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Fishers planning 70-acre waterfront park news@currentinfishers.com Mayor Scott Fadness announced plans May 30 to invest in a 70-acre waterfront park at Geist Reservoir. DEVELOPMENT The park will be developed at the last remaining undeveloped parcel of the 1,900-acre reservoir, at approximately 111th Street on the east side of Olio Road. “The Geist area is one of Fishers’ most distinct assets, and this park sets Fadness forth a momentum for the long-term sustainability of Geist Reservoir, its residents and our community at large,” Fadness stated in a press release. “In conversations with multiple residents and stakeholders, Elliot I’ve heard time and time again the argument that the long-term vibrancy of Geist is a concern. Part of that involves environmental, boat traffic and new development. My hope is that this park development helps to mitigate those concerns Peterson for residents and turn Geist into a distinct asset for all of Fishers.” Conceptual designs of the park, to be named at a later date, show the possibilities of the park development: amphitheater, fishing dock, public beach, kayak, boardwalk, natural playscapes, and opportunities for adventure races, triathlons, paddle boarding

the land outright. The city said negotiations are being kept confidential until final, and condemnation of the land is possible if an agreement cannot be reached, considering the public usage. Acquisition of the land will take several months, with the final design process beginning in late 2017 or early 2018. Irving Materials Inc. currently operates a quarry on the parcels with anticipated operations ending in The final design process for the proposed 70-acre waterfront park at summer 2018. A Planned Unit Geist Reservoir will begin later this year or in early 2018. (Submitted Development was passed image) several years ago that would and more. allow more development with intent to add City officials said Fishers residents will have more than 100 homes. the opportunity to be involved in the final de“I hear from residents all the time that sign of the park and that no motorized boat increasing boat traffic on Geist is the fastlaunch will be permitted in the park area. est way to reduce the recreational experi“To have a major natural asset like we do with ence out there,” Fishers city councilor Pete Geist Reservoir is a great opportunity to encour- Peterson stated in a press release. “This is age residents to enjoy nature a little more and a real opportunity to utilize Fall Creek and unplug,” Fishers Parks and Recreation Director connect the reservoir in a natural way to Tony Elliot stated in a press release. "By adding some of the most beautiful areas of our public access to Geist, our entire community city. This is a win-win situation for Geist can enjoy this wonderful natural setting, and I residents. By creating this natural recrelook forward to working with the community as ation area and reducing new development, designs for this park start to come together. At it will ultimately lessen the added boat nearly double (the size of) Roy G. Holland Memotraffic that comes with more homes and rial Park, the possibilities are endless.” docks.” The land is made up of three separate parcels, Residents can direct questions or conheld by two owners, Irving Materials, Inc. and cerns to Dan Domsic at domsicd@fishers. Marina Limited Partnership. The City of Fishers in.us. More information and updates can be submitted an offer to the owners to purchase found at fishers.in.us/GeistWaterfrontPark.

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BROOKS SCHOOL ROAD The Brooks School Road bridge over I-69 is closed for construction. During the closure, traffic will be detoured to Promise Road via 126th and 136th streets. 116TH STREET 116th Street will be restricted to one lane in each direction nightly at Fishers Station while a water line is extended across 116th Street. The restrictions will occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night through June 9 or until work is completed. There will be lane restrictions on 116th Street between I-69 and Cumberland Road throughout the summer to make improvements to 116th Street.

IND. 37 Lane and shoulder restrictions will be active through June 30 for geotechnical drilling along the corridor as part of the final design phase for the improvement project. The geotechnical drilling will cause lane restrictions from 131st Street through 146th Street. Daily southbound restrictions will begin at 9 a.m. and daily northbound restrictions will be complete before 4 p.m. State Road 37 turn lanes will not be affected during lane closures and a minimum of one through-lane will be open at all times. Questions can be directed to drivefishers@ fishers.in.us.

Volunteers needed – The Fishers Freedom Festival is looking for volunteers. Many opportunities are available to work as little or as much as you want. Visit FishersFreedomFestival.org to see what’s available and to sign up. USBR35 bike route launched - A 360-mile cycling route connecting 15 counties across the Hoosier state officially launched during May, National Bike Month. USBR35 is the first nationally approved and interconnected cycling route in Indiana, making its way through Hamilton County. For more, visit IndianaUSBR35.com.

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Sertoma club to host golf classic By Renee Larr • news@currentinfishers.com On June 15, the Fishers Sertoma Club will host its first Golf Classic. The event will take place at Stony Creek Golf Course event in Noblesville. Proceeds will benefit Prevail of Hamilton County, Lutheran Child & Family Services, Hear Indiana, Fishers United Methodist Church Come to Me Food Pantry and Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation. “(Fishers Sertoma Club) is a not-for-profit organization whose efforts through volunteers serve the Hamilton and Marion County areas,” member Deb Persic said. “We chose these charities because of what they do. We felt they were something we wanted to support by virtue of needy families, victims of crime, the hearing-impaired, addressing hunger and education in our county.” The day will begin with registration at 7 a.m. Tee time is 8 a.m. “Everyone will be greeted by one of the FSC volunteers who will tell them which tee they will be teeing off from. They will go out and play 18 holes. There are all kinds of prizes on holes,” Persic said. Contests include men’s longest drive, women’s longest drive, closest to the pin and longest putt. Raffle tickets for prizes

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also will be available. There are four opportunities for a hole-in-one. “One (prize) is $18,000 in cash. Another one is airline tickets,” Persic said. “There are also some games that are played on these holes. They have opportunities to win prizes that way. We have a big screen TV to give away and rounds of golf at a variety of golf courses in the area.” After the golf classic, lunch will be served, along with a presentation about the five organizations FSC supports. “It raises awareness in the community for those organizations,” Persic said. “Our goal is to see if there is anyone in the community who wants to come out and golf with us while supporting these five, fine organizations.” For more, visit fisherssertoma.com.

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Sisters, friends seek to battle skin cancer with sun safety awareness By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Sisters Jonna MacDougall and Anita Day got hit by a onetwo punch they didn’t see coming. “In 2001, our father (John Busse) was cover story diagnosed with melanoma in August,” said MacDougall, a Geist resident. “That same month, a family friend (Gary Patton), who was considerably younger, was diagnosed. They were diagnosed within a month of each other and they both passed away within a year.” Busse died at age 79 on Aug. 13, 2002. Eleven days later, Patton, a Fishers resident, died at age 40. “When you lose two people to a disease in such a rapid succession after realizing there aren’t any consistently effective treatments, you want to do something about it,” MacDougall said. MacDougall, Day and Patton’s wife, Jennifer Patton Sarno, and good friend Marci Reddick, a Geist resident, formed Outrun the Sun, a nonprofit, two years later. “We had to wait a certain amount of time until the grieving passed,” said MacDougall, an assistant dean with IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. The 13th Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma will be held at 6 p.m. June 17 at the Lawton Loop Parade Grounds, with courses through Fort Harrison State Park. Run participants raise funds for Outrun the Sun, Inc.’s educational and research programs. The races, a competitive 5-mile race, and non-competitive 5K and 1-mile runs, start in the evening to avoid the sun. “We started this because there was a lot of education that needed to occur,” said Day, a Broad Ripple resident. “People didn’t understand how preventable skin cancer could be. People didn’t understand the steps you could take to protect your skin. We thought it was important to create educational programs. We’re very interested in funding melanoma research so we can find a cure for this.” Reddick and MacDougall had been friends since 1981 and roommates during law school. Day’s husband, Rob Day, and Gary Patton were longtime friends. Reddick, Day and MacDougall had lunch in 2003 to discuss creating a nonprofit to promote sun safety and raise funds for a melanoma cure. “I’m a real estate and business transaction attorney, so

(Top) Avery and Raegan Mariol take part in last year’s event to honor their mother, a melanoma survivor. (Above) Each year’s race averages more than 2,000 participants. (Submitted photos)

I explained how you can create a nonprofit organization in Indiana and some things to think about when structuring the board,” said Reddick, a Geist resident and partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, a charter supporter of the race. Reddick readily accepted their invitation to be on the board and said they worked for two years to create the nonprofit. “We’ve all been involved in nonprofit organizations and leadership organizations,” Reddick said. “We had no paid staff.” Now, the nonprofit has one full-time employee (Day) and two part-time paid staff.

Anita Day, who is full time as the executive director, `said the first race drew approximately 1,600 runners on a course along the White River in downtown Indianapolis. A representative for Tuxedo Brothers Event Managers, race managers, told the founders if they had 200 or 300 for the first race it would be good. MacDougall and Day leaned on their public relations experience to gain support. “We had (1,600) because we beat the bushes,” Jonna MacDougall said. “We told everybody about the race, and there hadn’t been any nonprofit dedicated to melanoma and skin cancer. So there was a void there, and I think our organization helped to fill that void. When you lose someone to the disease, you are motivated to do something about it, and we all were.” The race moved to Fort Harrison in 2010. “We average between 2,000 to 2,500 people,” Day said. “We’ve raised more than $2 million, which has funded 22 melanoma research scholars.” Marci Reddick said the research is making a difference. “We all thought there were no protocols to treat melanoma, but over the last 15 years, the research has improved dramatically,” Reddick said. “So if you are that stage 4 melanoma patient, it’s not necessarily a death sentence, because through the genetic research, they’ve been able to unlock why melanoma is less susceptible to chemotherapy treatments. There have been huge advances, and an important message here is a lot of reason to have hope if people have skin cancer or melanoma because enormous strides are being made all the time.” MacDougall said now every single student in IU Medical School learns how to detect signs of skin cancer because of the program. Along with the races, Outrun the Sun promotes sun safety measures all year. At the Indianapolis 500, the nonprofit’s volunteers give out free sunscreen and an ultraviolet wrist band that changes color when exposed to sunlight. The Girl Scouts of Central Indiana also earn an Outrun the Sun safety patch now. Following the race, there is a Sunset Festival with music, games and food trucks. To register for the races, visit outrunthesun.org.

Outrun the Sun safety tips • Wear protective clothing such as wide-brimmed hats, long sleeves and sunglasses. • Seek shade between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. • Apply sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. • Visit a trained dermatologist annually for a complete head-to-toe skin exam. • Avoid tanning beds and their UV rays, • Perform a self-skin exam regularly and take notes of new moles or changes in existing moles or birthmarks.

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Sinking costs Commentary by Terry Anker In for a penny, in for a pound is a cliché originally intended to point to the equivalency of punishment under early English rule. It held that failure to repay a penny would be as severe as that for the much larger English pound sterling. Today, most use the expression to indicate that once someone has gone so far down an intended path, they must apply whatever resources, even if excessive, to see the task through to completion. The notion holds there is a point of no return. In business, one might call this phenomenon a sunk cost. Once one has invested so much in a project or person, the incentive to see it through to completion can outweigh a prudent decision to review the circumstances dispassionately and walk away. Yet occasionally, pushing just a bit more provides significant enhancement. Universal Studios Orlando offers Fast Pass technology. In a nutshell, a ticket through the park becomes supercharged with private (much shorter) lines for accessing the attractions. At roughly double the ticket price, a purchaser can navigate the experience with many fewer line-hours-per-ride. After one has spent thousands of dollars and much precious vacation time, sunk cost theory might persuade us that a few hundred more is a pittance to ensure that ours is a robust, full and memorable trip. Still, sunk cost theory can lead to a sinking feeling. In us, the methodology creates a cavalier attitude toward spending. For purveyors, it can create complacency in innovation.

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BE L I E V E  I T ! Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Frederick, Va., any person who owns a pool risks a $2,500 fine for not closing the gate to the pool when they get done swimming in it. Source: dumblaws.com

REA D ER ’ S V I E W Stamp Out Food Drive enjoys another successful year Editor, Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive friends, on behalf of NALC Branch 888, I would like to sincerely thank you for your donations of food and help in making the annual 2017 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive another successful event this year. A lot of people stepped up and helped in a lot of ways to make this major event a tremendous success. There is an enormous amount of work and preparations that must take place in order to get this annual food drive accomplished in each of our cities. I am sure they are all very much appreciative of our efforts at our local food pantries and churches. The generosity of our local communities is amazing, to say the least. This annual food drive replenishes local food pantries in our communities, and we should all take pride in helping the less fortunate in our communities we serve.

The following is the amount of food in pounds that was collected and who all the food was donated to: Carmel, 22,836 pounds to Open Doors Food Pantry; Fishers, 17,347 pounds to Delaware Township Trustee & Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank; Noblesville, 14,970 pounds to Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank; Zionsville, 7,127 pounds to Zionsville Presbyterian Church; and Westfield, 6,118 pounds to Open Doors Food Pantry. This was the 25th year of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, which is the nation’s largest one-day food drive. The amount of good all the donated food will do in our local communities is measured by the number of people that will be helped greatly over the next several months. Job well-done, and thank you very much for your generosity! Ronnie Roush Branch 888 President

Doo and I recently held a family meeting to hammer out the details for a homicidefree summer. Our four children humor were invited to share their thoughts, and as expected, the biggest sticking point was over Xbox. Our boys argued that since it’s summer, they should be able to do whatever they want, including wasting weeks at a time sniping virtual zombies. We felt it might lead to serial killer status. Decision? Two hours max a day. Suck it up, kids! Also in the plan, the reinstatement of the “I’m Bored Jar,” a repository for the dollar fines handed out to anyone muttering any derivative of the word “boring.” Proceeds will go to an end-of-summer Dairy Queen bonanza and to prevent a “Bud Light Jar” phenomenon, the perp will be assigned some degrading task, like scrubbing the basement toilet with her toothbrush. Don’t mess with Mom! And once again, to further enhance this summer’s salt mine experience, “Amish Day” will occur weekly. It was proposed unwittingly five years ago by our then 10year old son who, at the aforementioned decision to limit electronic interaction, cried, “I’m not going all Amish!” Should have kept your mouth shut, Andrew, for you will indeed go Amish. No video games, computers, television or phones for one whole day. They must use their imaginations and find old-fashioned forms of amusement. It may not work, but their discomfort should prove highly entertaining. Mwah-ha-ha! So the chore chart is up and rockin’, and the Forced Family Game night schedule (“you will have fun!”) is in full swing. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that our careful planning will result in a blissful summer vacation with minimum shanking. If not, at least I’ll have some solid column material! Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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Kneedy people! Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Before our last vacation, I made an appointment with the orthopedist. My left knee was killing me, a probhumor lem that goes back to an old college football injury. I was drunk and fell out of the stands during homecoming. I asked why my former doctor retired. Apparently, he wanted to devote more time to skiing. Nice for him, but for the patients scheduled for surgery, this is really rubbing it in. “Dick,” Dr. Estes said, “I hope your vacation is not going to be too strenuous, considering your knee.” “My wife wants to go to Canada to go hiking.” “Sounds a bit rocky.” “Yes, the mountains are pretty rugged terrain.” “No, I mean your marriage. What wife makes a husband endure that much pain?” His nurse walked in with the big grin of someone who was going to stick a needle directly in your throbbing kneecap. I’d been through this before. “Time for a little cortisone. You know the

drill,” she said. I told her “drill” is not the best word choice before administering a shot. The cortisone helped, but most of the Banff trails were too rugged for me, so I waited in the car for my wife and son while they walked along the Hoodoos, waited while they hiked in Johnston Canyon and waited while they explored the Marsh Loop. One of the trails had a sign that said: “Handicapped and stroller friendly.” I question the friendliness part. A guy in a wheelchair was griping at me to speed it up, and a toddler in a stroller was shaking his fist and crabbing at me to get over to the right so he could pass. This week, I called the surgeon’s office and said I was ready for a new knee. “OK,” said Leslie, his assistant, “but the earliest Dr. Estes can fit you in is September. Will you be OK waiting?” “Of course,” I said, “I’ve gotten really, really good at that.”

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stem cells, which become less potent and productive over time. Like every other tissue in our bodies, they are exposed to the toxins, radiation and other pollutants in the environment. Umbilical cord blood stem cells are collected from the donated cord blood and placenta of healthy newborns. The cells are then screened for disease and genetic problems. These umbilical stem cells are vibrant, vital and healthy. When umbilical cord stem cells are infused, they carry a whole host of immune stabilizing factors throughout the body and work to repair the immune system. This is likely why stem cells are so helpful in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, dermatitis and myasthenia gravis. Other things that may be successfully treated with this therapy include MS, lupus, graft vs. host disease and other immune conditions. The future is today. For more, visit StemCellsIndy.com. Dmitry M. Arbuck, MD, is President and Medical Director, Indiana Polyclinic. For more visit, StemCellsIndy.com.

Dispatches Women’s Fund of Central Indiana announces mental health partnerships with cities, colleges - On May 31, at a press event on Monument Circle, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, announced it has convened community partners to join the national Campaign to Change Direction on mental health. Nine cities, 46 college campuses, plus hospitals, health departments, chambers, foundations and businesses have pledged to advocate for open, honest conversation about mental health in central Indiana. According to Mental Health America, in Indiana 20 percent of Hoosier adults live with mental illness and 12 percent of youth have had at least one depressive episode in the past year. And in 2015, more Hoosiers died by suicide than by car accidents. For more, visit youarecurrent.com. Support groups available – Witham Health Services offers a variety of support groups for those in need of the services. Groups include: Alzheimer’s Support, Cancer Support, Cancer Gentle Stretch Yoga, Cancer

Support Cooking for Wellness, Diabetic Support and Grief Support. The groups are free and meet monthly. For more, visit witham. org or call 765-485-8120. Joint pain seminar – Riverview Health will host a joint pain seminar from 6 to 7 p.m. on June 6 at the Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, 11925 N. Meridian St. Dr. Norman Mindrebo, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will discuss techniques for joint pain treatment and joint replacement. A light dinner will be served. The program is free but registration is required. Register at riverview.org/classes or call 317-776-7999. Alzheimer’s support groups – The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter offers free support groups across the state for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Support groups are free and designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers. Groups meet in Avon, Carmel, Danville, Greenfield and Indianapolis. For more, call 800-272-3900.

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Dispatches Real estate update – It’s still a seller’s market in central Indiana, as indicated by F.C. Tucker Company’s monthly real estate market stats. Of the 3,302 homes sold in central Indiana in April 2017, nearly 19 percent were located in Hamilton County. The average home price in the county was $293,400, up 7.2 percent compared to April 2016. In Fishers, the average home price remained steadfast at $272,607, which is 5.1 percent higher than April 2016. HCLA applications - The Hamilton County Leadership Academy (HCLA) is accepting applications for the 2017-18 class. HCLA is a leadership program that identifies and prepares informed leaders for our community. The program is open to Hamilton County residents or those with business or civic activities within the community. Informational meetings will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. May 25 at the Carmel Clay Public Library. RSVP for the meeting by emailing Laura Crum at lcrum@HCLA.net or calling 317-606-0324. Applications are due June 30. The application may be found online at HCLA.net/application. Women’s business seminar – Indiana Small Business Owner’s Network will host Activate Your Inner Wonder Woman from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14 at Northside Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71st St. Cost is $59 and includes morning and afternoon roundtable discussions with special guest experts and a special lunch presentation by one of our sponsors. Visit IndianaWonderWoman.com to register.

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Charlie Hensley got his start in the restaurant business with his Jeffersonville High School now open classmate John Schnatter, better know as Papa John. “That’s were I got my start (with Papa John’s),” Hensley said. “He graduated in 1980, and I graduated in ’79.” Hensley, a Fishers resident, went to serve a co-owner of Penn Station franchises and then as CEO and managing partner of McIndy Ventures, which owned 19 McAlister’s Deli franchises. That was sold in November 2015. Hensley, 56, opened Fresh To Order in April in in Noblesville. It is the former spot of Paradise Bakery in the Hamilton Town Center. “When I sold the McAlister venues, I was looking for something that had a menu where the items were made fresh and on site,” said Hensley, CEO of Acuity Restaurant Group. “It’s a quick, casual, upscale restaurant. There is a beverage station with several custom beverages.” Hensley said this is the first Fresh To Order franchise to open north of Tennes-

Real estate update – It’s still a seller’s market in Central Indiana, as indicated by F.C. Tucker Company’s monthly real estate market stats. Of the 3,302 homes sold in central Indiana in April 2017, nearly 19 percent were located in Hamilton County. The average home price in the county was $293,400, up 7.2 percent compared to April 2016. In Carmel, the average home price remained steadfast at $351,937, nearly equivalent to April 2016.

The first Fresh to Order franchise opened at Hamilton Town Center last month. (Submitted photo)

see. Most of the 14 opened so far are in the Atlanta area, where it started. Hensley has a deal to open 10 in the Indianapolis area. “McAlister’s Deli is a sandwich-oriented concept, and we didn’t really cook anything on site,” Hensley said. “I was looking for a concept where we prepared food from scratch. Most of the items from Fresh To Order are made from scratch, even the sauces we use on the panini (sandwiches). The soups are made from scratch. We have bison and make bison burgers. We have seafood from salmon and shrimp. Everything is fresh; it’s indicative of the name.” Hensley sat on the franchise advisory council for McAlister’s Deli.

“As a group, we went around Atlanta, and we toured the up-and-coming brands to stay on top of the competition, so to speak,” Hensley said. “This is one I toured, and I liked the food and menu.” Hensley said he likes that it’s a young restaurant business. “You get to assist with its development if you have a lot of experience like I do, and you have a lot of territory you can develop if things are successful,” he said. “The food was great, and I thought I had an opportunity to help in its expansion and development.

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Indiana Artists’ work on display at city hall By Renee Larr • news@currentinfishers.com Fishers City Hall is adorned with artwork from Indiana native artists. The Fishers Arts Council worked with Indiana Artists to create an exhibit celebrating IN/A’s Exhibit 100th anniversary. “Internationally known Fishers artist Pam Newell made us aware this was the 100th anniversary of the IN/A,” said Lisa Vielee, past president. “It all came together really quickly. It couldn’t have worked out any better, and we’re really excited to be a part of their 100th anniversary celebration year.” Forty-five IN/A members submitted artwork for the exhibit. “The show will be diverse because we have lots of different artists working in different mediums, from oil to acrylic to watercolor to print makers as well as multi-media artists. The entire exhibit will be 2-D. Many of our artists are pleinair painters,” IN/A President James Hubbard said. “They participate in other organizations that are Indiana-centric such as the Indiana WaterColor Society. Many of the landscapes will be Indiana landscapes. There are a lot of other subjects that will be on view, still life, portraiture and so forth.” The show will run until June 28. Admission is free. The exhibit is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The artwork

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A piece of James Hubbard’s artwork, “Secret Garden.” (Submitted image)

will be available for sale. “The artist sets the purchase price, and 20 percent of the purchase price is dedicated to (Fishers Art Council),” Vielee said. “If people buy a piece, not only are they getting a wonderful piece of local art, but they’re also supporting their local arts council, which helps us, in turn, fulfill our mission to engage and instill art into the community.” For more, visit indianaartists.org or fishersartscouncil. com.

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The Cool Creek Concert Series has become a family-friendly tradition in Hamilton County. “It’s gratifying to have generations music coming up telling the staff they came with parents as a teen and now they are bringing their own families,” said Don Nicholls, resource development specialist for Hamilton County Parks. The 23rd annual concert series will start off with Lemon Wheel June 9 at Cool Creek Park in Carmel. The five-concert series takes place on Friday nights, starting at 7 p.m. “We’re real sensitive in the matter of effort and time we put into it,” Nicholls said. “First and foremost, we want to make sure they are family appropriate entertainment. Second, we do our research and make sure who has a fairly loyal fan base and take it into account if they have played our venue before. If they were successful and had a lot of favorable comments, we tend to book them. Most of these bands are very engaging with the audience.” Nicholls said another thing that makes this series different is the venue. “You’re in Cool Creek Park, one of the most scenic parks in Hamilton County,” Nicholls said. There is also a full-scale playground, face painting and Koteewi Range’s inflatable archery arcade onsite during shows. The title sponsor is Clay Township Trustee Office and Board. Gates open at 6 p.m. Nicholls said the performance time has been extended 15 minutes to 9:15 p.m. this summer. • • • • •

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Getting ready for July Fourth: Red, White and Blue Cake Recipe and photo courtesy of Family Features. The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner. Start getting ready by planning ahead to make this red, white and blue cake. Find more recipes and ideas to fire up your Fourth of July at McCormick.com. Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Servings: 12 Ingredients: 1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix, 2 teaspoons McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract, 1/2 teaspoon Blue McCormick Assorted Neon Food Colors & Egg Dye, 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons McCormick Red Food Color, nonstick spray, 1 container (16 ounces) white frosting, 1 cup raspberries, 1/2 cup blueberries Directions: Heat oven to 350 F. Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding vanilla. Transfer 1 1/2 cups batter to small bowl and tint with neon blue food color. Tint remaining batter red by adding cocoa powder and red food color. Pour each

color batter into separate 9-by-5-inch loaf pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake blue-tinted cake 20-25 minutes; red-tinted cake 30-35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Trim cakes to remove rounded tops and edges. Slice red cake in half horizontally to form two thin layers. Place one layer on platter. Slice remaining red cake layer in half lengthwise. Slice blue cake in half lengthwise. (Blue and red cakes should be same dimensions.) Frost red cake layer on platter with 1/3 frosting. Top with lengthwise slices of red and blue cake side-by-side. Frost with 1/3 frosting. Repeat cake layer and frosting. Garnish with raspberries and blueberries to resemble flag.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Wall removal expands kitchen Commentary by Larry Greene

After solutions: The goal was to design a visually expanded pulland-replace kitchen by opening up the wall to the adjacent spaces and replacing the dated materials. 1. The main solution for opening up the kitchen to the dining room was to remove the nonstructural wall that separated the two spaces. This allowed for a bar-height seating wall in the design. 2. All of the materials were replaced, which included raising and staggering the heights of the wall cabinets, upgrading to granite countertops and adding a second bar-height wall on the living room side to accommodate more cabinetry. 3. Additional touches of detail include a trash pull-out cabinet accessory, a deep doublebowl stainless steel sink, a new kitchen faucet with a pull-out sprayer, an improved lighting plan and an elegant, elongated subway tile backsplash.

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Before problems: The existing kitchen footprint was closed off to the adjacent spaces, and the cabinets and other materials were very worn. There also was an unused desk area taking up valuable space. In addition, the owners are both quite tall, so they wanted to take advantage of taller cabinetry to add storage to their kitchen.

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to be more than two feet of accumulated bones and more than 1,000 items. One of the items in what became known A tomb in Jerusalem provides evidence of as Cave 25 was a tightly rolled sheet of ancient Jewish burial practices. It also provided what is thought to be the nearly pure silver. When eventually untravel oldest example of text found in rolled, the sheet, about 4-inches long by 1-inch wide, was found to be inscribed with the Bible. In 1979, Gabriel Barkay, an Israeli archaeol- ancient Hebrew script spelling out the ogist, had a hunch that residents of Jerusa- so-called “Priestly Benediction” recited in lem might have buried their dead in caves in Numbers 6:24-26. Another smaller rolled an area called Ketef Hinnom, located south- silver sheet contained the same text. Exwest of the Old City near the Scottish Church perts have confirmed that these writings of St. Andrew. His hunch paid off, and he un- were made before 587 B.C., when Jerusalem covered a tomb complex he dated to the sev- was conquered by the Babylonians, makenth century B.C. One tomb included a stone ing them at least 400 years older than the Dead Sea Scrolls, the second-oldest exambench, once inside a cave, containing headrests for six bodies. Under the bench Barkay ples of Biblical writings. The silver scrolls, thought to have been used as amulets, are found a chamber, carved in the rock, where now in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum. bones and grave gifts were deposited after the body had lain on the bench for 12 months. When Barkay looked inside the chamber, he Don Knebel is a local resident concluded that its contents had been looted who works for Barnes & Thornlong ago. But to keep an annoying 13-year old burg LLP. For the full column visit volunteer on the site occupied, Barkay sent donknebel.com. You may contact him into the chamber with a hammer. The him at news@currentzionsville. com. young volunteer discovered what turned out

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The Bonwell Tanner Group

Annie Greenberg Schweiger REALTOR/Broker

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Speedway Termite & Pest Control, Inc Serving Indianapolis and Surrounding Communities since 1932

Termite, Mosquito and Rodent Control Ants, Fleas, Bees, Bed Bugs and other Insect Pests WDI Inspections O: 317.247.9177 • M: 317.332.5556 msalt12@aol.com • speedwaytermiteandpestcontrol.com

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

LECTRIC LLC Brian Harmeson (317)414-9146

Owner/Master Electrician bharmeson@harmesonelectric.com Locally owned and operated in Hamilton County Licensed-Bonded-Insured/Residential-Commercial

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Michael Pettygrove, Agent 240 East Carmel Drive | Carmel Ofﬁce: (317) 846-5861 Cell: (317) 506-9239 Michael.Pettygrove@infb.com

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Guitar Lessons

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The Home of Plug and Play RETAIL • REHEARSE • REPAIR Now offering guitar, drum and voice lessons Ask about our HD video services Fully equipped studios, In-ear (“silent”) studio Book Studio A for private parties, CD release events, showcases, recitals, meetings and more! Come see for yourself why hundreds of bands and performers refine their shows in our studios! Call Rick Kingston at 317.979.0137 340 Ridgepoint Drive, Carmel 46032 kingstonsmusicshowcase.com

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Community-Wide Garage Sale

Guitar Lessons With Baker Scott

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MULTI - NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE

Heritage Meadows & Fishers Pointe Saturday, June 10th 8am to 3pm Fishers Pointe Blvd., South of 116th Street

for sale

Will mow yards, trim shrubs, clean out houses, garages, basements, attics, gutters, paint, do odd jobs, demo small buildings, provide personal services. Fully insured. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135; shidelerjay@gmail.com

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622 South Rangeline Rd Suite S Carmel 46032

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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR PAINTER

Do you take pride in your skills, and are you reliable without fail? If you don’t, or you’re not, stop reading. If you do and are, Roberts Painting would like to speak with you now. We are a local, family owned business with full-time work for the right candidate. We have been serving fellow Hamilton County residents since 1984. You must have dependable transportation. Compensation is based on experience and is open to discussion. Again, serious inquiries only. Contact Tim (317.847.2704) or Rick (317.847.4780), or e-mail robertspaintingcarmel@gmail.com for immediate consideration. EOE.

business camp

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3-Day Summer Business Camp by Missing Skills University Indy / Keystone Area July 31 to August 2, for graduates of grades 8 – 12 – we deliver real-world business situations to your Future Leader. Start using these skills now, instead of waiting for Day 1 on the job. Sign up at www.MissingSkillsU.com or email todd.troup@missingskillsu.com or call 317-698-5531.

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Front Office Receptionist Mon-Fri Full-Time Resume to: dental293@gmail.com

Manager Employment

Auto detailer wants/needs working manager to help scale: Mobile Express vehicle cleaning business Requirements: *Excellent driving record/Drug test *Verifiable past experience a must *Able to manage/run business *Should be comfortable to upsell service(s) Compensation: Ten ($10) hour to start Unit count Commission Possible profit-sharing (Full-time Employees) Send info to: dan@dansdetail.in

Motivated people who want to join our team. Work outdoors in landscape maintenance and project installations. Experience helpful but not necessary. Pay between $12-$18/hr depending on experience. Call us or email your application: 317.443.6514 abby@primelineoutdoorliving.com

We are looking to HIRE YOU If you have a compassionate heart and a nurturing soul, Clarity Care is interested in hiring you. We provide non-medical, adult in-home care. We offer: • Flexible schedule - full and part time • Competitive pay - $10-$15 per hour • Night bonus/referral bonus • Employee retirement plan • Custom match care giver to client 317-774-0074 option 5 Apply@claritycaregivers.com

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Landscape crew members for mowing/ landscaping. Starting pay $10-14/hr depending on experience, though no experience is required. Full time position with overtime paid at time and a half. Must be able to lift and carry 60lbs. to qualify for the job. Valid Indiana driver’s license and clean driving record is required. Send resumes to the site or call/ text Darren @ 317-354-5650.

Needed Bartenders and Waitresses

Please contact Roy at the Noblesville Moose Lodge 950 Field Drive 317-773-9916

Administrative Assistant for Pastor and Program Support.

Part-time position, 20 hours per week. Flexible work schedule Position works closely with the Fellowship Committee and pastors to provide support for committees, special interest groups and special events. St. Mark’s UMC, Carmel, IN. needs an organized, thorough Administrative Assistant with Microsoft Office skills and a collaborative work style. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume by June 9th to jobs@stmarkscarmel.org.

Celebrating 20 years of service in this area Enhance the life of a senior in your community through non-medical companionship and home-helper services. Build lasting relationships, while helping seniors remain safe and independent in their own homes. Home Instead Senior Care Call Today: 317 774 1750 Competitive pay and Flexible schedule Apply online at HomeInstead.com-Careers Each Home Instead Senior Care® franchise office is independently owned and operated

Looking for high school/college help: at least 17 yrs old to do summer work/ clean-up 1-2 days/wk. Labor involved. References a MUST! Interview is also a requirement. Home on Geist and we require the help to live locally. Call 317-918-4090

College not for you?

Background or Not in dance! Join the team at Fred Astaire Dance Studio Carmel, Indiana. We will train you in all aspects of the ballroom dance business. Why Fred Astaire? We offer a great environment, guaranteed starting salary, great training and opportunities to travel and compete. Need we say more? Call Dan at 317-846-3237

NOW HIRING EVENING MAINTENANCE AND EVENING SHUTTLE DRIVER The award winning Cambria hotel and suites in Noblesville is now hiring Evening maintenance and shuttle driver associates to complement our wonderful team. We also offer insurance, hotel discounts, and monthly associate appreciate luncheons. More importantly, we treat all of our associates with RESPECT! We’re located across from the Hamilton Town Center Mall. Please apply within. 13500 Tegler Dr. Noblesville, IN 46060 317-773-4970

CARPENTERS NEEDED NOW Noblesville Methodist Preschool & Parent’s Day Out in Noblesville, IN is seeking a Director to lead our weekday early childhood education program. Qualified candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree and have previous experience leading a similar program. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to preschooldirectorsearch@noblesvillefirst.com

Simpson Construction Services, LLC, a family owned general contractor, would like to hire skilled construction carpenters. Our company is growing, and we are looking for craftsmen that take pride in their work and want a future with our company. Contact Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

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PAY ATTENTION AND ATTEND A JOINT PAIN SEMINAR.

HIP & KNEE REPLACEMENT SEMINAR

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 6 PM

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