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Mayor delivers annual State of the City address Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen delivered his annual State of the City address Oct. 31 during a Noblesville GOVERNMENT Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Noblesville. A record audience of 600 people attended, according to the chamber. His speech focused on downtown culture and recreation, public safety, infrastructure and economic development and the workforce. Jensen also had a “fireside chat” with Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Rick Fuson to talk about the Indiana Pacers G League franchise at Innovation Mile. DOWNTOWN CULTURE AND RECREATION

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Jensen discussed several projects in the works or already completed in Noblesville. Some of the projects are: The East Bank Project will create living options, retail space and more parking on the east bank of the White River. It will open mid-2024. The Village at Federal Hill will have living options and Indie Coffee Roasters and a new Mexican restaurant called Bocado at Federal Hill Commons The Nexus Apartments and Lofts on Tenth are at full capacity, Jensen said. PUBLIC SAFETY Jensen lauded the success of the NobleAct program, Noblesville’s paramedicine program that addresses mental health crises and substance abuse. Public safety accounts for 50.1 percent of the city’s operational budget for 2024, including the expansion of the NobleAct program, the hiring of new sworn officers, firefighters, an in-house social worker and the addition of a third therapy K-9. “We invest heavily in the men and women who wear the uniform that keep our city safe every single day,” Jensen said. “And we will continue to make those investments going forward.” Jensen also announced the Indiana

The State of the City on Oct. 26 had 600 attendees, a record according to the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Elissa Maudlin)

Community Cares grant program, which enables communities to invest in paramedicine programs. He wants.to incentivize municipalities to invest in paramedicine programs. “I want Noblesville to be a community where it is safe to say ‘I’m not OK,’ where it’s OK to raise your hand and say, ‘You know what? I’m not OK,’” he said. INFRASTRUCTURE After breaking ground one year ago, Jensen said the Pleasant Street project is ahead of schedule and under budget. Reimagine Pleasant Street is designed to improve east-west connectivity and is a partnership between the city and Hamilton County. Jensen said the beams for the White River bridge are set and the roundabouts along Eighth Street have been paved. The roundabouts along Eighth Street opened ahead of schedule early this month.

“I’m really excited about this project,” Jensen said. “We are well on our way to getting it completed going forward.” Jensen also said the planning department for the City of Noblesville created a dashboard that will track city developments. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE Another major project Jensen discussed was Innovation Mile, which is a “work, live, play, engage and learn campus designed to drive sustainable economic growth in Noblesville,” according to the city. The Noblesville Event Center broke ground Nov. 6 and will be home to the Indiana Pacers G League franchise and will host community events, conferences, entertainment and other sporting events. “Noblesville has the space to grow in the future, but we wanted to make sure that we’re growing in a responsible way with the jobs of the future,” Jensen said.

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The City of Noblesville held a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 6 for the Noblesville Event Center at InnoGOVERNMENT vation Mile that will be the new home of the Indiana Pacers’ G League franchise that is relocating from Fort Wayne. The 120,000-square foot Noblesville Event Center will have a seating capacity of 3,400 and will host community events, other sporting and entertainment events and conferences. Among those who attended the ceremony were Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen and Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Rick Fuson. The events center is the second building under construction at Innovation Mile, a business and technology hub. The Indiana Garage Cabinets Joint Replacement Institute broke ground for its building Sept. 6. “Not only is (Innovation Mile) the home of the future G League team, but it’s also really the home of Noblesville’s future growth and investment,” Garage Garage Cabinets Cabinets Garage Cabinets Jensen said during the ceremony. “Innovation Mile will be home to the jobs of the future, the amenities of the future, the quality-of-life initiatives of the future.” Fuson expects the G League team to thrive in Noblesville. “We wanted to make sure that, if we Hobby Rooms were going to move, that we move to the right community,” Fuson said. “We think Noblesville is one of the fastest-growing, one of the most well-run municipalities in our state, and we are so happy that we’re going to be here, and we look forward to coming Hobby Hobby Rooms Rooms from all over Indianapolis.” Hobby Rooms The partnership between the Pacers G League team and the city was announced May 8.

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Peterson, Elliott, Schwartz win at-large council seats By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com With unofficial election results in, Republicans Darren Peterson, Evan Elliott and Pete Schwartz won ELECTION the three at-large seats on the Noblesville City Council. They defeated Paula Jo Gilliam, the only Democratic candidate on the ballot. The at-large council race was the only contested race in Noblesville. Peterson, an incumbent, received 3,767 votes, while Elliott and Schwartz had 3,517 and 3,170 votes, respectively. Gilliam received 2,484 votes “I enjoy the job. I like doing the work. I enjoy being on (the) city council,” Peterson said. “We’ve had a great four years in spite of a global pandemic, a billion-and-a-half

dollars of committed private investment. (The) Pacers are coming to town and it’s just going to keep going.” Gilliam was disappointed not to pick up a seat on the council. “A lot of people (in Noblesville) are Democrats, but they don’t want to tell anybody that they’re Democrats,” Gilliam said. “That’s the problem. It’s been a long road.” Uncontested in the mayoral election, Republican Chris Jensen will continue in office, as will incumbent Republican city councilors Mike Davis in District 1, Aaron Smith in District 3, Mark Boice in District 4 and Megan Wiles in District 6. In uncontested races, the new city council members are Republican Todd Thurston in District 2 and Republican Dave Johnson in District 5.

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UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS MAYOR OF NOBLESVILLE • Chris Jensen* — R — 4,414 NOBLESVILLES CITY CLERK • Evelyn L. Lees* — R — 4,223 NOBLESVILLES CITY COURT JUDGE • Matt Cook* — R — 4,338 NOBLESVILLES CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (vote for 3) • Evan Elliott* — R — 3,517 • Darren Peterson * R 3,767 • Pete Schwartz* — R — 3,179 • Paula Jo Gilliam — D — 2,484

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the challenges of untreated mental health in our communities,” Baldwin stated. “The success Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen recently of Noblesville’s NobleACT program underscores announced the Indiana Community Cares Initiathe need for proactive approaches like the tive, a proposed grant Indiana Community Cares Initiative. CITY NEWS program that would I’m committed to advancing this vital allow cities and towns initiative, enabling Indiana to partner that have invested in a paramedicine with communities in an effort to ensure program or a mobile integrated health every hoosier receives the support they care program to apply for an annual deserve.” grant. Jensen said during his recent State Jensen wants the initiative to beof the City address that the proposed Jensen come a statewide program, according inititative was inspired by the success to his spokesperson, Robert Herrington. of the city’s NobleACT program, a paramedicine State Sen. Baldwin (R-Noblesville) will work program through a partnership with the city’s to garner support next year during the 2024 police and fire departments and area service legislative session and the initiative will likely providers that was launched in 2020. The probe voted on in 2025 by the Indiana General Asgram has responded to more than 6,000 calls sembly, Herrington said. for help. The grant would be $150,000 and would fund “The goal is to incentivize municipalities the critical human infrastructure needed for to invest in paramedicine programs that will a paramedicine program, the city stated. The enhance lives and ultimately be a cost-saving initiative would enable communities to invest measure for our state,” Jensen stated. “In addiin paramedicine resources and programs to aid tion, the program will seek to explore incentives at-risk Hoosiers while reducing public safety for those individuals seeking mental health expenses across Indiana, according to city accreditation or degrees to stay in Indiana to officials. continue to build a Hoosier talent pipeline to “As a retired police officer, I’ve seen firsthand meet demand.”

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DISPATCHES Eighth Street roundabouts open — The two roundabouts on Eighth Street opened Nov. 6 and the road will open as temporary single-lane roundabouts until Phase 1 is completed at the end of 2024. After Phase 1 concludes, the road will become a two-lane roundabout. The roundabout at Historic Pleasant Street and Eighth Street will be dedicated as a Bicentennial Roundabout.” Holiday Bazaar set —- Moose Lodge 540 will be hosting a Noblesville Moose Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18. The location is 950 Field Dr. and there will be breakfast and an opportunity to holiday shop from local businesses. Flower market opens — The Noblesville Flower Market will open the last Thursday of every month through November from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is presented by the Indiana Peony Festival and is in the east alley of downtown Noblesville. Admission is free. Drinks, live music and flowers from local flower farmers and florists will be available. There will be 10 flower vendors selling cut stems, bouquets and other floral related items. Reindeer Express train ride set — The Nickel Plate Express will be hosting a Reindeer Express from Noblesville to Arcadia at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 18-19 and 24-25. There will also be rides at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Nov. 26 and other dates in December. The train ride lasts an hour and fifteen minutes and includes a holiday treat, chance to see Santa, write a personal letter to Santa and purchase hot chocolate or an adult beverage. For standard groups, the tickets range from $65 to $750 depending on the seat packages attendees book. Children under 2-years-old may ride free as a lap child in the Standard class seating only. For more, visit nickelplateexpress.com/winter-train-rides/ reindeer-express.

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Celeste Brodnik catches feral cats in Noblesville. (Photo courtesy of Community Cats of Hamilton County)

then they don’t want them, or they live in an apartment, they can’t have them and they just throw them outside. Then they reproduce and you have generations of cats that just keep reproducing.” Potosky and Brodnik said raising awareness for the problem is an important step in solving it. “There needs to be a bigger push on education, just generally animal welfare,” Potosky said. “We need to be treating and caring for animals better than they (are treated) and they’re not just a disposable thing.” For more, visit facebook.com/ communitycatshc/.

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Family raises $1M for lung cancer research Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com Courtney Cox Cole, a Noblesville resident and co-owner of Hare Chevrolet known for her “Sisters of Savings” ads, FUNDING died Sept. 22, 2019, at age 48 from non-smoker lung cancer. In the aftermath, her children, sister and parents have raised $1 million for a lung cancer research fund in her honor. Cox’s daughter Cayla Cole said the American Lung Association reached out to the family with the idea of raising money for the fund to support research to find a cure for lung cancer. When Cayla recently received a text message from the American Lung Association that the family had met its goal of $1 million, she said she was overjoyed. She recalls dropping her phone in disbelief and being overcome with emotion. “It made every moment, every speech, all the nerves, every sales request, all the requests for money, it made everything

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worth it in that moment,” Cayla said. Cox’s sister Monica Peck and Cayla said there is a stigma with lung cancer because it is often associated with smoking, but not all people who contract the disease are smokers. “There’s a definite stigma with it. ‘You must have smoked,’” Peck said. “And I think it’s why it lurks behind research a little bit. ‘You must have smoked. You had that coming.’” For more, visit lung.org.

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Fishers High School junior’s focus on distance running pays off By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Fishers High School junior Sam Quagliaroli gave up one passion to focus on another. “I started running competitively in sixth grade,” he said. “I was playing hockey at the time. I started doing both at the same time. The running reQuagliaroli ally picked up during my eighth-grade year.” Quagliaroli stopped playing travel hockey after his sophomore year. “Then it really took off,” he said. With his full focus on running, Quagliaroli finished third Oct. 28 in the IHSAA boys cross country state meet at Terre Haute. He had a time of 15 minutes and 6 seconds in the 5K race. Fishers placed second to Carmel in the team standings. “I feel like the biggest thing is, I have a lot more time to focus on aspects of running that are going to improve my running,” Quagliaroli said. “Instead of going to

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Favorite athletes: Michael Jordan and Patrick Kane Favorite subject: Economics Favorite musician: Bruno Mars Favorite movies: “Miracle on Ice” and “Remember the Titans” hockey practice and then running practice and have to balance them both, I feel like me being able to take care of my body in terms of running wise, time to stretch, do core and little things better, that’s been the big part.” Prior to the state finals, Quagliaroli won the Noblesville Sectional and Shelbyville Regional individual titles. “One of the things that helped me is

Sam Quagliaroli competes in the state finals Oct. 23 at Terre Haute. (Photo courtesy of Quagliaroli family)

having a great team to train with,” he said. “That toughens your mind to know those boys are there to hold you accountable every day. If you want to slack off, they are there to keep you accountable. It keeps

your mind strong. Throughout the season, I think that was the deciding factor. It’s a long season, so it’s all about your mental strength and how hard you can fight.” His best time is 14:52, achieved in the Nike Twilight meet Sept. 30 in Terre Haute. Quagliaroli was slated to compete with his Fishers teammates Nov. 12 in the Nike Cross Country Regionals at Terre Haute. As a sophomore, he placed 18th in the state cross country meet. “It was hard for me to give up hockey, but coming off last track season made it a little bit easier,” he said. Quagliaroli placed sixth in the 3,200 and was a member of the fourth-place 3,200 relay team in the IHSAA state track and field meet. Quagliaroli was a left winger on the Hamilton Southeastern hockey club team as a sophomore with a team made up of both Fishers and HSE players. Previously, he played for the Junior Indy Fuel. Quagliaroli said it’s always been a goal to compete at the collegiate level. “I’m just trying to get to know college programs,” said Quagliaroli, who said he likely wants to major in business.

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‘Flower lady’ memorialized with bench at Forest Park Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com On Sept. 26, the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department and Keep Noblesville Beautiful dedicated a PARKS bench at Forest Park in the memory of Mona Stevens, a part-time employee of the parks department who died unexpectedly on Dec. 26, 2021. The bench is between the Forest Park Inn and the park’s volleyball courts. It is surrounded by flowers. Stevens was a Fishers resident and was affectionally known as the “flower lady.” A Master Gardner, she worked for the department for more than 30 years, taking care of flowers in downtown Noblesville. Brandon Bennett, director of the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department, lauded Stevens’ work. “She was the reason (the flowers) looked so beautiful downtown,” Bennett said. Bennett said Stevens preferred using

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Jack Martin, left, and Mona Stevens in downtown Noblesville. (Photo courtesy of Jack Martin)

old-fashioned methods for tending the flowers and was passionate about her work. She was also humble about it. Jack Martin, treasurer of Keep Noblesville Beautiful, said Keep Noblesville Beautiful contacted the parks department when it learned of Stevens’ death and funded some of the material and labor to establish the bench. “People will try really hard to leave a legacy and a lot of people never get a legacy, and then here’s a gal that wanted to avoid all type of recognitions (in the) spotlight,” Martin said, “But just her good works that she did every day created a legacy.”

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Readiness Center breaks ground news@currentinwestfield.com Gov. Eric Holcomb joined the Indiana National Guard for the recent groundbreaking ceremony for its NATIONAL GUARD newest readiness center northeast of Westfield near Atlanta. “In May, I proudly signed a budget including $8 million in funding for the Indiana National Guard’s new Hamilton County Readiness Center,” Holcomb stated. At approximately 66,000 square feet, the facility will be built on a state-owned 55acre site about a half-mile east of Ind. 32 and north of 276th Street. Scheduled to open in 2026, the Hamilton County Readiness Center will house the 38th Sustainment Brigade headquarters company, its detachment and special troops battalion and the 338th Signal Company. “The three units that will be supported here work together to support approximately 10,000 soldiers in support of large-scale combat operations and state active duty,” stated Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of Indiana. “Ensuring we’re always ready means ensuring our training and our facili-

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By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com Jennifer Sell is the founder and executive director of Same As U, a unique school in Noblesville where young adults with mental disabilities can continue their education after high school. Sell came up with the idea for Same As U in 2020 a few years after her daughter Jess, who has Down syndrome, had nowhere to continue her education when she graduated from high school. Sell said people with disabilities can suffer depression without the structure and social connections made at school. Originally established at White River Christian Church, Same As U recently moved to 19201 Promise Rd. in Noblesville. “This (post-high school) cliff they come to, it’s sad, and when they exit the school system, that all goes away,” Sell said. “Sports, all the activities, all the social things that happened at school, a lot of youth groups, they’re all geared towards high school kids, so it just ends.” In 2017, Sell began visiting potential schools for Jess to attend, but none were the right fit. So, she reached out to a friend, Sara MacGregor, who has a background in education and also has a child with Down syndrome, and discussed the possibility of launching their own school for post-high school-age kids with mental disabilities. MacGregor said she was excited about the idea, and Same As U was launched a short time later. “Our students love to learn, and being in a school is a happy place for them,” MacGregor said. “Probably all of them have been in school since they turned 3, and so they are happy to be in a classroom setting and they are happy learning.” MacGregor, education director for Same As U, oversees curriculum and teaches three days a week. Classes include functional/consumer math, science, current events, life skills, social skills, prevocational studies and literature. Students attend four 30-minute classes Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We feel like it’s important for everyone to have the opportunity to be lifelong learners,” MacGregor said. “We feel it’s im-

Jennifer Sell, founder and executive director, with her daughter Jess at Same As U. (Photo by Elissa Maudlin)

portant to keep the skills strong, all those skills that they’ve worked many, many years on, like reading, writing, all of that kind of thing. If you don’t use it, you lose it, and then our students are also at risk for regression as they age, and so we like to keep their brains active and their bodies active.” Diplomas aren’t awarded but students can continue their education for as long as they choose. The youngest student is 19 and the oldest is in their 30s. The school has four classrooms with four teachers and two floating teachers who aren’t in a particular classroom. A music therapist is also on staff. MacGregor said there are many learning methods used at the school, including adapted novels, which are books made for people with disabilities. Sell said the most rewarding part of her work at Same As U is watching students

thrive. “I think we serve a very vulnerable population that sometimes feels like they get the leftovers, and it’s just to me, as a mom and someone who cares about this section of society, they deserve the same thing,” Sell said. “They have the same wants and needs as you and I do, and they’re often sadly looked over.” Sell eventually wants to use 5.6 acres

on the Same As U campus for additional outdoor space. The school uses the parking lot for daily walks for the students. Sell also wants to construct a new cafeteria because the current cafeteria is in a shared space with the gymnasium. ON THE COVER: Sara MacGregor, education director, teaches a class at Same As U. (Photo by Elissa Maudlin)

HOW TO ENROLL Tuition at Same As U is $50 per day and $85 for two days. Sell said many students use supplemental security income, which provides monthly income to people with disabilities and older adults, according to the Social Security Administration.

Currently, Same As U isn’t equipped for students who have physical disabilities, Sell said. Students must be able to communicate their needs and aren’t permitted to bring a behavioral therapist to class. There is not a nurse on staff. For more, visit sameasu.org.

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Complicated history lesson Commentary by Terry Anker

Innovation in Career and Technical Education through The Pursuit Institute By Carrie Lively, Executive Director At The Pursuit Institute, we strive to equip Hamilton County students with the skills and knowledge necessary for a diverse range of highly-paying, highlyskilled, and in-demand careers. We stand out by adopting an innovative approach to Career and Technical Education (CTE) that transcends traditional brick-andmortar limitations. Instead, we engage directly with educational institutions, industry partners, and the broader community to craft dynamic and adaptable CTE pathways. Our model, serving all six public school districts in Hamilton County, pivots on the philosophy of adaptability. By eschewing the constraints of a physical campus, The Pursuit Institute’s CTE programs remain agile and scalable, continually evolving to meet the everchanging demands of local employers. We accomplish this by fostering close collaboration with educators, industry experts, and community stakeholders, creating a responsive ecosystem for career education that aligns seamlessly with the current and future needs of the job market. Our dedication to education and local economic development is mirrored in our collaboration with the Hamilton County public school systems. Together, we are crafting robust public-private partnerships that are meticulously designed to establish a steady stream of skilled and credentialed students. These students are not only well-prepared to fulfill the demands of the job market, but also have a direct and positive impact on the local economy. Our shared endeavor is extensive,

but it exemplifies our unwavering commitment to addressing the current and future needs of our community. Through this collaborative effort, we are creating innovative solutions that have the potential to reshape the landscape of education and industry engagement. By forging a stronger connection between these two domains, our initiative is setting the stage for transformative changes that will benefit students and the local economy for years to come. The Pursuit Institute takes immense pride in its comprehensive approach to career and technical education. We support all career clusters and have established collaborations with every high school in the county, offering a diverse and extensive portfolio of more than 450 career and technical education courses. This diverse selection ensures that students have access to a wide array of educational opportunities, enabling them to explore and cultivate skills in fields that resonate with their individual career aspirations. We are continuously adding more opportunities for students and will soon release our 2024-2025 course guide. Families are encouraged to explore The Pursuit Institute’s website to discover more about our offerings and the endless possibilities we provide.

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Our past is a reliable tool in predicting the acts and outcomes of the forthcoming. To be clear, it can only forecast ESSAY and not guarantee, but is still more dependable than most other indicators. If we fail to factor it into our understanding about the present or calculus for the future, we do so at our own peril. Don’t hide from history. Most of us have come to realize and incorporate what predates us into our thoughts about what is happening now. Preceding our own imperfect parenting, our parents parented us as theirs had done before them and so-on. Where a pigeon now soars above, a pterodactyl may have been a few years earlier. Before this society, there was another. Before that one, another anteceded it. We all, each of us in kind, relate to others in the context of the past, present and future. With the rise of each unproven, an established is displaced. Time alone determines the sustainability of the newfound or the

resurgence of the old. Is there anything new under the sun or have we done it all before? Perhaps this answer, like so many, is lost to the insatiable hunger of history. We search for absolute answers but are often disappointed to only find opinion where fact should dwell. We have loved some thinkers so much as to name buildings for them to later denounce and rebrand under new paragons. Egyptians of antiquity built monuments of carved stone for beloved leaders only to soon refashion them in the likeness of new gods. Societies are built, and destroyed, upon the very ashes of those that predated them. If so much of our future is built upon the past, who owns “history?” And when is it fact, when is it advocacy and when is it wishful thinking?

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means that our arthritic Lab Libby will be tracking mud and wet leaves through the I don’t know if it’s my British ancestry house nonstop. After the first few times of or my highly flammable ginger complexion, Annie-style, hard-knock-life scrubbing, I’ll or perhaps, according to my simply make peace with the filthy floors and HUMOR husband train my eyes upward. Doo, my Nope, there’ll be no worcold and dead soul, but ries here. I’ll be enjoying “I especially love when I I am digging the fact the beautiful gift of a that rainy weather has can legitimately go to bed miserable afternoon and returned. properties for at 6 p.m. because glorious Googling There’s just somesale in Seattle (from my nightfall has arrived early couch!). thing about a dreary day. I love when Mother Don’t get me wrong. (thank you, DST!)” Nature gives me perI definitely can’t handle - DANIELLE WILSON mission to sit on my months on end of no comfy couch and ignore warmth or sunshine. dumb yardwork and even dumber exercisUsually by March I’m ready to auction off ing. I love when I am basically forced to our twins and the aforementioned dog to turn on the fireplace. I love when I feel no buy an airline ticket anywhere south. But a compulsion whatsoever to literally do anygood old-fashioned rainy fall day every once thing productive except microwave leftover in a while? Well, that’s right up my Irish, Stouffer’s mac-n-cheese and sip hot tea. I redheaded, soulless alley. Peace out. especially love when I can legitimately go to bed at 6 p.m. because glorious nightfall has arrived early (thank you, DST!) and that I can Danielle Wilson is a contributing sleep under the heavy comforter because columnist. You may email her at temperatures might dip below freezing! Fininfo@youarecurrent.com. gers crossed! I don’t even care that a semi-monsoon

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pre-shrunk and pre-gnawed. The back of the garment should have a picture of JimMy wife Mary Ellen called to me from the my Cagney saying, “You dirty rat.” Although kitchen the other day, sharing a headline his exact line was: “You dirty yellow-bellied she had just read online. rat.” Shirts are selling well, even in the nicHUMOR “I’m not surprised,” I reest rodential part of Chicago. sponded. “I was walking in Years ago, there was a famous YouTube the park just yesterday and the kids were video of a rat in New York City (No. 3 on driving me crazy with their screaming and the list) scampering down the steps of a complaining and fighting …” subway with a slice of pizza in its mouth. “Dick, what are you talking about? The The camera followed it on its long journey headline said Indianapolis has the back to its nest. You would never see that 15th-highest number of rats.” sight in Indy because even rats here know “Oh, sorry, I thought if you want really good you said brats.” thin pizza, you have to Yes, we are No. 15 make a road trip to the “The No. 1 city for rats is Big Apple. on a list of major cities that are rat-infested. I’m Remember now, ChiChicago. This is the ninth sorry I have to tell you cago is No. 1. Rats living year it has won. It’s some of the other cities there apparently prefer because you may be the famous deep-dish sad that the rats have planning a little winter’s pizza, which is more of a better record than vacation there and that a casserole. You’d need might make you really a whole pack of rats the Cubs. The nation’s nervous eating at a just to move one slice capital was fourth with crosstown. restaurant or dangling your feet from a movie After I finished reada half-million rats, theater seat. ing the article, Mary El500,535 if you count Also reported: Los len and I headed out for Angeles moved up to the dinner so we could stop Congress.” No. 2 ranking while New - DICK WOLFSIE obsessing about the fact York rounds out the top we were No. 15 on the three spots. Jumping list. But I couldn’t erase up 10 spots this year is this image from my Houston to No. 20, and mind. That’s why I ordered the ratatouille. Greensboro, N.C., moves up 17 spots to take By the way, the Indianapolis area is the No. 50. Wow, that’s more complicated than 13th-best city to raise a pet bunny. That a March Madness bracket. is absolutely true, so help me internet. I The No. 1 city for rats is Chicago. This thought I’d end with some good news. is the ninth year it has won. It’s sad that You’re welcome! the rats have a better record than the Cubs. The nation’s capital was fourth with a half-million rats, 500,535 if you count Dick Wolfsie is an author, Congress. columnist and speaker. Contact The people at Orkin, who publish this rehim at wolfsie@aol.com. search annually, market clothing that heralds Chicago as “No. 1 in rats.” Shirts come

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Carmel filmmaker’s ‘Kennedy’ docuseries set for History Network debut By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is Nov. 22. However, what interestDOCUMENTARY ed Ashton Gleckman the most was not how Kennedy died but how he lived. “Reading the testimony of those who knew him in high school and college and even his teachers when he was younger, I began to be interested in who this person would have been,” Gleckman said. “JFK’s favorite question whenever he met an historian who wrote a book about Abraham Lincoln or whoever else was what was this person like. He was always curious about what people were like and I’ve always been that way, too.” The 23-year-old Carmel resident began researching in the summer of 2020 and conducted more than 70 interviews. The result is an eight-part, three-night docuseries called “Kennedy,” to be shown starting Nov. 18 on the History Network. Heartland International Film Festival will hold a sneak peak of Episode 7 at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at The Toby at Newfields in Indianapolis, followed by a question-and-answer session with Gleckman and featured subject Lawrence J. Haas, former White House official, author and historian. Gleckman is the director and score composer of the docuseries from Gleckman’s production company Blackbird Pictures and Academy Award-winning production company RadicalMedia. It is narrated by actor Peter Coyote. Gleckman said while delving into the story of JFK, it became an examination of America at a pivotal moment in its history from the 1920s to the 1960s. “I wanted it to be a deeply intimate character journey more so than another Kennedy documentary,” Gleckman said. “I wanted half of the entire show to be before he even becomes president. I was interested in his origin story and how this person became iconic. I knew he was

Anthony Shriver, left, a nephew of John F. Kennedy, and Ashton Gleckman. (Photo courtesy of History network)

this charismatic, stylish, good-looking, well-spoken president, but how did he get from here to there? Sometimes, it takes a little more unpacking to find the essence of the person.” The final four episodes are about Kennedy’s term as president. “The second half of the show is crisis after crisis,” Gleckman said. “You probably become aware that more things happened in his 1,000-day presidency than typically happen in a four-year term or even an eight-year term. The amount of things happening, whether it was the Berlin Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the Cold War brewing and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly brought the world to nuclear war, it’s also a time of hope with 15 years after World War II, the baby-boomer period where all things seemed possible. When Kennedy was killed, we faced an awakening that things were about to take a darker turn. That’s what happened with the Vietnam War and everything else.” Gleckman said historians can only speculate on what might have been. However, from his research, Gleckman said he doesn’t believe Kennedy would have escalated the Vietnam War to the point of having 500,000 combat troops in Vietnam. “He was someone who was far more suspicious of the military complex sur-

rounding him,” Gleckman said. “He had experience through the Bay of Pigs and had been in a war himself.” Gleckman said viewers might be surprised at Kennedy’s health problems. “He had scarlet fever and then had a full series of problems as a young boy. As a teenager, he had digestive problems and then he was fainting all the time,” he said. “He was ending up in the infirmary. Then he got diagnosed with Addison’s disease. He was given his last rites three times before he was tragically assassinated in 1963.” In 1954, Kennedy had back surgery and went into a coma. “This was someone who knew what death was because he had been so close to it so many times, which also gave his life a sense of speed and energy that I don’t think he would have if he had not had these encounters,” Gleckman said. “This goes to the amount of things he was able to do and be and also goes to the more questionable behavior in his personal life.” Among those interviewed was Kennedy’s niece, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and his nephew, Anthony Shriver. He also interviewed comedian Conan O’Brien, who had served on the Kennedy Presidential Library board of directors. However, Gleckman was born 10 to 15 years too late to interview some of the JFK administration members. “It causes you to be a little creative to find new perspectives into the story,” he said. “I want people to walk away with the sense this was a complicated, three-dimensional person that happened to do remarkable things. There are many aspects that are inspiring and many we can be critical of and it’s fair.” Gleckman released “We Shall Not Die Now,” a documentary about the Holocaust, in 2019 when he was 19. He then made a documentary set in the Appalachian Mountains, released in 2021. For tickets to the sneak preview, visit heartlandfilm.org.

BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Nov. 19 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com. ‘A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS’ The Motortown All-Stars presents “A Motown Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Johnny Folsom 4 will perform his Johnny Cash tribute show at Feinstein’s cabaret at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Matthew Scott’s “Letters from My Father” one-man show will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17. For more, visit feinsteinhc.com. ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Swedish mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter & string quartet Brooklyn Rider’s concert is set for 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO Singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello is set to perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org.Meshell Ndegeocello THE BLACK MARKET TRUST The Black Market Trust will perform 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more visit, thecenterpresents.org.

DISPATCH Puddles Pity Party, Marx concerts set — Puddles Pity Party, the 7-foot sad clown whose voice has been compared to such legends as Tom Jones and Freddie Mercury, will make its Center debut at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at The Tarkington. Richard Marx will return to the Palladium with a solo show at 8 p.m. Feb. 17. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org, call at 317-843-3800, or go to the Palladium’s Fifth Third Bank Box Office, 1 Carter Green, Carmel.

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Cast members rehearse for Noblesville High School’s production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” (Photo by Elissa Maudlin)

NHS presents fall musical ‘Cinderella’ Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com When Noblesville High School senior Tyler Cowan auditioned for the school’s fall musical, he didn’t expect ARTS to land a major part. But to his pleasant surprise, he got the part of the villain in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” “I really didn’t think I was going to get anything,” Cowan said. “And then when I saw the cast list and people were like, ‘Oh, my gosh, your Sebastian.’ I still don’t believe it.” NHS’s presentations of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” are at 7 p.m. Nov. 1617 and 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at 18111 Cumberland Rd. in Noblesville. The musical features music by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Connor Buhl, a freshman English teacher, is the director. He has taught at NHS for two years and was the assistant director for the spring play. It is his first time directing the musical at the high school. “To see such love for performing arts here, I was like, ‘OK, well, I need to be a part of this,’ because it’s so inspiring and reminded me of why I love theater,” Buhl said. Other members of the creative team are Music Director John Neubauer, the school’s choir teacher, and choreographer Julianne Fowler, the school’s assistant choir director.

The musical was announced in May. Auditions and callbacks were the second week of school, and rehearsals started the third week of school. Senior Savannah McClure plays the title role of Cinderella. She said the character is someone she looked up to as a kid. “I have the little picture of me with (Cinderella) when I was 5 and I would tell people I was the real-life Cinderella,” McClure said. “So seeing that (the musical was) Cinderella, I have to try (out) for her because not only was I trying for myself, I was also trying for my younger self who always thought she was Cinderella.” McClure said it was difficult balancing school and preparing for the musical. Cowan said he felt like he needed to prove himself during rehearsals and has tried to spread positivity backstage. He said he enjoys being in costume and makeup, adding that rehearsals have been going well. Buhl looks forward to presenting the musical for audiences. “I think ‘Cinderella’ is a story that’s so beloved because it’s someone who has nothing but has kindness and a heart,” Buhl said. “I think that really resonates with audiences well because people want to see themselves and they want to think that they will be rewarded for having good morals.” For tickets, visit noblesvillechoirs.org/ musical-2/cinderella/.

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For Carmel High School sophomore Haylie Fletcher, progressing into the role of Sugar Plum Fairy is truly rewarding. DANCE “I am so thankful as I have been able to grow so much as a dancer and person through Indiana Ballet Conservatory over the years,” Fletcher said. “I love dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy. The character is very delicate and generous, which I enjoy portraying and am so excited to share with the audience.” Fletcher shares the Sugar Plum Fairy role with Ashlie Rohan in performances of IBC’s production of “The Nutcracker,” set for Nov. 25-26 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. The performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 25 and 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 26. “I’m looking forward to it because it’s the biggest role in the ballet and it’s a very challenging role,” said Rohan, who has been at IBC for 11 years. “It’s so beautiful and there are so many challenges to it, which also makes it very fun but also hard at the same time. Ever since I was a little baby angel in the show, after I was done performing, I would go up in the audience and watch all of Act 3. I loved looking at all the dances and it’s made me the dancer that I am today.” Thomas Wilcutts, a Fishers resident and eighth-grader who takes online classes, plays the little nutcracker. “I love the battle scenes and the music in it, and I love being on stage and performing,” Wilcutts said. Starla Karlsson, a native of Sweden who lives in Carmel, performs in the character

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dance called Spanish. “I like that I can play around with my character and I just love performing,” said Karlsson, a freshman who takes online classes. Karlsson said the Spanish role takes a great deal of stamina. “There is a lot of footwork,” she said. Celine McGrew, a Carmel resident and freshman taking online classes, portrays the Mouse Queen. “I get to work on my intensity and my confidence in my dancing,” McGrew said. “I’ve needed to work on that in my dancing, so it’s a good way to work on that.” Luke Derksen, a Carmel resident and senior who takes online classes, is performing in the Spanish character dance for the second time. “It’s probably the most challenging dance I’ve done in ‘The Nutcracker’ and it’s really fast,” Derksen said. For more, visit indianaballetconservatory. org.

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Wines to complement turkey dinner Commentary by Mark LaFay What’s for dinner this Thanksgiving? Last year, I took a stand against turkey. That’s right, no turkey OENOPHILIA for Thanksgiving. This year, however, we have been corralled into a larger family Thanksgiving soiree. I am the protein guy, and naturally I have been put on turkey duty. Now, I will say that our smoked turkey at Old Major has got me singing a different tune. It is a very delicious turkey — one that I have been eating on for months as I’ve been fine-tuning the recipe for the big day. While I may not get jazzed up on the meal itself, I do enjoy the wine pairings. There are wines that I think go really well with the Thanksgiving meal and they include a dry champagne (or sparkling wine), dry German Riesling, and Cru Beaujolais. Here are my picks for this year: Argyle Extended Tirage Brut Sparkling Wine – Argyle is a larger producer of wines in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It specializes in pinot noir wines but also makes some white and rosé wines as well as an assortment of different sparkling wines. Its Extended Tirage brut is righteous. It is a sparkling wine fermented mostly dry. Domaine Weinbach Vin d’Alscace Riesling – Domaine Weinbach is crisp, tart and powerful. Lemon and lime zest, apple, pear, and a hint of gun flint minerality. It is bone dry but is so fruit-forward the palate can be deceived into thinking there is some residual sugar. A truly remarkable wine. Jean Foillard, Morgon, Cote du Py – Jean Foillard is a legendary wine producer in the Beaujolais region of France. The primary grape used in Beaujolais is not pinot noir but rather it is Gamay, a very fruity, thin-skinned grape that can almost taste like bubble gum in fresh young wine. Truly a turkey wine if there ever was one.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Cosmopolitan Carmel kitchen Commentary by Larry Greene Built in 1992 in downtown Carmel, this home’s new owners were reimagining their builder-basic kitchen, looking to transform it into a sleek and sophisticated space.

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Larry Greene is the owner of Worthington Design & Remodeling (formerly Case). You may email him at lgreene@worthingtonindy.com or visit worthingtonindy.com for more remodeling inspiration and advice.

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