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Asked by an audience member what his most memorable moment in his ca reer is, Batalis answered, “There is not one thing that stands out, but many. I’ve been involved in bringing babies into the world, and that’s a cool thing to be part of. The downside is that we’ve seen life be snatched from you, too.”
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Batalis said there has been a lot of effort in providing mental health care for firefight ers who have witnessed tragedies.
There are four fire stations now in the City of Lawrence. One was recently torn down on McCoy Street. Station 38 was 36 years old and was leveled in July. The groundbreaking on the new station on the site is set for Aug. 23, Batalis said. There will be no interruption of services during the time. “It’s going to be an awesome station,” he said. “The original station that was there, we had a volunteer fire department years ago. The station was never built to accom modate sleeping. We had communications and admin offices. It’s been remodeled like
Fire chief addresses rescue task force procedures
five times. I think it’s going to help the neighborhood.”Batalissaidthe Lawrence Fire Dept. an swers calls for all types of emergencies. He said the department does about 18,000 runs a year. It has 83 full-time firefighters, 18 full-time civilian personnel and a few parttime“Onestaff.ofthose 83 is on active (military) duty for a year,” Batalis said.
Batalis said these are situations where public safety departments are working together.“Theonly thing we can do is be prepared,” he said. “This is just another added thing to firefighting that if you had brought this up 15 to 20 years ago, I’d say, ‘You’re crazy, there is no way it’s going to happen.’”
Lawrence Fire Dept. Chief Dino Batalis un derstands how the role of fire departments has expanded through time.Batalis outlined to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce audience Aug. 9 at Murphy’s Craft House how the department is equipped and prepared to handle active shooter situations as a rescue task“Weforce.know now it can happen anywhere, a school or a mall,” Batalis said. “There were some places that I thought were safe. What pushed me over the line is when these (shootings) started happening in churches. That was the end for me.”
Batalis said it’s all about saving lives. He said the City of Lawrence would need help from neighboring departments if something major happened in Lawrence. Batalis has seen a lot of changes in his more than 31 years in the department. “It’s been an awesome career. I’m not at the midway point, I’m on the down slope,” Batalis said. “I’ve got about a year-and-ahalf left. If I could live that long, I’d stay another 31 (years).”
Batalis also discussed the work of Law rence’s Firefighters Family Assistance Pro gram, which has helped families who have suffered losses because of fire damage for more than 30 years. “We deal a lot with the schools,” Batalis said of the program. “It’s anywhere from buying groceries or putting fuel in the car and (getting) beds. Already this year I’ve worked closely with school liaisons, and we’ve done 74 beds and it doesn’t stop when school is out. Some of the schools are not in the City of Lawrence or even in Lawrence Township. We’ve even delivered Lawrence Fire Dept. Chief Dino Batalis addresses the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce audience at Murphy’s Craft House. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi) to Plainfield. Donations come from every where. It’s hard to say no when someone is in Batalisneed.” said all the previous Lawrence mayors have been supportive, but Mayor Steve Collier is the only who has physically helped with packing and distribution.
“No one gets paid for anything,” Batalis said. “They do it on duty and off duty. Every dime goes into the program. People don’t mind giving if they know the bulk of the money or all of it is going to the cause and not to pay someone’s big salary.”
The Madison County Prosecutors Office announced Aug. 17 that it will seek the death sentence for Carl Roy Webb Boards II, who has been charged in the murder of Elwood police officer, Noah Shahnavaz. On July 31, officer Shahnavaz — a 2016 Fishers High School graduate — was shot after conducting a traffic stop on a white Buick Lacrosse in Madison County. Boards II is alleged to have fired at least 36 rounds at the officer from an AK-47 type rifle with a high-capacity magazine. The suspect was arrested in Fishers after a vehicle pursuit a short time later. Boards was taken to the Hamilton County Jail and charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a se rious violent felon, resisting law enforcement and use of a firearm enhancement and habitual offender en hancement, both of which carry an additional penalty, according to Andrew Hanna, chief deputy prosecutor in Madison County.
What happened: The council passed plans for a five-story mixed-use building on 116th street and Mu nicipal Drive.
What happened: The council received an annual update from Megan Vukusich, director of Planning and Zoning, on the Fishers 2040 Plan that sets goals for land use, housing and neighborhoods, transportation and parks.
The Fishers City Council met Aug. 15 for the first time at Launch Fishers after moving out of City Hall, which is expected to be demolished this fall. The council heard plans for new townhomes, approved plans for a new five-story mixed-usebuilding and heard annual updates to the Fishers 2040 Plan. At the end of the meeting, a community member spoke and said Fishers isn’t taking enough steps to address cli mate change, and the council recognized Al and Eley Kuchar, survivors of the July 4 Highland Park shooting in Illinois. The next Fishers City Council Meeting is set for Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Launch Fishers.
What happened: Indiana’s Lennar Homes proposed to build Marketplace Town on the north side of Fishers. The project would be at 135th street and east of Ind. 37.
What it means: The Alboher Development Co. and Birkla Investment Group LLC. project that was announced Aug. 5 was approved by the council. The $35 million project will have 36 condominiums on the top three floors; office space on the second floor; and retail stores on the first floor. The condos will sell for between $600,000 and $1 million. The project will also add a stoplight to the entrance of the build ing, creating a four-way stop at the intersection of 116th street and Municipal Drive
Lennar Homes proposes townhomes in Fishers
GOVERNMENT By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com
What it means: If approved, the Marketplace Town would consist of 53 townhouses. The residences would range from 1,700 to 2,200 square feet and cost, on average, $400,000. Construction would begin in early 2023. The plans must first go through the Fishers Planned Unit Development Commit tee and Planning Commission before going back to the city council for a final vote.
What it means: The council was told that of the 231 projects or actions identified in the proposal, 80 have been com pleted or are underway since the 2040 Plan was created six years ago. Other highlighted projects were the “This is Fishers” blog, the Maker Playground, additions to the Nickel Plate Trail and new life science projects, such as the Fishers AgriPark, a 33-acre park in Fortville that promotes agricul ture in Fishers.
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Prosecutor seeks death penalty in Shahnavaz shooting
CRIME By Taylor Dixon taylor@youarecurrent.com
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“By moving the festival to the Fort Ben Cultural Campus, we hope to build public awareness of creative art therapies and highlight the talents of our veterans,” Arts for Lawrence Marketing and Communica tions Director Nick Ramey said. The festival will display over 30 original pieces of art from 10 self-expression cate gories, including visual art, creative writing, dance, drama and music. The Veterans Cre ative Arts Festival is an annual competition that recognizes the recovery made by veter ans through creative art therapies. The National Veterans’ Creative Arts Fes tival was founded in 1989 in Tuskegee, Ala., and has since expanded across the U.S. A music performace fund has allowed veter ans to perform live music at festivals. Work shops are also offered during the festivals in a variety of artistic modalities by utilizing the talents of local community artists. The festival at Fort Ben Cultural Center will also have live music, food trucks and family activities. For more, call the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC Recreation and Creative Arts Therapies Team at 317-988 9450 or email indcreativearts@va.gov.
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Festival coming to Fort Ben Cultural Campus
Arts for Lawrence has partnered with Richard L. Roudebush Veterans’ Administra tion Medical Center Recreations, Creative Art Therapies and the City of Lawrence to showcase artwork by local veterans. The festival is from 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Fort Ben Cul tural Campus at 8920 Otis Ave., Indianapolis. Admission is free. This is the first time the festival has taken place outside of the Roudebush VA Medical Center.
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By Chris Bavender news@geistcurrent.com
Drone system flys into Lawrence
“The unit we used in Lawrence is a com mercially sized mailbox. We’re iterating on all kinds of designs – something smaller for homes, something for rooftops or balconies or on trucks or boats,” O’Toole said. “There’s not really a limit on what shape or size it might take.”
Dronedek, a Lawrence-based company, has developed the first “smart mailbox.” The climate-controlled and secure box that can re ceive packages by drone debuted in early August with a traditional mail delivery, followed by a food delivery made to the mailbox. “It went great. Historic event,” Dronedek founder and CEO Dan O’Toole said. “The fu ture of package delivery is here.” Dronedek is a tall rectangle with a mail slot in the front, a door in the back and a lid that will slide to open.
“Our units will be of various sizes, de pending on usage,” O’Toole said. “The com mercial units will be larger than residential ones. We can’t accept a piano or a couch, of course, but we’ll be able to accept 90 per cent of the packages going out in the field today -- hot, cold, prescription drugs, pizza, letters from Grandma, you name it. We will also constantly iterate to meet market demands.”Dronedek has more than 5,000 investors and is about to go out on another round via StartEngine.com. To sign up to be alerted for that launch, visit ttw.startengine.com/ ttw/dronedek.Tolearnmore about Dronedek, visit dronedek.com/.
The idea came to O’Toole in 2014 when he was driving and saw a drone flying over a field.“That got me to thinking about drones and delivery. That thought process led to me thinking about how packages are often just dropped on porches and sidewalks and yards,” he said. “And I thought there had to be a better, more secure way to deliver packages, and that it wouldn’t be long before drone delivery would be part of the equation.”Dronedek can accept any kind of parcel from any kind of delivery mechanism – hu man, autonomous, drone, robot, etc.
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MEET AVA BRAMBLETT Hobbies: Working out, shopping, spending time with her family Favorite athlete: Rose Lavelle Favorite TV show: “Chicago Med” Favorite subject: Math the best position. She can anticipate what a teammate is going to do even before they do it. Her creative thinking ability and vision on the field is amongst the best I’ve ever been fortunate enough to coach.”
“I’ve spent a lot of time making sure that I can use both feet equally, so that even if the defender forces me in one direction, I can easily go either way,” she said.
Ava Bramblet, left is the Millers’ team leader. (Photo courtesy of Julie Montgomery)selves first and foremost,” Brady said. Bramblett has 32 goals and 16 assists in her three seasons.
Senior midfielder gets kick from winning, lifting teammates
“Ava sees the game in a way that most players do not, and that’s not just at the high school level, it’s players at any level,” Brady said. “She sees moments on the field before they develop and places herself in Bramblett
Noblesville High School senior soccer player Ava Bramblett has been a crucial part of the team’s success the past three“Avaseasons.hashad one of the most storied careers of any Noblesville High School athlete, two state championships, three conference titles, and yet, she doesn’t rest on these laurels,” Nobles ville girls soccer coach Mike Brady said. “Ev ery day, she wants to make herself better and the team better. We wouldn’t have had the success we’ve had without her. But she would be the last one to think that. Again, it’s about team and being a part of creating a winning culture.” Brady said Bramblett, a midfielder, makes those around her better.
Bramblett, who plays for Indy Premier during the club season, has committed to sign with Ohio State University. “Ohio State has a very competitive pro gram that has a good chance of competing for a national title each year,” she said. “Academically, it is one of the top schools in the nation for what I want to do. I also really liked the coaches and the feel of the campus.”
The Millers won IHSAA Class 3A state championships in 2019 and 2020. They fin ished 16-1-1 last year, losing in the regional semifinal. That snapped a 55-game unbeat en“Ourstreak.main team goal this year is to win a state championship, but in the process, there is always the goal of winning confer ence as well as going undefeated,” Bram blett said. “A goal I’ve personally always wanted to achieve is Miss Soccer, but more importantly, I want to be a leader and some one who makes an impact in every game.”
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“As a leader of this team, she elevates her teammates every day, whether it’s in a game, at training, or in life, which is a spe cial gift, when so many people put them
Bramblett said one of her biggest im provements has been becoming more effec tive with either foot.
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More than 400 golfers from across Indi ana participated Aug. 5 in the 19th annual Jake Laird Memorial Golf Outing at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville. Event founders Mike and Debbie Laird said the outing was the most successful since its inception in 2004 after their son, Jake Laird, an Indianapolis Police Dept. officer, was shot and killed in the line of duty. The event raised $117,825. Proceeds benefit police and fire agencies in Indiana with the purchase of new equip ment, the support of instructional programs and financial assistance to officers injured in the line of duty. To date, the Laird’s have donated over $1 million to police and fire fighterJoiningagencies.theLairds during the opening ceremonies were Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen, Noblesville Police Dept. Chief John Mann and Mary Allen, who represented U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz. Branch Sales Manager Angie Turley of title sponsor Fairway Mortgage,stated, “My team donates and sponsors the Laird outing
Mike and Debbie Laird launched the Jake Laird Golf Outing after their son, Jake Laird, an India napolis Police Dept. officer, was shot and killed in the line of duty. (Photo courtesy of Mike and Debbie Laird) because public safety employees are a huge part of our business. We enjoy helping to give back to them! We are honored to be a part of this Indianapolisevent.”Metropolitan Police Dept. Officer Kellie Leigh stated, “As an officer, I watch as we die and despite doing heroic things or people having the best intentions, the rest of us move on. We don’t forget, but we move on because we can’t spend too long thinking that we may be next. For more, visit thejakelairdmemorialtour ney.org.
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Maddie Mills-Craig, a Lawrence North High State park has rustic outdoor feel despite urban setting
John and Judy Valenta have been visiting the park for over 20 years and enjoy hiking the trails.
“We love that it’s close to our neighbor hood and has a variety of hiking trails,” Judy Valenta said. “And every time we come here, it looks a little different. You have to be careful, too. You can get lost if you don’t know where you’re going.”
• Fish on Delaware Lake or Fall Creek (or ice fish if the lake is frozen)
• Explore nature center
• Canoe on Fall Creek
• Picnic at one of the shelter houses
• Visit the saddle bark and take a horse trail or hayride
Maddie Mills-Craig sits at the top of one of the rugged trails at Fort Harrison State Park. (Photo cour tesy of Maddie Mills-Craig)
ON THE COVER: John and Judy Valenta pre pare to hike the Schoen Creek Trail at Fort Harrison State Park. The couple has enjoyed hiking at the park for over 20 years. (Photo by Taylor Dixon)
COVER STORY School graduate who is now a senior at Ball State Univesity, has been visiting the park with her family since she was a kid. Like many visitors to the park, Mills-Craig was surprised how large it is. She got an appreciation for it when, while attending LNHS, it took her longer than expected to get to school because she had to drive around the park, even though her home was near the “That’sschool.whenI kind of realized how big and massive the park is. And I was like, wow, it takes up a good bit of Lawrence,’” Mills-Craig said. In recent years, Mills-Craig has visited the park with friends or accompanied by her dog, Apollo. As she’s gotten older, she’s de veloped a passion for hiking. Fort Harrison Map courtesy of Indiana DNR
• Bike throughout the park
• Explore the historic grounds of former military base Camp Glenn PARK ACTIVITIES
• Hike in the woods
• Play a round of golf at The Fort Golf Resort
• Sledding hill during winter
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For example, Fort Harrison State Park has four nature preserves, two of which are open to the public, the Garrison Conference Center, Fort Harrison State Park Inn and The Fort Golf Resort. Fort Harrison State Park annually attracts nearly 900,000 visitors, according to the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources. Visitors partake in hiking, on paved and unpaved trails, and fishing, biking and exploring grounds that used to be part of the military base. In the winter, visitors can be spotted ice fishing on Delaware Lake and kids of all ages utilizing a giant sledding hill — all in a park only a few miles north of downtown Indianapolis.“Wehearall the time from our visitors that they are surprised, in a good way, that we’re here and they didn’t realize how big the park was or how much natural space you have because of the 1,700 acres. Very little of it is developed,” said Brady Givens, the park’s property manager. “It’s a unique opportunity to visit with or come in contact with people who may not generally use state“Beingpark.located that close to Indianapolis, it’s a little bit different than some of the otherLocalparks.”residents
State Park has six hiking trails, including the 4.2-mile wooded Lawrence Creek Trail and the 3.5-mile Fall Creek Trail that follows the banks of Fall Creek. It also has a horse back riding trail with rentals available.
“So, one thing about Lawrence is, there’s a lot of countryside,” Mills-Craig said. “I think the park kind of differentiates us from the rest of the Indy suburb areas. I don’t know of a lot of places that have big parks in our area. It’s a really nice place to go escape.”
By Taylor Dixon
Established in 1996 on the site of the for mer Fort Benjamin Harrison military base, Fort Harrison State Park, at 6000 N. Post Road, has a variety of features and attrac tions typically associated with Indiana’s state parks — most of which are far from major urban centers — and a few not typi cally found a state parks.
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Tucked away in the City of Lawrence near the northeast side of Indianapolis, is a 1,700acre state park that is of the newest, and busiest, of Indiana’s 24 state parks.
• Walk/jog on the paved trails
• Horseback riding
So, yeah, I’ve been thinking a lot about booze lately. Time for a drink!
We humans are apex predators. What we lack in razor-sharp claws and elon gated canines we more than compen sate for in the use of opposable thumbs, comparatively large brains and the abili ty to work in teams. In any hand-to-paw conflict, we might struggle to emerge with victory. But if we bring our wits to bear, we drive the strongest beast to epic disadvantage. We study behav iors, learn patterns and plot advantage against weakness. A predictable crea ture is one that we can overcome. What of the uncertainty of the wounded or trapped animal? What comes when flight options are limited, and fight seems the only option? What can we expect when there is nothing left to lose? When our careful study of the opponent is abruptly upended by erratic and unusually aggressive behav ior, we fall from apex to nadir in an in stant. Happily the risk of encountering a grizzly bear in the wild remains unlikely. So, our alleviated danger in the natural world is replaced by an elevated one in the made environment. If we humans are the most dangerous animals and a wounded animal is the most dangerous then how do we manage the wounded human?Surely, there is metaphor here. If we find a bleeding passerby, let’s call a doctor! Those most concerning are not the physically bruised but the emotionally, financially, or romantically suffering. How do we circumnavigate a road-rage driver, the underperforming employee that is about to lose their job, the deadbeat about to lose custody, or the recently scorned paramour? Can we hold on to the advantages of civilization when some of us believe ourselves harmed by the rest? Is our injury driving us to a point where others no longer can identify our good nature?
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Friends, can we talk about booze? It’s been on my mind lately, and not merely because the first few weeks back to school were a rude return to early mornings and high heels (yes, my usual fit includes at least 2 to 3 inches of man-made height, both to stave off plantar fasciitis and to boost my pres ence among towering teenagers. Don’t judge me!). Mainly, it’s my adult children who’ve had me pondering the hooch. Three of the four can legally drink, and if you happen to be in Europe or on a plane to Europe, after having to very nearly scrap said trip to Europe because a certain someone accidentally but decidedly lost her passport, the 18-year-old can also partake. It’s a weird realization when you see your babies sipping non-Holy Communion wine or doing a shot of some god-awful liqueur. On the one hand, you are faced head-on with the fact that they are no longer children; they can decide for themselves if, when and how much sauce they will consume. But on the other, you still see them as dumb kids who are making a horrible mistake by ordering mango margaritas after an afternoon of “Sink theParentingBismarck.”simply never ends, espe cially in a bar. And if you’re anything like me, you can quickly go from “sharing a beer with my son is wonderful” to “Oh, my god, is he an alcoholic!” Luckily, I’ve learned to condense my worries into a single phrase that lets me mother from afar: “Make good choices, my darlings!”
- FARRAH GRAY
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Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.
“Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”
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Commentary by Dick Wolfsie
This month is the 20th anniversary of los ing my first beagle. Barney was a rescue, a stray I found on my doorstep in 1991 just after I started a new job as a morning field reporter on WISH-TV. Barney made his television debut in February of that year, and we did 2,800 shows together. Below are excerpts from my column published the week he passed: I lost my best friend and business partner this week. Barney was 12 (or 13 or 14). I never knew his exact age. He wan dered onto my doorstep looking for a better life. He found it. And I found the world’s greatest dog. But he was never a good dog — notWhenever.Iwalked down the street with him, everyone would say hello to the beagle by name. Many teased that they didn’t know my name. Maybe they weren’t kidding. Strangers would joke that he looked like he hadn’t missed many meals. He was relentlessly in search of food he could steal. He ate everything: pickles, carrots, hot dog buns. And sometimes, when extremely des perate, he would eat his dog food.
Through the years, I have given out more than 5,000 photos of Barney, each inscribed by me with a silly facsimile of a paw print. If you have a picture of Barney with that paw print, please keep it in his memory. That would mean a lot to me.
When an ani mal-training expert claimed he had taught him some manners, Barney dug up the rose bush at my front step in front of him. On live WhenTV. Idid a show with kids with Down syndrome, Barney jumped on the bed with all 15 toddlers and snuggled with them.
Remembering my ‘rescue’ Barney
When the camera focused on Barney, I swear he looked right at the viewing audience. Barney loved everyone. I don’t think he had an unhappy moment in his life. His final day was at the Indiana State Fair, filled with good food and adoring fans. That evening, he passed peacefully in his sleep.
And, I am sure, it would mean a lot to Barney.
When I did a show with kids with Down syndrome, Barney jumped on the bed with all 15 toddlers and snuggled with them.
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When he saw anyone approach, he rolled over for a belly rub. If you stopped rubbing, he glared at you. “You’ve got some nerve,” he seemed to be saying. He’d run away any time he had the chance. Not run away from me, of course, but on to a new adventure. He knew I’d find him. One Thanksgiving, he got through the invisible fence and found his way to a holiday dinner several miles away. He knew Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. strangers were a softer touch at the dinner table. He also knew television. Everything he did was either funny or heartwarming. When a second-rate musician was play ing his electric guitar on my show, Barney pulled the plug out of the wall with his teeth.
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From left, CEO Tony Zaccario, Drew Bress and Stretch Zone founder Jordan Gold. (Photo courte sy of Stretch Zone)
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New Fishers focuses on stretching
A growing company focused on stretch ing, opened its doors in Fishers Aug. 8. Stretch Zone was founded in 2004 and has over 200 loca tions across the U.S., includ ing two others in Hamilton County. The new facility in Fishers is at 11398 Olio Rd. Stretch Zone “is a practitioner-assisted stretching method that enhances individ ual’s quality of life and movement efficien cy,” according to Ben Smith, owner of the Fishers location. The company helps people 40 and older who might not get as much stretching in as they used to and also works with high school, college and profes sional athletes. The company’s focus is to help people stretch properly without injury.
“The world we live in now is with that longevity, as you age, as you get older, you don’t stretch,” Smith said. “And more impor tantly, if you do stretch, you don’t stretch properly. And the stretches that we do, you can’t really do by yourself, so it’s very important to have qualified, trained practi tioners to do this.”
Smith has opened 10 Stretch Zones with his former Purdue University football team mates and business partners Jason Loerzel and former NFL quarterback Drew Brees. They own six facilities in Louisiana, one in Chicago and three in Hamilton County — one each in Fishers, Zionsville and Carmel. The business partners originally got the idea from Brees, who heard about Stretch Zone while playing for the New Orleans Saints. They met with the CEO Tony Zaccario and founder Jordan Gold in San Diego and were instantly impressed with Gold’s meth ods and patented Stretch Zone Stabilization System, which Smith said helps practi tioners use straps to assist with stretching and act as an extra set of hands. Stretch Zone in Fishers will conduct a grand-opening celebration Aug. 31 from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 31. The owners are expected to visit the Carmel location from noon to 2 p.m. and then the Zionsville location from 3 to 5 p.m. to present a check to the Light for Levi Foundation, which was started after 18-month-old twins fell in a pool in 2020, leaving one of the siblings, Levi, with a trau matic brain injury.
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Stretch Zone is helping match funds raised for the Light for Levi Foundation and bring awareness to his family and their foundation.
“Specific to our region in suburban Indianapolis, IU Health North Hospital in Carmel was rated as high performing for orthopedics, heart failure, hip replacement and pneu monia, and IU Health West Hospital in Avon was rated as high performing for geriatrics, pulmonology, kidney failure, COPD, heart failure, hip fracture, pneumonia and stroke,” Puckett stated. “These rankings recognize the enormous efforts in place by our team members across the state to provide the best care designed for each patient who walks through our doors.”U.S.News also rates hospitals for 20 common procedures and conditions, and IU Health Medical Center was rated as high performing in 10: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, hip replacement, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, prostate cancer surgery and stroke.
New radiation technique — For patients with cancer of the left breast, radiation therapy can be dangerous because it exposes the heart and lungs to radiation. New research shows that holding one’s breath during radiation can push those organs out of the way and protect them. A ma chine assists with the process so the patient breathes properly.
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Moving for better health — Sitting for most of the day is terrible for your health, raising your risk for diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. For better health, try to get up and do some light activity several times a day, even if you have a sedentary job. Moving around triggers blood flow, clears glucose from the blood and breaks down triglycerides.
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Dangers of juicing — Making your own juice from fresh fruits and veggies can be a healthy choice for many people. There is a risk, however, of get ting an overdose of sugar. Removing the juice (and sugar) from the fiber of the fruit makes the sugar content more concentrated. A good rule of thumb is to use a rotating variety of greens as the base of your juice with only one serving of fruit. This will keep the sugar content much lower.
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Natural appetite suppressant — Research shows that a spinach extract, called Appethyl, can significantly reduce cravings and snacking. A tea spoon per day was given to women in the study and they lost 43 percent more weight than women in the placebo group. Appethyl is available on line as spinach extract in powder or capsule form.
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Now in its 33rd year, the annual rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or common elective procedures. Puckett
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IU Health Medical Center has been ranked among the nation’s top hospitals for the 25th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 “Best Hospi tals”U.S.rankings.Newsevaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 35 special ties, procedures and conditions to create itsForrankings.2022-23, IU Health Medical Center (Methodist, University and Saxony Hospitals) was rated as high-performing nationally in five spe cialties, with a sixth specialty achieving a top-50 national ranking. They and GI surgery high — ranked 45th in nation Doug Puckett, president of IU Health’s Indianap Suburban Region, which includes IU Health North, Saxony, Tipton and West hospitals, said it was an honor to see IU Health once again listed among the nation’s top adult hospitals. by U.S. News & World Report.
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Some of the art galleries typically dis play automobile-related artwork. To buy tickets for Fuelicious or for more information, visit artomobilia.org.
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‘ALL THE WAY’ Don Farrell will present his “All the Way, A Frank Sinatra Tribute” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.
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The Marmon Wasp will land at the Carm el Artomobilia. Arlon Bayliss’ sculpture of the Marmon Wasp will make its public debut at Artomobi lia, set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Carmel Arts & Design District. It will be displayed at Main Street and Range Line Road.The Marmon Motor Car Co. was an auto mobile manufacturer in the early 1900s. A Marmon Wasp, driven by Ray Harroun, won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. The sculpture is set to be placed at the roundabout at 96th Street after it is show cased at Artomobilia.
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The Marmon Wasp sculpture will be displayed at the Carmel Artomobilia. (Photo courtesy of John Leonard)
Leonard said proceeds raised from Shift and the other two events will benefit Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana. Artomobilia debuted in 2008 with ap proximately 50 cars. “With the development of Carmel and its support, we’ve grown it to be one of the largest planned car events in Indi ana,” Leonard said. “Every year, we have 20,000 to 25,000 people show up for it. The only event in Carmel that is larger is CarmelFest.”Leonardsaid Artomobilia doesn’t use outside vendors because it wants to en courage support of Arts & Design District merchants.“Thereis a lot of beer, sandwiches and ice cream,” he said. “The only outside vendor is (Carmel’s) Bier Brewery, and it will provide beer during our awards cele bration. We want all the interest (to be) on the vendors of the Arts & Design District. We know where our bread is buttered. In talking to the merchants, it’s one of the best revenue days because of the number of people that come out.”
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Tad Robinson will perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Pal ladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets are $5 or register for free livestream at thecenterpresents.org.
“They are kind of a car show within a car show,” Leonard said. “The Porsches will be together on Range Line Road, and they’ll have the judging criteria by the in dividualArtomobiliaclubs.”weekend starts with Fueli cious, a culinary experience, along with a collection of distinct cars, at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at The Bridgewater Club in Westfield. It previously was held at the Lucas Estate in Carmel.TheShift Road Rally, which is set to be gin at 9 a.m. Aug. 28, begins in downtown Indianapolis at the Silo Auto Club and Conservancy.
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present the “25th Season Celebration” concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 26-27 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.
Marmon Wasp sculpture, Ferraris fuel Artomobilia attractions
Leonard said there are three sub events under Arto-Palooza, called Lotus-Palooza, BMV-Palooza and Porsche-Palooza.
‘25TH SEASON CELEBRATION’
Several Hamilton County and Zionsville restaurants will be featured in Devour In dy’s Summerfest, which began Aug. 22 and continues until Sept. 4. More than 100 participating restaurants will offer three-course, value-priced meals across the Indianapolis area. The event is held twice a year. Winterfest was held in January and February. The full list of restaurants can be found at devourindy.com
Leonard said it starts down town because it travels toward southern Indiana.“Wehave what’s called a poker rally,” he said. “We stop and have lunch. It’s one way to exercise your car (on a road trip) and have fun with your friends.”
‘ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE’ “Escape to Margaritaville” runs through Oct. 2 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indi anapolis. For more, visit beefandboards.com.
COMEDY AT THE CAT Comedy at The Cat will feature Dave Dugan, John Branyan and Randy Montgomery at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26-27 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.
LAWRENCE Lawrence will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at Nickel Plate District Amphitheater in Fish ers. For tickets, visit npdamp.com.
Besides the sculpture, another highlight will be the assortment of Ferraris featured as Artmobilia is celebrating the 75th anni versary of the automaker.
Leonard said 500 cars have entered Artomobilia.“Wehada barnburner number of cars last year,” Leonard said. “Some were hold overs from 2020 because of the cancella tion (because of) COVID-19.”
“It is stunning and it’s really huge,” said Artomobilia Executive Director John Leon ard, a Carmel resident. “It’s 35 feet long. You don’t get a sense of how large these sculptures are until you get up to them. It’s a unique opportunity for Carmel resi dents and anyone else to see one of these sculptures up close and personal. Once it gets installed in the roundabout, no one ever walks up to it. You drive past them.”
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Josh Kaufman and Cliff Ritchey comple ment each other well vocally. “We do kind of a thing,back-and-forthtakingturns playing our originals while the other adds secondary guitar parts and background vocals,” Kaufman said. “We also have one song that we wrote together. (We) hope to do more of that in the future.”
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Tad Robinson’s first appearance at the Palladium was a memorable one. The soul-blues singer played a small harmonica part in a large ensemble production headed by Mi chael Feinstein, the Center for the Performing Arts’ artistic director. “That was a cool evening because in addition to meeting Michael, I had the opportunity to meet Dionne Warwick up close, amazing,” Robinson said.
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“We’ll draw from a well of several of my albums that have been released through the years on Severn Records, my current label, and some tunes from my time when I recorded for Delmark Records,” he said.
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Robinson said he has been asked to only play original songs in the performance.
Robinson said the band will perform a few songs from “Real Street,” his most re centGuitaristalbum.
Kaufman and Ritchey will open for headliner Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul Aug. 27 in the Concerts for a Cause series at the Sterrett Center, 9001 E. 59th St., Law rence. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception and cocktail hour. Kaufman and Ritchey will perform from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Following a half-hour intermission and announcements, Gilbert and Paul will perform from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. The event supports Anna’s Celebration of Life Foundation, which provides life-en hancing gifts to Indiana children with special needs.
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“We’ve been playing and singing on each other’s projects in both stu dio and live settings ever since,” Kaufman said. “As solo artists, we have our own distinct styles, but we have a lot of similar musical interests and influences. It’s in teresting to see how the songs take shape when we each are adding our own ideas to each oth er’s songs. Plus, it’s just fun to play music with somebody you’ve known and been friends with for so long.” Like most musicians, Kaufman has been busy the last few months as COVID-19 pan demic restrictions have eased. “I’ve been playing a lot of small acoustic shows either solo or with Cliff,” he said. “I’ve also been in the studio working on my own music and producing other proj ects with my friend Ryan Koch at Ark Barn Studio in TicketsSouthport.”fortheconcert are $100. For more, visit indyconcertsforacause.org.
Kaufman, a Carmel resident, and Richey have performed together for more than 20 years. They started working together while attending Anderson University.
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Now, Robinson and his band have the opportunity to perform in the Live at the Center series at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Pal ladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in “ICarmel.consider it a very nice honor to be asked to play there,” Robinson said. “I’m very grateful to the incredible creative pro duction team at the Palladium. Sweet gig. I’m looking forward to it.”
Paul Holdman and keyboard player Kevin Anker have been with Robinson for nearly 20 years. Drummer Brian Yarde joined approximately four years ago. “But we’re all like family,” Robinson said. “I’m very blessed to have the level of talent that these guys bring. Each one of these guys is a musical treasure and an artist of greatEarlierdepth.”this month, Robinson performed gigs in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe at blues festivals and nightclubs. Earlier this summer, Robinson toured Italy. Later this year, he will return to Europe for another tour, visiting Germany, Belgium, Holland and Norway.Toregister for a free livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org.
Stephanie Spay loves painting people.
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“From what I gathered, the emotive re sponse the judges had to my portraits and my use of inventive or unexpected vantage points really caught their eyes,” Spay said. “This was very rewarding for me, because these are two things that really excite me about painting my work and what draws me to the work of others.” Spay placed third in portraiture in 2019 for a painting of her youngest son. Spay, who is entered in the portraiture Noblesville artist to be featured EXHIBITION category again this year, said she looks forward to seeing the work of other artists displayed in the Hoosier Art Salon. “It is always a beautifully curated show of Indiana talent,” Spay said. “Portraits and figurative paintings still remain my favorite, but I am branching out now to include inte riors, florals, landscape and still life for sets and props for these figures to interact with in my Spay,work.”a1994 Noblesville High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in art education through Herron School of Art and Design and Indiana University. Stephanie Spay pauses behind one of of her portraits. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Spay)
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“I save what I love for the Hoosier Salon each year,” Spay said. The Noblesville resident captured Best of Show at the 2021 Hoosier Art Salon. She has two paintings entered in the 98th annual Hoo sier Art Salon exhibition, which runs from Aug. 27 to Oct. 23 at the Indiana State Muse um in Indianapolis. The exhibit will feature 155 artworks by 129 artists in eight catego ries: figure, still life, abstract, three-dimen sional work, watercolor, portrait, landscape and original work or print on paper.
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Before After Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice. Commentary by Larry Greene Built in 1988, this home’s owners were looking to modern ize its basement and adjoining backyard oasis overlooking Geist Reservoir. Upgrading this space helped improve func tionality and increase space, creating an ideal setting for a family that loves to entertain.
• Subtle but impactful design choices — like the rattan pendant lights, wavy backsplash tiles and statement island color — create a refined coastal vibe that echoes the space’s picturesque Geist Reservoir views.
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• Light cabinets with contrasting dark perimeter counters are offset by the white countertops on the dark blue island, drawing the eye to the center of the room.
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• Luxury vinyl plank flooring replaces the carpet and ceramic tile, unifying the space with the rest of the house and providing durability between the indoor and outdoor spaces.
Blueprint for Improvement: Geist basement kitchen
• A warm accent color on the tray ceiling creates a visual effect that expands the room, making the space feel more open.
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Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in our continuing road trip, we visit the extraordinary “Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama.”Inthelate 1800s, cycloramas were a popular form of enter tainment. Massive oil-on-canvas paintings of important historical events, mounted on the walls of circular buildings, surrounded an audience standing on a central platform. Added sound and lighting gave the sensa tion of being at the center of the action. In 1879, a group of entrepreneurs hired Paul Philippoteaux, a French artist, to create a cyclorama of Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Philip poteaux visited the battlefield, acquired photographs and talked to veterans. After several weeks in Gettysburg, he returned to his studio, where he and his assistants spent 18 months applying tons of paint to huge sections of canvas. The “Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg” opened in Chicago in 1883, with an earthen foreground littered with relics of the battle. The cyclorama was a huge commercial success, so another entrepreneur hired Philippoteaux to create a duplicate, which opened in Boston in 1884. When the Boston cyclorama closed after 20 years, a Gettysburg entrepreneur pur chased it and opened it to the public in a round building on East Cemetery Hill in 1913, in time for the 50th anniversary of the Bat tle of Gettysburg. The National Park Service acquired the cyclorama in the 1940s and opened it in the Gettysburg National Mili
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tary Park visitors’ center on Cemetery Hill in 1962. Beginning in 2003, the cyclorama underwent a $13 million restoration. It reopened to the public in 2008 in a theater in the new visitors’ center, now located away from the battlefield. The canvas, incorpo rating 14 sections, is 377 feet long, 42 feet high and weighs 25,000 pounds. Lights and sound help give visitors a sense of being at the center of the ferocious climactic battle of the Civil War. Westward view of “Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama.” (Photos by Don Knebel)
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Discussing psuedo antonyms
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GRAMMAR GUY Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt
The classic pseudo antonym is flamma ble/inflammable. These two words both mean “not flammable.” It makes no sense why inflammable means not flammable, but here we are. I suppose nonflammable is the word to use to indicate the oppo site of flammable. To continue fanning the flames of pseudo antonyms, consider terminate/ex terminate. As we all know from “The Ter minator,” the word “terminate” means “to bring to an end.” Arnold Schwarzenegger’s robotic death machine from the future wanted to bring to an end the life of Sarah Connor. However, the word “exterminate” means “get rid of by destroying.” The ac tual antonym for these words is “intermi nate,” which means “having no end.” Here’s another pair of pseudo antonyms that share nearly the same definition: valuable/invaluable. In April 2021, a signed LeBron James rookie card sold at auction for $5.2 million. You could say it was valu able! While something “valuable” is a thing you can put a price on, something that is “invaluable” is so valuable you can’t put a price on it. Many people consider my friendship to be invaluable, and I can’t blame them.
I have a new friend who lived in Kenya for most of his life. He speaks about a dozen languages conversationally. Of all of them, he says English makes the least sense. I be lieve him; I have to because I only know one language. Technically, I know enough Spanish to make a 3-year-old laugh, but that’s just because I know Spanish words for animals, colors and body parts. One of the reasons English confuses so many is because of the existence of pseudo antonyms (or false antonyms). These are words that sound and look like they should be the opposite of each other but aren’t. In fact, some pseudo antonyms more closely resemble synonyms!
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