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Alleged fraud ring targeted Kroger
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An Indianapolis man is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly organizing a fbi fraud ring that targeted Kroger stores and using identity theft to attempt to purchase a Cadillac Escalade in Carmel. Frank D. Powell, 28, has been charged with seven counts of wire fraud, one count of attempted bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of false statements to a financial institution. Investigators said Powell used fraudulent checks at Kroger stores in at least 12 states between January 2016 and April 2018. Many of the stores are in the Indianapolis area. The indictment states Powell and others involved in the fraud ring wrote more than 5,000 fraudulent checks using at least 30 individual and business names. The FBI had been investigating Powell for the alleged fraud at Kroger when the Fishers Police Dept. arrested him April 4 during a traffic stop because he had an expired driver’s license and was suspected of credit card fraud at the Baymont Hotel in Fishers, according to a probable cause affidavit. Police discovered multiple JP Morgan Chase bank checks with various names
the police.” and account numbers in the car, the affidaThe Carmel and Fishers police departvit states. When Fishers police searched Powell’s ho- ments shared information with an FBI investigator, who recognized Powell as the same tel room, they discovered an Illinois driver’s man captured in Kroger surveillance videos license and bank account information that and photographs, the affidavit were associated with a victim of states. The Hamilton County identity theft in Chicago, the afProsecutor’s Office, Johnson fidavit states. County Sheriff’s Dep., IndianapoAccording to the affidavit, when lis Metropolitan Police Dept. and the FBI contacted the victim he Kroger’s Organized Retail Crime said he had been contacted by Investigators, Central Division, Carmel Motors about the use of also assisted. his personal information in an Powell could face up to 30 attempt to purchase a Cadillac years imprisonment on bankEscalade. Employees at Carmel Powell related charges, up to 20 years Motors found inconsistencies in on each wire fraud charge and a mandatory the online financing application, the affidaminimum of two years on the aggravated vit states, and became further suspicious identity theft charge, if convicted. of Powell after they saw he did not look Powell is currently being held in Hamilton like the Facebook photo of the person he County jail. claimed to be. “After realizing that the black male who “The individual then responded came into the store to purchase the veby asking them to keep this hicle was not (the victim), they voiced their concerns with the individual,” the affidavit between them and apparently states. “The individual then responded by offered a sectional sofa in asking them to keep this between them exchange for not reporting the and apparently offered a sectional sofa in exchange for not reporting the concerns to concerns to the police.”
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Steve Carman is a Fishers resident and private investigator who works with victims of identity theft. (Photos by Sadie Hunter)
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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is using a tool to keep the public informed of crime activity in the county. public safety After several months of planning and development, the sheriff’s department has begun a partnership with CrimeReports.com, an interactive mapping system that allows the public to see law enforcement calls. Mapped incidents specific to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office can be found at crimereports. com/agency/HamiltonCoIN, or on the CrimeReports app. “While we have provided our calls for service in list form on our website for years, CrimeReports offers the public a more interactive way to view the information,” Sheriff Mark Bowen said. “Using the filter feature, viewers can narrow down a search or broaden it to include multiple agencies, ranges of dates and incident types across the county. This is just one more way we can keep our citizens aware and informed of incidents and trends that may affect their lives.” The CrimeReports site works by gathering information from the Hamilton County Public Safety Communications Center and plotting
The CrimeReports site works by gathering information from the Hamilton County Public Safety Communications Center and plotting the data on a map of the county. (Submitted image)
the data on a map of the county. Addresses are given as hundred blocks rather than specific locations to protect victim privacy. Users can view general information about each incident. The site also can create an alert to monitor activity around a specific location as well as show individuals on the Sex and Violent Offender Registry. The sheriff’s department said it hopes the
site will enhance crime prevention efforts by promoting awareness of the types of crimes reported around the county. It also provides deputies and detectives easy access to information. CrimeReports is available in the App Store for iOS devices by searching “CrimeReports by Motorola.”
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Kiwanis Club working to improve community By Jessica Hoover news@currentinfishers.com Earlier this year, the Kiwanis Club of Fishers was formed to giving back replace the Fisher’s Station Kiwanis Club, which disbanded in 2016. The new club is one of thousands around the world that make up Kiwanis International, which is “dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time,” according to Bill Smith, member of the Kiwanis Club of Fishers. The Fishers club serves children in the community through K-Kids, Key Club, Circle K and Aktion Club. K-Kids and Key Club are youth clubs that teach children the importance of leadership development. Circle K is for college students to conduct their own service projects, and Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities. The Kiwanis Club of Fishers also hosts fundraisers throughout the year for children, along with community service projects such as picking up trash on the side of the road.
One of the new Kiwanis Club’s biggest events is the Fishers Easter Egg Hunt. President-elect Jeff Campbell, left, and President Jonathan Lamb. (Submitted photo)
One of the biggest events the club has put on since its founding is the Fishers Easter Egg Hunt. It also sponsors subsidiary clubs at the two local high schools. “Kiwanis sponsors two Key Clubs in Fishers, one in each high school,” Smith said. “This is a great organization for high school kids that do multiple service projects every year.” People interested in joining the club are welcome to attend the meetings held on the first and third Thursday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Delaware Township Community Center, 9094 E. 131st St.
From left, Julia Lowe, Lauren Guynn and Mark LaBarr celebrate the Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County receiving a $9,975 grant from Duke Energy. The funds will go toward a new Reaching Resources program, which provides elderly adults with materials and resources to help them safely age in place. (Submitted photo)
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Tight-knit Tigers win class 4A state baseball title By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Fishers High School baseball coach Matthew Cherry is ACCOMPLISHMENT convinced the team’s tight bonds helped put a grip on a state title “This group was extremely close. They loved one another and competed for one another,” Cherry said. “They didn’t care who got the credit as long as they won. I feel like this atmosphere has been growing in our program each year. Last year’s group was really close as well. The guys that returned picked up where they were last year and continued the same atmosphere. “We were definitely very talented this season, but I’m convinced the teams that are the closest, that love one another and are selfless, are the teams that can find the most success. That is what this group was.” Second-ranked Fishers (29-7) captured its first state baseball title by beating defending state champion Cathedral 4-3 in the Class 4A state final June 15 at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
A balanced lineup was a crucial part of the Tigers’ success. “There was no room for opposing pitchers to breath,” Cherry said. “If you were able to get past one guy, then you had to face another one and another one and another one. We had three players in our lineup break our single-season RBI record, and all three of them did it before the end of the regular season. We had six guys with 23 or more RBIs, and six guys with at least two home runs, including four guys with four or more. Then, you had guys towards the bottom of our lineup that kept getting big hit after big hit. I know I wouldn’t have wanted to call pitches against our lineup, especially with guys on base.” Luke Albright, who is headed to Kent State University next season, got the win against Cathedral to finish 9-2. “Luke is a workhorse,” Cherry said. “He wants the ball, wants to be in big games, never wants to come out but is also an unbelievable teammate and understands game situations and when we needed to make a pitching change.” Grant Richardson, an Indiana University recruit who was 5-0 as a pitcher and
Fishers High School baseball team celebrates winning the Class 4A state championship. (Submitted photo)
batted .307, got the save. Others Tigers headed to play in NCAA Division I college baseball next season are Craig Yoho, Houston, and Matthew Wolf, Navy. Wolf, who earned the Mental Attitude Award for 4A in baseball, hit .410 with 35 RBIs. Yoho hit .402 with five homers.
Alex Jamieson, who will play for Huntington in the NAIA next season, led the team with six homers and 41 RBIs. Kiel Brenczewski, a senior who plans to attend Navy in 2019-20, hit .366 with five homers and 37 RBIs.
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ArtStart, Inc. opens in Fishers By Noah Alatza news@currentinfishers.com
be done via Skype online,” Pomeroy said. “We have students all over the country. We do college essay reviews and portfolio development, among other items.” Pomeroy has reached out to a Hamilton Southeastern Schools coordinator with a goal of setting up a program before school resumes in the fall. ArtStart plans on hosting a booth at the June 30 Spark!Fishers festival. A summer art camp and book club will be held at Pomeroy’s home studio in Fisher’s. For more, visit artstartinc.org.
Art education nonprofit ArtStart, Inc. recently moved its flagNonprofit ship operations from South Florida to Fishers. The organization is now at 13657 Seven Oaks Dr. ArtStart was founded by professional artist and longtime art educator Jeannette Pomeroy, who works with children of all ages. “I decided that I wanted to do something that gave Art and book club back to the community,” information: Pomeroy said. Summer Art Camp At Pomeroy’s previous $250 per student. Grades location in Wellington, Fla., 3-5 meet 9 a.m. to noon she set up a high school Grades 6-9 meet 1 to 4 art program for students p.m. with special needs. She Session 1: July 9 to also started an after13: POP Art - Andy Warschool art program for hol, Robert Indiana, Roy elementary students. Lichtenstein Pomeroy said after Session 2: July 16 to 20: receiving a degree in busiPomeroy Visit the Far East - Hokuness and economics and sai, Chinese Lanterns & then working in the advertising industry for 20 years in Chicago, she Dragons Session 3: July 23 to 27: Faith Ringgold changed her career path after the birth of and the Story Quilt her first child. Summer Book Club - $50 per student “My mother said, ‘Here, take a paintincludes book. brush and see if you like it,’ so I did, and The book club will meet twice per week; I was hooked,” she said. “I am entirely once to introduce that week’s book and self-taught.” again to review and discuss as a group. The organization works with students July 2 and 6: Tuesdays at the Castle by focused on a variety of arts, including Jessica Day George visual art, creative writing and other July 9 and 13: The Terrible Two by Mac disciplines. Barnett ArtStart also works with students naJuly 16 and 20: The 13-Storey Treehouse tionwide who are planning to audition at by Andy Griffiths art magnet schools or who are perparing July 25 and 29: House of Robots by college applications and portfolios. James Patterson. “We have realized that (preparation) can
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Private investigator talks ID theft, ways to prevent becoming a victim By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Steve Carman said if a criminal skilled in stealing identities cover story wants your identity, he or she can do so easily. Often, people take precautions to avoid becoming a victim by hiding their birth certificate and not giving out their Social Security number, but according to Carman, one of the easiest ways a criminal can steal an identity is through the vehicle identification number listed in plain sight on a vehicle’s dashboard. “Really, anybody with any type of fluency in theft will be able to use that to get the car’s title or other information about you,” said Carman, a Fishers resident who owns SIU Resource Group, a private investigation company. “They never really find a birth certificate and think, ‘I’m in business.’ What the effective ones do is they will start to build pieces of information. So, they know they won’t get that birth certificate, but what they do is try and see if they can get the VIN number off your car, and most people never have that covered.”
Carman said 90 to 95 percent of identity thieves are what Carman calls “convenience thieves,” and only a small group are actually professionals. “Those folks can get your information and there’s nothing you can do about it,” Carman said. “The good thing is, it’s such a small group.” Carman previously worked with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office before changing his career to insurance on the private side. SIU Resource Group launched a few years ago. When someone’s identity is stolen, he collects information and presents it to police. He tries to make it as easy as possible to prosecute the crime. When an identity is stolen, Carman said the recovery process is extremely difficult. It involves filing a police report and can even result in getting sued in small claims court. He said it is much easier to prevent ID theft than it is to recover losses from it. Carman said the best strategy is to freeze credit with the three main credit agencies, Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. Prior to making a big purchase, such as a
car, the buyer will have to call and unfreeze the credit for 24 hours. “Go on the proactive to get those alarm systems up so you know when someone’s trying to do it,” he said. The Fishers Police Dept. receives many cases regarding identity theft, but often the victim and perpetrator don’t both live in Fishers. “The thing that is difficult for us is many times it originates either overseas or out of our jurisdiction, or something that we can’t necessarily prosecute in this county,” FPD Det. Dean Mucha said. “Two cases came into my desk from Illinois where the victims live there, and people here did the crime.” Mucha said a way to be sure you aren’t a victim of identity theft is to check your credit often. Each credit agency allows a credit check once a year. He also said to be mindful of which mail gets thrown away and not shredded. “Check those once each year through different, various times of the year, and the following year change it up,” he said.
FPD Det. Dean Mucha investigates identity theft cases. (Submitted photos)
Steve Carman’s Top 3 ways to prevent identity theft According to private investigator Steve Carman, there’s a small group of extremely skilled, professional thieves in the world who can obtain someone’s identity and there’s not much anyone can do to prevent it. However, most ID thefts are the result of convenience opportunities for theives. Those types of thefts can be prevented. Carman suggests the following precautions: • Cover the VIN number on your car. • Collect your mail the same day it arrives, and shred any pieces you plan to discard. • Freeze your credit through the three credit agencies: Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.
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Clichés are among the most difficult of the English language peculiarities to master. These overused, if not hackneyed, phrases aim to communicate some truism and convey a far more complicated idea quickly and approachably. For example: Don’t cry over spilled milk. On its face, the expression reminds us to reserve our deep emotion for deserving occasions. Perhaps we could complete the adage this way: Don’t cry over spilled milk, unless you’ve spilled it on your expensive, new silk curtains. Still, the shorthand of the bromides often are worthy of our consideration, such as: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. True. We’ve each heard the old saying hundreds of times. So many times, in fact, that we’ve stopped taking note. Yet, a listener new to the language would pause and consider the words. The chain – a continuous run of interconnected metal circles. Each touches the other at a single point. Yet, combined they have remarkable strength and resilience. It has dropped anchor, lifted cargo, pulled stumps and carried the pendant around our necks – each in nearly identical configuration. So, how can such a simple, even humble, loop have done so much? And, could we form a few intentional and powerful connections with those around us? Among the many failed promises of the electronic age is that human interactions could be replaced by virtual ones. Certainly, social media amplifies the voices of a few. Still, would we be better served by a handful of real, in-person relationships with other flesh-and-blood humans? Linked together, what can we hope to accomplish?
My children are constantly shoving things in my face to read. A test they did well on, a math problem they need help with, a permission slip they’re humor too afraid to forge. And my response now, regardless of content, is almost always, “Wait. I need my glasses.” Nooooo! Long gone are the days when I could focus simply by holding the paper out a little farther. If I don’t have my plus-1 tortoise shell readers on, fuhgeddaboudit. I’m blind as the proverbial bat. Distance is still fine, but anything within a foot is a headacheinducing blur. What’s frustrating is that I’ve always had perfect vision. In fact, I’ve spent the last 30 years obnoxiously teasing everyone else about not being able to see as well as I. Karma’s stupid. So, I’m embracing my subpar sight. I’ve purchased multiple pairs of glasses and positioned them strategically around the house. I’ve resorted to borrowing the largeprint books from the library and am shopping for one of those gizmos that holds eyewear around the neck, which Doo is telling me are called Croakies (clearly, a derivative of the verb croak, meaning I’m aging quickly and will soon die). Yes, I can pull off the “headband look,” but not when I already have knock-off aviators sitting up there. It’s redundant. On the positive side, my teacher street cred is about to increase exponentially. Imagine me, peering down at a student over glasses attached to a bedazzled Bungee cord. Sure, it’s a bit spinster-librarian, but it screams, “I’m smart! Listen to me!” I’ll end here. My oldest needs something to be signed. Now, where are my glasses? Peace out.
Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.
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Where are students getting guns? Editor, Living in Fishers but a grandparent of a student at Noblesville West Middle School, I, like many, was first filled with fear for the safety of my grandchild and the other students at the school. That was replaced by shock that this happened in Noblesville, a peaceful place. All of us now know it can happen anywhere! Of course, it could have been worse if not for a heroic teacher. However, can we always depend on a heroic teacher to stop a shooter? There was a school resource officer at the school as there should be at every school in America today. But that doesn’t seem to be enough. There were the “thoughts and prayers” of the politicians as in most school and other mass shootings around the nation in the past. That certainly hasn’t prevented more
school shootings and mass murders. Only one of the political leaders has even supported universal background checks for gun purchases, which 86 percent of Americans support. Where are the rest? What are their solutions? Because we, parents and grandparents, must demand an end to these weekly terrible nightmares that have made students afraid at school. Most school shootings have been by students. Where are they getting the guns? Among other solutions, we need to harden the criminal and civil penalties for those negligent parents who do not take protective measures, such as putting guns in locked places so they don’t fall into the hands of kids! Thank you. Mike Boland, Fishers
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By Noah Alatza news@currentinfishers.com Dr. Richard Frankel, Fishers, has practiced medicine for achievement more than four decades, and his carebased innovations have kept him at the forefront of global studies. In recognition of his many contributions to patient-focused care, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Research Institute announced June 11 the creation of the Richard Frankel Award for Creating a Loving Community. “I am thrilled to be recognized for this honor,” Frankel said. “The Gold Foundation has been a leader in humanism and medicine, and to be recognized, it is really humbling.” The award is in recognition of Frankel’s many contributions and achievements as a Regenstrief Institute investigator and as a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Most of Frankel’s work focuses on the social and emotional contexts of the doctor-patient relationship. “Physicians are taught procedural
skills, like reading an EKG, but it’s only within the past 10 years that medical schools have been doing formal training in communication skills,” Frankel said. “(Such as) giving the patient an opportunity to tell their story and the story of their illness rather than having a lot of machine questions asked to them.” Frankel said it is important that a physician has empathy and respect when talking with patients. “We want patients to know and understand the recommendations physicians are making for them,” Frankel said. “Patients often don’t remember more than 50 percent of what is suggested for them, and making sure they understand is critically important when they leave the office or hospital.” Frankel joined the Regenstrief Institute and IU School of Medicine faculties in 2002 and has devoted countless hours working to improve medical care. Frankel has published more than 250 research and review articles, book and book chapters and made numerous presentations on clinician-patient communication and its effects on quality and safety.
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Styx tour features Joan Jett, return of ‘Mr. Roboto’ From left, Styx members Chuck Panozzo, Ricky Phillips, Todd Sucherman, Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young and Lawrence Gowan. (Photo by Rick Diamond)
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Styx lead vocalist Lawrence Gowan surprised himself with how many Joan Jett songs he knew. concert Styx is headlining a tour with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Tesla at 7 p.m. July 11 at the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville. “The tour is exceeding expectations, although we did have high expectations for it,” Gowan said. “We’ve toured with Tesla in the past and we’re devoted followers of (that band). Joan Jett is the new factor and new part of the recipe. I love playing with her band because it’s such a visceral rock thing and everyone knows the words to so many of her songs. It’s amazing. I thought I only knew one or two songs. I actually know about 10. You discover that when you watch her show. It’s a completely well-outfitted rock machine she brings with her on the road. “Then, of course, it’s the Styx extravaganza that we continue to elevate each year.” Styx is touring in support of “The Mission,” which was released in June 2017 and is the band’s first new studio album in 14 years. “It’s been on Billboard’s classic rock
charts for almost an entire year,” Gowan said. “We love seeing the young people out there wearing their ‘Mission’ T-shirt and jumping up when we play ‘Radio Silence.’ It validates we made the right record for this chapter of our career.” Drawing much attention to Styx is playing “Mr. Roboto,” which was part of the 1983 “Kilroy Was Here” album, which hasn’t been performed on tour for years. Following the rock opera concept album and tour, Tommy Shaw left the band to pursue a solo career. Soon after, the band broke up. The band reformed in 1990 without Shaw but with then-primary lead vocalist Dennis DeYoung, who left in 1992. Shaw and DeYoung returned to Styx in 1995, but the band decided to replace DeYoung with Gowan in 1999 when DeYoung couldn’t tour because of health issues. James “JY” Young and Shaw had long disagreed with DeYoung about the band’s direction. Gowan said he had go to his Styx history class to understand why the band didn’t play “Mr. Roboto,” which was written by DeYoung.
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“I have three professors with Tommy Shaw, James Young and Chuck Panozzo,” Gowan said. “It was never that song but always the experience of that tour. I can imagine they were young then and it was a grueling recording and touring schedule they were on back then. There is bound to be friction, and one wrong thing can be the tipping point and they need to go to the neutral corners for time out. The experience was hard on the whole band. But enough time has passed, and let’s face it, “Mr. Roboto” is a song that has lasted for decades. It’s part of the cultural reference of so many people around the world. It makes sense for us to play it.” Gowan said the band rehearsed it and recorded it and decided it was strong. “It doesn’t totally sound out of place with our three to four songs we are playing from ‘The Mission,’ Gowan said. “It’s an iconic song from our past into the show that people aren’t really expecting. It goes so well in the show, there is no way we’re going to take it out.” Gowan said it’s a fun song to sing. “When you get inside a song, deconstruct it and put the pieces back together, it’s amazing how deeper your admiration for the piece can be,” Gowan said. “Once I did that, I really started to feel a great connection to the piece.”
The Summer Stock Stage’s production of the musical “Urinetown” has a heavy dose of Hamilton County performers. Performances are at 7 p.m. June 30 and 2 p.m. July 1 at Ayres Auditorium at Park Tudor School, 7200 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. There are five Carmel residents in “Urinetown.” They are Jack Ducat as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Carmel High School; Cora Lucas as Soupy Sue, CHS; Michael Krauter as Old Man Strong, Herron High School; Piper Murphy, Rebel Ensemble, Park Tudor; and Isabella Bonanno, Rebel Ensemble, Brebeuf Jesuit. There are four Fishers residents: Madison Moll, Hamilton Southeastern, Rebel Ensemble; Gabe and Emily Thomas (siblings), Mt Vernon High School, Rebel Ensemble (Emily also as Dance Captain); Georgia Wilson, Rebel Ensemble, Fall Creek Jr. High; and Nate Schlabach and Tiny Tom, Bishop Chatard High School. Noblesville resident Carter McCullough, Heritage Christian High School, is cast as Fipp. Geist resident Julia Collins performs in Cladwell Ensemble and attends Herron. Summer Stock State is for ages 13 to 19. For more, visit summerstockstage.com.
Westfield — Roxanne Smith will perform at 1 p.m. July 1 at Urban Vines Winery and Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Zionsville — The Flying Toasters will perform a free concert at the Lincoln Park gazebo at 8 p.m, July 3. The rain location will be at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds. Noblesville — The Endless Summer Band’s free concert will be at 7 p.m. July 5 at Dillion Park, 6351 Midland Lane. Fishers — The Pettybreakers will perform a free concert as part of the Spark!Fishers show at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater at 7 p.m July 3. Carmel — Clay Terrace Concert Series presents The Doo! at 7 p.m. July 5 as part of the eighth annual free concert series.
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Indianapolis singer/songwriter Bashiri Asad performs “So Amazing: Luther Vandross Tribute.” Isaac Jones appears as Quasimodo in GHDT production. (Submitted photo)
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, The Tarkington, Carmel
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The Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre celebrates its 20th anniversary season with the return of the GHDT classic, a beautiful tale of love and jealousy. Cost: $37.50 to $42.50
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Katy Gentry as Judy Garland, Magic 7:30 p.m. July 6, 7, 4 p.m. July 8 Thread Cabaret, The Cat Theatre, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel Katy Gentry, who has twice played Judy Garland in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s productions of “Beyond the Rainbow,” will sing many of Garland’s famous songs. Cost: $25
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IBC Summer Gala set for July 13 By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Antony Holshouser enjoyed his experience with the Carmel-based Indiana Ballet Conservatory ballet summer program so much that he decided to return. “It’s very intensive. You really learn a lot from the teachers, the program and all the classes here,” Holshouser said Holshouser, 17, who attends Academy of Russian Classical Ballet in Redmond, Wash. “It’s really fun and engaging.” The summer intensive program concludes with the Fourth Annual Summer Gala at 7 p.m. July 13 at Creekside Middle School, 3525 W. 126th St., Carmel. “It was exciting because I just like performing. It’s just fun,” Holshouser said of his 2016 appearance in the gala. There will be a special performance by Lasha Khozashvili, a principal dancer from the Boston Ballet, and Maria Baranova, a soloist from Boston Ballet. Khozashvili regularly performs in IBC’s “The Nutcracker.” “It’s an opportunity to see them alone
on the stage,” IBC Executive Director Jenny Okamoto said. “I think they will do a contemporary piece as well.” Students will do excerpts from “Le Corsaire,” prepared by founding Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva-Randall. “We’re going to do some original contemporary (pieces) like we always do,” Okamoto said. “We create the new pieces for the Diersing kids during the summer intensive.” Okamoto said approximately 65 students from across the U.S. and Canada attend the session. Eli Diersing, 17, is from Bloomington but attends the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. This was his first time attending the IBC summer intensive program. “I’m very excited to perform in the gala,” said Diersing, adding he made several new friends during the program. Diersing has been dancing for 10 years but has become more serious in the past five years. Tickets are $25. For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org.
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Fulton, who will be a senior this fall at Colonial Christian School in Indianapolis, began singing at age 7 when he attended a musicial theater camp at King of Glory Lutheran Peter Fulton is only 16. But he is already Church in Carmel. He has since participated an accomplished performer with an imin many other theatrical and musipressive singing cal programs throughout the area, songbook resume. including Michele’s Studio in Fishers, And it’s about academy to receive a major the Belfry Theatre in Noblesville and Jr. Civic Theatre at the Booth Tarkenhancement. ington Civic Theatre in Carmel. A Fishers resident, Fulton has Moreover, he has competed in a been chosen to participate in the host of talent shows, including the 2018 Songbook Academy summer Fulton Indiana State Fair Vocal Throwdown, intensive program at the Center for the Hamilton County 4-H Talent Show and the Performing Arts in Carmel. Open to high school or homeschool students between the CarmelFest Has Talent. He first auditioned for CarmelFest at age 10 and will participate ages of 14 and 18, only 40 are selected from again in the July 3-4 competition, where he’ll across the U.S. for the eight-day program. sing “Evermore” from the live-action “Beauty Fulton, a veteran of multiple talent show and the Beast” film. competitions, vocal workshops and stage Fulton is one of five semifinalists in the performances, looks forward to the start of 16-and-older division of CarmelFest. The the July 21-28 academy, which is designed semifinals are from 3 to 5 p.m. July 3 on the for young singers who have an interest in the classic music celebrated in the American Gazebo stage. The top three advance to the July 4 finals, which run from 3:30 to 4:30 Songbook. p.m. “Because we live not too far from The “I think vocal performance is both apPalladium in Carmel, I’ve had the privilege pealing and challenging to me because it of watching many Songbook Academy perinvolves not only singing but also acting and formances over the years,” Fulton said. “I bodily presence,” Fulton said. “It’s an effecfeel honored and privileged to have been tive form of storytelling because it’s able to selected as a finalist of the Songbook prohold an audience’s attention.” gram this year.”
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is Gospel” by Panic at the Disco. “I am looking forward to the preforming experience in general as well as getting to Emily Legg is eager to have an audience listen to other contestants perform,” Legg for the next step in her musical career. said. Legg, 15, talent show is one of six She also is eager to meet new people. semifinal“I definitely feel that performing ists for the CarmelFest Has Talent in front of a large audience is an 15-and-under division for vocalists. amazing way to gain confidence The semifinalists compete at the and experience,” Legg said. “I have Gazebo stage from 3 to 5 p.m July found that the more I perform, the 3. The top three finishers will comLegg less nervous I get.” pete for the top prize from 3:30 to Legg said being a show choir member 4:30 p.m. July 4 on the same stage. and accepting as many singing opportuni“I love singing and show choir and have ties as she can has helped her become previously entered talent shows at my more confident in herself for future school,” said Legg, who is headed into her performances. sophomore year at Fishers High School. “I’ve also found that experiences have “After learning of the Carmel talent show, taught me many things about how to hanI was very excited to enter. I love singing dle the pressures of performing and how to Broadway and acoustic-styled music.” Legg will perform a piano version of “This prepare for them,” she said.
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Blueprint for Improvement: West Carmel kitchen transformation Commentary by Larry Greene
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Background Info: This 1998 home in the Weston Ridge neighborhood of West Carmel is a great space for the owners to raise their small family. After 20 years with no updates, the owners decided to remodel.
The goal was to create a more modern kitchen design for the homeowners while optimizing the space. 1. The largest transformation came from replacing the cabinetry with white cabinets on the perimeter and dark gray island cabinets. The contrasting cabinets help make the space appear larger than it is. 2. Additional cabinetry was added to bring the cabinets to ceiling height. This not only added storage but also helped make the space appear larger. 3. Another large transformation came from replacing the microwave with a microwave drawer which was incorporated into the island. A modern, stainless-steel range hood was installed above the stove, where the microwave previously was. 4. A modern glass subway tile backsplash and a new lighting plan finished off the look.
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Before problems The kitchen felt small and lacked proper storage. The materials used in the original kitchen had been there since the home was built. Those materials not only dated the space but no longer functioned well for the owners.
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West side of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home (Photo by Don Knebel)
A symbol of enlightenment Commentary by Don Knebel For most Americans, Monticello reflects the genius of Thomas Jefferson. For Jefferson, the house reflected his aspirations for his nation. travel On Jefferson’s 21st birthday in 1764, he took possession of the 5,000-acre plantation near Charlottesville, Va., he had inherited from his father and began designing a house for a mountaintop where he once played. Within five years, Jefferson had completed plans for a house featuring a two-story portico and incorporating principles of Italian architect Andrea Palladio, whose treatise he had studied. In 1770, workers began building the eight-room house atop the mountain Jefferson had named Monticello, Italian for Little Mountain. The house was largely completed by 1784, when Jefferson went to France as minister of the United States. While in France, Jefferson concluded that French Neoclassical buildings, such as the Hotel de Salm, better exemplified his Enlightenment political and social ideals than did Monticello. After Jefferson returned from France, he began a Neoclassical refashioning. Craftsmen, assisted by some
of Jefferson’s slaves, removed the second story, added rooms to the sides and rear and erected a shallow octagonal dome over the pediment of the west portico, a detail inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. The rebuilt house, with 21 rooms, including 12 bedrooms for Jefferson’s extended family, was completed in 1809. Despite Jefferson’s dislike of English architecture, the finished house resembled London’s Chiswick House, which Jefferson had visited with John Adams and then denigrated. Jefferson kept making revisions at Monticello until he died, deeply in debt, on July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after signing the Declaration of Independence that he had written. The fastidiously maintained buildings and gardens of Monticello are a UNESCO World Heritage site, open every day except Christmas. Visitors willing to climb steep stairs can now explore the green-floored Dome Room, whose intended purpose remains a mystery. Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@currentzionsville.com.
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To learn more about our custodial team and employment opportunities available, please come to our Custodial Job Fair July 7th, 2018 from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Noblesville High School, 18111 Cumberland Road (enter building at Gate #1 off of Cumberland Rd.)
Any questions may be directed to: Steve Coverdale, Building Supervisor (317) 773-4680, ext. 12132
Do you care about children and want to make a difference? Would you like to give children the tools they need to keep themselves safe? If so, Chaucie’s Place has the perfect job for you! We are looking for part-time Body Safety Educators to deliver prevention programming for children in grades K-12.
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Chaucie’s Place provides child abuse and youth suicide prevention programming to schools and youth serving organizations. The child abuse prevention program presented by Body Safety Educators is delivered in 45-minute to 1-hour sessions in a classroom setting. These presentations are scripted, however interaction with children is encouraged. Comprehensive training will be provided by Chaucie’s Place.
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Skills: Ability to work with and interact well with children, good presentation skills, effective communication skills with school representatives. Visit www.chauciesplace.org for more information about our programs. Submit cover letter and resume to Michelle Mates – michelle.mates@chauciesplace.org
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With over 30 years of experience in the special event industry, Ritz Charles specializes in innovative, upscale and superior event services. Ritz Charles has a strong presence in the event market. Our multiple culinary teams, service staff and event planners host a variety of on and off premise events year- round. Our company has the resources to manage large events yet the personal touch of a small caterer. With our fast paced energetic work environment, we have a need for motivated individuals who can give excellent customer service. If you are looking to join a company with a dedication to excellent customer service and a friendly atmosphere, Ritz Charles has bartending, banquet server, doorman and set-up positions available. If you are interested in learning more about our company, please contact Kate McGowan at KMcGowan@Ritzcharles.com
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WANTED Part-time inside sales/telemarketer position. Hourly wage plus commission. Email mike@youarecurrent.com or call 317.409.6367 Guest Services Representative, City of Westfield.
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