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Community again shares views on diversity efforts at school board meeting By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Students hadn’t yet been let out for the school day when protestors began gathering outside the site of the EDUCATION 7 p.m. May 17 Carmel Clay Schools board meeting to express their views of the district’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and other initiatives. Many of the dozens gathered to oppose the district’s DEI initiatives wore purple and held signs opposing critical race theory — which CCS officials say they do not teach — and social/emotional learning, which they do. Dozens of people on the other side of the walkway held rainbow flags and displayed messages of support for DEI efforts. The protests remained peaceful throughout the evening. DEI matters weren’t officially on the agenda, but much like at the April 26 board meeting, more than a dozen community members signed up to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting. Comments were limited to 30 minutes, and not everyone who wanted to speak had the opportunity to do so. Unlike the previous meeting, when most speakers shared concerns with DEI efforts, nearly all of the speakers May 17 expressed support for the initiatives, which included creating a DEI officer position in late 2020. Many of those who spoke are students at Carmel High School. Sage Mehta, a junior at CHS, said she has been a CCS student since kindergarten and has never had a teacher who is a racial

minority. She said it’s important for CCS to have a DEI officer to let children of color know that someone in the district understands their perspective. “We’re constantly faced with barriers to our success in the form of discrimination, microaggressions, macroaggressions and implicit biases,” Mehta said. “It means we’re always forced to put on the best face and try to make as many strides as we can to be at near par with our white students.” CHS sophomore Brandon Anderson said he’s had the opportunity to interact with DEI officer Terri Roberts-Leonard through the school’s African History and Culture Club, and he believes her role is important for allowing voices of minority students to be heard. “Nothing that she is talking about or planning on doing is dangerous or trying to harm children,” Anderson said. “I see what she’s working for as the exact thing that I wish had been more present in my schools from the beginning.” Paige Miller was the lone speaker to share concerns about the CCS DEI efforts. A recently retired 33-year CCS teacher, Miller is a co-founder of Unify Carmel, a group launched last month “dedicated solely to improving our community” by urging CCS to “focus on academic excellence and achievement for all students,” according to its website. Miller said that critical race theory is not being taught in the classroom but that the ideology is introduced to students through social/emotional learning. She said social/ emotional learning has lessened the time educators can spend on academics, intro-

duced topics better taught at home and left parents out of the process. “CCS, you need to stay in your lane. It’s time to get back to the goal of excellence in education. Your job is to teach reading, writing, math, social studies and science. You are overreaching into the family lane and that is creating a big problem,” she said. “It works best when teachers teach and parents parent. We’ve always focused on differentiation and giving all students what they need. Social/emotional learning should be used for those it was intended, not as a one-size-fits-all (approach).” After the meeting, CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said the district introduced social/emotional learning on a broad scale because educators were seeing an increase in students battling anxiety, depression and behavior issues. “It’s not related to anything that has to do with critical race theory, and it’s not really connected to DEI,” Beresford said. “It’s really more about kids learning to regulate themselves.” Beresford also said the school board could take a look at revising its policy for public comment, as speakers are not required to address only issues on the agenda, as is the case in some districts. “I think it’s a good thing to give the community the opportunity to communicate with the board in a public setting like this,” Beresford said. “Whether (the board) will look at those criteria and see whether there’s anything that needs tweaking, that’s always possible, but I’m not aware of any big swings right now.”

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Hot real estate market leads to higher property tax bills By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

dustry was still gangbusters last year.” Keith Albrecht, a Realtor with Re/MAX Elite Properties, said those in his industry If you own property in Hamilton County, have also been surprised by the longevity of chances are you recently received a notice the hot housing market. that your assessed “I don’t think any of us really COUNTY value has gone up, expected it to last this long, this possibly by quite a bit. strong. I’ve been in business 25 More than 85 percent of residenyears, and I’ve never seen anything tial and commercial properties in like it,” he said. “I’m not sure any Hamilton County had a change in of us really know how long (it will assessed value between 2020 and last). My guess would be we will 2021, with the vast majority of them start to see a correction in the fall, Ward rising. Overall, assessed values in but who knows, because no one the county increased more than 6.5 percent. really expected this.” While this may be welcome news for According to F.C. Tucker Co,, the average those looking to sell their home soon, for sale price for a Carmel home in April was residents staying put it likely brings to mind $507,671, an increase of 22.3 percent comsomething else: a higher tax bill. pared to April 2020. Homes sold nearly 60 Most local taxing units, such as cities and percent faster last month than a year ago. school districts, receive a large chunk of The assessed value of residential propertheir funds through property taxes. But deties in Carmel grew 6.45 percent in the last termining assessed values lies solely in the year, with commercial assessments rising hands of the county assessor’s office. 1.95 percent. Some of the largest jumps in “Nobody says, ‘Hey, Robin, I need this the county were in Westfield Washington much money for the budget,’” said Robin Township, where residential assessed valWard, who has served as the Hamilton ues increased 12.34 percent, and Noblesville County assessor since 2011. Township, where those values grew 8.34 Higher property tax bills do not mean the percent. tax rate has risen. For example, the City of THE APPEALS PROCESS Carmel tax rate for 2021 is 78.77 cents per Because the county appraises homes $100 of assessed value, the same as 2020. on a mass scale, by default some of the ‘I’VE NEVER SEEN VALUES assessments won’t be accurate, Ward said. LIKE THIS BEFORE’ Property owners have until June 15 to apThe Hamilton County Assessor’s Office is peal their assessment. responsible for assessing property values Often, property owners contemplating — and thus tax bills — each year. Ward said an appeal decide not to file one after they her office annually looks at home sales in discuss the matter with the assessor’s ofeach neighborhood during the previous year fice and learn more about the process, Ward to assess values for the neighborhood as a said. If they proceed, the assessor’s office whole. will take a closer look at the property tied The county takes a closer look at a rotatto the appeal, and many times it leads to a ing quarter of the properties in the county reduced assessment. If the property owner each year through cyclical reassessments doesn’t agree with the assessment after to ensure existing records about each pargoing through the appeals process, the matcel are correct, but those properties are ter can be taken to a state review board. subject to the annual adjustment as well. Ward said despite the large number of The annual review is a market-driven increased assessments this year, her office process, Ward said, and in the last couple of has received very few appeals. Typically, years her office has had trouble keeping up less than 2 percent of properties go through with the hot real estate market. the appeals process, she said. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and Her advice to homeowners is to ask I’ve never seen the values like this before,” themselves if they think they could sell she said. “We keep thinking it’s going to their home for its assessed value. If not, an level out, and I thought maybe COVID would appeal may be in order. slow it down, but it didn’t. The housing inLearn more at hamiltoncounty.in.gov/404/ Assessors-Office.

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Council OKs garage regulations, funds for ice palace Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel City Council met May 17 to discuss parking garage regulations, funding for a winter pavilion and a new civilian role for the Carmel Police Dept., among other matters. What happened: The council approved an ordinance regulating traffic and parking in two garages. What it means: Because the Indiana Design Center and Monon and Main garages are privately owned, city ordinances regarding rules in parking garages do not apply. Owners of the two garages signed an agreement enabling the city to enforce the rules in effect in city-owned garages in these garages as well. What happened: The council approved an ordinance appropriating $187,000 from the non-reverting Center Green Ice Rink Fund to help fund an ice palace. What it means: The ice palace is a winter pavilion to be added to Carter Green during the winter months. City officials declined to provide additional details as of press time. What happened: The council approved an ordinance that reclassifies the Carmel Police Dept.’s community resource specialist position to a community relations specialist. What it means: Community Resource Specialist Ann Gallagher is retiring later this month after 30 years with CPD. The department has reevaluated the role she is leaving and decided to convert it to one that includes additional responsibilities, including a more active presence on social media. The new position will receive more pay, which CPD can cover within its budget. What’s next: CPD will open applications for the new civilian position to city employees before opening it to the general public.

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Officials from Onyx+East and the City of Carmel gather for a groundbreaking ceremony May 12 for Mélange, a $30 million residential community with multi-story brownstones and single-level condominiums. The development is just south of City Center at the intersection of Veterans Way and Monon Green Boulevard. Visit onyxandeast.com/melange to learn more. (Submitted photo)

DISPATCHES Clarification — In the May 11 edition of Current in Carmel, a story about the Proscenium II development did not state the exact location of the project. It is on the northeast corner of Range Line Road and Executive Drive. CHS grad works on aircraft carrier — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Conners of Carmel is headed out to sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Conners, a 2018 Carmel High School graduate, serves as a hospital Conners corpsman responsible for performing emergency medical care at hospitals, clinics, ships and battlefields. CarmelFest seeks vendors, volunteers — CarmelFest is returning July 4 and 5 and is seeking food and marketplace vendors, contestants for CarmelFest Has Talent and volunteers to help with various aspects of the event. Learn more and submit an application at carmelfest.net. Silver Pen scholarship winners — Winners of the Silver Pen Scholarship Competition are Briana Chen, first place; Felicia Sanders, second place; and Maya Turner, third place. The competition was hosted by The Maxwell Group, parent company of The Stratford

retirement community, as part of an effort to bridge the communication gap between high school seniors and the elderly. Learn more at silverpen-slc.com. Children’s pavilion opens — The Clay Township Children’s Pavilion is now open at Coxhall Gardens. The facility is comprised of twin shelters joined by a pergola-covered walkway and features a fireplace-style outdoor grill. Learn more or make a reservation to use the pavilion at myhamiltoncountyparks.com. 4:30 Meetup — Synergize will raise funds for Fountains of Hope International at its May 25 4:30 Meetup. Donations will help Fountains of Hope purchase water purification systems to install during the organization’s trip to Zimbabwe in September. Learn more at fountainsofhope.org. Get tickets for the meetup at eventbrite.com/o/ synergize-30512575304. Donate disaster relief kits — Families, neighbors and faith congregations are invited to assemble and donate relief kits to be distributed to victims of hurricanes, tornados, wildfires or other unexpected disasters. Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis, is a collection depot for the kits through May 29. Learn how to make and donate a kit at cwskits. org.

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can do this. We can bring these programs home to our community. We need to be nimble. We need to be able to react to the needs of the business community.” Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Russell said there was an increase in new businesses moving to Hamilton County, therefore leading to an increased demand for workers. Russell said the top three items for economic development are public safety, schools and labor. “Hamilton County has the best public safety and best schools, and we have an opportunity with something like this to have Russell the best workforce in our state, and even our region,” Russell said. Through enhancing programs already available in some of the county’s school districts, the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement would better connect employers with the future workforce. It would offer internships, apprentice-like programs and job-shadowing opportunities. Currently, 2 percent of the county’s students travel outside of Hamilton County to receive CTE training. DuBois said the goal with the career center is to increase the number to 10 to 15 percent but keep those students in Hamilton County for the training. If the council approves the $425,000 funding request at its June 2 meeting, the figure would provide 2 1/2 years of funding to hire an executive director for the career center, fund research and development and implement alignment and enrollment. The June 2 Hamilton County Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. For more, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov.

OBITUARY David (Dave) Springer, 83, died earlier Serving in various ministries at his church was important to him. He also enjoyed this year at his home in Carmel. He was a beloved family man and friend. He woodworking and telling jokes. is survived by his wife of 61 years, A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, June 5, at Flanner their family, his siblings and their families. Buchanan, Carmel, at 10 a.m. Masks and social distancing will be Early in his career, he proudly served for five years in the U.S. required. Marine Corps, during which time Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital he became a captain. He then went into insurance and, in time, owned or Samaritan’s Purse. Memories may be shared online by visiting his own Allstate agency. He valued serving his clients well. flannerbuchanan.com.

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caucus chair in the Indiana House of Representatives. In 2018, Williams again ran for Hamilton County Clerk, an office she still When Hamilton County Clerk Kathy Kreag holds. Williams learned she was recipient of the Former State. Rep. Tom Saunders presentSagamore of the Waed the award to Williams. AWARD bash award, she said Williams wants to continue servshe was “shocked.” ing Hamilton County by running for “I had no idea. I thought we were clerk again next year when her term going to lunch,” Williams said. “I am expires. If reelected, she said she very humbled and appreciative and plans to retire at age 70 after four honored to have received it.” more years as clerk. The Sagamore of the Wabash is Williams has been a Noblesville Williams one of the state’s highest honors resident her entire life. Outside of and is a personal tribute usually given to work, she is involved with the Hamilton those who have rendered a distinguished County Extension Board, the Hamilton Counservice to the state or to the governor. ty 4-H Council, the Noblesville Lions Club, Williams said she doesn’t know who nom- the Noblesville Kiwanis Club and serves on inated her, but she expects she received the board of the Noblesville High School the award for her 26 years of service in Alumni Association and is co-chair of the the Indiana Statehouse and her 45 years in Hamilton County Bicentennial with Hamilton county government. Williams began workCounty Surveyor Kent Ward. She enjoys ing in the Hamilton County clerk’s office at watching her grandchildren play sports as age 19 and served as deputy clerk. She was well as gardening and collecting antiques. the clerk from 1982 to 1991 and was elected For the full story, visit youarecurrent. state representative for District 29 in 1992. com/?p=203106. She held the seat until 2018. During that time, she also was the Republican majority

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compete in the Central Division with the Chicago Union, Minnesota Windchill, Detroit Mechanic and Madison (Wis.) Radicals. The Rick Gross grew up playing several differ- season typically runs April to July but has ent sports and played baseball for Fishers been delayed until June because of COVID-19 High School. pandemic considerations. The 2020 SPORTS “The wonderful season was canceled because of thing about ultimate the pandemic. Frisbee is a lot of sports translate “I’m missing that competitive (well) to ultimate Frisbee,” Gross itch, especially since in 2019 we said. “You ask a wide variety of went to the championship weekend players and you’ll get a handful of in San Jose,” said Gross, who was different sports — basketball, footselected to play in the 2019 AUDL AllDrumright ball, lacrosse, that kind of stuff.” Star game in Madison, Wis. The Carmel resident has been playing The AlleyCats lost to the New York Empire ultimate disc, or Frisbee, for 11 years. Gross, in the AUDL semifinals in 2019. 29, has played the last several seasons “2020 was going to be an exciting and big with the Indianapolis AlleyCats of the Ameryear for us,” Gross said. “It was a bummer ica Ultimate Disc League. The AlleyCats, a to see it called off.” semi-professional team that plays its home Gross, a 2010 Fishers High School gradugames at Westfield’s Grand Park, will open ate, is getting married May 28. Gross said the season June 4 at home. The AlleyCats his fiancee, Kailee Sweet, and parents travel played half of the 2018 season and the 2019 to away games. season at Grand Park. “She encouraged me to come back and “I didn’t start playing organized ultimate play this year because I was on the fence,” until the summer after I graduated from Gross said. “I picked up disc golf as a hobby. high school,” Gross said. “I saw a bunch She wanted me to play this season.” of people playing at Vincennes University, Gross isn’t sure if he will play beyond 2021. so that’s when they explained to me they “I plan on playing until my body says othplayed on a team, and I played with them erwise,” he said. “I don’t think people unfor one year.” derstand what a toll ultimate puts on your AlleyCats coach Will Drumright, who body. You are running all the time, diving, played the 2014 season with the AlleyCats, hitting the ground.” played a variety of sports but was primarily Drumright, 32, said most of the players a swimmer growing up. are in their 20s. “Soccer and basketball are the two sports “We have a younger roster across the that correlate well because of the athletic board,” Drumright said. “Our average age is movement associated with the sport,” said probably around 24, but across the league Drumright, a Fishers resident. “It’s like socI’d say it’s mid- to late-20s.” cer, because you are constantly moving.” Tickets can be purchased for $11. For The AlleyCats, who play a 12-game season, more, visit myalleycats.com.

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Officials from Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, Clay Township and the City of Carmel gathered May 12 at Carey Grove Park to celebrate renovations completed in January. The park features new playground equipment, year-round bathrooms, a basketball court, permanent outdoor exercise equipment, an expanded parking lot, resurfaced trails and picnic shelters. (Above) Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation and local government officials are joined by several children to cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the renovated Carey Grove Park. (Right) Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard makes remarks before the ribbon cutting. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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reer that Eugenie had in education, it was that her students were the most meaningful part of her job,” Schwartz stated. “She The Carmel High School community is was the type of educator who put her stumourning the loss of an English teacher dents’ needs first so that deep and meanwho died May ingful learning could take place. IN MEMORIAM 15 after a sixShe prided herself on making her month battle courses rigorous and engaging so with cancer. that all students could access their Eugenie Corbin, 50, taught for greatest potential, and she enjoyed 16 years in Carmel Clay Schools, the process of instilling her love of spending the first decade of her learning and reading.” career in Carmel at Creekside MidCorbin, a Fishers resident, Corbin dle School followed by six years at earned a master’s degree in EnCarmel High School. glish Composition and Writing Studies Cary Schwartz, a CHS counselor, defrom IUPUI in 2018. Schwartz said her close scribed Corbin as a “‘Jane-of-all-trades’ in friend considered that “one of her most the world of English.” meaningful accomplishments.” “If there is one great takeaway to be Funeral arrangements were not available gleaned from this long and wonderful caas of press time.

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Carmel Elementary community visits school, shares memories one last time By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As hundreds of visitors poured through the original Carmel Elementary building one last time May 12, Pam Otten warmly greeted nearly everyone who walked past her, sharing smiles and memories with former classmates, co-workers and friends. And for good reason. Otten was in Carmel Elementary’s first fourth-grade class when the school opened in 1961, and she returned on multiple occasions as a student teacher before being hired full time in 1973. She taught at the school until 2008. Otten remembers bees being a nuisance in the school’s earliest days, before the windows had screens. As a teacher, she recalls the challenges of instructing the class through a major renovation project in the late 1980s. “All you could hear all day was the jackhammer,” she said. With so many memories of the building, she said it was a bit difficult to hear that it would be demolished this summer. “It was very bittersweet, but I understand, because it’s old,” she said. “The new building will be a new beginning for Carmel Elementary, and that’s good, too.” Carmel Clay Schools is spending $22.5 million to construct a new, two-story Carmel Elementary building just south of the existing one, which will be torn down soon after the school year ends. The new building will be ready to welcome students to begin the 2021-22 school year in August. The existing school building is the smallest and second oldest in the district. CCS officials decided in 2018 to start anew instead of renovate the aging structure, which has experienced increasing maintenance issues in recent years. Almost to prove their point, the air conditioning wasn’t functioning properly the day of the open house, but that didn’t stop hundreds of current and former teachers, students and parents from walking through the sweltering hallways one last time. Many left their mark by signing their names or leaving messages in permanent marker on the walls or art room floor. Susan Powell Boots attended the open house with her husband, Jim Boots, on their

Carmel Elementary student Marshall Johnston writes his name on the wall. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

the children.” Megan Klinginsmith has been principal at Carmel Elementary for 12 years, with the most recent one presenting the unique challenges of leading a campus through a pandemic while surrounded by construction zones. She said she’ll miss the ease of walking through the hallways and seeing learning taking place in every classroom within a couple of minutes, but she’s eager for opportunities the new school will provide, such as additional space and outdoor learning areas. Though the building will soon be gone, the core of Carmel Elementary will remain the same, Klinginsmith said. “Carmel Elementary is such a special school. We’re going to take that great history right into the new building,” she said. “This is definitely not goodbye. This is just the start of our new adventure.” ON THE COVER: Current and former Carmel Elementary students, teachers and parents gather at the original campus May 12 in advance of its demolition at the conclusion of the school year. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

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42nd anniversary. It seemed a fitting place to celebrate, as the couple met as fourthgrade students on the Carmel Elementary playground. “I can still remember him coming up,” Susan said. “I was on the swing, and he came up and said, ‘Hi, I’m Jim.’” While reminiscing at the event about her days in Phyllis Rockhill’s class, Susan ran into her former teacher in the hallway. Rockhill, a 1942 Carmel High School graduate, was one of the original teachers at Carmel Elementary and taught there until retiring in 1980. The town of Carmel was small back in the school’s first days but the classes were

large, Rockhill said. Now 96 years old, Rockhill said she enjoyed visiting with some of her former students as she walked through the school one last time. “I’m just glad to see some of them,” said Rockhill, who still lives in Carmel. Bill York, who served as Carmel Elementary’s principal from 1969 to 1971 and again from 1994 until his retirement in 2000, said many elements of the building still looked similar to his days at the school. “I’m sorry to see the actual Carmel Elementary going to the wayside, but I’m thrilled about the new one,” York said. “I’m quite optimistic it’s going to be something bigger and better. I think it will be great for

Carmel Elementary isn’t the only Carmel Clay Schools building that will close at the end of the school year. The district’s oldest campus, Orchard Park Elementary, will also close this week. Built in 1955, the school in Home Place last underwent a major renovation in 1992 and is outdated compared to most CCS buildings. CCS is replacing Orchard Park with Clay Center Elementary 5 miles to the northwest. District officials have met with city officials and other interested parties to discuss the future of the building, but no final decisions have been made. Options previously mentioned for the site include using it as a community center, park or facility for adult education. The district plans to hold an Orchard Park tribute event on Sept. 19.

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Commentary by Terry Anker If others don’t care what we think, why do they care so much about what we think? It is a bit of a paradox. We live in a world of abundant open mindedness. In fact, we have come to be one of the most tolerant societies ever to inhabit this planet. We find toleration in, or at least choose to overlook, all manner of behaviors that would have put our progenitors on edge. Language, dating, family structures, personal freedoms and restrictions on personal freedoms — each are redefined at a previously unmatched pace. Many of us take considerable pride in our ethos. We signal our superiority because we live and let live. Good. We signal our superiority because we are the vanguard of the oppressed. Again, good. Still, we struggle mightily with disagreement. Our considerable understanding of differences ends when someone challenges our own impassioned and deeply held views. The battle cry is, “You are fat and stupid. Nobody cares what you think,” along with, “And, if you say it again, I’ll burn down your house!” Somehow, the inconsistency is overlooked. Is there great concern or no interest? It is all very confusing. We are lucky to live in an age when there are more people and longer stretches of less war than enjoyed by any previous generation. Is this time devoid of opportunity for improvement? Clearly, no. But even if one is inclined to believe that a utopia can be achieved, failing to reach perfection doesn’t necessarily equate with terrible outcomes. Can we learn to be tolerant of people who don’t tolerate like us? Can we tolerate the tolerators? Civil society, like most institutions today, is being reexamined. Is it a silly veneer of politeness that conceals ill intent? Or is it a philosophy that allows for fervent disagreement without the too-often violence and abuse that follows?

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Green House Cottages features a custom kitchen and dining area in each building. (Submitted photo)

one big, happy family,” Langston said. “The intent is to make it feel like you are still at home as much as possible versus feeling like you are in an actual hospital or nursing home.” Each house has a communal great room, fireplace, full-service kitchen, comfortable dining space, outdoor patio, library, fully equipped physical therapy center and salon. Each building has three certified nursing assistants starting the day, two certified nursing assistants in the evening and one overnight. For more, visit greenhouseseniorliving.com.

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InCycle Strength owner Cathy Miller demonstrates how to use equipment. (Submitted photo)

the class before the pandemic. “We had limited this entire year to 10 people, and many times we didn’t even have that,” Miller said. “We stayed open, but it wasn’t easy, just as it hasn’t been easy for a lot of businesses.” InCycle Strength offers TRX, or Total Resistance Exercises, along with strength circuit training and core strength training. Classes include barre fusion, using a typical ballet bar. In June, InCycle Strength will add a mat Pilates stretch and strength class. For more, incycleindy.com.

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Many of Myers’ patients either have no insurance or have insurance but with a high deductible. The membership is $75 monthly for adults and $35 for children. She offers testing for strep throat, mononucleosis, COVID-19 and offers EKGs and women’s health services. She also can help with allergy testing, food allergy testing, genetic testing, anxiety, depression and insomnia. “I allow people to take charge of their health a little more and do what they need to do,” she said. For more, visit coolcreekfamilyhealth.com.

Carmel Cares transitions focus By Ashleigh Swan news@currentincarmel.com Throughout May, the City of Carmel has supported mental health awareness through an initiative MENTAL HEALTH set up by Carmel Cares. Carmel Cares was created in 2020 to encourage the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the program is supporting other initiatives. During May, Carmel Cares recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month by featuring a different group each week on social media, the city’s newsletter and on the screens in Midtown. Groups supporting mental health recognized during the month so far include the Carmel Youth Assistance Program, Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation and the Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council. During the final week, City of Carmel employees are encouraged to wear green to support the initiative. “We want to emphasize the importance of our city employees and how much they have helped during COVID,” said Kelli Prader, a project manager in the city’s communi-

From left, Carmel City Council President Sue Finkam and Vice President Kevin Rider support Mental Health Awareness Month by wearing green ribbons. (Submitted photo)

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IU Health North Hospital celebrated the vibrant life of Joe Schwarz May 17 by unveiling two sculptures created IU HEALTH in his honor at the new IU Health North Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center. The sculptures, titled “The Spark of Ambition” and “Sharing Hope,” depict Schwarz’s humble beginnings as a shoeshine boy in New York and Schwarz as an adult later in life, when he enjoyed feeding birds on the beach. Schwarz moved to the U.S. from Argentina when he was a child, and then in the 1960s he moved to Indianapolis and became a wealthy hotel and apartment developer. He died in March 2018 after battling throat cancer. To honor his memory, his wife, Shelly Schwarz, who now lives in Longboat Key, Fla., donated $10 million to IU Health North in Carmel to help with the hospital’s new cancer center. She also donated the sculptures. The sculptures were the last installations created by J. Seward Johnson before he died in March 2020. Johnson is the artist of many lifelike sculptures seen in downtown Carmel. “The Spark of Ambition” sculpture, which depicts Schwarz as a child and shoe shiner, was created to represent skill and innocence. The “Sharing Hope” sculpture represents joy and celebration of life. The statues are in the new Cornerstone Garden at the Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center. The Cornerstone Garden is a new green space serving as a respite for patients, family members and IU Health team members. Since opening in early 2020, the cancer center has seen more than 14,000 patient visits. During the pandemic, the center remained open and created curbside lab appointments where patients could remain

Shelly Schwarz pauses by the “Sharing Hope” sculpture, which depicts her late husband walking on the beach feeding the birds. (Submitted photo)

in their cars while staff took blood samples to monitor the progress of the patient’s treatment. The center also implemented virtual visits. “What we have here is just an amazing facility and also just an amazing place for care,” said Doug Puckett, president of IU Health Indianapolis Suburban Region. “It is exceeding expectations. It is tremendous for me to see the care and hear the stories of not only the quality of care, but the experience that our patients are having. We are really excited about this facility and what we are able to do.”

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GHDT returns with ‘Live!’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The title of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s new show speaks for itself. It is simply “Live!” PERFORMANCES The show features GHDT’s return to The Tarkington in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel for the first time since October 2020. The performances, set for 7 p.m. June 3-5, features GHDT’s more endearing and lighthearted pieces. “We went back into our repertoire and pulled a lot of fun and comic pieces,” Hancock said. “We wanted to be light and fun and entertaining — not heavy, not about COVID, not about isolation. We want people to laugh and enjoy music and dance. There is a lot of humor and upbeat, energetic pieces.” Hancock said the productions usually aren’t a collection of past pieces. “It’s usually a bigger-story ballet.” The show has seven different pieces that aren’t related in any way, Hancock said. Hancock said he hopes the dancers won’t have to wear face masks but is awaiting new guidelines from the Center for the Performing Arts. “As far as we know, social distancing and masks are still in place for the audience,” he said. “Things are changing every day.” Capacity is still limited to 25 percent, but that might change by late May, Hancock said. There was a live performance in October 2020 with social-distanced seating at The Tarkington. “We had a specific piece where we had no partnering,” Hancock said. “The dancers didn’t touch. That was the last time we were live, so this is our return to the theater, which we are excited about.” The 2020 show centered more on emotions people felt during the pandemic. Dancer Abbie Lessaris said GHDT did a collaboration with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra in March with eight dancers appearing in one piece.

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Olivia Payton will perform in “Live!” for Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. (Photo by Lydia Moody)

“We were just a small part of it, but we got a little taste of the live audience for nine minutes,” Lessaris said. “Many of our supporters did come to that show, but we’re excited to be back to The Tarkington with our patrons and our families cheering us on in the audience.” Lessaris performed with GHDT in “The Nutcracker” when she was 10 years old in 2006. She enrolled as a student of the Academy of GHDT when it opened in 2009. “What is so wonderful about Gregory’s company is we are always bouncing back and forth between dark and dramatic and humorous and light,” Lessaris said. “Our show before we got shut down was ‘Once Upon A Time” (in February 2020), which was fairy tales, so that was fun and humorous.” Her favorite piece is “Communion Girls,” a four-minute piece of three little girls dressed for their first Holy Communion. “One girl slowly starts dancing and having fun and then the other two girls join in,” Lessaris said. “It’s very playful and allows us to tap into our inner-kid a little bit.” Lessaris said eight company dancers and a company intern will perform. There

will be 10 students doing two sections separate from the company dancers. The productions, which include livestreams, have been more serious. “Given we have all gone through and (are) still going through this hard time in the world, it’s good to have a lighthearted show,” she said. After shutting down in March 2020, the dancers returned in August and have worked consistently. “We’ve been able to keep them employed and everyone has stayed healthy,” Hancock said. “The school has stayed healthy. We’ve been strict with all our guidelines.” Hancock said he expects a rebuilding process for arts organizations. “It’s going to be a challenge for arts to rebound,” he said. “I don’t think it’s going to be the quick, ‘We’re open, and everybody can come back.’ It’s going to be reeducating people and letting people be comfortable. I think we’re still in for a challenging few years.” Hancock said the motto for the year has been flexibility and adaptability. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

ATI, Feinstein’s to partner editorial@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana will partner with Feinstein’s at the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel in presenting local and national entertainers once a month from June through October. ATI kicked off live performances at Feinstein’s in March as part of the first dinner cabaret at the venue. ATI will present Katy Gentry as its guest in June. Gentry brings her powerhouse voice to perform “Strings of My Heart — The Judy Songbook” in a tribute to Judy Garland for a one-night only event at Feinstein’s at 7:30 p.m. June 24. Feinstein’s celebrated its official grand opening May 13. Gentry, joins a trio of award-winning musicians, including Greg Wolff (fellow ATI alumni and master percussionist), Bethany Robinson (Indiana Jazz Educator of the Year and leader in the guest artist partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center), and Orchard School’s faculty member and music director Dustin Klein to weave Garland’s signature sound and songs with stories and some musical surprises of her own. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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Artist’s paintings bloom in flowery exhibit By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Bobbi K. Samples has always been drawn to the arts. An accomplished dancer, she has owned a dance studio and ART was, for many years, a freelance choreographer. But these days, she is an accomplished oil painter — a skill she learned nearly 20 years ago at a somewhat unlikely age. “I have always enjoyed art. However, I didn’t start Samples painting until around 2004 and was in my mid-50s,” Samples said. “A good friend and professional artist, Maggie Shively, asked me about taking a lesson. I took two lessons and painted 85 paintings my first year. I was hooked. “My background in art until then had been in dance, so this was a new artistic expression.” And a new passion. A Noblesville resident, Samples has immersed herself in her work ever since those initial lessons. She is a showcase artist with Nickel Plate Arts in Noblesville, is a member of its board of directors and has an exhibit on display at the Meyer Najem Gallery in Fishers, 11787 Lantern Rd. Samples’ exhibit, “Come on, Spring! Indiana Wildflowers!” opened April 5 and continues through the end of June. The display features colorful paintings of wildflowers, ranging from buttercups to sunflowers to purple phlox, on canvases of various sizes. It can be viewed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or can be viewed on Nickel Plate Arts’ virtual exhibits page at nickelplatearts.org. “Obviously, this exhibit is showcasing Indiana wildflowers, and I thought everyone needed spring as much as me, considering the year we all had,” Samples said. “I like taking small flowers and making them very large.” Samples works exclusively with oil paint and is renowned for her layers of bright, bold colors. “I paint large gallery wrap canvases,” she said. “The sides of the canvas are always a part of the painting. I use both brush and knife. I usually start with a brush and finish with a knife for lots of texture and depth.

Paintings of Indiana wildflowers are showcased in Noblesville artist Bobbi K. Samples’ exhibit “Come on, Spring! Indiana Wildflowers!” at the Meyer Najem Gallery in Fishers. (Submitted photo)

“All of my paintings are finished with a glazing medium as well.” Samples, who has lived in Noblesville for 20 years with her husband, John Wayne Samples, also owns her own business, The Safety Firm — an OSHA-certified safety and health training consulting company that works with manufacturing and construction firms. “I also do a significant amount of safety training for the Indiana and Kentucky chambers of commerce,” she said. “I have done this for over 25 years.” Although running the business is her occupation, creating works of art is her passion. She is conducting a public reception for her exhibit from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 5 at the Meyer Najem Gallery. Admission is free, and all of the displayed art will be available for purchase. “I want people to feel happy and encouraged,” Samples said of her exhibit. “I want them to see the beauty of our state through these wildflowers. Flowers make me happy, and the colors are beautiful. Many people see my work and say, ‘Wow, look at those colors.’ I think this show will have the same result. “I hope the show brings them some joy.”

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The Nickel Plate Arts Maker Faire will showcase the works of our talented local artisans and makers on the downtown Noblesville Courthouse Square. Come peruse a variety of handmade goods, craft art, jewelry, home decor, and more.

‘Where’s Amy?’ is a photo column by Amy Pauszek, a society girl and film producer and partner with Ever Film Productions, LLC. She may be reached at aepaws1@comcast.net.

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Where’s Amy attends Feinstein/Manchester concert Where’s Amy was back in action for the year’s first Center Presents concert with Michael Feinstein and Melissa Manchester in the matinee show May 15 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The audience enjoyed a magical night of live music ending with a standing ovation. Above, concert attendees Tomisue Hilbert (Carmel), Kevin Jennings (Carmel) and Ashley Ulbricht (Carmel). Right, Melissa Manchester and Michael Feinstein receive a standing ovation (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

June 4, 6–9 p.m. View the “Process: The Healing Power of Art” exhibit in our Judge Stone House gallery, enjoy a drink from the cash bar, snack on a variety of refreshments, then stroll over to our Stephenson House gallery for a special showcase of photography by Frederick Durham. Enjoy beautiful jazz music by Monika Herzig and Peter Kienle (monikaherzig.com). Meet members of Wear Orange and Moms Demand Action and create your own Soul Box to be part of our exhibit.

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Process: The Healing Power of Art May 7-Jun 26; Wed.–Fri., Noon–5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

SHOWCASE EXHIBIT Frederick Durham “Streets of Gold” June 4-26, Wed.–Fri., Noon–5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Reception: June 12, 5-8 p.m.

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Monday Night Drawing Class May 24-Aug 2** (10 sessions*); 7–9 p.m. | Cost: $120 Monday Oil Painting 201 May 24-Aug 2** (10 sessions*), 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Cost: $150 Wednesday Teen and Tween Drawing Class May 26- July 28 (10 sessions*), 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Cost: $100 Wednesday Oil Painting 201 May 26-July 28 (10 sessions*), 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Cost: $150

2021 Adventures in Art Summer Camp for Noblesville Residents July 12-16 or July 19-23 Nickel Plate Arts is partnering with Noblesville Township Trustee Office to offer free week-long summer camps this July! Registration

required: Limit of 20 campers per session. Camp Schedule (projects change daily) 11 a.m.-Noon Mini Artists (age 4-6) 1-2 p.m. Little Artists (age 7-9) 3-4 p.m. Tween Artists (age 10-12) Register at nickelplatearts.org/ classes/camps.

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Bobbi Samples “Come on, Spring! Indiana Wildflowers!” April-June; Meyer Najem Building Reception: June 5, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Craig Mullins & Sherry Haines "Neighbors” April-June; Hub & Spoke Design Center, Reception: June 18, 5-8:30 p.m.

ZIONSVILLE BUSINESS, CIVIC LEADER RECEIVES HONOR AT PALLADIUM Caravan Classes Happy Babies (& Tots) Online Thursdays at 10am Wednesday Art Classes $15 per session 4:30–5:30 p.m.: After-school Art 5:30–6:30 p.m.: Teen Art caravanclasses@gmail.com or call 765-557-1969 CEA (Community Education Arts) Callout for “Summer's Sizzle” Original artwork, poetry/short prose, and music Deadline June 9 cearts.org/arts-showcase/

From left, Center for the Performing Arts President/CEO Jeffrey McDermott, Rollie Dick, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, Cheri Dick and Great American Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis cut the ribbon at the Palladium’s renovated Founders Club. Longtime business and civic leader Rollie Dick, a Zionsville resident, was honored May 16 at the event. Dick and his wife, Cheri, contributed to the project. Brainard was in attendance and Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director Michael Feinstein performed briefly for the couple. McDermott and Great American Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis unveiled a portrait of Rollie Dick commissioned from artist Pamela Bliss to hang in the space. (Photo by Bill Crawford/Harbor Pictures Co.)

Fishers Arts Council Art Gallery at City Hall, Fishers FREE Fishers Arts Council opens the Art Gallery at City Hall every Saturday from 10am-12pm during the Fishers Farmers Market.

Reception for “Stepping Back” by Romeo Zivoin FREE | Friday, June 11, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artist on display at the Art Gallery at City Hall and enjoy live music by Crossing Bridges. Some artwork will be available for purchase. More info: bit.ly/fishersevents Hamilton county artists' association (HCAA) Kids Art Camp June 7-10, 9-11 a.m.; 1:30-3:30 p.m. $45 per child per session Grades 1st-8th Class Sizes: 18-20 children in each session hcaa-in.org High Frequency Arts Spring Artist Open House & Reception: June 18, 5-8:30 p.m.

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The Noblesville Farmers Market is proud of our diverse and unique vendor base. All market vendors produce the products they sell! From honey, to fresh meat, to flowers to candles, the Noblesville Farmers Market has something for everyone! Main Street Block Party June 5, 7-11 p.m. The Main Street Block Party is a family-friendly event that will include live music, food trucks, a beer garden, giant games and more! It’s held in downtown Noblesville. More info: noblesvillemainstreet.org White River Sound Every Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Ivy Tech in Lawrence More info: whiteriversoundchorus.org

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 12819 E. New Market St., Carmel What to get: Chicken & waffle Price: $10.99 Anna’s take: I had never been to Sahm’s Ale House, which is nestled in the Village of West Clay in Carmel, but I’m sure glad I visited. I went for brunch on a Sunday and ordered the chicken & waffle, which is not something I would typically order but I was craving something savory and sweet. The dish is a homemade waffle made with bacon and cheddar cheese and topped with

The chicken & waffle at Sahm’s Ale House in the Village of West Clay is savory and sweet. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

cinnamon honey butter, Nashville chicken tenders and maple syrup. I ordered a side of hash browns and also a piece of coffee cake, which, although rather small, was quite delicious. I was very impressed with the quality of the food for the price, and I would suggest strolling around the Village of West Clay afterward to see the beautiful houses, or stop by Danny Boy Beer Works, also in West Clay, for a flight of beer to top off brunch.

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DISPATCH City of Carmel seeks mural artist — The City of Carmel and its Public Art Advisory Committee, in partnership with the Indiana Arts Commission, seeks an experienced artist to create a mural in the breezeway of Sophia Square located at W. Main Street and 2nd Ave. The 18-foot by 15-foot mural will be

on three to four large panels and mounted to the space above the stairs in the parking garage. The work should beautify the stairwell and include bright colors. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. June 3, 2021. Visit the City of Carmel’s website to apply and learn more about the Sophia Square Breezeway project.

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Livin’ easy in outdoors comfort Commentary by Bill Bernard According to the Farmer’s Almanac, it’s safe to assume that the unseasonably cold temperatures have REMODELING come and gone. It’s well past time to start enjoying the outdoor living spaces around your home. Pictured here is a deck and patio project we recently completed. When we were invited to help transform this family’s backyard, the existing spaces included a small wood deck adjacent to their screen porch and a fire ring that was separated from the deck by a generous portion of lawn. The new design starts with a linear pergola that separates the existing driveway from the outdoor living spaces and creates a gateway to the new deck. The new deck is large enough to comfortably accommodate a table and chairs for dining, and it’s directly connected to the existing screen

porch. Stepping down from the deck is a new paver patio designed for a grouping of comfortable chairs and end tables. Extending off the far corner of the paver patio is a circular crushed stone patio that is centered around a natural stone boulder fire feature. With the combination of the fire feature, the crushed stone underfoot and the Adirondack chairs, it’s hard not to want to slow down, stop and take a break. I’m sure there’s a pitcher of lemonade somewhere nearby. Let us help you create a space where the livin’ is easy. Stay home, be moved.

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Long and short of it Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt At some point, you learned the word “antidisestablishmentarianism.” You may not know what it means, but at least you know it. Never GRAMMAR GUY mind that it has to do with people who wanted to maintain the Anglican Church’s status as the official Church of England in the 1800s — it has 12 syllables! That’s a word worth knowing! The longest word in the English language weighs in at 45 letters and 19 syllables. Appearing in the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,” and means “a lung disease caused by breathing in tiny pieces of volcanic dust.” The disease already had a name (silicosis), but in 1935, the National Puzzlers’ League wanted to coin a new longest word to replace the puny 23-letter word “electrophotomicrographically” as the longest word the League recognized. There’s actually a word for unusually long, multisyllabic words: “sesquipedalian.” The word “sesquipedalian” is itself

sesquipedalian. As a noun, a person can be considered a sesquipedalian if they are prone to using super long words. While many people feel smarter using long words, my floccinaucinihilipilification (the act of deciding that something is of little value) ended in my harsh judgment of others’ circumlocution. Personally, I’m abstentious when it comes to using long words, as it discombobulates my aversion to grandiloquent, superfluous fastidiousness. Now, before you festinate (hurry) to accuse me of being sententious (preachy) about sesquipedalian words, this farcical diatribe is no legerdemain (sleight of hand). What I’m trying to say here is that, in my opinion, using unnecessarily long words obfuscates (obscures) your message.

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DISPATCHES Driving on empty – Consistently driving your car with low fuel can cause damage to the fuel pump. The electric fuel pump is cooled by the gas in the tank. If you frequently drive around with low fuel, the pump may not be cooled enough and may fail. An occasional low gas warning won’t hurt anything. Just be sure not to be a repeat offender or you may pay at the repair shop later. Source: FamilyHandyman.com

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M. (Photo by Don Knebel)

History of Georgia O’Keeffe Commentary by Don Knebel There are many great reasons to visit Santa Fe, N.M., the most distinctive of our state capitals. A museum feaTRAVEL turing the works of Georgia O’Keeffe is among the best of those reasons. Georgia O’Keefe, who died in Santa Fe in 1986 at age 98, has been called the “Mother of American modernism.” During her long career, she created more than 2,000 paintings, about 200 of them involving flowers. One of the flower paintings, entitled “Jimson Weed/ White Flower No. 1,” sold at auction in 2014 for $44,405,000, establishing the still-existing record for a work of art by a female artist. More than 150 of her paintings, along with hundreds of photographs and other works, are housed in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, established in Santa Fe soon after her death. Many of the displayed paintings depict scenes from New Mexico, which she began visiting in 1929, including those of animal skulls, one of her favorite subjects. The most famous paintings in the museum, many of them very large, depict all or parts

of flowers. During her life, critics claimed that some of these flower paintings intentionally evoked female genitalia. That claim was enhanced by the contemporaneous exhibition of nude photos of her by Alfred Stieglitz, her lover and then husband, and her own explicit paintings of nude women. Although she denied the claim, its plausibility is established by simply looking at some of the works on display in the museum, including a 1919 oil on board called, “Series I/ White and Blue Flower Shapes.” You can see examples of Ms. O’Keeffe’s paintings locally at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries at Newfields, which features a counterpart of the record-setting “Jimson Weed,” and at the Eiteljorg Museum. But if you want to see the most provocative of her paintings, you will have to go to Santa Fe.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Carmel 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 sale of 24 used police vehicles. All Bids should be sent to the office of: City Clerk, City of Carmel, One Civic Square, Carmel Indiana 46032, no later than 10:00am local time, June 2nd 2021. Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting, at 10:00am June 2nd 2021, in the Council Chambers at Carmel City hall, One Civic Square, Carmel Indiana. NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The bid envelope must be sealed and have the words “Used Police Car Bid” in the lower left-hand corner of the bid envelop. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any formalities or irregularities in any bid or bidding procedures. All vehicles must be purchased in a one cost package-no exceptions will be made. However, all bids must include a list containing a price per vehicle, even though all 24 used police vehicles will be purchased together in a one price bid. A copy of the vehicles for sale may be obtained by contacting the Carmel Police Department, listed below. Blaine Mallaber, Carmel Police Department 317-571-2548 bmallaber@carmel.in.gov

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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: 16-ENG-37 – Roundabout Improvements 116th Street and Range Line Road 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 the office of the Clerk Treasurer, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana (City Hall) 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 Wednesday June 16th, 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. 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 – 16-ENG-37 – Roundabout Improvements 116th Street and Range Line Road” 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: Roundabout construction at Range Line Road and 116th Street, roundabout construction at Range Line Road and Medical Drive, and corridor improvements along Range Line Road from 116th Street to Carmel Drive including mill and resurfacing, storm sewer installation, shared-use path and sidewalk construction, driveway construction, lighting, and landscaping. Contract Documents for the Project have been assembled into one bound project manual, which together with drawings, may be examined at the following locations: City of Carmel Department of Engineering - 1st Floor One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 571-2441 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. A pre-bid conference for discussions of the Project, the bidding requirements and other important matters will be held on Wednesday June 2nd, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. EST in the Caucus Room on the 2nd Floor of City Hall (One Civic Square). All prospective bidders are invited to attend the pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference is not mandatory. For special accommodations needed by handicapped individuals planning to attend the pre-bid conference or 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 5-22-182 Sue Wolfgang Clerk

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE No. Z-668-21 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 7th day of June, 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for Rezone, PUD Amendment, & Plat Amendment for Lots 324 & 325 in Jackson’s Grant, Section 7 in order to add approximately 0.5 acres of land to lots 324 & 325. The 0.5-acre subject site is located directly South of 523 Cornwall Court, Carmel, IN 46032 that will become parts of lots 324 and 325 Jackson’s Grant Section 7 with the Silvara PUD. The 0.5-acre parcel is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-09-34-00-00008.001. Republic Development is the Petitioner, and the subject Real Estate is currently zoned S1/Residential. Ordinance Number Z-668-21 seeks approval to rezone the 0.5-acre parcel to the Silvara PUD / Planned Unit Development to become parts of lots 324 and 325 Jackson’s Grant Section 7. The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2417, under Docket No. PZ-2021-00065, PZ-2021-00066 & PZ-2021-00067 and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council as it may find necessary. This notice prepared by Stoeppelwerth & Associates, Inc., 7965 E 106th Street, Fishers, IN, Phone: 317849-5942.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA ORDINANCE No. Z-667-21 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, meeting on the 7th day of June, 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at their regular meeting place in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for Rezone to PUD/Planned Unit Development approval for Bedford Falls PUD in order to develop approximately 34 single-family detached dwellings. The subject real estate consists of approximately 16.87 acres and is generally located south of 146th Street, east of Westchase, west of Ballantrae and Ponds West and north of Kingsborough. The property address is 947 W. 146th Street and 0. W. 146th Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032 and is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Numbers 17-09-22-00-00-005.001, 17-09-2200-00-006.001, 17-09-22-00-00-007.000, and 17-09-22-00-00-008.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”). Less Impact Development LLC is the Petitioner and the subject Real Estate is currently zoned S-1 and R-3 / Residential. Ordinance Number Z-667-21 seeks approval to rezone 16.87 acres to PUD/Planned Unit Development in order to develop approximately 34 single-family detached dwellings. The proposal details are on file at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2417, under Docket No. PZ-2021-00036 PUD: Bedford Falls PUD Rezone and may be viewed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed request are also on file for examination at the Office of the City Clerk, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317/571-2440. Interested persons appearing at the hearing for this matter shall have the right to be heard or may file written comments prior to the hearing. In addition, the hearing may be continued by the City Council as it may find necessary. CITY OF CARMEL, CLERK OF THE CITY Sue Wolfgang This notice prepared by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46240, Phone: 317/569-9600 on behalf of Less Impact Development LLC.

Public Notice A public hearing for Sewer Use Ordinance No. 5-10-2021 Section 11 – Fees will be held on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the TriCo Regional Sewer Utility office at 7236 Mayflower Park Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077. SEWER USE ORDINANCE NO. 5-10-2021 Section 11 - Fees Failure to clean the device within 5 business days: This Ordinance regulates the connection to and use of public and 1st Violation NOV with a $100 fee NOV with a $500 fee and a $100 fee per day starting the day after private sewers and drains, the installation and connection of building 2nd Violation NOV with a $200 fee the additional 5 days of noncompliance sewers, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the sewerage 3rd Violation system of the TRICO REGIONAL SEWER UTILITY. Section 11 provides 3rd Violation NOV with a $400 fee NOV with a $1,000 fee and 5 business days to clean the device rates and charges for violations thereof. 4th Violation NOV and Board review for enforcement. Failure to clean the device within 5 business days: SECTION 11 – Fees NOV with a $500 fee and a $100 fee per day starting the day after All Notices of Violation and Fees are to remain on record for an 11.8 Failure to Provide Reports to the Utility: 18-month rolling calendar for the purpose of determining the level for the the additional 5 days of noncompliance Violation NOV and 48 hours to submit the 4th Violation Notice of Violation. Therefore, all violations will be in effect for 18 months report. NOV and Board review for enforcement starting the day of initial violation. On the day after the 18th month, the 11.4 Violation for Exceeding the Utility’s Specified Capacity Limits violation will then be removed if all outstanding violation fees have been Failure to provide the report within NOV with a $100 fee and an adfor Pretreatment Device Capacity of the Interior Grease Trap: paid in full and no further violations of the same type have occurred. 48 hours. ditional 48 hours to submit the 1st Violation 11.1 No FOG Pretreatment Device at a FOG Facility: report. NOV with a $200 fee and 24 hours to clean the device Failure to submit the report within NOV with a $200 fee and a $100 NOV issued and 30 days to install a pretreatment Violation Failure to clean the device within 24 hours: the additional 48 hours fee per day of noncompliance. device. No Fee. NOV with a $500 fee and additional 24 hours to clean the device 2nd NOV with a $500 fee with an additional 15 days Failure to clean the device after 48 hours: Failure to Install 11.9 Refusal to Open Pretreatment Device or Allow Entry for to install the pretreatment device. NOV with an additional $1000 fee and $100 fee per day of Inspection: Failure to install 3rd NOV with a $1,000 fee and a $100 fee per noncompliance 1st Violation NOV with a $500 fee 2nd Violation after additional day of violation starting the day after the 15th day NOV with a $400 fee and 24 hours to clean the device 2nd Violation NOV with a $1,000 fee 15-day deadline additional deadline ends. Failure to clean the device within 24 hours: 3rd Violation NOV and Board review for enforcement. 11.2 Violation of Cleaning Schedule for Grease Traps, Interceptors, NOV with a $500 fee and a $100 fee per day of noncompliance or Oil-ate 3rd Violation 11.10 FOG Modification Fee: Separators: NOV with a $1,000 fee and 24 hours to clean the device The Modification Request Form fee is fifty dollars ($50) Failure to clean the device within 24 hours: 11.11 Inflow and Infiltration Fees: 1st Violation NOV with a $100 fee and 24 hours to clean the device NOV with a $1000 fee and a $100 fee per day of noncompliance Initial inflow and infiltration inspection - No charge. 2nd Violation NOV with a $200 fee and 24 hours to clean the device 4th Violation Re-inspection, if necessary - $100.00. Such charge(s) are due and NOV and Board review for enforcement 3rd Violation NOV with a $400 fee and 24 hours to clean the device payable upon invoice. 11.5 Failure to Report an Accidental FOG Discharge: For all customers, a $20 per month sewer surcharge shall be 4th Violation NOV and Board review for enforcement NOV with a $100 fee per day from the date of discharge. imposed beginning thirty (30) days after the sale of the property if the I/I 11.6 Samples Determined to be Over the Limit of FOG Discharge: certification of compliance is not on file with the Utility, thirty (30) days 11.3 Violation for Exceeding the Utility’s Specified Capacity Limits for the Interceptor or Oil Water Separator: 1st Violation NOV with a $200 fee and 5 business days to clean the device Failure to clean the device within 5 business days: NOV with a $500 fee and 5 additional business days to clean the device Failure to clean the device after the second 5-day deadline: NOV with an additional $500 fee and $100 fee per day of noncompliance 2nd Violation NOV with a $400 fee and 5 business days to clean the device

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION Docket No. PZ-2021-00073 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Plan Commission will conduct a meeting on the 15th day of June, 2021 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, One Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2021-00073 (Albany Village Primary Plat) (the “Request”). The parcel that is the subject of the Request consist of approximately 36.7 acres, with a common address of 14407 Shelborne Road, Carmel, IN 46074, is generally located at the southeast intersection of 146th Street and Shelborne Road and is identified by the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-09-20-00-00-001.000 (the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is zoned pursuant to the Albany Village PUD Ordinance Number Z-666-21 and the Applicant, Lamb Property Developer, LLC, has filed the Request seeking to primary plat approval for total of 82 lots on the Real Estate for a residential community to be known as “Albany Village” consisting of both single family detached homes (36 lots) and two-family attached paired villas (46 lots). A copy of the Request that is described above and the accompanying plans are on file for examination at the Department of Community Services, Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, telephone 317-571-2417. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the Request, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary. CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Plan Commission Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT LAMB PROPERTY DEVELOPER, LLC Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106 Email: jims@nf-law.com and jon@nf-law.com

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Public Notice of Construction Activity Epcon Carmel, LLC (500 Stonehenge Parkway, Dublin, OH 43017) is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge stormwater from construction activities associated with the The Courtyards of Carmel, Section 1 project located at the northeast corner of 136th Street and Keystone Avenue, Carmel, IN and is scheduled to commence July 2021. Runoff from the project site will discharge to Southwest through existing storm sewer infrastructure under Keystone Avenue to Cool Creek. Questions or comments regarding this project should be directed to Paul Munoz with Epcon Carmel, LLC.

Public Notice A public hearing for Sewer User Rate Ordinance No. 5-10-2021-R will be held on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the TriCo Regional Sewer Utility office at 7236 Mayflower Park Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077. The TriCo Regional Sewer Utility desires to keep Single family residence/unit $33.51 (Non-Sufficient Funds) shall be charged in the amount Residential lots previously containing a dwelling monthly user charges unchanged and increase the Apartment or trailer court/unit $25.13 of $30.00 per check. that was connected to the Utility’s sanitary sewers Utility Wide Connection Fee by 5%. Duplexes $67.03 Section 3. Any current charges on the monthly and having paid a monthly sewer service billing are ORDINANCE NO. 05-10-2021-R Triplexes $100.54 user invoice that remain unpaid after the listed exempt from the connection charge in the event the An ordinance establishing Utility wide schedule Commercial: due date shall be assessed a late fee. The late fee dwelling is demolished, and new residential dwelling of monthly user rates, late fees, connection fees, Retail establishment: assessed will be 10% of the unpaid current charges. built on the same real estate. interceptor fees, application fees, reinspection fees First 3 employees $33.51 This fee will be added to the following month’s user Section 7. Utility Wide Interceptor Fee and charges to be collected from the owners of Each additional employee $8.37 invoice. In addition to the connection charge set forth property served by the sewage works of the Utility and Gasoline service station: Section 4. A Reinspection fee of $100.00 shall be above based upon EDU’s there is also due prior to matters connected therewith, replacing Ordinance With car wash facilities $75.46 charged to the property owner for each reinspection the receipt of a permit, an interceptor fee of Four 05-11-2020, W/O car wash facilities $50.30 if a property fails an inspection or requires more than Thousand Seventy-five Dollars ($4,075.00) per acre. WHEREAS, based upon the Utility’s Capital Restaurants, drive-ins and taverns with eating two inspections. Residential lots previously containing a dwelling Project Master Plan, it is advisable to update fees and/or drinking facilities: Section 5. An application fee of One Hundred Fifty that was connected to the Utility’s sanitary sewers previously established pursuant to Ordinance 05-11First 2 employees $33.51 Dollars ($150.00) per EDU, up to a maximum of Three and having paid a monthly sewer service billing are 2020; and Each additional employee $11.05 Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per permit, is due and exempt from the interceptor fee in the event the WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to Laundromats – per washer $24.41 payable at the time of submittal or issuance of the dwelling is demolished, and new residential dwelling increase the Utility Wide Connection Fee, Car wash, manual – per bay $75.46 connection permit. Requested revisions to previously built on the same real estate. Lots and parcels that Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of Professional Office: issued permits shall be considered a new permit and are part of a Utility neighborhood sewer extension Trustees of TriCo Regional Sewer Utility, Indiana: First 2 employees $33.51 shall be subject to the application fee of $150.00. project in which local sewer charges are assessed by Section 1. Schedule of Monthly User Charges, Each additional employee $11.05 Section 6. Utility Wide Connection Fee ordinance are also exempt. Metered Users: User Charge Government/Institutional: School/student: Prior to receiving a permit to connect to the sewer Section 8. Prior Connection, Interceptor, and Treatment Rate: First 25 students $33.51 works for the Utility, the owner, lessee, or developer of Application Fees Per 1,000 gallons of sewage flow, if measured or Each additional student $1.33 any real estate within the Utility shall pay to the Utility The connection, interceptor, application fees and per 1,000 gallons of water usage if sewage Churches, lodges, and veteran’s organizations a connection fee of Two Thousand Eight-Three Dollars reinspection fees established under the Ordinance flow is not measured $2.86 w/o eating and/or drinking facilities: ($2,083.00) per EDU (based upon 310 GPD). The shall preempt and supersede and wholly replace the Base Rate – per month, as follows: For each 200 members or fraction thereof $33.51 estimated average daily flow in thousands of gallons connection, interceptor, application, and reinspection 5/8 inch water meter $13.45 Government offices: per day for the real estate to be served by the Utility fees previously established under Ordinance 05-113/4 inch water meter* $13.45 First 3 employees $33.51 shall be determined based upon the proposed use of 2021, and any other prior Ordinances of the Utility as 3/4 inch water meter $16.93 Each additional employee $8.37 the real estate to be served and shall then be calculated the same may be amended from time to time by the 1 inch water meter* $13.45 Industrial (sanitary flow only): using the number and type of units or premises to be Utility. Nothing in the Ordinance shall be construed 1 inch water meter $26.55 First 3 employees $33.51 located on the real estate and the applicable equivalent as limiting the applicability of the Utility’s various use 1 1/4 inch water meter $39.71 Each additional employee $8.37 user contribution multiplies as set forth by the Indiana ordinances or other definitions or terms contained 1 1/2 inch water meter $52.81 For the service rendered to the TriCo Regional Administrative Code 327 IAC 3-6-11. in other Ordinances, exception only the specific 2 inch water meter $92.21 Sewer Utility, said Utility shall be subject to the same The owner, lessee or developer of the real estate interceptor, connection, application, and reinspection 3 inch water meter $205.99 rates and charges herein above provided, or to rates may submit data to the Utility which purports to fees set forth therein. 4 inch water meter $354.78 and charges established in harmony therewith. provide a more accurate estimation of the average Section 9. The invalidity of any section, clause, 6 inch water meter $801.15 In order to recover the cost of monitoring industrial daily flow (for example from water bills or other actual sentence, or provision of this Ordinance shall not 8 inch water meter $1,423.41 wastes, the Utility shall charge the user the actual data setting forth flow from similar facilities). Upon affect the validity of any part of this Ordinance which *Residential customers with a 3/4-inch meter or cost of the monitoring. This charge will be reviewed receipt and review of the data provided, the Utility, can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. 1-inch meter shall be charged a base charge for a 5/8 and revised on the same basis as all other rates and may in its absolute discretion, but is not required to Section 10. The revised rates shall become inch meter. charges in the ordinance. agree to an EDU amount that is other than the amount effective for service received July 1, 2021 and Unmetered Users: User Charge Residential: Section 2. The Return Check Charge for NSF determined as specified above. thereafter.

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Topping - Removal - Deadwooding Bucket Truck Service , Landscaping Fully INSURED , FREE ESTIMATES Call Grover @ 317-253-3064 OVER 65 YEARS EXPERIENCE

GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE ST. MARK’S UMC

4780 E 126th St, Carmel 46032 May 28 (Fri.) 8 am-4:30 pm, & May 29 (Sat.) 8 am-12pm MASKS REQUIRED

Professional & Economical Remove tree stumps, ugly tree roots, stumps in and around chain link or wood fences. We also remove tree stumps that are protruding up onto sidewalks and around sidewalks. We grind them and/or remove. Please Call & Text at 816-778-4690 or 317-341-4905.

GARAGE SALE

Give us a call at 317-490-2922

SPYGLASS FALLS HOA SUPER GARAGE SALE

Serving, Hamilton, Marion & Boone counties • omalias.com

JUNE 4TH -5TH, 2021 FANTASTIC SAVINGS

to schedule your Free Quote & Demonstration

C&H TREE SERVICE

FIREWOOD SALE Topping – Removal Deadwooding – Landscaping Stump Grinding – Gutter Cleaning INSURED – FREE ESTIMATES Call Steve 317-341-4905 or 317-932-2115

GUITAR LESSONS

Wth recording artist Duke Tumatoe Learn from professional and have fun On Line or In Carmel duke@duketumatoe.com or 317-201-5856

116th & Klotz Farm Blvd. (east of Cumberland Rd.) Fishers, IN

8AM-3PM Appliances, Collectibles, Kids Clothes, Adult Clothes, Furniture, Electronics, Sports Memorabilia, Garden Tools, Hardware, Ofﬁce Supplies, Photographic Equipment, Lawn Chairs, Coolers, Holiday items. and So Much More

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VACATION RENTAL

NOW HIRING

2021 JULY 19TH THRU SEPTEMBER 21, NOV. 11 THRU DECEMBER 22 2021-2022 DECEMBER 31 THRU JANUARY 19 *Beautiful 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo *4th Floor with Gulf View *A Beautiful Inviting Pool *2 Lanais with Lounge Chairs *Plenty of Great restaurants to choose from *Perfect biking and walking paths *Up to 6 People A PARADISE AWAITS YOU Please email: rkojsc3@aol.com for rate info and details.

CURRENTLY OFFERING $500 SIGN-ON BONUS! APPLY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE

Why Brightview? Paid time off & Holidays • Weekly & overtime pay Year-round employment • 401(k) • Hands-on training Essential business • Competitive salary • Paid uniforms Industry leader • Medical, dental & vision insurance Reliable equipment • Career advancement & mobility

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8731 Americana Blvd., Indianapolis, IN (317) 820-9977 Brightview.com/Careers

NOBLE MANOR APARTMENTS Now accepting applications for 2 bedroom apartments

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We are currently accepting applications

Applications can be picked up Monday through Friday 8-12 and 1-3 780 Noel run Noblesville 317-773-6133

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BUSINESS FOR SALE

Us @ For the Carmel locationPlease only Contact Noblesville

Sales Associate For Noblesville and Sales Carmellocation locations only Associate For the Carmel

42 year old embroidery and screen printing business, Automatics & Manual printers, 4 head & 1 head Tajamia.l emb.sew excellent Vinyl plotter., Thousands of ready to use vector art or modiﬁe. 4,000 plus dig. design DST 100’s of screens. Experienced operator if kept local. Close to HWY 31 and the new sports complex. Please Call 765-457-8580 or 765-776-0775

Please Contact Us 317-334-1883 317-566-8222 Please Contact Us @

Four Little Birds LLC. DBA Wild Birds Unlimited of Carmel, IN 46032 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

NOW HIRING

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FOR SALE

NOW HIRING

317-334-1883

Evolve Surface Strategies Inc and its affiliate firm, Evolve Surface Strategies USA Inc, (collectively “Evolve”) is a multi-disciplined right-of-way consultation and acquisition company proudly offering strategies for land acquisition and community engagement services. As a result of our recent growth and expansion to the USA, Evolve is pleased to offer exciting challenges for qualified individuals who wish to be part of a unique opportunity. Profession: General Administrator / Right of Way Administrator, (Westfield, Indiana, USA) Please view the full job posting details including applicant requirements at www.evolveinc.ca

UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA FOR DOGS IN CARMEL SEEKS ADDITIONAL STAFF: 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. 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. Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven, detail oriented. Professional and a dog loving candidates. Full time and part time positions available. If you meet the criteria, we want to hear from you. Email your resume to : Kim@happydoghotelandspa.com

Carmel

317-334-1883 14753 Hazel Dell Crossing Noblesville, IN 46062 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire ﬁve people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile ﬂooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

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Four Little Birds LLC. DBA Wild Birds Unlimited of Carmel, IN 46032 9830 N. Michigan Rd Ste A Carmel, IN 46032

NOW HIRING - Warehouse Associates - Lebanon, IN

Starting pay is $17.75 with a $1.00/hr shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts

**RETENTION BONUS $500** **REFERRAL BONUS $500** CNH Industrial is seeking motivated individuals for our Warehouse Packaging positions to our team in Lebanon, Indiana ***Receive a $500 Retention Bonus after completing 90 days of employment*** ***Receive a $500 Referral Bonus for referring a friend*** Hiring for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shift Warehouse positions Essential duties include picking/packing stock and driving mobile equipment

Follow the link to learn more and apply today! https://jobs-cnhind.icims.com | https://bit.ly/3dRKfZf

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Automotive detailer in Westﬁeld is looking for person(s) to help with the cleaning of vehicle interiors. Must have exemplary driving record, have dependable transportation, and be detailed oriented. *Full-Time/Part-Time *Equal Opportunity Employment *$15 to $18 to start. *$250 Sign On Bonus *Commission/Unit count possible *All beneﬁts are negotiable. Send resume to dan@dansdetail.info

IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY!

Main Street Barber Shop, Carmel’s busiest shop, is hiring full-time barbers NOW. Stop by 4q. W. Main St. to talk to Jason or Matt or give one of them a call at 317.846.8455. We promote a fun, laidback atmosphere. Check us out at @mainstreetcarmel on Facebook and/or @msbscarmel on Instagram. We look forward to working and growing with you. EOE. COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certiﬁcation strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/ hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

HELP WANTED:

Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce. Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light ofﬁce work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

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