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Bank branch manager teaches financial wellness

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Linda Risch has found her calling in working with Dove Recovery House for Women in Indianapolis.

FINANCE The branch manager of Centier Bank in Fishers Crossing teaches financial wellness to women who suffer from substance abuse disorders.

“Part of what I love about Dove House is they are obviously treating the addiction, but they are also treating the trauma that has happened to a lot of these women,” said Risch, a Fishers resident and 2008 Fishers High School graduate. “A lot of them don’t know anything about finances. For instance, I had someone in one of my very first classes and we were talking about the benefits of banking services. I kind of skipped over checking accounts and what debit cards were. One of the women luckily stopped me to ask, ‘What is a debit card?’

“I was kind of blown away. I had to backtrack and go over what that was, so they have understanding.”

Risch said many women didn’t understand that a joint owner on an account wasn’t necessary.

“Some of their partners were on their accounts and taking their money,” Risch said. “It benefits them that they are getting the education to empower themselves to be financially independent, which is huge because a lot of them have never been before. They’ve always lived in someone else’s home, or they have been homeless or haven’t had a good family life.”

Wendy Noe, Dove House executive director, said Risch connects well with the women.

“Many of our women don’t have healthy relationships with money,” said, Noe Noe, a Westfield resident.

“They don’t know how to manage that money. Many of them don’t have good credit histories, so having someone like Linda come in and provide financial literacy in a way they can understand and appreciate is really a gift.”

Noe said Risch adjusts her curriculum based on the needs of women in the program.

“She’s very relatable,” Noe said. “She’s just a joy. She’s funny. She’s easygoing. She is flexible and meets the women where they are. She builds a trusting relationship with them, and the women respond to that.”

Centier Bank branch manager Linda Risch teaches financial wellness to women in recovery. (Photo courtesy of Linda Risch)

Noe said the women know Risch cares about them.

“They feel safe with her, and when you feel safe, you are open to learning,” Noe said. “You don’t feel judged.”

Risch said Dove provides women the tools to be independent.

“So, when they do finally leave Dove, they are not only sober, but they are confident in their ability to take care of themselves,” Risch said. “That starts with financial independence.”

Risch said she wants the women to know how to control their finances and not be controlled by them. For example, she wants them to understand what happens when they go to cash advance establishments or take out loans. She said many didn’t understand interest rates. Now, they are able to make a more educated decision if they need a loan.

Risch said some women return during another six-week session to hear information again or have Risch look at their budgets.

“We talk about wants versus needs, which is, yes, you want the new nail polish but you need to pay your light bill,” Risch said. “It’s an amazing feeling to see how excited they get about the things they have learned, because finances, obviously, isn’t the most exciting thing.”

Six women attended Risch’s first session at Dove.

“Word got around, and in my next class I had like 20,” she said. “It just kept growing.

The average is 15 to 20. It varies in numbers, but even if I just had one, that would be OK, because that one needs just as much help as 20. I don’t get hung up on class size, I get hung up more if they are understanding what they are learning from class.”

Risch said meeting the women at Dove House has helped her better understand addiction.

“When you hear these women’s stories, you understand what a slippery slope it is,” said Risch, who is married with two young children. “Addiction is actually an illness. They are sick. They have gone through something traumatic. They have had some tough lives. Then you put yourself in their shoes. Now, I’m just in awe of all of them because they’ve all gone through something, and they are all fighting really hard to get out of that. I’ve learned as much from them as they have from me. They’ve humbled me in a lot of ways.”

COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK Linda Risch, who has been the Fishers Crossing Centier Bank branch manager for 2 1/2 years, said the bank has provided financial wellness education for several years.

“We look for all sorts of organizations or businesses that will benefit from us coming in and teaching these financial wellness classes,” Risch said. “So, it could be anywhere from a dentist office to an organization like Dove (Recovery House) to manufacturing. We will do it for anyone that wants a free financial education. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a low-income organization.”

Risch conducts a six-week program at Dove House for one hour, once each week, then takes four weeks off before teaching the program again. She began teaching it earlier this year.

“There is no end date, so I’ll be doing this, hopefully, forever,” she said.

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“It’s been part of my decision to just do things,” he said. “I’m just going to live as long as I can and as well as I can.

This probably keeps me feeling well and has kept me healthy.”

R i g d o n ’s disease remains in check. His treatment amounts to getting stuck with a needle every three weeks and taking a half-day off from work.

One question: What’s left when an immunotherapy drug stops working?

Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy and immunotherapy?

In Rigdon’s case, Durm turned to a newly approved immunotherapy drug, Tencentriq, that blocks a protein on the surface of cancer cells, unmasking them and enabling immune cells to snuff them out.

Rigdon was an ideal candidate—relatively young and unscathed by chemotherapy. After his diagnosis, he remained well enough to do some traveling, and to return to work at the Fairgrounds.

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Molina said with so few Americans now serving, there is a disconnect between Chris Molina wants to help nonmilitary what the military culture is and how to apmembers effectively communicate with preciate it. veterans or military Molina said many people thank VETERANS members. veterans for their service but don’t The former know what else to say. sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps “They’ll ask questions that are a delivered what he called a virtual bit insensitive, like, have you ever keynote speech and workshop Sept. been to war, have you ever been 28 with nonmilitary NASA employdeployed, or have you have killed ees at Goddard Space Flight Center someone?” he said. “That last quesMolina in Greenbelt, Md. tion is usually after a few drinks “It’s all about helping to create an enviafter you have liquid courage. Those types ronment of care for veterans and their miliof questions can make some veterans relive tary-connected famtraumatic experiencilies,” said Molina, a es that they don’t “Nowadays, less than 1 percent Westfield resident. necessarily relive at of Americans have served. I wish the moment.”

Molina stressed the concept of “raMolina said he there were no conflicts. I wish we dio checks” at the covers what quesdidn’t need a military, but we do.” tions to ask and beginning of his – CHRIS MOLINA what questions not speech.

“We do radio to ask and provides checks to make sure there is two-way coma better understanding of military culture. munications,” Molina said. “Whenever someMolina said many NASA employees said body enlists in the military, there is a lot of they felt ill-equipped to deal with the pain training right at the beginning. There can that some of their military veteran employbe anywhere of four months to 1 1/2 years ees are going through after the U.S. withbefore you even join your unit and start drew from Afghanistan and 13 Marines died contributing to the military.” in an explosion.

Molina said the beginning period is tran“We agreed that I would speak for 40 sitioning members from a civilian mindset minutes, then leave 20 minutes for Q&A,” he to a military mindset. said. “After the 20 minutes of Q&A, we went “When we leave the military, we are given an extra 30 minutes because they contintwo to seven days of transition training. If ued to have meaningful questions.” we’re lucky, we get seven days to transition Along with being a professional speaker from a military mindset to civilian mindset,” and author, Molina, 35, is a stay-at-home he said. “As soon as we leave, it’s a differfather of a 2-year-old. Molina spent seven ent world.” years of active service in the Marines, endAfter World War II, about 25 percent of ing in 2011 after sustaining a knee injury Americans had served in the military, Molina during a training exercise. His wife, Katrina, said. spent two years of active service and 12 “Nowadays, less than 1 percent of Ameriyears of reserve service in the Marines. cans have served,” Molina said. “I wish there Anyone interested in connecting with Mowere no conflicts. I wish we didn’t need a lina can visit linkedin.com/in/chris-molina/.

DISPATCH WHS students earn Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency — 29 Westfield High School students and recent graduates recently earned the 2021 Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency, which recognizes high levels of proficiency in World Language and English. They are Riley Armitage, Margaret Barnett, Luke Braden, Ally Britton-Heitz, Kyle Byers, Mallory Cooper, Alex Coulombe, Delilah Flora, Julia Gabennesch, Spencer Isaacs, Cate Jensen, Lauren Kajdan, Havva Koksal, Larissa Krakora, Sarah Maloney, Isabel Manley, Luke Naas, Alex Parra Andrade, Valentina Perez Garcia, Elaine Quirke, Hannah Ruvalcaba, Sumaiyah Ryan, Audrey Shea, Tyler Smith, Emma Tragesser, Sarah Weglarz, Gabrielle Wiernik, Mehreen Zakaria and Kyle Zellers.

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VFW post commander earns All-American honor

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Joel Watson takes his volunteer position as Carmel VFW Post 10003 commander very seriously.

ACHIEVEMENT “This is my passion,” Watson said. “I care about this and the cause we are here for. I try to get people to remember what we’re here for and not the bar or drinking. We’re here for families and veterans in need.”

Watson recently received the All-American Post Commander Award for 2021. Former post commander Richard Leirer won in 2020. The only other time a Carmel Post 10003 commander earned the All-American honor was in 2017.

Watson, a Westfield resident who served in the U.S. Navy, is in his second year as post commander. His term ends in July 2022. He previously was senior vice commander.

“Every year you are up for (the All-American Post Award), but you have to meet all the criteria to get to that point,” Watson said.

Watson said only seven of Indiana’s 130 posts received an All-American honor this year.

Growing membership is essential, regardless of the award.

“The Veterans of Foreign Wars have to continue to grow to be successful in the causes we are fighting for,” Watson said.

“You have to be 16 percent above the membership you were the year before to get All-American.”

Watson said Ken Lange, senior vice commander and a Fishers resident, has been instrumental in growing the membership.

Lange, a retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeant major, is the post’s membership chairman.

“He’s my right-hand man, and he beats the pavement to get the membership,” Watson said.

Watson said quartermaster Tim McNally of Carmel and adjutant Steve Wyatt of Fishers are responsible for getting the data entered so the national VFW headquarters can see if the post meets the award criteria.

Another criteria to earn the All-American Post Commander Award is participation in the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program and the Patriot’s Pen essay program.

Watson said there were 76 entries in the Voice of Democracy program and 60 entries

Carmel VFW Post 10003 Cmdr. Joel Watson pauses at the post. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

for Patriot’s Pen. Community service is a huge part of the criteria, too. Watson keeps track of community service hours each month.

“This post is very active,” Watson said.

“I’m blessed with a great auxiliary, a great volunteer base. We do breakfasts every other Saturday. We help veterans in need.”

Watson said bartenders can give gas cards to veterans in need.

In 2020, Watson said the post conducted a drive-thru Thanksgiving dinner.

“A big group of members came in and made up Thanksgiving dinners for people to pick up curbside,” he said.

There also is an active honor guard, which participates in funerals for fallen veterans, whether or not they fought in foreign wars or saw combat.

Watson said his post on average has 36 to 40 people volunteer 290 to 350 hours a month.

Watson served in the Mediterranean while in the Navy during tense times with Libya under dictator Muammar Gaddafi in the late 1980s. Watson, a 1985 Westfield High School graduate, left the Navy after four years, retiring as a third-class petty officer. He was an aviation mechanic.

Watson was previously a member of the Westfield VFW post, which Watson called a “paper post,” meaning it didn’t have a building or many members. The Westfield post merged with Carmel in 2017.

“Here we have an opportunity to build so much better programs and do good for the community,” said Watson, who owns Esler’s Auto Repair Shop in Westfield. “I’m in awe all the time when we have a breakfast and we have so many volunteers show up.”

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Cridge’s balance approach leads to state cross country title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Bishop Chatard High School junior Lily Cridge made sure to pace herself this cross country season.

That made all the difference. Cridge captured the individual state title in 17:32.7 in the 5,000-meter race in muddy conditions Oct. 30 at the IHSAA girls cross country state meet at Terre Haute.

Cridge won in dominating fashion, finishing 30.9 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

The state title was Cridge’s second. She set a state record in winning the 3,200 meters in 10:03.16 at the girls track and field state meet in Bloomington in June.

“It was a huge blessing to get another state title,” said Cridge, a Geist resident.

“I’ve just worked so hard from not being able to race (at last year’s state meet) and not getting to run much of a season last year.”

Cridge, who placed eighth as a freshman in the state cross country meet, didn’t run in the postseason last year because of injuries.

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Hobbies: Cooking and baking, hanging out with friends and family College plans: Majoring in nutritional science Favorite athletes: Long-distance runner Molly Seidel and steeplechase runner Emma Coburn Favorite subject: Anatomy Favorite TV Show: “Virgin River” “It was just overworking,” Cridge said of the injuries. “I just ran too many miles.”

Cridge was better prepared this season.

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Bishop Chatard junior Lily Cridge, a Geist resident, won the girls cross country state title Oct. 30. (Photo courtesy of Mary Bea Sowinski)

was making sure my life was balanced with everything, nutritionally, mentally, physically, happiness,” Cridge said. “That played a huge role. Being able to train with the boys team really helped push me. I trusted my coach and we took it slow, and that worked in my favor as I peaked at the right time when I needed to.”

Bishop Chatard coach Dan Kinghorn said Cridge is a special runner.

“She has an incredible inner drive to be the best and she is not just willing to work hard towards her goals, but she thoroughly enjoys the hard work, and the harder, the better,” Kinghorn said. “It is very satisfying to see all of her hard work paying off for her as it has this season.”

Cridge won sectional, regional and semistate titles.

“I think the farther, the better for me,” Cridge said. “I’m really an endurance/ strength athlete. A lot of time, distance running is 90 percent mental. I think with that it can get me further. I have the speed in distance rather than in sprints.”

Cridge started running in second grade in the Saint Simon the Apostle school program, “I plan on running in college,” Cridge said. “I don’t know where yet. I think just focusing on what is ahead will be key in that factor. I will love to run professionally one day.”

Cridge said she is considering marathons in the future.

Cridge will compete in the Nov. 14 Nike Midwest Cross Regional in Terre Haute.

“After that, I’ll take some time off and prepare for track season,” she said.

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Project: Wheeler Road traffic Expected completion: Nov. signals 9 Location: Construction CONSTRUCTION Project: Range Line Road started on Wheeler Road reconstruction at the intersections of Location: Between City Center Drive both Ind. 32 and Tournament Trail. The and Elm Street. The project will include project will add a traffic signal at Wheeler construction of a new roundabout at Road and Tournament Trail, complete Walnut Street (6th Street) and Range the connection on Tournament Trail from Line Road. Alternate routes during Wheeler Road to Oak Ridge Road and add construction include Keystone Parkway, a second left turn lane on Wheeler Road at Main Street, City Center Drive and 3rd Ind. 32. There will not be any closures.

Avenue SW. Expected completion: Before the end of Expected completion: Work on the the year roundabout is under way, with a full Project: New roundabout construction closure of the intersection expected for Location: The intersection of 151st approximately 60 days.

Street and Ditch Road will be closed for Project: Transmission and water utility approximately 60 days. The construction work began Sept. 20.

Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Estimated completion: End of November Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures Project: New roundabout construction will occur but access to all addresses will Location: The intersection of 169th Street be maintained. and Spring Mill Road will be closed for Expected completion: The four-phase approximately 60 days. project, which will later impact other Estimated completion: November areas, is expected to be complete by May Project: Jersey Street 2022.

Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Project: Burial of overhead lines Expected completion: Jersey Street will Location: Guilford Road between Grand be closed for the remainder of the Grand Boulevard and Main Street Junction Plaza construction.

Expected completion: End of 2021 Project: Grand Junction Plaza NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Location: The parking lot west of Union Project: Small structure replacement Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking Location: 196th Street between Promise lot on the east end of Park Street is Road and Summer Road is closed. permanently closed as the Grand Junction Expected completion: Dec. 1.

Plaza is moving into the construction Project: Small structure replacement phase. Parking is available on the west Location: 191st Street between end of Park Street.

Cyntheanne Road and Prairie Baptist Road will be closed to all thru traffic.

CARMEL Expected completion: Dec. 1.

Project: New roundabout ZIONSVILLE Location: 111th Street and College Avenue.

Project: Southern Rail Trail closure Alternate routes include Pennsylvania Street and Keystone Parkway as well as Location: The southern portion of the Rail 116th Street and 106th Street.

Trail closed Sept. 24 for the installation of a Expected completion: Late November new bridge over Starkey Avenue, to pave and Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street widen the southern portion of the trail and bridge over the White River for the installation of a bridge connecting to Location: Lane closures will begin on or the future Overley-Worman Park. after Sept. 20 and be in effect for 116th Expected completion: The trail is Street between River Road and Eller Road. anticipated to open later this year.

One lane of traffic in each direction will Project: Templin Road Bridge be maintained at all times throughout reconstruction construction.

Location: The shoulder of this bridge is Expected completion: Nov. 15 closed. The Templin Road bridge over Eagle Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street Creek was inspected and an engineering bridge over the White River firm has been hired by the Boone County Location: Lane closures will begin on or Highway Department to work on design of after Sept. 20 and be in effect for 116th a complete bridge replacement.

Street between River Road and Eller Estimated completion: Construction will Road. One lane of traffic in each direction start in 2022.

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Turkey talk for your furry friends Commentary by Dr. Michael Graves Thanksgiving is a time for family and feasts. But it also is a time for possible distress for our furry FROM THE VET friends. Pets won’t be so thankful if they munch on undercooked turkey or an unattended dessert. Want a fulfilling Thanksgiving your pets can enjoy, too? Follow these tips.

FEEDBACK ON FOOD If you want to give your pet a small bite of turkey, make sure it’s boneless and wellcooked. Fatty foods are hard for animals to digest, and poultry bones can damage your pet’s digestive tract. Many foods that are healthy for people are poisonous to pets — including onions, raisins and grapes. And keep the holiday sweets on the table. Chocolate can be harmful, and artificial sweetener called xylitol, often found in sugar-free baked goods, can be fatal to dogs and cats.

So, what are some pet-friendly tidbits that can be shared in small portions? Green beans, carrots, apples and sweet potatoes — all with no seasoning or butter.

BE SAFE IN THE KITCHEN Many families gather during the Thanksgiving holiday to cook and eat throughout the day. Be cautious where your pets are roaming during the cooking process. Make sure they stay away from the hot oven door and stovetop. And keep trash cans closed or take them out as soon as they are full.

If you think your pet has eaten something it shouldn’t have, call your local veterinarian right away.

Dr. Michael Graves is the founder and chief executive officer of Pet Wellness Clinics. He has been active in small animal medicine for more than 37 years.

DISPATCHES Cannabis discussion set for Westfield — A roundtable discussion about legalizing cannabis will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Your CBD Store, 17435 Carey Rd. Indiana legislators will be in attendance. The event is open to the public.

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Pre-registration is required by Nov. 12 by contacting the Purdue Extension Service at 317-776-0854.

Hamilton County Extension Homemakers’ Holiday Ideas program set — The Hamilton County Extension Homemakers’ Holiday Ideas program is set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds OV Winks Building, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The program

Westfield resident serves on USS Nevada – Westfield native Petty Officer 3rd Class Trey Penley is serving aboard USS Nevada, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Penley serves as a sonar technician and joined the Navy to find a purpose for his life.

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Hoosiers 5 to 11 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine news@currentinwestfield.com The Indiana State Dept. of Health recently announced that Hoosiers ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a free PANDEMIC COVID-19 vaccine.

The announcement follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine on Nov. 2. The Pfizer vaccine is the only COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for use in individuals under age 18.

Parents who want to schedule an appointment for their child to receive the vaccine can do so at ourshot.in.gov or by calling 211 or 866-211-9966 for assistance.

The pediatric dose of Pfizer is lower than the dosage for ages 12 and older, so parents

should ensure they visit a site that carries the pediatric dosage. To find a clinic, visit ourshot.in.gov and look for a pin designating sites with pediatric vaccine.

Supplies might be limited initially as shipments arrive on a staggered basis, the ISDH stated in a press release, so individuals are encouraged to make an appointment or call ahead to ensure a site has the vaccine. A parent or guardian must provide consent, and children under 16 must be accompanied to the vaccination appointment by an adult.

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If you receive an invitation to play golf at the Augusta National Golf Club in early April, you are, simply put, an ACHIEVEMENT elite golfer. Ten-yearold Carmel resident Maya Fujisawa Keuling already has her invite in hand for next spring.

Augusta is the site of the Masters Tournament, the preeminent golf championship of the year. Maya, a fifth-grader at Cherry Tree Elementary, will be in Georgia on April 3, 2022, competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals.

Keuling qualified with an impressive performance last month in the regional qualifier held at Oakland Hills Country Club in suburban Detroit. She took three shots in each of the three disciplines (driving, chipping and putting), and earned 135 out of a possible 225 points, with 75 points awarded for each skill. Accuracy and distance are rewarded in the driving skill while proximity is the key for chipping and putting.

“I’ve been teaching golf for 35 years, and I’ve never seen anyone with such natural ability as Maya at such a young age,” said Tony Pancake, director of golf and club operations at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel.

Pancake works with Keuling a couple times a month during the golf season.

“The thing that stands out to me is how powerful she is,” Pancake said. “She hits the ball a long way. Her hand/eye coordination is great, so not only does she hit it far, but she’s consistent in her ball striking.”

That consistency paid off at Oakland Hills, where Keuling’s three drives went 210-220 yards in a stiff wind and landed in the fairway. A shot landing out-of-bounds earns zero points.

Of all the skills, Keuling likes putting best.

“It’s easy and it’s really fun,” she said.

“You can hit different kinds of putts. I have a lot of confidence in my putting.”

In the qualifier, putting was the last skill to be tested, and Keuling passed with flying colors to punch her ticket to Augusta. She drained putts from 6 feet and 15 feet, and her 30-foot attempt ended just to the right of the cup.

“Watching her make the two putts and almost put the 30-foot one in was the most exciting time I’ve ever had watching her play golf,” said Eric Keuling, Maya’s father.

Maya Keuling competes in a drive, chip and putt regional qualifier in October at Oakland Hills Country Club in suburban Detroit. (Photo courtesy of Eric Keuling)

“She’s had some big wins and made some big shots but nothing with the implication of those three shots.”

Maya Keuiling’s curiosity about the game began with wondering about her parents’ golf clubs. She got a set of plastic toy clubs, and then the real things were under the Christmas tree in 2018. Lessons followed and a new passion was born. Today, she practices three or four days a week at The Bridgewater Club and Brookshire Golf Club, in Westfield and Carmel, respectively.

Keuling’s success has come against more mature competitors. In July, she made the cut at the Indiana Girls State Junior Golf Championship held at Lebanon’s Ulen Country Club. Competing against mostly high school athletes, she finished 49th out of 117 golfers, carding scores of 84, 85 and 85 for a 254 over three days on the par-71 course.

Pancake makes sure Keuling doesn’t take the sport too seriously at such a tender age.

“My No. 1 priority when I meet with her is to make sure she has fun,” Pancake said.

“Unless it’s fun for her, her game won’t develop.”

That goal is certainly being met as Keuling eyes April at Augusta.

“I’m very excited and happy that I made it,” she said. “It’s probably going to be one of the most exciting weeks of golf.”

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The Hamilton County Election Office is Williams said the changes forced the implementing precinct changes because Hamilton County Election Office to reevaluof congressional reate nearly all precincts.

COUNTY districting. The office “Nearly every precinct in Hamilfiled its suggested ton County will change as a result changes with the state of Indiana — whether that’s in size, location, after the Hamilton County Commisannexation or name,” Williams statsioners approved the changes at ed. “Voters will get a notification of their Oct. 25 meeting. their precinct changes some time in Indiana is required by state and December.”

Williams federal law to redraw the state’s By law, each precinct must have legislative and congressional maps followat least 600 eligible voters and no more ing the nationwide census every 10 years. than 2,000. A precinct may not cross a conThe Indiana General Assembly approved the gressional or state legislative district line. new congressional and state legislative State Senate and Indiana House of Repdistrict lines Oct. 1, and Gov. Eric Holcomb resentatives district lines were required to signed them into law three days later. be in place for candidates to meet residency “We typically do all of this in June or requirements by Nov. 8. Candidates must be July,” Hamilton County Clerk Kathy Williams residents of the district for one year before stated. “But with the delay in the census, the November 2022 general election. approval of new house, senate and congres-

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WWS superintendent appointed to IHSAA Foundation board — Westfield Washington Schools Supt. Paul Kaiser has been appointed to a three-year term to serve on the Board of Directors of the IHSAA Foundation.

Kaiser will replace Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (North Central) Supt. Nikki Woodson as the IHSAA District 2 Superintendent Representative.

Community First Financial Corporation announces new board members — Matt Murphy III, of Marion County, Stacy Atkinson, of Westfield, and John Hingst, of Kokomo, have been named as the new board of directors members for Community First Bank of Indiana and its holding company, Community First Financial Corporation.

United Way of Central Indiana in need of volunteers — United Way of Central Indiana is in need of volunteers for the ReadUP program. The initiative helps third graders get on track with grade-level literacy, which has seen growing gaps because of the pandemic. For more, visit uwci.org/readup.

Wedding announcement — Victoria Ellis and Nathaniel Wilson were married Aug. 6 at the Black Iris Estate in Carmel with

Associate Pastor Scott Shelton of Zionsville Presbyterian Church officiating. Ellis is the daughter of Mike and Elizabeth Ellis of Westfield. Wilson is the son of Kent Wilson of Summitville and Regina Terry of Alexandria. Ellis is registered nurse who works at Community Hospital on the oncology floor.

Wilson is a production coordinator at Big Table Media of Sacramento, Calif. The couple honeymooned in Clearwater, Fla., and they live in Westfield.

Hamilton County offers invasive species trade-in program — Hamilton County Invasives Partnership and Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District are offering an invasive species trade-in program. For a limited time and as supplies last, property owners can show proof of removal of an invasive species on their Hamilton County property and receive one 5-gallon native species specimen for free. The native species specimen is valued at over $50 and include American hornbeam, hop hornbeam and tulip poplar. Landscape plantings of Callery pear species, burning bush, Japanese barberry and Norway Maple are the preferred species for. Trades are limited to one per address. Learn more and apply at hcinvasives.org.

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WHS grad, teacher create solution for software scheduling issues

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com What began as a problem-solving effort with a student and a teacher has led to a schoolwide solution for scheduling problems during student flex time.

Westfield High School Innovation Specialist Joel Bruns and 2021 WHS graduate and Indiana University freshman Zach Watson created an app called SchoolCore to help Westfield High School students with their CORE scheduling. CORE stands for connections, opportunity, remediation and enrichment.

Bruns and Watson wanted to create something that wasn’t already covered by the school’s learning management system and its grading and attendance website.

“We had a list of things we thought we could help with, and No. 1 was flex time, called CORE,” Bruns said. “Students are able to sign up for different things between fourth and fifth period. It’s 35 minutes.

Clubs meet during that time on Fridays, or there are enrichment activities.

“All students are able to participate in that every day.”

WHS Assistant Principal Bill Naas was in charge of organizing CORE times for students, so Bruns and Watson approached him first with their idea. “(Naas) wanted a replacement for the software we were using for CORE, and that’s where our project took a real sharp turn to focus on that,” Bruns said. “It was priority No. 1.”

Previously, WHS used a software called Enriching Students to schedule CORE time.

Bruns and Watson’s app simplified the process. It went live this school year.

Students access the website with their student login.

“It has (the student’s) scheduling on the side (of the website), so they can see a big list of all the things they can sign up for,” Watson said.

SchoolCore isn’t mobile, but Watson and Bruns are working to make it a mobile app.

So far, feedback on the app has been positive — especially after a few initial bugs and traffic issues were fixed.

“After all that was sorted out the first week, there haven’t been any issues,” Watson said. “As of right now, things are working pretty much flawlessly on the student

WHS Innovation Specialist Joel Bruns works with WHS grad Zach Watson through Zoom on the SchoolCore app. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

tracking system. Only students and staff can access SchoolCore, but if an events management module is added, there may be a portal added for nonstudents to access events.

Watson is majoring in computer science with a specialization in software development at Indiana University. SchoolCore wasn’t the first time he and Bruns worked on a project together. They teamed up more than four years ago, when Watson was a WHS freshman in the computer science club.

“In the past, we have done some cool stuff,” Bruns said. “We made a button to put on this student’s wheelchair because he got locked out outside and his arms couldn’t reach the button to call (the front desk).

Luckily, someone noticed, so we built a button to push it to alert people to let (that student) in.”

Watson and Bruns met at the beginning of 2020 to lay the groundwork for their app.

“We wanted to do something that had more impact on the building,” Bruns said.

If someone is interested in purchasing the product, email admin@theschoolcore. com. For more, visit theschoolcore.com.

ON THE COVER: WHS Innovation Specialist Joel Bruns works with WHS grad Zach Watson through Zoom on the SchoolCore app. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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The SchoolCore app is a scheduling platform for students to plan their CORE scheduling at WHS. (Screenshot by Joel Bruns)

end.”

Watson said even when the website had glitches, it worked better than Enriching Students, which made the scheduling process complicated and slow.

“It worked, but it was a little slow and kind of hard to navigate around and find what you wanted to use or see,” Watson said.

Watson said his goal is to offer SchoolCore at three other high schools by next year. He wants to start at Zionsville or Fishers, then scale to larger high schools like

Carmel or Center Grove. The creators said the app could eventually be profitable.

WHS was using the product for free during the beta-testing period, but has since agreed to pay an annual fee to continue using the app. Schools will pay between $6,000 and $15,000 annually depending on which modules the school plans to use.

Bruns said in the short term, he and Watson want to offer other modules through the website, such as a virtual hall pass system, an event scheduler, a community announcement board and a service-hours

Westfield High School graduate Zach Watson and Joel Bruns have launched a GoFundMe account to cover expenses for creating the app.

There are roughly $500 in monthly expenses.

“There are inevitable costs involved in this, and sometimes somewhat surprising costs that come with it,” Bruns said. “We want to have a little bit of runway ahead of us, so that when those kinds of costs happen, we have a cushion, and my credit card doesn’t start to scream.”

Watson and Bruns want to raise $10,000 for their project.

To donate, visit gofundme.com/f/ f2vth5-technology-startup.

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Among the many new words that are added to our burgeoning lexicon each year, a recent one, humblebrag, is especially salient in a time when “influencers” on social media paint an unrealistic and overly curated self-portrait of their lives.

Where each photo or comment is intended to elicit some manipulated response, it only stands to reason that we adaptable humans would adjust our language to reflect the phenomena, in this case of purporting humility while hoping to draw attention to something of which we are not-so-secretly very proud.

Humblebragging is likely intentional but not necessarily so. Are we only stating what we think to be fact while tone deaf to how others might hear us?

Or are we repeating that which we’ve heard without much consideration as to what it might mean?

Around the table at a fashionable brunch, the conversation of those gathered turned to the state of their now adult children. “Well,” one hoping-soonto-retire patriarch asserted, “our kids will never have to worry about money.”

It seemed that the estate they’d created might be expected to ensure some ongoing income to the offspring. He was probably bragging, just a little, about the capacity he asserted in “loving” his children more from the grave than some others might. Or it could be that he was disposing of wealth like some might their old clothing through donation.

Still, one wonders how to predict the future. Can the benefactor know the coming spend rate, need, or circumstance of investment? What is it to never worry? And is the absence of any such concern necessarily a good thing?

Is a safety net better than a hammock if we didn’t earn the lifestyle someone else is giving us? Can our progenitors’ generosity be a curse?

OK, fine. I’ll admit it. Sometimes, I am a terrible wife.

Take last week, for example. My husband Doo came down with either a nasty cold or, more likely, an early bird flu. Fever, aches, cough, fatigue, the whole nine non-COVID-19-which-wasconfirmed-by-two-separate-tests yards.

As I’m typing, I can hear him still hacking up lung parts, a full 10 days after he first succumbed. And I am purposely using the word “succumbed” for all its dramatic implications, because whether Doo was actually behaving like he was on his death bed or not, that’s how I perceived it.

Which brings me back to my point of being an awful spouse. Other than making a one-time separate Meijer run for NyQuil, Canada Dry and generic chicken noodle soup, I carried on per usual. I went to work. I drove to Louisville for an overnight and I generally ignored his sniffles and sneezes and superfluous sighs of sickness. By Day 4 of his convalescence, I was blatantly rolling my eyes and contorting my face in disgust whenever he’d clear his chest or hawk a loogie. Nights were the bane of my existence, and I found myself plotting his demise as he hacked and wheezed and kept me from my most sacred ritual of sleep. How dare he!

Seriously, I showed so little compassion and empathy that I surprised myself. Not that it stopped me from putting in earbuds to mute his moans or anything. Poor guy. He felt miserable, and instead of me offering some much-needed “there, there’s,” I basically bullied him.

So, yeah, I’m a terrible wife. At least I can admit it.

Peace out.

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

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Last year, I commented in a column how “About six months after we got marstrange it was that an over-the-counter ried, you told me I looked like I had gained medication touted to enhance memory was weight. Now that I think about it, I’m still produced with ingredients from jellyfish — angry at you for saying that.” ironically the only animal on the planet with “That was 39 years ago. What made you no brain. They have since scrapped that remember it now?” commercial. You’re “I don’t know. It welcome. just came back to “What good is a memory Now, in every TV me.” ad for Prevagen, you “Well, Mary Ellen, product if consumers keep see an elderly couI just remembered ple walking through forgetting to buy it? I’m out.” when we first met, the woods. Then we – DICK WOLFSIE you forgot about our see them sitting on date one night and their deck talking you left me sitting about their improved memory and boasting at the bar, alone.” about how much they hike every day. And “Dick, that was 42 years ago. Whatever apparently, they always find their way back made you think of that again?” home. The Prevagen people might be on to We then decided to switch from the Extra something, after all.

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Mary Ellen has been concerned about my There were a few moments we wanted to increasing forgetfulness, so she decided it erase from our brains, and we didn’t want was worth a try. to go overboard with this memory thing. I’m “How about you, Mary Ellen?” I asked. writing a letter to Prevagen to suggest they “Aren’t you going to take it? Remember, last put this on their warning label: “This prodmonth we got pizza delivered four times, uct will not only improve your bad memory brought in Chinese food three times and but may also bring back bad memories.” had TV dinners seven times.”

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Things to know about the Medicare Annual Election Period Commentary by Bob Adams Millions of senior adults began shuffling their Medicare health insurance programs for the Medicare Annual RETIREMENT Election Period that opened Oct. 15. Meaning, if you’d like to change your Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage plans) or Part D (prescription drug plans), you can do so. And regardless of your health, the insurance companies cannot turn you away.

If you are a Medicare recipient, here are a few things you should know: The most common question I hear is, “Can I change my supplement during the AEP?” A Medicare Supplement is your own private insurance that covers some or all of what original Medicare (Parts A & B) does not. Medicare Parts A & B pay first, then your supplement kicks in. If you are able to health qualify, you can change your supplement anytime. That is to say you will have to answer health questions and the insurance company can either accept or deny you coverage. AEP is your opportunity to change Medicare Parts C and D and is not a guarantee that you can change your Medicare Supplement.

If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, by now you have gotten an Annual Notice of Coverage from your insurance company with the changes for 2022. Medicare plans shift slightly every year. However, for 2022, you have even more options and more benefits. There are several new plans in central Indiana, including Hamilton County, and they are offering some awesome ancillary benefits. Most Medicare Advantage plans offer ancillary items like dental, vision, hearing aids, fitness clubs and over-the-counter benefits. Several plans now even help your Part B premium, or healthy groceries, util-

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If you have a Medicare Supplement, then you should have a Part D or prescription drug plan. You should have gotten an ANOC for this, also. All drug plans make changes, but generally speaking, their changes are minor. Most of the time, a plan’s premium will change, up or down, but typically not a lot. However, in 2022, there’s been some significant changes. This may be a good year for you to consult your local agent.

The Annual Election Period is the best time to review your current plan with your agent. If you see things in your ANOC that you don’t understand or that looks significantly different, seek help. And for goodness’ sake, ignore that flood of mail, the emails, the barrage of calls and the TV commercial that promise you the moon. Work with an independent agent who works with a lot of different plan options and is seeking to do what is best for you. That telemarketer has one job, sign you up for their plan.

The last thing, AEP runs through Dec. 7, so don’t put this off. If you are already in a Medicare Advantage plan or Part D plan, whatever plan you have elected, whether a current plan or a new one, after Dec. 7, this is the plan that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

Bob Adams is a local insurance agent and is Medicare certified through the National Association of Healther Underwriters. Contact him at adams.ins@comcast.net.

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The quick success of Carmel’s Monterey Coastal Cuisine in the Carmel Arts & Design District has motivated the DINING co-owners to take the next step.

Paul Estridge Jr. and Chris Thomas plan to open Tiburon Coastal Cuisine in early fall 2022 at 8701 E. 116th St. in Fishers. It is in the First Internet Bank headquarters.

“It was in the back of our minds that if things went well to keep our eyes open for new opportunities,” Estridge said. “I will say this came quicker than we imagined, but it’s just an opportunity we couldn’t pass up in the Nickel Plate District.”

Estridge said the area has a lot of foot traffic with activities in the Carmel Arts & Design District.

“Our concept is, our restaurants are named after coastal towns in California,” Estridge said. “Chris is really one of the best partners I’ve ever had in my life. He’s really the one who deserves all the credit for the success.”

Estridge said the food will be similar to Monterey Costal Cuisine, but unique in its own way. Monterey opened in April, featuring its high-end menu of sushi, seafood and steaks.

Tiburon Coastal Cuisine will operate inside the First Internet Bank building in downtown Fishers. (Rendering courtesy of ALO Property Group)

“The combined lunch and dinner seven days a week has proven to be a winner,” said Estridge, a Westfield resident who also owns Estridge Homes.

Estridge is new to the restaurant business.

ALO Property Group was the listing real estate broker. First Internet Bank is the landlord and Urban Space Commercial Properties was the broker for Tiburon.

“When we began our marketing efforts, our strategy was to bring a local, superstar anchor restaurant tenant to arguably one of the best corners in Fishers,” stated Gary Perel, principal, senior director of retail at ALO Property Group. “We unanimously feel that Tiburon, from the uber-successful owners of (Monterey Coastal Cuisine), is exactly the type of operator we were looking for.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As a 16-year-old, Abigail Kimball is making her 14th appearance in Indiana Ballet Conservatory’s production of DANCE “The Nutcracker.”

“I’ve been here my whole life,” Kimball said.

“I know these teachers so well.

Kimball, a Fishers resident, is making her second appearance as Sugar Plum, having performed Ausserer in a taped 2020 production. She is sharing the role with Aurora Ausserer.

“I’m super excited to perform ‘Nutcracker’ with Aurora because she’s my best friend,” Kimball said. “I really like being able to share this role with her and planning all our ‘Nutcracker’ events.”

Both students are seniors and take online classes. The Carmel-based Indiana Ballet Conservatory will present “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 27 and 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 28.

“It’s such a beautiful theater,” Kimball said. “We appeared there with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir two years ago. It’s really big and we have a ton of room to move.”

IBC is presenting the “The Nutcracker” for the second time at the Palladium.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the performance was recorded for families in IBC’s studio.

“It was different because we had to socially distance,” Kimball said. “It was a different experience trying to partner but not touch. We had to do everything without touching. It was really crazy.”

Ausserer, 16, will appear in the opening and closing shows as Sugar Plum, and Kimball will perform the role in the shows in between. The dancers perform Arabian soloist and waltz roles when not doing

CARMEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present “Masterworks 2” at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Phantom” through Nov. 21. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The Live at the Center series will present “Strangebirds” featuring Jake Schlegel at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at The Tarkington in Carmel. Ben Folds will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA ATI’s production of “Lombardi” runs through Nov. 21 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts. ATI Lab Series will present a reading of “The Family Line” at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Studio Theater. For more, visit atistage.org.

Abigail Kimball performs as Sugar Plum in a 2020 performance. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Ballet Conservatory)

Sugar Plum.

Ausserer, who is in her second year at IBC, moved from Seattle to the north side of Indianapolis with her family to dance at IBC. “I’m really excited because this will be my first one on a stage with IBC,” Ausserer said. “When I was just studying ballet, I always wanted to do Sugar Plum. I’m especially excited to do it at IBC with all my friends. I’m thankful because Abigail and I are so close. We had so many seniors leave this year, but we got to be together another year. I think we are even closer.”

There are only seven dancers in the elite level classes that Ausserer and Kimball take. There were 15 last year but eight graduated.

“We have more 1-on-1 time and (IBC founding Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva-Randall) can help us grow ever more,” Kimball said.

Yakovleva-Randall, a Carmel resident, said the staff has been working hard on

creating a set. And guest artist Sebastian Vinet is part of the show.

“It’s the first time we’ve collaborated with Sebastian, and we are very excited,” Yakovleva-Randall said.

Vinet is a traveling international artist from Chile.

Yakovleva-Randall’s IBC presentation is based on the original choreographed version from Russia.

“I always adjust from the student numbers and talent level,” she said. “It’s always adjusting. It’s never the same performance. It’s always different performers.

I know all the parts because I’ve danced in it from A to Z.” IBC members will perform selected choreography from “The Nutcracker” on the Carmel Christkindlmarkt stage from 4:10 to 4:35 p.m. Nov. 20; 3 to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 24; 2 to 2:45 p.m. Dec. 10; and 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Dec. 16.

For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org or thecenterpresents.org. .

CCP launches campaign for new playhouse editorial@youarecurrent.com After 28 years and more than 150 live performances at different venues around town, Carmel Community Players officials announced the group is embarking on a capital campaign to raise funds for its own Playhouse.

The new facility will offer 133 theater-style seats for each performance, a state-of-the-art sound system, modern energy-efficient ventilation and plenty of parking. Additionally, the CCP Playhouse will be available to other performing arts organizations. As a result, CCP will be able to expand a rehearsal space and programs into the community.

There will be a patron special open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Bier Brewery, 13720 Meridian St., with information about the new playhouse, which is nearby at 13750 N. Meridian St. For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

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Jewell nearly 90 years ago.

“Fred Jewell was one of the top march composers of the early 20th century, and As the Indiana Wind Symphony celebrates recently we were presented a collection of more than two decades of enchanting about 40 manuscripts by Jewell and a few local audiences, “A other composers,” Conrad said. “We CONCERT Time for Reflection” will introduce these works to the seemed a fitting title band world over the next several for its upcoming performance at the years. This one is a terrific march Palladium. that does not yet have a title, and “For the ensemble, it is a time to we will accept suggestions from reflect on a few highlights of our 23 the audience for a possible title.” years of performing in Carmel and Other selections for “A Time for Conrad central Indiana,” said Charles ConReflection” are Stephenson’s “Fanrad, the IWS’s founder and music director. “I fare for Democracy” and “Luther: In Canon”; always look forward, especially coming out Holst’s “Suite No. 2 in F”; Reed’s “Symphonic of the pandemic, to seeing the audience and Prelude on Black is the Color”; and Barnes’ sharing great music with them.”

“Third Symphony.”

“A Time for Reflection” will be presented at “We hope the audience takes away the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Palladium at the Censway of emotions that a live concert in a ter for the Performing Arts in Carmel, 1 Carter wonderful facility such as the Palladium Green. The show will feature the works of can present,” Conrad said. “It’s been a tough concert band composers James Stephenson, road for all of us, and it feels great to be Gustav Holst, Alfred Reed, James Barnes and able to present music again to an audience Indiana native Fred Jewell. in a beautiful performing space.”

As one of the evening’s highlights, the For more or for tickets, visit indianawIWS will debut an untitled piece written by indsymphony.org.

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Finn has just lost his mother to the disease and is sent to live with his estranged faActors Theatre of Indiana will feature pro- ther. Jonah is assigned to drive Finn across lific film and TV series character actor Richthe U.S. As they spend 24 hours together in ard Riehle in ATI’s the car, the story examines whether THEATER Theatre LAB Series they will find common ground and reading of Lee Blessdiscover a family bond. ing’s “A Family Line” at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 Riehle will be joined by Carmel at the Studio Theater at the Center High School graduate Jake Letts as for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Finn. Letts graduated from Ball State Riehle’s career has spanned more University with a Bachelor of Fine four decades. His is one of the most Arts degree in musical theater. Letts Riehle recognizable faces in the industry started as an instrumentalist and as he has appeared in more than 397 films branched into classical voice and theater in and has made multiple television appearhigh school. He recently appeared as Rosenances. Some of his most notable movies crantz in “Hamlet” (Discovering Broadway). include “Casino,” “Office Space,” “Fried Green Letts’ favorite past roles include The DocTomatoes,” “Lethal Weapon 4,” “Transformtor in “Matilda” (Weathervane Playhouse in ers: Age of Extinction” and “The Fugitive.”

Newark, Ohio) and Jack Kelly in “Newsies” Riehle’s television credits include being (Civic Theatre in Carmel). a regular in “Grounded for Life” and “The Jane Unger will direct “The Family Line.”

Young and the Restless.”

She also is directing “Lombardi,” which runs In “A Family Life,” Jonah, played by Riehle, through Nov. 21. is the white grandfather of Finn, a mixedTickets are available at atistage.org or by race 15-year-old whom he has just met. calling the box office at the Center for the Taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, Performing Arts at 317-843-3800.

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Besides the video induction, the foundation will unveil new opportunities at theLegendary lyricist Sammy Cahn, singer/ songbook.org for viewers to learn about the songwriter Melissa Manchester and commusical legacies of this year’s Hall of Fame poser/ inductees. Videos and interactive GREAT AMERICAN arranger learning opportunities will include Billy Straybassist/composer Marlon Martinez’s SONGBOOK horn will Strayhorn Sundays; Songbook Acadbe honored in an upcoming online emy master class moments with event as the 2021 inductees to the Manchester; a peek at the Emmy Great American Songbook Hall of Award won by Cahn and frequent Fame. collaborator Jimmy Van Heusen for Manchester Premiering at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 on “Love and Marriage,” courtesy of the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Van Heusen’s great nephew Brook Babcock; Facebook and YouTube channels, the 2021 music playlists and more.

Songbook Hall of Fame Virtual Induction The program is free to view. For event also will present video testimonials, interreminders and viewing links, register at bit. views and tribute performances by Songly/2021SongbookHOF. book Foundation founder Michael Feinstein; The Songbook Hall of Fame celebrates Manchester; Alyce Claerbaut, niece of the composers, lyricists and performers who late Strayhorn and president of Billy Strayhave “created the soundtrack of our lives” horn Songs Inc.; Galen Demus, nephew of with their contributions to American popStrayhorn and board member of Billy Strayular music. Hall of Fame inductees are horn Songs Inc.; Tita Cahn, widow of Sammy selected based on factors including musical Cahn; and rising NYC-based jazz singer influence on other artists, length and depth Anaïs Reno, an alumna of the foundation’s of career and body of work, innovation and annual Songbook Academy summer intensuperiority in style and technique, and oversive for high school performers. all musical excellence.

Where’s Amy? Amy Pauszek is a photographer, award winning film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis. She can be reached at Amy@ youarecurrent.com. To see more of her photos, visit currentnightandday.com.

Where’s Amy finds ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ Where’s Amy attended the Oct. 28 opening night of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “There’s No Place Like Home.” The live performance was a personal piece created by GHDT Executive Artistic Director Gregory Hancock focusing on his purposeful and enlightening travels to India. The beautiful choreography, colorful handmade costumes, dramatic lighting and joyful songs from the Indian culture made this show memorable. If you missed this production, be sure to see “The Nutcracker” opening Dec. 4 at Pike Performing Arts Center in Indianapolis. For more information and tickets, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. Above, GHDT company dancers, front, from left, Abigail Lessaris (Carmel), Olivia Payton (Carmel), Hannah Brown (Carmel) and back, from left, Thomas Mason (Indianapolis), Chloe Holzman (Carmel), Zoe Maish (Carmel), Camden Lancaster (Indianapolis), Josie Moody (Noblesville), Adrian Dominguez (Indianapolis) and GHDT Executive Artistic Director Gregory Hancock (Carmel). (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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Grateful for great graters Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

View of downtown Indianapolis from James Whitcomb Riley tomb. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A visit to Crown Hill Cemetery Commentary by Don Knebel Crown Hill Cemetery, the nation’s third-largest nongovernmental cemetery, provides an opportunity to TRAVEL enjoy the most picturesque site in Indianapolis while remembering many who helped make the city what it is today.

In 1863, 30 Indianapolis civic leaders formed a nonprofit association to establish a nondenominational “rural cemetery” of the type popular in Europe. They purchased 236 acres of rolling farmland about 3 1/2 miles northwest of the city, including Mount McCormick, the highest point in Marion County also known as “Strawberry Hill” or “Crown Hill.” The association engaged a Pittsburgh architect to design the cemetery, which was dedicated on June 1, 1864. In 1866, the United States government purchased land from the association as a cemetery for Union Civil War dead and later purchased the Confederate Mound for 1,616 soldiers who died while Union prisoners. An ornate vault, built in 1875 to hold bodies until ground thawed, is now Gothic Chapel.

Today, Crown Hill Cemetery includes 555 acres along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, between 32nd and 42nd streets. Its beautiful grounds, including 110 species of tagged trees, attract about 50,000 visitors a year. Many follow a white line to the tomb of Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley (for whom Riley Hospital for Children was named) atop Crown Hill that offers a panoramic view of downtown Indianapolis. The tombs of President Benjamin Harrison and author Booth Tarkington are just below. One area honors Indiana law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and another, above a yard of bricks, remembers legends from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The other 200,000-plus graves include those of Vice Presidents Charles Fairbanks, Thomas

Gothic Chapel at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Hendricks and Thomas Marshall, and those of well-known Indianapolis names from the past (Allison, Ayres, Butler, Claypool, Duesenberg, Fletcher, Lilly, Stutz and Taggart) and present (Binford, Carson, Conrad, Eiteljorg, Hinkle, Irsay, Mays, Sanders). John Dillinger’s tombstone was removed recently because of repeated vandalism.

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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As we turn our calendars to November, I always wonder why there isn’t any good Thanksgiving music out there. Halloween has a handful of GRAMMAR GUY hits. Obviously, Christmas and Hanukkah have their own genre of “holiday” music. Why doesn’t Thanksgiving get any good songs?

I’d be grateful to have a song connected with Thanksgiving in addition to Adam Sandler’s lonely “Turkey Song.” Wait a second — is it “grateful” or “greatful”? Let’s get to the bottom of this.

I’m going to cut to the chase and let you know that “grateful” is correct. The misspelling “greatful” is not a word.

How do we get this word “grateful” that just looks strange? After all, Tony the Tiger never says, “They’re grate!” when referring to a heaping bowl of Frosted Flakes. A “grate” is a noun that means “a frame of metal bars used to block something.” When used as a verb, “grate” means to either “reduce to small pieces by using a grater” or “to make an unpleasant sound.”

If we think again about this “grat-” word stem, we can recall words like “gratify,” “gratitude” and even “gratis” (something for free). It’s time to bust out our Latin dictionaries, folks.

The root Latin word we get “grateful” from is “gratus,” which means “pleasing or grateful.” This has no connection whatsoever with potatoes “au gratin.” “Gratin” is a French culinary term for something that is topped with a browned crust. “Gratin” comes from the French word “gratter,” which means “to scrape” or “to grate.”

There it is!

Words including “ingratiate,” “gratuity” and even “congratulate” come from the Latin root word that means “grateful.”

Cheese is great. You can grate cheese.

If a friend gives you an entire wheel of cheese, you are grateful for the thoughtful gesture.

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

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OPERATIONS MANAGER Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required.

To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

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Private Property Manager This position is responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds. Manager will manage the care of grounds and buildings as well as facilitate projects, which may include lawncare including specialized golf greens, cultivation, fertilization, and irrigation. Flowers and bed maintenance, repairing and maintenance of buildings/structures of 30 ac private estate.

Key Responsibilities • Hire and manage temporary/seasonal employees • Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.

• Lawn mowing and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.

• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.

• Apply pesticide, fertilizer • Snow removal • Tree shrubs maintenance • Perform repairs and maintenance of equipment • Project management • Maintain expenses and contracts with outside contractors • Interact with owners and family members • Special projects: Seasonal/Holiday decorations, other Successful candidate must be a hands-on working manager, capable of managing others and projects to successful completion, have an eye for 5-star quality, demand perfection, detail and results oriented and the ability to work independently and self manage.

Mail resumes to: laura.miller@heartlandfpg.com

WORK HERE. BE HAPPY. Who are Clarity Care Givers?

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And, we are an amazing place to work!

Are you compassionate? Are you service-and detail-oriented? Do you have a heart of service?

If you have these qualities, and caring for elders is your passion or could be your passion-please send your resume’ to: apply@claritycaregivers.com or call Amber and Suzanne at 317.774.0074, Option 3.

Clarity Care Givers offers our Caregivers a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive culture focused on strong connections, exceptional pay, flexible scheduling, an IRA, and caregiver recognition, to name a few.

Come to Clarity Care Givers, LLC Trusted, Requested - Preferred

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED

Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

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UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA FOR DOGS IN CARMEL SEEKS ADDITIONAL STAFF:

Apply Online: www.debrand.com/employment

We are looking for daycare members. This job entails you to be familiar with dogs and their behaviors. We need individuals who enjoy taking care of dogs in a setting where dogs play together , that includes cleaning up after messes, playing with them, watching body behavior and make sure dogs are getting along.

Hotel Staff Members: We also need hotel staff members who can follow feeding instructions, walk dogs, and engage their minds. Keep up with simple chores: such as dishes, laundry, and suite cleaning.

Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven, detail oriented. Professional and a dog loving candidates.

Full time and part time positions available. If you meet the criteria, we want to hear from you. Email your resume to : Kim@happydoghotelandspa.com

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

HELP WANTED:

Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce.

Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

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.

Job Opportunities Include But Are Not Limited To...

•Packaging, serving and selling worldclass gourmet chocolates •Customer service •Shop key holder •Making artisan ice cream sundaes •Making hot drinks w/ real chocolate

Part-Time Availability!

DeBrand is located at The Shops at River Crossing, next to The Fashion Mall!

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