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Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness presides over a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Nickel Plate Trail tunnel under 116th street. (Photo by Dawn Pearson)

Nickel Plate Trail tunnel under 116th Street opens

By Dawn Pearson Dawn@youarecurrent.com Mayor Scott Fadness was at home six years ago when he had an idea that would enhance the Nickel DEVELOPMENT Plate Trail.

Fadness cut the ribbon May 13 to a tunnel that runs under 116th Street in downtown Fishers as part of the Nickel Plate Trail. The event celebrated a component of the Fishers Parks and Recreation Dept.’s mission of creating a community of exploration for residents of all ages.

Fadness said the Nickel Plate Trail took six years to complete. The tunnel cost more than $15 million. The trail runs from 106th Street to 146th Street. Indianapolis and Noblesville have plans to extend the trail south and north, respectively. The trail was formerly the Nickel Plate Railroad. “(The ribbon cutting) is the culmination of six years of work converting from rail to trail and to celebrate the people who helped make it a reality,” Fishers Director of Communications Ashley Elrod said. “We are excited to invite the community out and see and realize this great new reality in making Fishers a great place to live and work, and

there’s more to come.”

Fishers Parks Experience Coordinator Shannon John coordinated the event to celebrate the work that went into creating and enhancing the Nickel Plate Trail.

Fishers resident Jonna Kavanagh is thrilled with the trail and all the new development happening in Fishers. She walks several times a week with her children and dogs and plans to use the tunnel for safety.

“The trail is making Fishers beautiful and vibrant,” she said. “This is really something to go under (116th Street). Fishers is really growing, and this is a great new addition to downtown Fishers.”

Fadness lauded what he called a “beautiful new piece of infrastructure.”

“As my mother once said to my father, ‘You don’t understand, it’s my inspiration and your perspiration,’” he said.

Fadness specifically thanked Fishers City Attorney Chris Greisl.

“There are so many people we need to thank,” Fadness said. “Chris Griesl shepherded this entire legal process to get to where we are today. Without Chris, we wouldn’t have been able to weather the lawsuits and the federal regulations.”

Greisl attended the event with his family.

“This is unbelievable,” he said of the tunnel. “During a visit, we were looking at all the people walking and enjoying lunch, or spending time with their families, utilizing the trail. It was the vision we dreamed of.”

Fadness also complimented the Fishers City Council.

“I’ve been really blessed over the years to work with a city council that is aligned with our vision that believes in what we want to do, puts partisan politics aside and says what’s in the best interest of Fishers and let’s go do it,” Fadness said. “And this city council understood what we were trying to accomplish. They were willing to take the risk, to take the body blows, the social media hits, and thank goodness for it so we can stand here today and enjoy this wonderful piece of infrastructure. Most importantly, our residents do.”

Fadness recalled some of the challenges, such as utility relocation, to complete the project.

“Literally, you could not pick a worst place to build a tunnel in the town of Fishers than right here,” Fadness said. “The amount of utilities that intersect right here is incredible.”

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Student brings gun to class A Winding Ridge Elementary School student was removed from school May 11 after bringing a loaded gun to class.

CRIME A statement from the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township said the sixth-grade student was taken into police custody after the classroom teacher saw the weapon, immediately secured it and sought assistance to detain the

student.

“While the student relayed no intent to harm anyone, safety remains our top priority,” the statement read. “At no time will any threat to student and staff safety be tolerated. The student in question has been removed from the building and will not be returning.”

The Lawrence Police Dept. said the student was detained at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. LPD stated final charging decisions will be made by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Lawrence awarded funding for road projects — The City of Lawrence was recently awarded funding for an 80 percent match to build a roundabout at 75th Street and Oaklandon Road. The funding was awarded by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. The project is estimated to be $1.8 million.

Nichelle M. Hayes named interim Indianapolis Public Library CEO — Nichelle M. Hayes, the manager of the Center for Black Literature and Culture at Central Library, was appointed interim CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library March 28.

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Republican candidate Suzie Jaworowski of Fishers has filed for a recount in the Indiana House District 32 May 3 primary election. She ran against Fred Glynn of Carmel, who won by six votes.

Jaworowski cited the razor-thin outcome and an error in vote totals reported by some media outlets as a reason for seeking the recount. On election night, Jaworowski’s totals were switched with candidate Paul Nix’s in some reports.

“I am only six votes behind, and there were nearly 4,000 votes to count, and they were counted once and I’ve requested a recount,” she said. “The race was so close, and I have so many kind supporters, either sending me prayers, knocking on doors and voting for me, that I want to be thorough on my behalf for their behalf.”

Indiana law states that a candidate has until noon 14 days from Election Day to file a request for a recount with the Indiana Election Division. Jaworowski said she expects the recount to be complete in June.

Glynn sent the following statement to Current: “We are confident that this lead will hold and my campaign will remain victorious.”

According to the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, a recount team will perform a manual recount of each vote cast and identify any disputed ballots. At a public meeting of the State Recount Commission, representatives from each candidate involved will have the opportunity to argue the validity of any disputed votes. The commission will make a final determination of the vote tally in the race.

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Each spring, a nationwide high school arts competition is sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in each Congressional District across the nation.

Emma Cremeans, an Avon High School student, won first runner-up with “Sunday”.

Anthony Reyes, a Lawrence North High School student, won second runner-up for “Comfort Crowd.”

“Indiana Glass Bottles on a Counter” will be displayed in the Washington, D.C., Capitol building for a year. “Sunday” will be displayed in Spartz’ Carmel office. “Comfort Crowd” will be displayed in Spartz’ Anderson office.

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Fishers council hears funding plan for city hall, art center

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com The Fishers City Council held a regular meeting May 16 and heard an introduction to a resolution that would allow for American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used for the new City Hall building. The council also approved several amendments to allow unsused bond funds to be used for other projects.

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What happened: The council heard an introduction to a resolution that would adopt a capital plan and identify funds to be used for the new combined City Hall and art center.

What it means: The resolution would allow the city to use $6.3 million of its $6.9 million in ARPA funds for a down payment on construction of the new Fishers City Hall and art center building. The rest of the $22.8 project will be funded through a general obligation bond. Construction begins later this year.

“We are excited to kick this project off,” Mayor Scott Fadness said. “We think it’s an incredible opportunity for the community.

We think we have an arrangement with Indianapolis Arts Center that will really fund the arts programs in our community in perpetuity going forward. So, we think this is a really unique opportunity.”

Council member Brad DeReamer asked if it would be possible to sell naming rights to rooms in the art center to assist with raising money. Fadness said it would be possible.

What happened: The council unanimously approved an amendment to an ordinance for the use of unused funds from the City of Fishers’ Indiana Sewage Works Revenue Bonds.

What it means: The city has excess bond money available after it completed the transaction for the HSE Utility sale last year. The amendment broadens the project’s definition of the ordinance, which allows the city to use the unused funds to invest in sewer infrastructure throughout the city.

What happened: The council unanimously approved an amendment to an ordinance in respect to unused funds of the City of Fishers’ Indiana Taxable Economic Development Revenue Bonds.

What it means: Bonds were used to construct the North of North development in downtown Fishers, including the Spark apartments on North Street. The city had cost savings in the bond and planned to use the unused funds to complete the Nickel Plate Trail tunnel under 116th Street.

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What happened: The council held a public hearing for a request to approve an additional appropriation from the excess levy fund to aid the city’s neighborhood matching grant program.

What it means: The excess levy fund has $34,000. City Controller Lisa Bradford said the fund exists because two years ago, the state issued an excise tax on vehicles. Bradford said the city had not yet used the money. The city’s planning department recently received applications for the city’s neighborhood matching grant program, and the cost to fund the projects is $95,000. The planning department only budgeted $75,000, so the city appropriated $20,000 from the excess levy fund to complete all the applications.

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What happened: The council approved an ordinance authorizing the city to become a member of the Central Indiana Regional Development Authority.

What it means: Other local municipalities, such as Noblesville and McCordsville, have also approved the ordinance, which allows cities and counties and private and public sectors in central Indiana to have a unified vision and compete with regions across the nation for grants.

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Senior pitcher’s weight-room work leads to more speed

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com University High School senior pitcher Grayson Knight’s added strength is making quite a difference.

“All of my improvement this year is due to the offseason I had in the weight room,” Knight said. “I started lifting with my strength coach Vern Smith in October.

I completely changed my body as far as strength and explosiveness go. I am a much better athlete, and this has been very clear on my velocity. I’m throwing about 5 to 7 mph harder now than I was last season, and that has made this by far my most dominant season yet.

“I’ve always been able to throw strikes and get outs, but this year my strikeout numbers are up higher than they’ve ever been.”

The 6-foot-4 right-hander has been clocked as high as 92 mph this season.

Knight, who has committed to play for Indiana Wesleyan University next season, had a 5-1 record with a 1.40 earned run average for the Trailblazers as of May 17. He had 63 strikeouts in 35 innings. At the plate, he

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had eight hits in 15 at-bats with a home run and triple for the Trailblazers, who were 18-4 as of May 17.

Knight was 5-1 with 3.05 ERA in 2021.

“Grayson is a special talent,” said Ian MacDonald, Indiana Wesleyan’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. “He has the arsenal, pitch ability and makeup to be a starting pitcher at our level. We believe he

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is just scratching the surface of the pitcher that he can and will become.”

MacDonald said the staff likes the knowledge Knight can bring to the field.

“He is a student of the game, has tremendous work ethic, is extremely competitive and is trusted and respected by his team-

mates,” MacDonald said. “As a coaching staff, we are excited for the opportunity to be a part of Grayson’s growth, as a person, student, player here at IWU.” Knight, a Westfield resident, said the coaching staff is why he picked IWU. “Coach MacDonald has been someone who I’ve created a great relationship with through the recruiting process, as well as (head coach Rich) Benjamin. They both told me exactly what they think I can do to become a better player and man.”

At the moment, however, Knight is focused on helping University make a run at the Class 2A state championship. The Trailblazers face Speedway May 25 in the first round of the Park Tudor Sectional.

University reached the Class 2A semistate last year before losing to Providence.

University won the Class A state title in 2019. The 2020 season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This is a much different University team than I have played on in years past,” Knight said. “We are a lot younger after graduating five starters last year. We are a lot younger, but this is the most athletic team we’ve had in a while.”

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ARBOR DAY CELEBRATED WITH TREE PLANTINGS AT FISHERS AGRIPARK

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, the Arbor Day Foundation and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation created a permanent tribute to Arbor Day in Fishers. Their representatives and other local volunteers gathered April 29 to plant an orchard at Fishers AgriPark, 11171 Florida Rd. Volunteers planted and distributed more than 200 trees. (Above) From left, Kroger associates Patrick Hendricks, Tim McCann, Margo Rozelle, Elizabeth Ray, Brandon Summers, Steve Jenkins, Janice Mize and Joslyn Eckert plant trees. (Right) Volunteers planted and distributed more than 200 trees at Fishers AgriPark. (Photos courtesy of Eric Halvorson)

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Vibrancy grants in play

By Dawn Pearson dawn@youarecurrent.com Sweet Briar North neighborhood in Fishers recently received a $5,000 Neighborhood Vibrancy IMPROVEMENTS Grant from the City of Fishers and a stormwater grant for $3,268. Improvements have already been made to enhance the community areas.

Ross Hancock and Jordan Hartman, Sweet Briar North board co-presidents, had crafted a five-year strategic plan for capital investment with three projects their neighborhood needed to complete. The grants are helping fund the projects, which are to clean up the pond that is overgrown with muck and algae problems because of no underwater aerators or fountain; replace an unsafe 20-year-old playground; and rebuild the front entrance signage. The first two projects are already complete.

“This was an ambitious project that required careful planning and input from the homeowners, but it was all worth it for our kids to have a safe and inviting place to play right here in our neighborhood,” Han-

Ross Hancock, left, and Jordan Hartman pause near Sweet Briar North’s new playground. (Photo

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cock said. “And we simply can’t thank the City of Fishers enough.”

Grant funds were supplemented by a Monical’s Pizza fundraising night and residents’ HOA dues.

“The whole point we want people to know is that this is a place that people want to move to, with beautiful walking trails and community areas for get-togethers to enjoy the neighborhood,” Hartman said. “These improvements only increase our property values.”

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American Structurepoint receives award for interchange news@currentinfishers.com American Structurepoint recently earned the Grand Project Award for engineering excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Indiana ROADS for its design of the Ind. 37 and 126th Street interchange project in Fishers. In addition, the City of Fishers, Indiana Dept. of Transportation, Hamilton County and the City of Noblesville were recognized for collaborating to address traffic congestion and safety challenges along the Ind. 37 corridor.

The Grand Project Award, one of the state’s most prestigious engineering honors, is presented each year by ACEC Indiana to recognize an outstanding engineering achievement demonstrating the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. The award is the highest honor given to the best engineering project in the state.

“We are honored to share this recognition with the City of Fishers, INDOT, Hamilton County, and the City of Noblesville to im-

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As a part of the project, American Structurepoint’s design team removed a traffic signal at the Ind. 37 and 126th Street intersection.

Traffic now flows freely via a teardrop-shaped roundabout interchange at 126th Street. A new bridge and a pedestrian and bicycle multi-use path allows traffic on 126th Street to pass over reconstructed Ind. 37, which was lowered about 15 feet below grade.

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Hamilton County will get a boost in handling its growing caseload when the new Superior Court 7 debuts in COUNTY January 2023.

Based on state caseload statistics, Hamilton County needs 13 judicial officers to handle all the cases filed in its court system, according to Hamilton County Court Administrator Jill Acklin. With the opening of Superior Court 7, it will have 12 judicial officers.

“We will move closer to the actual judicial need dictated by our caseload statistics, which will allow the judiciary to move our cases more quickly and efficiently,” Acklin said.

The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill in 2021 creating the new court after it became apparent there was a need.

“Hamilton County’s growth has caused an increase in caseload and an increase in more complex, multiparty and business cases,” Acklin said. “Hamilton County’s growth, and projections for future growth, outpaced the judicial resources here in Hamilton County compared to other counties in the state. Hamilton County has been high on the list of counties who need additional judicial resources for some time now.”

Superior Court 7 will be a court of general jurisdiction, meaning it can hear civil and criminal cases. The court is funded by the state and Hamilton County, and its opening will not directly increase taxes or fees.

Darren Murphy, a Hamilton County magistrate judge, is set to become the presiding judge in Superior Court 7. He recently defeated Stephenie Gookins in the Republican primary for the position. No Democrat has filed to run against Murphy in the general election.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Motorists entering the City of Lawrence on Pendleton Pike from the west are now welcomed by a 9-foot fiberglass gnome named Hans. The figure joins hundreds of smaller gnomes for sale at Heidelberg Haus, a German café and bakery at 7625 Pendleton Pike in Lawrence.

Heidelberg Haus owner Juergen Jungbauer, a Lawrence resident who emigrated to America from Germany in 1963, said Germany’s gnome tradition dates back 200 hundred years.

“They used to be made out of clay and brought good luck and happiness to a home,” Jungbauer said. “Then they became really famous around 1840 when a British lord imported them to England.”

Jungbauer said it’s common for German residents to place a gnome near a flower garden, although not everybody is a fan of the traditional outdoor ornaments.

“Some people hate them, too, just like everything else,” Jungbauer said.

Jungbauer’s daughter and Heidelburg Haus store manager Angela Corkwell had the idea to order the gnome quite some time ago but because of the labor shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the café didn’t have enough staff to set the figure up outside the shop.

So. it was stored inside a garage until it could finally be installed.

“We’ve had gnomes here the whole 50 years (we’ve been open),” Corkwell said.

“They guard your property.”

Heidelberg Haus, which opened in 1968, sells groceries and trinkets, including hundreds of small gnomes placed throughout the cafe. Once a year, Jungbauer and his staff display the gnomes in the parking lot for a few hours in the summer. The tiny figures are posed doing different actions, such as watering flowers, riding a tractor or hiking. The café even has gnome T-shirts, with sayings such as “Hanging with my Gnomies” or “Gnomeland Security.” When a car crashed through the front display window of Heidelburg Haus several years ago, Corkwell said the staff set up a “gnome triage” station for all the damaged gnomes.

“They are happy things, people love

gnomes,” Jungbauer said. “They bring happiness to a place. They make everybody smile.

Kids come and want to have their picture taken and their selfies taken.”

But not everyone is always comfortable around the ornaments, many of which sport beards and pointed hats.

“Every once in a while, we have a kid who comes in and is a little nervous around them,” said Corkwell, laughing.

Jungbauer hopes Hans the Gnome will become something of a landmark in Lawrence.

He estimates the gnome weighs about 300 pounds. The staff used two-wheel dollies to move him.

“We tried to get him in the front door as a joke,” Jungbauer said. “He’s 2 feet wider than the door. We would like him inside, but he’s just too big.”

The café had a contest in July 2021 for customers to submit names for the gnome through social media. Hans was the most popular. Jungbauer said most people suggested common German names for the gnome, such as Frans or Fritz.

“People identify certain names as German,” he said.

For more about the cafe or the gnome, visit heidelburghaus.com.

Juergen Jungbauer plays the accordion next to one of his favorite gnomes inside Heidelberg Haus in Lawrence. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

ON THE COVER: Juergen Jungbauer and his daughter, Angela Corkwell, pause near Hans the Gnome, a 9-foot fiberglass gnome on display outside of Heidelberg Haus in Lawrence. (Photos

by Anna Skinner)

ANOTHER GERMAN TRADITION Heidelberg Haus owner Juergen Jungbauer said its common for German homes to display gnomes as good luck charms in their gardens, but there’s another tradition in Germany regarding gnomes.

“They have (groups) who swipe the gnomes. Kids swipe the gnomes and then set them free,” Jungbauer said. “All at once, gnomes will start popping up here and popping up there. The gnomes are being set free by some free-spirit person in Germany. If you’re a homeowner and somebody swipes your nice gnome, you’re not happy.”

Heidelberg Haus owner Juergen Jungbauer said he estimates there are 600 gnomes throughout the café.

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Better late than never

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Commentary by Danielle Wilson

The best offense is a good defense.

Most of us Hoosiers have been confronted with this aphorism from our youth.

We learn to drive defensively, have a favorite defensive end and some of us advocate for defensive carry. We defend the flag, our honor and our rights. It is a fundamental tenant of the formation of our nation that sets alongside “We the People” in the preamble of the Constitution. Our framers held it to be a vital responsibility of government to “provide for the common defense” but not to ensure a good and aggressive offense.

So, is all this restraint warranted, or even advised? Has it served us to remain in the bunker or have we been better rewarded for hostile marches into enemy territory? Much has been said, in this column and elsewhere, about the pernicious and corrosive effect of remaining in a constant state of preparedness for calamity. When we imagine impending doom, humans develop a significantly shorter life expectancy.

Suicide rates skyrocket and other health problems proliferate. Moreover, countless business and leadership books from “The Art of War” to the current trove of advice tomes nearly uniformly promote direct and decisive assertive action as the way to good health and prosperity.

If we find ourselves always on the defense, can we find our way to happiness? Perhaps there is a space between offense and defense. Perhaps there is a place of informed trust. Perhaps there is a way to be offensive and defensive each in their own measure. Friends simultaneously defend and provoke one another. We are all better for it. The same with loving families and dear colleagues. Is it no better to only protect as to only aggress? If not, how do we defend our solely polar decision?

I finally got a Mother’s Day! After spending the first one feverish with COVID-19, I was successfully able to enjoy a redo this past weekend. And it was glorious!

For starters, I had the house to myself. No husband. No children. Just me and the dog, relishing the quiet and clean. I pseudo-slept in, sipped my coffee while playing Wordle, Globle, Sudoku and a game I simply call Matching Junk, and then puttered around for a bit, watering the houseplants and reorganizing patio furniture.

I eventually drove to Lowes and perused the garden center, allowing myself the pleasure of being slightly overwhelmed by the sheer variety of herbs, vegetables, hanging planters and full-sun flowers I could purchase. After settling on a few items, I headed home to frolic in my 2020 quarantine-project garden beds. Two hours later, covered in potting soil and sweat, I plopped on the couch to grade papers. But I had HGTV’s “Island Hunters” to keep me entertained, so it wasn’t all bad.

By 2 p.m., I was ready for a second cup of Joe and some dream vacation planning. I discovered an off-the-grid, all-inclusive dive resort in the Philippines for only $150 a night! Yes, please.

Around 4 p.m., I decided to use my Teacher Appreciation Week Panera gift card for dinner. Of course, I opted for the broccoli cheddar bread bowl and a side baguette, which I ate/drank while luxuriating in three hours of “The Batman,” without a single interruption. I finished the evening with a delightful walk around the block and a chapter of Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.”

It really was Mother’s Day perfection, even though it was a few Sundays late.

Peace out.

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

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the same time would have been asking too much.

I see women in my neighborhood mowTo be honest, I probably wouldn’t enjoy ing their lawns. My wife doesn’t mow our seeing my wife out there huffing and pufflawn. I don’t think she will ever ing and sweating. Of course, I wouldn’t have HUMOR mow the lawn. Lawn-mowing to watch. And when she finished, she could season is here and it just kind just freshen up before dinner. of drives me crazy trying to figure out why Some days in the summer, I’d like to just she won’t mow the lawn. sit on a lounge chair and sip lemonade, I want to ask her about this, but I’m but instead I have to mow the lawn. That’s afraid she’ll assume I want her to mow the where a wife who’s willing to mow comes lawn. This couldn’t in really handy. be farther from the It’s chauvinistic for truth. If she started a man to make his When I married Mary Ellen, it mowing the lawn, wife mow the lawn. didn’t matter that she had no that would jeopardize On the other hand, interest in mowing. After all, our relationship by it’s also chauvinistic altering the delicate she was intelligent, beautiful, for a man to assume balance between her that a woman can’t or sensitive and caring. I just independence and her won’t mow the lawn, assumed that if shove came to so I guess I should at femininity.

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I’m just really curious to know the reason The other day he asked me why Mary Ellen she won’t mow the lawn. never mows the lawn. I was as honest with When I married Mary Ellen, it didn’t mathim as I could be. ter that she had no interest in mowing. Af“I don’t know, Jeff. I never really thought ter all, she was intelligent, beautiful, sensiabout it.” tive and caring. I just assumed that if shove came to push, she’d mow the lawn.

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Indianapolis resident Laura Johns opened the first store in Fountain Square in Indianapolis in 2021 with her husband, Patrick Burtch, and their business partner, Mike Angel.

Because of the original store’s success, the owners looked to expand in the northside suburbs of Indianapolis. They explored the northside suburbs of Indianapolis before opening last month at 116 at 8597 E. 116th St. in Fishers in a location that was previously Gallery 116.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Center for the Performing Arts’ 2022-23 season schedule should be good for a few laughs.

PERFORMANCES For the first time, the season, which was announced May 23, will include a comedy series.

“I’m a big fan of comedy,” said Jeffrey C. McDermott, president and chief executive officer for the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation in Carmel. “I took our comedy course a few years ago and it’s a course I really enjoy. I wanted to see us do more comedy. Frankly, it’s very popular. It tends to make good money for us, which helps us support some of our other mission shows, which may not be as commercially viable to provide for the community. We have three booked so far and we plan to book some others.”

The comedy series includes Lewis Black (Sept. 24), My Name is NOT Mom (Oct. 14) and Kevin Nealon (April 7, 2023).

McDermott said more than 50 performances are set, which is more than the Center has had when making its season announcement. McDermott said he anticipates 15 to 18 more will be added during the season. He said some of the most commercial acts schedule only four or five months in advance. For instance, McDermott noted that John Legend and Sting were added to the 2021-22 season after the initial season announcement.

“I think we have something for everybody, everything from larger commercial artists to great comedy, classical and Songbook (performers),” McDermott said.

Making their Palladium debuts this season are the iconic West African singer Angelique Kidjo, jazz-pop pioneer Herb Alpert, R&B legends Tower of Power and singer-actress Marie Osmond with an orchestra for the holidays.

“Marie Osmond is one we’ve wanted for a long time,” McDermott said. “To get her

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Marie Osmond is set to perform Dec. 10 at the Palladium. (Photo courtesy of Center for the Performing Arts)

for a holiday show is something people will really be excited about.”

Osmond will appear Dec. 10. Michael Bolton will perform his greatest hits and holiday favorites Dec. 13.

Other returning favorites include Hoosier-born classical performer Joshua Bell, jazz veterans Chris Botti and Boney James and songsmiths Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin.

In a rescheduled performance from the 2021-22 season, jazz singer Diana Krall will perform Oct. 11.

McDermott is most excited about the rescheduling of a free concert by the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus. That performance was set for March 13, 2020, but was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“They were literally loading in when the governor’s executive order came in that performances like ours couldn’t go on,” McDermott said. “It was hard telling them they had to load everything back up. Then we had 1,600 people coming for the free concert, so we had to let them know.”

The U.S. Army Field Band will perform Nov. 10.

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New this season is a speaker series featuring experts from National Geographic sharing their knowledge of wildlife and exotic corners of the world. Each of the three evening presentations is preceded by a free morning matinee for central Indiana students.

“I expect more National Geographic-type performances,” McDermott said. “We’ve never had them at the Palladium before.

We’ll utilize our big video wall for them. It will be a special series. I think it will be a popular series for us for the paid performances and the educational aspect.”

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine will perform Feb. 24, 2023.

“I expect that to be a big audience,” McDermott said. “I think we’re going to see the community really support them. I anticipate we’ll do some sort of fundraising activity to support the people of Ukraine in conjunction with that program.”

McDermott is proud there is a wide range of diversity among the featured artists.

For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Indiana Ballet Conservatory will present “Fairy Doll” at 1 and 4 p.m. May 28 at The Tarkington at the Center for Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org.

Fishers Arts Council presents ‘The Art of Racing’ editorial@youarecurrent.com Fishers Arts Council continues its 2022 Season of Art at City Hall featuring four artists with the exhibit “The Art of Racing.” The exhibit will run through June 29 to celebrate the heritage of racing in Indiana. Exhibit hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays during Fishers Summer Farmers Market.

The featured artists are Greg Clack, David O’Dell, Brenda Jalaie and Mark Rouse. Each shares their own perspective of the art of racing from people in the stands to the cars and racing environment.

O’Dell, a Fishers resident, is a printmaker specializing in serigraphy. He began screen printing at Serigraphics of Indianapolis designing and printing posters for rock bands and other entertainers.

Jalaie will display her photography.

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line classes, has been training with IBC for 14 years. She will leave to train with the Sarasota Ballet in the fall.

For Indiana Ballet Conservatory founding Shannon McNiven, who lives in West Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva-Randall, Lafayette, is a sophomore who plays the it’s always Kissing Doll.

BALLET a good chal“It’s fun to be the charlenge to acter,” McNiven said. “I bring a new show to her enjoy our fouetté sequence students. (turning on a raised leg) we This will be the first time get to do. It’s very fast. It’s Indiana Ballet Conservatory my most challenging step.” has performed “Fairy Doll,” Yakovleva-Randall said Ausserer Derksen which was first performed it’s one of the most difin 1888. IBC will present ficult elements in ballet performances at 1 and 4 technique. p.m. May 28 at The Tarking“Not every ballerina can ton at the Center for the do it well,” Yakovleva-RanPerforming Arts in Carmel. dall said.

“The original story was Indianapolis resident (about) a helper boy who Aurora Ausserer plays the McNiven Kimball got locked in the store, Baby Doll. Ausserer, a jufell asleep and has a dream where the dolls nior who takes online classes, moved from come alive,” Yakovleva-Randall said.

Seattle with her family about a year and a The storyline was later changed, but half ago to train at IBC. Yakovleva-Randall said she is going back to “The choreograpy is getting more diffioriginal. cult,” Ausserer said.

Abigail Kimball, “But it is nice to play “Keeping your endurance up a Fishers resident, something that is for it is hard. The pas de deux plays the Fairy Doll. not soft and pretty, (dance duet) is eight minutes, “It’s a lot of acting, but getting to play a which is really excharacter.” so keeping your strength and citing,” Kimball said.

Luke Derksen energy through the whole thing moved from Atlanta “There are a lot of fun is the biggest challenge.” props we get to use to Carmel in 2018 to and pretty costumes.”

– ABIGAIL KIMBALL attend IBC. He plays Kimball said the the postman. choreography is challenging.

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“Callie and I have talked on and off for a while about the stories of remarkable women in our lives, including both our grandmas, and when the chance came to pitch an idea for the project, we were eager

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to return to this idea,” LaMagdeleine said.

“Because we are both women who work, and specifically working moms with young daughters, centering on that part of the female experience really resonated with us.”

Burk-Hartz said LaMagdeleine are in the gender minority in their fields.

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Lewis and Clark sculpture at Falls of the Ohio State Park. (Photos by Don Knebel)

Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville revisited Commentary by Don Knebel Last week’s visit to Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville outlined the 390-million-year history of its extraorTRAVEL dinary fossil beds. Today, we will explore the human history of the area.

The Falls of the Ohio, which drop 26 feet over 2 miles, are created by outcroppings in the Ohio River between Louisville and Clarksville. Native Americans and bison used the outcroppings as a natural ford. At the time of the American colonies, the falls presented the only barrier to river travel between Pittsburgh and the Gulf of Mexico.

In 1778, during the American Revolution, Col. George Rogers Clark established a settlement on Corn Island, just east of the falls, that became Louisville. In 1803, Clark, by then a Revolutionary War hero, built a retirement cabin above the lower end of the falls on the Indiana side. Later that year, Clark’s brother, William, a surveyor who lived on the family plantation near Louisville, came to George’s house, where he met Capt. Meriwether Lewis, who had traveled down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. On October 26, 1803, Lewis and Clark set off with a few men down the Ohio River to begin what is now known as the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

The 16,000-square-foot Interpretive Center at Falls of the Ohio State Park, begun in 1992, includes impressive immersive exhibits explaining the human history of the

Replica indentured servant cabin at Falls of the Ohio State Park.

area around Clarksville (named for George Rogers Clark), including that of the Native Americans who once lived there. A large sculpture near the Center remembers the meeting of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. A 7-acre section of the park, separated from the remainder by private property, contains the remains of a reproduction of George Rogers Clark’s house, which burned in 2021, and a log cabin, open for viewing, that represents the home of Venus and Ben McGee, Clark’s African American indentured servants.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

I find myself sitting here between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, not knowing who to apologize for the card being late. While I like to GRAMMAR GUY blame the postal service, the reality is that I forgot until the day before the holiday.

Where does the apostrophe go in the aforementioned holidays?

The apostrophe goes before the “s” in both days — Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The same rule applies to Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve. To what can we credit the “apostrophe -s” writing of Mother’s and Father’s Day? Look no further than Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother’s Day. Jarvis’ (1864-1948) mother frequently expressed the desire for a day to celebrate mothers. After her mother died, Anna Jarvis campaigned to make Mother’s Day a holiday. In 1907, Jarvis led the first public observance of Mother’s Day, and by 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared it a national holiday.

Why the “apostrophe -s” writing? That’s

because Jarvis wanted it to be that way.

She emphasized that the holiday was to commemorate one’s own, singular mother (as opposed to all the mothers). Hence, the singular possessive “Mother’s.”

Sonora Smart Todd gets the credit for starting the Father’s Day holiday. While listening to a sermon about Mother’s Day in 1909, Todd decided that she wanted to honor her deceased father in a similar way. Although other U.S. presidents supported Father’s Day, it didn’t become an official national holiday until 1972.

Why doesn’t Veterans Day follow suit with the Mother’s and Father’s Day apostrophe pattern? It is plural because the holiday is a day to celebrate all veterans.

However, it isn’t possessive because it doesn’t belong to any veteran; instead, it’s a day to honor veterans.

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

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MICHAEL BOLTON: GREATEST HITS & HOLIDAY FABVORITES Tue Dec 13 at 7:30pm

CELTIC WOMAN: A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY TOUR Thu Dec 15 at 7:30pm

SAMMY MILLER AND THE CONGREGATION Fri Mar 3 at 8pm

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