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Noblesville updates logo, public lashes out By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The City of Noblesville has changed its logo, a decision that has generated a wave of negative social meGOVERNMENT dia comments. Mayor Chris Jensen said the city originally began discussing changing the logo last year when he took office in January 2020. “We have a lot of opportunities for branding coming forth with the Jensen State Road 37 overpasses and different infrastructure projects, so we wanted to take a step back and look at how our logo representation was,” Jensen said. Jensen said the former logo, an image of the historic courthouse in downtown Noblesville, had been in place since 2011. Prior to that, the city seal was the city’s trademark. “We wanted something we felt was scalable. And people ask what that means, and that’s something that looks good on business cards and letterheads but also on bigger items such as infrastructure projects,” Jensen said. “Oftentimes, in the marketing world, if you use a building or a structure (as a logo), it’s hard to scale.” The city presented several options for residents to choose from and offer suggestions. “We had five options to give us guidance on what direction to take, and back in October, there were a lot of opinions about logos and suggested paths,” Jensen said. “Overwhelmingly, the feedback we got was they wanted the most simplistic design. The community wanted a simpler design, so we took all that feedback and went back to the design table.” Some Facebook comments about the new logo state that it wasn’t among the options residents had the opportunity to vote on. Jensen said that was because the city took the public’s suggestions and add-

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Mayor Chris Jensen said the square design is symbolic of the downtown square, and the star brick pattern is a historical marker. The blue tones represent the White River and Morse Reservoir. (Submitted image)

ed them to the most popular design, which had a circular aspect to it, and so the city took the public’s suggestions and transformed it into a square to represent the city’s downtown square. The city worked with the Noblesville Preservation Alliance, the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce, Nickel Plate Arts and Noblesville Mainstreet to come up with the final design. “We felt the square design was symbolic of our downtown square, and then we also felt like there needed to be that historical marker on the logo, and that’s where the star brick pattern on the top came from,” Jensen said. “There’s two tones of blue because a lot of folks had opinions about water with the White River and Morse Reservoir.” The city hired Hirons, an Indianapolis-based advertising agency, to design the logo after meeting with three design firms in the summer of 2020. After evaluating the firms, Jensen said the city chose Hirons, which designed the logo and provided a marketing package for $20,000, a cost that had already been figured into the 2020

continue deliver to a different 25 percent of the community. That means, in a fourweek month, a different quadrant of the community each week will receive Current by mail. In addition, our practice of making the newspapers available in their entirety online continues and never will change. It’s starting to appear that we’ll be able to return to weekly circulation at 100

budget. “We felt Hirons had the most municipal and agency experience,” Jensen said. “They do quite a bit of work in that space and we felt comfortable with their background.” Jensen said the city also chose Hirons because the other firms had a larger rebranding focus, and he said the city wasn’t ready to hire a company for a full-blown marketing strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jensen said the $20,000 price is well below the average cost of rebranding. When the city rebranded in 2011, the cost was $70,000, although the 2011 rebrand had more components. Jensen said the city wasn’t planning a major reveal for the logo. Officials already had shown the logo to several local groups and had even printed it on materials for the March 20 Hoops at the Hill NCAA watch party. However, at a recent Hamilton Southeastern School Board meeting, Jensen presented the logo to the school board, and some Noblesville residents expressed outrage because they weren’t the first to see it. However, Jensen said he was presenting at the HSE board meeting because Noblesville residents living in Wayne Township attend HSE schools. “We had been invited to the HSE school board to present to them because there’s a lot of students attending HSE schools that are Noblesville residents, and a lot of our growth potential is in Wayne Township where Noblesville residents are HSE students,” Jensen said. “We were talking about the future, and I made a quick comment about our overall changes going forward and that we had changed the logo. I did make the comment that they were one of the first in-person groups I presented it to simply because I haven’t presented it in front of a group. By no means did we go to Fishers to unveil the logo at an HSE school board meeting. Our intent was never to do a big unveiling, rather a slow rollout.” For more, visit cityofnoblesville.org.

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Linda Reich, founder and president of the kNOT TODAY Foundation and wife of Indianapolis Colts head coach NONPROFIT Frank Reich, said that in the second year of the nonprofit, she wants to further the group’s mission and vision. “Our vision is to protect the beauty and innocence of childhood throughout the country. We are doing that to mitigate sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of children throughout our country,” she said. Reich said she realized that child exploitation and trafficking isn’t just an overseas problem or a problem that is more prevalent in border states. “It’s alive and well here in the state of Indiana,” she said. kNOT TODAY recently helped Ascent 121, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that provides trauma recovery services to teens, renovate a 17,000-square-foot building on the southeast side of Indianapolis to enhance its services. kNOT TODAY also recently sat down with local police agencies and task forces, including the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Fishers Police Dept., to discuss resources and areas of partnership. kNOT TODAY recently purchased a yellow Lab named Hunter to work as a law enforcement K-9 to assist departments by finding SIM cards. “(Law enforcement) can take the dogs into an arena or space (of those already under investigation) and they will sniff out SIM cards. You know how small SIM cards are,” Reich said. “Sometimes there are hundreds and hundreds of SIM cards stored with horrific content of children being sexually abused throughout the world. So, we pur-

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chased a dog and also are looking to assist organizations and police forces locally with mobile digital forensic units.” Fishers Police Dept. representatives said the department is looking forward to working with kNOT TODAY but that a plan hasn’t been outlined. “These dogs are highly trained in areas where human beings cannot find some of these SIM cards, and these dogs can sniff them out how to identify any type of perpetrator and nefarious links in Indianapolis and the greater metropolitan area,” Reich said. Reich said kNOT TODAY was formed not to be a direct service organization but to assist other organizations by providing platforms, resources and networking opportunities to help those organizations acquire resources and raise awareness of child exploitation issues. For more, visit knottoday.org/about-us/.

DISPATCH TCC donates to local schools — Round Room LLC announced that all 526 of its TCC stores donated appreciation boxes to more than 500 schools across the nation during the company’s eighth annual Teachers Rock Supply Giveaway the week of Feb. 15. The event was organized to show support for teachers who are juggling many education hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2014, TCC has donated more than 40,000 supply packs to teachers across the nation. Each participating TCC store partnered with a local school to donate supply packs valued at more than $360 each. The appreciation packs include many virtual and in-person teaching essentials including snacks, permanent markers, tissue packs, sticky notes, coffee and hand sanitizer. Local schools receiving the packs are McCordsville Elementary School, New Britton Elementary in Fishers and Stony Creek Elementary School in Noblesville.

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Elections administrator completes CEATS — Hamilton County Elections Administrator Beth Sheller recently completed a Certificate in Election Administration, Technology, and Security (CEATS) through Ball State University. She graduated from the program on March 5. The program, in cooperation with the Secretary of State’s office and the Indiana Election Division, serves to professionalize interest in election administration, provide instruction and troubleshooting on various voting systems, provide information on technology, security, election personnel training, management, election law and election day reporting. The program consists of two phases of instruction. The final stage is a capstone project utilizing information gained throughout the program. Sheller’s project focused on poll worker instruction and included updating current manuals and researching new ways to train poll workers for Election Day. National Bank of Indianapolis announces board transition — The National Bank of Indianapolis recently announced that Michael S. “Mickey” Maurer will retire as chairman of the board of directors after 28 years of service. He will continue to serve as a board member for the bank. Board Director Greg Maurer has been named as the new chairman of the board. Hamilton County Community Foundation adds new board members — Hamilton County Community Foundation recently added four board of directors who will each serve a three-year term. New members are David Norris, president of Hylant Group Inc.; Dana Pittard, vice president, Defense Programs, at Allison Transmission; and Nicole Lorch, executive vice president and chief operating officer at First Internet Bank of Indiana. The foundation also announced the return of Corby Thompson, owner at Boomerang Development, LLC, to its board of directors. Church offering Divorce Care program — Noblesville First United Methodist Church is offering a 13-week program called Divorce Care to help those find help and healing from separation and divorce. The program begins April 9 and runs for 13 weeks. It is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday nights. People can join at any time during the program and child care is provided. The program is at the church, 2051 Monument St., and attendees should enter through Door 1. For more, visit noblesvillefirst.com/divorcecare or divorcecare.org/groups/search.

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Q&A on The Tot Spot Early Education news@currentnoblesville.com The Tot Spot Assistant Director Katie Miller recently participated in a Q&A with Current to answer questions about The Tot EDUCATION Spot Early Education Academy, one of the newest subscribers to an online platform called the Indiana Early Learning Hub. The Tot Spot is in Fishers. The resource, which is being adopted by facilities across the state, provides users access to operational guidance and facility Miller protocol templates and offers a job board function for staffing assistance as well as discounted inventory from leading vendors. What are some of the challenges your facility has faced during the pandemic? KM: Our facility has faced many challenges during the pandemic. As I’m sure many other people would agree, there was a lot of uncertainty regarding best practices, health and safety and the welfare of everyone in our building. We spent a lot of time and effort determining what additional cleaning measures we should take (then implementing them), strengthening our Illness

policy, checking on the well-being of families and staff who opted to remain home and isolate, and looking for and applying to grants to help us cover losses and increased operating costs. Due to the hard work of our entire staff and increased vigilance from our families, we were able to remain open and avoided having to lay off any staff. What are some of the most impactful benefits offered by the Hub? KM: Some of the benefits of the Hub that I feel will be impactful for my center are the HR resources, such as job descriptions, interview and policy templates, additional training options for my staff, discounts on supplies and the hiring platform, which is specific to our field and candidates within it. How will the Hub play a role in The Tot Spot’s plans for 2021? KM: In 2021, I am hoping to revamp both our Operational and Employee Handbooks. The Hub will be a great resource for sample policies specific to early childhood education. I also believe it will be helpful to our hiring process. Having access to candidates with early childhood backgrounds and early learning professionals will, I hope, improve the quality and experience level of candidates we receive for openings at our center.

DISPATCHES F.C. Tucker stats — Noblesville experienced a robust and fast-moving residential real estate market in February. According to F.C. Tucker Co., the average sale price for a Noblesville home increased 14.2 percent, to $307,788, compared to February 2020. Homes in Noblesville also left the market more quickly compared to this time last year, selling in 28 days, or 40.4 percent faster. The average price per square foot for a Noblesville home also increased, up 9.3 percent to $136.47. Noblesville resident joins F.C. Tucker – Noblesville resident Karey Bredemeyer has joined F.C. Tucker Co. as vice president of agent development. SWCD offers native plant kits, rain barrels for sale – The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling native plant kits and rain barrels. Each native plant kit contains 50 native plant plugs for $125. Each kit contains 10 species of native perennials and can fill a space 50 to 150 square feet. Rain barrels are available for pre-order for $75. These re-purposed barrels capture rainwater from your downspout and roof and hold it for use at a later time. Rain barrel water is great for watering plants and gardens or even washing the car. In peak summer months, a rain barrel can save around 1,300 gallons of free, naturally soft water for use. Pre-pay for a barrel and choose between gray, terra cotta, and black, 55-gallon rain barrels. Diverters systems for easily installation are also available for $25 and wooden pedestal stands are available for $30. Plant kit and rain barrel pre-orders can be placed online at hamiltonswcd.org. Orders for plants are due April 14 and rain barrel pre-orders are due May 26. Orders will be available for pick up June 4 in Noblesville. All proceeds support conservation projects and education in Hamilton County.

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at the bridge will be required throughout construction on Project: Ind. 37 days overhead construction construction poses a safety hazard. This Location: Beginning on or CONSTRUCTION will include bridge deck after April 5, 146th Street demolition, forming the between Herriman Boulebridge deck and beam painting. vard and the Jagger’s entrance, which Detour: During the closure, local traffic is approximately 700 feet east of Ind. 37, should utilize the signed detour route of will be closed to all thru traffic for conLittle Chicago Road, Ind. 38 and Hague struction. The closure is part of the Ind. 37 Road. Property owners will continue to construction project. Drivers will not be have access to their properties through able to cross Ind. 37 on 146th Street during the construction area. this time. Project: 236th Street East Rehabilitation Expected completion: April 12 Project Detour: Drivers will use Allisonville Road, Location: Beginning on or after April 5, 141st Street and Cumberland Road. 236th Street between Deming Road and Project: Olio Road and 146th Street Devaney Road will be closed to all thru trafIntersection fic for road rehabilitation. It is Phase II of the Location: 146th Street at the intersection 236th Street East Rehabilitation Project. of Olio Road, and Olio Road between 146th Expected completion: Aug. 3. and 141st streets closed March 15 for 108 Detour: Local traffic will continue to have days. The Olio Road and 146th Street Imaccess to their homes, while thru traffic is provement project is widening Olio Road asked to utilize the posted detour route of from 141st Street to 146th Street to four 256th Street, Anthony Road and Devaney lanes and 146th Street from Bergen BouRoad. levard to Olio Road to three lanes as well WESTFIELD as constructing a two-lane roundabout Project: East Street extension at the intersection of those two streets. Location: A section of Grassy Branch In addition, significant drainage improveRoad between 203rd Street and Ind. 38 ments in the area, including relocation of is permanently closed as of March 23. Ada legal drain, as well as a sanitary sewer ditionally, a section of 203rd Street is perextension will occur. manently closed as of March 26. Both cloDetour: Motorists should use Prairie Bapsures are associated with the East Street tist Road, 156th Street, Boden Road and extension project which will improve Campus Parkway to avoid the closure. safety at the Ind. 38 intersection when Project: Greenfield Avenue over Lehr Ditch complete. Detour: Follow the direction of for a culvert replacement signage in this area until the new section Location: Greenfield Avenue between Folof East Street is open later this year. low Drive and Marilyn Road closed March Project: Little Eagle Creek Avenue 22 for 21 days to replace a culvert that is roundabout in poor shape and needs replacement. Location: Little Eagle Creek Avenue Detour: Motorists should use Union Chapis closed to all thru traffic between el Road/Promise Road, 146th Street and 146th Street and 156th Street for roundBoden Road to avoid the closure. about construction. Project: Waterway closure Estimated completion: July 20 Location: The Morse Reservoir channel Detour: Local traffic will continue to have at the Carrigan Road bridge is closed to access to their homes, while thru traffic is under-bridge traffic. The waterway is asked to utilize the posted detour route of scheduled to be closed to thru traffic and Hamilton Boone County Road, 156th Street will tentatively reopen to traffic on or beand Shelborne Road. fore April 17. The closure is required due to overhead construction activities that pose Project: Changed stop condition Location: The traffic pattern on Centennial a safety hazard below the bridge. Road changed as of Feb. 16. Traffic will stop Project: Bridge rehabilitation at 193rd Street, and traffic on 193rd Street construction will not stop at Centennial Road. Advance Location: 209th Street, also known as warning signs have been installed to alert Carrigan Road, is closed at the bridge over drivers to the new traffic pattern. Morse Reservoir for bridge superstructure Project: Jersey Street rehabilitation construction. The road is Location: From Union Street to Mill Street scheduled to be closed to all thru trafExpected completion: Jersey Street will fic and will tentatively reopen to traffic be closed for the remainder of the Grand on or before May 29. In addition to the Junction Plaza construction. roadway closure, waterway restrictions NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH

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Bailey also serves on the pantry board. Hamilton County’s 2019 Volunteer of the Year Michael Jenkins, Cicero, was selected Marilyn Bailey estimates she puts in 20 from the district Area 5’s four counties (Marto 25 hours a week volunteering at Fishers ion, Tipton, Hamilton and Johnson United MethCounties) to win the AMBA Clock VOLUNTEERING odist Church Award for 2019, which was due and its food to be announced in 2020 but was pantry. delayed because of the pandem“So much for retirement,” the ic. Each year, the Indiana Retired Noblesville resident said. “I enjoy it, Teachers Association Community it’s fulfilling.” Service Committee selects one Bailey, who retired after 27 years person from each district to receive Bailey as a Noblesville High School busithe Association Member Benefits ness teacher in 2011, was recently named Advisors Clock for their outstanding service. as the Hamilton County Retired Teachers The clock represents the time spent on volAssociation’s Hamilton County Volunteer of unteer hours the Year for 2020. “It was a humbling award,” Jenkins said. “It’s nice to be recognized, but I don’t do “I believe we were all placed on Earth to it to be recognized,” Bailey said. serve and help others. I grew up in a family The three honorable mentions were Marthat had economic challenges and eventualtha Rockey, Sheridan; Jane Simmons, Anderly realized that members of our community son; and Deb Carrell, Noblesville. helped us through hard times. I guess it is Bailey spends 12 hours on Wednesdays, in my DNA and I strive to build up ‘treasures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at her church’s “Comein heaven.’ As I review my volunteer service, to-Me” Food Pantry. She also attends the the first person whom I must give credit to church and sings in the choir. is my wife, Judy. She is the glue that holds “I did a couple of hours on Wednesdays things together and accepted the many when I was still teaching,” she said. “After I hours alone at home while I carried out my retired, I said I wanted to get more involved. volunteer work.” I do a lot of shopping for the pantry, espeJenkins, a retired Hamilton Heights High cially this past year with the pandemic. The School teacher, is a board member at Cicedirector of stocking gives me a shopping ro Christian Church and is a 14-year board list every week. What they can’t get through member and secretary of the Hamilton ordering from Gleaners (Food Bank) or donaCounty Public Library. tions, I shop for. We pick up bread two nights He logged 1,102 volunteer hours and 1,030 a week from Panera when they close.” hours in 2020.

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OBITUARY Bonnie Sue Middleton, 82, Noblesville, went home to be with her Lord on March 22, 2021. She was born in Waukegan, IL to Avis Leo Carlock and Mary Irene Mathis Carlock. She graduated from Zion-Benton High School in Illinois in 1957. Bonnie taught Sunday school as her children were growing up and served many years as a church pianist at Winthrop Harbor Baptist Church. She became a member of Noblesville Baptist Church, upon moving here in 2001. After retiring from St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis in 2009, she went on to serve as the secretary at Noblesville Baptist Church. Bonnie loved reading, playing piano, collecting bells, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents,

husband, Earnest Middleton, brother Gerald Carlock, sister Janice Mitchell, and brother, Bruce Carlock. Survivors include her daughters, Cyndi (Kevin) Kanaly, Catherine Middleton, and Nancy (Max) Hawkins, grandchildren, Matthew (Hannah) Kanaly, Melissa (John) Bonta, Lindsey (Michael) Tinch, Ashley (Jacob) Frahn, Ryan Middleton, Benjamin Middleton, and Sophia Middleton, eleven great-grandchildren, sisters, Rose (Bill) Launius, of Belvidere, IL and Joyce (William) Stein of Winthrop Harbor, IL. Visitation was held March 26 at Flanner Buchanan-Hamilton Memorial Park, 4180 Westfield Rd., Westfield. Funeral services were there March 26, as well. For online condolences and to view the service, please visit www.flannerbuchanan.com.

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Health care leaders share updates, concerns with Spartz By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) wanted to hear firsthand the issues health care leaders in her 5th Dis5TH DISTRICT trict are facing, so she determined a March 22 virtual roundtable would be a good start. The first portion was shared with the media before the roundtable continued with a private session. “I plan to work on health care at the federal level,” Spartz said. “I always like to hear from the ground. I would be happy to visit your facilities to meet with your staff or (hold) town halls, whatever is good for you. I truly believe it’s important to hear what is happening on the ground and what issues are challenges. The best solutions come from the ground.” Julie Manas, regional president of Ascension St. Vincent North Region, said after the first peak of COVID-19 cases in March and April 2020, the cases peaked at St. Vincent again in the middle of December 2020. “No doubt I speak for all of us when I say what we’ve been through this last year is

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) holds a virtual roundtable March 22 with health care leaders from her 5th District. (Submitted photo)

nothing short of awe inspiring,” Manas said. “The things that our staff, our physicians and associates have faced is insurmountable at times. We’ve come together and the community has supported us.” Manas said there are less than 30 COVID-19 patients across St. Vincent hospitals in Indiana. “In the hospitals I have, including Kokomo, I think we have eight positive (COVID cases) right now. That’s compared to at times we had as many as 250 positive patients,” Manas said.

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Texy Mexy donates money placed in restaurant’s walls to local nonprofits By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does seem to grow inside the historic brick walls of Texy Mexy. Texy Mexy owner Sophie Abell said stuffing cash into cracks in the walls of the 130-year-old building started organically by an unknown customer. But soon, other customers started following suit. Six months after the tradition started, Abell gave $700 each to the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville and SERVE Noblesville. “So, there was a customer who came in and she put a couple dollars in (the wall) and said it would be fun to put dollars in the wall,” Abell said. “So, we just left it. Then, customers were putting money in the walls and they didn’t know why, and my husband and I decided we’ll just donate it to a local Noblesville charity.” When customers learned the reason behind the donations, the dollars increased. It became a trendy thing to do. “We saw little kids running in with their dollar to put it in,” Abell said. “Then we noticed people were taking selfies putting their dollar in, so that was kind of cool. It turned out to be more of an experience for people.” In the bar, Abell said she noticed $5 bills were stuffed into the cracks in the mortar. “I guess tequila makes you generous,” she said, laughing. “When we took it all out, we did find some 20s. We found quite a lot of fives and $2 bills, and we also found coins just kind of stuck in. So, yeah, it was fun. We are going to do it again, hopefully. I already see some on the walls (again).” Abell decided to make the donations when most of the

mortar holes were filled with money. She also solicited businesses to match the donations. Church, Church, Hittle and Antrim, Peterson Architecture and Scaggs Insurance all donated. The walls brought in $468, and the business matches raised the total to $1,396. “I added $4 to round it off to $1,400,” Abell said. Darren Peterson, principal architect of Peterson Architecture and the Noblesville Common Council president, is Abell’s architect and an occasional bartender at the restaurant. Through his involvement with the company, Peterson learned of Abell’s generosity. “I first met Texy Mexy when I was the market master for the Thursday Market and fell in love with the food, their great energy and passion for the food craft. I became (Abell’s) architect when they moved to a permanent location on the square, and now occasionally bartend for Texy Mexy when they are busy or understaffed,” Peterson said. “During that time, it has been wonderful to watch Sophie interact with her employees, mostly high school kids, and for a lot of them it is their first job. She treats everyone like family and is very kind and generous with her time, experience and talents in the restaurant business. “I really appreciate their positive attitude and work ethic, in spite of everything they have gone through this last year. When she announced she was making this donation to a couple of community partners, of course I wanted to be a part of that energy and kindness.” Abell chose the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville and SERVE Noblesville because of their work in the community. “Both of them have been hit hard by the pandemic and are continuing their work through the pandemic,” Abell said.

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Sophie Abell, left, and Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville Director of Development Nathan Helm. (Submitted photo)

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Texy Mexy owner Sophie Abell received two Noblesville small business resiliency grants that the city awarded during the pandemic, and she wanted to give back to the community that helped her business stay afloat during the difficult time. “It was really cool how it took off organically,” she said. “You know, for us, it’s like you can make a difference with one dollar in your community. This was a way we could give back, because the small businesses were taken care of, but the nonprofits, they still suffered from the pandemic.” Although money hangs out of dozens of holes in the brick walls, Abell isn’t worried about stealing. “People ask us that all the time,” she said. “There’s cameras everywhere, but I’m like, ‘If you need a dollar that bad, it’s OK.’” Texy Mexy owner Sophie Abell takes the donations from the wall. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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Commentary by Terry Anker Take a wide stance. We want to expand our base. Whatever the cliché, the ambitious among us all are prone to expansion. If properly managed, we proselytize good and encouraging news. We share the knowledge that we have accumulated, hoping to prevent harm and advance the cause of those who come behind us. If not so well directed, some can slant into megalomania. So certain are we in our own rightness that we oppress and cajole all others into submission. So, good, let’s grow market share. Let’s expand the boundaries of our domain. Let’s annex, absorb, correct, enlighten and fix. We are better than most. We can multitask. Unlike normal mortals, we can give 110 percent. We can bend the rules of time and space to squeeze 30 hours into a 24-hour day. Well, maybe we can. But still, even as we attend less to existing clients, donors or family members to pursue new shiny ones, we hope that all the plates continue to spin. As we focus on some, others are being invariably and intentionally underserved and ignored. Growth is tricky business. Change, whatever that may mean, is equally fraught with peril. As long as “I” benefit, then we can figure out the carnage later. We win! Sales teams, government entities and cola manufacturers go to war fighting over our hearts and minds. Would Poland be a better country if seized by the USSR — or Nazi Germany — or the EU? Some would argue so. Epoch, era or Reich, does it just depend upon one’s perspective or gain? If, as Churchill often claimed, history is written by the victors, is it rewritten by later warriors and thugs or by some pseudo-scientific reassessment eager to make their own names long emembered? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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I may be getting too old for extreme workouts. A couple of teacher friends and I “coach” our school’s Spartan Fit Club. We train for Spartan obstacle races: 3 to 4 miles, usually over hills or through mud, always with heavy stuff and high walls. Obviously, this year we’ve been limited in opportunities to showcase our athletic prowess, but occasionally such opportunities present themselves, like this past Saturday. A certified Spartan coach (yes, you can officially become Gerard Butler-esque!) in Indy hosted a mini-challenge at his gym and a few of my students and I went. He’d set up a 22-station course that included things like balancing on one leg and throwing a weighted “pancake” over your shoulder. It sounded easy! It even looked easy as the first competitors went through. Sure, there was a fairly high rope climb and an intimidating tractor tire flip, but I had confidence. This near 50-year-old mother-of-four Spartan could do it! And I did. Barely. Literally three minutes in, I seriously considered a coronary event. My heart rate was through the roof! But then I decided if I was going to die, I certainly wasn’t going to do it in a warehouse parking lot amid potholes and random amateur athletes. I pressed on. I fell off a rotating ring contraption and later hit my ankle with a sledgehammer. I nearly stroked out on the sled pull. That afternoon, after the adrenaline of conquering monkey bars and spear throwing (“This. Is. Sparta!”) had finally worn off, I convinced myself I had COVID-19, the muscle aches and fatigue were so great. Spartan schmartan. I’m too old for this. Peace out.

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program that assesses a client’s brain activity. The program uses sounds or visual signals to retrain or reorganize brain signals. “Fast forward, we trained my son at 4 1/2 years old, and he started speaking,” Boyer said. “Then he started to read and write, which is something we didn’t think he would be able to do. Now 8 years old, Boyer said people cannot tell Grey apart from other children.

The success led the Carmel resident to start Grey Matters, which opened at 13250 Hazel Dell Pkwy. in Carmel in February. “Grey is reading and writing, and it’s given him a life we didn’t think he would ever have,” said Boyer, a 2000 Noblesville High School graduate. “We clearly saw the parts of his brain that weren’t functioning and didn’t develop in utero for him and, conversely, saw the parts of his brain working overtime to compensate for those and the subsequent behaviors that were apparent from that compensation.” Boyer had her daughter, Charley, mapped as well when she was 11 1/2 years old. At first, Boyer thought her daughter showed symptoms of pre-teenager issues like aggression, argumentativeness, opposition and self-image issues. The clinic proposed those behaviors might be post-concussion symptoms from an injury suffered when she was 6 and not anything else. “We did concussion mitigation on her and cleared every one of them out,” Boyer said. “She’s now almost 15 years old, she works here and she’s a fantastic teenager.” Boyer, who had a traumatic childhood, said she was mapped as well.

“My map clearly showed I had a pretty severe case of PTSD,” she said. “I went through that program at the Fishers clinic. It completely changed my life, not only the way I mothered but who I was as a person and how I handled my businesses. It skyrocketed my life to have my brain work optimally and not always in fear of running or fighting to save my life.” She had suffered from anxiousness, panic attacks, high stress, impulsiveness and sleeping problems, all stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder. “I went through 40 sessions and completely wiped it out. I haven’t had a panic attack since March of 2018,” Boyer said. Boyer said the mapping process looks at brain waves. “Unlike the hospitals, we’ll break all the waves apart and look at each one individually,” she said. “Each one has certain frequencies it should be firing at, and when it’s not, then there is dysfunction, whether it’s firing too fast or too slow. What neurofeedback aims to do is reward the brain through sound and create new patterns of firing optimally.” For more, visit greymattersofcarmel.com.

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Gaylor Electric earns award for Amazon Project Rose news@currentnoblesville.com Noblesville-based Gaylor Electric has announced that its Amazon Project Rose has earned a national ACHIEVEMENT Excellence in Construction Eagle Award, which was presented during the recent ABC Convention 2021 in Grapevine, Texas. The EIC awards program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for their world-class, safe and innovative construction projects. The project received first place in the Electrical Construction-over-$10 million category. “Project Rose marks Gaylor Electric’s tenth National Eagle,” stated Rob Griffith, chief operating officer of performance excellence, who accepted the Eagle on behalf of Gaylor Electric. “Receiving this national award is a big deal for all of our locations.” Project Rose is a four-story, 2.65 millionsquare-foot Amazon robotic distribution warehouse in Spokane, Wash. The ware-

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house includes robotics storage platforms, processing conveyor levels and multiple offices spaces. Gaylor Electric delivered complete power distribution, emergency power infrastructure, more than 9,000 light fixtures, 600 workstations and 70 charging stations for the robotics equipment and fire alarm and radio amplification life-safety systems. For more, visit gaylor.com.

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Palladium live-audience concert to feature Feinstein, Manchester By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As COVID-19 numbers drop in central Indiana, theater and concert venues are beginning to bring back live CONCERT audiences with reduced capacity. The Center for the Performing Arts announced March 26 it will present an “Evening with Michael Feinstein and Special Guest Melissa Manchester” May 15. It’s the first Manchester “Center Presents” concert with an on-site audience since the pandemic began in mid-March 2020. There will be capacity restrictions to allow for social distancing. “As a venue operator, we are eager to welcome our patrons back as soon as that can be done safely and consistent with federal, state and local guidance,” Center for the Performing Arts President/ CEO Jeffrey McDermott said. “We recognize that some patrons will remain cautious and hesitant to return immediately, while others are looking forward to seeing live performances as soon as they are available. We will continue to follow all best practices, using all information available to us as we navigate the return. Artists and their representatives consistently tell us they are eager to perform before live audiences again. They have been hampered in setting up touring routes because of the varying COVID restrictions from state to state where they would perform. “For instance, some states require artists to quarantine once they arrive while others do not, making it difficult to book a logical touring route.” McDermott said the Center has presented many free livestream performances as part of the “Live at the Center” series. McDermott said the Center is in the process of booking a full season. “Currently, we have 25 ‘Center Presents’ performances booked for the 2021-2022

Michael Feinstein will perform with Melissa Manchester May 15 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

season, primarily in the fall,” he said. “We have over 30 additional offers outstanding to artists who are developing their tours, so we plan to fill out the spring schedule as the year continues. “Barring unforeseen developments, we plan to make an initial season announcement in June.” Carmel Symphony Orchestra held its first in-person concert March 13, which was its first since November 2020. “Our resident companies are beginning to perform again before live audiences with great success,” McDermott said. “Physical distancing still applies, which limits capacity, but patron response has been strong.” Tickets for the May 15th concert start at $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. April 2 at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800. Livestream access is available for $25 per household. INDIANAPOLIS OPERA The Indianapolis Opera was scheduled to restart “Sundays at the Basile” series March 28 with resident artists. “It’s an opera highlights concert at Basile Opera Center with piano, singers, sets,” Indianapolis Opera General Director David Starkey said. “It will be a small crowd of 60 people.”

The next event is set for 3 p.m. April 25 outside of the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis. Starkey hopes for approximately 100 people. The event is free, but Indianapolis Opera accepts donations for its education program. Starkey said the company is performing concerts throughout the Indianapolis area at retirement communities and neighborhood community centers. “We’ll abide by distancing and masking,” Starkey said. The opera will have its first performances May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Zoo with “Madame Butterfly.” “The zoo has a large outdoor pavilion. It would normally hold about 2,000 people,” Starkey said. “The zoo is significantly involved in the planning of this. We are doing three evenings of a concert version of ‘Madame Butterfly’ with singers, orchestra, chorus and lights and theatrical elements. The architecture and acoustics of the space are extremely attractive.” Starkey said he expects seating will be for 350 people per show. People can sit in chairs spaced apart or at bistro tables. “It’s designed to have a wide range of interest and price points,” Starkey said. For more, visit indyopera.org. OTHER REOPENINGS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will reopen with “Smoke on the Mountain” May 4 to June 20. Beef & Boards reopened for a month in July 2020 but closed in August because of capacity reductions. Westfield Playhouse returned to live performances with 50 percent capacity earlier this month. Indianapolis Ballet will present four performances of “Grace to Grandeur” April 16-18 at The Toby at Newfields with 30 percent capacity, an estimated 160 seats. Actors Theatre of Indiana Drive-Ins will return with outdoor shows at Carmel’s Monon Square Shopping Center planned for May 14, June 18 and July 16. ATI debuted the series in September 2020. The May 14 concert will feature themed music of cars and surfing.

Red Barn Summer Theatre set to hold shows in 2021 editorial@youarecurrent.com The picturesque 100-year-old cattle barn bordered by bean and corn fields just off E. County Rd. 150 South in Clinton County will once again be filled with light, music and laughter this summer after being required to “go dark” for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of directors of On-Stage Foundation, Inc., announced that Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre will open to the public this summer. “This theatre has been in existence for over 50 years and in that time has become a recognized landmark in the history of Frankfort,” On-Stage Foundation President Stacey Martin said. “On behalf of the board of directors, we’re thrilled that we are once again going to be able to entertain the citizens of Clinton County and neighboring communities.” The board also announced a socially distanced seating plan will be implemented for the season. “We felt the only way to make a decision this far in advance was to proceed with caution and try to make all of our patrons as comfortable as possible when attending,” Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor said. Community Outreach Manager Bethany Sheets said the ticket brochure will be mailed in April. “Patrons, like always, will be able to look at the seating chart and choose the area where they wish to sit,” Sheets said. “We will still offer handicapped areas. In addition to ordering tickets by mail and over the phone, we will also have online ticketing available on the website. We will only be seating just over 80 people each show instead of a possible 200, so I’d encourage our patrons to reserve their seats as soon as possible after our season brochure mailing.” When the Red Barn Theatre reopens, it will have a new look in the lobby area thanks to donations from longtime patrons, former company members and supporters of the Arts in Clinton County.

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“First, I will teach a pop/rock audition course,” Pauly said. “We will focus on students bringing in their best pop/rock cut. I’ve found that young actors are terrified to sing stuff like this, but with shows like ‘SIX,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘& Juliet’ taking the theater by storm, it’s becoming vital that actors have pop/rock songs ready to go. Second, I will teach a dance routine from Broadway’s upcoming musical ‘SIX.’ Given that the show has yet to open on Broadway, this is a rare opportunity for an aspiring artist.” The class at 9 a.m. is the “SIX” dance routine course. The 1 p.m. class is the pop/rock vocal course. For more, visit discoveringbroadway.org.

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The Belfry Theatre Belfry Accepting Applications for Performing Arts Scholarship Deadline April 9 The Belfry Theatre in Noblesville is now accepting scholarship applications through April 9. You must provide high school transcripts, a letter to Belfry Theatre scholarship committee describing your reasons for applying, letters of recommendation, and a highresolution headshot. More info or to apply, visit: thebelfrytheatre.com Caravan Classes Happy Babies $15-$40 Thursdays at 10am Wednesday Art Classes April 7, 14, 21, 28 $15 per session 12:45–1:45 p.m.: Virtual Homeschool Art for ages 6–11 2–3 p.m.: Homeschool Art for ages 6–11

The Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Don Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins perform in a private fundraising show March 19 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael. The performance featured songs by Indiana music legends Hoagy Carmichael and Cole Porter. The Actors Theatre of Indiana presents a fundraising show at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael. (Photo by Beth Maier)

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Rising musical theater star Samantha Pauly will share her expertise with aspiring musical artists. EDUCATION “While it is important for Discovering Broadway Inc. to host artists at the pinnacle of their career, it is equally important that the artists we bring (in) are great people,” Discovering Broadway founder Joel Kirk said. “Samantha is immensely talented but simply a good person.” Pauly will teach two classes April 17 for ages 13-18 at Grace Church, 5504 E. 146th St., Noblesville. Cost is $149.99 per class. “As someone who grew up in the Midwest, I love that I can come back and teach kids who are passionate about Broadway,” Pauly said. “Discovering Broadway Inc. and central Indiana (residents) understand the importance of arts education.” Kirk, a Carmel High School graduate, said he saw Pauly on Broadway in the new musical “SIX” during previews. “I was preparing to attend the opening night as a guest of (producer) Kevin McCollum’s and March 12th (2020). That night was the evening Broadway closed,” he said. “Samantha has a huge following in both the U.S. and the U.K. with her portrayal of Eva Perón in ‘Evita” on the West End.” “SIX” is a musical about the wives of Henry VIII.

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Rising to the challenge Commentary from Jeffrey C. McDermott The past year has been an unprecedented test for our nation, our community and each of us personally as we PALLADIUM faced a global pandemic. For the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation, it brought seemingly insurmountable obstacles, most notably the shutdown of the touring entertainment industry and the need to limit the human presence on our campus. Such a direct hit on the core business model would take down many enterprises, but our organizations still had missions to fulfill, and thanks to the creativity of our staff and the continued support of our donors and sponsors, we found new ways to deliver. Alongside enhanced safety protocols at our venues, we began beefing up our online offerings, sharing events through teleconferencing and tailoring other programs to serve combined audiences on-site and online. We also invested in broadcast-quality video and streaming technology that has enabled exciting new ventures. One such success story is “Live at the Center,” a concert livestream series that launched in October 2020 and has grown to 16 events stretching into June. Our programming team has sought out the best in Indiana-based musical artists — in genres including pop, rock, jazz, funk, soul, country and classical — to perform on our stages for at-home audiences. Our production team works with each act to create unique sets and sound and lighting designs that are wowing viewers here in central Indiana and across the nation. I’m especially proud that the series has

provided paid gigs to talented local artists and helped them connect with fans old and new during a period when many venues have been closed. The response from the musicians has been heartwarming. “We are extremely grateful for the opportunity that the Carmel Center for the Performing Arts is providing … keeping the music alive in these challenging times,” Benjamin Williams of Indianapolis rockers The Warrior Kings told this newspaper recently. “What they are doing for the relatively unknown local musician is powerful and will pay dividends for the community in the future.” Or as Bloomington-based pop artist Jenn Cristy told her fans on Facebook: “The folks at the Palladium are a special breed of AWESOME!! HUGE thank you to them and the Center for the Performing Arts for having us!! Absolutely blown away by the experience.” Now is a time of hope as spring arrives and the nation seems to be turning a corner in the battle against COVID-19. We are fully engaged in planning a 2021-22 season that continues to explore new ventures while bringing live audiences back to our venues for in-person performances by top national and international artists. Yes, the past year has been challenging, but I like to think we’ve risen to the challenge. Thanks to all who have supported our work. Jeffrey C. McDermott, the president/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation, is an occasional columnist. He can be reached as JMcDermott@ TheCenterPresents.org.

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CIAF deadline extended — The final application deadline for the 23rd annual Carmel International Arts Festival has been extended to March 31. After being virtual in 2020 because of the pandemic, the 2021 event will take place in person on Sept. 25-26. “We are so excited that the Carmel International Arts Festival slated for the last weekend of September 2021 will be an in-person event.” CIAF Executive Director, Rachel Ferry said. “We will be following the guidelines that the CDC and our local government suggest, and we are confident that our artists, vendors and our entire community will have a safe and fun weekend experience filled with beautiful art, delicious food and

amazing music.” Any changes because of COVID-19 will be decided closer to the fall date. All artists are juried to get into the festival and applications are being accepted for those who want to have a booth. A total of $7,000 in prize money will be awarded to the winners. Center for the Performing Arts promotes Latta — Kendra M. Latta, a fundraiser with more than 20 years of experience, has been promoted to vice president of development for the Center for the Performing Arts and the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation.

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Deer Creek sycamores: Fact or fiction? Commentary by Don Knebel Thirty sycamore trees along a portion of the Michigan Road about 10 miles south of Logansport survived for TRAVEL decades despite claims they were killing people. Exactly why these trees exist remains a matter of serious debate. In 1826, the Indiana Legislature authorized building a road from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, passing through Indianapolis, the new state capital. On Oct. 16, 1826, in a treaty with the United States, the Potawatomi forfeited a 100-foot-wide strip through their lands for the road’s right of way, allowing the General Assembly to determine the route. The chosen route went from Madison to Indianapolis, passed through Logansport on the way to South Bend and then turned west to what became Michigan City. Sadly, in 1838, the nearly completed Michigan Road provided the first section of the Trail of Death on which most Potawatomi in Indiana were forcibly removed to Kansas. By the 20th century, a short section of the Michigan Road just south of Deer Creek, Indiana, then part of Ind. 29, was famous for two rows of sycamore trees lining the narrow road. As automobile traffic and speeds increased, Sycamore Row became ever more dangerous, leading to numerous crashes and even fatalities. Local residents resisted efforts to remove the trees, claiming that they had sprouted from the ends of freshly cut sycamore logs laid across the marshy area before the road was paved. In 1987, the remaining trees were saved by relocating the road section a few hundred feet east. A nearby sign recited the popular story about

Sycamore Row, south of Deer Creek, Indiana. (Photo by Don Knebel)

the trees’ history. On a recent trip north, I noticed that the sign was missing, perhaps because the Indiana Historical Bureau has been unable to confirm the story and other plausible explanations, including that the trees were planted, have been advanced. Most locals are sticking to their story.

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

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A discourse on cursing Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I’ve been contemplating a new parenting tactic: preemptively teaching my son bad words. Miles is 7, and he will someday know all the same GRAMMAR GUY expletives as I do. Because of this, I surmise that he ought to learn the words in context from his dad. That’s why I’ve started a spreadsheet in which I rank bad words from the tamest to the most profane. I’ll teach him two words per year with proper context and word origins and keep instructing him until I exhaust the list. It did get me thinking about the words “swear,” “curse” and “cuss.” What is the difference between these words? It’s time for the 4-1-1 on four-letter words. Let’s start by examining the word “swear.” The verb “swear” comes from the Old English word “swerian,” which means “to take an oath.” As Christianity swept the Western world, “swearing” became known as when you used a deity’s name to give your words more emphasis or power. Nowadays, a “swear” word is synonymous with a “bad” word. In fact, Amer-

ican treasure Nicolas Cage hosts a show on Netflix called “History of Swear Words.” I swear I’m not making this up. As you may have already guessed, the terms “swear” and “curse” have become virtually synonymous. The word “curse” comes from the Old English word “curs,” which means “a prayer that evil or harm befall one.” To “put a curse” on someone was to invoke the supernatural to cause harm to them. As with the origin of “swear,” the Christian church played a major role in deciding and defining the taboo terms. “Cuss,” as far as I can tell, is a variant of the word “curse.” The two words mean the same thing. As a native Oklahoman, I grew up being told that it was wrong to “cuss,” while my wife, who was raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, was warned against “cursing.”

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

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