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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council on Feb. 15 unanimously voted against an ordinance that would have altered the approval process for accessory dwelling units, also CITY NEWS known as in-law quarters or granny flats. Originally proposed as a way to expand affordable housing options in the city, many councilors believed regulations added by the Carmel Plan Commission and city council’s land use committee did little to change the existing process for Worrell adding accessory dwelling units and therefore wouldn’t lead to more affordable housing. The council had a deadline of Feb. 17 to vote on the matter. Councilors didn’t believe they could address all of their concerns before that date, so they voted against the ordinance. Some said they are open to reviewing the topic again. “If this does come back, if there is a need to address the affordable housing issue with this type of tool, we’re going to need a lot more public education and information,” councilor Jeff Worrell said. The city received some support for the ordinance as originally proposed, but most feedback opposed it. The original proposal would have required that 20 percent of lots in new residential developments with 10 or more lots of 1 acre or less include an ADU in some form. It also included a set of standards for ADUs that — when followed — would not require them to go before the Board of Zoning Appeals for approval, as is the case in most areas of the city. As it deliberated the proposal, the plan commission removed the requirement for ADUs in new neighborhoods and added a requirement for detached ADUs to receive special use approval from a BZA hearing officer. Then, the council’s land use committee recommended that detached ADUs must be approved by the full BZA — as is the case now — and that attached ADUs must receive approval from a BZA hearing officer. Councilor Tim Hannon said the city needs to look well beyond ADUs to begin addressing the affordable housing shortage. “If we were serious about affordable housing, what we need is a long term, multi-stakeholder committee or task force to really look thoroughly at what the potential solutions are and then make recommendations that are implementable,” he said. “That’s not exclusive of this ordinance, but I think we need a more comprehensive approach than this particular ordinance.”

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council on Feb. 15 voted down an ordinance altering the approval process for adding in-law quarters, but Mayor Jim Brainard still believes accessory dwelling units could play a valuable role in addressing the city’s shortage of affordable housing. Brainard isn’t disappointed councilors voted against the ordinance, because once it reached them, a provision to require ADUs in new neighborhoods had already been stripped out by the Carmel Plan Commission. To the mayor, that was Brainard the most important part of the ordinance as originally proposed. “The goal that I was after initially was to have new developments have a small percentage of ADUs required,” he said. “When that came out of the bill, it didn’t make sense to me, so passing the version that came from the plan commission didn’t make sense.” The final version of the ordinance did little “Affordable housing should to change the existing not all be put in one place. process for building ADUs, a major reason At that point, it’s stigmatized. the council unanimously Having it scattered voted against it. Some throughout the community councilors said they’d be willing to reconsider makes a lot of sense.” the issue again in the — MAYOR JIM BRAINARD future, something Brainard supports as well. “We’ll try to work on that proposal over the next year, and hopefully bring it back again,” said Brainard, adding that a future ordinance would likely exclude changing the process for existing neighborhoods. Some councilors said they don’t believe requiring or making it easier to build ADUs would do much to address the affordable housing shortage, but Brainard disagrees. “Absolutely it would help our affordable housing,” he said. “It goes right to the crux of the problem. It provides affordable units mixed throughout new developments in the community.” Brainard said he would rather see various types of affordable housing added throughout Carmel rather than develop it in a single area. “Affordable housing should not all be put in one place. At that point, it’s stigmatized,” he said. “Having it scattered throughout the community makes a lot of sense. That’s the way we did it in this country until the 1960s, and quite honestly, it worked much better.”

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3 businesses apply for alcohol permits in new riverfront districts By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As it turned out, mid-March 2020 was not the ideal time to launch a new restaurant. Rose & Lois opened CITY NEWS at 7249 E. 146th St. a day after Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered in-person dining to halt to prevent the spread of COVID-19, immediately forcing owner Rachel Priddy to completely rework a business strategy months in the making. But nearly a year later, the timing couldn’t have been better to grow the cafe’s offerings, as Rose & Lois became the first Carmel business to apply for a liquor license in the city’s newly created riverfront districts. State law limits the number of liquor

Rose & Lois was the first Carmel business to apply for an alcohol permit in Carmel’s new riverfront districts. See a map of the districts at youarecurrent.com/?p=197285. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

licenses in municipalities based on population, and Carmel had maxed out years ago. The licenses can be transferred, but their scarcity made the price unaffordable for many business owners. So, in December 2020, the Carmel City

Council approved four riverfront districts, areas adjacent to bodies of water where the number of alcohol permits are uncapped. Less than two months later, three Carmel businesses have applied or are in the process of applying for a liquor license in the districts. According to city officials, joining Rose & Lois are Roma Italian restaurant in the Monon Square shopping center and the yet-to-open Wahlburgers at The Proscenium. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he’s “extremely encouraged” to see local businesses take advantage of the new opportunity. “Without the riverfront districts, the system is very unfair to small, locally owned restaurants,” Brainard said. “This levels the playing field.” After fighting “tooth and nail” to survive

its first year in business, Priddy expects the liquor license, which must still be approved by the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, to give the cafe a boost. “Having this come up as an opportunity is something that is very helpful for us,” she said, adding that she hopes to begin serving the new drink options by April 1. Priddy said she was initially nervous about announcing that Rose & Lois had applied for the permit, but she said response has been positive. “I didn’t want people to think we were trying to become a bar overnight, but I think it’s really exciting how many parents would love to unwind with a glass of wine or espresso martini,” she said. “It’s still within our brand to be classy about the way we do it.”

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Carmel girls swim team dominates again By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel High School girls swimming and diving team continues to add to its growing list of ACHIEVEMENT records. The Greyhounds won their 35th consecutive state championship, extending their national record in any sport, in dominating fashion at the Feb. 13 IHSAA girls state swimming and diving finals at the IU Natatorium at IUPUI. The Greyhounds set a record of 479 points and won by a record margin of 279 points ahead of second-place Fishers. “I knew when we made the lineup, we made it with the intention of having the most scoring opportunities,” Carmel coach Chris Plumb said. “With this year being as it is, we wanted to make sure if we had any quarantines or positive cases, we would still give ourselves the best opportunity to score points at the meet.” Plumb won a record 24th state championship as coach, 15 with the girls team and nine with the boys team. That broke a tie with former Carmel cross country and track and field coach Chuck Koeppen. Junior Gretchen Lueking (200-yard freestyle) and sophomore Berit Berglund (100 backstroke) became repeat state champions. Junior MacKenna Lieske won the state title in the 100 breaststroke. “I thought our individual wins were impressive,” Plumb said. “It is not an easy task to win an individual event with people shooting for you. MacKenna Lieske had a terrific performance and great last 25 (yards). Gretchen organized her race so well, and Berit went for it right from the beginning.” Carmel swept all three relay races. “Relay wins are team wins and this team

is strong from top to bottom,” Plumb said. “We use different athletes at different points in the tournament, which helps our team succeed.” The 200 medley relay consisted of Berglund, senior Maggie Love, junior Hayley Reed and senior Colleen Duffy. The 200 freestyle relay members were Lueking, Duffy, senior Madelyn Christman and sophomore Meghan Christman. The 400 freestyle members were Lueking, Berglund and the Christman sisters. The 479 points topped the 445 points set by the 2015 team. The 2016 team won 9 of 12 events and scored 438 points. “The 2016 girls team has always been a big motivator for me,” Berglund said. “When I was in fifth grade, I remember watching the state championship in the stands and I told myself that I am going to be in that position one day. I believe the biggest factor in achieving as many points as we did was truly the amount of support and love that we have for each other. Not only that, but knowing we have the legacy of Carmel girls swimming supporting us is an important piece of our success.” Lueking, who also placed second in the 100 butterfly, said the girls push each other every day in and out of the pool. “We knew it was going to be different without having people in the stands, but we embraced it,” said Lueking, who has made a verbal commitment to Notre Dame. “We knew we worked hard, and we didn’t really need fans just for us to go fast. I knew they were back home supporting us. We made the best of it and still had fun. Since the beginning of the season, our ultimate goal was to score the most points.” Love, who will swim for Purdue next season, earned the Mental Attitude Award. “Her attitude is amazing and her care for others is unmatched,” Plumb said.

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dose. The vaccines are administered a minimum of 28 and 21 days apart, respectively. If a resident is unable to reschedule an apState health officials said Indiana would pointment for a second dose within 42 days, grant COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to it is recommended they still schedule an Hoosiers age 60appointment for a second dose and PANDEMIC 64 as soon as the not restart the two-dose process, week of Feb. 22, Weaver said. assuming vaccination clinics can The state’s decision to grant eligireschedule appointments that were bility to Hoosiers ages 60-64 when canceled the week prior because of vaccination shipments resume folinclement weather. lowed news that states will receive More than 80 clinics across the a slight increase in weekly vaccine Weaver state closed the week of Feb. 15 beallotments from the federal govcause of a winter storm, forcing vaccination ernment. But state health officials said it clinics to reschedule appointments. would likely not be enough to grant eligibil“To further complicate matters this week, ity to residents ages 50-59 and others who we have experienced delays in vaccine meet criteria for five specific comorbidities. shipments due to the bad weather,” Indiana State health officials also reported that State Dept. of Health Chief Medical Officer Indiana has received more than 1.3 million Dr. Lindsay Weaver said during a Feb. 17 doses. Of those, 172 couldn’t be adminvirtual press briefing. “Therefore, unfortuistered because of broken vials, broken nately, more appointments will need to be syringes or because they have been unacrescheduled over the next couple of days. counted for. Weaver said the Centers for Disease ConDuring the same briefing, Gov. Eric Holtrol and Prevention reports second doses of comb said he wants teachers vaccinated, the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines but state health officials have not disclosed are effective up to 42 days after the first when that will happen.

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Albany Village rezone clears CPC Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Plan Commission met Feb. 16 to discuss rezoning for a new neighborhood in northwest Carmel, a warehouse addition and plans for Jackson’s Grant Village. What happened: The plan commission voted 6-3 to give a favorable recommendation to a rezone to make way for the Albany Village subdivision on the southeast corner of 146th Street and Shelborne Road. What it means: The development is planned to have 82 single- and two-family homes on 37 acres. Indianapolis-based Logan Group is seeking to rezone the vacant land from S-1 Residential to a planned unit development.

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Alliance uges city leaders to keep new gas stations 500 feet away from homes By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Jackie Phillips still isn’t sure whether a gas station will be built slightly north of her Village of WestClay home, but she wants to ensure a fueling center won’t be added near anyone’s Carmel home in the future. Through the newly formed Carmel Healthy Neighborhood Alliance, Phillips is asking the City Phillips of Carmel to ban new gas stations within 500 feet of residences and schools, a distance she believes is enough to lessen the impact of chemicals such as benzene and carbon monoxide on those who live nearby. “Hamilton County is developing rapidly right now, so I feel like there should be something that protects Carmel residents from the negative health implications of a gas station,” she said. Hamilton and Marion counties have regulations banning gas stations within 300 feet of residences, but the City of Carmel only requires them to be 80 feet apart. City code overrides the county’s rule in this case. City councilor Miles Nelson, who also lives in the Village of WestClay, said he would like to see Carmel’s regulations at least mirror the county’s, but he would support even tighter rules. “Five-hundred feet, based on the information that I’m able to see, makes a lot of sense,” he said. Nelson said the Carmel Plan Commission is expected to vote on an update to the zoning law that would prohibit future gas stations from being built within 500 feet of homes, assisted living facilities and schools. The matter is not expected to go before the city council and would not apply to existing gas stations, including the one already planned in the Village of WestClay. PROTECTING ALL NEIGHBORHOODS Phillips, a professional photographer, had little knowledge of gas stations and their impacts on surrounding areas before she heard last year that Brenwick Development

Lenard said he wasn’t aware of studies that recommend specific distances between gas stations and residential areas, but he said certain safety measures, such as vapor recovery systems, are much better than they used to be.

Brenwick Development proposed a 12-bay Family Express gas station and convenience store in 2020 on Harleston Street. The plan has been reconfigured to eight bays. (Submitted rendering)

planned to open a Family Express convenience store and 12-bay fueling center on 1.5 acres on Harleston Street. She wasn’t comfortable with the idea of having a fueling center so near her home, so she began doing some research and found a 2018 study by Columbia University scientists showing that levels of benzene — a carcinogen linked to leukemia and other health problems — present at gas stations are much higher than previously thought and can be measured 500 feet away. She also is concerned about the potential of increased crime. So, Phillips and many of her neighbors started sharing their concerns with Carmel’s Board of Zoning Appeals, which was set to review several variance requests for the project. The matter was rescheduled several times, with Brenwick withdrawing the variance requests in September 2020. Zoning for the site permits a gas station, so without variance requests, it could be built without going before the BZA. Brenwick officials declined to comment for this story or confirm whether plans for the gas station are moving forward. Either way, Phillips formed the CHNA to

bring the issue to the forefront and prevent other Carmel residents from having to fight the same battle. “I don’t just want my neighborhood to be protected from this,” she said. “I don’t want this to go near any school, senior care facility or residential home.” Jeff Lenard, vice president of strategic industry initiatives with the National Association of Convenience Stores, said it’s not unusual for gas stations to meet resistance when they’re proposed in an area without one, but that they often end up benefiting the neighborhood. “You don’t want to build something nobody wants, because you’re not going to be successful,” Lenard said. “But oftentimes, you also see after a place faces opposition, once it’s built and once it goes from theory and some of the ‘what ifs’ to, ‘Wow, this is much different than I feared,’ everything changes. You may even see some of the folks who opposed it in the store. Every situation is different. It’s really important to listen but also tell your story about what you think about what you would add to the community.”

FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE CHNA has enlisted the help of Community & Environmental Defense Services to develop a strategy regarding the planned WestClay gas station and others proposed in the future. The Maryland-based firm provides guidance regarding a wide range of development proposals with environmental impacts. CEDS founder Richard Klein said he used to follow the more traditional route of hiring an attorney to try and block a project, but that only worked about 5 percent of the time and led to expensive fees every time. So, for the last 15 years, CEDS has taken a different approach. “All of our energy goes into trying to figure out ways a property owner could make use of their land how they want to, and instead design negative impacts out of the project,” Klein said. “We’re pretty successful in being able to do that in most cases.” Klein said there’s little that can be done to mitigate the public health risks of chemicals associated with gas stations outside of changing state law, so he’s primarily working with CHNA to encourage city leaders to update local laws to prevent gas stations from opening near residential areas in the future. CEDS research showed that approximately two-thirds of Carmel’s existing gas stations are already more than 500 feet away from the nearest home, and he hopes the information will convince city leaders that placing gas stations away from homes doesn’t stifle development. “Unfortunately, there’s nothing that can be done to make the proposed WestClay Family Express safe for people that live in the area, but by the city adopting this 500foot safety zone, they can guide new gas stations to sites where we can get the benefits gas stations and convenience stores provide without jeopardizing the health of people that live in the area.” Learn more at carmelhna.com.

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Jameson Camp formed in 1928 as a cleanair camp for children with tuberculosis. Ninety-three years and several different camps later, it still focuses on providing programming for disadvantaged populations. Jameson staff specializes in helping children who face difficult social or emotional circumstances, from behavioral disorders to coping with the loss of a parent. “We want to inspire youth to find their strengths,” Executive Director Jennie Broady said. “I think that’s the most important thing is really helping everyone understand, what are they good at? And how do they want to contribute to this world?” The camp, located near Indianapolis International Airport and spanning 125 acres, features an archery range, rock-climbing wall, high and low ropes course, swimming pool and zip line. The facilities align with Jameson’s motto: “Get outside, grow inside.” “We see the magic happen when people get outside and out in nature and can experience the outdoor world,” Broady said. Jameson offers programming for children ages 5 to 17. Broady said organizers plan to run traditional and leadership day camps in addition to overnight Youth Leadership camps. Specialty camps, like Tataya Mato for children affected by HIV and AIDS, will operate as well, health conditions

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permitting. Broady said 100 percent of campers receive some type of financial assistance. The staff connects kids who want to attend with donors who are interested in helping send a child to camp. “One of the things that we try to do annually is make sure that we raise enough dollars to make sure every kid that wants to come to camp can come to camp,” Broady said. For more, visit jamesoncamp.org.

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SUMMER From left, Zack and Kaelyn Harvey, from Noblesville, attend a previous Christian Youth Theater camp. (Submitted photo)

CYT adds Play in a Day camps By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Out of necessity, Christian Youth Theater began conducting plays in the past several months. “We’re mostly a musical theater, but since the (COVID-19) pandemic, (experts) are saying singing is one of the most contagious things you can do indoors when in close proximity,” CYT Executive Director Laura Baltz said. “We just ceased all musicals since the pandemic. What we did instead is a smaller cast play with no singing, just a straight play with no singing. Instead of a cast of 100, we had a cast (of) around 20. We’ve had much smaller audiences.” CYT held two plays in October 2020 and a Christmas show, followed this year by “Radium Girls,” which ends Feb. 28. The fact that students enjoyed the plays gave Baltz and staff the idea to hold Play in a Day Camps for ages 8-12, set for June 22 or July 15, and ages 12-18 for June 10 or June 30. All four camps are at The Cat in Carmel. “There are a lot of kids who thought they really wouldn’t like a play. They wanted to be in Broadway musicals,” Baltz said. “But they have found they love being in a play. The way you act on the stage is very different when you are acting in a play from when you are acting in a musical. I think their theater skills have really grown over the last year as a result of having to do blocking and expressions and not everything so choreographed. If there is a silver

lining to the pandemic, that’s it. We now have a ton of our students who love plays.” Baltz said Play in a Day will be fast paced, with campers arriving at 9:30 a.m. “We’ll rehearse it and we’ll talk about characterization,” Baltz said. “At 4 in the afternoon, they will have family members there to come and watch the play.” From ages of 4 to 12, students will immerse themselves in the world of “Mary Poppins.” Younger students enjoy a half-day of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious camp, while older students will participate in a full-day program. Acting, dancing and singing in small groups highlight the popular offering. The Musical Theatre day camps for ages 4-12 are June 14-18 at Carmel United Methodist and June 28-July 12 at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, Zionsville. For the past few years, CYT has staged a Teen Musical in a Week, where students arrive Monday morning, then spend the week auditioning, learning lines and vocals, rehearsing, then performing a musical on Friday. Baltz said CYT is expanding the Musical in a Week to include younger students between the ages of 8 and 12. Both age groups will perform “Mary Poppins” in keeping with the summer’s theme. The Musicals in a Week camps for ages 8-12 are July 12-16 and July 19-23 at CrossRoads Church, Westfield, and for ages 13-18 June 21-25 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Noblesville. For more, visit cytindy.org.

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Summer camps return for 25th year at Geist Christian Church By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Children will once again have the opportunity to participate in a play-based thematic camp through Geist Christian Church. “Each camp incorporates math, science and language skills into a fun day of indoor and outdoor hands-on activities,” Geist Christian Church Weekday Ministries Assistant Director Paula Mager said. “Some of the camps we are offering this year are fun and fitness, camping, creative arts, dinosaurs, cooking, pirates and princesses.” There are 12 camps for children ages 3 to kindergarten age. There also are four different camps for Camp Quest for students in first through sixth grade. In Camp Quest, there is a nature camp, a creative arts camp, a space camp and a STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, arts and math, camp. All camps are $90 per child, and each

runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday beginning June 7. The last week of camp begins Aug. 16. Mager said there is no registration deadline and all camps are first come, first served. “This year, I feel like they’re filling up a little quicker than last year because (space is) limited,” Mager said. Geist Christian Church did offer summer camps last year, but the camps didn’t start until mid-summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s just a great way for kids to socialize now since interaction has been limited (at school),” Mager said. “Now, more than ever, it’s just great for kids to have that social interaction.” Geist Christian Church has offered summer camps for 25 years. Most camps will be conducted at both Geist Christian Church campuses, but a schedule of which themes will be at which campus will be on the church’s website. For more or to register, visit geistwdm.org.

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Roundtripper expansion proving to be a home run By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Chris Estep’s life has been baseball. An All-American at the University of Kentucky, the Carmel High School graduate played in the minors with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Montreal Major League Baseball organizations, reaching the Double-A level. “I was trying to figure out what I was going to do,” Estep said. “I always had a great relationship with kids, signing autographs and doing school functions.” Chris decided to start a training facility while he was still playing. The first facility in 1993 was called the Baseball Factory. He eventually moved the operation to Carmel and renamed it Roundtripper Sports Academy. “It grew and it grew,” said Estep, who serves as the University High School baseball coach. There was a Brownsburg site, a Fishers/Geist site and one in Carmel. “When we built the Westfield location, we closed the others to consolidate operations,” said Chris’ wife, Sue. The Westfield location is at 16708 Southpark Dr. Sue serves is the vice president, taking care of operations for the baseball and softball facility. There are yearround activities, including summer camps. “We had started the expansion before the pandemic,” Sue said. There is now 65,000 square feet under the roof.

Roundtripper recently consolidated operations into one Westfield site. (Submitted photo)

“It’s all dedicated to baseball and softball training,” Sue said. “We are one of the few places of this size and magnitude in the nation that have been dedicated to baseball and softball training.” With all the extra space, Sue said they are able to create pods within the building to separate into smaller groups. “It’s allowed us to keep things as normal as possible for the kids,” Sue said. Chris said the addition is the best thing Roundtripper has ever done, even though he didn’t want to do it. “Sue would say we have to expand,” Chris said. “I was like, ‘I don’t want to expand.’ She said, ‘No, we have to do this.’ It was 100 percent her vision. I can’t take any credit

for that. She saw what the marketplace is screaming for and what it needed. She understood how this would work. For us, I think it’s going to work out extremely well because we have the best instructors in town. Our clientele is so amazing. Their loyalty is beyond belief.” Twenty trainers are in the facility during operating hours. Some have been with Roundripper for more than 20 years. The summer camps are run similar to the sessions that are run during the year. “The difference is, in the summer we offer a morning session as well as an evening session to accommodate parents,” Sue said. Camps are six-week sessions and divided by age groups, from pre-kindergarten to collegiate-level players. “We have college players that will come back to us and train with us while playing in the summer,” Sue said. “One of the nice things here is we have plenty of space inside and we have three fields outside. They are real grass and dirt.” The University High School and Traders Point baseball and softball teams use the fields for their teams. The camp sessions are $250 for non-members. All members receive a 20 percent discount on classes and camps. There will be open gym times each day following the camp sessions. Open gym runs two hours following morning camp times and is $20 per session. Packages with multiple days can be purchased. For more, visit roundtripper.com.

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Camps coming this summer editorial@youarecurrent.com A look at some of the camps being offered for children this summer: FISHERS PARKS Fishers Parks opened registration for its summer camps earlier this month. Camps are available for children ages 4 to 14 and follow various themes such as “Year in a Week,” “Let’s Get Messy,” “Amazing Animals” and more. There also is an Indy Eleven soccer camp for ages 8 to 14. In an effort to prevent spread of COVID-19, all camp counselors and campers will be screened daily and also have their temperature taken. All camp counselors are required to wear a mask for the duration of the camp day, and all campers are required to wear a mask when social distancing is not possible. All camp counselors must pass a criminal background check and are required to

complete more than 40 hours of training. Head counselors must undergo an additional vehicular background check. Additional camp safety procedures include onsite medical forms and photo identification for child sign-out. For a full list of camps, visit playfishers. com/167/Summer-Camp. INDY STEM CAMPS Indy Stem Camps will offer camps at University High School in Carmel, Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Riverside Intermediate School in Fishers, Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville and Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. Camp offerings are World of Minecraft, Minecraft Engineering, Minecraft PVP Games, Minecraft Explorers, Minecraft MegaBuild camps, Minecraft Build Battles and Minecraft Coding and 3D Printing. For more, visit indystemcamps.com.

Noblesville Parks opens registration for spring break and summer camp — Noblesville Parks have opened registration for its spring break camp March 29-April 9 at Forest Park, its summer break camp for various dates at Forest Park, Dillon Park and Finch Creek Park and its preschool summer camp at Forest Park. To register, visit bit.ly/npcamps.

Traders Point Christian Schools offers more than 60 camps By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Traders Point Christian Schools is conducting registration for a variety of camps designed for students ages 3 through eighth grade. Anyone from the community can register. “As of right now, we have 120 students registered from over 20 different local schools,” TCPS Director of Constituent Relations Dawn Gilbert said. “Our camps are age-specific, so there are (age) 3 through pre-K, K through fourth and fifth through eighth, which are primarily off-site attending water parks and outside field trips.” TPCS offers chapel every day at 8:30 a.m., and families of campers can attend. There are a variety of morning and afternoon camps, and Gilbert said sometimes families choose a morning and an afternoon camp to create a full-day camp. Morning camps are 9 a.m. to noon and afternoon camps are 1 to 4 p.m. “It’s very customized to what the stu-

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dent is interested in,” Gilbert said. “There are areas like STEM, American Girl, superheroes, field trips and water parks.” In total, there are 65 camps. There is a 10 to 1 ratio of campers to staff members. Camps run for a week and start June 7. The last day of camp is July 16. Registrations are accepted until camps are full, and Gilbert said camps do fill quickly. Camps vary from $140 to $200 a week depending on the camp. Snacks are provided, but students must bring their lunch if they’re attending a morning and afternoon camp. Campers also will receive take-home activities. “The camps are really just an extension of our mission, which is to challenge and educate students in the framework of a biblical worldview,” Gilbert said. “We looked at this as another opportunity to meet students in our community.” Families will have the opportunity to tour the TPCS campus if they sign up for a camp. For more or to register, visit tpcs. org.

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University High School camp registration now open By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com University High School summer programs coordinator Nila Nealy said there is space on the school’s campus for children ages 4 through 12th grade for summer camps. “It’s open to everyone. You don’t have to be a University High School student, including our for-credit classes,” Nealy said. “Most of what we do is geared toward middle and high school, but we do try to get some things in there that serve elementary school children as well. So, it’s a lot of STEM stuff. There are some arts (camps) as well. There’s a variety of things. “You can learn to podcast, there’s a camp about Black comic characters, French language and culture camps.” Registration is now open. The majority of camps run for one week and are from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. Nealy said most camps are approximately $165 to register. Last year, UHS offered a variety of new

camps but were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, this year will be the first year for several of the camps. “We were thinking about students in eighth grade getting ready to go off to high school and have had varying degrees of contact in a classroom or live with a teacher, so there’s prep courses or workshops in a couple different areas to help those students prepare for high school in the fall,” Nealy said. “Those aren’t as exciting for little kids, but I think they’ll be good for a student going into Spanish 2 who needs to have someone remind them of things they learned in Spanish 1. I think it’ll benefit most of the University High School students, but I think any student wanting to come into these and be prepared, they’re welcome to join us.” For a full list of camps and to register, visit universityhighschool.org/academics/ summer/.

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the end of February we had three weeks full,” Sarber said. Registration is open, and the form is accessible at indianapolissailing.org. Registration won’t close until the week fills. The weekly price is $425 for non-members and $275 for members. There are discounted rates if more than one child signs up per family. Children must bring their own life jacket and lunch.

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Children in kindergarten through ninth grade have the opportunity to learn from Cathedral High School coaches at athletic camps this summer, even if they aren’t a Cathedral student. Cathedral will offer more than 30 athletic camps, including for baseball, basketball, bowling and football. “Those camps are led by Cathedral coaches, so it’s a wonderful opportunity for young kids to get a taste of what it’s like to work with a coach who’s won a state championship,” Cathedral High School Director of Marketing Grace Rodecap said. CHS also offers 50 enrichment camps, such as LEGO Robotics camp, babysitting camps and choir camps. “We are really proud of how diverse our camps are,” Rodecap said. “Really, we do have a lot that appeals to students who are kindergarten through rising ninth graders.” Camps run one week at a time with the first camp starting June 7. Most camps are half days, and Rodecap said families often sign children up for two different camps.

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Bach to Rock Carmel was able to successfully conduct summer camps amid the coronavirus pandemic in the summer of 2020. “We were able to operate camps last year, and from that were able to perfect how to create safe and awesome camp experiences in these unique COVID times,” Bach to Rock Fishers owner/Director Kellie Miles-Fink said. “Each of our camp options are a fun and engaging week of musical education.” Bach to Rock Fishers opened Feb. 15 and the grand opening is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 6. Miles-Fink was formerly the assistant director of Bach to Rock Carmel. Camps will run at the Carmel and Fishers locations Monday through Friday every week of the summer starting the week of May 31 through July 30. Bach To Rock will offer morning and afternoon camp options for Rock Band, Intro to DJ, Music Production and Rock City World Tour throughout the summer. Rock Band, Music Production and Intro to DJ are offered for students ages 7 and older and will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the morning sessions and 12:30 to 4 p.m. for the afternoon sessions. Families can choose to combine morning and afternoon camps to create a full-day experience. Rock City World Tour is for ages 3 to 7. The camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the morning sessions and from 1 to 4 p.m. for the afternoon sessions. The camps will run in-person at Bach to Rock Fishers. Each session has a maximum enrollment of five students per camp.

Bach to Rock campers pause during a camp in Carmel in the summer of 2020. (Submitted photo)

“Rock Band campers will spend their week truly becoming a band,” Miles-Fink said. “Band members will pick out their band name, the instrument they would like to play for the week and their set list. The week is then spent learning their set and preparing for the end-of-the-week concert.” Miles-Fink said In the Music Production Camp, students have access to state-of-theart recording technologies. Miles-Fink said Rock City World Tour is an excellent camp option for younger students. “This camp will take students on an adventure of learning about music with instruments as diverse as the African hand-drums to Australian didgeridoos,” she said. “Students play and explore music and instruments with guided movement activities and musically inspired story-telling experiences. This rockin’ week of camp culminates with a performance to highlight the many musical elements learned by the campers.” For more, visit fishers.b2rmusic. com or carmel.b2rmusic.com.

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BGCN offers themed camps By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville Camp Director Justin Cowan helps create themes for each week of summer camps. Cowan said a Halloween theme week was popular last summer, with campers arriving with costumes. “We had a Wild West week where campers would dress up as cowboys or cowgirls,” Cowan said. “We’ll do a Water Week in July where we’ll do water balloon fights, getting in the river a lot.” The summer camps, for ages 6-13, start June 7, usually running from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be eight different camp weeks, ending July 30, at Camp Crosser, a 20-acre camp on the White River. Campers are dropped off by parents at the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville, 1700 Conner St., and the campers travel by bus approximately 8 miles to the camp site. Activities include scavenger hunts, major hikes and arts and crafts. “We have fire pits, so we’ll be doing cooking activities as well,” Cowan said. “We have an obstacle course, archery and a zip line.”

Justin Cowan demonstrates archery for campers during a summer camp. (Submitted photo)

Each of the eight weeks will have a different theme, which will be announced in April. Registration is open for spring break camps from March 29 to April 2 and April 5 to 9. There is a variety of activities from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an after-school option from 4 to 6 p.m. Executive Director Becky Terry said the club’s staff works hard to make sure activities are fun and engaging “It offers kids opportunities to get outside, make new friendship and lifelong memories,” Terry said. For more, visit bgcni.org.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Like so many poets and songwriters, successful (especially in the early 1970s) lyricist Harry Nilsson had a distinct way of taking a simple concept and keeping it, um, simple. “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do” Nilsson crooned in 1968. When the popular band Three Dog Night covered the song a year later, it exploded as an international hit. The uncomplicated song, with its equally uncomplicated message, resonated with millions of listeners around the globe. We all need the association of others. We all, even the introverts, are social animals. We all need a pack to survive. Somewhere around the first day of school, we come to know the effect of social isolation, ostracization and, alternatively, of acceptance. We stand in line waiting to be picked for second-grade baseball only to have our name called out last. Or maybe we are the team captain tasked with putting together a winning program or just picking our friends first. Does winning trump besties? Today, we are more challenged by the COVID-19 lockdown to stay connected. Will anyone remember that we exist when they don’t see us anymore? Is Zoom enough? Sure, it is. Well, probably. Even so, are we returning to a world so increasingly fractured by identity politics and we/they tribalism that we can scarcely know if we can ever again hope to be picked for the team, whether first or last? Nilsson wrote, “Two can be as bad as one. It’s the loneliest number since the number one.” While one could assume that he was talking about a romance gone bad, it occurs that it might likewise apply to a state where two people so misunderstand each other that they find only isolation where companionship could be. Have we come to be alone together?

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Recollections of forgetting things Commentary by Danielle Wilson As I was donning my requisite Bobbi Brown eyeliner the other morning, I fondly recalled the day my youngest HUMOR sister introduced me to it — Oct. 30, 2010. Moments later, I struggled to remember if my mother-inlaw’s birthday was that day or the next. What gives? Why is it I know the title of Jodie Foster’s 1977 childhood caper film is “Candleshoe” and can easily sing Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” without missing a single word, but cannot accurately state the time of birth of any of my four children? Is it age? Am I losing short-term recognizance in favor of long-term minutiae? I literally spent a solid 30 seconds in my car yesterday morning looking for a mask before realizing it was on my stupid face! And yet I had no problem reciting, in chronological order, a list of dead presidents to my history classes. I don’t get it. I find myself regaling friends with a hilarious tale of Meijer

misadventure only to learn later that I’d previously shared the story. Twice. Current students’ names are a crapshoot, though I could probably tell you all about a longsince graduated older sibling. I’m constantly “losing” my lanyard and reading glasses but know exactly where the tiny package of 3-year-old Orchid Food is. Good, lord. Has it really come to this? Not quite 50 and I’m legitimately earning frequent “Jeeze, Mom” eye rolls? What’s a gal to do? I thought I was keeping my mind sharp with sudoku and voracious reading, but apparently to no avail. I mean, just last week I wasted half a minute searching for a mask that I was already wearing! Peace out.

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Editor, I just can’t understand why (Danielle) Wilson gets hate mail based on her opinions. In my opinion, nobody, and I mean nobody, in print today is more honest and open than she. When she says she’s cleaning dog poo out of her carpet, I believe her. I can almost picture her in the act. Also, I’m very well acquainted with her. Well, I saw her once in Meijer (I actually said hello and shook her hand) and have whistled at her twice during the annual Fourth of July parade as her car went by, so that must count for something, right? Anyway, please leave her alone. I’m honored to know I live in the same town as someone so humorous, down to earth and honest as she is. Peace out. Jay McCarty, Carmel

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A variety of factors has led Roberts Camera owners to close the Carmel store. Meredith Reinker, CONSOLIDATION a partner with her father, Bruce Pallman, said changes in the camera industry, a shift to online shopping and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed them to determine the best way to move the business forward. They decided it was best to close the Carmel store, 12761 Old Meridian St., and consolidate staff and services at the downtown Indianapolis store, 220 E. St. Clair St. The Carmel store will remain open through March 27. A close-out sale will start March 1. “This was a very hard decision,” Reinker said. “We have staff members that have been with us for over 20 years. We have an incredible customer base and a beautiful store. We have obviously seen an increase in our online business over the years and a downward trend in walk-in retail traffic over the last five years, but COVID accelerated those changes significantly. Carmel is an incredible community and one that we love dearly. We live here, my kids go to school

Roberts Camera will close its store on Old Meridian Street on March 27. (Submitted photo)

here, but when we looked at what longterm retail looks like, it made sense for us to consolidate everything into one location.” Reinker said there are seven employees at the Carmel store and most will move downtown. Reinker said her father owns the Carmel building. Oberer’s Flowers will continue to operate out of the location and Pallman will seek a tenant to lease the remaining space. The building is 8,000 square feet. Roberts occupies 5,000 square feet. Roberts plans to continue offering classes and events throughout the Indianapolis area, including in Carmel. Learn more at robertscamera.com.

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Dr. James Brown, a dentist who has practiced in Zionsville for 47 years, retired on Dec. 31, 2020, after NEW OWNERS a two-year search for a suitable successor. After a chance meeting, Brown decided to sell to Dr. David Taler and Dr. Natalie Mercho, a married couple who own Advanced Family Dentistry. “Most of the years were spent at the 135 S. 2nd St. address,” Brown said of his practice. “I’ve been here long enough that you can see two to three, sometimes four generations in a family as we’ve been treating them.” Taler and Mercho a Carmel residents who opened their second practice Jan. 4 at 135 S. 2nd St. in Zionsville, where Brown previously practiced. The couple moved to Indianapolis in 2012 to be closer to Mercho’s family in the Geist area. They then opened their first practice in Fishers in 2014. Brown met the couple after a friend asked Mercho if she and Taler were inter-

Dr. James Brown, right, pauses with Dr. David Taler, left, and Dr. Natilie Mercho, center, after selling his practice to them. (Submitted photo)

ested in buying another practice. “I said (to her), ‘Yeah, we are actually looking for one, but there is nothing on the market right now,’” Mercho said. Mercho’s friend gave her a phone number for a person who happened to be Brown’s daughter-in-law, who Mercho grew up with in Noblesville, and recommended they contact Brown. “I was not interested in selling out to corporate dentistry,” Brown said. “I wanted somebody who was going to carry on the philosophy I had of working with patients and for patients, and after talking to David several times, I decided my search was done.”

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Lawsuit accuses Crafters pizzeria of using Boombozz trade secrets By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The owner of the Boombozz pizza restaurant brand is suing the franchisees who operated locations in Westfield COURTS and Fishers for using trade secrets and breaching contract agreements in opening Crafters Pizza and Drafthouse in the former Westfield Boombozz location. Louisville-based TBB America, which franchised the Boombozz concept in 2008, filed the lawsuit Feb. 9 in federal court against Naptown Pizzerias, LLC and its owner, Michael Hall; NTPCC, LLC; and Brian Hall, an operating partner in the Westfield store, which has a Carmel address. The Westfield location opened in 2012, followed by the restaurant in Fishers in 2016. The complaint states that in 2016, after TBB declined an offer from House and Hall to purchase the company, “the relationship between the parties began to deteriorate.” It states that the defendants began disregarding instructions from TBB. The relationship worsened, and the two sides began negotiating terms to terminate the franchise agreements and wind down operation of the Westfield and Fishers restaurants. “It was Defendants’ intent to stall in those negotiations so that they could make plans behind the scenes to open up a restaurant that would compete directly against Boombozz using Boombozz confidential and proprietary intellectual property,” the complaint states. The Fishers restaurant closed in November 2020 with the Westfield location following the next month. Approximately a week

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Hamilton County teen battles COVID-related rare disease By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com If there’s one thing Sue Johnson wants parents to be aware of during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the effects PANDEMIC of MIS-C on children. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated it is not sure what causes MIS-C, but many afflicted children had the virus that causes COVID-19 or had been around someone with COVID-19. The syndrome hit far too close to home when Johnson’s 13-year-old son, Jax, became serioulsy ill with it. Johnson, a Noblesville resident who lives within the Hamilton Southeastern Schools district, said Jax first began to experience symptoms Jan. 18. “He said his legs were weak and he had chills, and then the next morning he threw up and had a fever,” Johnson said. “(The pediatrician) said to take him in and get a COVID test, so we had a rapid COVID test and he did not have COVID at that point.” However, Jax’s symptoms worsened, and by Jan. 20 he had a 103-degree fever and couldn’t keep water down. After calling the pediatrician again, Johnson was instructed to take Jax to the nearest emergency room. Upon arrival at Ascension St. Vincent Fishers Hospital on Olio Road, Jax’s temperature was 104. Despite hospital staff starting IVs and administering Tylenol and other medication, his temperature didn’t go below 103.1. Jax also complained of belly pain, so doctors performed a CAT scan to check his appendix, which was enlarged, and his lymph nodes were swollen. He was then transferred to Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Doctors decided to remove Jax’s appendix. But during the surgery, the surgeon discovered the appendix was red but wasn’t inflamed to the point it would cause issues. The surgeon removed the appendix and started IV antibiotics. NO IMPROVEMENT “Progressively through the night, Jax’s blood pressure would drop, his heart rate would drop, then accelerate, and he was

Jax Johnson spent 14 days in the hospital and was diagnosed with MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. (Submitted photo)

in a lot of pain, and we couldn’t figure out where the pain was coming from,” Johnson said. “(The next day) they couldn’t get his fever down and there was pain, so they decided to keep him in the hospital. “That Friday is when everything started going really south for us.” Johnson said doctors began discussing MIS-C and were conducting several tests. Then, Jax’s heart rate, oxygen and blood pressure dropped, and he was having trouble breathing. X-rays showed his heart was “extremely enlarged” and his lungs were filled with fluid. “At that point, they got his blood test back and he tested positive for the COVID antibody, and they said he has the MIS-C diagnosis because he has the COVID antibody,” Johnson said. “They asked, ‘When did he have COVID?’ and we said he didn’t. They said with MIS-C, they have to be exposed to COVID or had COVID four to six weeks prior to the MIS-C symptoms presenting themselves, and looking at the time frame, that would be December (2020) for us, but he had not been (visibly) sick.” A CAT scan didn’t show brain swelling, but when blood test results came back, Jax’s hemoglobin was at a 4 when it should have been at 13. So, he started receiving blood transfusions. “After 14 days, we were able to get him to the point where he could go home, so now we’re on this long road of recovery,” Johnson said. Johnson takes her son to one or two follow-up appointments each week, and she expects to continue follow-up appointments for a year. For the full story visit youarecurrent.com.

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Carmel vocal coach helps students navigate pandemic By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Music has been Blair Clark’s life. So, the Carmel vocal coach understands how important it is for young MUSIC people’s mental health to be able to continue their passion for music amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “One of the things I’ve been focused on is coaching young people for the purpose of emotional release,” said Clark, who runs Coach Blair’s Voice & Performance Studio. “It’s giving them that artistic outlet but also it’s very therapeutic. A lot of the parents have mentioned how they noticed how their kids have been able to adjust better because they’ve been able to come here in a safe environment.” Kristen Boice, a Noblesville licensed marriage and family therapist, said a study led by Mission Behavioral Health showed 7 out of 10 teens reported they are struggling with their mental health in some way during the pandemic. More than 93 percent said they struggled with anxiety or depression and 45 percent said they felt more stressed than usual. “Music and singing are healthy outlets to express and process through their deeper emotions while having fun at the same time,” Boice said. “It helps release some of the tension, tightness and stress held in the body and nervous system. Both my teenage daughters take vocal lessons from coach Blair, and he’s more than a vocal coach. He reaches the students on a deeper, more personal level and helps process and express their feelings, stress, loneliness and overwhelming that every teen is dealing with right now. It’s a safe place to show up and be yourself, and kids need this now more than ever. It’s not just vocal lessons. It’s having a life mentor. “My girls feel joyful, happy and more confident after leaving each session with coach Blair every week. It’s a very supportive and nurturing environment.” A few months after the pandemic forced a lockdown in March 2020, Clark had Appel

Civic Theatre Civic Theatre will present “Pride & Prejudice” as a livestream from The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing arts in Carmel at 7 p.m. Feb. 26-27. An on-demand option will be available for viewing through Feb. 27. For more, visit civictheatre.org. Center for the Performing Arts The “Live at the Center” series will present Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in a free livestream. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Vocal coach Blair Clark wears his face mask in the studio for one-on-one lessons. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

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opment Company, a booking, promotion and management agency. “When I’m not performing, I’m booking,” Clark said. “When I’m not booking, I’m coaching. When I’m not coaching, I’m working with young recording artists with my Artist Development Company. I book some other venues.” The pandemic has been a difficult time for musicians. “I’ve been in the music business all my life. That’s all I’ve ever done,” Clark said. “There’s a lot of us out of work. A lot of my gigs got canceled. A lot of musicians’ gigs got canceled. There’s no place to play. Hopefully, things will pick up and change.” Clark is the founder and one of the lead vocalists for The Fun Factor Band. As a solo artist, he has been a frequent performer at City of Carmel events. He is slated to play in the Elkhart Jazz Festival in June. For more, visit coachblairsstudio.com and artistdevelopmentcompany.com.

From left, the Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founders Judy Fitzgerald, Don Farrell and Cynthia Collins will perform at Feinstein’s Cabaret. (Submitted photo)

ATI trio to perform at Feinstein’s Cabaret editorial@youarecurrent.com The Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founders Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald, along with Terry Woods, will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 19 at Feinstein’s Cabaret in The Hotel Carmichael in Carmel for an evening of sophistication and jazz as they celebrate Indiana’s two favorite sons, Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael. From Porter’s “You’re the Top” to Carmichael’s “Stardust” and everything in between, Farrell, Fitzgerald and fellow ATI co-founder Cynthia Collins will perform timeless classics performed in the intimate setting of the Cabaret Club. A livestream option is available for $20 on Eventbrite. With a limited 65-seat capacity, the $50 tickets sold out quickly. Safe social distancing will be in effect and face masks are required. For more, visit atistage.org.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department Board of Public Works and Safety One Civic Square City of Carmel, Indiana 46032 Project: Mill and Resurface Various City Streets - 2020 Community Crossing Grant Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the above described “Project” at Carmel City Hall, Front Desk Attn: City Clerk, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana until 9:45 EST and in the Council Chambers at the same address between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST on or before March 3, 2021 and commencing as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date such bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No late bids will be accepted. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the bid opening will likely be a virtual meeting and can be viewed with this link: http://carmelin.new.swagit.com/views/1 All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, which will include the non-collusion affidavit as required by the State of Indiana. The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “BID – Mill and Resurface Various City Streets 2020 Community Crossing Grant”. A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond will also be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish a performance bond, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to him. The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: The pavement milling and resurfacing for the following street segments: 126th Street from Keystone Parkway to Hazel Dell Parkway Spring Mill Road from 96th Street to Illinois Street 141st Street from Ditch Road to Towne Road Lakeshore Drive E from 96th Street to 106th Street Hazel Dell Parkway from 116th Street to 126th Street 96th Street from Michigan Road to US 31 Emerson Road from Guilford Road to 4th Avenue Copies of such drawings and project manuals must be obtained from Reprographix (Reprographix.com). Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents. This Project will be funded by the City of Carmel. Questions regarding bidding and technical issues shall be addressed to Chris Ogg (cogg@carmel. in.gov). For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend public bid opening meeting, please call or notify the city of Carmel, Engineer’s Office, at (317) 571-2441 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior thereto. No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than thirty (30) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with IC 5-22-18-2 Sue Wolfgang Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00198 DP/ADLS & PZ-2021-00018 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on March 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Flr., 1 Civic Sq., Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Virtual Public Hearing upon a Development Plan and ADLS Approval combined with a Development Standards Variance for application for a new veterinary clinic building. The property address is: 7325 E. 146th Street, Carmel, IN 46033, between Community Drive and Beallsville Drive. The application is identified as Docket Nos. PZ-2021-00198 DP/ADLS & PZ-2021-00018 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Part of parcel ID#: 17-10-23-00-00-001.003. Land Description PART OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, OF THE SECOND PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, COMPLETED BY TERRY D. WRIGHT, PS #S29700013 AND AS SHOWN ON A SURVEY FOR HAMILTON DESIGNS, PROJECT # 2020-0277, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A HARRISON MONUMENT FOUND AND MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST (STATE PLANE BEARING) ON AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER 624.85 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST TO THE SOUTH LINE OF 146TH/ AND THE EAST LINE OF COMMUNITY DRIVE INST. # 2008043636 A DISTANCE OF 94.18 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST ON AND ALONG THE SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 146TH/ STREET 59.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST AND CONTINUING ON SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE 471.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIBED PARCEL AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF INST. # 2017002435 ; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE 172.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 245.82 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HOPEWELL PARKWAY INST. # 2008043635; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LNE 172.21 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID INST. # 2017002435; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID INST. # 2017002435 A DISTANCE OF 260.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIBED PARCEL, CONTAINING 1.00 ACRES MORE OR LESS. The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche. This will be a virtual meeting based at Carmel City Hall. It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov. Petitioner name: Filed by Ashton Fritz of Fritz Engineering Services, LLC, on behalf of Dr. Sam Stanley of Yellow Dog Veterinary Clinic. NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel, Indiana Department: Carmel Street Department 3400 W. 131st Street Carmel, IN 46074 Project: 2021 – PAVING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids, during regular business hours, up to, but not later than 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. All bids and proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal forms provided with the plans and specifications, and shall include the non-collusion affidavit required by the State of Indiana. The bid envelope must be sealed and have the following words only written in ink on the outside of the envelope: Bid: 2021 – PAVING Project manuals may be obtained from the Carmel Street Department, 3400 W. 131st Street, Carmel, IN 46074. Bid packets will be available after February 27th. All bids are to be sealed with the word “BID – 2021 PAVING PROGRAM” on the lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 10:00 a.m. on March 17th at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on the 2nd floor of Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN. All persons interested in bidding shall register a contact name and address with the Street Department to ensure that all changes or questions and answers are available for review by all interested parties. No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to hold any or all bids and proposals for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, such bids and proposals to remain in full force and effect during said time period. 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Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make GRAMMAR GUY sure I was profiled as a giant nerd during my formative teen years, so I took a class where we got extra credit for wearing a homemade toga to school. Picture this: You’re a Roman citizen in the eighth-century B.C. For hundreds of years prior to your time, your pagan ancestors celebrated a crazy ritual called Lupercalia, a wild fertility festival in which local priests smeared with goats’ blood would run naked through the streets, striking any woman they passed. These run-by whippings were said to bring fertility to the women, who got the privilege of receiving these blows from the nude priests. The whips, known as “februum,” literally meant “to purify,” after the ancient Roman god Februum. Lupercalia later became known as “Februa,” the festival of purification. This was probably a result of a focus group who thought that the naked whippings with goats’ blood were not politically correct enough. Incidentally, this festival was later replaced by the Christian holiday we know as Valentine’s Day. The month in which the festival of Februa happened was named “Februarius.” Who knows? Perhaps this year’s Valentine’s Day should have been renamed “Quarantine’s Day.” What about the “ru” in “February”? Why don’t we pronounce it? The word looks like a mash-up between “Febreeze” and “Furby.” While I don’t claim to be a linguist, my research shows that the dropped “r” in the pronunciation of “February” is a result of dissimilation, or haplology. Dissimilation is when two similar neighboring sounds in a word become different over time. Think about the word “surprise.” Over time, this word has become pronounced as “su-prise.” This is exactly what has happened with February: Through the years, we’ve dropped the “ru,” now pronouncing the word as “Feb-you-ary.”

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Local Fund Name Carmel City Court Redev Commission Trust Accounts 2016 GO Bonds Trustee Accounts Payroll Fund General Ambulance Fund Parks Capital Park Impact Fee Fund Hazardous Material Response Fund Parks Program Fund Parks Monon Fund Parks Facilities Fund Covid Cares Act Covid Cares PSPC Covid Cares County Motor Vehicle Highway Local Road And Street Cumulative Capital Improvement Capital Lease Fund MVH-CRP Cumulative Capital Sewer Deferral Fund User Fee Fund Cumulative Captial Development Illinois St Construction Fund Barrett Law Fund Barrett Law Surplus MIHP Fund Cares Provider Relief Health Insurance Fund Workers Comp Fund Lease Rental Fund 2004 Road Bond Fund 2016 G.O. Bonds Debt Service Old Town/126Th Street Dnr/Tree City Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Court Interperter Fund Support For The Arts Public Defenders Fund JUDICIAL SALARY FEES Historic Preservation Fund Police Pension Fund Fire Pension Fund Fire Gift Fund Police Gift Parks Gift Fund Community Relations Gift Fund Carmel Redev Gift - Dinner Fund Carmel Redev Gift-Marketing Grant Fund Redevelopment Commission Economic Fund Housing Authority Drug Task Force Rainy Day Throughfare Fund Keystone Ave Fund Non-Reverting Bicycle Facility Non-Reverting Center Green Ice Rink Non-Reverting Events & Festivals Non-Reverting Code Enforcement Non-Revt Sidewalk Program Levy Excess Fund SubTotal Wastewater Bond & Interest At Bony Wastewater Construction Fund (BAN) Sewer Operating Sewer Depreciating Sewer Connection Fund

Beg Cash Bal Jan 1, 2020 $121,446.41 $1,761,692.60 $3,131,128.31 $0.00 $10,894,469.39 $1,694,237.54 $102,756.85 $2,663,185.21 $26,324.25 $2,836,069.73 $4,180,047.53 $137,348.75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $817,845.22 $5,287,834.83 $321,217.79 $812,054.74 $2,462,293.96 $286,196.61 $298,195.67 $84,552.36 $326,652.92 $80,602.96 $5.67 $166,368.57 $11,058.55 $0.00 $2,848,150.52 $750,939.02 $3,852.65 $1,529,153.11 $60,449.60 $459.75 $71,190.66 $274,191.06 $63.85 $19,133.77 $10,992.44 $142,719.54 $144,403.32 $145,316.34 $36,219.55 $15,879.07 $64,670.05 $30,413.04 $98,515.95 $4,021.92 $54,946.59 $616,803.36 $9,723,207.29 $78,565.17 $58,865.18 $643,984.71 $11,289,262.62 $1,200,681.23 $136,970.29 $22,113.52 $334,775.80 $32,145.65 $20,701.61 $0.00 $0.18 $68,967,344.83 $2,876,641.01 $0.00 $338,531.77 $1.38 $167,638.96

Receipts $892,038.03 $3,263,666.54 $38,808.08 $66,612,649.46 $106,489,134.51 $1,898,071.22 $525,778.52 $980,387.66 $3,455.92 $2,600,394.49 $3,409,385.56 $121,657.14 $1,475,132.10 $1,558,685.90 $277,088.66 $13,406,033.69 $3,595,262.02 $198,715.55 $5,028,489.74 $1,739,467.37 $0.00 $13,666.56 $99,879.79 $4,341,281.29 $128,758.00 $0.00 $0.00 $888.10 $47,084.64 $15,393,497.21 $188,865.00 $0.00 $2,572,759.62 $1,592,587.32 $0.00 $0.00 $21,913.24 $0.39 $0.00 $830.49 $20,492.52 $54,109.81 $609,235.28 $564,634.78 $15,628.13 $27,376.56 $14,345.58 $38,617.18 $23.43 $0.00 $4,329,469.28 $36,464,695.56 $20,000.00 $0.00 $83,432.59 $0.00 $194,186.95 $874.98 $141.28 $508,937.34 $32,707.62 $10,182.02 $50,000.00 $0.00 $281,555,404.70 $2,105,470.59 $15,960,377.00 $12,056,456.17 $209,390.00 $579,394.28

Disbursements $910,506.42 $3,251,975.89 $1,779,163.52 $66,612,649.46 $106,290,663.36 $1,734,569.90 $147,099.48 $2,534,329.10 $0.00 $3,953,433.41 $4,951,272.61 $107,221.50 $1,475,132.10 $1,558,685.90 $277,088.66 $14,217,238.56 $6,267,415.17 $142,660.90 $5,373,426.42 $1,773,172.06 $7,438.84 $81,415.80 $76,130.03 $4,223,068.60 $5,301.60 $0.00 $0.00 $2,525.32 $47,084.64 $15,135,427.91 $212,525.59 $0.00 $2,843,500.00 $1,484,345.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,106.48 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $46,638.31 $7,592.50 $617,636.02 $586,499.91 $4,767.00 $30,485.76 $7,173.07 $10,219.40 $974.91 $18,092.77 $4,226,001.32 $35,488,530.50 $75,000.00 $0.00 $176,795.60 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $223,135.21 $33,817.36 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $289,034,933.87 $2,002,436.87 $9,335,981.00 $11,394,613.24 $209,391.31 $497,507.61

End Cash Bal Dec 31, 2020 $102,978.02 $1,773,383.25 $1,390,772.87 $0.00 $11,092,940.54 $1,857,738.86 $481,435.89 $1,109,243.77 $29,780.17 $1,483,030.81 $2,638,160.48 $151,784.39 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,640.35 $2,615,681.68 $377,272.44 $467,118.06 $2,428,589.27 $278,757.77 $230,446.43 $108,302.12 $444,865.61 $204,059.36 $5.67 $166,368.57 $9,421.33 $0.00 $3,106,219.82 $727,278.43 $3,852.65 $1,258,412.73 $168,691.92 $459.75 $71,190.66 $290,997.82 $64.24 $19,133.77 $11,822.93 $116,573.75 $190,920.63 $136,915.60 $14,354.42 $26,740.20 $61,560.85 $37,585.55 $126,913.73 $3,070.44 $36,853.82 $720,271.32 $10,699,372.35 $23,565.17 $58,865.18 $550,621.70 $11,289,262.62 $1,394,868.18 $137,845.27 $22,254.80 $620,577.93 $31,035.91 $30,883.63 $50,000.00 $0.18 $61,487,815.66 $2,979,674.73 $6,624,396.00 $1,000,374.70 $0.07 $249,525.63

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Kerameikos: Site of a famous Athenian speech Commentary by Don Knebel

Area of Kerameikos in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Don Knebel) 660

Sewer Availability Fund

SubTotal Stormwater Bond Trustee Accounts Non Reverting Storm Water SubTotal

$21,731.78 $3,404,544.90 $1,104,192.19 $45,155.00 $16,801.01 $1,475,150.00 $1,003,866.37 $60,978.41 $252,003.40 $15,425,939.43 $19,384,085.81 $16,017,959.14 $1,602,977.67 $17,620,936.81

$67,751.12 $30,978,839.16 $38,541,699.40 $0.00 $757,830.01 $0.00 $7,327,527.73 $2,199,399.28 $211,405.86 $112,016.25 $49,149,878.53 $6,768,021.53 $3,810,585.76 $10,578,607.29

$74,660.24 $23,514,590.27 $37,585,395.48 $2,275.00 $774,630.10 $0.00 $7,330,565.06 $1,389,757.91 $192,457.63 $11,357,812.72 $58,632,893.90 $13,871,898.21 $3,998,164.99 $17,870,063.20

$14,822.66 $10,868,793.79 $2,060,496.11 $42,880.00 $0.92 $1,475,150.00 $1,000,829.04 $870,619.78 $270,951.63 $4,180,142.96 $9,901,070.44 $8,914,082.46 $1,415,398.44 $10,329,480.90

WATER

601 602 604 605 606 609 610 612

Water Operating Hydrant Meter Deposit Fund Water Depreciation Water Bond & Interest Water Sinking Fund Water Connection Water Availability Water Construction Fund (BAN)

STORM WATER

0 250

GRAND TOTAL

$109,376,912.35

$372,262,729.68

$389,052,481.24

$92,587,160.79

SubTotal

Carmel Redevelopment Authority, Hamilton County, Indiana Cash Fund Statement - 2020 Local Fund Number Governmental Activities

900002 900003 900004 900005 900006 900007 900008 900009 900010

Local Fund Name 2016 Project Fund 2017 Project Fund Redevelopment Authority Debt Service Fund Redevelopment Authority Capital Projects Fund 2017A Fund 2018A Fund 2019A Fund 2020A Fund 2020B Fund GRAND TOTAL

Beg Cash Bal Jan 1, 2020 $12,565,689.61 $24,973,509.29 $26,448,654.48 $1,876,633.99 $1,483.15 $1,293,369.87 $16,625.94 $0.00 $0.00 $67,175,966.33

Receipts $6,763,864.01 $310,299.61 $44,374,938.99 $5,885.62 $5.13 $612,003.45 $57.12 $124,727,668.05 $65,605,090.74 $242,399,812.72

Disbursements $16,908,583.96 $9,091,338.74 $49,753,817.12 $1,071,050.91 $0.00 $1,477,048.92 $16,682.80 $314,066.00 $163,484.00 $78,796,072.45

End Cash Bal Dec 31, 2020 $2,420,969.66 $16,192,470.16 $21,069,776.35 $811,468.70 $1,488.28 $428,324.40 $0.26 $124,413,602.05 $65,441,606.74 $230,779,706.60

Most visitors to Athens, Greece, make their way to the Parthenon. Few visit nearby Kerameikos, the location of one of the most famous speeches in history. TRAVEL Kerameikos, northwest of the Acropolis, was once home to potters attracted by clay deposits along the Eridanos River. The name “Kerameikos” is derived from the Greek word for pottery, the source of our “ceramic.” The area also is the site of an ancient cemetery. In 479 B.C., after Persian attacks, Themistocles, an Athenian politician, erected a wall around Athens to protect it from further invasions. The 5-mile long Themistoclean Wall, opposed as provocative by Sparta, bisected Kerameikos, placing most of the cemetery outside the wall. The Dipylon Gate, located in Kerameikos, became the main entrance to Athens. The cemetery area outside the wall became the burial site of prominent Athenians. In 461 B.C., Pericles became the Athenian leader and built the Parthenon atop the Acropolis to replace an earlier temple to Athena destroyed by the Persians, with a road running from the Dipylon Gate to the Acropolis. In 431 B.C., Sparta attacked areas around Athens, initiating the Peloponnesian War. The next year, Pericles stood near the Diplyon Gate and delivered his famous Funeral Oration. As reported by Thucydides, the 2,800-word speech honored Athens’ war dead and exhorted the living to defend Athens’ democratic government, “in the hands of the many and not of the few,” against enemies trying to destroy it. Scholars see in Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” several parallels to the reported words of Pericles, who died of the plague in 429 B.C. and was buried in Kerameikos. Today, 11 acres of Kerameikos, within walking distance of the Acropolis, have been excavated. The area includes a section of the Themistoclean Wall and reproductions of grave markers of prominent Athenians. The Kerameikos Archeological Museum displays numerous artifacts uncovered during the excavation.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

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CATHOLIC CHURCH, CARMEL IN. IS LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME (40HRS/WK, W/BENEFITS) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO JOIN THE PARISH STAFF. AS THE POINT OF “FIRST CONTACT”

this position is vital to the integrity and professionalism of the Parish Offices. It is critical that this position supports the goal of ensuring efficient operation of the Parish Offices. • Daily opening and closing of parish administration office. • This person must have excellent people skills; good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task; Handle a high volume of telephone calls with courtesy, speed, accuracy and patience; Greet visitors to the Parish Office, including parishioners, volunteers and visitors, in a pleasant, professional, and sincere manner. • Work independently with minimal supervision. Self-motivated, and a sense of discretion. • Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook). • Provide administrative support to all Parish Staff. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate. • Assist in Stewardship campaigns (mailings, pledge cards, letters, etc.) • Additional Duties available on request Minimum of three years’ experience in working in similar position and duties. (Able to maintain a friendly and professional presence in person, on telephone, email and written correspondence.) Interested candidates should email resume to apply@setoncarmel.org

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Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Anderson Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell. We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates ﬁnding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis. This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients. REQUIREMENTS: The ideal candidate is professional entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion, and day to day warehouse, inventory, and ﬁeld supervision. APPLY AT Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive In 46032 tom@clevernest.com, 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

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Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell. We are looking for more than an Office Manager, we are looking for someone who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis. This position is responsible for the activities related to office operations; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients. Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of an incoming project and day to day office functions. TO APPLY Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive Carmel IN 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100; www.clevernest.com

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City of Westfield • This role is highly customer-service focused and requires strong professionalism, communication, and multi-tasking skills • Confidence in answering phones, data entry, and greeting customers are essential • Position performs a variety of accounting duties involving utility billing, cash handling, collections, and accounts payable/receivable • Please send resume via email to ksparks@westfield.in.gov or mail to City of Westfield 2728 E. 171st St. Westfield, IN 46074 Attn: Kristen Sparks.

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We are seeking excellent candidates for our front desk. Greeting our guest, answering the phones, making appointments for hotel, daycare, and grooming. Also, some general cleaning. Some ofﬁce experience preferred. High school grads and above. We are also looking for daycare members. This job entails you to be familiar with dogs and their behaviors. We need individuals who enjoy taking care of dogs in a setting where dogs play together , that includes cleaning up after messes, playing with them, watching body behavior and make sure dogs are getting along.

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Hotel Staff Members: We also need hotel staff members who can follow feeding instructions, walk dogs, and engage their minds. Keep up with simple chores: such as dishes, laundry, and suite cleaning.

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