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Westfield Parks Dept. to give away 500 trees / P3

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Parks Dept. to give out 500 trees

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Those wanting to spruce up their yard for spring but not wanting to pay arbor day the price of trees will have an opportunity to receive different assortments of trees from the Westfield Parks Dept. April 23.

This will be the department’s 10th year celebrating Arbor Day by giving away tree seedlings. Westfield has been marked as a Tree City for the ninth year in a row.

Five hundred seedlings will be available in five different species of trees: bur oak, Norway spruce, flowering dogwood, Ohio buckeye and river birch.

“We have people who have planted these at their business, homes, pretty much anywhere,” said Brittany Goger, recreation program coordinator for the Westfield Parks Dept. “We want to encourage the community just to come together and continue to beautify Westfield. It’s just a way to really create a sense in the community of coming together and seeing the city grow. There is civilization by planting trees, for families to do that sort of thing, it leaves a mark in the community.”

The tree giveaway begins at 9 a.m. at Asa Bales Park Shelter 1 and could go as late as noon, but Goger said last year the supplies ran out in the first 20 minutes.

At 1 p.m. the same day, a Tree of Hope ceremony will be held at Simon Moon Park. The event is through Hamilton Co. Tourism and is in part with the bicentennial celebration. Eagle Scout Nick Svendsen will be planting a tulip poplar tree in the park.

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Flowering dogwood (Submitted photos)

Bur oak

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about the trees • Bur Oak: The bur oak, once grown, is considered a shade tree and because of the mass, is often better for parks and those with expansive yards. It has a coarse crown, textured bark and acorns.

• Norway Spruce: The Norway Spruce’s dense branches are a great option for a windbreaker, and it originates from Europe.

Although the tree comes from a separate nation, it is widely popular in the U.S. It can grow up to 60 feet high and does well in full sun exposure.

• River Birch: This birch usually grows along riverbanks, though can be planted most places in the U.S. as a landscape tree.

Works well with keeping erosion in check and is a great option for a shade tree. Requires direct sunlight for four hours a day.

• Flowering Dogwood: This tree is a good landscape choice, as it flowers in the spring, foliage becomes a red-purple color in the fall, and berries attract winter songbirds during colder months.

This tree works well planted next to utility lines, patios or large buildings.

• Ohio Buckeye: This tree has a round canopy of leaves once grown and gray bark. The Ohio buckeye does have an odor when damaged and drops fruits and leaves. Squirrels are attracted to the tree’s seeds and hummingbirds are attracted to the tree’s flowers.

Spaghetti supper – The annual Spaghetti Supper at Christ United Methodist Church is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m., April 30. The menu includes all-you-can-eat-spaghetti, bread sticks, salad, beverage and dessert. Prices are $8 for adults, $4 0 for kids age 3-12 and kids under 3 are free. Begun in the mid1950s, it has been an annual event with the proceeds going for either missions or other benefits. This year the proceeds are going to a local family to help defray medical expenses. The dinner will take place at the church, 318 N. Union St. For additional information contact Craig or Sandy Wood, 317-896-3025 Westfield Playhouse show – “Nightingale,” the second show in “A Year of Hoosier Plays and Playwrights” has officially opened. The show runs weekends through April 24. Friday and Saturday performances are on April 22 and 23. Matinees are on April 24. Curtain times are at 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively. Tickets cost $12 for adults. For more, visit www.westfieldplayhouse.org.

Meet Hamilton Co. State Representative candidates – The public is invited to the Hamilton Co. Grassroots Conservatives State Representative ‘Incumbent Night’ – at 6:30 p.m. on April 19. Come hear and meet the current State Representatives for the Hamilton Co. area. This is an opportunity to ask why they should have your vote at the upcoming elections. Luke Kenley, Donna Schaibley and Jerry Torr will be at the Hamilton Co. Grassroots Conservatives monthly meeting for a Q&A and meet and greet session. Doors to the Delaware Township Community Center (9094 E 131st St., Fishers, Ind. 46038).

Westfield Chamber of Commerce 2016 Academic Scholarships – A $1000 and two $500 scholarships will be awarded to three graduating high school seniors who reside in Washington Township, Hamilton Co., Ind. and who have plans of furthering their education. To be considered for these awards all essays must be submitted to the Chamber office via email no later than April 22. Essays must be in a Word document format and accompanied by the student information.

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Air climb draws 22 residents

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Westfield resident Joel Tragesser has been participating in the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb achievement for five years.

Last year, he raised $11,500 with his organization, Quarles and Brady. Tragesser’s wife, Kirsten, lost her daughter, Maddie, to heart and lung complications, and Tragesser said a lot of the fundraising came in support of that incident.

“We had the idea that if we did an open house to start the climb team, maybe that

would get more people interested,” he said.

Eighty people came, and Tragesser raised $3,000 in the first couple of weeks. Twentytwo Westfield residents signed up and competed in the Fight for Air Climb March 5. As of March 31, the Quarles Climbers team had raised the most of any team – $18,652.

“Maddie is buried in Westfield. We really have a Westfield connection, and so many friends and neighbors participated from Westfield,” Tragesser said. “Our goal was to raise $20,000.”

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Kenley visits Janus Developmental Services Recently, State Sen. Luke Kenley visited with the staff and participants of Janus Developmental Services at the Janus facility in Noblesville. In the 2016 Indiana General assembly session, Kenley authored Senate Enrolled Act 11, which created ABLE accounts in Indiana, allowing individuals with disabilities to save money in order to be more independent and contribute to their care and well-being.

Janus Developmental Services has a 37-year history of providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate and contribute within the community. For more about Janus, call 317-7738781 or visit at www. janus-inc.org. Pictured, from left, Senator Luke Kenley, Janus President and CEO Chris Sorensen and Janus participant Jennifer Snyder. (Submitted photo)

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The Westfield Lions Club to host poker tournament, fundraiser

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Over the years, the Westfield Lions Club has become known for charitable contributions and fundraisers. What one might not know is the biannual Westfield cover story Lions Club Poker Tournament for Sight, occurring once in the spring and once in the fall, is the club’s largest fundraiser and the largest Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament in the central part of the nation.

“The poker tournament is our main fundraiser for the Westfield Lions Club. We have two poker tournaments each year – one in April and one in November,” said Brian Abraham, chairman of the club’s poker committee.

“The proceeds of the tournament go to all of our different charitable organizations in the community. One hundred percent of the money we make from tournament is in Westfield and the community.”

Tickets began selling 10 weeks before the event, which begins at 10 a.m. April 29 at the Hamilton Co. 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville.

Ticket sales began at $100 and increased by $5 each week. The week of the event and walk-ins will cost $135.

“We can handle up to 135 people in 15 tables per session. The tournament is divided into three qualifier sessions and one main event,” Abraham said. “In the qualifier sessions when players sit down, the top 15 percent of the players in those three rounds are allowed to go into the final session.”

The winner of the final session receives $10,000. Abraham said the club gives out $25,000 in prize money each year. Amateur and professional players attend the event, and Abraham said both have won in the past.

And although the club puts on the fundraiser and other Lions Club members attend, members of the Westfield Lions Club don’t play in the tournament.

“Lions from our club don’t play. We sign up to run the tournaments and register people and we get really good participation from our club to do all activities we need to do to

Brian Abraham and Ted Englebrecht work on repairing poker tables. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Hamilton Co. Sheriff Mark Bowen receives a stuffed animal donation from Mark Albright and Dave Sobczak. (Photo by the Westfield Lions Club)

manage that tournament,” Abraham said. “We do have a number of other Lion groups that participate; they’ll come and participate in the tournament. Some actually win.”

Out of the charities benefitted through the tournament include Open Doors Food Pantry, Heart and Soul Clinic, Washington Woods Elementary School’s “Leader in Me” program, Indy Honor Flight, the Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Dept., the Westfield Police Dept., Westfield students in need of eye exams and glasses, Westfield High School senior scholarships, dictionaries for Westfield third graders, lead dog for the blind training and others.

“Every year, we’ve been able to get more

Jim Turner, left, receives a check from Dave Sobczak for Indy Honor Flight. (Photo by the Westfield Lions Club)

money. Really, the more we get, the more we can impact, and it’s a win-win,” Abraham said. “The people that enter the tournament know if they don’t win, their money went to a good cause.”

The morning qualifier sessions – one on the mornings of April 29 and April 30 – go 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The evening qualifier session is 6 p.m. to midnight April 29. The final event takes place 6 p.m. to midnight April 30.

Abraham said, on average, the biannual tournaments have approximately 300 participants.

To register, visit http://lionspoker.org/.

warped tables In 2014, the Westfield Lions Club clubhouse flooded, leaving poker tables standing in two inches of water.

“All the tables got soaked. We dried and fixed them for the April tournament (in 2014), but the result is the materials are not as good when we orchestrated this as they are today,” Abraham said. “They have to be fixed every year so they can be used for the tournament.”

Although the 15 tables have been repaired this year, the club has just begun to purchase new tables. The tables will be replaced in three or four sessions.

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By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com If there’s one thing Heather Brownell wants everyone to know, it’s that just because others may live in Hamilton Co. event doesn’t mean they’re privileged.

“There is a big misnomer that people in Hamilton County are fine,” Brownell, the executive director of the Heart and Soul Clinic of Westfield, said. “You still have people who are homeless, and you have people who don’t know how to navigate the system and get health care and dental needs.”

Heart and Soul Clinic, 202 Penn St., aims to provide free health and dental care to those who are uninsured or underinsured. The Tea and Fashion show, set for 2 to 4 p.m. April 24 at East Street Studios, 18880 N. East St., helps the clinic raise money to provide the free care.

“Now what we are also seeing is a group of individuals called the underinsured, and those are groups that can’t be on Medicaid but can’t afford to pay the policy,” Brownell said. “The Affordable Care Act didn’t solve all the problems with the healthcare system.”

Heart and Soul is open on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month for health care, and the dental clinic was recently launched as well, open on the first Saturday

Heather Brownell, executive director for the Heart and Soul Clinic of Westfield, cuts the ribbon to the new dental clinic with Mayor Andy Cook. (Current file photo)

of each month. The dental clinic is estimated to cost approximately $38,000 to run each year, and Brownell said the Tea and Fashion show is the biggest fundraiser for the clinic.

A silent auction, fashion show with items from Francesca’s and Union Street Flowers and Gifts, shopping and catering with tea, punch and finger foods will be available at the event.

Tickets cost $50 for individuals or $350 for a sponsored table of eight. The deadline to purchase tickets is April 22.

To purchase tickets, visit the Heart and Soul Clinic or call 317-804-5782.

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What started out as one man’s offer to help a few people find jobs has turned into a multifaceted program that employment has assisted more than 1,200 area residents in securing full-time employment. Many more have found seasonal, part-time, temporary or contract positions as a “bridge” to full-time employment. Passport to Employment, a free outreach program that teaches job-search skills to aid people in finding new employment, is open to people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths.

Eight years ago, Carmel resident and recently retired businessman Earle Hart volunteered to help several members of his church who were unemployed. Hart began by auditing courses available at his local WorkOne Center, the State of Indiana’s employment office, and then conducted interviews with Central Indiana human resources professionals, staffing managers and recruiters.

Armed with information from the classes and interviews, Hart notes, “What I learned is that job-search today is much different than in the past. We began teaching participants the current methods needed for finding a job in the digital age.” This training includes using LinkedIn and other online resources.

Within a year, the number of participants in the Passport to Employment, or P2E, program grew to such a level that additional volunteers were needed. Today, the all-volunteer P2E staff includes Hart and 12 others with career-coaching credentials. They assist job-seekers through weekly Passport to Employment meetings, which draw an average of 60 to 80 people, and weekly two-hour workshops that offer a crash course to address the basic requirements of a job search. Both take place at Church at the Crossing, 9111 Haverstick Rd. in Indianapolis, near 82nd Street and Keystone Avenue.

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his involvement with Passport is Carmel’s Mark Craft, now assistant vice president, marketing, for Purdue University. After being laid off from a position and serving as a Super Bowl volunteer, Craft learned about P2E through the WorkOne program.

“I can’t overstate the benefits of the support I received from Passport,” he said, mentioning his exposure to job-search experts and other speakers, as well as the opportunity to network with others.

P2E offers a full range of free services, including group coaching and one-on-one assistance; a job board; and help building resumes, cover letters and portfolios. In addition, Passport volunteers recently published a 60-page online guidebook to navigate the journey to employment.

To strengthen Passort’s original job-search mission, participants can now take advantage of resume-building volunteer opportunities, the opportunity for free photos for their LinkedIn home page, financial management assistance and more.

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Appeal Taxes Now has a variety of payment Jeremy Miller of Westfield is making it his options, and Miller said most clients use the mission to assist single-family homes with option of paying 50 percent of what lowering propery taxes property tax. they save. Clients do not pay if Miller doesn’t succeed in lowering taxes.

Miller and “If you don’t contest the value on his business, Appeal Taxes Now, are the property, then the county doesn’t level-three accessors that work for change it,” he said. “They only give the taxpayer. you a short time window to do it.”

“Our job is to help the taxpayer A video explaining Appeal Tax Now find out if their property should be Miller is available at appealtaxes-now.com. lowered in tax value because tax payMiller is also a real estate broker and has ments are based on their value,” Miller said. “In 2009, the government changed the way taxing two children in the Westfield Washington school system. is on real estate so homeowners have a 1 per“What I like is when somebody buys a cent cap, investors have a 2 percent cap and property, the taxes end up being the biggest commercial has a 3 percent cap.” expense for the property itself,” Miller said.

Miller and his partner, Marshall Welton, re“Somebody that’s using their IRA money or view the property and discover if the property cash or borrowing money is giving it the counvalue should be reduced, therefore reducing ty when they shouldn’t have to. I like being the property tax. able to help our clients save money from that “What makes us a little bit unique in this standpoint.” field is there are not a lot of tax reps that get To contact Miller, call 317-238-3426, or email into single-family properties. We do a large jeremymiller@appealtaxes-now.com. amount of single family,” Miller said.

New Keller agents – Lisa Phillips and Eric Fox, formerly of Century 21 Scheetz, have recently joined with Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro North Realty.

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The stress monster returns

GOP sideshow coming to area

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Donald Trump (R-Billions), Ted Cruz (RTexas) and John Kasich (R-Ohio) are contributing to local economies – unless they’re space donations – in advance of the May 3 primary election. Each has or is planning a local campaign office – Trump in Carmel, Cruz in Lawrence and Kasich in Fishers.

Watch for feet on the ground with primarily door-to-door activity. We’re curious as to whether the candidates actually will visit our area. Since Hamilton Co. is such a Republican hotbed, our guess is a candidate or three will traipse through here, but it’s too soon to tell. Wherever a candidate is most needed to rally the troops, that’s where he or she often ends up – and sometimes on short notice.

••• We projected in this space, after President Barack Obama began his second term, that Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) would succeed him in 2016. As much as we’d oppose it, we’re not backing off that guess.

Benghazi and the e-mail server investigation will prove mere annoyances for the former first lady. The fix is in, we believe. She may choose to write her inauguration speech any time now. Although, come to think of it, we’d really like to see Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) run as an independent after Clinton defeats him for the nomination, and that possibly could thwart her march to the White House.

••• Note to Mitch Daniels: Enough of academia, please. Present yourself as an independent (hopefully vs. Sanders in a great contrast) in the race for president and boost us above the mess in which we’re all mired.

Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@ youarecurrent.com.

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Maintenance free Commentary by Terry Anker Our first home was built in the mid-1930s.

Along with it came a ton of charm and a good deal of upkeep. It turns out that 80-year-old windows, electrical infrastructure and plumbing systems can require a bit of attention. Someone once said that living in an older home is like caring for an invalid aunt – lovely and charming but sometimes a bit overwhelming. Regardless, we knew what we’d gotten into and went about the business of looking after the old house with dedication and conviction.

Our next abode was constructed decades later. While we didn’t build it, we came to own it only a few years later. With it, we expected that everything would work, without tweaking, and be largely maintenance free.

In retrospect, it is unclear whether our expectations were more naïve in believing that a pair of 20-somethings were prepared to care for a vintage home or that we, now

decades older, could attend to a house, now decades younger. Yes, we discovered, even promises of low-maintenance and long warrantees can be significantly overestimated. Somehow, it seems tougher to step up and fix the problems when one might have expected a good deal more life expectancy in the materials.

Is longevity ever a reality without some maintenance? Houses, relationships, automobiles and shoes all demand attention.

Are expectations of maintenance-free living an unattainable fantasy that appeals to a part of us that wants things to be easy?

Maintaining the world around us is an inescapable reality. Ignoring it only allows for it to deteriorate further. And, does resenting it only allow for us to deteriorate as well?

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I finally lost it, people. Last night, as I sat in my youngest’s room conducting a moderately successful hoarding interhumor vention, I suddenly experienced an intense desire to both pull out my hair and repeatedly shout the F-word, and to curl into a fetal position and cry myself to sleep. Reminiscent of the parasite in “Alien,” the stress of our kitchen remodel that has slowly been growing inside me for the last month burst forth, shredding my normally patient self into a barely-functioning, strung-out mommy on the edge. I’m not proud of my pseudo-breakdown, but I’m not really surprised it occurred.

I haven’t been sleeping very well due to the mean-spirited dollar signs that insist upon waking me at three in the morning and shouting, “You’re over budget!” I’ve been extremely short tempered, thanks to the complete lack of organization, tidiness and chores at my house. And I’ve started forgetting things like appointments and showering because I’m so concerned about the terrible eating habits my family’s establishing without a stove. I come home from work each day and totally ignore my kids and husband so I can bee-line it for my bedroom, the only place that currently offers even a sliver of serenity.

And we still have at least two more weeks to go. The countertop guys called today to say the soonest they can do install is in 11 days, which means a sink, disposal and cooktop will all have to wait. That also means that my temporary kitchen setup in the dining room remains, and well as our high levels of Chef-Boy-R-Dee and Stouffers consumption.

Even more disconcerting? Our fecal-contaminated flooring – caused when our toilet spewed raw sewage everywhere one infamous Sunday morning last fall and, incidently, the whole reason for this makeover – still has not been replaced. That comes on Monday. So we’ve been, not just figuratively but literally, living in a poo box since September!

I suppose the silver lining here is the solid material I’m collecting for future columns.

Sort of like the “Alien” franchise, my stress monster will return again and again for your reading enjoyment. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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Food insecurity on the rise Commentary by Cindy Hubert When most of us think of food insecurity, we think of urban areas like downtown Indianapolis or very rural comgiving back munities. Most of us don’t think of affluent suburbs like Carmel, Noblesville or Westfield. But, surprisingly, we’re seeing the highest increases in food insecurity in areas like Hamilton Co. With nearly 27,000 people struggling with food insecurity in Hamilton County, hunger is a very real problem.

Gleaners is working to feed hungry men, women and children in Hamilton Co. through programs like BackSacks, School-Based Pantry, the Mobile Pantry and Summer Meals for

Kids. The food bank also partners to provide food for organizations such as the Carmel UMC Food Pantry, House of Refuge and Loving Hands Food & Clothes Pantry.

Hunger isn’t easy to see, but compassion is easy to offer.

Gleaners needs your support to help meet the needs of our neighbors who are struggling to feed their families. Every dollar you give at gleaners.org/give provides food for three meals.

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A dandy story on dandelions Commentary by Dick Wolfsie It’s a Saturday morning in April. Spring is in the air. But so is snow. And it’s on the ground.

And I’m wondering about my humor dandelions. Will this untimely last blast of winter compromise these loyal harbingers of warm weather that have never failed to rear their ugly little heads?

In truth, they are really not that unappealing to the eye, but we have labeled them weeds, and so they must be eliminated or we bear the scorn of our neighbors – even risk a note from the homeowners’ association. In my cul-de-sac, we call it the Yellow Alert.

I used to have a theory that there was no need to put down a weed preventative because everyone else in my neighborhood performs the pre-emergent ritual. I figured there was no chance for my lawn to become taken over. I mean, where would the nasty seeds come from? My theory, of course, was tragically flawed – though I am unclear why – and by April every year the yellow dandelion blooms are poking up out of the ground, taunting me to respond to their infestation.

I go out with my trustworthy weeder, carefully slide the device under the root system,

and pop the whole pesky plant out of the ground. I am ashamed to admit this, but I enjoy the process. Annihilating an evil is liberating, especially when the enemy has spread in total defiance. By the way, I refuse to spray Roundup on the offender. You would never see Arnold Schwarzenegger squirt the enemy.

Here’s what drives me crazy: after I extract every single dandelion on a typical morning, I go into the house, read the paper and have breakfast. Two hours later, there they are again, sunbathing on our front yard.

Where did they come from? How did they get there? There is no evidence of my possessing a green thumb anywhere else. Last year I reseeded a small area on the side of the house where the grass had died. I watered and fertilized. The patch was in full sun, the perfect conditions for the sprouting of new turf. Nothing happened. Bare as a baby’s … you get the point. But on my driveway a perfect dandelion sprouted in a crack in the concrete.

I am perplexed by the dandelion’s ability to magically reappear, so I am obsessed with seeing one pop up and bloom before my very eyes. And that’s why I stare intently through the front door window, hoping to see the actual blossoming of this ubiquitous intruder.

This made Mary Ellen very suspicious, so I stopped using the binoculars.

Maybe the dandelions know I am watching and they wait for a lapse in my attention.

Perhaps I am not very observant. My son, for example, went from 21 inches at birth to 70 inches in 16 years. I never saw him budge.

I still plan to keep an eye on my front lawn.

Uh oh, it looks like I have to mow the grass again. Funny, I never saw that coming, either.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com In 1972, Richard Sterban was faced with a tough career choice, continue playing with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet music who served as backup singers to Elvis Presley or accept an invitation to join the Oak Ridge Boys.

“I said give me until tomorrow, but I knew I was going to take the job,” said Sterban, who replaced the Oak Ridge Boys’ bass singer. “A lot of people didn’t understand my decision, asking me how I could leave Elvis. I felt in my heart I was doing the right thing. I felt the Oak Ridge Boys had a lot of potential. History has proven that I made a pretty good decision.

Forty-three years later, I’ve had a pretty good life with the Oak Ridge Boys.”

The Oak Ridge Boys will perform at 8 p.m.

April 23 at the Palladium. Sterban will celebrate his 73rd birthday the next day.

He said the group still averages 150 days on the road.

“Even after all these years, we’re still having fun doing this,” Sterban said. “At our age,

The Oak Ridge Boys will perform in Carmel on April 23. (Submitted photo)

sometimes we physically get tired, but we don’t get tired of doing what we do.”

Sterban said a bulk of the show will include fan favorites.

“We feel people want to hear the songs that made us what we are,” Sterban said.

“We’ll play ‘Elvira’ of course – that’s the law.

It’s our signature song. We feel people want to hear the songs that made us what we are.”

Some others include “Thank God for Kids,” “Y’all Come Back Saloon,” and “Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight.”

Sterban said the group, which was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last year, will perform songs from its 2015 Rock of Ages album, which are hymns and gospel favorites.

“It’s very much a family show,” Sterban said.

Sterban said performing with Presley was a learning experience.

“It helped prepare me for what would come later on,” Sterban said. “A few years later I went to the same arenas just as packed for the Oak Ridge Boys.”

Sterban got asked so often to tell stories about Elvis he collaborated with Steve Robinson on a 2012 book “Elvis to Elvira: My Life on Stage.”

His favorite story is the first time he met Presley. After waiting a long time for Presley to arrive, he showed with his entourage.

“Up until the time, I was a casual Elvis fan,” Sterban said. “But when he walked in the room, I realized why at that point he was the biggest star in the world. From that time, I understood now why this guy is so special.”

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‘Where’s Amy?’ is a photo column by Amy Pauszek, a society girl and film producer and partner with Ever Film Productions, LLC. She may be reached at aepaws1@comcast.net.

Spotlight Players cast of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” Kathy Pataluch, director Jeremy Tuterow, Nan Macy, Rahshe Byrd, Jenni White, Megan Nicole Smith and Jim LaMonte take time after the show to pause for “Where’s Amy?” at the Theater at the Fort.

Partnerships for Lawrence Board of Directors Raymond Rohana and Spotlight Players President, Director and actor Jeremy Tuterow at the media night sneak production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” (Photos by Amy Pauszek for Current Publishing LLC. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved)

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Carmel Celebrates Earth Day with Children’s Art Display – To celebrate Earth Day and promote environmental sustainability, Carmel Green Initiative hosted the seventh annual Earth Hour-Earth Day Art Contest in partnership with the City of Carmel, Carmel Arts & Design District, and the Carmel Clay Public Library. Children’s Earth Day art displays are located at the Carmel Clay Public Library, the Monon Center, Muldoon’s in the Arts & Design District, and Whole Foods Market in Clay Terrace. The exhibits will be on display until May 2.

The Vintage Farmhouse Market – The Vintage Farmhouse Market will be from 5 to 9 p.m. April 29 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30.

On April 29 the entrance fee is $10, and on April 30 the entrance fee is $5. The Vintage Farmhouse Market is at the Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville.

Indiana Design Center workshops – The Indiana Design Center in Carmel is once again hosting several workshops open to the public. These include Trade Secrets: Tips to Hire the Right Professional for your Project presented by Adam Gibson April 23, Patina vs. Perfection: Natural Stone Tips presented

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Michael McDonald to perform in Carmel this summer – Michael McDonald will be performing at 7:30 p.m. July 6, at the Palladium. He is a five-time Grammy award winner.

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Where’s Amy? … Checking out the Spotlight Players at the Theater at the Fort. It was a treat to attend the media night production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” a fun, clever comedy with a twist that was originally produced on Broadway. This was my first visit to the Theater at the Fort, and I was impressed by the stage size, beautiful atmosphere and charm of the building. The talented cast worked well together, were funny, and shined under the direction of Jeremy Tuterow. I enjoyed the performance and would highly recommend the Spotlight Players, who are all volunteers and know how to put on a fantastic show. “Where’s Amy?” looks forward to their next production of “Charlotte’s Web” directed by Jim LaMonte. For more, spotlight-players.org

Art in the Afternoon Arts Market – The Carmel Arts Council’s Art in the Afternoon Arts Market will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

April 30 at 502 E. Event Centre, Carmel. Tickets are $23 and include wine, lunch, beverages, games and door prizes. For more, visit carmelartscouncil.org.

Antiques Road Show – Antiques Roadshow, PBS’s most-watched ongoing series and a production of WGBH Boston, visits Indianapolis as part of a six-city 2016 summer tour. Roadshow and WFYI will host an all-day appraisal event on July 9. To enter the drawing for free tickets to the Indianapolis Antiques Roadshow event and to see complete application rules, go to pbs.org/roadshowtickets. For more information you may also call toll-free 888-762-3749.

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Avocado, the king of fruits! It is not only unique and delicious, but it is packed with vitamins, and loaded with good mono-saturated fats. I love its versatility; you can have it as a drink, fruit, salad, dips, sandwich, the variations are endless! This fantastic dish is a 1-2-3 recipe that doesn’t take much time and effort!

Serves: 4 Ingredients: • 16 oz. uncooked pasta • 2 large cloves garlic • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves • 6 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, to taste • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil • 1 ripe medium avocado, pitted • 1/2 teaspoon salt • Freshly ground black pepper • Lemon zest Directions: Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente.

While pasta cooks, in a food processor, combine garlic, basil, and pulse to mince. Add lemon juice, oil, avocado flesh, 1 tablespoon water and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drain pasta but reserve 1 cup pasta water. Return pasta back to pot, and

Avocados are packed with vitamins and good fats. (Photo by Ceci Martinez)

add avocado sauce. Mix well to coat pasta. If pasta looks dry, toss it with reserve water until it has a glossy coating. Top pasta with lemon zest, and pepper.

Ceci Martinez is a Zionsville resident who was born in New York and raised in Peru. For more of Ceci’s recipes, visit currentzionsville.com.

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Guest speaker Andy Murphy (Geist) spoke to high school filmmakers about her son Ryan Murphy’s success as a writer, director and producer in Hollywood. (Photos by Amy Pauszek for Current Publishing LLC. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved)

Actress Emma Rogers (Westfield), filmmaker Daniel Isaacs (Noblesville), actress Emily Greer (Noblesville) and actor Ben Elliott (Noblesville) proudly pause for Where’s Amy? with their awards at the Phantoscope Film Festival.

“Where’s Amy?” … I was cheering on local, high-school filmmakers Daniel Isaacs and Kamren Morris at the 10th annual Phantoscope Festival of Short Films held at the IMAX Indiana State Museum. Both filmmakers did an amazing job, and it was fun to see Isaacs grab three out of the five top awards for the big win. The Richmond Art Museum started the festival to encourage young filmmakers to pursue their dreams in the film industry. The festival showed 11 top shorts, featuring young filmmakers from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Angelo Pizzo (“Hoosiers,” “Rudy” and “My All American”) was the featured guest speaker and spoke to the audience about his life as a writer, director and producer. Local writer Andy Murphy spoke about her son, Ryan Murphy, and his success in Hollywood. After seeing the talents of both Isaacs and Morris, I think it’s safe to say Spielberg better watch out, because there’s some new filmmakers in town that mean business.

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well at IRT is top-notch acting and the set and costume design is always fantastic.

When they see the set, they’ll think someRobert Neal loves a good murder one built a manor right on stage.” mystery.

This is Neal’s 15th season with “I’m a big SherIRT, where he has performed in theater lock (Holmes) fan, more than 30 productions. Neal, 54, and I love Agatha performed in “To Kill a Mockingbird” Christie stuff, too,” Neal said. at IRT earlier this year.

So the Zionsville resident is Neal also recently played Lennie excited to perform in his first in Cardinal Stage Company’s “Of Agatha Christie play. Neal will play Mice and Men” in Bloomington. He Major Metcalf in “The Mousetrap” Neal is a company member of Heartland from April 26 to May 22 at the Actors Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis.

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Neal, an adjunct professor of theatre “I love how smart it is, and I’m an anarts at the University of Indianapolis, is a glophile as well,” Neal said. “We get to use freelance actor and director. He also has the British dialect and pretend we are in appeared in “Chicago Fire” on NBC. Monkswell Manor. It takes place in the “I’m particularly lucky to have this afearly 1950s, so it’s learning about a differfiliation with IRT, which is one of the great ent time period and living it in. I love workregional theaters in the United States,” he ing with the other actors and the director. said. “To be here this long is kind of like winIt’s a fun ensemble thing. It’s the longestning the lottery in the regional theater world.” running play in the history of the world.”

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Think about your kitchen countertop choices Commentary by David Decker When it comes to countertops, everyone knows about the big three: granite, quartz and marble. These mahome design terials are durable and beautiful, so it’s easy to see why they are used in so many kitchens.

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The Gustav and Elin Hultgren Family. (Submitted by Don Knebel)

The American Dream Commentary by Don Knebel For my 175th column, I am taking the liberty of writing not about where I went but from where I came. The story is not travel important because it is unusual, but because it is not.

I found these pictures among a collection of family photographs and other items I inherited from my mother. The adults are my grandparents, who came to the United States from Sweden in 1913 with a baby, seeking a better life. The picture on the left was taken in 1915, after they had settled in Portland, Ore., and had another child. The picture on the right was taken in 1923, three children later. The twin on the right is my mother.

No more than 10 years off the boat, my Swedish grandparents had become Americans.

My grandfather shaved his mustache, shined his shoes and bought a suit. My grandmother cut her hair, parted it on the side and dropped her neckline. They dressed their only son in a sailor suit. Language did not make my grandparents Americans. They spoke only Swedish

at home, and my mother learned English in school. Because of a hearing problem, my grandmother never learned English well enough to become a citizen. What made my grandparents Americans was confidence that their children would have it easier than they did and that education and hard work would make it so. Among my mother’s treasures was a newspaper clipping from 1930 showing the three youngest children depositing 50 cents into a bank account.

The descendants of the people in these pictures, now all gone, include hard-working moms and dads, teachers, engineers, members of the military, business people, doctors, lawyers and loving grandparents. Many Americans share similar stories. We all share the responsibility of assuring that 100 years from now Americans still be telling them.

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

Dispatches Designer workshop series – The public is invited to connect with design professionals each month on various interior design topics. Join the Indiana Design Center for Patina vs. Perfection: Natural Stone Tips, Facts and Alternatives at 10:30 a.m. on May 17 at the Indiana Design Center.

Lonna Heshelman of Santarossa Mosaic & Tile will present.

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