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Major Shane Collins Collins has served CPD for 22 years. He has served time as an operations sergeant and division.tenanttheCIDordinator,rangemaster/traininglieutenant,codetectiveintheandmostrecentlyasadministrativelieuintheoperationsHeservesasadefensive tactics and firearms instructor. Lt. Ryan Meyer Meyer is a 22-year veter an of CPD. He has more than 15 years of experience in the CID, where he has spent time as a detective, ser geant and lieutenant. During his tenure, he has been as signed to bike patrol, SWAT team, Intelligence Unit and the Hamilton/Boone County Drug Task Force.

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el, who was facing possible termination for alleged inappropriate behavior toward female employees, has decided to retire rather than continue an appeal that was before the Car mel Police Dept. Merit Board. Bickel filed a notice of retirement and a motion to dismiss the appeal on Aug. 15. The merit board, which is responsible for hiring and firing officers, accepted the motion at an Aug. 16 meeting. The board had been set to meet the week of Aug. 22 to hear evidence and determine Bickel’s fate.

Deputy Chief Brady Myers Myers has served CPD for 22 years. During his tenure with CPD, he has overseen multiple specialty units, including the Field Train ing Officer program, K-9 unit, Emergency Response Group unit, field evidence technicians and SWAT Team. He has also been a member of the firearms instructor cadre for several years. Major Ryan Jellison Jellison has served 19 years with CPD and more than 26 years in law enforcement. During his time with CPD, Jellison has spent time as an opera tions sergeant and lieu tenant, rangemaster/train ing coordinator, detective in the Criminal Investigations Division and lieutenant in Special Investigations Division, where he was assigned to the Hamilton/ Boone County Drug Task Force. He was a member of the SWAT Team for 15 years. He serves as a department firearms instructor.

Effective July 28, Barlow promoted Dwight Frost to deputy chief of operations, Brady Myers to deputy chief of administra tion, Ryan Jellison to major of the support division and Shane Collins to major of the operations division. He also transferred Lt. Ryan Meyer to the operations division lieu tenant position, effective Aug. 1.

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“Once Bickel submitted his retirement

and voluntarily relinquished his merit po sition, the merit board lost jurisdiction to decide the matter,” said Dan McFeely, a spokesman for the City of Carmel. “As for his pension, Indiana Code stipulates the police officers are entitled to keep their pensions whether they retire or are terminated.”

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Carmel Police Dept. Chief Jim Barlow, who returned from retirement after the July 25 resignation of Chief Jeff Horner, has made several changes at the administrative level.

The City of Carmel provided the following: Deputy Chief Dwight Frost Frost has served CPD for 29 years. He has previously served as commander of both the Criminal Inves tigations Division and the Operations Divisions as well as the director of the InCountyHamilton/BooneDrugTaskForce.additiontohisroleas deputy chief of operations, Frost is a firearms and emer gency vehicle operations instructor for the department.

In July, then-CPD Chief Jeff Horner re moved Bickel from his role and recommend ed that the merit board dismiss Bickel from the department. According to the city, Bickel is accused of groping a female employee, attempting to forcibly kiss a different female employee and kissing the hand and neck of another female employee at a work-related event. The city also received allegations that Bickel attempted to use his position of authority to influence a CPD employee to violate a department standard operating procedure to benefit a family member.Thecity ordered an external investigation of the allegations, during which Bickel was suspended.Hornerresigned as chief days after Bick el’s removal, with multiple sources speaking under the condition of anonymity saying it was because he failed to follow city policy in handling at least one of the complaints against his former deputy chief. Horner, who became chief in January, has reverted to his merit role as a lieutenant. Bickel and Horner both joined CPD in 1994. Jim Barlow, who served as CPD chief from 2017 until January, has returned from retire ment to serve as CPD chief.

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CPD Sgt. Katie Malloy, who works closely with Cowles, said before hiring a social worker CPD officers would provide informa tion about resources to residents but often had little time or ability to follow up with them. She said Cowles will help bridge the gap between CPD and organizations offer ing help to those who need it.

“(Police officers) are not mental health professionals, but I am,” Cowles said. “That’s how I can really partner with the officers and provide a well-rounded response.”

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The Carmel Police Dept. has taken steps in recent years to improve its response to a growing num ber of involvingcallsmen tal health crises, including the hiring of its first social worker.Hannah Cowles joined CPD in February as crisis intervention manager. She isn’t among the first on the scene, but officers may call her once the situation is considered safe and if it is believed those involved could benefit from her expertise and resources. She also provides resources for any Carmel resident who calls her office in need of help.

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“It’s a lot different handing someone a pamphlet or a card versus them getting to speak to her on the phone and her going with them on that journey to make sure they get the right services and get in touch with the right people,” Mal loyCowlessaid. said officers frequently encounter peo ple who don’t qualify for an immediate detention, which leads to hospital ization, but who still need assistance. Often, those are the cases referred to her.

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Cowles, who is from West Lafayette, graduated from Purdue University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in child development and graduated from Aurora University in 2005 with a master’s degree in social work. She previously worked as policy director at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and as deputy section chief for the Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security. She is the first social worker to join a law enforcement agency full time in Hamilton County. Cowles and her husband have lived in Carmel since 2013 and have two children in Carmel Clay Schools. Anyone seeking information about mental health resources can contact Cowles at 317-571-2257.

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“If I’m able to repeat Donald Rainwater’s success in my race, we’ll truly transform In diana politics, because that center of power will shift and we’ll be able to hold both Democrats and Republicans accountable in a way neither has been doing currently,” MaurerMaurersaid.is facing Republican Diego Mo rales, a former aide to then-Gov. Mike Pence, and Democrat Destiny Scott Wells, an India napolis attorney, in the general election. Even if Maurer doesn’t win, a strong showing could have political implications. In every county where Maurer finishes in first or second place, the Libertarian Party of Indiana would be able to appoint a Libertari an to the county election board for the next four years. If he earns 10 percent or more of the statewide vote, Libertarian primaries will be held for the next four years. Maurer said a Libertarian in office would naturally lead to more diplomatic solutions, as he would be primarily working with those outside of his party. There are other benefits, too, he said. “I’m not beholden to a larger party that can only stray so far from national dogma or party bosses, so I’m empowered to have original ideas,” he said.

He is also in support of inde pendently auditing all counties after an election and only certifying the results once the audit is complete, implementing recall elections to im prove accountability, increasing ref erenda ballot initiatives to give voters more direct say in issues such as abortion and marijuana legalization, and rank choice vot ing, which allows voters to rank their prefer ence for candidates running for an office.

“It was through frustration with broken promises and — ultimately — tremendous, obscene corruption that disillusioned me,” he said. “The best solution for me is limited government that can be less corrupt.”

Maurer said he and his wife could have relocated anywhere when they decided to move out of Manhattan, but they chose In dianapolis because of the low cost of living and better quality of life. He became familiar with the city while visiting his former col lege roommate there. The Maurers moved to Broad Ripple in 2013 but relocated a year later to Home Place, which has since been annexed by Carmel. Maurer serves on the Carmel Eco nomic Development Commission, the Home Place Advisory Board and on his homeown ers association board. Maurer has a degree in business admin istration from Washington University in St. Louis. He has worked in marketing, finance, customer service and green tech. He’s also been an entrepreneur, launching a virtual reality company. Currently he works as a development officer for Students for Liberty. Learn more at MaurerForIndiana.com.

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Among Maurer’s campaign issues is improving trust in the election process by providing voters with a receipt that can be used to verify a vote was received, counted and“Electionsaudited. are an article of faith. They are a matter of confidence and trust,” Maurer said. “At the end of the day, we want ev eryone to walk away with proof or some kind of certainty that their vote has been counted.”

“It removes the binary do-or-die com ponent of our current election process,” Maurer said. In addition to elections, the secretary of state’s office is responsible for business registration. Maurer would like to make the process — and small business support ser vices — more efficient so business owners can focus on their customers.

Maurer, 40, grew up in New York City in what he described as a “big Democrat fami ly.” He previously voted that way, too.

It’s been more than 175 years since Indi ana voters elected someone other than a Democrat or Repub lican to be secretary of state, but Jeff Maurer of Carmel is seeking to end that drought this year. If elected Nov. 8, Maurer, a Lib ertarian, would become the first candidate to hold the office from outside the two currently dominant parties since John H. Thompson, a Whig who served from 1845 to 1849. Maurer knows his campaign will be an uphill battle, but he believes victory is achievable. He pointed to the 2020 gu bernatorial race as a sign that political momentum is swinging in his party’s favor, as Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater earned 11 percent of the vote and finished in second place behind incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb in a third of Indiana counties.

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The Carmel Plan Commission met Aug. 16 to discuss a proposal for 33 townhomes on 96th Street and Haverstick Road, expansion plans for The GOAT and other items.

What happened: The commission voted 9-0 to approve site plan and design for Jackson’s Grant Village Section 2. What it means: Estridge Development Management is seeking to build 33 townhomes on what is now a wooded area. The proposed townhomes are ex pected to range from the low $500,000s to the low $600,000s. What it means: The proposed expansion would add 2,940 square feet to the existing building, which would more than double en closed space on the property at 220 2nd St. SW in an effort to reduce noise complaints and other issues reported soon after the tavern opened in mid-2020. The GOAT has been closed since April 2021, when the Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request that would have allowed it to continue operating in a residentially zoned area. The city approved a rezone earlier this year, contin gent on several commitments. What it means: Republic Development plans to build 52 townhomes and an amenity build ing on 8.83 acres on the northwest corner of 116th Street and Spring Mill Road.

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What happened: The commission sent a proposed site plan and design for an expan sion of The GOAT to its commercial committee.

What happened: The commission sent a proposal to rezone 2.67 acres on the north west corner of 96th Street and Haverstick Road to a planned unit development to the residential committee for further discussion.

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Jeannine Lee Lake, a Democratic candidate for the Indiana House District 5 congressio nal seat, speaks to at tendees at a campaign kickoff event July 17 at Ritz Charles in Carmel. Lake is facing Republican incumbent Victoria Spartz in the Nov. 8 general election.

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The Enhanced Museum Experience Center will house new exhibits and feature speak ers in a new partnership with the Smith sonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The partnership allows Conner Prairie to display artifacts and touring exhibits from the Smithsonian and 200 other affiliated muse ums across the U.S. The new museum will also feature diversified collections, a youth visual art displays. The new permanent exhibit, “Promised Land as Proving Ground,” will open in the summer of 2023 and tell a more inclusive story of Indiana’s history with a focus on the African diaspora and African American culture and traditions from pre-colonial his tory to present day.

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What it means: The comprehensive plan updates remain in the city’s Land Use and Special Studies Committee, and the Flora res olution remains in the Finance, Utilities and Rules Committee. What it means: The parking restrictions were intended to be part of planned unit devel opment standards for the Woodside at WestClay planned unit development, which were approved in 2016, but were inadvertently left out. The omission was recently brought to the attention of the city.

What’s next: A meeting date for the land use committee had not been set as of press time. The finance commit tee is set to meet at 5 p.m. Aug. 31 to discuss the Flora resolution.

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What happened: The council approved a resolution that expresses the city’s interest in purchasing a home on the southeast corner of 106th Street and Lakeshore Drive

What happened: The council approved an ordinance on first reading that codifies no parking zones on Woodside Hollow Drive and Soundview Place. What it means: The home, which is for sale and listed at $415,000, is at an intersection the city plans to convert into a roundabout in the future. Construction of the roundabout will require the city to use some of the existing yard of the home. The city plans to lease the home until the roundabout is built, at which point it will sell the property to a new homeowner. What it means: The ordinance adds a requirement that residents appointed to the audit committee be familiar with governmental accounting. It states that officers will be elected at the first meet ing in even numbered years and that the same person can’t hold the same position for two consecutive terms. It also states that the committee shall request annual reports from the city and other entities.

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happened: The city approved an ordinance on first reading modifying how Carmel Audit Committee officers are selected and amending the committee’s powers and Whatduties.happened:

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The Carmel City Council approved a resolution expressing interest in purchasing a home adjacent to a future roundabout, updated procedures for the Carmel Audit Committee and more at its Aug. 15 meeting.

The council did not discuss updates to the city’s comprehensive plan or establishment of the Flora Economic Development Area and Allocation Area.

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Expected completion: Summer Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Richland Avenue. Expected completion: Fall Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Lexington Boulevard. Expected completion: Fall Project: Widening and improvements along Smoky Row Road Location: Between the Monon Greenway and U.S. 31. The road will be fully closed during the project. The Monon Greenway is closed until later this month.

Expected completion: Late summer Project: Widening of the Monon Greenway Location: Between City Center Drive and Carmel Drive Expected completion: November FISHERS Project: Interchange construction on 146th street.Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 146th Street. Best detour is bypassing 146th street by taking 141st street.

Expected completion: The project was scheduled to be complete in May but is behind schedule.

Expected completion: The estimated completion date is Oct. 8 due to delays in utility relocation.

CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. A roundabout is under construction at 116th Street

Project: Grand Park Boulevard extension Location: A section of 181st Street between Dartown Road and Wheeler Road is closed through September for construction of the future Grand Park Blvd. extension. Expected completion: The road will be closed through September, but motorists can use the detour route, which is 186th Street to Wheeler Road.

WESTFIELD Project: New roundabout Location: The intersection of 191st Street and Grassy Branch Road is closed for roundabout construction.

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The Millers won IHSAA Class 3A state championships in 2019 and 2020. They fin ished 16-1-1 last year, losing in the regional semifinal. That snapped a 55-game unbeat en“Ourstreak.main team goal this year is to win a state championship, but in the process, there is always the goal of winning confer ence as well as going undefeated,” Bram blett said. “A goal I’ve personally always wanted to achieve is Miss Soccer, but more importantly, I want to be a leader and some one who makes an impact in every game.”

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MEET AVA BRAMBLETT Hobbies: Working out, shopping, spending time with her family Favorite athlete: Rose Lavelle Favorite TV show: “Chicago Med” Favorite subject: Math the best position. She can anticipate what a teammate is going to do even before they do it. Her creative thinking ability and vision on the field is amongst the best I’ve ever been fortunate enough to coach.”

Bramblett said one of her biggest im provements has been becoming more effec tive with either foot.

“I’ve spent a lot of time making sure that I can use both feet equally, so that even if the defender forces me in one direction, I can easily go either way,” she said.

Bramblett, who plays for Indy Premier during the club season, has committed to sign with Ohio State University. “Ohio State has a very competitive pro gram that has a good chance of competing for a national title each year,” she said. “Academically, it is one of the top schools in the nation for what I want to do. I also really liked the coaches and the feel of the campus.”

Noblesville High School senior soccer player Ava Bramblett has been a crucial part of the team’s success the past three“Avaseasons.hashad one of the most storied careers of any Noblesville High School athlete, two state championships, three conference titles, and yet, she doesn’t rest on these laurels,” Nobles ville girls soccer coach Mike Brady said. “Ev ery day, she wants to make herself better and the team better. We wouldn’t have had the success we’ve had without her. But she would be the last one to think that. Again, it’s about team and being a part of creating a winning culture.” Brady said Bramblett, a midfielder, makes those around her better.

“As a leader of this team, she elevates her teammates every day, whether it’s in a game, at training, or in life, which is a spe cial gift, when so many people put them

Senior midfielder gets kick from winning, lifting teammates

Ava Bramblet, left is the Millers’ team leader.

(Photo courtesy of Julie Montgomery)selves first and foremost,” Brady said. Bramblett has 32 goals and 16 assists in her three seasons.

“Ava sees the game in a way that most players do not, and that’s not just at the high school level, it’s players at any level,” Brady said. “She sees moments on the field before they develop and places herself in Bramblett

After being canceled the previous two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carmel’s Public Safety Day returns from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at 11611 N. Meridian St. “It’s very hands-on, family-friendly,” Griffin said. “We’ll have a bounce house.”

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Tim Griffin’s wish is that Public Safety Day encourages conversations at home. “My hope is always when parents come with their kids, they hear us talking about safety items, they carry that back to their house and say, ‘What is our fire plan?,’” said Griffin, a public information officer for Carmel Fire Dept. “Or maybe they say, ‘It’s getting to that time when we are going to change our smoke detector batteries.’ My hope is that they are not just safety demos, but when they leave it stems con versations to talk about if they do have an emergency at their house, it will save their life later.”

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FUNDRAISER EVENT news@currentincarmel More than 400 golfers from across Indi ana participated Aug. 5 in the 19th annual Jake Laird Memorial Golf Outing at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville. Event founders Mike and Debbie Laird said the outing was the most successful since its inception in 2004 after their son, Jake Laird, an Indianapolis Police Dept. officer, was shot and killed in the line of duty. The event raised $117,825. Proceeds benefit police and fire agencies in Indiana with the purchase of new equip ment, the support of instructional programs and financial assistance to officers injured in the line of duty. To date, the Laird’s have donated more than $1 million to police and firefighter agencies.

Jake Laird Golf Outing raises $117KPublic Safety Day returns Aug. 27

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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. Officer Kellie Leigh stated, “As an officer, I watch as we die, and despite doing heroic things or people having the best intentions, the rest of us move on. We don’t forget, but we move on because we can’t spend too long thinking that we may be next.”

A group of firefighters, called MC Axe and the Fire Crew, will perform kids songs and safety songs. There is a big wheel race for children. For more, visit the Facebook page of Car mel Fire Dept.

Ella Sung imagines driving an antique fire engine on display thanks to the Carmel Fire Buffs and Fire Dept. Museum at a previous Public Safety Day. (File photo) and pick up the patient, so you get to see what we do in the event of a bad acci dent,” Griffin said. “Which is good for kids to see, because if they are ever in a major incident, I like them to see and hear the noises. It’s something that can be scary, but those are life-saving sounds. It shows even if things may seem scary, we’re here and we’re helping.”

Joining the Lairds during the opening ceremonies were Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen, Noblesville Police Dept. Chief John Mann and Mary Allen, who represented U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz. “My team donates to and sponsors the Laird outing because public safety employ ees are a huge part of our business. We

There also will be K-9, fire extinguisher and extrication training demonstrations. “LifeLine (medical helicopter) will land

Mike and Debbie Laird launched the Jake Laird Golf Outing after their son, Jake Laird, an India napolis Police Dept. officer, was shot and killed in the line of duty. (Photo courtesy of Mike and Debbie Laird) enjoy helping to give back to them,” said branch sales manager Angie Turley of title sponsor Fairway Mortgage. “We are honored to be a part of this event.”

Corrections — In the Aug. 16 edition of Current in Carmel, a headline on a letter to the editor misstated the district in which Democrat Matt McNally is running for of fice. He is running for state representative in district 39. In the same edition, a story about infrastructure improvements coming to Home Place misstated the name of one of the groups commissioning a piece of patri otic art for the future roundabout at 106th Street and College Avenue. The art is com missioned by the Greater Home Place Neigh borhood Association and Clay Township.

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• Lilly pads in a pond, a reference to the Japanese Garden at City Hall

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“To design the mural, I first researched all that I could about Carmel. A design motif I settled on early was the circle. The circle kept creeping up in things I wanted to in clude in the mural: roundabouts, the first traffic light, tire wheels, lily pads and so on,” Eastburn said. “I attempted to pay hom age to many aspects of what makes Carmel and Indiana great places to live. I hope I have captured some of that in the design. Most importantly, I hope the mural honors the community and spirit of Carmel.”

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TheCommission.muralhasbeen placed inside the lighted interior entryway steps away from the Monon Greenway and the courtyard at Sophia Square. It is visible through the win dows in the breezeway between Monterey Coastal Cuisine and Pad Thai restaurants.

Mural unveiled at Sophia Square

• An array of fruits to celebrate the Car mel Farmers Market

The mural is by San Francisco artist Jes sica Eastburn, whose work was a finalist among more than a dozen submissions received from across the U.S. A public vote selected Eastburn’s mural as the winner. The colorful mural uses symbolism to pay homage to noteworthy aspects of Carmel and Indiana. Some of the symbols are:

A mural titled “Around Town” by artist Jessica Eastburn debuted Aug. 13 at Sophia Square. (Photo courtesy of the City of Carmel)

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• The feet of a bunny rabbit and a night sky filled with firefly lights to celebrate some of the most recognizable fauna of the state

• A depiction of the state flower, the peony

White River Cleanup — The White River Cleanup will be held the morning of Aug. 27 at Conner Prairie. Volunteers must register online and make a $40 canoe or $20 kayak deposit. The deposit is fully refundable with confirmation of event attendance. When registering online, volunteers can select to launch on site for a two-mile trip or be shuttled up to the White River Canoe com pany for a five-mile trip that ends at Conner Prairie. Space is limited and walk-up reg istration is not available. Learn more and register at whiterivercleanup.org.

DISPATCHES

• A vintage Indianapolis 500 race car to celebrate the Indianapolis 500

The City of Carmel unveiled a new mural at Sophia Square Aug. 13 during the monthly Meet Me on galleryMain walk. The mural, “Around Town,” was voted the winning submission in a public art mural contest sponsored by the City of Carmel and the Indiana Arts

Eastburn is a professional artist and teacher in the Art & Art History Dept. at Santa Clara University. Her work has been exhibited in several states across the U.S. and throughout Northern California. Eastburn has created a variety of public art projects, including murals in several West Coast cities.

• The words” “GO” and “STOP” to pay trib ute to one of the nation’s first traffic lights, invented by Leslie Haines and placed at Main Street & Range Line Road in 1924

The 7-foot wide butterfly wings are de signed to encourage people to take photos of themselves with the art.

Community chips in on mural Midtown Plaza to host Colts watch party Oct. 6

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Keating said the community mosaic proj ect of butterfly wings created last year is not yet “We’reup.hoping it will be up along the Monon Trail,” she said. “We’re trying to find a dynamite location for it.”

Community members work on a mural to be displayed in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Keating)

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“It is important to make beautiful art installations part of our public spaces so that they can be enjoyed by all,” said Nancy Heck, director of community relations and By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

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Carmel’s Midtown Plaza will host an offi cial Indianapolis Colts watch party for the Oct. 6 Thursday Night Foot ball game in Denver against the Broncos. The watch party will begin at 5:30 p.m. and include a quarterback passing chal lenge, food and drink specials, live enter tainment, photos and autographs with Colts cheerleaders and Colts giveaways. The game begins at 8:15 p.m. and will be shown on the big screen. The season’s first official watch party is set for Sept. 11 at the Bottleworks District, 856 Carrollton Ave. in Indianapolis. The game starts at 1 p.m., with the watch party set to last from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and in clude drink specials, photos and autographs with Colts cheerleaders, live entertainment, a quarterback passing challenge and Colts giveaways.Bothevents are free to attend. Those in attendance may bring their own food and

economicbeverages.development for the City of Carm el. “The intense color and sparkle of these glass mosaics attract attention and bright en up the landscape. Using one of our local artists to engage our community in an art project further enhances the experience.”

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Carmel mosaic artist Nancy Keating is amazed at the interest her community mosaic mural projects attracted.“Itwas nuts,” Keating said. “We had hundreds and hundreds. We had a family from Warsaw who came for the event after seeing it on Facebook.” Keating worked on the event with the community in five-hour sessions during the Meet Me on Main events July 9 and Aug. 13 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. The City of Carmel commissions Keating to create the“Themurals.city set up a couple tents and tables,” she said. “With a play on words, people chip in and help create the mosaic mural.”Approximately 12 people could work on it at a time. The mural features mosaic man dalas, a popular art design. “There were sections for children with no sharp edges and sections for adults that might have some sharp pieces of glass,” she said.Keating works on the mural before the community project, drawing out the design and then painting. See-through mesh is then applied on top of it. Keating said it serves as a map for where the colors are to be placed. She will then finish up the piece, which is in four sections.

“However, I think my writing ability and Moore

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Carmel High School senior Jillian Moore had quite the summeryoungoneexperience.Moorewasof100women selected to attend the 75th Amer ican Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session July 23 to 30 in Washington, D.C. As part of the ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as “senators” at ALA Girls Nation after participating in one of 50 ALA Girls State sessions held across the U.S. ALA Girls Nation is a seven-day leadership conference, which provides aspiring young women leaders with practical insight into truly empowering. I’m happy to say that Indiana’s resolution was passed in our Girls NationMooresenate.”saidvisiting Washington, D.C., was an amazing experience itself, but getting to meet the Indiana senators in the Capitol was especially memorable.

“It’s really rare to have the op portunity to discuss policy with the people that make it, especially as a high school student,” Moore said. At ALA Girls Nation, Moore par ticipated in mock senate sessions complete with caucuses and debat ed bills that ranged from personal to polit ical interests. Moore, who plans to double major in economics and journalism in col lege, has never participated in an organized debate group before.

Zhang plans on majoring in cognitive sci ence or a related field in college.

Zhang is involving her younger brother, Luke, a Clay Middle School sixth-grader, this year to see if he wants to help run the non profit while she is in college.

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“We work to help senior living residents and the elderly live a relaxing and mean ingful life and experience the spice of life, regardless of age,” said Zhang, who serves as Zhangpresident.said her parents helped with the legal paperwork to set up the nonprofit. She said her peers helped facilitate various activities and Unfortunately,volunteering.Zhangsaid, the idea came during the COVID-19 pandemic, so her orga nization could only put together donation boxes for personal protection equipment, such as face masks, which were much needed at senior living organizations. Now, the students can play bingo and facilitate Saturday activities with a group of 10 to 15 assisted living senior residents.Spiceof Life collaborated with United Under Arts to put together an Easter Show and plans to do another show soon. United Under Arts is a global student-led nonprof it dedicated to providing opportuni ties to everyone to learn about the arts, but especially underserved populations such as children and the elderly. The other Spice of Life officers are CHS seniors Katherine Yu, vice president, and Rachel Wu, secretary.

A memorial gathering for Ruth will be held Thursday, September 1, 2022 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Leppert Mortuaries – Carmel, 900 N. Rangeline Rd., Carmel, Indiana 46032.Inlieu of flowers, contributions in Ruth’s memory may be made to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, Texas 75380: and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.leppertmortuarycarmel. com for the Shields family.

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Jasmine Zhang found her passion through her volunteer work. After volun teering for about six months at Sunrise Senior Living facility, Zhang learned she wanted to do more. Zhang, a Carmel High School senior, founded Spice of Life, a nonprofit that works to provide ef fective means for better health and lifestyles for senior living community resi dents. It was formed in December 2020.

Ruth Reed Shields, 69, of Carmel, Indiana passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022. Ruth was born as Lana Ruth Irene Reed on February 13, 1953 to the late Sally Kate (Craig) Reed and Ralph Reed in Asheville, NorthRuthieCarolina.graduated from Reynolds High School in Asheville, NC in 1970, and with honors from St. Genevieve of the Pines School in 1972. She had a love of poetry, especially Robert Frost and Robert Service. Ruth developed many hobbies over the years. She was an avid bridge player, home decorator, pianist, and photographer. As a photographer she was always behind the camera taking thousands of photos, especially when she went to visit her favorite mountain, Mount Pisgah, and the Swannanoa River. Ruthie began her career with the US Forest Service in North Carolina before joining the May company and moving to Atlanta. She rose through the ranks from secretary to becoming one of the first female mall managers. She moved to Virginia in 1986 to open Montgomery Mall and Ballston Commons, where she met the love of her life, Richard R. Shields.Ruthand Richard married in 1988, combining their families and welcoming their son Andrew Craig Shields into this world in 1989. She and Richard are past members of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.Ruthis survived by her husband, Richard Shields, and their children; Joshua Shields (married to Kirsten Shields), Andrew Craig Shields (married to Erika Shields), Katherine Irene McCollum Kincannon (engaged to Marco Antonio Jimenez), and Benjamin Chase McDowell Kincannon; and her granddaughters Hailey and Heidi Shields.

“I hope to get involved in something that has a similar impact as Spice of Life (in col lege),” Zhang said.

Greene picked up Remodeling Magazine, the industry magazine on home remodeling. “I read it cover to cover and thought, ‘What a great industry,’” Greene said. “My vision was to take the professional side of civil engineering and bring it to home im provement. I wanted to get into something where I could control my own destiny and stay in Carmel. I realized I was fascinated by home and architecture.” Previously, Greene had contemplated being a home builder but figured remodeling was a better fit. So, he started Case Handy man Services in 2003. It eventually became Case Handyman and Remodeling and then Case Design/Remodeling, and this month it has been rebranded as Worthington Design & Remodeling, as the Carmel company is no longer a franchise affiliated with Case. The Carmel resident said Case started as a large remodeling business that has been in business in Washington, D.C., since 1961. It started a franchise system in the late 1990s. After researching, Greene said Case was best suited for his vision.

“I’m the fifth generation of Lawrence

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“They’ve been the backbone and have helped us gain our reputation,” he said.

A 1982 Carmel High School graduate, Greene said being known from growing up in Carmel was helpful when the business started.

Greene said his company is fortunate to have a set of talented carpenters who have been with the company for 15 or more years.

New name reflects Carmel remodeling company’s growth, roots

Education: Graduated from Carmel High School in 1982. Was a quarterback for the Class 3A state championship teams in 1980 and 1981, starting in ’81. Gradu ated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1986.

“We had a lot of connections in the com munity, and they would have faith and trust that you are going to do a good job,” Greene said. “It was a big help.” Longtime client Barb Gallina, who lives in Westfield but previously lived in Carmel, said she has used Greene’s company many times at her homes.

Kim and Larry Greene pause near a company van in 2003, the year they launched Case Handyman Services. (Photo courtesy of Larry Greene)

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“I was waiting all day for a guy who didn’t want to see me, but my boss made me sit there all day until he saw me,’” said Greene, then a civil engineer and regional manager for ADS Environmental Services, which studied water and sewer systems.

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Family: Married Kim in 1991. Kim, an artist, is a co-owner of Art on Main Gallery & Gifts in the Carmel Arts and Design District. The couple has three children, Mitch, 28, Drew, 25, and Sydney, 21. Hobbies: Playing golf, spending time in winter in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Work history: First job was in the highway department for the state of Illinois in Champaign. His next job was with a highway design consulting firm in India napolis. Served as the city engineer in Noblesville from 1988-91. Following a job as a sales engineer for a company, he worked at ADS Environment Services as a regional manager, studying environmental issues.

Age: 58 Personal: Greene’s parents moved from Marshall, Mich., to Carmel in 1972. The oldest of six children, Greene has two brothers and three sisters.

Greene to have Worthington as a middle name,” Greene said. “We thought it had a good distinctive sound to it, but it also was good to have that family tie.”

“The biggest growth was 2010 to 2012 coming out of the (Great) Recession,” Greene said. “We grew our design teams and added a showroom. We became a true full-service provider for clients and really shifted from handyman to more full-service design, build, remodeling.”Greenesaid the company moved into a larger office space on Carmel Drive in 2014. A studio was opened in Indianapolis five years ago and in Zionsville four years ago. Greene said he has a group of five employ ees he is preparing to run the company day-to-day.“ThenIcan be more of the visionary and strategic planner,” Greene said. “It’s a tough business to get bigger and bigger with custom remodeling. We’re focused more on quality and keeping the client.”

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While waiting for a meeting at the Public Works Dept. in Grand Rapids, Mich., Larry Greene had some time on his hands.

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“When we came into the business in 2003, we were looking for a way to get that training and support and industry expertise to get our company off the ground,” he said. “That was the initial reason to join. (Case) decided after a number of years they want ed to get out of (franchising). Case Carmel was part of a smaller franchise system the last 10 years. Essentially, the franchise sys tem dwindled to just a few of us. We bene fited from it. Heading into our 20th year, it’s time to have our local name, and we don’t need the support as much as we used to.”

Worthington is Greene’s middle name. It was also his father’s middle name. The fami ly name dates to 1840, Greene said.

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Greene said his company hired marketing firms to find a name, spending a year on the project.“Nothing clicked. Someone suggested my middle name,” Greene said. “People like the reason for having a family name. For the employees, it’s an exciting new phase.” Besides Greene and his wife, Kim, the company started with four other employees. Greene said the company has had between 35 to 40 employees for the last three or four years.

“They’ve been the primary company that has done any work at our home,” Gallina said. “I don’t even get three bids anymore because of the quality of the work and qual ity of their employees. It’s worth every cent. They’re such a full-service firm, evolving from the handyman point of view to full-ser vice removing and design. It’s amazing how the business has grown. I say it’s because of the quality of the people that Larry hires and how many stay with him so long.” Learn more at WorthingtonIndy.com.

ON THE COVER: Larry Greene, owner of Worth ington Design & Remodeling, pauses in front of his recently rebranded office and showroom on Carmel Drive. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

HUMOR

We humans are apex predators. What we lack in razor-sharp claws and elon gated canines we more than compen sate for in the use of opposable thumbs, comparatively large brains and the abili ty to work in teams. In any hand-to-paw conflict, we might struggle to emerge with victory. But if we bring our wits to bear, we drive the strongest beast to epic disadvantage. We study behav iors, learn patterns and plot advantage against weakness. A predictable crea ture is one that we can overcome. What of the uncertainty of the wounded or trapped animal? What comes when flight options are limited, and fight seems the only option? What can we expect when there is nothing left to lose? When our careful study of the opponent is abruptly upended by erratic and unusually aggressive behav ior, we fall from apex to nadir in an in stant. Happily the risk of encountering a grizzly bear in the wild remains unlikely. So, our alleviated danger in the natural world is replaced by an elevated one in the made environment. If we humans are the most dangerous animals and a wounded animal is the most dangerous then how do we manage the wounded human?Surely, there is metaphor here. If we find a bleeding passerby, let’s call a doctor! Those most concerning are not the physically bruised but the emotionally, financially, or romantically suffering. How do we circumnavigate a road-rage driver, the underperforming employee that is about to lose their job, the deadbeat about to lose custody, or the recently scorned paramour? Can we hold on to the advantages of civilization when some of us believe ourselves harmed by the rest? Is our injury driving us to a point where others no longer can identify our good nature?

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- FARRAH GRAY

Friends, can we talk about booze? It’s been on my mind lately, and not merely because the first few weeks back to school were a rude return to early mornings and high heels (yes, my usual fit includes at least 2 to 3 inches of man-made height, both to stave off plantar fasciitis and to boost my pres ence among towering teenagers. Don’t judge me!). Mainly, it’s my adult children who’ve had me pondering the hooch. Three of the four can legally drink, and if you happen to be in Europe or on a plane to Europe, after having to very nearly scrap said trip to Europe because a certain someone accidentally but decidedly lost her passport, the 18-year-old can also partake. It’s a weird realization when you see your babies sipping non-Holy Communion wine or doing a shot of some god-awful liqueur. On the one hand, you are faced head-on with the fact that they are no longer children; they can decide for themselves if, when and how much sauce they will consume. But on the other, you still see them as dumb kids who are making a horrible mistake by ordering mango margaritas after an afternoon of “Sink theParentingBismarck.”simply never ends, espe cially in a bar. And if you’re anything like me, you can quickly go from “sharing a beer with my son is wonderful” to “Oh, my god, is he an alcoholic!” Luckily, I’ve learned to condense my worries into a single phrase that lets me mother from afar: “Make good choices, my darlings!”

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“Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”

So, yeah, I’ve been thinking a lot about booze lately. Time for a drink!

Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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Remembering my ‘rescue’ Barney

When I did a show with kids with Down syndrome, Barney jumped on the bed with all 15 toddlers and snuggled with them.

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Through the years, I have given out more than 5,000 photos of Barney, each inscribed by me with a silly facsimile of a paw print. If you have a picture of Barney with that paw print, please keep it in his memory. That would mean a lot to me.

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This month is the 20th anniversary of los ing my first beagle. Barney was a rescue, a stray I found on my doorstep in 1991 just after I started a new job as a morning field reporter on WISH-TV. Barney made his television debut in February of that year, and we did 2,800 shows together. Below are excerpts from my column published the week he passed: I lost my best friend and business partner this week. Barney was 12 (or 13 or 14). I never knew his exact age. He wan dered onto my doorstep looking for a better life. He found it. And I found the world’s greatest dog. But he was never a good dog — notWhenever.Iwalked down the street with him, everyone would say hello to the beagle by name. Many teased that they didn’t know my name. Maybe they weren’t kidding. Strangers would joke that he looked like he hadn’t missed many meals. He was relentlessly in search of food he could steal. He ate everything: pickles, carrots, hot dog buns. And sometimes, when extremely des perate, he would eat his dog food.

When an ani mal-training expert claimed he had taught him some manners, Barney dug up the rose bush at my front step in front of him. On live WhenTV. Idid a show with kids with Down syndrome, Barney jumped on the bed with all 15 toddlers and snuggled with them.

When he saw anyone approach, he rolled over for a belly rub. If you stopped rubbing, he glared at you. “You’ve got some nerve,” he seemed to be saying. He’d run away any time he had the chance. Not run away from me, of course, but on to a new adventure. He knew I’d find him. One Thanksgiving, he got through the invisible fence and found his way to a holiday dinner several miles away. He knew Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. strangers were a softer touch at the dinner table. He also knew television. Everything he did was either funny or heartwarming. When a second-rate musician was play ing his electric guitar on my show, Barney pulled the plug out of the wall with his teeth.

When the camera focused on Barney, I swear he looked right at the viewing audience. Barney loved everyone. I don’t think he had an unhappy moment in his life. His final day was at the Indiana State Fair, filled with good food and adoring fans. That evening, he passed peacefully in his sleep.

And, I am sure, it would mean a lot to Barney.

In the Aug. 16 edition of Current, a Reader’s View letter praised Mc Nally as being one who is thoughtful and will work with Republicans. Based on the negativity of McNally’s push poll, neither characteristic was on McNallydisplay.mayhave served in the military, but his recent push poll does not reflect the character he should represent for his service. Mc Nally’s push poll was debasing, shortsighted and evidentiary of a lack of moral sensibility. All not worthy of someone seeking elective office. As for Jerry Torr, he is, clearly, the better choice. Sherm Johnson, Carmel McNally may have served in the military, but his recent push poll does not reflect the character he should represent for his service.

Editor, Hoosier Republican leaders have no moral backbone and do not deserve to retain their positions of power and trust. Where is their outrage or calls for action against former President Donald Trump’s theft and improper storage of federal documents; his illegal attempts to flip a free, safe, honest election; his complete denigration of the FBI?

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The Republican leadership of this very red state has been silent. Gov. Holcomb? Silent. U.S. Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun? Silent. U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz? Silent. Local Carmel Republicans? Silent. My dear old mother used to say, “Silence means consent.” This silence of Indiana Republican lead ership means they consent to and condone Trump’s illegal, immoral actions. I urge Indi ana voters to remember this lack of back bone this fall when we have the opportunity to cast our votes. Will Weprich, Carmel Editor, After viewing Tim Campbell’s not-so-funny “Currentoon” in a recent issue of Current, I am compelled to share my thoughts on prolifeMymatters.nameis William (Bill). My deceased wife’s name is Patricia (Pat). I am the father of four children and grandfather of eight chil dren. I am forever grateful to Nancy, Kathie, Pam and Janet for their decisions to protect the life of their unborn children and to allow at that time an unknown couple to adopt and raise them as their own. I thank God for giving them the strength to make that deci sion. If it were not for those decisions, Pat and I would not have enjoyed the benefits of having a family, and more than that, four innocent lives would have been tragically terminated.Please,please protect the right to life of the unborn and provide the support so need ed by those who choose life over death. William T. Mayer, Carmel Editor, Until the arrival in my mailbox of the Aug. 16 Current in Carmel, I’d never heard of Democrat Matt McNally (candidate for state representa tive District 39). That evening I received a push poll phone call for Mr. McNally which made many untruthful statements about the recent pas sage of the pro-life bill and State Rep. Jerry Torr. The caller would make outland ish negative claims about Torr. When I’d respond that my support for Torr would not change, the caller made even more outrageous negative statements.

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Porter, who lives in downtown Indianap olis and works at IU Health Carmel, said she shares her story with patients if they want to hear about it.

“My clinical role is working with patients who have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer, whether the treatment for that is surgery or chemo and radiation or both,” Porter said. “Our intervention is typically proactive in nature. We try to optimize longterm outcomes and address issues before they come up or in anticipation of future issues, (such as) eating and drinking related to the cancer treatment.”

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“I was snoring, which was weird,” she said. “I eventually got to the point where I couldn’t even blow my nose. A co-worker put a camera in my nose, and that’s when she saw the mass. Even then it didn’t look like cancer. I was lucky enough to have the equipment at my work to look at it. If I didn’t work in this profession, who knows how long I could have let it go. Even after she saw the mass, I still drug my feet in terms of calling an (ear, nose, throat doc tor). It was probably six months before I saw someone. Never in a million years did I think it was cancer.”

“I try to answer their questions both professionally and personally the best that I can,” she said. After going through multiple surgeries and chemotherapy and radiation, Porter said her experience sparked her passion working Porter with those with head and neck cancer.

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“If you notice something is wrong or a lump, or a pain or something doesn’t seem right, it’s important to get that checked out as soon as possible,” she said. Porter’s symptoms were a stuffy nose. She thought it might be allergies, even though she didn’t previously have any.

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Indiana University Health speech pathol ogist Julia Porter’s own journey as a cancer survivor has made her passionate about help ing others detect head and neck cancer. Porter, 30, was diag nosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer that most commonly arises in salivary glands of the head and neck, after hav ing surgery to remove a mass in her nose. She finished cancer treat ments in October 2017. Porter, who doesn’t smoke, said there are about 1,200 cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma a year.

“For men, you can be exposed to the virus as a young person and not even know you have it,” she said. “That virus can actually lay dormant for decades in tissue in the mouth and throat. These screeners are the best we have.”

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“Onename.ofour stores is in Hartford City, In diana, and that’s where my father grew up,” Anderson said. “My grandmother, Imogene Needler, who passed away last year at the age of 103, still lived in the town. We were able to put a store in her town with her name. It was a wonderful thing at the end of her life.”

“We’re pleased with the response we’ve gotten from the community members,” said Anderson, vice pres ident of marketing and the chain’s co-owner with her brother, Michael Needler Jr., the CEO. “We continue to tweak our of ferings to appeal to the Carmel customers. They are making specific requests if they have a particular item they need. We’re looking to add to our variety. As an indepen dent, we have that liberty to serve the com munity as they wish. We try to find those items that they are looking for in particular. At the same time, we’re competitive with price. We want to make sure we are serving all the customers in town.”

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“Originally, we had six stores in north west Ohio, but through the years some in dependent grocery owners have been ready to retire,” Anderson said. So, Needler’s has acquired some indepen dent stores and kept some with the previ ous

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“We like to take our time and make sure our investment is right and we are serving that market in the right way,” she said. “We don’t want to rush things. When we entered the market in 2017, buying the Marsh stores, that was a pretty big nut for our company. We knew it was an opportunity. We hated to see an in dependent smaller retailer go out of the market, so we went in. It’s been great. We’ve built the brand.”

“The Carmel store, in particular, has some special features based on what we feel that customer is looking for,” she said. “We have hand-crafted pizza, and we make specialty pizzas. We have deliciously fresh salads. We have a chef in the store that does a lot of prepared meals that people are looking to take home and cook or reheat. We have sushi in that store and doughnuts.homemadeIt’s right in the middle of the neighborhood, so they were excited to haveNeedler’sthat.” corpo rate headquarters are in Findlay, Ohio, but there is a satellite office in the Indianapolis area.

The organization was started in 1964 by Anderson’s maternal grandfather, Carroll W. Cheek. Anderson’s father, Michael Needler Sr., ran it for several years.

“It’s been a positive year of growth and getting to know the community and serving them as they wish to be served.”

Anderson said many of the com pany’s employees formerly worked at AndersonMarsh. said the organization learned that different Indiana cities have different tastes. Carmel is the only Needler’s store in Hamilton County.

The store had its grand opening Aug. 20, 2021.Anderson said Needler’s showed its holdinginvolvementcommunitybyaFarm Food Fest event Aug. 11-14, when it andCarmel-areafeaturedfarmerssmallbusinesses at the store at 4755 E. 126th St. “We had a wide variety. We had people that sold soap, flowers and pasta sauce,” Anderson said. “We brought them in so they could actually engage 1-on-1 with the customers, learn more about their products and how they are made, how they’re grown and engage at a more intimate level with those vendors. We want to be that small independent grocer that serves the needs of the Andersoncommunity.”saidthe store wants to part ner with other members of the community who want to serve customers with unique offerings.“It’sbeen a positive year of growth and getting to know the community and serving them as they wish to be served,” Anderson said.Needler’s has not opened any other stores since the Carmel location opened.

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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb was the fea tured guest at the OneZone chamber of commerce’s monthly lun cheon Aug. 17 at Ritz Charles. He answered questions from OneZone President and CEO Jack Russell and Michael O’Brien, president of 1816 Public Affairs Group and a former campaign man ager for Holcomb.

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Q: We are seeing the impact or toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on Hoosiers, especially in regards to mental health. How do we make sure Hoosiers have ac cess to quality mental health services?

Holcomb: What we’ve learned through the READI program and Community Cross ings (program) is what really works is where the state complements local efforts and is not just aware of but is working with the boots that are actually on the ground, the providers that are there doing this and have already been doing this. We can learn a lot from and be informed by what’s already going on so we’re not wasting re sources and duplicating efforts.

Q: Any final thoughts? Holcomb: With Hamilton County and the two communities, Carmel and Fishers, that are represented (by OneZone), so goes you, so goes the state. With the business community, we are in a state where we’re not just blessed but we’re very fortunate to have the momentum we have. If we can harness that synergy, there is no problem we can’t solve.

Q: Can you provide any insights on what priorities will be addressed in the 2023 state Holcomb:budget? It will include additional K-12 support. It will include additional support for workforce development initiatives. Our READI program put $500 million forward into 17 different self-selected regions and attracted $10 billion. You get that kind of ROI, so how can we do it again? You could say mental health might be something we might need to address in a READI round two, so I’ll try to promote another round of READI. We’ll continue to lean into some of our infrastructure projects.

Q: Any advice to the next man or woman who is elected to your position? Holcomb: I won’t meddle. I won’t be look ing over someone’s shoulder. They deserve the same space that I’ve had. Remember that you work for 6.8 million Hoosiers and growing, and even though you might have a very strong opinion about this or that, keep an open mind, get different perspectives.

Q: What are your thoughts on inflation relief and the state’s role in it? Holcomb: The reason I called a special session was to address this, because we closed our fiscal books at the end of June. We had about $6.1 billion in cash reserves, and we were $1.2 billion over the forecast for that last year, so it just made sense to give the money back to Hoosiers who had

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“The S-Series uses a NDIR (nondispersive infrared sensor) to determine the chemical composition of the environment where it is located. By distinguishing the unique chem ical species, the S-Series is able to differen tiate between a cooking nuisance and a fire event,” Qualls said. “Furthermore, advanced algorithms in the S-Series improve on the fundamental NDIR hardware advantage and provide an informed categorization between fire, environmental nuisance and other un healthy situations in the home.”

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Today’s buildings and furnishings typi cally have more synthetic materials, Qualls said, which can smolder but also quickly lead to disastrous consequences.

Real estate stats — The Carmel residential real estate market was slightly quieter in July, with prices continuing to increase and homes remaining on the market longer. Ac cording to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price for a home in Carmel increased 6.2 percent, to $581,929, compared to July 2021. The average price per square foot also increased by 12.5 percent to $215.20 compared to this time last year, and homes sold in 12 days on average, spending 33.3 percent more time on the market.

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Carmel-based company Spectral Analyt ical Air Monitoring is hoping to change the way homes are protected from fire. Research has indicated one of its patents under its original company name — Sentelligence — detects chem ical changes that can provide an alert faster than traditional smoke detectors.“TheSAAM S-Series uses proprietary spec tral technology to measure chemical chang es in the air indicative of smoke and fire and alert in seconds,” said Rob Qualls, SAAM founder. “Thirty years ago, you had an aver age of 17 minutes to escape when an alarm sounded, today (because of materials used in newer homes and furniture) you have an average of three minutes to escape at the sound of an alarm, so seconds count.”

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“One of the things we are really appre ciative of is when we were looking for (space) the first year we got incorporated, it was COVID,” Glanders said. “So, everyone was working from home. We reached out to them and (Executive Director) Robin (Lee) brought us in a nice, easy transition from working from home to over there.”

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“So, I said, ‘Hey, if I start my own shop, would you guys want to partner up and go and chase some federal work?’ And they were all in,” Glanders said.

Glanders said he plans to stay in In dianapolis so SAGE can have a “strong foothold” in the Midwest. He said there are plenty of government contracts in the Great Lakes Region and parts of Kentucky and Illinois.“Weare really trying to expand that way,” heGlanderssaid. said Nexus Impact Center has been “phenomenal” helping him get started.

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“All those things are dual purpose,” Lee said. “So, yes, it’s a revenue model and everything (at the impact center) is priced under market to help businesses launch, grow and scale and move out of Nexus. You have to be a nonprofit or a for-profit embed ding impact into your model.” For more, visit sage-grp.com.

Glanders, 34, incorporated his business a week before the March 2020 COVID-19 lock downs“Whichbegan.isprobably the best time to start a business,” he said, laughing. Glanders said some of his main clients are the U.S Dept. of Veterans Affairs, mostly in Indiana, and the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Nexus Impact Center, which is on 96th Street just south of the Carmel border, is an avenue for businesses to operate in a coworking space. However, the center requires business tenants to have a social impact element to their business. For Westfield’s Sam Glanders, his business’ primary im pact is environmental consulting, environ mental construction and environmental remediation.Glandershas another mission, though. Through his business, SAGE, he wants to help veterans transition to working in the civilianGlandersworld.retired from active duty in the U.S. Army in 2018 and started working in business development for an environmental firm. He recognized there was a large gap in the federal workforce for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, specifical ly in the environmental consulting sector.

At Nexus Impact Center, Glanders was able to speak with other companies about navigating business ownership during the pandemic.“Itisnot an easy feat, so having the sup port network there has been a huge help for us,” he said. Lee said Nexus Impact Center businesses run the gamut. For example, one works with the opioid epidemic and another helps re cently released inmates entering the work force, among other causes.

Locally, Glanders said he wants to enter contracts with the Indiana Dept. of Trans portation or contracts for city work in Indiana.SAGE’s role changes depending on the client. For example, for the VA, Glanders said SAGE does asbestos abatement oversight. “We work with abatement contractors, and we basically do the managing of the project and oversight for that,” he said.

“It’s kind of interesting we haven’t done a ton of work locally,” Glanders said. “But that’s the nature of the beast when chasing government contracts.”

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Several Hamilton County and Zionsville restaurants will be featured in Devour In dy’s Summerfest, which began Aug. 22 and continues until Sept. 4. More than 100 participating restaurants will offer three-course, value-priced meals across the Indianapolis area. The event is held twice a year. Winterfest was held in January and February. The full list of restaurants can be found at devourindy.com

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“They are kind of a car show within a car show,” Leonard said. “The Porsches will be together on Range Line Road, and they’ll have the judging criteria by the in dividualArtomobiliaclubs.”weekend starts with Fueli cious, a culinary experience, along with a collection of distinct cars, at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at The Bridgewater Club in Westfield. It previously was held at the Lucas Estate in Carmel.TheShift Road Rally, which is set to be gin at 9 a.m. Aug. 28, begins in downtown Indianapolis at the Silo Auto Club and Conservancy.

Leonard said proceeds raised from Shift and the other two events will benefit Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana. Artomobilia debuted in 2008 with ap proximately 50 cars. “With the development of Carmel and its support, we’ve grown it to be one of the largest planned car events in Indi ana,” Leonard said. “Every year, we have 20,000 to 25,000 people show up for it. The only event in Carmel that is larger is CarmelFest.”Leonardsaid Artomobilia doesn’t use outside vendors because it wants to en courage support of Arts & Design District merchants.“Thereis a lot of beer, sandwiches and ice cream,” he said. “The only outside vendor is (Carmel’s) Bier Brewery, and it will provide beer during our awards cele bration. We want all the interest (to be) on the vendors of the Arts & Design District. We know where our bread is buttered. In talking to the merchants, it’s one of the best revenue days because of the number of people that come out.”

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LAWRENCE Lawrence will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at Nickel Plate District Amphitheater in Fish ers. For tickets, visit npdamp.com.

‘ALL THE WAY’ Don Farrell will present his “All the Way, A Frank Sinatra Tribute” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

Marmon Wasp sculpture, Ferraris fuel Artomobilia attractions

The Marmon Wasp will land at the Carm el Artomobilia. Arlon Bayliss’ sculpture of the Marmon Wasp will make its public debut at Artomobi lia, set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. It will be displayed at Main Street and Range Line Road.The Marmon Motor Car Co. was an auto mobile manufacturer in the early 1900s. A Marmon Wasp, driven by Ray Harroun, won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. The sculpture is set to be placed at the roundabout at 96th Street after it is show cased at Artomobilia.

The Marmon Wasp sculpture will be displayed at the Carmel Artomobilia. (Photo courtesy of John Leonard)

‘25TH SEASON CELEBRATION’

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present the “25th Season Celebration” concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 26-27 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

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Tad Robinson will perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Pal ladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are $5 or register for free livestream at thecenterpresents.org.

barnburner number of cars last year,” Leonard said. “Some were hold overs from 2020 because of the cancella tion (because of) COVID-19.”

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“It is stunning and it’s really huge,” said Artomobilia Executive Director John Leon ard, a Carmel resident. “It’s 35 feet long. You don’t get a sense of how large these sculptures are until you get up to them. It’s a unique opportunity for Carmel resi dents and anyone else to see one of these sculptures up close and personal. Once it gets installed in the roundabout, no one ever walks up to it. You drive past them.”

Leonard said 500 cars have entered Artomobilia.“Wehada

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Leonard said it starts down town because it travels toward southern Indiana.“Wehave what’s called a poker rally,” he said. “We stop and have lunch. It’s one way to exercise your car (on a road trip) and have fun with your friends.”

Besides the sculpture, another highlight will be the assortment of Ferraris featured as Artmobilia is celebrating the 75th anni versary of the automaker.

Some of the art galleries typically dis play automobile-related artwork. To buy tickets for Fuelicious or for more information, visit artomobilia.org.

Leonard said there are three sub events under Arto-Palooza, called Lotus-Palooza, BMV-Palooza and Porsche-Palooza.

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Now, Robinson and his band have the opportunity to perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Pal ladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in “ICarmel.consider it a very nice honor to be asked to play there,” Robinson said. “I’m very grateful to the incredible creative pro duction team at the Palladium. Sweet gig. I’m looking forward to it.”

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Kaufman and Ritchey will open for headliner Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul Aug. 27 in the Concerts for a Cause series at the Sterrett Center, 9001 E. 59th St., Law rence. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception and cocktail hour. Kaufman and Ritchey will perform from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Following a half-hour intermission and announcements, Gilbert and Paul will perform from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. The event supports Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation, which provides life-en hancing gifts to Indiana children with special needs.

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Tad Robinson’s first appearance at the Palladium was a memorable one. The soul-blues singer played a small harmonica part in a large ensemble production headed by Mi chael Feinstein, the Center for the Performing Arts’ artistic director. “That was a cool evening because in addition to meeting Michael, I had the opportunity to meet Dionne Warwick up close, amazing,” Robinson said.

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Robinson said the band will perform a few songs from “Real Street,” his most re centGuitaristalbum. Paul Holdman and keyboard player Kevin Anker have been with Robinson for nearly 20 years. Drummer Brian Yarde joined approximately four years ago. “But we’re all like family,” Robinson said. “I’m very blessed to have the level of talent that these guys bring. Each one of these guys is a musical treasure and an artist of greatEarlierdepth.”this month, Robinson performed gigs in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe at blues festivals and nightclubs. Earlier this summer, Robinson toured Italy. Later this year, he will return to Europe for another tour, visiting Germany, Belgium, Holland and Norway.Toregister for a free livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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“We’ll draw from a well of several of my albums that have been released through the years on Severn Records, my current label, and some tunes from my time when I recorded for Delmark Records,” he said.

CONCERT Kaufman

“We’ve been playing and singing on each other’s projects in both stu dio and live settings ever since,” Kaufman said. “As solo artists, we have our own distinct styles, but we have a lot of similar musical interests and influences. It’s in teresting to see how the songs take shape when we each are adding our own ideas to each oth er’s songs. Plus, it’s just fun to play music with somebody you’ve known and been friends with for so long.” Like most musicians, Kaufman has been busy the last few months as COVID-19 pan demic restrictions have eased. “I’ve been playing a lot of small acoustic shows either solo or with Cliff,” he said. “I’ve also been in the studio working on my own music and producing other proj ects with my friend Ryan Koch at Ark Barn Studio in TicketsSouthport.”fortheconcert are $100. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.

Kaufman, a Carmel resident, and Ritchey have performed together for more than 20 years. They started working together while attending Anderson University.

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Josh Kaufman and Cliff Ritchey comple ment each other well vocally. “We do kind of a thing,back-and-forthtakingturns playing our originals while the other adds secondary guitar parts and background vocals,” Kaufman said. “We also have one song that we wrote together. (We) hope to do more of that in the future.”

Musicians provide opening act

Robinson said he has been asked to only play original songs in the performance.

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Spay placed third in portraiture in 2019 for a painting of her youngest son. Spay, who is entered in the portraiture

EXHIBITION category again this year, said she looks forward to seeing the work of other artists displayed in the Hoosier Art Salon. “It is always a beautifully curated show of Indiana talent,” Spay said. “Portraits and figurative paintings still remain my favorite, but I am branching out now to include inte riors, florals, landscape and still life for sets and props for these figures to interact with in my Spay,work.”a1994 Noblesville High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in art education through Herron School of Art and Design and Indiana University. Stephanie Spay pauses behind one of of her portraits. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Spay)

“I save what I love for the Hoosier Salon each year,” Spay said. The Noblesville resident captured Best of Show at the 2021 Hoosier Art Salon. She has two paintings entered in the 98th annual Hoo sier Art Salon exhibition, which runs from Aug. 27 to Oct. 23 at the Indiana State Muse um in Indianapolis. The exhibit will feature 155 artworks by 129 artists in eight catego ries: figure, still life, abstract, three-dimen sional work, watercolor, portrait, landscape and original work or print on paper.

Noblesville artist to be featured

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“From what I gathered, the emotive re sponse the judges had to my portraits and my use of inventive or unexpected vantage points really caught their eyes,” Spay said. “This was very rewarding for me, because these are two things that really excite me about painting my work and what draws me to the work of others.”

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Before After Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice. Commentary by Larry Greene Built in 1988, this home’s owners were looking to modern ize its basement and adjoining backyard oasis overlooking Geist Reservoir. Upgrading this space helped improve func tionality and increase space, creating an ideal setting for a family that loves to entertain.

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TRAVELLIFESTYLEHistory of ‘Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama’

I have a new friend who lived in Kenya for most of his life. He speaks about a dozen languages conversationally. Of all of them, he says English makes the least sense. I be lieve him; I have to because I only know one language. Technically, I know enough Spanish to make a 3-year-old laugh, but that’s just because I know Spanish words for animals, colors and body parts. One of the reasons English confuses so many is because of the existence of pseudo antonyms (or false antonyms). These are words that sound and look like they should be the opposite of each other but aren’t. In fact, some pseudo antonyms more closely resemble synonyms!

The classic pseudo antonym is flamma ble/inflammable. These two words both mean “not flammable.” It makes no sense why inflammable means not flammable, but here we are. I suppose nonflammable is the word to use to indicate the oppo site of flammable. To continue fanning the flames of pseudo antonyms, consider terminate/ex terminate. As we all know from “The Ter minator,” the word “terminate” means “to bring to an end.” Arnold Schwarzenegger’s robotic death machine from the future wanted to bring to an end the life of Sarah Connor. However, the word “exterminate” means “get rid of by destroying.” The ac tual antonym for these words is “intermi nate,” which means “having no end.” Here’s another pair of pseudo antonyms that share nearly the same definition: valuable/invaluable. In April 2021, a signed LeBron James rookie card sold at auction for $5.2 million. You could say it was valu able! While something “valuable” is a thing you can put a price on, something that is “invaluable” is so valuable you can’t put a price on it. Many people consider my friendship to be invaluable, and I can’t blame them.

Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in our continuing road trip, we visit the extraordinary “Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama.”Inthelate 1800s, cycloramas were a popular form of enter tainment. Massive oil-on-canvas paintings of important historical events, mounted on the walls of circular buildings, surrounded an audience standing on a central platform. Added sound and lighting gave the sensa tion of being at the center of the action. In 1879, a group of entrepreneurs hired Paul Philippoteaux, a French artist, to create a cyclorama of Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Philip poteaux visited the battlefield, acquired photographs and talked to veterans. After several weeks in Gettysburg, he returned to his studio, where he and his assistants spent 18 months applying tons of paint to huge sections of canvas. The “Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg” opened in Chicago in 1883, with an earthen foreground littered with relics of the battle. The cyclorama was a huge commercial success, so another entrepreneur hired Philippoteaux to create a duplicate, which opened in Boston in 1884. When the Boston cyclorama closed after 20 years, a Gettysburg entrepreneur pur chased it and opened it to the public in a round building on East Cemetery Hill in 1913, in time for the 50th anniversary of the Bat tle of Gettysburg. The National Park Service acquired the cyclorama in the 1940s and opened it in the Gettysburg National Mili tary Park visitors’ center on Cemetery Hill in 1962. Beginning in 2003, the cyclorama underwent a $13 million restoration. It reopened to the public in 2008 in a theater in the new visitors’ center, now located away from the battlefield. The canvas, incorpo rating 14 sections, is 377 feet long, 42 feet high and weighs 25,000 pounds. Lights and sound help give visitors a sense of being at the center of the ferocious climactic battle of the Civil War.

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