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Nonprofit supports cancer patients, survivors

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ty not only to serve people and help people, but to grow the organization, and we’ve done just that.”

Cancer patients, survivors, their family In the nearly nine years Richards has members and caregivers may not always been with the organization, he said the have access to number of people it annually serves NONPROFIT comprehensive has increased tenfold, and its budsupport services get has quadrupled. to help them navigate grueling “Most of us in this world have cancer treatment and post-treatbeen impacted by cancer in one ment recovery because of financial way or another and have seen the reasons, according to Eric Richards, impact that a diagnosis has on a Zionsville resident serving as loved ones,” Richards said. “Like so Richards president and CEO of the Indiamany others, it became very easy napolis-based nonprofit Cancer Support for me to get behind our mission because of Community. loved ones I’ve seen suffer without access Richards, along with fellow Zionsville to some of the services we offer here.” residents and Cancer Support Community One of the best parts of the job, Richards board members Josh Garrett, Jayna Caciopsaid, is the ability to build relationships po and Steve Freeland, work for the nonwith people in the community who utilize profit to provide a welcoming community the organization’s services. where Indiana residents who have been “Every time you think you’re having a affected by cancer can access free support bad day because something happened at services, regardless of socioeconomic stahome, or you forgot your lunch — the trivial tus or insurance availability. things we all get stressed out about — you Garrett said he was inspired to join the ultimately remember you’re interacting with organization because it is nonjudgmental people that are in the fight of their lives, and all-inclusive, in that it not only supports and it truly puts your own life into perspeccancer patients but also those emotionally tive,” Richards said. invested in their well-being.

The organization can always use more “When I had an opportunity to take over assistance, Richards said, either by way of the reins of this organization, I jumped at financial contributions or volunteer work. it,” Richards said. “I really saw an opportuni“When you consider there are over 20,000

people just in the (Indianapolis) metropolitan area diagnosed with cancer every year, then multiply that times the number of people in their family, then add the number of survivors there are, there are hundreds of thousands of folks that we could be serving that we’re not,” Richards said.

Richards said the organization’s most utilized services are individual counseling sessions, which provide patients the opportunity to see a licensed mental health professional, and its patient assistance fund, which provides patients with gift cards to help pay for gas and groceries.

The organization also offers art therapy, educational programming, yoga, cooking classes and support groups for patients, survivors, family members and caregivers.

Richards said one of the biggest challenges the organization faces is brand awareness.

“I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard someone tell me they wish they would have known about this when they were sick, or when their loved one was battling cancer,” Richards said. “We just have to get the word out that we’re here and we’re an incredible free resource for the community.”

For more on accessing the organization’s services or how to get involved with its efforts, call 317-257-1505 or visit cancersupportindy.org.

Fishers bank partners with Habitat for Humanity

By Edward Redd news@youarecurrent.com On October 26, the First internet Bank and Habitat for Humanity announced their partnership on a $16 million CHARITY loan agreement that will go toward helping Indianapolis residents who struggle to purchase homes.

Jim Morris, president and CEO of Greater Indianapolis Habitat for Humanity, said 100 houses will be available in approximately 12 neighborhoods throughout Marion County.

The plan calls for the completion of homes in Marion, Hancock, Hendricks and Hamilton counties. The partnership begins in 2023 and will run through 2025.

David Becker, founder and CEO of the First Internet Bank in Fishers, and Morris spoke in front of a home being built by volunteers.

“Homeownership is a vital factor for the stability of not only families but entire com-

Jim Morris, top second from the left and David Beck, standing with volunteers in front of the home build. (Photo by Edward Redd)

munities,” Becker said. “The agreement over the next three years will provide $16 million to build and improve over 100 homes here in the central metro area of Indiana.”

Morris said that a large portion of the workforce would not have access to homeownership because of the increasing cost of housing production and sales prices.

Loan providers will look to help those who are not able to go to the market and buy

traditionally due to low-income levels.

“Each family that comes through our program will go through home buying classes and will purchase through a mortgage through the partnership with First Internet Bank,” Morris said.

For more about Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity, visit indyhabitat.org, and for more about First Internet Bank, visitfirstib. com.

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ZCHS boys cross country team places second in state finals

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Community High School boys cross country team had just the right mix for its best finish in state finals history.

SPORTS The Eagles finished second in the Oct. 29 IHSAA state meet with 106 points, just three more than state champion Carmel. The team’s best previous finish was seventh three times, 2009, 2018 and 2021.

“We had a good combination of senior leadership, improvement from underclassmen and a yearlong anticipation for this meet,” Eagles coach Gabe Porras said. “We knew we had potential to be a podium-type of team after state last year. The team worked real hard to have their best track seasons in program history and prepared well for this event. “ Depth was crucial to the Eagles’ success.

“Our team has many talented runners on the team that work very well together in practices as well as meets,” Porras said. “We have consistently had a 15-25-second spread between our one and five (runners) and that has been one of our strengths this year.”

Junior Sam Spees was the Eagles’ top finisher in 11th among teams competing for the team title and 15th overall with a time of 15 minutes, 45.1 seconds.

“Sam has the ability to step up in key meets,” Porras said. “He had his best race last year at the semistate, and

The Zionsville High School boys cross country team placed second in the IHSAA state finals. (Photo courtesy of Gabe Porras)

in track at the sectional in the 3,200 to qualify for the regionals. This was another example of him exceeding expectations.”

Other runners scoring points for the Eagles were Ryan Handy, who finished 19th, 26th overall; senior Matthew Helton, 24th, 34th overall; sophomore Jack Turnbull, 25th, 35th overall; and junior Evan Mayo, 27th, 37th overall.

Porras said throughout the season, the team had several athletes step up.

“Sophomore Jack Turnbull improved 1:15 from his freshman season,” Porras said. “Ryan Handy and Matthew Helton both had their best place at state. Evan Mayo was 95 places better than last year (132nd to 37th).”

Porras said the team’s confidence has been good all season.

Zionsville captured sectional and regional titles at Ben Davis. The Eagles finished second in the Shelbyville Semistate with 66 points, five more than the winning Carmel team.

“After (the) Brown County (meet), where we had five runners under 15:50 and broke our team time record (15:40 avg., previous best was 16:07), we began to look beyond top five as a goal (at state),” Porras said. “After the semistate, our confidence grew even more. Our seniors have been integral parts of our team since their freshman year. Matthew Helton ran at the state finals all four years, the second person in program history to do this, and Will Nobbe and Ryan Handy were both three-year state meet participants.

All three were part of our middle school programs and have great work ethics. They make practice and have fun while working towards our goal. Our 18 seniors helped make the 69 members of the team feel welcome and celebrated all of our teammates’ successes in a great way.”

Porras said the class was one of the most successful in school history with state meet finishes of 12th, ninth, seventh and second.

Porras is optimistic with four returnees with state meet experience – Mayo, Spees, Turnbull and junior Elijah Bineyard, who have all broken 16 minutes -- and five other athletes who have broken 17 minutes. Those runners are Michael Schilson, Elijah Weaver, Dominick Dell, Owen Haan and Joe Spees. There are nine others who broke 18 minutes this past season.

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Guerin senior finishes prep cross country career on high note

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Guerin Catholic High School senior Bridget Gallagher’s main improvement has come from feeling stronger.

“I was undiagnosed with celiac disease for most of my life, and have known for about a year,” she said.

Those with celiac Gallagher disease have an immune response to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat and rye.

“After eliminating gluten from my diet, which allowed my body to actually start absorbing nutrients, I have felt a significant change in the way that I run,” she said. “I feel much more confident as a runner as I have been starting to see more and more how much stronger I am.”

The Westfield resident finished sixth in 17 minutes and 59.8 seconds in the 5,000 meters at the IHSAA girls cross country state finals Oct. 29 at Terre Haute. Her previous best state meet finish was 13th as a sophomore.

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“I was very pleased with my sixth-place finish,” she said. “I knew that this was a very competitive field and was looking forward to racing against some of the best runners not only in Indiana but in the whole country. I was aiming to place in the top five or 10.”

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Guerin Catholic senior Bridget Gallagher finished sixth in the state cross country meet.

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After the state finals, Gallagher was named the Mental Attitude Award winner for girls cross country.

“Winning the Mental Attitude Award was one of the greatest honors that I have ever received,” she said. “One of my favorite

parts about the sport is the people in it, and to win this award amidst all of these wonderful people just means so much to me. I am so honored that I was chosen and am so beyond thankful to everyone who made this happen.”

As a junior, Gallagher ran the season-opening conference meet and then learned she had a stress fracture a few days later. She missed the rest of the season.

“She was diagnosed with celiac disease and the stress fracture at the same time,” said her father, Tom Gallagher, director of cross country for Guerin Catholic. “We didn’t realize that stress fractures are often associated with undiagnosed celiacs. Bridget is feeling stronger and healthier than ever. We were very grateful for the celiac diagnosis because it gave us a game plan to get her healthy beyond resting her leg.”

Gallagher has narrowed her college choices to the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, Indiana University, University of Wisconsin and University of Notre Carolina.

Her older brother, Quinn, a 2019 Guerin graduate, runs for Notre Dame. He placed fifth in the state meet in 2018 and won the Mental Attitude Award.

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INDOT is planning upgrades on I-465 and several interchanges in north Indianapolis, Carmel and Zionsville. (Image courtesy of INDOT)

Upgrades planned for I-465 in north Indy, Carmel

By Edward Redd new@currentzionsville.com INDOT officials presented information and gathered feedback at public meetings held Oct. 25 in Carmel for planned INDOT updates to I-465 and three interchanges in and near north Indianapolis, Carmel and Zionsville.

The project area stretches from W. 86th Street to east of U.S. 31 and includes improvements at I-465 and U.S. 421 (Michigan Road), U.S. 31 (Meridian Street) and I-865.

Kyleigh Cramer, INDOT public relations director, said that workers returning to the office as the COVID-19 pandemic eases and population growth in the area has caused a spike in road traffic.

“We’re seeing a lot of people. We’re seeing a lot of crashes. The geometry of this pattern that we’re seeing just isn’t working anymore,” Cramer said. “It’s basically just time to revamp it.”

The upgrades, which are still being designed, aim to improve traffic flow, safety

and reduce congestion. A timeline for construction has not been announced.

According to project manager Jonathan Wallace, most collisions involve vehicles being rear-ended and sideswipes that happen during merges. He said that the northwest corner of northbound I-465, where it starts to head eastbound, is of particular concern.

Traffic issues are also frequently reported in that area for vehicles heading in the opposite direction.

“By adding capacity and shifting some of the merge movements, we hope to relieve and reduce some of those negative impacts,” he said.

Sean Gearhart, who lives near 96th Street and Michigan Road, was encouraged by the plans he heard discussed at the meeting.

“I-465 needs the attention, and I think the solutions they’re bringing forth would go a long way to solving some of those current congestion issues,” Gearhart said.

Feedback on INDOT’s plans for the area can be submitted at facebook.com/ INDOTNorthwest.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Correction — An article in the Oct. 25 edition of Current in Zionsville incorrectly listed dates when early voting locations were open. The correct dates were Nov. 3-4. The same article had the incorrect phone number for the Boone County Clerk’s Office. The correct number is 765-482-3510.

Learn to build a garland — The Zionsville Chamber is offering a build-a-garland class Nov. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Interested individuals can register at zionsvillechamber.org.

Boone County Extension Homemakers Holiday Bazaar — The Annual Holiday Bazaar sponsored by the Boone County Extension Homemakers will be held Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lebanon at the 4-H Fairgrounds in the Witham Pavilion and the Centennial Hall buildings. There will be over 100 exhibitors from central Indiana offering handcrafted and unique gift items. For more information about reserving a vendor booth space please contact the Purdue Extension Office at 765-482-0750 or visit the Boone County Extension Homemakers Facebook page.

Christmas with a Cop — The Boone County Indiana Fraternal Order of Police Richard G. Brown Memorial Lodge No. 110 announced the 25th Annual “Christmas with a Cop” program is under way. This year’s fundraising goal is $55,000, which will provide more than 400 children in need, ages 12 and under, with winter coats, shoes, boots, and clothing. Applications are available for pickup at the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Lebanon Police Dept., Whitestown Metropolitan Police Dept., Zionsville Town Hall and the Zionsville Police Dept., and can be dropped off at the same locations Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Completed applications must be returned no later than 4 p.m. Nov. 23.

Parade Day — Streets close at 4 p.m. Nov. 26 for the annual Christmas in the Village parade. The parade will feature the Zionsville High School Marching Band, reindeer and Santa. The parade begins at Eagle Elementary and ends at Old National Bank at approximately 6 p.m. A tree lighting and photos with Santa will take place following the parade. Businesses interested in being in the parade should register at business. zionsvillechamber.org/calendar.

Ladies Night — Area residents are invited to Ladies Night Dec. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m where they can enjoy a night of shopping and dining in the Village of Zionsville. For more, contact eritchie@zionsvillechamber.org.

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(Above) Anna Rose Worthington, a Zionsville resident and student at the International School of Indiana, won second place in the kindergarten to third grade age bracket for the Indiana State “I Voted” Sticker Design Contest. Worthington’s sticker will be available in poll sites across the state on Election Day Nov. 8. (Left) Anna Rose Worthington and Indiana State Sen. J.D. Ford wear Worthington’s sticker design at the Indiana Statehouse Oct. 31. (Photos courtesy of Andrea Worthington)

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Tales of harvest time Commentary by Ward Degler The farm fields in our area are clean. Last summer’s corn fields that towered above us as we drove by are now PLAIN TALK mere stubble. Soybeans that turned bronze almost overnight have been picked and the fields are ready for next spring’s planting.

I have been told this year’s weather was perfect for growing. As a result, farmers harvested bumper crops.

I don’t know the exact figures, but most Indiana fields yield either corn or soybeans and rotate the crops each year. Some areas grow wheat, which is harvested early in the summer and replanted in soybeans.

The good weather also allowed for timely harvesting. Rain at the wrong time can delay harvesting, sometimes into early winter.

That is a common problem for farmers in Minnesota, where weather has a reputation for being more fickle than usual. Stop in at any rural coffee shop in October and you will hear farmers grumbling prayers against the odds of rain.

The issue is this: Farmers hope to leave the crops in the field as long as possible to assure

they are as dry as possible when harvested.

Everyone knows that winter in Minnesota can arrive as early as September, and that’s when farmers start biting their nails and muttering about moisture content in the corn and the doubtful likelihood of sunshine anytime soon.

Those are the days when you can stop by the coffee shop and hear farmers chuckling about the farm sculpture decorating the fields.

I did a little gentleman farming when I lived in Minnesota. I planted a field of oats one year to help feed the handful of Angus cattle I was fattening up. A summer hailstorm destroyed the crop just before harvest, and after that, I bought my grain at the feed store.

I did stop at the local coffee shop, however, just to hear the farmers comment on the artwork in their fields.

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Community Foundation unveils Rail Trail murals in Zionsville

By Elle Kreamer elle@youarecurrent.com Anyone who has traversed the Big-4 Rail Trail in Zionsville in the last few months has likely seen two new murals painted by artists from Blice Edwards Inc., a decorative painting and mural company founded in Indianapolis in 1993.

The murals were completed at the end of September and were celebrated with a dedication event Oct. 27. One mural is on a tunnel near Oak Street and depicts an array of dahlias, a nod to the town’s horticultural moniker, the “Dahlia City.” The other mural, on the Mulberry Street tunnel, mimics a hollowed-out log, with native reptiles, amphibians, mammals and more painted along faux-wooden walls.

Jarod Logsdon, superintendent of the Zionsville Parks Dept., said the department and the mayor’s office collaborated to provide the artists at Blice Edwards with a list of topics to explore at the onset of the project in early 2022. He said when the concepts were drawn up, he was blown away.

“At the parks department this year, our internal motto is ‘everyone plays,’ and we wanted to continue to find new ways to invite the community to our parks, not only by expanding our programming, but also by finding new opportunities to spark the interest of people that might not usually get out on the trails and explore,” Logsdon said.

“With the murals, we wanted to install some public art that might invite users (of the trail) that have an appreciation for art, even if they don’t necessarily have a passion for recreation.”

Logsdon said the dahlia mural is a visual representation of Zionsville’s past, and felt it was thoughtfully executed by the artists as they incorporated depth and variation to the design. The idea for the log mural, he said, was the artists,’ Chris Blice and Jon Edwards.

The Community Foundation awarded the parks dept. a $150,000 grant that allowed it to incorporate public art along the trail, as well as signage in the form of mile markers that will be placed along the entirety of the 28.3 miles of the trail, according to Jodi Gietl, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Boone County.

Members of the public, along with members of the Community Foundation, town government and artists from Blice Edwards Inc. pause during the Oct. 27 mural dedication. (Photo by Elle Kreamer)

Visitors take in the artwork depicted in the log tunnel at Mulberry Street.

“By placing public art along the trail, we are able to connect our communities with the local history in Zionsville,” Gietl said.

Blice, CEO of Blice Edwards, said the design process took about two months, and the actual painting process took the entire summer.

Edwards, vice president and artistic director for Blice Edwards, said there were a couple of hiccups at the beginning of the painting process. A coating left from the mold for the bridge made the paint melt off as they began painting the flowers.

Edwards said the parks department had to have someone sandblast the bridge, but otherwise, the process was fairly smooth.

“I didn’t realize how complicated drawing a flower was going to be, especially ones that had more complicated geometric designs,” Edwards said.

Attendees of the mural dedication gather to chat following the event.

Edwards said he most enjoyed hearing comments from passersby as they were working on the murals throughout the summer.

“This woman came through one day, and she started saying how much (the murals) meant to her, and how cool it was,” Edwards said. “She started welling up and saying, ‘This is so amazing, I’ve been trying to go for walks more often, and now I have an incentive to come up here.’ It’s really cool to see how it actually affects people.”

Logsdon agreed.

“I was walking the Rail Trail and heard these kids passing by, and they were talking about meeting at the log tunnel,” Logsdon said. “It’s already kind of become a landmark in Zionsville, and it really affirmed for me that we’ve done something great here.”

FLOWERY HISTORY The Oak Street mural depicts a variety of dahlias, including a significantly large painting of the flower known as Zion’s Pride, a bright yellow hybrid dahlia cultivated by Zionsville resident Fred Gresh, who owned the former plant nursery, Parkway Gardens. Zion’s Pride won the Gold Medal Award from the American Dahlia Society at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

ON THE COVER: Attendees of the mural dedication leave through the Oak Street tunnel following the event Oct. 27. (Photo by Elle Kreamer)

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It takes the crowd-sourced and self-proclaimed encyclopedia, Wikipedia, 21 pages and more than 7,800 words to define, including pages of academic citations and references to other related subjects. It turns out that the concept of a “thought experiment” has been in use for millennia. The ancient Greeks first recorded the notion, followed by a 16th-century astronomer, then a 19th-century Danish physicist and then a 20th-century German philosopher.

Suffice it to say, there is a long line of famous thinkers who have used the device.

For most of us, not quite so scholarly, the exercise is more of a parlor game than method of scientific proof. We frame a question as if it were a physical experiment and carry it out only in our imagination. It allows us to explore any number of alternative paths before we commit to one. We might consider the effect if we moved, married, added children, or became better educated.

The subjects are endless. Or we might go from the specific and tangible to the moral and metaphysical. Topics could include surviving the zombie apocalypse, reacting to a foreign occupation of America, or knowing the exact time and date of our death.

What if we received a text message that told us our lives would end in 10 days? Not how or where, only when?

Would we retreat to loved ones? Would we get our affairs in order? Would we spend everything we’d saved? Would we indulge in our vices? Would we avenge those who’ve transgressed or seek forgiveness for our own failings? Would we blame God, decide him a fiction, or seek him? How we answer might give us insight to the direction of our lives. Are we the people we want to be? Would we consider the text a gift or a curse?

I am not a pet person, but as the mother of four children and one manchild, all of whom are animal lovers, I’ve had to tolerate the presence of many “creatures” through the years. Rats, fish, geckos, a cat (may God rest your aloof soul, Ginger!), they’ve all graced our house at some point. We currently only have a Labrador retriever named Libby, who turned 10 in September but acts like a hyperactive puppy. And even though I never wanted a dog, I have become her primary caregiver now that the kids are gone. My husband, Doo, does pitch-in, but it’s really me doing the lion’s share.

The other night, though, we both dropped the canine-parenting rubber ball. We had just returned from a fourhour St. Elmo jaunt downtown when we heard Libby barking at the door. Huh? We looked at each other and quickly realized that she’d been outside the entire time, left not only to navigate the terrifying horror show that is my front yard (yes, my Halloween stuff is still up), but also without access to her dinner.

Needless to say, she was manic.

Fast forward to 3 a.m. After I let Libby back inside from doing her business, she raced upstairs into our bedroom, clearly determined to sleep with us.

For two solid minutes I tried to quietly remove her, but she resisted my every move. Eventually, Libby rolled on her back, paws skyward, as if I wouldn’t dare drag her to the hallway like a dead body. Joke’s on you, Libby.

So now my sole remaining pet responsibility is an aging Lab with abandonment issues.

Peace out.

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

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A click in time saves … expiring scams?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Mary Ellen and I promised each other that during our recent vacation we would not check our emails. At dinner HUMOR each night, we conversed and learned a great deal about each other — things that have happened to each of us since we got our first cellphones in 1990.

When we returned home, we eagerly retrieved our messages.

“Mary Ellen, while we were away, I won a DEWALT Power Station!”

“Hey, that’s great. So did I. What’s a DEWALT Power Station?”

“No clue, but now we have two.”

Actually, we didn’t. We hadn’t won anything. But we did have a “chance” to own a DEWALT Power Station, and a DEWALT Drill.

Also, the “opportunity” to win a Yukon Stove Fire Pit, a gift certificate to Walmart, Ultimate nonstick cookware, and a Yeti Cooler.

And we were “in the running” for a Samsung Neo 8K QLED Smart TV. I didn’t know where not to click first. Walgreens was thanking me for being a loyal customer, but I have never been in a Walgreens in my life. I am a loyal CVS patron, but all they ever gave me for free was a 2-foot-long receipt.

Wait: Incoming! I just received a “shipment pending” notice for a Keurig Coffee Maker and I have “won” a Ryobi Lawn Mower.

I’m no expert in this area, but there are several clues to determine scams. Here are some real examples I received. Read each one carefully: • WIN AN GOLF CART • THEIRS A PRIZE WAITING OR YOU! • YOUR A WINNER!

• YOU HAVE WON A FREE GIFT The phrase “Free Gift” is not only suspicious, it’s redundant. Clearly, it introduces a fake scam — which I know is also redundant.

True, some of these language goofs are because the scammers are not English-speaking, but other mistakes are intentional, to either get your attention or to avoid detection by anti-spam programs.

I tried using those last two excuses on my proofreader, Heidi, to justify some of my spelling and grammar blunders. She didn’t fall for them.

The rip-offs often include an additional method to motivate you, like a countdown clock that tells you how much time you have left to click on the link or the offer goes away.

“Honey, I know you’re breastfeeding the twins, but please drop what you are doing, or we are going to lose out on that free sump pump from Ace.” My favorite come-on is: • YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO TRY CANNABLISS CBD

CONGRALUATIONS Yes, and congraluations to all who have wisely avoided these bogus offers. I never click on questionable links, but I’m tempted by this CBD product, which is shaped like a gummy bear and has a similar texture. Before I decide, I am going to have to chew on it for a while.

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By Elle Kreamer elle@youarecurrent.com Sprouts Cooking School, the only cooking school in Indiana designed for kids, opened its new location in Zionsville NEW BIZ Oct. 15 at 11145 Michigan Rd. Stephanie Drewry, owner of the school, said she started the business in her home in 2015 while teaching at the Monon Center in Carmel to build her customer base. The first school opened in Carmel in 2017. In the last two years, spots in the Sprouts Cooking School’s summer camps have sold out, and spots for holiday classes have wait lists.

“It felt like the time was right to expand,” Drewry said. “We have a large clientele in Zionsville and Brownsburg, so the intention was to try to find a location where we could accommodate our existing clientele while also making it more convenient for those outside the Carmel area.”

Drewry said the new school didn’t have a big opening celebration but has already

Stephanie Drewry, owner of Sprouts Cooking School, pauses at the new Zionsville location.

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hosted birthday celebrations and Halloween-themed classes that sold out.

The school has a mix of offerings, including a subscription-based program called MemberChef, which allows children ages 9 to 13 to attend classes in a culinary schoolbased setting once a week for nine months.

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From left, Sarah Strohl practices a functional movement exercise with Casey and Serena Good at CrossFit AFCO in Zionsville. (Photo by Elle Kreamer)

Gym promotes CrossFit for all

By Elle Kreamer elle@youarecurrent.com Sarah Strohl, a 23-year-old Zionsville resident, works out for 30 minutes twice a week at CrossFit AFCO, enFITNESS gaging in exercises that are tailored to her ability level as a woman with Down syndrome, according to her mother, Valerie Strohl.

Casey Good, founder and head coach at CrossFit AFCO, 10650 Bennett Pkwy, Zionsville, said he focuses on specific exercises with Sarah that accommodate her skill level and comprehension while keeping her engaged and playing Disney music during her workouts. The goal of the exercises, he said, is not to improve Sarah’s gym skills, but to improve her functional movement so she can enjoy a better life outside the gym.

“Exercise is more than just exercise for your body, it’s exercise for your brain, particularly for people with intellectual disabilities,” Valerie said. “For Down syndrome, which is a degenerative disease, this physical exercise also keeps her exercising her brain.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website states that more than 1 in 4 adults in the United States aged 18-64 has a disability. While adults with disabilities are three times more likely to develop chronic diseases than those without, the CDC states nearly half of adults with disabilities do not participate in aerobic exercises that could help reduce the severity of such diseases.

Serena Good, Casey’s wife and a doctoral student of occupational therapy, said she occasionally collaborates with Casey to cultivate workouts for Sarah that help to get her faster and improve her body awareness when performing functional activities. However, Serena said Sarah has a motivation that is hard to find.

“We’re not just trying to get her in here to work out for 30 minutes two times a week, we want her to go on walks on her days off, making it more of a lifestyle change,” Casey said.

Casey said CrossFit allows people to fulfill their athletic potential regardless of age or ability level.

“Casey has me work so hard sometimes, but I really love doing CrossFit and I work very hard,” Sarah said.

Valerie said she and her husband participate in Long Haulers, a class at CrossFit AFCO that focuses on long-term fitness, and she feels her family is more readily able to connect over their shared experiences with CrossFit. CrossFit has not only allowed for bonding within their family, Valerie said, but it also has helped Sarah feel more connected within the community while keeping her happy and motivated.

“I notice that after she’s exercised, she’s more alert, her communication skills are better, she’s stronger and it helps keep her stay happy and healthy,” Valerie said.

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Singer to appear in holiday shows at The Cat Ashley Nicole Soprano will perform her “Holiday & More” show at The Cat in Carmel.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ashley Nicole Soprano has been waiting to give her fans a performance on a larger stage.

“I am most looking forward to MUSIC giving all of my sponsors and fans the stage performance they have been begging for,” Soprano said. “For the last two years, I have been entertaining at charity events, retirement centers, Fishers Parks and private clubs. Traditionally, at the meet-and-greet after the show, people always ask me where I am performing on stage, so they can invite family and friends to a concert.

‘Holiday & More’ at The Cat in Carmel is this concert for all of these people who have been supporting my music career financially and as fans.

“I am also looking forward to meeting and thanking the fans who have been listening and following on social media.”

The Fishers resident will perform her “Holiday & More” show at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. The two afternoon shows are sold out.

“I decided on a holiday show with holiday music because the holidays have a magical way of bringing people together in a spirit of love,” Soprano said.

“Some of our best memories revolve around the holiday season and holiday music. All of the songs I’m singing at the ‘Holiday & More’ concert are my favorites. Perhaps my most favorites are the ones I have selected for

my new ‘Holiday’ CD, which will be first available at the shows.”

Soprano said her music runs the gamut from opera to classical-crossover, contemporary pop and country.

“In 2016, I performed with Projekt:Opera directed by Hidetaka Niiyama and produced by Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy, (and played) the lead role in ‘The Elixir of Love’ as Adina. So, this show also featured musicians from the ISO, namely associate concertmaster and first violin Philip Palermo.

The following year, I was under the same direction, with the lead of Rosina in ‘The Barber of Seville.’”

While attending Butler University, Soprano received a grant to write and produce three original contemporary pop songs and videos, which are available online, on YouTube as well as streaming platforms.

“Meanwhile, my current monthly shows feature tributes from ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ABBA, Patsy Cline, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s throwbacks, Songbook favorites as well as Broadway and classical crossover,” Soprano said. “Whatever I decide to sing comes from my heart and is in my personal style, which has been described as stunning, lovely and sweet as well as giving goosebumps and bringing tears.”

Soprano is her professional name.

“My first voice teacher, Inga Agrest, the current president of the Charleston Music Teacher Association as well as district chair of the South Carolina Music Teacher Association, quickly identified me as a coloratura soprano,” she said, “Although I have a three-plus octave range, the low notes are my labor, the high notes are my love.”

Soprano was born and raised in Fishers and lived there until high school, when the family moved to South Carolina so her brother could attend college there.

“It was in Charleston while homeschooling that I was afforded the opportunity to pursue my vocal and piano training, performing in several recitals as well as with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus,” she said.

She returned to Fishers to attend Butler University.

Soprano performed her October “Pumpkin Spice” show in the Indianapolis area. This month, she is performing her Thanksgiving “Classical-Crossover” show, in addition to preparing for her ‘Holiday & More’ concert and “Holiday” album release.

For more, visit ashleynicolesoprano.com/ tickets.

‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’ “The Addams Family” runs through Nov. 20 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

CARMEL APPRENTICE THEATRE Carmel Apprentice Theatre will present “The Addams Family,” a musical, through Nov. 13 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.

‘VIOLET’ Actors Theatre of Indiana will present “Violet” through Nov. 13 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. ’TOSCA’ Angela Brown stars in the title role of “Tosca” in the Indianapolis Opera production set for Nov. 11-13 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indyopera.org.

‘EXPOSED Actors Theatre of Indiana’s LAB series will present the musical “Exposed” at 2 p.m, Nov. 12 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

CARMEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present its Masterworks 2 concert, featuring violinist Alexis Kenney, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

SCHUBERT TRIOS Pianist Wu Han, cellist David Finckel and violinist Benjamin Bielman will perform works of Austrian composer Franz Schubert at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecentpresents.org.

KINGS & QUEENS Kelli Barrett and Jarrod Spector cover the gamut of musical royalty from Elvis Presley to Prince and Aretha Franklin to Britney Spears in their Kings & Queens show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-12 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinhc. com

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ZCHS to stage ‘Legally Blonde’

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Me What You Want” because there is a lot of dancing.

Senior Anjali Gupta plays Brooke Wyndham.

Zionsville Community High School sopho“She does a whole number where she more Claire Kauffman would have been hap- sings while jumping rope,” Gupta said. “It’s py with any a unique dance opportuMUSICAL role in “Lenity. It’s the hardest role, gally Blonde” endurance wise, because because she is a big fan of it’s hard to sing while the musical. However, getjumping.” ting the lead was certainly She also has to belt out a sweet bonus. the song more than she is Kauffman will play Elle used to doing.

Kauffman Gupta Woods in the ZCHS producGupta said she likes tion set for 7 p.m. 17-19 and 2 p.m. dealing with the differing sides of Nov. 19 at the school’s STAR Bank the character’s personality Performing Arts Center.

“She’s very empowering as a fit“It’s very exciting to play Elle ness instructor,” Gupta said. “At the because she’s such a fun character same time, she’s on trial for murder. and she’s so upbeat,” Kauffman This is the biggest role I’ve had.” said. “There are so many fun dance Junior Matt Nelson is cast as EmNelson numbers, and the music is upbeat. mett Forrest.

It’s my second time doing the show, so I’m “I like how rambunctious (the show) is. It pretty familiar with the music.” can be all over the place,” Nelson said. “It’s Kauffman played Pilar for Black Box Thenot so much a serious musical, but a fun atre Company in Lebanon when she was one.” younger.

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something ready to be produced. We’ve had a couple of table readings and shows in the past year and the show has continued to Laura Goodenow is ready to see her muevolve after receiving feedback from actors sical take the next step in the development as well as any audience who might have process. seen it.”

MUSICAL The 1995 Carmel There was a Zoom reading in High School graduate January and another reading in is the librettist and lyricist for “ExSeptember. posed,” which is part of the Actors The story follows an undocuTheatre of Indiana LAB Series, which mented immigrant, Rosa Maria, who helps musicals and plays develop. It — after being flashed by a peeping will be performed at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 Tom — grapples with the desire to Goodenow at the Studio Theater at the Center be seen in a world in which she for the Performing Arts in Carmel. must hide. When her American-born son is “It’s the first time we’ve had actors readbullied, she fights back. ing and singing the parts,” Goodenow said.

Justin Rayna is the composer and Se“I’m exposing myself, which is somewhat bastián Eddowes-Vargas is the dramaturg. of an uncomfortable feeling. You have to do Goodenow said the story tries to examine what you write about. I’m interested to see immigration from all sides. what this community feels about the piece.”

“I’m constantly honing in on the story and Goodenow said some LAB Series projects working with my dramaturg and other peohave been further along with more workple who can bring perspective to the story,” shops and readings. she said. “It’s an exploration and I’m trying “We are the very first step for what it to honor all the different perspectives. I is for a musical to become a musical,” she want it to be a conversation starter.” said. “We have music, and we have a story.

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Play reflects on AIDS epidemic

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com James LaMonte was attracted to directing the play “Mothers and Sons” because he views it as a THEATER history lesson of the lives of gay men over the past two decades.

“The play charts the gains and losses, victories and defeats for gay men in Ruddell the years since AIDS was first identified,” the Indianapolis resident said. “The play is a continuation of ‘Andre’s Mother,’ Terrence McNally’s 1990 television play starring Sada Thompson and Richard Thomas who meet at Andre’s memorial service. Twenty years later, Andre’s mother, Katharine, and Andre’s former lover, Cal, meet again and they have not spoken since.”

Main Street Productions is presenting “Mothers and Sons” from Nov. 10 to 20 at Basile Westfield Playhouse.

“I love the fact that there is a wide generational spread between the characters,” LaMonte said. “There is a 9-year-old boy, a 20-something young millennial gay man, his late 40s husband who attended to his partner Andre until he died of AIDS and then mourned him for eight years, and Katharine, whose rage has not lessened in the two decades since her son’s burial. They become a lovely quartet, each playing notes of love, loss and regret, which never grows old in theater, and neither does the complicated relationships between mothers and sons.”

Zionsville resident Elizabeth Ruddell plays Katharine, which she describes as a very

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“The role of Katharine is a challenge to play, not only because of the subject matter but because I have very little in common with her,” Ruddell said. “While we are both parents, my children are alive while her only child has passed.”

Ruddell had heard of the play but had never seen it performed.

“The moment I saw it was written by Terrence Uebelhor McNally, I knew it would be a wonderful play,” Ruddell said. “He is the author of other famous plays such as ‘Love! Valour! Compassion!’ and ‘Master Class,’ among others. He has won four Tony Awards for his plays.”

Although she has been acting for more than 40 years, Ruddell is appearing in her first play with Main Street Productions.

Indianapolis resident Austin Uebelhor plays Cal, a middle-aged gay man who lost his partner during the AIDS epidemic. Since then, Cal has married and had a child.

“Cal spends a good bit of the show remembering his lost love and everything they went through together,” Uebelhor said.

“Both tears and anger are brought out of him over the course of the show. It’s been quite the experience digging in and bringing out this complex wave of emotions.”

The show first premiered on Broadway in 2014.

Georgeanna Teipen is the producer.

The other actors are Nicholas Heskett as Will Ogden and Tyler Acquviva as Bud Ogden-Porter.

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A visit to Cooperstown and the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commentary by Don Knebel Today, on our return from Cape Cod, we visit Cooperstown, N.Y, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and TRAVEL Museum.

Cooperstown lies at the southern end of Otsego Lake, about 60 miles southwest of Albany. It was founded in 1786 by William Cooper, whose son, author James Fenimore Cooper, grew up there.

Abner Doubleday, who attended high school in Cooperstown, became a Civil War general and later obtained a patent for the design of San Francisco’s cable cars. In 1906, a Denver mining engineer claimed that Doubleday

Historic Main Street in Cooperstown, N.Y. (Photo by Don Knebel)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received: By: Zionsville Community Schools 900 Mulberry St. Zionsville, IN 46077 For: Zionsville Community Schools – District Wide Roofing Repairs, ZMS Flooring Renovations & ZCHS Whiteboard Repairs 900 Mulberry St. Zionsville, IN 46077 At: Zionsville Community Schools 900 Mulberry St. Zionsville, IN 46077 Until: 2:00 PM (local time), December 1, 2022 Bid Opening: Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (local time), Zionsville Community Schools, 900 Mulberry Street, Zionsville, IN 46077.

All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation www.skillmanplanroom.com 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling. Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661.

WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM, local time, via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 237 992 519 905 Passcode: La8nrH Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 317-762-3960,,875804829# United States, Indianapolis Phone Conference ID: 875 804 829# Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Zionsville Community Schools (a public building corporation). Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

Zionsville Community Schools By: Rebecca Coffman

invented baseball in a Cooperstown pasture in 1839, a claim unquestionably accepted by the Mills Commission, established to determine baseball’s origins. Cooperstown resident Stephen Carlton Clark, heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, used that claim in promoting the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which he opened in Cooperstown in 1939. Clark, who owned a Cooperstown hotel, hoped to bring visitors to his little town.

He also founded the still-open Farmers’ Museum, which opened in 1942 on land once

owned by James Fenimore Cooper, recreating rural life in 19th-century New York.

Each year, about 300,000 people visit Cooperstown, most going to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, housed in a three-story brick building on Cooperstown’s historic Main Street. During Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, up to 80,000 people crowd into tiny Cooperstown, which has a population of about 1,600. The Plaque Gallery on the Hall of Fame’s first floor currently honors 268 former Major League players, as well as 40 executives/pioneers, 22 managers and 10 umpires. The upper floors feature exhibits chronicling baseball’s history, including one acknowledging that “historians agree that (Abner) Doubleday had nothing to do with baseball’s beginnings.”

Cooperstown is a bit out of the way from anywhere, but is worth the trip for anyone interested in our “national pastime.”

Don Knebel is a local resident. For the full column visit donknebel.com.

You may contact him at editorial@ youarecurrent.com.

I learned how to pronounce GIF Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I understand if you’re not on Reddit; after all, it’s quite the opposite of a local newspaper. However, the online community of Reddit contains groups GRAMMAR GUY for virtually any interest, as well as an unhealthy amount of goofball meme culture.

One of my favorite subreddits (i.e., a dedicated page to discuss a specific topic) is “TIL,” which is an initialism for “today I learned.”

Today, I learned the acronym “GIF” is pronounced with a soft “G” sound, like in “giraffe.” If I were commenting on Reddit, I would reply with a “head exploding” emoji character.

What is a GIF? It’s an animated image often used online. You’ve probably seen one posted as a comment on someone’s Facebook post. You can send them in text messages. GIFs are everywhere.

I always thought “Jif” was the peanut butter and “GIF” (with a hard “g”) was the animated photo file. As it turns out, I have been wrong for years.

Again, this isn’t new information; the

inventor of the graphics interchange format (aka GIF) cleared this up all the way back in 2013, which, in internet terms, is an eternity.

Steve Wilhite invented the animated GIF back in 1987. As an employee of Compuserve, he was tasked to come up with a universal file format for animated images.

As many consumers were getting online for the first time, web content creators embraced the file format.

Today, GIFs serve as shorthand language, similar to how emoji characters dominate text messages. The images are our version of low-resolution moving hieroglyphics. Digital architects will scratch their heads someday as they examine the bizarre aspects of our early 21st-century culture.

I still have a hard time with the soft “G” pronunciation of “GIF.”

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

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