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Chatter User 23 Wake UP Citizens the Township will be increasing your taxes just watch.

Chatter User 42 Westfield government is known for doing things (expletive). As for the price, well the government has to buy out the buddies that have been buying those properties at cheaper prices for the last several years and they need a nice profit to be able to donate to campaigns of incumbents.

Chatter User 35 I miss Westfield. But I don’t miss Westfield. We left 3 years ago.

Chatter User 9 Just STOP building that dang Monon trail and help the people who need help. Monon what a waste of good money

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Chatter User 86 Freidman family dentistry! He is amazing and great with kids too!

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Hamilton County leaders, including U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, recently celebrated the completion of one of the state’s ENVIRONMENT largest solar panel projects.

The $8 million project that installed 9,346 solar panels at and near the Hamilton County Corrections Campus on Cumberland Road in Noblesville was dedicated Sept. 24.

A portion of the panels was installed on the rooftops of the existing buildings on the campus, and the remainder are on a 3-acre field near the campus, across Ind. 37.

In addition to the solar panels, the county also has converted all lighting to LED, energyefficient lighting and converted the Hamilton

County Jail’s HVAC systems from electric to gas.

“Utilities are the county’s second-highest expense, behind employee salaries and benefits,” County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt said.

“This project will save the county $25 million in utility and maintenance costs over the next 25 years.”

The county annually pays $1.6 million in utility bills for county facilities. The solar project is expected to provide enough energy to power 38 percent of the jail complex and 100 percent of the Health Services building.

“This project isn’t about the right now, it’s about our future,” said Steve Wood, superintendent of Hamilton County Buildings and Grounds. “This project will produce enough clean power to avoid greenhouse emissions equivalent to 10 million driven car miles.”

DISPATCHES Westfield Lions Club poker tournament — The Westfield Lions Club’s annual poker tournament will be Nov. 16 and 17 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville. There will be three qualifying tournaments and one final championship round. The top 15 percent from each qualifying tournament will advance to the championship round. If a seat is reserved before Oct. 28, buy-in is $125. If a seat is reserved from Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, buy-in is $130.

After Nov. 10, buy-in is $135 at the door.

Cash only is accepted at the door. The champion will win $10,000 and a custom-tailored leather jacket. After first place, prize money ranges from $100 to $4,000. For more or to reserve a seat, visit lionspoker.org.

Titus Bakery wins award — Titus Bakery and Deli won the 2018 Crowd Favorite at Indy Donut Festival last month which benefits cancer research and awareness. A total of 660 people attended the event in Broad Ripple Park.

Titus is well known for its Pershing Donut, which has a nice soft dough, cinnamon swirl in the middle and topped with its maple icing.

Southbound Keystone connector on track

By Chris Bavender news@currentinwestfield.com

Construction crews are making progress on a Hamilton County project that will add a connector from 146th CONSTRUCTION Street to southbound Keystone Parkway.

A new roundabout has opened at Lowes Way, and other aspects of the major overhaul are on track for a projected June 2019 completion.

“Prior to opening (the new) roundabout, this intersection was signal-controlled and then stop-controlled during construction. Outside of rush hour, this roundabout intersection should provide the public with mostly free-

flow movement through the intersection,” said Alison Krupski, bridge program engineer for the Hamilton County Highway Dept. “During rush hour, motorists should see a great reduction in delay at the Lowe’s entrance as they exit off of Keystone Parkway onto Lowes Way. While we are wrapping up Phase 1, motorists should expect small, intermittent delays due to construction traffic.”

In addition to the roundabout, Phase 1 includes two new bridges – one over Cool Creek and one over Keystone Parkway – and a ramp onto southbound Keystone. Phase 2 – which will extend Lowes Way to Range Line Road - is in the design stage and scheduled to start soon after Phase 1 is complete.

“Our goal is to get both bridge decks poured

before the end of the construction season this year. Unfortunately, much of the work left cannot be completed in cold temperatures,” Krupski said. “Thankfully, most of the construction that is left is new roadway, so there should be minimal impact to motorists over the winter while everything is shut down.”

Krupski said there have not been many changes to construction plans.

“Our engineers did a great job of studying and assessing the area to make sure that this project would be successful,” she said. “The community is very excited about this project.

The Hamilton County Commissioners have given many project updates to residents in the past year and this is always a very popular project.”

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Biddle, Charlene Haughey, Isabelle (Wesley) Mary Lou Pickett, 84, of Westfield (and Cumins, Sandra Spencer, Janet (Randy) WalBakers Corner), died Oct. 6 while in the care lace and Tina (Ken) Heffelmire; brothof St. Vincent Hospice. She was ers Claude (Elizabeth) Burtron, Carl born Jan. 1, 1934, the second of 14 (Elaine) Burtro and Rick (Jean Ann) children, to Claude and Gladys (HoBurtron; and two great-grandchildren, neus) Burtron in Clinton County.

Saya Robbins and Colton Robbins.

Mary Lou was a 1952 graduate In addition to her parents, Claude of Sheridan High School. She was a and Gladys, she was preceded in homemaker on the family farm for death by her husband of 38 years, more than 50 years.

Pickett Joe Pickett (1991), and her second husMary Lou is survived by her son, band of five years, Keith Waitt (2010); brothRobert Pickett; daughter, Lou Anne (Doug) ers Bob Burtron and Tom Burtron; and sister Green; grandchildren Christopher (Wrianna) Kathy Jo Burtron.

Robbins, Joshua Robbins and Casey Green; sisters Phyllis Litteral, Carolyn (Clifford)

brother, Joe Robinson; and grandson, Opal Ann Wyatt, 80, of Westfield, Peyton Geberin. Opal always said her died Oct. 1 at Riverwalk Village in Nograndson was the gem of blesville. She was born Nov. 1, her life.

1937, to Joe and Eva (Langford) In addition to her parents, Robinson in Jamesport, Mo. she was preceded in death Opal worked as a hairby her husband, Benjamin, dresser and then became a on Jan. 22, 2003; sister, Eula teacher for Westfield WashRobinson; and brother, Berington Schools. She was a nard Robinson. lifelong member of Eastern Wyatt Per Opal’s request, there Star and loved cooking, bakwill be no services. A celebration of ing and entertaining. Opal married life will be held at a later date when Benjamin Wyatt on Jan. 14, 1967. family and friends can gather and She is survived by her daughshare their memories of Opal. ter, Kimberly Ann (Shane) Geberin;

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Library seeks public input

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rooms, the teen room, the community room downstairs.”

WWPL plans to make it easier to acquire Westfield Washington Township residents a library card by tying them with Westfield have an opportunity to let the Westfield Washington Schools enrollment. Sollars said Washington Public Library SURVEY know what they want the goal hasn’t been accomplished but WWPL is working on it. to see. The WWPL is Approximately 100 residents have conducting a strategic planning surresponded to the survey, which vey for public input through Oct. 31. takes about 5 minutes to complete.

A strategic plan is one of the The survey inquires about ease of standards WWPL must meet as a library navigation, opportunities public library, and it must be comto rate services and what type of pleted every three to five years. It’s Sollars programming patrons want to see, last strategic plan was created in among other questions.

2015.

“One of the things we are going to incorWWPL Director Sheryl Sollars said the porate in our new plan is a capital project new plan will be similar to the 2015 edition. plan,” Sollars said. “We want to do a feasibil“Basically, our focus was on four things ity study on if we stay here, what costs will – library usability, community awareness, (incur) and what we need to look for. We library funding and our services and conknow we need to redo the parking lot. We tent. Those are the four main focuses,” she would love to have more parking.” said. “We have, through the renovation four For more, visit wwpl.lib.in.us. To take the years ago, accomplished a lot of those by survey, click on the news tab. creating a quiet area, creating the study Poinsettia sales — St. Maria Goretti seventh-grade classrooms are selling poinsettias to fundraise for a Washington, D.C. Small poinsettias are $10.50, and large poinsettias are $18.50. The poinsettias are on sale through Oct. 31. To purchase a poinsettia, email mushue@yahoo.com.

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“A lot of Thanksgiving food giveaways you (Submitted go in and sit down and the meal is prepared photo) and you sit in the cafeteria and eat the meal with hundreds of other people,” said Carrie Larrison, the project coordinator. “Our belief people for the Thanksgiving project. is we want people to enjoy Thanksgiving “I think there’s so much need all around, with their family just like everybody else.” with other organizations and other chariThe meals are given to the families the ties, that people are stretched themselves Saturday before Thanksgiving. Interested to donate,” Larrison said. families must sign up ahead of time so Some organizations have already donatOpen Doors knows how ed, including the WestITEMS NEEDED many meals to provide. field Lions Club, the City Applications are due of Westfield, the Rotary 300 paper towels Nov. 10 and can be Club of Westfield, Wit350 cans of pineapple found through the Good tler Orthodontics and 350 cans of peaches Samaritan Network or 350 cans of cream of mushroom soup the Westfield WashingOpen Doors. ton Township Trustee’s 350 cans of cream of chicken soup Larrison said on Office.

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Legacy Stone Church expands to new building

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Legacy Stone Church is growing and will develop a new property to expand into at 20101 Grassy Branch Rd. GROWTH “The church is growing, we need more space,” Lead Pastor Joe Lightner said. “The property we are relocating to has that developmental opportunity for us. We can develop it into space for ministries and stuff.”

The property Legacy Stone is relocating into is debt-free, and it is 9.19 acres. The building on the property was constructed in 2009.

In 2015, the church would host weekly worship gatherings on Sundays inside of the Regal Movie Theater on 146th Street until it expanded to a building off Ind. 32 in 2016.

The new property is adjacent to the Northpoint development at the northwest corner of Grassy Branch Road and 196th Street, which Lightner calls a strategic location in the community.

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Phase III adds an additional worship space and expands parking again.

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Howard aims for transparency

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really wanted to get back into volunteering because, in Maryland, that was one thing that I was very passionate about,” he said.

“Giving back and serving people. How can I Carmel Democrat William Howard is make the most of this life?” challenging Republican Ken Alexander for Howard said his desire to serve the open Hamilton ELECTION County Council others and the lack of Democratic candidates in the area fueled his District 4 seat. motivation to run for county counIncumbent Paul Ayers announced cil. He said there’s always room for in late 2017 that he would not seek organizational improvement, which re-election. is what he has been trained to do.

Howard, 43, is a native New “As I started to research, I found Yorker who graduated from FreeHoward that there’s a need for transparency port Memorial High School in 1992. and accountability in local politics,” he said.

He pursued business administration at “We need different candidates with different Bethune-Cookman University and obtained backgrounds and different ideas and unique an MBA from Webster University in 2001. experiences to really pull that through.”

He has focused his professional career on performance improvement, human capiCAMPAIGN PLATFORMS tal management and process improvement.

While living in Maryland, Howard worked Transparency and Accountability: for the Dept. of Education for almost a deReach out to the community and procade until a career opportunity for his wife vide more information about the county brought his family to Indiana. They settled council to create engagement in Carmel in 2014.

Money Management: Spend constituHoward worked for several government ents’ tax dollars wisely agencies before transitioning to be a stayDiversity: Bring in a variety of ideas, at-home dad. races, backgrounds, opinions, etc.

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power to make such sweeping changes, but I can pledge to find a way to return a third of my salary to our teachers through donations and grants,” Sutton said. “If Cathy Sutton has a host of reasons for elected, my first priority would be to look running for Hamilton County Clerk, not the into salaries. The current clerk least of which is POLITICS to give Democrats (Tammy Baetz, who is not seeking re-election) was paid $113,000 in a stronger voice in 2017, twice as much as the average local government. teacher in Hamilton County.”

But above all, the Noblesville Sutton, 60, the mother of two resident wants to draw attention adult children, has worked at Zionsto what she regards as unacceptville West Middle School for seven able salary disparities between Sutton years. Prior to that, she worked at elected office-holders and nonNew Palestine High School for 23 years. elected public employees, such as teachBesides advocating for better pay for ers, police officers and firefighters.

“I decided to run primarily so that I could non-elected public servants, Sutton, if elected, plans to revamp the county clerk’s use my candidacy as a platform to bring office’s overall efficiency, beginning with attention to the inequities between what what she regards as an antiquated webwe pay our true public servants and what site. The county clerk, among other tasks, we pay our elected public servants,” said is responsible for filing important records Sutton, a school librarian who has never and documents, including birth, death and before run for office. marriage certificates.

Acknowledging that the county clerk Sutton is running against Republican doesn’t have the authority to alter salary State Rep. Kathy Richardson, who is not structures, Sutton said she would lead on seeking re-election to the General Assemthat front by example while enacting her bly. Her term expires next month. The elecvision for the office. tion is Nov. 6.

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Legacy Fund announces Community Pillar Awards

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Award for launching and expanding the Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program.

Although he recently announced his retireLegacy Fund, a community foundation ment, he said he plans to remain active in serving Hamilton County, recently anthe community. nounced its Community Pillar Awards, rec“I’m honored every time someone apognizing three county ACHIEVEMENT residents. proaches me with some kind of a distinction,” Nation said. “The youth assistance This year’s recipiprogram needs everyone in the community ents are Freedom Kolb, special projects ofto be involved. We try to give not only hope, ficer for Hamilton Southeastern Schools; but we try to help our children establish a Judge Steven R. Nation, Hamilton County career path so they can realize their own Superior Court 1; and Brenda Myers, presiindividual success and reach the highest dent and CEO of Hamilton County Tourism. potential for their lives.”

The awards recognize The program launched individuals or groups who in Westfield in 2009 and perform visionary work has expanded throughout and solve challenges in Hamilton County and into the three leadership areas Boone and Shelby counof college readiness and ties. Nation said Hendricks success, family success County also recently and inspiring places while Kolb Myers reached out to learn how building opportunity and to start the program there. creating a brighter future.

Myers received the Inspiring Kolb received the College ReadiPlaces Award for her and Hamilton ness and Success Award for her County Tourism’s work to establish work with Hamilton Southeastern Hamilton County as a place to live, Schools. work and visit while supporting “I was surprised and excited local businesses. to learn about the Legacy Fund Nation “Over the last decade, I think we Community Pillar nomination and have moved more and more into being an award,” Kolb said. “Being part of this award organization that hopes to lift up our colcarries extra meaning for me, personally. I leagues,” she said. “We try to position ourhave had the honor of collaborating with selves as someone who is hopefully running Legacy Fund and CICF (Central Indiana Comalongside the entity and not leading them, munity Foundation) for many years and not pushing them.” have deep respect for their commitment to Award winners have the opportunity to local communities. I’m also delighted that direct a $5,000 grant to a nonprofit of their the College Readiness and Success Award choice. They will be recognized at the 10th anrecognizes the importance of not only prenual Celebration of Philanthropy event at 6 p.m. paring students for bright futures, but also Nov. 8 at Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. that those efforts must be equitable.”

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Riverview CEO talks changes

By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com During the past several years, Riverview Health has expanded and upgraded in many areas. This year’s changes HEALTH were highlighted by Riverview Health President and CEO Seth Warren when he recently addressed members of the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce at its annual State of Health in Hamilton County luncheon.

For more than a century, Riverview Health has been a health care mainstay in Hamilton County.

“As the county hospital, we are owned by the county, and we are overseen by the three Hamilton County commissioners, but that’s about where that ends,” Warren said.

“We do not receive any funding from the county and tax dollars are not going to support us. The care that we provide is generated by the other services we offer.”

NEW HOSPITAL IN WESTFIELD A new Riverview Health hospital specializing in urgent care is set to open any day as final surveys and inspections are being completed.

On the first floor, there will be emergency and urgent care, lab services, the City of Westfield and Westfield Washington Schools’ employee clinic, a pharmacy, imaging center and a WorkMed Clinic. The second floor will house inpatient beds and operating rooms. The third floor will feature 16 patient beds. The fourth floor will have offices for Riverview Health Physicians Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and physical and occupation therapy services. The fifth floor will have primary care, internal medicine, endocrinology and general surgery doctors’ offices. The sixth floor has not yet been designated for a specific use and provides room for continued growth.

The Noblesville Riverview Health campus’ new cafeteria was completed earlier this year. (Submitted photo)

NEW MORGUE The county’s new morgue at Riverview Hospital opened last month and features 20 beds. The old morgue had only two. The morgue is made up of three areas: a body cooler, autopsy suite and a viewing room for families.

NEW CAFETERIA The hospital’s cafeteria also has been upgraded.

“It’s beautiful but it’s much larger,” Warren said. “We now have healthier options and an overall upgraded dining experience.”

ER and URGENT CARE CENTERS In February, Riverview Health announced plans to open three ER and urgent care centers in central Indiana.

“This is the same model we have at the Westfield hospital,” Warren said. “It’s a onestop shop where a patient will show up, and we’ll tell you what we can do for you and bill you accordingly. The first one is going to be in Fishers right next to Top Golf, across from Portillo’s. It’s ER and urgent care, not a micro hospital. If you need additional care, we’ll transfer you appropriately.

Three other locations will be in North Carmel, West Carmel and in Nora.”

Each facility is set to open in 2019.

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(Right) Westfield Youth Assistance Program board secretary Laura Crum, left, and Victor McCartey attend the ninth annual WYAP Fall Festival Oct. 6. (Above) From left, Westfield High School freshmen football team members Jackson Anderson, Ian Bruch, Peyton Cason, Ryan Clayton, Dalen Blanding and Magwire Graybill attended the festival and ran obstacle courses.

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“It was that point in time where I realized there is a way you can create value as a government official that I never anticipated.

Ken Alexander hopes to bring his engiHow can I get involved and stay involved?” neering background to the public service Alexander said. sector as he runs for He said county councils have POLITICS the open Hamilton more expansive capital improveCounty Council Disment plans than smaller councils, trict 4 seat. and Hamilton County, specifically, Alexander is a 1991 graduate of has more than $100 million worth of Osbourn High School in Manasconstruction projects ahead. sas, Va., and a 1996 graduate of “It was the best opportunity for Purdue University, where he studAlexander me to get involved,” he said. ied construction engineering and Alexander said he wants to provide a new management. perspective on government work and enAfter traveling across the nation as a courage a younger audience to get involved. child because of his father’s military service, Alexander settled in Indiana after CAMPAIGN PLATFORMS college. He began his career in real estate development and later joined The Hagerman • Maintain the balance of a low tax rate Group to focus on commercial construction. and a great quality of life He works for CTI Construction.

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Students recognized with awards

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Two Hamilton County college students recently received the Excellence in Summer Service Education Awards from the Marion County Commission on SCHOLARSHIP Youth Inc. Natalie Cole, Westfield, and Andrew Stinson, Fishers, were recognized for their summer volunteer work. In addition to their awards, they each received a $1,000 educational scholarship.

“The award goes to individuals who work over the summer with children in whatever setting,” said Cole, who attends Butler University as a music major. “Through my internship with the Butler Community Art School, I assisted in helping 15 camps this summer with kids ages 7 to 8 for music, dance, really diverse stuff. The community art school is a nonprofit outreach-type of organization that really tries to get the arts to the kids in the area of Butler University that otherwise may not have an opportunity.”

Stinson spent many of his summers as a counselor at Lawrence Summer Kids’ Camp.

Stinson attended the camp as a child.

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Stinson is a freshman at Butler University majoring in software engineering. He said although he’s worked as a volunteer at the camp for the past five years, he doesn’t believe he will be able to return next summer because he is pursuing internships in his field of study.

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By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Jose Beyer launched the Westfield Chatter Facebook group on Jan. 4, 2014, to provide transparency on government issues.

COVER STORY Beyer ran for town council in 2007 and city council in 2012, and during his unsuccesful campaigns he noted what he calls “ugliness” in the political world.

“It (Westfield Chatter) opens up transparency because sometimes you get information that you wouldn’t otherwise get from the city, because from my experience it’s a lot of closed doors happening in the city itself,” Beyer said. “When I ran for office, I saw a bunch of stuff I didn’t like.”

However, comments and discussion on Westfield Chatter isn’t always civil or constructive, and Beyer said he tries to monitor the site as best he can and remove anything negative.

“I read through stuff, and I make a decision on the comments that are made,” he said. “I don’t put anything political on there. People try to plug their candidate on there, but I don’t post it.”

Later, Beyer clarified that he places local politics on the site, but not national political posts.

Beyer said a lot of the news the city posts isn’t always completely factual and only tells one side of the story.

“I really don’t want any verbal fighting on there,” he said.

“I just want information out there on both sides.”

Vicki Duncan Gardener, communications director for the City of Westfield, said the city doesn’t engage in any Facebook groups or pages it doesn’t own.

“I see a huge upside to social media because it is a quick means of relaying information and can help create a healthy dialogue and comradery within a community. Conversely, it can also be a breeding ground for misinformation and hostility,” she said. “Regardless of the pros and cons, social media is our reality, and we at the City of Westfield try to be responsive, kind and always truthful. We respond to comments on the channels we manage. We do not engage on channels others own. It is my hope that when there are questions or disagreements about projects or policies, people will reach out to us directly, pick up the phone or stop by to talk in a constructive way.”

The city only manages the pages for the City of Westfield, Westfield Welcome, Grand Park, Westfield Parks and Recreation, Westfield Police Department and the Westfield Fire Department.

Beyer said he gets his information from Westfield residents he trusts.

Westfield resident Curt Whitesell, who manages several Facebook groups regarding Westfield development, said Facebook groups can be an excellent avenue for citizens to

and usually learns of rude comments when someone points them out. He then gives a warning to the user. If it happens again, he said he removes them from the group.

A similar page, Westfield Chatter Community, was established after Beyer removed several Westfield Chatter users for complaining that Westfield Chatter was one-sided.

“After I created (Westfield Chatter), (someone) created the Westfield Chatter Community because a couple people I removed out of the original group got upset with me, so they created their own chatter,” Beyer said. “I removed them because they accused us of being one-sided. They were upset some people were attacking the city, and this kept on going more and more.”

Westfield resident Jose Beyer launched Westfield Chatter after he ran for city council in 2012 and saw the “ugliness” in politics.

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discuss issues, but he said he believes Westfield Chatter is self-serving and hurtful. Whitesell said a certain responsibility comes with posting information on social media, such as being truthful.

“I think (Facebook groups are) a great, clean forum of information if they’re used right,” he said. “It’s a great place, almost a database of information, and it’s tagged with a conversation, and the community should have an open conversation about Whitesell what’s going on.”

Whitesell, however, said he noticed some Chatter users getting blocked for disagreeing with certain posts.

“Why should someone get blocked for disagreeing as opposed to someone not getting blocked for giving blatantly bad information? If someone’s lying, there’s no way they should get to post,” he said. “I would rather someone argue with me and disagree with me 100 percent than someone just to lie, and that’s what’s happening on the Chatter, to which it disqualifies them.”

Whitesell was an early proponent of social media and calls it a “killer platform” for sharing information.

“Just because you put it on social media doesn’t mean it’s not assumed right or wrong,” he said. “If you don’t defend the right, I think you’re just as wrong as the person who posted the lie.”

Although Beyer said he does his best to remove foul language and insults if he sees them, the Westfield Chatter group is inundated with information, and several posts have comments from users bickering and sometimes trading insults. Beyer said he can’t always monitor the page

“After I created (Westfield Chatter), (someone) created the Westfield Chatter Community because a couple people I removed out of the original group got upset with me, so they created their own chatter. I removed them because they accused us of being one-sided. They were upset some people were attacking the city, and this kept on going more and more.” -Jose Beyer

Above, a screenshot of the Westfield Chatter group, which users must request to join and be accepted before they can view its content. Below, a screenshot of the Westfield Chatter Community page, which users only need to “like” before they can view its content.

The difference between a Facebook page and a Facebook group: Since Westfield Chatter is a Facebook group and not a page, the site is private. Users, who must complete a survey to verify they are from Westfield, request to be added. Beyer then approves or disapproves the request.

A Facebook page is different than a group in that a user can just “like” the page and then view its content. Westfield Chatter Community is a page, so users only need to “like” it before they can see the posts.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Each week, the origination of this very column comes from a template – not of the ideological sort but rather of the functional. It arranges concepts into a consistent and comfortably editable form. Its headers remind of the hoped date of publication and the exact number of words. It also urges the suggestion of a title, while the ultimate choices rests with the crack editorial staff.

It is all format over function. It does not write this column or even frame it with the germ of an idea. It sits, like a ruined city, with an outline of what might be but little image of what should.

Would it be better to start each anew? Could an absence of any expectation lead to more creative and compelling thinking? Like openmic poetry, it could meander only to the contentment of the deliverer, safe in the notion that the platform was without constraint. But then, isn’t there beauty in brevity? Don’t we best communicate within the outline of some accepted form? A template brings order and ensures needed structure.

Still, if the template is too thorough, does it become more an administrative form desperately seeking modest and redundant information? Does its very limited scope pre-determine that the thinking produced by it will be equally banal and correspondingly uninspired?

Is an editorial outline too simple as a metaphor for our lives? Perhaps. Yet, don’t we each begin with a simple template, staring blankly, urging us to fill with action? We are born with any number of gifts and debilitations. From there, is it we that control the framing or it that controls us? Too much constrains and too little fails to liberate. Can we find our voice within the confines of a reasoned structure?

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

Finally caught a break Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’m on the brink of something wonderful, friends. Tomorrow starts a week-long fall break for the school district HUMOR where I teach, and neither my kids’ break nor my husband’s vacation days overlap — which means I have five days of doing whatever I want without the needs of my family sucking me dry, at least from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a Christmas miracle come early.

So, I’m sitting here blissfully planning how I shall spend each little nine-hour slice of heaven. Netflix and Hulu will fill a good portion, as I am behind on a few of my favorites. I’ve also got a basement full of the demonically possessed to empty as I prep for the best suburban Halloween graveyard within a 5-mile radius (I am, of course, excluding the Trumpkin-Pencekin house down the road, with which I simply cannot compete. Bravo to you, whoever you are.

Your display is truly terrifying!). I had “Grade Papers” on my list for a hot minute, but let’s be honest. A box of Kleenex and “This is Us” are calling. Quizzes can wait.

What I’m most looking forward to is downtime. The not rushing around after work to drop a kid at practice, swing by Meijer for yet another gallon of milk, and then throw together a Kraft box dinner that no one will eat, anyway. I don’t have to get out of bed, I don’t have to shower, I don’t even have to put on clothes. OK, maybe I need the clothes, but who says they must be clean?

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”

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Editor, I hope everyone takes the time to learn the facts like we did, because if you do your homework, you know U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks cares about people like us, people with pre-existing conditions. We are like millions of Americans who rely on employerbased health care coverage to manage our medical needs.

Our families can’t afford to pay out-ofpocket for health insurance, so it is imperative for us to find coverage so we can manage our breast cancer history that will be part of who we are for the rest of our lives.

Susan Brooks supports the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act, which is a commitment to protect people living with preexisting conditions. This reform increases access to quality, affordable care and would protect us from unfair, higher premium costs simply due to our history.

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Not only does Susan Brooks support our coverage to care, but she has taken action to prioritize continued coverage as our representative in Congress.

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Mary Ellen and I decided today to make a reservation somewhere for the upcoming New Year’s Eve. Last year, HUMOR I waited until Dec. 31. A little last-minute, but I did leave a voice message first thing that morning.

I called one place and the manager said, “We start booking after Nov. 1, but don’t wait too long. Some loser called last year on New Year’s Eve morning.”

For fun, my wife and I tried to see if we could remember what we did every New Year’s Eve. We were doing well until we hit 2000.

“Dick, we went to French Lick to celebrate the Millennium.”

“No, Mary Ellen, the Millennium was technically 2001.”

“You are wrong about that and I refuse to have this argument every thousand years.

OK, what about ’99, Dick?”

“Wasn’t that the year we took your sister to dinner?”

“I don’t have a sister. I thought that was your sister. How about ’98? We got a bottle of Champagne and walked hand-in-hand through the park. Wait, maybe that was

Rick in ’88.”

I became clear we had not been invited to a New Year’s Eve party at someone’s home in many years.

“I think,” Mary Ellen said, “it’s because one of us talks endlessly about how television has changed over the years and how hard it is to write a weekly humor column.”

“Do I do that, Mary Ellen?”

“Talk about insecure! I didn’t say it was you. Hey, why not have a New Year’s party this year? After all, we have a new house.”

“I’m sure not going to invite a bunch of ungrateful, selfish people who didn’t have the courtesy to include us in their past celebrations.”

“Wow, Dick, let’s keep that Christmas spirit right through the New Year, OK?” If you are reading this column and have never invited us to your house, I can give you the name of a great restaurant. Just be sure to call after Nov. 1.

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Last month, Cambria Hotel Westfield, 18592 Carousel Lane, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. From left, Hope Crisafi, Westfield City Council President Jim Ake, Ken Lurie, Frank Crisafi, David Orlean, David Crisafi, Mayor Andy Cook, Jeff Boller, State Rep. Tony Cook, Westfield City Council member Cindy Spoljaric and Rick Hertan cut the ribbon. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Born Arnold George Dorsey, he took a new name, courtesy of a manager, that no one ever forgets.

CONCERT Legendary English pop singer Englebert Humperdinck will make his first appearance at the Palladium at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The tour features songs from his 2017 album, “The Man I Want To Be,” which also is the title of one of the songs.

“I think that’s one of the best albums I’ve done in a while because it has a lot of new songs on it,” Humperdinck said. “It’s not doing somebody else’s material and making it your own. It was a different approach for me this time.”

The album includes a slower version of Bruno Mars’ “Just The Way You Are.” Humperdinck’s new Christmas album, “Warmest Christmas Wishes,” was released this month.

“At the end of the year, I should be releasing a PBS special which I did in Hawaii (this fall),” Humperdinck said.

His concert will include his major hits.

“I can’t do a concert without doing the standards that made it possible for me to be here in the first place,” he said. “It’s a show that has been tried and tested around the world.”

At 82, Humperdinck isn’t slowing down.

“People keep saying to me that you’ve been in the business, are you going to put your feet up or hang your hat up?” Humperdinck said. “I say I don’t even know what that means. I just want to continue until I can’t sing anymore. But I can sing. My voice is as strong as it was when I first started.

It hasn’t lost any of its value. When you get older your vibrato gets a little slower, but mine hasn’t. It’s become a very contemporary voice, which I really love.”

Humperdinck performs 80 to 90 concerts per year.

“Each time I walk on stage it’s fabulous,” Humperdinck said. “I don’t think there is a feeling better than being appreciated by the people sitting there watching you perform.”

Humperdinck said he works hard to

Archivist earns national certification editorial@youarecurrent.com Great American Songbook Foundation Archivist Lisa Lobdell was recently named to the national Academy of Certified Archivists, a designation that supports and promotes the highest level of professional archival standards and practices.

Lobdell has served since 2010 as archivist of the Foundation’s Songbook Archives & Library, which houses more than 100,000 documents, images and historic artifacts.

Lobdell an Indianapolis resident, established the Foundation’s physical archives and continues to manage the acquisition of new collections, curate gallery exhibitions, supervise volunteer docents and oversee increasingly important digital preservation efforts.

Lobdell took the Archival Certification Examination during the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting in August in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists, the Society of Indiana Archivists, the Midwest Archives Conference and the Association of Recorded Sound Collections.

Englebert Humperdinck will perform Oct. 26 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

stay fit. He recently dropped 32 pounds.

“I’m moving better,” he said.

Humperdinck said his fans span a large age range, which has expanded his audience.

“If you have one age group, they disappear,” he said. “But with my kind of audience, it’s three or four generations, and it’s just unbelievable.”

Humperdinck made his splash in 1967 with his version of “Release Me.” “That one song gave me my career,” he said. “It doesn’t happen very often in today’s world.”

The song was No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1967 in the United Kingdom, keeping The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” from reaching the top spot.

“It stopped the Beatles from having their 13th No. 1,” Humperdinck said. “This unknown person came along and stopped the almighty Beatles. It’s been a great stepping stone in my life. It was No. 1

around the world and gave me a global career immediately. My style stands out from all the others and it was unusual for a balladeer to come into the charts and remain there and be fortunate to have about $150 million in album sales around the world.”

Some of Humperdinck’s other major hits include “The Last Waltz” and “After the Lovin.’”

His manager Gordon Mills took the name Englebert Humperdinck from a German 19th century opera composer.

“Mills developed a stable of singers, including Tom Jones and Gilbert O’Sullivan and myself. Between the three of us, he had a pretty good British team of horses,” Humperdinck said. “The only thing I would have liked to have had was a middle initial because it did belong to the man who wrote ‘Hansel and Gretel’ (opera). I would have liked to have the variation. I am a doctor of music. I should put a doctor in front of it.”

Noblesville — The Fourth Friday Young Songwriters Series is set from 7 to 10 p.m.

Oct. 26 at the Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St. Whitestown — Howl at the Moontown is set from 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24 at Moontown Brewing Company, 345 S. Bowes St. There will be a pet costume contest benefiting Boone County Humane Society.

Carmel — Boo ’n Brew, featuring music, face painting, hayrides and music from The Doo! Band and the Toy Factory, is set from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct 27 at Clay Terrace.

Lawrence — There will be shows of “The Little Prince” at Theater at The Fort at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 27 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Carmel — Civic Theatre presents “Anything Goes” at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and 5 p.m. Oct. 27.

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Col. Michael Colburn leads the U.S. Marine Band at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009.

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Butler University Director of Bands Col. Michael Colburn will return to his roots.

Colburn served with the EVENT U.S. Marine Band, dubbed “The President’s Own,” for 27 years, including the last 10 as director.

“I’m looking forward to working with the group again,” Colburn said. “I’ve had a couple of chances to guest conduct them since I retired in 2014, but those opportunities don’t come very often, so this is really special. The chance to do that in our new home of Indianapolis is going to be a lot of fun.”

The U.S. Marine Band, which was formed in 1798, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets were free and all were quickly distributed.

“I’ve got a group of 40 or so students coming to the concert,” Colburn said.

Colburn played the euphonium for nine years and then was the assistant director for eight years.

“The current director, Jason Fettig, served as my assistant during my entire time as director, so we worked very closely together,” Colburn said. “So, I’ve been proud to see what he’s accomplished. Plus, I still know many of the players and ensemble as well. We stay in touch with one another.

I’ve been watching what the band has been doing since retirement with great interest and enthusiasm.”

Colburn will conduct the band for a rendition of composer John Williams’ “The Adventures of Han” from the movie, “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

“Our relationship with Mr. Williams began when I was an assistant director and we were trying to find someone to come in and guest conduct for one of our major anniversaries,” Colburn said. “I invited him on behalf of the then-director. That started a relationship I’m very happy about.”

Colburn said Williams served as Marine Band guest conductor several times during Colburn’s tenure as director.

“He actually did write a piece for the band shortly before I retired, called ‘For the President’s Own,’” Colburn said. “I was really excited to have one of our most famous composers writing a piece for the Marine Band.

I’ve done a lot of Mr. Williams’ music, as you might imagine, but I’ve never conducted this (piece) before since it was part of the soundtrack of the movie that came out this summer. I’m looking forward to learning the piece and taking it for a test ride with the Marine Band.”

Colburn said there are several differences. For instance, the average age of Marine Band members is approximately 35.

“The first thing I told the members of the Butler Wind Ensemble is I didn’t ever expect them to sound like the Marine Band. That wouldn’t really be a realistic expectation,” Colburn said. “I’ve enjoyed working with young members for many years. Even with my time with the Marine Band, I did a lot of guest conducting with high school and college ensembles. My father was a high school band director, so I’m no stranger to education.”

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Art on Main Gallery & Gifts celebrated its 1-year anniversary in mid-September, so it only seems fitting that the DISPLAY gallery’s five partners feature their own artwork for the month of October.

“We are celebrating that,” said Kim Greene, one of the partners of the Carmel gallery, 111 Main St. “The Christkindlmarkt helped a lot during the holidays.”

The partners have various talents.

Greene, Carmel, and Debbie Slack, Carmel, specialize in oil paintings. Marie Reamer, Carmel, does fine art photography. Nancy Keating, Carmel, is a mosaic artist. And Randall Scott Harden, Noblesville, is an impressionist oil painter.

Harden joined as a partner in September.

“We have some new artists we’re excited about,” Greene said.

New artists include Wesley Dallas Merritt, Westfield; Wendy Franklin, Carmel; Yuri Okamoto, Indianapolis; Amy Greely, Nashville; and B. Skinner, Battle Ground.

There are 18 artists in the gallery.

“We have a wait list, but we are always looking for good local talent,” Greene said.

Artwork from the five partners are featured in October at Art on Main. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Reamer said the foot traffic is best later in the week and weekends. She said the gallery walks and other events in the Arts & Design District help bring in business.

“We’ve provided space for some new, talented artists and we made it through the year. That’s a good accomplishment,” Reamer said. “We did really well. We had a great first year.”

Greene said she is proud that the gallery has kept the quality high and how the partners have meshed.

“We all have different backgrounds and experiences,” Greene said.

The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday.

Group to run literary art park editorial@youarecurrent.com Residents of Indianapolis’ northwest side will soon be able to enjoy a neighborhood literary art park, thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding PROJECT campaign.

Sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity, the campaign is being run by Brick Street Poetry, Inc., a nonprofit based in Zionsville.

“Developing a long-term passion for the arts begins at a young age,” Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch stated in a news release. “By taking a vacant, underutilized space and giving students the knowledge and support to create literary art is truly innovative.”

If the campaign reaches its $5,000 goal

by Dec. 8, the “Neighborhood Literary Art Park” will receive a matching grant of $5,000 from the IHCDA’s CreatINg Places program. As of Oct. 17, more than $2,600 had been raised.

For more, visit patronicity.com/project/ neighborhood_literary_art_park#!/.

Funds raised during the campaign will

allow Brick Street Poetry to turn a vacant lot into a destination for the literary arts. A stage will be installed along with tables and chairs, landscaping and a shed to hold supplies for events and workshops. In the summer of 2019, Brick Street Poetry plans to host a series of workshops in the literary art park, through which professionals will teach local kids about writing short stories, poetry, lettering and painting. At the end of the series, workshop participants will create a piece of art to be displayed within the park.

“We’ve worked in virtually every type of venue in Central Indiana and far beyond over the years, and we have shared poetry with about every demographic,” Brick Street board member Dan Carpenter said. “But owning a piece of land and building a sanctuary and launch pad for literary and related art is a new adventure for Brick Street and a real stretch of our imagination — and fund-raising ability. We’re confident the community around Paris Avenue, the children and youth and their mentors, will drive this partnership to success if our hands and ears are open.”

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The PBB&J burger at The Pint Room in Carmel combines savory and sweet flavors by adding sea-salted peanut butter and strawberry preserves to a cheeseburger. I paired mine with sweet potato fries. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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I’m a sucker for sweet potato fries. In addition to the stellar food, The Pint Room’s bar has a unique ambiance, with the names of all its current beers listed on a chalkboard.

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Suggested pairings: The Pint Room has 100 rotating taps and 24 core taps, so you’re bound to find a beer you like. A few options to pair with the PBB&J burger would be a Sun King Cream Ale or a Workingman’s Pilsner from Fountain Square Brewing Company, both core taps always offered at The Pint Room. If you’re one for darker beers, try pairing the Founders Breakfast Stout with the PBB&J burger. Porters pair well with red meat, and the sweet beer complements the strawberry preserves.

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“Andre Watts Returns!,” Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis

10 a.m. Oct. 26; 10 a.m, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27

Cost: $10 (student) to $89 More: indianapolissymphony.org

Children’s Theatre presents “Rapunzel,” a familiar tale with a new spin. Rapunzel’s 16th birthday arrives and she is able to leave the tower and live in the outside world.

Cost: $16.50 (includes juice and snack)

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“Anything Goes,” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

7 p.m. Oct. 25, 26, 5 p.m. Oct. 27

Civic Theatre opens its 2018-19 season with Cole Porter’s musical, “Anything Goes,” which debuted on Broadway in 1934. “Putting it Together,” a behind-the-scenes look at the production along with food and drinks, will start at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 before the first showing for a special price.

Cost: $25 to $48

More: civictheatre.org

7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 27, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28

Arts for Lawrence and The Lawrence Players present “The Little Prince,” based on the 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Cost: $12 to $15 (online $17 to $20 at door)

The squire Sancho (Eddie Curry), left, rides with Don Quixote de La Mancha (Richard White) in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of “Man of La Mancha,” now on stage through Nov. 18.. (Submitted photo)

English pop star Engelbert Humperdinck first made a splash with “Release Me,” the first of several hits, in early 1967.

Cost: $35 to $125

“The Little Prince,” Lawrence Players, Theater at the Fort, Lawrence

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Engelbert Humperdinck, the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

11 a.m., Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Oct. 26. 27

German conductor Jun Markl and award-winning pianist Andrew Watts bring life to Mozart’s critically acclaimed “Piano Concerto No. 9 Wagner Ring Cycle,” an epic story of gods, heroes and mythical creatures.

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“The Addams Family,” The Cat 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

Theatre, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel 27, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28

8 p.m. Oct. 23, 25, 27, 30; 1 p.m. Oct. 24; 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 28

Beef & Boards presents the classical musical, which won the Tony Award in 1966 for best musical, for the first time.

The play follows Don Quixote’s quest for the impossible dream.

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The quirky set of characters from the 1960s situation comedy take their turn in this musical, focusing on Wednesday Addams, who is now grown up and brings a nice young man, and his parents, home for dinner.

Cost: $15 to $18

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Day of the Dead artwork on exhibition — Día de los Muertos: Family Means Everything will begin Nov. 2 through Nov. 28 at the Fishers Art Gallery at City Hall. The free public reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2.

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ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK Fri Oct 26 at 8pm The Palladium

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LINCOLN CENTER Fri Nov 2 at 8pm The Palladium

KELLIE PICKLER Sat Nov 3 at 8pm The Palladium

Civic Theatre’s ‘Anything Goes’ From left, Beth Starr (Noblesville), Matt Bays (Westfield), Jeff Stanley (Westfield), Stephanie Moore (Noblesville) take a tour backstage with Education & Administration Associate Karaline Feller (Carmel). (Photos by Amy Pauszek) Where’s Amy attended Civic Theatre’s “Putting it Together” opening-night fundraiser for “Anything Goes.” Guests were wined and dined while having a unique backstage tour and an opportunity to help raise money for future productions and educational workshops. Civic partnered with the Great American Songbook Foundation for the event and displayed a showcase of collectable and original items from its archives in the lobby. The acting, amazing set, music and dancing were a hit with the audience and made the show extra De-lovely. Where’s Amy can’t wait to see you at Civic’s Mary Poppins Dec. 7-29.

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Barbara Kiernan (Zionsville) with daughter Carolyn Goebel (Zionsville) enjoyed attending “The Samuel Project” at the Heartland Film Festival.

Where’s Amy attended “Mr. Soul,” the Heartland Film Festival’s openingnight film, and after-party with live music by Jennie DeVoe Oct. 11. “The Samuel Project” also was a popular film, with actors Ryan Ochoa and Hal Linden attending. Linden received the prestigious Heartland Lifetime Award at his sold-out screening Oct. 14. Suffice it to say, both events were a hit with filmmakers and film buffs from around the world who attended. Stay tuned for more exciting film events.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Basement finish in Westfield Commentary by Larry Greene

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The goal of this basement finish was to create a functional floorplan that allowed for entertainment, relaxation and recreation.

1. Designing a floorplan that worked for the homeowner was the first step in this large transformation. An entertainment area, office space, bedroom and full bathroom were incorporated into the final design.

2. In the entertainment area, a stacked stone gas fireplace and built-in cabinetry and shelving were added.

3. The entertainment area also included a wet bar, finished with new cabinetry and a cement tile backsplash, making it a perfect place to host guests.

4. A home office was created and designed to be easily separated from the rest of the basement with a sliding barn door.

5. An extra bedroom and full bathroom were added to the basement for guests.

Background info: Located in the Merrimac neighborhood in Westfield, this mid ’90s home was the perfect place for the homeowners to raise their family. Although the home hadn’t had many updates, it still functioned well with the exception of the basement.

BEFORE PROBLEMS The challenge for this project was space planning to create a new finished basement. The unfinished basement was mostly used for storage and kids’ recreation. The family was missing storage and needed a good layout that created separate areas that met current and future needs.

Larry Greene is the owner of Case Design/Remodeling. You may email him at lgreene@caseindy.com. To see more before-and-after pictures of this project, visit caseindy.com/ blog.

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Couldn’t — or could? — care less Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I care approximately zero about owning a watch. I can’t imagine (at this point where our phones GRAMMAR GUY rule our lives) ever needing to own a watch. I don’t care about them as fashion accessories, nor do I need to have one as a status statement. After I take a watch off, my arm hairs all stand at attention as if the commander of the arm hair army is passing by.

So, should I say, “I could care less about watches,” or, “I couldn’t care less about watches?”

I should correctly say, “I couldn’t care less about watches.” This implies that my level of caring about watches is already so low it may as well be nonexistent. It’s not possible for me to care any less about owning a watch. Even nerdy calculator watches are redundant at this point unless you’re wearing one, ironically. And I don’t really see the point in the smartwatch.

With my smartphone, I have no need for a watch. As a man who wears male clothing, my pockets are big enough for my wallet, phone and Burt’s Bees lip balm.

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Don’t get me started on pockets and gender privilege. It’s totally a thing. Men have an upper hand even when it comes to functional, amply sized pockets.

When you say, “I could care less,” it implies that you can, in fact, care less.

Unless you’re using this phrase sarcastically, you’re using it incorrectly. “I could care less about humans,” the uppity housecat yawned to herself. First of all, that cat can talk! Secondly, she’s implying that she has the capacity to care less about humans, even though she has not exhibited any evidence that she has ever cared about humanity (with the exception of when she’s hungry).

Perhaps the key to reducing our anxiety and stress is to start caring less about things out of our control. We get so consistently worked up about the littlest things.

On the other hand, maybe you couldn’t care less about this entire topic. If that’s the case, you’re already ahead of your time.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer.

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Crater Lake from the south rim. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Sizing up Crater Lake Commentary by Don Knebel Although its bottom lies about a mile above sea level, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventhdeepest in the world. It was TRAVEL created by an extraordinary geologic event that the descendants of eye witnesses still talk about.

For 400,000 years, volcanic eruptions in an area about 80 miles northeast of Medford, Ore, created 12,000-foot-tall Mount Mazama. Approximately 7,700 years ago, the volcano erupted with a force more than 100 times greater than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, spewing out 3.5 billion cubic yards of molten rock. As continued flow emptied the magma chamber at the base of the mountain, the center portion of the mountain collapsed into the void, forming a caldera, or crater, more than 2,000 feet deep and 6 miles across. Rain and snow then began filling the hardened lava crater.

After approximately 250 years, the water escaping through evaporation and seepage equaled the amount coming in, stabilizing

the resulting lake’s surface at 6,178 feet above sea level, with an average depth of 1,148 feet. Because no ground water enters the lake, its water is purer and clearer than that of any other lake on Earth, allowing light to penetrate 144 feet, twice the distance of alpine lakes. The depth and clarity contribute to the vibrant blue color of what was originally called Deep Blue Lake.

Archaeologists have determined that members of the Klamath tribe of Native Americans lived near Mount Mazama when the violent eruption created Crater Lake, which they came to regard as sacred. Seventy-five of their sagebrush sandals were found beneath volcanic ash in a nearby cave. Members of the tribe still repeat stories about the falling mountain, whose essential details match geologists’ explanation of how Crater Lake was formed.

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

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Skip the lemon — Turns out, the lemons you get in restaurants to spruce up your water, iced tea, or pop are just yellow amalgamations of gnarly funk. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Environmental Health, you’re probably drinking more than you bargained for when a wedge of lemon slips into your beverage. The researchers swabbed the rinds and flesh of 76 lemons from 21 restaurants during 43 visits and found that 70 percent of them produced microbial growth.

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