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Reconfiguration of Town Hall begins, displeasing some

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Renovation of Zionsville Town Hall began April 5, but some disagree with Mayor Emily Styron’s vision for some RENOVATION aspects of the project.

The reconfiguration, which town officials estimate will cost more than $367,000, includes the creation of the Municipal Action Center, a one-stop space for residents to conduct government business, and the build-out of the second floor of the hall, which was purposefully left unfinished when it opened in 2017.

Construction is anticipated to continue into late June or early July. Amanda Vela, the town’s public information officer, said updates will be provided as they become available. Town Hall will remain closed to foot traffic during the work but will open to residents and customers by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 317-873-5410.

The reconfiguration will establish the Municipal Action Center on the first floor. Currently, town services are spread throughout town at multiple locations. Administrative staff from the Dept of Public Works and Parks and Recreation Dept. will move to the second floor of Town Hall when the vacant space is renovated.

Zionsville Town Council member Bryan Traylor supports finishing the second floor to utilize space.

“That was a plan we’ve had in place for a while, and it allows us to not need to build an additional building for those people,” Traylor said. “The Dept. of Public Works is currently housed in the same building as the police department, and the police department is just busting at the seems, so they need the space. And moving the Dept. of Public Works over to the Town Hall, that’s a great move.

That’s exactly what needs to happen.”

But Traylor said he doesn’t support renovating the first floor of Town Hall less than four years after it was built.

“There’s a lot of things that are wants that aren’t necessarily needs,” Traylor said.

“I just don’t think it’s the right time to do that on such a new building. The idea that the mayor’s administration doesn’t like the existing flow of the downstairs is just not a good enough reason to support the expense. That being said, (Styron) is moving forward with the renovation of that area

Renovation of Zionsville Town Hall began April 5, but some disagree with the mayor’s vision for some aspects of the project, particularly the cost of creating a Municipal Action Center. (File Photo)

without the support of the council.”

The town council voted 4-3 against an additional appropriation for the renovations, with the costs being mostly for furnishing and other supplementary expenditures.

Zionsville CFO Tammy Havard said the town could finance the reconfiguration without the additional appropriation, which the mayor’s administration chose to do. Some town councilors cited the town’s “tight” budget as one reason to not appropriate the additional funds.

“Town Hall was initially built with the understanding the second floor would need some changes and modifications and be built out, potentially, for something like this,” said Jason Plunkett, town council vice president. “From our perspective, that’s why the money was in the budget for some of those renovations.”

Plunkett, who voted against approving the request for additional appropriation for the project, said he and some of his constituents have reservations about the price of the reconfiguration.

“I had email dialogue with the town about the project, and the project was going to move forward anyway, whether we approved the money or not,” Plunkett said. “So from my perspective, if the money wasn’t needed for the project to move forward, I didn’t see the need to vote in favor of the appropriation.”

Traylor said all parties have the best interests of Zionsville in mind but that “we may not all have the same vision.”

Town employees anticipate the reconfiguration will save money. In 2018, the town introduced plans for a new municipal

complex to house the parks and recreation department and Dept. of Public Works. The complex is still anticipated, according to Lance Lantz, the town’s director of public works, though the proposed project awaits funding approval. By moving the two departments to Town Hall, Zionsville officials estimate the town will save more than $1.6 million that would have been spent to house the departments in the complex.

Although the project might save money, some believe the Municipal Action Center could have been simplified.

Initially, the mayor contemplated hiring a lobby receptionist to greet, guide and assist visitors on the first floor, which Dave Russell, a Zionsville resident, said would have been a more appropriate use of the space.

The vision, however, has now been reimagined as a small municipal action team that will assist customers.

“I struggle with having a brand new, or what I consider to be brand new, building that we feel like we need to reconfigure the entire downstairs to implement a new idea,” Russell said. “However, I think the mayor’s new idea is a great idea. There’s surely some way to use the space as it is configured now and still implement (her) plan.”

Traylor echoed the sentiment.

“I think the idea of a Municipal Action Center is a good idea, to have a central person to direct people to where they need to go to,” Traylor said. “However, that same concept could really be accomplished by a reception desk right there at substantially less cost. I think a reception desk would have been an easy solution and cheaper solution.”

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Zionsville house prices — March saw a continued robust residential real estate market in Zionsville. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average price of a Zionsville home continued to increase – up 12.1 percent to $553,684 compared to this time last year and the highest average sale price in central Indiana. Homes in Zionsville also sold quickly, leaving the market 35 days, or 43.8 percent, faster than March 2020. The average price per square foot of a home in Zionsville also increased by 20.3 percent, to $182.52.

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BCSO to ramp up spring enforcement campaign — The Boone County Traffic Safety Partnership is ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and coming from school. Over the next couple months, officers will be positioned along bus stops and routes watching for stop-arm violations and unsafe driving behavior.

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Carter and Whitman named to HMMPL Board of Trustees news@currentinzionsville.com The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library announced Rebecca Carter and Julie Whitman have been APPOINTMENT appointed to the library’s board of trustees.

Library officials said Carter and Whitman, as representatives of the library’s expanded service area in Carter Worth Township, will bring a wealth of educational and professional leadership experience to the board.

“Our community is experiencing profound growth, and with it comes an increased need for library services,” HMMPL Board President Monty Korte stated. “We’re pleased to have two new board members who not only represent members of our new service area, but also bring unique perspectives and insights that will help HMMPL achieve the many new goals set before us.”

Carter has a background in agricultural education and spent 13 years teaching agricultural education at the middle school and high school levels in Virginia. She joined the National FFA office as an education specialist when she moved to Indiana and now serves as the organization’s senior manager of its awards and recognition team.

Carter also has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and agricultural education from Virginia Tech. She and her family have lived in Whitestown for nine years and are active members of Traders Point Christian Church.

“I have a heart for kids and feel it is important that all kids have access to books, education and community activities,” Carter stated. “Over the years, our family has made it a priority to use and remain active in our local libraries. We know firsthand how a library can benefit individuals and a community.”

Whitman is the executive director for the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in InWhitman diana, a state government collaborative that makes recommendations on legislation that affects children and helps state agencies work together. She has an undergraduate degree in Spanish from Harvard University and a Master of Social Work from Boston College. She and her family have lived in the Walker Farms neighborhood of Whitestown since 2008.

“When I was growing up, the library was my preschool, my afterschool program and my summer camp,” Whitman stated. “I love to read, as does my whole family, and I love knowing there is a place in the community to connect with like-minded lifelong learners.”

Whitman and Carter look forward to helping the library expand and build a new branch in Whitestown.

“Having a library within walking/biking distance will make a world of difference for our community,” Whitman stated. “I am sure it will rapidly become a community hub for studying, working, meeting, reading and learning.”

DISPATCHES Football registration open — Zionsville Youth Football League is inviting all Zionsville children from grades K-6 to join for its fall 2021 football season. Early bird registration is open. Visit zyfl.net for details.

Mental health services — Mental health services in Boone County can be found by contacting the following organizations: • Crisis text line: HOME to 741741 • Aspire Indiana Health: 800-560-4038 • Boone County Suicide & Referral Line: 765-482-1599

• InWell: 317-912-1399 or 765-680-0071 • Mental Health America of Boone County: 765-482-3020 or 765-3661050 • National Suicide Prevention: 800-273-8255 • Project Lifesaver: 765-485-3017 • Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, press 1 • Witham Health Services: 765-485-8700 • Zionsville Police Dept. Police Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Frost, who heads the department’s REACH Unit, can be reached at 317-873-5967 ext. 8023 or at efrost@zionsville-in.gov.

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BCHD vaccine clinic nears capacity after increased allotment

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Health Dept.’s 4-H Fairgrounds COVID-19 vaccination clinic is near capacity now that the PANDEMIC state is allotting 2,200 doses of Moderna’s vaccine to the clinic each week, said Abby Messenger, the BCHD’s environmental health specialist.

“Right now, we’ve kind of hit our max unless we get more volunteers for vaccinators or if we try to extend a little more on the days that we’re there for a little bit shorter of a time,” Messenger said during an April 5 Boone County Commissioners meeting.

“Right now, we’re at the max for what we’ve got. I can’t thank our volunteers enough.

We wouldn’t be anywhere without them.

They’ve put hundreds of hours into this, and it’s crazy to see them all come back every week. We’re very thankful.”

Until the state opened vaccine eligibility to Indiana residents 16 and older, the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds vaccination clinic

received 1,300 doses of Moderna’s vaccine each week.

Dr. Herschell Servies, the county’s health officer, said during the meeting that nearly all appointments at the BCHD’s vaccination clinic are booked through mid-May. Messenger said volunteers at the clinic have allowed the BCHD to administer vaccines at a pace of one vaccine per minute.

Because of the increased allotment, she said the clinic has reached capacity, unless more vaccines are sent to the department.

If more are sent, she said more volunteers would be needed.

Messenger said the department is not in need of additional volunteers to staff its clinic, but she said interested residents can apply to volunteer at boonemrc.com in case the department is allotted more doses.

As of April 5, Boone County had fully vaccinated 16,136 Indiana residents and partially vaccinated 23,643 residents. The BCHD fairgrounds clinic had vaccinated 13,807 Indiana residents as of April 5.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Zionsville Eagle Recreation and Enrichment Foundation Inc. will offer OUTDOORS enrichment classes and athletic camps for students in preschool through high school, with some adult offerings as well. Camps begin in late May, and classes begin in June.

The organization will offer seven weeks of classes, including Indy STEM Camps, art, music, foreign language, technology, chess, baking, camp invention and sports Girls learn to play volleyball at a Zionsville Eagle Recreation and camps. Many will be taught Enrichment Foundation Inc. athletic camp last year. (Submitted photo)

by Zionsville Community Schools faculty and staff. Programs from archery, crafts, sports and tennis to acaoutside professionals also are offered. demic enrichment, campfires, games and “We have a lot of working parents in camp songs, among others.

Zionsville,” said Ann Hall, manager of ZiZ’Camp will transport any campers who onsville Eagle Recreation and Enrichment. would like to participate in Eagle Recre“If there’s a nanny or a babysitter, this is ation and Enrichment programs at the high something they can bring their kids to. school campus.

Some of them last an hour. Some of them Guardians can drop off students as early last two hours. Some are all day, morning as 7:30 a.m. and pick them up as late as and afternoon. It can serve as day care. It 5:30 p.m. Z’Camp program hours are 9 a.m. can serve as enrichment. It can serve as to 4 p.m. For more, visit zcamponline.com. just fun or (a way) to keep learning going in Additionally, class of 2034 kindergarten the summer with some of our more academstudents can register for The Safety Town ic courses as well.”

Experience, which will be held at all elemenAll programs will be at Zionsville Commutary schools. nity School campus locations. Participants Hall said masks are mandatory in Zionsdo not have to be enrolled in a Zionsville ville schools through the end of the school school or live in Zionsville, Hall said. To regyear. COVID-19 protocols at the summer ister, visit zcs.k12.in.us and click the Eagle classes, Z’Camp and other offerings after Recreation and Enrichment tab or visit zithe school year will be determined at a later onsvilleeaglerec.com. For a full list of class offerings and prices, visit zionsvilleeaglerec. date by ZCS administrators and guidance from the Boone County Health Dept. com/summer.cfm.

“We are limiting class sizes a little bit “We do have kids from Carmel, Brownsthis year,” Hall said. “We’ll be cleaning in burg and other areas that come,” Hall said. between classes, (using) hand sanitizer.

“Even last year, we had someone for a We used to have parents coming into the volleyball camp. They were coming up for two weeks to stay with their aunt, and they buildings. We won’t have any parents coming into the buildings. It’ll be more of a car attended one of our camps.” line pick up. Mask wearing for students Z’Camp, a program for children in preand staff — we don’t really know what the school through sixth grade, also will be Boone County Health Dept. is going to do, held at Zionsville West Middle School. Regbut as of right now, those are our guideistration is open for all summer or specific lines. And we will be following safe practicweeks. es for the summer for COVID.” Weekly activities will range from fishing,

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ZPD CONTINUES COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT

Zionsville Police Dept. officer Dakota Foote, back, center, a certified instructor through the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, pauses March 31 with a Zionsville Fellowship Church men’s group after leading a discussion about domestic violence. ZPD Lt. Drake Sterling said the department emphasizes community policing by engaging with residents and providing education to youth and adults.

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The Lemon Bar to reopen in May

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Lemon Bar, a Zionsville bakery and cafe that has been closed for nearly a year because of the COVID-19 LOCAL BIZ pandemic, will reopen in May at an undetermined date, owner Kate Drury announced.

Along with many other businesses, The Lemon Bar, at 95 E. Pine St., closed when the pandemic began. The Lemon Bar briefly reopened in May 2020 before closing again the following month. Because of the long closure, Drury said many of the The Lemon Bar’s staff have found other jobs or chosen not to return for personal reasons.

“The goal is to be open by Mother’s Day (May 9), but that is going to depend on if we are able to get everybody staffed and trained, because we are rehiring for all those positions,’ Drury said. “But we are getting in there over the next month and getting everything cleaned, ready, set up, restocked. The website is getting a refresher, etc. I just don’t have a drop-dead date because it’s going to depend as we get closer what things look like staffing-wise.”

The Lemon Bar, which offers cupcakes and other foods, will reopen in May. (File photo)

Drury, who also owns The Flying Cupcake, a bakery with five central Indiana locations, closed The Lemon Bar last June because she felt local guidance was lacking.

“It’s been stressful, but I think we made the right decision,” Drury said. “It wasn’t safe for staff and certainly not customers, so we were just waiting for the munici-

palities to catch up and let us know what they thought we should do, because in May there was really no guidance. There were no masks. There really wasn’t anything.

“There was the national CDC (guidance), but there seemed to be a lack of knowing what to do locally. And I’m not a doctor, so I became increasingly aware it was going to be up to us to figure out what we wanted to do.”

Drury decided to close The Lemon Bar until the pandemic ended or until vaccines were widely available. Now that they are, she feels it is safe to reopen The Lemon Bar again. It will feature outdoor dining, and the space’s garage door will be lifted to allow open air flow, Drury said.

The Lemon Bar’s general manager, Laura Erickson, who has been working at The Flying Cupcake during The Lemon Bar’s closure, and chef, Laney Glick, will return when The Lemon Bar reopens, Drury said.

Anyone interested in applying for a job at The Lemon Bar can email Erickson at laura@ thelemonbaronline.com.

“We are just super excited to see our customers,” Drury said. “It’s been a long time, and we are ready to serve them.”

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Project: Sanitary sewer and water line upgrades Project: North/South Location: Smokey Row Road Connector Expected completion: Work Location: The final elCONSTRUCTION is expected to begin on or ement to begin on the after May 3 and last for 30 project is the new, two-lane days. roundabout on Oak Street at CR 850 E., Project: Sidewalk installation and drainalso known as Cooper Road. While Oak age upgrades Street is planned to remain open to traffic Location: Shoshone Drive and Oswego throughout this phase, CR 850 E. will close Road south of the intersection for approximateExpected completion: Work is expected ly 30 days during construction. This is due to begin in May and last 60 days. to the change in elevation; the roundabout Project: Median and multi-use path will be higher than the cross-street, so a installation temporary access cannot be provided.

Location: Range Line Road between CarmExpected completion: The closure dates el Drive and 116th Street have not been announced yet, but the Expected completion: Work is expected project is expected to be complete this to begin in the fall and last 100 days. summer.

Project: New roundabout Project: CR 400 S. widening Location: 111th Street and College Avenue Location: The project is partially funded Expected completion: Work is expected by developer-provided funds, and comto begin on or after Sept. 6 and last 60 pletes a widening of CR 400 S. from CR days.

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Expected completion: Spring 2021 Project: CR 500 S. widening Location: The project is similar to the CR 400 S. project in that it widens and resurfaces CR 500 S. from CR 875 E. to approximately 0.4 miles west. A full road closure is anticipated.

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Expected completion: Work on the roundabout is set to begin after July 6 with a full closure of the intersection expected for approximately 75 days.

Project: Westfield Boulevard roundabout and culvert installation Location: South of 116th Street to 111th Street. The project includes a new roundabout at 111th Street and culvert installation at Carmel Creek.

Expected completion: Work on the roundabout is expected to begin on or after May 10 and last for 45 days. Once that is completed, work will begin on the culvert installation. The road is expected to reopen in mid-August.

Project: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: The city has not released a project timeline.

Project: East Street extension Location: A section of Grassy Branch Road between 203rd Street and Ind. 38 is permanently closed as of March 23. Additionally, a section of 203rd Street is permanently closed as of March 26. Both closures are associated with the East Street extension project which will improve safety at the Ind. 38 intersection when complete. Detour: Follow the direction of signage in this area until the new section of East Street is open later this year.

Project: Little Eagle Creek Avenue roundabout Location: Little Eagle Creek Avenue is closed to all thru traffic between 146th Street and 156th Street for roundabout construction.

Estimated completion: July 20 Detour: Local traffic will continue to have access to their homes, while thru traffic is asked to utilize the posted detour route of Hamilton Boone County Road, 156th Street and Shelborne Road.

Project: Changed stop condition Location: The traffic pattern on Centennial Road changed as of Feb. 16. Traffic will stop at 193rd Street, and traffic on 193rd Street will not stop at Centennial Road. Advance warning signs have been installed to alert drivers to the new traffic pattern.

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

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Ron and Janet Hopwood have started a new venture, the William Rose Distillery. (Submitted photo)

Zionsville couple opens distillery

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com In 2012, Zionsville residents Ron and Janet Hopwood opened Hopwood Cellars Winery, what they say is Boone SPIRITS County’s first local winery. Ron makes wine full time, but last year Janet, an insurance underwriter, began distilling spirits for the couple’s new venture — William Rose Distillery.

In July 2020, Janet, 51, attended Moonshine University in Louisville to learn how to distill spirits. On March 2 of this year, the couple began selling Janet’s new spirits through the William Rose Distillery.

“It’s something (Ron’s) wanted to do, and then with him doing all the wine, he didn’t have time, so I kind of picked it up,” said Janet, noting that Ron has distilled brandies to create ports for the winery for several years.

The distillery offers four spirits, including a bourbon. The other three are whiskeys: Indiana Whiskey, 1840 Whiskey and Blackjack Whiskey. The spirits are only available at Hopwood Cellars Winery at 12 E. Cedar St., in Zionsville, Ron said.

This year, the distillery’s bourbon, Indiana

Bourbon Whiskey Batch No. 1, received a platinum score of 96 points out of 100 at the Monterey International Wine Competition, which also judges spirits. It also received the competition’s Spirit of the Year Award.

The distillery’s other spirits also did exceptionally well at the competition. Indiana Whiskey scored 94 points, and Black Jack Whiskey scored 93 points.

“You probably don’t want to mix these with soda,” Ron said. “You don’t want Coke and whiskey here. These you drink neat or drink it on the rocks. This is big-flavor stuff.”

The Hopwoods anticipate the release of their fifth spirit, a wheat bourbon, within the next few weeks. Labels for the bottles are being finalized.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Janet said. “My full-time job is underwriting, so there’s no creativity in that. But with the bourbon, I get to use more of my creative side mixing flavors.”

Ron, 53, said he and Janet have creative minds, which allows them to work well together. Despite the potential challenges of living and working together, they said their new venture has been a rewarding experience.

“It’s a great partnership, surprisingly,” Ron said. “It really is.”

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Diane Schultz, executive director of the Boone County Chamber of Commerce, said many women are workINSPIRATION ing from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and, as a result, are struggling to maintain a healthy work/life balance. The chamber’s upcoming event, Work-Life Balance Redefined, aims to help them find that balance.

“Women Inspiring Women,” a quarterly series hosted by the Boone County Chamber of Commerce, gives women throughout the Boone County area personal and professional development opportunities, Shultz said.

The series’ second-quarter event, Work-Life Balance Redefined, is being held in person, but face masks are required, and attendees will be socially distanced.

The event will be from 7:30 to 9 a.m. April 27 at The Cardinal Room at the Golf Club of Indiana, 6905 S. 525 E., Lebanon. Featured speaker Cherylanne Skolnicki, founder of The Brilliant Balance Co., will join in a livestream, providing advice and tips for sustaining a healthy work/life balance.

Skolnicki will teach about false narratives surrounding work/life balance, a new definition that matches a pandemic world and three key elements to an intentional and successful work-life balance.

“I had been listening to her podcast and reading her blog and felt the topics she was speaking on were very relevant to women, our target audience, in their personal lives, their professional lives,” Shultz said. “But it’s really all professionals, not just women.”

The 2021 “Women Inspiring Women” series is sponsored by Aspire Indiana Health. The April event is open to all, including men, Schultz said. To register, visit boonechamber.org. Cost is $15 for chamber members and $20 for non-members. L.A. Café will provide boxed breakfasts.

“People are, I think, seeking information for how to be the best professional they can be but also be able to have their family and home life and really enjoy a good quality of life,” Schultz said. “And the work/life (balance) definition is much different today than it has been in the past. That’s really what (Skolnicki) is going to give some takeaways for.”

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The Boone County Commissioners won’t enact stricter mask mandates than the state government, meaning the county no longer required residents to wear masks in public.

However, the commissioners said individual businesses and offices — including offices in county buildings — could require masks to be worn. In such situations, if visitors refuse to wear a mask and leave the premises after being asked, they could be charged with trespassing, Boone County Sheriff’s Office Major Brian Stevenson said.

The decision was announced at the April 5 Boone County Commissioners meeting, as the state’s mask mandate was set to expire the next day. Indiana’s mask mandate became a state mask advisory on April 6, though face coverings remain mandatory in all state buildings and facilities and in all COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said during a March 23 address that masks would also continue to be required at all K-12 schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.

“I’ve been a commissioner for 12 years, and I don’t think we’ve dealt with anything even remotely as close to being as difficult as this,” Boone County Commissioner Jeff Wolfe said. “We’ve had to make some tough decisions that were not always popular.

We’ve done some things that we’ve looked back on and said, ‘That probably wasn’t the right thing to do.’ But we learn, and we move forward.”

Wolfe said the number of partially vaccinated residents in the county approached 50 percent as of April 5, with more vaccinations scheduled in the coming weeks, leading commissioners to believe circumstances have changed since masks were first mandated by the state in July 2020 and vaccinations began in December 2020.

“It’s just an incredible feat considering we started this weeks ago,” Wolfe said.

“As we move forward, we have taken this change from the state, and we have discussed it, and at this time, we don’t see that we should add additional mandates

Leah Wilson, executive director and co-founder of Stand for Health Freedom, a nonprofit digital advocacy center, said Boone County would not benefit from enacting stricter mask mandates.

“There is no justification to keep us under a state of fear and to keep society under mandates instead of education and guidelines, (although some focus) on forcing people or incentivizing people to participate in a system that has not yet been proven,” Wilson said.

Wilson said increasing COVID-19 case numbers in states with stricter mandates, such as Michigan — a state that requires residents to wear face coverings in public — proved mask mandates aren’t slowing the pandemic, though cases are increasing on average across the nation.

“Keeping that in mind, this may not be the wholesale solution to protecting those who are vulnerable,” Wilson said.

Dr. Herschell Servies, the county’s health officer, said masks are effective. “(That’s) the one thing that’s helped us during the pandemic. (They) are the best thing we’ve done,” Servies said during the April 5 meeting. “My advice is we wear a mask, period. If you just look at what’s happened at March Madness, our positivity rate down in Marion County has gone from 3.2 (percent) to 4.1 (percent) in these last three weeks or so.

And then we had this 23-year-old (man) who went to the Alabama basketball game, and four days later he’s dead.”

Servies said Witham Health Services, where he practices, has three of its eight COVID-19-dedicated beds filled, one by an otherwise healthy 50-year-old patient on a ventilator.

“I’m a scientist. I believe in what the CDC has been doing,” Servies said. “The CDC still recommends masks (be worn).

I’m going to continue to wear a mask, no matter what. It’s still here. I don’t disagree with letting folks make a decision about the mask, but I think they are silly if they are not wearing a mask. They are kidding themselves.”

Boone County residents are no longer required to wear a mask, following the Boone County Commissioners decision to not enact stricter mask mandates than the state government, though busiensses, such ast Starbucks, and offices may require them. (Photo by Jarred Meeks)

to what people are doing. We (believe) that the people of Boone County have taken responsibility for themselves.”

Wolfe said residents should continue following guidelines from health officials, including wearing a mask in large crowds, but that the decision to follow the guidance is “your personal decision from this point forward, according to what the governor has laid out.”

“I think (the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic) is a personal responsibility issue that we all clearly understand, and (resi-

dents) have access to CDC guidelines and, certainly, state information,” Tom Santelli, president of the Boone County Commissioners, said during the meeting. “We’ve learned a lot, and the science will continue to evolve, and we reserve the right to, as we get more information, work hard to preserve everyone’s individual freedoms.”

ON THE COVER: Zionsville Starbucks barista/shift supervisor Angie Dengler makes a drink for a customer while wearing a mask.

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Recalling the best spring break ever

Commentary by Terry Anker Why can’t life be easy all the time?

Would it be so difficult to remove our difficulties? For many of us, such questions resonate, especially these days.

Things that used to be very simple can now be abundantly complicated. Do we shake hands anymore? Or, is it best to deploy a fist bump, elbow bang or nod across the room to acknowledge a kind greeting from a friend? Even from those many things we might keep after the pandemic is officially pronounced no longer a threat, most of us are struggling to make sense of the new social order. For some, it may be — or seem — irreversibly life damaging. For many, it will be an inconvenience for a while.

At least we have our health, right?

The cliché, like many others, makes a good point. Anyone who has ever endured a toothache will tell you that all is well until the pain starts. Then, within hours, nothing else matters. Time stops until the anguish is alleviated. Birthday parties, long-planned trips, big presentations at work — all are set aside in the increasing wave of sensory-induced focus. No matter the cost, we’ll do anything to make it relent! Our previous worries have faded into some fistclenched negotiation with God — make the pain recede and we promise to be good and stop tormenting our brother, complaining about the job, or watching too much television news.

Then, modern medicine rescues the tooth — equilibrium is ultimately restored. How long do we hold our promised repentance? With the sharp and shooting agony alleviated, our attention returns to the annoyances of the daily ritual. Is the corporal sufficient? Does mental anguish count? Maybe the saying should be redrafted to proclaim, “At least we have our physical and mental health.”

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

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I met my husband Doo 31 years ago this month. We were seniors in high school who happened to be spring breaking in the same small island town in the Bahamas. I had a rich best friend with a timeshare, and Doo had a family connection through an uncle. He was tall and skinny, with an impressive mullet (Doo, not the uncle), and for me, at least, it was love at first sight.

Surprisingly, he called a few days after we were back stateside to invite me to visit. We married six years later, and the rest, of course, is Wilson history.

It’s a great story, right? Spring break fling-turned-matrimonial bliss? With our own children now around the age we met, I can’t help but think how crazy it all was. For starters, my parents let me travel internationally to a place where the drinking age was 18, essentially unchaperoned (there was a designated adult there, but she wasn’t either of our mothers and drank more than we did).

And then to fall for a boy who lived only two hours north, and like me, heading to Colorado for college? What were the odds?

I believe it was fate. And so, when I give my annual spring break talk to my students about making good choices, I do in fact spend some time on vacation romance. “Be prepared for one of two eventualities!” I warn. “Heartbreak is the more likely, but you might also land at the spectrum’s other end: Three decades of marriage with a guy whose once enviable mullet has been replaced by an immaculately bald dome.”

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

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Fist is not welcoming, Part 2 Editor: Count me in with Dale Ankrom of Zionsville as being upset about the raised fist painted on the traffic light control box at a major gateway to our downtown. I agree with his statements, not the least of which point out a fist as a symbol of anger and conflict. That the color or combination of colors matters not.

And the Zionsville Cultural District and Mayor (Emily) Styron should be ashamed of placing such a controversial symbol in a prominent community-owned site. I would, however, take it one step further.

It should be removed and replaced with something more welcoming and non-controversial. And the sooner the better. I don’t want our fine town dragged into the muck of this sort of divisive symbolism.

Jim Blackwell, Zionsville

Let’s hear it for Zionsville youth Editor: I have seen letters from residents of Zionsville who are unhappy with the artwork on the traffic control box at the entrance to Zionsville. I want to go on record as saying I like it. What’s more, when writers say, “Oh, it’s OK to give young people a voice, but it’s really the elders who should make the final decision,” I say, “Bunkum.” Either the young people have a voice, or they don’t.

I think the artist was very sensitive to

the moment, a moment of introspection on issues such as racism and white supremacy. I applaud her and any other young people involved in the artwork on that box. If the elders had their way, I’m sure nothing would appear there that would in the least make anyone uncomfortable, make them think and make them ask themselves some hard questions. Let’s hear it for the courageous and insightful youth of Zionsville.

Cynthia J. Starks, Zionsville

Encouraging the quest for equality Editor: It saddens me that Jim Holden (in his April 6 letter to the editor) saw nothing but an offensive symbol in the innovative art of 16-year-old Grace.

He obviously overlooked the group of diverse figures surrounding the hand raised in solidarity for equality. What is offensive about social justice?

True, a high schooler may not have the historical perspective of an older, white man, but surely, we can appre-

ciate the input of the younger generation in our search for a better America.

Holden misses the point. For me, it’s encouraging to see their quest for equality that we older generations have not achieved. I applaud all four artists, their parents, the Zionsville Cultural (District) and Mayor (Emily) Styron for allowing the younger generation to have a vibrant voice in the future of Zionsville.

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The Spanish Civil war was specifically and explicitly fought against fascist oppression – just ask Ernest Hemingway. Is resisting fascism a bad thing? He also overlooked the most iconic use of the gesture – Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, an act Smith himself described as “a human rights salute.” Was the civil rights movement a bad thing? Mr. Holden imagines communist bogeymen behind the raised fist, but there are numerous positive interpretations. The swastika, as we all know, has no alternative meaning. The notion that pro-civil rights groups want to turn America into communist Cuba is absurd, and Mr. Holden knows it. Why is racial justice so frightening that he wants to equate it with the Castro or the Third Reich?

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Commentary by Dick Wolfsie People always act surprised to see me.

Not happy to see me — just surprised. I remember walking home from HUMOR elementary school and coming in the door about 3 p.m. My mother would say, “Are you home already?”

I must have lived closer to school than I thought.

When I was on TV every morning, people who saw me at the supermarket seemed shocked. “Dick Wolfsie! What are you doing here?” I had a list of answers that began with eggs, bread and 2 percent milk.

The staff at my dentist’s office was stunned to see me the other day, but I can’t figure out why. True, I had not been to the dentist in a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but I made an appointment in January for late March, assuming I would be vaccinated by then.

Ten minutes after I made that appointment, I got a text asking me to confirm the date.

Then, two weeks ago came a postcard in the mail reminding me that at 2 p.m. on March 31, I was to see Dr. James about my pearly off-whites. Then a few days before the appointment date, I received an email and a text, all not-so-subtle hints to be sure I arrived at my scheduled time. I also got a message on my answering machine that morning: “Hi, this is Dr. James’ office. We are confirming your appointment. Could you call us back and let us know you got this message?”

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Could you please call me back to confirm that you got my message confirming that I will be there? If I don’t hear from you, I’m not going to bother driving all the way over there.”

When they called back, I wasn’t home, so they left a message: “Dick, this is Dr. James’ office.

Yes, we expect you.

Please confirm you got this message, which confirms we received your last message, confirming you will be here. We can’t wait – DICK WOLFSIE to dig away at the plaque.”

This could have gone on indefinitely, so I decided to just show up. I walked into the office, sat down and started flipping through pamphlets featuring horrifying photos of gum disease.

The receptionist finally noticed me: “Oh, if it isn’t Dick Wolfsie! What a nice surprise!

Are you on today’s schedule?”

Right after my dental appointment, I checked my phone and there was already a text message from Dr. James’ office confirming my next appointment … for August.

When I got back home, I opened the front door and there was Mary Ellen: “Oh, it’s you,” she said.

After 42 years, there are no surprises.

A few days before the appointment date, I received an email and a text, all not-so-subtle hints to be sure I arrived at my scheduled time.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Boone County Health Dept. Public Health Educator Claire Haughton said residents should continue following guidance issued by the PANDEMIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even though the county’s COVID-19 metrics are declining, and more Hoosiers are being vaccinated. The state’s facemask mandate also has expired.

The BCHD reported 45 additional COVID-19 cases the week of March 26. The week of March 20, the department reported 59 new cases. Although the county’s COVID-19 metrics are trending down, Haughton said more time is needed to detemine whether spring break, March Madness and the expired mask mandate will cause an increase in cases.

Haughton said precautions are still necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 variants even though vaccinations are widely available to most of the adult population. “(Vaccines are) considered 100 percent effective at preventing hospitalization and death, but there is still a chance that people could still get sick,” Haughton said. “And I’m also concerned that as soon as they get

vaccinated and they get one dose or right after they get their second dose they’re going to say, ‘Hey, I’m good. I’m protected,’ and throw caution to the wind.”

Referencing the CDC’s guidance for vaccinated people, Haughton said residents gathering with people from more than one other household should still consider wearing masks and practice social distancing.

She said avoiding social gatherings also is an option.

“If people are going over to a friend’s house or having the family over and everybody’s from the same household, that’s considered lower risk for the people who are vaccinated,” Haughton said. “I just suggest they follow CDC guidelines. And if they feel more comfortable wearing masks and continuing to stay socially distanced or just avoiding those gatherings, then they are certainly more than welcome to.

“We are still encouraging people to continue the precautions that we’ve been taking for the last year or so because we are still seeing promising information with the vaccines, but we still have a long way to go.”

The BCHD has added additional vaccine appointments at its Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds clinic for April 13. It also added a clinic April 17 and April 25.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Quinn Cavin started acting classes with his mother when he was younger, mostly because he was bored with FILM school.

“She’s always been very supportive of my desire to act and create stories,” Cavin said. “She took me to acting class when I was younger. What motivated me to be an actor is I had this idea that actors didn’t need to go to school. I really didn’t like to go to school as a kid, so I tried to convince her to let me stay home and be homeschooled because I didn’t need to go to school because I was going to be an actor.

“Luckily, she encouraged me to stay in school.”

Cavin graduated in the top 10 of his class academically at Mooresville High School. Cavin, who turns 24 April 16, graduated from Wabash College in 2019 with a double major in psychology and theater.

An honors student, he was selected to give one of the two student commencement addresses at Wabash.

Cavin performed in school plays in high school and in college.

“I’m glad I didn’t quit,” Cavin joked about school.

His parents, Curt and Becky Cavin, moved to Noblesville when Quinn started college and now live in Westfield. Curt is a former Indianapolis Star sports writer who now works for IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Cavin, who now lives in Burbank, Calif., moved to New York after graduating from college. He quickly found success as he made a short film called “The Dine-andDash Dater” with another Wabash graduate, Ryan Cairns, shortly after moving to New York.

“It’s based on a real-life news article that Ryan had shown me, ‘The dine-anddash dater,’” Cavin said. “This guy had been going on hundreds of dates on dating apps. He’d show up to dinner early, order an entrée and then order another entrée with his date, take another to go and just slip out the back door. All the

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Fishers Arts Gallery hosts Senior Showcase From left, Ana Moioli, Quinn Cavin, Jhony Perez, Sarah Barnett and Mafalda Pinto Correia on the set of “The Dine-and-Dash Dater.” (Submitted photo)

women put the pieces together that this was the same guy. The story went on even after we finished the film. But he was finally arrested and charged with the felony with the sheer numbers of bills he’s skipped out on paying.

“I thought the story was a funny real-life thing and we kind of adapted that to a fun movie to make.”

Cavin wrote and directed the film with Cairns. Cavin’s girlfriend, Mafalda Pinto Correia, from Portugal, portrays the main character since the story is told from the perspective of the girl who is left from dinner. They set up a sting to catch him.

While in college, Cavin took a semester off, from January to July in 2018, to study in New York City, winning a scholarship to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He met several actors, including his girlfriend, who he used for the film. They were in an acting class together.

The short film was completed at the end of 2019 and won the Best of Fest at the 2020 Strasberg Film Festival in February 2020. It was nominated in several categories.

“It was in a handful of virtual festivals,” Cavin said.

Cavin said because of the short film success, they decided to produce a series called “CherryBomb,” with Correia as the lead and co-creator.

“We took the core characters that are in ‘The Dine-and-Dash Dater,’ minus the guy doing the dining and dashing,” Cavin said. “We took the tone of the film and adapted it to be a TV show. The story is about entrepreneurialism and the experience of finding your way in the world as a young adult.”

The six episodes, which were filmed during the summer of 2020, are about 25 minutes each.

“There were obstacles filming in New York during the pandemic,” Cavin said. “It was an ambitious thing for us to do and none of us were sure when we were shooting the first episode that we would make it all the way to six episodes because of the time, energy and money it takes to produce even one of them.”

The series is in post-production, and Cavin hopes to find a streaming home later this year.

Cavin recently took a job as a writer and production coordinator at Echobend Pictures.

For more, visit quinncavin.com.

editorial@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Arts Council is presenting the 12th annual Senior Showcase, sponsored by corporate sponsor Star Bank, through April 29. The exhibit celebrates the art of seniors from Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School. A free public reception is set for 6 to 7:15 p.m. April 16 followed by the awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m.

Both events will take place in The Art Gallery at City Hall. 1 Municipal Dr., Fishers.

COVID-19 protocols will be in place. Facial coverings are mandated as is social distancing. Fishers Arts Council volunteers will help visitors navigate the gallery and auditorium. The winners will receive scholarships totaling $2,000. The categories are: Best of show ($500), first ($250), second ($150) and third place ($100) in the categories of drawing, photography and painting/mixed media. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jesse Kramer, director of exhibits at Conner Prairie, will serve as the judge.

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by Jasmine Osborne, chair of the visual arts department at Fishers High School, and Angela Fritz chair of the visual arts department Hamilton Southeastern High School along with art department teachers Danielle Ontiveros and Lisa Brown.

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rison Presidential Site’s library for a book signing. Per the plot, only eight VIP guests have been invited to his book signing beThis play is different than anything Cancause of the COVID-19 pandemic. dlelight Theatre founder Donna Wing has “Those eight people become part of the ever presented at the play,” said Wing, who performs as PLAY Benjamin Harrison PresiHartley’s agent, Paige Turner. “Undential Site. fortunately, J.R. is murdered before ‘”This is an interactive murder they get a chance to meet him. mystery,” said Wing, a Geist resiThere are eight suspects. Because dent. “Typically, you would have 50 of COVID, half of the police force is to 60 people come to an evening out. They kind of had to scrape the event and there would be a murder. bottom of the barrel to get the peoWing You break out to small groups and ple to help out this head detective, you interrogate for the Agatha Christie-type who is kind of an eccentric. So, the police ending. But we have COVID.” need the help of these eight VIP guests to So, Wing worked with playwright Jo help solve the crime.”

Smedley, who has won awards for crime Wing said the guests go to seven different writing, to get artistic license to make some rooms to hear staged performances of acadjustments. tors doing monologues on who they are and “Death in the Library” will be held April 16where they were at the time of the murder.

17, 23-24, 30 and May 1. Performances begin “The audience will have an amount of every 30 minutes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. There time to look for clues in the room and interwill be a matinee April 25 with performancrogate these suspects,” Wing said. es every 30 minutes from 2 to 4 p.m.

Wing said it’s like the game of Clue, The storyline, which includes COVID-19 as where players have to figure out who did it part of the plot, is the author J.R. Hartley, in what room with what weapon. who has written books on President BenjaFor more, visit min Harrison, is visiting the Benjamin Harpresidentbenjaminharrison.org.

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Artistic Director Michael J. Taylor has an“Who’s in Bed with The Butler” by Michael nounced the lineup for the 2021 season at Parker is a madcap farce that is not nearly Frankfort’s Red as salacious as the title would imPRODUCTION Barn Summer ply. When a billionaire dies, his only Theatre. The child assumes she will inherit his three shows will be “Who’s in Bed estate. When she arrives to claim with The Butler?”; Neil Simon’s “The her father’s mansion and fortune, Odd Couple”; and the musical comeshe finds out otherwise and the dy “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” eccentric butler seems to be at the “Who’s in Bed with the Butler?” center of the screwball mystery.

Taylor will open the season June 9, folThe second show of the season is lowed by “The Odd Couple” June 23. “The the classic comedy “The Odd Couple.” From Wonderful Wonderettes” will open July 8 Broadway success to movies and television and close out the season July 18. The curshows, Simon’s bickering roommates have tain will rise on all Wednesday through entertained audiences for decades.

Saturday evening performances at 7:30 p.m., The Off-Broadway hit musical comedy while Sunday and any additional matinees “The Marvelous Wonderettes” will close out will start at 2 p.m. the 2021 season. The four-woman show “Due to socially distanced seating this is packed with humor and song as Betty year, we are only admitting 85 people to Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy entertain attend each show, so patrons should order classmates at the 1958 prom. The charming their tickets as soon as they receive their musical is for all ages. ticket brochure,” Community Outreach ManThe Red Barn Summer Theatre is at 2120 ager Bethany Sheets said. “The brochure East County Rd., 150 South in Frankfort. will be mailed later this month.”

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The little building is on Carmel’s charming Main Street, and the inside is adorable and quaint. The outdoor seating, with the twinkle lights and a soft breeze, makes you feel like you’re on vacation, and the coastal fare enhances the feeling. I sampled several items, all of which blew me away. To start, I tried a sampler platter of the appetizers (which is not on the menu but was made just for me). I tried the fried green tomatoes, which were deliciously crisp on the outside and served with a side of lemon aioli, spiced green tomato jam (reminded me of apple butter) and a bed of arugula. Typically, four to five tomatoes are served per order for $11. I also tried the cornbread basket, which is a warm portion of cornbread served with a delicious sweet butter and a savory pimento cheese spread. Four hunks of cornbread are served per order for $8.50.

The Low Country Crab Cakes were my favorite appetizer. They are two crab cakes the size of tennis balls with a side of lemon aioli and arugula for $16. The flight of deviled eggs is very fun — each egg is different and chef’s choice. The two I tried had smoked sausage and a Coca-Cola barbecue on one and salmon and dill on the other. Five are usually served per order for $10.

Clockwise, from top left, appetizer platter with fried green tomatoes, deviled eggs, crab cake and cornbread; grilled salmon with chili lime butter; Forsyth fig salad and Charleston-style shrimp and grits. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

For the main course, the Forsyth fig salad ($16) was bright, tart and sweet with a sweet tea-brined chicken, goat cheese and honey fritters, and an array of fruit and nuts with a side of house-made rosemary fig balsamic dressing. The Charleston-style shrimp and grits ($17 for the lunch portion, $23 for the dinner portion) was a rich bowl full of jumbo shrimp, smoked sausage, caramelized onions and peppers atop a mound of heirloom cheese grits and served in a velvety cream sherry sauce topped with a fried egg. Another favorite main course was the grilled salmon with chili lime butter ($23), served atop a bed of coconut rice with citrus black beans, sweet plantains, asparagus, pickled red onion and cilantro.

To top it off, I had a slice of the hummingbird cake, which I urge you to order, it was so good, and a key lime tart with layers of sponge cake, which was bright and refreshing. Since I write this column every week, I rarely ask for carryout boxes to take leftovers home, but you better believe I asked this time. I was incredibly impressed, to the point that I called my mom as I left the restaurant and told her that we would have to return together and pretend we were on a cruise while dining there.

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A cutesy look at pet names Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Western end of Kiel Canal. (Photo by Don Knebel)

History of world’s busiest canal Commentary by Don Knebel Germany’s Kiel Canal is the world’s busiest artificial waterway, accommodating more ships than the Suez and TRAVEL Panama Canals combined.

The waters north of Germany are divided into the North and Baltic seas by the Jutland Peninsula, jutting about 270 miles into those waters. Denmark occupies the northern three quarters of the peninsula and the German state of Schleswig-Holstein occupies the southern quarter.

In 1871, Schleswig-Holstein became part of the German Empire, ruled by Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm I. With Germany now united, it became important that German commercial and military vessels could go between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea without going around Denmark. As a result, the German government decided to construct a canal near the base of the Jutland Peninsula, running southwest from Kiel to Brunsbüttel, with locks at both ends.

Construction of the canal began in 1887, with 9,000 workers moving 100 million cubic yards of dirt. In 1895, Kaiser Wilhelm II officially opened the 61-mile-long canal, 10 miles

longer than the Panama Canal, and named it the Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal in honor of his grandfather. Using the canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula cut the travel distance of ships going between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by about 450 nautical miles. Between 1907 and 1914, Germany enlarged the canal to accommodate its largest battleships.

Although the Treaty of Versailles opened the canal to international shipping, Adolf Hitler closed it in 1936. The canal was reopened after World War II and renamed the Kiel Canal. The canal is spanned by 11 fixed bridges, each providing at least 138 feet of clearance. The canal can accommodate ships as long as 772 feet and as wide as 106 feet, dimensions excluding the largest container and cruise ships. Despite the limitations, up to 130 ships travel through the Kiel Canal each day.

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Remember that episode of “Seinfeld” where Jerry and Sheila (Jerry’s girlfriend for one episode) call each other “schmoopie”? This schmaltzy, GRAMMAR GUY saccharine show of cutesy nicknaming made the rest of the gang sick. Most people remember this episode for the “Soup Nazi” yelling “No soup for you!” I, however, can’t get the baby-talk nicknames out of my mind.

Did you know there’s a term for these pet names? It’s called “hypocorism.” We get the term from the Greek word “hypokorizesthai,” which means “to call by pet names.” In general, the term applies to whenever adults talk like babies, create diminutive nicknames for other words or names, or use another fond term to replace someone’s name. When researching this topic, I found that hypocorisms are all over the place in Australia. Some believe this is because the Aussies are generally welcoming and friendly people, and these sorts of fond nicknames flow naturally out of that interpersonal warmth.

Have you ever noticed people adding “-y” to the end of a word to make it sound cuter? That’s a hypocorism. My daughter (who is 3) calls her blanket a “blanky.” The “blanky” is fuzzy and “comfy.” Of course, the rest of our family follows suit with this kind of talk because it’s just so darn cute.

A “kitten” becomes a “kitty.” “Bird” turns into “birdy.” In the 1920s, the term “chamber pot” gave us the word “potty.” In our family, we’ve gone so far down the hypocorism rabbit hole that koalas have become “koalies.”

Think about when you’re talking to someone dear to you. Instead of saying “Agnes” (if Agnes is the focus of your endearment), you say “honey.” I’m sure you have a dating or married couple who calls each other “babe.” While “babe” is a far cry from “sugar pie” or “honeybunch,” it counts as a form of hypocorism, or as I like to call it, a precious wittle hypycory.

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

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Serving, Hamilton, Marion, Boone Madison & Hancock counties

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WILL DO BOBCAT WORK, REMODELING, BUILD DECKS & PROPERTY AND GUTTER CLEAN OUT Lawn Care and Landscaping, Mulching, Spring/Storm Clean-ups, Paint, Power-Washing.

Trash & Furniture Hauling & Building Demos.

FULLY INSURED & Sr Discount Text or call Jay 574-398-2135 shidelerjay@gmail.com www.jayspersonalservices .com

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317-802-6565 317-432-1627 “The Safe and Reliable Alternative to Boarding” Insured/Bonded Serving Carmel & Westfield

JACKSON LAWN MOWING Local Family Business Father and Son 35 Years Experience Insured-References Free Estimates 317-727-0948

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FIREWOOD SALE Topping – Removal Deadwooding – Landscaping Stump Grinding – Gutter Cleaning INSURED – FREE ESTIMATES Call Steve 317-341-4905 or 317-932-2115

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42 year old embroidery and screen printing business, Automatics & Manual printers, 4 head & 1 head Tajamia.l emb.sew excellent Vinyl plotter., Thousands of ready to use vector art or modifie. 4,000 plus dig. design DST 100’s of screens.

Experienced operator if kept local.

Close to HWY 31 and the new sports complex. Please Call 765-457-8580 or 765-776-0775

NOW HIRING 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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May 8th THRU May 19th May 31st THRU June 6th June 25th THRU July 3rd July 9th thru July 31st *Beautiful 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo *4th Floor with Gulf View *A Beautiful Inviting Pool *2 Lanais with Lounge Chairs *Plenty of Great restaurants to choose from *Perfect biking and walking paths *Up to 6 People A PARADISE AWAITS YOU Please email: rkojsc3@aol.com for rate info and details.

YOUR CLASSIFIED AD HERE! Call Dennis O’Malia 317-370-0749 NOW HIRING 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

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Become a Senior1Care Caregiver Today!

If you are compassionate, reliable and love the elderly, join our family business!

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Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield locations

Full or Part Time Flexible Hours Earn up to $20/hr

Free CNA Training is offered to FT (32 hrs) employees!

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No experience required! Must have a desire to make a difference in someone’s life – including yours!!!

Call us at 317-652-6175

NOW HIRING!!! FT & PT EMPLOYEES WITH FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES TO FIT YOUR NEEDS! Call 317-652-6175 to set up an interview or stop by our office at 598 W Carmel Drive, Suite F, Carmel, IN 46032, www.Senior1Care.com EOE

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NOW HIRING OPERATIONS MANAGER

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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.

Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Anderson 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, and day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision. APPLY AT Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive In 46032 tom@clevernest.com, 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

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 more than an Office Manager, we are looking for someone 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 office operations; 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 an incoming project and day to day office functions.

TO APPLY Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive Carmel IN 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100; www.clevernest.com

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Looking for an experienced barber to join our shop in downtown Zionsville.

Please call or text 317.344.0336 for immediate consideration.

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