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Zionsville council adopts budget, expresses public safety personnel concern

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Town Council adopted the 2022 budget ahead of the state’s Nov. 1 deadline, providing TOWN NEWS what Zionsville Mayor Emily Styron said is a much-needed investment in the town’s municipal workforce. However, council members said they are still concerned by what they believe was the budget’s failure to address a need for more public safety personnel.

During the council’s Oct. 18 meeting, council members adopted the town’s 2022 budget by a 5-1 vote.

Zionsville Town Council Vice President Jason PlunStyron kett cast the dissenting vote. Council member Bryan Traylor did not attend.

The mayor, at the request of the town council, presented a balanced budget, meaning projected revenues slightly exceed projected expenses. According to Styron’s Oct. 4 presentation to the council, the town’s 2022 projected revenues are $32,587,219, and its projected 2022 expenses are $32,570,253.

The town projects 2022 revenues to be flat, in large part because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the approved budget includes a 4 percent raise for town employees, a priority for Styron and the council. Last year, the administration presented a budget that included expenses exceeding revenues by more than $6 million, with the intent to fund long-term projects. It also initially included a proposed 3 percent payroll increase for town employees, but it was cut to 1 percent to adopt a balanced budget.

Council member Alex Choi said the budgetary challenges the town faced this year were not unique to Zionsville, adding that “COVID and lingering issues made it tough.”

Although property taxes increased because of rising home values and new development, projections of local income taxes decreased. Town Council President Josh Garrett said the two “effectively canceled each other out.”

“What I believe we set out to achieve,

which was a fully balanced budget, revenues equaling outgoing expenses, we were able to achieve that,” Styron said. “And that was notwithstanding having a much lower revenue reality than what we have experienced in the past and what we had hoped for. We did say from the beginning our employees are our primary focal point for this budget season, so when we ended up with less dollars than we had in previous years, we made it a priority to invest those dollars in our people.”

Town officials said wage pressures in a competitive job market, inflation and the minimal payroll increase last year while the council took a cautious financial approach in the early months of the panGarrett demic were contributing factors to raising town employee wages.

Garrett said this year’s budget season went “better than last year, but not as good as I would have liked.”

“I think the concern lies, for me, in the lack of hiring on the public safety side of the budget,” Garrett said.

Remaining concerns Despite approving the budget, the council remains concerned that it did not include funds for new firefighters and police officers.

Plunkett, who served as a council liaison for the Zionsville Fire Dept. in meetings prior to the budget’s adoption, said during the meeting that he could not vote in favor of adopting a budget that he believed did not include adequate funds to address the town’s public safety needs.

The council issued a joint statement on its Facebook page Oct. 20 addressing its concerns.

“During the budget process the fire department leadership requested 9 new members to the department,” the council stated. “This was supported by two different internal (analyses) that showed a need of between 7 and 11 new firefighters and support staff. In addition, the 5-year plan for the police department showed a need for 10 officers over that period. That follows a report issued by the administration during the transition that stated a need for 10 new officers immediately.”

The budget did not include funds for the hiring of additional personnel in either department. The Zionsville Police Dept. is also expected to assign an officer to serve as the school resource officer at Trailside Elementary when the new school opens in fall 2023.

Styron said the budget did not include funds for additional fire or police personnel because the town is developing a strategic plan to assess the long-term needs of the town’s fire department. The town also is creating a sustainability plan, which will create a forward-looking budget to anticipate the town’s revenues, expenses and needs multiple years in advance.

“Part of our issues in the fire department from a resources perspective is that we have some folks who are getting ready for retirement,” Styron said. “I think for the Town of Zionsville to start to have a group of people who are looking at some of these drivers for some of these costs, and some of the ways our workforce has changed, is crucial so that we can begin to sustainably begin to talk about what revenue growth in order to keep up with the expenses that we need in the future.

“The answer is not to hire seven new people in one year, who in 20 years from now would be seven people you need to replace. We need to really think through how we have a longer, sustainable plan for managing all of our resources, including our most important resource, which is our labor force.”

Styron said she anticipates the fire strategic plan and sustainability plans will recommend hiring fire department personnel, but that as of now, the town doesn’t know “what we need and where we need it.”

“Once we are finished with the strategic plan, then we will have all of that information and can come much better informed with a long-term strategy and talk about how many people we need to hire over a period of time,” said Styron, adding that she was not in favor of using a fund balance to hire seven employees in one year without knowing if the town’s revenues would support the positions the following year.

Garrett said the town’s continued growth makes it difficult for him to believe the town can maintain services “without adding personnel to the budget.”

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Zionsville dad dies in crash, community rallies with support

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com A Zionsville family’s vehicle was struck nearly head-on Oct. 16 in Florida, killing the father and injuring the TOWN NEWS mother and their two teenage children. Family friends have organized a GoFundMe account, which has raised tens of thousands of dollars to support the family as they recover from their injuries.

During Zionsville Community Schools’ fall break, the Lizamas were driving home from Destin, Fla., when a vehicle crossed the center lane, hitting the family’s vehicle nearly head on. The driver’s side absorbed most of the impact, according to family friend Angela Thomas. Dominic Lizama, who was driving the family’s vehicle, died of injuries resulting from the crash. His wife, Tina, and their two children, Grace and Austin, were injured. Grace and Austin, were taken by medical helicopter to a pediatric hospital.

Tina was taken to a different hospital nearby, according to Thomas, who has been in contact with Tina as she and her children recover in Florida and await medical clearance to travel back to Indiana.

Tina suffered a cracked sternum, and Austin has cracked vertebrae, among other injuries. Tina and Austin have been discharged, Thomas said, but Grace remains in the ICU with broken ribs, kidney lacerations and heavy damage to her spleen, among other injuries. Grace is a senior at Zionsville Community High School. Austin is a freshman at ZCHS. To help the family financially, Thomas and her husband, Joe, organized a GoFundMe fundraiser Oct. 20 to collect donations. Joe

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had worked with Dominic since 2007, and the families had become close the past 14 years, Thomas said. “(Dominic) was just the brightest light,” Thomas said. “He had the most infectious smile and laugh. It was almost a bit of a chuckle. It was happy, lighthearted. He was so positive. He lit up a room. He was always positive. He would do anything to help anyone.”

As of Oct. 21, the GoFundMe had raised more than $84,000 of a $100,000 goal from 826 donors. To donate, visit gofundme. com/f/support-for-the-lizama-family.

“That family, they love each other so hard,” Thomas said. “They would spend time together all the time. They went on vacations. They would do movie nights. They would hang out all the time, and it was because they genuinely loved and appreciated and enjoyed each other, so it’s going to be a tremendous loss.

Funeral arrangements have not been announced as of Oct. 21, but the family plans to celebrate Dominic’s life, Thomas said.

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The Zionsville Community High School boys tennis team holds the state runner-up trophy after losing to Carmel. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Zionsville boys tennis program takes next step

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Community High School boys tennis team’s march to the state championship final should proSPORTS vide a boost to the program’s future prospects.

“This has made us know that we can compete with the best in the state. Obviously, we were down to the last two,” Eagles coach Earl Allen said. “Overall, we beat all the teams we were supposed to beat. It gives us a lot of confidence and, hopefully, will instill hard work and pay off.”

The top-ranked Greyhounds won the first four matches in 63 minutes or less in their 5-0 victory against No. 5 Zionsville Oct. 16 in the IHSAA boys tennis state championship at Carmel High School. “(Carmel) played at another level,” Allen said. “I think they stepped it up a little bit. They played pretty fabulous on every court. We hung in there, especially at No. 1 singles.”

Carmel senior Broc Fletcher had to rally to beat Zionsville senior Cole Chappell 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles.

“It could have gone either way,” Allen said.

Fletcher, who had played a three-setter in a win against Columbus North’s Nathan Lin earlier in the day, had bad leg cramps during the match.

“Cole focused too much on the injury and

the injury timeout,” Allen said. “I tried my best to tell him to just stay on your side and focus on what you are doing. It messed him up and he couldn’t get past the underhand serves. You have to fight through it.

The strategy was to focus on the execution and to move the ball around. Sometimes, it can be overwhelmingly distracting. He lost his way a little bit, but those things happen.”

The loss eliminated Chappell, who finished with a 23-4 record, from the state singles competition.

“He had a phenomenal season,” Allen said.

“Many people would love to have his record.

He was fighting for that last individual singles spot, and Broc was already out (of the singles competition). It’s tough because you are playing for two different things, looking for the opportunity to continue on. He worked hard, so that was hard (to lose).”

The Eagles, who finished 19-4, also placed second in 2008. Zionsville defeated Jasper 4-1 in this year’s semifinals and beat Covington 5-0 in the quarterfinals.

“I’m losing four seniors, but I got a slew of underclassmen that are coming through and a bunch of sophomores on varsity,” Allen said. “I think our future is pretty bright.

We’ve got a complement of kids coming back. I think we’ll be in good shape.”

The other senior starters were Peyton Guider, No. 3 singles; Ryan Betz, No. 1 doubles; and Emerson Holifield, No. 2 doubles.

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Remembering the vegetable huckster Commentary by Ward Degler I stopped my cart in front of the produce department the other day and consulted my grocery list. I needed carPLAIN TALK rots, lettuce, green onions, tomatoes and a cucumber.

As I slipped them into filmy produce bags, I absently wondered where these veggies had come from. I was quite sure it was no place local. Our growing season was long gone. California, most likely. Or Texas. Maybe Florida.

Back in the dark ages of my youth, we lived in a small town in Missouri. The echoes of World War II were fading, and the owner of the local car dealership was driving around in a shiny new Chevy. No one in town had seen a new car in more than five years.

During the summer months, an aging box truck also cruised the streets, stopping in front of houses and lightly tapping the horn.

Housewives emerged as the driver opened the back of his truck.

“I’ve got some really nice carrots today,” he would croon. “Potatoes will be coming in next week.”

The women would peer into the truck to select fresh tomatoes, green beans, bib lettuce and carrots.

The man referred to himself as the “huckster.” He and his sons operated a produce farm at the edge of town. On Wednesdays, he loaded his truck with fresh vegetables and drove into town.

A lot of people still have gardens and can and freeze what they grow. But much of what most of us buy these days comes from California or Texas. Or maybe Florida.

We moved away from that small town when I was still in school. Somewhere along the way, a network of interstate highways got plunked down across the land. Suddenly, it was easy to move fresh vegetables from one coast to the other any time of year.

A couple years ago, I made a visit to that town to see how it had changed. Other than a couple of fast-food restaurants, it looked the same. The grocery store had been updated and featured a full line of fresh vegetables. Probably from California or Texas. Or maybe Florida.

And no one I talked to remembered the vegetable farm at the edge of town or the huckster that sold produce on Wednesdays.

Most of us had vegetable gardens in those days, but much of what we grew we canned to stock up for the winter months. For daily meals, we bought from the huckster.

– WARD DEGLER Most of us had vegetable gardens in those days, but much of what we grew we canned to stock up for the winter months.

For daily meals, we bought from the huckster. And when his potatoes came in, we always bought a bushel or two to put in the bin for winter meals. When September rolled around, he also had apples.

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Senior shows her versatility leading Carmel girls soccer team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School senior Emily Roper has saved her best soccer season for last.

“I’ve made a lot of improvements with my leadership,” said Roper, calling 2021 her best season. “This year I’ve had a lot of composure up front being able to finish balls in the attacking third (opponent’s goal area). I think that one of the things I’ve improved most is getting my goals up as well as being diverse and being able to switch positions.”

Prior to the Oct. 23 Class 3A semistate against Bloomington South, Roper had 18 goals and nine assists for the Greyhounds (17-2-2).

Roper, who has committed to play soccer for Ball State University, had seven goals as a junior in 12 games. She had to sit out a few games because of having close contact to a student who tested positive for COVID-19.

Roper had six goals as a sophomore and seven as a freshman.”

Before the sectional, Roper moved from center forward to center back because the starting center back, Claire Simmons, suf-

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“I’ve had a lot of help from the other center backs on our team, telling me where to go,” Roper said. “The center back is more defensive and never goes forward. A center forward is all the time attacking. You never go back.”

Carmel coach Frank Dixon said Roper’s athletic skills were needed to defend.

Emily Roper leads Carmel with 18 goals. (Photo courtesy of Frank Dixon)

“We had a backup center back, but she is young,” Dixon said. “I wanted someone with experience to go back there, and Emily is a great athlete. So, I asked her to do it and she said she would. I think when she goes to Ball State, they may play her as a forward, but they could play her anywhere on the field.

She could play center back for them if they wanted her to.”

With Roper moving to defense, Dixon said the Greyhounds have struggled to score goals but did not give up a goal in three sectional and two regional games.

“I think we’re not giving up any goals because she is there and we’re finding enough (goals) to find our way through,” Dixon said.

Simmons returned to practice before the semistate.

Roper is one of the three team captains.

“It’s been a really good group,” Roper said.

“Everyone has bonded well. Even the people that have been brought up from the JV to be on the tournament team, they’ve motivated us to score.”

The Greyhounds were eliminated by Westfield in a shootout in last year’s sectional opener.

“So, I feel like this is our redemption year, and just making it this far, I’m super proud of how far we’ve made it,” Roper said.

The 6-foot Roper has played club soccer for the Indy Fire since eighth grade. She has played soccer since she was 4 years old and basketball since she was 7.

Roper also plays basketball for the Greyhounds. A post player, she averaged 4.7 points and 7.3 rebounds last season.

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The Overley-Worman Park pedestrian bridge was installed Oct. 21. The bridge will connect the expanded southern portion of the Big-4 Rail Trail, which is under construction, to the future Overley-Worman Park. The park is expected to open in the spring. Above, the bridge is installed over Eagle Creek. (Photo courtesy of the Town of Zionsville)

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Residents should care about proposed county justice center Commentary by Mayor Emily Styron The Boone County Board of Commissioners and the Boone County Council are considering an FROM THE MAYOR increase to our community’s local income taxes to pay for a proposed $45 million to $50 million jail expansion and justice center.

Boone County officials have cited a 2019 study that found the jail needs to double its beds by 2040 to keep up with demand. This has led commissioners to propose increasing the local income tax rate to pay for a 125-bed expansion. Paired with the public safety LIT, the rate in Boone County could become 1.7 percent.

Commissioners and the sheriff have pushed for a vote before an Oct. 31 state deadline for imposing the tax next year.

I want to better understand: Why the deadline and rush to push this through?

What are the reasons for the growth in the county jail system? Is our county taking prisoners from other communities (e.g., Indianapolis)? One of the county commissioners has said stretching the meetings into next year would raise the risk that the project could cost significantly more due to higher interest rates. However, we have an obligation to taxpayers to do a thorough investigation and long-term sustainability plan to determine the true needs for our county’s criminal justice system before entering into a $50 million debt project.

The Boone County Council has created a justice commission to investigate the need for each element of the expansion. One of the elements it will discuss is mental health and infirmary. It’s critical that this expansion project addresses mental health.

There are many reasons Zionsville and Boone County citizens should be following this project. Commissioners are hosting a

town hall Meeting on Oct. 28 and the public is encouraged to participate.

While Boone County officials say they have discussed this expansion for years, up until now, many citizens have not been kept informed and have not had adequate opportunity to provide input. There must be access to public information regarding this project, and there must be engagement that is measurable, consistent and timely and takes place across all the communities in our county.

In Zionsville, our public meetings are streamed live and recorded on YouTube. Many also are streamed on our Facebook page. For the recent Zionsville Town Code Re-write, we held four different listening sessions throughout the town, created a project website, provided opportuni– MAYOR EMILY STYRON ty for virtual public input, streamed the wrap-up presentation and provided a recap of findings on social media. This is how our town engages with its citizens.

It’s difficult to understand why the Boone County Council meetings are not available to be viewed virtually. Also, how are they providing documents and studies for the public to view?

These are critical topics being discussed that could impact every Boone County resident, yet there is little transparency or opportunity for dialogue. It is not clear to me how this project would make our county safer or lead to an increase in our tax base for schools, roads or park amenities.

The town hall meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds. I encourage Zionsville citizens to attend.

“I want to better understand: Why the deadline and rush to push this through? … we have an obligation to taxpayers to do a thorough investigation and long-term sustainability plan.”

Emily Styron is the mayor of Zionsville. She became the second elected mayor of Zionsville on Jan. 1, 2020.

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Expected completion: For the Oak Street sewer system, the project is currently under construction and has a new completion date of Nov. 26. For the low pressure force main system, construction will begin in 2022. Expected completion is summer 2022.

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Project: Wheeler Road traffic signals Location: Construction started on Wheeler Road at the intersections of both Ind. 32 and Tournament Trail. The project will add a traffic signal at Wheeler Road and Tournament Trail, complete the connection on Tournament Trail from Wheeler Road to Oak Ridge Road and add a second left turn lane on Wheeler Road at Ind. 32. There will not be any closures.

Expected completion: Before the end of the year.

Project: New roundabout construction Location: The intersection of 151st Street and Ditch Road will be closed for approximately 60 days. The construction began Sept. 20.

Estimated completion: End of November Project: New roundabout construction Location: The intersection of 169th Street and Spring Mill Road will be closed for approximately 60 days. The construction began Sept. 7.

Estimated completion: November 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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CARMEL Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street bridge over the White River Location: Lane closures will begin on or after Sept. 20 and be in effect for 116th Street between River Road and Eller Road.

One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times throughout construction.

Expected completion: Nov. 9 Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: Between City Center Drive and Elm Street. Alternate routes during construction include Keystone Parkway, Main Street, City Center Drive and 3rd Avenue SW. Expected completion: Late October Project: Transmission and water utility work Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will occur but access to all addresses will be maintained.

Expected completion: The four-phase project, which will later impact other areas, is expected to be complete by May 2022.

Project: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: End of 2021 Project: New roundabout Location: 111th Street and College Avenue.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The COVID-19 pandemic affected Hoosier Village Retirement Community, near Zionsville, like many other senior communities, causing it to restrict visitation and take unprecedented action to protect its residents.

Meanwhile, the retirement community’s staff was called on not only to care for residents but also to be their only line of support as families, friends and loved ones were barred from entering the facility.

In response, Hoosier Village’s approximately 650 residents commissioned three artists to carve a sculpture in honor of its more than 200 staff members and their commitment to residents during the pandemic. The statue was unveiled Oct. 15 and is meant to serve as a lasting reminder of the dedication the staff has shown for more than 18 months.

Hoosier Village Arts Council Chair Ginger Bievenour, an artist who has participated in the Indiana Limestone Symposium, an annual event at Bybee Stone Co. in Ellettsville, contacted Bloomington-based artist Amy Brier, who, along with John Fisher of California and Sharon Fullingim of New Mexico, co-created the sculpture during the July symposium.

The three carved the sculpture out of Indiana limestone, and they began the commissioned piece not knowing what the final product would look like.

“We knew the theme and that it would be figurative,” Brier stated. “We started carving, and after removing about 30 percent of the stone, we collaboratively decided what the figures would be. It’s like finding shapes in the clouds.”

The artists finished the sculpture in 2 1/2 weeks. The piece, “In the Time of COVID,” consists of three stones, the tallest of which is approximately 8 feet. One stone depicts an exhausted health care worker, and another depicts four figures providing care. The third is filled with birds, which the artists say symbolize hope and life after the pandemic.

On Oct. 15, the sculpture arrived on a flatbed truck and was placed by a crane on a concrete pad near the intersection of Hoosier Village and Cherryleaf drives. Hoosier Village officials and residents later conducted a dedication ceremony and reception at the site.

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The sculpture is unveiled Oct. 15. (Photo by Jarred Meeks)

Maria Blake, a member of the Hoosier Village Arts Council and chair of the resident council, speakes at an Oct. 15 dedication ceremony. (Photo

by Jarred Meeks) Artist Amy Brier carves the sculpture. (Photo courtesy of Hoosier Village Retirement Community)

Maria Blake, a member of the Hoosier Village Arts Council and chair of the resident council, said the sculpture provided residents “an overwhelming sense of satisfaction to be able to have something that honors staff,” calling what the staff has done in the past 18 months “superhuman.”

“I think that for those of us who live in independent housing, we had a lot more independence,” Blake said. “But for people who lived in the apartments, where they were locked down for months and didn’t have anyone able to visit them and they weren’t able to go out, the staff really kept their spirits up, checked on everybody, made sure no one was sliding into depression.”

Blake said the retirement community’s staff “did whatever it took to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible, and we residents wanted to publicly say ‘thank you.’”

The sculpture is made of Indiana limestone. (Photo by Jarred Meeks)

“Thanking people isn’t always about money or things,” Blake said. “Sometimes, just having something there where people who are coming in the morning or leaving in the afternoon can say, ‘This community values me.’”

ON THE COVER: The sculpture is now at the intersection of Hoosier Village and Cherryleaf drives. (Photo by Jarred Meeks)

Don MacPherson, who, along with his wife, has been a resident at Hoosier village for 11 years, returned from a trip to Florida on March 10, 2020. He and his wife went grocery shopping the next day, and by that Thursday, businesses, schools and other organizations were locking down.

Among those was Hoosier Village.

“We felt very safe, very secure, very well cared for,” MacPherson said. “There was excellent communication from the administration to let us know so many people had attracted the virus. We needed to stay in, and we stayed in for probably a full year. But then it started to loosen up.”

Although MacPherson said he “was never worried at any point,” he did lose two friends to COVID-19, and the retirement community did not go unscathed. To date, Hoosier Village has reported 20 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the Indiana State Dept. of Health.

Mindy Kantz, executive director of Hoosier Village, said staff was dedicated to a COVID-19 unit in the early months of the pandemic.

“A lot of people really early on, without knowing what we were dealing with, were fearless and did whatever needed to be done,” Kantz said. “And on the back end of it, when the vaccines were coming out, our staff again did a very good job of doing what needed to be done.”

As of Oct. 15, Kantz said 92 percent of Hoosier Village’s staff and 96 percent of its residents were fully vaccinated.

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They are polite, petite prevarications.

Well, maybe we should call them fibs.

The passing remarks that we make as we open conversations. “You look great.

Have you lost weight?” Sure, it makes us feel good, even as we know that the scale shows roughly the same number as it did a year ago. Perhaps it has creeped up a little. Could it be that we appear more attractive these days than previously? Could it be that the last time we looked terrible, depositing a lasting impression of disarray?

Compliments reinforce communal groups. You are our friend, and we want for you to feel good. Feeling good makes you like us. We like that you like us, it makes us feel good. It is a silly little circle but one that may be required to keep the social fabric intact. Yet, for the most cynical of us, each passing remark of praise is met with resistance, even suspicion. How could we look better now when we do not believe that we do? How can we be called thinner when we know we are not? Are we being manipulated to some nefarious end?

Still, denying the seemingly gratuitous remark isn’t the solution. We only injure the well-intentioned well-wisher to claim some abject moral superiority.

Isn’t our truth better than theirs? So, we accept it with a banal “thank you.”

Or we deflect, “No, I’ve not lost weight, instead I’ve decided to grow taller. It seemed easier.” Regardless, we manage to keep the discourse moving.

Aren’t we better when we are better connected? What’s the harm in accepting a tribute, even if a might superfluous, that benefits both the sender and receiver? Would it be easier to simply say, “I like you. Do you like me, too?”

Are you superstitious? I am. I truly believe that the only way the Louisville basketball team can win a game is if I wear my Cards T-shirt with a pair of Express jeans and avoid caffeine and pickles for the entire day. And that hearing Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young” in full means a family member is pregnant. I also never take chances with sidewalk cracks, tails-up pennies, spilled salt, or black cats, and will under no circumstances commune with the dead using a Ouija board. I prefer to chat with my Nanny directly, not through some unmonitored portal to the beyond, for obvious reasons.

Part of my superstitious nature I blame on genetics. I am a ginger twin and have supposedly inherited special sensory connections to my sister, although it’s really only worked one time, and that was on her end. Furthermore, by all accounts, my maternal grandmother was “born under the veil” and therefore had “the sight” (I can’t explain what any of that means but it sounds cool). And my mom is extremely intuitive; always knew when I was “with child,” even before me or Rod Stewart.

So, I’ve grown up with both an appreciation for trusting my instincts and the belief that “signs” foretelling the future do exist for those who choose to read them.

Anyway, I bring this entire topic up because the most superstitious (and awesome-est) holiday of the year, Halloween, is upon us. Weird things can and will happen, especially if you’re not prepared. So, grab a rabbit’s foot, wear some garlic and take care around mirrors. And if you hear “Forever Young,” congratulations! Peace out.

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

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com On Oct. 20, IU Health Indianapolis Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rocky Singh provided updates on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PANDEMIC According to Singh, the surge caused by the delta variant continues to dissipate.

“If we look at the county-level data, we see there has been about a 25 percent decline in the last two weeks in hospitalizations in Hamilton and Hendricks counties,” Singh said. “Both counties are trending in the right direction.”

The state has seen a continued decline in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks, following a surge caused by the delta variant during the summer.

Singh said the IU Health system peaked at 519 hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the summer. The system had 275 patients the morning of Oct. 20.

Although cases remain higher than any point other than last winter’s surge, Singh said, “We are trending in the right direction.”

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The FDA also approved the use of each of the available COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine, as a heterologous — or mix and match — booster dose in eligible individuals following completion of primary vaccination with a different available COVID-19 vaccine, according to a press release.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization Oct. 20 for booster shots of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines.

Moderna’s booster can be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to individuals 65 and older, those 18 through 64 who are at high risk of severe

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Charter Communications, thanks to an influx of federal funds, plans to fill gaps in digital services in rural BROADBAND areas of the nation, providing service to more than 1 million unserved customer locations.

Among the areas of interest is rural Boone County.

The company, whose primary digital product is Spectrum, serves 31 million customers across the U.S., according to Elizabeth James, who works in government affairs for Charter Communications. It also has more than 400 employees in Indiana and more than 300,000 customers across 81 communities in the state.

“Over the past three years, we have built out to 2.5 million homes and businesses, and just about a third of that was rural expansion, so we really have had an emphasis on rural areas recently,” James told the Boone County Commissioners during an Oct. 18 meeting.

Now, the company wants to expand further into rural America after the Federal Communications Commission awarded the company $59 million to be used in Indiana alone to expand service in the state’s rural areas.

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is an FCC initiative focused on bridging the digital divide by funding the deployment of broadband networks in rural America. Rural locations considered to be unserved do not have internet service with speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps.

“The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund will ensure that networks stand the test of time by prioritizing higher network speeds and lower latency, so that those benefiting from these networks will be able to use tomorrow’s internet applications as well as today’s,” the FCC’s website, fcc.gov, states.

Charter Communications was awarded funds through a reverse auction administered by the FCC, which determined providers that could expand coverage at the lowest price. In Indiana, $169 million was awarded to multiple providers, who will set their own schedules for completion and are responsible for the buildout of the products, James said.

Charter Communications plans to invest $5 billion of private capital to expand its 750,00-mile network by 150,000 miles, impacting 24 states. In Indiana, the company plans to add 4,700 miles of fiber cables to its existing 6,600-mile network, James said.

In Boone County, James said the company plans to expand service to 719 homes and businesses, although residents are not obligated to purchase it.

“Even in Lebanon, when we had the COVID lockdowns and they were having instruction at home, we had a number of homes even here in Lebanon where the students could not access at (sufficient) speed the coursework they needed, so they had to go meet together at another location that they could do their coursework at,” Boone County Commissioner Tom Santelli said.

When talking about the proposed speeds, Santelli said the deliverables being worked on are “significant” and “really important.”

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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 on 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.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The more Don Farrell read about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, the more intrigued he PLAY was.

Farrell portrays the coaching legend in the title role of “Lombardi” in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of the play from Oct. 29 to Nov. 21 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The play by Eric Simonson is based on David Maraniss’ book, “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi.”

“Being a strong leader is a lot of what our nation is looking for, not just immediately, but for a while now,” Farrell said.

“It harkens back to when leaders were real leaders. It was about winning, and he had one hell of a track record. But it was instilling the mentorship. The more I learn about him, the more I’m inspired by him and intrigued by him, too. He’s not a perfect guy. There is no such thing as perfection. You can strive and try to achieve perfection, and through that you’ll achieve excellence.

“There’s a lot of lessons he applies to the game of football that you can apply to life.”

Lombardi, who died in 1970 at age 57, was coach of the Packers from 1959 to 1967. His teams won the first two Super Bowls. He also coached the Washington Redskins in 1969.

“We want to be inspired by our leaders,” said Farrell, one of ATI’s co-founders. “We want to push to greatness and surprise ourselves with being able to overcome obstacles. But, yeah, you can. It’s a mindset.”

Farrell said he loves Lombardi’s sayings, such as, “Leaders are not born, they are made.”

“He was one of the major players in bringing more integration into the league in the 1960s,” Farrell said. “It’s touched on in the play that all the players had to stay in the same hotel.”

FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael will feature Michele McConnell performing a tribute to Linda Ronstadt at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Corrina Sowers-Adler will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and Sharon McNight will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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

GREGORY HANCOCK DANCE THEATRE Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “There’s No Place Like Home,” Hancock’s autobiographical piece, from Oct. 28 to 30. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Lombardi” runs from Oct. 29 through Nov. 21. For more, visit atistage.org.

Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald play Vince and Marie Lombardi n Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Lombardi.” (Photo by Ed Stewart)

Lombardi would not stay anywhere that didn’t allow Black players.

“His idea was, we are all a family here,” Farrell said. “He never saw his players as black or white, he saw them as Packers green. It was always about winning. It’s not about figuring out ways to divide us, it’s about bringing us together. There’s so much division out there.”

Joel Ashur portrays Packers linebacker Dave Robinson.

“It’s amazing to play a real person. I think that’s something everyone is enjoying,” Ashur said. “To represent someone that is real and still alive, there is a certain gravitas to it. I even watched his Robinson Hall of Fame speech. It’s inspiring.

I think their relationship is one of a hard coach with a player who wants to raise his game to the next level. Coach Lombardi made room for African American players on his team to be treated fairly. It’s cool to hear there was community on that team.”

Christian Condra plays running back Paul Hornung, who died at age 84 in 2020.

Condra said he knew absolutely nothing about Lombardi or Hornung when he saw

the auditions.

“I saw a video documentary (on Hornung). I felt like we had a lot of similarities, so I’ll just use that,” Condra said.

“Paul was a very charismatic and confident guy, but he also has a lot of heart.”

Mat Leonard is cast as Packers fullback Jim Taylor.

“They were both perfectionists in their own way,” Leonard said. “Which is often the case when you have two people who really believe they know the right way to do things, they have a mutual respect for one another, but they definitely clash.”

Adam LaSalle, who plays magazine writer Michael McCormick, the only fictional character, said he was wrong in his initial assumption that the play was just about football.

“It’s far from a show just for football fans,” LaSalle said. “Michael tries to make sense of how this legend of a man does what he did How did he encourage and inspire a nation?”

ATI co-founder Judy Fitzgerald plays Lombardi’s wife, Marie, in the six-person play.

For more, visit atistage.org.

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

Krall to perform at Palladium editorial@youarecurrent.com Celebrated jazz artist Diana Krall’s upcoming national tour includes a Jan. 25, 2022, stop at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Tickets starting at $50 are available at the Palladium Box Office, online at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800.

The 7:30 p.m. event is part of the Faegre Drinker Encore Series and the 2021-22 Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions.

Krall is the only vocalist to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. A native of British Columbia, she has earned two Grammy Awards and 10 Juno Awards and has had nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums.

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disaster that killed our culture, killed people we love, we’re finally back to communicating this incredible opera.”

Kirsten Chambers is poised to make her Chambers performed concerts during the long-awaited Indianapolis Opera debut. summer, but this will be her first live theThe wait was ater role since the pandemic began.

INDY OPERA especially long “One of the reasons I’m super because she excited to be doing ‘Don Giovanni’ is was supposed to make the debut my husband (Keith) will be conductin March 2020 when rehearsals ing the opera,” Chambers said. “We stopped a week before the “Don don’t often get to work together.

Giovanni” performances were shut While I’m prejudiced, he’s one of the down because of the COVID-19 most brilliant conductors I’ve ever Chambers pandemic. worked with.”

Chambers will appear as Donna Anna in In the opera, Donna Anna’s father was the Indianapolis Opera’s production of “Don killed by a masked man.

Giovanni” Nov. 5-7 at The Tarkington at the “Throughout the opera she is consumed Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. with grief and finding the killer of her father When the production was shut down, and avenging his death,” Chambers said.

Chambers said Indianapolis Opera General “My father died during the pandemic, so it’s Director David Starkey said he would try to going to be a much more real and meaningbring everyone back together when it was ful debut in that character for me. He had possible. been sick with something, and we really “It’s really heroic in a way that David did don’t know what it was. I wish I didn’t find a way after all this time and all we’ve know what it felt like, but certainly if you been through to bring our cast back togethexperience something.” er,” she said. “It was incredibly special after For more, visit indyopera.org.

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‘King Richard’ earns award editorial@youarecurrent.com “King Richard,” starring Will Smith, won the Heartland International Film Festival Overall Audience Choice Award, MOVIES earning the top score across this year’s entire film lineup.

HIFF also honored Smith with the Pioneering Spirit Award in celebration of Smith’s portrayal of Richard Williams, which he accepted via surprise video message before the Anniversary Gala Event screening of “King Richard” Oct. 16 at Newfields in Indianapolis. The festival concluded Oct. 17.

The festival, which began Oct. 7, showcased 143 films that included 14 event titles, 11 world premieres and eight U.S. premieres.

HIFF’s hybrid festival hosted 162 in-person screenings and streamed 11,000 films during the course of the 11-day festival. HIFF had the highest number of attendees in its 30year history.

“The Addict’s Wake” received the Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award. The film centers on Brown County residents’ mission to deal with the opioid epidemic. The director was Zionsville resident Michael Husain. The documentary was produced by

Geist resident Amy Pauszek and Lisa Hall, a former Fishers resident who lives in Brown County.

Besides the previously announced FIPRESCI Award (International Film Critics) for Best U.S. Narrative Directorial Debut, “Mass” (Bleecker Street) also was voted the winner of the Narrative Special Presentation Audience Choice Award and was selected by the Indiana Film Journalists Association as winner of the IFJA Award for Best Special Presentation, selected across the HIFF slate of studio event and special presentation titles.

During the festival, HIFF also honored “Mass” actress Ann Dowd with the Pioneering Spirit: Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Returning to theaters with enthusiastic audiences for our 30th anniversary was a transformative experience,” stated HIFF Artistic Director Greg Sorvig, a Carmel resident. “Prior to last year’s mostly virtual pivot, I had been able to predict the Festival’s top audience winners by listening to crowd reactions, and I had a strong feeling that ‘King Richard’ would go on to be the top winner after many rounds of applause, laughs, and tears.”

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of Madhu, said a type of collage seemed best suited for the piece.

“It’s what you would see if someone took Gregory Hancock was looking for an the different elements of India and put authentic artwork representing India for them in the form of a mural,” Mandal said. his autobiMandal said it was satisfying to PERFORMANCE ographical do the piece. piece, which “First off, I got to put together pertains to his journey to India. something I was so familiar with So, who better to turn to than his the first half of my life,” she said. friend Madhuchhanda Mandal, an “I have been deeply associated India native and Carmel resident? with the different art forms. I was The original artwork of India trained as a dancer. I was involved Mandal created by Mandal has been transwith a drama company. I was doing formed into the theatrical backdrop for the fine arts. The piece was extremely fulGregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “There’s filling because I could incorporate a lot of No Place Like Home,” which will be presentthings I’ve been a part of, and not just (as) a ed Oct. 28 to 30 at The Tarkington at the passive witness. I get to show off my roots Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. because it’s so colorful, and India is colorful Hancock briefed Mandal on the storyline in its most colorful form.” behind the production a couple of months Mandal earned her bachelor’s and masago. ter’s degrees in India.

“What triggers his interest in commission“I learned different kinds of art but deing the piece to me was the fact that I am of cided to focus in fine arts,” Mandal said. “I India origin and my roots would render some moved to New York for my graduate school authenticity,” Mandal said. “I’m quite familiar studies when I was 25 years old.” with the art forms that prevail in India.”

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Madam C. J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 on a Louisiana plantation where, until just before, her parents were enslaved. In TRAVEL about 1905, in response to her own hair problems, she invented and then sold hair care products for African American women. After marrying Charles Joseph Walker in Denver in 1906, uniformed “Walker Agents” began selling her products throughout the United States. In 1910, she moved the headquarters of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co. to 640 North West St. in Indianapolis. In 1914, during a visit to Indianapolis from her home in New York, a downtown movie theater attempted to charge her a 10-cent “Black tax.” She reportedly decided on the spot to establish her own theater and purchased a lot along Indiana Avenue, the center of African American culture. Madam Walker, famous as an entrepreneur, philanthropist and anti-lynching activist, died in 1919, America’s first self-made female millionaire.

Walker’s daughter A’Lelia took over the company and engaged Rubish & Hunter, renowned Indianapolis architects, to design a building for the still-vacant triangular-shaped Indiana Avenue lot. When completed in 1927, the four-story brick building included a factory, offices, a drug store, the Coffee Pot Restaurant, a ballroom and a 1,500-seat Art Deco theater, featuring Egyptian sphinxes flanking the stage, an ornate lobby and colorful African-themed terra cotta. The Walker Building, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991, became the hub of African American life in Indianapolis, but went into decline, along with the rest of Indiana Avenue, in the 1950s. A recent

At around age 6, I began collecting baseball cards. Almost immediately, I sorted the players on the cards into GRAMMAR GUY each of their respective teams and split the teams into American and National Leagues.

Among the leagues, I alphabetized the team names beginning with “Angels” and ending with “White Sox.” Within teams, I alphabetized the players by last names.

Early on, I found that combining an interest with a specific cataloging system brought me a massive amount of nerdy joy. You should see my spreadsheet for my vinyl record collection.

I hate to get all alphabetical on you today, but I recently learned a new word that I have to share with you: abecedarian (pronounced “ay-bee-cee-dair-ee-un”). This word has a handful of interesting definitions, and I intend to share them with you from least interesting to most interesting.

Starting with the slightly interesting definition, abecedarian is a noun that means “a person who is a beginner” or “a person who

Walker Building on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis. (Photos by Don Knebel

Front of theater inside the Madam Walker Legacy Center.

renovation and reimagining, supported with $15.3 million from Lilly Endowment, has resulted in the renamed Madam Walker Legacy Center, including facilities for community events, a meticulously restored 849-seat theater, offices for IUPUI and a street-side Coffee Pot Lounge. One of the most culturally significant buildings in Indiana deserves your attention.

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

Notice is hereby given that I have, as the owner (or with the owner’s consent) of the property commonly described as the address of 4736 South Main Street, and legally describe by the attached legal description, have filed a petition before the Whitestown Plan Commission, which petition requests a Concept Plan and Development Plan for the said property in order to: Construct Pediatric Dentist Office and associated drives, parking, landscaping, stormwater management system, etc., as required in support of the Pediatric Dentist Office.

PC21-049-CP This petition, File # PC21-050-DP, will come for hearing at 6:30pm in the Whitestown Municipal Complex, 6210 Veterans Dr, Whitestown, IN 46075, on November 8th, 2021. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if anyone wishes to attend the public hearing on the above referenced matter and is in need of reasonable accommodation in order to hear, present evidence, or participate in the proceedings at the public hearing on this matter, please contact the Town Planner so accommodation can be made. The petition and file on this matter is available for examination by contacting the Town Planner at (317) 732-4535 or email at planning@whitestown.in.gov. Comments regarding this petition may be submitted at any time. Information to be considered in the Staff Report and distributed to the WPC members in advance of the meeting must be received seven (7) days prior to the hearing and must be sent to planning@ whitestown.in.gov or Whitestown WPC, Whitestown Municipal Complex, 6210 Veterans Dr, Whitestown, IN 46075. #2019012452 - Land situated in the County of Boone, State of Indiana A part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Worth Civil Township, Boone County, Indiana more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 30; thence South 89 degrees 12 minutes 51 seconds West (assumed bearing) 425.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 39 seconds West 561.00 feet to the Southwest corner of the property owned by Chapman, Michael J. and Misty J. as recorded in Inst. No 2013-002489, dated February 27, 2013 in the Office of the Recorder of Boone County, Indiana; thence North 89 degrees 12 minutes 51 seconds East 425.00 feet along the South line of said property to the East line of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 39 seconds East 561.00 feet along said East line to the Place of Beginning, containing 5.473 acres, more or less Commonly Known as 4736 South Main Street Tax Parcel ID: 018-04820-05 State Parcel ID: 06-08-30-000-007.001-019

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is learning the alphabet.” When my daughter was 3, she was an abecedarian. If I decided to start learning the fine art of chainsaw juggling, I’d be considered an abecedarian at chainsaw juggling.

In chainsaw juggling, you don’t get any mulligans.

As an adjective, abecedarian can mean “relating to the alphabet” or “in alphabetical order.”

When I started collecting baseball cards, I began to approach life with an abecedarian outlook. As an adjective, abecedarian also can mean “primary, elementary or rudimentary.”

My favorite use of abecedarian comes with abecedarian words.

These words are exactly what they sound like — words that are spelled with their letters in alphabetical order. Nothing gets my geek-o-meter going like words whose letters line up alphabetically.

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

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The property involved is more commonly known as: 395 W. WALNUT STREET, and is legally described as: Lot No. 59 in Cross’ Fourth Addition to the Town of Zionsville Boone County, Indiana as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Record 2, Page 1-2 of the records in the Office of the Recorder of Boone County, Indiana. Except therefrom 3 feet of uniform width off and along the entire east side thereof.

A copy of the Petition for DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS VARIANCE , and all plans pertaining thereto are on file and may be examined prior to the Public Hearing at Town Hall, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077. or at: http://www.zionsville-in.gov/231/Planning-Economic-Development. Written comments in support of or in opposition of the Petition that are filed with the Secretary of the Town of Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals prior to the Public Hearing will be considered. The Public Hearing is open to the public.

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PERSONAL SERVICES Licensed, insured & bonded • Kitchen/Bath Remodeling • Custom Decks • Finished Basements • Ceramic Tile • Wood Floors • Doors & Windows • Interior & Exterior Painting • Drywall • Plumbing & Electrical

Gary D. Simpson Office: 317-660-5494 Cell: 317-703-9575 Free Estimates & Satisfaction Guaranteed

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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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PAINTING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR ROOFING GENERAL CONTRACTING ROOM ADDITIONS GARAGES | KITCHENS BATHS | DRIVEWAYS DECKS | PATIOS 317-443-8107 PO BOX 3024, Carmel In 46082 millwoodhomes@yahoo.com William H McKinley MILLWOOD HOMES Since 1961

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NOW HIRING IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOW HIRING Automotive Dealer In Westfield is Looking for person(s) to help with the cleaning of vehicle interiors.

Must have exemplary driving record, have dependable transportation, and be detail oriented. *FULL-TIME & PART TIME *EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER *$15 TO $18 TO START *$250 SIGN ON BONUS *All benefits are negotiable SEND RESUME TO: dan@dansdetail.info Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135

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

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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Mail resumes to: laura.miller@heartlandfpg.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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