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Expert: School board had conflict of interest

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

When the Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees publicly interviewed finalists Jan. 14 for a vacant seat, they asked each candidate whether he or she held any positions that could potentially be viewed as a conflict of interest if appointed.

As it turns out, the entire board had a conflict of interest when it voted 3-1 to appoint Support CCS chair Jennifer Cashin, according to a professor who specializes in ethics.

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Support CCS is a nonpartisan political action committee that vets and supports local school board candidates. The PAC endorsed school board members Kristin Kouka, Jon Shapiro and Kristina Wheeler in their most recent campaigns, and it backed the opponent of school board member Greg Brown. So, the situation could bias the judgment of every school board member, subconsciously or otherwise, said Abe Schwab, a professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne who specializes in professional ethics.

“Everybody involved here has a conflict of interest, because (Cashin) had an effect on their personal goals,” Schwab said. “As a result, their decision-making is affected. Having a conflict of interest isn’t to impugn anyone. It isn’t saying they’re doing anything wrong automatically. It’s just there as a result of their relationship.”

Nine people applied for the District 2 seat, which opened after Jennifer Nelson-Williams stepped down at the end of 2025. The remaining term runs through the end of the year.

The school board narrowed the pool to three finalists for the public interview. The three board members who received the backing of Support CCS voted to appoint Cashin, while Brown did not.

Schwab said there was no way for the CCS school board to avoid the conflict of interest once Cashin applied for the seat. At that point, the board should

have acknowledged it, he said. “Denying that it exists is literally the worst possible way (to handle the situation), because then you require people to not believe what their eyes see,” he said. “What you want to do is attenuate the effect of the conflict of interest as much as possible. In this case, I think (Cashin) would have been better off withdrawing from the appointment process, because there was no way to have a vote by the existing board members that wasn’t going to be affected by the conflict of interest.”

have benefited from PAC support in some form. What matters most is transparency.

School board President Kristin Kouka issued a statement regarding the situation on behalf of the school board:

“Questioning potential conflicts of interest is a reasonable and necessary part of the process,” she stated. “However, with honest disclosure and open discussion, I trust the board to make informed decisions about who is most qualified to serve. While many may have strong feelings about how school board elections have evolved, the reality is that all sitting board members

“In Carmel, hundreds of parents, PTO volunteers and community members, donated time or resources through PACs to support candidates. Leadership roles within those efforts reflect a higher level of involvement, not something that should automatically disqualify someone from service. Clear disclosure allows decision-makers to fully understand a candidate’s background.

“I would never want to discourage those who previously volunteered from running for office in the future. Civic engagement, when paired with transparency, should be a pathway to leadership, not a barrier.”

Schwab said Cashin did not have a conflict of interest, because she was not making a decision regarding the District 2 appointment.

Cashin told the board Jan. 14 that she is already working to transition out of the Support CCS chair role. She decided to step down in advance of a planned run for the District 2 school board seat in the November election.

BOARD MEMBER FORGOT ABOUT CAMPAIGN DONATION

During the Jan. 21 Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees special meeting, board member Jon Shapiro said that although Support CCS had supported his campaign, its chair, Jennifer Cashin, had not personally contributed a financial donation.

However, campaign finance reports show that Cashin personally contributed $100 to Shapiro’s campaign and $100 to school board member Kristina Wheeler’s campaign in 2024.

Shapiro told Current he had forgotten about Cashin’s financial contribution to his campaign when he made the remarks.

“Her donation was nearly two years ago, and it was very early on in my

campaign,” he said. “I do not believe it changes the point I made about direct benefit in return for something. There is no way I would have known what was going to occur nearly two years later.”

In a Jan. 24 email reply to a Carmel resident pointing out the inconsistency, CCS Superintendent Tom Oestreich stated the school board’s attorney assisted in ensuring the appointment process for the District 2 seat was legal. Current also was copied on the original email.

“Nothing in Carmel Clay Schools’ policy or Indiana law requires a review of contributions to individual campaigns,” Oestreich stated. “Each candidate sets up his/her campaign team, and this is not monitored by the central office.”

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Leaders split on bill that would ax township government

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Local leaders are split over a state bill that would dissolve Clay Township and transfer its services to the City of Carmel.

House Bill 1315, authored by Republican Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler of Noblesville, requires townships with at least half of its population and 80 percent of its territory within the geographical limits of a city to be absorbed by that city. An exception would be made for townships that operate fire departments or territories.

people” and said it’s especially needed as cities manage the impacts of Senate Enrolled Act 1, a law enacted in 2025 that cuts Hoosier property taxes while decreasing revenues for municipalities.

“Indiana does not need less local government. In fact, after the catastrophic harm done to most communities across the state by SEA1, it requires township government,” Snyder said. “Without Clay Township, we will not be building the two required and much-needed fire stations in Carmel, because we lean on the township for that funding.”

Carmel and Clay Township, which share nearly identical boundaries, could be more impacted by the legislation than most communities. They are among only a handful of communities to run a parks department jointly, and the township has been key in funding fire department equipment and other local amenities, such as the Carmel Dads’ Club’s Aletto Family Sports Center.

The House Local Government Committee held a hearing on the bill Jan. 13 before voting 9-3 in support of it and sending it to the House Ways and Means Committee.

At the hearing, Shonkwiler said the bill aims to streamline and modernize local government structures, which can vary widely and create confusion for residents.

“This legislation seeks to reduce those inconsistencies by aligning services or delivery with the units of government that already have the scale, professional capacity and accountability structures to deliver services more uniformly, ensuring Hoosiers receive equitable access and consistent outcomes regardless of which side of the township they live,” she said.

Several officials with ties to Carmel shared their thoughts on the bill at the hearing.

City Council President Matt Snyder vehemently opposed it, citing how Clay Township has been a key partner in supporting the fire department, parks and other amenities in Carmel. He described township government as “closest to the

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Snyder also said that if the bill passes, he will advocate for moving operation of the Carmel Fire Department from the city to the township “to save Clay Township.”

Oliver Barie, a lobbyist with Borror Public Affairs representing the City of Carmel, said the bill would not alter plans for new CFD fire stations and that “the City of Carmel wholeheartedly endorses this bill.”

“Residents are paying for two separate governments to perform overlapping functions: Two sets of attorneys, two sets of lobbyists, two financial advisors, two administrative structures and duplicate park and facility operations,” Barie said. “Carmel can operate and maintain township parks, facilities and services within our existing municipal structure and with less overhead and fewer layers of government, while still delivering the same or better services to residents.”

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Michael Klitzing, speaking at the hearing as president of the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association, urged legislators to review how the proposed law would impact communities that jointly operate parks systems.

CFD Fire Chief Joel Thacker, speaking on behalf of the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association, also expressed support for HB1315.

Clay Township Trustee Paul Hensel did not respond to a request for comment on the bill as of time of publication.

Follow the bill’s progress at iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1315/ details.

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Democrat launches campaign for Senate seat

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

A Carmel Democrat with years of professional experience in health advocacy has launched a campaign for the District 29 seat in the Indiana Senate.

Kristina Moorhead decided to run for office after Democratic incumbent J.D. Ford announced a bid for the state’s 5th Congressional District seat. District 29 includes parts of Carmel, Zionsville and Indianapolis.

“I felt (with) my skill set from what I’ve done for the past two decades in state policy that I really could do a good job for the constituents in this district,” Moorhead said. “When I look at my three kids, and when you look at what’s going on in the world, I want something better for them.”

Moorhead attended Indianapolis Public Schools before graduating from New Palestine High School. She studied at Ball State University – where a debate program sparked her interest in public policy — and earned a master’s degree in public affairs from IUPUI, which is now IU Indianapolis.

She’s worked for the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, AARP and in the pharmaceutical industry. Much of her career has focused on problem solving, supporting caregivers and the affordability of health care.

Affordability in general is a key focus of her campaign. She believes increasing the number of high-paying jobs in the state will give Hoosiers a boost in this area.

“It’s looking to create a business environment that is both attractive to business but also supports Hoosiers at the same time,” Moorhead said.

If elected, Moorhead said she aims to continue Ford’s efforts to regularly connect with constituents.

As of Jan. 26, Demetrice Hicks and David W. Greene, Sr. had also filed to run for the seat in the May 5 Democratic primary. Republican candidates are John Ruckelshaus and V. Roni Ford. Learn more about Moorhead at KristinaMoorhead.com.

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Spartz discusses reelection campaign, reflects on achievements

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com

Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has filed to run for reelection for Indiana’s 5th District congressional seat. A Noblesville resident, she is in her third term, having won reelection in 2024 with nearly 57 percent of the vote.

As of Jan. 27, Republican Scott A. King and Democrats State Sen. J.D. Ford, Todd Shelton, Dylan McKenna, Jackson Franklin and Steve Avitable Avit have also filed to run for the 5th District seat, which includes Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Grant, Tipton and a portion of Howard counties.

the next election?

Spartz: Listen, I am the only elected official in the state of Indiana that is actually doing open town halls right now, and I will continue doing so as long as we don’t have a total sabotage by the other side. The last couple town halls (did not) get a good representation of the people. People came because they want to be aggressive and they don’t want to listen. Which is fine, I’m OK to do that, but I also cannot put my staff at risk because (a) town hall is set up by a lot of Democrats to get organized and be disruptive.

CURRENT: You’ve previously had complaints filed against you from former staff members. Do you have any comment regarding those claims or fallout in terms of staffing?

The primary election is May 5, and the general election is Nov. 3.

In a Q&A with Current, Spartz answered the following questions about her campaign and time in Congress. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity.

CURRENT: Since you announced your campaign for reelection, some constituents have brought up your previous self-imposed three-term limit. What led you to the decision to run again?

Spartz: I think no politician should be there forever, and if you decide to do something, then you have to deliver. I didn’t self-impose any limits. I said I’m not planning to be in office as a lifelong politician, as most people are, but I think I still have unfinished business, and we need to finish the business, because the country is in trouble. I don’t see any good people running that actually would do the real work. If somebody great would be running, maybe I would consider (enjoying) time with the family, but most people that are running are terrible.

CURRENT: What are the top three things your campaign will focus on?

Spartz: I’ve always been focused on fiscal issues and fixing health care. So, that’s probably the biggest issue that we need to fix. That’s probably the biggest issue that our country is facing.

CURRENT: Your last few town hall meetings and appearances have been met with a mix of applause and scrutiny. Do you intend on having any more of these leading up to

Spartz: I don’t, and I (don’t think you should believe) hit pieces from Democrats with them having an agenda — just (writing) lies from anonymous sources. That’s just what people do to write propaganda and lies. This is part of (the) political process. But we’ll go beyond that, because we have issues as a country — not just writing propaganda and lies — what a lot of them like to do.

Current: Some constituents claim you do not follow through on your word. What is your response to that and why do you believe constituents should believe what you say?

Spartz: Because I always follow through on my word. I’m very direct, and some people might not like it, but I’m very transparent with people. I don’t just try to backstab anyone like most politicians do and say lies. I actually have a very transparent dialog, which is very uncommon for political office, because I represent 100 percent of the people, and town hall (engagement) is a testament to that.

CURRENT: What are you most proud of during your service in Congress?

Spartz: I think I put a lot of fiscal issues under control that would have been in a bad situation, including recently taking a trillion dollars from saving Medicare and Medicaid from looming bankruptcy. We didn’t save it completely but at least moved the needle from (the) over-billing of these programs and the money laundering and fraud. I passed a lot of bills related to the district, and I don’t do messaging bills. I was engaged in a lot of issues.”

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Officials voice concern about House Bill 1001

By Ann Marie Shambaugh and Leila Kheiry AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com leila@youarecurrent.com

House Bill 1001, which limits local governments’ ability to regulate housing development standards, is concerning some Hamilton County officials.

The legislation, which aims to address the need for affordable housing, could have a major impact on cities like Carmel and lead to development that “does not meet the standard our residents expect,” according to Mayor Sue Finkam.

of community we want to have and what the vision of our community is, then you’re probably not going to like a lot of what’s in the bill,” Fadness said.

“I think it’s being done in the spirit of trying to create more opportunities for housing development across the state of Indiana and I think there’s ways that we can help accomplish that without giving up all the control by our city council.”

The Hamilton County Commissioners released a statement about the bill’s potential impact.

“We are gravely concerned about the significant impact House Bill 1001 will have on Indiana’s communities,” the statement reads.

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“The bill puts emphasis on dense housing vs. single-family zoning that could lead to residents losing their voices in decisions that directly affect their homes, their streets, the businesses they want to visit and the character of the places they choose to live,” Finkam stated Jan. 26. “While some new rules would allow cities to opt-out, other regulations would be mandated, providing a one-size-fits all for Hoosier communities.”

Finkam, who thanked legislators for continuing to discuss the bill with local officials, is also concerned about the city’s ability to recover costs associated with providing building and development services, increase congestion by eliminating parking standards and limit capital resources for parks.

Fishers City Council members and Mayor Scott Fadness also addressed the issue during a recent council meeting. Fadness said he had reached out to the bill’s author, Rep Doug Miller (R-District 48), in hopes of amending the language.

“If you’re a strong believer (of) having the ability to chart a course for our community when it comes to what type

“By preempting local planning and zoning authority, this legislation undermines the ability of local governments to shape the growth and development of their neighborhoods according to the unique needs of their residents.”

The commissioners stated that local officials are best positioned to evaluate land use, manage infrastructure and protect community housing interests.

Republican State Rep. Danny Lopez, whose district includes part of Carmel, stated that legislators are listening to the “genuinely listening to the feedback” of local mayors as they work to address a lack of affordable housing.

“Places like Carmel and Westfield are already being thoughtful in engaging residents and planning with these options in mind, and I’ll be working through (the) session to preserve the flexibility and local control they need for their unique communities. I’m confident we’ll find that sweet spot,” Lopez stated.

The bill is under review by the House Committee on Local Government.

Westfield Managing Editor Todd Golden contributed to this report.

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Trio earn ISSA Hall of Fame honors

Editor’s note: Current entertainment editor Mark Ambrogi was inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame in 2023.

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

The Indiana Sportswriters & Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame class of 2026 will feature two honorees with longtime Carmel ties and a Current Publishing editor.

Rick Morwick, Current newsroom director, will be joined by former sportswriter Jim Russell and sportscaster Vince Welch. Russell has lived in Carmel since 1983, and Welch lived in Carmel for more than 30 years before moving to Cicero last year. The group will be honored April 12 at Valle Vista Golf and Banquet Center in Greenwood.

Morwick, 63, left the Daily Journal in 2016 and joined Current newspapers. After graduating from Purdue University, Russell, who has lived in Carmel since 1983, worked for the Greenfield Reporter, including three years as sports editor. He worked for Indiana Sports Weekly, a statewide weekly, before joining the Indianapolis News. During his 13 years at the News, he covered the Colts, high school sports, golf, tennis and the men’s basketball competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. Russell, 72, was the No. 2 Colts beat writer from 1986-90.

Morwick, a Perry Meridian High School and IUPUI graduate, joined the Daily Journal in Johnson County in 1991, became assistant sports editor in 1997 and sports editor in 2004.

As part of his responsibilities, Morwick covered the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers for 25 years. He covered the Colts in the Super Bowl in 2007 and the Pacers in the NBA Finals in 2000. He covered several Indianapolis 500s, including the 100th running, and multiple IHSAA state finals. He conducted the final interviews with Johnson County legends George Crowe (Indiana’s first Mr. Basketball) and his brother Ray Crowe (Crispus Attucks HIgh School fame) before their deaths.

Morwick, an Indianapolis resident, was named the ISSA Corky Lamm Sportswriter of the Year in 2014.

Morwick said the Hall of Fame selection was a complete surprise.

“This honor would not have been possible had I started my career anywhere but the Johnson County Daily Journal, a ‘small paper’ that did big things,” he said. “I was extremely fortunate to have worked with and learned from some of the best editors and reporters in the state. I’m indebted to those early mentors who took a chance on hiring me and did so much to advance my career.”

“More than anything, I loved covering high school basketball,” said Russell, a two-time winner of the ISSA’s Sportswriter of the Year Award.

Following his tenure at the News, Russell served as sports information director for the IHSAA from 1994 to 2001. Russell, who has been the football press box public address announcer since 1975, then was executive vice president for Delta Tau Delta Fraternity until retiring in 2018.

Welch, 61, spent 5 1/2 years on the WISH-TV sports team before moving to WNDY-TV, which was featuring IHSAA state championships and Indianapolis Indians games. He also broadcast his alma mater Ball State University’s basketball games for several years and covered the IndyCar Series on television or radio from 1996 through the 2014 season. Welch did 23 years of network TV, including 15 at ESPN and eight at Fox, primarily broadcasting motorsports.

“I did some college basketball work at Fox, which I really enjoyed,” said Welch, who retired after the 2023 NASCAR season.

Welch said he appreciates the Hall of Fame selection.

“I’m honored certainly to be in the company of so many terrific announcers, writers and broadcasters that are in the Hall of Fame,” he said.

Terry Hutchens, a Lawrence Township resident, will be inducted posthumously. Hutchens, who covered Indiana University sports for the Indianapolis Star and CNHI, died in 2018 at age 60.

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TME Steam, which included 12 members, captured the FIRST LEGO League state competi-

Indianapolis.

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club captures state title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

In Alexis Reed’s view, dedication was the key to success for Carmel’s Towne Meadow Elementary School robotics club.

TME Steam, which included 12 members, won the FIRST LEGO League state competition Jan. 10 at the University of Indianapolis.

“The students are always up for a new challenge and come ready to work,” said Reed, a Camel resident who coaches the team. “The parents have also been very supportive and ready to pitch in in any way to help the team.”

There were 36 teams in the state tournament. Reed said approximately 200 teams from across Indiana competed in a series of tournaments to advance to the state level. The team advanced to the FIRST World Championship Tournament April 29 to May 2 in Houston.

“They competed against teams from established programs across the state, many comprised of middle schoolers,” Reed said. “The competition is a part of the FIRST Inspires Global Program.

The team competes in FIRST LEGO League Challenge, a program for students in fourth through eighth grades.

Reed said the second-year club is focused on preparing and fundraising for the World Tournament.

“(The club) gave us all the chance to do what we like and want to do — like coding, building legos, core values and presenting,” Towne Meadow fifth-grader Oliver Carleton said.

Fourth-grader Jack Waddell said his favorite part of the club is working with his teammates.

“My favorite part about the competition is driving the robots,” Waddell said.

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Fishers High School guard extends winning ways

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

For Fishers High School boys basketball coach Garrett Winegar, it’s easy to measure the strengths of junior Cooper Zachary.

“As a starting point guard for the Tigers, Cooper is 75-2,” Winegar said. “His consistency, work ethic and leadership have been key for us during that time. Winning a state title as a freshman starting point guard is remarkable and I don’t believe it has ever been done (before) at the (Class) 4A level.”

Winegar said the hard-working Zachary has improved in almost every facet.

“Cooper is a very well-rounded player, with very few weaknesses on the floor,” Winegar said. “His ball-handling, passing and shooting are obvious, but where I think he is most underrated is as a defender. Cooper is a relentless on-ball defender who sets the tone for us with his pressure. As a shooter, he has improved his ability to shoot off screens and come off screens more efficiently. Also, he has stretched his range.”

Winegar said Zachary has developed

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into a coach on the floor. Zachary said he learned from teammates his first two seasons.

“I was blessed the past two years to have such great leaders in front of me,” he said. “My freshman and sophomore year I had Keenan Garner and JonAnthony Hall to look up to and get experience from them on what being a leader

looks like. Now, being a junior, I feel that I am the leader of my team and that I am the person the younger players look up to. I can’t thank those guys before me enough for preparing me.”

The Tigers beat Ben Davis to win the IHSAA Class 4A state championship in 2024 and lost in the 4A state final to Jeffersonville 67-66 in overtime last year.

As of Jan. 28, Fishers was 16-0.

“The key to getting back to the state championship is doing the little things right, such as rest, eating, recovery, lifting, extra work outside of practice,” Zachary said.

Naturally, Zachary’s goal is to complete an unbeaten state championship season.

Zachary has school career records for 3-pointers with 170, assists with 347 and steals with 175. He has averages of 14.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game in the first 16 games. His 3-point shooting percentage is 41 percent for the season and 46 percent for his career. He also has the team’s single-game assists record with 17.

“I give all the credit to my former and current teammates,” he said. “They make my job as a point guard easy.”

Zachary has several Division I scholarship offers, including from Ball State University, the University of Nevada, Kent State University, Toledo University, Bradley University and Purdue University-Fort Wayne.

“They all are special to me because I know that offers are hard to earn,” he said.

Fishers High School junior point guard Cooper Zachary has school records in 3-pointers, assists and steals. (Photo courtesy of FHS Athletics)

Bison helmets make timely debut

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Andrew Bailey decided he wanted to make a bison helmet to support his brother’s alma mater. He had no idea how it would take off.

Bailey’s brother, Jacob, was an offensive lineman for the Indiana University football team. Andrew and Jacob grew up in Carmel, and Jacob graduated from Cathedral High School in 2012 and Andrew in 2014.

“We went to an Indiana football game with Wisconsin (Nov. 15), and I saw some people with a cotton hat, plus horns,” he said. “I thought it was cool, but I thought I could make one a little better.”

So, Andrew decided to make one for himself for the game at Purdue University Nov. 28.

“I got a lot of smiles, and everyone loved it,” he said. “So, I made a couple for my brothers and friends because they were going to see IU in the Big Ten Championship. They wore it and got on the Jumbotron a bunch. Lots of people were asking, ‘Where can I get one of

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those?’ Well, I guess I should take a hint, and I created a website and I started selling them as a side hustle.”

Andrew makes all the products himself. He calls it The Bison Helmet.

“What’s kind of interesting is I don’t do arts and crafts,” he said. “I never thought I would be doing it, but I guess I have a creative side. Making the helmets is kind of fun.”

helmets and fur. Then he gets the bison horns from a pet store supplier.

The website thebisonhelmet.com launched Jan. 14, five days before the Hoosiers won the national championship game.

Andrew, who has sold 14 helmets so far, went to DePauw University. He became a huge IU fan when his brother started playing collegiately. Jacob played in 31 games, starting 19 for the Hoosiers.

Andrew attended the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal in Pasadena, Calif., and Peach Bowl CFP semifinal in Atlanta with his brother and mother and sister.

The helmets sell for $250, with materials costing between $50 and $70. One helmet takes about 10 hours to make.

Andrew said he found a supplier for

“That’s where my run ended. National championships tickets were a little too expensive,” he said. “But Jake was able to go, so we had a couple of Bison Helmets there.”

Andrew has 80 pairs of bison horns in his basement for orders.

“The dream is kind of how the (Green Bay) Packers have the cheeseheads, in a couple of years to see (IU’s) Memorial Stadium full of bison horns would be pretty awesome,” he said.

Andrew Bailey with The Bison Helmet at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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firefighters battle a fire Jan. 23 in single-digit temperatures.

Carmel firefighters battle residential fire, frigid temperatures

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Carmel firefighters battled a blaze and below freezing temperatures when they responded to a home the afternoon of Jan. 23 near 131st Street and West Road.

The call came in as a possible chimney or roof fire, which firefighters quickly confirmed when they saw smoke rising out of the rooftop.

CFD put out the fire without incident, other than special considerations to avoid slick and icy surfaces, frostbite and frozen hoses in single-digit temperatures.

“It definitely adds an element of danger and adds an element of urgency for the battalion chief and the crews to know they have to be cognizant of frostbite,” said Tim Griffin, CFD public information officer. “They’re carrying around a block of ice on them when they’re spraying up water.”

Griffin said a problem with the fireplace flue likely started the blaze, which spread into the attic. Neither the homeowners nor firefighters suffered any injuries.

A rehab support unit staffed by retired firefighters provided food, coffee and a space for firefighters to warm up. Griffin said crews were on the scene for approximately two hours.

Griffin encouraged Carmel residents to stay indoors when possible with frigid temperatures expected for the next week. View a list of available warming centers in Carmel at carmel.in.gov/502/ Weather-Aware.

Carmel

(Photo courtesy of Tim Griffin)

COMMUNITY

CFD reports rise in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries

By Samantha Kupiainen editorial@youarecurrent.com

A common household item is leading to a vast majority of the fire-related calls in Carmel, according to Carmel Fire Department public information officer Tim Griffin.

Lithium-ion batteries and their chargers, when not used properly, can overheat and cause an explosion or blaze. Griffin said firefighters are seeing this occur more often as the batteries are used to power an increasing number of items, from scooters to lawn equipment to power tools.

Griffin, who has worked for CFD for two decades, has seen firsthand how fires started by chargers and batteries can destroy a garage or engulf a house.

“The real problem is when people either buy aftermarket batteries or aftermarket chargers,” Griffin said. “If you have a DeWalt tool or a Milwaukee, you may go get an Amazon charger for it once yours goes bad instead of getting

something that has a UL rating that’s certified by the company.”

Griffin said the best practice is to purchase the same brand battery and charger that they replace.

CFD also is responding to an increased number of calls tied to overcharged lithium-ion batteries. Overcharging can lead to thermal runaway, a self-sustaining chemical chain reaction caused by excessive voltage generating immense heat, according to the National Fire Protection Association. It can cause smoke, fire and explosions.

“Once things are charged, unplug them, don’t just leave them charging at all times,” Griffin said.

He also recommended checking batteries for damage or leakage and replacing those not in good condition. Batteries should be stored away from flammable materials and away from extremely hot or cold temperatures.

Hamilton County residents may recycle batteries at the Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center in Noblesville. Learn more at hamiltoncounty.in.gov/1178/ HHW-Drop-Off-Center.

Charlene (Char) Kay Lawson, 90, of Carmel, Indiana, formerly of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2026, in Carmel.

Born on October 27, 1935, in Southgate, Kentucky, Char was the daughter of Charles and Mildred Benzing. She graduated from Newport High School in 1953 and married the love of her life, Andrew Jackson “Jack” Lawson, on October 30, 1954. Jack preceded her in death on June 16, 2000.

Char possessed a remarkable gift for music, which she shared generously throughout her life. She played piano, organ, violin, and percussion, directed choirs, sang, danced, and taught both children and adults. Wherever she lived, Char brought her musical talents to her community, enriching the lives of those around her.

Char was blessed with a spirit full of faith, gratitude, courage, optimism, and joy. Her heart was full of kindness that naturally reached out to help those who had less. Those qualities shaped her life and allowed her to build warm, meaningful relationships and friendships that endured through the years. She and Jack found great happiness in opening their home, welcoming friends, family, and neighbors with warmth and generosity.

Throughout her life, Char and Jack made homes in Kentucky, Ohio, New Mexico, California, Illinois, Florida, and Michigan, and along the way they explored the world together—visiting places like China, Russia, and the islands of the Caribbean.

She was a devoted member of Hazel Crest United Methodist Church in Illinois and later of the First Presbyterian Church in Michigan, where she generously shared her musical gifts, directing and singing in the choir with enthusiasm and grace.

Char’s greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her sons, Brian (Tamra) Lawson of Park Hills, Kentucky, and Craig (Tammy) Lawson of Carmel, Indiana; her grandchildren Benjamin (Sally) Lawson, Gregory (Emily) Lawson, and Andrew Lawson; and her great grandchildren Beatrice, Jack, Cora, and Annabelle Lawson. She is also survived by many beloved cousins.

Char was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents; two brothers, Charles and Clarence; and one sister, Janet.

A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favorite charity or church in Char’s memory.

A Carmel Fire Department firefighter responds to a fire in a garage. (Photo courtesy of Tim Griffin)

WATCHFUL EYES

Automatic license plate-reading cameras help solve crimes, raise privacy concerns

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Carmel is among a growing number of cities using cameras that automatically capture the license plate of every vehicle driving past them. The technology has assisted in several investigations and helped locate missing people, according to police.

But some residents are pushing back, citing concerns about privacy and a lack of legislation in Indiana regulating use of the cameras, known as automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs.

Carmel began installing the cameras, which are typically mounted on poles and powered by solar panels, in 2021. Since then, the city has increased its inventory and placed them primarily along major thoroughfares and intersections.

Carmel Police Department Chief Drake Sterling said the cameras have been used “countless times” to assist with investigations.

“It is weekly, if not multiple times a week we’re catching something off these cameras,” he said.

Opponents, however, believe the cameras — which capture personal data without a warrant — violate the Constitutional protection of unreasonable search and seizure.

“Effectively, when you have them on every street corner, it’s like putting a tracker on your car,” said Walker Lasbury, executive director of Eyes Off Indiana, a grassroots organization advocating for oversight of ALPRs. “It genuinely can piece together, over a matter of time, where you go to church, who you’re seeing, your patterns of life. That is an absolute infringement of the Fourth Amendment.”

Courts in several states have ruled that ALPRs do not violate the Fourth Amendment, including last week in

HOW IT WORKS

Carmel uses Flock Safety ALPRs, a brand found in more than 5,000 com-

munities in the U.S. The motion-activated cameras document the license plates of passing vehicles — as well its make, model and other identifying characteristics — and alerts police when it finds

one that has been flagged.

Typically, CPD detectives determine which license plates to flag, although patrol officers also have the capability, Sterling said. CPD officers undergo ALPR training before becoming authorized to access the system.

CPD can also perform a search to determine if a specific license plate has been captured in an ALPR photo within the last month. In Carmel, images are stored for 30 days, then deleted. Sterling said the technology only tracks license plates, not pedestrians or anything else.

Sterling said the department’s ALPR usage is regularly audited by CPD or Flock administrators to ensure the system isn’t being abused, as has happened in other states.

In Kansas, for example, a police chief used the technology more than 200 times in 2023 in an attempt to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. In an earlier incident in the same state, a police lieutenant used ALPRs to stalk his estranged wife.

So, CPD is selective about sharing its ALPR data with outside entities, Sterling said. It can choose to provide information captured on its cameras to other law enforcement agencies, but access isn’t guaranteed.

At times, departments work together to track vehicles that travel across community lines. In 2024, Carmel’s ALPRs helped track an international group that committed thefts in several states.

“Because of our Flock network and sharing with other agencies, we were able to tie multiple crimes to this one vehicle,” Sterling said. “They were caught in Florida with a number of the items they had stolen, tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and cash. That’s a great win. We were able to retrieve that stuff for our citizens.”

Sterling said CPD does not sell or share ALPR data with any non-law enforcement entities.

A LACK OF REGULATION

Lasbury, a DePauw University student and 2024 Carmel High School graduate,

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Sterling Lasbury

The City of Carmel began installing automatic license plate readers in 2021.

(Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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said he is grateful that the cameras can assist in dismantling theft rings and finding missing people. However, he is concerned the technology could be abused, especially in a state like Indiana with no regulations.

So, he founded Eyes Off Indiana, which informs Hoosiers about the issue and pushes for policy changes.

“Indiana has zero regulation on automated license plate reader cameras, meaning these cameras can take photos and retain them for as long as they want,” Lasbury said. “That could be a year. That could be 10 years. Obviously, that would be a technical nightmare, but they could. They could be selling it. For all we know, they could be sending it to federal agencies.”

Some cities have canceled ALPR contracts over concerns that include federal officials accessing the data. The Associated Press reported in late 2025 that the U.S. Border Patrol uses a network of ALPR cameras throughout the U.S. to feed data into an algorithm that determines whether to flag or stop specific vehicles.

Sterling said CPD only shares ALPR data with law enforcement associated with four federal agencies: the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans’ Administration Medical Center, Indiana Dunes National Park, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

At least 16 states have laws regulating ALPRs, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, but Indiana is not one of them. Without state guidelines in place, law enforcement agencies set and modify their own ALPR policies — or operate without them, Lasbury said.

Eyes Off Indiana has three policy goals Lasbury would like to see become state law:

• Strict retention limits — Regulations regarding how long nonrelevant data from the cameras may be stored

• Ban commercial sharing — Collected data may not be sold or shared with private vendors or brokers

• Transparency — ALPR searches should be logged, and public portals should show how the data is used, shared and deleted Lasbury said his primary concern is how data captured by ALPRs is used.

“We are an advocate for police technology,” Lasbury said. “We think these

“As long as departments hire ethical people, write sound policy and have oversight on those policies, then you can start to ensure that this is all used ethically.”

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cameras, when used properly, can actually help (the public) and law enforcement, but as they’re being used right now, it’s a detriment to both sides.”

Jamie Hudson, Flock Safety director of real-time and DFR consulting, said during a Jan. 27 press conference at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office that the technology allows police to respond more quickly to active situations and is not meant to be used for “the surveilling of general society.” He said precautions — such as audits — help ensure it is not misused.

“As long as departments hire ethical people, write sound policy and have oversight on those policies, then you can start to ensure that this is all used ethically,” Hudson said.

Sterling said he understands the concerns surrounding ALPRs, but when used appropriately, he believes they play a key role in keeping Carmel residents safe.

“As a citizen of Carmel, I would hesitate to move somewhere that didn’t have a system like this, because it truly does make me feel more safe,” he said. “If myself or one of my family members are victimized, you have a pretty good chance of finding the suspects.”

ON THE COVER: While police tout the investigative speed of license plate readers — crediting the tech with solving a recent road rage incident in minutes — critics worry the lack of legislation in Indiana leaves the system open to abuse. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh

Thai Prime set to open

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

A high-end Thai restaurant is set to open in Carmel.

Thai Prime will debut Feb. 9 at 1200 S. Range Line Rd. in the Proscenium. The restaurant is in the spot formerly occupied by Wahlburgers, which closed in June 2024.

All the owners are from Thailand. They are Kanlaya Browning, Saowalux Fary, Dao Richmond, Suzy Eig and Chariya Nam-Asa.

“This will be an upscale Thai version,” Fary said. “We’re going to serve something different than all the Thai restaurants (in the area). When you walk in, you get a different experience. We’ll have a wide craft cocktail selection. I’m very good with food. I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to drink.”

Browning owns Pad Thai in Carmel and Thaitanium on Mass Ave in Indianapolis.

“I have about 13 restaurants, most of them are Thai,” she said.

Since Browning and Fary have multiple restaurants, they will oversee the

kitchen employees. Richmond, Eig and Nam-Asa will conduct daily operations.

“Chariya and I will take care of the bar,” Eig said. “I love to entertain.”

Richmond, who is a one of the co-owners with Fary in Hanami Sushi & Sake Bar in Carmel, said the initial restaurant hours will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday. It will be open one hour later on Friday. Saturday hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and noon to 9 p.m Sunday.

Richmond estimates the restaurant will have nine to 10 employees.

5 Wood Flats opens

By Samantha Kupiainen news@youarecurrent.com

A private indoor golf simulator club opened a second facility at Keystone Crossing Jan. 15. Owner Rick Christiansen opened his first 5 Wood Flats in 2023 on the corner of Hazel Dell Parkway and East Main Street in Carmel.

“Our goal has always been to bring affordable, accessible golf to where folks already live, work and play. Our first location was in largely a residential area,” Christiansen said. “Our second location is, actually, catered toward meeting them where they work. It’s a partnership through Interamar, which is a developer that purchased the office complex that’s right there attached to Keystone Crossing, and we’re going in to serve the multiple corporate clients that are in that complex.”

The Keystone Crossing facility will be available to all members and corporate clients.

5 Wood Flats is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patrons purchase memberships and reserve tee times via an app, which also gives members ac-

cess to the building.

“You can’t get in the building without scheduling something,” he said. “There’s no way to actually get in the building without it unless you schedule a session. Five minutes before their scheduled session, locks show up in the app, and all they have to do is press a button, and the door opens right up for them. For our members, generally, same-day or next-day availability is common.”

The Keystone club has the same amenities and technologies as the first location.

For more, visit 5woodflats.com.

From left, Prime Thai co-owners include Dao Richmond, Kanlaya Browning, Saowalux Fary and Suzy Eig. (Photo courtesy of Mark Ambrogi)

A simulator bay at 5 Wood Flats golf simulator club. (Photo courtesy of Rick Christiansen)

Eye myths busted, Part 2

Commentary by Dr. Amy Iddins

In my last article, we debunked some common eye myths—but it turns out there’s still plenty of “eye advice” floating around that deserves a closer look. From carrots giving you perfect vision to crossing your eyes causing permanent misalignment, our eyes seem to attract more old wives’ tales than any other part of the body! Let’s separate fact from fiction -- science first, superstition second.

MYTH 1: CARROTS GIVE YOU PERFECT EYESIGHT

This classic started in WWII, when the British Royal Air Force claimed their pilots had amazing night vision thanks to carrots—to hide the real reason: new radar technology. While carrots are high in vitamin A, which supports overall eye health, eating more won’t improve your vision beyond normal levels or improve your refractive error.

MYTH 2: CROSSING YOUR EYES WILL MAKE THEM STICK

Most of us heard this as kids. The truth? Temporarily crossing your eyes is harmless -- they won’t get stuck. Persistent or involuntary crossing, however, could be a sign of strabismus, which deserves a professional eye exam.

MYTH 3: TAP WATER OR SALIVA CAN RE-WET CONTACTS

This is a dangerous one and a big no! Saliva and tap water aren’t sterile and can introduce bacteria, risking serious sight threatening eye infections. Only use sterile contact lens solutions, and if none are available, it’s safer to leave the lens out until you have proper solution.

With these myths busted, you can rest easy — and maybe even share a few more eye-opening facts with your friends and family!

Amy Iddins of

Dr.

RevolutionEYES completed her Doctor of Optometry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Commentary by Larry Greene

This southeast Indianapolis home addition was designed to expand living space and improve everyday flow, adding a new dining area, opening the kitchen for countertop seating and incorporating a bathroom and covered porch to better support modern living.

THE BLUEPRINT

• The expanded layout creates a dedicated dining area while improving overall flow between the kitchen and living spaces.

• Opening the kitchen wall added countertop seating, increasing functionality for casual meals and entertaining.

• The new bathroom adds everyday convenience and improves the home’s overall layout efficiency.

• A covered porch extends the living space outdoors and provides year-round usability.

• The final design feels cohesive and intentional, blending seamlessly with the existing home.

Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice.

Indy addition expands living space

‘Mr. Las Vegas’ set to share memories in Allied Solutions Center debut

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

For legendary singer Wayne Newton, performing has always come naturally.

“The truth of the matter is, I’m probably the most comfortable on stage than I am anywhere in the world,” Newton said. “So, performing is something I’ve been doing since I was 3 years old, so there is no reason to change it unless there’s some physical reason and there isn’t. So, I just keep on keeping on.”

Newton will perform on his “Memories & Melodies” tour at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. It will be Newton’s debut at the Palladium.

Newton, 83, has a three-day-a-week residency at Bugsy’s Cabaret at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas.

“It’s good for me and also my group that we don’t get married to just doing Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays,” Newton said.

The Flamingo was the first casino where Newton headlined.

“Being back at the Flamingo is like coming home,” he said. “I’ve played Caesars Palace. I played almost every hotel in Las Vegas over the years and being back at the Flamingo is really special for me.”

Newton, nicknamed “Mr. Last Vegas,” has built a global fanbase from his decades of performing.

“We’ve been in Vegas so long that we have built a pocket of people who follow us, no matter where they are living in the United States,” Newton said.

Newton’s signature song is “Danke Schoen.” Other hits that are concert staples are “Red Roses for a Blue Lady,” “Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast” and “Summer Wind.”

“We work all of my earlier hits into the show,” he said. “Depending on the audience, (the setlist) changes every

night, but it’s primarily those songs I get asked for constantly.”

Newton started performing in Las Vegas at age 15.

“We did six shows six nights a week, and that went on for five years,” he said. “Then I graduated to (larger rooms), and that’s two shows a night, seven nights a week when it started. It’s only in the last two to three years, Vegas has gone to one show a night. I’ve probably done in excess of 40,000 or 50,000 shows there.”

Newton said he talks about the people who have been instrumental in his career.

“I mean, major stars who stepped up when I needed some help,” he said. “The show is really about the memories and the melodies.”

Besides music, Newton’s other passion is Arabian horses. He owns between 30 and 35 on a 35-acre ranch. He said he has bred and sold more than 500 Arabian horses through the years.

Newton was born in Virginia but moved to Arizona when he was 8 years old because of bronchial asthma.

“The doctors insisted my parents move, so we did,” he said. “I lived there until I was 15, and that’s when I came to Las Vegas. The asthma really hasn’t been a problem since I moved to Arizona. If I’m in a place with inclement weather, I make sure I don’t spend more time than I should. That is about a two-week window.”

For tickets, visit thecenterpresents. org. For more, visit waynenewton. com.

‘THE MOUSETRAP’

“The Mousetrap” runs through Feb. 15 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards. com.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

“Because of You … A Tribute to Tony Bennett” is set for Feb. 5, followed by “Forever Simon & Garfunkel: Feb. 6-7 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

‘LUCKY STIFF’

Actors Theatre of Indiana presents “Lucky Stiff” through Feb. 15 at the Studio Theater at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

“THE GREAT GATSBY”

Civic Theatre presents “The Great Gatsby” Feb. 6-21 at The Tarkington at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-7 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.

‘AN EVENING OF LOVE & HOPE”

Anthony Nunziata’s “An Evening of Love & Hope” benefit concert, featuring members of Actors Theatre of Indiana and Ashley Nicole Soprano, is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 6 (rescheduled from Dec. 13) at Broadway United Methodist Church, Indianapolis. For more, visit atistage.org.

‘ALMOST, MAINE’

Main Street Productions presents “Almost, Maine” Feb 5-15 at the Basile Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Wayne Newton will make his debut Feb. 14 at the Allied Solutions Center in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Allied Solutions Center)

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ENTERTAINMENT

Ensemble cast prepares for ‘Almost, Maine’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Hannah Partridge formed an immediate attraction to “Almost, Maine.”

“I’ve been very familiar with this script for several years,” she said. “I saw a production of this in 2019, and I just thought the script was so charming and sweet and just like a really fun premise. So, I had my eyes peeled for when another theater would do it. When I saw they were doing it here, I was super excited to do it.”

The Carmel resident will perform in one of the nine vignettes of Main Street Productions’ presentation of “Almost, Maine,” which runs Feb. 5-15 at Basile Westfield Playhouse.

“It is just again a very sweet story, very wholesome, but also has a nice bit of depth to it,” Partridge said. “It’s kind of a roller coaster of some lighter scenes and some more emotional scenes.”

Each vignette features a relationship of two people on a night in February in the fictional town of Almost, Maine. The scene involves characters seeing the Northern Lights at the same time.

“Each story is a different phase of the relationship. Some are meeting for the first time, some have been years long or months long,” Partridge said. “Some are exes running into (each other).”

Partridge’s scene involves meeting a person in her building for the first time. Her scene partner is Indianapolis resident Austin Uebelhor, who plays Steve.

“Steve is interesting because he physically cannot feel pain,” Uebelhor said. “I get hit by an ironing board and I have to do the best I can to just take it on the head and pretend nothing happened.”

Noblesville resident Kathy Watson is the director.

“It was written to be performed with only four actors,” she said. “I decided to use a cast of 17. I like having all the different faces, and it gives people a more

pivotal role, even though it’s only 10 to 15 minutes long.”

Bill Miller is the producer, assistant director and technical director. He said having a larger cast helps in many ways.

“It allows the cast members to only have a short amount of lines that they have to memorize, and we had an abbreviated rehearsal schedule because of the holidays,” he said.

Indianapolis resident Grant Bowen, who performs in the show, likes the collaboration aspect of the vignette.

“I love that because it’s just me and my stage partner (getting) to work together and just bounce ideas off each other and try to make the scene feel like a real conversation,” he said.

Bowen said his scene involves an 11-year relationship with his scene partner, played by Amber Roth.

“We’ve got to make sure these 10 minutes on stage look like we’ve been together for 11 years, so that’s where most of the brainstorming comes in,” he said.

Bowen was the assistant director for Carmel Community Players’ 2025 production of “Four Weddings and an Elvis,” which also was a series of vignettes.

“That was my first taste of doing vignette shows and that was a lot of fun,” he said. “I did have a cameo at the end where I dressed up as Elvis.”

Karen Cones, an Indianapolis resident who runs the box office at the venue and is the costume manager, performs in the show.

“Now, I finally get to go back on the stage again,” Cones said. “It’s been like five years since I acted, but when we were in the old Westfield Playhouse (location), I was on the stage a lot. What’s fun is I’ve been cast with my partner (Scott Hall) in this particular scene, and I get to be on stage with him.”

For more, visit westfieldplayhouse. org.

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Partridge

Cones Watson

Uebelhor

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CHS cast tackles classic

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Carmel High School senior Emma Miller is ready for the acting challenge.

Miller portrays Jim Hawkins in CHS’s production of the play “Treasure Island” Feb. 5-7 in the school’s auditorium.

“This national theater version was designed to be played by a young woman,” Miller said. “My favorite part about Jim is she’s taught me how to be more adventurous and more willing to trust myself in what I do. She is really adventurous herself and kind of spunky and always wants to do the right thing, and I think her passion for helping her friends and being loyal to the people she loves is really inspiring.”

Sophomore Jack McNally plays Long John Silver, the play’s central villain.

“I’ve never been on the bad team before. It’s fun,” McNally said. “He’s manipulative and conniving.”

McNally said director Maggie Cassidy stresses Silver must be charismatic, too.

“So, I have balance out making people like me with him also being the villain,” he said.

Senior Luke Boyce’s character provides comedic relief.

“I’ve done comedic roles a billion times,” he said. “But I love making peo-

ple laugh.”

Senior Hannah Sevening plays Dr. Livesey.

“She’s the most logical person of the group and definitely different from anything that I’ve played before, because I’m usually cast as more of the crazy, fun, fun, fun person,” she said.

Senior Calvin Christian plays Black Dog, the pirate.

“I love it because unlike Long John Silver, I don’t have to be charismatic at all,” he said. “I’m more of the get-myhands-dirty pirate. I love all the sword fighting. I love having a cool pirate’s voice. Acting alongside all the pirates is fun.”

Performances are at 7 p.m. Feb. 5-6 and 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 7. For more, visit carmeldrama.org.

ICC plans for Carnegie Hall

editorial@youarecurrent.com

The Indianapolis Children’s Choir, which is celebrating 40 years in central Indiana, is preparing for a trip to Carnegie Hall in June.

More than 180 ICC singers from kindergarten to ICC alumni will travel to New York City to present “Jubilate Deo,” a master work that was commissioned for the ICC by renowned composer Dan Forrest. The choir will present pieces of “Jubilate Deo” March 8 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis.

“This is not only a celebration of 40 years of song, but it’s a display of the amazing musicianship that has been cultivated over this time that we continue to instill in our current singers,” stated Carmel resident Joshua Pedde, executive artistic director of the ICC. “This type of opportunity to sing on one of the most famous stages in our city,

and then again on an even bigger stage, is something that the ICC takes great pride in providing.”

The performance at Carnegie Hall will be the culmination of the choir’s 40th anniversary season, sponsored by Everwise Credit Union. Tickets, which aren’t on sale yet for the June performance, can be purchased for the Indianapolis presentation of “Jubilate Deo.”

ICC is hosting a Day of Song for children from preschool through eighth grade Feb 21. at the ICC Performing Arts Center. This event introduces kids to new musical skills appropriate to their ages, and older children will also work with guest clinician and accomplished choral conductor, Roger David.

Programs will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free song demonstrations will be at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. for families. Free public tours will be ongoing from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more, visit icc.org.

From left, Carmel High School students Hannah Sevening, Luke Boyce, Emma Miller, Jack McNally and Calvin Christian appear in “Treasure Island.” (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Grey to feature new album

By Alan Sculley editorial@youarecurrent.com

Perhaps you remember the old Paul Masson wine advertisements built around the line, “We will sell no wine before its time.” JJ Grey, quite unintentionally, followed a variation on that philosophy in making his latest album “Olustee.”

Over a career that was launched with the 2001 album “Backwater,” Grey had delivered his six most recent studio albums over an eight-year span, with “Ol’ Glory” culminating that prolific run with its release in 2015. It took Grey that same amount of time to finish “Olustee.” Grey & Mofro will feature songs from that album at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Ironically, the project got off to a fast start, and for a time, it looked like Grey might have a quick follow-up album to “Ol’ Glory.”

“After ‘Old Glory’ came out, it probably wasn’t even 18 months, a year and a half or whatever, that I was back in the studio and had recorded the basic tracks for a song called ‘Free High.’ That was recorded then. ‘Starry Night,’ that was recorded then,” Grey said. “And there was one other one, ‘Top of the World.’ Those three songs were recorded, the music, immediately after ‘Old Glory’ coming out. And I had placeholder kind of singing, sometimes with words, sometimes it just sounded like words. I was struggling, let me back up, I wasn’t struggling because if there’s a struggle, you have to actually try. This one, I was just not writing the lyrics and not singing it.”

Grey kept waiting for inspiration –all the way until spring of 2023. That’s when a friend who worked in real estate showed Grey a building along the St. Marys River in north Florida. Grey immediately realized the unique structure would work as a studio-rehearsal space.

“It was incredible. It used to be a boys home and it was a crazy three-story octagon building,” Grey said. “In March, I made an offer and in April, they handed me the keys,”

Grey put his new acquisition to immediate use and tackled the lyrics and vocal melodies he needed to finish the “Olustee” album.

“I moved a temporary control room in overlooking the downstairs and I set

my gear up,” he said. “I sat down and went in there and within a week I had everything written, recorded and done. It didn’t even take a week to do it. And when I say a week, I don’t mean a week’s worth of recording. I wasn’t in there a couple of hours each day. It took me four or five days, a couple of hours each day.”

Although that burst of writing at the octagon building brought the “Olustee” album together, the bulk of recording was done well before then at the studio where Grey has always recorded – Retrophonics in Saint Augustine, Fla.

There, Grey, who was producing the album himself, brought in his demos and turned his studio musicians loose to bring a more human and organic feel to the basic tracks of the songs.

Having already done an extensive tour with an 11-piece band, Grey is back with another run of shows, playing a wide-ranging song set.

“We’ll be playing tracks, obviously, off of every record,” Grey said. “You’ll want the staples, so to speak, for the people. ‘Lochloosa’ (Grey’s 2004 album) will definitely get its run throughs in the set, and (core songs like) ‘Brighter Days’ and ‘The Sun Is Shining Down,’ and definitely it’s going to be new-album heavy. I don’t mean we’re going to play the whole entire new album. That’s not going to happen. But usually (we play) 16 to 18 songs. I’m thinking (we’ll play) maybe six songs off of the new album each night, at least six, I would say.” For more, visit thecenterpresents.org

JJ Grey & Mofro will perform at the Payne & Mencias Palladium in Carmel Feb. 22. (Photo courtesy of Everett Zuraw)

Note to self: Take note of the notes

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Do my wife Mary Ellen and I have some marital issues? There are certainly signs.

I have several bad habits, but Mary Ellen has been unsuccessful in convincing me of the importance of changing some

of my usual routines. She decided to place notes around the house to remind me to correct some of my inappropriate behaviors. For example:

• LOCK THE DOOR

• TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES

• TURN OUT THE LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE NUMBERS Z-704-26 AND Z-705-26

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 16th day of February 2026 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the “PUD Amendment (Green House Cottages PUD) and rezone PUD to Restoracy of Carmel”, Ordinance Numbers Z-704-26 and Z-705-26.

The subject sites consists of multiple parcels: 1) Approximately 4.76 acres, is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Parcel Identification Number 16-10-30-03-11-006.000; 2) Approximately 1.63 acres, is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Parcel Identification Number 16-10-30-03-11-009.000; and 3) Approximately 0.17 acres, is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Parcel Identification Number 16-10-31-01-01-008.000 and is located east of Rangeline Road on the north side of East City Center Drive. The Real Estate is zoned S-2/Single Family Residential and is within the West 116th Street Overlay.

The Applicant, MBR Carmel Health, LLC has filed requests on the Real Estate to seek a PUD Amendment and rezone, for an expansion of the Restoracy senior care development. The current property is 4.76 acres, located at 616 Green House Way, and is zoned PUD (Green House Cottages of Carmel: Z-594-14). The new property is 1.8 acres, located at 240 E. City Center Drive, and zoned R-2/Residential.

The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2417, under Docket Numbers PZ-2025-00197 PUD Amendment and PZ-2025-00198 PUD and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed request are also on file for examination at the Clerk of the City’s Office, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2414.

Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council as it may find necessary.

Clerk of the City of Carmel

Jacob Quinn

This notice prepared by: Kyle T. Resetarits, Attorney and Suzanne Baker, Land Use Specialist Dentons, 10 W. Market Street, Suite 2700 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 968-5506.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE No. Z-703-26

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 16th day of February, 2026 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for approval of the “Illinois Street Townhomes Planned Unit Development District Ordinance”, Ordinance Number Z-703-26.

The subject site consists of approximately 4.4 acres, is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Parcel Identification Number 17-13-02-00-00-024.000 and is located east of and adjacent to Illinois Street and north of 106th Street (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned MC – Meridian Corridor and is an “in-fill” site that is surrounded to the north, south and east (across US 31/Meridian Street) by existing commercial buildings. The applicant, Pulte Homes of Indiana, LLC, is seeking to rezone the Real Estate to the “Illinois Street Townhomes Planned Unit Development Ordinance” in order to develop a residential community consisting of twenty-seven (27) for-sale townhomes.

The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2417, under Docket Number PZ-2025-00184 PUD and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed request are also on file for examination at the Clerk of the City’s Office, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2414.

Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council as it may find necessary.

Clerk of the City of Carmel

Jacob Quinn

This notice prepared by:

James E. Shinaver, Attorney and Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner

Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC, 11350 N. Meridian Street, Suite 320, Carmel, IN 46032

Phone: (317) 844-0106.

• CLOSE THE FRIDGE DOOR

• DON’T SIT ON THE COUCH IN YOUR SWEATY PICKLEBALL CLOTHES

Mary Ellen made me promise to tell you that when there is enough room on the Post-it note she always includes the word PLEASE. And she underlines it.

The notes did cause some confusion. I came home one day, saw the message and removed my shoes. I went into the house, and our housekeeper, Nettie, was vacuuming in her bare feet.

After a while, I must have just stopped noticing Mary Ellen’s dictums. Then she started putting signs around the house that said: LOOK AT THE SIGN BELOW (PLEASE)

I, too, could benefit from this memory aid. Since I am very forgetful, I now leave small, typed reminder notes on my dresser drawer, on the door to the garage, and on the steering wheel of my car. These are things I always need to take with me when I leave the house.

• Hearing aids

• Wallet

• Watch

• Phone I hoped to avoid writing and posting these reminders all over the house because I didn’t want to overshadow my wife’s fine display of her note-making ability. My only way to sidestep this was to find a mnemonic device to help

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER

Docket No. PZ-2026-00005 V

Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 23th day of FEBRUARY, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Seeking approval to use a metal roof when only asphalt shingles are allowed. The proposed black, standing seam, metal roof goes with the architectural style of the house. Please note, there are several other houses in the area with metal roofs, including a few under construction.

With the property being known as: 220 2nd Ave NW, Carmel IN, 46032

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2026-00005 V.

The real estate affected by said application is described as follows:

Section 25,Township 18, Range 3

Parcel # 1609251201040000

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place.

Scott & Lara Engelking PETITIONERS

me remember certain essential items before I headed out for the day. I tried to find a word I could create from the items above, but WWPH was not a word you could pronounce and PWHW wasn’t going to work either. I needed a vowel, but I was afraid that if I added an A or U, it would drive me crazy trying to remember what it stood for. Did I forget my ascot or my ukulele? I finally ended up with PHEWW, which works in so many ways.

But once again, I was soon back to my old forgetful habits. I forgot my wallet one day, but I couldn’t call Mary Ellen to see where I’d left it because I forgot my phone, and even if I had remembered it, I wouldn’t have been able to hear her because … well, you get the point.

Wait, Mary Ellen just came downstairs and stuck a message on my desktop computer screen. Not one Post-it note, but three. They read: TELL YOUR READERS /I’M A GOOD SPORT FOR LETTING YOU WRITE STORIES ABOUT ME/ THAT ARE VERY EXAGGERATED. The note didn’t end with PLEASE.

It ended with OR ELSE.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

COLUMNIST ON THE WEB

This week’s commentary by Current Publishing essayist Terry Anker may be read at youarecurrent.com.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Crown Castle Fiber, LLC is proposing to construct a 34-foot overall height small cell pole telecommunications structure near 874 South Guilford Road, Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana (39° 57’ 59.8”N, 86° 08’ 28.1”W). Crown Castle Fiber, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the proposed undertaking may have on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering, or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments may be sent to Environmental Corporation of America, ATTN: Annamarie Howell, 1375 Union Hill Industrial Court, Suite A, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or via email to publicnotice@eca-usa.com. Ms. Howell can be reached at (770) 667-2040 x 108 during normal business hours. Comments must be received within 30 days of the date of this notice. 25- 004889/JET.

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6. “I’ll have what ___ having!”

21. Soundly defeat the Pacers

22. Apiece

25. “___ we forget” 26. Three-card scam

. Clergyman 29. Swears

30. Vegan staple 31. Obscure

34. Women’s pro volleyball team that plays at the Fishers Event Center...and a hint to the answers to the starred clues

37. Tiny amount

38. End-of-the-week cry 41. Word in the names of the newspapers in Anderson, Angola and Bloomington

44. Start of a rumor

46. Kind of daisy

47. Tolstoy’s Karenina 49. Narc’s org.

50. Is under the weather

51. On the train

53. GPS display 54. UIndy grad 55. Hare Chevrolet inventory

59. *Complete collection 60. *Skip a turn

61. *Rail nail

62 Current staffers, briefly 63. Force on Earth, for short 64. Perceive DOWN 10. IU Health doc bloc

16. One more time

. ___-bitsy

. Genetic letters 19. Scottish boy

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Mount McKinley, to locals

. Loses traction

. Bandleader’s cue

. “If all ___ fails...”

. Cunning

. Extras

. Part of RPM 12. Some marbles

. Rotted

. Flower-shaped decoration 22. Colts passing stat

. “Evil Woman” band, briefly

. New mortgage deal, informally

. City bond, for short

. IND paths

. Movie FX

. “Yikes!”

. Fury

. Lilly govt. watchdog

. Roughly speaking

. Left 43. Finds a new tenant 45. Annoy

47. Maltreat

48. Chinese menu phrase

51. Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer who attended Brebeuf HS and IU: ___ Henderson

52. Swindle

54. GI’s address 56. Can material

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