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GOP governor candidates take to the debate stage

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Six candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Indiana governor espoused strong conservative values during a March 11 debate at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

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The primary election is May 7, with early in-person voting starting April 9.

An audience of more than 500 listened to about 90 minutes of questions and answers with candidates Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour.

The first question from moderator Ann Marie Shambaugh, managing editor of Current in Carmel, focused on citizen-led ballot initiatives, which are not allowed in the Indiana Constitution.

“In some states, ballot initiatives or referendums allow citizens to create law by direct vote, such as Ohio, where last year voters legalized recreational marijuana and ensured access to abortion,” Shambaugh said. “What is your position on citizen ballot initiatives, and if elected governor, would you support introducing them in Indiana? If not, why do you believe citizens should not have direct oversight on such issues?”

For the most part, the candidates agreed that the existing system is best for Indiana. Hill said ballot initiatives work in other states, but not Indiana. He said initiatives tend to be led by emotions, rather than rational debate and he doesn’t support provisions for citizen initiatives.

Crouch, who is the lieutenant governor in Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration, said elected representatives make the decisions in Indiana and she supports that process. However, she said, if the General Assembly approved a ballot initiative bill and it came to her as governor to sign, she would support it.

Braun, Chambers and Doden said they, too, would consider approving an initiative bill passed by the Legislature.

However, Braun — who is completing his first term as a U.S. senator — said he would be concerned about outside money influencing the vote for ballot initiatives; Chambers stressed the need for a governor to get to know the state’s “customers” — the citizens; and Doden said he prefers Indiana’s representative form of government.

Reitenour, a political newcomer who said that God called her to run for governor, said that when government operates the

way it should, there’s no need for citizen initiatives, but when there’s government overreach, she could see where it could be necessary.

Another question focused on improving education. Crouch said she wants to create a “cradle-to-career” program that focuses on the basics and provides career training opportunities.

“Increasingly, we need to be sure that our schools are teaching our children how to think not what to think,” she said, “We need to protect our most precious resource, which is our children, from indoctrination and manipulation.”

Braun said public education makes up half the state’s budget, and if the state isn’t getting that right, something isn’t working the way it should. He also touted getting back to the basics and providing training in the trades.

Chambers, who founded an Indianapolis-based real estate firm, said nothing is more important to the future than education.

“We have too much money going into administration, too much money going into buildings and not enough money going into teacher salaries,” he said, adding that he has a plan to modernize the state’s education system.

Doden, who led the state’s Economic Development Corp. under then-Gov Mike Pence, said the state has a constitutional and moral obligation to educate children. He touted vouchers, and said competition with private schools for state dollars will improve public schools. Doden also promoted his teacher-investment program to address

teacher shortages, especially in Indiana’s rural areas.

Reitenour has chosen Paige Miller of Carmel to be her Secretary of Education, and said their plan includes going back to core academics, bringing in representatives from the private sector to mentor kids, and requiring apprenticeships for all graduating seniors. She said that while she prayed, she heard “education” in her heart.

“Why? Because that is where the enemy is aiming,” she said. “He’s aiming for our children.”

Hill, a former Indiana attorney general who served from 2017 to 2021, said the Holcomb administration, which he noted includes Crouch, shut down schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. He blamed that for poor test scores now. Along with the other candidates, he said he wants the schools to get back to basics, adding that he would streamline the state Department of Education.

The candidates also discussed state laws that preempt local ordinances — such as a recent bill that rolled back some municipal regulations around commercial dog breeding. They all said they preferred local control and bottom-up government, rather than top-down, although there was some spirited disagreement over the need for LEAP — a state economic development project in Boone County — with Chambers vigorously defending it.

The candidates also all supported a recent bill that limits a governor’s emergency powers.

To watch the entire 90-minute debate, visit youarecurrentcom/2024republicandebate.

From left, Eric Doden, Brad Chambers, Sen. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Susan Crouch, Curtis Hill, and Jamie Reitenour participate in the first gubernatorial debate ahead of the 2024 primary election. (Photo by Adam Seif)

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DISPATCHES

Town Hall Meeting — Mayor Scott Willis will hold his first town hall March 21 at 7 p.m. at Wood Wind Golf Club, 2302 W. 161st St. The event will provide residents with an opportunity to connect with the mayor and learn more about the vision for Westfield’s future, as well as on-going community engagement efforts.

“Transparency and open communication are one of the main pillars of my administration in advancing Westfield. We believe that an informed and engaged community is extremely important and just as I did when I was on city council, I will continue to host town hall events. The only difference you will see is that now we are moving them throughout various parts of the city,” stated Mayor Willis.

Pancake breakfast — The Westfield High School Service Over Self Club, with support from the Westfield Lions Club, will hold their second annual pancake breakfast March 23 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the WHS cafeteria. This year’s event will raise funds for Miracle League of Westfield, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a safe, successful and enjoyable baseball experience for children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs. Breakfast is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children 2 and under. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, doughnuts, milk, juice and coffee. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring the event can contact Westfield Lions Club at info@westfieldlions. org or by calling 317-804-1875. Tax-deductible sponsorships cost $100. For more information on the Miracle League of Westfield, visit miracleleagueofwestfield.com.

Businesses approved — On March 4, the Advisory Plan Commission approved plans for two new businesses in Westfield. The APC approved a detailed development plan for a Starbucks at 1589 S. Waterleaf Dr. The 2,480 square foot coffee shop with drive-thru will sit on .88 acres just west of Ditch Road and 146th Street in the Harmony planned unit development district. The APC also approved a detailed development plan for Friendly Market, a 5,000 square foot gas station that will be located on 1.5 acres at the Southeast corner of Wheeler Road and John Dippel Boulevard in the Grand Park Village PUD. Timelines for construction for both businesses have not yet been released.

Willis focuses on downtown development in Westfield

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

Westfield Mayor Scott Willis has his eye on development strategies to revitalize the city’s downtown, starting with dividing downtown into quadrants and focusing on growth specific to each area.

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Willis’ plans also seek to provide adequate parking, create better walkability to connect Park Street, Grand Junction Plaza and Grand Millennium, and establish neighborhoods with a balance of office, retail, restaurant and housing options that build community.

Willis will continue to discuss his pillar plan for Westfield during his first town hall meeting, scheduled for March 21.

In that plan, the center of downtown is defined as Ind. 32 and Union Street, branching out into four quadrants.

The southwest quadrant — encompassing Union Square, Grand Junction Plaza, and retail developments on Park and Jersey Streets — has largely been master planned, and the city is working with developers on projects within that area.

Union Square got its first tenant this month, with the approval of a development plan to bring Sun King Brewery to the site across from Grand Junction Plaza. The site will include a two-story underground parking garage with mixed use commercial, retail and housing on top.

Construction of Sun King Brewery is expected to begin this summer.

“We’re going to revitalize downtown. We’ve been talking about it for 20 years,” Willis said during a special presentation before the Chamber of Commerce in February. “I would argue that outside of a few restaurants getting renovated and the park that was put in, nothing is happening (in) downtown Westfield. We’ve got the same old buildings, most of the buildings are not even occupied. We have less residents living downtown today than we did 20 years ago. I think it’s hard to have a vibrant city if you don’t have a downtown. We’re going to spend some money, and we’re going to get that downtown revitalized.”

Willis said his administration’s plans are to push toward rejuvenation of old buildings while creating a quaint, eclectic downtown area where people can shop and enjoy a day out.

On his vision for Park Street, Willis said he’d like to see a cobblestone or brick-type street, similar to Main Street in Zionsville, that will be attractive to development for restaurants and shops with the potential to be closed off on evenings or weekends and turned into a pedestrian way.

“Most people are very proud of Park Street, they like going down there. We just need to add some more options. A lot of the land is already being locked up,” Willis said, adding that there are several projects in the early stages of planning, including restaurants, mixed-use developments and possibly a hotel.

Willis said many of the projects are at least six months away from being introduced, but they are exciting changes that the public can be happy about.

“We’re not going to be Carmel, but yes, we’re going to take some pages from their playbook. Because it’s a good playbook,” Willis said. “It’s going to provide a variety of things. It’s going to be a vibrant downtown of mixed use of restaurants and shops.”

The mayor noted that while more than 5 million visitors annually come to Grand Park, very few people visit Westfield or spend money in the city because there is no real tourism component.

The town hall is set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 21 at Wood Wind Golf Club, 2302 W. 161st St.

Construction has been underway at Union Square on Union Street and Ind. 32. Sun King Brewery will be the development’s first tenant. (Photo by Marney Simon)

Citizens Energy Group files water rate case in Westfield

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Water rates could be on the rise in Westfield, with bills potentially increasing by more than $8 per month starting next year.

UTILITIES

Citizens Energy Group has filed a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to raise Westfield’s rates. If approved, rates are expected to increase in two phases.

The first will begin no later than January 2025, with the average residential customer seeing an increase of $7.05 per month, for a total water utility charge of $40.01.

The second phase will begin no later than January 2026, with an increase for the average residential customer of $1.26 per month, for a total water utility charge of $41.27.

In a news release announcing the rate case filing, Citizens Westfield stated that the utility has significantly upgraded critical water distribution infrastructure and expanded the utility system in support of the community’s growth and economic development.

This is the first time Citizens has filed a water rate case in Westfield since the acquisition of the utility in 2014, when a rate increase was in progress, according to the release. The current rates have been in effect since 2016.

“While rate adjustments are necessary to continue providing water utility service in a safe and reliable way—now and in the future, Citizens recognizes the impact that rate increases have on household budgets. Citizens will continue to prioritize a balance of service affordability and essential improvements,” the release stated.

For more, visit info.citizensenergygroup. com.

Dance Marathon success – The 2024 Westfield High School Dance Marathon raised $130,037 for Riley Hospital for children. The event was Feb. 24 at the high school. Since hosting its first event eight years ago, WHS has raised more than $700,000 to support pediatric research at the Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research at Riley.

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Gilbert leaves Shamrocks coaching job for Wabash

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Jake Gilbert got the one offer he couldn’t refuse.

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Gilbert has stepped down as Westfield High School’s football coach to take the position of associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Wabash College in Crawfordsville.

Gilbert will become Wabash’s head coach when Don Morel retires following the 2024 season.

University.

Josh Miracle, who served as Gilbert’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator, will be the Shamrocks new coach, pending school board approval.

“I wasn’t looking to leave by any stretch of the imagination,” Gilbert said. “It was the only job I would have considered leaving for. I didn’t necessarily want to be a college coach. I just wanted to be the Wabash coach. I wouldn’t leave for another high school.”

Gilbert, a 1998 Wabash College graduate, was a defensive lineman in college. He was the head coach at North Montgomery High School in Crawfordsville for six seasons beginning in 2001. From 2006 to 2010, he served as an assistant coach at Wabash, handling offensive line duties in 2006 to 2007 and serving as defensive coordinator from 2008 to 2010.

Gilbert led the Shamrocks to the 2016 Class 5A state title.

Under Gilbert, WHS was a Class 5A runner-up in 2013 and a Class 6A state runner-up in 2020 and 2021. He had a record of 103-54 during his 13 seasons as the Shamrocks coach.

Gilbert said the decision was tough because he won’t have the chance to coach his son Tyson, a sophomore wide receiver, for his final two seasons. He said he plans to live in Westfield until Tyson graduates.

Gilbert and his wife, Christina, have two other sons. Jackson, who was the Shamrocks quarterback last season, graduates this spring and will play football for Wabash. The couple’s oldest son, Logan, attends Indiana

“They have the best coach they have right there in the building, and I decided to turn it over to him,” Gilbert said. “He deserves it. He’ll do a fantastic job. He was with me for 17 years.”

Miracle played for Wabash when Gilbert was an assistant and has been a WHS assistant for 13 years.

Gilbert said he told the Westfield players of his decision March 11 when Wabash announced the news.

“It was pretty tough,” Gilbert said. “I’ve been the only coach these guys have known. It’s hard to leave.”

Gilbert ran for mayor of Westfield in 2023, narrowly losing to Scott Willis in the Republican primary. Gilbert was a Westfield City Council member at the time. He had served as WHS dean of wellness. His final day was March 13.

Honors include being named Hoosier Crossroads Conference Coach of the Year three times (2013, 2020, and 2021), the Indiana Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year twice (2013 and 2016), and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Indiana Coach of the Year in 2017. Gilbert was selected to coach in the Indiana All-Star game in 2014 and 2024. He has served as president, vice president and director of the Indiana Football Coaches Association.

“Jake is an outstanding coach and I have complete confidence that he will be an excellent defensive coordinator next season,” stated Morel, who is entering his eighth season as head coach. “He had a fantastic head coaching career at Westfield with a state championship to his credit and he knows every high school coach in the state. We’re going to continue to do things the right way by recruiting the absolute best scholar-athletes.”

DISPATCH

Laugh It Off – The Westfield Education Foundation will host Laugh It Off, an annual staff appreciation event, on April 26 at the Center for Performing Arts in Carmel. The event is free to all current Westfield Washington Schools staff. This year’s event will include magician Jeff Loeser and comedian Tommy Ryman, with food provided by WHS Culinary Arts students. Organizers are also looking for Westfield Washington Schools alumni to share their stories at this year’s event. Laugh It Off is free to attend, but tickets are required. Connect with the Westfield Education Foundation at.wwswef.org.

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Library nears completion

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

With less than three months before its grand opening, the new Westfield Washington Public Library is shaping up to be a true community gathering place.

LIBRARY NEWS

Library Director Sheryl Sollars said the goal for the larger space is to make it more than simply a place for books.

“What our vision was, was to make it a community space,” Sollars said. “We were able to make it more functional for the public and the staff. We tried to think of things that aren’t accessible to the people of Westfield and incorporate those.”

To that end, the new 55,000-square-foot building at Park Street and Poplar Street Westfield Boulevard will have several common areas, including a makerspace, a 3D printer, sewing machines, a podcast room, a green screen room, multiple meeting rooms and study spaces, an outdoor terrace, a cafe and a gathering stair.

“Anything you might not normally have at home, but you want to use,” Sollars said.

“We felt we were meeting a need. We imagine all kinds of things happening here.”

Of course, it has books, too.

“We have the personal feel if you want to talk to a librarian, but if you just want to come in and pick up your books, you can do that,” Sollars said.

About 20 percent of the new space is reserved as the new site for Westfield Washington Township.

The township underwent a strategic planning process last summer, which highlighted the need for more understanding of what the township does and what it can offer to residents.

“With the new building, I think we’re going to engage with more residents and increase community awareness about what the township truly does and how we can benefit each of our residents,” Westfield Washington Township Trustee Jamie Goetz Mills said. “We’re very excited that in the new building we’ll have a community room that will fit 48 people for additional programming and additional events.”

The grand opening is scheduled for June 1.

For more, visit wwpl.lib.in.us/ new-construction.

Arby’s pays lunch debts

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

Westfield Washington Schools erased the lunch debt for more than 1,400 students thanks to grant funds from the Arby’s Foundation and local donations.

EDUCATION

Ashley Knott, executive director of the Westfield Education Foundation and director of Community Engagement for WWS, said the district applied for the one-time grant from Arby’s in November 2023, focusing on addressing food insecurity.

When the district applied for the grant, the districtwide lunch debt was $59,701. But when the district was awarded the funds in January, student lunch debt had increased to more than $80,000.

“We wanted to make sure that we were being very purposeful and supportive of students in how we awarded those dollars back out to address food insecurity, to support families,” Knott said. “We started first with our free and reduced lunch families, removing 100 percent of their debt.”

Knott said the district took the remaining balance of districtwide lunch debt and

worked with the WWS Big Hearts fund, a program within the education foundation, to utilize an additional $10,000 from that fund. That money, plus a private donation, meant the district was able to raise thousands in additional funds and pay off $71,202 in debt.

Knott said the focus now is making sure parents have the tools they need to keep their children’s accounts up to date.

Students who have lunch debt are still permitted to purchase an entree, but not extras.

Districtwide, 20 percent of students are in the free and reduced lunch program.

Knott said families can fill out the free and reduced lunch form at the start of the school year, but it needs to be completed annually.

“Families have the opportunity to take a proactive stance based on their situation,” Knott said. “Arbys Foundation saw that there was food insecurity happening, and they used their dollars for good and in support of students.”

For more information, visit wws.k12.in.us under the business tab.

For more on the Big Hearts fund, visit bit. ly/WWSBigHeartsDonation.

ZCHS senior wrestler caps special prep athletic career

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Zionsville Community High School senior wrestler Luke Penola had some special moments in his wrestling career.

“Luke is one of the best to ever wear a Zionsville singlet,” Eagles coach Doug Welch said. “He’s the fifth multiple-time state-place winner in the history of Zionsville wrestling.”

Penola, who finished his career with a 11323 record, had IHSAA state finals finishes of third in 2023 and seventh this year, both in the 190-pound weight class. He then capped it off by winning the Mental Attitude Award, given to a senior wrestler at the state finals.

“Luke’s exceptional leadership, sportsmanship and dedication to both athletics and the community make him truly deserving of this honor,” Penola said. “His commitment to excellence is inspirational, and we are incredibly proud to have him as part of our school.”

Penola was surprised when the Mental Attitude Award was announced.

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“Once we had got to the tournament and started wrestling, I forgot about the award, so when it was announced at the end, it definitely surprised me,” he said. “I didn’t have the finish I wanted for my wrestling on the mat, but that award was a very cool way to end my career.”

Penola added winning the Al Smith Invitational as another cool achievement.

“But I’d say a lot of the best times have been with my coaches and teammates in

practice, getting food together after a match, or at big tournaments like the Al Smith where we stay overnight,” Penola said.

Penola said a big improvement he has made, especially these last two years, has been with his mindset.

“Wrestling is obviously a very physical

sport, but the mental side is a huge part,” he said. “Working with my coaches, I’ve been able to wrestle much more confidently these past two years, trusting in my training and offseason work I’ve put in. When I’ve done that and focused just on wrestling hard, not on the result, I wrestled my best.”

Penola started wrestling at age 8 and began playing football at age 11. A three-year starter for the Eagles, he played inside and outside linebacker.

In the fall, he will play football at Hillsdale (Mich.) College, an NCAA Division II school.

“I prayed, talked to my family, talked to coaches and just felt that playing football was the best thing for me and would help me with my plans after college,” said Penola, who plans to major in math and minor in statistics. “I had a brother play at Hillsdale and have a sister (Lizzie) there right now, so I knew the school and program pretty well. I felt that it fit my values well, gave me a chance to compete at a high level in football and had great academics. Overall, I felt it was the best fit for me and gave me a chance to keep growing into who I want to be.”

His brother, Scotty, graduated from ZCHS in 2013 before playing at Hillsdale.

Zionsville Community High School senior Luke Penola wrestles against Evansville Mater Dei’s Caden Thacker. (Photo courtesy of Luke Penola)

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Westfield Farmers Market returns May 30

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With Westfield’s Summer Farmers Market right around the corner, Westfield Welcome, the new organizer of the event, recently announced the formation of a Farmers Market Volunteer Steering Committee. The committee will consist of residents and individuals committed to fostering community engagement and supporting

FARMERS MARKET

local agriculture and will play a pivotal role in shaping the market’s success, according to Westfield Welcome.

Westfield Welcome will kick off the 2024 Westfield Summer Farmers Market, presented by Duke Energy, May 30. The market will include fresh produce and artisanal goods in downtown Westfield at Grand Junction Plaza, 225 S. Union St.

The market runs each Thursday, except for July 4, from May 30 through Sept. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. Vendors sell a variety of

products, including locally sourced fruits and vegetables, handmade artisan items and local meat and dairy. Food trucks are also on-site.

The Westfield Farmers Market is also designed to connect the community with local farmers and artisans and foster a sense of community while promoting sustainable living, according to Westfield Welcome.

Westfield Welcome/The City of Westfield is now the organizer of the Farmers Mar-

ket, which was previously organized by the Downtown Westfield Association.

Applications for vendors and information for businesses interested in sponsoring the Westfield Farmers Market can be found at westfieldwelcome.com.

Residents interested in joining the Farmers Market Volunteer Steering Committee can visit westfieldwelcome.com/ get-involved.

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NorthPoint II discussion continued

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

Further consideration for the NorthPoint II planned unit development is on hold until April, as city staff and a task force of area residents continue talks.

DEVELOPMENT

The proposed 180-acre NorthPoint II commercial/industrial development north of Ind. 38 and east of Anthony Road is being developed by Holladay Construction Group. The project was shelved by the Westfield City Council in 2022 after an unfavorable recommendation from the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission, but it returned for consideration in February. NorthPoint is proposing to expand the existing Commerce Park south of Ind. 38.

Neighbors to the property have objected to the expansion, but Mayor Scott Willis has been working with those residents to come up with a plan amenable to everyone, including adding a 10-acre tree-line buffer between the development and Anthony Road.

During a public hearing before the Advi-

Northpoint II is a commercial/industrial development proposed for 180-acres of land north of Ind. 38 and east of Anthony Road. (Image courtesy of City of Westfield)

sory Plan Commission on March 4, residents said they want the development to be built responsibly, with those existing homes in mind.

“No one in the Anthony Road residential area is excited about the possibility of an industrial park, and just for the record, we’re still not excited about it,” said Wayne Wheeler, representing Anthony Road residents at the public hearing. “However, the mayor has been very honest with us and he appreciates our disappointment, and at the same time believes that this is the right development for Westfield.”

The APC will continue discussions at the April 1 meeting.

MUSICAL JOURNEY

Westfield couple releases children’s album, ‘Hoot and the Hollers’

By Marney Simon marney@youarecurrent.com

For Ben and Brittany Joy Cooper, realizing their music dream meant letting go of preconceived notions of success from their younger days.

After several years working in Nashville in the music industry — Ben was a songwriter while Brittany Joy was an editor for a music magazine — the couple started to rethink their plans, focusing not on music as an avenue for success, but rather as a way to share their love of lyrics, harmony and storytelling.

After a decade in Nashville, the couple moved back to Brittany Joy’s hometown of Westfield six years ago and decided to revisit a project they had started back in 2011.

“I grew up a Beatles fan, and here I was in Nashville, a piano player in a guitar city with a lot of country musicians, so I felt like a misfit in some ways,” Ben Cooper said. “A lot of what I was being invited to write and collaborate with on the music side was music that I didn’t even love. So, it was years of writing hoping to get a cut by (a well-known artist), and it just never panned out.”

So, the couple turned their focus to a children’s album they had started working on, “Hoot and the Hollers.”

“The origin of this was, ‘Let’s do something we like. Let’s write something that we would enjoy.’ We landed on, ‘What if we made up a kids’ song just for fun?’ Within a few days, we had five songs that we had written,” Ben Cooper said. “We just kept writing. We were poor, bootstrapping musicians. But what we had was access to recording equipment and we had time and we had creativity. So, we started recording these songs and we started feeling that there was a story coming together. Maybe these stories could be an arc in a single day.”

The story follows an owl named Hoot and his friend, a little girl named Penny Jane. Hoot and his band, The Hollers, play in Penny’s backyard and go on a musical journey viewed through Penny’s eyes, focused on themes like the value of friendship and family, dealing with disappointment, celebrating small triumphs and learning how to do something new.

Although the goal was always to share their music, the couple wasn’t quite sure how to get it into the hands of children. Then they heard of the Yoto Box, a Bluetooth speaker that uses a digital card to play songs and stories.

“We had the audio and some illustrations, and that was all that Yoto Box needed,” Brittany Joy Cooper said. “It just felt like an opportunity to share it with some people. We finally got it up on Spotify as well. People don’t have to own a Yoto Box to enjoy it.”

The couple said the album follows relatable themes while being engaging for children and their parents.

“Kids appreciate good music. It doesn’t have to be dumbed down,” Ben Cooper said. “It’s unfair sometimes how we think things are kids’ things if they are oversimplified and repet-

itive and annoying. What if we just follow the things that speak to us?”

The couple said they aren’t looking for the project to be a huge moneymaker. Instead, the payoff is finally getting to share their creations with people who will enjoy it, including their Westfield friends, family and neighbors.

“With any creative endeavor, at some point you have to make a pivot,” Brittany Joy Cooper said. “He built a business doing consulting work, and he loves that, but being able to be a patron for his own music and other people’s music, to come full circle (is rewarding). What is a full life? We are so

thankful for what we have, and it’s not what we would have thought in our 20s, but what did we even know in our 20s?”

The couple is already working on more children’s music, including plans for a Christmas song or album.

The Coopers live in Westfield with their four children, Eleanor, 11, Calvin, 9, Henry, 6, and Fern, 4.

ON THE COVER: The Cooper family, Ben and Brittany Joy with their children, Eleanor, Calvin, Henry and Fern, moved back to Westfield before releasing their first children’s album this year. (Photo courtesy of Brittany Joy Cooper)

ABOUT ‘HOOT AND THE HOLLERS’

THE ALBUM

“Hoot and the Hollers” was co-written with Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer and Ben Cooper’s mentor, Gordon Kennedy, the songwriter behind Eric Clapton’s “Change the World.” The album follows an owl named Hoot as he and his band, The Hollers play in the backyard of their friend Penny Jane. The album features

themes on friendship, family, and growing up. The album includes influences from The Beatles to classical music.

HOW TO LISTEN

Hoot and the Hollers on Yoto, as well as Yoto devices, can be found at us.yotoplay.com/products/hoot-the-hollers. The album is $9.99, and devices start at $70. The album is also available on Spotify.

(Above) Siblings Calvin, Fern and Henry Cooper use a Yoto Box to listen to their parents’ first album, “Hoot and the Hollers.” (Photos courtesy of Brittany Joy Cooper)

(Below) “Hoot and the Hollers” album cover.

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Mixed-use community planned

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Townhomes, detached single-family homes and a commercial node are planned on the southeast corner of 146th Street and Towne Road as part of a mixed-use planned unit development proposed in northwest Carmel.

DEVELOPMENT

Lennar Homes has filed plans with the City of Carmel to develop Towne 146 on 16 acres of vacant land adjacent to the Saddle Creek neighborhood to the south and Ambleside to the east. The site is zoned S-1. If rezoned to a PUD, development standards will be specific to the site.

According to documents filed with the City of Carmel, Towne 146 is proposed to include 48 townhomes starting at approximately $375,000 and 47 single-family homes expected to cost between $425,000 and $500,000. A 15,000-square-foot commercial node is planned on the northwest corner of the site.

“The vision of this node is to serve as an amenity for the nearby residential areas with uses such as a coffee shop, restau-

Towne Road

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(Photo from documents filed with the City of Carmel) rant, small retail or professional office, and similar uses,” according to a planning document filed with the city. “Uses not compatible with neighborhood integration or that generate high auto traffic levels are prohibited.”

The conceptual site plan includes three common open space areas and a community shared trail that would connect to the Ambleside neighborhood.

A public hearing on the rezone is planned for the April 16 Carmel Plan Commission meeting. If the project is approved by the city, Lennar aims to begin construction in the spring of 2025.

Towne 146 is planned on 16 acres southeast of

Street and Towne Road in Carmel.

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Newfields exhibit celebrates Dali’s work and life

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

Surrealism has taken over the fourth floor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, with a new multisensory, immersive exhibit celebrating all things Dali, including four paintings that have been in storage for decades.

MUSIC

The LUME Indianapolis featuring “Dali Alive” opened in early March and runs through spring 2025. The exhibit’s floorto-ceiling projectors with moving images from Salvador Dali’s life and artwork, accompanied by music and a piped-in scent, provide an all-encompassing experience for people walking through the main 30,000-square-foot space.

Jonathan Berger, vice president of marketing and external affairs, was on hand for a recent media preview of the exhibit. He said the exhibit shows the evolution of Dali’s artwork, from earlier pieces that are more impressionist than surreal to his better-known work featuring melting clocks and elephants with long, stick-thin legs.

“It kind of tells the story of, OK, this is how we started — kind of a traditional artist — and then evolved into these dreamscapes and, really — in the literal sense of the word — fantastic images,” he said.

The exhibit includes four original watercolors by Dali — who usually worked in oils — that have never been publicly displayed before now. The paintings were created when Dali was commissioned to design the set of the 1961-1962 production of the opera “The Spanish Lady and the Roman Cavalier.”

Berger said it was exciting when the paintings were brought out for the exhibit, and he’s happy the public will have a chance to see them up close before they go back into storage to preserve their easily faded watercolor paint.

“Any time out in any light, no matter how UV-protected it is, it’s always a risk (with watercolors),” he said. “They’ll go back in dark storage and rest for several years. That’s another exciting part about this is that they’re out — let’s drink it in

while we still can.”

In addition to drinking in Dali’s surrealism, exhibit visitors can create some of their own. Through an interactive art-generating artificial-intelligence program, visitors choose colors, subjects and descriptions they want for their Dali-esque image, and the program uses those prompts to create a unique image. Visitors can have the image emailed to them, to keep and/or

share on social media. There also are Dali selfie stations to take photos surrounded by melting clocks and other iconic Dali imagery.

The LUME cafe and bar also are part of the immersive experience, and were remodeled to accompany the surrealist theme of the exhibit.

The cafe offers a menu of Spanish cheese, olives and other snacks in honor of Dali’s Spanish heritage, as well as specialty cocktails. Bartender Caleb Gwin made what he called the Canvasnova — an updated version of the Casanova, a cocktail featured in a cookbook Dali published.

“It’s an herbal, bittery, fiery little blend,” Gwin said of the orange-hued drink. “We’ve got a nice brandy; we’ve got fresh ginger, fresh orange juice, as well as a pair of herbal liqueurs … and then we have a little sprinkling of cayenne pepper. It’s herbalicious; it’s temperamental — really unique and complex.”

Kind of like Dali.

For more about the exhibit, visit discovernewfields.org.

‘BEAUTIFUL”

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” through March 30 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’

Civic Theatre’s production of “Driving Miss Daisy” is set for March 15 to 30 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET

Don Farrell’s Frank Sinatra tribute is set for 7:30 p.m. March 20, followed by the Bobby Clark Band March 21; “Deceptions: An Evening of Magic and Lies” March 22; and Will Hoge March 23 at Feinstein’s cabaret at Hotel Carmichael. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. For more, feinsteinshc.com

‘THE MÉLANGE SERIES’

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents “The Mélange Series,” a series of performances of art, dance and music, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. March 23 and 3 p.m. March 24 at The Florence, 329 Gradle Dr., Carmel. For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

‘THROUGH THE PULSE OF MEMORY’

Indianapolis-based choreographer Amanda Browning presents “Through the Pulse of Memory,” a contemporary modern dance at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘JAZZTALK’

“JazzTalk: A Conversation with Sammy Miller” is set for 7 p.m. March 25 for a virtual presentation. For free registration, visit thecenterpresents.org. Sammy Miller and the Congregation will perform at the Palladium in Carmel April 19.

DISPATCH

Select Sound, Whiffenpoofs in concert

— Carmel High School’s Select Sound a cappella group will perform at Newfields at 7:30 p.m. March 20 as the opening performer for the Yale Whiffenpoofs. Tickets are available for the public at discovernewfields.org/ calendar/yale-whiffenpoofs-concert.

Jonathan Berger, vice president of marketing and external affairs for the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, leads a media tour of the new immersive exhibit “Dali Alive.”

A woman takes a photo during the “Dali Alive” exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. (Photos by Leila Kheiry)

GHDT debuts unique new series

By Mark Ambrogi  mark@youarecurrent.com

“The Mélange Series” is something Gregory Hancock had envisioned for some time.

PERFORMANCES

“The establishment of The Florence allows us more and new opportunities to present intimate and more experimental work,” said Hancock, executive artistic director of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. “I have wanted to present spontaneous art with collaborations from a variety of artists for some time. This series will explore how art is created spontaneously in real time through the interactions of one musician, one dancer and one visual artist. We hope to present ‘The Mélange Series’ annually, but it is a series, so we have more scheduled throughout 2024 that will each feature different dancers and visual artists, as well as musicians from many different genres.”

doubt, regret and so many other things that we can express through art. While the specific art discipline is different for each of us in this show, we each tell the same story from our own unique perspective.

“The audience gets to experience three distinct art forms capturing the same moments, each adding flavor to the combined experience.”

Schuman, a Bloomington resident, said most of the music is musical theater or Broadway style.

“I chose the music based on a theme, so the styles themselves are somewhat varied within the broader genre,” she said. “I was interested in telling a story about personal reflection, doubt and growth, so these songs reflect that story rather than one musical style within the musical theatre repertoire.”

Lancaster, a Fishers resident, said it can be challenging to create dance in real time.

Cupp creates fantasy film

By Mark Ambrogi  mark@youarecurrent.com

Actor-singer-dancer Darren Lee Cupp has assembled a perfect cast for his biggest film project yet.

MOVIE

“I have been a horror film fan my whole life, so it’s a dream come true to have the cast I have pulled together,” said Cupp, a Broad Ripple resident who owns Darren’s Ballroom in Carmel.

Cupp created “The Emerald Forest,” is the main producer and has a leading role as Ben Thompson. The fantasy film’s proof of concept was filmed in Cleveland and Los Angeles and is still in development.

“The level of talent and celebrity attached to this project is surreal,” he said.

The story centers on Thompson and his wife, Gwen, is played by Felissa Rose, best known for “Sleepaway Camp” and its sequel “Return to Sleepaway Camp” and other horror films.

Cupp said after the death of his wife, Thompson struggles and relies on alcohol to get him through the day.

“One night he meets a stranger that will change his life forever,” Cupp said.

“Magically, Ben is pulled into the world of Oz, but not Oz as we know it. Hundreds of years before the arrival of Dorothy, this is a medieval world, run by witches, warlocks and gnomes. Ben will soon find that he was not brought into this world by mistake but rather to discover his true past. With a war raging in Oz, Ben may be the only one that can stop it.”

After meeting actor Doug Jones at an event in Los Angeles, Jones agreed to be in film. Jones is best known for playing nonhuman creatures in films including “The Shape of Water.”

For more on the film, visit Darren Lee Cup on YouTube.

Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre will present “The Mélange Series,” a series of performances of art, dance and music, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. March 23 and 3 p.m. March 24 at The Florence, 329 Gradle Dr., Carmel. Mélange is defined as a mixture or combination. The Florence opened in early 2023 as the black box theater inside the studio.

“There is no rehearsal between the three artists prior to the performance,” Hancock said. “The musician has prepared and selected music, but the dancer or visual artist does not know what it will be. Each performance will be unique. The music is the only thing that will remain consistent, but perhaps even in a different order with each performance. The dancer and visual artist will also create something unique with each performance.”

The performers are vocalist Katie Schuman, GHDT company dancer Camden Lancaster and painter Mirvia Sol Eckert.

“I’ve never seen or performed in a show like this before,” Schuman said. “As a vocalist, I’m frequently around a lot of other singers and actors, but the chances to collaborate with other types of artists are fewer and farther between. But art is about the human experience. As human beings, we all experience love, joy, loss,

“The nice thing about dance improvisation is, this is a time to find new ways to create movement,” Lancaster said. “If something doesn’t work out with one of the movements how you thought it would, you now have created a transition out of a movement that is new to you. This allows me to continue to keep my personal choreography, movement and improvisation evolving. So as challenging and vulnerable as improvisation can be, it is also a beautiful way to keep growing in my artistry. Because every time I improv, I am learning and creating something new.”

The concept is new to Eckert, an Indianapolis resident.

“I have done things like plein air but never on stage in front of an audience,” she said “The presence of an audience or anyone observing while you’re creating can absolutely make you feel pressured and self-conscious. Creating is a personal and introspective process. In my studio, no one is there but me. Most visual artists are solitary creatures while creating, and that’s what most of us love about it. ‘The Mélange’ will definitely take me out of my comfort zone, but I am always up for a challenge.”

For more, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

Darren Lee Cupp, left, and Doug Jones at the Saturn Awards. (Photo courtesy of Darren Lee Cupp)

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Reflections of self

Commentary by Terry Anker

Many of us find in ourselves certain traits that remind of us our parents. Often, we believe this to be a good discovery and sometimes not so much. Regardless, things we do, overused expressions, or even how much we seem to love daffodils, come to be reminiscent of dear old Mom or Dad. If we think for a moment, it all makes sense. We grew up watching them, observing their every move. How do they interact with their spouse? What do they do to earn money? How do they brush their teeth? With each examination, we intentionally, or through osmosis, absorb a bit of their habit.

ESSAY

We didn’t know them as they were children. We had not yet arrived on the scene. In fact, we might not really have known them until we were much older — and so were they. Is it possible that we’ve been very much like them since childhood, but we didn’t have a frame of reference for

what Mom was like at age 7? Could it be that we see them reflecting in our own mirror not because we have become more like them over time but because we are only now old enough to be their age when we first truly became aware of who they were? Was Dad insecure about getting his first job? Did Mom build her whole year around spring break plans with her friends? Did they laugh, cry, struggle and overcome just like we do — or we do just like them? For some of us, our parents leave us too soon to ever know and other adults become our pattern. For others, we continue to learn even as they age and face mortality. Whatever the arrangement, they were there from the beginning, whether we took notice or not.

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

Won’t make that mistake

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Friends, I made a rookie mistake over the weekend that had me bawling at a stoplight on 146th Street. My apologies to the driver of a blue Honda Accord who had the decency to look away.

HUMOR

It all started at Lowe’s. I had to call my husband to confirm a purchase and accidentally dropped my phone because I have fat, strong fingers. In the chaos of the fumble and recovery, I somehow managed to dial my deceased father. The number no longer works, obviously, but apparently, I’ve never removed him from my contacts. And I’ve always been superstitious, especially about the afterlife, so I smiled, took it as a sign that Dad was momentarily with me, and continued wandering the vast aisles of glorious home improvement.

Fast forward 15 minutes. I wondered if I still had any voicemails from him, so while leaving the parking lot and ignoring all internal warnings that I was traveling down an emotional path I probably wasn’t equipped to handle, I opened “Deleted Messages” and scrolled to 2020. Three were marked “Dad.” The first was actually from my mom, but the next two were from him. “Danielle, give me a call. Wanted to talk with

“I wondered if I still had any voicemails from him, so while leaving the parking lot and ignoring all internal warnings that I was traveling down an emotional path I probably wasn’t equipped to handle, I opened “Deleted Messages” and scrolled to 2020.”

– DANIELLE WILSON

you about the present your kids got me.” And “Danielle, I’m trying to get in touch with your mother. I knew you’d pick up, but I guess everyone’s drinking. Talk to you later. Bye.”

Cue the waterworks. I hadn’t heard his voice in years, and the sudden remembrance that he is no longer here was more than I could bear. I should have known better. Rookie mistake. And again, my apologies, Accord. Peace out.

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

Getting a jump on fitness

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

I am obsessed with getting in 15,000 steps a day for my fitness regimen. I am not a health freak by any stretch of the imagination, although that stretch is one of the few I can do without hurting myself.

HUMOR

If I haven’t reached my goal by midnight, I often go down in our basement and trot around the rowing machine (which we never use) or dance around the recumbent bike, which is our most versatile coat rack, or dash around the ping-pong table, which has caused me real hip pain — not playing ping-pong, but crashing into the table when I round the corners at 2 a.m.

To get those final steps in each night, I occasionally even walk up and down the street for 10 minutes. Now, everyone in the neighborhood knows how obsessive I am. They also know the color of all my pajamas.

“You have to find a better way,” I kept telling myself. That’s also what several police officers told me after reports of streaking in the neighborhood. I don’t wear the pink jammies anymore.

What I did do was buy a mini trampoline. I had heard that bringing out your inner kangaroo could have some health benefits. And so, I ordered one.

The instructions said you need two people to complete the job. I enlisted my wife to assist and it’s a good thing I did. Mary Ellen convinced me to call our handyman, Kevin, to put the contraption together.

Kevin didn’t even need the directions. He grabbed his electric drill, popped on a few accessories and in 20 minutes I was ready to bounce like no one was watching. Well, almost …

My wife was still concerned about my safety. Springing forward is something I’m allowed to do only once a year … that would have been last week during the first Sunday morning of daylight saving time.

“Now, everyone in the neighborhood knows how obsessive I am. They also know the color of all my pajamas.”

– DICK WOLFSIE

There were several safety warnings on the instructions. First, the manual said, “Don’t install the trampoline while out in bad weather. The frame of the trampoline can conduct lightning.” What a bummer! Now, I don’t have anything to do in my backyard during the next thunderstorm.

The directions also made clear that “some parts can loosen when using the trampoline.” I knew that right away when my shoulder and knee slipped out of their sockets after 100 bounces.

One night, I watched Stephen Colbert’s late-night show on CBS while I did some in-place jogging. Trust me, laughing and bouncing at the same time is not a good combination.

Finally, the instructions said that if you don’t plan to use the machine for an extended period, store the device by “removing all the parts in reverse order.” My handyman, Kevin, loved that part.

Now, he has steady employment for the rest of my life.

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

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Commentary by Larry Greene

From dark and dated to stylish and sleek, the kitchen in this Normandy Farms subdivision home hadn’t been updated since it was built in 1989. The new owners wanted a more open space to amp up the room’s functionality and improve the overall aesthetic. THE BLUEPRINT

• Bright white custom cabinets add light to the space, while indigo shades on the island and backsplash provide a touch of depth and modern style.

• A wall dividing the kitchen and dining room was removed, opening the space and improving the room’s flow and function.

• The original bar-height island that interrupted the line of sight was replaced with a counter-height island, making entertaining and serving a breeze.

• Honey-bronze finishes and wood shelving bring warmth and classic style with a pristine modern touch.

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