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Hamilton Southeastern to join Pursuit Institute By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton Southeastern Board of Trustees voted at its Oct.26 meeting for Hamilton Southeastern Schools to join SCHOOLS the Pursuit Institute, formerly known as the Hamilton County Center for Career Achievement. HSE Schools was the last county school corporation to join the Pursuit Institute as Carmel, Hamilton Heights, Noblesville, Sheridan and Westfield have already signed agreements with the career and vocational training district. Prior to joining the institute, HSE students attended the J. Everett Light Center in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. Under the new program, schools will offer certain classes at their respective schools and be open to Hamilton County students to access any of those courses. Sixteen additional programs will be offered to HSE students through the Pursuit Institute that HSE does not offer. School officials said that by switching to the Pursuit Institute, HSE schools will see financial benefits because it is less expensive than the J. Everett Light Center. “We are excited to be a part of this initiative in exposing our students to new classes and training opportunities that will prepare them for high-wage, high-skill and in-demand careers once they graduate from HSE Schools,” Supt Yvonne Stokes stated. A press release from the Pursuit Insti-
tute states that there is not a set location for the institute. Courses will be offered at schools across the county, and the program will be able to serve a higher percentage of Hamilton County students. HSE schools will also be able to determine Stokes if Career and Technical Education programs are open or closed to students from other districts in the Pursuit Institute, depending on the amount of student course requests and enrollment. “The collaboration between education and industry that is taking place in Hamilton County is unique. This innovative approach is the catalyst for developing state of the art programming and educational opportunities,” stated Carrie Lively, executive director of the Pursuit Institute. “That makes this even better, is that we are affording these opportunities to thousands of students within the county, ensuring equitable access to education, regardless of where students reside.” The Pursuit Institute was recently designated an independent Career and Technical Education District by the state of Indiana, which allows it and the Hamilton County School districts it serves to receive up to $500,000 annually in federal funding. Not all HSE board of trustees members were initially onboard with forming an agreement with the Pursuit Institute. Member Suzanne Thomas asked that the vote, which
use path is under construction along 106th Street from Pennsylvania Project: Interchange construction Parkway to College Avenue. 106th on 146th street. Street is not expected to be closed Location: The intersection of during construction of the path. Ind. 37 and 146th Street. Best Expected completion: detour is bypassing 146th November street by taking 141st street. CONSTRUCTION Project: Culvert Expected completion: The reconstruction updated completion date on the 37 Location: The Monon Greenway is closed Thrives construction website claims from north of west Smoky Row Road to expected completion of the State Road 37 the Hagan Burke Trail. Improvement project is set for May 2023. Expected completion: End of the year The 146th street interchange construction Project: Range Line Road reconstruction is expected to be completed by the end of Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. A November. roundabout is under construction at 116th CARMEL Street Expected completion: Summer Project: Roundabout, multi-use path Project: New roundabout construction Location: E. Main Street and Richland Location: The intersection of 106th Avenue. Street and College Avenue is closed for Expected completion: Fall construction of a roundabout. The multiFISHERS
was originally scheduled for Oct. 12, be delayed and read a statement about her decision during the Oct. 26 meeting. The statement read in part: “As a board member I did push for the delay of this vote, but I want to make it clear, unequivocally, that Stokes I am a supporter of career and technical education,” Thomas said. “I commend our county, and their efforts to provide CTE for all county students. HSE students deserve a variety of opportunities for pursuing their path after high school. I have received criticism from our board members for this two-week delay in the voting for the pursuits institute. My concerns were, this major decision was being rushed by the administration because I learned that CTE staff administrators had strong reservations and parents in the community knew nothing about it. I am not going to apologize for a two-week delay and a vote when our board lacked a feasibility study. It’s our duty for our students, teachers and community to have confidence that data has been collected without assumptions and clear vision of what comes next. HSE CTE staff and students input matters. The teachers input matters, and they should have been made aware of these major changes six months ago. I do continue to have concerns regarding transportation and teachers and students’ schedules but thank you for your hard work.” Project: New roundabout Location: E. Main Street and Lexington Boulevard. Expected completion: Fall Project: Widening and improvements along Smoky Row Road Location: Between the Monon Greenway and U.S. 31. The road will be fully closed during the project. The Monon Greenway is closed until later this month. Expected completion: Late summer NOBLESVILLE & NORTH Project: New trail Location: The project will construct an 8-footwide asphalt trail north from Wellington Parkway of the Wellington Northeast subdivision to the 5-point roundabout at Greenfield Avenue. Southbound 10th Street (also known as Allisonville Road) will be detoured to Eighth Street. Two more closures will happen later. Expected completion: November
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Fishers Health Dept. proposes new grading system By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com
system, with every establishment starting at 100. Points are deducted for violations, with point values based on the health risk Consumers in Fishers could see sanitathe violation poses. Point values fall into tion grades posted outside their favorite three categories: priority, priority foundarestaurants tion and core violations. INSPECTION starting next Priority violations consist of year if the Fishhazards that are associated with ers City Council passes a proposal foodborne illness or injury and by the Fishers Health Dept. are a five-point deduction. Priority The council heard a first reading Foundation violations are issues of the proposal at its Oct. 10 meeting that facilitate or enable the priority and will hear a final reading at its violations, which can cause a threeHeltz Nov. 14 meeting at Launch Fishers, point deduction. And core violations where the council is expected to vote on the are general sanitation, operational controls retail food inspection grading system. and other general maintenance violations If passed, the Fishers Health Dept. will that result in a two-point deduction. start the inspections on all Fishers restauThe restaurants would be graded on a rants in January and will have all grades scale from A to C. Grade A reflects exceptionposted outside the establishments in June al compliance with all rules and regulations of 2023. and will have a score of 81-100. Grade B reCurrently, the inspections follow Indiana flects acceptable compliance with the rules Health Dept. and U.S. Food and Drug Adminand regulations and scores will be from a istration guidelines. Those requirements will 71-80. Grade C reflects meeting minimum still be in place, with the only change being requirements for compliance with the rules a point system added, said Monica Heltz, and regulations with a score between 61-70. director of the Fishers Health Dept. Any restaurant with a score less than 60 will “The actual items that we’re inspecting be considered an imminent health hazard are not changing. The only thing that’s and be temporarily closed and will only be changing is instead of having a pass-fail allowed to reopen when all priority violations report, we’re assigning points to the difare corrected, and hazards eliminated. ferent sanitation items that we’re inspectThe new grading system would ensure a ing,” Heltz said. “And so, it’s not a different sense of transparency, Heltz said. inspection. It’s just how we’re assigning “This is a way to show increased transpoints that correlate to a grade in that parency to residents about the safety and inspection.” cleanliness of the food establishments that The grading system is based on a point they are eating from,” she said. Send us your stories and photos — Have a story suggestion? Want an event covered? Know of a new business or have photos for submission? Please email Current in Fishers Managing Editor Taylor Dixon at taylor@youarecurrent.com or call 317-489-4444.
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Guerin senior finishes prep cross country career on high note By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Guerin Catholic High School senior Bridget Gallagher’s main improvement has come from feeling stronger. “I was undiagnosed with celiac disease for most of my life, and have known for about a year,” she said. Those with celiac Gallagher disease have an immune response to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat and rye. “After eliminating gluten from my diet, which allowed my body to actually start absorbing nutrients, I have felt a significant change in the way that I run,” she said. “I feel much more confident as a runner as I have been starting to see more and more how much stronger I am.” The Westfield resident finished sixth in 17 minutes and 59.8 seconds in the 5,000 meters at the IHSAA girls cross country state finals Oct. 29 at Terre Haute. Her previous best state meet finish was 13th as a sophomore.
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“I was very pleased with my sixth-place finish,” she said. “I knew that this was a very competitive field and was looking forward to racing against some of the best runners not only in Indiana but in the whole country. I was aiming to place in the top five or 10.”
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After the state finals, Gallagher was named the Mental Attitude Award winner for girls cross country. “Winning the Mental Attitude Award was one of the greatest honors that I have ever received,” she said. “One of my favorite
parts about the sport is the people in it, and to win this award amidst all of these wonderful people just means so much to me. I am so honored that I was chosen and am so beyond thankful to everyone who made this happen.” As a junior, Gallagher ran the season-opening conference meet and then learned she had a stress fracture a few days later. She missed the rest of the season. “She was diagnosed with celiac disease and the stress fracture at the same time,” said her father, Tom Gallagher, director of cross country for Guerin Catholic. “We didn’t realize that stress fractures are often associated with undiagnosed celiacs. Bridget is feeling stronger and healthier than ever. We were very grateful for the celiac diagnosis because it gave us a game plan to get her healthy beyond resting her leg.” Gallagher has narrowed her college choices to the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, Indiana University, University of Wisconsin and University of Notre Carolina. Her older brother, Quinn, a 2019 Guerin graduate, runs for Notre Dame. He placed fifth in the state meet in 2018 and won the Mental Attitude Award.
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state, and private sources both now and in the future. While we are pleased by the progress made, we understand there is The Hamilton County Commissioners and much more work ahead of us to get broadInvest Hamilton County have worked to band connectivity to as many residents as bring $9 million possible.” TECHNOLOGY in broadband Broadband Taskforce officials access to said there are a couple tests resinearly 3,600 underserved homes, dents can run to help attract investbusinesses and rural areas across ment to underserved areas. the county. Funding for the project The first is the Indiana Farm comes from various federal, state Bureau Speed Test, which can be and private sources to extend accessed at infarmbureau.org/reHeirbrandt high speed and fiber optic internet sources/broadband-speed-test. The access. test allows residents to determine current The Broadband Taskforce, a group of internet speeds at their location and prostakeholders who represent agriculture, vide data to ensure the area can be eligible education, health, business, economic for upcoming broadband grants and access. development and local leadership, works The other test is the Indiana Connectivity to direct broadband connectivity issues in Program that can be performed at indianaeHamilton County using mapping information gms.force.com/nlc/s/login/SelfRegister?loand analysis from government advisors. cale=us. The test is designed to provide fast“Commissioners (Christine) Altman, (Steve) er grant funding to smaller neighborhoods Dillinger, and I are pleased with the efforts or those who live just outside providers’ of the county to get broadband to more res- areas of coverage. Twelve locations have idents than ever before,” Hamilton County been served through the Office of CommuCommissioner Mark Heirbrandt stated. “The nity and Rural Affairs’ Indiana Connectivity work done by Invest Hamilton County and Program. Residents and businesses are enour Broadband Taskforce has positioned us couraged to sign up for the OCRA’s program to successfully receive grants from federal, to apply to receive grant funds.
DISPATCHES HCSO mourns loss of Snoop — Snoop, a patrol K-9 with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, died on Oct. 25 after battling medical issues for several months. The German shepherd was born in the Czech Republic on March 18, 2020, and had been trained in narcotic detection, obedience, tracking and criminal apprehension. His handler was
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Fishers receives IMPO grant for projects On Oct. 19, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization awarded $75,000 grants for planning projects in Fishers, Greenfield, Indianapolis and Lawrence. The funding comes from federal planning dollars, which were offered to the respective cities to plan for future projects. Once community needs are pinpointed and plans are developed in the cities, grant recipients can find additional public and private financial resources. Established in 1972, the IMPO plans for and distributes federal transportation funds for highways, transit, bikeways, trails and sidewalks to move people and goods in central Indiana. Each of the following projects will receive a $75,000 grant: • City of Fishers Greenway and Trails Study – Fishers will use its grant to produce a citywide greenways study to identify primary pedestrian routes and priority gaps in the pedestrian network. With the new Nickel Plate Trail and Geist Greenway, city leaders want to expand the Fishers 2040 Bike and Pedestrian Map. • City of Lawrence Capital Improvement Plan & Program — Lawrence will establish a Capital Improvement Plan & Program that prioritizes needed infrastructure projects over 20 years and develops a revenue-constrained list for the first five years of the plan period. Engineering Director Sri Venugopalan said project will focus on creating a “solid transportation plan for the whole city, as we didn’t have one before.”
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• Charging Lawrence — Lawrence will study and plan for electric vehicle charging stations in the community. The plan will provide the information needed to pursue public-private partnerships for the infrastructure. “There’s a new study from INDOT about electric charging stations and how Lawrence has several locations great for the charging stations. This grant will help us find a prime location for it, then we need to figure out how to fund the building of the stations,” Venugopalan said. • IndyMoves 2.0 – Indianapolis will update the IndyMoves integrated transportation plan, which incorporates the county’s Pedestrian Plan, Greenways Plan and Thoroughfare Plan, as well as the IMPO’s Regional Freight Plan, Regional Safety Plan and relevant plans and policies. The updated plan will help the city identify capital needs. • Charging Greenfield – Greenfield will study and plan for electric vehicle charging stations in the community. The plan will provide the information needed to pursue public-private partnerships for the infrastructure.
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Parents Night Out — Parents can embark on their own fall adventures while kids enjoy an evening of education and fun with Fishers Parks and Snapology. Sessions are $40 for residents and $60 for non-residents. Upcoming dates include Nov. 18 and Dec. 16. For more information and to register for a session, visit playfishers.com/ ParentsNightOut.
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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Brighton Hospice looking for volunteers — Brighton Hospice is looking for volunteers to help our office staff perform a variety of office duties such as organizing admission paperwork, filing, preparing and sending mail, answering phones, stocking supplies and helping with special projects and events. Hours and days for this volunteer opportunity are flexible and training will be provided. For more, contact, Katresha Taylor at 317-798-2160 or by email at ktaylor@brightonhospice.com. Fishers State of the City announced — Fishers will hold its state of the city address Nov. 17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites by Hilton Noblesville Indianapolis Conference Center. OneZone Chamber announced that IU Health will be the presenting sponsor. Guests will hear from Mayor Fadness and then join in the first ever VIP Reception afterwards, which will cost $50 to attend and will include live music, appetizers and drinks. Princess Program applications — The 500 Festival is accepting applications for the 2023 500 Festival Princess Program. Applications are available at 500Festival.com/ Princess. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Jan. 8, 2023. The program provides 33 women from Indiana colleges and universities with the opportunity to make an impact during their college years as ambassadors of the 500 Festival and its mission to enrich lives and positively impact the community. Volunteers needed for water availability study — The Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office is seeking volunteers for the county’s three year Water Availability Study. The study is being done by INTERA, the engineering firm employed by the county, and will monitor aquifer levels throughout the county in order to better understand the groundwater availability within the county. If interested, reach out to the Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office at 317-776-8495 or email at surveyor@hamiltoncounty.in.gov. Prevent catalytic converter theft — Jiffy Lube of Indiana and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. have partnered to launch the Catalytic Converter Identification Initiative to combat a trend of catalytic converter thefts. Through this initiative, Hoosiers that visit a Jiffy Lube store in central Indiana can opt to have their technician engrave the last 8 digits of the vehicle’s VIN on the catalytic converter and add a stripe of high-temp paint, which adds an extra layer of protection to any vehicle at no additional cost. Services will remain in effect indefinitely.
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Fishers bank partners with Habitat for Humanity By Edward Redd news@youarecurrent.com On October 26, the First internet Bank and Habitat for Humanity announced their partnership on a $16 million CHARITY loan agreement that will go toward helping Indianapolis residents who struggle to purchase homes. Jim Morris, president and CEO of Greater Indianapolis Habitat for Humanity, said 100 houses will be available in almost 12 different neighborhoods throughout Marion County. The plan calls for the completion of homes in Marion, Hancock, Hendricks and Hamilton counties. The partnership begins in 2023 and will run through 2025. David Becker, founder and CEO of the First Internet Bank in Fishers, and Morris spoke in front of a home being built by volunteers. “Homeownership is a vital factor for the stability of not only families but entire communities,” Becker said. “The agreement over the next three years will provide $16 million to build and improve over 100 homes here in the central metro area of Indiana.” Morris said that a large portion of the
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Jim Morris, top second from the left and David Beck, standing with volunteers in front of the home build. (Photo by Edward Redd)
workforce would not have access to homeownership because of the increasing cost of housing production and sales prices. Loan providers will look to help those who are not able to go to the market and buy traditionally due to low-income levels. “Each family that comes through our program will go through home buying class-
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Fishers resident competes on iconic game show for second time this year By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com For as long as Sarah Snider can remember, she has tuned in at 7:30 p.m., whenever possible, and watched “Jeopardy!” from the comfort of her living room. Late last month, Snider — in the company of family and friends — watched a special episode of her favorite TV game show. On Oct. 25, Snider watched herself play “America’s favorite quiz show” on TV after going to Los Angeles to film the episode in September. The occasion marked the second time she has been on the show. She appeared for the first time in May. Snider, a middle school English and history teacher at Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, had always planned on auditioning for “Jeopardy!” but kept telling herself she would wait until the time was right. Then in November of 2020, the show’s longtime host Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer. At that point, she decided not to delay any longer. “It’s just one of the things in life you always think, ‘Oh, I’ll have time to do that later.’ And I’ve had young kids for the entire time over the last 16 years, so I always thought it’ll come later,” Snider said. “And then when ( Trebek) died, I just thought, now I really need to do this, because you always think you’re going to have time later in life to do something but you just have to try now. I told myself just go for it and see what happens.” So, in August of 2021, Snider, a mom of three boys in kindergarten, eighth and ninth grade, applied to be on “Jeopardy!”. By the start of 2022, she had long forgone her chances of getting a call back, even though the game show says contestants’ names are in the running for 18 months after applying. Yet, just a few weeks into the new year, Snider got the call that she was to be on “Jeopardy!” Filming happened in mid-February and the show aired May 5. When she was chosen as a contestant, her close friends and family were not surprised. “We have been (‘Jeopardy!’ fans) for years and our family always loves trivia,” said Judy Thompson, Snider’s mom. “And she had said for many years that she wanted to be on ‘Jeopardy!’, so it was not surprising.”
Sarah Snider, right with “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings. (Photos courtesy of Sarah Snider)
The lineup of the “Jeopardy! Second Chances Tournament” that ended Oct. 28. The Tournament of Champions started Oct. 31.
Snider only had two weeks to prepare before flying to Los Angeles in February to film. She competed against T.J. Lovejoy and Mattea Roach, who had a 22-game winning streak going into the round. Snider got off to a strong start and kept her momentum going through to final Jeopardy, leading the pack with a nearly $10,000 lead. The Final Jeopardy category was “20th Century Cinema,” and that’s when Snider’s luck ran out for the first time that game. The answer was “Citizen Kane,” a movie she had never seen. Betting only $5,000, she
lost to Roach who had bet all her money, expecting to go home. After the filming, Snider asked host Ken Jennings something nobody had asked before. “When I was on the podium, that’s what I said to Ken Jennings as soon as it was over the first time, I was like, ‘Oh, my god, bring me back. I had so much fun,’” Snider said. “So, they were like, ‘You’re the first person to ask to be in the Second Chance Tournament’ because it had just been announced that day.”
“Jeopardy!” announced earlier this year that it was creating a “Jeopardy! Second Chance Tournament” for contestants who had done well on their game but didn’t win. Snider got the call in May, just weeks after her first “Jeopardy!” appearance aired that she had been selected to return for a chance to play again. Eighteen contestants battled it out for two spots in the show’s Tournament of Champions. Although this time Snider had more time to study, she felt more pressure than she did the first time because she knew what was coming. “(The first game) felt totally like a fever dream. It was happening and I was just like watching it from outside of my body,” Snider said. “The second time it was much harder, just to get out of my head when I’d done it before because I kind of knew what to expect.” Her second appearance aired Oct. 25. Although she got off to a strong start, she finished third. This time, though, she got Final Jeopardy right. “So that’s what I said to Ken afterwards, like, ‘Well, I guess I can either win and not get Final Jeopardy or lose and get Final Jeopardy, I can’t do both at once, which is what you need to do,’” Snider said. With two “Jeopardy!” appearances under her belt, Snider said she might try to participate in local trivia tournaments. “I’ve been thinking now that my ‘Jeopardy!’ career is over, I could head out to some trivia nights,” Snider said. ON THE COVER: Sarah Snider stands with “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings after filming for her Oct. 25 episode in September. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Snider)
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It takes the crowd-sourced and self-proclaimed encyclopedia, Wikipedia, 21 pages and more than 7,800 words to define, including pages of academic citations and references to other related subjects. It turns out that the concept of a “thought experiment” has been in use for millennia. The ancient Greeks first recorded the notion, followed by a 16th-century astronomer, then a 19th-century Danish physicist and then a 20th-century German philosopher. Suffice it to say, there is a long line of famous thinkers who have used the device. For most of us, not quite so scholarly, the exercise is more of a parlor game than method of scientific proof. We frame a question as if it were a physical experiment and carry it out only in our imagination. It allows us to explore any number of alternative paths before we commit to one. We might consider the effect if we moved, married, added children, or became better educated. The subjects are endless. Or we might go from the specific and tangible to the moral and metaphysical. Topics could include surviving the zombie apocalypse, reacting to a foreign occupation of America, or knowing the exact time and date of our death. What if we received a text message that told us our lives would end in 10 days? Not how or where, only when? Would we retreat to loved ones? Would we get our affairs in order? Would we spend everything we’d saved? Would we indulge in our vices? Would we avenge those who’ve transgressed or seek forgiveness for our own failings? Would we blame God, decide him a fiction, or seek him? How we answer might give us insight to the direction of our lives. Are we the people we want to be? Would we consider the text a gift or a curse?
I am not a pet person, but as the mother of four children and one manchild, all of whom are animal lovers, I’ve had to tolerate the presence of many “creatures” through the years. Rats, fish, geckos, a cat (may God rest your aloof soul, Ginger!), they’ve all graced our house at some point. We currently only have a Labrador retriever named Libby, who turned 10 in September but acts like a hyperactive puppy. And even though I never wanted a dog, I have become her primary caregiver now that the kids are gone. My husband, Doo, does pitch-in, but it’s really me doing the lion’s share. The other night, though, we both dropped the canine-parenting rubber ball. We had just returned from a fourhour St. Elmo jaunt downtown when we heard Libby barking at the door. Huh? We looked at each other and quickly realized that she’d been outside the entire time, left not only to navigate the terrifying horror show that is my front yard (yes, my Halloween stuff is still up), but also without access to her dinner. Needless to say, she was manic. Fast forward to 3 a.m. After I let Libby back inside from doing her business, she raced upstairs into our bedroom, clearly determined to sleep with us. For two solid minutes I tried to quietly remove her, but she resisted my every move. Eventually, Libby rolled on her back, paws skyward, as if I wouldn’t dare drag her to the hallway like a dead body. Joke’s on you, Libby. So now my sole remaining pet responsibility is an aging Lab with abandonment issues. Peace out.
Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” — JIMMY CARTER
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A click in time saves … expiring scams? Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Mary Ellen and I promised each other that during our recent vacation we would not check our emails. At dinner HUMOR each night, we conversed and learned a great deal about each other — things that have happened to each of us since we got our first cellphones in 1990. When we returned home, we eagerly retrieved our messages. “Mary Ellen, while we were away, I won a DEWALT Power Station!” “Hey, that’s great. So did I. What’s a DEWALT Power Station?” “No clue, but now we have two.” Actually, we didn’t. We hadn’t won anything. But we did have a “chance” to own a DEWALT Power Station, and a DEWALT Drill. Also, the “opportunity” to win a Yukon Stove Fire Pit, a gift certificate to Walmart, Ultimate nonstick cookware, and a Yeti Cooler. And we were “in the running” for a Samsung Neo 8K QLED Smart TV. I didn’t know where not to click first. Walgreens was thanking me for being a loyal customer, but I have never been in a Walgreens in my life. I am a loyal CVS patron, but all they ever gave me for free was a 2-foot-long receipt. Wait: Incoming! I just received a “shipment pending” notice for a Keurig Coffee Maker and I have “won” a Ryobi Lawn Mower. I’m no expert in this area, but there are several clues to determine scams. Here are some real examples I received. Read each one carefully: • WIN AN GOLF CART • THEIRS A PRIZE WAITING OR YOU! • YOUR A WINNER!
• YOU HAVE WON A FREE GIFT The phrase “Free Gift” is not only suspicious, it’s redundant. Clearly, it introduces a fake scam — which I know is also redundant. True, some of these language goofs are because the scammers are not English-speaking, but other mistakes are intentional, to either get your attention or to avoid detection by anti-spam programs. I tried using those last two excuses on my proofreader, Heidi, to justify some of my spelling and grammar blunders. She didn’t fall for them. The rip-offs often include an additional method to motivate you, like a countdown clock that tells you how much time you have left to click on the link or the offer goes away. “Honey, I know you’re breastfeeding the twins, but please drop what you are doing, or we are going to lose out on that free sump pump from Ace.” My favorite come-on is: • YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO TRY CANNABLISS CBD CONGRALUATIONS Yes, and congraluations to all who have wisely avoided these bogus offers. I never click on questionable links, but I’m tempted by this CBD product, which is shaped like a gummy bear and has a similar texture. Before I decide, I am going to have to chew on it for a while.
Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.
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For years, Jenni Beesley has volunteered her time through the Paws on my Heart nonprofit to help adoptable cats PETS and kittens find a home, but she wanted to do more. So, the Carmel resident is working to open one of Hamilton County’s first cat cafes, which would provide space for customers to enjoy freshly prepared food and beverages in an attached lounge filled with free-roaming felines looking for a home (Smitten Kitten Cat Cafe is set to open later this year in Fishers). Beesley is eyeing potential sites for Namaste Cat Café in Carmel and Westfield and is hopeful for a fall 2023 opening. The space is set to consist of a for-profit cafe and a connected – but separated – nonprofit lounge area where guests can take their refreshments and interact with cats. “I look forward to the possibilities of a cafe where people can come in and enjoy themselves and chill, have a bite to eat and a beverage and hang out with the cats,” Beesley said.
Jenni Beesley with her cat, Pumpkin. She and her husband rescued Pumpkin when he was a 4-week-old kitten discovered on the side of Range Line Road in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Jenni Beesley)
Beesley, daughter of an entrepreneurial veterinarian, wants to eventually open several cat cafes and is open to the possibility of opening a dog cafe in the future. Cat-friendly adoptable dogs may be present in the cat cafes, one at a time. Learn more at NamasteCatCafe.org.
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challenges of translating their research into the clinic, stated that the federal funds have the “potential to bring hope to paFisher’s Monon Bioventures has received tients suffering from glioblastoma.” a one-year Phase I Small Business Inno“(Matovesic’s) discovery provides a critvation Research ical preclinical proof of concept of RESEARCH grant from the illness,” Trebley said. “Our plans National Cancer are to translate the discovery into Institute. The $398,314 grant will be the clinic by first working on the used to demonstrate the feasibility manufacturability of the novel of manufacturing a glioblastoma therapeutic.” therapeutic created at the Purdue Monon Bioventures, which is University College of Pharmacy. housed in the Indiana Center for Trebley The potential treatment was deBiomedical Innovation, will work on veloped by Sandro Matosevic, assistant prothe treatment with Matosevic’s laboratory fessor in the Dept. of Industrial and Physical at Purdue and Genezen, a viral vector and Pharmacy. gene therapy contract development and “Therapeutics for certain cancers have manufacturing organization. used related approaches with other immune “Arming the NK cells requires genetic cells, called T cells, which are obtained from modification of the cells through the use of the patient,” Matosevic stated in a release. an appropriate viral vector as a tool,” Treb“Natural killer cells can be accepted from ley stated. “Genezen is a scientific leader in multiple donors, however, not just the pathe production of lentiviral vectors and their tient, which makes them much safer and use in cell transduction, which is delivering which dramatically expands our ability to genes to cells.” manufacture them in large doses to treat After the grant-sponsored work is commany patients. They are also very efficient plete, Monon Bioventures will meet with at killing glioblastoma cells.” the FDA to discuss the company’s plans to Joe Trebley, president and CEO of the move the treatment to clinical studies. After company, which was created to help worldreceiving FDA feedback, Monon will look to class investigators navigate early stage finance the project further.
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Singer to appear in holiday shows at The Cat Ashley Nicole Soprano will perform her “Holiday & More” show at The Cat in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of Anna Nicole Soprano)
By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ashley Nicole Soprano has been waiting to give her fans a performance on a larger stage. “I am most looking forward to MUSIC giving all of my sponsors and fans the stage performance they have been begging for,” Soprano said. “For the last two years, I have been entertaining at charity events, retirement centers, Fishers Parks and private clubs. Traditionally, at the meet-and-greet after the show, people always ask me where I am performing on stage, so they can invite family and friends to a concert. ‘Holiday & More’ at The Cat in Carmel is this concert for all of these people who have been supporting my music career financially and as fans. “I am also looking forward to meeting and thanking the fans who have been listening and following on social media.” The Fishers resident will perform her “Holiday & More” show at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. The two afternoon shows are sold out. “I decided on a holiday show with holiday music because the holidays have a magical way of bringing people together in a spirit of love,” Soprano said. “Some of our best memories revolve around the holiday season and holiday music. All of the songs I’m singing at the ‘Holiday & More’ concert are my favorites. Perhaps my most favorites are the ones I have selected for
my new ‘Holiday’ CD, which will be first available at the shows.” Soprano said her music runs the gamut from opera to classical-crossover, contemporary pop and country. “In 2016, I performed with Projekt:Opera directed by Hidetaka Niiyama and produced by Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy, (and played) the lead role in ‘The Elixir of Love’ as Adina. So, this show also featured musicians from the ISO, namely associate concertmaster and first violin Philip Palermo. The following year, I was under the same direction, with the lead of Rosina in ‘The Barber of Seville.’” While attending Butler University, Soprano received a grant to write and produce three original contemporary pop songs and videos, which are available online, on YouTube as well as streaming platforms. “Meanwhile, my current monthly shows feature tributes from ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ABBA, Patsy Cline, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s throwbacks, Songbook favorites as well as Broadway and classical crossover,” Soprano said. “Whatever I decide to sing comes from my heart and is in my personal style, which has been described as stunning, lovely and sweet as well as giving goosebumps and bringing tears.” Soprano is her professional name. “My first voice teacher, Inga Agrest, the current president of the Charleston Music Teacher Association as well as district chair of the South Carolina Music Teacher Association, quickly identified me as a coloratura soprano,” she said, “Although I have a three-plus octave range, the low notes are my labor, the high notes are my love.” Soprano was born and raised in Fishers and lived there until high school, when the family moved to South Carolina so her brother could attend college there. “It was in Charleston while homeschooling that I was afforded the opportunity to pursue my vocal and piano training, performing in several recitals as well as with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus,” she said. She returned to Fishers to attend Butler University. Soprano performed her October “Pumpkin Spice” show in the Indianapolis area. This month, she is performing her Thanksgiving “Classical-Crossover” show, in addition to preparing for her ‘Holiday & More’ concert and “Holiday” album release. For more, visit ashleynicolesoprano.com.
‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’ “The Addams Family” runs through Nov. 20 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com. CARMEL APPRENTICE THEATRE Carmel Apprentice Theatre will present “The Addams Family,” a musical, through Nov. 13 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz. ‘VIOLET’ Actors Theatre of Indiana will present “Violet” through Nov. 13 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. ’TOSCA’ Angela Brown stars in the title role of “Tosca” in the Indianapolis Opera production set for Nov. 11-13 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indyopera.org. GILBERTO SANTA ROSA Gilberto Santa Rosa will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. ‘EXPOSED Actors Theatre of Indiana’s LAB series will present the musical “Exposed” at 2 p.m, Nov. 12 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. CARMEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present its Masterworks 2 concert, featuring violinist Alexis Kenney, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org. SCHUBERT TRIOS Pianist Wu Han, cellist David Finckel and violinist Benjamin Bielman will perform works of Austrian composer Franz Schubert at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecentpresents.org.
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something ready to be produced. We’ve had couple of table readings and shows in the past year and the show has continued to Laura Goodenow is ready to see her muevolve after receiving feedback from actors sical take the next step in the development as well as any audience who might have process. seen it.” MUSICAL The 1995 Carmel There was a Zoom reading in High School graduate January and another reading in is the librettist and lyricist for “ExSeptember. posed,” which is part of the Actors The story follows an undocuTheatre of Indiana LAB Series, which mented immigrant, Rosa Maria, who helps musicals and plays develop. It — after being flashed by a peeping will be performed at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 Tom — grapples with the desire to Goodenow at the Studio Theater at the Center be seen in a world in which she for the Performing Arts in Carmel. must hide. When her American-born son is “It’s the first time we’ve had actors readbullied, she fights back. ing and singing the parts,” Goodenow said. Justin Rayna is the composer and Se“I’m exposing myself, which is somewhat bastián Eddowes-Vargas is the dramaturg. of an uncomfortable feeling. You have to do Goodenow said the story tries to examine what you write about. I’m interested to see immigration from all sides. what this community feels about the piece.” “I’m constantly honing in on the story and Goodenow said some LAB Series projects working with my dramaturg and other peohave been further along with more workple who can bring perspective to the story,” shops and readings. she said. “It’s an exploration and I’m trying “We are the very first step for what it to honor all the different perspectives. I is for a musical to become a musical,” she want it to be a conversation starter.” said. “We have music, and we have a story. Tickets are $10. For more, visit atistage. It hasn’t got as many rewrites and layers as org.
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derstand what the story is. Every person will feel like I’m the only one I am speaking to. It’s very personal. It’s a wonderful show. Eliane Elias is ready to share her varied I’m enjoying bringing the bossa nova and musical skills. the music of Brazil.” “I will be doing Her recently released album “quiCONCERT a show which will etude” is a traditional bossa nova bring different asrecording with acoustic guitar and pects of my music,” Elias said. “It Elias’ vocals in Portuguese. will show my pianist presentation “It came out as No. 1 on several as well as my vocals and some imcharts, as No. 1 (on) iTunes Latin provisations of the jazz. It’s a show and Jazz charts and on several of that has a beautiful curve. It has the Amazon charts as best sellers,” Elias a large spectrum of music that is Elias said. presented.” Her previous album “Mirror Mirror” with Elias, a Grammy-winning pianist-singerChick Corea, who died in 2021, and Chucho composer, will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at Valdes won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz the Palladium at the Center for the PerformAlbum earlier in 2022. She also won a Graming Arts in Carmel. my for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2016 with “It’s music that touches people,” Elias “Made in Brazil.” said. “There are some ingredients to the Elias is based in New York, but spends music that communicate with people. All some time at the end of each year in Brazil. the players are classically trained.” Opening the Palladium show will be clasElias, who moved to the U.S. from Brazil sical and flamenco guitarist John Alvarado, when she was 21, said she tells stories also a senior lecturer of music and arts during the concert. technology at IUPUI. “I tell people about the songs,” Elias said. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org or “These songs are Portuguese, so they unelianeelias.com.
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I learned how to pronounce GIF Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I understand if you’re not on Reddit; after all, it’s quite the opposite of a local newspaper. However, the online community of Reddit GRAMMAR GUY contains groups for virtually any interest, as well as an unhealthy amount of goofball meme culture. One of my favorite subreddits (i.e., a dedicated page to discuss a specific topic) is “TIL,” which is an initialism for “today I learned.” Today, I learned the acronym “GIF” is pronounced with a soft “G” sound, like in “giraffe.” If I were commenting on Reddit, I would reply with a “head exploding” emoji character. What is a GIF? It’s an animated image often used online. You’ve probably seen one posted as a comment on someone’s Facebook post. You can send them in text messages. GIFs are everywhere. I always thought “Jif” was the peanut butter and “GIF” (with a hard “g”) was the animated photo file. As it turns out, I have been wrong for years. Again, this isn’t new information; the
inventor of the graphics interchange format (aka GIF) cleared this up all the way back in 2013, which, in internet terms, is an eternity. Steve Wilhite invented the animated GIF back in 1987. As an employee of Compuserve, he was tasked to come up with a universal file format for animated images. As many consumers were getting online for the first time, web content creators embraced the file format. Today, GIFs serve as shorthand language, similar to how emoji characters dominate text messages. The images are our version of low-resolution moving hieroglyphics. Digital architects will scratch their heads someday as they examine the bizarre aspects of our early 21st-century culture. I still have a hard time with the soft “G” pronunciation of “GIF.”
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A visit to Cooperstown Commentary by Don Knebel Today, on our return from Cape Cod, we visit Cooperstown, N.Y, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and TRAVEL Museum. Cooperstown lies at the southern end of Otsego Lake, about 60 miles southwest of Albany. It was founded in 1786 by William Cooper, whose son, author James Fenimore Cooper, grew up there. Abner Doubleday, who attended high school in Cooperstown, became a Civil War general and later obtained a patent for the design of San Francisco’s cable cars. In 1906, a Denver mining engineer claimed that Doubleday invented baseball in a Cooperstown pasture in 1839, a claim unquestionably accepted by the Mills Commission, established to determine baseball’s origins. Cooperstown resident Stephen Carlton Clark, heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, used that claim in promoting the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which he opened in Cooperstown in 1939. Clark, who owned a Cooperstown hotel, hoped to bring visitors to his little town. He also founded the still-open Farmers’ Museum, which opened in 1942 on land once owned by James Fenimore Cooper, recreating rural life in 19th-century New York. Each year, about 300,000 people visit Cooperstown, most going to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, housed in a three-story brick building on Cooperstown’s historic Main Street. During Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, up to 80,000 people crowd into tiny Cooperstown, which has a population of about 1,600. The Plaque Gallery on the Hall of Fame’s first floor currently honors 268 former Major League players, as well as 40 executives/pioneers, 22 managers and 10 umpires. The upper floors feature exhibits chronicling baseball’s his-
Plaque Gallery inside the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.
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tory, including one acknowledging that “historians agree that (Abner) Doubleday had nothing to do with baseball’s beginnings.” Cooperstown is a bit out of the way from anywhere, but is worth the trip for anyone interested in our “national pastime.”
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