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Answers sought as hotel cost jumps By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com When the Carmel City Council approved $40 million in 2017 for what would become known as Hotel Carmichael, councilors CITY NEWS made one thing very clear: They would not approve additional funds for the project. That’s why, when Carmel Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Mestetsky Henry Mestetsky knew by mid-2019 that the project could not be completed to the city’s standards near the budgeted amount, which included $18 million in bonds and a city-backed $25.5 million loan, he looked elsewhere to fund the gap. “I thought the council was pretty clear when they initially approved the bonds that $18 million was going to be it,” Mestetsky said. City Councilor Jeff Worrell, who voted in favor of funding the hotel, remembers it that way, too. “At the vote, I remember Councilor (Kevin) Rider saying, ‘Don’t come back for any more money.’ I remember saying that myself,” Worrell said. “In fairness, why would they come back to us when we were so clear that is not acceptable?” More than two years after the 2017 vote, the City of Carmel revealed in a press release issued Friday evening Jan. 31 that the hotel will cost $58 million — a total that several councilors said they heard for the first time only a day or two before the public did. At a Feb. 2 city council meeting, some councilors called for an audit of the processes that led to the higher price tag and ability of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission to the $15

million gap on its own. Mestetsky, who said he welcomed the audit, said he never misrepresented any aspect of the project. “I don’t want a conversation about auditing practices to have some kind of insinuation that a single rule or vote taken by the CRC in public or in private were somehow not above board,” he said. Councilors questioned why Mestetsky didn’t publicly alert them to the rising costs — which he said are caused by labor shortages, tariffs and a saturated market — when he knew for at least several months that the hotel would cost significantly more than budgeted. Mestetsky presents a CRC update to the council monthly, and even at the Feb. 3 meeting his presentation listed the amount budgeted for the hotel — $41 million — rather than the actual cost. Mestetsky, who became the CRC director at the end of 2017, said the format of the monthly report was agreed to by the council and his predecessor. Mestetsky said the delay was intentional.

“As costs exceeded budget it was our duty to see what costs could be cut and see how to fill those gaps,” Mestetsky said. “When we know that we have a control on the costs, it’s time to update the budget to match the costs and explain how we filled those gaps.” Those steps include mortgaging Monon Square (which the city bought for $15 million in 2018) and office space at the James Building and using CRC operational dollars and extra funds from a 2016 tax increment financing bond. The actions are not expected to affect tax rates. Mestetsky said the measures either didn’t need approval, such as using the TIF bonds that had already been authorized by a council ordinance, or were approved in public CRC meetings as agenda items or through claims. A search of 2019 and 2020 CRC meeting agendas listed items to transfer Monon Square and the James Building from the CRC to community development corporations and the Continued on Page 5

RISING COSTS Hotel Carmichael isn’t the only project being affected by rising construction costs. Rhonda Cook, a deputy director for Aim, an association for Indiana municipalities, said she’s seeing the trend across the state. “Because of the tight labor market, it’s not uncommon that projects are going out to bid and coming back with bid responses that are much higher than what anyone thought they would be,” Cook said. “A lot of cities and towns are struggling with that.” According to information from by HVS Global Hospitality Services, a consulting firm that provides services

to the hospitality industry, compiled by Shiel Sexton, Hotel Carmichael’s construction manager, the national average cost to build a luxury hotel room has risen from $550,500 in 201617 to a projected $850,000 for 2019-20, a 54 percent jump. Carmel Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Henry Mestetsky said the hotel cost was estimated using 2015-17 non-publically bid costs. The city’s new cost estimates for Hotel Carmichael are $41.9 million for construction, $3 million for the land and $13.5 million for soft costs. Construction is on schedule for a May opening.

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Continued from Page 4 related grant agreements to support loans. They did not mention why it was being done, nor did the CRC discuss the items before voting to support them. The hotel was never mentioned publicly as being related to the votes. Rider, who served as the council’s representative on the CRC in 2019, said when he realized the hotel cost was rising he thought the matter would go before the city council, but he said he was told by Mestetsky that would not be the case. “We had a lot of discussion during your presentation about the partnerships (the CRC and council) have had over the years. When I asked the first question after (finding out the hotel was) over budget, I was told the council had no say in any future expenses,” Rider said at the Feb. 3 council meeting. “That’s not a partnership. For any future project we do, I would work with the rest of the council and we would have steps in place so that it would be part of the council purview.” Worrell said he was “getting signals” from the CRC in 2019 that hotel costs were rising. “You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out something’s got to give,” Worrell said. “That’s when (Mestetsky) would say he was working on value engineering or they’re

making changes.” Mestetsky did not provide a number to show how much money has been saved through value engineering, but said it’s millions of dollars. As of Feb. 6, Mestetsky said so far the CRC has spent approximately $31 million on the hotel and approved nearly $39 million in bids. Those amounts are likely to change at the next CRC meeting, he said, but it’s not clear yet how much. The meeting is open to the public and is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Although Worrell noted that the CRC hasn’t “spent a penny” beyond its budget, he said he’s frustrated because the city found itself in a similar situation before with the Center for the Performing Arts, which was originally projected to cost $80 million but ended up costing $175 million. Worrell was not a city councilor at that time but served on the CRC, and he tried to use what he learned from that experience to prevent what’s happening now. “My first attempt at trying to do better was by supporting the hiring of consultants early in the process to avoid this and it still happened,” Worrell said. “I think one of the problems is the scope of these projects changes and that causes cost increases. I think we’ve got to change that.” Attempts to reach Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard for comment were unsuccessful.

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PEDCOR’S PATIENCE cent of hotel profits for its first 10 The Carmel Redevelopment Comyears and 50 percent thereafter. mission plans to use hotel revenues Pedcor President & CEO to repay much of the $15 million it’s using to pay for Bruce Cordingley said he the Hotel Carmichael cost believes the CRC handled an “unfortunate” situation overrun. That means Pedcor, “very well.” the developer partnering “This was not a misjudgwith the city to build the hotel, will have to wait lonment of what this hotel was ger for its share. going to cost so much as it Cordingley Pedcor will only receive was a macro event, meaning it’s happening broadly throughout approximately 8 percent of hotel profits as long as they are being the whole country and this area, this means all hotels went up in cost, used to repay $12.5 million to the CRC. CRC Executive Director Henry particularly luxury hotels,” Cordingley Mestetsky said he expects that to said. “I think the city will see on its share a better return than it otherequate to approximately $100,000 wise was going to get because it has annually through 2028. Previously, ownership in this unique asset.” Pedcor was set to receive 34 per-

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The new playground and sprayground at West Park are designed to be integrated and include an area for parents to view multiple features at the same time. (Submitted photo)

Waterfall among features proposed at West Park By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation officials worked to redesign the playground and sprayground at West Park, they asked RECREATION for feedback from some of its top users: elementary school children. Several of their suggestions were incorporated into a design plan approved by the Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation board at its January meeting. The design better integrates the playground and sprayground and creates a central node where parents can see multiple features of the park at the same time. It includes four areas: An upland forest play area for 5- to 12-year-olds; a mounds and mushrooms play area with integrated trampoline pits; a prairie-themed play area for 2- to 5-year-olds with climbers, spinners and swings; and a ravine water play area. “Think of this like three-dimensional chess,” said Gregg Calpino, principal landscape architect at SmithGroup. “(The different areas) really start to stack within each other.” One of the elementary students’ favorite elements was a waterfall, which is expected to be built as part of the ravine play area. Other elements could include a bridge, boulders, fog and spray cannons. “It takes the same spirit of the creek you have in the current sprayground and takes it to the next level,”

Calpino said. Plans also include removing the roundabout inside the park and narrowing the roadway to make room for 50 additional parking spaces. A family changing area will be added to the existing restroom facility, which will get upgrades of its own. A zip line and roundabout at the entrance of the park may be added at a later date. The existing playground and sprayground are planned to be closed this spring, with construction lasting into 2021. The Groves area will remain open. The new playground will be built in the area of the current one, but the sprayground will be relocated. The current sprayground space could be used as an outdoor classroom or picnic area, Calpino said. “It’s an added benefit by subtracting something out,” Calpino said. Before the unanimous vote of approval, board member Joshua Kirsh said he’d like to consider adding a midblock crossing on 116th Street, edible landscaping to teach children about where food comes from and a natural pool to provide a place for children to safely enter the water. “Kids get a real kick out of it when they’re in real nature,” Kirsh said. The $4.6 million project is funded through the Clay Township Impact Program. Announced in 2019, the township is providing $60 million for upgrades throughout Carmel, including renovations at several parks and a fieldhouse at the Carmel Dads’ Club’s Mark Badger Memorial Park.

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Deputy treasurer seeks damages By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Approximately 15 months after she was accused of waiving statutory fees on late tax payments on behalf of family and friends, COUNTY Hamilton County Chief Deputy Treasurer Kim Good has filed a defamation lawsuit against her accuser, Susan Byer. Good, of Cicero, is represented by attorney Mario Massillamany. Byer, of Arcadia, had been an employee with the Hamilton County Treasurer’s Good Office for 13 years prior to being fired in March 2018. According to a formal complaint Byer “was frequently and consistently disciplined for violating office policies and work rules such as distracting the attention of others, shouting, demonstrating/causing a disruption

in the workplace, unauthorized overtime, disobeying a reasonable order of a supervisor to perform assigned work, refusing to comply with written or verbal instructions, negligently handling of funds and falsifying county tax records.” Byer then filed a wrongful termination lawsuit on Nov. 14, 2018, which alleges she was fired for threatening to uncover a criminal enterprise in which Good waived fees on late tax payments for her family members. Brent Eaton, the prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, found there was insufficient evidence to prove Good waived the late fees. Good wasn’t charged with a crime, but the wrongful termination lawsuit will move forward. A trial is scheduled for October. Good is pursuing monetary damages against Byer for defamation. Her attorney has not announced the amount. Good filed to run for Hamilton County Treasurer Jan. 6. “Our claim is malice and that Susan did this on purpose to defame and

hurt Kim Good,” Massillamany said. “Our allegations are (Susan) was wanting to run for treasurer herself, and this was a way of taking down one of her opponents.” Massillamany said shortly after the lawsuit was filed, Byer filed to run for Hamilton County Treasurer. Massillamany said the lawsuit can take nine months to a year to play out. The next step is awaiting Byer’s response to the allegations. Byer has 30 days from the filing date of Jan. 28 to respond. Byer said the defamation lawsuit against her is politically motivated. “This is a political lawsuit filed by a career politician and her political consultant lawyer,” Byer said. Byer’s lawyer, Tim Stoesz, said the lawsuit was filed before Byer decided to run for office. “It was done because she was fired for reporting Kim Good’s favoritism toward her parents,” Stoesz said. “Susan has zero political motivation behind the filing of her lawsuit.”

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A Carmel Police Dept. officer pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Police stopped Bryan COURTS Hood in his personal vehicle at approximately 9:34 p.m. in September 2019 for a traffic infraction near City Center Drive and Range Line Road. Hood submitted to a Hood breath test and registered .19 percent breath alcohol concentration. He was off duty at the time. As part of the plea, Hood will be on probation for one year, pay $485.50 in court costs and fees, be required to complete a drug/alcohol program and attend a victim impact panel. He is also not allowed to consume, possess or transport alcohol during that time. A 100-day suspension of his driver’s license took place from Sept. 16 to Dec. 24, 2019. Hood has been with CPD since 2000. He is still employed with the department and has been on paid administrative leave since the arrest, a CPD spokesperson confirmed Feb. 6.

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Ram slams door on streak By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Rajeev Ram ended a streak he just learned existed. Ram had been in 57 TENNIS Grand Slam men’s doubles competitions without winning a title. That was the most of anyone since the Open Era began in tennis in 1968, when professionals were finally allowed to compete in Grand Slam tournaments. The 58th time worked like a charm as the Carmel High School graduate and Joe Salisbury defeated Max Purcell and Luke Saville, 6-4, 6-2, Feb. 2 in the Australian Open final. The winners split $760,000. “I didn’t know that going in. Not sure it’s a record you want to have,” Ram said of the streak. However, Ram, 35, did concede it meant that he has been consistently competing in the highest-level events. Ram and Salisbury (Great Britain) won six matches total in the tournament with only one match going three sets. Ram reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 3. “To say I got my name on the trophy in Australia is great, but it makes me hungry to want more,” Ram said. “There are three other Slams I’d love to win, and I feel like winning one gives you confidence what you are doing actually works.” Previously, Ram’s best Grand Slam showings were semifinal finishes at the 2014 U.S. Open and 2016 Wimbledon. Ram and Salisbury began playing

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together in 2019. “I thought we had a great year,” Ram said. “We made it to the year-end Masters and won a couple of big tournaments. It felt like we were knocking at the door, and to get through a Grand Slam, which was the first for both of us, was really great. I felt like we were ready for it in every way, and we showed that with our performance throughout the tournament.” Ram began concentrating only on doubles approximately three years ago. He has two ATP Tour singles titles, both on grass at Newport, R.I. Ram won the 2019 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Barbora Krejcikova. Ram chose not to compete in mixed doubles this year because he was recovering from an illness in mid-December 2019. “I had a nasty virus that laid me up for a couple of weeks,” said Ram, who had to work himself back in shape during the ATP Cup Jan. 3-12 in Australia. “It wasn’t ideal or like anything else I’ve experienced before, but I managed to end up feeling pretty decent.”

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OBITUARY Lois Valentine Schneider 89 of Zionsville, IN formerly a resident of Carmel, IN passed away January 21, 2020. Lois was born on April 26, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to Cecil John and Madeline Adelaide (Bonavia) Valentine. Lois was preceded in death by her loving husband; Charles Richards Schneider on November 01, 2000. Lois was a former member of the Valley Hospital Ladies auxiliary

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From left, Dorrie Keyes, Sojna Widmer and John Lude make up the Dulcimer Dames and Dudes. (Photos by Anna Skinner)

Dulcimers Dames and Dudes feature unique instrument By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Fishers resident John Lude grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, so he’s familMUSIC iar with the folksy music of the dulcimer a threestringed instrument made of wood. “When I was little, the only neighbor we had was my grandparents,” he said. “My grandma would sing traditional folk songs, so the first time I heard a dulcimer, I recognized the songs right away. They reminded me of my grandma.” Now, Lude keeps the music of the mountains alive by performing with Sojna Widmer and Dorrie Keyes. They call their band Dulcimer Dames and Dudes. Lude, Widmer and Keyes met when they took dulcimer lessons 2 1/2 years ago. They’ve performed at the Fashion Mall, senior-living facilities, The Well Coffeehouse in Fishers and elsewhere. MUSIC AND THE AGING BRAIN Widmer, a Carmel resident, first heard about the dulcimer from a high school friend in Evansville. “I had never heard of a dulcimer,” she said. “I quickly fell in love with the history and sound of the instrument.” Widmer also said she learned that as people age, their reaction time slows and they lose mental ability. Learning to play an instrument slows the process. “Science also has shown that mu-

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(Above) From left, Jon-Thomas Lord, Chance Sandlin and Emily Sandlin attend the 2009 ECMO reunion. (Left) Jon-Thomas and Emily Lord pause during their honeymoon. (Submitted photos)

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com At 3 days old, Jon-Thomas Lord was given a small chance to survive heart and lung issues. He was rushed to Riley ChilCOVER STORY dren’s Health in Indianapolis for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. The therapy uses a pump to circulate blood through an artificial lung back into the bloodstream. “The (treatment) used to be rare. They told my parents there was only a 7 percent chance of survival, and they really didn’t think I was going to make it,” said Lord, who was born in 1992. The treatment saved his life, and he went home healthy a month later. Lord was the 144th ECMO patient at Riley. Fifteen years later, Riley’s 605th ECMO patient, Chance Sandlin, would change his life. Chance was born with lung problems in 2007 and was put on ECMO. In 2008, Sandlin’s older sister, Emily, took notice of Lord at the annual Riley ECMO reunion but didn’t speak to him. Later, Emily decided to connect with Lord on Facebook. They corresponded and then met at the 2009 reunion. Emily attended Western High School near Kokomo and Lord was at Tipton High School. They eventually started dating for a few months in late 2009 and early 2010. They broke up but got back in touch when they learned they would both be attending Indiana University after graduating from high school in 2011. They began hanging out again as friends and officially started dating in early 2012 and have been together ever since. Lord proposed in Amsterdam in 2018, and the couple, now Carmel residents, married in June 2019. “It’s unique in that the odds of that happening

Carmel residents Emily and Jon-Thomas Lord married in 2019. (Photo by Georgie Epp/Knack Photography)

are very small,” Lord said of the unusual way they connected. Emily said she was very shy when she was younger but decided to take a chance by sending Lord that Facebook friend request. “Jon-Thomas recognized me from being there, but that was the first time I did anything like that, make the first move for anything,” said Emily, a nurse at IU Health North in Carmel. “So, my advice would be, don’t be afraid to just go for it.” Lord said even though they agreed they would meet at the reunion, it took awhile before they did. “We didn’t talk for the first hour until we worked up the courage to go talk to each other,” Lord said. Lord said a lesson he learned is not to be afraid to give people a second chance, as he did by reconnecting with Emily. Naturally, Lord views his life as a second chance. That’s why his ECMO number became such an important piece of his medical journey. Each patient leaves the hospital with a T-shirt with their number. Riley recently served the hospital’s 1,000th ECMO patient. “They tried to keep my parents apart from the parents of patient 142 because they wanted us to keep hope and not know that there was no longer a 143 (who had died),” Lord said. Lord’s family attended the reunion for several years as his mother helped hand out the T-shirts for ECMO patients. The reunions are now for all critical

care patients. Like Lord, Emily said her brother has not had health issues after ECMO treatment. “He had to go for checkups multiple times to see if he was developing OK,” Emily said. “He’s perfectly healthy.”

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Keep talking about housing costs Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed Ann Marie Shambaugh’s Jan. 28 article on housing costs in Carmel. It’s a problem that deserves as much attention as possible, and I hope this article helps continue the larger conversation. If this trend continues, it will create a wide variety of problems. It will prohibit deserving families and individuals from living here in the first place. It will prevent current families from downsizing, which will in turn keep families with school-age children from moving in, and we’ll all act surprised when schools close. Enrollments east of Meridian are already in decline. Unaddressed affordable housing issues will only hasten these effects. Erik Dafforn, Carmel

Commentary by Terry Anker It is time to even the score. We cannot let them get by with this! They need to learn a lesson. Or, so we think. It comes with the human condition that we all gauge our own position in the world by those around us. Like zebras on the Serengeti, we huddle together, looking for safety in numbers. How can we Generally, it has provbe in charge en to be a if they aren’t thoughtful strategy. listening? We have flourished on this blue sphere. Still, we carry within ourselves a need, justifiable or not, to keep the herd together, even if by force, shame or influence. One might argue a bit of benevolence here. Don’t get too far from the collective or you will be eaten by a lion. But how do we know that our intention to coerce others into staying put isn’t more for us than for them? How can we be in charge if they aren’t listening? We’ve developed all manner and sort of strategy for keeping our team members in their rightful place, directly behind us. We justify our indignation, exclaiming that we are forced into action by the malfeasance of others. We are just getting even. OK, but even with what? And, do we have a claim for even? Or, is the objective to protect ourselves by knocking down the contrast. Don’t outperform us because it makes us vulnerable. Don’t leave us alone on the plain or the lion will feast.

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Not a routine morning Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’m annoyed, but maybe you can have a good laugh. My husband Doo came downstairs earlier HUMOR than usual this morning, turned on all the lights and sat at the kitchen counter to go through bills. He even tried talking to me. What the heck? Doesn’t he understand I have a routine, nay, a ritual, that depends on 90 percent darkness, 100 percent silence and absolutely 0 percent other people? Clearly, he does not, for when I said as much, he scoffed and proceeded to rip open envelopes as loudly as he could, right in front of my angry face. What a butt! Incidentally, this was the second such encounter in less than 12 hours. Last night, when I’d already turned back into a pumpkin and was literally trying to sleep (eyes closed, weighted blanket tucked, sound machine on blast), Doo insisted on a fashion show (yes, a fashion show; he was dying to parade his new birthday clothes

in every possible combination). With his stuff strewn across the room, including the bed, he kept walking in and out, asking, “How do these jeans look?” “Does this shirt wash me out?” I admit to enjoying his production, but seriously, I just wanted some ZZZs. And complaining to Doo obviously doesn’t work. He’s a classic extrovert who needs dramatic stimulus 24/7 while I require the exact opposite, which is basically anything resembling a float-tank session. It’s an enigma, for sure. In summary, my perfectly crafted morning and evening routines are being firebombed by a handsome bald guy in a new sweater vest with a dangerous aversion to online bill pay. It’s OK. Go ahead and laugh. Peace out.

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Failure is not final Commentary by Jim Serger The late legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Failing to prepare is preparing PLAIN TALK to fail.” Everyone hates the concept of failing — it’s as if we are so worried about not failing, that we fail to even start a project because we might fail, or we jump all in on a project or mission. We give it 100 percent effort and still fail. We fail to complete a marathon, we fail at getting the big job we wanted, and we fail at getting a book published. However, the concept of failing really should be seen as Thomas A. Edison saw it: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Here’s a man who looked at his failures optimistically. He looked at them as a payoff or a small reward to keep striving to be successful, which, in part, allowed him to invent the

phonograph. Failure is not final. Success comes from multiple failures. Your mindset sets the tone for success, but failure as well can set your tone. A pessimist will always be trampled on by an optimist. We can will our way to success when we laugh about a failure; we learn from it, we understand it and we adjust our sails and pursue a different route to our goal. All because we have learned from our failures. Failure is good for us all. It allows us to try something new, to fight our way to the next level and achieve more in the end. Success is right over the hill. It’s only when we give up that we have failed.

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Kudos for Campbell’s cartoons Editor, Am I the only one who has to ponder a while before I understand Tim Campbell’s CURRENTOON? He is either a genius or he has a twisted sense of

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Climate cycles are natural Editor, James Henderson of Westfield has not done his homework. “Scientists say” is not an accurate statement. He should say, “The scientists I have read say…” The sea levels are not rising, the ice caps are not melting on a regular basis, greenhouse gases are not rising and most of the other things Al Gore spouted back in the ‘90s are not happening. Our planet has gone through climate cycles since man has been recording them and even before that. Slashing fossil fuels will do more damage to society than less. Does James think about where his electricity comes from? If you stop burning

“natural gas or coal” to fire the furnaces that turn the turbines which produce the electricity, you will live in the dark at night and not have much of a life during the day. You will simply go back to the 1700s and 1800s. I’ll bet James wouldn’t want to do that. What would power his phone, his laptop, his electric stove, his furnace fan for heat or cooling, all of the lights in his house and in his city, in his state? I’m respectfully requesting that those in James’ camp would find an opposing view and read it. Not that it would change his mind, but you never know. Ron Eskew, Carmel

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On Sunday nights, we have a tradition in the Wolfsie family. Our son Brett comes over, and HUMOR after dinner we all watch one of the many nature shows on WFYI or the BBC. We are especially captivated by programs narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough, with his mesmerizing voice. The video clips of predatory animals, birds, fish and insects are enthralling. My wife gets emotionally involved in these shows. The photography vividly captures the incredible beauty and complexity of life. But it also highlights the tremendous competition for food. “Why do all these animals have to eat each other?” Mary Ellen asked me last week. “Why can’t they all be vegetarians?” Fair question. In fact, this was the very question Emma Darwin asked her husband Charles when she read his initial draft of “On the Origin of Species.” This put a damper on her hubby’s first attempt at a bestseller. Last Sunday, hyenas were chasing monkeys. Mary Ellen rooted for the monkeys, of course. When badgers preyed on cute prairie dogs, Mary Ellen covered her eyes, hoping the badgers would fail. Dingoes stalking baby kangaroos? She was screaming, “Hurry, hurry!” to the adorable joeys on the run. Polar bears were hunting seals in one episode, and Mary Ellen was rooting for the seals, but when she saw clips of the darling polar bear cubs

that hadn’t eaten in weeks, she didn’t know who to root for. Mary Ellen was rooting against a lion when it stalked a baby deer for food, but later in the documentary, we saw a hungry cougar swimming in a river after a crocodile. This time, my wife rooted for the feline, especially when the photographers showed the adorable cubs back in her lair, pining for their dinner. “But what about those cute little crocodile hatchlings?” I goaded her, proud of myself for knowing what a baby croc is called. “Aren’t you rooting for them?” “Don’t confuse me,” Mary Ellen said. “I didn’t ask you why you rooted for the Indianapolis Colts all year, and then in the Super Bowl, all of a sudden you rooted for San Francisco.” “Huh?” There was much to unpack in that analogy, but on some bizarre level, she kind of had a point. Last Sunday, I suggested we break tradition and watch “The Lion King.” It was a nice change, because in the film no animal digests another animal. But in the final scenes, the evil lion Scar was about to be attacked by a clan of hyenas. This was no laughing matter. Oh, and this time, Mary Ellen was clearly rooting for the hyenas.

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Tyler Trent visits with IU School of Medicine researchers Jamie Renbarger and Karen Pollok at his Carmel home. (Submitted photo)

The team found that the combination therapy worked during a fourweek treatment, but the tumor started growing again after therapy stopped. “Tyler Trent has truly left us a legacy,” Pollok stated. “While we still have much work to do, we are hopeful that new therapies for osteosarcoma will be possible in the near future.” In addition to donating his tumor samples, Tyler co-wrote a book, “The Upset,” with proceeds going to cancer research. Tony Trent said 25,000 books have been sold so far. The book is available at tylertrentbook.com. Tyler encouraged the public to donate money to support research. People have donated millions of dollars for cancer research in his name, including approximately $180,000 for the Tyler Trent Cancer Research Endowment for Riley Hospital “With all of Tyler’s endeavors and entities, he’s raised about $2.6 million with the book sales and everything,” Tony Trent said. Tony and his wife, Kelly, attended the recent announcement. “When you look through the microscope, you see Tyler’s cells are moving,” Tony Trent said. “It’s strange to think you see your son is alive, but yet he’s not there. I know Tyler would be ecstatic to hear the work they are doing so far has made a huge difference. You could do research for years and years and never have anything. Literally within a year of donation we have something, and that’s super exciting.”

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Girl Scout cookies and beer? By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com Girl Scout cookies and beer may not come to mind as the perfect pairing, but Books & Brews Carmel EVENT is hoping its Feb. 22 event will draw an even bigger crowd than last year’s inaugural one. “Last year, we had the idea of pairing the Girl Scout cookies and beer after we were approached by a local Girl Scout, Harper Jent, asking if we would allow her to sell boxes out of our store for a day,” said Alex Stanley, Books & Brews co-owner. “We wanted to help her reach her goal, so we said yes.” The response was so good, Books & Brews Carmel decided to make it an annual event. It also led to the idea to pair doughnuts and beer for Father’s Day last June. “We’re really excited to bring back the Girl Scout cookie and beer pairing, and we’ve had a blast coming up with new combinations of cookies and beer/cider to create a totally new experience from last year’s pairing,” Stanley said. The event is from 11 a.m. to 11:59

EXTERIORS ·patios· ·landscapes· By Jarred Meeks ·porches· jarred@youarecurrent.com ·design / build· EXTERIORS York-based chain of indepen·patios· dentA New pharmacies is opening a store in the Gateway ·landscapes· INTERIORS PHARMACY Plaza retail center in ·porches··bathrooms· Carmel. Apotheco Pharmacy Group, which ·design / build· ·kitchens· specializes in dermatological products

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macy group’s storefront to open by summer. Kaley Eakle, retail broker at JLL, a real estate company that represents Apotheco, said the pharmacy was attracted to the Carmel location because of its proximity to an established pharmacology hub, with Eli Lilly and Co. and other pharmacological firms in Indianapolis. “Carmel fit their demographic needs,” Eakle said. “It also is near medical places that they already service.” Eakle said the move to Carmel is part of a national expansion that the pharmacy group has planned. She said the success Apotheco has enjoyed on the East Coast encouraged it to open more locations across the U.S. “They’re expanding in the Midwest and they’ll continue to grow,” Eakle said.

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“We got to the point where it made the most sense for us to part ways. A larger boat is harder to turn.” Local attorneys Kimberly Jeselskis, Kaufman Joseph said the JBJ Legal B.J. Brinkerhoff and Hannah Kaufman attorneys saw an opportunity to presJoseph have ent legal services in a more NEW BIZ partnered to efficient way, such as using form a new Inautomation and technolodianapolis law firm, Jeselskis gy-based marketing. Brinkerhoff and Joseph, LLC, JBJ Legal is at 350 Massachualso known as JBJ Legal. setts Avenue, Suite 300, and JBJ Legal provides full-seroperates out of a coworking vice legal representation to space, Industrious Mass Ave. Kaufman Joseph entrepreneurs, individuals and “The space itself is just full growth-oriented organizations for their of a lot of energy,” Brinkerhoff said. business, employment and litigation “One of the things we like is being needs. around that energy. While I don’t think The three attorneys previously it’s a permanent home for us, it has worked at Katz Korin Cunningham in been a good spot for us to launch our Indianapolis and decided they wanted firm and not have to worry about some to establish a firm of their own in Auof the headaches that most businessgust 2019 to offer a more “innovative es have to deal with.” legal practice,” said Kaufman Joseph, a Kaufman Joseph said the location Carmel resident. allows the firm to integrate within the “We just had a different vision for community, one of its goals. what we would have liked to see with For more, visit JBJLegal.com. our practice,” Kaufman Joseph said.

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Bank hires — Merchants Bank of Indiana has hired Annie Barbato and Rhonda J. Vandivier as treasury mnagement officers. Both employees are based at the company’s office in Carmel. Barbato brings seven years of prior banking experience from PNC Bank and has also held various roles in management and business banking. Vandivier previously worked at PNC Bank in various sales roles with the majority of her career in treasury management. Shops coming to Clay Terrace — Rose & Remington, Sephora and O’Child Children’s Boutique have announced plans to open at Clay

Terrace this spring. Rose & Remington sells women’s clothing, jewelry candles and more. Sephora aims to create an inviting beauty shopping experience. O’Child Children’s Boutique sells kids clothes, toys and more. KAR names chief people officer — KAR Auction Services Executive Vice President of Human Resources Lisa Price will take on the expanded role of chief people officer. She is the first to hold this title at the company and will increase her focus on KAR’s company culture, its employer brand and its employees’ safety and security. Baker Hill hire — Carmel-based Baker Hill, a financial technology provider, has hired Todd Juracek as chief revenue officer. Juracek will assume responsibility for revenue-generation strategy and execution to maintain Baker Hill’s record growth from 2019.

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ATI, CSO collaborate for production of Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Don Farrell has been eager for this collaboration on one of his favorite musicals. MUSICAL “I am very excited about playing a part in presenting such a great musical as (Stephen) Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ in the Palladium, a venue worthy of such a great work of art that many have called the greatest musical ever written,” Farrell said. “To hear the lush orchestrations by the wonderful Carmel Symphony Orchestra will be marvelous for everyone. Mr. Sondheim turns 90 years old on March 22, and I can’t think of a better way for Actors Theatre of Indiana and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra to honor and celebrate the genius of such an iconic composer and lyricist than our production.” ATI and CSO will present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at 8 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. ATI co-founder Farrell played the role of Todd for the first time for ATI in 2016. “I am thrilled to recreate the role for this amazing co-production,” Farrell said. “I played the role of Anthony Hope twice, the first time in 1991 at Cincinnati Hot Summer Nights with Broadway actress Pamela Myers in the role of Mrs. Lovett, and then again in 1992 for The Springer Opera House in Columbus, Ga.” Fellow ATI co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins also appear in the production. Farrell said Sondheim musicals are complex and no two works are similar in style or presentation. “As an actor, I appreciate complex characters, and ‘Sweeney Todd’ is

“Saturday Night Fever” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 29. For more, visit beefandboards.com or call 317-872-9664. “The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963” Upperstage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Through March 1. For more, visit irtlive.com “The Little Choo-Choo That Thinks She Can” Cabaret, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Feb. 18 to March 1. For more, visit irtlive.com. “Murder for Two”

Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald appear in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Sweeney Todd” in 2016. (Submitted photo)

certainly complex,” he said. “Here you have a man who devoutly loves his family, was unjustly exiled for 15 years of hard labor by a corrupt judge wishing to take advantage of his wife and child. Everything was taken away from him. Who can’t relate to the deep hurt, anger, pain and loss and the temptation, the desire to enact revenge on such horrific characters as Judge Turpin and the society he represents? The question is how we deal with that hurt, pain and loss. What decisions do we choose to make and act upon? And truthfully, I believe that everyone wants to root for the underdog, even if Sweeney’s choices might be very unsavory at the very the least. “I do find the characters that Sondheim chooses to write about and create are very challenging and satisfying to perform. They are not one-dimensional, but neither are human beings, which is why I find them so engaging.” Fitzgerald plays Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s accomplice in the murders, as she did in 2016.

“She is pretty much the mastermind in all of the killing and the pie filling,” Fitzgerald said. “She is a despicable character right out of the gate. Good thing that she is funny and (provides) comic relief for the production.” Collins is reprising her role as the Beggar Woman. “What I like about the role is that it is challenging,” Collins said. “Sondheim is challenging for any actor, which is why everyone in the business relishes portraying a character in a Sondheim musical. In my opinion, it’s Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece.” Fitzgerald agrees. “He is beyond brilliant,” she said. “As an actor it is so fulfilling to perform anything Sondheim.” Collins said it’s always a thrill to perform with a full orchestra “The Palladium’s acoustics are wonderful, and it is always a joy to sing there,” Collins said. CSO Music Director Janna Hymes said a choir will join the orchestra. For more, visit atistage.org.

Actors Theatre of Indiana, Studio Theater, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: Through Feb. 16. For more, visit atistage.org. “In the Beginning” Mud Creek Players, Mud Creek Theater, 9740 86th St., Indianapolis: Through Feb. 15. For more, visit mudcreekplayers.org. “Much Ado About Nothing” Civic Theatre, The Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel: Through Feb. 22. For more, visit civictheatre.org. “Once Upon a Time” Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, The Academy of GHDT, Carmel: Through Feb. 23. For more, gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. “American Valentine” Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis: Feb. 13 to 16. For more, visit dancekal.org. “Love is in the Air” Indianapolis Ballet, The Toby at Newfields, Indianapolis: Feb. 14 to 16. For more, visit indyballet.org. “Beer and Ballet VI” Ballet Theatre of Indiana, The Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum, Indianapolis: 7 p.m. Feb. 14-15. For more, visit btindiana.org.

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IRT stages Valentine’s show By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

to the country and western song, “Stand By Your Man.” “The inspiration for ‘The Jones EfMissy Thompson is eager for Dance fect’ came from the most unexpected Kaleidoscope’s presentation of “Ameri- place,” Thompson said. “While travcan Valentine” for eling last summer, the hotel DANCE several reasons. where I was staying caught “This Valenfire, and everyone had to tine’s Day is particularly evacuate. Rather than making special to me; I got engaged us spend hours outside in the over the holidays,” she said. hot sun, we were invited to “So, I can’t wait to perform wait inside the adjoining casithis beautiful show and then no. Since I’m not a gambler, I Thompson celebrate with my fiancé afspent the time watching peoterward with a glass of champagne in ple. The juxtaposition of the gamblers the lobby.” and the machines was fascinating. Dance Kaleidoscope will present After hours of a seemingly endless four performances of “American Valen- cycle of euphoria and despair, the tine” Feb. 13-16 at the Indiana Reperto- driving concept for ‘The Jones Effect’ ry Theatre in Indianapolis. was born.” An Indianapolis resident, Thompson Dance Kaleidoscope debuted “Our choreographed “The Jones Effect,” America” at the 2019 IndyFringe which is part of Act 1 called “Our Festival. America.” She also is featured in Act For tickets and times, visit dance2’s “Facets of Love” in a comedic trio kal.org.

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part along with Riley Horton. “You are dancing every part, so you are dancing for all three movements,” Camila Ferrera will be quite busy Ferrera said. “The second movement during the first act of “Love is in the is your pas de deux (couple’s dance). Air.” There is a lot of jumping and PERFORMANCE Indiadancing and super-dynamic napolis movement and coordination Ballet will present “Love is with your partner.” in the Air” Feb. 14 to 16 at The second act is “Ania’s The Toby at Newfields in Song,” choreographed by Indianapolis. Indianapolis Ballet Artistic Act 1 will include “Rubies,” Director Victoria Lyras. ThomFerrera which is considered the as Beczkiewicz, co-founder of most accessible ballet of George Balthe International Violin Competition anchine’s “Jewels.” of Indianapolis, had commissioned a “That is a pretty big deal for our piece for Ania on her 60th birthday. company because you have to be Ania died after a short illness in June approved to get such a ballet to be 2018. able to perform it,” Ferrera said. “It’s Ferrera isn’t in “Ania’s Song” but a big honor to be able to perform. It’s returns to perform in the third act of a great work of choreography and the “Tango Forever.” music is beautiful. It’s by Igor StraFerrera’s mother, Sonia Grimaldi, vinsky. It’s very fun. There is a lot of will attend from North Bergen, N.J. cardio involved.” Grimaldi was a ballet dancer when Ferrera said that is the most chalshe lived in Argentina and is welllenging piece of the program because versed in the tango. she is cast for the principal couple For more, visit indyballet.com.

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Address: 5855 E. 211th St., Noblesville What to get: Grilled chicken and noodles Price: $10.98   Anna’s take: Let me start by noting the quality of food for the price is exceptional, and I will return. Deer Creek Pub & Bistro opened last fall, and shortly thereafter chef Chris Pike moved from Boston and revamped the menu, which offers a mix of comfort food and bar food. I sampled the fusion wings ($9.98), eight meaty, bone-in

Grilled chicken and noodles combine grilled chicken, Amish egg noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

baked chicken wings, seasoned, fried, sauced and grilled. The fusion is similar to teriyaki. I also tried chicken tenders ($8), which are five hand-breaded chicken tenders tossed in your choice of sauce. My favorite item was the grilled chicken and noodles, which was a hefty serving of grilled chicken, thick Amish egg noodles and mashed potatoes with skins smothered in homemade gravy. It was so incredible I ate all I could, took the rest home and finished it off bachelor-style, standing over my sink because I didn’t want to waste time grabbing a plate. Deer Creek Pub & Bistro is family friendly.

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Valentine vino varieties Commentary by Elizabeth Morse What to choose for your romantic evening? I’ve got some creative options to share WINEderlust with you. Pardon the names, some of them may make you blush. These beauties can be found locally at many locations, but all four are available at Tasteful Times on Olio Road in Fishers. Brassfield Eruption, $19.99, is a sweet, red blend of petite sirah, syrah, malbec, grenache, mourvèdre, zinfandel and viognier. Whew. I love the pretty violet fragrance of this wine. It’s a mouthful of huge California fruit, with some vanilla, cedar and pepper. Silky smooth and definitely sweet but with structured tannins. It’d be a great complement to barbecue. Next up is a fun new variety from the Willow Creek District in Paso Robles (California). Barton Holiday Clairette, $34.99, is a white wine that

should please anyone who normally enjoys chardonnay. It’s a dry, tropical glass featuring the likes of mango and papaya but contrasted with minerals and sweet apples. A thoughtful change of pace. Give it a swirl. Feeling spendy? Lust by Michael David Wines, $54.99, is a delicious, velvety zinfandel that is described by the winemaker as “sexy, showy and seductive.” With a flavor profile that smacks of raspberry, dark cherry and chocolate, you’ll also pick up bits of caramel and softly spiced vanilla. A decadent selection, for sure, and perfect with a chocolate dessert. From Lodi, Calif., this one is a little higher in alcohol, coming in at 15.5 percent alcohol by volume. You’ve been warned. Elizabeth Morse is a Hoosier chef, food writer, wine guru and Hamilton County Master Gardener. Morse has been a resident of Hamilton County for more than a decade. Check out her blog: schlepicurean.com.

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Where’s Amy attends Holocaust documentary screening From left, Holocaust survivor Frank Grunwald (Indianapolis), World War II veteran Ernie Lorch (Carmel) and Carmel composer and director Ashton Gleckman (Carmel) attend Gleckman’s award-winning documentary “We Shall Not Die Now.” The special screening for Holocaust Remembrance Day took place at the Indianapolis JCC. The film featured Lorch and I Grunwald, who spoke with Gleckman in a Q & A after the screening. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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