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Firestone Noblesville ponders development options for recently acquired land

By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com The City of Noblesville closed on a deal Dec. 13, 2023, to acquire land that was the site of a closed manuGOVERNMENT facturing site between Division and Pleasant Streets. The city is now considering development plans for the site, which could include a new public safety building, a senior center and nonprofit hub.

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations donated the land to the city.

“This is a property that had been a manufacturing site going back into the early 1900s,” Deputy Mayor Matt Light recently told Current. “You still hear people talk about their dad or their uncle or their aunt that worked at the site and (it) provided a lot of jobs, a lot of employment for folks, but it closed down in 2009 and it’s been really a blighted, unused property since then.”

Light said the city reached an agreement with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations to acquire the land in May 2023. The city has been conducting an environmental assessment and is not acquiring all the parcels on the site because of environmental concerns.

Light said the city wouldn’t have moved forward with the acquisition if it wasn’t confident the site is safe for development.

Although the city hasn’t reached a final decision for the land’s use, city officials said the land has been discussed as a potential site for a new public safety building.

“As Matt alluded to, this has been a vacant piece of concrete for decades now,” said Chad Knecht, the city’s director of public safety. “So, part of that, revitalizing that community, what better as an anchor than a police station?”

Knecht said the city court, fire and police departments have shared a space since the early 1990s.

“The (police) department’s size, the

A map of the Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations parcels. (Photo courtesy of the City of Noblesville) 12/19/2022, 3:03:46 PM

complexity of the operations is growing centerlines immensely,” Knecht said. “So, we’re at the Parcels busting point where we need to develop a modern, larger public safety facility for the police station to go operate out of.”

The NobleACT office would also be in a new public safety building, Knecht said.

Another possibility for the site is construction of a new facility for the senior center, which is housed just north of the jail on county property. Light said the city has also considered a hub where Noblesville nonprofits could share conference and storage space, administrative services, supplies and tools.

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“We’re mindful of all the different parts of our city and their individual and unique needs, and then we’re investing in that area with the expectation that additional interest in investment would happen in that part of town,” Light said.

DISPATCHES CORRECTION — Noblesville First United Methodist Church is hosting a preliminary competition for Miss Indiana, which is under the umbrella of the Miss America Opportunity. The Noblesville competition will bestow the titles of Miss Hoosier Heartland, Miss Hoosier Heartland’s Teen, Miss Tippecanoe and Miss Tippecanoe’s Teen. Those winners will advance to the Miss Indiana contest in June to compete for Miss Indiana and Miss Indiana’s Teen titles. There are 120 girls across the state competing for 35 local Miss titles and 32 local Teen titles

and the pageant anticipates having approximately 15 contestants, including eight Miss and seven Teen title contestants. The information was incorrect in a story in the Jan. 30 issue of Current.

Powerball winning ticket sold in Noblesville — A $50,000 winning ticket for the Hoosier Lottery Powerball for Jan. 27 was purchased at Leo’s Market and Eatery in Noblesville. The winning numbers were 7-38-65-66-68 with the Powerball of 21.

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Jensen addresses Indiana Senate in support of mental health bill news@currentnoblesville.com Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen addressed the Indiana Senate Health and Provider Services ComGENERAL ASSEMBLY mittee Jan. 24 in support of Senate Bill 10, the Indiana Community Cares Initiative grant pilot program. It is a statewide pilot program that helps communities invest in proactive and sustainable mental health resources.

SB 10 was unanimously approved and recommitted to the Appropriations Committee.

State Sens. Scott Baldwin (R-District 20), Michael Crider (R-District 28) and Ed Charbonneau (R-District 5) authored the bill.

Jensen announced the Indiana Community Cares Initiative Nov. 2, 2023, at his State of the City address. The bill and initiative are based on Noblesville’s NobleACT program, a mental health collaboration that launched in 2020 to strengthen community-based responses in partnership with the police and fire departments and area service providers.

Mayor Chris Jensen speaks to the Indiana Senate in support of Senate Bill 10.

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According to the city, NobleACT has responded to more than 6,000 calls for help to address issues like housing, mental health episodes, challenges associated with aging and premature birth and addiction issues, with the help of a crisis intervention specialist on staff and K-9 therapy dogs.

“The City of Noblesville prioritizes public safety and the health of our community through the NobleACT program,” Jensen stated. “This program has proven it can save lives and it’s now time to take this program statewide. I am encouraged that Senators

Scott Baldwin, Michael Crider and Ed Charbonneau have taken the lead on Senate Bill 10. This bill is a substantial step forward in investing in our people and the future of integrated public health and safety.”

SB 10 is co-authored by State Sens. Eric Bassler (R-District 39), James Buck (R-District 21), Justin Busch (R-District 16), Cyndi Carrasco (R-District 36), John Crane (R-District 24), Chris Garten (R-District 45), Mike Gaskill (R-District 25), Tyler Johnson (R-District 14) and Kyle Walker (R-District 31).

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HEPL launches new website news@currentinfishers.com Hamilton East Public Library announced Jan. 24 that it launched a redesigned website, with the goal of LIBRARY delivering an enhanced online experience for patrons.

The new website design includes updated navigation tools for access to library services.

“We have focused on creating a user-friendly interface that seamlessly blends aesthetics with functionality,” the announcement stated.

HEPL Director of Marketing and Communications Kelsey Sweet stated that library staff were excited to introduce the new website.

“The user-oriented design, improved navigation and dedication to accessibility are a testament to our commitment to providing a seamless online experience for our valued patrons,” she stated. “We’re grateful for our partnership with Iconic Digital Marketing, who took our website vision and collaborated with our team to make it a reality.’”

The redesigned website includes an updated events calendar.

Hamilton East Public Library has launched its redesigned website with new navigation tools for online users. (Photo courtesy of HEPL)

HEPL has branches in Fishers and Noblesville with unique programming in each location. The new website menu offers an easier way to search for programs specific to the community, as well as by a program’s target age and type of activity.

According to the announcement, the website also has new software for reserving equipment at the Fishers Library’s Ignite Studio, and a new website specifically for Ignite Studio, including an interactive virtual tour.

The new HEPL website URL is hamiltoneastpl.org. The Ignite Studio website is ignite.hamiltoneastpl.org.

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City gives update on Pleasant Street project — In the next few weeks, construction crews will be preparing for the 2024 construction season, the city stated Jan. 25. Utility relocation, tree clearing and other preliminary work will happen prior to construction beginning again in the spring and Indiana American Water will begin relocating water lines around 10th Street, which might include brief lane closures. Construction crews will continue to work on the new bridge and construct new roundabouts at 10th Street and Pleasant Street and River Road and the new Pleasant Street. In the spring, crews will begin construction on Phases 2 and 3 that will further improve connectivity in and around Noblesville. For more, visit reimaginepleasantst.com.

Student selected for national band — Noblesville High School junior Zachary Swanson was selected for the 2024 Jazz Band of America. It is one of the top ensembles for young musicians in the nation, Noblesville Schools recently announced. Swanson was one of two alto saxophone students chosen from across the nation. Noblesville Schools stated that the Jazz Band of America is composed of high school musicians selected by a recorded audition. It is the 31st year of the Music for All Festival and will take place March 21-23 in Indianapolis.

Comic Book in a Day winners announced— Noblesville Creates has announced the winners of its 11th annual Comic Book in a Day Challenge, co-hosted by the Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers. Best Overall was Joey Haas; Best Art was Kenna Al-Sayed; Best Story was Helen Raza; Best Color was Thadeus Shipley; Best Black & White was Taby Bauerle; Best Dialogue was Lillian Swetnam; Emerging Talent was Brianna Pawlowski; Most Creative was Raine Augenstein; Most Polished was Lina Carter; Most Ambitious was Henry Schmackers; Most Fun was Laura Farkas; Best Panel/Page 1 was Sarah Evans; and Best Panel/Page #2 was Phoebe Jean-Pierre.

Bike and outdoor equipment sale set — The Central Indiana Bicycling Association is sponsoring a bike and outdoor sports equipment garage sale called CIBA Bike SWAP Meet. People are able to sell and buy used and new bicycling and outdoor equipment.

Complete bikes will be available to buy and sell. Tables are available for $15 each and bikes can be entered into the sale for $10 each. The sale is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds..

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Teter Retreat and Organic Farm receives grant from Farm Aid news@currentnoblesville.com Teter Retreat and Organic Farm in Noblesville received one of Farm Aid’s yearend grants, the organization FUNDING announced Jan. 20. Teter Retreat and Organic Farm received the grant to support its mission “to increase access to healthy food for the vulnerable and provide ecological education while building community.”

Farm Aid distributed more than $1.3 million in grant funding in 2023. The organization stated that it prioritized grant proposals from organizations “that facilitate farmer-led solutions to climate change — which was the focus of the annual Farm Aid festival — as well as organizations that support family farmers experiencing crisis and farm stress, advance racial equity in agriculture and stop the growth of industrial and corporate power in agriculture.

“We are so grateful for this partnership with Farm Aid,” Director of Teter Retreat and Organic Farm Katy Rogers stated. “We can accomplish much more when we work together and there’s a lot of work to do in order to create a system that nourishes

Farm Aid President Willie Nelson signs 2023 grants.

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Teter Retreat and Organic Farm was established in 1982 through a land donation

by Ruth Teter. The property runs alongside the White River. The organic farm and community programs were added to the retreat center in 2016. Now, it has trails, hosts volunteers, provides servings of produce to those in need and welcomes people to participate in on-farm activities, Teter Retreat and Organic Farm stated.

To view the full list of Farm Aid’s 2023 grant recipients, visit farmaid. org/2023grants.

Goodrich’s work-based learning bill moves to Senate news@currentnoblesville.com The Indiana House of Representatives has advanced a bill authored by State Rep. Chuck Goodrich GENERAL ASSEMBLY (R-Noblesville) that would expand work-based learning access in Indiana.

If passed, House Bill 1001 would expand the Frank O’Bannon Grant and the 21st Century Scholarship, resources designed to make postsecondary education accessible, to include job training instead of just traditional college coursework.

Goodrich stated that the bill would provide opportunities for Hoosiers not interested in getting a two- or four-year degree to use funds to gain skills and obtain a high-demand job.

“We know that college isn’t for everyone and that there are numerous opportunities

State Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville) presents House Bill 1001 Jan. 23. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Goodrich)

like apprenticeships and other work-based learning experiences that can open up new pathways for students to learn the skills they need,” Goodrich stated. “Expanding what our students can do with these scholarships will help ensure more Hoosiers are better prepared for jobs today and into the future.”

House Bill 1001 now goes to the Indiana Senate for further consideration.

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Workbook ‘bridges gap’

By Amy Adams news@currentnoblesville.com Registered dietitian Amanda Garant of Carmel and psychologist Valerie Weesner of Noblesville first RESOURCE worked together at the Charis Center for Eating Disorders in Indianapolis in 2013, when Weesner served as its clinical director.

That same year, the diagnosis of avoidant/ restrictive food intake disorder emerged.

Garant and Weesner hope that their new publication, “Bridge the Food Gap: An ARFID Recovery Workbook,” will do what its title implies.

ARFID can be diagnosed at any age and can include a lack of interest in food, sensory avoidance of certain foods and fear about the consequences of eating, such as illness or choking.

Although practitioners are seeing an uptick in cases of ARFID as the disorder becomes more familiar to those treating patients with eating disorders, Weesner said it is still a challenge to get some physicians to recognize it as a diagnosis.

“It’s important to help the wider public understand that it’s not just picky eating, and it’s not a result of bad parenting,” Garant said.

In 2021, Garant and Weesner were talking about how support materials for families and individuals facing ARFID were few. So, they decided to create a resource.

“Valerie and I literally sat down together to write every Friday for 2 1/2 years,” Garant said. “Even though there are chapters that are heavier on the therapy approach and chapters that are heavier on the nutrition approach, we worked through it all together page by page.”

The final product, released by Archway in November 2023, provides the building

From left, Valerie Weesner and Amanda Garant have written a workbook to offer hope to those with ARFID. (Photo provided)

blocks to understanding an ARFID diagnosis and the mental, physical and emotional essentials of the recovery journey. The tools presented offer ideas to meet nutritional needs and tangible experiences for increasing tolerance for fear foods in a manageable way, as well as 25 worksheets and even more questions to think through.

Amanda’s husband, Chris, lent his graphic design skills to lay out the worksheets. Valerie’s husband, Tom, president of Motion for Life Fitness, helped edit for understanding from a nonpractitioner’s perspective.

“It’s a really integrated approach,” Weesner said. “We developed a linear way to work through a process and to have the vocabulary to talk to others about it.”

Although parents of picky eaters could benefit from some of the tips in the book, most readers will quickly realize they need support, according to the authors.

“We very much promote working with a treatment team,” Weesner said.

Orders can be placed at bridgethefoodgap.com, where expanded references and resources are available, including facilities that treat ARFID. Garant and Weesner also intend to keep readers updated as new material becomes available.

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Lawrence Central junior wants to follow mom’s career path

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Lawrence Central High School junior Jaylah Lampley couldn’t ask for a better coach or mother.

Lawrence Central’s head coach is, after all, her mother, Jannon Lampley.

“She played at Purdue and in the WNBA,” Jaylah said. “Everything I want to do in life, she has already had that experience. I’m very blessed she gets to teach me and give me advice along the way, so I become like her. Most of my life I’ve been modeling after her. I’ve followed in her footsteps. It’s amazing I get to succeed not only with my mother, but with my sister (Lola) as well.”

Jannon Lampley, whose maiden name is Roland, played for Purdue University from 1993-97, earning Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 1997. This is her second season as head coach after serving as associate head coach when Jaylah was a freshman.

Prior to the sectional opener Jan. 31, Jaylah, a 6-foot guard, was averaging 18.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Class 4A No. 1 Bears (23-1). She averaged 15.8 points as a sophomore and 16.2 points as a

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“To coach Jaylah and Lola has been a complete blessing,” Jannon said. “To help them achieve some of their goals and see them live out their on-court dreams has been nothing short of amazing. Sharing these moments with them has been an honor. None of us want the journey to end, but the joy from these moments and experienc-

Lawrence Central High School junior Jaylah Lampley with the trophy for winning the Marion County Tournament. (Photo by Black Rocket)

es are enough to last a lifetime.”

Jannon said Jaylah constantly works on her skill set and her body.

“She’s been a constant work in progress,” Jannon said. “However, I would say she has improved her leadership this season. She is well respected among her teammates and coaching staff from the standpoint of setting the expectations, which is essentially helping us build our culture and being held accountable and never getting complacent

with winning games. I would also say that her overall confidence and maturity has improved. She’s always been a defender, rebounder, slasher, shooter, but she’s coming off a great summer where she performed well during the EYBL top AAU circuit.

“Her summer performance and development has certainly transferred on court in high school.”

Jaylah said the team’s mindset has been stronger this season. The Bears won the Marion County title for the first time in the girls program’s history.

“Everyone wants to win, and everyone wants to succeed,” Jaylah said. “We made a lot of accomplishments along the way.

We have a great coaching staff. They were the ones to have the dream and mindset to pass down to the players.”

Jaylah, who is ranked No. 49 in the ESPN Class of 2025 recruiting rankings, has more than 20 NCAA Division I offers, including Purdue University, Indiana University, Ohio State University, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina, University of Louisville and West Virginia University.

Lola is ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2026

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Compassionate Roots offers unique approach to mental health care

By Elissa Maudlin elissa@youarecurrent.com After experiencing a traumatic event in 2015, Noblesville resident Mary Ridley said gardening and being around plants helped her cope. Her love of nature and animals led her to create a therapy practice that incorporates nature in mental health care.

Ridley created Compassionate Roots, now at 154 Carey Dr. in Noblesville, in August 2021. Initially, Ridley — a licensed clinical social worker — met clients virtually before buying the house on Carey Drive in October 2022 to operate the practice. She employs nine clinicians.

“We, as humans, gravitate towards greenspaces,” Ridley said. “We gravitate towards nature. If you see a puppy walk by or even an older dog, people light up, and I started thinking that there had to be a way to integrate mental health care and then nature and animals and planting and gardening.”

Ridley defines ecotherapy as “utilizing nature, the planet, natural resources within mental health treatment to improve outcomes” and getting people back to having a relationship with the planet.

At Compassionate Roots, not every clinician specializes in ecotherapy, and clients aren’t turned away if they aren’t interested in ecotherapy. Ridley stated that a certification is not required for mental health professionals to practice ecotherapy. She said she applies the principles of ecotherapy alongside evidence-based practices.

For clients interested in ecotherapy, Ridley said she may ask what their relationship with nature is and determine a peaceful place the client gravitates toward. She then tries to figure out the client’s roadblocks to spending more time in that space. She said she might ask what a client’s relationship is with food and grow plants with clients using the plant cycle to address mental health issues.

“Both of my parents loved nature,” Ridley said. “My mom my whole childhood maintained this beautiful garden. And if I think of my childhood, I think of the smell of grass, like my dad would cut the grass.

My mom would garden. We would always be outside, and vacations were hiking and vacations were mountains and everything

Owner Mary Ridley in one of the rooms at Compassionate Roots.

One of the therapy rooms at Compassionate Roots. (Photos by Elissa Maudlin)

was nature.”

At a young age, Ridley developed a love for animals. She sponsored a gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago for her birthday.

She also fostered dogs and directed an animal rescue for approximately 2 1/2 years.

After experiencing her own traumatic event in 2015, Ridley said when she was bothered or agitated, she would pull weeds and plant a flower. Those activities made her feel calmer and restored her physical energy.

Ridley, who received therapy from 2015 to 2018, said when she was in a doctor’s office, she simply felt like a patient. By contrast, Compassionate Roots’ office is a house filled with green plants, moss mirrors, seasonal depression lamps and has bird sounds playing in the background.

“The house is kind of designed to make you feel like you’re in a greenspace,” Ridley said.

Brónagh Palkin, a licensed social worker and director of operations for Compassionate Roots, met Ridley when they worked together at a different job. Palkin said she joined the team because she believes in Ridley’s

vision of providing a safe space for clients.

“Oftentimes, you’ll hear our clients say, ‘The only thing that helps me calm down is when I go outside and I take a walk or when I go into my garden and I’m planting seeds,’” Palkin said.

Compassionate Roots doesn’t have set hours for operation. Clinicians create their own schedules. Some clinicians see clients

as late as 8 p.m. or on weekends.

Compassionate Roots is hosting an event Feb. 17 with Taffy’s Touch Senior Dog Rescue.

For more, visit compassionateroots.com.

ON THE COVER: Owner Mary Ridley and clinician La’Shea Gibson in the garden at Compassionate Roots. (Photo courtesy of Compassionate Roots)

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF NATURE According to research featured by the American Psychological Association: • Exposure to natural environments improves working memory, cognitive flexibility and attentional control.

• Contact with nature is associated with increases in happiness, subjective well-being, positive affect, positive social interactions, a sense of meaning and purpose in life and decreases in mental distress.

• People who spent at least two

recreational hours in nature during the previous week reported significantly greater health and well-being.

• People who feel more connected to nature have greater eudaimonic well-being, a type of contentment beyond feeling good and including having meaningful purpose in life.

• People with low social connectedness and high levels of nearby nature reported high levels of well-being.

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Want versus need Commentary by Terry Anker English author Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel “A Christmas Carol” tells the story of an elderly miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, ESSAY visited by three apparitions, Past, Present and Future, to help the skinflint remember the meaning of the holiday and to mend his greedy ways.

The Ghost of Christmas Present arrived second in the form of a robust and jolly character showing Scrooge the joy to be discovered outside his present-day window.

Yet beneath the specter’s flowing robe, and unseen by the dancing and bounty inherent to the festivities, peered the countenances of two children, who the spirit called by the names Ignorance and Want. Scrooge was admonished to remember them in spite of his own self-perceived abundance.

Those of us who are or have been parents, or those who are or have been a child, understand that the good author was not likely referring to “want” in the modern sense.

More probably, it was intended to mean need. We humans may want chocolate cake

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for every meal or constant attention directed our way — but we need, and must have, some proper nourishment for our bodies and love for our souls. Absent an adequate serving of either and we suffer the pernicious effects of starvation. Even more, Dickens called out the hunger brought by ignorance.

Failure to read, understand or participate in the world around us brings its own sort of malnourishment and incumbent harm.

With want, we can count the calories and have come to understand the attention due a child. But what of ignorance? Reading, writing and arithmetic are the big three. And civics, history and skills follow closely behind.

Kids make sense, but what, if anything, is our burden to carry the ignorance and want of full-grown adults? If they choose blissful witlessness, what is our duty to them?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent. com.

Discovering my hidden talent Commentary by Danielle Wilson Recently, my high school students and I engaged in lengthy discussions about what our “acts” would be if we were HUMOR to compete in a talent contest.

About 50 percent, me included, could not come up with anything performance worthy. We don’t sing or dance, at least not well, nor do any of us play a musical instrument other than the recorder at the fifth-grade level. What can we do? This is important, people!

There were of course some lame options tossed around — learning the “Napolean Dynamite” routine and lip syncing being the most popular. But these had been done before and were not going to win us the crown. We needed a wow factor! So, we explored potential “skills” that we could acquire. Juggling, magic, baton twirling, yo-yo-ing, even speed painting, were all considered legitimate possibilities.

Are these even “talents,” though? We circled back to everyone’s natural gifts. One kid is a master at decorating desserts. Another is a Hollywood-bound stylist. Two are varsity basketball players and several are elite swimmers. Soon, we were brainstorming creative ways to highlight these. “Could

“We circled back to everyone’s natural gifts. One kid is a master at decorating desserts. Another is a Hollywood-bound stylist. Two are varsity basketball players, and several are elite swimmers.”

– DANIELLE WILSON you ice a three-tier sponge while grooving to Maroon 5’s ‘Sugar’?” “What might it look like if you gave a random audience member an impromptu makeover?” “Can we bring a pool on stage?”

I began thinking about myself again.

What am I good at? I’m a pretty decent mom, I’m amazing at getting strangers to reveal their darkest secrets and, I’ve been told, I write a solid observational humor column. That’s it! My act will be penning a 275-word piece on talent shows in less than 15 minutes. You’re welcome.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Last Saturday, something happened that made me very proud of my family.

It was about 3 p.m. and HUMOR my adult son, Brett, had just stopped by after a boxing workout. My wife, Mary Ellen, had returned from a long morning of shopping and running errands. I had just played two hours of pickleball.

What was I proud of? Everyone took a nap. Right smack in the middle of the day. People in the neighborhood were not only taking down their holiday lights but tossing around a football with the kids, gassing up the snow blowers or taking a brisk walk in the nearby woods. But the Wolfsies were all asleep, Brett sacked out on the couch, Mary Ellen in our king-size bed, and I was tucked into my La-Z-Boy chair. Do I know how to pick a family, or what?

I wish I could have been awake to enjoy it fully. Of course, my son and wife are not experienced nappers. They have not spent the years I have perfecting the art of the timely snooze. Unlike me, my wife has never slept through Paris on a bus or dozed through an entire baseball game. Unlike me, my son has never fallen asleep at his own surprise birthday. They are novice nappers. But I was thrilled that there was hope. Here it was, Saturday afternoon, a gorgeous, crisp winter afternoon enticing every family in the neighborhood to go outside and enjoy the weather. But all the Wolfsies were napping.

Here are some drawbacks to amateur napping. When my wife awakens, she apologizes for her lapse and then spends the next three hours worrying she is coming down with something. I’m no medical expert, but I don’t think you need to give yourself a COVID-19 test if you doze off for 20 minutes in the middle of the after-

“Right smack in the middle of the day.

People in the neighborhood were not only taking down their holiday lights but tossing around a football with the kids, gassing up the snow blowers or taking a brisk walk in the nearby woods. But the Wolfsies were all asleep, Brett sacked out on the couch, Mary Ellen in our king-size bed, and I was tucked into my La-Z-Boy chair. Do I know how to pick a family, or what?”

– DICK WOLFSIE noon. When I doze off for an hour or so, I awaken with a renewed sense of purpose.

Men and women place different values on a good daytime snooze. Women don’t like naps because they are afraid they will miss something, like a sale or a sunset or the plot of a movie. But that’s exactly the reason I do nap — to miss things.

I do worry about my son, though. As a toddler, he showed great potential, often rivaling me. He’d fall asleep after a good meal and often snuck in a nap before going to bed. I had great expectations for him, but my hopes dimmed as he grew up. He once sat through an entire “Harry Potter” movie without snoring. And more recently, he watched 3 1/2 hours of “Oppenheimer” without digging his nails into his thigh.

You may think that we squandered valuable time by dozing off at 3 in the afternoon. You are entitled to your opinion, but I’m not going to lose any sleep over it.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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Tastes Like A Touchdown Score some serious Big Game points with your friends and family with this Fried Coconut Popcorn Shrimp accompanied by the fiery St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Sauce.

It’s always a crowd-pleaser!

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Big Bites for the Big Game When it comes to Big Game watch parties this Sunday, most people fall into two categories. There will be a few people excited to watch the game, but most everyone else shows up for the commercials and the food. If you’re looking for the easy button to make everyone happy, consider these classic Indy favorites for this year’s Big Game.

CARRY-OUT PLATTERS Indianapolis restaurant group, Huse Culinary, is offering carry-out platters featuring several of their most iconic menu items including the famously spicy St. Elmo Steak House Shrimp Cocktail, grilled-to-perfection Filet Sliders, crowd-pleasing Tavern Club sandwich, and dry-rub Baby Back Ribs.

You can purchase these Big Game platters at the following locations: SHRIMP COCKTAIL PLATTERS St. Elmo Steak House Harry & Izzy’s locations 1933 Lounge FILET SLIDER PLATTERS St. Elmo Steak House Harry & Izzy’s locations 1933 Lounge

Vegetable oil, for frying 2 large eggs, lightly beaten ¼ cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tbsp. St. Elmo Seasoning 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 cup coconut flakes 1 lb. large shrimp, uncooked (peeled and deveined, tail off) St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce, for dipping INSTRUCTIONS

3. Dredge shrimp in flour mixture, dip in eggs, and then roll in coconut mixture.

4. Place shrimp in oil and fry until golden. Flip shrimp after 1 ½ minutes then cook for additional 1 ½ minutes.

5. Transfer to a serving plate lined with paper towel.

6. Pour St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce in a 1. Heat about 2 inches of oil in a large small bowl for dipping and enjoy! skillet over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°

CLUB SANDWICH PLATTERS The HC Tavern + Kitchen Harry & Izzy’s locations

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BABY BACK RIB PLATTERS The HC Tavern + Kitchen

Simple, tasty cocktails are taking the W this year! If you’ve dined at St. Elmo Steak House, you may have tried their signature cocktail, the Elmo Cola, AKA the Adult Cherry Coke.

It’s recommended to call and order platters 24-48 hours in advance.

St. Elmo Steak House Downtown: 317-635-0636 Harry & Izzy’s Downtown: 317-635-9594 Harry & Izzy’s Castleton: 317-915-8045 1933 Lounge Fishers: 317-758-1933 The HC Tavern + Kitchen Fishers: 317-530-4242

2. Mix eggs and milk in a shallow dish.

Whisk flour and St. Elmo Seasoning in a medium bowl. Combine breadcrumbs and coconut flakes in another bowl.

You can recreate their fan-favorite cocktail with just two ingredients, making it perfect to sip and share at the watch party this Sunday.

The Elmo Cola is made with two ounces of St. Elmo Cherry Vanilla Bourbon and your choice of regular or diet Coca-Cola. If you’re feeling fancy, add two Luxardo cherries as a garnish on top. You can find St. Elmo Cherry Vanilla Bourbon in local grocery and liquor stores. Fun fact: it’s the same boozy bottle that is poured in the legendary St. Elmo Steak House. Sip, sip, hooray!

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Savory list of Super Bowl food options Commentary by Mark LaFay

Market District in Carmel offers a range of grocery items, carryout and eat-in dining options. (Photos courtesy of Market District)

Market District a ‘foodie’s paradise’ Commentary by Mark LaFay Market District, at 1234 Illinois St. in Carmel, is a foodie’s paradise. The grocery store is massive and has quite a variety across every primary grocery category, and then some.

Besides grocery items, Market District has quite the catering department, with a hot-and-ready selection and — unbeknownst to many — it has a delightful Italian restaurant that bears the name of celebrity chef Fabio Viviani.

For some, the idea of grabbing dinner in the grocery store might seem like a foreign concept.

For the most part, it has been largely foreign, and now it is simply “new” to the U.S. In my travels abroad, I have had memorable meals in grocery store restaurants, the most memorable being a full English “brekky” in a Woolworth’s in Cape Town, South Africa.

Domestically, Hy-Vee, Whole Foods and Giant Eagle (Market District’s parent company) have launched in-store restaurant concepts nationwide, and the food is nothing to snub your nose at. Consider having a scratch kitchen with 24-7 access to premium fresh ingredients. A truly winning combination, and Osteria is no exception.

Osteria’s is turning out fantastic pan-Italian cuisine, scratch-made with fresh ingredients. Its wood-fired pizzas are wildly popular for in-restaurant as well as carryout. Pastas are scratch-made daily, along with all sauces, and the features and

specials change on the regular. The culinary teams have very little creative restriction given their access to ingredients readily available on the grocery side.

“One of my favorite pasta dishes they’ve made is an Italian onion soup pasta,” said the store’s general manager, Laurie Campbell. “Imagine a pasta dish that is a riff on French onion soup, but Italian — Caramelized cipolini onions, braised short rib, gruyere cheese and handmade pasta. Creativity and execution are clearly not in short supply.”

Osteria also has a lunch grab-and-go counter in the grocery store called Osteria2. Especially for the Super Bowl, customers are encouraged to check out Osteria 2 for its special hot and ready smoked and flash-fried wings tossed in your choice of five different sauces available from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. While you are there, check out the deli department for 3-foot subs. And, of course, the liquor department has quite the selection of beer, wine and spirits for Super Bowl festivities at home.

Osteria is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Market District is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Mark LaFay is a butcher, certified sommelier and founder of Old Major Market, 4201 Millersville Rd., Suite 19, Indianapolis

You don’t have to be a football fan to enjoy the Super Bowl. Call me crazy, but everything going on in the periphery may actually be more interesting than the game itself.

Don’t misunderstand me, I enjoy watching the big game, and every so often, I am surprised by the path to victory. Admittedly, I haven’t had a dog in the fight since the Peyton Manning era of the Colts. I will still use the big game as a reason to have family and friends over to hang out, eat party food and play euchre (we pause the card games for the commercials).

This year, I was hoping for an unlikely matchup, namely anyone vs. the Detroit Lions. Now, I’m pivoting my attention and enthusiasm to the food to be prepared for the second Sunday in February 2024!

Now that we have our lineup and we know who is performing at halftime, the last remaining question is: What are we going to eat?

The good (and potentially bad) news is that there are many options for ordering carryout or premium shopping for making premium snacks at home. I had a difficult time whittling this down, and although this isn’t going to be an exhaustive list, it will be an ‘A’ list of options. Kicking us off is the carryout list: Crafter’s Drafthouse — Family-owned, at 2430 E 146th St., in Carmel. Great pizza, great wings. The wings are meaty with several flavor options, including limited-time flavor combos. The pizza is also silly good and all very reasonably priced.

• Ale Emporium — A true staple of Indianapolis pub culture and cuisine. The original location is at 8617 Allisonville Rd., in Indianapolis. It has been there since 1982. It has Fishers and Greenwood locations, as well. The wings are where it’s at, especially its famous ‘Hermanaki’ wings.

Upland Brewery — Wings it is at Upland! Get an order of 16 wings and 12 beers for $40. Make sure you get Champagne Velvet, possibly my favorite beer. Upland has numerous area locations, including two in Carmel and one in Castleton.

• 317 Charcuterie — Located at 61 City Center Dr., Carmel, get your pre-made charcuterie platter to order. Just give them the size of your party and some suggestions on things you like and they will take it from there!

Are you planning to pick up some supplies to prep for your party instead of grabbing carryout? Well, here are some great options for you to consider: • Joe’s Butcher Shop — Located at 111 W. Main St, Suite 110 in Carmel, Joe’s is a great option for grabbing ground meats for meatballs, bacon for wrapping your jalapeños going onto the smoker, or an assortment of salamis and cheeses for a charcuterie board.

• Old Major Market — I have to give a plug to my shop. Grab a 3-pound bag of our smoked wings, pre-made Italian meatballs, charcuterie kits and more — pretty much anything you need for a party. Shop at oldmajormarket.com and we will deliver to the Saturday farmers’ markets or to your home the Thursday before the big game.

Regardless of who wins the big game, you are sure to win with family and friends if you shop from this list!

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Fishers resident fulfills wish to play songwriter Weil in ‘Beautiful’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The first time Devan Mathias saw “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical,” it had an immediate impact on her.

MUSICAL “When the character I’m playing now, (songwriter) Cynthia Weil, entered the stage for the first time, I knew pretty instantly that I had to play this part,” the Fishers resident said.

“This woman walks into the office of music proMathias ducer Don Kirshner and asks for a job as a lyricist. She doesn’t really take no for an answer. She’s persistent and funny, and the second she started singing, I got goosebumps, like big ones. I only continued to fall in love with Cynthia as I watched her defy the social norms and expectations in the 1960s, all while navigating a working and romantic relationship with her songwriting partner, Barry Mann.”

At intermission, she turned to her husband and said she had to play the part of Weil.

“I don’t always get that feeling about a particular role, but I really try to listen to that intuition when it shows up,” Mathias said. “This one felt special.”

Mathias portrays Weil Feb. 8 to March 30 in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of the play.

“I love her strength and humor and internal fire,” Mathias said. “I love her tenacity and her immense heart, and as a writer and avid Shakespeare admirer, I love that she is also a wordsmith. So, this feels like such a dream.”

Mathias said she realized that she and Weil, who died at age 82 in June 2023, are alike in more ways than she realized.

“Growing up, I tried just about every sport and was good at, truthfully, none of them,” Mathias said. “Then I found musicals and discovered that I could forge a different path for myself. Once I got to college, where I majored in musical theater, it was

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Christine Andreas’ “Two for the Road” performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-10 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

‘ROMEO & JULIET’ Civic Theatre’s production of “Romeo & Juliet” is set for Feb. 9-24 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

For more, visit civictheatre.org.

‘ROUTE 66’ Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “Route 66” runs through Feb. 18 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistatge.org.

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Devan Mathias has performed in a few Beef & Boards productions, including playing the Bird Woman in “Mary Poppins.” (Photo courtesy of Beef & Boards)

still all musicals, all the time. But since then, I fell in love with acting and plays. I’ve learned life is all about balance. I can run half marathons and redo my own kitchen and rewire light fixtures in my house and find joy in things that aren’t traditionally feminine and still fully embrace my identity and femininity and power as a woman. And similarly, I can love Shakespeare as much as (Stephen) Sondheim and make artistic homes for myself in both musicals and plays.

“Maybe that’s why I love Cynthia so much, because she also doesn’t feel obligated to comply with society’s expectations of women. She finds balance in what’s right for her, and I admire that so much.”

Mathias said the show is much more than a typical jukebox musical.

“It feels more like a play with music, where the songwriters are writing songs based on what’s happening in their lives, sometimes in as little as an afternoon, but the music is still so universal,” Mathias said. “The show is funny and genuine and is jam-packed with dozens of songs that audiences probably already know. Carole

King and Gerry Goffin, as well as Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, were best friends, insanely competitive and had prolific careers writing for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Dolly Parton, James Taylor, The Drifters and The Shirelles.”

Devon Perry, originally from Pickerington, Ohio, is making her Beef & Boards debut as Carole King.

Westfield resident Don Farrell plays late music producer Don Kirshner.

“I’m thrilled to play ‘The man with the golden ear,’” Farrell said. “His big thing was that it was a young person’s industry. It was the decade when the teenager was discovered as a demographic to market toward, and he got on to that more quickly than most. His discovery was letting young people write for young artists, and that’s where he discovered Carole King.”

The Brill Building was famous for being a corporate songwriting factory. Farrell said Kirshner was willing to take more risks.

“Young people could come along and say, ‘Would you listen to my song?’ and he would,” Farrell said. “He was a businessman and knew what sold.”

For more, visit beefandboards.com.

Carmel Apprentice Theatre’s production of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is set for Feb. 9-19 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.

‘ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS’ The Belfy Theatre will present “One Man, Two Guvnors” through Feb. 11 at The Switch Theatre at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers.

For more, visit thebelfrytheatre.com. ’STAR-CROSSED LOVERS’ The Carmel Symphony Orchestra performs “Star-Crossed Lovers” on Valentine’s Day weekend Feb. 10 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘THE WILD WILD WEST’ Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “The Wild Wild West” from Feb. 10-25 at The Florence Theatre, 329 Gradle Dr., Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

DISPATCH Red Barn Summer Theatre schedule — The On-Stage Foundation Board of Directors and Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor recently announced their 2024 season. Starting off the summer will be “Keep The Change,” a comedy by Michael Clossin. The second show will be Michael Parker’s, “The Lone Star Love Potion.” The final production will be the Mel Brooks’ musical “Young Frankenstein.” For more, visit redbarntheatre.net.

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Director has ‘Yonkers’ connection

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courage, endurance, strength, family alienation and eventual reconciliation — are all challenges that we all must face, grapple Jen Otterman has an affinity for “Lost in with and resolve. ‘Yonkers’ is a magnifying Yonkers.” glass that allows us to analyze our own “Neil Simon has (renowned) for his comlives through its lenses.” edies, but he has several shows Otterman has been involved with “Lost PLAY that are more dramedies, in Yonkers” twice before. She and this is one of them,” taught speech, theater and writing Otterman said. “‘Lost in Yonkers’ at Hamilton Southeastern High has many delightful moments that School for nearly 30 years, retiring are quite humorous. It also offers in 2015. Otterman, who was part of some deeply poignant and insightthe team that directed the school’s ful scenes that are heart-rending. I annual plays, produced “Yonkers” think that is why I love it.” in 2007 for the thespian show.

The Noblesville resident is “Coincidentally, Becca (Bartley), Otterman directing the Main Street Producwho is currently playing Bella in tions play Feb. 8-18 at Basile Westfield this show, also played Bella at HSE (in Playhouse.

2007),” Otterman said. “She is reprising “I have always loved plays and musicals the role a little older and wiser, but with that offer a realistic view of life, never all as much talent and energy as she did in glory and fun and never all sadness and her high school years. Then, 11 years later, despair,” she said. “(It’s) life, with all its in 2018, I played the role of Grandma at ups and downs, its triumphs and defeats. I the Red Barn Summer Theatre in Frankcan laugh with the best of them at a comfort. So, this is my third dance with this edy or a farce, but I most like the works show. To say I know it intimately might be that truly reflect the roller coaster of life accurate.” as we live it. The themes in this show —

Band to perform at Palladium

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The genre of Mexican mariachi music has evolved in the United States.

Mariachi Herencia de MéxMARIACHI ico started from a student music program in the Chicago Public Schools “Our show features of a lot of Mexican mariachi repertoire and give them a fresh arrangement,” said Marco Villela, the band’s music director. “We are revitalizing the music and bringing new things to the table to the genre of mariachi. (Attendees) can expect to hear a wide range of styles within the whole mariachi genre.”

Villela also plays the trumpet and sings.

Mariachi Herencia de México will make its first visit to Carmel with an 8 p.m. concert Feb. 9 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. The 13-piece band consists of five violins, three trumpets, three guitars (including the Mexican vihuela), one bass and one harp, with the musicians doubling as singers.

“We have written music in English. Most notably, we have a medley of songs with a

Mariachi Herencia de México to perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Palladium in Carmel. (Photo courtesy of the Center for the Perfoming Arts)

tribute to the great Frank Sinatra written entirely for mariachi,” Villela said.

The medley consists of “Come Fly With Me,” “My Way” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”

“Half of the music is composed by one of the greatest composers of the whole mariachi genre by Rigoberto Alfaro, who is pretty much responsible for creating half of the mariachi genre,” Villela said. “The other half of the show is composed by myself. A lot of arrangements are true to the essence of the original song. We try to capture the essence, capture the melody and we harmonize a little here and there.”

The band’s most recent release was “Herederos” in 2022, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album.

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gets better and better. You feel very lucky being on stage playing this kind of music.”

The appearance is Fullana’s first with For Spanish violinist Francisco Fullana, CSO, but he has played with David ComFelix Mendelssohn’s violin concerto has manday, who became the CSO’s music long been one of his director in December.

MUSIC favorite works to “He’s a marvelous musician perform. and a brilliant technical player “Mendelssohn’s piece has a lot as well,” Commanday said. “His of bubbly, excitement to it and it sound is gorgeous. His perforhas a youth to it,” Fullana said. mances really come across the “In the first movement, there is footlights.” depth and complexity of feelings Mendelssohn’s piece is perfect Fullana to it. It’s an amazing combination. for Fullana’s CSO debut, according I’ve played it quite a few times. One of the to Commanday. first times was when I was 17. I played it “This is at the core of every great viowith the late (conductor) Sir Colin Davis in linist’s repertoire,” Commanday said. “It’s Munich. It was one of the most memorasuch a spectacular concerto. If you want ble concerts I had as a teenager.” to talk about romantic music, this fits the Fullana will be Carmel Symphony bill in spades.”

Orchesta’s featured soloist in the “StarThe second half of the show includes Crossed Lovers” concert on Valentine’s Sergio Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet Suite” weekend at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Palladi- and Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story: um at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Symphonic Dances.”

“It’s one of the most incredible pieces The suite is from Prokofiev’s full-length ever written for a violin orchestra,” Fulballet. lana said. “It’s one of those pieces that For more, visit carmelsymphony.org. no matter how many times you play it, it SPONSORED IN PART BY

Big-flavor wings for big game Commentary by Mark LaFay The big game is coming up this weekend, and regardless of whether your team is playing, it’s still a great excuse RECIPE to get friends and family together for some food and hang time. I’m so out of touch with football this year that my wife and I planned a quick weekend getaway to Las Vegas for some food and people-watching, and we booked it on Super Bowl weekend. It wasn’t until we had flights booked and tried to secure a reasonably priced hotel that we found out what we had done. Well, the good news is, the return flights were cheap on Sunday morning, imagine that.

Our plan is to put on the game for the kids, cook up some wings, and invite some family over. I will probably play euchre and listen to the game while shoving my homemade wings into my mouth. There are so many different foods you can have to party properly during the Super Bowl, but our default is deep-fried poultry. So, here is my recipe for the best-fried wings, ever.

Seriously.

Ingredients: • Chicken party wings (flats and drums separated) • Lawry’s Seasoned Salt • MSG (you read that right) • Cornstarch • Peanut oil or Crisco shortening Instructions: 1. Dry chicken wings by laying them on a thick layer of paper towels. Cover them with more paper towels and press. Let them sit for 10–15 minutes to ensure maximum water has been absorbed.

2. Aggressively season the chicken wings with Lawry’s and MSG. Don’t be scared

of the MSG. 3. Toss the wings in cornstarch.

4. Fry the wings in oil heated to 360°F. They will start to float when they are fully cooked. Keep them cooking until a good golden brown.

5. Remove from oil and place on a wire rack or a pan lined with paper towels to catch the grease.

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But what about the sauce? That’s right, you need a great sauce to take those wings from six to midnight. So here you go, buffalo sauce and garlic parm sauce.

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Toss with wings in a bowl and dig in!

Garlic Parmesan Sauce: • 1 cup Duke’s Mayo • 1 tablespoon garlic powder • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1/4 cup ranch powder • Salt to taste Instructions: Mix all of the ingredients, microwave on high for 90 seconds, whisk, and repeat twice. Toss in a bowl with cooked wings, put on the lid and shake to coat.

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