May 9, 2023 — Fishers

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Fishers election results

Number of Precincts reporting 205/205

PARTY VOTES

MAYOR OF FISHERS (REPUBLICAN)

Scott Fadness 2,276

TOTAL VOTES 2,276

FISHERS CITY CLERK (REPUBLICAN)

Jennifer L. Kehl 1,766

Rachel Segars 820

TOTAL VOTES 2,586

FISHERS CITY CLERK (DEMOCRAT)

Janet Pritchett 2,266

TOTAL VOTES 2,266

FISHERS CITY COURT JUDGE (REPUBLICAN)

Daniel E. Henke 2,351

TOTAL VOTES 2,351

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (REPUBLICAN) vote for three

Cecilia Coble 2,032

Tiffanie Ditlevson 2,049

Todd Zimmerman 2,186

TOTAL VOTES 6,267

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FISHERS CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (DEMOCRAT) vote for three

Howard Stevenson 1,640

Jocelyn Vare 2,118

TOTAL VOTES 3,758

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NC (REPUBLICAN)

John P. DeLucia 235

TOTAL VOTES 235

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NC (DEMOCRAT)

Crystal Neumann 288

TOTAL VOTES 288

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NE (REPUBLICAN)

Brad DeReamer 757

TOTAL VOTES 757

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NE (DEMOCRAT)

Samantha R. Chapman 480

TOTAL VOTES 480

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NW (REPUBLICAN)

Selina Stoller 402

TOTAL VOTES 402

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL NW (DEMOCRAT)

Bill McLellan 386

TOTAL VOTES 386

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL SC (REPUBLICAN)

John W. Weingardt 279

TOTAL VOTES 279

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL SC (DEMOCRAT)

Lane Skeeters 292

TOTAL VOTES 292

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL SE (REPUBLICAN)

Pete Peterson 298

TOTAL VOTES 298

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL SW (REPUBLICAN)

David Giffel 444

TOTAL VOTES 444

FISHERS CITY COUNCIL SW (DEMOCRAT)

Bill Stuart 459

TOTAL VOTES 459

Police: Day care worker said she was ‘burned out’

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

informed.

The day care’s owner and director told police that when they talked with Taxter, she told them she “may have done it,” and that she was frustrated because the child cries a lot.

CRIME

A 23-year-old woman charged April 24 with multiple counts of felony battery of children at a Fishers day care remains in custody on $150,000 bail. Molly C. Taxter of Noblesville faces two counts of Level 5 battery and 17 counts of Level 6 battery.

The investigation began mid-March after a parent reported that their child returned from the day care, at 11703 Olio Rd., with a handprint bruise on the child’s right leg. According to the probable cause statement filed with the court, the parent and the academy director watched video recordings at the center, and allegedly saw Taxter “shoving (the child’s) head into the changing table, slamming her down, as well as covering her face with a blanket.”

Taxter was fired that day, and police were

The statement alleges that when police contacted Taxter, she told them that she had been working in day care for six years and was “burnt out and should not be working with kids.” She also allegedly repeated her statement about the child crying a lot and admitted to aggressive behavior.

Additional video evidence from March 6 through 15 is summarized in the probable cause statement. The video allegedly shows multiple days when Taxter acted aggressively toward five identified children under her care.

The videos allegedly show Taxter picking a child up by one arm; covering children’s heads with blankets during nap time; using

a blanket to pin a child to their cot; taking children’s lunches away; throwing children down onto mats or onto concrete for timeouts; dragging children across the room by one arm; shoving and kicking a child that was walking in front of her; spanking a child; putting a child in a headlock and grabbing their neck; and kicking a cot that had a child on it, then striking the child on the back with her hand.

A bail review hearing for Taxter is scheduled for May 18, according to court records. A jury trial has tentatively been set for Aug. 14.

Fishers Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn released a statement April 26 referencing the case and stressed the need for better oversight. She noted an Indiana news outlet’s investigation showing that a residential youth care facility facing sexual assault allegations is lobbying lawmakers to provide immunity to it and other state-contracted service providers.

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Stamp Out Hunger set for May 13

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GIVING

May 13 marks the 31st anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

On the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect nonperishable food donations from customers. In Indiana, the donations go directly to more than 50 different local food pantries to provide food to people who need help, according to Carmel letter carrier Greg Gormong.

Central Indiana food pantries that the National Associate of Letter Carriers Branch No. 888 provides for include: Open Doors Food Pantry in Carmel, Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank based in Noblesville, Delaware Township Trustees in Fishers, Light and Life Free Methodist Church in Danville, Open Doors Food Pantry in Westfield, Zionsville Presbyterian Church in Zionsville, Lebanon Nazarene Church in Lebanon, Main Street Food Pantry in Fortville, Mama’s Cupboard in Sheridan, New Beginnings Fellowship Food Pantry in Thorntown, and Light and Life Free Methodist Church in Avon.

From this one day of collection, Branch No. 888 has averaged over 90,000 pounds of food annually delivered to those pantries. During its 30-year history, the drive has collected more than 1.82 billion pounds of food through its network from Alaska to Florida and Maine to Hawaii, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“Our food drive’s timing is crucial,” Gormong wrote. “Food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.”

Participating in this year’s Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is simple. Just leave a non-perishable food donation in a bag by your mailbox on May 13th, and your letter carrier will do the rest.

If you cannot participate the day of, you can support your local food pantry online. Visit nalc.org/food, select your state, select a food bank in your area and make a contribution that way.

COMMUNITY

Fishers plans

mental health awareness events

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the City of Fishers has launched its Stigma Free Fishers campaign with a partnership with CredibleMind, an online mental-health resource center.

INITIATIVE

“The Fishers Health Department is committed to ensuring residents know how to care for their mental health and where to access more resources,” said Monica Heltz, director of the Fishers Health Department. “The CredibleMind platform will give residents free, research-based access to tools dedicated specifically to mental health that will ultimately provide a preventative approach to health and wellness in Fishers.”

The StigmaFreeFishers.com website, powered by CredibleMind, is a free online service for residents offering access to mental health education, resources and assessments. According to the city, the resource is fully confidential and available 24/7.

Residents who create an account and complete the assessment by May 15 will be entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

Other events during Mental Health Awareness Month in May include:

• Fishers Parks’ free yoga classes on Wednesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. at Billericay Park. The May 31 class will be at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Free yoga also is 8 to 9 a.m. on Saturdays at the Fishers Farmers Market; and May 18 from 5–6 p.m. at Fishers AgriPark.

• Hope for Happiness on May 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High Schools’ Bring Change to Mind clubs will host the free, family-friendly event to help raise awareness about mental health and the City’s Stigma Free Fishers initiative, participate in mental health activities, find resources from local mental healthcare providers, and more. Learn more at ThisisFishers. com/MentalHealthMonth.

United Way study shows poverty rates

– In 2021, 24 percent of Hamilton County households were in poverty or considered ALICE, meaning they earned above the Federal Poverty Level but not enough to afford a basic household budget. That’s 31,574 households, which was a 23 percent increase over 2018. The figures were released by United Way of Central Indiana and Indiana United Ways, in partnership with United For ALICE, as part of a 2023 report, “ALICE in the Crosscurrents: COVID and Financial

Hardship in Indiana.” This is the first data report from United Way that shows how the COVID-19 pandemic affected households financially. The report looks at households that are in poverty or considered ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE represents a growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics. Statewide, 39 percent – more than 1 million households – were in poverty or considered ALICE in 2021, up 10 percent from 2018.

The United Way report includes an ALICE Household Survival Budget, which provides a more complete picture of what families need to cover the basics in a modern economy. According to the ALICE report, the average cost of living for a family of four in Indiana in 2021 was $58,428 – more than double the Federal Poverty Level figure of $26,500. Key findings from the report regarding statewide data include:

• Households headed by single women had the highest rate of financial hard-

ship in Indiana at 76 percent in 2021.

• Of the 20 most common jobs in Indiana in 2021, 70 percent paid less than $20 per hour. While the report shows that wages have increased since the pandemic, they haven’t been enough to move families above the ALICE threshold.

To read the report, go to uwci.org/who-weserve. Learn more about the report at UnitedForALICE.org/Indiana.

Start a conversation with an OB-GYN

You and your baby (or babies!) deserve maternity care that’s personalized to both of you. The OB-GYNs at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent — Fishers Women’s Health listen to understand your preferences. Choosing to have your baby at Fishers Birthing Center means having a spacious room for labor, delivery and postpartum, 24/7 lactation support and a Level II nursery where we can provide special care for moms and babies — all close to home. You may even choose to work with a birth designer from the very beginning of your pregnancy to create a personalized care plan that connects the dots from planning to pediatrics.

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To schedule your appointment today or to chat with a care navigator online for help with scheduling, call 463-240-3022 or visit ascension.org/FishersWomensHealth

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ClusterTruck returns for Carmel, Fishers deliveries

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com

After a brief hiatus, ClusterTruck is back to making deliveries to the Carmel and Fishers areas.

FOOD

In the early spring of 2022, ClusterTruck had a mutual agreement with Kroger to end their partnership because of differences in business goals. ClusterTruck President Janet Monroe said it paused delivery services in Carmel and Fishers until it could find new locations for its kitchens.

ClusterTruck ensures fresh food by making quick deliveries to its customers, according to Monroe. Short delivery routes are designed to minimize driving time.

Monroe said she was unable to find new kitchens suited for a restaurant but wanted to start delivering to customers.

“We decided, you know what? We have this kitchen here (Carmel and Fishers area). Let’s just serve the customers we have out there in Carmel and Fishers and see how it

ClusterTruck’s Mushroom Matar comes with fresh roasted mushrooms and green peas served in creamy and savory house-made sauce, seasoned with Indian spices. It is served with rice and topped with cilantro. (Photo by Edward Redd)

goes,” Monroe said.

That was toward the end of March, Monroe said, and now the company is using the kitchen at 4737 East 82nd St. to deliver to the two communities.

Business has returned to the entire Carmel zone, and nearly half of the former Fishers zone. The location also offers a pickup option.

For more, visit clustertruck.com.

HEALTH

Fishers Fire Department firefighters will have access to early detection screening for cancer through a new partnership the City of Fishers has established with Community Health Network and GRAIL, a company that develops ways to detect cancer early, when it’s more treatable.

According to a news release from the FFD, the new partnership will provide Fishers firefighters access to the Galleri test, a blood test that can detect a signal for more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms have appeared.

Firefighters face a higher risk of cancer because of exposure to carcinogens common in their line of work, according to the news release. The announcement cites statistics from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that show firefighters are twice as likely to develop certain types of cancer compared to the general population.

“Firefighters put their lives on the line every day to protect our community. It is important we take care of them by providing access to the latest cancer screening technology,” FFD Chief Steven Orusa said. “The Galleri test is an important tool in our efforts to protect the health and well-being of our firefighters, so they can continue to take care of our community.”

More information about the test is available at galleri.com, including safety information. Learn more about GRAIL at grail.com.

Fishers Fire Department Station 95 on 131st Street. (Photo courtesy of the City of Fishers)

TCC assists schools through Teachers Rock Event

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2022 for leading the industry nationally in its efforts to serve.

Tyler Crouch, district manager of five TCC stores, including Fishers and McCordsville, said the “Teachers Rock” initiative was especially meaningful this year.

GIVING BACK

Teachers at New Britton Elementary in Fishers and Carl Wilde School IPS No. 79 on West 34th Street in Indianapolis have been showered with appreciation through the efforts of one of the nation’s largest Verizon-authorized retailers, TCC.

Throughout February, the TCC’s “Teachers Rock” initiative allocated funds to more than 500 stores and challenged employees to choose how to share a $100 donation with a local school. The Fishers store created boxes of school supplies for New Britton Elementary, while the Noblesville and Carmel stores combined their funds to surprise teachers at Carl Wilde School with $200 worth of Starbucks gift cards.

TCC is a subsidiary of Round Room, LLC., a Fishers-based company that invests in the wireless industry. Round Room was recently named Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business

“We have two employees with students at New Britton Elementary School, so we were able to gear this toward what the teachers need,” Crouch said. “TCC lets its employees actually see the impact, and this gives us a purpose outside of just work.”

New Britton third-grade teachers Christi Drew and Judy Street were surprised with classroom supplies and fraction tiles.

“It’s incredible to be able to provide the kids with a hands-on experience for learning fractions,” Drew said.

Street said she was headed out to purchase supplies with her own money when the donation arrived.

Through its various initiatives, TCC Gives has donated more than $4.2 million. Learn more at TCCRocks.com.

CHS senior’s decision to concentrate on lacrosse pays off

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Carmel High School senior midfielder

Tori Tomalia took the advice of her club lacrosse coach to give up basketball and focus on one sport.

“She said, ‘Tori, if (you) want to play lacrosse at the level you want to play at, you have to stick to one sport,’” she said “Honestly, it was the best decision of my life.”

Tomalia gave up basketball after her sophomore season.

“I realized I did not enjoy going to basketball practice as much as I did lacrosse practice,” she said.

Tomalia also realized how much more she wanted to play lacrosse in college.

“The second I switched over to playing lacrosse only, it opened a whole new world for me, and I just love the sport so much more,” she said.

Tomalia, who has signed to play for the University of Connecticut next season,

MEET TORI TOMALIA

Favorite subject: English

Favorite athlete: Tamika Catchings

Favorite TV show: “Friends”

plays club lacrosse for Major Force Lacrosse, which plays a national schedule.

“UConn has been my No. 1 school for a long time,” she said.

Greyhounds coach Josh Miller said Tomalia’s athleticism keeps improving.

“She’s a heck of an athlete up and down the field,” said Miller, who is in his eighth year with the program and has been head coach for four seasons. “Her work ethic is

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100 percent all the time. She has a positive attitude that wears off on a lot of the other girls. She is the best player I’ve ever had as far as pure talent and athleticism. This is a team loaded with talent, and she’s leading us in every category.”

Tomalia was named the USA Lacrosse Player of the Week earlier this season.

Tomalia said her biggest improvement is her work on the draw, which is a 1-on-1 battle for possession at the start of each half and after goals.

“I’ve been working on doing a lot of different draws in high-pressure situations,” she said. “I think that’s been the most effective for us because we have a lot more possessions against some harder teams where we might have lost the draw last year.”

Tomalia, who has played lacrosse since third grade, said the team is hungry after losing to Guerin Catholic last year in the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association state championship.

“I’d say this is the most hard-working team and our most ambitious to win,” said Tomalia, who was on the Greyhounds’ state championship team in 2021.

Carmel High School senior midfielder Tori Tomalia leads the team with 66 goals and 21 assists.

(Photo courtesy of Josh Miller)

Tomalia

Eric Doden stops in Fishers

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Gubernatorial candidate Eric Doden visited Fishers on April 25 for the regular meeting of the Fishers GOP, to talk with local Republicans about his vision for Indiana.

ELECTIONS

Doden is running for the Republican nomination to replace Eric Holcomb, whose second term ends in 2024. Sen. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch are also running for the Republican nomination in the May 7, 2024, primary.

Doden said his campaign is one of ideas about how to revitalize communities across Indiana, particularly small towns of 30,000 or fewer residents. He told the Fishers GOP gathering that his Main Street Initiative would provide financial incentives of $100 million a year for private businesses to invest in those small communities.

“We cannot be the state with four, five or six counties doing well. We need to be the state where all 92 counties are doing well, but it has to be private-sector led,” he said. “Fishers is doing well because you have phenomenal leadership — both public and private came together, had a vision for your community. We need that all over the state of Indiana.”

That doesn’t mean he would leave the larger communities to fend for themselves, though. Doden also has a Regional Cities Initiative that would provide $200 million a year in similar economic incentives. That program would be a continuation of an initiative that Doden worked on with then-Gov. Mike Pence, when Doden led the Indiana Economic Development Corp. Other themes in Doden’s campaign are zero-cost adoption to help children in foster care more easily become part of a family, and tax breaks for teachers.

“We have a teacher crisis, especially in rural communities where they are losing teachers left and right,” he said.

His proposal would eliminate state income and property taxes for teachers. Doden said it would mean less revenue for the state, but he noted that Indiana has a revenue surplus of about $1.5 billion.

For more information about his campaign, visit dodenforindiana.com.

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Former Hamilton County Councilor dies

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Tom Wood Subaru supports Miracle Place

Miracle Place is such a blessing to so many, they provide education, meals, love & encouragement to so many children and adults throughout Indianapolis.

Five years ago when Miracle Place was in need, Tom Wood Subaru stepped up and lent a hand. Every year since, Tom Wood Subaru has designated Miracle Place as our home town charity. During our “Share the Love” initiative, our customers can choose from 4 national charities; Meals on Wheels, Make-A-Wish, the National Parks Foundation, the ASPCA or our Hometown Charity; Miracle Place.

So Miracle Place is so grateful to announce, thanks to you & Subaru, Tom Wood Subaru was able to present Miracle Place with a check for $45,000! So in total, Tom Wood has been able to donate over $170,000 to Miracle Place!!! AMAZING!

Through your love & support, Miracle Place has been able to purchase a lot across the street, where they have planted a sustainable garden for those in the neighborhood. They have purchased a playground for the children, tablets

for the kids they help with homework, food for the children who otherwise may not have a meal, they have helped pay utilities for families in need and so much more! Again, we want to say THANK YOU, to you our customers!

Miracle Place is always in need of volunteers. Volunteers help with things such as:

• Yard Work, Trash Removal and Beautification of the Neighborhood

• Tutoring

• Special Outings

• Summer Camps

• Thanksgiving Dinner

• Christmas Fruit Baskets and Gifts

• Easter Lilly for each Neighbor

• Annual Fiesta Friday Dinner and Auction

Be sure to check out Miracle Place and everything they do. They are such a huge blessing to SO many people: www.amiracleplace.org.

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Thank you to the sisters for everything you do! We are so blessed to know you and so incredibly blessed to have you in our lives!

IN MEMORIAM

Paul Ayers, a Carmel resident who served two terms on the Hamilton County Council, died April 28 after suffering a medical event while canvassing neighborhoods with his daughter, Teresa Ayers, a member of the Carmel City Council.

A Republican, Paul Ayers, 79, represented District 4 on the Hamilton County Council from 2011 to 2018. He was married to his late wife, Cheryl, for 50 years, and they were the parents of eight children.

“For my whole life, my father has been my rock, my friend, and my mentor,” Teresa Ayers said. “He served his country with honor and bravery as a Marine, served his family admirably as a father and husband, and his community as a county councilman. Now I can only work hard to honor his memory and service by serving my constituents as honorably as he did. While I am devastated by this loss, I find comfort knowing that he is looking down from heaven, and his presence will always be with me.”

Paul Ayers served both of his terms on the Hamilton County Council alongside Brad Beaver, an at-large representative who has been on the council since 1994. He described Paul Ayers as a man of strong conviction who was dedicated to his faith, family and community.

“He was a good fellow, and a good friend of mine. He ran two terms (on council) and decided not to run again. He never did get beat. I was kind of disappointed (he didn’t run again), because we got along so well,” Beaver said. “He was a good fellow, and I’ll miss him.”

In an April 29 email, Hamilton County Republican Party Chair Mario Massillamany described Ayers as a “beloved friend” and “true leader in our community.”

“We will always remember Paul’s contributions to our party and the broader community,” Massillamany stated. “His legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched and the positive changes he brought about.”

Paul Ayers graduated from Purdue University with a degree in physical education. He worked as a real estate developer for 40 years with Marks Companies. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Marines, earning the USMC Rifle Sharpshooter Badge and Pistol Expert Badge.

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In addition to serving on the county council, Paul Ayers was a precinct committeeman and active in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, coached track and taught religious education. He also was a member of Indiana Right to Life and the Carmel American Legion Post 155.

Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Paul Ayers may contribute to the Mericful HELP Center, 1045 W. 146th St., Carmel, 46032, or Carmelites, 59 Allendale Rd., Terre Haute, IN, 47802.

Sister Barbara McLellan (right) from Miracle Place receives a $45,000 donation from Scott Reckley (left), General Manager of Tom Wood Subaru.

Ayers

“His legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched.”

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CURRENT Q&A

Getting to know Dana Altemeyer

Dana Altemeyer has been the director of communications in the MSD of Lawrence Township for the past nine years. An Indianapolis native, she attended Butler University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and later her Master of Science in School Counseling. She holds an administrative certification through the University of Indianapolis and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Indiana University Bloomington. She and her husband, Bill Conrad, live in Lawrence Township with their two children, William, 7, and Charlotte, 4.

Q: What is your best habit, and what is your worst?

A: Multitasking.

Q: Do you have a hidden talent?

A: Remembering song lyrics

Q: What do you do when you’re creatively stuck?

A: Spend time outdoors

Q: Is there a book that you recommend to everyone?

A: “The Mitford Series,” by Jan Karon

Q: Is there a businessperson you admire? Why?

A: MSD of Lawrence Township Supt. Dr. Shawn A. Smith. He leads by example and inspires others to rise to meet him. He puts students at the forefront of everything he does, always reminding those around him to do the same. He holds leaders around him to high expectations, supporting them, and fostering their individual strengths.

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Geist Reservoir has served the Indianapolis area since 1943

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to its history page on the “This is Fishers” website.

HISTORY

Geist Reservoir is a place for summer outdoor fun, with boating, fishing and swimming opportunities. But that wasn’t always the case. It was built with a very practical purpose in mind, and recreation was restricted for many decades.

Suzanne Hahn is vice president of Archives and Library with the Indiana Historical Society. She said the reservoir was developed by the Indianapolis Water Co., and planning for the large project started in the late 1920s.

“At that time, they did a report looking at the future water needs of Indianapolis,” she said. “The natural supply they were getting from the White River and Fall Creek wasn’t going to be sufficient. They started looking at land that is now Geist Reservoir.”

The company, led by owner and president Clarence Geist, started buying up what was then mostly farmland in the area surrounding Fall Creek, along with one small community called Germantown. That community had been established in 1834, according

Work on Geist Reservoir started in 1941, which included clearing land, building a dam and redirecting water from Fall Creek. It officially opened for business in 1943, and was named for Clarence Geist, who died before construction even began. Upon completion, it became the second-largest man-made lake in Indiana.

Hahn said the reservoir did what it was intended to do — supplement the water needs for the growing city of Indianapolis. And that was pretty much its only function for many years.

“When they first opened it, it was restricted as far as what people could use it for — almost a wildwood area,” Hahn said. “Boating and swimming weren’t allowed. They did have a couple areas for picnics, but it wasn’t the kind of recreation area or development that we see today.”

Hahn said boating by permit began in 1953, but people couldn’t use their own boats. They had to go through a local vendor.

“They did have a sailing club that opened in 1955, so gradually some of these restrictions began to lift,” Hahn said.

Clarence Geist, then-president of the Indianapolis Water Co., advocated for the creation of reservoirs to provide water to Indianapolis. (Photo used with permission from Indiana Historical Society, M1400)

Around 1971, speedboats were allowed on the water.

Housing along Geist Reservoir also took time to develop. Hahn said a company called Shorewood started looking into the real estate market there in the 1960s, but the first housing developments weren’t constructed until the 1980s. Development quickly bloomed and spread after that, and quite a bit of the shoreline is now developed.

The Indianapolis Water Co. later built

another reservoir northwest of Noblesville called Morse Reservoir, Both reservoirs are now owned by Citizens Energy Group.

Citizens Energy Group receently developed a new reservoir Citizens Reservoir in an old limestone quarry right next to Geist to store even more water for dry periods. The company opened Citizens Reservoir in late 2020. Unlike Geist, it does not have public access or recreational opportunities.

Benjamin Easley, coordinator of corporate and public affairs for Citizens Energy Group, said Geist Reservoir’s primary purpose continues to be as a water supply reservoir for the Indianapolis water system.

“Water is released from Geist Reservoir during dry periods to ensure sufficient flows in Fall Creek downstream of the reservoir, where it is then treated at either our Fall Creek Water Treatment Plant or White River Water Treatment Plant,” he said, adding that water from Citizens Reservoir can be pumped into Geist if needed.

Easley said the Fall Creek/Geist Reservoir/ Citizens Reservoir system provides on average of 15 to 25 percent of the water supply to Indianapolis-area customers, which is approximately 200,000 people.

‘Forgiving Sea Project’ exhibit opens

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ART

A new multi-sensory art exhibit that focuses on healing through forgiveness opened May 1 at the Fishers Arts Council’s Hub Gallery.

Artist Carolyn Holder Springer began work on “The Forgiving Sea Project” in 2015. According to an announcement from the Fishers Arts Council, Springer wanted to encourage more interaction with visitors to her studio, and promote peace.

“I really wanted to push the traditional boundaries of static gallery-style art and encourage viewers to write on The Forgiving Sea paintings with a name of someone they hoped to forgive,” she said.

Springer started with an oil painting, and visitors were encouraged to use pastel chalk to write the name of the person they wanted to forgive, “or anything that lingers in their minds that requires forgiving another person or entity,” according to the announcement. Then a new layer of sea waves is painted

over those names and washes them away.

“As people engage with the work by writing names of those they want to forgive, the names are later covered with paint, making room for the next group of names,” according to the announcement, “Transformed many times, the static painting has many layers beneath its surface as if it were an archeological dig.”

The project grew over time, and Springer decided to incorporate music into the gallery experience. She collaborated with Joseph Lamm to compose music that plays while visitors interact with the paintings.

A reception for “The Forgiving Sea Project” exhibit is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. May 12 at the Collaboration Hub at Hamilton County Community Foundation. The exhibit coincides with Mental Health Month.

The exhibit is open to the public through May 26. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays by appointment.

Springer

Fishers sports psychologist pens new book

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Fishers-based sports psychologist and author Rob Bell has announced the release of his eighth book, “I Can’t Wait to be Patient (And the Fastest Way to Get There),” which became available May 5.

SELF HELP

According to the announcement, Bell explains in the book why our relationship with time is crucial to patience and becoming mentally stronger.

“We are designed to get from Point A to Point B as fast as possible,” the announcement states. “However, as a result, we can’t slow down and there is a sense of urgency toward everything. We are bombarded by the urgent, tugged by the future, distracted by the unimportant, and discouraged by the past. Time is our most precious resource. If you can wait, then you can win.”

The book is a guide to overcoming challenges, stress and expectations. The announcement states that the process requires perspective, and the end result requires patience.

The book details the “four laws of patience and the four killers to urgency;” how we mistake the urgent for the important, and why that’s a problem; and discovering whether you have a patient personality.

On his website, drrobbell.com, Bell writes that while in college he fell off an 80-foot cliff. That became a pivotal moment in his life.

“It caused a lot of pain physically and emotionally, but it connected who I was with who I could become from that event,” he said.

He got into the field of sports psychology and went on to become a mental coach for successful athletes in multiple fields, including professional golfers and athletes competing in the Olympics.

Bell owns DRB & Associates, with offices in Fishers. His books are available through his website and on Amazon.

Bell

COMMUNITY

FISHERS

Project: Fall Creek Road

Location: Citizens Energy Group is mobilizing the lift station on Fall Creek Road near Geist Woods Way, resulting in the closure of Fall Creek Trail.

the 2023 Resurfacing Project. Homeowners will be notified via door hangers prior to any curb restoration near their home.

CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

Expected completion: August

Project: 106th Street & Kincaid Drive

Location: Construction of center curb on 106th Street and intersection improvement at 106th Street & Kincaid Drive to modify to a right-in/right-out entrance starts in April.

Expected completion: August 2023

Project: Roundabout preconstruction at 106th and Hoosier Road

Location: 106th Street and Hoosier Road. Utility relocation is taking place now for the project, which goes out to bid this spring.

Expected completion: To be determined.

Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project

Location: Ind. 37 & 141st Street. A pre-construction phase is currently in place. During this phase, 141st Street will have a temporary right-in-right-out traffic configuration.

Expected completion: The full timeline for the 141st Street interchange will be provided after project bids are accepted in the Summer of 2023.

Project: Clear Path Improvement Project (I-465 and I-69 interchange)

Location: New ramps will provide direct movements from eastbound I-465 and northbound I-465 to northbound I-69. Binford Blvd. will also be reconstructed to separate local traffic from traffic entering and exiting I-69 and I-465. Access to I-69 from Binford Blvd. will remain open. Drivers can expect to see significant activity on I-69 at the 82nd Street interchange. The ramp from I-69 North to 82nd Street and the ramp from 82nd Street to I-69 North is closed through late 2023. For detour routes and additional project information, visit clearpath465.com

Expected completion: Project lasts through 2024.

Project: Nickel Plate Trail

Location: The remaining paving work from 96th Street to 106th Street is underway, and construction crews are currently working to clear and prep the area for paving.

Expected completion: Fall of 2023.

Project: 2023 resurfacing

Location: ADA ramp and curb reconstruction is taking place in Rolling Knoll and will then begin in Spyglass Hills as part of

Expected completion: Summer 2023.

Project: 2023 resurfacing

Location: Overnight lane restrictions are in place on Fall Creek Road between 96th Street/Carroll Road and Brooks School Road as part of Phase 1 milling and resurfacing work.

Expected completion: May 12

Project: Cumberland Road Reconstruction

Location: Daily lane closures just south of 126th Street for sanitary and water line work, and between 106th Street and 116th Street for tree clearing. The full project is in the design phase.

Expected completion: The full project should begin in fall of 2023. A completion date has not been determined.

Project: Geist Greenway

Location: The Geist Greenway Trail will be an approximately 5-mile pedestrian path, stretching north and south from 96th Street to 131st Street.

Expected completion: Construction started in fall of 2022. A completion date has not been determined.

NOBLESVILLE & NORTH

Project: Pleasant Street

Location: 1.1 miles west of River Road to 10th Street and includes work by Hamilton County for a bridge to be built over the White River.

Expected completion: End of 2024

Project: Pleasant Street

Location: Various locations; Eighth Street and Pleasant Street will be closed after Memorial Day (motorists are advised to use detour routes or visit www.reimaginepleasantst.com for more information)

Expected completion: Work will be ongoing

Project: Stony Creek pedestrian trail

Location: Under Ind. 37

Expected completion: Construction will continue this year with the trail expected to open by early summer.

Project: Roundabout construction

Location: Ind. 32 and River Road

Expected completion: End of summer

Project: Nickel Plate Trail

Location: The city of Noblesville will construct its portion of the Nickel Plate Trail from 146th Street to Pleasant Street. Trail will be 12 feet wide and include the rehabilitation of two existing railroad bridges and conversion to pedestrian facilities

Expected completion: By Thanksgiving.

Mental Health is a Workforce Challenge and Opportunity

Mike Thibideau President & CEO, Invest Hamilton County

According to the Brookings Institute, a 2016 survey of individuals aged 25-54 who were not in the labor force showed that nearly half of men and 54% of women reported taking pain medications daily and, “one estimate suggests the opioid epidemic accounts for 43% of the decline in men’s labor force participation rate between 1999 and 2015 and 25% of the decline for women.”

This is data highlighting the impact of just one struggle (substance use) and one drug category (opioids) on our labor force. When we extrapolate that out amongst all the mental health challenges existing in our community the impact on work is tremendous. The pandemic has broken down walls of stigma, increased awareness of resources and mobilized philanthropic and civic-led action on mental health, but it has also driven up demand from our residents… and the capacity of our mental health ecosystem does not have the workers to meet it. This misalignment has no short-term, turnkey solution… but that does not mean we roll over.

Our community is filled with visionary leaders who have embraced mental health, and real actions that can be taken to make our lives better as residents and/or workers. Our mayors, first responders, County Commissioners, and County Council members are building ecosystems that care, and doing their best to identify visionary solutions that will forever impact how our community compassionately cares for those with the hardest struggles.

At Invest we’re working with community partners like our Chambers of Commerce, Community Foundation, and elected officials to deliver resources, facilitate collaboration, and organize long-term projects and partnerships to address these challenges.

While society and our elected officials think big… I think it is on all of us to think about our own spheres of influence. When was the last time our workplace explored a secondchance policy to hire justice involved

individuals? Do we have evidence-based second chance systems for directing individuals to treatment for addiction after a failed drug test or request for help? How accessible is our EAP program… and does it provide free therapy/counseling sessions?

We can all make choices today that have a snowball effect… if you don’t know where to start Invest Hamilton County and our network of partners are here to help.

To learn more about the work of Invest Hamilton County, visit our website at www.investhamiltoncounty.com.

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BUSINESS IS BLOOMING

Love of flowers inspires sisters to set up shop at Fishers’ Hub & Spoke

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

A love of wildflowers inspired two young entrepreneurs who now operate their own flourishing flower-cart business at Hub & Spoke in Fishers.

Reece Dunkin, 12, and Piper Dunkin, 11, said they really love flowers, and every night they would go out with their family to pick wildflowers on their property in Cicero.

“And it was really fun, and we loved it,” Reece said. “And we wanted to share that.”

Piper agreed with her big sister and business partner.

“We just went out every night and picked flowers, and I wanted to share the joy with everyone else,” she said.

The girls also had an interest in learning business skills, they said, and so they decided with their parents to combine those interests. They reached out to Hub & Spoke.

“I had the contact information of David Decker, the owner of Hub & Spoke,” Reece said. “I basically asked him, ‘Hey, can I put this cart here?’ And he loved our idea.”

It was a little more complicated than that. They wrote up a business plan and submitted a drawing of the cart with detailed dimensions. They named their fledgling business Wispy Willow Flower Farm.

Decker said he was excited about the girls’ proposal when he first received an email from them.

“I thought their idea was passion-driven, showed creativity, work ethic, and had a great mission in bringing joy to others,” he said. “I am excited for Reece and Piper to continue to hone their passions and entrepreneurial skills. I’m certain they will look back from a successful future and reminisce of their younger entrepreneurial experiences and what they learned on the journey.”

Reece said they ordered 6,000 tulip bulbs to kick off their new business.

“We planted them in our garden beds, and they grew into what we have,” Reece said. “They’re really an Easter flower, so we figured they’d be nice to sell at Easter time.”

Cultivating tulip bulbs for sale requires a different strategy from growing them in a personal garden. For example, when a bloom is almost ready to open, they dig up the entire plant, bulb included, and store it

in a cold place. Reece said that the energy in the bulb helps preserve the flower for a longer time. That way, as they need to refresh the flower cart display, they have a stock of flowers ready to cut and arrange.

But, she said, they’ll have to buy more bulbs next year.

“You can’t keep the bulb after you cut (it off the stem) to make your bouquets because there will be no energy stored up,” she said.

Piper said they spend a lot of time in the garden, especially when the weather warms up.

“Because when it gets warm, they all just kind of go at the same time,” she said, adding that although the work is fun, it does get a little repetitive after a while.

The sisters have sold about 80 bouquets. Reece said their tulips were especially popular around the Easter holiday.

“We basically leave a cart here all day and restock flowers every day,” she said. “And when they die, we just replace them with new ones.”

They don’t have far to go. The girls attend Acton Academy, which meets at the multiuse Hub & Spoke development.

ABOUT HUB & SPOKE

Hub & Spoke is a multi-use development with retail, recreational, educational and co-working opportunities.

The center was developed through a partnership between Hub & Spoke, the City of Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern Schools and Purdue Polytechnic High School, according to Hub & Spoke.

Its 94,000 square feet includes a design center with retail showrooms, the “Community Connect” co-working space, and a makerspace for project and work-based learning.

The Makerspace, run in conjunction with the City of Fishers Parks Dept., offers equipment, tools and technology, including

The cart is not monitored. It operates on an honor system, and customers pay for flowers using Venmo or PayPal. There’s also a money slot on the cart for those who prefer to pay in cash. If a customer wants to special-order a bouquet, they can send a message through the business’ Instagram account, @wispywillowflowerfarm.

With tulip season ending, the sisters are looking ahead to different flowers for their cart, such as cosmos, freesia, dahlia and more. Piper said her favorite are sunflowers, because they’re so big and beautiful, and Reece said she likes black-eyed Susans.

The young businesswomen also will be providing flowers for three events over the summer. One is a flower bar for a bridal shower, another is flowers for a wedding, and the third is a business event.

Briana Dunkin is their mother, and she said they wanted to encourage the girls, who were eager to learn new skills and earn some money, but with a home-based business because of their young ages.

“They could learn things and then also apply that information to business interactions here and earn money for their future,” Briana Dunkin’ said, “So it was kind of all-encompassing — to teach them entrepreneurial skills and just how to how to grow a garden, how to grow flowers. And it’s really reconnected them with some of their friends from other schools too, because their parents will reach out. So that’s been a nice surprise out of it.”

3-D printers, metalworking tools and more. It also offers classes and workshops.

The Hub & Spoke Institute is the educational component to the development. The partnership between the developer, the city, the school district and Purdue Polytechnic provides handson technical career training along with the required curriculum to high school students who then graduate with college credits, or with the skills and certificates needed to successfully enter a career of their choice.

For more, go to hubandspoke.works.

Piper Dunkin (left) and Reece Dunkin ordered thousands of tulip bulbs to kickstart their new business. (Photo courtesy of Briana Dunkin)

ON THE COVER: Reece Dunkin (left) and Piper Dunkin with their flower cart at Hub & Spoke in Fishers. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

Lawrence financial planner wants clients to ‘play more’

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Play more. That’s the philosophy behind Certified Financial Planner Nancy Beck’s business, and it’s one she’s embraced in her own life, too.

MONEY

Beck is an artist, author and ukulele player, in addition to her work helping people achieve their financial goals. Her business, Beck Financial Strategies, is based in Lawrence, and she has clients all across the nation. Her book, “The Art of the Plan,” uses her own illustrations to help people think about their money differently.

Beck said she’s been in the financial planning business for 40 years, and she started out selling life insurance. She said clients would ask her about long-term financial planning, too, which she didn’t know anything about at the time. So, she looked into it, got her license and then became a certified financial planner.

Her “play more” philosophy basically means she plans with her clients for what they want to do, now and in the future, rather than focusing solely on accumulating and holding onto wealth. Because, she said, people need to enjoy the money that they’ve worked hard to earn.

“It’s just ‘lighten up a little,” she said, summarizing her message. “What do you want to do with that money other than watch it and worry over it?”

Beck said she went through a self-discov-

ery process with her artwork a few years ago, ending up with hundreds of cartoons. That’s also around the time that she learned how to play the ukulele.

“It opened up a whole new world for me,” she said, “It reminded me that I needed to play more.”

That self-discovery process led to her book, which she wrote and illustrated.

Beck said she enjoys teaching people about financial planning and has provided financial education through speaking engagements and workshops for the past three decades. She educates her clients, too, because she wants to make sure they understand and are happy with the personalized plan they’ve worked on together.

“Financial planning is scary, especially when turning on the news today,” she said. “But they need to focus on the dream. That makes our work worthwhile.”

Beck’s clients are strongly encouraged to play. Literally.

“Every client who retires or has a life event, we give them a blue ukulele,” she said. “Some of our top more-serious executive clients have had so much fun with that.”

For more, visit beckfs.com.

Securities offered through J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. (JWC) Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. (JWCA). Beck Financial Strategies and JWC/JWCA are unaffiliated entities.

WHEN IT’S TIME TO CALL BONE DRY YOU’LL KNOW IT IN YOUR GUT. AND YOUR GUTTERS.

Sometimes you don’t need a new roof. Sometimes it’s what’s at the end of your roof that goes first. Bone Dry has become as well known for gutters and downspouts as we have for roofs. So if you’re staring at a waterfall and you’re not on vacation, it’s time to call Bone Dry. You’ll know it in your gutters.

A cartoon by CFP Nancy Beck shows a retired couple having fun. (Image courtesy of Nancy Beck)

Beck

Zionsville teen is top fundraiser for Fishers arthritis event

By Natalie Gargiulo natalie@youarecurrent.com

Cameron Miller, an eighth-grader from Zionsville, is set to participate in the May 12 Walk to Cure Arthritis event in Fishers.

ADVOCACY

Miller, 15, has been fighting juvenile arthritis, an autoimmune disease, since age 6 and has since raised nearly $24,000 toward finding a cure for the disease.

Despite his young age, the Boone Prairie School student said he has not let his condition define him. Instead uses his experience to raise awareness and money for arthritis research.

“We saw a flier for a fundraiser in Zionsville about arthritis awhile back, and me and my mom (Cloe Miller) went to it, and then from there I started a lemonade stand at the Marsh grocery store in town on Lemonade Day to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation,” Cameron said. “Shortly after that, I participated in my first Walk to Cure Arthritis event.”

The Walk to Cure Arthritis is an annual event that brings people together from all

walks of life to raise awareness for arthritis research.

“The walk event is important for so many reasons, but most of all it is the awareness,” Cloe said. “Most kids with arthritis look fine on the outside, so I think it can be hard sometimes for other kids and families to relate because they relate the disease to only older people. So, it’s a great way to bring awareness to juvenile arthritis.”

The event is organized by the Arthritis Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to finding a cure for arthritis and improving the lives of those who are affected by it.

“Cameron and his parents (Lonnie and Cloe Miller) have been involved with the Walk to Cure Arthritis since 2018,” Arthritis Foundation Executive Director Sandra Messner said. “He’s had such a big impact here in Indiana, and we always look forward to seeing him and his big team of supporters every year.”

Miller’s team for the event is made up of Miller’s family and friends who join him each year to support him in his fight for a cure for juvenile arthritis.

“Participating in the walk has allowed Cameron to meet other kids like him,” Cloe

Cameron Miller received a top fundraiser award last year. (Photo courtesy of Cloe Miller)

said. “Every year, we have new T-shirts made for his team to wear during the walk.”

Miller said one of his T-shirts is basketball themed to incorporate his love for the game.

“Even with arthritis, I still play basketball for the Indiana Basketball Academy playing the guard position,” he said.

Miller’s fundraising efforts have not gone unnoticed. He was recognized by the Arthritis Foundation in 2019 as a Walk to Cure Arthritis Youth honoree after raising nearly $9,000.

“It felt special to get that honor, and it encouraged me to keep wanting to raise money for the cause,” he said. “I’ve met a lot of people through the walk event, and I’ve made a lot of friends.”

Miller holds the top fundraiser position for this year at $1,825, and his team is in second place for top team fundraising with $2,025.

Miller appreciates the opportunity to share his own story about the disease at the walk to encourage others.

“I don’t really talk about my juvenile arthritis all the time,” he said. “I actually don’t like the spotlight, but every year when the Walk to Cure Arthritis happens, I like sharing my story to help others.”

Miller said he hopes to raise even more funds this year and is encouraging others to get involved in the event.

“I want there to be a cure one day,” he said.

Cloe said her son is off all medications and they hope to one day he will be in complete remission.

The Walk to Cure Arthritis event is set to take place at Conner Prairie in Fishers May 12 at 6 p.m.

VIEWS

READERS’ VIEWS Library board policy bans Bible

Editor,

According to Hamilton East Library board policy, the Bible would have to be pulled off the shelves!

The policy calls for moving or removing books containing “any instance or visual depiction of sexual nudity...or any level of written description, even incidental, of sexual conduct.”

The Bible is a book replete with sexual nudity, incest, rape, adulterous sex, etc. If puberty is not to be mentioned, that leaves out the Bible since menstruation is a common topic.

Some people in Hamilton County want to choose what others can read. We must remove these book thieves from any ability to dictate library content.

I was introduced to libraries at age 6. Ever since, I have enjoyed roaming anywhere in the library. I want the same for all children.

To deny an adolescent the right to research puberty, to read how others have dealt with puberty is the new crime under the sun!

Bruce Braden, Carmel

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VIEWS

Do the eyes have it?

Commentary by Terry Anker

“Look at me when I talk to you,” proclaimed the exasperated mom to her sullen teenager. Like most of us, she came to understand that visual connection is an important, if not critical, part of interpersonal linking. Likewise, the youngster intuitively was rejecting her admonishment by passively refusing direct engagement, almost as if to say what cannot be seen correspondingly cannot be heard. There is something about the optical handshake that elevates our accountability and dramatically enhances the exchange. So instinctive is it to we humans that children from the earliest stages of development will demand the embrace of eye contact. As they grow into the toddler years, every parent recalls their grabbing our faces with messy, chubby little hands to ensure that our gaze is fixed upon them as they share whatever they might need to impart.

ESSAY

scowling or simply peeping too long rarely leads to anything other than discomfort on the part of the object of the fixation. So painful is it that siblings often cry out, “Dad, Sis is staring at me — make her stop!” There is great power imbued in our countenance. In rightly decreeing that “eyes are windows to the soul,” the great 16th-century English playwright William Shakespeare paraphrased the biblical verse, “The eye is the lamp of the body.” It’s from Matthew 6:22-24. If bright and clear, the verse continues, then the person we see is likewise true and strong. Video conference has helped with time and distance, but is there a substitute, for those of us without impairment, for visual contact? Whether a vicious stare down or Burt Bacharach’s more delicate “Look of Love,” it appears that the eyes have it.

All is not to say that the best correspondents are those who engage in the practice of the lengthy death stare! Glaring,

Flush with bathroom excitement

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Here’s an en suite bathroom update: We’re in our sixth week of remodeling and still operating out of a kid’s room. I’m losing my gosh-darn mind. The big-ticket items are done. We have a new tile floor and swanky shiplap on the walls, a toilet that flushes, and one working sink. The plumbing is basically finished, and most of the hardware and lighting are in. But we’re waiting on a shower door as well as a second tub filler. Our first filler was apparently broken, causing only cold water to flow throughout the house, and then after a tweak, switching to scalding hot. Maintaining personal hygiene has been tricky, and at times, quite dangerous!

HUMOR

ing to give us a new one, anyway (Thanks, Jeremy!) And we can’t paint until all the rest of this is taken care of, which means we can’t hang mirrors. Much like the bathing situation, getting ready in the morning is both a challenge and a hoot! I can blindly apply eye makeup, but I really shouldn’t.

Additionally, one of our vanity countertops is cracked, and the repair job doesn’t look great. Of course, when I called Lowe’s to see about a replacement, I was told we had passed the 90-day return window. Fortunately, they took pity on me and are go-

– DANIELLE

The kicker was when I realized that I’d been providing nightly nudie shows to anyone in the nearby roundabout who happened to glance up at our window. My apologies, dear drivers! Or maybe, you’re welcome? I’d forgotten that the privacy curtain has not been reinstalled.

Anyhoo, I’m longing for the day when we’ll have our bathroom back, gorgeous and fully functioning.

Peace out.

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

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

Much like the bathing situation, getting ready in the morning is both a challenge and a hoot!

WILSON

Wrong things to do in the shower

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

seven bars of soap on the shower floor.

HUMOR

I have an app called Smart News. It’s worth every penny, mainly because it’s free. I am addicted to it because, along with dozens of articles each day that summarize the news, it also includes provocative warnings with attention-grabbing teases.

These were just in the past week:

• 6 things you do wrong in the shower.

• 5 kinds of pickles to avoid.

• 4 things your boyfriend should never know.

• 9 most ineffective pick-up lines.

• 7 things you are doing wrong with artichokes.

• 5 mistakes you make when loading the dishwasher.

• 5 names for a man that usually mean he’s a jerk.

• 11 biggest mistakes you make at Costco.

• 6 mistakes you make with your toaster.

• 3 things you do wrong when making your bed.

Reading these blurbs gives me more stuff in my life to obsess about. Let’s look at just a few of these:

Five things you do wrong loading the dishwasher: If you are a man and don’t want to bother reading the list, just load the dishwasher in front of your wife. You will quickly find out there are seven things you are doing wrong.

Six things you do wrong in the shower: One of the things people do wrong is not washing their feet. With my aching back, I can’t reach my feet. That’s why there are

Three ways you make your bed incorrectly: I was surprised to find that putting the fitted sheet on top of the flat sheet was not included as a no-no. I did that once when my wife Mary Ellen was on a business trip. In the morning, I was an hour late for work because I couldn’t get out of bed.

Five names of men who are usually jerks: According to an actual survey, women claimed that certain male names often meant the guy was going to be a jerk. One of those names was Frank. Nine pick up lines you should never use: According to bartenders surveyed, one of the worst is, “Hi gorgeous, my name is Frank.”

OK, let’s get to those asparagus: The first thing they mention is that people forget to peel the spear. Apparently, peeling makes the vegetable more edible. I am no expert, but I believe this is also true of bananas.

Don’t trim off too much: Good advice for people mowing their lawns, barbers cutting hair and doctors doing circumcisions.

Ignoring the great diversity of asparagus: There are, says Smart News, more than 300 varieties, including Jersey Giant, Colossal and Atlas. Sound familiar? Those are also the names of three championship wrestlers. Don’t cook your asparagus with the rubber band still on the stems: Yes, if your spears are exceptionally chewy one night, I think you have discovered the culprit.

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Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

“According to bartenders surveyed, one of the worst is, “Hi gorgeous, my name is Frank.””

– DICK WOLFSIE

‘American Idol’ stars Studdard, Aiken reunite on ’Twenty’ tour

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

To “American Idol” fans, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken were rivals during the second season.

But they became brothers.

Studdard and Aiken will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their “American Idol” showing and their friendship on the “Twenty” tour, which stops May 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with 2003 “American Idol” winner Studdard and runner-up Aiken. The duo will perform songs from that year from the TV show.

“We do stuff we did on the show. Everything during this show we are doing the type of thing that was or could have been performed on ‘Idol’ in 2003. It’s about nostalgia,” Aiken said. “We hope to transport people back to that time.”

Studdard and Aiken toured together on the 10th anniversary of “American Idol.” They then appeared together in a threeweek holiday engagement on Broadway in 2018.

“I stopped touring so we compromised, and I did Broadway where I could sleep in the same bed every night,” Aiken said. “When the 20th anniversary came around, Ruben talked me into getting back on the bus. It’s been worth it so far. We’ve had fun. I’m a little more sore than I would have been 20 years ago, but we’ve had fun with it.”

Aiken said when his son was born 14 years ago, he began to step away from doing anything musically.

“I wanted to spend more time with him and I had some interests I wanted to work on, public service stuff,” Aiken said. “I stopped focusing on music, and Ruben kept on the road.”

Studdard said it wasn’t too hard to convince Aiken.

“I think there is always a burning desire for a performer to perform,” Studdard said.

“I definitely had to have a conversation or two with him, but at the end of the day, everyone wants to get on stage and sing, and I don’t think my brother (Aiken) is any different.”

Aiken said Studdard is being nice.

“He twisted my arm,” Aiken said. “I would not have done it on my own and wouldn’t have done it with anyone else, and that’s the truth. He didn’t have to put me in a headlock or anything. We have fun on stage. We don’t get along all the time because we’re like brothers. When we get on stage, there is a chemistry that I don’t think either of us even realized. We constantly get told this by people we work with or (who) come to the shows. It’s natural and easy to be on stage together.”

Aiken said except for a period between 2004 and 2005, when they might have gone a few months without being in touch, they talk or text at least once a month and usually more often.

“No one else has been through the same thing he and I have when it comes to that experience,” Aiken said. “We bonded from that. We’re very different people. Ruben grew up playing sports a lot. I grew up with people who didn’t have the same

passion for performing as I did. It wasn’t until I met Ruben and others on ‘Idol’ (that I found that) there were people that enjoyed it as much as I did.”

Studdard said they share their experiences with the audience.

“Not many people have had the opportunity to meet the caliber of record producers, writers and singers that we did,” Studdard said. “Just alone talking about our experience with (record producer) Clive Davis is enough to put in a bottle and send to other people in the industry. We had the opportunity to sit in the room with one of the greatest executive producers in the music business ever.”

Aiken said the four months that he and Studdard appeared on “American Idol” created a wealth of stories.

“We packed in enough experiences, memories and moments that could have filled most entertainers’ entire careers,” he said. “He talks about Clive Davis and Lionel Ritchie. We met Neil Sedaka. We worked with Burt Bacharach. We worked with Diane Warren — huge industry giants we got to work with. The stories change every night.”

For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘AN AMERICAN IN PARIS’

“An American in Paris” runs through May 14 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘MR. CONFIDENTIAL’

Actors Theatre of Indiana’s world premiere of “Mr. Confidential” runs through May 14 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’

Civic Theatre’s production of “The Sound of Music” runs through May 13 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

Lonnie McFadden will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 12-13 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Jazz Brunch: Mother Day’s Edition with Blair Clark is set for 11 a.m. May 14. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

STUDDARD & AIKEN

Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their “American Idol” appearance at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org.

AN EVENING WITH NATALIE MERCHANT

An Evening with Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour” will stop at 7:30 p.m. May 16 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Red Barn Theatre tickets on sale — OnStage Foundation has announced that tickets for the Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre 2023 season are available by mail and are available for purchase online. Ticket brochures have been mailed, but anyone who did not receive a brochure may visit the Barn’s website at redbarntheatre.net for a digital version or email boxofficeredbarn@ gmail.com to request a mailed copy. Season or individual show tickets can be purchased at redbarntheatre.net. “The Red Barn season runs from June 7 through July 16.

Ruben Studdard, left, and Clay Aiken will perform May 11 at the Palladium. (Photo courtesy of Amplified Entertainment)

CHS junior gets dream role

By Jeff Decker editorial@youarecurrent.com

While backstage before the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble’s first performance of “Alice in Wonderland,” Lily Guntz expects to be excited and nervous.

DANCE

But the Carmel High School junior knows any jitters will disappear when the lights come up and the music starts.

“It will all fade away,” said Guntz, who will dance as the lead character Alice. “I can do what I love, and that is to dance with all my heart.”

Guntz, 16, is one of about 70 dancers, ages 6 to 18, who will perform in “Alice in Wonderland” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. May 20 and 1 and 4:30 p.m. May 21 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble most recently performed “Alice in Wonderland,” based on the 1865 English novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, in 2016, according to Ashley Jacobs, co-artistic director for the ensemble.

“‘Alice in Wonderland’ is my favorite

spring ballet that we do,” Jacobs said. “The costumes, lighting, sets and backdrops really draw the audience onto the stage so they can really immerse themselves in the story.”

Guntz, who has been dancing since age 2, looks forward to performing in it.

“Dancing as Alice is a dream come true,” she said. “I never thought that I would be given this opportunity this early in my career and am so immensely grateful.”

For more, visit cidedance.org,

Reagalique offers wine variety

Commentary by Mark LaFay editorial@youarecurrent.com

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DRINK

I was once told that you don’t have to wait until a special occasion to open a bottle of wine. Instead, make the opening of a bottle of wine the special occasion. Wiser words may have been said, but those are fairly wise. Regalique, a wine and gourmet food boutique at 110 West Main St., Suite 120, Carmel, has a great assortment of wines for you to celebrate. It also has a great assortment of gourmet food to pair with your wine. Below are three featured pairings for the month of May:

• The Duval Le Roy family has been making champagne since 1859, and its nonvintage Brut Reserve is a fantastic bottle. Serve chilled in champagne flutes or in white wine glasses. The nose is bright and vibrant with notes of toast, almond and citrus. On the palate, the wine is crisp and dry, with bright acidity — refreshing and memorable. The wine pairs nicely with soft cheeses like Tulip Tree’s Queen Anne’s Lace, which

• Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes is a chardonnay from the Burgundy region of France (also called white Burgundy). The nose is subtle, notes of tart apples, lemon and minerals. On the palate, the wine is crisp, with prominent acidity. Tight, tart fruit gives way to minerality and subtle oak spice. The wine, as well as many white Burgundies, pair nicely with seafood.

• The 2019 Macauley Napa Cabernet is a quintessential Napa cabernet. The wine is dark, inky and opaque in the glass. The nose is packed full of ripe cherries, ripe raspberries, chocolate and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is round and full-bodied, the tannins aren’t very gripping, and the acidity is moderate, giving it a silky texture. The wine showcases plenty of fruit and spice with somewhat integrated alcohol, giving it a latent heat. The wine pairs nicely with Neuhaus Carre Dark Chocolates!

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Carmel High School junior Lily Guntz has the title role in Central Indiana Dance Ensemble’s production of “Alice In Wonderland.” (Photo courtesy of CIDE)

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Skillman has been longtime customer of Mecum Auctions

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Automobile dealership owner Ray Skillman is frequently asked which classic car he likes the most.

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“It depends on which day it is,” Skillman said. “I had a guy ask me if the building was burning down which one would I roll out first.” “I said, ‘I’d probably think about it so long, I’d burn up.’”

AUTOMOBILES

Skillman holds the No. 9 bid for all Mecum Auctions. Dana Mecum’s 36th Original Spring Classic is set for May 12-20 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

“I’ve been collecting for most of my life,” said Skillman, an 81-year-old Greenwood resident.

Skillman has a classic car collection in Greenwood.

“Even before I had the museum, I had them at home and other people’s garages and some in dealerships,” he said. “Then we built our building in 2006, and it’s about 45,000 square feet, so we have room to store some cars and work on cars.”

The museum is open by appointment at 1280 U.S. Highway 31, Greenwood.

“We don’t have enough people to man the place because they are busy working on cars,” Skillman said. “Some of the stuff is a little fragile.”

Skillman said it houses about 200 automobiles. There are also bicycles, motorcycles and neon signs at the museum.

There are probably 80 Indianapolis 500 cars, sprint cars, midgets, stock cars and dragsters.

“We have Corvettes, Camaros and Chevettes and stuff like that,” Skillman said. “We have a few hotrods and street rods.”

Skillman, who has 18 dealership locations, all in the Indianapolis area, attends some Mecum auctions in other states as well.

At one time, Skillman said he spent almost every day at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis.

“Now, I go on the days where the cars I’m interested in are running,” he said. “I usually go for three days.”

Skillman said the adrenaline rush of bidding is fun.

“There are cars you’ve watched for years, and they’ll show up at a Mecum sale and it’s fun to acquire cars at sales,” he said. “We buy a lot of cars from estates, from people

who have passed away or are getting older and they don’t have a reason to be involved with cars anymore. We’ll buy one car or 50 from a person at one time.”

Skillman said sometimes they sell cars at Mecum but are not planning to sell anything this year.

“There’s never been a year where we haven’t bought something,” Skillman said. “We bought six or seven cars from them last year. One of the cars was the one that Mario Andretti ran at Indy and took his rookie test in it and ran third in it. Then he won a couple championships in that car.”

Skillman said he likes the Indy 500 cars from the 1950s and 1960s the best, the roadsters and Dan Gurney’s Eagles and the Lotuses.

“There were four Turbine cars that ran in 1968 and we have one of them that Graham Hill ran,” he said. “We do have the 1997 winning car that Arie Luyendyk ran.”

Skillman said he has purchased several cars that cost more than $1 million each, including the Andretti car and Turbine.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has three of Skillman’s cars on display.

Skillman grew up in Owensboro, Ky., but his father started bringing him to the race in the 1950s.

Skillman also likes muscle cars from the 1950s and 1960s.

“It’s kind of the cars that you grew up with, and mostly the cars you couldn’t ever own,” he said. “I’m living out my childhood again.

For more, rayskillmanclassiccars.com.

Ray Skillman pauses with his 1965 Brawner Hawk Ford Indy Car at his car museum. Skillman purchased the car at last year’s Mecum’s Spring Classic in Indianapolis. (Photo courtesy of Ray Skillman)

Where’s Amy?

Where’s Amy stopped by opening night of Civic Theatre’s “The Sound of Music” April 28 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The sold-out opening weekend musical earned a standing ovation for each performance and is the hottest ticket in town. Don’t miss it. For more info, visit civictheatre.org

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Where’s Amy attends Civic Theatre’s ‘The Sound of Music’

Parrish Williams (New Palestine), left, and Civic Theatre Executive Artistic Director Michael Lasley (Indianapolis). (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

Emily Tzucker (Carmel), left, with director Anne Beck (Fishers) and her daughter Nya Beck (Fishers).

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Fifty shades of beige or is that grammatolatry?

Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

lins, author of “The Hunger Games.”

GRAMMAR GUY

If you recall, I explored “purple prose” in the past. Purple prose is overly flowery language that uses tons of adjectives and words to describe something relatively simple.

Beige prose, on the other hand, is direct and is sometimes accused of being too plain. As a literary style, we have several notable examples.

I must begin with my main man Ernest Hemingway, the father of anti-fluff writing. Instead of “beige” prose, he’d describe his writing style as “efficient and direct.” In Hemingway’s 1935 Esquire essay entitled “Notes on the Next War,” he writes, “They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.”

If you want a modern example of beige prose, look no further than Suzanne Col-

“The Hunger Games” protagonist Katniss Everdeen describes her home life in a matter-of-fact way: “Sitting at Prim’s knees, guarding her, is the world’s ugliest cat. Mashed-in nose, half of one ear missing, eyes the color of rotting squash. Prim named him Buttercup, insisting that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright flower. He hates me. Or at least distrusts me.”

Other notable pro-beige prose authors include Jack London, Cormac McCarthy, Kurt Vonnegut and Charles Bukowski. I lean toward beige prose to keep the plot moving forward; otherwise, reading a novel feels like watching khaki paint dry.

Visiting the New York Public Library

Commentary by Don Knebel

This is the first of several visits to often overlooked stops in New York City. Today, we visit the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. The Main Branch is along Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets. When it opened in 1911, the BeauxArts building was the largest marble structure in the United States, its 375,000 square feet incorporating shelf space for 3.5 million books. It became famous for marble lions, named “Patience” and “Fortitude,” flanking the entrance, and for its half-acre Main Reading Room. In 2008, the Main Branch was renamed the Stephen Allen Schwarzman Building in honor of a donor who had contributed toward the building’s restoration.

TRAVEL

The Visual World, Childhood, Belief, and New York City. Important political documents include a copy of the Declaration of Independence, handwritten by Thomas Jefferson with a section denouncing slavery that was rejected by the Continental Congress; an original copy of the Bill of Rights, with two amendments that were never adopted; and George Washington’s handwritten Farewell Address. Also on display are a score written by Beethoven, along with a lock of his hair, and Charles Dickens’ writing desk and his paper knife, the handle made from the paw of his deceased cat. Religious items include a Gutenberg Bible, printed in 1455, and Buddhist scriptures recorded on palm leaves. Recent items include a poster for a Houdini escape and Jack Kerouac’s proposed cover design for “On the Road.”

In 2021, the library opened the Polonsky Exhibition on the first floor, named for a donor who had contributed to a permanent display of the museum’s most important historical items. About 250 rare and unique items are on display, organized into nine categories -- Beginnings, Performance, Explorations, Fortitude, The Written Word,

LEGAL

The next time you are in New York, don’t miss the free Polonsky Exhibition.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

Public notice is hereby given to affected property owners pursuant to 170 IAC 4-9-4(f) that within two (2) to six (6) weeks of the date of this notice, weather permitting, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC will be performing vegetation management as part of its power line maintenance program in the area described below. As part of this project, one of its contractors that employ qualified utility line clearance tree workers will be trimming and/or removing trees and brush to clear the lines of vegetation in order to provide safe and reliable electric service. Vegetation management will be performed in/near Carmel, Fishers on or near streets identified below:

Beginning at the substation located near intersection of Greenspire Dr & Pendula Dr, to include the areas around & near:

N & W of the substation, E of Range Line Rd, S of W Carmel Dr

E of the substation, S of 116th St, W of Allisonville Rd, N of 98th St

Beginning at the substation located near the intersection of 116th St & McKenzie Pkwy, to include the areas around & near: N 116th St, E of Guilford Rd, S of City Center Dr, W of Range Line Rd

The date this notice is published initiates the two (2) week period for calculating implied consent by an affected property owner under 170 IAC 4-9. If you have any questions you may contact the Duke Energy Vegetation Management toll free number, 866-385-3675.

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Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence inside the New York Public Library. (Photos by Don Knebel)

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

Across

1. Swiss peaks

5. Old Russian ruler

9. “The King and I” setting

13. iPhone voice

14. Perry County community that shares its name with a European capital

15. Against

16. Shoe part

17. Flying saucers

18. New Big Ten school in ‘24

19. Socrates quote (and the start to a Kurt Vonnegut witticism)

22. Carmel-to-Cincinnati dir.

24. 401(k) kin

25. Hardly macho

28. Sudden fear

30. ___ v. Wade

32. MCL dessert

33. Does the math, perhaps

34. Openly disregard

36. NYC airport

37. Sartre quote (and Part 2 to Vonnegut’s witticism)

40. Box office letters

42. TV awards

43. Gov. Bowen

46. Bar bill

47. Watch chain or pocket

48. The bad guys

49. Wombs

51. Route

53 Finished first in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference

54. Frank Sinatra quote (and the punchline to Vonnegut’s witticism)

58. “___ went thataway!”

60. I-65 rig

61. Craving

64. Apple variety 65. Said “Not guilty” in Hamilton County Court

66. Barely managed

67. Lump

68. US Supreme Court count

69. Indiana tax IDs

Down

1. Louisville Slugger wood

2. Tall tale

3. Play possum

4.

34. “I wanna be there!” acronym

35. Tree branch

38. Shocking ER treatment

39. “___ voyage!”

40. Queue after R

41. Lab rodent

44. Texter’s qualifier

45. Roget wd.

48. Hurricane center

50. Rolls partner

51. Restroom door sign

52. Tolerate

55. Where to watch Pacers highlights, maybe

56. Shapiro’s, e.g.

57. Sagamore Club payments

58. Toy soldier material

59. Med. plan

62. Ind. National Guard rank

63. Current staffers Answers on Page 23

Farm tower

5. More faithful

6. European capital

7. Biblical prophet

8. Take a break

9. ___ Arabia

10. Unfinished paintings

11. Falcons on a Colts scoreboard

12. “Mamma ___!”

20. Pen name

21. Be indebted

22. Clean air org.

23. Melancholy

26. Boone County Fair critter

27. Indiana Senate vote

29. Monument Circle musical grp.

30. Optimistic

31. Ins and ___

Knots 2 Largest Indy Banks

5 Minerals

1 Marion County Sheriff

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