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Council approves armed services commission, passes rezone request for new neighborhood By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Fishers City Council met for the first time in 2022 on Jan. 18. Besides appointing Todd Zimmerman as council president, the council unanimously approved the creation of an armed services commission, an amendment to the council committees ordinance and other items. For more, visit fishers.in.us. What happened: The council unanimously approved creation of an armed services commission. What it means: Deputy Mayor Elliott Hultgren presented on the ordinance. “The commission will further the city to become a community in which military service is honored and recognized as a key component to our community vibrancy,” Hultgren said. The commission will incorporate and promote programming, policy decisions and protocols to ensure recognition and appreciation for military services. The commission will consist of 11 Fishers residents appointed by Mayor Scott Fadness, who will appoint seven service-connected Fishers residents, five of whom will be veterans or people serving in the U.S Armed Forces. The other four members will consist of one nominee from the American Legion Post 470, one nominee from the OneZone Chamber of Commerce and two nominees from the HSE Schools superintendent, a faculty member and a student. Members will serve two years. What happened: The council unanimously approved an amendment to the council committees ordinance. What it means: Council member Jocelyn Vare first brought up her concerns about the lack of diversity on city boards and committees during a January 2021 council meeting. An amended ordinance was first presented at an Oct. 11, 2021, council meeting, where Vare and other council members were not satisfied with the changes. All members agreed on the amendments presented at the Jan. 18 council meeting. What happened: The council unanimously approved a resolution allocating $250,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to nonprofits. What it means: The resolution allows for $40,000 to be granted to the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, $40,000 to the Youth Mentoring Initiative and $50,000 to Conner Prairie. The remaining $120,000 will be administered by the city’s nonprofit committee. Council member Pete Peterson said if the nonprofit committee decides to grant more funds to the three organizations that already received funds, it would be permitted to do so.

What happened: The council approved a rezone request for 15 acres south of 126th Street between Allisonville Road and Lantern Road for 32 single-family homes. What it means: The homes will be ranch style and cost $500,000-plus. Council member Brad DeReamer spoke against the ordinance. DeReamer was concerned the request wasn’t appropriate zoning for the area, the minimum home setbacks and a 1,590-foot straight street. The city typically requires straight streets not to exceed 600 feet in similarly zoned neighborhoods to reduce speed. “That’s 2.65 times our ordinance. Why are we allowing it?” DeReamer said. “Developers are not following the ordinances and the city is allowing it to happen. In the six years I’ve been on city council, if we’re going to let every developer come in and do what they want, why do we even have a zoning ordinance? Are we here to help developers make money or are we here to protect the citizens of Fishers? It’s zoned R-3, let the developer develop it R-3.” The developer was seeking R-5 zoning, which has a higher density than neighborhoods surrounding the area. Peterson said the projA rezone request for the Lehman planned unit develect varied from nearby opment calls for higher zoning than other neighbordevelopments because it hoods in the area. (Image courtesy of City of Fishers) was an infill project. “We’re infilling an area in Fishers that was not developed, so you’re kind of hamstrung as to what you’re doing to do,” Peterson said. “These are not shabby infill homes whatsoever. These are going to have quite a bit of net assessed value.” The council approved the rezone request 6-3, with council members Peterson, John Weingardt, Selina Stoller, Todd Zimmerman and David Giffel approving the request. Council members DeReamer, Jocelyn Vare and Crystal Neumann voted against it.

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Contamination threatens waste management systems By Jillian Kurtz news@currentinfishers.com The Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center’s annual costs have increased from $40,000 ENVIRONMENT to more than $100,000 annually because of tighter recycling restrictions and the public not being fully aware of the restrictions. The Hamilton County Waste Hazardous Waste Center is the largest such Taljaard facility in Indiana. Leslie Taljaard, director of the Household Hazardous Waste Center for Hamilton County, emphasized the importance for residents to understand what can and cannot be recycled. “Since 2017, if a resident puts the wrong material in our bins, we get contamination fees,” Taljaard said. “It’s possible that whole 5-ton bin is going straight to the landfill. We then get hit with a landfill fee and nothing in there is getting recycled.” For example, not all plastics are

A list of recyclable and nonrecyclable items. (Image courtesy of Leslie Taljaard)

recyclable. In 2020, the center received 1.65 million pounds of hazardous materials and electronics, which were properly disposed of or recycled. These materials are the primary focus of the HHW Center whereas the General Recycling Area is not as closely monitored, and the public should follow the signs on the machines for proper guidance. “If we don’t get these types of issues under control, people aren’t following the rules, there are other (recycling) programs that have closed down around the state because they can’t get the contamination under control,” Taljaard said. When recycling, Taljaard said it is important to pay attention to the signs and information provided on materials, such as plastic bottles, to ensure the items are recyclable. The center is funded by property taxes, so the extra costs and fees associated with contaminated items come out of taxpayer’s pockets. For more on Hamilton County’s Household Hazardous Waste Center, visit hamiltoncounty.in.gov/262/ Household-Hazardous-Waste.

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Project: Roundabout 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: May Project: Roundabout construction on 131st street. Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st street by taking 126th street. Expected completion: July CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. The initial phase affects the right southbound lane of Range Line Road as crews replace a water main. Work will stop for the winter and resume in mid-March with construction of a roundabout at Medical Drive followed by construction of a roundabout at 116th Street. Expected completion: Summer Project: Transmission and water utility work Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will occur but access to all addresses will be maintained. Expected completion: The four-phase project, which will later impact other areas, is expected to be complete by May. WESTFIELD Project: Chad Hittle Drive roundabout Location: A section of 191st Street from Tomlinson Road to U.S. 31 will be converted into a boulevard with a roundabout at Chad Hittle Drive. Estimated completion: Drivers will continue to see construction signs and activity off the road, but no associated closures at this time. ZIONSVILLE Project: Templin Road Bridge reconstruction Location: The shoulder of this bridge is closed. The Templin Road bridge over Eagle Creek was inspected and an engineering firm has been hired by the Boone County Highway Dept. to work on design of a complete bridge replacement. Estimated completion: Construction will start this year.

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Organization named partner for the Indiana Arts Commission By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Nickel Plate Arts is already well-established in the Hamilton County arts scene. but now, the NoNICKEL PLATE ARTS blesville-based organization has a broader reach. Nickel Plate Arts, 107 S. Eighth St., was recently named a Regional Arts Partner for the Indiana Arts Commission. The designation makes the organization a partner for Region 7, which includes Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Johnson and Shelby counties. The Indiana Arts Commission receives funding each year from the National Endowment for the Arts. The IAC then distributes the funds to arts organizations to support arts projects. According to a press release from Nickel Plate Arts, Regional Arts Partners work alongside the IAC to promote and expand participation in the arts in Indiana. The partners provide broad local access to arts services and funding opportunities and provide services such as grant-making, information

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and referrals. “There are just too many organizations and projects throughout the state for (the IAC) to handle themselves, so they really need regional partners to help connect with

all those partners, understand their needs, communicate the rules and regulations and just provide guidance and support throughout the granting process,” Nickel Plate Arts Executive Director Ailithir McGill said. Previously, Region 7 was managed by the IAC. “They have undergone some major personnel changes and started setting new goals for the future,” said McGill, a Noblesville resident. “They want to free themselves up for new and better projects, so they wanted to seek a new partner for Region 7 to take on those responsibilities.” McGill said Nickel Plate Arts becoming a Region 7 partner for the IAC is a tribute to the organization’s comprehensive contributions to the arts in the past 10 years. “They felt we were best positioned to take on this responsibility to connect with local organizations and artists and to just help them move the arts in Indiana forward to a new level,” McGill said. “It’s really an exciting nod to our leadership and a really fun opportunity for us to get to know even more partners and players in the arts in the central Indiana region.” IAC Executive Director Miah Michaelsen

said Nickel Plate Arts has a history of networking with other arts organizations. “We are thrilled to welcome Nickel Plate Arts as the new Regional Arts Partner for Region 7,” Michaelsen said. “The role of the regional partners is to work alongside the Indiana Arts Commission to promote and expand participation in the arts in Indiana. The Nickel Plate Arts team has a proven track record of forging connections and fostering community growth, and we are looking forward to partnering with them to grow local access to arts services and funding opportunities for the central Indiana region.” McGill said Nickel Plate Arts’ services won’t change because of the partnership. “It does hopefully allow us to open up new opportunities for artists, in that our primary role has always been as a connector,” McGill said. “We want to connect artists to opportunities. We want to connect businesses to artists and connect like-minded arts groups to get similar projects done. This gives us more opportunity to do that and to help everyone in the central Indiana region work more efficiently and effectively together.”

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Senior develops into versatile threat for Fishers basketball team By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Jeffrey Simmons’ college future will be on the football field, but for now, he is flourishing for one of the state’s top high school boys basketball teams. “I think I’ve grown in becoming an allaround basketball player,” the Fishers High School senior said. “Throughout my younger years, I was mainly a post-up guy. With Coach (Garrett) Winegar coming in, he has helped a lot with handling the ball my junior and senior year (and) making 3s, hitting shots off (the) drive and pick-and-pop.” Prior to the Jan. 28 game at Franklin Central, the 6-foot-5 Simmons was averaging team-highs of 18 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the Class 4A No. 3 Tigers (14-2). “He’s our leader,” Winegar said. “He does a lot of other things that don’t show up on the stat sheet. Defensively, he is always guarding the other team’s big guy. I really think he’s the best big guy in the state. He’s so good in football, he doesn’t get the recognition in basketball that he deserves.” A tight end, Simmons has signed to play

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Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan Favorite movie: “The Joker” Favorite subject: History College plans: Major in sports marketing or business football for Miami University in Ohio. Winegar is in his second season as Fishers’ coach. “When we came in, we challenged him to do more than score inside,” Winegar said. “He started as a freshman and sophomore and did some good things, but most of his scoring came on the inside. We wanted to

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challenge him to handle the ball more, shoot a little more from outside and still get his buckets inside — just become a little more

versatile. I think that’s where he’s shown the most improvement. One of his advantages is, he’s faster and more athletic than some of the big guys that guard him. We worked on his ballhandling and shooting. He’s doing a better job attacking off the bounce. “Now, he can shoot at all levels, shooting 3s, driving, mid-range and inside.” Although he’ll play football in college, Simmons said he was committed to finishing his high school basketball career. He said he’s played with most of his teammates for six years. “I knew we had a great group coming back and I didn’t want to miss out on an opportunity like this,” he said. Simmons is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder for FHS, which opened in 2006. “I can’t thank my teammates and coaches (enough) because they have done just as much as I have with putting the work in,” he said. Simmons chose Miami, which plays in the Mid-American Conference, even though he had offers from Indiana University and the University of Cincinnati.

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New events lure residents, visitors outside during winter By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com When it comes to planning winter events, Nancy Heck agrees with the philosophy that there’s no such thing THINGS TO DO as bad weather, only bad clothing. So, as Carmel’s population has grown and its central core redeveloped, Heck and the rest of her team in the City of Carmel’s Community Relations and Economic Development Dept. have worked to expand the number of outdoor public events scheduled during the coldest time of the year. “Especially during these winter months when it is so important for people’s physical and mental health to get out in the fresh air, we wanted to give them a reason to come out,” said Heck, the department’s director. Carmel has long presented holiday events in December, such as a tree lighting and visits with Santa, but in 2017 it stepped up its winter offerings with the launch of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt and the Ice at Carter Green, an outdoor rink that remains open through February. Both events have grown and offered different opportunities in subsequent years. Recently, the city also added igloos to provide a sheltered place to socialize, placed light displays along the Monon Greenway and added winter programming in Midtown Plaza. Besides providing an escape from the winter doldrums, the events also are designed to give a boost to local businesses. “In many ways, it’s a saver for a lot of small businesses that are so used to January being so slow, and February as well,” said Dan McFeely, a City of Carmel spokesman. “The events that we do, from the ice carving to Meet me on Main, gives them a little shot in the arm.” Rosalyn Demaree, executive director of Indiana Artisan, which operates a shop on N. Range Line Road, said sales tend to slow between January and March each year, as they do for most retailers, but that the shop tends to see an uptick in traffic when the city hosts events in or near the Arts & Design District. “We always get extra people in, and always new people, during the event,” Demaree said. “They might be longtime Carmel residents, but they’ve never ventured into

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Aaron Costic of Nebo, N.C., carves an ice block on Jan. 9 during the Festival of Ice. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

the arts district for one reason or another.” The impact is long lasting, she said, as many shoppers introduced to Indiana Artisan because they’re in the area for an event return to make purchases later. Carmel isn’t alone in its increased focus on winter events. Throughout Hamilton County, municipalities and other organizations have launched new cold-weather activities, from a snow tubing hill at Strawtown Koteewi Park in Noblesville to the Merry Prairie holiday celebration at Conner Prairie in Fishers. Brenda Myers, president and CEO of Hamilton County Tourism, said most activities that drew people to the area used to occur during the six to nine warmest months of the year, but now the county is a yearround destination. “We have way more winter product than we ever have had before, and that makes us a better place to live and visit,” Myers said. Many of the winter visitors come from within a few hours’ drive to see friends and family in and around the Indianapolis area. Others visit simply for a quick getaway. Heck said the City of Carmel has finetuned its winter events in recent years, and she expects the next phase of growth to occur around the Ice at Carter Green in a winter pavilion that debuted in 2021 and will be available through the skating season for performances and gatherings. She believes that people in Carmel — and beyond — are eager to get out of the house despite frigid weather. “We’re Midwesterners, and we live here for a reason,” Heck said. “We obviously like the four seasons or are willing to tolerate it.”

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Connecting with others at work and home Commentary by Randy Wheeler Do you have to deal with a “difficult person” at work or home? Or at least, you think he or she is RELATIONSHIPS difficult. Let me illustrate. You are in a meeting and this person has no problem sharing his or her opinion. Maybe it feels like he or she is trying to take control all the time. This person seems to always be playing devil’s advocate. Quite honestly, he or she is too aggressive for your liking. This person is confident and assertive and does not like routine. They try to take charge, but it feels like there is no structure from this person. Are you picturing someone like this? Are you this person? We are all different, but we are predictably different. I want to share a tip or two to help you connect with these different styles: • Be direct and brief. These people do

not like the details, so get to the point. • If you need this type of person to make a decision, provide options. This reassures them that they are in control and you are not telling them what to do. • Stay focused on the result you want to accomplish. They live by the idea of “just show me the baby.” They don’t care about the process. • If you are like me, you’d rather have people adjust to your style, but great leaders at work and home adjust to connect with what is important for the other person. Lead well! Randy Wheeler lives in Fishers with his family and does leadership, communication and team development with organizations, teams and individuals. He can be reached at randy@ wheelercoachingsystems.com.

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Fishers resident runs for new Indiana House seat By Chris Bavender news@currentinfishers.com Fishers resident Paul Nix has filed as a candidate for the Indiana House of Representatives District 32 seat, POLITICS which was created after the 2020 census redistricting. “The fact that it is a new seat was a factor, as that means I am not running against an established incumbent and I have already lived in the district for 31 years, which meant I was eligible to run,” Nix said. “It is basically a perfect storm for a guy who wants to be involved shaping our government. I live here and have family here and plan on staying here, so I’m ready now.” Nix said the new seat “simply gives us the second voice, the second vote.” “Based on our population, we have been apportioned another seat at the table,” Nix said. “So, the entirety of Fishers will be better served, not shortchanged, in representation.” Nix said his business and life experience are his chief qualities as a candidate. “I have been married 47 years to my high school sweetheart, raised seven children and have 22 grandchildren and have been, and am, a business owner,” he said. “Our government needs experienced, stable, wise people involved in the process that can think short and long term at the same

Paul Nix is a Fishers resident who has filed to run for the new Indiana House of Representatives District 32 seat. (Photo courtesy of Paul Nix)

time.” Nix has been in the insurance business for 44 years and is fulfilling a long-time ambition to run for office. “I have been involved at the vice precinct committeeman for a while and find it satisfying to do something, have a role in the process, a sense of doing a duty that you feel you are supposed to do as a resident of a free society,” Nix said. “I would have done this sooner if a new seat was open or if an established incumbent was to retire. I have no desire to run against (House Speaker) Todd Huston (of Fishers) but find that the current situation is a prime opportunity that likely will not happen again in my lifetime.”

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Fishers residents meet while hiking the Appalachian Trail By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Hiking the entire 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a rare accomplishment. It’s even rarer when two hikers from the same Indiana city — who don’t know each other — happen to meet in the middle of the trail. Julie Sanders and Robert Santin both started their hikes in Georgia, but they didn’t meet each other until they reached Pennsylvania. Sanders, 30, had started her hike nearly a month after Santin. Santin, 58, had returned home in the middle of his hike for medical reasons before returning to the trail. The pair met Santin at a Pennsylvania campsite and didn’t know they were both from Fishers until Santin realized Sanders had been featured in a Current in Fishers cover story in February 2020 story about her plans to hike the Appalachian Trail. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in spring 2020, Sanders said she was a week away from traveling to Georgia to begin her hike. The pandemic sidelined her plans until March 2021. “I walked around Fishers a lot during quarantine,” Sanders said. “I would walk 8 to 10 miles a day just around here passing the time. I immediately knew I would go as soon as I could.” Santin began preparing in 2020 and expected to begin his hike in 2021. He is a retired U.S. Army veteran. He spent five years in the infantry and then worked as an armor officer. He had never completed an overnight hike before deciding to hike the Appalachian Trail. “I grew up in Virginia, so when I was a small kid, we’d go out to the Luray Caverns in Virginia, and the (Appalachian) trail goes by there,” Santin said. “I’m not getting any younger. I was looking for another adventure I can do.” Sanders started her trek at Springer Mountain in Georgia on March 24, 2021. She and her father drove to Georgia and completed the approach trail to Springer Mountain with Sanders. “Then he hugged me goodbye, and I started walking,” Sanders

said. “That was a sweet moment.” Santin began his hike on Feb. 22, 2021. He took a break in April and went home for a few weeks before returning to finish the trail “We met in Pennsylvania,” Julia said. “That’s how the trail works. People go at different paces. There could be a month window between two people’s start date, and somewhere along the way, they meet up.” Santin and Sanders were hiking to a particular campsite when they crossed paths. “We ended up at one of those sites and we both set up, making dinner and we were just talking,” Santin said. Santin said when Sanders told him she also Sanders lived in Fishers, he recognized her from the newspaper story. Santin said fellow hikers he met on the trail lifted his spirits. “I had a dim view of people. I was just sick of everything happening in the world, and I was refreshed by everybody I ran into out there,” Santin said. “They were genuinely fun to be around, and (it was) such a diversity of people to come together and all get along. It was all because we are sharing the same trials and hardships.” Sanders shares Santin’s outlook on meeting fellow hikers. “The shared experience was a very powerful thing that was kind of magical how it brought so many people together,” Sanders said. Sanders finished her hike on Sept. 14, 2021, and Santin finished his on Sept. 29, 2021. The pair have reconnected since returning to Fishers.

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Sanders: Indy Santin: Papa Groot

HARDEST PART OF THE TRAIL:

Sanders and Santin agreed that southern Maine is the toughest area to hike on the Appalachian Trail, as there are lots of rock beds.

INJURIES ON THE TRAIL:

Sanders: A bloody nose Santin: A broken finger and a hernia

EASIEST PART OF THE TRAIL:

Sanders: Sleeping in the woods Santin: The people and the views

SCARIEST ANIMAL ENCOUNTERED ON THE TRAIL:

Sanders: Five rattlesnake scares Santin: An aggressive raccoon

WHAT’S NEXT:

Sanders: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2023. The PCT is roughly 400 miles longer than the Appalachian Trail. Santin: Hiking the Foothills Trail in South Carolina in March.

ON THE COVER: Rob Santin, left, and Julie Sanders were hiking the Appalachian Trail when they crossed paths and realized they were both from Fishers. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

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Rob Santin and Julie Sanders hike a trail in Fishers together after returning home from the Appalachian Trail. (Photo by Rachel Greenberg)

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Information about what we might like, or not, is being collected and sold all around us. In fact, if we are reading this article online right now, chances are that someone, somewhere, is taking note. Certainly, it is not all nefarious. Some are legitimate retailers attempting to bring to us messages that may be more likely to be of interest. But for just as many others, our presumed preferences are being bought and sold in back-alley marketplaces deeply hidden from our view. Who knows what about us? Why don’t they tell us how they got our information and from whom? Ask a marketer how they came to know your telephone number or email address and they are as likely to hang up as they are to answer. In most cases, the front-line workers are not informed of how our contact information was collected. Plausible deniability is important in this game. In a day, not that long ago, if someone reached out by name, it was a safe assumption that they either knew us directly or knew someone who did. The social contract required that their interactions with us be predicated upon a connection to another person. If the newly introduced individual or organization acted badly, it would reflect poorly on the person making the introduction. The axiom played, “It is not what you know but who you know.” Today, our inboxes are filled with emails from supposed long-lost friends. “Hey, insert name here, you must have missed responding to my last email, but I hope you and your terrific spouse, insert name here, will get back to me.” The problem is that it is all fake. There is no previous contact. There is no relationship. It seems that today it is, “What you know, not who you know.”

It’s finally happened, friends. I hit the big 5-0 this week and am now officially eligible for full AARP benefits. Naturally, I celebrated with a hands-y mammogram and a successful bone density test. Happy birthday to me! I am one Fifty is the new step closer to 40, after all, and that senior livI’m planning to ing community lifestyle I have embrace every dreamed about second of it. for so long. – DANIELLE WILSON But seriously, I don’t feel 50, at least not what I thought it would feel like 20 years ago. I can still jog a few miles with only minor incontinence issues, I can walk up and down stairs with very few knee creaks, and apart from hating everyone and everything after 8 p.m., I am generally content most of the time. Nor do I think I look 50. When I flip through photos of my grandmother at the same age, I see a gray-haired matron straight from central casting. But if I put my red mop in a ponytail and bravely forgo eyeliner, I have a good shot at being carded. Maybe not in a Bloomington bar but definitely at Meijer. And though I wear comfy sweats around the house, I keep my “public” wardrobe fairly on trend, thanks to two brutally honest daughters. Harsh criticism equals fashion kindness apparently. Fifty is the new 40, after all, and I’m planning to embrace every second of it. There’s a certain gravitas that comes with meeting the half-century mark. I have experienced love and loss, witnessed compassion and cruelty and raised four moderately well-adjusted young adults. I even survived ‘80s bangs and a Skid Row concert. Think of the wisdom I can impart! AARP, my application is on its way! Peace out.

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

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“SHEAR MADNESS” “Shear Madness” runs through Feb. 5 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com. “THE BIG BANG” Actors Theatre of Indiana will present “The Big Bang,” a musical, through Feb. 20 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “THE 39 STEPS” Civic Theatre’s production of “The 39 Steps” is set from Feb. 4 to 19 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, civictheatre.org. ZACH BROCK QUARTET Violinist Zack Brock, a Grammy Award-winning musician and composer, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

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happened,” Lessaris said. “It’s really not so dark. It’s kind of like if you went to a murder mystery dinner and everyone was acting out these dramatic parts that could have happened. There is a nostalgic feeling.” Gregory Hancock, the theater’s executive artistic director, said the production, which has a film noir atmosphere, has a lot of fun music. “I like to take some beautiful, light music and put something a little dark with it,” Hancock said. “It’s not that we’re being disrespectful of the story. It’s very sad and emotional at the end. For the audience, it’s nice to have this nostalgic feeling about the music, about the old Hollywood style of hair and makeup. “At the end, this was a real person and murder. We’re taking artistic liberties to make it more theatrical.” Lessaris said several people falsely confessed to the murder. “What was their motivation for saying they did it, even though they didn’t?” Les-

saris said. “What could have driven someone to murder her? Before she dies, there is a lot of interaction with the character. There is a lot of buildup to the murder.” Hancock said the audience can decide what happened at the end between four scenarios. There are five monologues as part of the show. “It’s very much a dance show, but we’re speaking and delivering our monologues to the audience,” Lessaris said. Hancock said it’s a little easier for performers to do monologues in the more intimate space of the Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre than their usual home at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “Some of the monologues have been tweaked to help the storyline,” Hancock said. “I’ve added three new sections of choreography to elaborate on the stories a little bit.” For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

Singer/songwriter Eleri Ward will appear at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, and John Lloyd Young will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4-5 at Feinstein’s Cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

Elton John Tribute set for Palladium editorial@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana will present “Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Tribute” at 8 p.m. March 18 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The tribute features singer/actor/pianist Craig A. Meyer, a 1981 Carmel High School graduate, and The Rocket Band. The musical journey follows John through his decades of major hits. Meyer has had roles in film, television and on Broadway. He has toured internationally and recorded with music legends such as Frankie Valli and Barry Manilow. For more, visit atistage.org.

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Civic presents zany ‘whodunit’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Matt Kraft’s role is unique in “The 39 Steps.” “I personally PLAY am the only member of the cast who plays one character and one character only,” Kraft said. “So, I am lucky in that I just get to Glickman watch everyone else jump in and out of playing different characters. They are so good at switching between characters that I think the audience will really get a kick out of it.” The Carmel resident Relberg plays Richard Hannay in Civic Theatre’s production of “The 39 Steps,” which is set from Feb. 4 to 19 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “The fast-paced whirlwind chase of this story is a huge part of what makes it such a great time,” Kraft said. “There are a lot of great plays that are also really emotionally heavy and serious, so I’m excited to be in one that is just zany fun.” The other three actors in the show play a combined 150 different characters. Carmel resident John Walls and Eric Reiberg are listed as clowns. “It is such a great challenge to take on this role and its many characters appearing throughout the show,” Walls said. “It is an extreme test of mental, technical and physical acting skills. Because there are so many changes which come about so quickly, it requires complete concentration. We are all exhausted at the end of rehearsal.” Walls said he has been in a few fast-

paced shows and acted in several farce comedies in the past. Most recently, he performed in “Lend Me a Tenor” with the Carmel Community Players. Walls said he has only seen the original Alfred Hitchcock movie version of “The 39 Steps,” which wasn’t a comedy and actors didn’t play multiple roles. “But I think that can sometimes be a good thing Kraft (because) you know that whatever you bring to the play will be your own and not derivative of someone else’s interpretation,” he said of not having seen another production of the play. “The biggest challenge Walls is probably the fact that I play male and female characters, and there are at least four different accents which need to be employed all on command.” Carmel resident Haley Glickman plays Pamela, Annabella and Margaret. “As an actor, it’s very rewarding to be able to create three separate, distinct characters,” Glickman said. “Each woman has her own physicality and voice, which has been a delight to discover in rehearsals. I actually performed ‘The 39 Steps’ before when I was at Carmel High School, so it has been a joy to have the opportunity to revisit the production.” Reiberg said he plays 10 different specific roles. “’It’s a lot of fun really trying to make each one a very specific individual characterization,” he said. “I haven’t done any (show) that (transition) quite as quickly as this. Since there are only four actors, there are very few moments when we aren’t on stage or getting ready to go on.”

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A visit to historic Cairo Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in the first of a series about Egyptian cities with pleasant winter weather, we will visit Cairo, with TRAVEL February high temperatures averaging 69 degrees, with a75 percent of sunshine. Cairo, the capital of Egypt, lies along the Nile River about 100 miles upriver (south) of the Mediterranean, near the beginning of the Nile Delta that has been important to Egyptians for thousands of years.Beginning in about 2,600 B.C., Old Kingdom pharaohs built the famous pyramids of Giza on a plateau now on the outskirts of Cairo. Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt, was in the same area. The modern history of Cairo began in A.D. 969, when the Muslim rulers of Egypt established a city on the east bank of the Nile, which became Egypt’s capital 200 years later. By the 14th century, Cairo had replaced Baghdad as the center of the Islamic world. Today, Greater Cairo, with more than 21 million people, is the world’s sixth-most populous urban area. Despite having its share of slums, overcrowding and traffic, the downtown area rivals most European cities for its attractiveness and accommodations, with luxurious hotels offering a great view of the Nile. The five-star Mena House Hotel, once a royal hunting lodge, is within walking distance of the Giza pyramids and Great Sphinx. Visitors to Cairo who want to learn about the city and its history should visit, in addition to the pyramids, Coptic Cairo (home to early churches), Islamic Cairo (with many historic mosques), the Citadel, the Egyptian

Have you been seeing strange updates on your friends’ social media accounts? I’m not talking about armchair political hot takes or quack GRAMMAR GUY medical advice — that’s standard social media fare. I’m referring to rows of gray, yellow and green squares. Your friends and work acquaintances aren’t posting secret codes; they’re posting about a viral game called Wordle. How can Grammar Guy resist talking about the Wordle phenomenon? After all, I’m a proud word nerd (and I hope you are as well). The game is simple: Figure out the five-letter word of the day in six attempts or fewer. If you guess a correct letter in the correct spot, that letter will turn green. If you try a letter from the word in an incorrect spot, that letter will turn yellow. Finally, if you guess a letter that isn’t in the word at all, it will become grayed out on your keyboard (think “Hangman” without the unnecessary stick figure death). Your goal, of course, is to arrive at

the word of the day in as few chances as possible. Believe it or not, there’s not an app for this (although there is an app called Wordle, but it’s not the one everyone is playing). You have to go to powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle to play the game that’s sweeping the English-speaking world. I suppose Wordle could be just another pandemic fad. Of course, as a wonky word warrior, I wanted to figure out how to dominate Wordle. Naturally, I turned to my next-door neighbor, Beth. According to Beth (who hasn’t missed a word yet), the first word to pick is always “least.” You’ll likely get multiple “yellow” or “green” letters from this word. Her second-round word is “round,” which covers five more common letters. Once you tackle those two words, you’ll probably have a decent idea of the word for your third round.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

A view of downtown Cairo from the water.

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Museum, the Khan el-Khalili bazaar and Saqqara (an ancient burial ground including the Stepped Pyramid). Visitors next winter should be able to visit the much-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum next to the pyramids, said to be the largest archeological museum in the world, displaying all 5,000 items from the tomb of King Tut.

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