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From left, SERT members Ryan Ebbert, Travis Petrie, Michael McQueen, team leader Dalton Ballard, Cmdr. Matt Hyde, team leader Kyle McCoy, Justin Rennaker, Lane Snyder, Cole Leininger and Ryan Mosley. (Photo courtesy of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
Special Emergency Response Team celebrates 25 years By Chris Bavender news@currentinfishers.com The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Special Emergency Response Team is marking its 25th year as the PUBLIC SAFETY Hamilton County jail’s frontline defense against unruly and dangerous inmates. “SERT serves as an added safety measure inside the jail, just as SWAT operates for law enforcement,” said Matt Hyde, SERT comHyde mander. “In corrections, we are not immune to the dangers humans can do to others, the exposure to harmful drugs, handmade weapons, fights and hostage taking. It is not uncommon for a facility to Carey have a tactical response team to handle such unusual occurrences.” SERT started primarily as a cell extraction team, according to Jail Capt. Josh Carey. “Over time, the team began taking on cell block shakedowns once a month, which involves the team searching every inch of a single cell block, including each cell,” Carey said. “We search for weapons, drugs, intel,
gang affiliations as well as any security risk or maintenance issue. The team then expanded to high-risk, high-profile inmate transports, transporting very high-risk inmates to prison or court. “High-risk, high-profile inmates can include high-ranking gang members, inmates who are escape risks, inmates with a lot of media coverage, etc.” That led to the team taking on high-risk, high-profile courtroom security. The team also trains in custody/hostage rescue. In 2020, Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush tasked SERT with starting and leading the Sheriff’s Office’s first Mobile Field Force Team, which is tasked with handling large crowds and riot operations within the county. A selection process is conducted once a year. To be invited, candidates must have worked one year from their Field Training signoff date and received a letter of recommendation. The selection process includes a basic physical training assessment, a written test and a formal interview with team leadership. All SERT members work regular 12-hour shifts. The team of 15 is split into two smaller teams. Each team has a team leader and one commander and is on call throughout the year to ensure quick response time. “SERT trains four hours every month, covering hand-to-hand combat, legal considerations, riot operations, less lethal applica-
tion, cell extractions, high-risk, high-profile transports, courthouse operations, lethal application, hostage rescue, and anything we find is necessary to train,” Hyde said. SERT also trains other jail officers. It conducted its first academy in 2005. Since the first class, hundreds of jail officers have been trained by Hamilton County SERT. “Some of the officers were on established teams, and a few others were working on starting a team,” Carey said. “The course is open to patrol and corrections officers, even if they are not a team. We have trained with teams from Madison, Tipton, Hendricks, Morgan and Johnson counties. It is common for facilities to have some sort of tactical team within the facility due to the dangers.” A few examples of recent SERT responses include: • In 2020, a large-scale fight in a cell block where weapons were involved. SERT evacuated the block and conducted a mass search and found more sharp weapons. • Twelve high-risk transports in 2020 • In 2021, SERT has been called in for drugs, three cell extractions, six highrisk transports, and two SERT Only Inmates – which means only SERT can give or take from that inmate, and only SERT opens the cell door. Such inmates are typically the jail’s most dangerous.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Noblesville The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville has provided opportunities for youth to enjoy activities and experiences that shape character since 1951. Serving youth from kindergarten to 12th grade, Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville provides positive and engaging programs that enrich the lives of a diverse group of members. Their mission is to inspire and enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens by promoting leadership, character, health and physical development. Last year, the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville served 2,306 members and no one was turned away because they could not pay the membership fee. In May, United Way was proud to announce Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville received a $50,000 award from the Basic Needs Fund to support providing no-cost meals to members throughout the week, cooking classes to promote nutrition education and kitchen safety, and transportation to ensure local youth from seven elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school have safe and reliable transportation to their after-school programs.
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Fishers Police Dept. announces trick-or-treat hours — Fishers Police Dept. Chief Ed Gebhart recently announced trick-or-treat hours for Halloween. Trick-or-treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Sease Gerig & Associates announces promotion — Sease Gerig & Associates recently announced the promotion of Fishers resident Ty Gerig as senior vice president. Gerig previously served as vice president.
show proof of removal of an invasive species on their Hamilton County property and receive one 5-gallon native species specimen for free. The native species specimen is valued at over $50 and include American hornbeam, hop hornbeam and tulip poplar. Landscape plantings of Callery pear species, burning bush, Japanese barberry and Norway Maple are the preferred species for. Trades are limited to one per address. Learn more and apply at hcinvasives.org.
Hamilton County offers invasive species trade-in program — Hamilton County Invasives Partnership and Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District are offering an invasive species trade-in program. For a limited time and as supplies last, property owners can
American Legion offers Halloween events — The Fishers American Legion will offer a trunk-or-treat from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 in its parking lot at 9091 E. 126th St. The event is open to the community, and kids can come in costume or not. Community members may participate in
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Road and Summer Road is closed. Expected completion: Dec. 1. Project: Roundabout Project: Small structure construction on 146th replacement street. Location: 191st Street Location: The between Cyntheanne Road CONSTRUCTION intersection of Ind. 37 and Prairie Baptist Road and 146th Street. Best will be closed to all thru traffic. detour is bypassing 146th street by Expected completion: Dec. 1. taking 141st street. WESTFIELD Expected completion: May 2022. Project: Wheeler Road traffic signals Project: Roundabout construction on 131st street. Location: Construction started on Wheeler Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and Road at the intersections of both Ind. 32 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st and Tournament Trail. The project will street by taking 126th street. add a traffic signal at Wheeler Road and Expected completion: July 2022. Tournament Trail, complete the connection on Tournament Trail from Wheeler Road to Project: Bridge rehabilitation Location: Lane closures are in effect for Oak Ridge Road and add a second left turn 116th Street between River Road and Eller lane on Wheeler Road at Ind. 32. There will not be any closures. Road for the rehabilitation of the 116th Street bridge over the West Fork White Expected completion: Before the end of the year. River. One lane of traffic in each direction Project: New roundabout construction will be maintained at all times on 116th Location: The intersection of 151st Street throughout construction. Street and Ditch Road will be closed for Expected completion: Nov. 9. approximately 60 days. The construction CARMEL began Sept. 20. Project: Rehabilitation of 116th Street Estimated completion: End of November bridge over the White River Project: New roundabout construction Location: Lane closures will begin on or Location: The intersection of 169th Street after Sept. 20 and be in effect for 116th and Spring Mill Road will be closed for Street between River Road and Eller Road. approximately 60 days. The construction One lane of traffic in each direction will began Sept. 7. be maintained at all times throughout Estimated completion: November construction. Project: Jersey Street Expected completion: Nov. 9 Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Expected completion: Jersey Street will Location: Between City Center Drive be closed for the remainder of the Grand and Elm Street. The project will include Junction Plaza construction. construction of a new roundabout at Project: Grand Junction Plaza Walnut Street (6th Street) and Range Location: The parking lot west of Union Line Road. Alternate routes during Street and south of Main Street construction include Keystone Parkway, Expected completion: The gravel parking Main Street, City Center Drive and 3rd lot on the east end of Park Street is Avenue SW. permanently closed as the Grand Junction Expected completion: Work on the Plaza is moving into the construction roundabout is under way, with a full phase. Parking is available on the west closure of the intersection expected for end of Park Street. approximately 60 days. ZIONSVILLE Project: Transmission and water utility Project: Oak Street sewer/low pressure work force main Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Location: The sewer will be on the north Expected completion: The four-phase side of Oak Street and extend west of project is expected to be complete by May Cooper Road, traveling east to just west 2022. of Irish Hill. All residents along the side Project: Burial of overhead lines streets of Oak Street who are in the direct Location: Guilford Road between Grand location of the sewer project are being Boulevard and Main Street considered for sewer, including residents Expected completion: End of 2021 as far west as 800 E. and as far east as 950 E. NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Expected completion: For the Oak Street Project: Small structure replacement sewer system was this summer. Expected Location: 196th Street between Promise completion is summer 2022. FISHERS
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Boo Bash returns to downtown Fishers By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The City of Fishers annual Halloween event returns HALLOWEEN EVENTS after a 1-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Boo Bash will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 in front of City Hall, 1 Municipal Dr. Fifty-five vendors will pass out candy or toys. The event also includes a selfie station, a DJ, an inflatable corn maze and food trucks. “It’s a trick-or-treating opportunity for kids through the municipal complex of Fishers,” Fishers Parks and Recreation Director Sarah Sandquist said. New features include an inflatable corn maze. There also will be vendors participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project, where candy isn’t offered in case attendees have allergies. Instead, the Teal Pumpkin Project booth will offer toys and trinkets. All participating vendors are encouraged to decorate their booths, and attendees are encouraged to
City employees dress up as characters from “The Wizard of Oz.” From left, Kari Adriano, Elizabeth Creakbaum, Autumn Gasior, Mayor Scott Fadness, Leah McGrath, Chief Steve Orusa and Chris Greisl. (File photo)
wear a costume. “People get really into it with creating their booth,” Sandquist said. “It’s always fun to see what people come up with.” A sensory room will be available in the pavilion building, between the amphitheater and City Hall, for anyone who needs a quiet area. For more, visit playfishers.com/174/ Boo-Bash.
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Senior shows her versatility leading Carmel girls soccer team By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School senior Emily Roper has saved her best soccer season for last. “I’ve made a lot of improvements with my leadership,” said Roper, calling 2021 her best season. “This year I’ve had a lot of composure up front being able to finish balls in the attacking third (opponent’s goal area). I think that one of the things I’ve improved most is getting my goals up as well as being diverse and being able to switch positions.” Prior to the Oct. 23 Class 3A semistate against Bloomington South, Roper had 18 goals and nine assists for the Greyhounds (17-2-2). Roper, who has committed to play soccer for Ball State University, had seven goals as a junior in 12 games. She had to sit out a few games because of having close contact to a student who tested positive for COVID-19. Roper had six goals as a sophomore and seven as a freshman.” Before the sectional, Roper moved from center forward to center back because the starting center back, Claire Simmons, suf-
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Emily Roper leads Carmel with 18 goals. (Photo courtesy of Frank Dixon)
“We had a backup center back, but she is young,” Dixon said. “I wanted someone with experience to go back there, and Emily is a great athlete. So, I asked her to do it and she said she would. I think when she goes to Ball State, they may play her as a forward, but they could play her anywhere on the field. She could play center back for them if they wanted her to.”
With Roper moving to defense, Dixon said the Greyhounds have struggled to score goals but did not give up a goal in three sectional and two regional games. “I think we’re not giving up any goals because she is there and we’re finding enough (goals) to find our way through,” Dixon said. Simmons returned to practice before the semistate. Roper is one of the three team captains. “It’s been a really good group,” Roper said. “Everyone has bonded well. Even the people that have been brought up from the JV to be on the tournament team, they’ve motivated us to score.” The Greyhounds were eliminated by Westfield in a shootout in last year’s sectional opener. “So, I feel like this is our redemption year, and just making it this far, I’m super proud of how far we’ve made it,” Roper said. The 6-foot Roper has played club soccer for the Indy Fire since eighth grade. She has played soccer since she was 4 years old and basketball since she was 7. Roper also plays basketball for the Greyhounds. A post player, she averaged 4.7 points and 7.3 rebounds last season.
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Kelvin Lee, MD, became director of the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center in February.
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“Nobody says cure in the cancer field because it’s like, ‘We don’t want to touch that—that’s maybe too ambitious and maybe too fraught with disappointment,” Lee said. Yet it was Indiana University School of Medicine’s willingness to use the word cure that helped induce Lee to accept the job as director of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive
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in multiple myeloma. He also established a groundbreaking collaboration with cancer researchers in Cuba, who have developed a lung cancer vaccine now in clinical trials.
school officials cleared up the mystery of the admissions letter. They intended to reject him. Someone botched the mailing. “The fact that I am a physician,” Lee said, “was a complete accident.”
IU’s willingness to set the bar at cures, for one, Lee said. He wants the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center to be a top 10 cancer center in 10 years—10 in 10. Simply put, he wants to do more.
“He saw things where no one else saw the opportunity, and he made them happen,” said Betsy Repasky, PhD, a professor in the Department of Immunology at Roswell Park. “He did that over and over and over.”
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Three Hoosier women behind anonymous podcast go public to aid people with loved ones battling addiction By Chris Bavender news@currentinfishers.com For two years, three Hoosier women hosted a podcast using fake names to help others by telling their stories of spouses battling addiction, support groups and friendship that eased the burden of keeping their secret from others. The women met in 2015 when Fishers resident Katie McHone-Jones and Westfield resident Jessica Miller-Bock’s husbands were admitted to Fairbanks, an Indianapolis provider of addiction treatment services. At a weekly family support group, McHone-Jones asked Miller-Bock if she wanted to grab dinner. At a meeting a few weeks later, they met Shannon Sullivan, of Indianapolis, and invited her to dinner, too. “The initial dinner led to multiple meals together chatting about our lives, the decisions we were trying to make and helping each other move through them,” McHoneJones said. “One day at one of these meetups during lunch, we realized how lucky we were to have a group of people who understood what it was like to be in a relationship with someone in recovery. This realization encouraged us to bring a microphone to these conversations and share them with anyone who needed to listen.” So, the women created a podcast. Now, the podcast is called “Boy Problems” and is part of the Recovering Too website. The podcast initially was created to help others, but in looking back, Miller-Bock said starting the podcast and doing it anonymously gave her the space to process the things she’d experienced in a different way. “It was the ultimate ‘letting go.’ I just put these truths out into the public, and they served a larger purpose, which took some of the weight of them off my heart,” she said. “While the podcast was anonymous, I was also still keeping this part of my life very private. No one outside of my recovering community or my closest family knew about my husband’s recovery.” Miller-Bock met her husband, Casey, in 2012. They’d attended the same high school but reconnected a few years later after he returned from Iraq after serving in the military. The first night they hung out, he told her he was in a drug recovery program at
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the VA for a pill addiction he developed after returning from deployment. “One of his best friends from the military committed suicide. Shortly after this, I noticed he was acting weird,” she said. “This led to finding out that he was using again. He went to the VA for treatment, and we postponed our wedding. There was a period of sobriety and we got married. Shortly after that, I found out about him using again. And this cycle of using for a few weeks and me finding out, followed by a longer period of sobriety, continued for a couple of years.” McHone-Jones said she wasn’t aware of what was going on with her husband, Kemmon Jones, after they got married. She just knew she wasn’t happy. “He was always sick and in a grumpy mood,” she said. “(I) didn’t know he was going through withdrawals and his immune system was shot. At the end, nothing was making sense. He just kept layering lie after lie on top of each other. Money was going missing, and he couldn’t explain where it was all going.” When Sullivan started dating her partner, Jay, he wasn’t using drugs at the time and was honest about his past struggles. She admitted she was “pretty naïve” about addiction, and she assumed it was all in the past. “Eventually, Jay started using again,” she said. “I did not learn about it for nearly eight months. During this time, things felt off, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. There always seemed to be an explanation for the weird things that were happening. When things
started unravelling, Jay confessed what had been going on and was ready to get help.” And it is help and hope the three women now aim to offer others going through a similar experience through “Boy Problems,” which is no longer anonymous, and Recovering Too. “I felt that even if we could just help one person, all of the pain and awkwardness I was feeling would be worth it. I knew that if we went public, we could help so many more people,” McHone-Jones said. “Recovering Too was created to help others like we’ve been helped.” The men are supportive of the trio’s efforts to help others. “My husband, Casey, did know about the podcast from the beginning and was even a guest a few times,” Miller-Bock said. “He even helped us get new guests. He’s always been supportive of me sharing this story because he believes it helps me and others.” “Kemmon was always on board with me sharing my story, podcast and otherwise,” McHone-Jones said. “From the start, he always thought it was a great idea and loves that we have the opportunity to help others. He is such a fan of the podcast, and every Wednesday he is always one of the first listeners.” For more, visit recoveringtoo.com. For the full story, visit youarecurrent.com. ON THE COVER: From left, Katie McHone-Jones, Jessica Miller-Bock and Shannon Sullivan record their podcast, “Boy Problems.”(Photos courtesy of Aubrey Smith Creative)
Katie McHoneJones: “I’m happy to report (Kemmon) is doing awesome. If he doesn’t relapse, at the end of October he’ll be clean and sober for six years. He attends three meetings a week, has a sponsor and regularly connects with his recovering supports.” Jessica Miller-Bock: “(Casey) is doing really great. He’s approaching two years of sobriety. He sees a therapist and has many friends in recovery that he connects with. He’s come a really long way in his ability to navigate emotional and life stresses in a healthy way. He’s an amazing partner in our marriage and an even better father to our 18-month -old son, Lenny. Our family has also healed a lot along the way.” Shannon Sullivan: “I am so proud of where Jay is today. His recovery started seven years ago, and he’s had multiple stints of long-term sobriety. Like many, his journey has included relapses that have led to more self-exploration and growth. He is currently 21 months clean and sober, actively works a 12-step program, has built strong relationships with others in recovery and volunteers in the community.”
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They are polite, petite prevarications. Well, maybe we should call them fibs. The passing remarks that we make as we open conversations. “You look great. Have you lost weight?” Sure, it makes us feel good, even as we know that the scale shows roughly the same number as it did a year ago. Perhaps it has creeped up a little. Could it be that we appear more attractive these days than previously? Could it be that the last time we looked terrible, depositing a lasting impression of disarray? Compliments reinforce communal groups. You are our friend, and we want for you to feel good. Feeling good makes you like us. We like that you like us, it makes us feel good. It is a silly little circle but one that may be required to keep the social fabric intact. Yet, for the most cynical of us, each passing remark of praise is met with resistance, even suspicion. How could we look better now when we do not believe that we do? How can we be called thinner when we know we are not? Are we being manipulated to some nefarious end? Still, denying the seemingly gratuitous remark isn’t the solution. We only injure the well-intentioned well-wisher to claim some abject moral superiority. Isn’t our truth better than theirs? So, we accept it with a banal “thank you.” Or we deflect, “No, I’ve not lost weight, instead I’ve decided to grow taller. It seemed easier.” Regardless, we manage to keep the discourse moving. Aren’t we better when we are better connected? What’s the harm in accepting a tribute, even if a might superfluous, that benefits both the sender and receiver? Would it be easier to simply say, “I like you. Do you like me, too?”
Are you superstitious? I am. I truly believe that the only way the Louisville basketball team can win a game is if I wear my Cards T-shirt with a pair of Express jeans and avoid caffeine and pickles for the entire day. And that hearing Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young” in full means a family member is pregnant. I also never take chances with sidewalk cracks, tails-up pennies, spilled salt, or black cats, and will under no circumstances commune with the dead using a Ouija board. I prefer to chat with my Nanny directly, not through some unmonitored portal to the beyond, for obvious reasons. Part of my superstitious nature I blame on genetics. I am a ginger twin and have supposedly inherited special sensory connections to my sister, although it’s really only worked one time, and that was on her end. Furthermore, by all accounts, my maternal grandmother was “born under the veil” and therefore had “the sight” (I can’t explain what any of that means but it sounds cool). And my mom is extremely intuitive; always knew when I was “with child,” even before me or Rod Stewart. So, I’ve grown up with both an appreciation for trusting my instincts and the belief that “signs” foretelling the future do exist for those who choose to read them. Anyway, I bring this entire topic up because the most superstitious (and awesome-est) holiday of the year, Halloween, is upon us. Weird things can and will happen, especially if you’re not prepared. So, grab a rabbit’s foot, wear some garlic and take care around mirrors. And if you hear “Forever Young,” congratulations! Peace out.
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Farrell takes aim at portraying legendary Packers coach in ATI’s ‘Lombardi’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The more Don Farrell read about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, the more intrigued he PLAY was. Farrell portrays the coaching legend in the title role of “Lombardi” in Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of the play from Oct. 29 to Nov. 21 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The play by Eric Simonson is based on David Maraniss’ book, “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi.” “Being a strong leader is a lot of what our nation is looking for, not just immediately, but for a while now,” Farrell said. “It harkens back to when leaders were real leaders. It was about winning, and he had one hell of a track record. But it was instilling the mentorship. The more I learn about him, the more I’m inspired by him and intrigued by him, too. He’s not a perfect guy. There is no such thing as perfection. You can strive and try to achieve perfection, and through that you’ll achieve excellence. “There’s a lot of lessons he applies to the game of football that you can apply to life.” Lombardi, who died in 1970 at age 57, was coach of the Packers from 1959 to 1967. His teams won the first two Super Bowls. He also coached the Washington Redskins in 1969. “We want to be inspired by our leaders,” said Farrell, one of ATI’s co-founders. “We want to push to greatness and surprise ourselves with being able to overcome obstacles. But, yeah, you can. It’s a mindset.” Farrell said he loves Lombardi’s sayings, such as, “Leaders are not born, they are made.” “He was one of the major players in bringing more integration into the league in the 1960s,” Farrell said. “It’s touched on in the play that all the players had to stay in the same hotel.”
FEINSTEIN’S Feinstein’s in Carmel’s Hotel Carmichael will feature Michele McConnell performing a tribute to Linda Ronstadt at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Corrina Sowers-Adler will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and Sharon McNight will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com. BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Phantom” through Nov. 21. For more, visit beefandboards.com. GREGORY HANCOCK DANCE THEATRE Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “There’s No Place Like Home,” Hancock’s autobiographical piece, from Oct. 28 to 30. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org. ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Lombardi” runs from Oct. 29 through Nov. 21. For more, visit atistage.org.
Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald play Vince and Marie Lombardi n Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Lombardi.” (Photo by Ed Stewart)
Lombardi would not stay anywhere that didn’t allow Black players. “His idea was, we are all a family here,” Farrell said. “He never saw his players as black or white, he saw them as Packers green. It was always about winning. It’s not about figuring out ways to divide us, it’s about bringing us together. There’s so much division out there.” Joel Ashur portrays Packers linebacker Dave Robinson. “It’s amazing to play a real person. I think that’s something everyone is enjoying,” Ashur said. “To represent someone that is real and still alive, there is a certain gravitas to it. I even watched his Robinson Hall of Fame speech. It’s inspiring. I think their relationship is one of a hard coach with a player who wants to raise his game to the next level. Coach Lombardi made room for African American players on his team to be treated fairly. It’s cool to hear there was community on that team.” Christian Condra plays running back Paul Hornung, who died at age 84 in 2020. Condra said he knew absolutely nothing about Lombardi or Hornung when he saw
the auditions. “I saw a video documentary (on Hornung). I felt like we had a lot of similarities, so I’ll just use that,” Condra said. “Paul was a very charismatic and confident guy, but he also has a lot of heart.” Mat Leonard is cast as Packers fullback Jim Taylor. “They were both perfectionists in their own way,” Leonard said. “Which is often the case when you have two people who really believe they know the right way to do things, they have a mutual respect for one another, but they definitely clash.” Adam LaSalle, who plays magazine writer Michael McCormick, the only fictional character, said he was wrong in his initial assumption that the play was just about football. “It’s far from a show just for football fans,” LaSalle said. “Michael tries to make sense of how this legend of a man does what he did How did he encourage and inspire a nation?” ATI co-founder Judy Fitzgerald plays Lombardi’s wife, Marie, in the six-person play. For more, visit atistage.org.
BELFRY THEATRE The Belfry Theatre presents its season opener, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” at Noblesville First United Methodist Church. The production runs through Oct. 31. For more, visit the belfrytheatre.com.
Krall to perform at Palladium editorial@youarecurrent.com Celebrated jazz artist Diana Krall’s upcoming national tour includes a Jan. 25, 2022, stop at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets starting at $50 are available at the Palladium Box Office, online at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800. The 7:30 p.m. event is part of the Faegre Drinker Encore Series and the 2021-22 Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions. Krall is the only vocalist to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. A native of British Columbia, she has earned two Grammy Awards and 10 Juno Awards and has had nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums.
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disaster that killed our culture, killed people we love, we’re finally back to communicating this incredible opera.” Kirsten Chambers is poised to make her Chambers performed concerts during the long-awaited Indianapolis Opera debut. summer, but this will be her first live theThe wait was ater role since the pandemic began. INDY OPERA especially long “One of the reasons I’m super because she excited to be doing ‘Don Giovanni’ is was supposed to make the debut my husband (Keith) will be conductin March 2020 when rehearsals ing the opera,” Chambers said. “We stopped a week before the “Don don’t often get to work together. Giovanni” performances were shut While I’m prejudiced, he’s one of the down because of the COVID-19 most brilliant conductors I’ve ever Chambers pandemic. worked with.” Chambers will appear as Donna Anna in In the opera, Donna Anna’s father was the Indianapolis Opera’s production of “Don killed by a masked man. Giovanni” Nov. 5-7 at The Tarkington at the “Throughout the opera she is consumed Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. with grief and finding the killer of her father When the production was shut down, and avenging his death,” Chambers said. Chambers said Indianapolis Opera General “My father died during the pandemic, so it’s Director David Starkey said he would try to going to be a much more real and meaningbring everyone back together when it was ful debut in that character for me. He had possible. been sick with something, and we really “It’s really heroic in a way that David did don’t know what it was. I wish I didn’t find a way after all this time and all we’ve know what it felt like, but certainly if you been through to bring our cast back togethexperience something.” er,” she said. “It was incredibly special after For more, visit indyopera.org. 19 months of separation and 19 months of
‘King Richard’ earns award editorial@youarecurrent.com “King Richard,” starring Will Smith, won the Heartland International Film Festival Overall Audience Choice Award, MOVIES earning the top score across this year’s entire film lineup. HIFF also honored Smith with the Pioneering Spirit Award in celebration of Smith’s portrayal of Richard Williams, which he accepted via surprise video message before the Anniversary Gala Event screening of “King Richard” Oct. 16 at Newfields in Indianapolis. The festival concluded Oct. 17. The festival, which began Oct. 7, showcased 143 films that included 14 event titles, 11 world premieres and eight U.S. premieres. HIFF’s hybrid festival hosted 162 in-person screenings and streamed 11,000 films during the course of the 11-day festival. HIFF had the highest number of attendees in its 30year history. “The Addict’s Wake” received the Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award. The film centers on Brown County residents’ mission to deal with the opioid epidemic. The director was Zionsville resident Michael Husain. The documentary was produced by
Geist resident Amy Pauszek and Lisa Hall, a former Fishers resident who lives in Brown County. Besides the previously announced FIPRESCI Award (International Film Critics) for Best U.S. Narrative Directorial Debut, “Mass” (Bleecker Street) also was voted the winner of the Narrative Special Presentation Audience Choice Award and was selected by the Indiana Film Journalists Association as winner of the IFJA Award for Best Special Presentation, selected across the HIFF slate of studio event and special presentation titles. During the festival, HIFF also honored “Mass” actress Ann Dowd with the Pioneering Spirit: Lifetime Achievement Award. “Returning to theaters with enthusiastic audiences for our 30th anniversary was a transformative experience,” stated HIFF Artistic Director Greg Sorvig, a Carmel resident. “Prior to last year’s mostly virtual pivot, I had been able to predict the Festival’s top audience winners by listening to crowd reactions, and I had a strong feeling that ‘King Richard’ would go on to be the top winner after many rounds of applause, laughs, and tears.”
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of Madhu, said a type of collage seemed best suited for the piece. “It’s what you would see if someone took Gregory Hancock was looking for an the different elements of India and put authentic artwork representing India for them in the form of a mural,” Mandal said. his autobiMandal said it was satisfying to PERFORMANCE ographical do the piece. piece, which “First off, I got to put together pertains to his journey to India. something I was so familiar with So, who better to turn to than his the first half of my life,” she said. friend Madhuchhanda Mandal, an “I have been deeply associated India native and Carmel resident? with the different art forms. I was The original artwork of India trained as a dancer. I was involved Mandal created by Mandal has been transwith a drama company. I was doing formed into the theatrical backdrop for the fine arts. The piece was extremely fulGregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “There’s filling because I could incorporate a lot of No Place Like Home,” which will be presentthings I’ve been a part of, and not just (as) a ed Oct. 28 to 30 at The Tarkington at the passive witness. I get to show off my roots Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. because it’s so colorful, and India is colorful Hancock briefed Mandal on the storyline in its most colorful form.” behind the production a couple of months Mandal earned her bachelor’s and masago. ter’s degrees in India. “What triggers his interest in commission“I learned different kinds of art but deing the piece to me was the fact that I am of cided to focus in fine arts,” Mandal said. “I India origin and my roots would render some moved to New York for my graduate school authenticity,” Mandal said. “I’m quite familiar studies when I was 25 years old.” with the art forms that prevail in India.” Mandal is a neuroscientist. She is married Mandal, who is known by her nickname with two sons.
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PAINTING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR ROOFING GENERAL CONTRACTING ROOM ADDITIONS GARAGES | KITCHENS BATHS | DRIVEWAYS DECKS | PATIOS 317-443-8107 PO BOX 3024, Carmel In 46082 millwoodhomes@yahoo.com William H McKinley MILLWOOD HOMES Since 1961
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NOW HIRING IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!
Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.
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UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA FOR DOGS IN CARMEL SEEKS ADDITIONAL STAFF: We are looking for daycare members. This job entails you to be familiar with dogs and their behaviors. We need individuals who enjoy taking care of dogs in a setting where dogs play together , that includes cleaning up after messes, playing with them, watching body behavior and make sure dogs are getting along. Hotel Staff Members: We also need hotel staff members who can follow feeding instructions, walk dogs, and engage their minds. Keep up with simple chores: such as dishes, laundry, and suite cleaning. Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven, detail oriented. Professional and a dog loving candidates. Full time and part time positions available. If you meet the criteria, we want to hear from you. Email your resume to : Kim@happydoghotelandspa.com
Private Property Manager This position is responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds. Manager will manage the care of grounds and buildings as well as facilitate projects, which may include lawncare including specialized golf greens, cultivation, fertilization, and irrigation. Flowers and bed maintenance, repairing and maintenance of buildings/structures of 30 ac private estate. Key Responsibilities • Hire and manage temporary/seasonal employees • Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties. • Lawn mowing and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls. • Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes. • Apply pesticide, fertilizer • Snow removal • Tree shrubs maintenance • Perform repairs and maintenance of equipment • Project management • Maintain expenses and contracts with outside contractors • Interact with owners and family members • Special projects: Seasonal/Holiday decorations, other Successful candidate must be a hands-on working manager, capable of managing others and projects to successful completion, have an eye for 5-star quality, demand perfection, detail and results oriented and the ability to work independently and self manage.
NOW HIRING Automotive Dealer In Westfield is Looking for person(s) to help with the cleaning of vehicle interiors. Must have exemplary driving record, have dependable transportation, and be detail oriented. *FULL-TIME & PART TIME *EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER *$15 TO $18 TO START *$250 SIGN ON BONUS *All benefits are negotiable SEND RESUME TO: dan@dansdetail.info Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135
COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED
Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ ctcarmel.com
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Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce. Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com
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OPERATIONS MANAGER Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell. We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis. This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients. Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required. To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com
CLASSIFIED AD HERE! Call Dennis O’Malia 317-370-0749
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