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CCS supt.: Reopening a ‘great balancing act’ By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com When Carmel Clay Schools students start the school year Aug. 13, approximately 20 percent will be learning PANDEMIC from home. At the July 27 school board meeting, CCS Supt. Michael Beresford announced the results of a parent survey asking whether families will choose virtual or in-person learning. Now that the reBeresford sults are in, administrators are busy making teaching assignments and classroom rosters. “There’s a great balancing act going on right now,” Beresford said during his superintendent’s report at the meeting. Fully virtual options are being offered for students at all grade levels. CCS will provide in-person schooling five days a week for elementary and middle school students and a hybrid option of in-person schooling every other day for students at Carmel High School. Beresford said the percentage of students choosing to attend in-person classes varies at each campus, but he decided not to release those numbers at the school board meeting. “It’s a very personal, individual decision parents have to make for their kids,” he said July 28. “I didn’t want anybody to feel peer pressure. I’m sure (parents) put enough pressure on themselves, so I tried to stay away from that.” The district is working to create virtual positions for teachers with health conditions that make them more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19, giving next priority to those who live with someone who

could be vulnerable or have other related concerns. Beresford said it’s too early to tell how class sizes will be affected. “We’re hopeful we’ll have at least no more kids in the classroom (than normal),” he said. “We’re hoping it will be less.” Beresford said school administrators have frequently consulted with county and state health officials and medical professionals to develop its reopening plan. He’s prepared for those plans to change at a moment’s notice, meaning all schools are ready for a sudden switch to virtual learning or a hybrid model if health experts determine it’s not safe to go to school. Still, Beresford hopes in-person classes can be held at least until September to give students and teachers a chance to get to know each other and classroom routines. He said teachers will use the Canvas computer program in the classroom so students will be familiar with it if they need to switch to virtual learning. “It would be a great thing if we could

get to eight weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks of in-person school, but we know going in we may have to pivot,” Beresford said. COVID-19 cases have risen in Indiana in recent weeks, but Beresford said there is enough time to lower those numbers before students go back to school. He urges all members of the community to wear face masks, practice physical distancing, frequently wash their hands and stand side-by-side rather than face-to-face when interacting. Jim Ginder, Hamilton County Health Dept. health education specialist, said he worked closely with CCS administrators as they developed their reopening plan. He said CCS is doing an “awesome job” with its plan and agreed it’s going to take a community effort to ensure schools remain a safe place for students and teachers. “My opinion is the virus is going to be here forever, and we need to learn how to respect it,” Ginder said. “If we learn how to respect it, our numbers are going to start to decrease and we’re going to be OK.”

WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS SICK? Although many aspects of Carmel Clay Schools’ reopening plan are becoming more clear, school officials are still awaiting state guidance on some matters. CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said the district has received conflicting information on what to do when a student is diagnosed with COVID-19. Initially, he said the guidance indicated contact tracing would be used to alert those who had been within 6 feet of the student, but more recent guidelines from the state indicated every member of a classroom should be quarantined for two weeks if more than one person tests positive for the disease.

Jim Ginder, Hamilton County Health Dept. health education specialist, said there is no diagnosis threshold for closing an entire school. He said district officials and the county would consult with state leaders to make that decision. During the July 27 school board meeting, Beresford said CCS has gotten a glimpse of what the process could look like. He said a school employee was diagnosed with COVID-19, but because the employee and everyone around the employee were wearing masks, health officials did not recommend quarantining anyone else.

CCS delays first day of school to Aug. 13 By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The first day of school will be two days later than originally scheduled for Carmel Clay Schools students. EDUCATION The school board unanimously approved a change to the school calendar at its July 27 meeting that moves the start of the school year from Aug. 11 to Aug. 13. The delay will give teachers extra time without students

present to prepare to manage a classroom or teach virtually in a pandmeic. CCS Supt. Michael Beresford said teachers will spend much of the time during the two extra days learning how to protect their classrooms from the spread of COVID-19. “There will be a lot of professional development and a lot of working on procedures,” Beresford said. “We’re also going to have the instructional assistants in on those days so we can make sure we have all of our bases covered.”

The state requires schools to complete 180 instructional days each year. CCS had 182 instructional days in its 2020-21 calendar, with the two extra days planned to be used as snow days in inclement weather. Beresford said the district is much better prepared to hold a virtual learning day in case of bad weather this year than it has been in the past. He said CCS will likely hold classes virtually this year instead of having a snow day.

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Neighbors recount fatal shooting By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Spring Creek resident George Huntley will never forget what he saw out of his kitchen window at 8 a.m. July 27. NEWS He said he looked up when he heard what sounded like firecrackers, witnessed his neighbor get shot and watched as an officer — armed with what appeared to be an assault rifle — ran after the suspect through his backyard. Huntley said he soon heard police command the suspect to drop his weapon, then heard shots from two different firearms. He said it sounded as if a gun was fired first, followed by a rifle. Huntley had witnessed an incident that began in the 14300 block of Riverrock Court with the shooting of two victims and ended on the other side of the neighborhood with the death of the suspect. Police responded to the scene after receiving a call about a person threatening suicide, but by the time they arrived, Taylor Leigh Cox, 28, and her 66-year-old mother, whose name police have not released, had been shot. Cox, a 2011 graduate of Carmel High School, did not survive the shooting. Her mother was treated for her injuries at the hospital and was released. Police said the suspect, Julio Cesar Virula, 26, died of a gunshot wound during an altercation with officers. CPD said an officer fired a shot during the altercation but did not confirm whether a bullet from the officer’s firearm is what led to Virula’s death. The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy, but results were not available as of press time. Police said the full investigation will take weeks. “We are working with our investigators to determine what more we can safely release without impeding the investigation. We obviously want to ensure this is done effectively as well as efficiently,” CPD spokesman Sgt. D.J. Schoeff stated in an email. “The diligence of our investigators completing a thorough and professional investigation

is paramount. Sometimes this takes quite some time to complete.” Huntley said he is heartbroken for his neighbors and thankful for the quick action by Carmel police. “What (CPD) did that day was truly remarkable, and it was their job,” Huntley said. “They did it exceptionally well from my viewpoint of what happened.” Spring Creek resident Will Ellery narrowly missed the end of the incident. He said he heard loud blasts as he headed outside to the recycle bin with his 9-year-old daughter. He saw a body lying on the sidewalk about five houses away and for an instant wondered if the person had suffered a heart attack and whether he should go help. But he soon saw and heard law enforcement officers and realized something quite different had happened. “In that millisecond I realized, with my daughter standing there, this is not somebody who had a problem. This is a police issue,” he said. Ellery said the neighborhood held a meeting the night after the incident with the CPD chaplain and a local pastor to discuss how to process the event as a community. “What’s interesting is this happened during this time of COVID where everybody has been much more close-knit,” Ellery said, adding that neighbors have been spending more time outdoors and walking around the neighborhood in recent months. Ellery said neighbors are working together to determine how they can support the victim’s mother as she processes the trauma. He said Virula did not live in the neighborhood. Ellery, who noticed other neighbors outdoors nearby at the time of the shooting, said he is thankful that CPD officers put themselves in harm’s way “before this tragic event became far worse.” Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who has information or evidence, such as video surveillance recordings, is asked to call CPD’s nonemergency number at 317-571-2580.

DISPATCH Swim coach drowns in pool — The Carmel Swim Club is mourning the loss of a part-time coach who drowned in a local swimming pool just before noon July 20. Liang Haoxiang, known as Benny, was found unresponsive at the bottom of the pool at Woodland Country Club, 100 Woodland Lane. Country club employees tried to resuscitate him until the Carmel police and fire departments arrived on scene, but the lifesaving efforts proved futile. Police said foul play is not suspected. A death investigation is underway. Liang, 22, a native of Whitewater, Wisc., and former swimmer at Wabash College, had been a part-time swim coach with Carmel Swim Club since September 2019.

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City cancels Christkindlmarkt, hotel opening delayed By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Earlier this week, the City of Carmel announced the cancellation of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt and ice PANDEMIC skating season at the Ice at Carter Green, two events the city launched in 2017 that have already become an annual tradition for many families. The cancellations — like so many others this year — were prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But with four months to go before the late-November events, many residents wondered why the city took the drastic step so early. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said it was a tough decision, but the right one. “The vendors were hesitant to come because we had to limit the numbers (of guests). They might lose Brainard money,” said Brainard, adding that attendance would be slashed by 70 to 80 percent to ensure physical distancing. Plus, having a watered-down or less-thanideal experience is not the way we want the Christkindlmarkt to be remembered. We’d rather take a year off, not lose a lot of money and then start new in the holiday season of 2021.” Although COVID-19 cases could be greatly reduced by November, Brainard said he doesn’t believe it will be safe to hold large gatherings until a vaccine is developed and widely available. He’s hopeful that will happen as early as late this year and that the city can begin hosting large events again in the first or second quarter of 2021. An event that could still debut in 2021 is an art and film festival, scheduled for May 14 to 22. The Carmel City Council has told organizers that it does not believe 2021 is an appropriate time to launch the festival and will not provide additional funds for it. But Brainard said several private donors and partners have expressed interest and that talks are ongoing to launch the festival in either 2021 or 2022. “The goal is to bring thousands of people to Carmel,” Brainard said. “It’s the sort of thing that would get a lot of regional and national publicity and help put Carmel on

CANCELED EVENTS The City of Carmel has announced the cancellation of the following events: • Artomobilia • Carmel on Canvas • Art of the Dog • Late Night on Main • Chinese Mooncake Festival • Music on the Monon • Oktoberfest • Holiday at Carter Green • Holiday in the Arts District • Carmel Christkindlmarkt • Ice skating at the Ice at Carter Green the map.” For years, Carmel’s economic development strategy has relied heavily on planning events to draw crowds to the area. Losing those events has been tough for many local businesses, Brainard said, but he’s heard of few closures. “Our small business community is hanging in there doing the best they can,” he said. “The community has really stepped up to do a lot of carryout in April in May (when restaurant dining rooms were closed). People supported their favorite restaurants, and that really helped. People were buying locally.” Brainard said the city plans to ramp up the number of events it plans once it’s safe to do so to help local businesses recover. The pandemic also led to a delay in the completion and opening of Hotel Carmichael, a controversial $58 million project resulting from a partnership between the city and developer Pedcor that ended up costing 40 percent more than first estimated. Originally slated to open in May, Brainard said the new opening date will likely be in mid-August. Brainard said the hotel hasn’t opened yet because the pandemic caused disruptions in the supply chain, delaying work to finish the hotel. He said many events such as weddings and bar mitzvahs are booked at the hotel in 2021, and he is hopeful they can take place. “We’re very optimistic about it, but it’s probably the most difficult time in our lifetime to open a hotel,” Brainard said.

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Fifteen townhomes are proposed on 1.3 acres at 146th Street and Rolling Hills Drive. (Submitted photo)

Committee split on rezoning 146th St. site for townhomes By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com A proposal to build 15 townhomes on 146th Street west of Rolling Hills Drive failed to advance out of a DEVELOPMENT Carmel City Council committee July 29 after a 2-2 vote. Estridge Development Management is seeking to rezone the 1.3 acres of land, which currently contains a single-family home and outbuildings, to a planned unit development. Each two-story townhome is expected to cost between $400,000 and $500,000 and include a two-car garage. The site is surrounded by single-family homes built decades ago, but since then 146th Street has become a major east/west corridor in Hamilton County. That led developers and city planners to believe the townhomes, which are in walking distance of the Monon Trail and Clay Terrace shopping center, are a good fit. Some neighbors don’t agree. Terry Murphy, who lives nearby, said he is concerned that rezoning the site will lead to the same thing happening elsewhere along 146th Street. “It opens up a can of worms, and eventually we’re going to be getting pushed out of the area,” Murphy said. Natali Teszler, whose home faces the project site, said she is concerned about the impact of having 15 new dwellings directly across from her front yard. “Am I just collateral damage? Because honestly, that’s how I feel,” she said. “This is my life savings, my house where I came to live.” Committee member Tim Hannon, who joined Tony Green in voting against the project, described the proposal as a “spot rezone,” meaning it doesn’t fit with surrounding development.

“It’s very out of character in every direction,” he said. “Because the conditional fit gets even easier once a property like this goes in, (it becomes more likely) that adjacent properties would follow as well. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong per se, but I think it’s a legitimate concern of the neighbors that this is an island that could develop into other areas as well. Whether that’s good or bad is up to the eye of the beholder.” Carmel’s Dept. of Community Services supports the project, in part because of the lack of development of single-family homes in recent years. Carmel Planning Administrator Alexia Lopez said that two of the nearby parcels platted with the original neighborhood have remained vacant. “(146th Street) is a busy road,” Lopez said. “It may not be the best use to have single-family homes directly abutting this four-lane road.” Some residents expressed concerns about the project leading to increased traffic, but developers said their research showed that only five cars from the development are expected to attempt to turn left on 146th Street from Rolling Hill Drive during the peak hour. City Engineer Jeremy Kashman said the project “doesn’t give me any traffic concerns.” Committee members Kevin “Woody” Rider and Adam Aasen questioned the developer about drainage, parking and other issues before voting to support the project. Rider assured nearby residents that the city would not use eminent domain to redevelop the area. The Carmel City Council was expected to discuss the rezoning request at its Aug. 3 meeting. Although the matter didn’t advance out of committee, the council president can bring it before the full council for discussion and a vote. Visit youarecurrent. com for coverage.

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CCS unveils new logo — Carmel Clay Schools unveiled its new logo and tagline at the July 27 school board meeting. Digital design students at Carmel High School created the initial design, and DECA students developed the tagline: Together We Achieve. The logo features a roundabout, two Cs and three areas representing the high school, middle schools and elementary schools.

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demonstration with a convoy driving down Main Street and Range Line Road in Carmel.

Lions Club Fish Fry — The 82nd annual Carmel Lions Club Fish Fry will operate as a drive-thru only from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch and 4 to 7:30 p.m. for dinner. Guests may pre-order from the full menu or drive up for a limited menu. Pre-order at carmel-lions.square.site/ carmel-lions-fish-fry-preorder.

Walk for Equity in Education — Carmel Against Racial Injustice will hold a Walk for Equity in Education from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 beginning at E. Main Street and 4th Avenue in front of Carmel High School. The event will include speakers, activities and school supply donations.

Third-party protest — Voters are planning a nationwide peaceful protest at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 8 to pressure the Commission on Presidential Debates to allow third-party candidate Jo Jorgensen to participate. In Hamilton County, regional leaders will conduct a social-distancing

Former governor dies — Former Indiana Gov. Joseph E. Kernan, 74, died July 29 following a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Maggie, and seven siblings. Kernan became the state’s 48th governor after Gov. Frank O’Bannon died of a stroke in 2003. Kernan

ZIP code city name changes approved — The U.S. Postal Service has approved the City of Carmel’s request to change the city name in addresses in the 46290 and 46280 ZIP codes from Indianapolis to Carmel.

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A Family Express gas station is proposed at 2407 Harleston St. in the Village of WestClay. It has an art deco style to fit in with the neighborhood’s UpTown area. (Submitted photo)

Proposed gas station concerns WestClay residents By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Several residents in the Village of WestClay are attempting to stop the construction of a gas station DEVELOPMENT they say came as a surprise to them but developers say has always been among plans for the neighborhood. Brenwick Development is petitioning the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals for four variances for the construction of a Family Express convenience store and 12-pump gas station on 1.5 acres at 2407 Harleston St. The BZA will hear the matter at its Aug. 24 meeting. Developer Tom Huston of Brenwick Development said a gas station has been a permitted use on the site since the city adopted plans for the neighborhood in 1999. “The only issue between us and (Carmel’s Dept. of Community Services) is the location of the building and pump island on the site,” Huston stated, adding that he was “totally blindsided” that DOCS did not support the site layout, which he compared to the GetGo on Illinois Street, as initially presented. But many people who live near the planned gas station have concerns that go beyond the layout. KeepOurVillageClean. com, a website launched in opposition of the gas station, lists environmental risks, traffic, an increased possibility of crime and falling home values as concerns. More than 1,500 people have signed a petition on change.org against the project. The website also outlines potential health concerns caused by exposure to benzene, a carcinogenic chemical in gasoline. Jackie Phillips, a three-year resident of the neighborhood who lives on the same street as the proposed gas station, said she is concerned about impacts of vapors and leaks from storage tanks and cars refueling, especially with The Stratford senior living community next door and Primrose School

nearby. “This shouldn’t be in anyone’s backyard, regardless of social status or type of home or neighborhood,” she said. “It’s not acceptable for people to live in such close proximity to negative health implications and environmental impacts. If this gas station goes in, it sets the precedent that a gas station can go into any neighborhood or (near) any school.” She also said previous communication from the HOA board led her and many neighbors to believe a small convenience store alone was the plan for the site. “The only two places we could remotely find anything about gas was in a 2017 and 2018 end-of-year letter where it was buried and said ‘Family Express,’ but that alone doesn’t imply gas station,” she said. Huston said developers never made the plan to include a gas station a secret. He said the original 1999 master plan for the Village of WestClay included a gas station in Village Center and that the planned unit development ordinance for the neighborhood always listed a gas station as a permitted use. In 2005, developers decided to move the station to the UpTown area of the neighborhood. Huston said the Family Express convenience store with gasoline sales was announced at the 2017 annual meeting of residents and that a Family Express press release announcing the new location was sent to all residents in October 2018. He said no residents expressed concern about the gas station until recently. “The level of misunderstanding with respect to the prospect of gasoline sales in the Village is not a function of the failure of the developer to disclose its rights and intentions,” Huston stated. “Our view has always been that you cannot pick and choose between those parts of a development plan you like and those you do not. It is a package deal. We believe that most residents are happy with that deal.”

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CARMEL Project: Widening of 146th Location: Near Boone County border CONSTRUCTION Expected completion: By end of 2020 Project: Repaving Location: Keystone Parkway. Expect lane restrictions but no full closures. Expected completion: Sept. 1 Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road. East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but north and southbound connectivity will be limited.

Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and College Avenue. East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained,but north and southbound connectivity will be limited. Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: Illinois Street and Zotec Drive Start date: On or after Aug. 31 Expected completion: Nov. 1 Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road, including a new roundabout at Walnut Street and pedestrian and bicycle connectivity Location: Between Elm Street and City Center Drive Start date: After Sept. 7

Expected completion: January 2021 s year, utility work expected for the next several months FISHERS Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project Location: The 126th Street closure switched to the east side and is anticipated to reopen in November. During this time, cross access will be restricted, with only right in and right out. Northbound Ind. 37 traffic will not have access to 126th Street. Traffic on northbound Ind. 37 will shift to southbound lanes and two lanes will remain in each direction. Local access to businesses will remain open. Expected completion: 2022 Detour: Drivers will be directed to use 141st Street to Allisonville Road or 131st Street to Cumberland Road.

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Getting prompt ER care for a stroke can mean the difference between disability and recovery ERs deliver stroke care, with safety precautions in place When David Wegener couldn’t hold his coffee cup one morning, he knew something wasn’t right. It never occurred to him he might be having a stroke.

in providing advanced imaging and treatments for complex strokes. This type of highly specialized stroke care is shown to help lead to better recovery for patients.

Fortunately, David decided to go to an ER at an Ascension hospital. A neurologist looked at his CT scan using specialized software and determined the right treatment within two minutes. David was transferred immediately to a Comprehensive Stroke Center for a procedure that not only saved his life but also prevented long-term damage.

“Timing is critical in treating stroke,” said Daniel Sahlein, MD, Neurointerventionalist. “Delaying care, even by a few minutes, can be the difference between recovery and permanent disability.”

Don’t postpone emergency care for stroke symptoms Emergency rooms across the country are reporting fewer cases of strokes and heart attacks. But these critical events are still happening.

“Our ERs are fully prepared to offer immediate care for the entire family, open 24/7 with labs and imaging on- site,” said Jonathan Nalli, Senior Vice President, Ascension, and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension St. Vincent. “And because we’re more than emergency care, we’ll help you schedulefollow-up appointments, so it’s one less thing to worry about after you return home.” Avoiding care can make recovery more difficult. For example, if a patient receives hospital care within three hours of the first symptoms of an ischemic stroke, a clot-busting medication may be given. Patients who receive this medication are more likely to fully recover and avoid suffering long-term disability. Larger strokes can often be treated with a minimally invasive clot extraction procedure, performed only at select hospitals, including Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

Recognize the symptoms of stroke The first step in getting treatment for stroke quickly is recognizing the warning signs. The warning signs for stroke include: sudden loss of balance, lost or unclear vision, face drooping or uneven smile, arm weakness, and speech difficulty. If you see these signs, call 911 right away.

Strong precautions to protect patients and caregivers Many people have put off care recently because they may have been reluctant to visit a medical facility, with concerns about exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19). Ascension St. Vincent is screening staff and caregivers, providing masks to all who enter its hospitals and ERs and rigorously cleaning and disinfecting all areas in facilities more often. Ascension is committed to balancing care with caution to help protect all who enter their sites of care. Even when the need is urgent, Ascension St. Vincent care teams focus on providing compassionate, personalized care at every step. Talking about the signs and symptoms of a stroke with your family, friends and loved ones and why it is important to seek ER care quickly can save lives and help improve recovery. save lives and help improve recovery.

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‘IT’S BEEN AN ADVENTURE’ Carmel resident keeps adding to powerchair soccer success By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Reluctant at first, Natalie Russo gave Power Soccer a try when she was 14 and has never stopped. Her power wheelchair soccer skills have afforded Russo, who has spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease affecting the central nervous system, many special opportunities. The Carmel resident was invited as a special guest foreign player to compete in an Australian Club Championships tournament in January. “Everybody would love to have the opportunity to go play in another country with a foreign team,” Russo said. “It’s always been a dream of mine, so I definitely jumped at the chance. It might be the coolest thing I’ve done in Power Soccer.” Playing in the 2017 World Cup in Kissimmee, Fla., was another thrill. “Those are my top two, for sure,” the 2007 Carmel High School graduate said. Russo, 31, also played in a 2019 qualifier for Team USA in Brazil. She was an alternate for the 2007 Team USA team in the World Cup. She tried out in 2011 but didn’t make the squad. Russo’s trip to Australia was paid for by the team’s sponsors. Ben Keyte, team captain of the Western Sydney Wanderers Powerchair Football Team, had invited Russo. “What we saw in Natalie’s play was a very experienced player who has had experience playing with a number of the world’s powerchair footballers,” he said. “We saw a great opportunity in bringing her over to gain experience from her as well as allowing our team to play with someone of her high caliber. We were definitely impressed with her passion for the game and what she brought to our team, knowing that she had come from a three-day Team USA training camp, hopped on two planes and flew to Sydney straight after to play for us shows her passion and commitment for the sport.” Natalie’s mother, Karen Russo, has noticed how Power Soccer has improved her

Natalie Russo competes in the Australian Club Championships in January. (Submitted photo)

daughter’s confidence. “It has been such a blessing to have had the opportunity to accompany her on these trips and just see her thrive in this environment,” Karen said. “She is a great teammate on and off the court. It’s been more than a sport, it’s been an adventure.” Karen said the sport helps her daughter learn valuable life skills. “The sport is focused on what you can do rather than what you can’t do,” she said. “It was truly a gift for a young girl learning to accept her disability among many others, where there are many challenges in their daily lives, (and) Power Soccer was not one of them. She found success early on, which set her on a journey to discovering all the sport had to offer, a network of friends, common challenges, learning how to be a good winner, learning from defeats and

overcoming adversity.”

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Natalie Russo’s Circle City Rollers’ powerchair soccer league season was canceled in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. She has been quarantined in her Carmel home since mid-March. “I don’t have very good respiratory muscles and have 18 percent lung capacity, so if I did catch the coronavirus, it wouldn’t be good,” she said. Prior to the pandemic, Russo had weekly training assignments from Team USA. She is one of 12 members of Team USA that will be trimmed to eight before the World Cup. The World Cup, set for Australia, has been postponed from October 2021 to October 2022. “We’re putting off all Team USA training

until April of 2021,” said Russo, who owns a website design services company.

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Karen and her husband, Dominic, run a nonprofit called Power Soccer Development Group, which promotes the sport through clinics and hands-on learning to power wheelchair users and their families across the nation. Natalie’s brother, J.C., who lives in Wichita, Kan., also has spinal muscular atrophy and has been a powerchair soccer competitor. “There are an estimated 400,000 power wheelchair users across the U.S., and our objective is to provide the opportunity to as many power wheelchair users that we can reach to discover this great sport,” Karen said. For more, visit powersoccergroup.org.

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Living in land of systemic opportunity

Commentary by Terry Anker In early March, technology giant Cisco updated its report on, among other things, the use of internet-based video, which has increased to the point that 1 million minutes of content crosses the platform per second. Each minute of our lives, one could consume 1 million hours of video-based information. Considering that a human who manages to achieve the impressive maturity of 85 years has spent a mere 744,600 hours alive, it would be a neat feat to take in even a single “internet” minute. Even more, if that admirable addict managed to constrain sleep to seven hours per day, they could get to slightly more than one-half of the content pumped into the ether. Add the countless print articles, voice-only blogs and web pages, then the scope of what a mortal could manage to absorb, even if fully and only dedicated to the web, would be statistically insignificant. Humans cannot consume it all. Still, we have a justifiable appetite to be informed. It protects us and gives us an advantage in a challenging world. If internet years blow by exponentially faster than dog years, how do we proceed? Speed reading? WebsiteHostingRating.com (yes, there is such a thing) contends that “The average attention span in 2000 was 12 seconds; this year the average attention span is just 8 seconds. That is less than the 9-second attention span of your average goldfish.” Experts? Among the many millions of experts, we have come to rely on experts to select our experts who were chosen by other experts. Emotion? We could “follow our guts” and feel our way.” Localize? We have the best chance of making sense if we withdraw to our nation, state, town, home, or safe place under the bed. Maybe it’s time to take a walk — without a phone.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

Flush with low expectations Commentary by Danielle Wilson

facility, incorporating the combined men’s and women’s score into the ever-expanding As many of you know, I’ve been spending overall Best-to-Worst list. I’ve even written this already difficult summer in Kentucky articles about this (anyone recall the Wilson helping to care for my father I-70 Adventure of 2010? An unpretentious HUMOR who has terminal cancer. The Kansas Conoco stole our hearts!). other night as my mom and I My point is that, during this topsy-turvy were preparing for bed after a particularly year of COVID-19, protests, election shenanexhausting evening, she commented, “If igans and, for me, a dying parent, each day nothing else, this is a crapshoot. Will certainly is a journey.” I be pleasantly surOr, will even my low I immediately replied, prised with air fresh“Yeah, if that journey expectations be surpassed eners and silk flowers is a cross-country and urine-free floors? with no toilet paper, road trip and every Or, will even my low day is a questionable unidentifiable wall stains expectations be surgas station bathpassed with no toilet and a rotting mackerel room!” How’s that for paper, unidentifiable on-the-fly metaphors? stink that makes me gag wall stains and a And the more I rotting mackerel stink on my beer nuts? thought about it, that makes me gag on the more brilliant I my beer nuts? realized my observation was. Interstates, Either way, I suppose I’m making memhighways, backroads — wherever your vaories. And isn’t that what journeys are all cation is taking you, the unpredictability of about? Peace out. potty stops is a major factor of the driving experience. I know my family isn’t alone in attempting to predict cleanliness and Danielle Wilson is a contributing accessibility based on things like storecolumnist. You may email her at front displays, parking lot conditions and info@youarecurrent.com. which, if any, fast-food chain is sharing the building. Then we delight in ranking the

Editor, I am a minority from a poor (legal) immigrant family. I have experienced racism, prejudice, bullying and even beatings growing up in a Caucasian neighborhood. Nevertheless, my dad taught us that regardless of racism, the USA is indeed great! In spite of her faults, we immigrated to the land to which immigrants flock. We are here not to face racism, but for the systemic opportunity. Disagree? Point to another country which provides more opportunity regardless of race, color, creed — then move there! Even Jesus lived in the time of slavery/racism and did not conquer it. “White Fragility?” Stop apologizing for your ancestry. Celebrate it! If we expect America to be the perfect society, forget about it. We will have to wait until we’re dead and forgiven for our own imperfections. Until then, USA! USA! USA! Steve Socrates, Westfield

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Carmel police prevented worse tragedy Editor, I am a resident of the Spring Creek subdivision and was present as the tragic shooting event of July 27 came to a resolution. I was struck with a variety of emotions and responses as it became clear just what had happened. In a society that is undergoing turmoil, protests and ongoing social conflict, I surveyed the setting and considered my family and was left with one overriding thought: Thank God for the police. My 9-year-old daughter and I were taking recyclables out to the curb five houses down from where the suspect was killed. Immediately after the shooting, a bicyclist rode right past where the events unfolded. Unsure of exactly what the situation was but certainly aware that a man had been shot, I ushered my daughter inside and

sheltered our family in the middle of the house, away from windows. Once it was made clear that the situation resolved itself, neighbors gathered outside to process everything. There was confusion and shock, uncertainty and a sort of surreal feeling. But what became immediately evident was the debt of gratitude that we owe the Carmel Police Dept. The officers involved literally put themselves in the direct line of fire. Having the discussion with our daughter after everything was done was not as difficult as one might imagine. What she definitely understood, was that when something awful and tragic was unfolding, there were heroes from the Carmel Police Dept. there to make sure that the rest of us were safe. Will Ellery, Carmel

Thanks to those that protect and serve Editor, I live in the Spring Creek neighborhood on the northeast side of Carmel. On July 27, I witnessed a horrific shooting of a woman by her boyfriend on a neighbor’s side lawn. It was without question the most disturbing thing I have seen in my 57 years on this earth. I felt powerless as I was on the phone with the 911 operator who told me to stay inside and lock my doors. The Carmel police responded promptly, though not in time to save my neighbor who was shot more than four times at close range. They were in the neighborhood within minutes, and I watched one of the first officers on the scene chase the shooter through my backyard and heard their vio-

lent encounter on the adjacent street just out of my view. I was struck by the courage it takes to be a police officer in this day and in this country with the proliferation of handguns, increasing domestic violence as we are shut in and lack of treatment of mental illness in our society. This officer, who I do not know, ran without backup and without hesitation into a firefight with an armed and disturbed individual which eventually led to the shooter’s death. I and my neighbors are very grateful for that officer’s bravery and actions that day. Thanks to all who sacrifice to keep us safe and, in particular, those that responded bravely on July 27. George Huntley, Carmel

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Calling it a TV career Commentary by Dick Wolfsie “How much longer can you do a crazy gig like this?” Marcus Collins, my WISH-TV photographer, asked. It was a subHUMOR tle reference to both my age (44 at the time) and the nature of the job. In November of 1990, Channel 8 hired me to do live remotes between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. every weekday. Before that, I had hosted a morning talk show on Channel 13, live from Union Station. “Geesh, who knows?” I remember saying to Marcus. “I really can’t see doing this after I’m 50.” But soon I was 50, then 55. Then 60, 65 and 70. At 73 (after 4,890 shows), I picked up the remote control for my career this past March and clicked the pause button. With the pandemic, it was too risky to venture out, interacting with the public. Last month, I picked up that career remote again, this time hitting the exit button. My mug had been on TV for 40-plus years. Enough is enough. It’s weird to get up in the morning now and realize there is little to do on my to-do list. I already miss the action, finding some-

thing really cool that most people don’t know about, and creating a show around it. I loved discovering a novel place or event and deciding after arriving at the shoot how to turn it into four interesting segments. It usually involved interviewing people I had never met, many of whom had never been on TV. That was the challenge. Before getting my big break at a TV station, I was a high school teacher and was sure that “performing” in front of 30 kids every day was my only real talent. What a stroke of great luck to find another outlet for my abilities. I would have made a lousy … well, made a lousy almost anything else. Last week, WISH-TV prepared “Goodbye” snippets from previous shows that aired throughout the week and concluded with a half-hour special July 31. The show included

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video clips, recorded well-wishes and a lot of ribbing, all well-deserved. Most all of it is now posted on the WISH-TV Facebook page and Wishtv.com. In my next couple of columns, I’ll recount some of my favorite stories, about Barney and Richard Simmons and Dick the Bruiser, and there will be some surprises — if not for you, for me. Who can remember that far back? Thanks to everyone who has watched through the years. What a privilege it has been for me!

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Device uses ozone to sanitize By Emma Uber news@currentincarmel.com

chemicals found in other hand sanitizers. “There are many ways of trying to sanitize the hand,” Foust said. “Foams and gels Carmel-based technology startup 3Oe and alcohol-based products use chemicals, Scientific is developing an innovative methwhile ozone is all natural. (Ozone) is softer od to sanitize hands. on the hands than the gels and the 30e The company aims to foams, and we don’t build up a biorevolutionize hand sanitifilm, either.” zation in a way that is more natural Foust began developing the techand more effective at killing pathonology nearly 10 years ago while gens. Instead of using a typical working at Delta Faucet Co. 3Oe container for soap and sanitizing Scientific formed last year as Foust foams, 3Oe’s device has a self-conand his team focused on ozone Foust tained chamber that showers the sanitization. Foust and his team user’s hands with sanitizing solution. felt that Carmel provided the best business “It’s like putting your hands in a shower climate for their venture. for a few seconds to get them sanitized. The hand-sanitizing device will be the You put your hands inside of the device and first product released by 3Oe Scientific. you’ll be able to see them because it has Foust expects to produce many more proda clear covering. It turns on and sanitizes ucts in the future. your hand for about 7 seconds,” 3Oe Scien“Our mission is focusing on enhancing tific CEO and founder Tom Foust said. life,” Foust said. “We want to bring good to Foust and his team found that aqueous the human experience and we’re doing it ozone, which the device uses, kills pathothrough innovative solutions, so this is our gens in a few seconds while providing a first product. We hope to come out with gentler and more natural alternative to others.”

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Home Helpers honored — Carmel-based Home Helpers recently won The Best of Home Care — Provider of Choice award, which is based on client satisfaction ratings collected from telephone interviews performed by Home Care Pulse. To qualify for the annual award, a home care agency must be a Home Care Pulse Certified-Trusted Provider for a minimum of six consecutive months, have 10 percent of current clients interviewed by Home Care Pulse each month and outperform other home care agencies in their geographic region in areas

of client satisfaction. Learn more at homehelpershomecare.com/carmel-in/. Women of Vision event — Riverview Health Foundation has awarded nearly $40,000 to areas and programs at Riverview Health that support the health and wellness of women and children throughout the community. The grants are typically presented at the Women of Vision Luncheon, which will be a virtual event this year set for noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 27. Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship after being paralyzed from the hips down by polio, will share her story. To register for the Women of Vision Event, visit riverview.org/womenofvision2020 or contact Polly Craig at 317-776-7938 or pcraig@riverview.org. ER, urgent care center to open — Riverview Health Emergency Room & Urgent Care will was set to open newest combined emergency room and urgent care facility Aug. 3 at 14585 Hazel Dell Parkway in Carmel. The center is the second of three new freestanding facilities to open in the northern Indianapolis suburbs. An additional facility is planned to open in West Carmel/ Zionsville later this year.

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To help the community remain safe as businesses reopen, the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association PANDEMIC and health officials across Indiana have partnered with restaurants through the Hoosier Hospitality Promise. To sign the promise, business owners must complete a COVID-19 hospitality training program and follow safety guidelines, such as requiring hand sanitizer stations at entrances and exits and sanitizing seating areas after each use. “If a business is going to choose to be open, a business must be as responsible as humanly possible to safely execute,” said Troy Gregory, vice president of operations for Sun King Brewery. “Guests also have a choice to go to a place of business or not. If they decide to visit and feel comfortable at that business, then that business should take every possible step to assure that guests and staff are safe.” Gregory said it was an easy decision for Sun King, which has locations in Carmel and Fishers, to become part of the initiative. “We want the community to feel safe and have our community feel connected together,” Gregory said. “The promise is in alignment with what we at Sun King already believe, so we are more than happy to support it in full.” Blake Fogelsong, owner and director of operations for Clancy’s Inc., echoed the

Grindstone on the Monon has set up hand sanitizer dispensers in its restaurants to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Submitted photo)

sentiment. Clancy’s operates Westfield’s Grindstone on the Monon and several other area restaurants. He said the restaurant’s primary goal is to make patrons feel safe. “As a member of the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association as well as serving on the board of directors, as a company we’ve been deeply involved in trying to implement everything suggested from a local and national level,” Fogelsong said. “The Hoosier Hospitality Promise is a way to let customers know the steps we are taking to make them safe when dining in the restaurant.” Learn more about the Hoosier Hospitality Promise at HoosierHospitalityPromise.com.

DISPATCHES Simplifeye HQ coming to Carmel — New York-based software provider Simplifeye will relocate its corporate headquarters to Carmel, bringing 75 jobs and an investment of $10 million. The company, owned by Indiana native Dr. Ryan Hungate, will lease the second floor of the Monon & Main building, located above Anthony’s Hungate Chophouse on Main Street at the Monon Greenway. Simplifeye, founded in New York City in 2014, provides software technology to practices across the retail healthcare landscape. The company plans

to maintain its office in New York but move its executive staff to Carmel. The average salary for those working in Carmel will be approximately $100,000. The new headquarters are expected to open by mid-October. Brookfield Group acquisition — The Brookfield Group, a Carmel-based full-service managed technology company, recently acquired ConsortHR, a tech-enabled company that focuses on providing managed HR support headquartered in Indiana. ConsortHR’s mission is to increase bottom line profitability and mitigate risk by designing HR policies and strategic solutions that align organizational culture, values and goals.

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Woody’s patron makes bar replica By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com All of JoAnn Hopkins’ miniature projects are mostly labors of love, but her most recent miniature was a bit more GIFT special than the rest. The Carmel resident made a miniature replica of the bar at Woody’s Library Restaurant. Hopkins’ best friend, Cat Haskett, is a longtime bartender at Woody’s, so Hopkins has been a regular customer for years. “It’s like my ‘Cheers’ place, almost everyone knows everyone who sits here,” said Hopkins, referring to the ’80s TV sitcom about a bar and its regulars. Hopkins had been working on the miniature replica of the bar since February 2017. “I was intimidated by making the fake water for the fish tank,” she said. Then life got busy and it sat untouched for 2 1/2 years, she said. “Then COVID-19 hit in March and I had (time) to finish it,” Hopkins said. Hopkins made a surprise presentation of the replica to restaurant owner Kevin “Woody” Rider, who also is a Carmel City

Restaurant owner Kevin “Woody” Rider and miniature artist JoAnn Hopkins pause with the replica of Woody’s bar. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Council member, July 24 in the restaurant. “It’s amazing. I’m overwhelmed,” said Rider, who added he didn’t have a clue she was creating it. “Woody’s has been my family for the last 23 years.” The piece is approximately the 20th miniature Hopkins has made. “Normally, I never see anyone get them because I make them for someone who hires me,” she said. “I get $1,000 for the executive gifts, but that doesn’t even cover your labor or your costs. But for me, it’s got to be good.”

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ATI seeks alternative ways to entertain By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell’s creative juices are flowing. Farrell and co-founders THEATER Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins are working on ways to reimagine the 2020-21 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. ATI announced July 28 it has canceled its four productions planned for the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. ATI was set to open Sept. 4 with “Always … Patsy Cline,” which featured a two-person cast of Fitzgerald and Collins. The other shows canceled were “Lombardi” in 2020 and “The Big Bang: The Musical” and “Damn Yankees” in 2021. Farrell said it would put the organization at financial risk if it attempted to move forward only having to later postpone or cancel productions. Originally, he said they believed ATI could put on the two-person “Patsy Cline” show because it is a two-person cast. But the production costs were higher with COVID-19 testing and other factors. “Plus, our (COVID-19 case) numbers were a lot better then,” he said. “It’s a trying time for everyone, and the entertainment industry has been hit so hard.” Farrell said the safety of ATI performers and patrons is at the forefront of any decision. “The good news is this. While we are taking a pause from presenting full-scale productions, we are all thinking outside the box to stay relevant and publicly connected during these difficult times for all arts organizations,” said Farrell, whose company uses Actors’ Equity Association performers. Farrell said several options are being explored, which he hopes to announce soon. “I’m waiting on an approval for the board for one project,” Farrell said. “It will be a little different, but we’re excited to be able to offer it.” Farrell said if circumstances allow, ATI can add more traditional programming back into the schedule.

“Beehive, The 60s Musical” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis. Through Aug. 9. For more, visit beefandboards.com or call 1-317-872-9664. Big Roscoe & The Hammers Summer Concert Series, Lawn at Clay Terrace, Carmel. 7 p.m., Aug. 6. Free. For more, visit clayterrace.com. The Doo Band Noblesville Summer Concert Series, Dillon Park. 7 p.m., Aug. 6. Free. For more, noblesvilleparks.org. Night Train and The Cosmic Situation Concert at the Commons Tour, Federal Hill Commons, 7 p.m., Aug. 8. “Smoke on the Mountain” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis. Aug. 13 to Sept. 27. For more, visit beefandboards.com or call 1-317-872-9664.

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

Civic Theatre shows on for now Civic Theatre’s first show, “Matilda The Musical,” is scheduled for Oct. 2-17 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts. “We can’t know at this point exactly what our future will be like for live experiences, but we are committed to finding the best path forward while ensuring the safety of our patrons, staff and volunteers,” said Melissa Hook, Civic marketing and events manager. “Following social distancing guidelines at this time, available seating in the venues at the Center for the Performing Arts have been significantly reduced to ensure patrons and their families are at least 6 feet apart while enjoying a performance.” CCP cancels 2020 shows Carmel Community Players closed its final three performances of “The Last Five Years,” July 31, Aug, 1-2 after learning one

of the show’s staff tested positive for COVID-19. The individual did not have direct contact with audience members but did have contact with the cast. The occurrence helped convince CCP to cancel the final two shows of 2020. CCP Board President Lori Raffel said when the decision was made to resume the season, CCP believed it could do it safely. “We now feel strongly that in the best interest of our patrons and volunteers, we must cancel all in-person activities for the remainder of the year, which means that ‘Shipwrecked! An Entertainment’ and our holiday show will not be happening as planned,” Raffel stated. “Season ticket holders will be given the choice to either receive a refund for the last show of the (2020-21) season or donate that amount to CCP for use in finding a new home and future show expenses.” For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

Organizers cancel Indy GreekFest editorial@youarecurrent.com Indianapolis GreekFest organizers explored several options before announcing the decision July 26 to cancel the annual event. “We were planning on having preorder and drive-thru,” said Renee Brochhagen, Indy GreekFest secretary and marketing director. “However, given the increases in COVID cases, the uncertainty of what new restrictions may be in place at the end of August, and for the health and safety of the volunteers, customers and the community, we thought it best to cancel the event.” The event, which celebrates Greek Orthodox and traditions, was scheduled for Aug. 28-29 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3500 W. 106th St., Carmel. The free event, which drew large annual crowds, featured live music, Greek food and pastries, Greek wine and beer and church tours.

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much stiffer when the film won the Summer White Lynch Memorial Award Grand Prize of $2,000, which was announced July 25 near Raymond Mo was pleasantly surprised the conclusion of Indy Shorts. when his film was selected in the Heartland “I was ecstatic we won,” Mo said. Film Festival ’s InternaMo and Hong worked on the FILM tional Indy Shorts Internafilm as their final project during tional Film Festival. a 2019 summer film program at Little did he know the best was Northwestern. yet to come. “When we decided to make a The Carmel High School senior film together, we decided to find co-directed and co-wrote the film common links between us,” Mo said. “Whipped Cream Cake” with Minju “She’s a Korean American and I’m Mo Hong, who is from the Detroit area a Chinese American, so we had our and is now a Northwestern University background. Being Asian American is a cenfreshman. tral part of your identity.” After completion of the film in 2019, the Mo said they had similar priorities as duo sent it to several film festivals. It was far as family life and school. The story was accepted into Indy Shorts as an Indiana filmed in two weeks. Spotlight winner in the High School Film The six-minute film is about a Korean Competition. American girl, played by international stu“Then we were lucky enough to win the dent Yinuo Jiang. grand prize, too,” Mo said. “When it came Film is one of Mo’s many interests, along out we were the winners, I was very surwith journalism, finance and economics. prised. In my mind, the reason we won the He has written some articles for Current Indiana Spotlight is I was an Indiana resinewspapers. dent and it fit the criteria.” “I enjoy being able to capture moments of However, Mo knows the competition was other people’s lives,” Mo said.

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CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS From Providers of a “GUARANTEED SAVINGS CONTRACT” The City Carmel, Indiana (Hamilton County) is soliciting responses to a “REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS” (RFQ) for the implementation of a Guaranteed Savings Contract for improvements to the Carmel Utilities South Publicly Owned Treatment Works. The responses to the RFQ will provide a means by which the City of Carmel will select a single Provider to complete the Contract. The contract shall follow IC 36-1-12.5 and the guidelines in this document. The guidelines may be obtained from the Carmel Utilities office located at 30 W Main Street St. 220 Carmel, IN between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4 PM (local time), Monday through Friday Responses to the RFQ should be addressed to the following John Duffy, Director Carmel Utilities 30 W. Main Street Ste. 220 Carmel, IN 46032 Responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM (local time) on Friday September 4th, 2020, at the address identified above. Any responses received after that time will not be accepted. Four (4) copies of the response to this request must be submitted. A Pre RFQ submittal meeting will be held on August 12, 2020 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at the Carmel Wastewater Treatment Facility located at 9609 Hazel Dell Parkway Carmel, IN 46280 to provide project review and site walk through. RFQ responses must be submitted in the format outlined in the following guidelines. Each RFQ response will be reviewed to determine if it is complete prior to actual evaluation. The City of Carmel reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ responses and to be the sole judge of the value and merit of the RFQ responses offered. As noted, it is the intent of the CITY OF CARMEL to use this RFQ as a method of implementing improvements to the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). RESPONSE CONTENT AND FORMAT GUIDELINES COVER PAGE Identify the name of the company, address of the company and that the document is in response to the CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM PROVIDERS OF A “GUARANTEED SAVINGS CONTRACT” TABLE OF CONTENTS Responses shall include a table of contents properly indicating the section and page numbers of the information included. Executive Summary Responses shall include concise abstract of no more than (2) pages, providing an overview of the Provider’s qualifications and approach related to a Wastewater/Water Treatment System Guaranteed Savings Contract. 1) Company Background & Qualifications

a) Provide a history of the Provider with a statement about company mission, vision, and values. b) Include the following information on the Provider i) Name of Company ii) Address iii) Telephone Number iv) Contact Person for this Project c) Provider’s Qualifications and Management i) Number of years company has operated in Indiana ii) Number of employees residing in Indiana iii) Company officers iv) List the personnel employed by the Provider responsible for this project. Include a resume on each person listing education, experience, work history, and responsibilities on this project. Persons not directly associated with the project shall not be included. v) The most recent audited Financial Report. vi) The Provider must be certified and meet the requirements of IC 4-13.6-4 and the RFQ submitted must include a copy of the firm’s certification of qualification issued under IC 4-13.6-4. vii) Identify Professional Engineers directly employed by the Provider responsible for this project. Include License number of the person responsible for the project. viii) Describe if the Provider is a manufacturer, contractor, or engineering firm. Clearly delineate what services or products the Provider is including from their own company as part of the project. 2) References Provide references with contact information for Indiana Guaranteed Savings Contract projects completed. Include the location, scope of work, and personnel responsible. Provide a list of all of the water / wastewater utility projects the Provider has completed under the terms of IC 36-1-12.5 (Indiana Guaranteed Savings Contracts). 3) Technical Approach This section of the response should contain information about the Provider’s technical abilities. a) Providers are encouraged to present evidence of their team’s technical ability relative to such anticipated scope of work by providing a list of water/wastewater experience of the team. b) Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd. will be the engineer of record to work with the selected Provider. Explain the Provider’s experiences collaborating with Engineers on past design build or guaranteed savings contract water/ wastewater projects. 4) Project Implementation a) Provider’s Involvement: Per IC 36-1-12.5-3 the Provider must perform at least 20% of the contract value with its own workforce. Please define how you will meet or exceed this

requirement on a percentage basis relative to the work to be completed by your own workforce. b) Project Management: Describe how the project would be managed by the Provider. Describe method and means of communication plan for the City and staff. Provide project management documentation on past projects completed by the Provider. c) General Construction Subcontractor: Identify the General Contractor Team Member who will perform the general construction and the approximate percentage of the contract value that such effort might represent. Explain the Provider’s ability to work with such General Construction Team Member including experience working together on past projects. d) Other Subcontractor’s Involvement: Identify which portions of the project the Provider intends to implement with subcontractors and how the subcontractors will interact with the Team. 5) Financial Approach a) Describe in detail the process that the Provider intends to utilize to obtain the best prices for the Owner. Explain why this approach is better than other available approaches. b) Explain how the Provider plans to offer a Guaranteed Maximum Price, with no change orders, for this project. c) Explain your firm’s approach to open book pricing allowing the City to view the pricing structure (mark up covering overhead and profit) of the Qualified Provider and subcontractors. Explain your firm’s approach to open book pricing allowing the City to view the contingency for the project. Explain your firm’s approach to open book pricing allowing the City to view savings from value engineering or other project cost reductions. d) Provide proof that the Provider can furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100 percent of the project. 6) Guarantee Management a) Explain how the Provider plans to address the guarantee for this type of project and how it meets Indiana requirements of IC 36-1-12.5. b) Describe the methodology used to compute the energy baseline. c) Described the cost for guarantee management, schedule for delivery and describe the report. d) Note how an Energy Savings estimate will be prepared and applied to the process. e) Note how an Operations & Maintenance estimate will be prepared and applied to the process. f) Note how a Future Capital Expenditure Savings estimate will be prepared and applied to the process. 7) General Requirements

a) Philip Teague (419-277-6039) <pteague@ jheng.com> will be the contact for the City of Carmel throughout the RFQ process. Attempted contact by a potential Provider with anyone associated with the owner other than Philip Teague may result in immediate disqualification. b) Reconciliation of the guaranteed sums shall be on an annual basis for twenty years, commencing one year from the date of completion of the total and complete program installation. The Provider will provide the City with annual audits and savings reconciliation over the life of the contract. c) The Qualified Provider’s guarantee shall be a first party direct guarantee from the Provider to the Local Unit of Government; no third-party guarantees shall be accepted. d) Costs for the preparation of the RFQ response will not be reimbursed by the City and are the responsibility of the Provider. e) The City reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ responses. f) Upon contract award the successful respondent shall submit a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the final project cost. g) The Provider is responsible for compliance with all Federal, State and Local codes and environmental regulations. h) The Provider shall comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations including, but not limited to, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) relating to persons or property, or to the protection of persons or property from damage, injury or loss; and shall erect and maintain all necessary safeguards for such safety and protection. The Provider shall be solely responsible for initiating, maintaining, and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. SCORING RESPONSES TO THE RFQ It is the intent of the City of Carmel to select a single Provider to work with the City and the engineer to provide value engineering, finalize the project scope, negotiate a Guaranteed Maximum Price (with open book pricing) and develop a Guaranteed Savings Contract agreement that meets or exceeds the City/Town’s expectation. A score on the components below will be assigned to each RFQ response and selection shall be based on this scoring. Area Percentage Background and Qualifications 20% References 20% Technical Approach 20% Project Implementation 20% Financial Approach 10% Guarantee Management 10% Total 100%

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History of Coyoacán: Honoring coyotes Commentary by Don Knebel The historic heart of Coyoacán is the second-most popular tourist destination in Mexico City. An iconic fountain at its TRAVEL center pays tribute to its history. In the late 12th century, the Tepanecs established a village on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. They named the village Coyoacán, meaning “place of many coyotes” in Nahuatl, a language they shared with the Aztecs. For both Tepanecs and Aztecs, coyotes represented cunning and sexual prowess and were the model for the god they called Huehuecoyotl (Old Coyote). In 1519, the Tepanecs supported Hernán Cortés against the Aztecs and Cortés launched his attack against Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, from Coyoacán. After defeating the Aztecs, Cortés made Coyoacán the capital of New Spain. In 1520, monks brought to Coyoacán to convert the Tepanecs began building the Baroque Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Church of St. John the Baptist) in the center of Coyoacán. Coyoacán remained an independent municipality until the mid-19th century, when it became part of Mexico City. Today, the Borough of Coyoacán includes 29 blocks of colonial Coyoacán. Adjacent plazas, jointly covering almost 6 acres and populated with Indian laurel trees, attract visitors seeking a refuge from the din of much of Mexico City. Plaza del Centenario (Centennial Square) was established in 1921 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No. PZ -2020-00114 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 24th day of August 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Request a variance to UDO Section 5.09 B in regards to the height of a fence in the front yard. It is requested that a 6’ cedar shadowbox style fence be allowed along Main Street to transition to a 42” cedar shadowbox style fence along Beechmont. This request is for the purpose of noise reduction, and to allocate the full use of the yard for small children and pets to utilize without concern for the busy Main Street traffic. At property being known as (address): 14 Beechmont Drive The application is identified as Docket No. PZ – 2020-00014V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: S30 T18 Range4 Harrowgate Lot 1 All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Donald D. Schoeff, Jr. PETITIONER

Fuentes de los Coyotes in Coyoacán, Mexico City. (Photo by Don Knebel)

on land once belonging to Iglesia de San Juan Bautista to honor the 100th anniversary of Mexican independence. In 1967, the city erected Fuentes de los Coyotes (Fountain of the Coyotes), featuring a bronze sculpture of two coyotes surrounded by jets of water, in the center of Plaza del Centenario. The fountain recognizes both the importance of coyotes to the original occupants of the site and the magical properties some residents

of Mexico still ascribe to the animal, whose English and Spanish names derive from its name in Nahuatl.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC. Public notice is hereby given to affected property owners pursuant to 170 IAC 4-9-4(f) that within two (2) to six (6) weeks of the date of this notice, weather permitting, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC will be performing vegetation management as part of its power line maintenance program in the area described below. As part of this project, one of its contractors that employ State Licensed Pesticide Applicators to apply Duke Energy approved herbicides to clear the Right of Way of vegetation in order to provide safe and reliable electric service. Vegetation management will be performed in/ near the towns of Sheridan, Westfield, Carmel, and Jolietville on or near streets identified below: Along Six Points Rd between W 206 St and W 193rd St Along W 193rd St between Six Points Rd and Casey Rd Along Casey Rd between W 193rd St and IN-32 Along IN-32 between Casey Rd and Ditch Rd Along Ditch Rd between IN-32 and W 156th St Along W 156th St between Ditch Rd and Oak Ridge Rd Along Oak Ridge Rd between W 156th St and E 169th St Along E 169th St between Oak Ridge Rd and IN-31 Along David Brown Dr between IN-31 and S Union St Along Ashley Wood Dr between S Union St and Tourmaline Dr Along Carey Rd between E 169th St and E 151st St Along E 151st St between Carey Rd and Settlers Rd Along Settlers Rd between E 151st St and Brasseur Ln The date this notice is published initiates the two (2) week period for calculating implied consent by an affected property owner under 170 IAC 4-9. If you have any questions you may contact the Duke Energy Vegetation Management toll free number, 866-385-3675. Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. Vegetation Management Department

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