October 19, 2021 — Zionsville

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‘I CHOOSE JOY’ A Zionsville woman’s battle with breast cancer / P16

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County council names commission members

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Council has named members of its newly formed Boone County Justice Commission, TOWN NEWS which has been tasked with continuing to determine the need and scope of a proposed justice center project.

The commission will meet once a month to discuss the proposed project. A small group of commission members will serve on the executive committee, which will lead work study groups. The work study groups will be formed to investigate the following areas, which are proposed to be expanded or relocated under a proposed justice center project: • Jail and administrative space expansion • Community corrections and probation • Prosecutor’s office • Coroner’s office/morgue • Court/flex space • Mental health and infirmary • Juvenile Once the commission has concluded their investigative meetings, a report containing its recommendations will be presented to the Boone County Council.

The proposed justice center project would see an expansion of the Boone County Jail to include more beds along with more room for county departments and increased services for inmates to reduce recidivism rates. The project is expected to cost between $45 million and $50 million.

But the project is facing a deadline, Boone County Commissioners and Boone County Sheriff Mike Nielsen said. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low in an effort to stimulate economic growth. However, the commissioners, Nielsen and others believe the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates in the near future, now that unemployment rates have stabilized to 4.8 percent, down from 14.7 percent in April 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and economic growth has returned.

County commissioners said the county will pay millions more over the life of the bond used to pay for the project because of the expected increase in interest rates if the council does not approve the project

by Oct. 31. Otherwise, the project can not be approved until well into the next year because of regulations, the commissioners say. Santelli estimated the delay could cost $24 million to $30 million more over the next 20 years. But council members argue interest rates might not increase by that much.

The commissioners and Nielsen said they have worked to establish the need of the project for years, citing a recent jail feasibility study that recommends the county jail add more than 100 beds to meet the needs of the growing county. The commissioners have proposed the bond be paid for by a local income tax increase, of which all revenues would be funneled to the justice center project.

Santelli said if the project is not approved by the Oct. 31 deadline, a county resident making $77,000 would pay approximately $4.50 more a month, but if the project is not approved by the Oct. 31 deadline it will be approximately $8 to $10 a month.

Most council members believe there is more work to be done before the project can be approved.

“The council takes seriously our constitutional oath to be the best fiduciary custodians for the residents of Boone County,” Councilor Aaron Williams stated in an email.

“Indiana State statute clearly articulates our responsibility to investigate the need of the proposed structure. An investigation for a proposed $50 million project by the board of commissioners, of which they want taxpayers to cover the entire cost, is something the council believes should not be rushed. We are committed to completing a thorough and informative investigation in a timely manner.”

Santelli, however, said the council is purposefully extending the project past the Oct. 31 deadline in an effort to delay the tax increase and win reelection campaigns next year.

“It’s strictly an election issue,” Santelli said. “They recognize we are going to have

BOONE COUNTY JUSTICE COMMISSION MEMBERS The Boone County Justice Commission’s members are: • County Council - Marcia Wilhoite (CoChair), Aaron Williams (Co-Chair), and Don Lamb • Prosecutor - Kent Eastwood • Probation - Steve Owens • Community Corrections - Michael Nance • Coroner - Justin Sparks • Emergency Management - TBD Municipal Representatives: • Zionsville Town Council - Dr. Alex Choi • Whitestown Town Council - Clinton Bohm • Lebanon City Council - Brent Wheat • Jamestown Towns Council - TBD • Advance Town Council President - Jim Caldwell • Thorntown Town Council President - TBD • Boone County Bar Association - TBD • Witham - Dr. Ray Ingham • InWell - Lynette Clark • Aspire - Dianna Huddleson • Community Representatives • Dave Truitt, Former pauper attorney • Adam Owens, CEO of RL Turner Construction • Dennis Brannon, Former sheriff • Business Representatives • Economic Development Corporation Molly Whitehead • Zionsville Chamber of Commerce Allyson Gutwein to pass a bond at some point in time, but, from my perspective, you can not put your political aspirations in front of the needs of the community.”

Williams, a co-chair of the Boone County Justice Commission, disagreed with Santelli’s claim.

“The commission and council will not be pressured by baseless political assumptions from the outgoing sheriff and current commissioner to appease their personal wishes,” Williams said.

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position and that the drug court is expected to pay for itself over time, eliminating the need for continued funding from the council Boone County has access to an influx once the court is established. of federal COVID-19 funds, and county offi“Our hope is to basically fund this for cials are asking three years,” Eastwood said of the PANDEMIC the Boone County drug court. “Our intent is to have Council to use the three years worth of data, three funds for upcoming projects. years of stories, then talk to the The county has been allotted $13.1 various people to help fund this to million in American Rescue Plan Act make sure we have funding moving funds, which are to be separated forward.” into two installments, but officials Nathan Messer, president of Santelli can only use the funds by first subthe Boone County Convention and mitting projects they want to use the funds Visitors Bureau, said the COVID-19 pandemic for to the Indiana Finance Authority for hindered the bureau’s progress by at least approval, Boone County Commissioner Tom five years.

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“The ARPA funds can be used for tourism, “The commissioners are defining the proj- and over the past two years our tourism ects, and we are working with the (county) industry and hotels have taken a hit,” Messcouncil on the approval of these projects er said. for funding,” Santelli said. “Once we have Before the pandemic, Boone County hostthat, we can go to the IFA with the defined ed, on average, 39 events a year, Messer project and have them release the funds said. In 2020, the bureau sponsored 50 against that project.” events, and in 2021 it has sponsored 55 During an Oct. 12 council meeting, multievents. Of the 50 events in 2020, Messer ple officials requested the council consider said “most were approved early in the year using the funds from the federal governbefore we felt the effects of COVID on the ment to fund county projects. The American tourism industry.” Some of the events still Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion economic happened, but others were rescheduled or stimulus bill passed in March, aims to procanceled. Any unspent funds were returned vide grants to small businesses, counties to the bureau. The 55 events this year were and other organizations in response to the approved early on and continue to come in.

COVID-19 emergency and “bring back jobs,” The number of events brought before the according to the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. bureau continues to increase each year, Boone County Judge Lori Schein, Boone Messer said, but the pandemic has caused County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood and some funding issues.

Boone County Community Corrections Ex“Currently, our account balances are less ecutive Director Michael Nance are working than $400,000,” Messer said. “Going into in unison to establish a county drug court.

2020, we had $650,000, and that’s how we Drug courts allow people who qualify to try to base our balance of cash on hand. receive treatment services and case manWith our current cash on hand, we can’t ager assistance in finding employment and even meet what we’ve done in this year’s housing while undergoing regular drug budget, let alone what we’re expected to screening. Boone County’s drug court, once do, and we were on about a 20 to 25 perestablished, would be administered by the cent yearly growth rate with all the added county’s circuit court under Schein. hotels we were getting.”

To date, just under $180,000 is in the drug Messer told the council during a precourt’s fund line, but the three county ofsentation that ARPA funds would help the ficials said they are requesting the council bureau continue to support the community allot $85,000 to pay for a court administrain the future. tor. Recently, they were told Boone County The council, during its Oct. 12 meeting, apalready receives the maximum amount of proved a letter of intent to use ARPA funds grant funds it can receive for community for a Thorntown wastewater project. It did corrections, which was how they initially not hold a vote on other requests because hoped to fund the position. They said the they were part of a presentation, and no council could allot ARPA funds to pay for the action was before the council.

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Vaccine encouraged before, during pregnancy IU Health Indianapolis Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rocky Singh recently offered updates on the state of the COVID-19 PANDEMIC pandemic and IU Health’s response.

Vaccine during pregnancy The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent health advisory Sept. 29 urging those who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

“Evidence about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been growing,” a statement from the CDC said. “These data suggest that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any known or potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy.”

Singh said research shows the vaccines are safe and effective, including during pregnancy.

“There is no evidence currently to support the vaccines will harm pregnant women or their infants,” Singh said. “Because the delta virus is so highly contagious, the low

vaccination rate among pregnant women has increased the risk of severe illness and pregnancy complications related to COVID-19 infection.”

siers to get a flu shot to help ease the burden at local hospitals.

“I’d encourage people to get the flu shot,” Singh said. “The reason is even though the (COVID-19) numbers are less, our health care facilities are stretched and our key members are tired. We are helping save lives and people in need, so they are encouraged by that, but, obviously, it has taken a strain on health care workers all across the country.”

“Flu shots are extremely important this year to make sure we are not having to take care of COVID positive on top of flu positive patients in the hospitals.”

COVID-19 cases declining Singh is “cautiously optimistic” that the surge of cases caused by the delta variant is dissipating. Cases in Indiana have decreased in the last month, falling from a seven-day moving average of 4,125 cases Sept. 14 to 2,334 cases Oct. 6, according to the Indiana State Dept. of Health.

“We are seeing a little bit of a downward trend in both the State of Indiana and IU Health in our hospitalizations,” Singh said Oct. 7. “IU Health, as of this morning, we had 309 patients in the system who were COVID positive. Good news was we discharged about 46 COVID positive patients from our hospitals in the last 24 hours. Unfortunately, we also had six COVID deaths in the last 24 hours.”

A majority of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in IU Health’s hospitals are unvaccinated, IU Health officials said.

Booster shots available Booster shots are now available to people who have received two doses of the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine at least six months prior and who meet the CDC’s eligibility criteria. For more about the criteria, visit bit. ly/3DIHF1w.

Hamilton County will hold a booster shot clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 at the Carmel Winter Farmers Market, 510 3rd Ave. SW. Pfizer/BioNTech booster shots and first and second doses will be offered. For more, contact Caitlin Vendely at 317-439-6774 or cvendely@iuhealth.org.

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ZFD receives NAEMT training center certification news@currentinzionsville.com The Zionsville Fire Dept. has been certified as an authorized National Association of EMT Training Center.

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ZFD EMS Manager Kerry O’Haver serves as the department’s training center coordinator and Dr. Michael Kaufmann serves as the medical director, according to a press release.

O’Haver began pursuing the certification in February 2021 to broaden and enhance prehospital emergency education opportunities.

“We now have the opportunity to provide valuable continuing education courses in-

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Council OKs housing development

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Town Council on Oct. 4 approved the rezoning of nearly 69 acres to allow for a housing TOWN NEWS development with as many as 106 single-family homes.

The council voted 6-1 to approve an amendment to the town’s zoning map, changing the undeveloped land at the northwest corner of E. County Road 400 S. and S. County Road 875 E. from a (R1) rural low-density single-family residential zoning district to a (R2) rural low-density single-family and two-family residential zoning district. Zionsville Town Council member Craig Melton was the lone dissenting vote.

Pulte Homes of Indiana, the petitioner, expects to build homes that cost approximately $450,000 and more, according to attorney Matt Price, a legal representative for Pulte Homes.

The site is adjoined by single-family residential development, a power utility substation and parks and recreation uses, accord-

ing to a Sept. 20 Zionsville Plan Commission staff report. The plan commission certified Pulte Homes’ proposal with a unanimous favorable recommendation to the town council on Sept. 20.

The town’s comprehensive plan recommends low-density residential development for the site have a density ranging from less than one to two dwelling units per gross acre. Price said the development would have a density of approximately 1.6 to 1.7 units per gross acre.

“What we’ve seen over the last several years is that the area has continued to develop more consistently with this level of density,” Price said. “This is consistent with that existing framework.”

An R1 zoning district would have limited the development to one unit per two acres, which Price said wouldn’t have been feasible for the project.

“We knew there have been others that have tried to propose sites that were, as a ballpark, 20 percent more dense,” he said.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Witham appoints next CEO — The Board of Trustees of Witham Memorial Hospital announced Kelly Braverman will be the next president and CEO of Witham Memorial Hospital. Braverman will begin Dec. 1 and will succeed Dr. Raymond V. Ingham, who held the position for 24 years. Braverman graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor of science in recreational therapy and a master of health administration.

Zionsville homes selling fast — Homes in Zionsville sold quickly in September, once again creating a strong seller’s market.

According to F.C. Tucker Company, Zionsville homes left the market in just 14 days, or 61.1 percent faster than September 2020. The average sale price for a Zionsville home also increased, up 8.9 percent to $543,115 — the highest average home sale price in central Indiana. The average price per square foot for a home in Zionsville increased 17.7 percent to $193.56.

Trick or Trees — From 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 23 at Elm Street Green, 165 N. Elm St., Zionsville Parks and Recreation will host this family friendly event. Families will explore the forest and meadow in fall and collect treats along the way on a trick-or-treat trail. Participants are encouraged to dress in their favorite family friendly costume.

Apple cider and roasted marshmallows, fall activities, mad scientist experiments and more will be featured. Registration is encouraged because space is limited.

Pumpkins & Hayrides — From 2 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 24 at Zionsville Lions Park, 11053 Sycamore St. in Zionsville, the Zionsville Lions Club will host a free event with pumpkin painting, hayrides, bounce houses, games, food and more. Kids can participate in a costume contest. Parking in Lions Park is free for the event.

Annual Boone Village Halloween Party — From 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Boone Village, families and residents can participate in safe trick-or-treating with the merchants and service groups in Boone Village. Special guests include the Zionsville Fire Dept., Zionsville Police Dept. and Boone County Sheriff’s Office. A costume contest will take place at 6 p.m. Trophies are awarded for first-, second- and third-place costumes by age groups. Returning this year is the Kid’s Imaginative Design award. There will be two awards given: One in the 5-7 age group and one in the 8-older age group.

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DISPATCHES Halloween Dog Walk — From 10 to 11 a.m.

Oct. 30 at Zion Nature Sanctuary, a 10-acre property west of Eagle Elementary School.

Residents are invited to dress themselves and their dog for a group dog walk. The walk also counts as a group walk for Tails on the Trails. Treats for people and dogs will be provided after the hike.

Whitestown trick-or-treating — Trick-ortreating hours in Whitestown are 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31.

Zionsville trick-or-treating — Trick-or-treating hours in Zionsville are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 31.

Grants awarded to 27 local nonprofits — The Community Foundation of Boone County has awarded Zionsville Cultural District a matching grant of up to $5,000 for funds ZCD will raise by Oct. 29. CFBC awarded a total of $172,500 in matching grants to 27 nonprofit organizations to help address the increased local needs throughout Boone County.

Southern Rail Trail closure — The southern portion of the Rail Trail will be closed through Nov. 25 for the installation of a new bridge over Starkey Avenue, to pave and widen the southern portion of the trail and for the installation of a bridge connecting to the future Overley-Worman Park, according to the Town of Zionsville. What’s accessible during the closure: • Rail Trail north of Starkey Avenue will be open.

• Nancy Burton Parking Lot will be open with temporary closures only during bridge installation.

• Starkey Park will be open and accessible via the parking lot entrance at the Sugarbush subdivision.

Vehicles: • Starkey Road from Ford Road to 6th Street will be open for local access only.

• Traffic will not be able to drive directly under the Starkey Road bridge.

Boone County Senior Services offers art classes — Boone County Senior Services Inc. offers weekly art classes in Zionsville from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at Zionsville American Legion, 9950 E. 600 S. Instructor Shirley Luttrell leads the class, which costs $5 per class. Luttrell works with beginners, intermediate students and any medium — oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com In Makenna Maloy’s view, there are several key factors in the Noblesville High School girls soccer team’s success the past three seasons.

“One being friendship, everyone on the team is so close and genuinely enjoys each other’s company, so we do everything for each other. We want to win for each other,” said Maloy, an NHS senior. “Another being grit, and in my opinion this is the biggest one. We’ve lost players to concussions, (anterior cruciate ligament injuries) and many more injuries, but this team’s grit didn’t let that affect us. Players stepped up when we needed them to, and even if we aren’t playing our best game or are down, I’ve never seen anyone on this team give up.

So, ultimately, I think it’s our grit that makes us so successful as a team.”

Noblesville won the past two Class 3A state championships. The 3A No. 1 Millers saw their 55-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 4-2 loss to No. 2 Homestead Oct. 13 in the regional semifinals at Homestead. Noblesville finished 16-1-1. The

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Maloy, who will play soccer and major in veterinary medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago, finished second on the Millers with 13 goals this season.

“She’s gifted with technical skill and can hit a dead ball (free kick) as well as any player in the state, but it’s her determination and drive that makes her the player that she is. Through this she elevates her teammates,” Brady said. “She’s always been a gifted player, but she’s really grown into a leadership role over the years. She puts the team before her own individual accomplishments. She loves to go to battle with her team and they with her.”

Maloy said she knew her leadership would be crucial this season.

“It is my senior year, so I knew I needed to step up, especially since we lost so many seniors from last year,” she said.

Maloy said she has made the most improvements technically and physically.

“I used to be a player who was on the ground just as much as I was on my feet, so I worked on gaining muscle and strength and am not on the ground nearly as much,” she said. “I feel like I’ve improved technically because I am so much more comfortable on the ball. I’m not afraid to have the ball at my feet or take players on, so I feel like I’ve improved in that aspect of my game a lot, too.”

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A Zionsville woman’s battle with breast cancer cer again,” Jordan said. “It just took six years for it to show up again.”

Jordan had Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, meaning the disease was spreading. While she was thankful to catch the disease and have a chance to treat it, Jordan was “devastated,” saying it was “awful to hear the words Stage 4.”

Jordan said she was able to overcome the disease once again thanks to the support of her friends and family. Ruth Batson of Zionsville, a friend of Jordan’s, said Jordan “has been very positive and tried to keep a positive attitude” throughout her journey.

“I read something that said, ‘I’m not dying from cancer; I’m living with cancer,’” Jordan said. “And I really had that attitude that I want to fulfill who I am called to be in this world, and I am not going to let a diagnosis stop me from being who I am supposed to be and stop me from doing the things I should be doing.”

ON THE COVER: Susie Jordan walks the stage at the 2021 Pink Ribbon Connection Stars of Pink Fashion Show. (Photo by Jarred Meeks)

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com During a routine mammogram in November 2013, Susie Jordan received news that would change her life. She had a lump in her breast.

Later, doctors would confirm she had breast cancer. And though she beat the disease, it returned in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

While Christmas shopping with one of her two sons in December 2013, Jordan, 58, of Zionsville was told tests and scans confirmed she had breast cancer. Doctors had found two tumors: one in each of her breasts. One larger, the other more aggressive. Previously, her sister, Linda Dietz, had been diagnosed with breast cancer, but Jordan’s family did not have a history of the disease otherwise. She was shocked.

The first to know were her husband, Rob, and two sons, Matthew and Josh, but Jordan waited until after the holidays to tell the rest of her family and friends. She didn’t want anyone spending their Christmas worrying about her.

Quickly, she had to decide about treatment, and in February 2014, when she was able to schedule a surgery date, she opted for a bilateral mastectomy — removing both of her breasts — and implants.

“My sister had the same thing, but I felt a lot of pressure on whether I should do what she did,” Jordan said. “It took some time and prayer to decide whether I should do it or not. For a woman, that’s a really hard decision. So I decided to go through with it because we thought that was the best chance of survival that I would have.”

During the surgery, a sentinel node biopsy was conducted to test her lymph nodes for cancer spread. Surgeons were unable to find any signs of cancer in her lymph nodes.

Hoping the worst was behind her, Jordan received a cancer-free diagnosis after chemotherapy and hormone therapy. But in the summer of 2020, during a routine blood test, Jordan’s oncologist noticed several cancer markers were elevated and urged further testing, which revealed her breast cancer had returned, this time in her lymph nodes.

“There can still be stray cancer cells in your body, and if they clump together and grow, then it becomes breast can-

Susie Jordan of Zionsville, who works as a client account supervisor at Ren PSG, was selected as a model for the 2021 Pink Ribbon Connection Stars of Pink Fashion Show.

The show was held Oct. 9 and featured local breast cancer survivors who shared their stories and walked a runway at the Marriott hotel in downtown Indianapolis while dressed in the latest fall fashions.

The show raises funds to provide direct support to Indiana breast cancer survivors and their families.

The professionally produced show featured fashions from the boutique The Secret Ingredient, and all proceeds from the event also directly benefited local breast cancer survivors and their families through Pink Ribbon Connection, a nonprofit that offers free services, resources and information, such as peer counseling, education sessions, free bras, wigs, prostheses and hats.

Jordan had attended the show in previous years with her sister, Linda Dietz, and said ahead of the event that she was excited to be a model.

“I think it’s great that it connects people to the mission of the organization and shows how their services might help other breast cancer survivors,” Jordan said. “It’s an uplifting event filled with hope and fun and joy. Joy is my theme, and I choose joy.

That’s a song, and I do choose joy. I’m not going to feel sorry for myself.”

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I don’t have many friends Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Commentary by Terry Anker “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”

So penned English playwright William Shakespeare in the 1599 comedy “As You Like It.” But the notion that social order is structured like a theatrical performance is much older. Likewise, the concept that we humans follow a tight pattern of progress from infancy to aged decline is seen in art and literature long before being reinforced by this play.

Of course, on the most specific level, we are all individual thinkers, liberated by our own free will to live as we see fit. Still, a child of 5 is unlikely to paint a masterwork, teach a graduate class or lead a platoon into battle. She is held to the constraints of the parts available to her as dictated by her then position.

Once past, she may not return to reprise the roles again. A childhood squandered cannot be regained without regard to the number of toys that we might, as later adults, gather around us. And in our advancing years, we move from expressions of the passion of middle life to the wisdom earned in twilight times.

Some resist this natural progression, while others embrace it.

Even if we aspire to take a lead, can we hope to escape our assigned parts, be it understudy or bit player? Disguising our features behind a Kabuki mask, would the audience accept us against type? Even more, if all the world is a stage, are we better as its actors or as its patrons, simply paying to observe as others perform? Could we be destined to contribute in each role and position on the stage and in the audience?

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

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I don’t have many friends. I know that sounds sad, but honestly, outside of family and my co-workers, I don’t have the time or energy to hang with people long enough to develop a close relationship. And that’s why when I get together with one of my few best gal pals, it generally doesn’t matter that we haven’t seen each other for months or even years. We have such a wealth of shared experiences that we can fall right back in to wherever we were when we last met.

Take for instance two women I’ve known since high school. Though we live in different cities now and usually meet only for Christmas coffee, I consider them “best friends.” We grew up together, navigating first boyfriends, rebellious stints and the inevitable drama that runs rampant among teenage girls. It’s easy to be with them now because we understand how and why we became the people we are today.

For me, that’s how I build a friendship, through long-term shared experiences. Like my old neighbor. We lived across from one another for 10 years and basically raised our children in a commune. We dealt with first-time home ownership issues, organized kindergarten carpools and watched our husbands fire golf balls at rooftops after every cul-de-sac chili party. We talk every so often, but I still consider her a close friend.

The point is, I don’t need many friends in my life because I have three really good ones plus great coworkers and family. And frankly, I don’t have time to make new ones. So I’m okay with sounding sad, because I’m actually quite happy.

Peace out.

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

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I always think we are out of it, so I keep She shoves the jar of horseradish behind buying more. That’s why there are three the milk carton, buries the tartar sauce half-full containers on the lower shelves under the bag of spinach and conceals the and five more full ones poking out their lettuce in the lettuce bin (Never underesticrusty heads from inside the door. mate how tricky she is).

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As a child, Renada Harris loved swimming so much that she thought of herself as a “little mermaid.”

NEW BIZ But the joy she felt in the water was tarnished when she noticed how it damaged her hair, and using a swim cap only made matters worse because of the teasing it inspired. Soon, she didn’t even want to go near the pool.

“As I grew older, I had a mandatory swimming class, and I would try at all costs to avoid that,” Harris said.

Harris knew she wasn’t alone in her predicament, and that gave her an idea.

She got to work developing a product that combines a traditional swim cap with a wig, thus allowing users to enjoy spending time in the water without worrying about its impact on their natural hair.

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Swim Hair is co-owned by Kiahna Davis, who met Harris in 2017. Harris pitched Swim Hair to Davis, and although she liked the idea, she was unable to become involved with the product at the time.

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“I appreciate (Harris’) positive outlook, and that’s what I think it takes to be an entrepreneur. You’ve got to believe in yourself and the thing you’re selling, and she really embodies that,” Davis said. “As for the product itself, who would’ve thought? It seems

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When China Forbes’ former Harvard University classmate Thomas Lauderdale contacted her about being CONCERT a vocalist in a band in 1994, she had no idea what would eventually transpire.

“I didn’t even think we would make an album,” Forbes said. “It was just this fun band he put together to play at political fundraisers and events in Portland. They were playing all covers, not originals. It was just a fun party band with a cocktail flair.”

Twenty-seven years later, that band, Pink Martini, is still going strong. Pink Martini will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Forbes said Lauderdale, a pianist, had an idea to sing songs in their original languages. The music is a multilingual mix of jazz, classical and old-school pop music.

“There was a spirit of inclusion always,” she said. “Thomas saw beyond Portland.”

Forbes, who has made Portland her home, has sung songs in more than 25 languages.

“I grew up with a French grandfather, and my father always wanted to speak French with me,” Forbes said. “I studied French from seventh grade on, but I never became fluent because I never got to live there. I studied Italian in high school because I wanted to sing opera. I lived in Rome as a mother’s helper.”

Forbes was an actress and a singer-songwriter in New York when Lauderdale first called her. She went back and forth between Portland and New York the first few years. Forbes had been in a drag queen film.

“It was an over-the-top film, but we went to Cannes Film Festival for the movie,” Forbes said. “I got asked to sing a song at a party, and Thomas asked if he could come as my accompanist. We thought we should bring Pink Martini here to play, because so much of our music came from films in the early days.”

The band’s first big hit “Sympathique”

FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael will feature Edmund Bagnell of Well Strung at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22. The Phelps Connection will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Phantom” through Nov. 21. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

CIVIC THEATRE Civic Theatre’s production of “The Color Purple” will be presented through Oct. 23 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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Pink Martini, featuring China Forbes, will perform Oct. 23 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Photos courtesy of Pink Martini)

China Forbes is the lead vocalist for Pink Martini, which performs Oct. 23 at the Palladium.

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by Lauderdale and Forbes.

“My little drag queen music proved to be the springboard,” Forbes said. “The film ‘Franchesca’ is hard to find. I think the only place it exists it is dubbed into Italian, which makes it seem better.”

Forbes and Lauderdale began writing more songs together and collaborating with others. Forbes said Lauderdale has become a very good songwriter.

“I write all the time, but when I have

a backlog of songs that are waiting to be recorded and released, I kind of slow down because I don’t want even more of a backlog,” Forbes said. “I’m working on a solo album now and I have a lot of songs that I love.”

When Forbes had vocal cord surgery in 2011, Storm Large joined the band as a temporary replacement. She eventually began splitting time with Forbes because Forbes didn’t want to be on the road as much when her son was younger. Forbes does the majority of the concerts now.

“My son is 12 ½, and it was really amazing to have this time together when the world was in lockdown (amid the COVID-19 pandemic) and people suffering,” Forbes said. “It was such a confusing thing to be happy to be home at that moment. I had never been with my son for so long.

Since he was born, I’ve been touring periodically.”

Unlike bands who perform in support of an album, Forbes said the band keeps touring.

“We promote all of our albums. It’s nonstop touring,” Forbes said. “We’re lucky to be at this for so long and still have an amazing fan base and play such amazing (concert) halls.”

An Evening with Clint Black is set for 7 p.m.

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BELFRY THEATRE The Belfry Theatre presents its season opener, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, Oct. 21 to 31. For more, visit the belfrytheatre.com.

ATI to present Blessing’s new play editorial@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana will present a reading of Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Olivier Award nominee Lee Blessing’s play “The Family Line” in ATI’s Theatre Lab Series at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

In Blessing’s new drama, the main character, Finn has just lost his mother suddenly to COVID-19. He is a mixed-race 15-year-old who must now be transported to his estranged father. No one dares fly, so Finn’s white grandfather, Jonah, whom he’s never met, is tasked with making the nonstop, cross-country drive. They spend 24 hours together, each getting to know a perfect stranger at the most imperfect time.

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Hancock’s ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ serves as autobiography

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Gregory Hancock pays homage to “The Wizard of Oz” and his own past in his latest production.

DANCE “There’s No Place Like Home” is an autobiographical piece.

The story follows a boy from Kansas who sets out on a journey down the Golden Path to India. Like the fictional Dorothy, Hancock is from Kansas originally.

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will perform the premiere of “There’s No Place Like Home” Oct. 28 to 30 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“It’s a very personal piece, and those are sometimes scary to do to make yourself vulnerable, but the dancers are trusting me with my vision,” said Hancock, who is the GHDT executive artistic director. “It’s my journey through life and what we’re looking for and why things happen the way they do. I’ve gone to India several times and I’ve always found a lot of enlightenment, peace and chaos, too. It’s a very spiritual place, and, hopefully, that’s infused into the piece.

Everybody can relate to it because we are all on a spiritual journey and a journey through life. I think at some point we all wonder what we’re doing here and why we’re here.”

Company dancer Thomas Mason portrays Hancock.

“It’s challenging because I want to honor his story and do the best I can do,” Mason said. “It’s also challenging physically. I’m on stage the majority of the show and dancing to the most of my ability, so it’s very tiring, and I’m still trying to build stamina for show after show.”

Hancock said technically it’s a challenging role.

“Thomas’ character is the one who remains the same through the whole piece,” dancer Abigail Lessaris said. “He doesn’t change costumes or morph into a different character. He rarely leaves the stage.”

Hancock said it is unusual to see himself portrayed on stage.

“It’s weird to watch and weird to think about sometimes,” Hancock said. “It’s weird for both of us. It’s easier to portray someone you don’t know or someone who is gone, a fictional character. We don’t often play someone we work with.”

Lessaris, who is Mason’s fiancee, por-

From left, Hannah Brown, Camden Lancaster and Olivia Payton (seated) appear in costumes created by the Kalbeliya gypsies in “There’s No Place Like Home.” (Photo by Lydia Moody)

trays several characters including Mother India, Mother Ganges, Saraswati, Buddha, and Hanuman. They all represent Hancock’s mother, Florence Marie Hancock, who died in 2014.

“Anyone who knows Gregory knows his mother was so important in his life,” Lessaris said. “These three characters he meets throughout are like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the (Cowardly) Lion equivalent. I portray all of those parts. It’s really about that person in Gregory’s life who gave him compassion, courage and all those things his mom provided for him. I dance all of those parts. I get to wear a lot of fabulous costumes.”

The characters he meets dispense knowledge, compassion and courage rather than seeking it like the characters in “The Wizard of Oz.” Lessaris, Mason and Hancock all live in Carmel.

The performance was originally scheduled for June 2020 before COVID-19 pandemic forced postponement.

“This has been waiting to be born,” Hancock said.

For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

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Mamas: The Musical Times of Sophie Tucker.”

“I do a yodeling song, ‘I want to Be a Cowboy Sweetheart,’ which was written by Sharon McNight is eager to get back on Patsy Montana,” McNight said. “She was the the road. first woman to copyright a country “The last time I song in the Library of Congress.”

COMEDY worked really was McNight learned how to yodel by January 2020, except watching Roy Rogers on “The Tofor teaching a class or performing a night Show” with Johnny Carson. benefit on Zoom,” McNight said. “It’s “He tried to teach Johnny how been quiet. That’s tough on a cometo yodel, and Johnny couldn’t do dian, because you have to be funny it,” she said. “I thought ‘Gee, I McNight all the time. Your passion is to be a think I can do that,’ and the rest is screwball, so it’s been tough entertaining history.” myself. It’s odd to work all your life performMcNight has performed at some of Miing, and then have a long dry spell.” chael Feinstein’s other clubs.

McNight will perform her unique blend of “Wherever the check doesn’t bounce is comedy and music at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at where I work,” McNight said.

Feinstein’s in Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

McNight earned a Tony Award nomination “Make you laugh and make you cry is aland a Theater World Award for her perforways my motto,” McNight said. mance as Diva in “Starmites” in 1989.

McNight, who is based in Los Angeles, McNight does many charitable perfordoes impressions of famous actresses such mances to support AIDS organizations. She as Bette Davis and Mae West. She sings was honored by having her name engraved “Everybody’s Girl” as Mae West. in the Circle of Friends on San Francisco’s McNight researched, wrote and performed National AIDS Memorial in Golden Gate Park. her one-woman show, “Last of the Red Hot For tickets, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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Order a bacon bialy sandwich at Coat Check Coffee in Indianapolis and pair it with either a pistachio, top, or orange cardamom latte, bottom. (Photo by Anna Skinner) bacon, an egg soufflé, American cheese and jalapeño jelly that was sweeter than it was spicy. I suggest pairing your bialy sandwich with either a pistachio latte (a staple at Coat Check Coffee) or one of their seasonal lattes, like the orange cardamom latte. Coat Check Coffee operates out of the Athenaeum at the corner of Michigan Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Toast-worthy basement wet bar Commentary by Larry Greene Built in 2015, this home is in Westfield’s Preserve of Bridgewater neighborhood. The homeowners wanted to add a bar to their finished basement.

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Grouseland: Indiana home of William Henry Harrison

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Grouseland, a National Historic Landmark since 1960, was William Henry Harrison’s history-making Indiana home TRAVEL for 12 years.

In 1800, President John Adams named 27-year-old Harrison, the youngest son of a prominent Virginia planter/ politician, the first governor of the Indiana Territory, with its capital in Vincennes. Soon after arriving in Vincennes, founded by French traders along the Wabash River in 1732, Harrison established Jefferson Academy (now Vincennes University). In 1802, Harrison and his wife, Anna, began building a 5,000-square-foot federal-style mansion on a 300-acre riverfront site Harrison named “Grouseland” for its birds.

The 13-room house, completed in 1804 at a cost of $25,000 (about $540,000 today), incorporated 400,000 bricks fashioned from local clay. The first floor featured a council room and dining room, and the second floor, reached by a self-supporting curved staircase, contained six bedrooms. The Harrisons imported many of the house’s furnishings from Europe. During 12 years as governor, Harrison negotiated 11 treaties with Native American tribes, five signed at Grouseland, obtaining a total of 60 million acres for the United States. The 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne drew the anger of Tecumseh, the great Shawnee leader, who met twice with Harrison outdoors at Grouseland, demanding that he abrogate it. Harrison’s insistence on maintaining the treaty precipitated the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The Daughters of the American Revolution acquired Grouseland in 1916 and restored the house, furnishing it with period items and original items obtained from Harrison’s

Portraits of Willian Henry Harrison at Grouseland.

Curved stairway in William Henry Harrison home.

descendants and others. Among the many interesting items on display in the house are memorabilia from Harrison’s two presidential campaigns, a gilded plaster bust made in 1837 and two portraits of Harrison looking little alike. The grounds include the walnut grove where Harrison met with Tecumseh. A tall wooden statue memorializing Tecumseh, dedicated in 2009, is nearby. Grouseland is undergoing extensive renovations and is open by appointment at grouseland.org.

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Don’t read too much into it Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I wouldn’t say I have a book problem.

It’s more like I have a time problem. You see, the pile of books on my bedside table keeps growing. The GRAMMAR GUY stack features stories and accounts I’m looking forward to reading, but I just can’t find the time. But this isn’t the entire story.

You see, I own this handheld digital rectangle called an Amazon Kindle. This rectangle holds hundreds of books on a simple black-and-white screen.

Again, I see this less as a “book” problem and more of a “time” problem. There’s a term for people like me: bibliobibuli.

Coined by author H.L. Mencken in 1956, bibliobibuli means “the type of people who read too much.”

In “Minority Report,” a compilation of Mencken’s notebooks published after he had a stroke, the author writes, “There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion.”

While I’m also fond of whiskey and religion, books have a special place for me. As a bibliophile (a person who either collects or has a great love for books), I go back and forth in a struggle between physical and digital books. I love how physical books have a place on the shelf.

The pulpy paper of their pages reveals intentionally laid out letters forming shapely paragraphs.

On the other hand, digital books have a backlit screen, which allows me to read without the aid of my bedside lamp. As I’m fond of reading late into the night, I find it more conscientious to have my lamp off so my wife can fall asleep more easily. Then there’s always a question of ownership: do I actually own a digital book? I’m not sure.

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Lawn Care and Landscaping, Mulching, Spring/Storm Clean-ups, Paint, Power-Washing.

Trash & Furniture Hauling & Building Demos.

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Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135

Professional & Economical Remove tree stumps, ugly tree roots, stumps in and around chain link or wood fences. We also remove tree stumps that are protruding up onto sidewalks and around sidewalks. We grind them and/or remove. Please Call & Text at 816-778-4690 or 317-341-4905.

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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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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.

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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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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Who are Clarity Care Givers?

We are the premier Personal Services Agency serving elders across Central Indiana.

And, we are an amazing place to work!

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

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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.

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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 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.

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Sponsored by United Way of Central Indiana United Way is proud to partner with a network of nonprofits in our community that are making a measurable impact in the fight against poverty and ensuring every person in Central Indiana can reach their full potential.

The Children's TherAplay Foundation, Inc. Children’s TherAplay is a nonprofit medical facility providing physical and occupational therapy using a horse as a treatment tool for children with special needs. The organization works with children aged 18 months to 13 years old with a wide range of diagnoses including Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, developmental delays and more. In May 2019, Children’s TherAplay received a $1,000,000 grant from the Capital Projects Fund administered by United Way of Central Indiana and made possible by the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc. to renovate their existing pole barn and riding arena and add an additional 11,652 square feet to the clinic, waiting room, administrative and event spaces. The project was completed in early 2021, and the new space is now being utilized by 190 clients each month.

In September 2021, TherAplay added speech therapy to their program offerings. They are now actively filling their speech therapy caseload!

If you are interested in learning more about speech therapy for your child, you can call the front office at 317-872-4166.

TherAplay is looking for volunteers!

TherAplay has 8-10 volunteer sidewalkers every day to assist with our hippotherapy sessions. These volunteers are an essential part of the program, and get a front row seat to the transformational outcomes that occur every day through hippotherapy. If you would like to learn more about volunteering, contact McKenzie Land, Volunteer & Development Coordinator, at mland@childrenstheraplay.org

The Children's TherAplay Foundation, Inc. 9919 Towne Road, Carmel, Indiana 46032 Phone 317-872-4166

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INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED?

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