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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com After two years of serving fish sandwiches and fries at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt, J Wolf wanted to expand his EVENT food offerings at the annual holiday event.

He had heard the market was looking for a vendor to sell döner kebabs, which features rotisserie meat shaved onto bread, so he decided to give them a try.

His first attempts, howWolf ever, led to feedback from Christkindlmarkt organizers that they were “missing the mark” in authenticity.

“So, I went out to Germany for a week, rented a car and drove all over. I stopped in every döner kebab place I could,” said Wolf, an Indianapolis resident. “I had more of them than I probably want to admit.”

After his first taste of a döner kebab in Germany, Wolf said he understood the market organizers’ feedback. Until he tried it, he didn’t know how to replicate the bread, which he described as similar in appearance to a pita but thicker. He said the perfect döner kebab bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

At the Christkindlmarkt, Wolf will debut the Döner Kebab hut two spaces down from the Fischbrötchen & Pommes Frites hut, where he will continue to sell fish sandwiches and fries. Guests visiting the Döner Kebab hut can select chicken or a mix of beef and lamb and add garlic or spicy red sauce and various vegetable toppings. The dish can be served in a box for guests who don’t want bread.

Carmel Christkindlmarkt CEO Maria Murphy said döner kebabs are the most common street food in Germany and were among her favorite meals when she lived there as an exchange student. She said she has been seeking a vendor to sell them in Carmel since the event debuted in 2017.

One of many döner kebabs J Wolf tried during a visit to Germany to learn more about the dish. (Photo courtesy of J Wolf)

“I’m honestly blown away by J’s dedication to perfecting an authentic döner for the market,” Murphy said. “I love that he went to Germany to taste test and explore how it is made over there. I love the final product and I can’t wait for guests to enjoy it.”

Wolf’s trip to Germany also helped him decide how to operate the Döner Kebab hut.

The dish, brought to Germany by Turkish immigrants, is frequently served in “little quick service spots,” he said, similar in size to Christkindlmarkt huts.

“I was able to see how to set up our hut by watching these other operations, because none of these were big expansive kitchens and restaurants,” said Wolf, who also operates J’s Lobster & Fish Market in the Bottleworks District in Indianapolis.

Other debut food offerings at the Christkindlmarkt include stroopwafels, a sweet treat with a caramel filling; and new soups at the Herzhafte Suppen hut.

For the first time this year, guests can enjoy their food and beverage purchases in barrel dining rooms, enclaves with a faux fireplace to sit down and warm up, available on a first-come, first-serve a basis.

The Carmel Christkindlmarkt is open Nov. 18 to Dec. 24 at 10 Carter Green. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to

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8 p.m. Sundays. The market will be closed Thanksgiving Day.

MARKET EVENTS The Christkindlmarkt will feature events each day, but the following are some of the highlights: • Sankt Martinstag – 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 25 • Studenten am Markt (Students at the Market) – Noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 to 4 p.m.

• Sankt Nikolaustag – 5:30 to 7:0 p.m.

Dec. 2 • Christkind Choral Festival – 4 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 • Military Appreciation Day – Noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 10 • German Christmas Carol Sing-Along and Ornament Exchange – 7 to 9 p.m.

Dec. 13 • Menorah Aflame Hanukkah Service – 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 14 • Bier Competition – 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 • Christkindlmarkt’s Got Talent – Noon to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 16 • A Gathering of Faiths – 5 to 6 p.m.

Dec. 22 Learn more about each event and see a full schedule at carmelchristkindlmarkt. com.

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Visit Indiana Leadership Award — Brenda Myers, president and CEO of Hamilton County Tourism, received the Visit Indiana Leadership Award from Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Destination Development Corp. at an Oct. 30 ceremony at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis.

Myers Myers has worked in Indiana’s tourism industry for more than 30 years and is a founding leader of the White River Vision Plan. She is set to retire in 2024.

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Telamon founder receives governor’s Sachem Award

By Jennifer A. Haire news@currentincarmel.com When Albert Chen, founder and board chair of Carmel-based Telamon Corp., received the call from ACHIEVEMENT the governor’s office that he was to receive the Sachem Award, his appreciation was soon followed by a Google search of what the award was.

Sachem is an Algonquin term used to identify village leaders who possess great character and reputation. In 1970, then-Indiana Gov. Edgar Whitcomb adopted the term to recognize Hoosiers who promote the state’s culture and economy.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb felt Chen was an ideal fit for the program, revived as an award in 2005. He presented the Sachem to Chen during a Nov. 2 ceremony at The Tarkington Theatre in Carmel.

“Albert came from a humble beginning as a first-generation immigrant from Taiwan, but through grit, perseverance and relentless work ethic, Albert built a $839 million company with more than 2,000 employees,” Holcomb stated. “He is an innovator and en-

Albert Chen demonstrates a Telamon Cobot system at the Carmel facility. (Photo by Jennifer A. Haire)

trepreneur extraordinaire who’s long been guided by the same principles he founded the company on, namely honesty, harmony, simplicity and stewardship.”

Chen is one of 18 Hoosiers to earn the award since 2005. Other recipients include college basketball coach John Wooden and Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor.

While in his first year of his doctorate program at Portland State University, Chen took a job with GTE in Washington state.

Aspiring for a career beyond research, he conveyed to his supervisor that he was interested in a general management position. Half a year later, Chen was promoted to supply manager, where he would learn on the job to oversee 70 warehouses. When GTE eventually restructured, he opted away from the big cities and chose the Westfield location where he could be the “head of the rooster, rather than the tail of the calf,” he said. However, in 1983, a 29 percent staff layoff motivated him to quit.

Chen frequently made trips back to Taiwan to give lectures at universities and for industry associations. On one trip, a Taiwanese company selling telephone systems for small offices expressed interest in employing him. Deciding he no longer wanted to work for someone else, he agreed but on the condition that he would sell the product himself. So, he started Telamon.

Chen has grown Telamon into a multifaceted business that has impacted several Indiana communities. Its telecommunications arm has advanced with new technol-

ogy, supporting large venues such as Lucas Oil stadium. Its consulting on green energy innovations has had an impact on rural small towns and schools, as well as large scale installations such as at the Indianapolis International Airport, which was once home to the largest airport solar farm in the world.

Telamon has worked to create safer and more attractive jobs through manufacturing and robotics systems, while collaborating with universities such as Purdue and Vincennes to educate and train students.

In 2017 Chen transitioned the company to his children while remaining on as a board member. In retirement he recently took a trip to Egypt, and he hopes to eventually visit all seven continents. In addition, he is authoring a book about his life and career.

Chen and his wife, Margaret, a former concert pianist he met while at Portland State, are both fans of music and the symphony. They have been residents of Carmel since 1979. He’s watched the city grow, loves the roundabouts and enjoys having four seasons. “(I also) appreciate the people’s kindness and friendliness,” Chen said.

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Program connects students, leaders news@currentincarmel.com The Rotary Club of Carmel wrapped up its 2023 Leadership Connection events Oct. 27 at the OneAmerica ROTARY CLUB building in Indianapolis, where more than 170 students had the opportunity to hear from and network with professionals from the public and private sectors.

The previous month, approximately 100 students gathered at the Carmel Clay Public Library for Leadership Connection’s Day of Service. During the event, students from Carmel High School and Christel House Indianapolis Watanabe High School learned about the Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program, Mission2Connect, Shepherd Community Center and Food 4 Souls. Each nonprofit received a $500 donation.

In June, the program awarded the inaugural Portee Leadership Connection Scholarships to five students: Emma Metzger (CHS), Kiah Jackson (CHS), Jaquelin Escobedo (Christel House), Maverick Surber (Christel House) and Florgisel Garcia (Providence Cristo Rey High School). The students each received a laptop and $1,000 scholarship. The

From left, scholarship recipients Emma Metzger, Kiah Jackson, Jaquelin Escobedo and Maverick Surber. (Photo courtesy of MEG & Associates)

scholarship was founded by Danny Portee, founder and president of Professional Management Enterprises.

The Rotary Club presents Leadership Connection in partnership with iTeam Think Tank, Carmel Clay Schools, the Carmel Fire Department, Christel House Watanabe Manual High School, Hamilton County Leadership Academy and Pro/Act Indy.

Since its inception in 2021, Leadership Connection has impacted more than 350 Carmel and Indianapolis inner-city high school juniors and seniors.

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Carmel United Methodist Church invited the community to share a Sunday dinner Nov. 5 as it celebrated the conFAITH gregation’s 175th anniversary.

More than 200 guests attended the celebration, which also included historic displays and tours. Former and present leaders shared about the history of the congregation as guests enjoyed a fried chicken pitch-in meal.

According to Jessica Stevens, CUMC connections minister, the church started with only 12 people in 1848. The group included Daniel Warren, who is regarded as one of Carmel’s founding figures.

“They met in the old blacksmith shop downtown on Main Street, and then it grew,” Stevens said. “They built a concrete building, and another building was at the corner of Main and Range Line. In the 1950s, this site was built.”

CUMC has been at 621 S. Range Line Rd. since 1957. It now averages 350 congregants at each weekly service.

Marcia Stumm, the church’s longest-standing member, has been attending since moving to the area from Brazil, Ind., in 1954. She and her husband, Skip, got married in 1957 soon after the church relocated to its current building.

“We (attended) the Methodist church in

From left, Marcia Stumm, the longest-attending member of Carmel United Methodist Church, with Lead Pastor Tim Burchill at the Nov. 5 event. (Photo by Edward Redd)

Brazil forever,” Stumm said. “The old church was the only Methodist church in Carmel.

Next year, it’s going to be 70 years that I’ve been a member.”

Skip Stumm said that in the 1950s, the church had roughly 100 members. According to Stevens, CUMC has approximately 600 members and has welcomed more than 40 new members this year.

Looking ahead, Stevens said she is hopeful the church will remain in the heart of Carmel for generations to come.

“We’re living into a legacy,” Stevens said.

“We’re part of a greater story and this is just a moment in time.”

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Carmel, Xiangyang ratify partnership — Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard recently joined Xiangyang, Hubei, Mayor Taihui Wang in China to ratify the Sister City agreement that was established in 2012.

Both mayors signed the agreement in English and Chinese, which calls for a formal relationship to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and American people. Carmel and Xiangyang agree to make a concerted effort, on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, to promote people-to-people friendly contacts and economic and trade interflow between the cities and actively carry out exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, science and technology. Brainard was in Wuhan to attend a gathering of mayors from the U.S. and Hubei.

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Create What You Crave presented its second pop-up event for creatives Nov. 2 at the Circle Real Estate art gallery in Carmel’s Arts & Design District.

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Icehounds hockey team to celebrate 50th anniversary

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When he was 10 years old, Steve Rice badly wanted to play tackle football.

“I was always small, MILESTONE and my dad was going to take me to get equipment.

My mom put her foot down and said that I could not play football,” Rice said. “I was heartbroken. A friend of mine invited me to one of his hockey games. I fell in love with it, and I didn’t Grennes even know how to skate at that time.”

Rice’s mother didn’t know how physical hockey was, so she agreed to let him play.

“She didn’t know that until later, but the die was cast,” Rice said.

The 1977 Carmel High High School graduate went on to play three years with the Carmel Icehounds and was a member of their 1976 state championship team. The Icehounds were founded in 1973. Rice, a Geist-area resident who works in Carmel, will be part of the 50th anniversary celebra-

The 1976 Carmel Icehounds after capturing the first state hockey title. (Photo courtesy of Carmel Icehounds)

tion game, set for Dec. 16 at the Carmel Ice Skadium. The junior varsity game is tentatively set for 8:15 p.m., with the varsity to follow at 10:15 p.m.

The 5-2 victory over South Bend St. Joseph in 1976 was the first of 14 state championships for the Icehounds, which have appeared in 25 state title games and won

33 Hoosier League championships. Carmel was one of the original four founding high school hockey teams in Indiana. In 1974, the club was a founding member of the Hoosier Hockey League, the state’s first official high school league.

Rice said other CHS students, including future Purdue University and NFL quarter-

back Mark Herrmann, regularly attended the club’s games.

“That was such a gracious thing for him to do, and it helped our overall visibility of the team,” Rice said of Herrmann, a CHS star football and basketball player.

Bob Grennes, a Geist-area resident, was also a member of the 1976 state champion team.

“I give so much credit to coach Whitey Guenin,” Grennes said. “He was a great coach that knew how to teach us the technical side of the game, but more importantly, the art of playing as a team. He also made it fun, which was really powerful.”

Ben Barnhart, a 2023 CHS graduate, said being part of the club was special.

“It felt like a family for all three years that I played,” he said. “There was a strong connection between every player and coach, and you knew you could rely on any of them.”

Barnhart’s father, Mark Barnhart, is president of the Icehounds’ board. He wants to get as many former players as possible to attend the anniversary game.

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CCS receives TLE seal

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in Indiana to receive the seal.

The district will need to reapply for the program every two years for an evaluation of Carmel Clay Schools received the Consorits continued commitment to digital safety. tium for School Networking Trusted LearnMasterson’s position is unique in Indiing Environana districts and a distinction for DATA PRIVACY ment seal in CCS as it strives to improve digital October for its safety. Other steps CCS has taken dedication to student data privacy. include digital safety curriculum Joining a list of less than 30 and vetting online services. other districts in the nation, CCS “We have been working on stucompleted an application process dent data privacy, digital safety and covering areas of leadership, busicybersecurity for many, many years.

Masterson ness, data security and professional The TLE application process gave a development spearheaded by Kate Masterframework to evaluate that work, helping son, assistant director of digital security us ensure we have the necessary internal and privacy for CCS. and external documentation,” Masterson “We live in a digital world that changes said. “The TLE seal is the only data privacy continuously,” Masterson said. “Having the framework specifically designed for K-12 TLE seal is a public statement of our belief organizations.” that while technology is an integral part of As a community, Masterson emphasizes teaching and learning, we are committed to the importance of recognizing and reporting using it safely and securely.” phishing, using strong and unique passCoSN, based in Washington, D.C., is a words, turning on multi-factor authenticaprofessional association for K-12 education tion and updating software. technology leaders.

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Students share love of math

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School sophomores Allison Shen and Jennifer Hu are on a journey to share their love of matheEDUCATION matics with middle school students.

Their new nonprofit, Infinity Squared, aims to show practical and enjoyable aspects of math that go beyond the classroom primarily by organizing interactive community events and programs.

Shen and Hu have excelled in math contests, such as the American Mathematics Competition and MATHCOUNTS. According to Hu, they share a deep-rooted passion for math. Drawing from their middle school experiences, they want to spread their enthusiasm to younger students and inspire them to enter competitions.

“We really wanted to spread that happiness that we felt when we were doing math in middle school,” Hu said. “Math is important and it’s fun.”

In September, Infinity Squared organized Meet the Math, a four-week program at the Carmel Clay Public Library. Once a week on

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Saturdays, students in fifth through eighth grade learned fundamental math concepts like number theory and geometry.

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CCPR event to feature recycling

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation is promoting recycling awareness with the return of an annual commuENIVRONMENT nity cleanup event.

From 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 15, America Recycles Day, volunteers are invited to Meadowlark Park, 450 Meadow Lane in Carmel, to learn about the importance of recycling and help clean up the park and greenway.

A 2018 report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that the nation generated 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste in a year. Of that total, 69 million tons were recycled and 25 million were composted.

Michael Allen, CCPR director of parks and natural resources, said responsible recycling practices help decrease the ecological footprint.

“We need to reduce the amount of waste we’re putting into the stream,” Allen said.

“When it comes to recycling, know what your collection agency can and cannot handle.”

Volunteers clean up the Monon Greenway during a 2021 Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation recycling event. (Photo courtesy of CCPR)

Allen said although many people practice recycling, many items found in park recycling bins can’t be recycled. At the Nov. 15 event, park leaders will show participants how to identify recyclable products.

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Quagliaroli stopped playing travel hockey after his sophomore year.

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As a sophomore, he placed 18th in the state cross country meet.

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Quagliaroli was a left winger on the Hamilton Southeastern hockey club team as a sophomore with a team made up of both Fishers and HSE players. Previously, he played for the Junior Indy Fuel.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Bob Knight always made one thing clear to his Indiana University players.

“He always told us, IN MEMORIAM ‘I’m going to be tough on you guys. I’m going to be demanding that you be the best player and best student. You may not like me when you are playing, but when you are Joe Hillman with Indiana University coach Bob done and graduated, I’ll be the best (darn) Knight at the Big 4 Classic in Indianapolis. (Phofriend you ever had,’” former IU guard Joe to courtesy of Joe Hillman) Hillman said. “If I called and asked him to do a favor, he would do it or go out of his way After the Hoosiers won the national title to make a phone call if I needed something. in 1987, Hillman said he remembers walking Or he would say come on down and we’ll into the shower stalls in the Superdome in talk about this.”

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Hillman, a Zionsville resident, visited the “Knight’s back was to me, but he told former IU basketball coach to say goodbye his buddies that ‘(darn) Hillman earned his Oct. 31, the day before Knight died at age 83 scholarship tonight if we don’t have him in hospice care at his Bloomington home. we don’t win this,’” Hillman said. “I thought, “It’s a sad day for Indiana basketball ‘I’m part of Indiana basketball.’ That was a fans,” Hillman said. “He was such a large great memory. My senior night, he said a lot figure and had such a great personality. I’m of really good things about me. Like I’ve told just going to miss him.” many people, 5 to 10 percent of the time he Hillman had also visited Knight a few was getting after people, the other 90 to 95 months ago because he knew his coach’s percent was him patting you on the back time was limited. and telling you how good you guys were. All “A lot of the ex-players that finished had the other stuff was so sensationalized and a great gratitude for him,” said Hillman, who so overblown.” is a co-founder and partner of Wellington Hillman said players loved when Wealth Strategies. “Indiana basketball was Knight became the story during the NCAA not for everybody. You had to be a special tournament. unique guy to go there and play. You had “He took all the pressure off us,” Hillman to be mentally tough and have thick skin. said. “The players loved that.”

If guys left, that wasn’t on coach Knight, Carmel resident Brian Evans, who was that’s on the players that left. The guys that the Big Ten Most Valuable Player as an IU stuck around, you knew you went senior in 1996, said Knight touched into a game with guys that had the lives of many people, himself the same toughness. All the guys included. that played before me and after me “It’s hard to encapsulate what for coach Knight, there is a great this man has meant to my life,” Evrespect factor and a great brothans said. “First off, he gave me an erhood of guys that had the same opportunity of a lifetime to play for common goals of wanting to win.” him. It was my childhood dream and Evans Hillman played on the Hoosiers’ he made it come true. I truly loved 1987 national championship team. playing for him and the lessons he taught “The first time I met coach Knight we me will be cherished forever.” were at Santa Anita racetrack (in Arcadia, Evans said Knight pushed him every sinCalif.) on a perfect day in October, and he gle day. asked, ‘Why would a California kid want to “He challenged me,” Evans said. “He was leave all this?’” Hillman said, “I said, ‘I want the best. I’m just incredibly humbled and to play on a national championship team, honored to have played for him, on his and that’s not happening in the Pac-12.’ He court, at Indiana University. Coach was the said, ‘I can’t guarantee you one, but I can absolute toughest, most disciplined and guarantee you four or five chances at one.’” honest man I’ve ever met.”

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Finkam wins mayoral race, Republicans maintain city council stronghold and CCS referendum extended

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Republican Sue Finkam is set to become the next mayor of Carmel.

With all precincts reporting Nov. 7, Finkam received nearly 57 percent of the vote. Democratic challenger Miles Nelson earned 42 percent.

Finkam, a Carmel city councilor representing the Northeast District, celebrated the victory with supporters and other Republican candidates during an election night party at the Carmel Fire Buffs and Fire Department Museum.

“I’m honored to be your choice to lead you into the future and will not let you down,” Finkam told the crowd. “No matter who you supported in today’s election, we must now all come together for Carmel’s future. We have great challenges ahead of us.”

During a Democratic Party election night event at the Turner Jeffrey building, Nelson announced that he had conceded the race and called Finkam to congratulate her.

Nelson became the first Democrat elected to the Carmel City Council in 2019 when he won the West District seat. He thanked his voters for their continued support.

“Because of you, we have moved the needle in this community,” Nelson told his supporters. “We showed this community that a choice is good. This community is going to continue to be a phenomenal place to live.”

Finkam will succeed Mayor Jim Brainard, who has been in office since 1996. He announced last year that he would not run for reelection. He did not respond to a request for comment as of press time.

The mayor’s race made national headlines after Nelson repeatedly called on Finkam to denounce the local chapter of Moms for Liberty, which used a quote from Adolf Hitler in its June newsletter. Finkam denounced the use of the quote but did not denounce the conservative organization, which focuses its efforts on parental rights in education, as a whole.

She said in October the incident led to personal attacks and threats throughout much of her campaign. Nelson and his team also experienced threatening behavior and

Sue Finkam gives a victory speech after winning the Carmel mayor’s race Nov. 7. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

personal attacks while campaigning, sometimes aimed at his Jewish faith, his campaign manager previously said.

“To say I’m happy this election is over is an understatement,” Finkam said during her victory speech. “I thought this election would be about the best way to lead the city, but it turned into something louder, nastier and negative when my opponent

attacked me and painted Carmel in a negative light nationally.”

Finkam told Current Nov. 7 her campaign has always been focused on unifying the city and that she plans to continue those efforts as mayor.

“I’m going to keep working on what I campaigned on. That isn’t changing,” she said. “I’m looking forward to putting in place

things that are important to people, (such as) looking at our development closely, making sure we focus on crime prevention and making sure we have our community engaged.”

Finkam will take office to begin a fouryear term on Jan. 1, 2024.

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ELECTION RESULTS

CITY COUNCIL REMAINS REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD Republicans retained eight of nine seats on the Carmel City Council, with the West District once again electing a Democrat.

Anita Joshi, a pediatrician who had not previously run for elected office, will replace Nelson.

Incumbent Republicans Jeff Worrell (atlarge), Tony Green (South Central District), Teresa Ayers (North Central District) and Adam Aasen (Southeast District) will return to the council for four more years. Joining them as newcomers on the council will be Republicans Rich Taylor and Matt Snyder (at-large), Shannon Minnaar (Northeast District) and Ryan Locke (Northwest District).

Hamilton County Republican Party Chair Mario Massillamany said the results in Carmel and Fishers — which lost all but one Democratic seat on its city council — show that voters want to see continued GOP leadership that “built two world-class cities.”

“Democrats kept saying this narrative that they were turning Hamilton County purple, or they were going to turn Carmel and Fishers blue, and that did not happen at all,” he said. “If anything, it showed that Hamilton County residents like what Republicans are doing and have done.”

Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Dayna Colbert said the organization is celebrating Joshi’s win and flipping a seat on the Fishers City Council but will “reassess what happened” in other races as it prepares for 2024 elections.

“While (the municipal elections) didn’t turn out the way that we wanted, we take comfort in what we were able to achieve in this election,” Colbert stated. “Elected officials are putting forth increased effort to represent voters across the county. We had the highest voter turnout for a municipal election in the past 20 years. We are giving the voters of Hamilton County choices, and we will be a stronger community because of it.”

Every Republican city council candidate in Carmel faced a Democratic challenger except for Minnaar. In the previous municipal election in 2019, only four Democrats ran for city council seats and the party did not have a mayoral candidate.

CCS OPERATING REFERENDUM EXTENDED Carmel voters also approved an eightyear renewal of the Carmel Clay Schools operating referendum. It passed with nearly

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Winner denoted by * MAYOR

• Sue Finkam * — R — 18,042 • Miles Nelson — D — 13,463 • Write in — 371

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• Jacob W. Quinn * — R — 22,280

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• Brian G. Poindexter * — R — 22,221

COUNCIL AT-LARGE (vote for three)

• Matthew J. Snyder * — R — 16,575 • Rich Taylor * — R — 16,453 • Jeff Worrell * — R — 18,939 • Sara Draper — D — 13,887 • Jake Madore — D — 12,348

COUNCIL NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT Miles Nelson addresses supporters after conceding the Carmel mayor’s race. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

• Teresa Ayers * — R — 2,425 • Courtney Culver — D — 2,049

COUNCIL NORTHEAST DISTRICT

• Shannon Minnaar * — R — 4,325

COUNCIL NORTHWEST DISTRICT

• Ryan Locke * — R — 2,685 • Melanie Brown — D — 2,101

COUNCIL SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT

• Anthony (Tony) Green * — R — 3,055 • Jessica Irvine — D — 2,469

COUNCIL SOUTHEAST DISTRICT

• Adam Aasen * — R — 3,432 • Jeremy Eltz — D — 2,332

Carmel City Council member Laura Campbell, a co-chair of Sue Finkam’s campaign, addresses the crowd.

Mayor-elect Sue Finkam, center, with Carmel’s first two female mayors, Jane Reiman, left, and Dottie Hancock.

68 percent support. In 2017, the same referendum rate passed with nearly 90 percent support.

“I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the voters who came out in support of the operating referendum,” CCS Superintendent Michael Beresford stated. “Your dedication to our students and Carmel Clay Schools is truly appreciated. I have never taken for granted the impact and importance of community support for our schools.

I am grateful that voters agreed to continue their investment in our schools.”

The operating referendum tax rate is 19 cents per $100 of assessed property value,

Carmel Mayor-elect Sue Finkam visits with supporters at her victory party.

which equates to approximately $433 annually for a home valued at $400,000.

The operating referendum produces $24 million annually for CCS, which is approximately 20 percent of the education fund primarily used to pay teachers and provide benefits. Without the referendum, CCS said they would be forced to make deep cuts to the teaching staff, significantly increase class sizes and cut a variety of programs.

ON THE COVER: Sue Finkam walks to the podium to give a victory speech Nov. 7 after winning the Carmel mayoral race. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

COUNCIL WEST DISTRICT

• Loren Matthes — R — 2,537 • Anita Joshi * — D — 2,805

PUBLIC QUESTION

Shall Carmel Clay Schools continue to impose increased property taxes paid to the school corporation by homeowners and businesses for eight (8) years immediately following the holding of the referendum for the purpose of retaining and attracting teachers, educational staff, and other support staff and fund educationally related programs at the current maximum referendum tax rate of $0.19 per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation? The property tax increase requested in this referendum was originally approved by the voters in 2017 and if extended will increase the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a residence within the school corporation by 28.3% and if extended will increase the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a business property within the school corporation by 28.3% • YES* — 21,211 • NO — 10,064

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Syra Health co-founders ring Nasdaq opening bell

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com The co-founders of Carmel-based health care consulting company Syra Health recently traveled to New TECHNOLOGY York City to be recognized during the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell Ceremony.

During the Nov. 1 ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite Studio in Times Square, Syra Health co-founders Dr. Deepika Vuppalanchi and Sandeep Allam rang the opening bell as their company was highlighted for joining Nasdaq as a publicly traded company (SYRA) in September and its app that aims to boost mental health.

According to Vuppalanchi, Syra Health CEO, the company’s mission is to revolutionize health care through innovative services and technology solutions. Established in 2020 at 1119 Keystone Way N., Suite 201, in Carmel, Syra Health aims to offer solutions

to significant health care challenges.

“We have three major areas — behavioral and mental health, population health and digital health,” Vuppalanchi said.

The bell-ringing ceremony highlighted Serenity, Syra Health’s app geared toward preventative mental health care. The program incorporates telehealth technology that enables remote patient-clinician interaction for health services.

Sandeep Allam, executive chairman and president of Syra Health, said Serenity operates through AI-driven features. The program learns and adapts to its user’s mood.

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DISPATCH New ownership for Proscenium apartments — The Sterling Group, an Indiana-based real estate company specializing in multifamily apartment homes and self-storage facilities, has acquired and will manage VER at Proscenium at 1225 Veterans Way in Carmel. VER has 196 apartment homes, offering one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include fitness center, outdoor grilling facilities, onsite swimming pool and a putting green. The sale price was not disclosed.

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City Center lineup expands news@currentincarmel.com A sportswear shop, therapeutic spa and sushi restaurant are joining the lineup at Carmel City Center.

COMING SOON Baseline Social, a luxury tennis, pickleball, golf and social sportswear boutique, recently opened in a permanent space at 727 Hanover Place, Suite 149. It previously operated as a pop-up shop in Oliver’s Twist, another Carmel City Center retailer.

The boutique will offer apparel, accessories and home and gift items from Addison Bay, Lacoste, A. Putnam, Vieux Jeu, Kule, Clare V, Fenix Sportier, Cynthia Rowley Sport and more. Menswear apparel brands include Lacoste and Rhone. Accessories include pickleball paddles and bags, racket bags, visors, hats, pouches and towels.

Baseline Social is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The AromaRoom, a therapeutic aromatherapy steam and halotherapy spa, is set to open in January 2024 at 762 S. Range Line Rd., Suite 64. Guests can work with an aromatherapist to help determine what oil, or combination of oils, best address their needs from a large selection of essential oils. It will offer private steam rooms and salt rooms.

The AromaRoom will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hanami Sushi is set to open in early 2024 at 703 Veterans Way, Suite 130. Menu items will include pork and chicken rice bowls, specialty sushi rolls, ramen and Japanese desserts along with a selection of beer, wine, sake cocktails and spritz cocktails.

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By Jennifer A. Haire news@currentincarmel.com JoNell Stevenson’s life centers around wellness and creating memories. At age 67, her dedication to fitness is essential to maintaining her goals WELLNESS while living with a chronic disease and more than one troublesome diagnosis. It is the mental balance that maintains her strength.

“I need it, it’s part of my wellness. It’s part of my life,” she said.

The Carmel resident learned she had blood cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, in 1992.

After chemotherapy and participating in an invasive medical trial, she was cancer free.

Over the following years, she maintained a fitness plan, with regular doctor visits commending her incredible health. Returning home from cycling one day in 2018, she noticed a small lump. Shortly after, Stevenson was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer, with a type of tumor that is difficult to detect. According to Stevenson, it is rare for an individual to have two different types of cancer. She was shocked by the diagnosis and considered whether the doctors were looking at the right medical records.

To prevent further tumor attachment, Stevenson underwent a laparotomy to remove organs she could live without. An aggressive six months of chemotherapy had the cancer under control, but the discovery of a small nodule in 2022 required more treatment.

After yet another six-month round of chemotherapy, Stevenson needed a break to rethink what she wanted for her life and her family. Her doctors agreed that a sixweek break in the treatment was a positive strategy. It would let her body rest and allow her to regroup physically and mentally and make decisions from a logical standpoint rather than emotional.

“What was important to me was making memories with the people I love,” Stevenson said. “I still try to continue to make memories with those special people in my life. My medical team knows how important that is to me and are very supportive.”

Stevenson credits her palliative care doctors for helping her through her journey with the chronic disease. They encourage her to share her inner struggles, understand what she is going through and are involved in helping her make informed

JoNell Stevenson practices yoga at the Monon Community Center on weeks that she undergaoes cancer treatment to help her body recover. (Photo courtesy of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation)

decisions. Additionally, her support system includes her family, husband of 42 years, son and daughter, as well as her church community and friends at the Monon Community Center, which she visits frequently to strengthen and stretch her body.

“No matter what challenges have come up for me, they have always had the strength to be by my side,” she said.

Maintaining control of her physical fitness has greatly contributed to her overall wellness journey. The Monon Community Center has been invaluable, she said. Weeks that she has treatments are harder for her physically, so she elects to take yoga and stretching classes, then rotates in cycling and aqua fitness as well as walking and weights.

Within the Carmel community, Stevenson, a retired middle school science teacher, enjoys attending Civic shows at the Palladium, visits the farmers market, never misses a CarmelFest Fourth of July parade and often takes advantage of the many activities in the downtown arts district. At home, she enjoys tending her flower and vegetable gardens, read, cook, restore antique furniture and paint.

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Have a gout-friendly season Commentary by Dr. David Sullivan The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration and indulgence. However, for individuals living with gout, PODIATRY this festive period can bring about concerns and challenges. Gout is a type of arthritis that triggers intense foot pain. Usually, that pain begins in your big toe. In addition to pain in your big toe, gout symptoms include redness, inflammation and tenderness to touch.

Gout isn’t a progressive condition that attacks your joints. Instead, gout comes in flares triggered by a buildup of uric acid in your bones. When that acid builds up, urate crystals form in the blood, causing painful symptoms wherever they settle. And these crystals frequently settle in the big toe joint.

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Versiti Blood Center of Indiana in Carmel staff celebrate expanded space and new equipment with blood donor Bill Harkreader. (Photo by Edward Redd)

Versiti celebrates expansion

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com Versiti Blood Center of Indiana in Carmel is looking forward to receiving more donors after its recent expansion.

On Nov. 3, the BLOOD DONATION blood donation center at 726 Adams St. Suite 105 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate new features, including more space and added donor stations and apheresis machines.

Denena Edwards, director of donor services at Versiti Blood Center of Indiana, said the Carmel location has been in operation

for approximately 15 years. It collects whole blood, platelet and double-red donations.

“We’re hoping for more (donors),” Edwards said. “We want to do more. We want to help more communities. That was the purpose of expanding.”

Before the expansion, the blood bank saw approximately 650 donors each week, according to Edwards.

“Year over year we hope to double that,” Edwards said.

Versiti operates seven blood donation centers in Indiana. It also operates in other Midwest states.

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DISPATCHES Vaccines available — Kroger Health is offering vaccinations for flu, RSV and COVID-19 at Kroger grocery and Little Clinic locations, including in Carmel at 1217 S. Range Line Rd. and 10679 N. Michigan Rd. While customers can choose to walk-in to receive vaccines, they are also welcome to make an appointment. To learn more or to make an appointment, visit kroger.com/vaccinations.

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Complicated history lessons Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Lorene Burkhart

“When residents move to The Stratford to be near their adult child, we’ve welcomed them and helped them make friends. Now, I’ll be on the receiving end of that hospitality.”

After living in Carmel the past nine years and Indianapolis since 1964, I’m leaving the Hoosier PLAIN TALK state to be near my son in Frankfort, Ky. I suppose I’ll learn to drink sweet tea and eat grits? Maybe not.

When residents move to The Stratford to be near their adult child, we’ve welcomed them and helped them make friends. Now, I’ll be on the receiving end of that hospitality.

I’m grateful for all of the friends I’ve made through the Rotary Club of Carmel, the library guild and the symphony guild.

As I begin the packing process (downsizing again), I’m having a wonderful time viewing old photos, reviewing old files about the events I’ve chaired and organizations I’ve led. Sweet memories.

Now, I’ll be the new resident at the retirement community where I’ll live. My Stratford friends are teasing me about

- LORENE BURKHART how long it will take for me to organize new activities there. We’ll see. Maybe I’ll take a break.

I’ve enjoyed sharing my experiences and views with all of you since my first column on March 1, 2016. I’ve appreciated your kind comments and send good wishes to all of you, dear readers.

Lorene Burkhart resides at The Stratford in West Clay.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC’S APPENDIX A AND TABLE OF CONTENTS MODIFICATION DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC (“Duke Energy Indiana”) hereby provides notice that on or about November 21, 2023, Duke Energy Indiana will submit an update to its Section One Table of Contents and Appendix A- List of Applicable Rate Adjustment Riders for inclusion of new Rider No. 74 – Load Control Adjustment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) for approval under the Commission’s thirty-day administrative filing procedures and guidelines. This submission is expected to be approved approximately thirty days after filing unless an objection is made.

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By: Stan Pinegar, President

Our past is a reliable tool in predicting the acts and outcomes of the forthcoming.

To be clear, it can only forecast ESSAY and not guarantee, but is still more dependable than most other indicators. If we fail to factor it into our understanding about the present or calculus for the future, we do so at our own peril. Don’t hide from history.

Most of us have come to realize and incorporate what predates us into our thoughts about what is happening now.

Preceding our own imperfect parenting, our parents parented us as theirs had done before them and so-on. Where a pigeon now soars above, a pterodactyl may have been a few years earlier. Before this society, there was another. Before that one, another anteceded it. We all, each of us in kind, relate to others in the context of the past, present and future.

With the rise of each unproven, an established is displaced. Time alone determines the sustainability of the newfound or the

resurgence of the old. Is there anything new under the sun or have we done it all before? Perhaps this answer, like so many, is lost to the insatiable hunger of history.

We search for absolute answers but are often disappointed to only find opinion where fact should dwell.

We have loved some thinkers so much as to name buildings for them to later denounce and rebrand under new paragons.

Egyptians of antiquity built monuments of carved stone for beloved leaders only to soon refashion them in the likeness of new gods. Societies are built, and destroyed, upon the very ashes of those that predated them. If so much of our future is built upon the past, who owns “history?” And when is it fact, when is it advocacy and when is it wishful thinking?

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

I get cheery when its dreary Commentary by Danielle Wilson I don’t know if it’s my British ancestry or my highly flammable ginger complexion, or perhaps, according to my HUMOR husband Doo, my cold and dead soul, but I am digging the fact that rainy weather has returned.

There’s just something about a dreary day. I love when Mother Nature gives me permission to sit on my comfy couch and ignore dumb yardwork and even dumber exercising. I love when I am basically forced to turn on the fireplace. I love when I feel no compulsion whatsoever to literally do anything productive except microwave leftover Stouffer’s mac-n-cheese and sip hot tea. I especially love when I can legitimately go to bed at 6 p.m. because glorious nightfall has arrived early (thank you, DST!) and that I can sleep under the heavy comforter because temperatures might dip below freezing! Fingers crossed!

I don’t even care that a semi-monsoon means that our arthritic Lab Libby will be tracking mud and wet leaves through the house nonstop. After the first few times of Annie-style, hard-knock-life scrubbing, I’ll simply make peace with the filthy floors and train my eyes upward. Nope, there’ll be no

“I especially love when I can legitimately go to bed at 6 p.m. because glorious nightfall has arrived early (thank you, DST!)” - DANIELLE WILSON

worries here. I’ll be enjoying the beautiful gift of a miserable afternoon and Googling properties for sale in Seattle (from my couch!).

Don’t get me wrong. I definitely can’t handle months on end of no warmth or sunshine. Usually by March I’m ready to auction off our twins and the aforementioned dog to buy an airline ticket anywhere south. But a good old-fashioned rainy fall day every once in a while? Well, that’s right up my Irish, redheaded, soulless alley. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

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Aw, rats, look who’s No. 15 Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

pre-shrunk and pre-gnawed. The back of the garment should have a picture of JimMy wife Mary Ellen called to me from the my Cagney saying, “You dirty rat.” Although kitchen the other day, sharing a headline his exact line was: “You dirty yellow-bellied she had just read online. rat.” Shirts are selling well, even in the nicHUMOR “I’m not surprised,” I reest rodential part of Chicago. sponded. “I was walking in Years ago, there was a famous YouTube the park just yesterday and the kids were video of a rat in New York City (No. 3 on driving me crazy with their screaming and the list) scampering down the steps of a complaining and fighting …” subway with a slice of pizza in its mouth.

“Dick, what are you talking about? The The camera followed it on its long journey headline said Indianapolis has the back to its nest. You would never see that 15th-highest number of rats.” sight in Indy because even rats here know “Oh, sorry, I thought if you want really good you said brats.” thin pizza, you have to Yes, we are No. 15 make a road trip to the “The No. 1 city for rats is Big Apple. on a list of major cities that are rat-infested. I’m Remember now, ChiChicago. This is the ninth sorry I have to tell you cago is No. 1. Rats living year it has won. It’s some of the other cities there apparently prefer because you may be the famous deep-dish sad that the rats have planning a little winter’s pizza, which is more of a better record than vacation there and that a casserole. You’d need might make you really a whole pack of rats the Cubs. The nation’s nervous eating at a just to move one slice capital was fourth with crosstown. restaurant or dangling your feet from a movie After I finished reada half-million rats, theater seat. ing the article, Mary El500,535 if you count Also reported: Los len and I headed out for Angeles moved up to the dinner so we could stop Congress.”

No. 2 ranking while New - DICK WOLFSIE obsessing about the fact York rounds out the top we were No. 15 on the three spots. Jumping list. But I couldn’t erase up 10 spots this year is this image from my Houston to No. 20, and mind. That’s why I ordered the ratatouille.

Greensboro, N.C., moves up 17 spots to take By the way, the Indianapolis area is the No. 50. Wow, that’s more complicated than 13th-best city to raise a pet bunny. That a March Madness bracket. is absolutely true, so help me internet. I The No. 1 city for rats is Chicago. This thought I’d end with some good news. is the ninth year it has won. It’s sad that You’re welcome! the rats have a better record than the Cubs. The nation’s capital was fourth with a half-million rats, 500,535 if you count Dick Wolfsie is an author, Congress. columnist and speaker. Contact The people at Orkin, who publish this rehim at wolfsie@aol.com. search annually, market clothing that heralds Chicago as “No. 1 in rats.” Shirts come

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Carmel filmmaker’s ‘Kennedy’ docuseries set for History Network debut

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is Nov. 22. However, what interestDOCUMENTARY ed Ashton Gleckman the most was not how Kennedy died but how he lived.

“Reading the testimony of those who knew him in high school and college and even his teachers when he was younger, I began to be interested in who this person would have been,” Gleckman said. “JFK’s favorite question whenever he met an historian who wrote a book about Abraham Lincoln or whoever else was what was this person like. He was always curious about what people were like and I’ve always been that way, too.”

The 23-year-old Carmel resident began researching in the summer of 2020 and conducted more than 70 interviews. The result is an eight-part, three-night docuseries called “Kennedy,” to be shown starting Nov. 18 on the History Network. Heartland International Film Festival will hold a sneak peak of Episode 7 at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at The Toby at Newfields in Indianapolis, followed by a question-and-answer session with Gleckman and featured subject Lawrence J. Haas, former White House official, author and historian.

Gleckman is the director and score composer of the docuseries from Gleckman’s production company Blackbird Pictures and Academy Award-winning production company RadicalMedia. It is narrated by actor Peter Coyote.

Gleckman said while delving into the story of JFK, it became an examination of America at a pivotal moment in its history from the 1920s to the 1960s.

“I wanted it to be a deeply intimate character journey more so than another Kennedy documentary,” Gleckman said.

“I wanted half of the entire show to be before he even becomes president. I was interested in his origin story and how this person became iconic. I knew he was

Anthony Shriver, left, a nephew of John F. Kennedy, and Ashton Gleckman. (Photo courtesy of History network)

this charismatic, stylish, good-looking, well-spoken president, but how did he get from here to there? Sometimes, it takes a little more unpacking to find the essence of the person.”

The final four episodes are about Kennedy’s term as president.

“The second half of the show is crisis after crisis,” Gleckman said. “You probably become aware that more things happened in his 1,000-day presidency than typically happen in a four-year term or even an eight-year term. The amount of things happening, whether it was the Berlin Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the Cold War brewing and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly brought the world to nuclear war, it’s also a time of hope with 15 years after World War II, the baby-boomer period where all things seemed possible. When Kennedy was killed, we faced an awakening that things were about to take a darker turn.

That’s what happened with the Vietnam War and everything else.”

Gleckman said historians can only speculate on what might have been. However, from his research, Gleckman said he doesn’t believe Kennedy would have escalated the Vietnam War to the point of having 500,000 combat troops in Vietnam.

“He was someone who was far more suspicious of the military complex sur-

rounding him,” Gleckman said. “He had experience through the Bay of Pigs and had been in a war himself.”

Gleckman said viewers might be surprised at Kennedy’s health problems.

“He had scarlet fever and then had a full series of problems as a young boy. As a teenager, he had digestive problems and then he was fainting all the time,” he said.

“He was ending up in the infirmary. Then he got diagnosed with Addison’s disease.

He was given his last rites three times before he was tragically assassinated in 1963.”

In 1954, Kennedy had back surgery and went into a coma.

“This was someone who knew what death was because he had been so close to it so many times, which also gave his life a sense of speed and energy that I don’t think he would have if he had not had these encounters,” Gleckman said.

“This goes to the amount of things he was able to do and be and also goes to the more questionable behavior in his personal life.”

Among those interviewed was Kennedy’s niece, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and his nephew, Anthony Shriver. He also interviewed comedian Conan O’Brien, who had served on the Kennedy Presidential Library board of directors. However, Gleckman was born 10 to 15 years too late to interview some of the JFK administration members.

“It causes you to be a little creative to find new perspectives into the story,” he said. “I want people to walk away with the sense this was a complicated, three-dimensional person that happened to do remarkable things. There are many aspects that are inspiring and many we can be critical of and it’s fair.”

Gleckman released “We Shall Not Die Now,” a documentary about the Holocaust, in 2019 when he was 19. He then made a documentary set in the Appalachian Mountains, released in 2021.

For tickets to the sneak preview, visit heartlandfilm.org.

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Nov. 19 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS’ The Motortown All-Stars presents “A Motown Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Johnny Folsom 4 will perform his Johnny Cash tribute show at Feinstein’s cabaret at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Matthew Scott’s “Letters from My Father” one-man show will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17. For more, visit feinsteinhc.com.

ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Swedish mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter & string quartet Brooklyn Rider’s concert is set for 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO Singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello is set to perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org.Meshell Ndegeocello THE BLACK MARKET TRUST The Black Market Trust will perform 7 p.m.

Nov. 19 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more visit, thecenterpresents.org.

DISPATCH Puddles Pity Party, Marx concerts set — Puddles Pity Party, the 7-foot sad clown whose voice has been compared to such legends as Tom Jones and Freddie Mercury, will make its Center debut at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 at The Tarkington. Richard Marx will return to the Palladium with a solo show at 8 p.m. Feb. 17. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org, call at 317-843-3800, or go to the Palladium’s Fifth Third Bank Box Office, 1 Carter Green, Carmel.

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‘The Grinch” and maybe even the infamous snowball toss.”

Soprano said she first met Wolf, a Ashley Nicole Soprano is full of holiday Geist-area resident, in 2015. spirit once again.

“Along the way, Ashton has served Soprano returns with as both mentor, friend and now MUSIC her Holiday & More concolleague as we finally have an cert at 2:30 p.m. Nov. opportunity to work side-by-side in 30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at The Cat in my now traditional Holiday & More Carmel. concert,” she said.

“This year’s performance will be Soprano said the afternoon different from last year’s in several shows were designed and earways,” the Fishers resident said. marked specifically for older fans Soprano “Basically, the show is still a celewho prefer afternoon to late night bration of the holidays and all the traditions entertainment, especially this time of year. and joy that they represent. This year, howSoprano said her performances in the ever, instead of presenting three sets of Indianapolis area are designed with a differdifferent holiday songs and styles, we are ent theme and genre each month. introducing Ashton Wolf and his energy and Her songs include classical crossover, style to the mix.” the Great American Songbook, ABBA, a Patsy Soprano said last year’s show had many Cline tribute and more. She also includes unexpected and delightful moments. music from her first love — opera.

“The snowball toss during ‘Marshmallow Her “Holiday” CD was released in 2022 World’ was magical as well as my many during her Holiday & More concert. She percostume changes,” Soprano said. “Some of formed two concerts at the Indiana State our favorite plans include not only Ashton Fair in the Art Pavilion last summer featurand his contagious personality, but ‘The 12 ing Great American Songbook songs.

Days of Christmas’ audience participation,

Clay presents ‘Legally Blonde’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Emma Lehikoinen auditioned for “Legally Blonde The Musical Jr.,” she had one role in mind.

MUSICAL “Brooke is one character that I wanted to play,” Lehikoinen said. “She’s young and spicy. She still has a lot of life left in her.”

Lehikoinen plays Brooke Wyndham, who is accused of murder, in Clay Middle School’s production of “Legally Blonde The Musical Jr.” Nov. 16-18 at the school.

“One of my best friends plays Chutney Wyndham, who is the person who tries to kill me, so we have a fun relationship with that,” Lehikoinen said.

Patrick Joseph plays Professor Callahan.

“I like how he’s in charge and does what he wants,” Joseph said.

Ada Pongratz is cast as Paulette, who works in the hair and nails salon.

“I like her attitude and her voice,” Pongratz said. “I had a bigger role last year, but it was as an understudy.”

Ethan Noel plays Kyle, the UPS man who falls in love with Paulette.

From left, Clay Middle School eighth-graders Ada Pongratz, Emma Lehikoinen, Ethan Noel and Patrick Joseph perform in “Legally Blonde The Musical Jr.” (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

“He’s like a sexy, strong man,” Noel said.

“He tries to look at himself as better than everyone else. It’s not a big role but it’s a role everyone ends up liking.”

Eighth-graders Pongratz, Lehikoinen, Noel and Joseph are all members of the primary cast, with shows at 7 p.m. Nov. 17-18.

The understudy cast will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 18. Tickets are $5 and available at the door and at showtix4u.com/event-details/781508474.

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Wines to complement turkey dinner Commentary by Mark LaFay What’s for dinner this Thanksgiving?

Last year, I took a stand against turkey.

That’s right, no turkey OENOPHILIA for Thanksgiving.

This year, however, we have been corralled into a larger family Thanksgiving soiree. I am the protein guy, and naturally I have been put on turkey duty. Now, I will say that our smoked turkey at Old Major has got me singing a different tune. It is a very delicious turkey — one that I have been eating on for months as I’ve been fine-tuning the recipe for the big day.

While I may not get jazzed up on the meal itself, I do enjoy the wine pairings.

There are wines that I think go really well with the Thanksgiving meal and they include a dry champagne (or sparkling wine), dry German Riesling, and Cru Beaujolais.

Here are my picks for this year: Argyle Extended Tirage Brut Sparkling Wine – Argyle is a larger producer of wines in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It specializes in pinot noir wines but also makes some white and rosé wines as well as an assortment of different sparkling wines.

Its Extended Tirage brut is righteous. It is a sparkling wine fermented mostly dry.

Domaine Weinbach Vin d’Alscace Riesling – Domaine Weinbach is crisp, tart and powerful. Lemon and lime zest, apple, pear, and a hint of gun flint minerality.

It is bone dry but is so fruit-forward the palate can be deceived into thinking there is some residual sugar. A truly remarkable wine.

Jean Foillard, Morgon, Cote du Py – Jean Foillard is a legendary wine producer in the Beaujolais region of France. The primary grape used in Beaujolais is not pinot noir but rather it is Gamay, a very fruity, thin-skinned grape that can almost taste like bubble gum in fresh young wine. Truly a turkey wine if there ever was one.

Mark LaFay is a butcher, certified sommelier and founder of Old Major Market, 4201 Millersville Rd., Suite 19, Indianapolis

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IBC students embrace ‘Plum’ roles

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

with Bishop Chatard junior Ashlie Rohan in performances of IBC’s production of “The Nutcracker,” set for Nov. 25-26 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 25 and 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 26.

“I’m looking forward to it because it’s the biggest role in the ballet and it’s a very challenging role,” said Rohan, who has been at IBC for 11 years. “It’s so beautiful and there are so many challenges to it, which also makes it very fun but also hard at the same time. Ever since I was a little baby angel in the show, after I was done performing, I would go up in the audience and

watch all of Act 3. I loved looking at all the dances and it’s made me the dancer that I am today.”

Thomas Wilcutts, a Fishers resident and eighth-grader who takes online classes, plays the little nutcracker.

“I love the battle scenes and the music in it, and I love being on stage and performing,” Wilcutts said.

Starla Karlsson, a native of Sweden who lives in Carmel, performs in the character dance called Spanish.

“I like that I can play around with my character, and I just love performing,” said Karlsson, a freshman who takes online classes.

Karlsson said the Spanish role takes a great deal of stamina.

“There is a lot of footwork,” she said.

Celine McGrew, a Carmel resident and freshman taking online classes, portrays the Mouse Queen.

“I get to work on my intensity and my confidence in my dancing,” McGrew said.

“I’ve needed to work on that in my dancing, so it’s a good way to work on that.”

Luke Derksen, a Carmel resident and senior who takes online classes, is performing in the Spanish character dance for the second time.

“It’s probably the most challenging dance I’ve done in ‘The Nutcracker’ and it’s really fast,” Derksen said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00263 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 27th day of November, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: Increase the maximum allowable coverage percentage from 35% to 44% in order to accommodate an inground pool and concrete deck surrounding the pool.

With the property being known as 2614 Towne Meadow Dr. Carmel, IN 46032 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ-2023-00263 The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 2614 Towne Meadow Dr. (Estates at Towne Meadow Subdivision, Lot 43).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00258V and Docket No. PZ- 2023-00259V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Office meeting on the 27th day of November 2023 at 5:15 p.m. at the Carmel City Hall Caucus Rooms, 2nd Floor, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standard Variance to: Seek approval to increase maximum lot coverage from 35% to 40% and to increase square footage of the Ground Floor of a Private Garage/ Accessory building from 75% to 82% of Principal Building.

On the property being known as 4550 Buckingham Court, Carmel IN 46033 The applications are identified as PZ-202300258V and PZ-2023-00259V The real estate affected by said application is described as follow: 16-10-32-04-02-013.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laserfiche.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to hear at the above-mentioned time and place.

Shae Wilson Petitioner

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PUBLIC NOTICE TO: Kenton and Campbell, Builders, or any unknown property interest holders. The City of Carmel, Indiana needs your land for a road improvement project along College Avenue in the City of Carmel and will need to acquire the following: a total of 0.858 gross acres of land from multiple properties with unassigned tax key numbers, with approximate addresses of 10145 – 10187 N. College Ave. We have made a formal offer for this land, which is now on file in the Clerk’s Office in Hamilton County. Please pick up the offer.

If you do not respond to this notice or accept the offer by December 14, 2023, we shall file a suit to condemn the land or interest therein.

City of Carmel, Indiana PUBLIC NOTICE TO: Thomas K. Auman, Marilyn Auman Nelson, Carolyn Auman, and/or their heirs at law, or any unknown property interest holders. The City of Carmel, Indiana, needs your land for a road improvement project along College Avenue in the City of Carmel and will need to acquire the following: a total of 9,575 square feet of land from two properties with unassigned tax key numbers.

One property is located on the east Side of College Ave at Pennsylvania Pkwy, and the other is located along the east Side of College Ave at 102nd St. We have made a formal offer for this land, which is now on file in the Clerk’s Office in Hamilton County.

Please pick up the offer. If you do not respond to this notice or accept the offer by December 14, 2023, we shall file a suit to condemn the land or interest therein.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Docket No.PZ-2023-00245 V: Doniela Fence Height Variance Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on November 27, 2023 at 5:15 pm will hold a Public Hearing at Carmel City Hall , 2nd Floor Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032 upon Development Standards Variance Approval to install a wrought iron fence 5 feet tall along the 131st Street frontage of the property and 30 feet from the road.

For property being known as 3549 W. 131st Street, Carmel, IN 46032 The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 17-09-29-00-00028.000 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laser Fiche.

It is recommended that persons wishing to view this meeting do so online via the City’s website or on Carmel TV. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application are encouraged to submit written comments, up to 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, via email to Joe Shestak administrative assistant: jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

(Petitioner Name(s) Andrius Doniela By: E. Davis Coots, attorney for Petitioner NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00260 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting on the 27th day of November, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to: UDO Section 2.08&. 5.02.B Minimum 20 ft rear setback allowed, 12 ft requested.

With the property being known as 3180 Driftwood Ct ,Carmel. IN 46033 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2023-00260 V. The real estate affected by said application is described as follows:) Smokey Ridge Subdivison, Lot 73.

The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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.

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NIGHT & DAY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00236 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 27th day of November, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Caucus Room, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2023-00236 V (“Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is located at 518 Almond Creek Drive, Carmel, IN (Jackson’s Grant on Williams Creek Subdivision, Lot 330) and per the Office of the Auditor of Hamilton County, Indiana, has a Tax Parcel Identification Number of 17-09-34-00-17-013.000 (collectively, the “Real Estate”).

The Real Estate is zoned per the Silvera PUD, Ordinance No. Z-553-11, including any applicable amendments thereto, including Z-652-20, the Estates/Northvale planning area and the Applicant is seeking the below described development standards variance in order to construct a custom residential home on the Real Estate that will include a swimming pool and pool deck.

1. Silvera PUD, Section 5.2 and UDO Section 5.02 (C) (7) (a) Private Swimming Pool Minimum Rear Yard Setback – Minimum rear yard setback for swimming pool/pool deck to be 3’ from any Easement; requesting rear yard setback for swimming pool/pool deck to be 0’ from an Easement and for small concrete pad for pool equipment to be slightly within an Easement.

The Petition may be examined at the Carmel City Hall or via the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposal, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT PAUL AND AMANDA HANNA Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00248 V and PZ-2023-00261 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 27th day of November, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Caucus Room, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Numbers PZ-2023-00248 V and PZ-2023-00261 V (collectively, the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is identified by the Hamilton County, Indiana Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 16-09-25-12-02-033.000, which parcel has a common address of 211 1st Avenue NW, Carmel, IN 46032 and is also identified as Lot 4 in Henry Roberts Addition (collectively, the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is east of and adjacent to 1st Avenue NW and north of and adjacent to 2nd Street NW and is zoned R4/Residential and is within the Old Town Overlay - Character Sub-Area.

The Applicant’s have filed for development standards variances in order to construct a custom residential home on the Real Estate.

1. Docket No. PZ-2023-00248 V: UDO Section 3.64(C)(9)(a) Minimum 8:12 roof pitch required; 4:12 and 6:12 requested.

2. Docket No. PZ-2023-00261 V: UDO Section 3.64(C)(3) Maximum 45% Lot Coverage allowed; 48% requested.

The Petition may be examined at the Carmel City Hall or via the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposal, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

City of Carmel, Indiana Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov Attorney for Applicants: Robert and Tina Youkilis Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00264 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer meeting will occur on the 27th day of November 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Carmel City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application for: Docket No. PZ-2023-00264 V - UDO Section 2.36 Lot Coverage – Requesting lot cover variance of 95% instead of the typically allotted 80%.

For the property being owned by Pedcor Community Development Corporation and commonly known as “Penn 111” located at the northeast corner of 111th Street and Pennsylvania Street with the address 110 E 111th Street, Carmel, Indiana 46280.

The application is identified as Docket Number: PZ-2023-00264 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: Parcel Numbers: 17-13-0200-00-014.000 and 17-13-02-00-00-014.001 The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00255 V and PZ-2023-00256 V Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on the 27 day of November 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall Caucus Rooms, 1 Civic Sq., 2nd Flr., Carmel, IN 46032, will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Standards Variance application to allow for the instillation of a pool and surrounding pool deck. The variances cover the request of increased max lot coverage to 49% and rear/side setback restrictions for the pool patio (3 and 8.5ft).

With the property being known as 811 Owego Road, Carmel IN 46032 The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2023-00255 V and PZ-2023-00256 V The real estate affected by said application is described as follows: 16-10-31-01-02-045.000 / Acreage .00 Section 31, Township 18, Range 4 NEWARK Lot 109 Irregular Shape The petition may be examined on the City’s website, through Public Documents - Laserfiche.

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.

Frederick William Claybrook V PETITIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS HEARING OFFICER Docket No. PZ-2023-00249 V NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer will conduct a meeting on the 27th day of November, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. at the Carmel City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Caucus Room, One Civic Square, Carmel, IN 46032, to hold a Public Hearing regarding an application identified by Docket Number PZ-2023-00249 V (the “Request”). The property that is the subject of the Request is identified by the Hamilton County, Indiana Auditor’s Office as Tax Parcel Identification Number 16-10-30-05-02-013.001, which parcel has a common address of 524 2nd Avenue NE, Carmel, IN 46032 and is also identified as Lot 32 in CW Weidlers Addition (collectively, the “Real Estate”). The Real Estate is west of and adjacent to 2nd Avenue NE and north of East Small Street and is zoned R3/Residential and is within the Old Town Overlay - Character Sub-Area.

The Real Estate is undeveloped and Wedgewood desires to construct a new custom home on the Real Estate. Associated with constructing the new custom home, Wedgewood is seeking the following development standards variance: 1. Docket No. PZ-2023-00249 V: UDO Section 3.64(C)(3) Maximum 45% Lot Coverage allowed; 54% requested.

The Petition may be examined at the Carmel City Hall or via the City’s website, through Public Documents – Laser Fische.

All interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposal, either in writing or verbally, will be given an opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. Written comments filed with the Department of Community Services prior to or at the Public Hearing will be considered, and oral comments will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

City of Carmel, Indiana Joe Shestak, Secretary, City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 571-2417 Email: jshestak@carmel.in.gov Attorney for Applicants: Wedgewood Building Company, LLC Jim Shinaver, Attorney Jon Dobosiewicz, Professional Land Planner Nelson & Frankenberger, LLC 550 Congressional Blvd., Suite 210 Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 844-0106

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Blueprint for Improvement: Cosmopolitan Carmel kitchen Commentary by Larry Greene Built in 1992 in downtown Carmel, this home’s new owners were reimagining their builder-basic kitchen, looking to transform it into a sleek and sophisticated space.

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