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as a new member and as board secretary, respectively. Comprised of community, corporate, and alumni leaders, the board is charged with legal authority, control, and responsibility for governance of the University in the areas of institutional mission, planning, fiscal affairs, and related activities that support Martin University and its strategic initiatives. Fishers resident makes Dean’s List — Fishers resident Logan Hubbard made the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester at Miami University of Ohio. Hubbard is double majoring in business analytics and public administration. North Central Beekeepers to meet April 21 — The North Central Beekeepers Club meets the third Wednesday

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LN’s Smith wins Miss Basketball By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Lawrence North High School senior Jayla Smith, the statistic that has always mattered the most ACHIEVEMENT is the number of victories. “Jayla was always first and foremost about winning. I never once in four years had to get on her about being selfish on the floor, ever,” Lawrence North coach Chris Giffin said. “She was at times too unselfish, especially her sophomore and junior seasons. She was so angry and personally motivated after we made it to the state championship game and lost her sophomore year, that she proclaimed that very night, in post-game comments, that we would be back, and that we would win. That’s all you to need to say about her desire to win.” The Wildcats defeated Northwestern to win the Class 4A state title in 2020 after losing to Hamilton Southeastern in the 2019 final. As a senior, the Purdue-bound Smith averaged 19.5 points and 4.6 steals while leading a less-experienced team to a 17-9 record, losing to North Central in the sectional. Smith was named Indiana Miss Basketball March 19 and will lead the Indiana All-Star Team against Kentucky in June. Smith edged out Heritage Christian senior Ari Wiggins by six votes. “Jayla was the frontrunner entering the season to many, and I think that was based in large part on the various individual and team accomplishments she had earned her first three seasons,” Giffin said. “Considering the incredible successes our program has achieved just the past nine years alone, it is the ultimate recognition that she was a part of the first-ever state championship in school history, the ninth Indiana All-Star in the last nine years, the school’s all-time scoring leader and now the school’s one and only Miss Basketball. I couldn’t even begin to conceive of a more storybook high school career than the one that Jayla has just completed.” Smith, a 6-foot guard, said she did feel a little pressure as a Miss Basketball frontrunner. “There are so many things you want to accomplish,” Smith said. “But I just gave it my all, that’s all you can do. This all starts with my teammates. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be Miss Basketball. They really helped me get to this accomplishment that I’ve wanted.”

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Ribbon cuttings celebrate restaurant grand openings By Jonathan Matthes jonathan@youarecurrent.com Taking advantage of ideal weather, the One Zone Chamber of Commerce conducted a pair of ribbon-cutting ceremonies on March 30 for two new local restaurants. FOOD “After everything we’ve been through (with COVID-19), it’s great to have days like today to celebrate,” said Mayor Scott Fadness in between the official grand openings for Hamilton County Tavern and Kitchen and the one for the 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo across the parking lot. Both restaurants are in the Fishers District and are owned and operated by Huse Culinary, which also owns St. Elmo Steakhouse and Harry and Izzy’s. Some of the more recognizable items from St. Elmo, such as shrimp cocktails, can be found at the 1933 Lounge. The HC Tavern and Kitchen offers its own unique fare. “(The HC Tavern and Kitchen) is like a Harry and Izzy’s as far as it’s a classic American grill. Same price points, but a completely different menu and decor,” said Craig Huse, the CEO of Huse Culinary. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies were completed in about 10 minutes, but the wait to reopen the restaurants took much longer. “We opened 1933 in December of 2019 and then we opened the HC in February of 2020, then on March 17 we were shut down for two months after that,” Huse said after the ceremonies. “There was a lot of anxiety back then, ‘Oh, my gosh, we just put this huge investment into two big restaurants and have over 100 employees over here and we’re going to have to shut down.’” Huse was relieved to have both restaurants back in business. “It’s energizing to be able to celebrate something like this,” he said.

Huse Culinary CEO Craig Huse, center, holding scissors, is joined by Mayor Scott Fadness and Chamber of Commerce members and staff at Hamilton County Tavern and Kitchen (above) and 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo (below) for back-toback grand openings. (Photos by Jonathan Matthes)

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Broadcasting couple turn Trans-Siberian Railway trip into documentary for PBS By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ann Craig-Cinnamon and John Cinnamon have been to more than 100 nations, all seven continents and all 50 states, but they are always seeking a new adventure. When they learned about the Trans-Siberian Railway, FILM they were intrigued. “The trip was 16 days, starting in Moscow, going through Siberia, Mongolia and ending in Beijing,” Ann said. “It’s the longest train ride trip in the world. It sounded fascinating, so we decided to do it.” The couple, who are Geist residents, took the trip in April 2019. “Ann had the idea that this is going to be such an interesting and epic trip we should document it somehow,” John said. The result was creating a documentary, “Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway.” The documentary was completed by April 2020, but airing was delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It was aired for the first time on Indianapolis PBS station’s WFYI in October 2020 and had a few more airings. It will air again at 7:30 p.m. April 22 on WFYI. The couple’s 30-minute documentary film by the Indianapolis broadcast veterans has been chosen by American Public Television for national distribution to PBS stations across the nation. The film will air on more than 250 stations, including top 10 markets, and will reach more than 80 percent of the U.S. population. Ann said other PBS stations have the rights to air it during a twoyear period. “Knowing that our film will have a national audience is beyond anything we imagined,” John said. Ann said the couple watched travel documentaries. The Cinnamons knew they could take photos, write and do voiceovers. They did not have as much experience collecting video before the trip. They met with Clayton Taylor, WFYI vice president of production, before leaving to see if there was interest — and there was. Taylor also suggested people to speak with before leaving. “They gave us some things to look at when shooting, video techniques,” John said. “That gave us some insight on what to be looking for and how to shoot it and how to get it mic’d up for audio.” Ann said they also talked with another documentary filmmaker. “We bought some new equipment and we just went for it,” said Ann, a member of the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame. “We did all our own shooting. John did the majority of the actual video and I did some of it. We took a lot of still photos. We did lots of interviews with people from our Russian guide, who was with us the whole time, another person on the tour with us and the guy who ran the dining car. We asked him the favorite part of his job and he said, ‘Meeting people.’ “We asked him his least favorite part, and without hesitation

Indiana Wind Symphony The IWS presents “Transcendent Journey: Celebrating 10 years at the Palladium” at 6:30 p.m. April 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org. ‘JazzTalk’ “JazzTalk: Great Encounters” will feature Todd Williams and Doug Tatum in a free Zoom discussion at 7 p.m. April 13. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org. ‘Live at the Center’ The “Live at the Center” series will feature a free livestream of alternative music singer/ songwriter Tommy Icarus at 7:30 p.m. April 14 from the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org.

John Cinnamon and his wife, Ann Craig-Cinnamon, visit the Great Wall of China. (Submitted photo)

said, ‘Drunk Russian men.’” They interviewed a Mongolian tour guide who told them he didn’t make enough money as a doctor working in a hospital to support his family, so he got into the travel business. “His English was great, his Russian supposedly was even better and, of course, his Mongolian,” Ann said. The Mongolian guide was a big fan of the NBA. “We told him we were from Indiana and he said ‘Reggie Miller,’” John said. “He said, ‘He especially likes dudes who shoot the 3.’” Fishers resident Philip Paluso helped with the editing process when the couple returned. “He added a lot to it and made it super creative,” Ann said. “We were really proud of the product. The takeaway we hope people get when they watch is that people are people. They might have different cultures and different governments, but basically people are people.” John said they have the same interests and do many of the same activities as Americans. Among their previous adventures were gorilla trekking in Rwanda; hiking the Himalayas to see Mt. Everest; snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos; and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. In October 2020 amid the pandemic, the couple traveled Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. “That’s going to be our next documentary,” Ann said. “We were in Ireland when the pandemic broke out and we were sent home.”

‘Art in the Garden’ to feature Osborne editorial@youarecurrent.com After a long shutdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carmel Arts Council will conduct its first event of the year April 10 with “Art in the Garden,” featuring Carmel artist Scott Osborne. In 2020, Donna Tutwiler, past CAC president and now the CAC’s gallery coordinator, created “Art in the Garden.” The CAC’s mission is to encourage children to participate in the arts as part of their educational development. Osborne will set up shop and work with clay in the garden by The World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery from 4 to 8 p.m. during Meet Me on Main, sponsored by Allied Solutions, in the Carmel Arts & Design District. As an interactive event, children will have the opportunity to join the fun and work with clay at the Children’s Table. As part of part of Meet Me on Main, mixed-media artist Wendy Simon, an Indiana Artisan from Frankfort, will demonstrate her sculpting techniques and bring a new cartoon creature to life from 5 to 9 p.m. at Indiana Artisan Gifts & Gallery, 22 N. Range Line Rd.

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