October 25, 2022 — Fishers

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Meet the Fall Creek Township board candidates

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

Five candidates are running for three spots on the Fall Creek Township Board in the Nov. 8 election. Fall Creek Township is east of Fishers. The township runs from 146th Street to 96th Street and stretches from Cumberland Road to Atlantic Road. Jason Meyer currently serves as the pres ident of the Fall Creek Township Board, Brain Bahel serves is the board secretary and Rachna Greulach is an incumbent board member. Dr. Sukriti Sachdeva sclippa is also a candidate, along with Tony Scott who did not respond to Current before deadline.

Brian Baehl

Age: 58

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engi neering at the University of Evansville Occupation: Senior Software Engineer developing medical devices City of Residence: Fishers

Immediate family: Wife Shelly married 27 years, son Nicholas and daughter Brianna who both graduated from Hamilton South eastern Schools

Previous political experience (please include any elected office sought): Elected Fall Creek Township Board member, elected precinct committeeman operating precinct voting locations for the past 14 years to ensure our fundamental right to vote, elect ed state delegate, appointed Fishers Plan Commission and Fall Creek Township Board of Zoning Appeals member.

Website or best way for voters to reach you: I can be reached on my Facebook page: Brian Baehl Fall Creek Township Board Mem ber and emailed at bbaehlfct@gmail.com

Why do you want to run for office? I have a passion to serve our community and make our community the best that I can. I support quality fire protection and emergency medical services. Continue to develop the Fall Creek Woods Natural Area with more amenities planned for Fall Creek Township residents to enjoy, cemetery restoration and care, ensure that our tax dollars are well managed, and assisting families in need.

sites and create service projects for Scout ing; services to residents. Continue to part ner with charitable organizations to help residents in need

Jason Meyer

Age: 54

Education: Carmel High School ’87, Ball State, Mar keting ’91 Purdue Universi ty Electrical Engineering

Occupation: Distribution sales manager at Onsemi City of residence: Fishers

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Previous political experience: Fall Creek Township Board Member, 2019 – present (elected in November 2018)

Website or best way for voters to reach you: My website is rachnaforfallcreek.com. There is a contact link on my website that voters can use to reach out to me.

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What are the top 3 issues that your campaign will focus on? Keep taxes low. I have supported the decrease of the town ship tax rate by 14% and debt free; Continue to develop the Fall Creek Woods Natural Area with trails and canoe and kayak launch

Meyer

Immediate family: Nicole Pesavento, spouse. Clara Meyer, daughter, 26, Lydia Meyer, daughter, 21

Previous political experience (please include any elected office sought): Cur rent: President and elected to Fall Creek Township Board. Member of Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety. Past Republican Precinct Committeeman, Delegate to Repub lican State Convention, HSE Facility Study Committee, HSE School rep for common wage hearings, Fishers Planning Commis sion, Candidate for Fishers Town Council.

Website or best way for voters to reach you: Facebook, Jason Meyer for Fall Creek Township

Why do you want to run for office? My family and I have lived in Fall Creek Town ship since 1996. I have served the residents of Fall Creek Township for 10 years on the board and through other civic positions. I am running for reelection to continue the work I have been doing to provide fire pro tection, public assistance, cemetery care, and protecting our township’s natural trea sures through park development.

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on? I will continue to be a voice for the residents focusing on providing fire protection, public assis tance, cemetery care, and protecting our township’s natural treasures through park development.

Rachna Greulach

Age: 43

Education: B.S. in Busi ness Administration with Honors in Accounting, The Ohio State University

Occupation: Senior Di rector of Financial Report ing at Elanco Animal Health City of residence: Fishers

Immediate family: Husband, Scot; sons,

Why do you want to run for office? I want to continue to help build upon the wonderful initiatives and projects that make our community such a wonderful place to live. My goals include maintaining low tax rates while expanding the ameni ties at Fall Creek Woods Natural Area and supporting programs meant to improve the lives of Fall Creek Township’s citizens, such as the Fall Creek Township food pantry and Youth Mentoring Initiative.

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on? Maintaining low tax rates; expanding assistance services and increasing awareness for those in need; and seeing our vision come to life for Fall Creek Woods Natural Are

Dr. Sukriti Sachdeva Sclippa

Age: 39

Education: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (India), MBA Healthcare Administration (UC Denver, Co.)

Occupation: Senior man ager, Sales Operations and Solutioning

City of residence: Fishers

Immediate family: Carlo A Sclippa, hus band; son, Niam Sclippa

Previous political experience: None

Why do you want to run for office?

To contribute and have a positive impact on our community. I believe in the saying by Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in the world”. I would like to be a champion for further improving the commu nity to be the best for everyone to thrive.

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on?

Diversity and inclusion

Expansion of community resources –continuous trails, dog parks or solving community pet issues by installing doggie waste bags station, more benches around community areas

Neighborhood speeding – Unsafe environ ment for kids in neighborhood as the cars speed through Website or best way for voters to reach you? Email -- drsukritisachdeva@gmail.com

Telephone – 720-486-8070

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Meet the Fall Creek Township Trustee candidates

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

Incumbent Doug Allman and Nicole Tredup are running for Fall Creek Township Trustee in the Nov. 8 election. Fall Creek Township is east of Fishers. The township runs from 146th Street to 96th Street and stretches from Cumberland Road to Atlantic Road.

Doug Allman

Age: 65

Education: Indiana Uni versity B.S. in Business

Occupation: 35 years in Industrial Sales for Dot Systems

City of residence: Fishers

Immediate family: Shelly, wife of 42 years; daughter, Darcy, 30, son, Denny 34

Allman

Previous political experience: Fall Creek Township Board member 6 years, incum bent Fall Creek Township Trustee six years, Fishers Plan Commission, Chairman of City Yes PAC.

Website or best way for voters to reach you: Facebook, Doug Allman for Fall Creek

Township Trustee

Why do you want to run for office? To continue to serve the Fishers area people with low taxes, compassionate poor relief, excellent fire and EMS services, top cem etery maintenance, and to complete our 80-acre nature park, Fall Creek Woods, cur rently under construction.

What are your qualifications for this office? My previous experience as a Town ship Board member and Trustee. Annual training by the state as well as the Indiana Township Association.

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on? Fiscal responsi bility of no debt and lowest collected Town ship tax rate in Hamilton County; navigating COVID-19 and the aftermath of a shutdown so that people were continually served, and the township taxpayer was protected. We are financially prepared for inflation and an economic downturn brought about by feder al mismanagement.

How long have you lived in your dis trict? 36 years

What other organizations are you involved with? Many different conservation groups including the DNR’s Fish and Wildlife

Advisory Committee

Nicole Tredup

Age: 40

Education: Associate’s degree

Occupation: Bookkeeper City of residence: Fishers

and am currently working in the accounting field. With these qualifications, I am able to help work on balancing the needs of the community.

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Immediate family: I am married to my husband, Jason, of 21 years and we have 3 children: Cara, 18, is a freshman at Valparaiso University; Matthew, 15, is a sophomore at Hamilton Southeastern High School; and Skylar, 10, is in the fourth grade at Geist Elementary.

Previous political experience: None Website or best way for voters to reach you: facebook.com/nicoletredupfortrustee

Why do you want to run for office? I have volunteered for many years in differ ent ways to be an asset to our community. I feel as though running for office is a great way to help in the community that has been so amazing to my family.

What are your qualifications for this office? I have an accounting background

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on? I want to in crease the access to the short-term aid the trustee’s office provides to prevent home lessness in the community. While doing this, I hope to bring more awareness to our community that the aid is available. I would also like to offer free financial education to anyone in our community who may be inter ested in this.

How long have you lived in your district? We moved to Fishers in 2009 from Mississippi. We have loved living here and raising our families here.

What other organizations are you in volved with? I have volunteered for Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of Amer ica while my children participated. I have also sat on the board of the Hamilton Coun ty Artists’ Association. I am not currently affiliated with any organizations but have volunteered with many.

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Carmel senior takes leadership role on boys soccer team

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Not only was Will Latham the leading scorer for the Carmel High School boys soccer team, he was an all-around leader.

“He had a fantastic season for us,” Grey hounds coach Shane Schmidt said. “He really stepped up to a leader ship role. He was chosen by his teammates as one of the captains of the team.”

Latham said he was always taught by his father, Doug Latham, the importance of being a leader.

“He’s helped me grow my leadership skills and I feel like I did step it up this year,” Latham said. “I was encouraging guys not only when they mess up but when they do well, just keep our heads high and keep us ready and on track for the future.”

Latham, a forward, had a team-high nine goals and shared the team lead with Davis Dilling with five assists.

“I would say that this was definitely my

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Latham, a two-year starter, was a key contributor off the bench as a sophomore. He had eight goals and four assists as a junior as the Greyhounds reached the 3A state title game before losing to Noblesville 3-1.

“I have made the most improvement in my movement when I am not carrying the ball,” he said. “That way I can get open to receive passes and crosses from my teammates.”

Latham, who has played club soccer for Hoosier FC, said his plan is to attend Ball State University or Indiana University.

Will Latham led the Carmel boys soccer team with nine goals. (Photo courtesy of Joe Gilbert) best season,” Schmidt said. “Unfortunately, I was injured in the beginning but after that I came back strong. I missed three games with a hip flexor strain. I thought my play overall was better than it had been in the past. I think my skills peaked at this time.”

The Greyhounds (15-3-3), who were ranked No. 1 in Class 3A in the final coaches poll, lost to Cathedral in the regional champi

onship. The game was tied 1-1 and the Irish won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Carmel had beat en Cathedral 4-1 in the regular season.

“It was fun to work hard with my team mates and enjoy every little moment,” Latham said. “Our coaching was phenome nal this year as it has been in the past and their leadership allowed us to make it this

“At one point in my life, I wanted to play at a higher level, but after countless hours and years of playing, it was time to take a step back,” he said. “If I want to play in col lege, I just want it to be for fun instead of making it more than that.”

Latham has five siblings. Two of his sis ters played soccer and a younger sister still plays soccer.

“My dad coached one of my sisters and he coached me throughout a lot of my life,” said Latham, who started playing at age 4 and referees youth soccer.

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Meet the Hamilton County Council District 2 candidates

Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Incumbent Hamilton County Councilor Amy Massillamany, a Republican, is facing a chal lenge from Democrat Nathan Bullock for her District 2 seat.

Amy Elizabeth Massillamany

Age: 41

Education: B.S., public affairs

Occupation: Director, client development at RGP; RGP is a global consult ing firm that specializes in finance, accounting, governance, risk and com pliance, information management, human capital and corporate advisory.

Massillamany

What are the top issues that your campaign will focus on? Maintain Hamilton County’s low tax rate and AAA bond rating by way of conservative fiscal decision making; continue to prioritize public safety; advocate for Hamilton County domestic vio lence shelter and support of mental health initiatives; expand county parks and quality of life projects.

City: Fishers

Lived in district: 15 years

Immediate family: Jackson, 14, a fresh man at Cathedral High School, and Sullivan, 11, a sixth grader at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School

Previous political experience: Current Hamilton County Councilor, District 2, and precinct committeeman Website: facebook.com/hoosiersforamy

Age: 27

Education: Graduated high school from Nobles ville, graduated college from Ball State with a de gree in industry and tech nology, with a technology design minor.

Occupation: Estimator/ project manager for a casework/millwork subcontractor

City: Fishers

Lived in district: Four years

Immediate family: I am married to my beautiful wife, and we have three cats and a dog.

Previous political experience: None Website: BullockforCountyCouncil.net

Why do you want to run for office? I want to help provide more transparency to what our local officials are doing and provide a voice that will speak for those who want more options when it comes to affordable living and public transportation in Hamilton County.

Something most people don’t know about you? I had a work assignment focus ing on cross culture best practices, living in Singapore, in my mid-20s. While in south east Asia, I traveled to Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, as well as Indonesia. This time in my life and the experiences I had shaped me; they gave me a greater perspective and an appreciation for different customs, lan guage, food and successes and challenges faced elsewhere.

What are your qualifications for this office? The ability to be a team player day in and day out, the ability to listen in depth to many different opinions and construct solutions that fit more than one individual’s needs, and the empathy to understand ev eryone’s situation.

What are the top issues that your cam paign will focus on? Affordable living, pub lic transportation and transparency

What other organizations are you involved with? Currently no other organizations.

Something most people don’t know about you? I played the violin for six years and enjoy classical music.

Something you want people to know about you? I want people to know about my passion of wanting to help build a bet ter society/community. There are countless problems every day that need solutions. Personally, I love problem solving and I be lieve I could be a great asset when it comes to studying these problems and creating positive solutions within our community.

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Meet the HSE School Board District 3 candidates

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

The Hamilton Southeastern School Board District 3 candidates are Carla Cork and Dawn Lang. Incumbent Michelle Fullhart is not seeking reelection. District 3 is on the southwest side of the HSE district.

Dr. Carla V. Cork

Age: 45

Education: Bachelor of Biological Sciences——Mag na Cum Laude, Alcorn State University, Master of Arts in Teach ing, High Honors, Belhaven University Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Occupation: Physician executive

City of residence: Fishers

Cork

Previous political experience: None

Why do you want to run for school board? I would like to share my unique ex periences, talents, and gifts with all of the students in the district. I would like to help be a part of the future successes of the community.

What are your qualifications for this office? Former educator, physician leader, Ability to organize

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on?

• Review and revise curriculum/ performance policies for student achievement

• Organizational planning for the district (community resources, educational opportunities, etc)

• Budget Conscious Improvements

What do you see as strengths at Hamilton Southeastern Schools?

• Growth

How long have you resided in your school board district: 9 years

Immediate family: Dennis, Kallan, Dennis II, and Chloe Website: drcarlacorkforhseschoolboard. com

• Technology access for the students

• Community resources

What do you see as areas of improve ment at Hamilton Southeastern Schools?

• Access to parental involvement

• Community/family feel at all schools

• Diversity in the teaching and support staff

• More meaningful educational opportu nities for children (with practical real— world application)

How do you believe public school dis tricts should address diversity, equity and inclusion matters? Purposefully seek and hire those who reflect the population of the district they serve (across all areas — not only support and ancillary staff).

How can public schools help student test scores reach pre—pandemic levels? Any school can improve student scores by having experts spend time with each student and identify weak foundational areas. Those skill areas should be retaught throughout the year. Students need to learn and understand test design

How do you feel about Hamilton Southeastern Schools’ efforts to address stu dent safety? What changes, if any, would you like to see made? I believe the district has made good faith efforts to ensure stu dent safety. I think the background check is important for all who are directly involved with the children.

I also think it is great that the city has

partnered with the school district to help monitor and share information with the superintendent and principals.

I would need to learn more before stating there is an immediate need for changes.

What nonprofit, social clubs, volunteer groups, PACs or other organizations are you involved with?

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

• Eastern Star Church

• United Way

• Mentor for Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

• Alcorn State University Alumni Association

Has your campaign received any en dorsements? If so, please list.

• HSE Equal

• HSEA (Educators Association)

Dawn Lang

Age: 53

Education: Bachelors, Communications — Hanover College Masters, Health & Wellness Management — Ball State University

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Occupation: Head of Strategic Partner ships for an edtech firm. In this position I work with key stakeholders representing K—12 school districts, higher education, economic development or ganizations, corporations, chambers of commerce and foundations across Indiana and the US to leverage virtual real ity (VR) labs as talent and career pathways for students.

City of residence: Fishers, IN

How long have you resided in your school board district: I have lived in my school board District 3 for 16 years. I have lived in Fishers overall for 28 years.

Immediate family: Husband Jeff (married 28 years), son Jack (23 yrs old), daughter Nicole (21 yrs old), son Christian (11 yrs old) Website: dawnlang.com

Previous political/civic experience (please include any elected office sought):

• Commissioner on the Fishers Advisory Plan Commission (current) — appointed by Mayor Scott Fadness in 2021

• Vice Committeeman for Fall Creek 11 (2020 — Present)

• Elected — GOP Convention Delegate — (May 2022)

Why do you want to run for school board? HSE schools need to redirect pri orities to the core mission of academic education. It’s time to set political ideology aside and focus on the state of education in Indiana and our school district; and direct energy, time and financial resources toward those efforts that improve the education scores and standing of our students. Educa tional attainment is paramount to the well— being of our students and community.

What are your qualifications for this office?

• 25 years business development skills working with organizations in education, workforce development, government, life science, healthcare, and IT/tech.

• 6+ years education industry experience in financial literacy education services, education + workforce pathways, com munity building, and ed tech.

• 17 years people management skills leading teams & managing people

• 20 -plus years community leadership serving/volunteer with nonprofits & government organizations

• Grant & Foundation Experience

• Managed budgets exceeding $30 million

• Parent, HSE Students — mother of three

What are the top three issues that your campaign will focus on?

• Education excellence (academics over activism)

• Parents’ rights in education

• Curriculum transparency

• Fiscal responsibility.

What do you see as strengths at Hamil ton Southeastern Schools?

• Our parents, teachers & community

• Our STEM program with PLTW

• Our athletics

What do you see as areas of improve ment at Hamilton Southeastern Schools?

• Curriculum

• Talent — Attracting and retaining great teachers & staff

• Parent engagement & involvement in the schools

How do you believe public school districts should address diversity, equity and inclusion matters? Focus on policies that accept all people regardless of skin color, race, gender, religion, and ethnici ty. Teach respect for all, and model that behavior

How can public schools help student test scores reach pre—pandemic levels? We need to be focused on education and core academics without distractions. Our

teachers are our biggest asset to help students. If our teachers can just focus on teaching, without burdensome tasks or poli cies from administration that don’t focus on academics, that would help close the gap.

How do you feel about Hamilton South eastern Schools’ efforts to address student safety? What changes, if any, would you like to see made? We can do better. Place 1 school resource officer (SRO) in every school in the district.

Collaborate and show students the im portance of a close relationship and respect for law enforcement and the important role they play in society and in our community.

Implement threat and behavior detections through the use of modern technology for a more proactive approach versus reactive.

What nonprofit, social clubs, volunteer groups, PACs or other organizations are you involved with?

• Member of Fishers Rotary

• Board Member of Richard Lugar Ex cellence in Public Service Leadership Series

• Member of Women & HiTech

• Member of iTOWN Church

• Friends of Fishers (PAC) —

Has your campaign received any endorsements? If so, please list. Greg Garri son. Friends of Fishers PAC

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Armed robbery suspect arrested

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

The Fishers Police Dept. arrested Quin Kellam, 20, of Lawrence in connection to the Oct. 11 armed robbery of Star Financial Bank on 96th Street. Kellam, who was arrested Oct. 17, is alleged to have entered the bank, approached bank employees and displayed a handgun while demanding cash, accord ing to police. Kellam then fled in a vehicle

heading south toward Indianapolis, the FPD stated.

FPD detectives were able to identify, locate and apprehend the suspect without incident. He was taken to the Hamilton County Jail.

Kellam faces charges of armed robbery, criminal confinement, intimidation and theft.

Spokenote plans new headquarters in Fishers

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

Spokenote LLC, a technology company, is expected to move into its new headquarters in the Techway Building located 8933 Technology Dr. near the Nickel Plate Trail in Fishers by the end of the year. The company has announced plans to create 300 new jobs by the end of 2026.

Since the launch of its first prod uct in June, the company has oper ated in the Indiana IoT Lab in Fishers. The company’s first product is called Spokenote, a “virtual Post-It Note,” according to founder John Wechsler.

instructional videos to personal messages. The product is available on Amazon and on the company’s website at spokenote.com.

Wechsler said the new building will give the company space to create additions like a podcast studio as it expands.

“(The new headquarters) gives us space as we continue to grow,” Wechsler said. “It will just give us a little more control of our destiny.”

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Boo Bash makes its annual return to Fishers

By Rebecca Fending rebecca@youarecurrent.com

Residents are invited to celebrate the Halloween season at the Nickel Plate Dis trict Amphitheater. On Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boo Bash makes its annual return with more than 60 local vendors around the Fish ers Municipal Complex.

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Vendors will offer safe trick-or-treats alongside Teal Pumpkin Project booths that will provide nonfood items for children with food allergies and special needs.

“Boo Bash is one of our most popular events in the city,” Fishers Parks Director Sarah Sandquist said. “We always have real ly strong attendance. And in good weather, we typically see 8,000 to 10,000 people come out.”

Vendors include 2 Moms & A Pallet, Chil dren’s Therapy Connection and Hamilton East Public Library, among others. Although the event currently has more than 60 ven dors, new vendor applications are accepted.

Sandquist looks forward to the return of Boo Bash.

“I love being on-site and seeing the cre

ativity in costumes and vendor booths,” she said. “We’re even bringing back awards for the best-decorated vendor booths. It shapes the event and makes it a great family-friend ly event. We’re also thankful for our sponsor, Centier Bank, for making this happen.”

Admission is free. Treat trucks, games and other activities will be part of the event. Costumes are encouraged for all attendees.

For more, visit playfishers.com.

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Rotary Club presents $15k to Project Hope

By Edward Redd news@currentinfishers.com

On Oct. 14, the Fishers Rotary Club pre sented a check for $15,000 to Project Hope, a fund administered by the Hamilton Southeastern Educa tion Foundation. It was made to enable stu dents who face financial barriers to access mental health services.

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The donation was made possible through the club’s June 14 golf outing fundraiser.

“The stigma about mental health is an issue we want to help resolve in our com munity,” said, Eddie Rivers, co-chair of the golf outing.

The club is a group of business people and citizens who believe in giving back to the community both locally and abroad, according to club President Randy Wheeler. The golf fundraiser was established in sup port of the Stigma Free Fishers Initiative.

“We have actively supported the mayor’s Stigma Free Fishers mental health initia tive,” FRC Wheeler said. “The Fishers com munity has pledged to create a sigma-free city, where its residents will support each

other and learn more about mental health and wellness and getting help.”

A donation was also provided by Commu nity Health, in partnership with the Fishers Rotary Club. Community Health is also Ham ilton Southeastern Schools’ mental health service provider.

“We really appreciate everything the city of Fishers has done to remove the stigma around mental health and seeking care,” said Kathy Krusie, senior vice president for Community Physician Network said.

Brooke Lawson, HSE mental health coor

From left–George Hurd, Vice President of Be havioral Health Services for Community Health Network, Justin Hirnisey, Executive Director of Hamilton Southeast Education Foundation, Brook Lawson, mental health and school council coordinator and Randy Wheeler, President of the Fisher’s Rotary Club. (Pho to by Edward Redd)

dinator, said Community Health was chosen because of its long history with schoolbased mental health in Indiana.

“Not only did it provide school-based services for students, but they also pro vided medication services,” Lawson said. “We wanted to make sure our students had access to whatever they need for whatever struggles they were having.”

To donate to the FRC, visit rotary.org/en/ about-rotary/rotary-foundation. To volun teer, visit volunteerfishers.com/.

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TURKEY, SIDES, & MORE!

PASTURED RAISED FRESH TURKEY

By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com

Fishers prides itself on being a vibrant, growing city. But once upon a not-too-dis tant time, the former tiny town along a rail road corridor had a bit of a dark reputation. From bombings to grave robbings to deadly bar room brawls, Fishers’ haunting past isn’t as cheery as its sunny present.

But aside from those well-documented events, buried under some of the dark mo ments in Fishers’ history lie some urban legends that may or may not contain traces of fact.

“A lot of places have their own urban legends, and whether they’re true or not, they’re in a way stories being told from the past,” Fishers historian Robert Bowling said. “These are stories that started at some point in history, and through families and just through story time, they got passed down and to this day we’re still talking about them.”

So, as Halloween approaches, here is a look at some of Fishers spookiest yarns.

HEADY HALLOW

Many legends have sprung from the dip in a gravel road that is known as Heady Hol low, where a cemetery sits on Allisonville Road between 126th and 131st streets.

According to Bowling and Hamilton County histo rian David Heighway, leg end has it that Delaware Township School No. 2 caught fire, allegedly killing many of the children inside and destroying the build ing. Some claim to have seen “lights” or what they think are appari tions of ghostly children and hear screams. Those screams, Heighway said, are likely the noise of bobcats roaming the area.

“(The story of the school fire) is not true,” said Heighway, who can’t confirm that the school ever existed. “The stories of the ‘screaming’ that you hear from down there is interesting from a natural history stand

point because that suggested those were more than likely bobcats.”

Bowling said the noises and shrieks some claim to hear might be spirits but not those of children. The more likely histori cally accurate rendering of events is that there were many local travelers that used Allisonville Road to travel through that part of Hamilton County on their way to visit or trade with William Connor. Since a lot of people traveled that road, it saw a high amount of highway thieves. The supposed hauntings come from travelers who lost their life on that road by getting killed by thieves.”

Another possible reason people might hear screams, Bowling said, is that in the 1900s, the dip in the road was a common place for car crashes. Even before cars, people reported horses randomly getting spooked for no reason in that area causing runaway horse carriages, according to Bowling.

“It’s always just had a haunted nature,” Bowling said.

THE HAUNTING OF JAMES PAYNE

In Eller Cemetery off of Allisonville Road near 106th Street, Civil War soldier James Payne is rumored to keep watch over the land. Payne’s headstone is tucked in the back corner of the cemetery, and Bowl ing said some think the placement was intentional.

Legend has it that Payne was a “desert er” or someone who turned his back on his troops during the Civil War and was buried

in the corner of the cemetery to be shamed as a disgraced soldier. As his penance, Payne supposedly is doomed to roam the cemetery as a caretaker in the afterlife.

The story, Bowling said, is not true.

Bowling said Payne was not a deserter and likely just got lost from his troops. Military records show that Payne received his military pension, and that the desertion charge was corrected. Payne also served as a commander of the Fishers chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, which was a veteran organization for Civil War soldiers. Bowling said Payne was also buried with a military headstone, which would not have happened if he was a deserter.

“When I started doing my research, what I found out was that James Payne was not a deserter,” Bowling said. “I’m not saying that he’s not haunting the cemetery. He’s haunting it because he’s a military soldier and he’s always protected people through out his life. So even in the afterlife, he’s still doing the same thing, keeping watch over the cemetery.”

ON A DOUBLE GRAVE AT MIDNIGHT

Sue Payne, a lifelong Fishers resident, grew up in a neighborhood that bordered Spannuth Ceme tery near 141st Street and Allisonville. A story she heard at age 9 has stuck with her ever since. She also insists it’s true.

According to legend, if a person stands on the double grave of John and Susan Crossely at midnight during a full moon and faces the headstone, John will call out. The ritual mimics Susan, who died in 1870, call ing out to her husband, who died 30 years later in 1900.

To summon John, according to legend, one must say, “John, John what are you doing, John?” If the night is still and no other noise can be heard, he will respond, “Nothing, nothing at all.”

Payne said she has done this and heard a response.

“And it’s true, it’s absolutely 100 percent true,” Payne said.

LIVING AMONG THE DEAD

Payne, has lived near the cemetery her entire life. She grew up in a neighborhood that bordered Spannuth Cemetery and later moved with her husband to a house that borders the graves.

Payne said she has become used to living in close proximity to a place many people would rather avoid.

“It’s a neat old cemetery,” Payne said. “I grew up in the back of the neighborhood (near the cemetery), so that was an inter esting place to poke around as a kid.”

Although she has never seen a ghost, goblin or zombie, Payne has experienced some unique incidents.

After moving to the neighborhood with her husband on Halloween weekend in 1977, the Paynes noticed a strange recurrence; Cars broke down, crashed or hit deer out side their home at an alarming rate. She also said during an ice storm about 15 years ago, a patch of road outside their home near the cemetery was the slickest part, and police closed the road because cars were getting backed up and sliding on black ice.

Another strange occurrence happened when Payne looked out her window one morning and noticed a new unmarked grave. She said she still doesn’t know how or when it got there.

Fishers a source of many haunting stories

Heady Hollow is a dip in the road between 126th Street and 131st Street where people have claimed to hear shrieking. (Photo by Taylor Dixon)

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The double grave of Susan and John Crossley where people have claimed to hear John re sponding to their calls. (Photo provided by Sue Payne)

Biased scale

Commentary by Terry Anker

It’s a flaw of human nature that we so little imagine our beliefs to be mis placed that when they are we react with nothing short of astonishment. In this ongoing game of listing the best of everything — best city, best restaurant, best college, best deodorant — we in dulge the opining of the progenitors of these entirely subjective and unscientific directories with the bully pulpit. Often, the commentator finds themselves domiciled in some coastal town, mega tropolis, or enclave of their fellow elites and are confronted with a result to their research that shows a Midwestern town, backwater restaurant, non-Ivy League, or even drugstore-variety deodorant to have earned a spot.

“You won’t believe it,” they declare, “but this Indiana community beat out many others!” Wow, are they truly so shocked to imagine that Hoosiers care enough to live, eat and learn well — plus exude pleasant odor? Or are they expos ing their own prejudice, systemic even, that reminds all of us that they are in charge of good taste? Never one to shy away from confirmation bias, U.S. News & World Report issued its money-mak ing list of so-called best universities. It ranked Indiana’s own Wabash College as an “A+ school for B students.” Is that a compliment? True, Wabash doesn’t cut corners on quality education, nor does it garner the piles of applications of the more famous schools.

Is the restaurant’s greatness deter mined by the quality of the food, the celebrity of the clientele, the length of the waiting list, or the blessing of the right reviewer? “How can this be a good meal if it is affordable, can be obtained, and, most importantly, didn’t come from us?” Do they overconfidently overlook the quality of their competition? Accessibility does not have to affect outcome. Wabash College proves it. So, does inaccessibility guarantee quality? It seems unlikely.

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HUMOR

A shot in the what?

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Loyal readers will know that I’ve been dealing with shoulder pain for nearly nine months and that because of a se ries of unfortunate events and my own trust issues, I’ve been ignoring medical advice for most of that time. But I finally had an MRI, learned that I have a partial ly torn tendon, and am now fully com mitted to physical therapy and a speedy recovery. Let’s go!

Except no one told me how awful the first step in my healing journey — a cortisone injection — would be. “It’s just a shot,” they said. “You’ll be fine,” they said.

Not so! They blatantly lied to my un suspecting little face. And I know this because the procedure is done in a spe cial room awash in calming neutrals and precious pet photos. As if staring at 20 dachshund puppies in bandanas could distract me from the ultrasound ma chine and tray of multiple large needles lurking in the corner. Hello! If you need adorable kittens, high-imagery guidance, and subcutaneous numbing medicine, it’s going to be bad.

And it was. Basically, I was viciously jabbed twice. In. The. Bone. Well, not exactly in the bone. Technically, I think she stuck me in a bursa sac, but wher ever, it was so intense and mentally disturbing that even my award-winning Lamaze breathing was caught off guard. Days later, I’m still experiencing PTSD, heebie-jeebies and gag reflexes when ever I think about it.

Apparently, though, I will begin to feel significant relief in the next week. My shoulder tendon won’t be healed, but I should be able to tolerate PT better and, hopefully, return to a more active life style soon. Let’s go!

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.

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”

— WILL ROGERS

Sightless sight-seeing experience

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

I’m not a fan of bus tours. I’m suspicious of the accuracy of the information present ed. They could be making it all up.

HUMOR

A guide in Savannah, Ga., once informed us that slaves were ordered to whistle while bringing food from the kitchen to prevent them from tasting it en route. It turned out to be a silly urban myth … or rural, in this case. But that summer, my wife Mary Ellen had me whistling “Rain drops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” whenever I brought a sizzling steak in from the grill.

I asked Tom why we couldn’t actually drive up and see any of the houses. Tom explained that if we got any closer there would be a lot of gawking by all of us, mak ing the stars feel uncomfortable.

I paid $99.95 for each of our tickets. I want to gawk. Gawking is the whole idea.

I asked the guide if we could see the res idence of Buster Keaton, one of my comedy heroes, who died in 1966.

In fact, out of some 18 celebrity homes we pulled up to, the closest we got to seeing anything of interest were the back-alley garage doors of Lucille Ball’s home.

– DICK WOLFSIE

“Who is Buster Keaton?” asked a young the lady in the front of the bus.

“He was a si lent movie star,” I responded.

“How could he make a movie if he didn’t talk?”

We vacationed in LA last week and sched uled a bus tour throughout the Hollywood Hills. I had envisioned huge mansions with humongous swimming pools, and a Tesla and Mercedes in every driveway. And, of course, there was the slim hope I might see George Clooney or Julia Roberts taking out their recycling.

Our first stop was Bette Midler’s place, but all we saw was an 8-foot-tall row of hedges hiding what the guide said was a majestic home. Next, we saw the opaque hedges that supposedly guarded the home of Eddie Murphy. Another colossal line of hedges impeded the view of Jim Carrey’s mansion. Evergreens prevented us from seeing Sharon Stone’s home. The one-time homes of Henry Fonda, Gene Kelly and Au drey Hepburn were all behind giant hedges. In fact, out of some 18 celebrity homes we pulled up to, the closest we got to seeing anything of interest were the back-alley garage doors of Lucille Ball’s home.

I tried to explain this to her as we were about to pull up to the gate. The guard ap proached our bus.

“We’re looking for Buster Keaton’s house,” I said.

“I’m sorry,” he responded, “I’m not al lowed to reveal who lives here.”

“I don’t care who lives here now,” I said. “But did Buster Keaton once live here?”

The guard stared at me, expressionless. Not a word. I don’t think he knew who Bust er Keaton was, either, but he was doing a great impression of the master.

At Paramount Studios, Mary Ellen asked me if I thought we’d see any big stars walk ing around. I told her we might, or we might not.

I was hedging my bet.

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

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Brain cancer survivor completes inspirational ride

By Chris Bavender news@currentinfishers.com

A Carmel doctor and brain cancer survi vor took to the road for the 100-mile Tour de Komen bike ride this month in an effort to inspire others with physical challenges to get active to help in their recovery and in support of two family friends who battled breast cancer.

GIVING BACK

Dr. Doug Metz was diagnosed in 1996 at age 39 with an acoustic neuroma brain tumor.

“The diagnosis of a 5-centimeter acous tic neuroma tumor and seeing the MRI was scary and discouraging. Surgery that was needed to treat me was emotionally devastating,” Metz said. “I learned that the surgery would save my life and could cure me of the tumor but would leave me with a variety of possible permanent disabilities.”

After the surgery, Metz struggled with balance issues and had to learn to walk again. He also became permanently deaf in his left ear, had vision impairment because of dry eye syndrome and was left with a permanent facial deformity caused by nerve damage.

“Some days I felt like I was moving for ward in a heavy fog, trying to grasp it all, but knowing I needed to keep moving,” Metz said. “Just like in cycling, you must keep moving or you will fall over.”

Active in road biking, rock climbing, swimming and skating before his diagnosis, Metz focused his efforts on getting some function back so he could be reengaged with family activities and return to work duties as chief health services officer and executive vice president at American Spe

ciality Health. His wife, Ruth, saw informa tion about the Tour de Komen ride, and Metz was impressed with the focus on research to find better treatments.

Metz said he had to overcome many neg ative and difficult times climbing the hills of brain tumor recovery. It’s become a mes sage he wants to pass along to others.

“Once I learned to be aware and accept that recovery would be hard, that ‘living life’ with limitations, such as a disfigured face and hearing loss, would be different than expected, I came to grasp and accept that living life outside of that smaller box I had previously accepted could be hard, but fulfilling, thrilling, and joyful,” Metz said. “Accepting a new reality and pushing through it with all available tools and sup porters makes crossing the recovery finish line possible.”

The ride was founded by Westfield res ident Kyle Vannoni, who lost his mother to breast cancer. The event raises funds to benefit the Susan G. Komen nonprofit, which raises funds to support breast can cer patients and find a cure.

Learn more at tourdekomen.org.

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Welcome, William Snyder, DO

Noblesville Family Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. William Snyder to the team. Dr. Snyder prioritizes having strong doctor-patient relationships with everyone he treats. Due to the often complex nature of medicine, he strives to advocate for his patients so they feel empowered and informed when they make decisions about their health. Dr. Snyder attended medical school at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is board-certified in family medicine.

What do you do for fun?

I enjoy the outdoors, driving all-terrain vehicles and spending time with my family.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Snyder, call 317.773.0002 or visit riverview.org.

Dr. Doug Metz recently completed the 100-mile Tour de Komen bike ride. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Doug Metz)

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Riverview Health is looking for volunteers to join its great team. Some of the many volunteer service areas include patient transport, guest services and the gift shop. Shifts are available in the morning or afternoon, at least one day per week, Monday-Friday.

If you’re interested in volunteering at Riverview Health in Noblesville or Westfield, please contact the manager of Volunteer Services, Melinda Nash, at 317.776.7236 or mnash@riverview.org. You can also scan the QR code to download an application.

Mindful Pieces opens

By Rebecca Fending rebecca@youarecurrent.com

For Fishers resident Camille Harris, the dream of opening her own therapy center for children on the autism spectrum is now reality. Mindful Pieces Behavior Ther apy at 11903 East Welland St. in Indianapolis began accepting clients Sept. 6 for its be havioral therapy practices.

NEW BIZ

Harris’ lifelong dream came to fruition through her dedication and specialization in her studies at Indiana University, where she graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Sci ence in Speech and Hearing. She then went on to complete a Master of Science in Ap plied Behavior Analysis and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. The certifications allowed her to earn the specific credentials needed to officially open her therapy center.

Harris opened Mindful Pieces with her business partner and fellow BCBA Jasmine Smith, who is also a Board Certified Behav ior Analyst. Together, they set out to use their expertise and talents to support autis tic children in the greater Indianapolis area.

“Jasmine and I have been in the field of ABA for about 8 years,” Harris said. “We always worked for other facilities, and we saw the need for intimate, compassionate care for patients. We have a passion for client-centered care. We teach the kiddos the skills they need to be in school and suc cessful in their communities. It’s a passion for us.”

The practice seeks to aid clients in nav igating life through positive change and therapy, which means that the therapy services offered to Mindful Pieces clients stems from understanding the science of learning and behavior to best help those with special needs, Harris said. The inter personal therapy focuses on the child and rehabilitates them in a way that focuses on “compassionate care,” something Harris believes may be missing from other behav ior therapy centers.

Mindful Pieces Behavior Therapy is ac cepting new patients. There is no waitlist, and the center is credentialed with most major insurances. For more, call Harris at 317-400-9208 or visit the center’s website, mindfulpiecesaba.wixsite.com.

Old Major Market celebrates National Sausage Month

By Edward Redd news@youarecurrent.com

National Sausage Month is a celebration of all things Americans love about sausage. Old Major Market, a food produc tion company at 4201 Millersville Rd., Suite 107, in Indianapolis, specializes in producing artisanal sausage and bacon. Throughout October, Old Major Market is offering a handful of seasonal sausages like pumpkin-spiced bacon, beer bratwurst and a traditional French sausage called Toulouse.

“It’s difficult to do all the things that you do at a butcher shop online,” LaFay said. “I thought we’ll do sausage and bacon be cause it’s a way we can put our thumbprint on it.”

FOOD

Old Major Market has more than 60 differ ent sausage flavors and more than 25 dif ferent bacon flavors. All products are from local Indiana farmers that implement sus tainable farming practices and raise their animals without antibiotics or hormones.

Owner Mark LaFay, has operated the busi ness for nearly seven years. Originally, he wanted to start an artisanal butcher shop. He said he liked the idea of having a neigh borhood market but ultimately decided he didn’t want a traditional market.

Working with sausage and bacon allows LaFay to create unique recipes ranging from original homemade to traditional regional recipes that he researches and learns how to replicate in his own way.

The company ships to anywhere in the lower 48 states. Local pickup locations are Tasteful Times, 11677 Olio Rd, Fishers, and the production facility on Millersville Road. The company offers meals ready to heat as well.

“We have a weekly program called ‘Dinner for Two.’ The menu rotates weekly,” LaFay said.

The menu is posted every Friday. Cus tomers can preorder the meals to be picked up between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

Everything is sold through the compa ny’s website at oldmajormarket.com/ and a third-party website at marketwagon.com/.

Chamber hosting presentation in Fishers — The No blesville Chamber of Commerce will host a presentation Oct. 28 featuring Christina Collins, who serves as ex ecutive director of Career Link at Ivy Tech Community College. Collins will give a presentation, “Optimizing Your Workforce Engagement Strategies,” that is scheduled from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Hamilton County Communi ty Foundation Collaboration Hub, 11810 Technology Dr., Fishers. Advance registration is required. For more, visit https://www.noblesvillechamber.com/events/details/ optimizing-your-workforce-engagement-strategies-4677.

Best & Brightest nominations ± Junior Achievement of Central Indiana is seeking nominations for its 19th annu al Indy’s Best and Brightest event, presented by KPMG

LLP. The event will honor 100 of central Indiana’s most outstanding young professionals, age 40 and younger, in 10 industry categories. Visit indysbestandbrightest.org through Nov. 4 to make a nomination.

Video game stock growth — The video game industry is booming. The global video game market is likely to double to $300 billion in revenue by 2025, according to tech research firm GlobalData, driven by the expansion of mobile-phone and online gaming. Also, there has been tremendous growth in games played by multiple players over the Internet, such as Fortnite, in which 100 players fight against one another for survival. Epic Games made more than a billion dollars in 2019 by selling optional virtual accessories such as character outfits. Investors

should focus on third-party video game publishers with a history of churning out blockbuster games for consoles, PCs and mobile devices. Their stocks can benefit no matter what platform gamers choose to play on or what business model prevails. Two attractive video game pub lishers now are:

• Activision Blizzard (ATVI) hits include World of War craft, which has had $9 billion in revenue since 2004.

It partners with YouTube to stream live broadcasts of tournaments for games such as Overwatch and Call of Duty.

• Electronic Arts (EA) makes best-selling games such as the FIFA soccer series, Madden NFL and Battlefield

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Actress gets dream role in ATI production

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

When Sydney Howard saw “Violet” for the first time, she was touched.

“It was one of the most impactful theatrical expe riences I’ve had,” said Howard, who saw the show in 2019 while study ing in the U.K. “The whole message about a young woman learning how to say yes, how to be brave and reach self-actual ization was something I could connect with. I knew immediately I wanted to eventually do it ever since.”

Howard, based in New York City, will make her first appearance in the Indianap olis area as the title character in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Violet,” set for Oct. 28 to Nov. 13 at the Studio The ater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“She experienced an accident when she was 13 years old that left her with a horrible scar on her face,” Howard said. “It never healed properly. She has plans to go to see this televangelist, who she believes with all of her soul is going to heal her.”

The musical is set in 1964 in the South amid the Civil Rights Movement. For part of the show, Violet is on a bus traveling from a small town in North Carolina to Tulsa, Okla.

“The scar is treated as a metaphor that we all have things we wish we could change about ourselves,” Howard said. “These things that maybe we are insecure about keep us from becoming as brave and forthcoming in our life as we could be. That’s a journey everybody can connect with and that’s what drew me to it.”

Howard is on stage nearly the entire time, so there is a lot of line memorization.

“It’s a challenge, but it’s a challenge that I love,” she said.

Quincy Carman, a College Wood Elemen tary fourth-grader from Carmel, plays a young Violet. Carman, 10, learned about the audition from her vocal coach, Rebec ca McConnell. Carman started acting two

years ago. She has appeared in Jr. Civic shows “Frozen” and “The Little Mermaid.”

“I like that it’s the first show where I’m the only kid in it,” Carman said. “I feel like I can learn a lot.”

Carman said she loves Broadway.

“My friends like watch ing me perform and I like to perform,” she said. “It just makes me feel happy.”

Indianapolis resident Tiffany Gilliam, who portrays a music hall singer, has been in several Civic Theatre, Beef & Boards and Indiana Repertory Theatre shows.

“I heard about the show but didn’t really know the details of the show, so I did some homework,” Gilliam said. “Singing is my first love. I thought it fit the style of the show, fits with who I am and my gos pel upbringing, so it fit perfectly.”

The 11-person cast includes Judy Fitzger ald, one of ATI’s three co-founders.

Indianapolis resident Richard Roberts, who is on the IRT artistic staff, is directing.

“I looked at the show and I fell in love with it,” Roberts said. “It’s a beautiful

show. It’s an interesting challenge be cause half of the show takes place on a bus. For me to figure out how to stage that is very exciting.”

Roberts said 275 people auditioned from across the nation.

Maurice-Aime Green, from Las Vegas, performed some songs from the musi cal when he was at the  University of Ne vada, Las Vegas.

“I love the story, and Jeanine Tesori is one of my favorite musical theater com posers,” said Green, who plays one of the Army members on the bus. “The songs attracted me more than anything. The con tent of the show is very inspiring.”

Luke Weber, who graduated from Texas Tech and is based in New York, plays Mon ty. He was supposed to play the role in a college production but it was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When I saw the job listing on Playbill, I sent in a monologue and a song,” Weber said. “Whenever I listen to the soundtrack of the show, I get goosebumps. Some shows can be predictable, but this show, you don’t know where it’s going to go.”

For more, visit atistage.org.

‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’

“The Addams Family” runs through Nov. 20 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianap olis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘DECEPTION’

David Ranalli will present “Deception: An Evening of Magic & Lies” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

CARMEL APPRENTICE THEATRE

Carmel Apprentice Theatre will present “The Addams Family,” a musical, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 13 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carm el. For more, visit thecat.biz.

‘THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME’

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ at 7 p.m. Oct. 28-29 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

AARON LEWIS

Aaron Lewis will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

JON MCLAUGHLIN

Jon McLaughlin: Indiana 15th Anniversary Tour will stop at The Tarkington at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Midtown’s Got Talent announces winners

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The winners have been announced for Carmel’s Midtown’s Got Talent, which re cently staged its third annual music talent competition at Midtown Plaza.

The event ended Oct. 7. The winners were youth (age 10-13): 1. John Paul Pack, 2. Evan Burton and 3. Alex Selear, Azalia Davidson: teen (age 14-17): 1. Meg Iyer, 2. Teilah McClung and 3. Alyssa Fuhrman; adult (age 18-over): 1. Laura Adornato, 2. Michael Gallo and 3. Jess Wright.

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The cast of Actors Theatre of Indiana pauses during rehearsal. (Photo courtesy of ATI)

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A closeup of a bone record from the Songbook Library & Archives clearly shows the image of a human ribcage. (Photo courtesy of Songbook Foundation)

Forté, to sponsor Songbook collection

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The Great American Songbook Foundation has reached a multiyear agreement for Car mel-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics to serve as title part ner for a uniquely appropriate historical collection.

COLLECTION

Some call them “bone records.”

The Songbook Foundation, headquartered at the Palladium at the Center for the Per forming Arts in Carmel, preserves and cele brates the history of the Tin Pan Alley tunes, jazz standards and songs from Broadway and Hollywood that form the foundation of American popular music. Among other education and preservation initiatives, the nonprofit organization maintains a vast Songbook Library & Archives with more than 500,000 documents, recordings, images and memorabilia representing the music’s cre ators and performers.

Among the holdings are bootlegged cop ies of pop and jazz recordings that were etched into using X-ray film for underground sharing among music fans in the former Soviet Union, where Western music was ille gal. Though the film is cut into discs, with a cigarette used to burn a spindle hole in the center, the ghostly images of ribs and other bones are still clearly visible.

The 18 recordings of songs such as “Be gin the Beguine” and “We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye” were donated to the Songbook Library & Archives by late Indianapolis res ident Richard W. Judy and his wife, Jane M. Lommel. Judy acquired the items while he was an exchange student in Moscow from 1958 to 1959.

Blues artist set to perform

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Joanne Shaw Taylor hopes her second appearance in the Indianapolis area will be a bit warmer.

there doing it. After COVID-19, everything got shut down for so long.”

CONCERT

“I played the Slip pery Noodle around 2010 in the dead of the winter,” she said.

The English blues artist will per form a concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I’m a blues guitarist, soul singer who writes pop songs,’ Taylor said. “It’s kind of a jumble.”

She will perform songs from her eighth studio album, “Nobody’s Fool,” produced by Joe Bonamassa, which will be released Oct. 28. The album includes “Just No Getting Over You (Dream Cruise),” which has already been released as a single.

She also will perform songs from “The Blues Album,” which was released in 2021, and some favorites.

“It’s nice to see the venues getting nicer and bigger,” Taylor said. “It’s nice to be out

Taylor was discovered by Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics, at age 16. Taylor had performed at a charity event because her mother had breast cancer. A friend of Stewart passed along a demo CD from the performance. Stewart invited her on the road with his supergroup at the time.

“It was one of those fateful things,” she said. “I do feel fortu nate, but the harder you work and the more you are out there, the more those opportunities seem to find you.”

Taylor said there are three or four songs she feels she always needs to perform.

“There are some you should play but you’ve played them every night for five years and you want to rest them for a little bit,” Taylor said. “It’s good to keep it fresh. If we are bored on stage, it’s not going to be transmitted to the audience.”

Some of the songs she usually performs are “Dyin’ To Know,” “Mud Honey” and “Going Home.”

For more, visit joanneshawtaylor.com. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Wiscons to perform new album

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Brett Wiscons has had some notable ap pearances with performers such as Jimmy Buffett, Bon Jovi, Hootie & the Blowfish and the Zac Brown Band.

as a solo act, so to be able to play this al bum live, front-to-back, with some of these fine ladies and gentlemen, including Thom, is a dream come true.”

MUSIC

“The fact I’ve gotten to perform on the same stage or lineup as some of my musical heroes has been truly fantastic for me,” the Zi onsville resident said. “I had posters of some of these artists on my wall. And to play on a cruise ship with Jon Bon Jovi is still a ‘pinch me’ moment. I’m grateful for all of the ups and downs. And I truly believe, at 42, we’ve only just begun.”

Wiscons will perform songs from his 2022 full-length album, “Late Bloomer,” at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. The album was created with mix engineer, producer and collaborator Thom Daugherty, a Carmel resident.

“I’m really excited to have some of the studio musicians from the record joining me on stage that night,” he said. “I mostly tour

The first show will include acoustic and special songs. The second show will include a 20-year reunion set with his former band Great Scott!

“Overall, the songs have a theme about hope,” Wiscons said. “My pro ducer (Daugherty) and I wrote all of the tunes during the pandemic and lockdown, and we were trying to shine some light into the darkness we were all going through. I think you can hear it all on the record. We touch on universal themes of love, parental love, romantic love and love for your common man/woman, too.”

The album crosses several genres.

“One of Thom’s greatest gifts is his abil ity to understand the essence of what his artists should sound like that’s unique to them, and I firmly believe we nailed it,” he said. “There are shades of a lot of my favor ite bands and artists on the record.”

For more, visit brettwiscons.com.

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Closing night film stirs emotions

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Heartland International Film Festival

Artistic Director Greg Sorvig is passionate about all the films his festival shows, but one in particular stood out this year.

FESTIVAL

“‘The Whale’ means a lot to me on many levels, from the first time I saw the film a couple months ago to sharing it with a sold-out crowd on closing night (Oct. 16),” said Sor vig, a Carmel resident. “Indianapolis-born Brendan Fraser was here prior to COVID for an anniversary screening of ‘The Mummy’ and the parallels of seeing him transform both onscreen in his career-best perfor mance and offscreen as his career resurges to new heights has been touching. ‘The Whale’ is a powerful film with an especially impactful ending, and it was amazing being able to share that with our fans to close out the festival.”

All three major cash prizes were awarded to women directors at the Oct. 15 awards presentation. The top prize winners were

“Hidden Letters” from director Violet Du Feng and co-director Qing Zhao ($20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize); “Our Father, the Devil” from director Ellie Foumbi ($20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize); and “Wildcat” from directors Melissa Lesh and Trevor Frost ($5,000 Jim my Stewart Legacy Award).

“The B1G Story: George Taliaferro,” directed by Tucker Gragg and Kevin Weaver, won the Indiana Spotlight Award ($2,000 cash prize) and “The Best We’ve Got: The Carl Erskine Story,” directed by Ted Green, received the Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award.

The Overall Audience Choice Award went to “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game,” directed by Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg (USA).

“I received more compliments on the lineup and our variety of films this year than ever before from our in-person attendees,” Sorvig said. “Movie-going has changed dramatically with streaming and COVID, but response and interest remains high, which was encourag ing, both for in-person and streaming.”

For more, visit heartlandfilm.org.

Where’s Amy?

Amy Pauszek is a photographer, award winning film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis. She can be reached at Amy@ youarecurrent.com. To see more of her photos, visit currentnightandday.com.

Where’s Amy attends Heartland Film Festival events

Filmmaker Rocky Walls (Noblesville) at the 31st annual Heartland In ternational Film Fes tival’s Opening Night Film, the Cinemania cocktail party and Closing Night Awards Show and After Party. The festival ran Octo ber 6-16. Film buffs and fans had the opportu nity to see films and meet filmmakers from all around the world. Be sure to check out Heartland’s mini-movie series showcasing holiday classics at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis (Dec. 1-2) and Theatre at the Fort (Dec.15-18) in Lawrence. For more, visit heart landfilm.org. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

Sorvig

The Dark Soul created by Nick D. features Tito’s handmade vodka infused with activated charcoal, lime, coconut cream. For every Dark Soul sold, Tito’s will donate $1 (up to $10,000) to the National Humane Society and CHIP.

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Visiting Lexington and Concord

Commentary by Don Knebel

As we return from Cape Cod, we stop at Lexington and Concord, Mass., sites of the first battles of the American Revolution.

TRAVEL

During the French and Indian War, the Massachusetts colonial militia, fighting alongside the British, obtained a supply of arms. At war’s end, it stashed the remaining weapons in Concord. On the eve ning of April 18, 1775, 700 British soldiers left Boston for Concord, seeking to eliminate the threat the weapons, which Britain also claimed to own, posed to them. Paul Revere and William Dawes then set out separate ly on horseback to warn the militia “the British are coming.” At 5 a.m. on April 19, a contingent of British troops arrived in Lex ington, where 77 militiamen, assembled at Buckman Tavern, came out and stood along Lexington Green. After someone, perhaps inadvertently, pulled a trigger, the British opened fire, killing eight militiamen and wounding nine, including Prince Eastabrook, a slave. The British forces continued the 7 miles to Concord, where they found most of the arms already moved. Encountering a

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

The City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana hereby provides NOTICE that on October 10, 2022, the Common Council for the City of Fishers, during a duly noticed public meeting, adopted Ordinance 091922J, an ordinance adopting the City of Fishers Food and Beverage Tax. A copy of the ordinance is on file at the City of Fishers and can be viewed at www.fishers.in.us

Christopher P. Greisl, City Attorney, Administration

Clearing up confusing words

Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

job, that means the person is receiving an incredibly desirable job.

large militia force at Concord’s North Bridge, the “Redcoats” retreated toward Boston.

About 2,000 armed militiamen pursued them for 18 miles, shooting from behind trees and walls. Before the British troops reached safety, 73 had been killed and 174 wounded. The Massachusetts militia suffered 90 casu alties. The American Revolution had begun.

Today, a famous statue on Lexington Green honors the Lexington militia, includ ing the so-called “Minutemen,” prepared to fight on a minute’s notice. Across the street is Buckman Tavern, now a museum, and a marker remembering Eastabrook. An obe lisk erected in 1836 at the site of Concord’s North Bridge was dedicated with a reading of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem celebrating the “embattled farmers” “who fired the shot heard ‘round the world.”

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

The City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana hereby provides NOTICE that on October 10, 2022, the Common Council for the City of Fishers, during a duly noticed public meeting, adopted Ordinance 091922I, an ordinance amending Section 35.50 of the City of Fishers Code of Ordinances increasing certain permitting reinspection fees. A copy of the ordinance is on file at the City of Fishers and can be viewed at www. fishers.in.us

Christopher P. Greisl, City Attorney, Administration

I’ve been keeping a list of words I hear that perplex and puzzle even the smartest word nerds out there. Today, I’d like to clear up some of the confusion with some quick-hitting didactic disambiguations.

GRAMMAR GUY

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of mus tard. A few years ago, I almost started a mustard review podcast. A few weeks ago, I heard someone say, “That won’t cut the mustard.” Certainly, the person meant “pass muster,” right? After all, “pass muster” means “to gain approval or accep tance.” As it turns out, “cut mustard” is a term that means “to reach or surpass the desired standard or performance.” So, the two terms not only sound alike but have similar meanings. Hopefully that delinea tion cuts the mustard for you.

Is someone “plum” or “plumb” out of luck? The standard phrase is “plumb out of luck,” which means “completely out of luck.” One of the definitions of “plumb” is “completely/squarely/utterly.” When someone gets a “plum” appointment or

Have you ever heard the phrase “wish ful thinking”? Or is it “wistful thinking”? This made me think about the term. The correct phrase is “wishful” thinking, which is when a person is thinking of the way he wishes or wants them to be, even when that is unrealistic or overly idealistic. “Wistful” means “full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy.” So, I suppose you could think “wistfully,” but the common vernacular phrase is “wishful thinking.”

In case you’re wondering, you “broach” — not “breach” — the subject. This is a confusing one. Breach means “to break open,” so it kind of makes sense to “break open the subject.” However, broach means “to bring up or suggest for the first time.”

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

Buckman Tavern in Lexington, Mass. (Photos by Don Knebel)

Don Knebel is a local resident. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at editorial@ youarecurrent.com.

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