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State of County centers heavily on infrastructure

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Infrastructure was a main topic at the June 29 State of the County address.

Hamilton County GOVERNMENT commissioners Mark Heirbrandt and Christine Altman delivered the State of the County at the 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibition Center in Noblesville. Fellow county commissioner Steve Dillinger had delivered the address since 1989 but had to cancel his appearance because of testing positive for COVID-19.

The Ind. 37 interchange at 131st Street is nearing completion, Altman said. The construction cost was $30 million.

Heirbrandt said he was worried about complaints about the Ind. 37 and 146th Street interchange when construction started.

“There is a lot of traffic that goes through this one,” Heirbrandt said. “But we’re really pleased.”

The $30 million construction project is scheduled to be completed this fall.

“I really haven’t gotten a lot of complaints about 37 traffic around here,” Heirbrandt said. “We had over 80 meetings with homeowners’ associations and businesses.”

Altman said the interchange was originally designed as a double roundabout, but with traffic increasing, INDOT said it had to be redesigned to a single-point urban intersection.

“It kind of made us cry a little bit because we wanted to have a signal-free corridor but it just isn’t possible,” Altman said.

Construction at the Ind. 37 interchange at 141st Street is pending. The construction cost is pending with supply chain costs increasing. It is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024.

“Right now, it’s pending because there is a lot of utility risks that are there that have escalated the price,” Heirbrandt said.

‘We are going to move forward and get the utilities done, so we can take a lot of the risk out.”

Heirbrandt said very rarely in his nine years as a commissioner has a county project gone over budget.

A rendering of the new interchange planned at Allisonville Road and 146th Street. (Image courtesy of Hamilton County)

Hamilton County commissioners Mark Heirbrandt and Christine Altman delivered the State of the County June 29 at the 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibition Center in Noblesville. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

“In this particular project, it’s had to happen,” Heirbrandt said.

Another project is the 146th Street and Allisonville Road interchange, which is slated to begin the spring of 2023. The project, which is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024, is estimated to cost $36.8 million, which will include $9.5 million in federal funds.

“With meetings with homeowners asso-

ciations, we knew we had to address this sooner rather than later,” Heirbrandt said.

Heirbrandt showed the audience photos of traffic backing up for miles during rush hour.

The plan calls for 146th Street to go over Allisonville Road in a grade-separated interchange.

“The bad news is we are going to have to close Allisonville at that intersection for 90 days (during construction),” Altman said.

Heirbrandt said it’s unfortunate the county is dealing with inflation on all fronts, such as fuel, labor costs, materials, etc.

The commissioners said there are more than $50 million in reserves and rainy day funds.

“We’re the only county in the state of Indiana that has a triple A bond rating,” Heirbrandt said. “We’re one of the only counties in the Midwest to have it.”

Heirbrandt said much of the credit goes to the watchful eye of the Hamilton County Council. Altman added the county tax rate did not increase.

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Westfield resident places in Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen competition — Westfield resident Keegan Connor placed fourth runner up in the Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen competition last month. She also won the talent award, the top vocalist award, the Joy of Life Social Impact Award and the Hoosier Leadership Award.

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Roads to Reconciliation exhibition — Indiana artists who identify as Black, Indigenous or Persons of Color are encouraged to submit work for Roads to Reconciliation, a juried exhibition sponsored by St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Carmel. The August exhibition will feature work celebrating progress on the journey to dismantle racism, as well as work acknowledging the importance of continuing to walk this path with intention and determination. There is no entry fee for submitting work. Learn more at stchriscarmel.org/roads-to-reconciliation.html.

Hamilton County to host Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series — Central Indiana’s sports facilities will host 2,800 of the nation’s top girls and women players for the softball Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series for 16U and 18U competitors, July 24-31 in Kokomo, Noblesville and Westfield. Alliance Fastpitch formed in 2020 to encourage cooperation among rival teams and place athletes first. Championship Series games will be held at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, at Noblesville Youth Baseball’s Field of Dreams in Noblesville, at Championship Park and Municipal Stadium, both in Kokomo, and at Purdue University in West Lafayette.

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Man sentenced to five years after high-speed chase news@currentinwestfield.com A man was sentenced June 30 to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm CRIME as a convicted felon.

According to court documents, on May 8, 2021, Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop Brenton Preston, 25, after they observed him driving 80 mph in a 55-mph zone in Westfield. According to a press release from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Preston fled from the deputies and led them on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds of approximately 100 mph, until Preston lost control of his car and crashed into a field. Preston fled on foot but was eventually apprehended.

Deputies arrested Preston, who appeared to be intoxicated, and recovered a loaded handgun and a liquor bottle from the front passenger floorboard of the car. Preston’s DNA was later found on the firearm.

Evidence presented at sentencing showed that Preston was on probation for

a prior armed robbery conviction at the time of the incident and had recently been arrested in Marion County for illegally possessing another firearm and firing shots inside a girlfriend’s home. Preston was on pretrial supervision with GPS monitoring in the Marion County case at the time of the high-speed chase and his arrest.

The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force investigated the case. The Fishers Police Dept., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives provided assistance. U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney imposed the sentence following Preston’s guilty plea.

As part of the sentence, Sweeney ordered Preston be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years following his release from prison.

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tributions to the Westfield mission in a variety of ways, according to a district press release. School board president Rebecca Westfield Washington Schools and the Ogle said they commit to making the WestWestfield Education Foundation honored field community a better place. local service The Kiwanis Club provides scholGIVING BACK organizations arships for high school seniors June 14 for their and champions school leadership ongoing school- and communityprograms like Service Over Self. wide support during a WWS school Members of the Rotary Club volunboard meeting. teer for events and donate to comThe Kiwanis Club of Westfield, munity initiatives, such as Meals on Rotary Club of Westfield and WestWheels. The Lions Club shows its Knott field Lions Club each received the support through volunteering and Rock Service Award, a new award for orgadonations to extracurriculars like the high nizations that advance the Westfield Washschool’s culinary and music programs. ington Schools mission.

“These groups help nurture not just the “We are so much stronger and better students but our community as a whole,” because of these service organizations,” Ogle said. said Ashley Knott, executive director of the The nonprofits and service organizations Westfield Education Foundation. that partner with WWS ensure the needs of Knott said Westfield Washington Schools students are met across the district, Knott strives to set students up for success said noting it’s especially true amid the conduring their academic careers and throughtinued struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. out their lives.

“We’re just so thankful for their service,” The three organizations recognized conKnott said.

Shamrock Academy returns

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but we’re still working on how that expansion will work, logistically,” he said.

Erica Strahm was a member of the inThe 2022-23 edition of Westfield Washing- augural class. At the time, she had four ton School’s Shamrock Academy will start children in the school system, had lived in August. This in Westfield for 22 years and is a EDUCATION will be the second member of the Westfield Washingyear for the proton Township Board. gram, which offers district parents “It’s especially meaningful to be and the public a firsthand look at part of Shamrock Academy and have what it takes to run the district. children in the school system; how“The first edition of the Shamever, I think this experience is also rock Academy was a lot of fun. The outstanding for citizens who don’t Andrews attendees were able to learn about have children in the school system,” curriculum, finance, transportation, food Strahm said. “I know of at least one member service and so much more,” said Joshua of our Shamrock Academy 2021-2022 class Andrews, director of communications for who didn’t have children at WWS,.”

WWS. “We know that our community values Strahm, who previously worked as a WWS transparency and the people who went Instructional Assistant and was a member through the first class of the academy were of the District PTO and Vice President and no different. They were able to ask some President of individual school PTOs, felt she pressing and timely questions to key deciknew the school system well. But found sion-makers in the district.” there were programs and offerings she Last year, the Shamrock Academy had didn’t even realize existed. seven sessions. This year, Andrews said Final dates for the sessions will be pubthey plan to begin the program at the start lished soon. Andrews said they will likely be of the school year and will have 10 sessions, the second Thursday of every month. one each month.

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JON MCLAUGHLIN Wed Nov 2 at 7:30pm

ELLA: THE MUSIC OF ELLA FITZGERALD IN CONCERT Fri Nov 4 at 8pm

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MICHAEL BOLTON: GREATEST HITS & HOLIDAY FABVORITES Tue Dec 13 at 7:30pm

CELTIC WOMAN: A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY TOUR Thu Dec 15 at 7:30pm

SAMMY MILLER AND THE CONGREGATION Fri Mar 3 at 8pm

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GET HAPPY: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN CELEBRATES THE JUDY GARLAND CENTENNIAL Sat Apr 29 at 8pm

GEORGE HINCHLIFFE’S UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Sun Apr 30 at 7pm

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE Fri Sep 23 at 8pm

LEWIS BLACK: OFF THE RAILS Sat Sep 24 at 8pm

JOSHUA BELL AND PETER DUGAN Thu Sep 9 at 7:30pm

TOWER OF POWER Fri Sep 30 at 7:30pm

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: LIFE IN THE PAST LANE Thu Oct 13 at 7:30pm

MY NAME IS NOT MOM Fri Oct 14 at 8pm

JOHNNY MATHIS: THE VOICE OF ROMANCE TOUR Sat Oct 15 at 8pm

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MADELEINE PEYROUX: “CARELESS LOVE” & PAULA COLE: “THIS FIRE” Thu Oct 20 at 7:30pm

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U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND AND SOLDIER’S CHORUS Thu Nov 10 at 7:30pm

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INDY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT CONDUCTS OPEN HOUSE, FLY-IN

Members of the Eagle Composite Squadron pause at the event. (Photos courtesy of Harel Halevi)

Eagle Composite Squadron showcased its dedicated members, aircraft and emergency services gear June 18 at Indianapolis Executive Airport during the ninth annual Wings Over Indy Open House and Fly-In. The event attracted more than 10,000 visitors, who watched hours of acrobatics, flew in historic aircraft and engaged with the local aviation community. Eagle Composite Squadron invited guests to learn about its cadet program for youth aged 12-20, aerospace education

Cadets salute during the national anthem.

operations and emergency services missions. At the Civil Air Patrol tent stood two aircraft regularly used for search and rescue. Orientation rides for younger

members were also available. Indianapolis Executive Airport is on the eastern edge of Zionsville near the Westfield border.

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Expected completion: Summer Expected completion: Aug. 30 Project: Road improvements associated Project: Reconstruction of 151st Street with The Edge apartment construction Location: A section of 151st Street from project Towne Road to Buchanan Lane is closed Location: 96th Street between Westfield for reconstruction. The intersection of Boulevard and Maple Drive is set to 151st Street and Towne Road will remain close June 21. Detour on 106th Street and open during construction.

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Expected completion: Summer Expected completion: July 19 Project: New roundabout Project: Construction east of Sophia Location: The intersection of 161st Street Square and Union Street will be closed on or after Location: 1st Ave. NW and 1st St. NW. April 27 for the construction of a new Access the Sophia Square parking garage roundabout. from W. Main Street and from 1st St. NW. Expected completion: The project will be Expected completion: Substantial complete by August. completion by the end of June with full Project: Chad Hittle Drive roundabout completion set for July.

Location: A section of 191st Street from Project: New roundabout Tomlinson Road to U.S. 31 will be converted Location: E. Main Street and Richland into a boulevard with a roundabout Avenue. at Chad Hittle Drive. 191st Street from Expected completion: Fall the east leg of the Tomlinson Road Project: New roundabout roundabout to Chad Hittle Drive is closed.

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The Indianapolis Colts training camp begins July 27 and ends Aug. 25. (Photo courtesy of City of Westfield)

BACK IN BLUE City of Westfield, fans embrace return of Indianapolis Colts Training Camp

By Will Riddell news@currentinwestfield.com Pads popping and cleats chewing up grass will be familiar sounds at Grand Park Sports Complex when the 2022 Colts Training Camp kicks off July 27.

Both the Indianapolis Colts and the City of Westfield are anticipating a camp that will resemble camps prior to the pandemic. The expectation is that fans will once again be able to interact with the players on a more personal level.

In short, fans should prepare for a heavy dose of highfives and lots of autographs.

“We’re a family-run business and a smaller market city, and we love being able to be that close with our fans on a day-to-day basis,” Colts Vice Chair/owner Kalen Jackson said. “We really missed that during COVID (and) so we’re really excited to have that (level of interaction) back.”

This will be the fourth year the Colts have conducted training camp in Westfield. Through the years, the Colts have conducted training camp at Anderson University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute and the Colts Complex at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in Indianapolis.

One of the main reasons the team chose to relocate to Grand Park was the opportunity to better bond with fans.

For Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, the strength of the relationship between the team and the city has only increased through the years.

“I can’t overstate the importance of our partnership with the Colts,” Cook stated. “To host the annual training camp at Grand Park brings an energy and excitement to the city, our businesses, residents and many visitors. Colts Training Camp is always a celebration, and we are ready to roll out another ‘Westfield Welcome’ to our team and Colts Nation.”

Fans can look forward to 16 practices, all of which will be open to the public. Practices will be held on weekdays and weekends, with an evening practice from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 30. The majority of practices are noon to either 1:30 p.m. or 1:45 p.m.

Joint practices with the Detroit Lions will take place Aug. 17 and 18. Times are noon to 1:55 p.m. Aug. 17 and noon to 1:35 p.m. Aug. 18.

Pracictic on Aug. 25, the final day of camp, will be from 10 to 11:20 a.m.

Jackson has fond memories of attending training camps as a young girl with her father, Colts owner/CEO Jim Irsay.

“My mom sent us with (my dad), and I’m up, I don’t even know, it’s dark out and I’m 2 1/2 (years old) and I have a Sprite in hand and I’m nowhere near bedtime,” Jackson said.

“The memories are really strong.”

Fans this year are asked to drop off new or gently used books at Colts Community collection stations at Grand Park.

The books will be donated to area youth in foster care.

For more on Colts Camp, including ticket information, visit colts.com/events/trainingcamp/.

ON THE COVER: Fans will once again be able to interact with Indianapolis Colts players during this year’s training camp. (Photo courtesy of City of Westfield)

THEME DAYS Colts City and various theme days will return to Indianapolis Colts training camp this year.

Colts City will offer photo opportunities with cheerleaders and will include Colts inflatables, a social tent and the Colts Pro Shop. The attraction also includes the Colts Play 60 Field, which allows kids to participate in drills, a 40-yard dash and punt returns.

Theme days include, among others, Kids Day July 28, Back Together Saturday July 30, Salute to Service Day Aug. 3 and Fan Appreciation Day Aug. 17.

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ESSAY

HUMOR

Heightened awareness

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Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Anything we do frequently enough helps us develop a knack for it. We notice signals imperceptible to others, less experienced than we. Some of us can divine the impending arrival of a summer rainstorm. There are those who can instinctively read the frustration of a domesticated animal and use that insight to improve behavior problems. Many of these “pet whisperers” convert their unusual skills into lucrative careers. Their second sense becomes second cents.

More commonly, we simply develop awareness of the many humble patterns all around us. If a step is missing, we subconsciously take note. No doubt, it is an echo from the day when observing the absence of singing birds or frolicking of woodland creature would tip us to the approach of an alpha predator. These few extra moments of warning might be enough to keep us alive. Frequent commuters will predict the time it might take them to arrive at their destinations within a few minutes of starting the drive. And many road warriors will know, nearly as soon as the crew, if something is wrong after the passengers have boarded an airplane for takeoff.

As the crew scurries about, cabin doors are closed, oxygen mask instructions are given and familiar chimes sound as we prepare for takeoff. If any is out of place, we sit up a little, become more alert and look for irregularity. The jetway is removed from the plane but we’re not backing away from the gate.

Why? The crew is not seated. What gives? Experience is a good teacher. It illuminates the shape of things.

The captain comes on the intercom to tell us that a mechanical problem requires that we return to the gate. Groaning at the inconvenience, we turn to our companion and self-assuredly remark that we “knew that something was wrong.”

As I was walking on Galveston Beach, contemplating my last day as a dance mom, a stranger greeted me with “What’s going on, Red?” I haven’t been called that in years, which got me thinking about all the names I’ve answered to, and how they represent a sort of identity continuum for me.

As a child, I was These days, I’m mostly “Danielle” “Mom” (or “Mother” if most of the my kids are feeling time, even particularly sassy) though it’s actually – DANIELLE WILSON my middle name, but I was also “Doe-well” to a younger sister and inexplicably “Fan Tut” to my parents. As I got older, I often found myself having to forgo “Danielle” in favor of my legal first name, which I will obviously never divulge voluntarily but will tell you it starts with a “V.” Yes, tragically my initials are “VD.” I know!

I spent two years at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where predictably I went by my last name or simply “cadet,” though “Red” was used frequently along with some terms I can’t mention in polite company but were also colorful in nature. And once I started teaching, I was “Miss [insert maiden name here]” before eventually becoming “Mrs. Wilson” or simply “Wilson.”

These days, I’m mostly “Mom” (or “Mother” if my kids are feeling particularly sassy) or “Ma’am,” though my husband will toss around “Wife,” “Woman” and a choice word for “lady of the night” when he’s trying to be funny. I’ll respond to any of them, really, though I draw the line at “Dan,” “Danny” and “D.” Those are unacceptable and forever shall be.

Hopefully I have a long while until I acquire any new names. I am definitely not ready for “Mamaw.” Peace out.

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

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“The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.”

— JERZY KOSINSKI

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Trash talk: It’s a garbage topic Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

need special permission from Mary Ellen to use that device because the goop fills up When I was a kid, after dinner we cleared the septic tank under the back yard. I miss the table and scraped whatever was left on that familiar grumbling sound — not from our plates into a kitchen garMary Ellen, but from the disposal.

HUMOR bage bag. That bag was then My wife is also composting now. I fought dumped in one of two huge this. If I wanted a woman who composted, metal drums on the side of our house that I would have left her years ago and married were below ground. Not buried treasure: someone who wears white socks with sanburied trash. On Mondays, some guy yanked dals and listens to Joni Mitchell while she the drums out of the ground and hauled puffs the magic dragon. them to the street, where he threw the We compost all leftover fruits and vegecontents in the back tables, and once a of a garbage truck.

Recycling bins have warnings to not month a small comThat’s when every pany called Earth dump “unknown materials.” But that’s Mama picks up our dog in the neighwhy I want to get rid of the thing in borhood started container and, for barking. the first place. It’s been an unknown a small fee, turns Waste has the waste into ferin my basement for years. become so comtilizer. Some of the – DICK WOLFSIE plicated I’m afraid items we compost to make a removal could just as easily decision for fear my wife will chastise me. be thrown in the woods for the birds and She has become environmentally conscious squirrels. Mary Ellen is now preparing a and watches my every discardance (I’m page of instructions for me, so I don’t make sure that’s not a word, but I really needed the wildlife obese. it here).

About a month ago, I finished eating a For example, do Styrofoam cups go in the delicious peach and placed the pit on the garbage can under the sink? Heaven, forbid! kitchen counter.

Can they be recycled? Recycling bins list “What do we do with this?” I asked Mary accepted contents online, but every item Ellen. requires careful scrutiny. Ink cartridges?

“Oh, dear, I have no idea. Let me do a little Cooking grease? Aerosol cans? There’s no research.” easy way to remember everything. There The pit is still sitting there. We can’t is even a picture on our bin’s lid of soda recycle it or put it in the disposal or feed bottles that are OK to recycle: one bottle is it to the animals in the forest. Earth Mama clear, one is brown and one is green. What comes tomorrow. Now, it’s her problem. about yellow? What do I do with my Dew? Recycling bins have warnings to not dump “unknown materials.” But that’s why Dick Wolfsie is an author, I want to get rid of the thing in the first columnist and speaker. Contact place. It’s been an unknown in my basehim at wolfsie@aol.com. ment for years.

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Four ways to prevent plantar fasciitis heel pain Commentary by Dr. David Sullivan Plantar fasciitis is an injury affecting the ligament that runs along the bottom of your foot, from your heel to your PODIATRY toes. Called the plantar fascia, this connective tissue absorbs a lot of shock as you walk or run.

Too much pressure on your feet can cause the ligament to get overstretched, inflamed and even torn, causing heel pain.

It would be best to not develop this overuse injury by taking steps to avoid this painful condition. Here are four tips for preventing plantar fasciitis.

Protect your mobility Limits on your foot’s flexibility can lead to plantar fasciitis. You’re more likely to have problems if you have tight muscles in your calves, flat feet or an untreated ankle injury. Come into the office at the first sign of pain or mobility issues and we can conduct a thorough exam and recommend ways to keep you moving — and keep heel pain at bay.

stantly stretching and contracting. Avoid overuse and inflammation by taking frequent sitting breaks throughout the day.

Cross train and build in rest days Continuously subjecting your ligaments to high-impact activities like long or fast daily runs can inflame your plantar fascia.

Even if you’re an athlete, it’s important to incorporate different types of movements into your training. And, when possible, take a day off between workouts to give your plantar fascia a real chance to recover.

Try orthotics Orthotics offer support in the exact spots where your body needs it most. So, if your body’s construction leaves you at risk for plantar fasciitis, we may suggest fitting you for orthotics.

Already dealing with heel pain? Don’t wait another day — plantar fasciitis gets worse without treatment. Call our office today and request an immediate appointment.

A board-certified foot surgeon and wound specialist, Dr. David Sullivan is the owner of Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. Contact him at drs@ westfieldfoot.com.

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Source: Cynthia Green, Ph.D. Music and menu choices — It’s no secret that restaurants use colors, lighting and music to influence diner’s food choices.

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Guerin Catholic vocalist excited to have Songbook Academy opportunity

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Chris Sciaudone was the biggest fan of his daughter Lauren’s vocal talents.

Chris, a Guerin Catholic High MUSIC School boys tennis coach, died Feb. 17 after a six-year battle with brain cancer.

“He showed all the videos of Lauren performing whether you wanted to see them or not,” said Lauren’s mother, Stephanie Sciaudone.

Lauren was in rehearsal for Guerin Catholic’s spring musical, “Into the Woods,” when her father went into hospice.

“I did question whether I was going to continue, Lauren Sciaudone but I thought I have to do it,” said Lauren, a Westfield resident who will be a Guerin senior in August. She knew her dad would have been disappointed if she didn’t take advantage of any opportunities she had.

“The school dedicated the whole show to him, which was so amazing,” Stephanie said of the musical in late March. “Now, she feels she is going to dedicate (her performances to him). He loved her performing. Wherever he might be, he’s watching.”

He would indeed be a very proud father this month as Lauren was selected as one of 40 finalists from across the U.S. to participate in the Songbook Academy, a summer intensive set for July 16 to July 23 at the Great American Songbook Foundation’s home at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Lauren remembers her mother calling her with the news when she was selected.

“I didn’t even believe it,” Lauren said. “I applied last year and didn’t make it. I got a call from my mom, and she said I was accepted. I kept asking, ‘Really, I did?’ It’s crazy to think that of all the people that auditioned, I was one of the people that got accepted. To get this opportunity to

‘HONKY TONK ANGELS’ “Honky Tonk Angels” begins July 14 and runs through Aug. 14 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘BRIGHT STAR’ Red Barn Summer Theatre’s “Bright Star” runs through July 17 at the Red Barn Theatre in Frankfort. For more, visit redbarntheatre. net.

‘THE MUSIC OF MANILOW’ Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell’s “One Voice: The Music of Manilow” is set for 7:30 p.m. July 14 at Feinstein’s Cabaret at the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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Lauren Sciaudone performs at Midtown’s Got Talent. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Sciaudone)

sing at the Palladium, it’s crazy. It was so exciting.”

Lauren said being selected is another way of reassuring herself that she has the talent.

“It’s a great feeling,” she said.

Peter Fulton, a Fishers resident who was a Songbook Academy finalist in 2019, encouraged her throughout the process.

“He’s been guiding me the whole way,” Lauren said. “He knows so much about everything. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t think I would (have) auditioned.”

Lauren has friends from theater who previously have been Songbook Academy participants.

Lauren said the Songbook Academy mentors offer feedback in positive ways.

“It’s very helpful and I feel this is going to be a really good opportunity to show off my voice but also to improve with these professionals who have been doing this forever,” she said. “The feedback I’m getting is going to be so, so helpful. It is really going to change me and how I view singing and performing.”

Lauren said traditional Broadway songs fit her style the best.

“I love Dolly Parton. My grandparents always had her on (TV),” Lauren said.

Lauren was supposed to perform at Country Tonight Music Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., but the show was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sciaudone’s vocal teacher, Lynne Mlott, finds opportunities for her students to perform in front of audiences.

“She introduced Lauren to CarmelFest Has Talent,” Stephanie said. “She didn’t think she was ready, but Lauren on stage just lights up the place.”

Lauren finished third in the 12-and-under age group in the 2017 CarmelFest Has Talent. She was scheduled to perform again July 3 but was suffering from laryngitis and had to cancel.

Lauren performed in Junior Civic when she was younger. She also has performed as Kim McAfee in “Bye Bye Birdie,” at The Biz Academy of Musical Theatre in Avon, and as a young Bonnie Parker in “Bonnie and Clyde” at Buck Creek Players. She performed in “Amber Waves” at Indiana Repertory Theatre when she was 14.

Lauren sang Christmas songs at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt in 2021.

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Fishers Arts Council features HCAA artists editorial@youarecurrent.com Fishers Arts Council is presenting its second exhibit at the Art Gallery at the Collaboration Hub at Hamilton County Community Foundation this month. The exhibit, featuring Hamilton County Artists’ Association artists, runs through July 28 at the gallery, 11810 Technology Dr. in Fishers.

The HCAA artists are part of the 2022 Season of Art presented by the Fishers Arts Council in cooperation with Hamilton County Community Foundation. In all, 35 paintings are on exhibit in the galleries.

“It’s always fun having the members of HCAA join us in the summer for their annual exhibit,” stated Les Reinhardt, executive director of Fishers Art Council.

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An immersive experience: THE LUME displays Monet works

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com According to Indianapolis Museum of Art Vice President of Marketing and External Affairs Jonathan Berger, the Claude ART Monet exhibit at THE LUME is a full sensory experience.

THE LUME recently switched its inaugural exhibit of Vincent van Gogh to one featuring French painter Claude Monet in a display called “Monet & Friends Alive.” The Monet exhibit opened July 3. THE LUME is on the fourth floor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art with 30,000 square feet of projection space. It is the largest continuous exhibition in the museum’s 139-year history. THE LUME opened in 2021 with the Vincent van Gogh exhibit that ran from July 27, 2021, through May of this year. The museum spent the month of June prepping for the Monet exhibit.

Berger said visitors are greeted with a floral aroma upon entering the Monet exhibit.

“THE LUME is a fully immersive experience,” Berger said. “When you walk into that first big gallery space, you’ll see these

“Monet & Friends Alive” will be on display at THE LUME in the Indianapolis Museum of Art through May 2023. (Photos courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art)

amazing images of ‘Monet & Friends’ and hear the music, of course, too. There are various classical tracks to go along that rise and fall with the images. When you see those Monet garden paintings, you’ll have this floral fragrance in there. It’s totally immersive.”

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Berger, executive producer of THE LUME, said the exhibit makes the museum less intimidating.

“I studied art, so I’m a lover of art. A large museum, any large museum, can be somewhat intimidating to people if you’re curious about art but don’t really know where to

start,” Berger said. “I think that THE LUME really de-mystifies that museum for a lot of people. You can go up to the fourth floor and explore and engage in art differently.

When you come into THE LUME, these images are larger than life. There’s a floor projection and all the walls. It’s just a different way to explore art.”

A Parisian café on the fourth floor sells French-inspired snacks and adult beverages. Cocktails include a French gimlet and THE LUME and Tonic, with flower buds frozen in the ice cubes.

“When the ice melts, these flowers bloom in your drink,” Berger said. “It’s a really tasty cocktail and really in line with Monet and that style of en plein air.”

At the end of the Monet exhibit, the museum’s collection of Monet work is on display.

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represented and seen, especially in a show that highlights country music as it has historical ties to genres such as gospel,” LudBridgette Ludlow acknowledges country low said. “It is also a genre that Black mumusic isn’t usually a genre she embraces. sicians are severely unrepresented or are Nonetheless, she present but have less of a voice.”

THEATER is challenging herself Ludlow was in Civic Theatre’s by playing Angela all-Black cast of “The Color Purple” in “Honky Tonk Angels” in Beef & in October 2021.

Boards’ production of the show “I think it is a very positive step from July 14 to Aug. 14. The plot in the right direction, but I do becenters on three gutsy women who lieve there is still quite a way to follow their dreams to Nashville, go,” she said. “Civic did a great job Ludlow Tenn. of bringing an all-Black cast to a “To do this show is to truly stretch my typically and traditionally white audience, ability,” the Indianapolis resident said. “I but it took 30 years. Beef & Boards is also have not been a true fan of country music taking steps forward by placing many acbut listening and learning these songs have tors of color in roles that are usually cast opened my eyes to some new favorites.” as white. I think it is a matter of forming Another challenge has been portraying an a bond with the communities that you are outgoing and talkative character. trying to reach and not only using them just “Most of the roles I have played are a for roles that are designated for actors of little more on the tame and quiet side, so color but are good for them because they being Angela has opened up a new side of fit. me,” Ludlow said.

“It is going to take some time but there Ludlow is playing a character normally has been much progress.” portrayed by a white actress.

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CCP schedule offers variety

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel Community Players’ 2022-23 schedule features a variety of shows and venues.

COMEDY “It is a great combination of comedies, dramas, musicals and straight plays that come from some of our country’s best-known playwrights and composers,” said Rich Phipps, vice president of the CCP board. “Our season promises to bring compelling entertainment to patrons of all ages.”

The season opens with “Jerry’s Girls,” a Broadway Musical Review, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at PrimeLife Enrichment in Carmel.

The night will serve as a capital campaign fundraiser as CCP seeks to raise funds for a permanent venue.

“Tick, Tick … BOOM!” is set for Oct. 14-23 at Switch Theatre in Fishers. “Uh Oh Here Comes Christmas” is set for Dec. 9-18 at The Cat in Carmel. The final four shows will be at Ivy Tech Hamilton County in Noblesville Auditorium. “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” will be presented Feb. 24 to March 5,

2023. “True West” is set for April 21-30, 2023.

“Godspell” will be staged June 16-25, 2023, and “Murder on the Orient Express will be presented Aug. 4-13, 2023.

“We have not done any of the shows before at CCP, and that was the idea,” said Lori Raffel, CCP board president. ‘’I chose Ken Ludwick‘s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ because I read some reviews about it and how it captures the tongue-in-cheek quality of Ken Ludwick along with the great characters of Agatha Christie. I think any more when you do Agatha Christie, you can’t take it too seriously and the script is unique and fun, and I think audiences will really like it.”

Raffel said CCP performed “Ragtime” at Ivy Tech in April 2018.

“We really liked the venue and we’re hoping to sell lots of tickets this coming season, so that’s why we chose it for the last four productions,” Raffel said.

The ‘Godspell’ production is for rising young stars. Tanya Haas will direct the youth productions as she did earlier this summer.

Eric Bryant will direct “True West,” a play

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Where’s Amy attends CSO’s ‘Vineyard Symphony’ Where’s Amy had a star-spangled blast July 3 at the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “Vineyard Symphony” performance under the direction of CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes at Daniel’s Family Vineyard & Winery in McCordsville. Along with the concert, attendees enjoyed wine and gourmet pizza. From left, Carol Duginske (Carmel), Michele Abbott (Westfield), Marian Larson (Carmel) and Lila Chiappetta (Carmel). For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

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Porziuncola in the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy. (Photo by Don Knebel)

A visit to Franciscan Assisi Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in our second visit to Assisi, we look at sites associated with St. Francis.

Francesco (“Francis”) di PiTRAVEL etro di Bernardone was born in Assisi in about A.D. 1181 to a prosperous Italian merchant and his wife, a French noblewoman. At about age 22, Francis abandoned his previously decadent lifestyle and became a beggar, to the displeasure of his father, who reportedly locked him in a storeroom. After a vision, Francis began restoring churches around Assisi, including tiny Porziuncola where he lived in a nearby hut and renounced his family and its wealth. Francis adopted the dress of a poor priest and began attracting followers to Porziuncola with his idea of a simple life of poverty, following the example of Jesus.

In 1209, Pope Innocent III recognized Francis and 11 followers, who had traveled to Rome to meet him, as the “Franciscan Order,” requiring members not to own property and to beg for food while preaching in the streets. While close to death, Francis asked to be returned to his hut near Porziuncola and to be buried outside the city among thieves, emulating Jesus.

Francis died in his hut on Oct. 3, 1226.

Less than two years later, Pope Gregory IX declared Francis a saint and began building the Basilica of St. Francis on an Assisi hillside, previously the burial ground of criminals, as the saint’s burial site. The magnificent basilica on the renamed Hill of Paradise, including an Upper Church, a Lower Church and the crypt of St. Francis, is the most important destination for the thousands of pilgrims who visit Assisi each

I like to think of myself as a logical person, but as I dig into the English language, I find that much of GRAMMAR GUY our language is nonsense. English is a mutt of a language that breaks more rules than it keeps.

While English may not be logical, I get a kick out of autological words. An autological word is a word that describes itself.

Let’s start with the word “word.” The word “word” is a word. So, the word “word” describes what it is — a word. Are you hanging on my every word yet?

I’m going to jump right into the deep end with this next example. The word is “recherché.” This word means “exotic, rare, obscure, elegant or pretentious.”

The word “noun” is a noun. Remember how a noun can be a person, place, thing or idea? A noun is a thing, which makes noun a noun.

One of my favorite autological words is “sesquipedalian,” which means a long, polysyllabic word. Polysyllabic, too, is an autological word.

Basilica of St. Francis.

Unhyphenated is unhyphenated. Don’t hyphenate it.

The word “sibbilant” refers to a word having a harsh “s” or “sh” hissing sound.

You can imagine a snake hissing the word: s-s-s-sibbilant.

On the other side of the coin, we have heterological words. If autological words describe themselves, heterological words do not describe themselves. For instance, the word “misspelled” is not misspelled, although it’s easy to misspell it.

The word “French” isn’t French; it’s English. In French, the word French is français, including the “c” with the tail on it (called a cedalia).

Just when you think you’ve got English figured out, it throws a curveball right at your shin. And, while the word “verb” is a noun, “four” is still a four-letter word.

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

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July 12, 2022

NOW HIRING

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NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLS CUSTODIAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Maintenance/ Cleaning Associate to take care of our facilities and carry out cleaning and maintenance duties. The goal is to keep our building in a clean and orderly condition. This associate would be responsible for cleaning the building daily, maintaining supplies, deep cleaning the building as needed, special projects, preforming repairs to the building and grounds and managing inspections and routine maintenance schedules. This position is a full-time position, with full benefits and time off available.

Please send your resume to Jean Coffman at careers@mymwa.org .

Full-time and substitute custodians are needed at Noblesville Schools.

To apply for these positions, please visit our website at www.noblesvilleschools.org Any questions may be directed to: Heather Barnette at heather_barnette@nobl.k12.in.us

NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLS NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Noblesville Schools currently has part time, school year kitchen and cashier openings in their Food Services Department.

To apply for these positions, please visit our website: www.noblesvilleschools.org Any questions may be directed to: Erin Brattain, Nutrition & Food Services Director Educational Services Center 18025 River Road Noblesville, IN 46062 (317) 773-3171, ext. 10420

CARMEL OFFICE

Hiring full time Maintenance Tech HOA MGMT office – work would be performed on locations around Indy area.

Company vehicle provided, Gas card included.

$18-$20 WITH BENEFITS. PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: KBURK@CAS-INDIANA.COM

YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE!

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