April 9, 2024 — Fishers

BACK TO NATURE

Fishers couple spends free time helping preserve native habitat / P12

Kinder Electric cofounder remembered for strong work ethic / P2

Fishers High School boys basketball wins state title / P6

Investment advisor sentenced to four years for embezzlement / P9

Fishers natives team up to create basketball court murals / P2

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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Steve Kinder is remembered by his family as thorough, fast and detail-oriented — traits that make for a great electrician.

Kinder, 64, of Fishers, died March 18. He and his brother, David Kinder, co-founded and owned Kinder Electric Co. in Fishers, a longtime electrical business that has served the greater Indianapolis area for nearly 40 years.

David Kinder said he and Steve, his younger brother, grew up in Home Place, which is now a neighborhood within the City of Carmel. The family moved there in 1955 and Steve was born in 1960. The brothers were a little more than eight years apart and shared a bedroom.

“He was the little brother that could try my patience, so to speak,” Kinder said, laughing. “I guess I wasn’t too old (then), either. But eight and a half years — that’s a big gap.”

Kinder said they didn’t have much in common as kids, but they reconnected when Steve was a senior at Carmel High School and started working half days at their father’s electrical firm, where David also worked.

“That began his training in the electrical business — during his senior year, even though we grew up with it — our father had been in the electrical business since about 1951,” Kinder said. “We both ended up working there until we started our company in May of 1985.”

Steve graduated from Carmel High School in 1978, which is when he went to work fulltime with their dad, James Kinder. After the brothers founded Kinder Electric Co., James Kinder stuck with his own business for a few more years before retiring. But, in addition to electric know-how, a need to work appears to run in the family.

“He had been retired about … probably six to nine months and then Mom figured

out he needed something to do,” David Kinder said. “He came on board with us. So, as I like to say, I worked for my dad for 15 years and he worked for us for 17 years.”

It was during that time that Steve Kinder met Lori, his wife of 30 years, who worked at a neighboring business. She said Steve was a great husband and father and was as precise about his lawn as he was about wiring a house.

“He cut the grass every three days,” she said. “And boy, if we were gone and somebody else would come cut that grass and they didn’t do it right, as soon as we got home, he’d be on that tractor cutting the grass because it didn’t look right.”

The two were married on Valentine’s Day — to help Steve remember their anniversary, she said. Their last date-night was an anniversary dinner a little more than a month before he died.

“I don’t think that any of us have quite grasped that he won’t be coming back,” Lori Kinder said, adding that he had been planning to retire — although she suspected that he would have been as successful at retirement as his father.

Lori Kinder said she loved Steve’s persistence and his honesty. When they met, she said she knew she wanted to take care of him. She said she also loves the Kinder family, and they would often all travel together.

David Kinder recalled some of the cruises they went on as a family, including to Bermuda and other warm locations. The brothers both built homes in Florida to escape the cold Midwestern winters.

David Kinder said Steve was known for working quickly — wiring a whole building in a week by himself — and for wanting everything to be just right.

“All the wires had to be straight,” he said. “They had to go straight down the wall. You walk into a Kinder-wired home or apartment or whatever, and everything had to be just perfectly straight. He was a perfectionist.”

In addition to Lori and David, Steve is survived by his sons, Austin and Nick; sister, Carole; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Ruth Kinder, and his sister, Janice Zapapas.

Steve Kinder, left, with his family — sons Austin and Nick and wife Lori. (Photo courtesy of Lori Kinder)

The Michigan left at 96th Street and Allisonville Road in Fishers will be replaced with a roundabout, with construction scheduled for completion at the end of the year. (Image courtesy of the City of Fishers)

96th & Allisonville roundabout work begins

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The City of Fishers started construction April 1 on the 96th Street and Allisonville Road roundabout project, which will eliminate the existing Michigan left at that intersection.

The intersection will become a two-lane roundabout adjacent to the new River Place development, according to an announcement from the city.

Phase 1 of the project will involve removing median curbs and constructing temporary pavement on Allisonville Road and constructing an embankment before relocating electric utilities for local businesses. According to the city, businesses should be able to remain open throughout the construction process.

Allisonville Road traffic will remain open for north and southbound vehicles, although there will be restricted lanes at times. After April 9, 96th Street west of Allisonville will close for about 30 days. The recommended detour is Willowview Road.

The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, with minor enhancements completed by spring 2025.

A Michigan left is also called an indirect left. In that traffic configuration, to turn left, drivers continue through an intersection, make a U-turn at a median crossover in the following block and then come back to the intersection and turn right.

For more about the new roundabout, visit fishersin.gov and type “Allisonville Road” into the search function.

Board OKs $45M renovation for Fishers Elementary school

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

A maximum price of $45 million to renovate Fishers Elementary School was unanimously approved March 27 by the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees.

EDUCATION

Before the vote, HSE Director of Facilities Matt Rapp told the board that about a year ago, the district hired Wurster Construction as the CMC — construction manager as constructor — for the renovation and addition project at the school, 11442 Lantern Rd. A first round of bids for contractors was not successful, with costs coming in about $10 million over the budgeted projection.

Rapp said they made some adjustments to the plan and were able to get bid costs under the budgeted amount. Those included some design changes to the playground and removing furniture costs.

The playground will still have synthetic turf under play equipment, he said, but a larger open space around the playground will be the less-expensive natural grass. Furniture costs will come from another

funding source later.

“We (also) went with a lighter regular parking lot thickness for … where the teachers and visitors (park),” Rapp said. “We stuck with the larger thickness of the asphalt in the bus parking lot.”

With board approval of the maximum price, a contract will be drafted and sub mitted to the board for review.

The HSE board recently started a new meeting schedule in coordination with new Superintendent Patrick Mapes, with two regular meetings each month — one on the

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Fishers Elementary School is due for an upgrade.

A contract for the $45 million renovation will come before the school board at a later date. (Rendering courtesy of HSE Schools)

second Wednesday and another on the fourth Wednesday.

“In general, you can expect the first board meeting of the month to have a full business agenda and the second meeting of the month to be much more condensed

The following work session focused on a draft 10-year capital improvement plan presented by Rapp and HSE Director of Business/Deputy Treasurer Cecilie Nunn.

Nunn said the district uses general obligation bonds to fund capital projects, such as facility improvements and equipment purchases.

“We do that because there’s just not enough money in our operations fund budget to fund all the needs of the district,” she said. “What we do is, we review our 10-year facility plan, our 10-year technology plan or bus replacement plan and that helps us determine how much money we’re going to need in a GO bond.”

She said that as other debt is paid off, the district can accumulate additional debt to remain budget-neutral.

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Depth leads FHS to state basketball title

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

The Fishers High School boys basketball team’s depth made all the difference.

SPORTS

“Our practices are ridiculously competitive,” Tigers coach Garrett Winegar said. “Our second group kicks the first team’s butt all the time. We got guys that are not playing that are really good.”

The Class 4A No. 1 Tigers topped No. 8 Ben Davis 65-56 March 30 in the IHSAA Class 4A state championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Fishers, which won its first state boys basketball title, finished with a 29-1 record while the defending state champion Giants ended with a 23-6 mark.

Tigers junior JonAnthony Hall had team highs of 23 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Keenan Garner was right behind with 19 points and nine rebounds.

“I really didn’t think I was going to come out here and do all this,” Hall said. “But I really felt confident going into the game. Once I got it going, it just felt really good to take over the team when we needed it most.”

Hall is a top wide receiver for the Tigers with college football offers from Indiana University and Purdue University, among others.

“I know JonAnthony has a lot of football offers, but if I’m any mid-major (program) in the country, I’m trying to talk him into playing basketball because that dude is a winner,” Winegar said.

Hall hit only eight 3-pointers this season but was 2-for-4 from 3-point range against Ben Davis.

“We had a scrimmage (March 23) against our second team, and I think he hit five 3s, so he was feeling good,” Winegar said. “I told him if he steps into it and is open, I want him to catch it and shoot it. If he can shoot like that, I think he’s one of the best players in the state of Indiana.”

The Tigers lost what most considered the best returning player in the state when junior Jalen Haralson left FHS to attend La Lumiere, a prep school in LaPorte.

“This is the most unselfish group of kids I’ve ever been around,” Winegar said. “All they cared about was winning.”

Winegar said Millen McCartney did a great job defensively on the Giants’ KJ Windham, who was held to 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting.

“Millen was a warrior,” he said. “Different guys have stepped up. Justin Kirby came off the bench and his defense was huge.

Parker Perdue getting that big stop at the end was huge. Jason Gardner got to the rim and hit his free throws.”

The future looks bright. The Tigers will return seven of their top nine scorers. Fishers will graduate top scorer Garner, who averaged nearly 16 points per game, and Taden Metzger, who averaged nine points.

Hall said no one expected Garner to play like an Indiana All-Star going into the season.

“He proved everybody wrong,” Hall said. “I think the whole team proved everybody wrong. With Jalen leaving, it was expected we would drop, but I had no doubt we could do what we did.”

The Tigers also graduate Perdue and Bryson Seymour

“We have really good players coming back,” Winegar said. “I think this should give them confidence coming into next season that we can do this again.”

Perdue received the Mental Attitude Award for Class 4A following the game.

“I think anyone that has watched our team knows he deserves it,” Winegar said. “There are games he doesn’t play until the fourth quarter and then he comes in and makes defensive stops. If you are a senior pouting that you’re not getting minutes, you’re not ready to come in and make those big plays. But he’s consistently done it all season. He’s a great kid in the classroom and a great teammate.”

The Fishers High School boys basketball team celebrates winning its first state title. (Photo courtesy of IHSAA)

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Wisdom Builders homeschool seeks building, support to grow

By Tirzah Rowland tirzah@youarecurrent.com

Wisdom Builders, a homeschool co-op serving 460 children and their families in central Indiana, is experiencing growth beyond capacity and planning for a larger facility. As a result, the faith-based co-op is forced to turn away hundreds of families each year because of space limitations.

EDUCATION

Donna Rollins, a former public school teacher and homeschool mom, founded Wisdom Builders in 2003. Her passion for homeschooling stems from her own experience and the difference she has seen in Wisdom Builders families.

“The goal of homeschooling is for the child to really learn and retain the knowledge along with understanding how to use that learning and knowledge,” Rollins said. She added that families appreciate more time together and the freedom to integrate Christian values into learning.

The pandemic-fueled growth in homeschooling contributed to the increased capacity issues.

“More people liked the idea of being home with their kids and being able to teach to their grade level and to where they’re at and things that they are interested in doing,” said Cori Kusch, a Fishers resident with three children in the program.

The co-op, which meets at Trinity Baptist Church at 1010 E. 126th St. in Carmel on Mondays and Tuesdays, has 75 tutors providing more than 300 classes for grades K through 12.

“It’s been great for our kids to be able to take some courses like lab science or foreign languages with other kids but keep the flexibility and other benefits of homeschooling,” said Cathy Kennedy, a Carmel resident with five children in Wisdom Builders.

When she set out to find a bigger facility for the upcoming school year, Rollins started planning for a more permanent solution.

“We have been at capacity for many years. This led us to start HOPE, Inc. (Home for Parent Directed Edification). Our goal is to find a building to rent, rent to own, or to buy so we can accommodate more children,” Rollins said.

According to its website, the HOPE

Ministry Center is planned to “be a place where families can come together to sup port one another by offering classes and opportunities for Christian instruction, growth and development.”

Organizers also want to make the new facility available to other co-ops and the greater community.

“We could easily double, and I think even triple in size, if we had a dedicated facili ty,” Rollins said.

While Wisdom Builders provides teach ing support to homeschool families, they would like to expand to offer sports, the ater and other extracurricular activities that their current space won’t allow.

“The HOPE center will allow more collab oration for homeschool families and orga nizations. There is always a need for clubs, sports and such to have a place to meet or hold an event. Creating a space to do this will be a huge asset to all the surrounding communities,” said Amy Tenney, a Sheridan resident with four kids in the co-op.

To expand and procure a bigger space, Wisdom Builders has started fundraising.

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Wisdom Builders will meet at Grace Church in Noblesville starting in the 20242025 school year.

To donate, provide fundraising opportunities or for more about HOPE, visit parentshope.org

Wisdom Builders founder Donna Rollins teach es a class. (Photo courtesy of Wisdom Builders)

Brebeuf Jesuit senior guard kept getting better

By Mark Ambrogi

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Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School senior guard Evan Haywood’s college recruiting stock has risen throughout his high school basketball career.

“I feel like I made a big jump this summer in my mindset and my work ethic,” said Haywood, a Carmel resident. “Ever since then, I just kept it consistent with my routine and my work ethic through the season (and) that kept me in a mode of consistency. I think I also got smarter and able to read the game better. I started to

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of a teammate as he is a player.”

Glunt, who took the post after Haywood’s sophomore season, said Haywood played behind a talented group of seniors as a sophomore.

“During that time, though, he never wavered in his work ethic and development, so that when he got his opportunity his junior year, he was ready to hit the ground running,” Glunt said. “He went from not being able to get on the floor as a sophomore to leading us in scoring his junior year. Pretty incredible, but the more I’ve gotten to know him these past two years, (it’s) not surprising at all.”

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Fishers investment advisor gets 4 years for embezzlement

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Former investment advisor Christopher Turean, 43, of Fishers, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and filing a false tax return, and was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution.

CRIME

A March 28 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Indiana stated that Turean was employed as an investment advisor between September 2012 and February 2022. The victim became one of his clients in 2015, depositing their personal funds into an investment account for Turean to invest on the victim’s behalf.

According to the news release, Turean created a company called “SCNT LLC” and opened a bank account that he alone controlled. He then transferred money from the victim’s investment account to the SCNT account.

“Turean then used the victim’s investment money to gamble and pay down a home equity loan on his house,” the

news release stated. “Turean concealed his illegal activity from his employer and the victim by sending fraudulent updates describing the embezzled funds as investments in real estate.”

Turean stole $4,692,500 from the victim, according to the news release. He also failed to report that income on his taxes, filing false returns that concealed approximately $1,745,246 in taxes owed.

“Investors have a right to trust that professionals obligated to act in their best interests aren’t stealing their hardearned money,” stated Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “This criminal used his position as a trusted professional to steal nearly $5 million and then concealed nearly $2 million in taxes owed.”

IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew P. Brookman, who also ordered that Turean be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years following his release from federal prison and pay $6,417,746 in restitution.

DISPATCHES

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society inductees — The following students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Rebecca Lewis of Fishers, attending Purdue University; John Riley of Fishers, attending Purdue University; and David Tudor of Fishers, attending University of Louisville.

Ohio University dean’s list — Ohio University College of Business student Alaina Nugent of Fortville has been named to the Fall 2023 dean’s list. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students who complete a semester with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.999 with a minimum of 12 credit hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA. In fall semester 2023, approximately 6,000 Ohio University undergraduate students qualified for the Dean’s List.

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Fishers natives team up to create basketball murals

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Two Fishers natives have teamed up to create basketball court murals at Brooks School Park in Fishers.

Gary Harris, now a professional basketball player for the NBA’s Orlando Magic, and mural artist Koda Witsken both attended Hamilton Southeastern High School at around the same time.

Harris finished his high school career as the 2012 Mr. Indiana Basketball winner

with a school record of 1,540 points, 467 rebounds, 232 assists and 232 steals, according to an announcement from the City of Fishers. He had been rated among the top players in the nation.

“My love of basketball started in Indiana — THE basketball state — and specifically in Fishers,” Harris stated. “Given all that basketball has done for me and my family, I felt strongly about returning some of that love to the Fishers community with vibrant, statement-making basketball courts

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Witsken, a 2011 HSE graduate, founded her art business, Hue Murals, in 2018. She has worked on other murals in Fishers, including the exterior of Alderman Automotive and in Fishers District.

“It’s powerful to be a part of this project, not only to honor Gary’s legacy as a hometown legend, but to invite current and future generations of youth players to gather on the courts,” Witsken stated. “At the intersection of sports, art and culture, people gather and dreams are made. It’s special to be the person bringing the art to

the table, and I thank Gary and his family for partnering with me.”

The design concept for the Brooks School Park murals includes vibrant colors, cosmic elements and Harris’ “GH” brand symbol, according to the announcement. The murals are expected to be installed April 5 through May 1, and Fishers Parks will host an outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament May 18 at Brooks School Park for ages 16 and older, and a 3-Point competition for ages 8 and older.

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Mural artist Koda Witsken is working with professional basketball player Gary Harris on murals for basketball courts at Brooks School Park in Fishers. (Photo courtesy of Koda Witsken)

New candidate for 5th District

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Matthew Peiffer doesn’t expect to win the nine-way Republican primary race to represent Indiana’s 5th District in Congress.

But he decided to run for the seat after becoming frustrated with elected officials not addressing problems that impacted his life, such as child abuse and organ donation.

“I was really frustrated that we’re focusing on all these big, mainstream issues that don’t really affect our day-to-day life,” the Muncie resident said.

By running for office, Peiffer wants to bring several issues to the forefront of discussion that haven’t typically received much attention.

Peiffer was adopted as a young child and moved to Grant County, where he said his adoptive parents molested and abused him and his two sisters. The chil-

dren entered foster care, but one of his sisters committed suicide a month after aging out of the system.

These experiences inspired his advocacy work, which has included urging legislators to improve the foster care system and starting a nonprofit, A Voice for Kids, which aims to benefit children in the foster care system and spread awareness around related issues.

Fishers provides $400K for neighborhood improvement ELECTION GRANTS

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The City of Fishers has granted $399,638.40 to help fund 28 neighborhood projects within city limits through the first cycle of its 2024 Neighborhood Vibrancy Grants program.

The city increased funding for the annual grant program this year. According to an announcement, total grant funds previously had been capped at $100,000, but for 2024, the city allocated $750,000. Another change this year is an 80-20 cost split — with the city paying the larger share — rather than the 50-50 match of prior years.

The program had 37 applications submitted for the first round of grants.

“In this year’s first quarter alone, we’ve seen an unprecedented level of community involvement and creativity through the Neighborhood Vibrancy Grant Program,” Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness stated. “This is a significant step toward realizing our collective vision of making Fishers an even

In 2022, Peiffer donated a kidney, which is when he learned those who choose to make that sacrifice may be disqualified from certain insurance or medical benefits. It’s another issue he would like lawmakers to address.

“That’s a burden that people don’t think about,” he said.

THE CANDIDATES

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more vibrant and engaging place to call home.”

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with funds distributed quarterly. Deadlines to apply for the remainder of the 2024 grants are April 30, July 31 and Oct. 31. Homeowners associations or neighborhood groups within city limits can submit applications at FishersIN.gov/Grants.

Some of the newly approved grant projects are:

• Anchorage ($22,840) to install lighting and native plant species.

• Britton Ridge ($25,000) to install erosion control at a retention pond.

• High Point Ridge ($6,600) to replace the public safety gate with bollards.

• Muir Woods ($9,440) to replace non-native species with native species.

• Princeton Woods ($25,000) to install native landscaping.

• Stevenson Mill ($6,650.60) for landscape improvements at the entrance along Allisonville Road.

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BACK TO NATURE

Fishers couple spends free time helping preserve native habitat

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

What started as a one-time volunteer gig planting trees at a Central Indiana Land Trust preserve has become a shared hobby for Fishers residents Teresa and Gary Barkwill.

It all began at Meltzer Woods, a CILT site in Shelbyville.

“We were just super impressed,” Teresa Barkwill said. “They were very well organized. They helped educate about who they were, what they did, what they like to accomplish. We loved it, and so then we decided to kind of do more volunteer stuff.”

They both have irregular working hours, though — Teresa is a nurse at Community Health North and Gary is an Indianapolis firefighter. That means scheduled volunteer opportunities don’t generally work out for them.

“We just decided to try to get in touch with this specific property (Oliver’s Woods) and just see what could we do that we can come out and just do on our own,” Teresa said.

Gary added that they’re both in “pre-retirement,” which means they no longer want to work, but they have to — at least for another year or so.

“One of our big things was — this helps us get through this last year,” he said. “This is what we kind of want to do when we do retire.”

The couple’s main contact is CILT staff member Grace van Kan, who suggests what they can work on when they are able to come to Oliver’s Woods. It involves a lot of removing invasive species — a constant and recurring need because those species don’t give up easily.

“We concentrate on pulling winter creeper and honeysuckle,” Gary said. “It was kind of easy for her to be able to spend little time with us, just to say, ‘This is what honeysuckle is, this is what winter creeper is, this is how we want you to do it.’”

Oliver’s Woods is a 53-acre site at 8825 River Rd. in Indianapolis. While traffic from I-465 can be heard in the background, the preserve was peaceful on a late-March morning, with birds singing in the trees,

left, and Gary Barkwill spend many of their days off from work at Oliver’s Woods, clearing invasive species and improving habitat for native flora and fauna.

Oliver’s Woods also has a short trail — just over half a mile — and the first portion leading to the discussion circle is ADA accessible.

Teresa and Gary Barkwill are about to start a new project at the site. In addition to monitoring and removing invasives, they will start a native-plant garden at Daugherty’s former house.

“Because there is a house on this property, which is way different, I guess, than any other property (CILT) owns, it opens up an opportunity to do some education for people — what can you do in your own backyard,” Gary said. “It’s a big push going on in the country or the world right now, to get people to do more natives — get rid of the plants that we don’t need, that aren’t doing anything for any animals or bugs, and put in the good ones that are native here.”

waterfowl flying low along the White River and spring flowers popping up on the forest floor.

Van Kan said the site was donated to the trust by Oliver Daughtery after he died in 2009. He had been approached several times to sell the property, which is worth millions to developers, but — according to an informational sign at the site — he said, “The world doesn’t need another shopping mall.” Now that it’s a CILT property, it will remain a nature preserve in perpetuity. When CILT first received the property, van Kan said honeysuckle was everywhere. A lot of work went into getting Oliver’s Woods ready for the public, and it opened in 2022. Because the site was Daugherty’s home, his house remains and is available as an event space. Van Kan said the site includes a canoe launch for

access to the White River and a discussion circle — a large, circular stone bench that faces the river.

She said the space is unique because it’s in the middle of the city.

“A lot of people don’t get the chance to drive two hours out to another nature preserve or state park or something like that,” she said. “But we have great areas here that are representative of a nice, healthy hardwood forest in Indiana. We have trillium that comes up and tons of wild ginger, flowers that you maybe don’t see in a landscaped yard. We also get a lot of really cool wildlife, I’m about to put up another trail camera in front of one of these burrows over here where we’ve seen mink, otter, raccoons, groundhogs, possums, all in the same burrow. It’s a really cool area.”

CILT PROPERTIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA

Central Indiana Land Trust preserves nature sites throughout the middle of the state from Lafayette down to the border of Brown County. One of its premier sites is Meltzer Woods in Shelbyville, an oldgrowth forest with trees that haven’t been disturbed for more than 150 years.

In Fishers, the trust manages Nonie

Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve, which is open to the public, and Eller Farm, which is not.

Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve is at the southwest corner of 116th Street and Eller Road, behind Riverside Elementary School, 10910 Eller Rd. It offers about 2 miles of easy trails.

He hopes visitors can see they can make a big difference in small, affordable ways.

“And, if everyone does it, it makes the world better,” he said.

Teresa said that, while they live in an apartment now, she wished that she’d known about the benefits of native plants when they had a house.

“We would have done stuff completely different if we had known all of these things,” she said. “This is a great way to showcase how accessible it can be and how beautiful and low maintenance.”

The two started volunteering in fall 2023, which means this is the first spring for them to experience at Oliver’s Woods.

“We’re really excited to kind of see it through all the seasons,” Teresa said.

“There’s something really special about that, when you have a place that’s so close that you can come out and just see how it changes throughout the seasons.”

And, as a CILT preserve, they’ll be able to observe the seasonal changes at Oliver’s Woods for many years to come.

For more about CILT, visit conservingindiana.org.

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Gary Barkwill, left, Teresa Barkwill and Central Indiana Land Trust staff member Grace van Kan at the parking area for visitors to Oliver’s Woods, 8825 River Rd., Indianapolis. (Photos by Leila Kheiry)

Teresa Barkwill,

THE COVER: Central Indiana Land Trust staff member Grace van Kan, left, and Fishers residents Teresa and Gary Barkwill pause during a walk through Oliver’s Woods, a 53acre nature preserve in Indianapolis. (Photo by Leila Kheiry)

Can’t take good movie directions

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

My wife, Mary Ellen, is never late for the movies. She is convinced that there will be traffic, no place to park and the film will be sold out. None of this is ever true, but we leave early and end up sitting in an empty theater for 20 minutes, waiting for the previews.

I hate previews. I can’t give you one logical explanation as to why. I sometimes sneak into a different movie and watch another film for a few minutes while I wait for our film to begin. I even take popcorn.

Last week, my adult son Brett wanted to see the new “Ghostbusters” flick.  My wife thought it would be fun for both of us to go with Brett. Mary Ellen said we should all leave early to ensure we got good seats. I wasn’t falling for it. It was a Tuesday night and I knew the theater would be empty. This was just Mary Ellen’s ruse to see all the previews.

“I’ll meet you there,” I told her. “Keep your cellphone on and you can text me what row you are sitting in when I arrive late.”

“One ticket for ‘Ghostbusters,’ please, the 5 p.m. show,” I told the ticket seller when I

arrived at exactly 5:10 p.m. I had timed this perfectly. The feature would soon be starting. I wouldn’t have to watch previews.

“There’s no ‘Ghostbusters’ at 5 p.m.,” the young man said. “How about the 5:30 movie in 3D?”

I assumed that’s where they were. I grabbed my 3D glasses and walked into the theater. It was more crowded than I thought. I didn’t see my wife or son. I sent a text to Mary Ellen.

“Where r u guys?”

“Eighth row, dead center.”

“I don’t c u.”

“Meet me at the concession stand,” Mary Ellen texted.

I waited and waited. Another text from Mary Ellen. “Where are you?”

“I am at the IMAX in Noblesville. That’s where we usually go.”

“I told you United Artists on 96th Street.”

This was the biggest mix-up in our marriage since our wedding day in Chicago in 1980, when I was at the Ambassador East Hotel having a few drinks and everybody else was at the Ambassador West wondering where I was. I should have read the invitation more carefully.

“This was the biggest mix-up in our marriage since our wedding day in Chicago in 1980, when I was at the Ambassador East Hotel having a few drinks and everybody else was at the Ambassador West wondering where I was.”

– DICK WOLFSIE

The movie had already started, so I had no idea what was going on. It was a “Hobbit” movie. Usually, I lean over and ask my wife or son to explain stuff, but I couldn’t because they were in Indy and I was in Middle Earth. At home, Mary Ellen said she was concerned I was spacier than ever. I vehemently denied that. That night when we got ready for bed, Mary Ellen told me that now was probably a good time to take off my 3D glasses.

Stuck in the middle

Commentary by Terry Anker

Whether it is a rock or a hard place, the 1972 Stealers Wheel hit song “Stuck in the Middle with You” best expressed the feeling that we’ve all had of being trapped. Scottish songwriters and musicians Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty specifically were talking about the pinch between some long-forgotten acquaintances and too many unproductive music industry executives. “When you started off with nothing and you’re proud that you’re a self-made man, and your friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say, ‘Please. Please!’” What do we owe? Who do we owe? Why do we owe?

ESSAY

While it is lost to history if the intent was for the clowns on the left to be one group and if the jokers on the right were the other, there is no doubt that the singers felt like there was nowhere safe to turn. We’ve all found ourselves pinned down by enemy fire. Our newly minted spouse wants us to commit to her holiday tradition and the mother who raised us

decidedly does not agree. What words do we use to sort the conflict? Maybe we are simply negotiating a settlement between bickering siblings — perhaps our own children or even our aunts and uncles. What do we do when we don’t have a bias toward one position but still have found ourselves with some indeterminate obligation to be involved?

Everyone wants to have their position reinforced. Everyone wants to be in the majority. Still, it is a delicate dance to agree with opposing views with equal commitment. Is it a betrayal to opt out? It is hard enough to escape those who’d simply take advantage of our good nature or success. But what of those who we genuinely care about? How do we survive being stuck in the middle?

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

A really groovy pratfall

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

It finally happened, friends. I fell off my wobble chair in the middle of class while wearing a dress. You’re welcome.

HUMOR

Our story begins at Wilsonstock, an annual lip sync battle that celebrates the music of the 1960s while teaching U.S. history students about the counterculture movement. Kids are required to take on the role of an artist or band and perform a song in costume. In the spirit of solidarity, I, too, dress up, usually in full flower-child regalia. As a devoted and enthusiastic karaoke fan, this is one of my most favorite lessons of the year.

Rounds 1 and 2 went well: An outstanding Jefferson Airplane number and a deadon Jerry Garcia rendition of “Truckin’” overwhelmingly made up for a rather lackluster Stones performance and the fact that I kept getting hot flashes.

I was in my element by the time fifth period rolled in, excited to hear from Credence Clearwater Revival and Marvin Gaye. I assumed my position at my desk, manning Spotify and the lyrics projector, and cued the first act, “California Dreamin.’” As I started singing along and grooving on my

“The slick polyester blend of my paisley smock exaggerated the movements and the next thing I knew, I was slow-motion falling onto the floor. I could not save myself.”

– DANIELLE WILSON

stool, trying to get the crowd engaged by waving my phone flashlight, I shifted to the right too far, then overcompensated to the left. The slick polyester blend of my paisley smock exaggerated the movements and the next thing I knew, I was slow-motion falling onto the floor. I could not save myself.

The ensuing hot flash had nothing to do with hormones. With all eyes on me, I climbed back onto my wobble chair and called for Jimi Hendrix. The show must go on. You’re welcome! Peace out.

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

Westfield softball coach crafts a business in Fishers

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

Brian Revercomb likes to stay busy.

A management official with an electronic security provider by day, Revercomb has two other jobs that keep him busy outside of his regular 9-to-5.

WOODWORKING

When he isn’t coaching softball at Westfield High School, where he is in his ninth season, Revercomb can be found inside his workshop behind his home in Fishers. There, he’s slowly building up the business that honors his favorite hobby — woodworking.

“When I was in my early 20s, I was interested in making my own guitar,” Revercomb said. “My brother-in-law showed me how to use the tools and I started making electric guitars for myself and for my friends.”

Over the years, Revercomb kept up with the hobby, even working as a carpenter in the early 2000s. In 2020, he did a project for a friend of the family who told him he should consider woodworking as more than just a weekend time filler. Once his daughter went off to college that fall, he said it felt like the right time.

“I was sitting at home, she was gone, softball was slow at the time, so I started the business,” he said.

That’s when he launched Two Labs Furniture & Cabinetry.

Revercomb started woodworking for home interior projects, such as kitchen cabinets, laundry rooms, entertainment centers, office furniture, bathroom vanities, kitchen tables and bedroom sets.

“Pretty much furniture,” he said. “I haven’t made a lot of chairs, but tables, beds, I love doing live edge slabs with built-ins and making tables. I made a live edge maple top table for a family member recently.”

Revercomb also has a CNC machine — an automated tool that uses computer inputs for wood and other projects.

“Here in Fishers we have the Maker Playground. It’s a giant woodworking shop and they have a 4-by-8 woodworking machine,” Revercomb said. “But I bought a small one at an estate sale and I can make all sorts of things.”

Revercomb learned a lot of his skills during his time as a carpenter, but much

of his expertise is self-taught, coming from years of research and trial and error.

“I like to study and learn,” he said. “That’s probably the coaching part of me, where I’m always trying to improve myself as a coach, I’m always trying to improve myself for work as well, whether it’s my day job or woodworking.”

Revercomb said although mass produced furniture can be purchased cheaper, there’s something special about handcrafted pieces.

“A bedroom set I’m currently making, the tree that I’m using was cut down… and the bedroom set is 90 percent going to be made from the same tree that was grown in Indiana,” he said. “They live in Indiana, so there’s a connection there. It’s a local business making it from a local tree. I think there’s a connection to folks there. The things I make, you can go and buy them where they are less expensive, but I think what I offer is quality in the way I build. I think people like well-made handcrafted pieces from local makers.”

In addition to the bigger jobs, Revercomb still loves the smaller projects, such as guitars, cutting boards and signs.

Revercomb said so far, a lot of his customers have come from word of mouth. But he hopes to expand as he branches out into more complicated jobs.

Revercomb’s work can be viewed at twolabsfurniture.com.

Brian Revercomb makes large pieces of furniture as well as small items, such as guitars and cutting boards, in his shop in Fishers. (Photo by Marney Simon)

Sammy Miller and The Congregation to bring joyful jazz to the Palladium

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Sammy Miller’s chief objective is to present jazz in a way that will appeal to more people.

“We’re on a mission to spread joy. It doesn’t stop for anything,” Miller said. “It’s bigger than us. Whether it’s an educational thing I’m doing or performing in a concert hall, I feel more motivated than ever and the rest of the guys do, too.”

Sammy Miller and the Congregation will perform at 8 p.m. April 19 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“I’m the drummer, I’m the bandleader, I’m the storyteller,” said Miller, a Los Angeles native who lives in New York. “We do a high-energy interactive show. It’s joyful jazz. It’s going to lift your spirit. We’re the gateway for jazz. We have a lot of access points. There is a theatrical component.”

The band started in 2014 when Miller was in his last year at The Juilliard School.  “We’re in it for life,’ Miller said of the band. “There is enough hardship in life. We want to surround it with beauty.”

The other members of the five-piece band performing at the Palladium will consist of Alphonso Horne, trumpet; Brandon Rose, bass; David Linard, piano; and Artie Black, tenor saxophone. Miller has performed with Horne and Linard, who is from Indianapolis, since he was at Juilliard.

“You might hear a Scott Joplin song like ‘The Entertainer,’” he said. “You might hear a Duke Ellington piece. You might hear an original piece. You really hear a whole canon of American music. It’s high-level entertainment.”

Although this is the band’s first time at the Palladium, it has performed in Indianapolis several times at The Jazz Kitchen.

“We mostly play concert halls, but we’ve always had a good time there,” Miller said. “We’ve heard the Palladium

is really special and a great place for musicians.”

Miller said the setlist is ever changing, also with some staples.

“We are always working on new stuff and playing new arrangements,” he said. “We’re trying to track the lineage of jazz. It’s like putting new wine in an old bottle.”

The band’s most recent digital release is “Live at Lincoln Center. It released “Little Egypt” in 2020.

Performing live is what is most important to the band.

“Live performance is what I’m interested in,” Miller said. “We have enough happening in the digital world. I’m really interested in human experiences. That’s what our core is. There have been years when we have done 250 shows.”

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

‘THE KING AND I’

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre production of “The King and I” runs through May 19 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘VERDI’S REQUIEM’

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra presents “Verdi’s Requiem” at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

“Johnny Folsom 4” is set for April 11, followed by Ari Axelrod April 12 and “Sweet Caroline: The Life and Music of Neil Diamond” April 13 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

’SYLVIA’

“Sylvia,” a play by A.R. Gurney, runs April 12 to 23 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.

RAY CHEN

Violinist Ray Chen’s concert is set for 8 p.m. April 12 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

DISPATCH

CSO pre-concert talk set at 6:15 p.m. — The Carmel Symphony Orchestra and Anderson University choirs will perform “Verdi’s Requiem” at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Guests should plan to arrive by 6:15 in the Palladium main hall for a pre-concert talk hosted by CSO’s Music Director David Commanday and Cantor Melissa Cohen of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis. Cantor Melissa Cohen and her daughter Sadie Cohen will open the pre-concert program by singing duets of vocal music composed during the Holocaust. Riverside Junior High School string students will play from 6:30 to 7:15 in the Southwest lobby of the Palladium. For more, visit carmelsymphony.org or thecenterpresents.org.

Sammy Miller and The Congregation band members, Corbin Jones, Alphonso Horne, Sammy Miller, Ben Flocks and David Linard. For the Palladium show, Brandon Rose and Artie Black will appear instead of Flocks and Jones. (Photo courtesy of Sammy Miller)

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ICC to host Sing-A-Thon

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

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MUSIC

Indianapolis Children’s Choir Artistic Director Joshua Pedde figures there is no place like home. For the first time, the ICC Sing-A-Thon will be presented at the ICC Performing Arts Center at 9111 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis.

The Sing-A-Thon will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 20. The public is invited to join in person or watch online at icchoir.org or on ICC’s YouTube channel.

Indianapolis. This will be the first time it’ll be in our own space.”

The goal is to raise $40,000.

“It’s so nice to be able to have our own space, not only for our typical weekly rehearsals and events, but for special things like Sing-A-Thon, too,” said Pedde, a Carmel resident. “It’s like inviting the public into our own home to get a real glimpse into what it is that we do here at the ICC. Previously, Sing-A-Thon was held at various locations throughout the city that had performance space — locations like Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Carmel and Broadway United Methodist Church in

“In recent years, we have raised close to $30,000, and this year we are hopeful that emerging from the pandemic and hosting the event in-person will help us reach the ambitious stretch goal of $40,000,” Pedde said, “All of the funds go directly toward all of the important work that we do here at the ICC to provide choir experiences and music education for children in central Indiana.”

The singers have an incentive. If they reach $5,000, Pedde will do a duet with associate artistic director Amy Hughley. The song will be chosen by the students.

“It’s a new incentive this year, and any time singers can see ICC directors doing something funny, they are all for it,” Pedde said. “I’m pretty nervous about what song they might pick for us to sing, but it’ll be worth it no matter the seemingly embarrassing cost.”

For the performance schedule and to donate, visit p2p.onecause.com/singathon24.

‘Moon Over Buffalo’ set

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Zoe O’Haillin-Berne and Sean Berne seem a natural fit for their roles.

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The couple, who live in Lawrence, star as George and Charlotte Hay in Mud Creek Players’ production of Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo” April 19 to May 4 at the Mud Creek Barn Theater. The play centers on the couple, who are traveling actors.

“I love that this show gives me the opportunity to share the stage with my real-life husband,” Zoe said. “This has been quite a bonding experience. The show also gives us the chance to explore the similarities and differences between us and our characters as a married couple. I think that having a real point of reference has allowed us to find a deeper, more authentic reality behind George and Charlotte’s relationship and love for one another.”

The biggest challenge for Zoe is the physicality of the role.

“This is the most physical role I’ve ever had in a nonmusical,” Zoe said. “I go home from rehearsal each night feeling like I just

performed an entire dance recital. I now know legitimate sword technique.

Sean, who hasn’t acted on stage in about 13 years, said he has been eager to perform in a comedy again for many years.

“So, this has been a great opportunity to get back up on the stage and it feels great to be making my Indianapolis debut, especially with such a great group of actors and production team,” he said. “The biggest challenge I’ve found in the role has been metering the energy George demands. He’s a wild guy to play.”

Fishers resident Kelly Keller is the director.

For more, visit mudcreekplayers.org.

Sean Berne and Zoe O’Haillin-Berne perform in Mud Creek Players’ “Moon Over Buffalo.” (Photo courtesy of Zoe O’Haillin-Berne)

Center hosts Concert Truck

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After more than a decade of bringing some of world’s finest classical musicians and orchestras to the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts is taking its mission to the streets.

MUSIC

The Concert Truck, a mobile music venue, will deliver performances at 10 Indianapolis-area sites from April 23 to 27. In addition to private concerts for schools and other organizations, the tour will include two outdoor performances open to the general public.

“Our venues are among the finest in the region, but our commitment to accessibility calls for innovative approaches,” stated Jeffrey C. McDermott, the Center’s president and CEO. “The Concert Truck enables us to take high-quality, live classical music directly to people of all ages where they live, work and study.”

The public is invited to attend performances at 6:30 p.m. April 25, at VFW Fort Harrison Post 7119, 6525 N. Lee Road, Indianapolis; and 11 a.m. April 27 at Carmel City Center pedestrian plaza, near The Cake

Bake Shop, off Range Line Road south of City Center Drive.

Each location has parking, food and beverages available nearby. Attendees are encouraged to bring portable chairs.

Other performance locations are Tindley Accelerated School, Edison School of the Arts, KIPP Indy Public Schools, Indiana School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Midwest Academy in Carmel, Outreach Inc. youth homelessness services, and Hoosier Village Retirement Community.

Launched in 2016 in Columbia, S.C., the Concert Truck is a 16-foot box truck adapted into a mobile concert stage, complete with lights, sound system and grand piano.

The Concert Truck will visit 10 sites throughout the Indianapolis area. (Photo courtesy of the Center for the Performing Arts)

Visiting the Luxor Temple

Commentary by Don Knebel

In our continuing tour of Egypt, we visit the Luxor Temple, which is best seen at night.

TRAVEL

In the late 14th century B.C., Pharaoh Amenhotep III began building a temple on the east bank of the Nile River in Thebes (now Luxor), then the capital of Egypt. Amenhotep’s son, who renamed himself Akhenaten, rejected Egypt’s traditional gods in favor of a single god and moved the capital to Amarna. Akhenaten’s son, Tutankhamen, moved the capital back to Thebes and continued building his grandfather’s temple.

In about 1250 B.C., Pharaoh Ramses II expanded the temple, erecting two 80-foottall granite obelisks on either side of the new north entrance. Ramses also erected statues of himself in front of the temple. By 350 B.C., a 2,000-meter-long avenue flanked by 600 sphinxes connected what is now the Luxor Temple to the Karnak temple complex. After Alexander the Great took control of Egypt in 332 B.C., a chapel erected within the Luxor Temple showed

Alexander being crowned pharaoh by the god Amun. After the Romans captured Egypt, they used the Luxor Temple first as a shrine for their gods and then as a Christian church. As time passed, part of the temple was covered with dirt and a mosque was built atop the temple site.

In 1830, one of the obelisks in front of the Luxor Temple was given to France by Egypt’s Ottoman rulers. Today, the obelisk stands in Paris’ Place de la Concorde. Excavation of the buried parts of the Luxor Temple began in the late 19th century, maintaining the mosque perched on its walls. In 2021, an excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes opened in front of the Luxor Temple. The Abu Haggag Mosque inside the temple is still in use, more than 3,500 years after the site was first used for worship.

The Luxor Temple at night. (Photos by Don Knebel)

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