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The project began May 28 should last for two weeks. • Work continues on the expansion of Cherry Creek Boulevard to complete the final phase to connect Hazel Dell Parkway to River Road. The project is expected to be By Michael Rheinheimer buildings proposed.” complete by the end of July. The land is owned by the Indianapolis Airnews@currentinfishers.com • A partial closure is expected at 96th port Authority. According to the press release, Street and Gray Road for construction of a a memorandum of understanding was estabroundabout. The project was set to begin The City of Fishers issued a call for proposlished between Fishers and the IAA in 2015. on or after May 20 with an anticipated cloals May 29 to develop 64 DEVELOPMENT acres south of the InFishers Mayor Scott Fadness said he is optisure of 75 days. mistic about the call for proposals. • Lane restrictions are under way dianapolis Metropolitan “We have seen a significant amount of near Keystone Parkway and 96th Street, Airport. According to a press release from the interest in this property since our M.O.U. was where a new roundabout interchange is City of Fishers, the 64 acres is the first phase established, but developers and companies being built. Construction is expected to for a plan to develop 200 acres owned by the have been hesitant due to the preference of last through the year. Indianapolis Airport Authority. The site includes land leases,” Fadness said. “We now have the • Construction on a new access ramp portions of 96th Street, Willow View Road and chance to sell this land and continue to transfrom Lowes Way to Keystone Parkway is Masters Road. The deadline for proposals is form development along 96th Street.” ongoing and expected to be complete by June 21. Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. has been hired as the June. A separate call for proposals will be issued marketing broker for the project. JLL is billing • Construction of a pathway along the for the remaining acreage. According to the dethe land as Metro Park and is using Fishers’ north side of 126th Street to connect Keyvelopment plan, the 64 acres offered in Phase 1 proximity to Indianapolis and I-465 as primary stone Parkway to Hazel Dell Parkway is are divided into seven lots. selling points. JLL’s marketing material also expected to begin on or after June 1. Megan Baumgartner, director of Economic touts the city’s safety and quality of life as • Guilford Road reconstruction is set Development for the City of Fishers, said he positives. to begin June 1 between Main Street and expects a good response from the business According to Baumgartner, the money generCity Center Drive. A culvert replacement community. ated from the sale will go to the Federal Aviaadjacent to Carmel Middle School also is “We’ve had a lot of interest from compation Administration, unless a separate agreeexpected to begin June 1. Construction on nies looking to build high-end flex space,” ment is made. a new roundabout at Guilford Road and Baumgartner said. “We imagine there will be Main Street is expected to begin on or after a mix of flex, industrial and commercial office Aug. 1. DISPATCHES • A partial closure is expected at 96th Street and Delegates Row for construction FPD holds teen academy – The Fishers Police UT at Martin names students to honor roll of a roundabout. The project is set to begin Dept. will hold its 18th annual teen academy – The University of Tennessee at Martin reon or after Aug. 9 with an anticipated clofrom 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 17-21 in conjunccently published the Spring 2019 Chancellor’s sure of 75 days. tion with the Fishers YMCA. 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OBITUARY: CONNIE JO BETZLER Connie Jo Betzler, 58, Fishers, died May 6 at her home. She was born March 15, 1961, to Richard and Mary (Jenkins) Marchese in Monroe, Mich. Connie is survived by her daughter, Erren (Jared) Sangeorzan; sons Bryan and Ryan Van Duine; father, Richard Marchese; sister, Debra (William) Barton; brother-in-law, Daniel Norris; and many Betzler nieces and nephews. In addition to her mother, Mary, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anton Mitch Betzler; and sister, Susan Norris.

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have,” Crum said. “They gave us some good information, but part of this is we need to sit down as a region and decide what specific The Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit reindustry we want to target. With the report search and education just coming out a few weeks ago, part of COVER STORY organization, spent the next steps are to create a small worktime in McCordsville and ing group to identify next steps in terms of nearby towns in January collecting implementation.” information to complete a study on Crum said he expects the region the future possibilities of the Mt. to spend the next six months to a Comfort Corridor, which stretches year creating the vision for the cor14 miles from McCordsville through ridor. McCordsville, New Palestine Cumberland to New Palestine. Mcand Cumberland recently partnered Cordsville’s portion of the corridor is to apply for a Stellar Communities approximately 5 miles. Program grant, which they did not Sorrell McCordsville and neighboring comreceive. Had they received it, the $14 munities received the results of the million grant would have been split full study a few weeks ago. within the region. The municipalities “It said what we thought it would wanted to use the funds to improve say. We have this tremendous opMt. Comfort Corridor. The connection portunity along the Mt. Comfort Road with ULI stemmed from the Stellar Corridor to chart our own path and Communities Program when the recontrol our growth instead of letting gion began working with ULI during growth control us,” McCordsville’s Dithe grant process. rector of Building and Planning Ryan “We can create a place where Crum Crum said. “If we do that properly, people want to live, work and play,” a great mix of uses and things can appear Crum said. “Today in economic development, along that corridor.” one of the biggest things you need to have The study showed if McCordsville, Cumberis, you need to attract labor and talent, and land and New Palestine simply allow growth labor and talent are attracted to places they to occur and aren’t proactive, there will be want to be. They want amenities, they want approximately $350 million in market investrecreation, they want shopping and dining. ment during the next 10 years. If the comThe holistic view is not just about seeking a munities take an aggressive approach, the specific industry and targeting it. It’s about returns could be dramaticlly higher. doing that and doing other things.” “The kicker to it is if we take a different Crum said the Mt. Comfort Corridor will strategy and plan for that growth and talk feature a mix of dining, housing and shopping about getting complimentary land uses and opportunities when it’s developed. really try to attract and target certain indusHancock Economic Development Council tries to the corridor and manage the growth Executive Director Randy Sorrell, who also and promote good principles and high-quality serves as the spokesperson for the Coalition design standards, (market investment) will for Smart Growth group, which is looking at be $800 million to $900 million,” Crum said. implementing the ULI study, said the study “If we do this right and plan for it properly, showed four different zones, or nodes, situit can be really a great thing for residents, ated along the Mt. Comfort Corridor: the Mcfor businesses and the long-term health and Cordsville district, the airport district, the vibrancy.” Cumberland district and the New Palestine Crum said preliminary discussions for land district. use have included medical technology, gen“The (nodes) will all be connected to each eral technology, aeronautics and advanced other but have somewhat different growth manufacturing. patterns,” Sorrell said. “The coalition is groups “We have great access with I-70, great of planning folks, and some of the community fiber with NineStar Connect all up and down leaders along those areas there just seeing the corridor, so that’s a great asset for us to how to strategize to grow those areas and do

Mt. Comfort Road stretches 14 miles through McCordsville, Cumberland and New Palestine. (Submitted photo)

some planning going forward.” Sorrell said a symmetry will be established so growth along the corridor in McCordsville will be consistent with other areas. “The biggest part of this going forward is we are viewing this Mt. Comfort Road corridor as Hancock County’s gateway into the county,” Sorrell said. “It’s a way to develop that it not only has consistent growth patterns, but as people come eastward, they notice they are in a different locale. It’ll show

it’s not just Indianapolis extended.” Sorrell said the Coalition for Smart Growth is working on a regional implementation strategy to create development standards of consistency for the corridor. “One of the reasons we did this is the population is growing very rapidly in Hancock County,” Sorrell said. “We wanted to get out in front of this plan accordingly, so as things happen, we are prepared for it and plan for it other than react to it.”

ULI VISITS MCCORDSVILLE, NEARBY TOWNS Officials from the Urban Land Institute visited McCordsville, New Palestine and Cumberland in January. “They’re a professional real estate organization that is international, and the whole goal is to advance good land use principles and practices that lead to vibrant, healthy communities,” McCordsville’s Director of Planning and Building Ryan Crum said. Crum said the McCordsville, New Palestine, Cumberland region asked the ULI ad-

visory services panel to visit Mt. Comfort Corridor to complete a study. Crum said it was a competitive process. “They only pick a few a year to do, and we were one of them for 2019,” Crum said. The advisory services panel conducted interviews with locals and traveled the corridor to gather information. At the end of the process, it gave a presentation.” The cost to bring in the advisory services panel was $130,000.

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LETTER Wilson is satire

Commentary by Terry Anker Ours is increasingly a “youth” culture — not in that we have particular respect for the young, but more that we seem all too fixated on what it is to affect the impression of such in those of us who are decidedly not, at least in any real chronological way. Awaiting the semi-annual dental cleaning, one might peruse the accumulated and sundry magazines scattered in the waiting room. Even the casual observer flipping through the pages is struck by the age and appearance of the models shilling products and services. With the occasional expectation of pharmaceutical ads, the folks often sexualizing the goods are children. In fact, data aggregator Statista.com reports that 55 percent of working female fashion models begin younger than 16. Of particular concern is that highend design houses are often the most egregious with children being used to overtly titillate and tempt. One hopes that the world of shoppers is not secretly overwhelmingly comprised of pedophiles. So, why are children parading around in adult clothing like some perverted game of dress-up? Has our obsession to see ourselves as young driven this twist? Plastic surgeries, especially among men, are up exponentially these past decades. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, overall procedures are up 115 percent since the year 2000 alone. Even more, we affect hipster language, wear clothing that, suffice it to say, may not be designed with a middle-aged body in mind. Is it enough to say that we are the best we can be for our age group without fixating that we look the youngest? Can we like the age we are? Haven’t we earned it? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

Editor, Danielle Wilson has been receiving some negative comments of late, recently regarding her column on kids coming home for the summer. Her columns are meant to be light reading. It’s humor. It’s satire. Come on people, lighten up! I enjoy her writing and hope she keeps up the good work. Jim Detwiler, Zionsville

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Another graduation jubilation Commentary by Danielle Wilson I survived another high school graduation, folks, and this time I never even came close to tears. Am I a terrible mother? Did I throw out my soul with the thousands HUMOR of dirty diapers I’ve changed? Or was my impressive lack of melancholy because seeing two more kiddos prepare to leave the nest makes me outrageously giddy? Let’s explore. Despite winning co-Mom of the Year back in 2002 (yes, it’s true), I’ve definitely dropped the parenting ball on numerous occasions. I’ve allowed naked toddlers in public libraries, forgotten middle-schoolers after practice and skipped dance competitions and color guard championships more times than I can count. I also rarely cook anything that doesn’t begin life in a Kraft box and yell at my family when they are loud past 9 p.m.. (Mama needs her sleep!). But terrible mother? My twins graduated, didn’t they? And neither has been incarcerated!

And I’m not soulless. I’m stoic. If I’m going to become emotional, I much prefer the privacy of McDonald’s bathrooms and Chick-fil-A drive-thrus to a stadium full of strangers. So, I suppress all feelings until I can be alone (you’re welcome, by the way; I’m an awkward weeper). But that doesn’t mean I’m devoid of a soul (although being a redhead might!). This brings us to the last possibility, that I’m simply excited to have finished the marathon of raising twins. And what a race it has been! When I remember those early days of double feedings, diaper changes and carseats, I’m amazed at how far they’ve come. And how far I’ve come. Was I going to cry over their graduation? Absolutely not. Fist bumps were in order. Peace out.

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Can I test-dive the submarine car? Commentary by Dick Wolfsie The sender of a recent email to me identified herself as “Brand Manager, Hammacher Schlemmer.” This could have HUMOR meant only two things: Trouble or big trouble. In a recent column about the Hammacher Schlemmer Father’s Day gifts issue, I made fun of their Kangaroo Skin Wallet (they took the only animal that could carry a wallet and made one out of him) and their life-size reproduction of an iconic Central Park bench which I said (falsely) came with squirrels and pigeons. I clicked on the email, wondering if my insurance covered lawsuits for making fun of selfie toasters. To my great relief, here’s the gist of what the letter said: “This is Ann Marie from Hammacher Schlemmer. We are very proud of our brand and appreciate your humorous descriptions of our products. So Hammacher Schlemmer would like to send you something. Can we just call it a thank you?” Yes … YES, call it a thank you. Or feel free to call it a bribe. Whatever gets me the coolest gift. Ann Marie then called and asked me what gift I would choose. I told her I wanted to do

a little research. I Googled, “Most expensive Hammacher Schlemmer Gifts” and here were three I found: Emotive Robotic Avatar: At only $65,000, you can get it to talk, and it expresses five emotions (which might be two or three more than your significant other) The submarine sports car: At $2 million, the vehicle has two built-in scuba tanks, allowing you to stay underwater for two hours — something you can’t do with a $6 snorkel and a pair of flippers. The fire-breathing dragon: This is a remote-controlled dragon that flies 70 mph and shoots flames out of its mouth. It’s only $75,000. At that price, I assume the batteries are sold separately. I think I’ll just request a $20 gift certificate. Note to Hammacher Schlemmer: If you do decide to send me the $2 million submarine sports car, I promise I’ll write a funny column about it.

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Westfield Playhouse signs up for ‘Social Security’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jen Otterman determined “Social Security” was the right fit for Westfield Playhouse. COMEDY The longtime Noblesville resident said “Social Security” was one she submitted as a possibility for her to direct for Main Street Productions. “I chose it because I thought it would play well on their stage and because it is a lighthearted, funny play that deals well with some of our current cultural issues,” Otterman said. Main Street Productions will present “Social Security” for eight performances June 14 to 30 at Westfield Playhouse. “I had previously acted the role of Trudy in it years ago at The Red Barn Summer Theatre,” Otterman said. “I also used cuttings from it with my speech team at Hamilton Southeastern High School when I taught there.” The story focuses on art gallery owner Barbara Kahn and her relationship with her mother, Sophie Greengrass. Trudy Heyman, Kahn’s sister, drops her mother off so she and her husband, Martin, can go check on her sexually precocious daughter at college. Fishers resident Ka’Lena Cuevas plays Barbara. This is her third time performing in a Westfield Playhouse show. “I have a troublesome relationship with my sister and mom, who come unexpectedly,” Cuevas said. “My mom literally gets dumped on my doorstop. It’s a very fun role to play. There is a lot of physical comedy. There’s lots of glib humor, sarcasm and sophisticated jokes. There are some poignant moments, too.” Cuevas said it’s by far her most challenging role. Erik Shaver, a southside Indianapolis resident, plays her husband, David. Shaver hasn’t performed since he was a student at Wabash about a decade ago. His friend, Cuevas, suggested he try it. “This character is very glib, he’s very sarcastic,” Shaver said. “You should give it a read. When I read it, I thought it was great.” Lisa Warner, from Westfield, is Trudy,

NPD Amp concerts set editorial@youarecurrent.com Fishers Parks & Recreation will play host to two special shows Saturday nights at 8 p.m. at the renovated Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, presented by IU Health Saxony. On July 20, Fishers welcomes Chance McCoy, a virtuoso fiddler, guitarist and banjo player best-known as a member of Grammy Award-winning Americana powerhouse Old Crow Medicine Show. High-powered funk, R&B and soul band Huckleberry Funk takes the stage Aug. 17. Fishers Parks and Recreation will hold two ticketed Friday night concerts featuring national recording artists. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at npdamp.com/Tickets. In partnership with 92.3 WTTS, Jade Bird and Ruston Kelly will perform Aug. 9. The WTTS tiny ticket will be available for $9.23. The final show of the season will be Sept. 20 with Grammy Award-winning artist Van Hunt, whose melding of R&B, soul, funk, pop and rock ‘n’ roll has garnered critical praise during his nearly 15-year music career. Tickets can be purchased at NPDamp.com/tickets for $10.

The “Social Security” cast, from left, Erik Shaver, Ka’Lena Cuevas, Susan Hill, Tom Smith, Lisa Warner and Thom Johnson. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

who she describes as “a pain in the butt.” This is her second show at Westfield Playhouse. “I’ve been acting a little over three years,” Warner said. “I’ve enjoyed it very much and made a lot of new friends. This is a fun script. It’s fast-paced, lots of oneliners, lots of laughs, lots of sex jokes. Jen is one of my favorite directors, so working for her is a real fun thing for me.” Thom Johnson, another Westfield resident, plays Martin. He has been in three of the last four shows at Westfield Playhouse. “There is a challenge playing a character from New York and Jewish as far as accent,” Johnson said. “I’ve played a Jewish role before as Morrie in ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ for 18 performances at six different venues. The other challenge is timing. The timing in comedies is actually more difficult than a drama. I like the challenge.” Westfield resident Tom Smith performs

as Maurice Koenig, a successful artist who is featured at the Kahns’ gallery. “I’m 90 years old, so I don’t have to worry about blocking or move around much,” Smith said. “I like the role because I love comedy, and this is a very quick, clever comedy. It’s not too big for me. I don’t have so many lines to memorize.” Smith last appeared at Westfield Playhouse in “Picnic” in the summer of 2018, which Otterman also directed. Smith performed in Catalyst Repertory’s “Master Class” with Indianapolis Opera in May and “To Kill a Mockingbird” with Civic Theatre in February. In between, he was in an Easter production for Legacy Bible Church in Noblesville. “I try to keep busy all the time,” Smith said. Noblesville resident Susan Hill is cast as Sophie. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Noblesville — The Bishops will be the guest band at the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept.’s Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. June 13 at Dillon Park, 6351 Midland Lane. Fishers — The Friday Night Concerts, presented by IU Health Saxony, presents The PettyBreakers from 8 to 10 p.m. June 14 at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Whitestown — The Jeremiah Johnson Band will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. June 14 at Moontown Brewing’s 1915 Room. Admission is $7 advance and $10 at the door. For more, visit moontownbeer.com Zionsville — The Concert Series in Lincoln Park will feature Beautiful Day, a U2 tribute band, at 7 p.m. June. 12. Mr. Daniel, a children’s performance, starts it off at 6:30 p.m. June 12. Carmel — Stella Luna & The Satellites will be featured at 7 p.m. June 13 in the Huntington Learning Center Summer Concert Series at Clay Terrace.

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Duo to teach mini-camps By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Julia Kalustian figured she had a great way to work this summer while spending time alongside her mother. ART “We approached Fishers Parks and Recreation because I wanted to share my love of art with the children while giving them a fun summer camp,” Kalustian said. Kalustian and her mother, Debbie Kalustian, a first-grade teacher at Brooks School Elementary, will run DJ Art Workshops’ mini-camps for three days for four weeks for ages 6-12 at Cumberland Park recreation building, 10580 Cumberland Rd., from 9 a.m. to noon. A 2017 Fishers High School graduate and Indiana Wesleyan University student, she has tutored kids in art at her university. “I wanted to keep the camp themes both fun and engaging for the summer,” said Kalustian, who is studying elementary education and art. “I want these camps to be a memorable experience for the kids, so I chose themes that I thought they would have fun exploring with art. I love to work with children by inspiring them to expand their creativity. I think I will be able to do so through these camps.”

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Debbie is looking forward to seeing her daughter instruct. “Julia is so creative and fun and I’m excited to see her in action sharing her love of art with kids,” Debbie said. “She always loved art as a student in HSE schools and this is her way of giving back. I know the kids will love the themes and project ideas they will get to make with her at camp.” The camps are Under the Sea Mini-Camp, June 18-20; Olympic Sports Mini-Camp, July 1-3; Camping Theme Mini-Camp, July 16-18; and Outer Space Mini-Camp, July 30-Aug 1. To register, visit djsartworkshops.blogspot. com.

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to reserve your seat right up front and be up close and personal with some of our bands,” Cutler said. “You can see your favorite performer up close without having to wrestle with the crowd to make that happen.” There will be restrooms for reservedseating guests and people at the tables. There also will be exclusive bar service. There will be TV screens in the Sunset Lounge for the second consecutive year. Huntington Bank is the new sponsor of The Sunset Lounge.

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rehearsing in the facility and also moving in with only a week in the venue.” The smaller stage at The Cat means Lori Raffel views Carmel Community large-scale productions are out as well. Players’ 2019-20 schedule as the right mix “We have directors who would for The Cat in love to produce ‘42nd St.,’ but havPRODUCTION Carmel. ing more than two people tap dancAll five shows ing on the stage at The Cat just will be at The Cat, starting with doesn’t work,” Raffel said. “That’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” why we had to do ‘Ragtime’ at anOct. 18-27. other venue.” “When I look at the season as a The other shows are “The Very whole, I know that our goal was to Raffel Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure not only select productions that Show” Dec. 6-15, followed by “Lend Me a Tenour patrons would like but also that give our audiences a good mix of comedy, drama or” Feb. 28 to March 8, 2020 and the musical “The Last Five Years” April 24 to May 10, 2020. and musical,” said Raffel, vice president Raffel will direct “Shipwrecked! An Enterof the CCP board. “Sometimes in the past, tainment,” which will close the season July we’ve done a theme for the season, such as one year was all comedy and one was all 17-26, 2020. Season tickets are $80 for adults, $70 for productions that had won the coveted Puseniors 62 and older and $70 for students. litzer Prize. But for this season, we chose The final show of the 2018-19 season is a variety of shows, keeping in mind our ability to rehearse offsite at our warehouse “Failure to Zig Zag: The Story of the USS Indianapolis” July 19-28 at The Cat. and move into The Cat with our sets the For more, visit carmelplayers.org. Sunday before we open on Friday. That’s one thing that we’ve had to get used to, not

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