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Indiana to remain in Stage 4.5 until August 27

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com

tive order that prohibits the disconnection of utility services. Starting Aug. 17, the state government capital complex will begin to reopen.

State officials have announced Indiana Contact tracing efforts will remain in Stage 4.5 of its reopening plan Box said about 77 percent of people with through at least Aug. positive cases were reached by various PANDEMIC 27. methods of communication to trace Local governments their recent contacts in an effort to can still impose more stringent guidekeep them from spreading the virus. lines for reopening. Marion County has “Those are the people we really worry enacted its own guidelines, capping about because it means that they likely social gatherings at 50 people and aren’t taking the steps they need to closing bars until at least Aug. 12. In (in order) to protect themselves, their Holcomb the state’s initial reopening plan, Indifriends and their family members who ana was scheduled to enter the fifth and final might also have been exposed,” Box said. “I stage by July 4, which was postponed due to a cannot stress enough how invaluable contact rise in COVID-19 cases. tracing is in stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Indiana is one of several states in the MidEvery Hoosier has a role to play by telling your west, according to national health officials, employer, your friends and family members and that could be seeing early signs of a surge contact tracers if you test positive. in COVID-19 cases. State officials said July 29 “We’ve been able to mitigate the spread of they are working to keep “on top of” potential COVID in a number of situations in Indiana beoutbreaks. cause people have cooperated with our contact “I think that we’re nowhere near what we tracers.” see in Florida, Arizona, Texas and some other Box said a staffer at a recent church camp places,” Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristested positive, and contact tracers were able tina Box said during a July 29 press briefing. to quickly trace the staffer’s contacts and “But because we did see an uptick not only in advise them to quarantine. Of the camp’s 50 our hospital admissions but in our percent pos- staff, who came from several states, 40 tested itivity and our number of positive cases, that’s positive but were able to quarantine or isolate why we stayed in (Stage) 4.5.” on-site.

State officials released data July 29 indicatBox said contact tracers intervened in at ing Indiana had more COVID-19 hospitalizations least 75 other large gatherings that could during the prior week. A state hospitalization have become hot spots for the virus’ spread census revealed 907 patients were hospitalized but were mitigated. They included weddings, with COVID-19, up from 595 reported June 26, camps, family reunions, church events, gradbut less than the 1,579 reported May 4. Howevuation parties and bachelor parties. In one er, daily hospitalizations had fallen to 53 July instance, at least 60 people were exposed at a 23, down from the 74 patients hospitalized July single prom in Indiana, Box said.

13 and the 121 hospitalized May 4.

Long-term care facility numbers The state’s seven-day moving average posDr. Daniel Rusyniak, the chief medical officer itivity rate increased to 6.8 percent July 21. of the Indiana Family and Social Services AdPreviously, the state reported a positivity rate ministration, responded July 29 to assertions of 4.5 percent June 18 and a 14.6 positivity rate that the state underreported long-term care May 3. facility deaths in the state.

“We are hopeful, but we have to do every“We have never underreported or hid data,” thing we can,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said.

Rusyniak said.

“What I’m reminded of on a daily basis is this State officials recently released preliminary virus will take what we give it, so it’s incumdata from individual long-term health care bent upon us to be on our best behavior and facilities in Indiana. The data included the numpracticing physical distancing and good hyber of positive cases and deaths among resigiene and masking up when you can’t put that dents. To compile the data, the state required distance between you.” facilities to submit their COVID-19 data dating Holcomb also announced a moratorium on to March 1. To date, roughly 95 percent of facilevictions from rental properties and that a pro- ities have reported data, and state officials are hibition on filling foreclosures will be extended working with the remaining facilities to secure through Aug. 14, which aligns with the executheir data, Rusyniak said.

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DISPATCHES Correction — A story about the environmental remediation agency published in Current in Westfield July 21 incorrectly stated where a new distillery would be built. It is going to be built in Jasonville.

Census takers to interview households – Census takers are interviewing households in the Indianapolis area, including Hamilton County. As of press time, 66.6 percent of Indiana households have responded to the census.

All offices will conclude work no later than Oct. 31. Households can still respond by completing and mailing back the paper questionnaire they received, by responding online at 2020census.gov or by phone at 844-330-2020.

Third-party protest –At 12:30 p.m.

Aug. 8, voters are planning a nationwide peaceful protest to pressure the Commission on Presidential Debates to allow third-party candidate Jo Jorgensen to debate.

In Hamilton County, regional leaders will conduct a social-distancing demonstration with a convoy driving down Main Street and Range Line Road in Carmel.

Hamilton County appoints county veteran service officer – Hamilton County recently promoted Lisa Charles to County Veteran Service Officer. The Hamilton County Commissioners tapped Charles for the post back in January, but temporarily rescinded the appointment when it was discovered Charles did not meet the residency requirements for the position The Cottages of Sanders Glen under construction — Construction of 27 new senior independent living cottages recently began adjacent to Sanders Glen Assisted Living, 334 S. Cherry St. The goal of the cottages is to provide Central Indiana’s seniors a safe and convenient place to live. The Cottages at Sanders Glen are expected to be move-in ready by March 2021. For more, visit cottagesatsandersglen.com.

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Resident launches petition against golf carts on trails

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com It started when Terri Kimpel’s husband was cycling on the Midland Trace Trail and was nearly injured by a RECREATION golf cart that also was being driven on the trail.

“A golf cart came around one of those blind curves and was coming toward him and was passing pedestrians on the other lane, so it came into his lane on the blind curve,” Kimpel said. “His pedal actually touched the golf cart and he almost went off the trail. He could’ve been injured pretty severely.”

Kimpel has launched a petition asking the city to rescind Ordinance 18-50, which allows golf carts to be used on a stretch of the Midland Trace Trail between Carey Road and the city’s downtown. Golf carts must be registered through the Westfield Police Dept. for use on the trail.

Communications Director Vicki Duncan Gardner said the ordinance is a test for golf cart usage on trails.

“It’s to create accessibility into downtown,” Duncan Gardner said. “It was a pilot to see how this works.”

Golf carts are not allowed on other parts of the Midland Trace Trail or on the Monon Trail, but Kimpel fears they eventually will

Terri Kimpel took this photo of a golf cart being driven into the left-hand lane around a blind curve. (Submitted photo)

be permitted. She worries consistency might become an issue if golf carts are allowed on Westfield trails but not Noblesville or Carmel trails.

She also claims to have seen golf carts on the Monon, where they’re not allowed, near the Chatham Hills subdivision in northern Westfield.

Council President Joe Edwards said he expects that several members from the community will speak at the Aug. 10 Westfield City Council meeting during the public comment section, but he doesn’t expect the council to vote on an ordinance that night.

For more about the petition, visit change. org/p/westfield-city-council-no-golf-cartson-midland-trace-trail.

WWS revises back-to-school plan news@currentinwestfield.com Westfield Washington Schools has revised its Return of the Rocks plan to reopen all nine schools, which EDUCATION will now allow alternate in-person attendance throughout the school week to reduce the number of students in a building at one time.

A release from WWS stated, “By splitting students into two groups, we are reducing the number of students in buildings and on buses, which allows for greater opportunity to social distance and meet health and safety guidelines. This hybrid plan will be in place until we are able to transition back to a regular school schedule or unless circumstances would cause us to change direction.”

WWS said it will evaluate the plan on a

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“Our priority is to maximize face-to-face instruction for as long as possible,” the statement said.

Families can still opt for 100 percent virtual learning.

Students with last names beginning with the letters A through K will be on the Gold Team. Students with last names beginning with letters L through Z will be on the Green Team. The Gold Team will attend in-person on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Team Green will attend in-person on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fridays will be virtual learning for all students. At-home days will be virtual learning for students. There will be no delayed starts on Wednesdays.

For more, visit wws.k12.in.us.

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AgReliant Genetics names Nselel as CEO

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world. I gained an in-depth understanding of the industry. Farmers do something very noble. They produce food and they are stewPaul Nselel began a career in banking ards of many natural resources. I feel very before being drawn to the agriculture field. privileged to have the opportunity to lead “Among other a team dedicated to helping enable PROFILIE things, my father has their success.” an agronomy backNselel also spent several years ground,” he said. “Back in my native in banking with Paribas in Europe country of Cameroon, the focus and Lehman Brothers in New York on food safety for a growing popbefore spending six years with Nike ulation has always been front and in strategic planning. center. So naturally, I have always “It is really the breadth of my Nselel had an interest in agriculture. My overall experience, namely functionprofessional experience outside of agriculal expertise, industry depth in agriculture, ture, and even more so in agriculture, is an and more importantly, interacting with important building block to the professional farmers around the world, helping them that I am today.” solve key issues, which prepared me for Nselel was recently named president and this role,” he said. “As an industry, we have CEO of AgReliant Genetics, a Westfield agrigone through a period of significant disrupcultural company dedicated to the research, tion. That said, I continue to see many opproduction and sale of corn, soybeans and portunities for the industry and for farmers. other seeds across North America.

My focus will be to lead the team to partner Nselel began his career in the agriculture with farmers in realizing this value.” industry with Monsanto, where he held a Nselel moved from Philadelphia to Indianumber of commercial and strategy leadernapolis for the AgReliant post. ship positions in Eastern Europe and North “So far, for the size of this metropolitan America. Following his time with Monsanto, area, I have been very impressed by access he was appointed vice president and global to culture (and) quality of infrastructure, general manager of Agrofresh Solutions, a which made my transition very easy,” he Nasdaq-traded Agri-food company, where he said. “Having spent a significant part of my led all commercial and technical teams for life in both France and now the U.S., I am a AgroFresh. proud citizen of both countries.”

“In both companies, I have had the opporNselel has a bachelor’s degree from tunity for several functional and commerUniversite de Poitiers-France, a master’s cial leadership roles, which broadened my degree in applied math from Universite de perspective,” he said. “More importantly, I Caen-France and an MBA from the Wharton spent a lot of time with farmers, not only in School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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DISPATCHES Nelson named to Dean’s List — Westfield native Jack Nelson, a full-time student at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, was named to the university Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.

the history bee championship hosted by Jeff Kinney and Patrick Kinney in New York City May 4, but due to CDC guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Penguin Young Readers canceled the live championship.

Westfield kid wins in history bee – Ten kids won in the Who Was History Bee initiative, including Annalisa Schuth from Westfield. More than 25,000 students from 49 states participated in the free contest, hosted by Penguin Young Readers, and based on the “Who Was?” history and biography children’s book series. The 10 finalists were initially slated to compete at

WHS has eight National Merit Scholarship winners – Westfield High School seniors Erin Clark, Samantha England, Lydia Hermann, James Kranich, Natalie Penry, Olivia Schwartz, Ethan SeRine and Gryphon Weintraut recently were named National Merit Scholarship winners. This is the record number of National Merit Scholarship winners for WHS.

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“Christina Hale is trying to reinvent herState Senator Victoria Spartz, the Reself as a moderate, but just last week she publican nominee for Indiana’s 5th District was endorsed by far-left Democrat Congressional seat, Elizabeth Warren. Hale has been ELECTION has challenged handpicked by the Washington Democratic nomiestablishment because they know nee Christina Hale to at least three Hale will vote to make Nancy Pelosi debates before the Nov. 3 general the Speaker of the House and push election. the button for every item on Pelosi’s Spartz suggested a September out-of-touch, partisan agenda.” debate hosted by Indiana Town As of press time, Hale had not Spartz Halls and challenged Hale to agree returned Current’s request for a to at least two more debates hosted by response to Spartz’s challenge. neutral organizations and moderators.

It was not immediately clear what “Fifth District Hoosiers should have the mitigation efforts the candidates would opportunity to hear directly from their implement during the COVID-19 pandemic if candidates for Congress in multiple dedebates were scheduled. bates,” Spartz stated. “Hoosiers have a clear U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, who was first choice between my record of standing up elected in 2012, is not seeking reelection. to the establishment in both parties and Spartz and Hale, along with Libertarian canworking with Governor (Eric) Holcomb to didate Ken Tucker, are vying for the seat. strengthen our economy, protect Hoosiers which many observers regard as a toss-up. with pre-existing conditions, and make govSpartz, Indiana’s District 20 state senator ernment more efficient and effective, and representing Noblesville, defeated 14 candiChristina Hale’s record of opposing all the dates in the June primary to win the Repubmajor reforms of Governors Daniels, Pence lican nomination. She received 39.7 percent and Holcomb that led to record prosperity in of the vote.

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“Regardless of any opinion of masks Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenor their impact on COVID-19 good or bad, bush has posted a statement on Facebook we must not deviate from the documents saying that which protect our freedoms and PUBLIC SAFETY HCSO depuliberties. We must guard them at all ties will not costs,” Quakenbush wrote on his enforce Gov. Eric Holcomb’s mask Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush Facemandate. book page. “The men and women of Holcomb’s statewide mandate the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office requires masks to be worn in all will not be enforcing the mask indoor places and outdoors when mandate and will consider it null Quakenbush social distancing is not possible. and void.”

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Knox appointed to Indiana Destination Development Corporation — Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Grand Park Director William Knox of Fishers was appointed to the board of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation. Knox will serve through June 30, 2024.

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Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills offers new programs — The Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills is now offering a program where it facilitates eLearning for first through sixth graders for parents who choose the eLearning alternative but are unable to facilitate the training themselves. The Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills also will offer private kindergarten. The academy is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both programs will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last to 3 p.m. daily. Children

will be provided with an a.m. and p.m. snack as well as lunch. If children are dropped off before 8 a.m., they will have breakfast. For more, visit kiddieacademy.com/ academies/chatham-hills-westfield/.

Bank offers educational series online — Centier Bank has launched the bank’s online financial educational series, “Centier To You,” online. Centier has hosted in-person community events about financial wellness and education in the past—at branches, local libraries and other locations in communities across the state.

But now, Centier is offering the series online, so visitors can access them on their own time, from anywhere. The site contains financial tips, exercises and information on identity theft, homebuying, credit and more. Learn more

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Women of Vision event — Riverview Health Foundation has awarded nearly $40,000 to areas and programs at Riverview Health that support the health and wellness of women and children throughout the community. The grants are typically presented at the Women of Vision Luncheon, which will be a virtual event this year set for noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 27. Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship after being paralyzed from the hips down by polio, will share her story. To register for the Women of Vision Event, visit riverview.org/womenofvision2020 or contact Polly Craig at 317-776-7938 or pcraig@riverview. org.

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Motorcycle ride to benefit Harvest Food Bank

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The inaugural Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride ran into one major roadblock in 2019.

EVENT “We had about 10 riders last year. I didn’t realize we planned the ride for the same day as Motorcycles on Meridian,” said Greg McKenzie, one of the event’s organizers. “Our promotion was OK, but we didn’t capture many people for that very reason.”

There will be no such conflict when the second Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride begins at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 at Harley-Davidson of Indianapolis, 12400 Reynolds Dr., Fishers. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.

Riders will visit food pantries in Cicero and Sheridan and the Harvest Food Bank in Noblesville. It ends with a meal at Harley-Davidson’s lot.

McKenzie said he is shooting for 50 riders.

“But I’d be happy if we had 30 riders,” McKenzie said. “I’ve been putting (out) feelers with different motorcycle groups.”

McKenzie said if he doesn’t have a ride captain, he will most likely lead the ride.

McKenzie, who lives in north Indianapolis, serves as a co-organizer with Bob Killmer and Mary Lou Finchum, Harvest Food Bank board president. McKenzie and Killmer both are members of the Hamilton County Division of MIBOR, or Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors.

McKenzie, who has participated in several charity motorcycle rides, runs the Indiana Motorcycle Riders, which has more than 16,600 followers.

Samantha Simpson and Bob Killmer at the inaugural Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank Ride in 2019. (Submitted photo)

Killmer, a Noblesville resident, said the Harvest Food Bank serves 40 different organizations, including 28 food pantries and school systems for summer lunch programs and regular lunch programs during the school year.

“Our goal is to raise awareness on what a food bank does versus a food pantry,” Killmer said. “The food bank supplies the pantries and different organizations.”

Killmer, a Harvest Food Bank board member, said they are working with 4-H club participants at fairs who raise hogs and cows.

“We will bid on the meat, and that gets passed down to food pantries as well,” he said.

Killmer is in charge of the grilling for a meal at noon after the ride. Harley-Davidson is donating some of the meat.

Cost is $25 for a rider and $30 for a rider and passenger. For more, visit the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank’s Facebook page.

DISPATCHES 4-H Photo Challenge set — The 4-H Photo Challenge is open to youth in third through 12th grade. Participants should take photos fitting the monthly theme and submit entries online at bit.ly/hamco4hcameracorp by the last day of the month. Monthly themes for 2020 include: August – Fairs. Festivals, Fun; September – Community (Black & White); October – Sunset to Sunrise; November – Occupations; December – Holiday Happenings.

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Seeking historical photos — Current in Westfield is looking to gather historical photos from the city and community for a regular feature within the publication, “Back in the Day.” Credit for each submission will be given to images sent with a short description and approximate date. For more information, or to submit photos or ideas, please contact Editor Anna Skinner at anna@youarecurrent.com.

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You aren’t the only numbers. Deaths Contact other families family in this situation. at long-term care to see if they have Reach out to other facilities make up 41 similar concerns and percent of Indiana’s then band together. families in the facility total coronavirus It’s harder to ignore through email chains or fatalities, but nursing multiple families telephone trees. home residents comand brush off their prise only 12 percent concerns. of positive cases, according to data from If you are a family that uses Life Care the Indiana State Dept. of Health.

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Project: Jersey Street Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Expected completion: Jersey Street will be closed for the remainder of the Grand Junction Plaza construction.

Project: North Street reconstruction Location: North Street will be fully reconstructed with the addition of curbs and a sidewalk on the north side of the street.

Expected completion: North Street closed May 26 for 45 days, and only residents who live on the street have access.

Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Construction has moved to the south side of Park Street.

Expected completion: End of 2020 Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street.

Project: Natalie Wheeler Trail Location: On Union Street between Mill and Jersey streets.

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Expected completion: By end of 2020 Project: Repaving Location: Keystone Parkway. Expect lane restrictions but no full closures.

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Start date: On or after July 15 Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and College Avenue.

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Start date: On or after July 15 Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: Illinois Street and Zotec Drive Start date: On or after Aug. 31 Expected completion: Nov. 1 Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road, including a new roundabout at Walnut Street and pedestrian and bicycle connectivity Location: Between Elm Street and City Center Drive Start date: After Sept. 7 Expected completion: January 2021 s year, utility work expected for the next several months

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North Central Beekeepers Club — The North Central Beekeepers Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Cool Creek Park Nature Center in Westfield.

Socializing begins at 6 p.m. and meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. The club is for all levels of beekeepers from centrally north of Indianapolis. Those interested in becoming a beekeeper are welcome. There are no dues.

ER, urgent care center to open — Riverview Health Emergency Room & Urgent Care was scheduled to open its newest combined emergency room and urgent care facility at 7 a.m. Aug. 3 at 14585 Hazel Dell Parkway in Carmel. The center is the second of three new freestanding facilities to open in the northern Indianapolis suburbs. An additional facility is planned to open in West

Carmel/Zionsville later this year.

Grand Park Sports Campus recognized as top soccer facility — Recently, the Grand Park Sports Campus was recognized as one of the top soccer facilities in the nation. Connect Sports, a national media outlet, conducted a nationwide poll of sports industry professionals to choose their preferred facilities. Grand Park finished as a front-runner in the “Best Soccer Facility” category.

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F.C. Tucker stats — Westfield saw a dynamic residential real estate market in June 2020. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price for a home in Westfield in June 2020 decreased 2.9 percent to $387,617, compared to this time last year. Westfield homes also left the market much more quickly than in June 2019 – selling 20 days faster on average. The average price per square foot for a home in Westfield increased 3.4 percent, to $151.97, compared to this time last year.

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ANOTHER WAY TO LEARN Options Charter School is under construction in Westfield. (Submitted rendering)

Alternative learning provides avenues for struggling students

keep students enrolled in the district.

“If (students) have something in their school like a co-curricular or extracurricular activity, or if the student has a positive adult relationship, that is a hook for that kid to stay in school and perform well, options charter school - westfield | 3d perspective even though they may temporarily be going

By Anna Skinner through some difficult times,” Gustin said. anna@youarecurrent.com FEBRUARY 11, 2020 “That student should stay in school and attend that programming if it’s designed to Options Charter School CEO Mike Gustin meet their need. doesn’t advocate a one-size-fits-all ap“We step into the void when things are proach to alternative learning.

“Alternative programming is like any other absent, when the student doesn’t feel consumer item you would go out and purconnected to school or the community or has no real connection to the people or prochase and try to access,” he said. “There’s gramming there.” options and choices, and what we do in If a student is connected with their disIndiana is, there’s a difference in Indiana trict through clubs, relationships or sports, coding between an alternative school and Connor Reiff completes his Options Charan alternative program. they generally see success within the alterter School assignments at home during the native programming, whereas when those “They serve uniquely different purposes COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted photo) connections aren’t present, the student can within the alternative spectrum of student.”

Although Westfield Washington Schools is is ramping up some alternative programfeel disconnected in the district and may be ming, is they focus their programming on better suited for something like Options. refining a new alternative program, Gustin said there’s still a need for Options, and vice one or two types of students, but they don’t “To me, the biggest difference really is provide programming across the bandwidth versa. Options Charter School broke ground that when a student is a Westfield student, of alternative learning that might suit the there are so many different resources we on its Westfield campus last month at the needs of all alternative kids facing challeng- have available in the entire district,” WWS northwest quadrant of Gunther Boulevard es,” Gustin said.

Supt. Sherry Grate Said. “The whole idea and Ind. 32.

Gustin said Options Charter School works “So within alternative programming, and is that we are trying to create the best we are aware Westfield Washington Schools with local superintendents about ways to academic experience we can for students

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AN OPTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL EXAMPLE Noblesville resident Connor Reiff benefits from Options Charter School education because the alternative learning school is flexible when it comes to Reiff’s medical needs.

“I have to travel to Stanford (University) for treatment and Southern California for clinical trials to help with my sleep disorders, and (Options) continues to be accommodating over the three years I’ve been there,” said Reiff, 16. “Those three chronic illnesses have kind of affected everybody in my family, and Options accommodated my sister, who sometimes had to fly with us out to Stanford.” and provide a wrap-around, so if a student can stay and we can provide all of those resources to help them be successful, then that’s a huge success.

“Options is a great partner for us. It’s finding out what’s the best fit for each student, and the more we can keep our students in the Westfield school system by meeting their needs, the better off they are.”

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Living in land of systemic opportunity

Commentary by Terry Anker In early March, technology giant Cisco updated its report on, among other things, the use of internet-based video, which has increased to the point that 1 million minutes of content crosses the platform per second. Each minute of our lives, one could consume 1 million hours of video-based information. Considering that a human who manages to achieve the impressive maturity of 85 years has spent a mere 744,600 hours alive, it would be a neat feat to take in even a single “internet” minute. Even more, if that admirable addict managed to constrain sleep to seven hours per day, they could get to slightly more than one-half of the content pumped into the ether.

Add the countless print articles, voice-only blogs and web pages, then the scope of what a mortal could manage to absorb, even if fully and only dedicated to the web, would be statistically insignificant. Humans cannot consume it all. Still, we have a justifiable appetite to be informed. It protects us and gives us an advantage in a challenging world.

If internet years blow by exponentially faster than dog years, how do we proceed?

Speed reading? WebsiteHostingRating.com (yes, there is such a thing) contends that “The average attention span in 2000 was 12 seconds; this year the average attention span is just 8 seconds. That is less than the 9-second attention span of your average goldfish.” Experts? Among the many millions of experts, we have come to rely on experts to select our experts who were chosen by other experts. Emotion? We could “follow our guts” and feel our way.” Localize? We have the best chance of making sense if we withdraw to our nation, state, town, home, or safe place under the bed. Maybe it’s time to take a walk — without a phone.

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

Flush with low expectations Commentary by Danielle Wilson

facility, incorporating the combined men’s and women’s score into the ever-expanding As many of you know, I’ve been spending overall Best-to-Worst list. I’ve even written this already difficult summer in Kentucky articles about this (anyone recall the Wilson helping to care for my father I-70 Adventure of 2010? An unpretentious HUMOR who has terminal cancer. The Kansas Conoco stole our hearts!). other night as my mom and I My point is that, during this topsy-turvy were preparing for bed after a particularly year of COVID-19, protests, election shenanexhausting evening, she commented, “If igans and, for me, a dying parent, each day nothing else, this is a crapshoot. Will certainly is a journey.”

I be pleasantly surOr, will even my low I immediately replied, prised with air fresh“Yeah, if that journey expectations be surpassed eners and silk flowers is a cross-country and urine-free floors? with no toilet paper, road trip and every Or, will even my low day is a questionable unidentifiable wall stains expectations be surgas station bathpassed with no toilet and a rotting mackerel room!” How’s that for paper, unidentifiable on-the-fly metaphors? stink that makes me gag wall stains and a And the more I rotting mackerel stink on my beer nuts? thought about it, that makes me gag on the more brilliant I my beer nuts? realized my observation was. Interstates, Either way, I suppose I’m making memhighways, backroads — wherever your vaories. And isn’t that what journeys are all cation is taking you, the unpredictability of about? Peace out. potty stops is a major factor of the driving experience. I know my family isn’t alone in attempting to predict cleanliness and Danielle Wilson is a contributing accessibility based on things like storecolumnist. You may email her at front displays, parking lot conditions and info@youarecurrent.com. which, if any, fast-food chain is sharing the building. Then we delight in ranking the

Editor, I am a minority from a poor (legal) immigrant family. I have experienced racism, prejudice, bullying and even beatings growing up in a Caucasian neighborhood. Nevertheless, my dad taught us that regardless of racism, the USA is indeed great! In spite of her faults, we immigrated to the land to which immigrants flock. We are here not to face racism, but for the systemic opportunity. Disagree? Point to another country which provides more opportunity regardless of race, color, creed — then move there! Even Jesus lived in the time of slavery/racism and did not conquer it.

“White Fragility?” Stop apologizing for your ancestry. Celebrate it!

If we expect America to be the perfect society, forget about it. We will have to wait until we’re dead and forgiven for our own imperfections.

Until then, USA! USA! USA! Steve Socrates, Westfield

If we expect America to be the perfect society, forget about it. We will have to wait until we’re dead and forgiven for our own imperfections.

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Calling it a TV career Commentary by Dick Wolfsie “How much longer can you do a crazy gig like this?” Marcus Collins, my WISH-TV photographer, asked. It was a subHUMOR tle reference to both my age (44 at the time) and the nature of the job. In November of 1990, Channel 8 hired me to do live remotes between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. every weekday. Before that, I had hosted a morning talk show on Channel 13, live from Union Station.

“Geesh, who knows?” I remember saying to Marcus. “I really can’t see doing this after I’m 50.”

But soon I was 50, then 55. Then 60, 65 and 70. At 73 (after 4,890 shows), I picked up the remote control for my career this past March and clicked the pause button. With the pandemic, it was too risky to venture out, interacting with the public.

Last month, I picked up that career remote again, this time hitting the exit button. My mug had been on TV for 40-plus years. Enough is enough.

It’s weird to get up in the morning now and realize there is little to do on my to-do list. I already miss the action, finding some-

thing really cool that most people don’t know about, and creating a show around it. I loved discovering a novel place or event and deciding after arriving at the shoot how to turn it into four interesting segments. It usually involved interviewing people I had never met, many of whom had never been on TV. That was the challenge.

Before getting my big break at a TV station, I was a high school teacher and was sure that “performing” in front of 30 kids every day was my only real talent. What a stroke of great luck to find another outlet for my abilities. I would have made a lousy … well, made a lousy almost anything else.

Last week, WISH-TV prepared “Goodbye” snippets from previous shows that aired throughout the week and concluded with a half-hour special July 31. The show included

video clips, recorded well-wishes and a lot of ribbing, all well-deserved. Most all of it is now posted on the WISH-TV Facebook page and Wishtv.com.

In my next couple of columns, I’ll recount some of my favorite stories, about Barney and Richard Simmons and Dick the Bruiser, and there will be some surprises — if not for you, for me. Who can remember that far back?

Thanks to everyone who has watched through the years. What a privilege it has been for me!

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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How to beat the heat Commentary by Dr. Megan Crittendon You can always count on an Indiana summer being hot and humid. High temperatures and humidity are PREVENTION a recipe for overheating, which can lead to fainting and heat exhaustion.

The first thing to remember is to stay hydrated. When the temperature rises, our bodies sweat, and the more we sweat, the more water our bodies lose. If we don’t replenish with fluids, we can become dehydrated, which can more easily lead to heat exhaustion or fainting.

Before leaving the house, close the curtains to prevent the sun from heating your house. If you’re going to be outside for an extended time, such as for a sporting event, bring a portable fan, hat and sunshade, if possible, and pack cold washcloths in a cooler to avoid overheating. Extreme temperatures should be avoided.

Be aware of heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion is recognizable by heavy sweating, nausea and paleness. If you or someone

you know is experiencing these symptoms, move to a shaded, cool area, remove tight or heavy clothing, sip water and locate a cool cloth. Heat stroke is more dangerous and typically presents as a high body temperature of 103 degrees or higher, fast and strong pulse, nausea, confusion and/or loss of consciousness. If you or someone you know is experiencing these symptoms, call 911 right away. A heat stroke is a medical emergency. Help lower the person’s body temperature by moving to a cooler place and bringing cool cloths. Children up to 4 years of age and people ages 65 and older are particularly susceptible to heat-related illnesses.

Finally, remember to always check your back seat before getting out of the vehicle.

Children and pets should never be left in an unattended car.

Dr. Megan Crittendon is the medical director of Emergency Departments for the IU Health Indianapolis Suburban Region.

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

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

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Hoosier hospitals take financial hit — Indiana hospitals continue to care for all Hoosier patients, including those with COVID-19, but new data shows that the pandemic is causing significant financial challenges for hospitals across the state. With the impact of increased costs of supplies and other expenditures, suspension of elective procedures, and many patients’ avoidance of care, hospitals are operating at a significant financial loss. Data reported to the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) show that Indiana hospitals experienced a negative operating margin of -8.3 percent for the month of April, the most recent period for which data is available. Indiana’s critical access hospitals, which serve rural areas, reported an average negative operating margin of -27.7 percent. Between March and April 2020, as the pandemic took hold, inpatient volume in Indiana fell 26 percent, according to the IHA’s statistics. Emergency care declined 40 percent, outpatient surgery was down 52 percent, and outpatient services overall fell 46 percent. Meanwhile, Indiana hospitals incurred significant costs preparing for and addressing a surge in coronavirus patients, including doubling intensive care capacity and ventilator availability.

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Franciscan seeks clinical trial volunteers — Franciscan Health Indianapolis is recruiting and treating patients in a clinical research study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an antibody treatment drug, LY-CoV555, in patients with early mild to moderate COVID-19 illness caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Sponsored by Eli Lilly & Co., the BLAZE-1 Study is looking for adults ages 18 and older who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and are not hospitalized. LY-CoV555 is an antibody therapy engineered from one of the first individuals in the U.S. to recover from COVID-19 and is specifically designed to attack SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Laboratory studies have shown that LY-CoV555 binds with high affinity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and neutralizes its ability to infect cells and replicate. To be eligible for the BLAZE-1 Study, participants must have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection within three days prior to the study drug infusion and have one or more mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms. If you have tested positive and exhibited symptoms for COVID-19 and wish to participate in this study, call 833-277-0197 or visit JoinCOVIDStudy.com to learn more.

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Hoosier Hospitality Promise commits to safe operations

By Sam Montgomery news@currentnoblesville.com To help the community remain safe as businesses reopen, the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association PANDEMIC and health officials across Indiana have partnered with restaurants through the Hoosier Hospitality Promise.

To sign the promise, business owners must complete a COVID-19 hospitality training program and follow safety guidelines, such as requiring hand sanitizer stations at entrances and exits and sanitizing seating areas after each use.

“If a business is going to choose to be open, a business must be as responsible as humanly possible to safely execute,” said Troy Gregory, vice president of operations for Sun King Brewery. “Guests also have a choice to go to a place of business or not.

If they decide to visit and feel comfortable at that business, then that business should take every possible step to assure that guests and staff are safe.”

Gregory said it was an easy decision for Sun King, which has locations in Carmel and Fishers, to become part of the initiative.

“We want the community to feel safe and have our community feel connected together,” Gregory said. “The promise is in alignment with what we at Sun King already believe, so we are more than happy to support it in full.”

Blake Fogelsong, owner and director of operations for Clancy’s Inc., echoed the

Grindstone on the Monon has set up hand sanitizer dispensers in its restaurants to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Submitted photo)

sentiment. Clancy’s operates Westfield’s Grindstone on the Monon and several other area restaurants. He said the restaurant’s primary goal is to make patrons feel safe.

“As a member of the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association, as well as serving on the board of directors, as a company, we’ve been deeply involved in trying to implement everything suggested from a local and national level,” Fogelsong said. “The Hoosier Hospitality Promise is a way to let customers know the steps we are taking to make them safe when dining in the restaurant.”

Learn more about the Hoosier Hospitality Promise at HoosierHospitalityPromise.com.

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Source: BottomLineInc.com Indiana has slow recovery from unemployment claims — Although unemployoment claims continue to fall nationally, Indiana’s unemployment claims have experienced the slowest recovery in the U.S. To identify which states are experiencing the quickest recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C., across three metrics based on changes in unemployment claims.

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ATI seeks alternative ways to entertain

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell’s creative juices are flowing.

Farrell and co-founders THEATER Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins are working on ways to reimagine the 2020-21 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ATI announced July 28 it has canceled its four productions planned for the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. ATI was set to open Sept.

4 with “Always … Patsy Cline,” which featured a two-person cast of Fitzgerald and Collins. The other shows canceled were “Lombardi” in 2020 and “The Big Bang: The Musical” and “Damn Yankees” in 2021.

Farrell said it would put the organization at financial risk if it attempted to move forward only having to later postpone or cancel productions. Originally, he said they believed ATI could put on the two-person “Patsy Cline” show because it is a two-person cast. But the production costs were higher with COVID-19 testing and other factors.

“Plus, our (COVID-19 case) numbers were a lot better then,” he said. “It’s a trying time for everyone, and the entertainment industry has been hit so hard.”

Farrell said the safety of ATI performers and patrons is at the forefront of any decision.

“The good news is this. While we are taking a pause from presenting full-scale productions, we are all thinking outside the box to stay relevant and publicly connected during these difficult times for all arts organizations,” said Farrell, whose company uses Actors’ Equity Association performers.

Farrell said several options are being explored, which he hopes to announce soon.

“I’m waiting on an approval for the board for one project,” Farrell said. “It will be a little different, but we’re excited to be able to offer it.”

Farrell said if circumstances allow, ATI can add more traditional programming back into the schedule.

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Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald appear in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Sweeney Todd” in 2016.

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Civic Theatre shows on for now Civic Theatre’s first show, “Matilda The Musical,” is scheduled for Oct. 2-17 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts.

“We can’t know at this point exactly what our future will be like for live experiences, but we are committed to finding the best path forward while ensuring the safety of our patrons, staff and volunteers,” said Melissa Hook, Civic marketing and events manager. “Following social distancing guidelines at this time, available seating in the venues at the Center for the Performing Arts have been significantly reduced to ensure patrons and their families are at least 6 feet apart while enjoying a performance.”

CCP cancels 2020 shows Carmel Community Players closed its final three performances of “The Last Five Years,” July 31, Aug, 1-2 after learning one

of the show’s staff tested positive for COVID-19. The individual did not have direct contact with audience members but did have contact with the cast.

The occurrence helped convince CCP to cancel the final two shows of 2020. CCP Board President Lori Raffel said when the decision was made to resume the season, CCP believed it could do it safely.

“We now feel strongly that in the best interest of our patrons and volunteers, we must cancel all in-person activities for the remainder of the year, which means that ‘Shipwrecked! An Entertainment’ and our holiday show will not be happening as planned,” Raffel stated. “Season ticket holders will be given the choice to either receive a refund for the last show of the (2020-21) season or donate that amount to CCP for use in finding a new home and future show expenses.”

For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

Organizers cancel Indy GreekFest editorial@youarecurrent.com Indianapolis GreekFest organizers explored several options before announcing the decision July 26 to cancel the annual event.

“We were planning on having preorder and drive-thru,” said Renee Brochhagen, Indy GreekFest secretary and marketing director. “However, given the increases in COVID cases, the uncertainty of what new restrictions may be in place at the end of August, and for the health and safety of the volunteers, customers and the community, we thought it best to cancel the event.”

The event, which celebrates Greek Orthodox and traditions, was scheduled for Aug. 28-29 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3500 W. 106th St., Carmel.

The free event, which drew large annual crowds, featured live music, Greek food and pastries, Greek wine and beer and church tours.

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 211 Park St., Westfield What to get: Feta toast Price: $12 Anna’s take: Rail was actually my very first food review, but it recently revamped its menu and transitioned from a dinner restaurant to a brunch and lunch spot. I sampled the feta toast, a colorful serving of sourdough smeared with whipped feta, drizzled with honey and topped with a rainbow of arugula, mint chimichurri, radish, cucumber and strawberry. I also sampled a slice of coffee cake ($5), which is a gluten-free, beautifully marbled cake dusted with a cinnamon pecan crunch. The third item I tried was the Chorizo B’s & G’s ($9.50), a chorizo

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The Red Geranium Artisan Market gives central Indiana artists an opportunity to display and sell their SHOPPING works. Equally important, proceeds from the Aug. 15 event support the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville’s missions.

“We currently are involved with the Last Bell Ministries. They work with orphan graduates (in Ukraine), helping them get established with vocations and housing,” said Sue Jourdan, a missions elder of the church and founder of the Artisan Market. “We support Cru, which works on the campuses around the United States, working with our college youth. We have supported missionaries in Hungary through One Mission Society, which works with youth and does a yearly English camp. These are a few of the projects that we are involved in.

“We feel that especially now during these uncertain times that we continue to support these projects financially. This market helps do just that.”

Roman Lawson, right, pauses in front of his table at Red Geranium Artisan Market. (Submitted photo)

The fifth annual Red Geranium Artisan Market is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at the church, 1207 Conner St. Admission is free.

Proceeds from the event help the church’s mission locally and abroad. Jourdan, a Noblesville resident, said there will be 35 different artisans.

Most of the vendors will be outdoors.

Masks are recommended outdoors and will be required for indoor shopping. Social distancing practices will be in place.

The entrance to the market is in the parking lot off 12th Street. Free parking is available at the Noblesville City Hall lot.

CHS student wins grand prize

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much stiffer when the film won the Summer White Lynch Memorial Award Grand Prize of $2,000, which was announced July 25 near Raymond Mo was pleasantly surprised the conclusion of Indy Shorts. when his film was selected in the Heartland “I was ecstatic we won,” Mo said.

Film Festival ’s InternaMo and Hong worked on the FILM tional Indy Shorts Internafilm as their final project during tional Film Festival. a 2019 summer film program at Little did he know the best was Northwestern. yet to come.

“When we decided to make a The Carmel High School senior film together, we decided to find co-directed and co-wrote the film common links between us,” Mo said.

“Whipped Cream Cake” with Minju “She’s a Korean American and I’m Mo Hong, who is from the Detroit area a Chinese American, so we had our and is now a Northwestern University background. Being Asian American is a cenfreshman. tral part of your identity.”

After completion of the film in 2019, the Mo said they had similar priorities as duo sent it to several film festivals. It was far as family life and school. The story was accepted into Indy Shorts as an Indiana filmed in two weeks.

Spotlight winner in the High School Film The six-minute film is about a Korean Competition.

American girl, played by international stu“Then we were lucky enough to win the dent Yinuo Jiang. grand prize, too,” Mo said. “When it came Film is one of Mo’s many interests, along out we were the winners, I was very surwith journalism, finance and economics. prised. In my mind, the reason we won the He has written some articles for Current Indiana Spotlight is I was an Indiana resinewspapers. dent and it fit the criteria.”

“I enjoy being able to capture moments of However, Mo knows the competition was other people’s lives,” Mo said.

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Commentary by Don Knebel The historic heart of Coyoacán is the second-most popular tourist destination in Mexico City. An iconic fountain TRAVEL at its center pays tribute to its history.

In the late 12th century, the Tepanecs established a village on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico.

They named the village Coyoacán, meaning “place of many coyotes” in Nahuatl, a language they shared with the Aztecs.

For both Tepanecs and Aztecs, coyotes represented cunning and sexual prowess and were the model for the god they called Huehuecoyotl (Old Coyote). In 1519, the Tepanecs supported Hernán Cortés against the Aztecs and Cortés launched his attack against Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, from Coyoacán. After defeating the Aztecs, Cortés made Coyoacán the capital of New Spain. In 1520, monks brought to Coyoacán to convert the Tepanecs began building the Baroque Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Church of St. John the Baptist) in the center of Coyoacán.

Coyoacán remained an independent municipality until the mid-19th century, when it

Fuentes de los Coyotes in Coyoacán, Mexico City.

(Photo by Don Knebel)

became part of Mexico City.

Today, the Borough of Coyoacán includes 29 blocks of colonial Coyoacán. Adjacent plazas, jointly covering almost 6 acres and populated with Indian laurel trees, attract visitors seeking a refuge from the din of much of Mexico City. Plaza del Centenario (Centennial Square) was established in 1921 on land once belonging to Iglesia de San Juan Bautista to honor the 100th anniversary of Mexican independence. In 1967, the city erected Fuentes de los Coyotes (Fountain of the Coyotes), featuring a bronze sculpture of two coyotes surrounded by jets of water,

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in the center of Plaza del Centenario. The fountain recognizes both the importance of coyotes to the original occupants of the site and the magical properties some residents of Mexico still ascribe to the animal, whose English and Spanish names derive from its name in Nahuatl.

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

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Must have proper training on all breeds.

Also seeking Front desk receptionist, daycare/ hotel attendants.

Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven satisfaction, detail oriented, professional, and a dog loving candidate.

Full time and part time position available.

If you meet this criteria, we want to hear from you.

Email your resume to: Kim@HappyDogHotelandSpa.com

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply.

For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

Call Dennis O’Malia 317-370-0749

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Here we grow again!

Introducing phase III of our maintenance-free Poplar Chase,

the newest luxury neighborhood from Hoosier Village Our attractive amenities and relaxed lifestyle at Hoosier Village are unmatched in the Indianapolis area. We’re meeting demand by expanding our duplex homes so you can enjoy maintenance-free living in the best neighborhood in town.

We invite you to come see for yourself! For more information or to schedule a tour, call 1-800-567-8517 or visit www.hoosiervillage.com.

www.hoosiervillage.com 9935 Wood View Pkwy. | Zionsville, IN 46077 | 1-800-567-8517