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Ditch Road project gets new life

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com Grand Communities Ltd., also known as Fischer Homes, is looking to build a new addition on the west side of Westfield that development was previously approved in 2006.

Attorney Steve Hardin of Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP, said the 55 acres on the east side of Ditch Road between 161st and 166th streets is currently undeveloped and used for agriculture.

The property was rezoned from AG-SF1 and SF-2 to SF-3 with commitments in 2006. In 2006, a development plan and primary plat was approved for the Frampton Estates subdivision by Centex Homes.

Since the 2006 rezoning and commitments were approved, there has been no construction activity and the project was revived by Fischer Homes this year.

Minor changes to the original approved plan were slightly relocating the 82 homes and the layout of the property, larger-sized homes and upgraded building materials. Hardin said Fisher Homes plans to build residences in the $350,000 to $450,000 price range.

“We’ve significantly upgraded the project from what was originally presented,” he said.

Resident Brandon Dickinson said the steps Fischer Homes made were “admirable, but there’s still room for improvement.”

“A lot of places on Ditch Road are cookie-cutter,” he told the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission. “I don’t believe residents are against development, we’re asking for you to speak up and provide something that makes this area a new gateway to Westfield. Add value to the residents and people nearby.”

Several neighbors also expressed concern that

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Ryan Haughey, left, and Corey Hartley have each taught and served as assistant principal at the middle and intermediate school respectively before being named principals this summer. (Photo by Robert Herrington) Founded Jan. 29, 2008, at Westfield, IN Vol. VII, No. 32 Copyright 2013.

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Westfield has been named a finalist of the 2014 Primacy of Place Community Awards Program.

The Building Better Commuachievement nities and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs launched the Ball State Community Awards program in 2013. The group chose Westfield as a finalist for PoPCAP for their visionary approach in developing the Grand Park Sports Campus. The $45 million investment created an industry that will better the lives of

DISPATCHES New hiring – The Westfield Police Dept. has hired officer Elias Rebollar-Cruz, who was sworn in on July 23. Cruz, who is bilingual, is the third new hire in four months for the department. He is replacing an officer who left the department.

In April, officers Dewey Abney and Brandon Gehlhausen were hired as the first new additions to WPD since 2009.

On stage – Westfield’s Lily Wessel and Johnny Robinson were among the eight Hamilton County residents that were part of the cast of “The King and I.” Summer Stock Stage, a nonprofit summer theater program for performers ages 13 to 19 in the Indianapolis Wessel area, performed the musical July 24 through 27 at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis.

the original plan had a commitment that the southern area of the property would be used to create a City of Westfield park. Economic Development Director Matt Skelton said the parks department has reviewed the plans and the land is not needed at this time or part of the parks strategic plan.

“The land was already zoned in 2006. In my opinion, this is an improvement over what already exists.

We can’t go back and change zoning unless the developer wishes,” said City Councilor Steve Hoover, who also serves as an APC member. “We’re limited in what we can do … Fischer Homes are a better product that what Centex provided in 2006.”

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Westfield’s residents, businesses and visitors.

“Grand Park started as a citizens’ group coming up with the idea of building a 400-acre sports park that would make Westfield a sports tourism destination across the country. The city council made that dream a reality and because of their vision, persistence and guts, Westfield is becoming a community to watch and I’m just proud to be a part of its success, ”Mayor Andy Cook stated.

Finalists will be honored at the Primacy of Place Community Awards Luncheon on Aug. 7 at the Minnetrista Cultural Center in Muncie.

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Debris pickup – Westfield Public Works crews will be out picking up tree limbs in the west quadrant on Aug. 4 and the southeast quadrant on Aug. 11. Residents should place debris near the curb, but not in the street. Limbs should be no longer than 10 feet in length. Also, a good rule of thumb: if it’s too heavy to carry to the curb then it will probably be too heavy for the crews to load. For questions, call 867-1116.

4-H – The final year for any invested 4-H’er is bittersweet but for Hannah Allaben of Fishers and Victoria Comin of Noblesville the Royal Showmanship competition was the perfect ending of their final fair. Westfield had two residents participate in the contest: Rachel Bledsoe and Sabine Urbanus.

For more stories from the 2014 Hamilton County 4-H Fair, visit www.currentinwestfield.com.

Achievement – Sheridan resident Kelsie Waitt had just four and a half hours to prepare for the Supreme Showmanship competition at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair on July 21, making for a bit of a shock when she won Grand Champion that night.

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Cool temperatures, red-hot fun

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com The 2014 Hamilton County 4-H may be in the books, but it will certainly not be one most will forget anytime soon – mainly due to the 4-H unseasonably cool temperatures.

“We know we had good attendance because the weather was great. We had little problems like more trash and food sales were high and booths ran out of food,” Hamilton County Purdue Extension Director Susan Peterson said. “We had a lot of positive feedback. It was a great fair.”

Officials estimate between 15,000 and 20,000 people attend the annual county fair but since the fair is free there is no way to determine an actual count.

“We believe this year is on the high side,” Peterson said. “You saw so many generations.

When the weather’s too hot or rainy families don’t bring the elderly or small children.”

During his 25 years as a volunteer, Phil Moore said he can’t remember a fair with weather as nice as this year.

“It was the coolest move-in day we’ve ever had that I can remember,” he said, adding the cooler temperatures have caused less stress to animals.

“I haven’t had the parents or 4-H’ers come to me and say, ‘My bunny looks sick’ – not once.”

4-H’ers like Sammy Russell had different concerns about their fair animals than they are accustomed to.

The pleasant temperatures throughout the 4-H Fair caused a good turnout of patrons and long lines in the food court. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

“We shaved my dairy goats and they were cold that night. It was a surprise, because usually it’s hot,” she said. “Sixty- to 70- degree weather the first couple of days was a big surprise.”

4-H’er Kyle Schmidt of Noblesville said he had a fun time his 10th and final year.

“It was a really great year. I had several grand champion ribbons,” he said. “Supreme Showmanship was a wonderful opportunity and my third time in there.”

Schmidt said this year will stand out for him because of his dairy goats.

“God’s been really good this year,” he said.

“I won grand champion showman and had the junior and senior doe. It was a very memorable year.”

The 2015 Hamilton County 4-H Fair will be July 16 through 21.

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Memories are made all the time at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, but one special moment brought tears to the eyes of public 4-H spectators on July 18.

Shortly before 6 p.m., Noblesville’s Peighton Zebrowski was participating in the 4-H Horse and Pony Western Show when her father, Pete, a chief warrant officer two in the U.S. Army, surprised her with a big hug in the horse arena.

“I thought it wasn’t real and it was a dream,” she said.

Zebrowski said her father was expected to come in August after serving the past year in Afghanistan.

“It was a spur of the moment,” Pete said. “I got home sooner than I anticipated.”

Pete said the moment was “surreal.”

“We’ve Skyped a couple of times but it’s not the same as being here,” he said. “I usually come down and watch her. It’s so good to see her and watch.”

A second surprise occurred a half hour later because Katie, Peighton’s mother, missed the first embrace and hadn’t heard of her husband’s return. After being called to the horse office, a crowd gathered around the Zebrowskis until a roar of applause erupted after Pete tapped Katie’s shoulder.

An emotional Katie described the moment with one word – “blissful.”

The Zebrowski family (from left: Peighton, Pete and Katie) of Noblesville was reunited at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair on July 19. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

“It’s been tough having him gone the past 11 months,” she said. “We’re proud of him for doing his duty but glad he’s home.”

Katie said she knew Pete was stateside in New Jersey but had no idea he had returned to Indiana.

“I was nervous the entire time he was over there (in Afghanistan),” she said.

The fact that Pete was able to see Peighton at fair was important for the family.

“Peighton’s worked so hard with her group in 4-H. She said, ‘my dad not seeing it.’ We sent videotapes but it’s not the same (as being in person),” Katie said.

Now online - To view the video of Pete Zebrowski surprising his daughter, Peighton, visit www.currentnoblesville.com.

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By Brianna Susnak • news@currentinwestfield.com The unseasonably mild temperatures have attracted an increasing amount of guests at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair and resulted 4-H in record-breaking corn sales for the Westfield Whiz Kids 4-H Club.

“We sold 180 dozen on Saturday and 120 dozen on Sunday. We were sold out before the end of the night,” said 4-H’er Samantha Bates.

Bates, and her sister Alex, are members of the Westfield Whiz Kids 4-H Club, which sponsors

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Years before they will be eligible to compete in the 4-H Swine Show, young children were given the opportunity to show pigs inside the 4-H Show Arena with the assistance of an older 4-H’er – usually a family member.

“It was fun. I told her what I was taught,” Blake Webel said after being in the ring assisting his younger sister, Ashley.

Trent Horney of Westfield made his first attempt showing with the assistance of his cousin, Ty Macy.

“It was fun; it was cool,” Horney said. “(Ty) told me if I see a scratch, don’t hit it.”

While it was his first time in the ring, Horney has watched the swine show.

“I now know how to show a pig,” he said.

Horney’s mother, Katie, used to show animals when she was younger.

“It was really exciting – a proud mom moment,” she said. “We’ve been practicing for weeks. He’d walk the pigs and sheep.”

Pork Producers President Andy Zeller said the event is aimed to promote the swine project to kids.

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Ty Macy, left, watches as his cousin, Trent Horney of Westfield, shows a pig during the Youth Swine Exhibition in the Show Arena. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

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Hamilton County is more urban and losing farm ground. We wanted to do something where the younger kids could get out and show the animals,” he said.

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Rachel Bledsoe of the Westfield Whiz Kids 4-H Club and Shamrock resident earned the grand champion ribbon in the sewing-nonwearable senior division at the 2014 Hamilton County 4-H Fair.

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Westfield’s Ella Kavicky keeps an eye on the judge as she sets her beef cow during judging for best heifer. (Photo by Robert Herrington)

Teagan Horney of Westfield and her sheep, Lambie, won the Pet Parade grand champion for their Doc McStuffins-themed costumes.

From July 17 through 22, the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds became home to thousands of animals and 4-H’ers and their families during the annual county fair.

Projects, contests, exhibits, animals and fair food filled the days for residents.

For more photos from this year’s fair, visit www.currentnoblesville.com.

Taylor Embs and her horse, Duke, compete in the barrel race.

Sabine Urbanus of Westfield walks a llama around the Show Arena during the Royal Showmanship Contest. Urbanus was representing the rabbit project in the event.

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tarting this fall, students in the formative years between elementary and high school will have a new principal in their building – but neither is an unfamiliar face. Westfield Middle School’s Ryan Haughey will move from assistant principal to the head of the school and Corey Hartley has left Shamrock Springs to become principal at Westfield Intermediate School.

Corey Hartley began his career in the Marine Corps as a military police officer for four years.

When he got out, Hartley earned his undergraduate degree from Ball State University and started teaching fourth grade at Yorktown Elementary.

“Then I had the opportunity to come to Westfield and start teaching sixth grade at the intermediate building,” he said.

Hartley has spent the past eight years in administration serving as assistant principal at Maple Glen and Shamrock Springs’ elementary schools and Westfield Intermediate School. Most recently he has been Shamrock Springs principal for the past five years.

“I had the opportunity to make the move back to the intermediate school building. It wasn’t something that was forced. I have my superintendent’s license and I’m also working on my doctorate so it gives me a broader scope, a different experience than a K-4 building in terms of curriculum, diversity and staff,” he said. “This will be my third time in the building – once as a teacher, once as an assistant principal and now as the principal.”

Hartley said WIS’ strength is its teaching staff and its wide range of experience.

“It takes all kinds, all different styles to meet the needs of a thousand-plus kids. I think what those teachers bring to the table is phenomenal,” he said.

One of the staff’s challenges is helping students transition from elementary school, refine their study skills and find a niche so when they move to middle and high school the social challenge is not as difficult.

“It is the first time these kiddos coming into the fifth grade are together as a graduating class from high school. They’re coming from six elementary schools into one and usually that happens at a middle school,” said Hartley. “The teachers do a phenomenal job making that transition happen. Helping them make connections going from a group of 100 kiddos at a grade level

at a school to 400-plus.”

Hartley said he plans to build on the work Robb Hedges started in setting the foundation of non-cognitive skills of WIS students as far as careerand college-readiness skills.

“Things like grit, perseverance and leadership – those things that aren’t tested on ISTEP,” he said.

Hartley said he enjoys engaging with the students and helping them find that niche at the intermediateschool level.

“Let them know it is O.K. to be Corey Hartley who they are Westfield Intermediate School and everybody does have a place they belong. They are witty, they’re funny and they get my dry sense of humor,” he said.

As a young leader, Hartley said he learned from previous principals to put the needs of the student first and the importance of sitting down and talking with people.

“Have open and honest dialogue even if it is a tough conversation; it is still important to talk things through and over-communicate so everybody is on the same page and has the same understanding,” he said.

Ryan Haughey graduated from Westfield High School in 1998. After earning a degree in social studies education from Purdue University in 2003, Haughey returned home.

“I’ve been in education for 11 years. All 11 at Westfield Middle School,” he said. “It means everything to me to continue serving our community and the school district specifically that has given me so much.”

Haughey, Ryan Haughey: Westfield Middle School who earned his principal’s license and master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan, has served as a social studies teacher, dean of students and was assistant principal the past five years. Haughey’s work background at Westfield Washington Schools also includes being a substitute teacher and a Sodexho employee working the grounds after high school.

“I’ve done almost everything in the school district you can do,” he said. “All that experience has kept me in touch with what it takes to really lead and live the Westfield way. It gives me a unique

perspective seeing so many different roles.”

While at the middle school, Haughey met his wife who was a teacher at the intermediate school.

“We have strong roots in the community beyond working there professionally, which really means a lot,” he said.

Haughey replaces Linda Konkle, who retired this summer. He said the most important lesson he learned from her is “relationships with people and how powerful that can be.”

“She’s all I’ve known at the middle school,” he said. “What I learned from Linda is the relationships she built with our parents, staff and students. She truly, truly cared beyond what went on at school. She cared about their lives.”

Haughey said he’s taking over a productive building – one that has been named a 4-Star School the past four years – with a strong teaching staff.

“We have teachers that get and understand 12- to- 14-year-old adolescents and what they go through on a daily basis,” he said. “They go above and beyond even if it means more work for them.”

Haughey plans to enhance the school’s Bring Your Own Technology program by adding a second team this year so half- to two-thirds of eighth-graders will be participating. Another building-wide change is the use of My Big Campus instead of blogs and websites.

“We didn’t use one consistent platform,” he said. “Parents had to visit seven different teachers’ websites or blogs. This keeps it under one big umbrella. All of the kids’ classes are in one spot.”

Haughey said the new program provides information on homework, tests and quizzes, and a messaging tool for teachers, parents and students. My Big Campus was piloted with the eighth grade BYOT program last school year.

“I really feel like we hit something last year.

We had to take advantage of it,” he said.

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What’s new at school?

The nine building principals at each Westfield Washington School explain what students and parents can expect to see this coming school year: Carey Ridge Elementary Carey Ridge plans a powerful year of reading and character building for its students. The “Reading is Super Powerful” theme will be used for kindergarten and first grade and secondthrough fourth-graders need to “Get your Super Power Ready – Your AR (Accelerated Reader) Mission begins” when school starts. - Susan Hobson Maple Glen Elementary We are going to try and enhance our successes by enhancing our non-cognitive skills.

These skills can be more difficult to develop. Yet they are often the ones that distinguish a person who succeeds from one who doesn’t. We want students to focus on developing the grit to succeed. We want students to know it is O.K. to fail in the safe environment of our school. Trial and error can be a great teaching tool. What’s most important is how students respond to and re-

cover from failure to navigate the path forward.

- Joe Montalone Monon Trail Elementary Monon Trail is excited to welcome the Life Skills program to our building. We are proud of our inclusive environment where kids achieve high academic growth, recognize and celebrate the diverse cultures and various abilities of our students, while cultivating the leaders of tomorrow. - Mike Hall Oak Trace Elementary Oak Trace is pleased with our continued academic success and we plan to build upon that in the coming year. We are looking forward to continued implementation of our Digital Citizenship class which develops technology skills in our K-4 students and welcoming for the first time the All Aboard preschool program. - Robin Lynch Shamrock Springs Elementary We will be implementing across all grade levels a new digital citizenship class that will feature internet safety, typing and coding skills. We are excited to welcome all of the new families

with the redistricting and welcoming them into the Shamrock fold. - Robb Hedges Washington Woods Elementary As Washington Woods says good-bye to the Life Skills class, moving to Monon Trail after being part of our school for more than 25 years, we welcome All Aboard, a classroom of the district’s pre-school program. To complement our focus on academic growth, this year the Woods staff is beginning to use the non-cognitive curriculum from the book “The Leader in Me.” We are excited to provide this new direction for our students. Scott Williams Intermediate school For the 2014-15 school year, WIS is focused on helping develop the skills necessary to help them be career- and college-ready. Our staff will focus on increased academic rigor and non-cognitive skills. - Corey Hartley Middle school WMS will be utilizing a new learning management system for the 2014-15 school year. All WMS teachers will use My Big Campus as a better way

to inform, communicate, and collaborate with students and parents. My Big Campus will allow parents to follow school and class announcements, homework, dates of assessments, and many other valuable pieces of information for all their child’s classes in one convenient place.

The school also will receive 134 Dell computers to replace three computer labs. - Ryan Haughey High School Our teachers have been working hard all summer and we are excited to welcome back our students, especially the class of 2015. In addition to implementing new Advanced Placement, Advance College Project, Project Lead The Way, and vocational certification courses, our students will be excited about the opening of our new learning center. The learning center was designed to be the academic “hub” of the building where students can gain assistance with research, writing and presentations – as well as study, read, meet groups or simply learn about something they are interested in. - Stacy McGuire Compiled by Robert Herrington

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By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com This will be the third consecutive year the district has faced construction on U.S. 31; however, it is the worst.

“Transportation remains an issue of how are we going to work around it,” Director of Business Nick Verhoff said.

The district’s transportation garage is located near Maple Glen Elementary School on Ind. 32. In order for buses to reach Washington Woods and Carey Ridge elementary schools and the intermediate, middle and high schools, they must cross U.S. 31 – which is under construction. “(U.S.) 31 is what it is,” Verhoff said, saying alternative routes are being explored to avoid the intersection. “Our transportation people work very hard to keep buses on schedule and work around the construction.”

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district is eyeing another problematic spot closer to two buildings.

Verhoff said the roundabout on Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard will be under construction for 60 days this fall. Shamrock Boulevard is the main roadway into the district’s administration building and the middle and intermediate schools.

“We’ll have to bring buses all from the north and parents,” Verhoff said, adding that construction is likely to start in late August and continue to late October. “Parents at the intermediate school will have to find new routes.”

Verhoff said it has not been determined if a new temporary road will be created to assist with school traffic.

“We’ll be working around construction all year.

What we are concerned about is the complete access for emergency vehicles,” he said.

Verhoff said all of the Westfield’s buses were recently inspected by the state and the district “passed with flying colors.”

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By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com For the first time in its history, Westfield Washington Schools has redistricted based on enrollment numbers and not the opening of a new building. The redistricting, which impacts only the six elementary buildings, was approved on Feb. 11 by the school board.

“It’s very difficult to move students and families when you don’t have new schools to move them to. The nice thing about this is that everybody loves the school he or she is in; the bad thing is everybody loves the school he or she is in and somebody has to move,” Supt. Dr. Mark Keen said.

The redistricting begins this school year and will affect students at the two largest elementary schools: Oak Trace and Maple Glen.

According to its details, students who reside in Springdale Farms, Village Farms, Bainbridge, Hills & Dales, Westfield Farms, Beacon Pointe and Shadow Lakes will be reassigned to Shamrock Springs Elementary. Officials said this will reduce

the number of students at Oak Trace Elementary by 105 and will allow room for continued growth in the Viking Meadows neighborhood.

Other moves include: Pine Ridge, Quail Ridge and the boundary’s northwest corner to be assigned to Monon Trail; Carey Commons and the northeast corner move to Washington Woods; and the Keeneland development with no current homes will be reassigned to Maple Glen from Shamrock Springs.

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its junior varsity or freshman teams or sports at the middle school due to budget concerns.

“We started the fee to keep teams so more Starting this fall it will cost students a little kids can participate,” he said. more to be athletes at Westfield Washington Officials said Westfield’s prices are Schools. still considerably lower than surroundBusiness manager Nick Verhoff said ing communities. the district planned to increase its “pay “There’s no comparison to what to play” amount to $70 per athlete per other schools charge,” Verhoff said. “The sport last year but decided to soften charges are lower fees than what most the blow and only increased prices to of these kids are paying to play in recre$55. The other $15 will be added starting ation sports.” this fall.

Verhoff By comparison, Verhoff said Hamilton “We believe that it is the max,” he Southeastern High School charges $180 a sport said. “No student will not be allowed to particiand Zionsville costs more than $200. Funds are pate if they cannot afford the fees.” used to support the athletic program to hire Verhoff said the “pay to play” initiative was more coaches to provide more teams and better started when times got tough with the athletic programs. He said other districts have had to drop supervision.

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Construction limited to stadium

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com The lone focus of construction taking place within Westfield Washington Schools will be behind the high school as the district builds Riverview Health Stadium.

The 5,500-seat community stadium plans to break ground next month. Director of Business Nick Verhoff said bids for the project have been awarded and construction teams will be mobilizing in early August.

Orange construction fencing is being placed for erosion control and the old, concrete brick locker rooms will be demolished ahead of time.

“They’re storage buildings. Sodexho is doing them in-house to save money,” Verhoff said.

“We’d like to start construction by Aug. 1.”

Verhoff said the plan is to have the field and track installed before the weather turns bad.

“I want to see kids practice on the field by the end of the year at least,” he said. “It should be fully operational by track next spring and we plan to have an outdoor graduation there.”

The district expects to close on its land sale of the current stadium and adjacent land on July 28 or 29. Once the deal is finished, Westfield Washington Schools will continue to play football at its current stadium, which opened in 1950. Verhoff said the land would not be turned over until after the football season.

Earlier this year, the district agreed to sell 14 acres just east of the U.S. 31-Ind. 32 interchange

to a group of local Westfield investors. On the 9.6 acres west of Shamrock Boulevard, which is the current site of the school district’s football stadium and track and a baseball diamond, EdgeRock Development LLC plans to build a medical office building, family entertainment center, hotel/meeting space, retail and fitness center.

“The value of the construction is approximately $40 million and they want to commence construction as soon as possible. The buildings could impact 2016 payable taxes,” Supt. Dr. Mark Keen said. “Land taxes would generate $80,000 and taxes on the commercial structures would generate $900,000.”

Verhoff said the 4.5 acres east of Shamrock Boulevard is where the administration office is located. He said the district has the ability to remain in that space for five more years.

“We are looking for other places to relocate to,” Verhoff said. “We can accommodate the five years and will likely do that.”

In June, Riverview Health bought the first naming rights for the football stadium and will pay the district $1.2 million during a 10-year period. Keen said payments will be $10,000 a month for that timeframe and naming rights begin once Riverview Health Stadium opens.

School officials estimate that Riverview Health Stadium will host more than 300 events a year because of its artificial turf. The stadium also is being built without any taxpayer dollars.

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New teachers join Westfield Washington Schools’ staff • Andrew Berryman, science – WHS • Susan Brown, literacy teacher – Carey Ridge Elementary • Tonja Clary, media specialist – Maple Glen Elementary • Megan Contreras, Spanish – WHS • Nancy Grenda, speech language pathologist – Carey Ridge Elementary • Kenneth Hampton, social studies – WHS • Monica Hanlin, special education – Carey Ridge Elementary • Cole Hardacre, science – WHS • Angela Hoffman, media specialist – WMS New student enrollment – The district will host two nights of late registration from 4 to 7 p.m. on July 30 and 31 at the administration building, 322 W. Main St. Registration also is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the central office. Officials said the district has a targeted growth of 180 students and will have a total enrollment of close to 7,000 children with 2,000 at the high school. For more information or to view the list of necessary materials needed to register, visit www. wws.k12.in.us or call 867-8000.

• Amy Kempler, science – WMS • John Kopnisky, special education – WHS • Isaac McGaughey, health/physical education – WMS • Shannon Miller, sixth grade – WIS • Tabitha O’Neal, science teacher – WMS • Emily Price, fifth grade – WIS • Philip Smith, special education – WHS • Steve Stafford, special education – WIS • Susan Thomas, language arts – WMS • Krystal Thompson, English – WHS • Ann Trompen, art – WMS • Denver Wade, English – WHS

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However, WHS students increased passing rates moving from 75 percent to 78 percent. Westfield’s passing rates are 15 percent higher than national rates and 26 percent higher than Indiana rates.

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NMSI courses help increase classroom rigor

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com For four days, Westfield High School hosted teachers from across Central Indiana in day-long courses designed to create lessons to push students harder and better prepare college and career readiness.

Cindy Keever, Westfield Washington Schools’ executive director of student support programs, said the program was sponsored by the National Math and Science Institute. The program is a sequence of three years and more than 220 teachers (35 from Westfield) were instructed in 12 courses in math, science and language arts.

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“They receive actual lessons designed to drive rigor in our classrooms,” Keever said.

Westfield teacher Kristin Bergeron was very familiar with several of the first-year sequence of science experiments.

“A lot of the stuff we already do,” she said.

The lessons also provided her with easy changes that can be made to increase the rigor.

“It’s a better way to prepare the kids for (Advanced Placement) courses in the same ways we do things by adding graphing or math to it,” she said.

Cole Hardacre will be a first-year teacher at Westfield this fall. Hardacre said he gained valuable experience from the experiments.

“A lot of the labs we are going to do,” he said.

“I got a good feel for them.”

Texas teacher Dan Patrick led the first year

science sequence. Hardacre said Patrick created an online resource and file sharing for the teachers to submit ideas and lesson plans.

“It was interesting to get his perspective and all-around experience,” Hardacre said.

Matt Kettlebar doesn’t teach AP courses but instructs four different classes that contain high performing students.

“I have AP demographics. This helps me prepare them for AP tests so they are much more productive,” he said. “Everything we’ve done here is completely implementable to the classroom.

It’s not theory; it’s what we are going to do.”

In addition to discussing the various lesson plans each teacher uses, Kettlebar said the group of teachers discussed semester versus trimesters and interschool/district collaboration amongst teachers.

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IRS e-mails are gone for good

There is much anti-Internal Revenue Service sentiment lingering multiple months after the infamous missing e-mails become known to the sheep of this nation. We all expect answers as to where the e-mails to and from former IRS “executive” Lois Lerner actually are. Believe this: We’ll never know. It’s that simple - unless, of course, someone comes forward and rats her out. Still, we don’t see that happening. People, there is a reason Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify about the whole mess. That reason? She doesn’t want us to know. The Grand Old Party wants all of us to believe this is obstruction of justice. It is, in our opinion, but the fact that the Republicans, the party of no backbone, are calling it such seems to lessen the impact or severity. And what of the head honcho at the IRS, John Koskinen?

He’s appearing to be too much of a sideshow to run the agency efficiently, not that anyone really is up to that task. He was supposed to bring back the luster for the embattled office (like it ever existed), and President Barack Obama indicated that would happen. Instead, we hear Koskinen’s lectures and vitriol, and everything seems as dysfunctional as it was before his appointment to the helm. And, as multiple news outlets have reported, it seems the president wanted his “guy” in charge, because the agency (insert massive shudder here) was charged with the monumental task of implementing ObamaCare. Nothing like having one among the home team watching out for the clubhouse’s best interests. Some believe the safer move would have been to have someone from the GOP run the show at the IRS. That wouldn’t have worked, either.

And as for the president, with this, domestic issues, the Middle East and countless other agenda items up in the air, he chose to attend a number of fundraisers on the West Coast last week. Again, wait for the movie, because the e-mails are not coming.

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Lap of luxury Commentary by Terry Anker Few would argue that the current system of rapidly increasing costs and compounding debt is a sustainable long-term plan for higher education. Yet there are even fewer among us who might dare to challenge the accepted standard for the paper chase. Certainly, we lucky ones who have managed to matriculate, secure employment, and then make good use of the opportunities presented are standing specimens of the incontrovertible truth that graduates make more money and encounter superior choices over those, on average, without the sheepskin.

But in a time of burgeoning and suffocating obligations levied upon those who can least afford it, is the higher education system doing all that it can to open a path to admit more of us to the supposed nirvana of degreed status? Many universities have fallen into a feedback loop of rising costs (often exceeding the cost of living by a dozen or more times in the years since we made our way out of the hallowed halls) and ever-increasing amenities (always claiming that

luxe is the key to a qualified and diverse student body).

Are granite counter tops and city bus passes required to become educated? Would one’s understanding of the basic principles of accounting be adversely affected if they had to share a bathroom in the dorm? America continues to teeter, even after the explosive financial correction of these past several years, attempting to balance what it can afford with what it wants.

Does indulging our desire to swaddle young people in luxury ensure they will live a life enslaved to debt?

Luxury education is not the same as higher education. And when we confuse the two, perhaps we need to go back to school and figure out the distinction. I will take a private room with a view of the rec sports center.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@currentincarmel. com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK When you’re racing, you’re living, everything else is just waiting.

– Steve McQueen

As I sit at my desk preparing to write this final installment of my controversial three-part series “Evolution of a Dance humor Mom: An Exposé,” (Pulitzer, take note!) I can’t help but notice how my journey parallels that of someone travelling through the five stages of grief.

After my daughter’s first-ever dance competition in January, I wrote of nothing but positives … the supportive and professional atmosphere, the fair and clearly-defined judging guidelines, and the beauty and grace of all the young performers. Dance was the perfect creative and empowering outlet for girls everywhere.

Yay dance! Looking back now, I can clearly see I was floating in the shock and denial phase, subconsciously unable and unwilling to look below the glitter lipstick and faux lashes to the crazy that quietly fermented beneath.

By her third competition, however, I had moved on to anger. I couldn’t figure out how awards were bestowed, and for that matter, how age groups and skill levels were defined.

I’d had it up to her tiara with obnoxious mothers screeching during performances, “WORK IT, KAYLA!” and “YEAH, JASMINE! OWN IT!” And I was done with the eight hours of wait time for three minutes of jazz. On a Saturday. And again on Sunday. Dance is outrageously expensive and most moms are all clearly living vicariously through their tiny tappers; why hadn’t anyone warned me? This wasn’t fair! Where’d my life go? Damn it!

But we were committed, and I was forced to stay the course. I failed miserably at the bargaining stage (“If you don’t sign up next year, I’ll buy you a pony!”) and muddled through a few weeks of depression (“I’m sorry my tears ruined your bun, honey . . . I’m just so sad to be missing the family reunion.”). Those were the darkest of days.

As the season finished this past week at Nationals, however, I’m proud to say I finally reached the last phase, that of acceptance.

My daughter has found her passion, and when I see her light up with pure joy as she leaps across those stages, I know that I must suppress my gut instinct to grab her and run as fast as I can to the nearest rec soccer field. I must do whatever is in my power as a parent to put her dreams ahead of my frustrations. I have accepted the cost, the time commitment, even the requisite sequenced booty shorts. I know to bring a good book, a pair of quality ear plugs, and to simply enjoy the endless opportunities to ruthlessly judge other women and their children. I accept my fate.

My name is Danielle. I am a dance mom.

Peace out.

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

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HART finding traction with ‘Shakespeare in the Park’

By Jay Harvey • editorial@youarecurrent.com

The Bard himself recognized that an audience’s active imagination is needed to make his plays work. Some of his plays theatre have prologues or epilogues to solicit their help.

The director of “The Tempest” this summer at White River State Park believes the magic that threads its crucial way through the last play William Shakespeare wrote alone doesn’t have to fool audiences in order to enchant them.

For its sixth annual “Shakespeare in the Park” production, Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre has brought in Courtney Sale, associate artistic director at Indiana Repertory Theatre, to direct the show.

“I lean toward visual storytelling,” Sale said.

“And we’ll keep this simple and straightforward.

That’s my contract with the audience – it’s not about smoke and mirrors.”

That means “we will show some of the strings,” director Sale promised in a recent interview, using an analogy from the art of puppetry. With the aid of movement and the highly detailed use of music, “The Tempest” will engage imaginations at the outdoor venue in three free performances, beginning July 31.

It takes place in a more firmly settled atmosphere than the Repertory Theatre has enjoyed in its short history.

“We’re trying to be more solid as a company,” said artistic director Diane Timmerman, and move beyond “not knowing if we have funding from year to year.”

The Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre has major support from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, the Lilly Endowment and the Indianapolis Foundation. And Timmerman sees corporate support as the next step.

The actor-founded company, mostly professionals in Actors Equity, has a new partnership with Butler University, where Timmerman chairs the theater department. That gives it the services of student interns and an outdoor rehearsal space, among other benefits.

Sale, a newcomer to Indianapolis who lives in the Chatham-Arch neighborhood with her husband and their 9-year-old son, brings to the assignment a background in new plays and devised work (presentations created collectively without pre-existing scripts).

Shakespeare’s fantasy of a deposed duke named Prospero who rules a remote island and uses magical powers to bring about personal justice may well be the perfect vehicle for the kind of theatre she favors. The Duplicates, the company she worked with during graduate study at the University of Texas, always did outdoor

Miranda (Hamilton Southeastern High School senior Zoe Turner) falls in love with the shipwrecked prince Ferdinand (Ross Percell). (Submitted photo)

performances.

“It’s work on a scale I’m comfortable with,” she said, noting that a reverent approach to Shakespeare is not for her. “I told the cast, ‘We can make something new together.’”

The Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre production’s opening scene, for instance, which gives the play its title, will represent the storm without using any of Shakespeare’s words.

That’s among the bolder cuts Sale has made along the way to keeping “The Tempest,” already among Shakespeare’s shortest plays, within Repertory Theatre’s desired two-hour limit.

“The blank canvas” that she needs to fill with Shakespeare’s material has room for lots of funny stuff. That’s concentrated in a couple of the shipwrecked characters who enlist the island’s primitive inhabitant, Caliban, to take over the island.

“I’m shameless with comedy,” Sale said.

She also finds enthralling the intense but innocent young love of Miranda, Prospero’s daughter, and the shipwrecked prince, Ferdinand.

“They are really young, and they are the hope for the future,” Sale said.

Then there’s the problematic character of Prospero.

“I’m fascinated by his difficult nature,” Sale said. “There’s revenge, rage and schemes in Prospero – it’s nice to have that represented. I don’t use a scholarly or cerebral approach to him; I’m making it relational.”

In 2011, Sale first saw the actor she’s selected to play Prospero in a one-man show at IRT about the legendary James Beard. That helped pave the way for her to relocate here. Robert Neal starred

in “I Love to Eat,” by IRT playwright-in-residence James Still, whom Sale had met when he visited Austin to see a Duplicates production.

“I was enchanted by the play and Robert’s performance. And the post-show discussion was great – it just surprised me.”

Sale, who directed “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” and “The Mountaintop” for IRT this past season, seems to be a connoisseur of happy surprises. She describes Indianapolis as “my Easter-egg hunt.”

“I am totally in love with Indianapolis; it snuck up on me,” she said.

She’ll reach her one-year anniversary at IRT in August, as she and her husband continue to make a long-distance, two-income marriage work: Sean Manning is director of visitor services at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City – a job whose challenges hardly need description here.

The Indianapolis theatre scene in particular wins Sale’s endorsement.

“We have an incredible pool of artists and work happening here. I keep being enchanted and surprised,” she said. “There’s so much goodwill too. That doesn’t happen in a lot of other cities.”

“The Tempest” • A romance by William Shakespeare, produced by Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre • 8 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 • White River State Park amphitheater just west of downtown Indianapolis • Tickets are free (except for reserved Premium Seats: $15 July 31; $25 Aug. 1 and 2) • For more information, visit heartlandactors.com.

THIS WEEK Pro/AM FlowRider competition – On Aug. 2, Carmel Parks and Recreation will host Central Indiana’s Inaugural CARMEL Pro-Am surfing competition at the Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Dr. East. Instead of surfing the ocean, participants will battle the FlowRider, a surf ride that produces waves rushing up to 30 miles per hour. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the event starting at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 848-7275 or visit http://carmelclayparks.com.

The Indiana State Fair gets underway Friday and that means the Indiana Transportation Museum FairTrain starts runFISHERS ning too. You can ride to the fair in air-conditioned comfort; a daily 9-round trip schedule from Fishers to Indianapolis is available for the duration of the State Fair. The FairTrain departs from an area just south of the Fishers Library on Municipal Dr. State Fair tickets are not included in train fare. Adult tickets $13, Youth tickets $9, Kids under 2 are free. For more information, call 773-6000 or visit www.itm.org Shakespeare in the Park – The the longest running Shakespearian outdoor event in Central Indiana is celebratNOBLESVILLE ing its 21st season with “As You Like It” at Seminary Park, between 10th and Hannibal streets. Performances are July 31 through Aug. 2 at dusk. The pre-show begins at 7:30 p.m., pushing the play’s start time to about 8:15 p.m. Admission is free and guests are encouraged to bring food and lawn chairs. For more information, visit www.noblesvillearts.org.

Despicable Me 2 – The second installment of the animated Despicable Me series will be shown with Spanish WESTFIELD subtitles. Presented by City Spring Church and Westfield Parks and Recreation, the summer movies series are shown at Asa Bales Park, 205 W Hoover St. Admission is free and the PG-rated movie will begin at sunset (approximately 9 p.m.). Parking is available at Westfield High School. For more information, visit www.westfield.in.gov/parks.

Historic walking tours – The SullivanMunce Cultural Center is offering a fun and engaging walking tour of the zionsVILLE charming village of Zionsville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Aug. 2. Be a history detective and learn about some of the colorful early businesses, residents and events of the historic town. Tours start from SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St. Registration is required on a first come, first served basis. Cost is $5 per person with no charge for children 10 and younger. For more information, call 873-4900 or visit www.sullivanmunce.org.

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From left: Monica Peck, Trish Crist and Jen and Gary Deakyne enjoy last year’s gala benefiting Prevail. The 2013 event raised $140,000 for Prevail programs that served more than 3,000 victims of crime and abuse. (Submitted photo)

Prevail to host fundraiser Aug. 23 editorial@youarecurrent.com

An evening of fine dining, live music and fabulous live and silent auction items are on the agenda at Prevail’s 2014 Annual theatre Gala from 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Renaissance Hotel, 11925 N. Meridian St., Carmel. Proceeds from the event benefit Prevail, an awareness, advocacy and support program for victims of crime and abuse serving Hamilton County since 1986.

Prevail’s Signature Gala is presented by Hare Chevrolet. For the eighth consecutive year, WISHTV 8 anchor Karen Hensel will serve as emcee of this sell-out event. A cocktail hour and silent

auction will kick off the event from 6 to 7:45 p.m.; seating begins at 7:45 p.m. for dinner at 8 p.m. The live auction starts at 8:30 p.m. followed by celebration and dancing to The Bishops from 9:30 to 11 p.m.

Last year’s event raised $140,000 for Prevail’s programs that served more than 3,000 victims of crime and abuse. Tickets are $100 per person and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Reservations may be made at the Prevail office, 1100 S. Ninth St., Suite 100, Noblesville, calling 773-6942 or visiting www.prevailinc.com. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities or to donate live or silent auction items, contact Natasha Robinson at 773-6942 or natasha@prevailinc.com.

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Nickel Plate Arts Campus 107 S. 8th St. Noblesville IN 317.452.3690

Nickel Plate Arts Events

Visit NickelPlateArts.org for the latest details and pricing.

First Friday & More / Aug. 1-2 / FREE Art Fair on the Square. On Friday, Aug. 1, 6-9 p.m., we are proud to host artists and art lovers on the eve of Art Fair on the Square, sponsored by the Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission and managed by the Hamilton County Artists’ Association. Join us for a sneak preview of the artists, enter to win a painting and scoop up original works before anyone else has a chance! Enjoy live music, with beer and wine for sale. During Art Fair on the Square Saturday, Aug. 2, nurture your own inner artistic leanings at the Nickel Plate Arts activity area on the “hip-storic” Noblesville Square.

We’ll have multiple artistic activities for all ages.

Nickel Plate Arts Exclusive / Aug. 8, 5-9 pm / FREE Two-Author Book Party. We are pleased to host award-winning Western fiction writer Larry D. Sweazy as he presents his latest novel, Vengeance at Sundown (Penguin Random House). It's the first in Sweazy's Lucas Fume Western series. And Leanda M. Grogan celebrates the upcoming release of Childhood Twilight In Appalachia with an exhibit of book art at Nickel Plate Arts during this special night for writers.

Photography Exhibit / Thru Aug. 30 / FREE ‘Aperture Stop’ Goes All Month! See photography from more than 20 artists in a range of exciting, soothing and beautiful styles during Nickel Plate Arts’s Aperture Stop exhibit inside the Judge Stone House Gallery.

Admission, oohs and aahs are all free.

For more events, classes and details, visit nickelplatearts.org.

All events held at Nickel Plate Arts sponsored by the City of Noblesville and Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim.

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Partner Events Concerts in Seminary Park / Aug. 3, 10, 17 & 24; 6:30 pm / FREE Grab a chair and spend your Sunday evenings with family, friends and neighbors on the lawn of Noblesville’s Seminary Park. August concerts are Joy Swing Jazz Orchestra (Aug. 3), Blue Skies Big band (Aug. 10), Indianapolis Municipal Band (Aug. 17) and Indianapolis Brass Choir (Aug. 24). noblesvillearts.org Conner Prairie Pottery Class / Aug. 16 & Sept. 6 On Aug. 16, 1-5 p.m., learn techniques of basic hand building at Conner Prairie in Fishers. On Sept. 6, 8 am-12 pm, wood fire the dried pots using a traditional pit-firing method. $115/non-member and $105/member. connerprairie.org All Levels Welcome Watercolor Class / Aug. 19-22 The Hamilton County Artists’ Association in Noblesville hosts artist Sharon Long for full- and half-day watercolor classes. Sharon offers instruction, demonstrations and more. Choose from reference photographs for inspiration. $85/full day and $42.50/half day. hcaa-in.org Fiction Writers Group / Aug. 11, 7-8:30 pm / FREE Join other local writers and authors to discuss fiction writing at the Fishers Library.

This is an informal session where writing tips and exercises will be shared. Bring your ideas; writers of all levels are welcome! No registration required. hepl.lib.in.us

Find More Partner Events at NickelPlateArts.org

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Beef & Boards Presents: ‘A Mighty Fortress is our Basement’ • This fun musical comedy is the latest production from the Church Basement Ladies series.

Both heartwarming and funny, this story set in the 1960’s tells of ladies’ preparations for church events, a food booth at a county fair and more. • 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis • Today at 1 and 8 p.m.; July 31 at 1 and 8 p.m.; Aug. 1 at 8 p.m.; Aug. 2 at 1:30 p.m.; Aug. 3 at 1:30 and 7 p.m. • Tickets start at $38.50. • 872-9664 • http://beefandboards.com

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Summer Concerts at the Carmel Gazebo • Outdoor family concerts are back for the summer at the Carmel Gazebo. Families are encouraged to attend and enjoy outdoor summer music. Tonight’s band is Blair and Company. • 1 Civic Square, Carmel • Tonight at 7:30 p.m. • Free • www.carmelgazeboconcerts.org Easel Into Summer Exhibit • Check out the latest exhibit from the Hamilton County Artist Association; it’s a great opportunity to view local and unique art and take advantage of the great gift shop. • 195 South Fifth St., Noblesville • Today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Free • 773-5197 • www.hcaa-in.org

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by Living Proof. • Grassy area near playground at Clay Terrace • Tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. • Free • 8180725 • www.clayterrace.com

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Noblesville Main Street “Thursday Market” • This European-style market offers locally grown produce, artisan foods, high quality art, live music and more. • Located in the urban park just east of 839 Conner St. in Noblesville • Tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. • Free • 776-0205 • www.noblesvillemainstreet.org

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Noblesville Summer Concert Series • Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department offers free summer concerts through July at Forest Park. Tonight’s show features Paul Butler. •Tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.

• 776-6350 • Free • 701 Cicero Rd., Noblesville • www. cityofnoblesville.org The Amp After Dark at Nickel Plate Amphitheater • The After Dark series is back in Fishers; all summer long adults are welcome to listen to great music and dance under the stars. Tonight’s performance is from Cool City Band. • Downtown Fishers • Tonight from 9 to 11 p.m. • Free • 595-3150 • www.fishers. in.us/parks

Friday

Nickel Plate Arts First Friday Open House • Take advantage of this opportunity to see what Nickel Plate Arts has to offer; tonight’s Open House will include a reception for the Art Fair on the Square Preview Event. • Tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. • Free • 107 S. 8th St., Noblesville • 452-3690 • http://nickelplatearts.org Carmel Community Players Present: “I Married an Angel” • This fun show tells the story of Willie who recklessly marries and angel and then has to put up with the angel’s growing awareness of the real world. • 14299 Clay Terrace Blvd. Ste 140, Carmel • Tonight at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 3 at 2:30 p.m. • Adult tickets $17, Seniors and Students are $15. • 815-9387 • www.carmelplayers.org Movies in the Park in Westfield • Westfield Parks and Recreation in partnership with City Spring Church present Friday night movies in Asa Bales

Park. Attendees may park at Westfield High School and movies begin at sunset. Tonight’s film is “Despicable Me 2.” • Tonight at sunset. • Free. • 205 W. Hoover St., Westfield • 804-3182 • www.westfield. in.gov/parks Indiana State Fair • Visit the state fair from Aug. 1 to 17 for a fun-filled experience with animals, concerts, 4-H exhibits, food, rides and more. • Today from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; some sections close earlier; see website for full details. • General Admission $10 for adults, children 5 and under are free. See website for discount information. • 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis • 927-7500 • www.in.gov/statefair/ Carmel Farmer’s Market • One of Indiana’s largest farmer’s markets, Carmel’s event features over 60 vendors that sell only Indiana-grown and/or produced edible products. Fun for the whole family, this farmer’s market includes cooking demonstrations, music and free parking. • 1 Center Green, Carmel • Today from 8 to 11:30 a.m. • Free admission • 710-0162 • www.carmelfarmersmarket.com

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Saxony Market • Find fresh produce from local artisans along with prepared food, kids activities and more. • 13578 E. 131st St., Fishers. • Today from 8 a.m. to noon. • Free • 770-1818 • www.saxonyindiana.com Fishers Farmers Market • Visit a variety of vendors at the Fishers Market located at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater behind Fishers Town Hall. Items for sale include fresh fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, plants, many specialty food items and hot food selections. Entertainment from local musicians available most Saturdays. • 6 Municipal Drive, Fishers • Today from 8 to noon. • Free admission • 578-0700 • www.fisherschamber.com Noblesville Farmers Market • The Riverview Hospital overflow lot hosts Noblesville’s Farmers Market which includes fresh produce, bedding plants, fresh flowers, honey, baked treats and more. • Ind. 19 & 38 in Noblesville • Today from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Free admission • 776-0205 • www.noblesvillemainstreet.org Zionsville Farmers Market • Plants and flowers plus produce and baked goods are available for sale. • Corner of First and Hawthorne, Zionsville • Today from 8 to 11 a.m. • Free admission • 873-3836 • www.zionsvillechamber.org Marsh Symphony on the Prairie: Glenn Miller Orchestra • Conner Prairie’s outdoor amphitheater plays host to one of the finest orchestras of the Big Band Era. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • Tonight at 8 p.m. • Tickets start at $24; see the ISO website or buy tickets at participating Marsh supermarkets. • 639-4300 • www.indianapolisymphonyorchestra.org Art Fair on the Square • Noblesville Square is the place to be to view and purchase original art from talented local artists. There will also be a Nickel Plate Arts hands-on art activity area. • Historic Noblesville Square, Noblesville • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Free admission. • 506-1872 • www.noblesvillearts. org The Belfry Theatre Presents: “Godspell” • Modern music set to the lyrics of traditional hymns and an uplifting message help make this popular musical fun for everyone. • 10690 Greenfield Ave., Noblesville • Today at 2 p.m. • Adults $15; 12 and under $12. • Call for reservations, 773-1085. • www. thebelfrytheatre.com

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The Scoop: In Noblesville is one of two Sunrise locations offering fresh and delicious breakfast, brunch and lunch options at a reasonable price. Popular items include breakfast quesadillas or Sunrise breakfast bowls, complete with eggs, veggies, breakfast meats, and other customizable ingredients. The warm and inviting atmosphere makes Sunrise a hometown favorite and the local stop for a yummy, homemade meal.

Type of food: American breakfast/brunch/lunch Price range: $5 - $10 Hours: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily Food Rec: Eggs benedict Drink Rec: Fresh brewed coffee Address: 809 Conner Street, Noblesville Phone: 214-7553

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From-Scratch Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes Ingredients: 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 2 tbsp fresh lemon zest, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 4 tbsp unslated butter, melted, 2 tbsp poppy seeds, Butter, shortening, or vegetable oil for frying

Directions: In a small bowl combine granulated sugar and lemon zest.

Rub together with your fingers until sugar is fragrant. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the lemon sugar. Set aside. In a separate bowl (or you can use a large liquid measuring cup), whisk together buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and melted butter. Pour the wet ingredients all at once into the dry ingredients. Add the poppy seeds and stir to combine.

Let the batter rest for 10 minutes while the griddle heats. Place a griddle, or a nonstick sauce pan over medium heat. Add a bit of butter, shortening, or vegetable oil to the pan. Dollop batter onto hot pan. Cook pancakes until golden brown on the bottom and bubbling on top. Flip once and cook until golden brown on each side. Place cooked pancakes on an ovenproof plate and place in a warm (about 150° F) oven until all pancakes are cooked and ready to serve. Serve with butter and warm maple syrup.

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Moon Dog Tavern – 4825 E. 96th St., Indianapolis – www.moondogtavern. com July 31 – 4 on the Floor Aug. 1 – The Late Show Aug. 2 – Dude Aug. 3 – Jason Brown Seminary Park – between 10th, 11th, Division and Hannibal streets, Noblesville – www.noblesvillearts.org Aug. 3 – Joy Swing Jazz Orchestra Forest Park – 701 Cicero Rd., Noblesville – www. cityofnoblesville.org/parks July 31 – Paul Butler as “Elvis” The Center for the Performing Arts – 1 Center Green, Carmel – www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org Aug. 3 – Peter Frampton Klipsch Music Center – 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville – www.livenation.com Aug. 2 – Keith Urban Aug. 3 – OneRepubli and The Script Hopwood Cellars Winery – 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville – www.hopwoodcellars.com Aug. 1 – Taylor Neita and Amber Aug. 2 – Kelli & John Traders Point Creamery – 9101 Moore Rd., Zionsville – www.tpforganics.com Aug. 1 – The Tides Trio Vogue Nightclub – 6259 N. College Ave., Indianapolis – www.thevogue.com July 29 – Trapt and 10 Years July 30 – Black Label Society, Wovenwar and Kyng Aug. 1 – RoeVy and Pound Pound Pound Aug. 4 – Sick Puppies, Like a Storm and Stars In Stereo *Performers are scheduled, but may change

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Cocktail: Strawberry, Lemon and Basil Mimosa Ingredients: 3/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves, Juice from 2 large lemons (about 1/2 cup lemon juice), 1/2 cup honey, 8 medium strawberries, sliced, One 750 ml bottle Prosecco, chilled, 1/2 cup sparkling water, chilled Directions: Combine the basil, lemon juice, and honey in a pitcher. Using a wooden spoon, lightly crush the basil. Stir in strawberries, Prosecco and soda water. Pour in chilled champagne glasses and serve.

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Ride the FairTrain™ to the State Fair!

Learn more today at: ITM.org!

Arrive at the Fair relaxed, ready for a day of fun! Beat the traffic and the parking! There’s a train for you every 90 minutes. Board in Fishers. Parking is free. Arrive at Gate 6 -- Main Street of the Fair.

OR, Take a break and just ride from Indy to Fishers and back! Kids love it!

FairTrain is history in motion. A family-friendly Fair–going tradition for 30 years, from the Indiana Transportation Museum.

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How to pay for your care Commentary by Wesley A. Young If you are concerned about the high costs associated with long term care now or in the future, nursing home and veterans benefits are available to help cover some or all of the costs of in home care, assisted living or a nursing home.

Benefit programs are not just for the poor any more. All taxpaying citizens who meet the eligibility requirements are entitled to receive benefits. With the cost of a nursing facility regularly reaching $85,000 per year, very few Hoosiers can afford to pay for care out of pocket.

Veterans benefits Myth: Veteran’s benefits can take up to two years to be approved.

Reality: A well-crafted, thoroughly completed and handdelivered application can regularly be approved in three weeks to three months.

Most veterans who served during war time and their current or surviving spouses can become eligible for benefits which can pay for in home care, assisted living or nursing home. The tax free monthly maximum benefits are: $1,130 for surviving spouse of a veteran; $1,759 for veterans; and $2,085 for veteran and spouse.

Medicaid nursing home benefits Myth: Medicaid can take my house, my car, my money and all of my possessions.

Reality: There are several rules that allow for the protection of the majority of a person’s assets. Don’t be misled by misinformation and myths.

Medicaid can pay for the entire monthly cost of a nursing home facility, doctor co-pays, medications, dental, vision and other expenses less a portion of the applicant’s fixed monthly income. There are well over a hundred facilities in central Indiana and most of them accept Medicaid.

Under current federal law, private pay and Medicaid residents must receive the same level of care and services.

Whenever you are working with a government agency, you can count on a maze of forms and procedures to gain eligibility. You should only work with a company that specializes in this area of planning and has relationships with local facilities and their staff.

Wesley A. Young is president of Senior Solutions Consulting, Inc., 8310 Allison Pointe Blvd., Indianapolis. He may be contacted at 863-0213.

Riverview Health to discuss hip and knee replacement – Riverview Health will host a joint replacement seminar from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 14. Dr. Jeffrey Ginther, a board certified orthopedic surgeon, will discuss the latest techniques and procedures for hip and knee replacement. He will explain treatment options – including the direct anterior approach to hip replacement and computer-assisted knee surgery – as well as talk about who is a good candidate for surgery. The seminar will take place in the Krieg DeVault Conference Room in the lower level of the Women’s Pavilion. A light dinner will be served. The program is free, but registration is required. To register, visit www.riverview.org or call 776-7999.

Amenities key for assisted living Commentary by Ruthann Graham The most recognized trend in assisted living today is “85 is the new 70.” People are waiting longer to move into assisted living. When they decide to make the move, they are looking for a long list of amenities that not only duplicate what they had at home, but additional ones as well.

The assisted living resident is becoming more vocal in what they are looking for in their new home. They want high quality food preparation and presentation so that they feel comfortable inviting their friends and family over to join them for a meal. They are looking for amenities that can provide their grandchildren a place to go and play when visiting their grandparents. They are looking for new and exciting activity programming that includes technology learning, exercise programs, and lectures and cultural events that stimulate their body and brain. The trend of the new resident moving to assisted living is “use it or lose it.” And, the communities are having to ramp up their activity programming to accommodate the new awareness of health that is extremely important to the resident.

And, of course, they want transportation that can take them shopping, to appointments and to do personal errands. However, a very welcomed and convenient trend is the communities are now bringing the medical provider to the resident so that the resident doesn’t have to leave the community for doctor appointments and Physical Therapy appointments.

Perhaps the biggest trend in assisted living is making sure that when existing assisted livings are renovating or new assisted livings are being built that they include a memory care area or wing to accommodate the ever increasing cognitive disabilities such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

The new memory care areas are being built to offer increased sunlight, outdoor spaces, simple and easy to maneuver floor plans that offer ease of mobility for the residents and activities that keep the resident happy and engaged.

Ruthann Graham is director of community relations at Magnolia Springs at Bridgewater, 14901 Carey Rd., Westfield. She may be reached at 671-1844 or www.mag-springs.net.

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Men in heels prancing down Main Street – that is Z’Sparkle Party Drag Race to End Alzheimer’s.

Deemed a lighthearted and fun event designed to bring people together to raise awareness about a devastating disease while raising money to support the Alzheimer’s Association, this year’s Z’Sparkle in Zionsville is at 7 p.m., Aug. 8, on Main Street.

“I think, obviously [Alzheimer’s] touches me very personally, and I think it does that for a lot of people,” said founder Amy Lacy. “It’s the sixth leading cause of death in America.”

Lacy’s mother died from complications with Alzheimer’s, and thus for five years Lacy has been doing everything in her power to help researchers find the cause and a cure. Since 2010 her group of friends and community sponsors with Z’Sparkle have raised more than $100,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana.

“When we hit that mark we felt like our crazy little event had really made a difference in the fight against this horrible disease, but we want to do more, so we’re back for our fifth anniversary.”

Lacy said that “dragstars,” men dressed as women, and “dudettes,” women dressed as men will parade down Main Street and “work the crowd” to get donations. Community members such as Bob Goodman, Ray Cortopassi, and Zionsville town councilman Tom Schuler are ex-

pected to dress in drag.

Goodman has even grown out his hair for the event, and afterwards will cut it for a donation to Locks of Love.

“It’s pillars of the community that are participating in this,” Lacy said. “It’s not an unwholesome event, because it really is just regular guys getting out of their comfort zone to do something great … Cross-dressing does not have to be associated with any kind of sexuality. It is just for fun.”

Lacy noted that even Doug Gauthier, Zionsville Police Dept. Capt., dressed up as a woman last year, and even made his own dress out of duct tape.

“He let people sign his dress for a donation,” she said.

In addition to the parade down Main, there will be a DJ and a special VIP tent in the town lot on Pine Street. The tent, sponsored by Zionsville Meadows, will provide an opportunity for guests to sample foods and spirits while meeting and mingling with the “dragstars” and “dudettes.”

The cost of food in included in the ticket price.

A microbrewery beer van, wines and the signature drink “Sparkle-tinis” will be provided by Cobblestone Grill at a cash bar.

Tickets are available online at www.zsparkledragrace.com, at Akard’s True Value Hardware or at the door. They cost $12 online or $10 at Akard’s.

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Marrakesh: Cobras on the square Commentary by Don Knebel

When Marrakesh (or Marrakech) was a stop along the international “hippie trail,” Crosby, Stills and Young sang fondly of “blowing travel smoke rings” and “charming cobras on the square.” Today, smoke rings are harder to find in Morocco’s third-largest city, but cobras still entertain visitors on the celebrated square.

The Almoravids founded Marrakesh at the foot of the Atlas Mountains in 1062 as the capital of an Islamic empire comprising southern Spain and northwest Africa. The Almohads, practicing a severe form of Islam, conquered Marrakesh in 1147, killing thousands of its citizens and destroying many of its buildings. The Almohads built the Koutubia mosque over the ruins, its 253-feethigh minaret now a Marrakesh landmark. Marrakesh declined under the Almohads, but entered a period of renewal in the 16th century under the Saadi dynasty, which built the magnificent El Badi Palace to mimic the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The beautiful Saadian tombs, rediscovered in 1917, contain graves of Jewish members of the palace staff mingled with those of the Muslim royal family. In the late 19th century, Marrakesh’s Grand Vizier built the Bahia Palace for his four

wives and 24 concubines in the mudejar style of Moorish Spain and Morocco.

In the 1960s and ‘70s, Marrakesh’s hashish and hostels attracted members of the counter culture seeking a cheap kasbah high. Its aura of authentic oriental mysticism drew the likes of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Yves St. Laurent, whose ashes were spread around the restored Marjorelle Garden that he purchased in 1980.

Hashish is now illegal in Marrakesh and deluxe hotels and casinos have replaced the flophouses of the hippie era. Visitors come from around the world to see the Koutubia mosque, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace and Jemaa el-Fnaa, the most famous square in Africa. Reportedly once the site of public beheadings, the square is filled with a noisy collection of exotic entertainers and insistent merchants hawking everything from false teeth to fortune telling. For a fee, costumed charmers will make their hooded cobras sway while playing a flute the snakes cannot hear. All aboard the Marrakesh Express!

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With average home prices reaching $173,393 in June 2014, home sales prices are up 7.4 percent compared to June 2013. real estate Seven of the nine counties that F.C. Tucker tracks experienced slightly higher home sales prices in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same time period last year. Hamilton County was among the areas reporting gains – up 8.3 percent to $265,311 from $244,960.

• The average sale price in Westfield experienced a modest increase. For the first six months of this year, the average price rose 7.1 percent to $277,640 from $259,152.

• In Westfield, pended home sales have declined. Last month, 81 homes pended, a decrease of six homes compared to June 2013.

• Homes in Westfield are selling faster. Last month, homes spent an average of 63 days

June 2013.

• In Westfield, inventory has increased. In June 2014, 273 homes were available for sale, while 254 homes were available in June 2013.

When comparing this year’s sales numbers to last year’s, it’s important to consider that 2013 was the fourth best year in Indianapolis real estate history. In 2013, we were still recovering from the previous cycle of the housing downturn, so last year’s spike in sales was tremendous. I believe we’re likely approaching a ‘new normal’ where sales growth will be less dramatic moving forward.

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There are a number of reasons to deviate from the presumed obligation by the Guidelines. These include, but are not limited to, voluntary unemployment or under-employment by one of the parties. If a Court finds either of these to be a factor, it may impute potential income to that party for purposes of determining support.

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Chance vs. opportunity Commentary by Jordan Fischer Question: “Dear Grammar Guy, I would like to take this ‘chance’ to ask you about the use of ‘chance & opportunity’.

I see this as a real ‘opportunity’ humor to clear up the proper time to use each word.

Thank you for the ‘chance’ to write you. I can’t wait for the ‘opportunity’ to read your reply.” – (David Stratton) Answer: This is a tricky one, David. We’ll see why in a moment.

Consider this example: Every child born in the United States has a chance of becoming president.

Few of us, however, will have the opportunity.

In many circumstances, “chance” and “opportunity” are interchangeable. Merriam-Webster lists a primary definition for both of them of “an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done.”

Fortunately, our friends at the dictionary also offer a few more elucidative definitions for each.

“Chance,” they say, is “the way that events happen when they are not planned or controlled by people” – or, more simply put, “the possibility

that something will happen.” An “opportunity” according to Merriam-Webster, is “a favorable juncture of circumstances” or “a good chance for advancement or progress.” That last definition – “a good chance” – is the key here.

A “chance” is broad and undirected, like, for example, a job listing in a newspaper. Anyone can see the listing. Anyone can apply. An “opportunity” is specific and, importantly, positive.

Continuing with our job listing, the “opportunity” is when they call you to offer you a trial run at the position.

“Opportunity” comes from “opportune,” meaning “suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence.” The “particular occurrence” part of that is your takeaway this week. A “chance” is a nebulous possibility that something might or might not happen. An “opportunity” is a good possibility of some particular, positive thing happening or being made to happen.

Jordan Fischer is a contributing columnist for Current Publishing.

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Luxury vinyl can mimic realistic textures Commentary by David Decker While most people wouldn’t think vinyl to be a very contemporary flooring choice, there have been many innovations in vinyl indoors over the last few years. Today’s luxury vinyl tile (or LVT) products have been specially developed to mimic the look of natural materials and textures, which can bring a new degree of beauty into your home. While LVT has been gaining popularity among builders, the majority of homeowners remain unaware of the innovations and benefits of LVT flooring. Let’s quickly take a crash course in LVT 101.

Aesthetics Luxury vinyl can mimic realistic textures such as distressed wood finishes, stone, slate and even woven textiles into virtually any space. The wide array of designs comes from the way it’s manufactured. LVT is created when layers of different synthetic materials are bonded together and overlaid with an image. The appearance of the design is actually printing using a giant press, and then protected with a clear coating that’s applied on top. LVT prints are pretty amazing because they can perfectly render various natural materials such as stone or hardwood almost identically. It’s no secret that natural materials can often be very expensive to install and maintain. (Hardwood especially comes with limitations due to wood’s susceptibility to moisture and harsh temperatures.) But luxury vinyl

Northampton is a moisture-resistant plank that features seven-year light commercial Virgin vinyl, making it durable and easy to clean. (Submitted photo)

offers you an alternative way to capture the look of natural materials and bring them into spaces that may not have accommodated the real-life versions. The only consideration to take into account is that LVT must be used on flat, level surfaces. This means it cannot be used on stairways or other inclines.

Maintenance LVT has gained a reputation for being durable and easy to maintain. The protective top layer makes its surface scratch, stain, dent and scuff resistant: ideal for high traffic areas. Addition-

ally, LVT floors are inherently water resistant. All that’s required to clean LVT is simple, damp mopping. And because it’s made from sustainable materials that can be recycled, vinyl is a green building material.

Safety Manufacturers of LVT have paid careful attention to creating a product that’s safe to use in commercial and residential spaces. Vinyl meets flammability codes and is slip resistant in case of spillage. And because it’s made of multiple, resilient layers, LVT planks are generally more comfortable to stand on for long periods of time.

As an added benefit, they tend to be warmer underfoot than ceramic tile or stone.

Cost Luxury Vinyl tiles are quite cost efficient, when compared to their natural counterpart. And given their durability properties, LVT flooring can last for years to come if properly cleaned and maintained.

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56. One pointing at a target 58. Give the slip to the IMPD 61. Indianapolis Fencing Club sword 63. Evens the score with the Greyhounds 66. Have a Buffalo Chicken pie at Wise Guys Pizza 67. IU Health workers 68. Jim Davis’ Garfield, for one Answers on Page 35

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Guitar Lessons

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special events

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Must be able to lift 50lbs and drive a tractor.

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Apply in person: 2828 Enterprise Drive Anderson, IN 46013

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Youth Development Professionals Positions include Front Counter, Computer Lab/ Tech, Arts & Crafts Coordinator and Gym/ Gamesroom Supervisors.

Work Week M-F Work Day 2:30pm-8pm Rate of pay varies up $9 Part-Time 20 to 25 hrs. per week Fun, Energetic, Flexible, and Creative Experience preferred Apply @ 1448 Conner St., Noblesville Or email srenner@bgcni.org/ arinehart@ bgcni.org

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NOW HIRING

Barn Help Wanted – Horse Farm

Questions?

Please contact Tessa at 765-778-6219

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/V

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB of Noblesville Now Hiring Team Members – Blaze Pizza Blaze Pizza is about to open a second Indiana location, this time in Carmel and we have 50 team member positions available right now! Blaze is currently under construction near the corner of N. Pennsylvania St. & W. Carmel Dr. (in the Meijer plaza) and will be opening in August. We need high energy, fast-paced, super-friendly team members to join our team today.

Starting pay is $7.50 to $8.00 or more, based on experience. High school students are encouraged to apply, we hire ages 16 years & up.

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Xerox Services has immediate positions for Customer Service Representatives

Store Manager

NOW HIRING Full/Part-time Linecook & Waitress Apply in person 160 East Carmel Drive • 843-9900

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CAR WASH Rama Car Wash Employment Rama Car Wash is looking for hard working and dedicated individuals.

These candidates should be available for full-time and part-time work.

Must have flexibility in schedule and enjoy working outdoors.

If interested you may download a application from www.ramacarwash.com under our employment section and bring it into the Carmel Dr. location.

Rama Car Wash 431 East Carmel Dr. Carmel, IN, 46032

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“Posting our job opening in Current was a tremendous success. Within hours of the issue being distributed, we had numerous inquiries from very qualified individuals. We signed up to have our ad run for two weeks, but was able to settle for one since we found the perfect person to fill our position so quickly.

You can't beat Current when trying to reach out to the local public, and we will definitely use its services again."

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info@youarecurrent.com

317.489.4444

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Current in Westfield

www.currentinwestfield.com

Bill Frudenthal Emergency MD

Fast and friendly emergency care.

Why do some people choose St.Vincent Carmel over other ER’s? Maybe it’s because we not only have average wait times of less than 20 minutes, but we also offer some of the area’s friendliest and most compassionate care. Which explains why we’ve been named an Emergency Center of Excellence—the only one in central Indiana—multiple times.

The next time you experience a health emergency, think fast. And choose St.Vincent Carmel for care that’s been repeatedly recognized as one of the best in the nation.

For current Er wait times, text CArE to 41411.

stvincent.org/CarmelED

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