance,” Center for the Performing Arts President/ CEO Jeffrey McDermott said. “We recognize that some patrons will remain cautious and hesitant to return immediately, while others are looking forward to seeing live performances as soon as they are available. We will continue to follow all best practices, using all information available to us as we navigate the return. Artists and their representatives consistently tell us they are eager to perform before live audiences again. They have been hampered in setting up touring routes because of the varying COVID restrictions from state to state where they would perform.

“For instance, some states require artists to quarantine once they arrive while others do not, making it difficult to book a logical touring route.”

McDermott said the Center has presented many free livestream performances as part of the “Live at the Center” series.

McDermott said the Center is in the process of booking a full season.

“Currently, we have 25 ‘Center Presents’ performances booked for the 2021-2022

Michael Feinstein will perform with Melissa Manchester May 15 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

season, primarily in the fall,” he said. “We have over 30 additional offers outstanding to artists who are developing their tours, so we plan to fill out the spring schedule as the year continues.

“Barring unforeseen developments, we plan to make an initial season announcement in June.”

Carmel Symphony Orchestra held its first in-person concert March 13, which was its first since November 2020.

“Our resident companies are beginning to perform again before live audiences with great success,” McDermott said. “Physical distancing still applies, which limits capacity, but patron response has been strong.”

Tickets for the May 15th concert start at $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. April 2 at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800. Livestream access is available for $25 per household.

INDIANAPOLIS OPERA The Indianapolis Opera was scheduled to restart “Sundays at the Basile” series March 28 with resident artists.

“It’s an opera highlights concert at Basile Opera Center with piano, singers, sets,” Indianapolis Opera General Director David Starkey said. “It will be a small crowd of 60 people.”

The next event is set for 3 p.m. April 25 outside of the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis. Starkey hopes for approximately 100 people. The event is free, but Indianapolis Opera accepts donations for its education program. Starkey said the company is performing concerts throughout the Indianapolis area at retirement communities and neighborhood community centers.

“We’ll abide by distancing and masking,” Starkey said.

The opera will have its first performances May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Zoo with “Madame Butterfly.”

“The zoo has a large outdoor pavilion. It would normally hold about 2,000 people,” Starkey said. “The zoo is significantly involved in the planning of this. We are doing three evenings of a concert version of ‘Madame Butterfly’ with singers, orchestra, chorus and lights and theatrical elements. The architecture and acoustics of the space are extremely attractive.”

Starkey said he expects seating will be for 350 people per show. People can sit in chairs spaced apart or at bistro tables.

“It’s designed to have a wide range of interest and price points,” Starkey said.

For more, visit indyopera.org.

OTHER REOPENINGS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will reopen with “Smoke on the Mountain” May 4 to June 20. Beef & Boards reopened for a month in July 2020 but closed in August because of capacity reductions.

Westfield Playhouse returned to live performances with 50 percent capacity earlier this month.

Indianapolis Ballet will present four performances of “Grace to Grandeur” April 16-18 at The Toby at Newfields with 30 percent capacity, an estimated 160 seats.

Actors Theatre of Indiana Drive-Ins will return with outdoor shows at Carmel’s Monon Square Shopping Center planned for May 14, June 18 and July 16. ATI debuted the series in September 2020. The May 14 concert will feature themed music of cars and surfing.

Red Barn Summer Theatre set to hold shows in 2021 editorial@youarecurrent.com The picturesque 100-year-old cattle barn bordered by bean and corn fields just off E. County Rd. 150 South in Clinton County will once again be filled with light, music and laughter this summer after being required to “go dark” for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board of directors of On-Stage Foundation, Inc., announced that Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre will open to the public this summer.

“This theatre has been in existence for over 50 years and in that time has become a recognized landmark in the history of Frankfort,” On-Stage Foundation President Stacey Martin said. “On behalf of the board of directors, we’re thrilled that we are once again going to be able to entertain the citizens of Clinton County and neighboring communities.”

The board also announced a socially distanced seating plan will be implemented for the season.

“We felt the only way to make a decision this far in advance was to proceed with caution and try to make all of our patrons as comfortable as possible when attending,” Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor said.

Community Outreach Manager Bethany Sheets said the ticket brochure will be mailed in April.

“Patrons, like always, will be able to look at the seating chart and choose the area where they wish to sit,” Sheets said. “We will still offer handicapped areas. In addition to ordering tickets by mail and over the phone, we will also have online ticketing available on the website. We will only be seating just over 80 people each show instead of a possible 200, so I’d encourage our patrons to reserve their seats as soon as possible after our season brochure mailing.”

When the Red Barn Theatre reopens, it will have a new look in the lobby area thanks to donations from longtime patrons, former company members and supporters of the Arts in Clinton County.

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

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

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

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Deer Creek sycamores: Fact or fiction?

Commentary by Don Knebel Thirty sycamore trees along a portion of the Michigan Road about 10 miles south of LoTRAVEL gansport survived for decades despite claims they were killing people. Exactly why these trees exist remains a matter of serious debate.

In 1826, the Indiana Legislature authorized building a road from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, passing through Indianapolis, the new state capital. On Oct. 16, 1826, in a treaty with the United States, the Potawatomi forfeited a 100-foot-wide strip through their lands for the road’s right of way, allowing the General Assembly to determine the route.

The chosen route went from Madison to Indianapolis, passed through Logansport on the way to South Bend and then turned west to what became Michigan City. Sadly, in 1838, the nearly completed Michigan Road provided the first section of the Trail of Death on which most Potawatomi in Indiana were forcibly removed to Kansas.

By the 20th century, a short section of the Michigan Road just south of Deer Creek, Indiana, then part of Ind.

29, was famous for two rows of sycamore trees lining the narrow road.

As automobile traffic and speeds increased, Sycamore Row became ever more dangerous, leading to numerous crashes and even fatalities. Local residents resisted efforts to remove the trees, claiming that they had sprouted from the ends of freshly cut sycamore logs laid across the marshy area before the road was paved. In 1987, the remaining trees were saved by relocating the road section a few hundred feet east. A nearby sign recited the popular story about the trees’ history. On a recent trip north, I noticed that the sign was missing, perhaps because the Indiana Historical Bureau has been unable to confirm the story and other plausible explanations, including that the trees were planted, have been advanced. Most locals are sticking to their story.

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.

Sycamore Row, south of Deer Creek, Indiana. (Photo by Don Knebel)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals for 171st Street and Carey Road Intersection Improvement Project will be received by the City of Westfield, Indiana, at the Westfield Public Works Building, 2706 E. 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana, 46074 until 1:00 p.m., local time, on Thursday, April 29, 2021. 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.

The project generally includes intersection improvement of 171st Street and Carey Road with a functional roundabout, milling and overlaying of existing pavement, widening, curb and gutter construction, curb ramp construction, sidewalk construction, pavement markings, and lighting in the City of Westfield.

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 City of Westfield, Indiana.

No bidder may withdraw their proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving bids. The City of Westfield, Indiana 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 City of Westfield, Indiana 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 City of Westfield, Indiana, 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 Brian Craig, GAI Consultants, 708 West Seminary Street, Suite 3, Vevay, IN 47043, (812) 226-0951, B.Craig@gaiconsultants.com By: Brian Craig, PE, GAI Consultants

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2021-00013 DP and PZ-2021-00032 ADLS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Plan Commission will conduct a meeting on the 20th day of April 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding a applications identified by Docket Numbers PZ-2021-00013 DP and PZ-2021-00032 ADLS (collectively, the “Request”). The parcels that are the subject of the Request consist of approximately 60 acres, are generally located south of and adjacent to 146th Street and approximately 1/8 mile east of Towne Road and has a common address of 2135 W. 146th Street, Carmel, IN 46074 and includes parcels of real estate that are identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-21-00-00-003.001 and 17-09-21-00-00-003.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned pursuant to the Ambleside Point PUD (Z-559-20) and the Applicant, Hoffman Developer, LLC, has filed the Request seeking development plan (“DP”) approval and architectural design, landscaping, lighting and signage approval (“ADLS”) for the Ambleside Point residential community consisting of a maximum of two-hundred sixty (260) total lots, which includes one-hundred thirty (130) townhomes.

The Petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 4:00 p.m., the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Plan Commission Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT HOFFMAN DEVELOPER, LLC Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032

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