Beaver Materials and some area residents are at odds over the aggregate service company’s proposed plan to extract sand and gravel from a site near Cherry Tree Road in Noblesville.
At its Sept. 5 meeting, the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals motioned to continue the topic when it meets again Oct. 5 at City Hall. There will not be a public hearing at the meeting. The board is only accepting additional written comments or questions, which must be received by 4 p.m. Sept. 22. They can be emailed to Denise Ascheleman, senior planner for the City of Noblesville, at daschleman@noblesville.in.us.
Twenty-one people spoke during the board’s Sept. 5 public hearing portion of the meeting.
Pamela Sasse, who lives near the proposed excavation site, was happy the item was pushed to October but isn’t happy there won’t be a public hearing.
“It’s rigged against us as far as I can see at this point,” she said after the meeting. “(We) can only pray for the best.”
Kurt Beard, another nearby resident, was also happy the issue will be continued at the October meeting.
“This will give Beaver and other neighbors more time to understand each other’s goals and needs and hopefully come to a plan that provides for the growth of Noblesville, the economic impact of Beaver (Materials) and the continued peacefulness of our area
by residents,” Beard said.
Beaver Materials wants to extract sand and gravel from a location near some residents around Cherry Tree Road. In its application, the company promised the project “won’t be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community.”
Many area residents disagree and have launched a petition to stop the project, arguing it would decrease property value; set a precedent for other companies wanting to do work outside of neighborhoods; increase traffic; deteriorate roads; contaminate drinking water; emit air pollution and dust
Create your own pumpkin — At Kiln Creations, 60 N. 9th Street, participants can carve their own pumpkin Sept. 15. For $45, participants get one large pumpkin to carve. There are three options for pumpkins: a large whitted pumpkin, flat tall pumpkin or a large jack o’ lantern. The pumpkins are made out of poured clay and all tools are provided. Participants will receive their finished pumpkins two weeks after the event. There is very limited seating.
Band seeks donations in fundraiser — The band and guard at Noblesville High School are seeking donations in their 50/50 Boosters fundraiser that will help with scholarships, professional section instructors and creative elements. This is the third annual
50/50 fundraiser where a winner will take home half of the pot. The drawing will be Oct. 5.
Farmer’s Market nominated best in state — The Main Street Farmer’s Market was nominated and is now in the running for #1 Farmer’s Market in Indiana in the Indiana’s Ultimate Farmer’s Market Challenge. Voting will end Sept. 15. The contest is sponsored by Indiana Grown and the Indiana Farmers Market Community of Practice. To vote, visit infmcp.org/discover-more.
New surgeon welcomed — Dr. Carly Thoma-Perry was welcomed by Riverview Health Physicians to Hamilton Surgical Associates. She graduated from Marian
might hurt wildlife; and create noise.
In 2022, Beaver Materials petitioned the Noblesville City Council to expand Potter’s Bridge Park by 50 acres for a gravel extraction project. On June 28, 2022, the proposal was rejected by the council.
Beaver Materials made a similar request in 2020 but withdrew it when the city’s plan commission couldn’t agree to send the proposal to the council with a favorable recommendation.
The Board of Zoning Appeals is expected to vote on Beaver Materials’ most recent proposal at its Oct. 5 meeting, set for 6 p.m at City Hall Council Chambers, 16 S. 10th St.
University College of Osteopathic Medicine and enjoys cooking, hiking, traveling and reading historical nonfiction. Her clinical interests include treating breast and colon cancer, minimally invasive surgeries and gastrointestinal surgeries.
Dinner set at the Bistro — Located at 9th Street Bistro, attendees can arrive between 6:30 p.m-6:45 p.m. Sept. 18, 19. Nov. 6 and 7 for a three course dining experience. The cost is $65 per person and alcohol can be purchased at the event. Vegetarian and Gluten-free options are available upon request. The first course and dessert are individually plated while the mini burrata/salad course and entree and sides are served family style.
For more, visit the cityofnoblesville.org/ egov/documents/1693581394_6015.pdf.
David Weekley Homes announces new division president – David Weekley Homes, one of the nation’s largest privately held home builders, has appointed Jess McKinney as its division president for the company’s Indianapolis operations. McKinney, who joined the company in 2011, most recently served as division president in Nashville, Tenn. He previously held roles as a sales manager and project manager in Indianapolis. “Indianapolis is very special to my family and I am very happy to be back home. I look forward to growing this division of David Weekley Homes and bringing our beautiful homes to more communities in the area,” McKinney said. “I also look forward to supporting our amazing team members and helping them to succeed and maximize their talents.” For more about David Weekley Homes in Indianapolis, call 317-644-0909.
September 13 and 27 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Those interested in participating are asked to register in advance at: patients.vaxcare.com/registration
• Parents need to enter the code IN15561 and then select their preferred date.
• Families should provide insurance information if available.
• There is an eight-dollar administration fee per vaccine for those who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Clinics are open to children ages five and older.
Indiana school children going into kindergarten, sixth grade, and 12th grade are required to receive age-specific immunizations prior to school starting.
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Noblesville resident Jim Hines said it was hard to wrap his head around the scale of the Pleasant Street project, called Reimagine Pleasant Street, by simply driving or walking past the construction area. But when he stepped onto the job site, he said it “blows your mind.”
Hines and his wife, Kathy Hines, won a behind-the-scenes tour of the Reimagine Pleasant Street project site Aug. 30. They won the opportunity through a Noblesville Chamber of Commerce Taste of Business raffle.
The tour was led by construction managers from USI Consultants and CHA Consulting. Kathy Hines said she and her husband enjoyed the tour and were impressed by the project.
“We just think (the project is) such a great addition to the town,” Kathy said. “I know it’s hard. Change is difficult for all of us, but we need it. Our town is growing like crazy. We need it.”
Reimagine Pleasant Street is designed to provide an east-west connector and
increase trail connectivity to downtown Noblesville, according to city officials. The project is expected to alleviate traffic on Ind. 32 through the city’s core and provide an alternate route to access downtown Noblesville from Ind. 37 and Ind. 32.
“We’re more attracted to the long-term kind of benefit of this,” said Jim Hines, adding that the construction disruptions are challenging but the long-term benefits will
be worth the inconvenience.
Kathy Hines said the city has done the best it can to mitigate inconveniences during construction.
In June, Mayor Chris Jensen gave an update on the Reimagine Pleasant Street project. He said utility relocation was largely complete as crews installed storm sewers. The foundation for the new White River bridge had been set after developing
a plan to remove and disassemble the bridge, keeping in mind historic preservation, and crews were installing retaining walls. Two new roundabouts were under construction on Eighth Street.
The project is still in Phase 1, which will last until 2024, according to Reimagine Pleasant Street’s website. For more, visit reimaginepleasantst.com.
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Students and staff at Guerin Catholic High School are saying goodbye to the old and hello to the new — in this case, a $26 million expansion that will add 61,000 square feet to the school.
The school and the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana had a groundbreaking Sept. 6 to announce the construction of the school’s new Fine Arts and Wellness Center.
The project includes a 500-seat auditorium and lobby; a fieldhouse with two playing courts and walking track; expanded and redesigned locker rooms; an expanded weight room; and a kinesiology classroom.
Guerin Catholic High School officials cited several reasons for the project, including more space for the performing arts, sports and classrooms; to be competitive against nearby schools for prospective students; and to be more of a community resource.
“We really want to be a community help,” said Colleen Ward, director of marketing and communications for Guerin Catholic High School. “We have several partner parishes and schools around us from the Diocese of Lafayette who so many times we have to say no (to) because we don’t have the space for our own students, let alone the
To complete the project, Guerin Catholic High School is seeking money from donors. The school has raised $22.2 million and has been raising funds for the project since 2019, said Lori Norris, vice president of advancement for the school.
Rick Wagner, president of the school, said most of the development is part of the master plan unveiled in 2009. Wagner said the goal is to start building a week after the groundbreaking ceremony. The project will last 18 to 24 months.
Ward said performing arts students have performed on a stage in the cafeteria since the school opened in 2004. Wagner said the school has one gym floor sports teams at Guerin Catholic High School have to share.
“We partner with the parents in order to help our students develop their God-given gifts and having this facility (after the project is complete) just aids in that even more, it allows more opportunities for that to happen,” Ward said.
Although the new auditorium and fieldhouse are the two anchors of the project, Wagner said the expanded weight room will be safer for students because the current facility has limited space. The new lockers will accommodate more students and improve safety.
Zionsville Community High School senior Luke Murphy keeps growing as a quarterback.
“On the field, the thing I’ve improved on most is pocket presence,” Murphy said.
Murphy said his decision-making on when to stay in the pocket and when to run or get rid of the football has improved.
“(The improvement) comes both from his development in the offense, his willingness to take coaching and also his knack for making plays if things break down,” Eagles coach Scott Turnquist said. “He knows he can count on the guys around him to make plays for him as well.”
In the first three games, Murphy completed 73.3 percent (44 of 60) of his passes for 546 yards for the Eagles (2-1).
Turnquist said Murphy has embraced his role as a leader.
“His play has commanded the respect of
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his teammates and he has developed vocally as well,” Turnquist said. “His teammates know they can count on him to give everything he has to help the team be successful and they listen to his experience. He has continued to develop his understanding of the offense in all phases and is growing every day as a pocket passer.”
Last season, Murphy was the backup quarterback and played safety.
“I think his time last season at safety helped him develop his understanding of the
game overall and what defenses are doing, which helped a lot in his quarterback play as well,” Turnquist said.
Murphy said playing safety helped him learn to recognize different coverages.
As a junior backup to Christian Abney,
Murphy completed 40 percent of his 60 passes. As a sophomore, he started for part of the season when Abney was injured and completed 110 of 176 passes (62.5 percent) for 1,421 yards to help the Eagles reach the Class 5A state title game before losing to Cathedral.
“I think the time as a sophomore helped a great deal so that he knew what to expect from the high-quality opponents in our conference and what to expect week in and week out,” Turnquist said.
Murphy said he was understandably nervous as a sophomore.
“I didn’t really know what to expect,” Murphy said. “I had a lot of talented players around me. We were able to have success and that has helped me a lot this year.”
Murphy said he is fortunate to have a talented group of receivers, including seniors Wrigley Bumgardner, Ryan Skura, Mason Riggins and junior Eugene Hilton, son of former Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton.
“We got our timing and chemistry down in the offseason and it’s helped a lot,” he said.
Murphy, who also is a catcher for ZCHS baseball team, said he would play football in college if he gets the right opportunity.
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Five years ago, Noblesville resident Matt Gang discovered the Great Cycle Fundraiser on social media and has been an active participant ever since.
Gang, 46, will be cycling throughout the month of September for the Great Cycle Challenge, a fundraiser presented by the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. His goal is to ride 500 miles and raise $5,000.
Although he has not personally been affected by cancer, Gang said he has a heart for kids and likes the Great Cycle Challenge’s stated mission “Because kids should be living life, not fighting for it.”
“Reading some of the kids’ stories who have cancer really just kind of tore up my heart,” he said. “And so, I felt that this would be just a great way for me to give back to an organization that does a lot of research to try to help these kids live as much of a normal life as they can.”
For the Great Cycle Challenge, participants determine their mileage and monetary goal and chart their miles throughout September. People can donate through a participant’s challenge page.
Although Gang has enjoyed biking since childhood, he said he isn’t an avid cyclist.
He started training for the fundraiser in May and has cycled approximately 1,043 miles since he began training.
This year, Gang has set his highest goals for money and mileage. But he also wants to complete a “century ride,” completing 100 miles in a day. He planned to attempt it Sept. 9 at the Cardinal Greenway, a 62-mile rail trail.
Gang will accrue the rest of his mileage on country roads and pathways, like Potter’s Bridge and Forest Park.
“I’m not doing it just for one kid, I’m doing it for all the children who have cancer and those who had cancer but didn’t survive it,” he said.
For more about the Great Cycle Challenge, visit greatcyclechallenge.com.
Bridge of Flowers Gala set — Starting at 5 p.m. Sept. 16, Main Street will be hosting the Bridge of Flowers Gala event at the Logan Street Bridge downtown. There will be cocktails, dinner and remarks from founder Dick Gordon and live and silent auctions. Guests are encouraged to wear derby-style hats. It costs $75 to attend.
Live music at a winery — Spencer Farm Winery will have live music Sept. 15, 17 and 23. The event will be presented outside, weather permitting, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. or 1 to 4 p.m. The event is free and outside food and drink, except alcohol, is permitted. Coolers will be subject to search.
The Nickel Plate Express at 701 Cicero Rd. will travel to the Arcadia train depot where riders can enjoy ice cream and tour the
depot every Friday in September. It starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. There is open seating. The ride departs from Hobbs Station inside Forest Park and returns there at the end of the trip. Adult tickets for ages 13 and older are $25 and child tickets for ages 3-12 are $22.
Music festival set — A music festival will be presented at Spencer Farm Winery, 7015 E. 161st St., from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 16. The event is free. All donations and proceeds go to Hamilton County nonprofits, with 10 percent of the proceeds given to a Hamilton County high school 2024 graduate pursuing a music-related degree. Eight bands on two stages will be featured: Noblesville’s Rhino Down, Fishers’ Naptown Hepcats, Altered Vision, Preset 57, Board Meeting, The Interim Project, Audio Hyjinx and Infinity.
Introduction of a residential/commercial planned development, salary increases and twohour parking on Clinton Street were discussed during the Aug. 29 Noblesville City Council meeting at City Hall. The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
What Happened: The council considered introductory information on the proposed mixed-use residential/commercial planned development by Pulte Homes of Indiana and TWG Development, known as Finch Creek Planned Development.
What It Means: The project encompasses 600 acres and creating multi-family apartments and dwelling units such as condos, townhomes, flats and other types; commercial/retail space; age-restricted, single-family Del Webb units; and traditional single-family and specialty housing dwelling units. The project would also have a trail connectivity component.
What’s Next: Because the city council already approved the economic development agreement for the project Aug. 15, the proposal will go before the city’s plan commission for a public hearing Sept. 18. In October, city council will hear the first and second readings of the proposal.
What Happened: The council waived the rules and approved an amendment to the 2023 salary ordinance for appointed officials and employees for the City of Noblesville on first reading.
What it Means: The amendment increased the court clerk part-time position hourly rate from $17.24 to $20 per hour. It also changed the communications director’s title to press secretary. The maximum biweekly base salary for the press secretary position decreased from $4,030.77 to $3,292.31. It changed the communications manager title to community relations manager. The maximum biweekly base salary was increased from $2,849.92 to $3,292.31. And the sponsorship manager’s maximum biweekly base salary increased from $2,849.92 to $3,292.31.
What’s next: The ordinance is in effect.
What Happened: The council waived the rules and approved an ordinance amending the traffic schedule on first reading.
What it Means: The amendment will make parking on Clinton Street a restricted zone on 8th Street to 9th Street with a time limit of two hours. It was not included in the original traffic schedule because of a clerical error, said Noblesville City Clerk Evelyn Lees.
What’s Next: The new ordinance is in effect.
What Happened: Mayor Chris Jensen inducted the sixth class of the Mayor’s Youth Council.
What it Means: The Mayor’s Youth Council meets at 7:30 a.m. each Tuesday and advises the mayor on certain topics, learns about government, volunteers and organizes projects related to youth.
What’s Next: The Mayor’s Youth Council will begin its work for the 2023-24 school year.
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Public notice is hereby given to affected property owners pursuant to 170 IAC 4-9-4(f) that within two (2) to six (6) weeks of the date of this notice, weather permitting, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC will be performing vegetation management as part of its power line maintenance program in the area described below. As part of this project, one of its qualified contractors will be applying EPA approved and registered herbicides to control vegetation that may interfere with the safe operation and maintenance of power lines. This vegetation management will be performed in/near Fishers, Fortville, Noblesville on or near streets identified below:
• Beginning at the substation located off E 146th St, E of Marilyn Rd, to include the areas around & near: N of 69, E of Royal Vista Dr, S of E 179th St, W of S CR 1000 W
• Beginning at the substation located off E 186th St, E of 37, to include the areas around & near: E of Park Dr, N of Central Ave, W of the substation, S of E 221st St
• Beginning at the substation located near the Florida Rd & E 113th St intersection, to include the areas around & near: E of the substation, N of Geist Ridge Dr, W of Atlantic Rd E, S of E 136th St
The date this notice is published initiates the two (2) week period for calculating implied consent by an affected property owner under 170 IAC 4-9. If you have any questions you may contact the Duke Energy Vegetation Management toll free number, 866-385-3675. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC Vegetation Management Department
Noblesville Schools hosted a college fair featuring historically Black colleges and universities Sept. 7 in partnership with Carmel Clay Schools and Hamilton Southeastern Schools. Participants learned about admission processes, programming, scholarship opportunities and culture, according to a press release.
This was the second year for the event, which debuted last year in Carmel.
“We’re pleased to partner with Carmel Clay Schools, Hamilton Southeastern Schools and the Noblesville Schools Education Foundation on this event and appreciate the financial contributions of the Hamilton County Community Foundation,” said Shelley Bethel, executive director of equity and inclusion at Noblesville Schools.
“Noblesville Schools offers several college and career fairs for students and this new event expands the options students in our area can consider. We want all students to find the right college and career path as they graduate from Noblesville High School.”
According to the Census Bureau, 49.9 percent of residents and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and Black residents make up 4.8 percent of Noblesville’s population.
Dana Randall, a member of the advisory board for the Diversity Alliance Coalition, said the organization had a booth at the event.
“For us, who are trying to make sure that everyone has opportunities to be able to use the gifts and abilities they’ve been given, providing every opportunity or advantage for folks is something we’re always going to think is a great idea,” she said.
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In July, the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department got a pleasant surprise when it received an unsolicited donation from a local orthodontist practice.
Resmer + Ryan Orthodontics in Noblesville donated $1,250 to the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department. Each month, the orthodontist practice donates money to different local organizations for their community service.
Dr. Erin Ryan of Resmer + Ryan Orthodontist said staff and patients recommend different organizations. Research is conducted to see how the organization would use the funds.
Ryan said donation amounts are based on how many patients the practice sees for braces during each month. The practice gives a percentage of that money to the chosen organization for the month. Ryan said the practice tries to select organizations recommended by patients.
“We also feel like it helps raise awareness for local organizations,” Ryan said.
Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department Director Brandon Bennett said Resmer + Ryan Orthodontist called out of the blue about the donation.
“It’s nice to see some of the work that my team does recognized by people (in) the community, that we’re doing something that they like to see done and want to support it,” Bennett said.
Bennett said the donation will go toward the Concerts at the Commons series.
Leslie Ober, a 42-year-old Noblesville resident who has been an artist for more than 20 years, said she got her first painting set on her 22nd birthday. Although she said her first paintings were awful, she is now an accomplished multi-medium artist.
of also connecting people and having a glimpse into who I am as well,” she said. “This exhibit is a chance for me to express the way my heart and my eyes see the world.”
Ober has an exhibit at Nickel Plate Arts in Noblesville through the month of September. The exhibit, titled “Windows of My Soul,” features art, poetry and photography — an example of multi mediums Ober incorporates in her art.
“We felt like Leslie’s really knocking it out of the park in terms of showing the potential of a single artist exhibit in our community,” said Aili McGill, executive director of Nickel Plate Arts. “She’s been able to really curate a message and a really cohesive body of work out of her different styles.”
Ober said she often gets bored doing the same thing. In an exhibit she had in 2020 at Nickel Plate Arts, she implemented a QR code game for attendees to guess what medium each piece was made from. She said she had 14 different mediums in the exhibit.
Ober said the concept for “Windows of My Soul” began as having a window featured in every piece. However, she said as she reflected on herself as an artist, she wanted to incorporate written words.
“I feel like written words have a way
Ober’s first solo exhibit was 20 years ago at a Starbucks in Cincinnati. She sold a piece to a stranger, which she said was affirming.
She said most of her Nickel Plate Arts pieces in her current exhibit are subdued and more introspective.
“I actually had people at the opening say that they couldn’t finish the poem and they started crying and they had to walk away,” she said.
Ober said the opening was a success and more than 300 people attended.
Nickel Plate Arts presents 20 showcases each year with the work of artist members, according to McGill. When determining exhibits, Nickel Plate Arts tries to choose artists who have an impressive body of work and will excite the audience to buy art, McGill said.
McGill said Ober’s poetry expresses emotion that is impactful and “grabs you.”
“I think Leslie, both as an artist and as a human, really embraces whimsy, and also really embraces the creative process,” McGill said. “She allows the creative process to take her where it wants to go.”
For more, visit Nickel Plate Arts’ website at nickelplatearts.org/stories/stephensonshowcase-windows-of-my-soul-by-leslieober/.
According to federal studies and surveys, 20.9 million American adults consider themselves to be in recovery from substance use disorder, and 38.8 million consider themselves to be in recovery from a mental health issue. This recovery month Invest Hamilton County celebrates the people in our community who are working through, or have worked through, any type of struggle with mental health and/or substance use and are doing the work to live the best life they’re capable of living. We also want to recognize our business partners and the local Chambers of Commerce for all the great resources we’ve produced/curated together to help businesses looking to retain and support talent living with mental health challenges.
That “best life someone is capable of living,” or economic vitality as referenced in the Invest Hamilton County mission is foundationally intertwined with career awareness and exploration efforts. For both traditional and non-traditional job seekers identifying potential careers and opportunities can be challenging, but specifically for those individuals struggling with mental health concerns, and/or whose paths have been sidetracked by the impact of trauma, they often find themselves having painted the word “can’t” on the bricks paving their future path in life.
Fear is the primary opponent when encouraging someone to seize opportunity. A lack of belief or comfort in/with one’s own self can corrupt a great path forward long before a failed interview, job termination or real adverse event ever has the chance.
This is why when local employer partners ask me, “what is the
best things I can do for [insert population] in the community?” my most frequent answer is that they assist in career awareness and exploration efforts. Being a place where people can see what a job is like, have an internship, tour a floor, or even just meet with and ask questions of someone who does a job they’re potentially interested in, can have an outsized impact on helping a person remove many of the “cant’s” they’ve placed in their own path forward.
Throughout the next year Invest Hamilton County will continue expanding this type of work in multiple settings with traditional and non-traditional potential workers and youth within the community. While some of the employers who partner with us will hire people from these initiatives, we’ll look for many more to volunteer to just be a place that helps awaken dreams our most vulnerable populations’ need help visualizing.
Mike Thibideau serves as the President & CEO of the Hamilton County Economic Development Corporation (dba Invest Hamilton County). In this role Mike manages workforce development, talent attraction and quality of life initiatives throughout Hamilton County.
To learn more about Invest Hamilton County, scan the QR code. To register for the Mental Health First Aid class, visit our Events page.
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Each year, Noblesville residents who own antique homes and buildings open their doors to visitors. For Amy Coyle, president of the Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s board of directors, it’s a time to celebrate Old Town — the historic district of downtown Noblesville — and meet new people.
Like last year, the Noblesville Preservation Alliance has partnered with Noblesville Main Street to provide the Historic Home Tour and Upstairs Downtown events in one weekend. Upstairs Downtown will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 15, and the Historic Home Tour will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16.
Upstairs Downtown allows attendees to venture upstairs in antique buildings. Katie Nurnberger, board president of Noblesville Main Street and secretary for the Noblesville Preservation Alliance, said she didn’t know anything about Upstairs Downtown until she bought a building on the square and started restoring it.
“I realized how magical these spaces are that no one gets to see,” she said. “People are used to going into the storefronts on the ground level, but there are all these spaces and a lot of them have not been used for a very long time. So, I just think it’s a really magical tour because you get to kind of take a peek back in time in most cases.”
The event has guided and unguided tours. Kurt Meyer and Geoff Davis will lead the guided tour. Nurnberger said Meyer and Davis have lived in Old Town for a long time and know tidbits of history and are entertaining.
This year’s Historic Home Tour will feature homes from the Gas Boom period of 1887 to 1907.
The Historic Home Tour began in 1987 and has been presented each year except 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees walk through different antique
buildings and homes, and Coyle said each attendee and homeowner gets a pamphlet on the history of the house or building.
“It’s really just a wonderful day celebrating history and our historic homes and structures here in Noblesville,” Coyle said.
She said the Historic Home Tour is the Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s biggest fundraising event. She said the organization tries to feature homes in different areas of Old Town. The committee that chooses the featured buildings conducts historic research on each location, she said.
“One of the great things about historic homes is that they’re different from each other,” Coyle said. “So, it’s nice to see what people have done over the years and nice to see what has been retained over the years.”
For the unguided Upstairs Downtown tour, tickets are $10. For the guided Upstairs Downtown tour, tickets are $20. The tour starts in the Adler Building, 136 S. 9th Street.
The Historic Home Tour tickets cost $18. The tour starts at the Sheriff’s Residence on the Square or at Preservation Hall.
The Historic Home Tour and Upstairs Downtown combo ticket is between $24 to $34.
For more or to buy tickets, visit preservationhall.org/ event/36th-annual-historic-home-tour.
Attendees will also get to pet and take pictures with a unicorn and get time in the unicorn-themed selfie station. It costs $45 for tickets.
Unicorn Meet-and-Paint — The fourth annual Unicorn Extravaganza will be 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 24 at Forest Park Lodge hosted by Kiln Creations. One painter and one guest will be able to make two unicorn horns and one unicorn “party pal” to paint.
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There may not be scenic ocean views, but the outdoor dining experience continues to grow in popularity in the Indianapolis area.
Jason Benish is vice president of operations for Huse Culinary, which includes Harry & Izzy’s on the north side of Indianapolis and HC Tavern + Kitchen and 1933 Lounge in Fishers. Huse Culinary also operates St. Elmo Steak House and Harry & Izzy’s in downtown Indianapolis.
“We used to have no overheard shelter,” Benish said of Harry & Izzy’s on 82nd Street. “It was simply sun and umbrellas. We struggled with umbrellas for a number of years. They don’t look great after a while.”
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, patrons felt safer to dine in open-air restaurants. Benish said the desire for outdoor dining started before the pandemic but grew fast in its wake.
Benish said they invested in a louvered roof system at the northern Harry & Izzy’s first and then the two Fishers restaurants.
“We can open and close the louvre based on sunlight and direction,” Benish said. “That was a great first step. From there, we found it’s still very cold in the winter outside. We took the next step to install vinyl-paneled walls in the winter months. The following season, we put in 15 outdoor heaters out there. We started to get some traction, and most of that was happening during the peak of COVID. So, there was definitely a strong interest in outdoor dining. We had a lot of success. On one of the COVID Christmas Eves, we brought in more heaters and people liked it. I think things have normalized a lot from an outdoor perspective. It’s a popular place to dine when the weather is lovely.”
There are cooling fans as well during the summer.
Benish said 18 months ago, the restaurants installed outdoor carpet to soften the space. Then they started dressing the tables with white tablecloths.
“We really tried to create the comfort of the indoor dining experience and try to elevate that,” he said.
Benish said they purchased new bar stools for the high-top tabletops outside at Harry & Izzy’s.
Benish said it’s around three seasons of outdoor dining at Harry and Izzy’s and all four seasons at HC Tavern and 1933 Lounge, except for the three or four coldest weeks of the year.
Claudio Bertolini, co-owner of The Smart Pergola, said his company has installed about 40 pergolas at restaurants in Hamilton County and the north side of Indianapolis with a few more planned.
“During COVID, the restaurants were calling us because due to the social distance, they had to utilize as much space as they could,” Bertolini said. “Now, they are calling because restaurants are extremely busy and outdoor dining has boomed and become more and more popular.”
Some of the restaurants include Woody’s Library, Bar Louie and Muldoon’s in Carmel. Noblesville restaurants include Ford’s Garage and Livery at Hamilton Town center.
“Our patio has been very popular from spring going into fall,” Bar Louie bar manager Sydney Brothers said. “We have the option of having the patio enclosed and kicking on our outdoor heaters to keep the patio warm during those cool fall nights. Along with having a warm spot to sit during the cooler months, we have multiple fans that keep the space cooled off for those warmer summer days.”
There are numerous options for those wishing to watch football this fall. Parks Place Pub co-owner Matt Whitlow said there are more 50 televisions at his Fishers restaurant.
“Football season is definitely the best time to come watch a game,” Whitlow said. “Saturdays and Sundays are equally packed. Colts games are the most sought after seat. We have increased steadily through the first 25 months. We are expecting 100 percent occupancy for football season this year.”
Fox 59 named Parks Place Pub the best sports bar in 2021. Whitlow said it was based on total experience.
“We have amazing food, 23 draft beers, 180-plus bourbons and 50-plus tequilas,” she said.
Anthony Lazzara, owner of Anthony’s Chophouse and 3UP in Carmel, said he expects 3Up to become a popular place to watch college football on Saturdays this fall.
“With three TVs, two indoor and one outdoor, we can accommodate all the Saturday games now that we open at noon,” said Lazzara, who said 3UP began opening at noon on Saturdays in May.
The rooftop bar is closed on Sundays.
Bar Louie is another popular spot to watch games in Carmel.
“We do have 10 TVs inside surrounding our bar and one upstairs in our mezzanine,” Bar Louie bar manager Sydney Brothers said. “We do play the sound to highly requested games. Being an Indiana bar, we always play the sound to every (Indiana) Pacers and (Indianapolis) Colts game.”
Brothers said Saturday night college games and NFL on Sunday afternoons are the most popular.
“While sitting indoors there is a view of every TV,” Brothers said. “We play every game, making it the most enjoyable for our guests who either come to watch their favorite team or root for their fantasy football players. Our mezzanine is a highly requested space for March Madness, along with the Super Bowl. The mezzanine space is the perfect spot for our sports fans to have their own private space to watch and listen to their favorite team.”
Other popular places to watch football include Joe’s Grille in Westfield and Fishers; Fox + Ale House, Brockway Pub, Danny Boy Beer Works and Pint Room in Carmel; and Birdies Grill House and Sports Bar in Westfield, among others.
There are Wolfies Grill locations in Noblesville, Fishers, Geist and Carmel. The Fishers location is a 21-and-older restaurant/bar.
Although football — and the NFL, in particular — is king, there are plenty of soccer fans who show up at Chatham Tap in Fishers to watch their favorite sport.
I love good chicken wings, and we in central Indiana are fortunate to have numerous options to get excellent wings without having to travel too far. Everyone has their own way to make wings, but often it comes down to the sauce. So, if you are looking for a great place to catch a football game and get your fingers messy, I have a list of some great options for you. If you are a boneless wing eater, a.k.a. you love chicken nuggets, never fear, you can get your fix at all these wing spots.
Fork + Ale in Carmel has a large menu with several unique and scratchmade items that can make it easy to overlook their wings, but don’t do that. Get your wings bone-in. They are naked and lightly smoked before being deep fried. It has several house-made sauces like mango habanero, Parmesan garlic and maple bacon.
Moontown Brewing in Whitestown makes delicious beers. Its crispy pilsners are lights out and a great option for washing down some tasty eats. The Moontown menu is often changing to keep things interesting, and that includes wings. Expect something seasonal and delicious here. Currently, you can expect to enjoy a naked dry-rubbed smoked wing tossed in house hot honey mustard and served with a roasted garlic aioli dipping sauce.
Crafters Pizza and Brewhouse in Carmel is always packed and for good reason. Its pizza is great. Owners Bryan and Alexis Hall love to make funky pizza topping combinations, and they are often switching out their wing sauce recipes as well! Their bone-in wings are naked, deep-fried and dry rubbed. Dip your wings in a variety of sauces, including buffalo garlic parm, Tennessee honey or sweet Thai chili. You should check out the PB&J hot wing.
Fat Dan’s in Carmel is a great place to get hot sandwiches, smoked brisket and killer fries. It is also a great spot for grabbing some wings. Fat Dan’s wings are smoked to tender perfection and dry rubbed before being tossed in the fryer to crisp up a touch. These wings are smokey and delicious, not one to miss. Enjoy these wings by watching a Cubs game. Fat Dan’s may be a Chicago-style deli, but you won’t find many White Sox fans there.
Ale Emporium is about as Indianapolis as Monument Circle. This neighborhood pub was opened in 1982 by Marc Luros, who was later joined by Herman Perryman and his daughter and son-in-law. The pub is famous for wings. It serves a deep-fried naked wing with several sauce options, but if you are eating wings at Ale Emporium, try the Hermanaki-style wings, named after Herman himself. It is a secret recipe that can only be found here.
Everyone has their own way to make wings, but often it comes down to the sauce.
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By Mark Ambrogi
Jeremy Holmes understands he is blessed to be the executive chef at perhaps the most well-known restaurant in Indiana.
“We’ve been here since 1902,” Holmes said of St. Elmo Steak House in downtown Indianapolis.
“I definitely wear that badge proudly and I don’t take it for granted,” the 45-year-old Fishers resident said. “I know that I have a job that a lot of people want. I come to work every single day proud of that and make sure I do my best to my ability to keep that. You never know who is going to walk through the doors. I’ve seen (everyone) from Ciara to Shaquille O’Neal to John Travolta.”
Holmes enjoyed meeting former San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
“He and I had a deep conversation because I saw one of his pieces on HBO, how he was raised in the South,” Holmes said. “His family grew up on a plantation, and that kind of resonated with me. So, I talked to him in the 1933 Lounge (in the upstairs of the restaurant) about how his piece touched me and he reminded me of my hometown (in Mississippi), you know, so he and I connected a little bit for that short period of 15-minute conversation.”
Holmes also has appreciated his interactions with former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning through the years.
“He’s such a down-to-earth guy, really cool, really nice,” Holmes said. “(When) word gets out when Peyton is in town, we get a crowd forming outside.”
One of his favorite customers is CBS sports broadcaster Jim Nantz.
“He’s a great guy,” Holmes said. “He’s a fan of St. Elmo. He talks it up on the air and put it in his book. When he’s in town, he makes it a point to come in here, and he and I are on a first-name basis.”
Holmes has been at St. Elmo for 24 years. He moved to Indianapolis with his cousin in 1996 from Mississippi, the day after he graduated from high school.
“I had three older brothers living here, and two of them were in the restaurant industry,” he said. “So, we technically had a job waiting on us when he moved here. Taco Bell was my first job.”
He worked at Taco Bell for about a year before picking up a second job at an Arby’s. He then moved into a prep cook role at an Outback Steakhouse.
“One of my brothers was the assistant kitchen manager (at St. Elmo) and recruited me here in April of 1999, and I’ve been here ever since,” he said.
Holmes started as a pantry chef and worked his way around all the stations. He was a sous chef at the catering business for about two years. He got the position of lead boiler cook before moving into the executive chef position in 2010.
Holmes said his specialty is pasta.
“On my days off, I make some kind of pasta dish,” Holmes said. “It’s not typically something you should eat every day, but it’s my guilty pleasure.”
Holmes, however, cooks plenty of steaks.
“I’m still one of the best grill cooks here, if not the best,” he said. “Every once in a while, I have to get back there and show them who is the top dog.”
His biggest duty is overseeing the entire operation.
“Lately, I’ve been working the grill with the guys because we got understaffed a little bit or somebody called in sick or for whatever reason,” he said. “So, I jump in and then when I’m back there, it’s like being back home. I do kind of miss it a little bit. But I’m not missing doing it five days a week anymore.”
St. Elmo is a place where many employees stay for years, Holmes said. The Legends room features paintings of employees who have been there 30 years or more.
“Every year, we have dinner for those (who have been) here 20 years or more and it’s like 30 people,” he said. “People typically don’t leave because Steve and Craig (Huse) are great owners to work for. Their goal is to make each person feel they are part of something great and what we’re building here.”
By Mark LaFay
Bier Brewery has been making popular beer since 2010. Founded by Darren Connor with the support of his father, Jerry Connor, the brewery initially launched with a 55-gallon brewing system and quickly won the hearts and palates of Indiana beer drinkers.
The brewery’s incremental approach to growth has created success for the Connor’s. Patience is a key ingredient to longevity, especially in the beer business, which is often considered congested. Bier’s brews can now be found in stores, bars — including its Carmel pub location and restaurants across the state.
Bier Brewery Carmel pub is the brewery’s first expansion outside of its home base of Indianapolis. The brewpub has a neighborhoodbar atmosphere and a full menu of food options provided by Fox Lane. It is a unique approach to operating a brewpub, one that allows the craftsmen to focus on their respective crafts.
Besides indoor seating, Bier Carmel has a spacious patio that can accommodate 50-plus guests. It also has heaters and a fire pit.
“Bier Brewery Carmel has some new things coming this fall that we are excited to announce,” said Leah Conner, co-owner of Bier Brewery. “We are hosting our first Oktoberfest parking lot party in October, and we will officially be open on Mondays starting Oct. 2 with Kolsch service.”
This fall, guests need to try Bier Brewery’s seasonal märzen, a German amber traditionally served at the Munich Oktoberfest. The brewery’s pumpkin ale is also a seasonal favorite and has often been compared in flavor to be like drinking liquid pumpkin pie. The Oktoberfest party is Oct. 7. There will be fest-style food, Oktoberfest beer, stein-holding contests, dog races, live music and more. Guests are encouraged to wear lederhosen or dirndl.
After 95 years in business, Tuttle Orchard in Greenfield has built a generational fan base.
“We have so many customers that it’s their family tradition to be out there every fall,” said Kelly Wenning, the orchard’s marketing coordinator. “Things have evolved over the years and changed as we’ve added new opportunities, but it’s always fun hearing the stories and the memories they have.”
This year, many traditional favorites — such as apple picking, a pumpkin patch, corn maze and Tractor Town play area — have returned. Fall hours in September and October are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and for the first time the grill will be open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Previously, it only operated on Saturdays.
Some offerings at the orchard, which is in its fourth generation of family ownership, vary by the week. For example, sunflowers tend to peak in late August or early September, Wenning said, while the pumpkin patch won’t be available until Sept. 22. Most of the best apples from the orchard are gone by October, she said.
Playdates at the Orchard are set for Sept. 5 to 8. The event includes a discounted combination pass for the play area, hayride, corn maze and flower picking
garden. Tuttle Orchard does not have any school groups or other field trips scheduled to visit that week.
“If (families) are wanting to play in a quieter atmosphere, that’s a good week to come,” Wenning said. “(Participants) can do a free apple-themed kids craft, and we’re doing an apple-themed storytime at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every day.”
Tuttle Orchard has special events scheduled throughout the fall, including the Caramel Apple Festival on Sept. 9 and 16. The store carries the dipped treats throughout the season, but during the festival guests can create their own caramel apple combination and roll it in a wider variety of toppings than usually available.
Tuttle Orchard is open year-round, but Wenning said fall is its busiest season.
“Fall is definitely the biggest time around here,” she said.
Cost to visit the sunflower fields, Tractor Town, corn maze and hayride is $7 each. Combination passes to visit all attractions are $14 each. Season passes valid for September and October cost $30. General admission and parking are free.
Tuttle Orchard is at 5717 N 300 W in Greenfield. Learn more at IndianapolisOrchard.com.
DULL’S PUMPKIN HARVEST
1765 W. Blubaugh Ave., Thorntown
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday Sept. 23 to Oct. 29; also open 1 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays starting Oct. 5
Learn more: dullstreefarm.com/PumpkinHarvest
STUCKEY FARM
19975 Hamilton Boone County Rd., Sheridan
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Learn more: stuckeyfarm.com
PINEY ACRES FARM – FALL ON THE FARM
1115 East 1000 North, Fortville
Hours: Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday Sept. 23 to Oct. 30
Learn more: pineyacresfarm.com/fall-fun
RUSSELL FARMS
12290 E. 191st St., Noblesville
Hours: Vary by day. Learn more: russell-farms.com/admission.html for details.
SMITH FAMILY FARMS
7055 W 675 S, Pendleton
Hours: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October
Learn more: smithfamilyfarms.com/pumpkin-patch
WISEWOOD FARM
50 W. 250 S. Lebanon
Hours: Fall Fest from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 1, 8, 15
Learn more: wisewoodfarm.com
The Hoosier state might be known for pigs and corn, but it’s also home to more than 100 wineries, some growing their own grapes in addition to importing fruit from more established wine-producing states.
Native Hoosier grapes have natural resistance to Midwestern weather, and scientists at places like Purdue University have crossed traditional varieties from Europe and the West Coast with native grapes to create vines than can handle Indiana’s cold winters and produce grapes during the area’s comparatively short growing season.
Locally, there are quite a few businesses to choose from that offer Hoosier-made wine. In the Geist area, for example, is Daniel’s Family Vineyard and Winery, 9061 N. 700 W., McCordsville.
Winemaker Blake Trobaugh said the vineyard has about 22 acres of vines, and it — like other vineyards in the state — grows hybrid grapes that can handle Indiana’s weather.
“Your more traditional varieties like cabernet, they’re not cold-hardy enough, and they don’t have any sort of (local) disease resistance,” he said.
Daniel’s also grows native grapes, Trobaugh said, such as Concord and traminette. Both produce sweet wines. Daniel’s offers dry wines from their hybrid vines and imports whole fruit from the West Coast to make traditional wines like cabernet or pinot noir.
Daniel’s wines can be bought at the vineyard, which also has a tasting room and event space, and at various liquor and wine stores in the area.
Trobaugh said with fall fast approaching, he recommends their Gewurtztraminer, a semi-sweet white wine. He said the acidity and the slightly sweet notes pair well with a heavier meal, such as Thanksgiving.
“Also, if you’re having anything spicy in the fall, whenever it’s football season, you got the pregame chili on or whatever, it’s a great kind of balance for that too,” he said.
For red-wine fans, Trobaugh said they will have a pinot noir available in November, adding that their canned wines and wine spritzers are perfect for tailgate parties. For more, visit danielsvineyard.com.
Sugar Creek Winery, 1111 West Main St. in Carmel, is another local winery that grows its own grapes, albeit on a smaller scale. Co-owner David Phillips said their vineyard totals about three acres in Montgomery County east of Crawfordsville.
Phillips said they had their first commercial harvest in 2015 and opened their tasting room in September of 2018. They offer wine by the glass, bottles for sale and guided tastings for those who aren’t sure what they want.
Sugar Creek Winery has front and back patio space, live music on the weekends, trivia nights and music bingo, and offers the space for events. They don’t have a kitchen, but customers can bring carryout or buy some of the limited snack items.
Like other Indiana wineries, Phillips said Sugar Creek grows hybrid varieties, such as Brianna.
“It’s a hybrid out of the University of Minnesota,” he said. “It makes a very floral, nice white. All of the ones that I grow. I make them either semi-sweet or sweet. I think that those varieties, in my taste, tend to work better (for sweet wine).”
Sugar Creek imports fruit or juice to make its other wines. Whole fruit is better for reds, he said, because fermenting with the skin helps the flavor.
Phillips said white wines are preferable in the summer because they’re served slightly cold. For the upcoming cooler fall weather, he recommends Sugar Creek’s Holiday Wine. That’s a spiced red wine, which is not the same as their mulled wine.
“Our mulled wine has a base of apple cider with wine added to it and a bunch of a bunch of seasonal spices and we serve it hot,” he said. “Whereas the Holiday Wine is a true wine that’s been fortified with small amount of port. We call it Christmas in a glass. It’s what everybody’s grandmother’s kitchen used to smell like in the holidays.”
The Holiday Wine is a nice red with hints of cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Phillips said they will introduce that wine at their Carmel tasting room in October. For more, visit sugarcreekwinery.com.
Fall is a great time for a glass (or two) of wine. Here are a few more local wineries to check out that aren’t too far from home:
PEACE WATER WINERY, 37 W Main St, Carmel
URBAN VINES WINERY, 303 E 161st St, Westfield
SPENCER FARM WINERY, 7015 E 161st St, Noblesville
HOPWOOD WINERY, 12 E Cedar St, Zionsville
COUNTRY MOON WINERY, 16222 Prairie Baptist Rd, Noblesville
Commentary by Mark LaFay
Nothing kicks off the start of fall quite like Oktoberfest, but do you know what Oktoberfest is all about? The original event was a celebration of the marriage of German Prince Ludwig and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on Oct. 12, 1810. To celebrate their nuptials, they invited the public to join them for a massive party. Every year since, more events, activities and celebrations were added for anniversary celebrations. The event ultimately grew to become an annual event and the date was pushed forward to September to take advantage of longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures.
Oktoberfest has evolved through the years to become a celebration of agriculture, friendship, German culture, food, family and life in general. The event still pays homage to its roots. Each year since 1850, to kick off the party in Germany, a parade proceeds through the streets of Munich to the Oktoberfest grounds to honor the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Oktoberfest has become popular in Western cultures in recent decades. Coupled with the explosion of beer culture in America and our penchant for co-opting the traditions of our cultural heritage, Oktoberfest celebrations have begun to pop up in greater concentration domestically.
“Moontown Oktoberfest is first and foremost a celebration of beer, especially German beer,” said Bobby Mattingly, proprietor of Moontown Brewing Co. in Whitestown. “Lager is a passion of ours and we show it by tapping a handful of them, including our awardwinning Oktoberfest lager. On top of the beer, it’s a gathering of friends, family and a big portion of the Whitestown community. We’re proud to have this event every year. It’s my favorite event we do at Moontown.”
What’s not to love about food, friends, family, beer and the fall season?
We have done our best to assemble a comprehensive list of Oktoberfest celebrations in the area. Grab your lederhosen or dirndl and head on out with family and friends to enjoy food, beer, live music and the commencement of fall in the Midwest!
CARMEL OKTOBERFEST
Location: Carmel City Center
Date: Oct. 6
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Details: Beer, food, live music, all ages welcome
GRAND JUNCTION OKTOBERFEST
Location: 1189 E 181st St, Westfield
Date: Sept. 9
Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
Details: Music, beer, food, contests and activities for kids. All ages welcome
BIER CARMEL OKTOBERFEST
Location: 13720 N. Meridian St, Carmel
Date: Oct. 7
Details: Bier-stein holding contest, dog races, live music and more
MOONTOWN BREWING OKTOBERFEST
Location: 345 S. Bowers St., Whitestown
Date: Sept. 30
Time: 2 to 11 p.m.
Details: Live music, food, stein-holding contest, best dressed contest
ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI CATHOLIC CHURCH PUMPKIN FEST & OKTOBERFEST
Location: 1870 W. Oak Street, Zionsville
Date: Oct. 7
Time: Pumpkin Fest 2 to 6 p.m.; Oktoberfest 6:30 p.m. to Midnight
Details: Pumpkinfest will have food, hayrides, face painting, pumpkins for kids. Oktoberfest starts at 6 p.m. with food, dancing, and music for guests 21 and older.
PRIMEVAL BREWING OKTOBERFEST.
Location: 960 Logan St., Noblesville
Date: Sept. 8-9
Time: 4 to 11 p.m. Sept. 8, noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 9
Details: Food, beer tapping, live music, wear traditional apparel, indoor/ outdoor games, all ages welcome
GUGGMAN HAUS BREWING OKTOBERFEST
Location: 1701 Gent Ave., Indianapolis
Dates/times: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 15, 1 to 9 p.m. Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17
Details: Live music, stein-holding contest, cookie decoration, run, food, beer
Eight years ago, Fred Slack never imagined he would own a business specializing in helping seniors move to new homes.
By accident or fate, a small act of kindness led to the creation of Fred’s Senior Moving Services. The company aims to offer highly competitive moving prices, with 90 percent of its clientele living in Hamilton County.
Slack, a Noblesville resident, said before starting the company he volunteered at senior living facilities, where he and his church band played music during the holidays.
“Somebody needed help moving, but they couldn’t afford what the senior moving companies were charging,” Slack said.
Slack and his musician friends helped them move, asking for nothing in return. The experience showed him how many other seniors needed help moving but could not afford it. Although anyone can hire his services, his company was inspired by the need for providing affordable senior moving services.
In the past, Slack has charged clients $600 for services he saw other moving companies price at $2,000.
“I felt if I could do a better service at a much cheaper price, I’d get 10 times the clientele,” Slack said.
Fred’s Senior Moving Services launched in 2015. For the cost of what he said most companies charge for a move, his business offers additional services.
“We’ll pack for them. We’ll move them and set up the apartment,” Slack said. “By the time we leave, they don’t have to do anything but relax. Everything is set up.”
A typical move with Fred’s Senior Moving Services is priced at a flat rate between $800 and $1,200, depending on a one- or two-bedroom dwelling, Slack said.
“The only time you get more than that is when we’re moving to a three-bedroom house,” Slack said. “With the average senior move, we seldom go over $1,200.”
Slack said he charges flat rates to allow more time to be spent on providing high-quality service. By not charging clients by the hour, his employees are encouraged
to take their time to do an efficient job. This can include carefully packing priceless items or sharing a meaningful conversation with a client.
“Seniors love to talk,” Slack said. “We really take that time to show them we care more about them than the move.”
Two years ago, Slack moved Susan Taylor from BridgeWater Apartments in Westfield to Northridge Gracious Retirement in Fishers.
Taylor said she found out about Slack’s services through people who work at Northridge. She learned that his services were company-approved and he had moved residents there often.
“He had already done it many times before and that was a relief to me,” Taylor said. “I didn’t have to worry about communicating any rules or regulations to another mover. It was a smooth move.”
The average time for Fred’s to move a
customer is five hours. Time is an important factor for the customers, Slack said.
“The last thing you want is a senior that is tied up all day,” he said. “That stresses them out. We try to make it as smooth and easy as possible. It’s a really good system.”
Slack said 80 percent of the company’s business is relocating a customer from a house to a senior living facility, but moves are made to homes, too. The company
makes local and long-distance moves.
Slack said he has repeat customers. “As time passes, we’ll move them from independent living to assisted living, then to memory care,” Slack said.
For more, visit fredsseniormoving.com
Fred Slack always wanted to start a company. Prior to launching Fred’s Senior Moving Services, he worked a few different jobs, but helping a senior move gave him the perfect idea for a company.
He enjoys helping seniors and accom-
plished his goal of starting a business.
Slack runs the business with his family. His daughter, Tiera Paredes, is the field’s crew manager, and his son-in-law, Jesus Paredes, is the team manager.
Evan Williamson began working at the Chick-fil-A in Noblesville while in high school. The 2007 Noblesville High School graduate then worked summers there while in college.
“I developed a passion for it and loved every day coming to work and serving our guests and working in a fast-paced environment,” he said. “I thought I could do this the rest of my life. I went into the corporate world for a little while and realized there was nothing quite like Chick-fil-A.”
Williamson, a 34-year-old Zionsville resident, will open the first Chick-fil-A in Carmel at 9965 N. Michigan Rd. in late September or early October.
He and his wife, Lauren, a 2007 Carmel High School graduate, met while in high school and went to Indiana University. They moved to Denver for a corporate job but came back to Indiana when they wanted to start a family.
“We took over a Chick-fil-A from an existing owner in Terre Haute in November 2018,”
Williamson said. “But we wanted to get closer to him. We had this opportunity to open a brand-new restaurant in Carmel to be close to family. We gave up ownership of the Terre Haute restaurant July 31.”
Lauren owns the Carmel and Zionsville location of Pure Barre, a fitness studio, The couple met in eighth grade when they were both volunteering at Conner Prairie as interpreters and dated through high school. They have two daughters, Avery, 3, and Amelia, 1.
Commentary by Dr. David Sullivan
September is Fall Awareness Prevention Month. Fall prevention is critical since falls are the number one cause of injuries and death from injury for older Americans. This month, I’m sharing tips on protecting you and your loved ones from dangerous falls.
and mobility. We can help you determine which activities are best for fall prevention.
PODIATRY
1. Examine your feet. If you notice any changes in the shape of your feet, make an appointment with our office immediately.
2. Wear shoes that keep you safe. Choose rubber or nonskid soles that fit well. Athletic shoes and shoes with low heels are good choices.
3. Check your medications. Talk with your primary care physician about your medications at every visit. How your body reacts to medications can change as you age, so certain medicines that were once fine may increase your fall risk.
4. Check your vision and hearing. Problems with sight or hearing can lead to falls. Get your eyes checked once a year and your hearing and inner ear health every other year.
5. Remove hazards from your home. Remove items you can trip on, like throw rugs, boxes or cords.
6. Exercise. Simple stretching exercises help you maintain strength, balance
7. Improve your balance by wearing orthotics or foot braces. These devices will give your ankle extra support while walking. Orthotics put your foot back in the ‘neutral’ position for more stability while walking. For some of our patients, orthotics will offer sufficient fall prevention. But if you are at high risk, we offer a fully customizable balance brace. This brace helps individuals with ankle instability, mild foot drop and those who walk with difficulty or have a history of falls or near falls.
One fall can rob you of your independence and reduce your quality of life. Contact our office for an appointment to learn how taking good care of your feet and ankles can reduce the risk of a life-altering slip, trip or fall.
A board-certified foot surgeon and wound specialist, Dr. David Sullivan is the owner of Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. Contact him at drs@westfieldfoot.com.
A board-certified foot surgeon and wound specialist, Dr. David Sullivan is the owner of Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. Contact him at drs@ westfieldfoot.com.
The Fishers Health Department is highlighting its online resources during September’s Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of suicide as a public health problem and how everyone can do their part to prevent suicide. The City of Fishers’ Stigma Free Fishers website offers resources to help residents talk to someone about how they're feeling, listen to someone without judgment and connect someone with professional help to prevent suicides.
The Fishers Health Department also offers information about 988, the new national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides support for those experiencing mental health crises such as suicidal ideation, emotional distress or a substance use crisis. Anyone can call, text or chat 988 and be connected with trained counselors for support. They also can dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one. For more visit fishers.crediblemind.com, or 988lifeline.org.
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predecessors.
Our summer months are nicely bookended by Memorial Day at the beginning of May and Labor Day wrapping it up with the arrival of September. The solar system would tilt the days a little later on each end, but we manage to get in our sunny days in the Northern Hemisphere, more or less, in this window.
Tradition would dictate that natty dressers only wear their whites in this period. The more relaxed among us might find the weekends the perfect time to bust out the open flames and host epic family barbeques. For many scores of others, these demarcations on the calendar signify the opening and closing of their cottage on the lake or camp in the woods. The balmy, long days bring us out into nature. It is good. We spend too much time indoors. Still, there are an increasingly precious few who use the days to memorialize those who have valiantly served our nation or recognize the labor contributions of our
By 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September a federal holiday to recognize the work of unions and their organizers. Private companies were exempted from the edict for decades, and some unions urged for local strikes where it was not voluntarily recognized. Interestingly, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of people not working because of a labor dispute is at its highest level since 2003. Hollywood, baristas and auto workers are pushing for improvements to their positions. Picket lines, parades and protests may return as a central feature. Rampant inflation, pandemic emergencies and changing culture may cause it to signify more than just the end to summer.
Many longtime readers will remember that I lost my father to cancer in 2020. Yah. Like I needed another traumatic experience to handle that year. By the fall of 2022, however, I was far enough on the other side of grief to forget his deathiversary (copyright pending) entirely. “Why are my sisters so sad today?” But for whatever reason, his 2023 date hit me hard. Comically hard. You’re welcome.
I hadn’t slept well the night before (our black Lab is still in her cone and perpetually bouncing off walls) and the coffee was doing nothing to dispel my grumpiness. I turned on the TV to catch the F1 qualifying rounds (dumb Netflix has made me a junkie for hot guys in fire-retardant jumpsuits) and suddenly began crying. Dad had started watching it in the months before he died, and I have vivid memories of him trying to explain it to me. “Your only competition is your teammate!” It made no sense, just like my unexpected weeping.
Then I decided to practice yoga, but that also backfired. I felt increasingly vulnerable as I tried to slow my breathing and discover my inner chi and soon found myself sobbing in downward dog. Mindful meditation was namaste no-go.
I made it a tear trifecta later that morning in a Chick-fil-A drive-thru when I learned that Jimmy Buffett had passed. Dad was a latecomer to the smooth tunes of “Margaritaville,” but it was the soundtrack of our father-daughter road trip to Florida in 2019. “It’s been my pleasure to serve you, even with mascara running down your cheeks.”
Grief is funny sometimes, especially for me.
Peace out.
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My wife, Mary Ellen, is extremely concerned about identity theft and is urging me to change my passwords. Many of the words we create to log in are what a website might call “weak passwords.” I thought I used some pretty nifty ones in the past. For example, I once used Joy1959 for my ATM account. Joy was my girlfriend back in those days. I knew this was a very good password because even Joy didn’t know she was my girlfriend.
I tried putting in BOB, who’s my best friend, but they just hated that. The prompt said: You have to be kidding.
If it’s been a while since you changed your passwords, the sites will now give you specific directions:
• It shouldn’t be personal data.
• It shouldn’t be a pet’s name.
• It shouldn’t be a person’s name.
• It shouldn’t be a past address.
• And everyone knows you had a crush on Joy.
Then they warn: Be sure you remember your password. If you must write it down:
• Don’t write it on your wall.
• Don’t put it in a computer file.
• Don’t put it on a sticky note.
• Just memorize it, OK?
They don’t like old passwords, but I tried to revive JOY1959. It rejected it not only because it was weak, but because someone else was using it. I always suspected there was another guy back in those days. Now, I had the proof.
Then I tried my birthday. I got a prompt: Very weak, claiming it was too easy to figure out. I think I look younger than my age, so this really annoyed me. Also, no one has remembered my birthday in 40 years, so I wasn’t concerned about that information
No, I needed a strong password, so I put in HERCULES. It was rejected as weak. Then I tried SAMPSON. This time, very weak. I don’t think the people at this website have read their mythology. But it did answer the age-old question of who was stronger.
At one point, I just ran my fingers haphazardly across the keyboard.
Very strong, said the prompt, followed by, Please remember to write your new password down. Write it down? I had no idea what I typed. Was it KKDFJHG%$, or was it YQWOKW?0&?
I finally found a password that was acceptable. It was deemed very strong. Then the website asked me a series of personal questions in case it ever needed to confirm my identity,
What was the name of your first girlfriend?: (Joy. Wait, now I’m thinking it was Judy).
Your best friend’s name: (It was Bob, but lately he has ticked me off).
A strong fictional character: (Wait, wait, don’t tell me -- Mighty Mouse).
Here’s my new password: J&U*HY*&^JG%^JOY. I’m giving it to you just in case I can’t remember it. Please put it in a safe place.
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“No, I needed a strong password, so I put in HERCULES. It was rejected as weak. Then I tried SAMPSON. This time, very weak.”
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“ I felt increasingly vulnerable as I tried to slow my breathing and discover my inner chi and soon found myself sobbing in downward dog. Mindful meditation was namaste no-go.”
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The Center for the Performing Arts is renown for bringing a variety of entertainers to Carmel each year.
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Yet just as important to the Center’s mission is educational programming.
The Center Celebration, the Center for the Performing Arts annual gala fundraiser, is set to begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Palladium. Headlining the gala is six-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant.
Julia Shildmyer, the Center’s director of education and community engagement, said fundraising is vital to the programming.
“We keep our education program affordable and several of them are free to attend,” she said. “We couldn’t do that without the money that comes in from the gala. If we don’t have a sponsor for the program, then the money we raise from the gala goes to covering the cost of the education program. The education program in a nonprofit is never a big income generator. It really is mission-driven.”
Some of the educational programming includes Child & Adult Music classes.
“We have programs that range from babies all the way to the elderly,” Shildmyer said. “We had a gentleman a couple years ago who was 91 who participated in our Group Vocal Coaching class. It was a bucket list item to sing in public and he did that on World Voice Day.”
Shildmyer said the Center has different entry points into the performing arts from the novice, intermediate and advanced.
Among the novice ones are the Peanut Butter & Jam series, primarily for ages 1 to 7, and Beginning Ukulele.
Shildmyer said there are master classes for the advanced.
There also are programs for those who might want to have nonperforming roles. Some of the programs for adults include Intro to Stand-Up Comedy and Group Vocal Coaching.
Carmel resident Donna Skeens said she is delighted to be a part of the Palladium Bookies.
“I joined at the very beginning and look forward to our book discussions and making many new friendships,” she said. “All that is required is to read a book every other month and join the rest of the club in the West Lobby of the Palladium. Where else could I find such interesting people and a magnificent venue like that?”
Skeens enjoys the Luminaries program and said it might be one of the best-kept secrets in Carmel.
“This is a program in the early afternoon that meets bimonthly as well,” Skeens said. “Local musicians, artists, comedians and actors present programs that you might not see or hear anywhere else in the area. A $10 ticket certainly makes the events well worth your time.”
Westfield resident Maggie Adams and her 2 1/2-year-old daughter Kendall have participated for a year in the child and adult music classes, a five-week music and movement class for toddlers and adult caregivers offered a few times a year.
“She loves it. It’s one of our favorite activities that we do together,” Adams said.
“She has really blossomed in that class. When she first joined, she was really shy and actually cried the first time. Now, to see her just playing with all the instruments and showing a genuine love and
curiosity for music is incredible.”
Kelly Fischer’s son Noah, 22, is blind with autism and developmentally delayed. Fischer was the camp coordinator for the Prism Project at the Center, which was held in the summer of 2023 for the first time. The program involves taking people with disabilities and coordinating with performance arts instructors in dance, music and theater. Fischer said the participants create their own show.
“He’s been involved in Center programs since we moved back to Carmel in 2018,” said Fischer, a Carmel High School graduate. “I think everyone who goes to the Center goes for the wide variety of opportunities there and finds their own special connections. The thing I love is Noah finds more of the adult activities like concerts and the Group Vocal Coaching class to be not only enjoyable but he gets something out of it. But because of his unique disability, he also enjoys programs like Peanut Butter and Jam. When I first tentatively reached out if I could bring him, everyone was like, ‘that would be great.’ He was welcomed with open arms even though he is obviously much older physically than the average fan of that program.”
For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.
Ann Hampton Callaway presents “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration!” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Melinda DeRocker and her Jazz Trio’s performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.
Life with the “Afterlife: True Tales of the Paranormal” with Ghost Hunter Amy Bruni is set for 8 p.m. Sept 16 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.
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The Indiana Wind Symphony has chosen Jay Gephart as its new music director to lead the group in the 202425 season.
Gephart is the second music director in the symphony’s 26-year history. He is a professor at Purdue University and serves as Al G. Wright Chair of Purdue Bands and Orchestras. He also is the director of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band and the Purdue University Wind Ensemble, as well as the past president of the American Bandmasters Association and current chairman of the board of the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Gephart will replace music director and founder Charles Conrad, who will retire following the 2023-24 season.
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Melinda DeRocker’s love of the Great American Songbook is rooted in her childhood.
“My parents influenced me strongly in this golden era of popular music in the U.S. because this was the music of their courtship and marriage right in the middle of World War II,” DeRocker said. “I really began to dive into it in the last year of my mother’s life about 12 years ago. I wanted to give her a gift for her last Christmas on Earth and decided to record some standards to give to her, and in doing that project I decided the next year to record a full album in 2013 and then began singing these tunes with a group of jazz musicians from New York City where I lived.
DeRocker will sing some of the tunes from the 2013 album, “I’ll be Seeing You,” but with new arrangements.
“I’m constantly trying fresh approaches to the songs from this iconic era of music,” DeRocker said. “I was singing many of these standards when I was a teenager with my mom at the piano and began back then to not only have an appreciation for this music but to see it as timeless for every generation to come.”
DeRocker said she will share stories behind some of the songs and the composers who wrote them.
She will be accompanied by a jazz trio of Gregory Jones, bassist, Jeff Ciampa, guitarist, and Tom Jennings, pianist.
DeRocker said two of her favorites, Cole Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You,” are always popular with the audience.
“It felt like I was just coming home musically, kind of full circle back to those teenage years when I would sing these songs with my mom.”
DeRocker will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Feinstein’s in Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.
The performance will be DeRocker’s first at Feinstein’s.
DeRocker, who released a Christmas album in 2018, performed at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt in December 2022.
For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.
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Carmel PorchFest will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a bang.
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The Carmel High School Drumline will kick off the Sept. 17 event at 11:45 a.m., marching down 1st Avenue NW to 6th Street NW in downtown Carmel. The free festival will feature 58 bands performing on 21 porches from noon to 6 p.m. Each set is 45 minutes. The area is only open to foot traffic during the event.
Two bands, The Failers and Circuit Thursday, will be honored with special awards for their 10th appearance at the event. Carmel PorchFest Executive Director Sondra Schwieterman said the bands will receive a Carmel PorchFest cooler stocked with beer.
The Failers will perform at 12:45 p.m. on Porch 13, and Circuit Thursday will play at 4:30 p.m. on Porch 15.
Food vendors include Arepas, Ice Cream Donuts and Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Bier Brewery will have three locations. Peace Water Winery, Sugar Creek Winery and Pure Green Juice will also be on-site.
All Things Carmel will sell 10-year PorchFest T-shirts. Carmel PorchFest also will have a booth.
“We’re going to host a band hospitality tent, so the bands can network and meet one another,” Schwieterman said.
Feinstein’s will have VIP lounge tent for sponsors and donors.
Schwieterman said donations go toward the Carmel PorchFest grants to students ages 6-18 with musical aspirations. The grant application and other event information can be found at carmelporchfest.org.
The first PorchFest was started in Ithaca, N.Y. in 2007. Since then, several other cities in the U.S. and Canada started the music festival. Carmel became the first city in Indiana in 2014.
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The word for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 2024 season is “Beautiful,” as the Carole King musical highlights a schedule of classics, popular movie-based musicals and a celebration of four of America’s greatest musical artists.
VIP memberships for the 2024 season are now available, while 2024 season individual show tickets go on sale to the general public starting Oct. 1.
In January, Beef & Boards presents the humorous celebration of women and the change with “Menopause, The Musical,” running Jan. 5 through Feb. 4. Set in a department store, four women who seem to have little in common make fun of their hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges in a production that includes parodies from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
The inspiring true story of Carole King’s journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” On stage for the first time at Beef & Boards, “Beautiful” follows the life of Carole Klein, a songwriter who wrote dozens of memorable hits for some of the biggest names in music before developing her own career as Carole King. Songs include “You’ve Got a Friend,” “One Fine Day,” “So Far Away,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” and “Natural Woman.” The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical show is on stage Feb. 8 through March 30.
Returning to the Beef & Boards stage for the first time in more than 20 years is the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, “The King and I,” which runs April 4 through May 19. Based on the novel “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon and winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, “The King and I” is the story of the unlikely friendship that emerges between Anna, a widow from England, and the King of Siam when she arrives to teach his many children and wives. Famous songs include “Getting to Know You,” “I Whistle A Happy Tune,” “Something Wonderful” and “Shall We Dance.”
The Beef & Boards’ 2024 Family Show’s “The Wizard of Oz” runs May 23 to July 7. Dorothy Gale discovers friendships and
adventure along the Yellow Brick Road and ultimately learns the valuable lesson “there’s no place like home.” “The Wizard of Oz” features $10 discounts off tickets for all children ages 3-15.
Beef & Boards goes blonde for the summer with “Legally Blonde the Musical,” running July 11 through Aug. 25. After being dumped by her boyfriend for someone “serious,” Delta Nu sorority president Elle Woods drops the credit cards and hits the books to win him back.
The true story of the spectacular night when four stars aligned in Memphis, Tenn., is celebrated with the musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” set for Aug. 29 through Oct. 6. On Dec. 4, 1956, an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.
One of musical theater’s most beloved musicals, “Fiddler on the Roof,” returns to the Beef & Boards stage from Oct. 10 through Nov. 24. Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. Nostalgic songs include “Tradition,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” and “Sunrise, Sunset.”
On stage for the holidays is the movie-turned-musical “A Christmas Story,” set from Nov. 29 through Dec. 31. Young Ralphie Parker lives in a fictional Indiana town and is on a quest to obtain his most desired Christmas gift, a Red Ryder BB gun.
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a year, which the brothers used to finance their growing interest in flying machines.
Today, in our continuing visits to sites within easy driving distance of Indianapolis, we come to Dayton, Ohio, where we learn more about the Wright brothers.
In 1884, Wilbur and Orville Wright moved with their parents back to Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur had just left high school in Richmond, without receiving a diploma. In 1889, Orville dropped out of high school after his junior year and opened a printing business in Dayton, using a printer he had built. Wilbur soon joined the business, which printed, among many other things, the Dayton Tattler, a weekly newspaper published by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, a renowned local African American poet.
In 1892, the brothers opened what became known as the Wright Cycle Co., repairing and selling bicycles. Four years later, they began selling their own model that included improved brakes. They named the model Van Cleve in honor of their great, great grandmother, the first white woman to settle in the Dayton area. The bicycle business was soon earning about $3,000
In 1899, Wilbur wrote a letter to the Smithsonian Institution on Wright Cycle Co., letterhead, successfully seeking all the materials it had on flight.
Today, a number of sites in and around Dayton remember the Wright brothers’ early activities, many now run by the National Park Service as the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park. The park includes a bicycle shop where the brothers fixed and built bicycles. On the same street is the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, which includes items related both to Wilbur and Orville Wright and to Paul Dunbar. On the second floor is the recreated Wright & Wright Job Printers, featuring some of the equipment the brothers owned and used. Next week, we will visit other Dayton sites related to the Wright brothers.
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First, we need to clear up the common confusion between latter, ladder and later.
A ladder is a thing your leaf butler climbs to clean out your gutters. It’s a tool with horizontal bars called “rungs” extending upward on affixed, parallel, vertical poles. I assume you understand this, so it’s time to move on.
Latter and later are a bit more confusing. Not only are the two words one “t” apart in spelling, but their meanings are similar enough to make this pair bewildering to many. “Later” is an adverb that means “after, or subsequent to, the present time.” For example
I planted some marigold seeds in my
Latter is an adjective that means “happening at or toward the end of an activity.” It also indicates the second of two things or people that were previously mentioned. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Here T.J. uses “latter” to refer to his preference for the second option—newspapers without a government.
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