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Zionsville mayor, council voice public disagreement By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Zionsville Mayor Emily Styron and the town council have voiced public disagreement about EXECUTIVE POWER the handling of boards with disciplinary powers with regard to the town’s police and fire departments. The Zionsville Town Council unanimously voted during an Oct. 19 meeting to uphold Styron’s veto of two ordinances to establish safety boards for fire Styron and police matters. Styron said at the meeting that the move prevented litigation between the council and the mayor’s administration. Styron said there were “numerous legal concerns” within the ordinances and urged the council to find common legal ground before voting to codify the ordinances. Specifically, she lamented the possible inclusion of town council member appointing themselves and the council’s insistence that it be consulted before a department chief is demoted. Styron said that she approached council President Josh Garrett and Vice President Bryan Traylor concerning a department head’s actions. Town officials would not identify the department head. According to Garrett, Styron recommended the department head be demoted. Garrett said council leadership advised her to follow the town’s process for demotion, which he said has “long existed.” Garrett said he and Traylor found the situation “alarming,” and Garrett said the two found it “odd” the mayor, a Democrat, suggested demoting the department head and not terminating them given the number of accusations and “the scope of (the) unsubstantiated claims against this individual.” He said the council, comprised of all Republicans, was assured evidence against the individual existed but that it was never given access to view it in person after multiple requests. In a five-page veto memorandum sent to the council, Styron’s administration researched the historical formation of the town’s board of police commissioners and safety board, which have disciplinary powers in such matters. She then recommended the town reconstitute the boards after her administration failed to find how or when the safety board was formed and only found
what she called an “uncodified ordinance” establishing a board of police commissioners in 2008. The safety board is composed of three town council members: Jason Plunkett, Alexander Choi and Traylor. Three of the five members of the board of police commissioners are town council members. “The mayor’s approach with the safety board has been improperly constituted, and while we disagreed, we went about reconstituting it as a courtesy to her concerns,” Garrett said during the meeting. The disagreement, in part, stems from the town’s structure. Typically, Garrett only Indiana cities have mayors, but Zionsville is an exception. The town created a mayoral position during its reorganization in 2014, when the town merged with Perry Township, according to Reorganization Resolution 2014-11, which outlined the merger and the structure of the reorganized town. Styron stated she was concerned by a provision in the ordinances that allowed controlling seats on the boards to be filled by town council members, calling the notion atypical, a conflict of interest and a method of absorbing executive privileges. Styron stated the authority to make appointments to the boards rests with the mayor, and, in her veto memorandum, stated Indiana Code 36-4-9-6 supports her assertion, though the code grants the privilege to city executives with no mention of town executives. The town’s reorganization resolution states, under general provision ZR2A8, that “all rights and responsibilities assigned by Indiana law to the town executive or town council president in his or her executive capacity are transferred to, and are rights and responsibilities of, the mayor. Powers include the ability to appoint members to and remove from boards, utilities and commissions, which were the power of the town council president prior to this reorganization.” The resolution, under general provision ZR2A12, also states that provisions of the 2014 reorganization resolution “control over state law and any conflicting item in the 2010 reorganization.” Styron stated the mayor and town council should share the authority to appoint board members due to the town’s structure. She advocated that boards be composed of citizen members, saying council members and town officials shouldn’t serve on the boards in the interest of independent
oversight. The council, after receiving Styron’s veto memorandum and redlined versions of the ordinances with her suggestions, had a vote Oct. 19 on final drafts that still had provisions granting the council the power to appoint its members to the boards — up to three council members to each board. Barnes & Thornburg attorney Heather Willey, who advises the council, said town council member appointments to safety boards are common in other municipalities. Garrett said the ordinances were meant to clarify existing ordinances, did not grant new powers to the town council and shifted some powers to the mayor to better align the ordinances with the reorganization resolution. On the question of whether the mayor must consult the council before demoting a department chief, the reorganization resolution, under general provision ZR2A24, states, “The mayor must have the approval of a majority of town council before the executive may discharge a department head” (with exception to the parks department head). Styron stated that Indiana case law allows the town’s mayor to demote a department head. The reorganization resolution makes no mention of demoting department heads. She asked the council to include such language in the ordinances. But Garrett objected. “While the reorganization is silent on the demotion in the rank of a police or fire chief, after conversations with the founders of the reorganization, we understand that the spirit of the provision was to require council approval before demoting the police or fire chief from their position as department head,” Garrett said. “A demotion of a police or fire chief from his or her position is effectively removing him or her as a department head.” Garrett said consulting the council creates “a nonpolitical prosecution” and gives the accused a chance to defend themselves against unilateral action. During the meeting, Styron said that if the town council did not vote to uphold her veto of the ordinances, they would leave her no choice but to pursue litigation, which she said would needlessly cost taxpayer dollars. Yet by allowing Styron’s veto to stand, the police commissioners board and safety board revert to the way they operated prior to the introduction of the vetoed ordinances, Willey said. But Styron said the town must legally still codify an ordiance for a safety board.
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Zionsville reimagines Christmas in the Village for 2020 news@currentinzionsville.com Zionsville’s Christmas in the Village has been reimagined to comply with social-distancing protocols. Starting mid-November and running through the SHOPPING end of December, the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce team will offer shopping events and business support opportunities. In addition, a new online shopping portal, ShopZionsvilleChamber.com, will be launched so shoppers can purchase chamber members’ products for pick up or delivery. • Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Inside Out Sale In response to concerns expressed by individuals about shopping indoors, chamber merchants will host Inside Out Sale. The Village streets will be closed to traffic for shoppers to enjoy a European Market-style buying experience with goods placed into the street for holiday gift buying. Gifts and art crafted by local business owners without storefronts will be available for purchase in a market area at the corner of Main and Pine Streets. • Nov. 28, all day, Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is an American shopping event the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Up to 500 shoppers will receive a specially designed green-metallic tote, five of which will have $100 worth of gift cards. • Nov. 28, starting at 5 p.m., Hanging of the
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Greens processional, Santa arrives and tree lighting The ceremony will be in lieu of the annual parade. The chamber is inviting businesses, families, community organizations and others to sponsor chamber businesses for $100. On Nov. 28, sponsors are welcome to pick up and present their greens to the business they are sponsoring to show support. During December, a sponsor sign will be in front of each participating business. An ornament from AJ Schnell Wood Works, commemorating the special event this year, will be provided to the sponsor and the business. At 5 p.m., luminaries will be lit along Zionsville’s iconic brick Main Street for presenters to bring greens to businesses with Santa arriving by horse and carriage at 6 p.m. and the annual tree lighting. Adopt a business at zionsvillechamber.org/adopt-a-business.html. • Dec. 5 and 6, Gift Wrapping Weekend, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any item purchased from a local Zionsville merchant will be wrapped, free of charge, by volunteers. Gift wrapping will occur at the Sotheby’s office of Tracy Wright on Main Street. • Dec. 10, Ladies’ Night, 5 to 9 p.m. A shopping event for women. • Dec. 12, Family Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families are welcome to join a holiday chalk art competition. Concrete squares will be assigned in the pocket
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Project: Shelborne Road and 146th Street road shift Location: 146th Street will be under a traffic shift for each direction of travel. This shift is expected to last approximately 60 calendar days. The shift will allow crews to work on the roundabout. Once motorists reach Shelborne Road heading eastbound, they will stop at Shelborne Road and be directed south onto Shelborne Road via signage onto the roundabout that will connect back to the existing 146th Street. Once motorists reach Shelborne Road heading westbound, they will be directed north onto Shelborne Road via signage and must turn left onto the new frontage road that will connect back to the existing 146th Street. Expected completion: Dec. 1. Project: New roundabout Location: 111th Street and Lexington Drive Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: 111th Street and Westfield Boulevard Expected completion: Mid-November Project: Sister Cities Cultural Gardens expansion Location: South of City Hall, including work along the Monon Greenway Start date: On or after Oct. 1 Project: Widening of 146th Location: Near Boone County border Expected completion: By end of 2020 Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road. East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but north and southbound connectivity will be limited. Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and College Avenue. East and westbound traffic flow will be maintained, but north and southbound connectivity will be limited. Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: Illinois Street and Zotec Drive Expected completion: Nov. 1 Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road, including a new roundabout at Walnut Street and pedestrian and bicycle
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DISPATCHES Lions Club cancels fall event — The Zionsville Lions Club’s Pumpkin and Hayrides are canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club said it would be impossible to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the large amount of visitors and activities. The club wants to host the event next year. ZGravy Chase — Registration for the fourth annual ZGravy Chase on Thanksgiving is now open. The event gives runners and walkers the choice to participate live starting on Main Street in Zionsville or virtual via a walk/run in their own neighborhood. Register at zgravychase.org. Register by Sunday, Nov. 1 to be guaranteed a T-shirt with delivery by race day. Race packets will be available for pick up at the BGC Boone County Zionsville Unit on Nov. 25 from noon to 6 p.m. Optional packet shipment requests can be made during online registration.
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Dr. Seuss collection — For more than 60 years, Dr. Seuss’s illustrations have brought a visual realization to his imaginary worlds. His artistic talent went beyond the printed page and yet, to this day, his Secret Art Collection is virtually unknown to the general public. Throughout his lifetime, Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) created paintings and sculpture, which he secreted away at the Dr. Seuss Estate. CV Art and Frame, Your Fine Art Gallery will share a selection of artworks from The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection at 110 S. Main St., Nov. 6–21. Visitors may explore and acquire works from Dr. Seuss’s best-known children’s books, as well as The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss, a collection based on decades of artwork, which Dr. Seuss created at night for his own personal pleasure. Other elements of the collection include Dr. Seuss’s three dimensional “Unorthodox Taxidermy” sculptures, which have names such as “Carbonic Walrus,” “Two-Horned Drouberhannis,” and “Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast.”
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ZEF to host virtual fundraiser to celebrate 25th anniversary By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Education Foundation will celebrate its 25th anniversary by hosting ZEF Bash, a virtual trivPANDEMIC ia event. Traditionally, ZEF has hosted its largest fundraiser, Barn Bash, in the fall. This year’s event is being offered virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to allow a safe way for residents to donate funds to support local teachers and schools. The foundation will present ZEF Bash from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 14 on YouTube Live. Hambone’s Trivia will be featured along with a silent auction, gift card pull, “trips of a lifetime” and the foundation’s annual Cap off the Night, where the new ZEF hat will be revealed. ZEF was founded in 1995. During the past 25 years, it has awarded $1.5 million in grants to Zionsville Community Schools, funding projects in all eight schools. ZEF grants provide teachers need-
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gender pay gap, women’s health issues and sexual assault and consent. A major focus this fall is encouraging voter turnout in the November election, as Indiana typically has among the smallest percentage of voters cast ballots in the nation. “Our mission is to educate, equip and mobilize Hoosiers to create positive change for women,” Sasso said. “What we hope to accomplish is that women, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation, achieve equity in employment, in earnings, in health and in political, civic, cultural and corporate leadership.” Women4Change is nonpartisan, although Nelson Williams said it has “progressive ideals.” Its board comprises Democrats and Republicans, and each event includes women representing viewpoints from both parties. “Women are so good at being collaborative in their discussion, so we feel that Republican or Democrat, when more women come to the table it’s going to be a gentler process, more collaborative, with more people working together to come to a better solution,” said Nelson Williams, a Carmel resident and president of ARN Funeral and Cremation Services in Zionsville. Sasso, a Carmel resident and rabbi who retired several years ago from Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, said Women4Change’s commitment to being bipartisan is among its strengths. “This was a way for women with different points of view to come together on issues which they could agree and to do it in a way that was respectful of others,” Sasso said. “We’re very proud of the diversity we have in our board and in our membership.” Learn more about Women4Change at women4changeindiana.org.
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wants to continue some of the changes incumbent Nikki Baldwin has enacted, such as upgrading electronic recordings. Ottinger Debbie Ottinger has worked for the City wants to educate the public on the imporof Lebanon for eight years and served as tance of the recorder’s office. a Boone County Baldwin is not seeking reelection ELECTION elected official since because she is running for Boone 1991, yet she said a County Treasurer. calling to help people inspired her The county recorder maintains to run for the office of Boone Counpermanent public records submitted ty recorder. for recording, which are used as leOttinger, 65, a Republican, is ungal basis for determining ownership opposed and will finish the last year of real property. Documents include Ottinger of her two terms as Boone County mortgages, deeds, liens, military treasurer before filling the role. She also discharges, subdivision plats, leases, public serves on the county’s mental health board and private bonds, personal property and and is the chairwoman of the Boone County powers of attorney, according to the counRepublican Party. ty’s website, boonecounty.in.gov. “I love serving the public,” Ottinger said. “That recording can make a difference,” “I’ve been able to serve the residents of Ottinger said. “It’s not a high-profile posiBoone County all this time at different levtion, but the importance of that position is els, and being around people is what I enjoy overwhelming when it comes down to any the most. Whenever I’m around people, it’s a type of legal issues.” good day for me.” Ottinger lives in Lebanon and is a lifelong As county recorder, Ottinger said she Boone County resident.
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Traders Point Christian Schools officials celebrate the grand opening of a new junior high school Oct. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Republic Airways participated in the event with a flyover. Traders Point Christian Schools is one of the only Christian schools in the area with a facility designed specifically for junior high students, according to TPCS. (Submitted photo)
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Zionsville announces Halloween plans news@currentinzionsville.com The Town of Zionsville has announced its plans for Halloween and will not post official trick-or-treat hours PANDEMIC this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health implications of trick-or-treating, town officials are referring residents to the Boone County Health Dept.’s recommendations to observe guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has labeled traditional trick-or-treating as a higher-risk activity. The CDC has deemed one-way trick-ortreating as a moderate risk activity, which includes individually wrapped goodie bags lined outside at the end of a resident’s driveway or edge of their yard, where families can grab them while continuing to social distance. The CDC lists a number of moderate and lower-risk Halloween activities on its website, cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#halloween.
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BCHD reports 37 cases, 4 deaths in county care facility By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Health Dept. has reported a COVID-19 outbreak in a Boone County long-term-care facility resulting in 37 positive cases and four deaths. PANDEMIC Twenty-five residents and 12 staff contracted the disease within Signature Healthcare at Parkwood, a long-term care facility in Lebanon. A strike team from the Indiana Dept. of Health is providing support, testing and improved mitigation efforts in the facility, according to the BCHD.
Since the start of the pandemic, Signature Healthcare at Parkwood has reported 64 cases and nine deaths attributed to COVID-19, which includes cases and deaths from the new outbreak, according to the BCHD. “On Oct. 7 was when we first started to hear that there was some activity (inside the facility) going on,” Haughton said. “We were keeping an eye on it, hoping it was just a freak thing where we were only going to see a couple of cases. But, unfortunately, we did start to see that increase, and we did start to see those deaths.” The infections contributed to what was the county’s highest single-week total of COVID-19 cases since the start
of the pandemic, BCHD Public Health Educator Claire Haughton said of the week ending Oct. 16. The health department reported 73 positive cases that week, up from the 66 cases the week prior and the 43 cases two weeks before that. The four COVID-19 deaths are the first in the county since late July. The state also reported a record single-day of 2,875 cases on Oct. 21. Haughton said the record-highs underscore the importance of mitigation efforts as the holidays approach and people spend more time indoors as temperatures dip.
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Ex-Colts offensive lineman discovers new way to offer protection By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As a right offensive tackle and guard for the Indianapolis Colts, Ryan Diem was entrusted with protecting quarterback Peyton Manning. Now, his main mission is to protect customers from odors emanating from their garbage cans. “Like most people, I found the odor unbearable at times,” the Zionsville resident said. “I would drag the bins out to the driveway, stick my head (in) and attempt to clean all the crud out of them and try to make them smell better. It never seemed like it worked well or lasted very long.” Diem said he came across a service that wasn’t being offered in the area. He discovered there were a couple of manufacturers making the specialized vehicles that automated the whole process. “It instantly piqued my interest,” Diem said. “I thought, ‘What a clever idea, and why not bring that to Indianapolis?’ The opportunity is immense. This is a problem everyone has because your garbage bins smell, and you don’t like it. I figured this is a great solution to help people out and help clean up our communities.” So Diem launched Bin Scrub at the end of April. The service is available in Zionsville, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, Brownsburg and the northern Indianapolis area. The eco-friendly process removes undesirable odors and grime while eliminating many dangerous germs. The self-contained trucks use 230-degree, high-pressure water and steam in combination with mild biodegradable deodorizers to strip the odor and grime out of standard household rolling garbage and recycling bins. Diem said with the high temperature, the steam loosens tough deposits and kills germs in the process. “That’s great because of a lot of bacteria is causing the odor in your bins,” he said. “In this day and age, anything we can do to kill germs would be a benefit to just about everybody.” Diem said he had been working on the business for a year and wanted to launch sooner but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Diem has two trucks and is planning on quickly expanding his fleet. “Folks are loving it,” he said. “Our rate of retention is almost 100 percent. You wouldn’t want to stop doing this after you started it.” The trucks can clean dumpsters as well and serve residential and commercial proprieties. “We’ve done some work at restaurants, hotels and apartment complexes,” he said. Zionsville resident Emily Thomas has been a monthly customer since early May. “We have two garbage cans and one recycling,” Thomas said. “As a family of six we fill them. We keep ours inside our garage and so we went from seriously stinky and frankly disgusting cans to not only clean and stink-free but with an eco-friendly pro-
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After 11 NFL seasons, all with the Indianapolis Colts, Diem said he explored several industries as a partner and investor following his final season in 2011. “I’ve been involved in several business ventures since I ended my time with the Colts,” Diem said. “Primarily, they were focused on technology investments and some commercial real estate investments as well. This is the first business with employees that I am running myself. The greatest difference is there is always something to do. As an investor, you end up sitting back waiting and watching, putting in two cents here and there. As operating owner, it’s nonstop. It’s exciting and something I’ve been able to create on my own. “It’s neat to be in charge of the direction on how it operates and how it grows.” Diem, 41, and his wife, Julia, are involved with a Strike Out Cancer fundraiser at Woodland Bowl, which is held at the end of January. It is a fundraiser for pediatric cancer research at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. “We’re not sure what we will do this year with the current (pandemic) environment, but we plan to do something,” Diem said. “It’s such a worthy cause. We can’t not do it. In the past three years, that event has raised a net of about $300,000.” Diem said he got involved in the cause 15 years ago, taking part in a golf event to support fundraising for pediatric cancer. Diem, who has lived in Zionsville for 14-plus years, said he is still passionate about football. “I played football for over 25 years, so to completely walk away would be impossible,” he said. “I don’t live and die by how any certain team does, but I definitely pay attention to the Colts. I think (coach) Frank Reich and (General Manager) Chris Ballard have been an amazing combination for the club. They’re building something special, and you can see it right in front of our eyes right now. “The offensive line is fun to watch because they have a really good group right now.”
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U.S. PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden (D) Jo Jorgensen (L) Donald Trump (R)*
GOVERNOR Woodrow Myers (D) Donald Rainwater (L) Eric Holcomb (R)*
IND. FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Christina Hale (D) • Personal: Hale is married to Chris and they have a son, Owen, and two dogs, Grace and Pinecone. • Background: Hale graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree, and she has worked for several years in leadership for a global organization dedicated to supporting global health and children. She also has worked in community and economic development and education. For several years, she has volunteered for, donated to and served in leadership for many cause-related local organizations, including the Indiana Commission on Latino & Hispanic Affairs, Indiana InternNet, Indiana Humanities, Heartland Film and the Domestic Violence Network. Her most active involvement today is with a board she helped found and continues to serve on, the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking. • Website: haleforcongress.com Ken Tucker (L) • Personal: Tucker is married to Missy and is the father to Stella and Geri. He is a stay-at-home father. • Background: Tucker received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and spent 12 years as a public school teacher in elementary and middle schools. He spent nine years as a varsity coach and two years as the Noblesville East Middle School studio producer. • Website: tuckerforindiana.com Victoria Spartz (R) • Personal: Spartz is married to Jason and lives in Noblesville with their two daughters. She is the senator for District 20 but is leaving that office to seek the the 5th Congressional District seat. • Background: Spartz was born in Ukraine, where she grew up. She emigrated to the U.S. 20 years ago, became a U.S. citizen and then worked her way up from bank teller to business executive, CPA and business owner. • Website: spartzforcongress.com
Tabitha Bartley (D) • Personal: Bartley is a disabled veteran who served eight years in the Marine Corps. She was born and raised in Lafayette and now resides in Monticello with her husband and three children. • Background: Bartley’s awards include Navy Marine Corps Commendation medal, Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal with 3 gold stars in lieu of fourth award, District Support Marine of the Year 2015, District Support Marine of the Year 2016, District Marketing and Public Affairs Marine of the Year 2017. National Defense medal and Good Conduct medal with gold star in lieu of second award. Bartley has served as the director of Women Veterans Greater Lafayette and as a member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 27, the Tippecanoe County Veterans Council and the Midwest Women Veterans Coalition. She also has volunteered with the Library of Congress Veteran History Project. • Website: facebook.com/bartley4indiana Brian Buchanan (R)* • Personal: Buchanan is married to Elisha and has two children, Chase and Alessandra. • Background: Buchanan is the incumbent for District 7. He received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from Purdue University. He worked as a program specialist and executive director at the Indiana FFA Foundation from 2002 to 2010. He has been in sales management and customer development in Buchanan Hauling and Rigging from 2010 to present. He has served on the board of directors for AgrIInstitute, on the Indiana FFA Leadership Center Committee, with the Boone County Youth Mentor Program, as a youth basketball coach and with the Indiana Farm bureau. • Website: votebuchanan.com
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 24 Naomi Bechtold (D) • Personal: Bechtold is married to Marty, and they have lived in Carmel since 2008. They have two children, one who went to Creekside Middle School and both graduated from Brebeuf Jesuit High School. • Background: Bechtold has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University and an MBA from Lehigh University. She is an accredited financial counselor. She works as an extension specialist for Purdue Extension. She is a board member for the Carmel Clay Parks Foundation, founding member of the Carmel Kiwanis Club and the past president for the Indiana affiliate of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. • Website: bechtoldforindiana.com
Donna Schaibley (R)* • Personal: Schaibley lives in Carmel with her husband, John. They have two children and two grandchildren. Schaibley is a member of the Carmel Rotary Club. • Background: Schaibley is the incumbent for District 24 and has held the seat since 2015. Schaibley was born and raised in Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in education and political science. She has worked in the administration of two major universities, was a leader on the Board of Trustees of the Orchard School and served as a substitute teacher in the Carmel Clay schools and as a volunteer in the community. Schaibley is vice chairman of the Courts and Criminal Code Committee and is a member of the Insurance Committee, the Financial Institutions Committee and the Recycling Marketing Development Board. She has authored and sponsored numerous bills which she successfully helped enact into law. Her recent accomplishments include authoring or sponsoring legislation making schools more secure, enabling patients to discover health care costs in advance of treatment by requiring price transparency and strengthening the rights of victims of sexual assault and human trafficking. • Website: schaibleyforindiana.com or State Representative Donna Schaibley on Facebook.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28 Eric Shotwell (D) • Personal: Shotwell is married to Janet. They have two sons: Jeremy and Chris. • Background: Shotwell earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from the IU Kelly School of Business. He is a retired engineering consultant. • Website: ericshotwellin.com Jeff Thompson (R)* • Thompson is the incumbent for State Representative District 28. He did not respond to Current for the election guide.
JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT NO. 1 Matthew Kincaid (R)* • Personal: Kincaid is married to Molly and has three children. They live in Zionsville. Background: Kincaid is the incumbent. He is unopposed. Kincaid is a 1992 graduate of DePauw University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a 1997 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law with a juris doctorate. He practiced law from 1997 until 2003, when he became a judge. He is a parishioner at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church where he serves as a Sunday reader and a confrere (advisor) to the Knights of the Holy Temple. He is active in the Indiana State Bar Association, Boone County Bar Association and on the Board of the Indiana Judges Association. During his free time, he enjoys running.
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Bruce Petit (R)* • Personal: Petit is married to Kelly and has two adult children, Eric and Maureen. • Background: Petit is the incumbent judge for Superior Court 2. He is unopposed. Petit graduated from Purdue University with a degree in ag econ and then attended McKinney School of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1982. He began working in a private civil practice in Hamilton County while also working in the Hamilton County prosecutor’s office handling major felony crimes for seven years. In 1989, he came to Boone County to work as chief deputy prosecutor. He was elected to Judge of Superior Court 2 in 2014. Petit is a member of the statewide Juvenile Justice Improvement committee, the Boone County Community Corrections advisory board and the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative committee.
Deborah Ottinger (R) • Personal: Ottinger is married to Ralph J. Burroughs, and they live in Lebanon. She has two children, Ryan Ottinger and Ashley Nelson, and two stepsons, Corbin and David Burroughs. • Background: Ottinger is unopposed. She graduated from Lebanon High School and attended Ball State University. She serves as the Boone County treasurer. She is a member at Lebanon Church of the Nazarene; a member of the Lebanon Kiwanis Club; a member of the Mental Health of America Boone County Board; a CACC/Sylvia’s Place member and a Boone County Republican Central Committee Chairman.
Justin Sparks (R) • Personal: Sparks is married to Cami and has three daughters: Alyssa, Isabella and Hailey. They attend Saint Maria Goretti parish in Westfield. • Background: Sparks is unopposed. He is in his 15th year as a firefighter and paramedic for the Wayne Township Fire Dept. in Indianapolis. He is a captain. He also has worked for the Boone County Coroner’s Office for the last seven years as a medical and legal death investigator. He served six years in the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in 2004. Sparks has studied organizational theory and EMS special operations at the National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland. I have graduated from fire service management courses at the Alabama Fire College, Tuscaloosa, Ala. He studied fire science at Vincennes University, sociology at Indiana University in Kokomo and public administration at Ivy Tech community college. Sparks volunteers as a Flight Paramedic and serves as the director of training for Grace on Wings, America’s only charity Air Ambulance. He also serves as a Reserve Deputy Marshal for the Thorntown Police Dept., where he is a patrol officer and an Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board certified instructor. He also is an IHSSA baseball and football official.
COUNTY AUDITOR Kayla Jordan (D) • Personal: Jordan is married to Allen. They have two daughters, Emma and Evelyn. They live in Lebanon. • Background: Jordan has part of her schooling completed at Ivy Tech for a logistics and supply chain management degree. She currently works for TFT Global at SIA as a Quality Assurance Specialist/ Auditor. She also works part-time as a Realtor with Carpenter Realtors in Zionsville. She volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. • Website: facebook.com/ Kayla-Jordan-for-Boone-County-Auditor-105302501351378/ Mike Luciani (R) • Personal: Luciani is married to Mary, and they have three children. They live in Zionsville. Luciani is a member of the Indiana Economic Development Association, the Government Finance Officers association, an assistant Scoutmaster and co-fundraising chair for Scouts BSA, a member of St. Alphonsus church and an Arrowman with the Scouting’s National Honor Society. • Background: Luciani has been an agency auditor for the State of Indiana, a finance manager for a municipality with a population of 75,000, a controller of a dairy product commodity distribution company in Illinois and an owner/operator of a family grocery store. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting. • Website: luciani2020.org
COUNTY TREASURER Lauren Hernandez-DeCrane (D) • Personal: Hernandez-DeCrane is married to Drew and they have two daughters. • Background: Hernandez-DeCrane received a degree in communications studies from IUPUI and an MBA in marketing at University of Indianapolis. She was a member of Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association. She worked from with the IU School of Medicine from 2012-2018 primarily in the Emergency Medicine Dept. as the technology and marketing coordinator. She left to work with Arlington/Roe, an insurance company, for a year and a half and then returned to Indiana University in the summer of 2019 to work for the School of Social Work as a communications and marketing director. Hernandez-DeCrane loves to play volleyball and coached fifth- and sixth-grade girls volleyball at St. Luke Catholic School from 2014 to 2019. She is a member of the Women of Impact for the Boone County Foundation. • Website: laurenhdecrane.com/ Nicole Baldwin (R) • Personal: Baldwin is married to Jim, and they have two sons: Zackary and Mathias. • Background: Baldwin graduated from Lebanon High School and completed two years of general studies at Ball State University. She earned a paralegal certificate from IUPUI, while working full time at Land Title of Boone County. Baldwin then served as deputy treasurer at the Boone County Treasurer’s Office for eight years. In 2005, she accepted the position of deputy recorder and was later promoted to chief deputy. In 2012, she ran for Boone County Recorder and won. Baldwin attends Traders Point Christian Church. She has served as a board member of the Boone County Historical Society and the Boone County Women’s Republican Club where in 2013 she was voted Republican Woman of the Year. She is active in the Indiana Recorders Association and the Association of Indiana Counties where she recently was elected vice president of the West Central District. She also was a recipient of the 2020 Zonta Rose Day Award. • Website: nikkibaldwinforboonecountytreasurer.weebly.com
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 Donnie Lawson (R)* • Lawson is the incumbent county commissioner for District 2. He is unopposed. He did not respond to Current for the election guide.
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Jeffrey Wolfe (R)* • Wolfe is the incumbent county commissioner for District 3. He is unopposed. He did not respond to Current for the election guide.
COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (CHOOSE 3) Don Lamb (R)* • Lamb is an incumbent for county council at-large. He did not respond to Current for the election guide. Elise Nieshalla (R)* • Personal: Nieshalla is married to Chris and has four kids. She is a member of the executive committee of Boone County Family Recovery Court, a member of Sylvia’s Child Advocacy Center, a member of Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau, a member of National Federation of Republican Women, a former member of Boone Economic Development Corporation, a judge for Future Farmers of America, a member of Boone REMC Member Advisory Group, on the High School Leadership Team at Zionsville Fellowship Church, a table leader at Zionsville Awakening/Great Banquet, a Street Dance volunteer for Zionsville Chamber of Commerce a painter and landscaper for Habitat for Humanity, a State Republican Convention Delegate in 2014 and 2016 and a Vice Precinct Committeeman.
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• Background: Nieshalla is an incumbent for county council at-large. She has a master’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications from Oral Roberts University. She also took an Indiana Economic Development course at Ball State University. • Website: facebook.com/EliseNieshalla Marcia Wilhoite (R)* • Personal: Not provided. • Background: She is the owner and principal of Marcia C. Wilhoite, CPA; a member and secretary of the Boone County Redevelopment Commission; a member of the board of directors for Boone County REMC; a partner and operator at Wilhoite Family Farms; a partner and operator in Wilhoite Land Co.; a shareholder and secretary in Fairway Farms; a member and president of the Boone County Solid Waste Board; a committee member of the 4-H Pavilion Building. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and received her Certified Public Accountant certificate in June 1983.
ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNION TOWNSHIP Jeff Papa* • Personal: Papa has two daughters, who both attend Zionsville Community High School. • Background: Papa is the incumbent, and he is unopposed. He is the chief of staff for the Indiana Senate. He is a former Zionsville mayor and town council president. He is a board member of Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation and Bowen Center for Public Affairs. He is a former immigration law partner at Barnes & Thornburg, and a former two-term chair of the Indiana Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association. He is a member of the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustees and a former president of the Rose-Hulman Alumni Association. He also is the former president of Indiana Leadership Forum. He has a PhD in education leadership and administration, a JD from IU, a master’s degree in applied business economics and a bachelor’s degree in economics and Russian. He has a graduate certificate in higher ed and student affairs and he also completed the Academy for Teaching and Learning Leadership. He is a former adjunct professor at both IU McKinney Law School and IU-Bloomington and served on external advisory boards at Ball State and Rose-Hulman. He taught English in Nepal and Korea. He has completed the Zionsville Community Schools Citizens’ Academy. • Website: yetikids.org
ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF TRUSTEES EAGLE TOWNSHIP Katie Aeschliman* • Personal: Aeschliman is married to Jake, and they have two children, Reese and Brody, who attend Zionsville Middle School. • Background: Aeschliman is the incumbent and is unopposed. She worked in local government for eight years, serving in both the Controller’s Office and the Bond Bank for the City of Indianapolis. She also has experience in banking, as she is the senior vice president of the BMO Harris Bank Institutional Market group. She has served the community as a seven-year member of the Zionsville Education Foundation’s Board of Directors including three as board president. • Website: Katie Aeschliman for School Board on Facebook.
POLLING LOCATIONS 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS
The 2020 general election is Nov. 3. Boone County residents can vote on Election Day or participate in early voting.
Boone County residents can vote early at any of the following locations: • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 27-30 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 and 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 at the Boone County Courthouse, 101 Courthouse Square, Lebanon; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27-30 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Whitestown Municipal Building, 6210 S. 700 E., Whitestown; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27-30 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 W. Oak St., Zionsville; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at the Zionsville Hussey-Mayfield Library, 250 N. 5th St., Zionsville; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at Grace Baptist Church, 3001 Elm Swamp Rd., Lebanon; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at Freedom Church; 2601 Indianapolis Ave., Lebanon; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at Thorntown Public Library, 124 N. Market St., Thorntown; • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at Jamestown Municipal Building, 421 E. Main St., Jamestown • 1 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30 at Elizaville Christian Church, 5745 N. 500 E., Lebanon. On Election day, all of the above locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for voters, in addition to Advance Community Christian Church, 305 N. Main St., Advance. For more, visit boonecounty.in.gov.
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Commentary by Terry Anker Among the countless good and bad memories of middle school, recollections of morning announcements seem particularly clear. The principal would proclaim the circumstances of the physical plant, the menu (“hot” lunch was served to those of us not lucky enough to carry the “Dukes of Hazzard” lunch box filled with Little Debbie from home), and the latest on the “special” news of the day (the janitor was retiring after 39 years and in third period, carnations were being delivered from secret admirers were being delivered). By lunch, school was aflutter with news of the goings-on: “Sally received two! One must be from her boyfriend – but who dared to send the other? Tom didn’t get any! Surely, Shirley would have bought one for him?” The game was at hand to find out who might be the admirer, and just as some were disappointed to have received none, others were filled with excitement and trepidation regarding the identity of their would-be paramour. “Would there be a love match, or could it have come from the icky one in my sixth-period science class?” It was all in good fun, and save a few broken hearts, little long-term damage was done. Flash forward a few decades, and we find anonymous delivery perfected in a world of informants, unnamed sources, social media, whistleblowers and government immunity. If we don’t know the origin, can we know our interest or belief in the veracity of the progenitor? Anonymity protects us from embarrassment, even retaliation, and enables us to reduce personal accountability, empowering us to do things we might otherwise shun. But does the very thing that makes it attractive to the sender make it suspect to the receiver?
Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.
Shanks for the memories Commentary by Danielle Wilson I’ve just returned from my weeklong “Heal the Soul” vacation to Florida. Here’s what I learned: HUMOR • Road trips sound like the way to go in this time of a global pandemic and a tight economy, but after 17 hours in a packed Honda Accord with two stinky teenage girls and my Nicorette-chewing bald spouse, I’m not thinking about all the airport germs we avoided or the money we saved by driving. More like, “How do I discreetly fashion a shiv from my Wendy’s spork and quietly shank whoever keeps passing gas?” • Rum Runners make everything better, particularly when sipped oceanside while scarfing down piping-hot conch fritters. I could even discuss our s@&%-show president without blowing a gasket! Truly miraculous! • Sand fleas are no joke. My blonde, blue-eyed, pasty-skinned daughter was “attacked” nearly every time she set foot outside of AC, even with copious
amounts of non-DEET-containing products. Her legs were literally covered in hundreds of angry red bites and itchy bumps. I did feel sorry for her, but as she was my child who contracted COVID-19 in August, which subsequently resulted in my own 10-day quarantine, I’ve also delighted in saying, “You had the plague, now you’ve got the pox!” A mother’s love is strong. • I still kind of dig my husband. Sure, he aggravated me to the point of appropriating prison culture during our drive, but away from the demands of work and kids, he’s funny and thoughtful and very sexy in sunglasses and a tan. It was good to be able to see that side of him and remember why I really didn’t want to shank him. Peace out.
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I still kind of dig my husband. Sure, he aggravated me to the point of appropriating prison culture during our drive, but away from the demands of work and kids, he’s funny and thoughtful and very sexy in sunglasses and a tan.
Editor, Do the COVID-19 tests have the ability to indicate the beginning of the virus, the middle part or even the tail end within a person? This information would greatly affect the number of days in a quarantine. What is the common denominator of people who get really sick and others who pass away? Possibly the common denominator is with people who religiously get a flu shot every year versus those who do not take the flu vaccine? The COVID-19 could be attaching to the previous flu vaccines within a person which makes them sick or takes their lives. Is there data available to support this question and would it be brought forward to the public? We would be better off just riding the tide and let natural immunity take its course for the planet population. How different is this virus versus all other flu viruses? I welcome truthful answers to all of these questions. Mari Briggs, Sheridan
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ZCC partners for Bites of Boone County, offers insurance By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Boone County Economic Development Corp. and the Zionsville Chamber PANDEMIC of Commerce have announced a weeklong event that will showcase the county’s restaurants the first week of November. The inaugural Bites of Boone County week will be Nov. 3-7. The event will be similar to Indianapolis’ Devour Indy, with the exception that participating restaurants won’t have to pay to participate and can provide a variety of dining options ranging from desserts to a three- or four-course menu, according to Allyson Gutwein, Zionsville Chamber of Commerce’s executive director. Participating restaurants are: • Amore Pizzeria • Auberge • Backroads BBQ • Books & Brews • Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream • Cobblestone • El Toro Bravo of Zionsville • Fundae’s Ice Cream and Sweets • Grace Truck • Greek’s Pizzeria – Zionsville • Noah Grant’s Grill House & Oyster Bar • Parky’s Smokehouse • Rush on Main • Salty Cowboy • The Scoop • THAT Sports Bar • Zionsville Pizzeria The event will be held wherever businesses decide to welcome diners at their establishments, whether that be indoors or outdoors. Gutwein said the event is expected to provide needed revenue for restaurants ahead of an unpredictable winter season
during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve got to make sure that people bring in what income they can while they can,” Gutwein said. “We don’t know what’s ahead, but we know that today people still feel comfortable dining (out), so let’s make sure that we encourage that and we support our restaurants as best we can. For more, visit BitesofBooneCounty.org or follow Bites of Boone County on Facebook and Instagram. Gift cards will be given away at the event and on social media. The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Conner Insurance and Ascension St. Vincent, also announced it will offer medical insurance to the chamber’s 450 members. Offerings include major medical, life, voluntary-term life, long-term disability, shortterm disability, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospitalization and cancer coverage. Zionsville Chamber members range from merchants on Main Street to mid-sized business owners to professional services companies. Chamber officials said they began researching the idea after speaking with other chambers from across the United States. “We really wanted to do this because insurance is something that is so critical to many small businesses, and the options that we have made available to our businesses are really important,” Gutwein said. “They help people who sometimes have a hard time finding or getting insurance for smaller businesses. We know this was something that would really benefit our members and help many member businesses to grow and feel more secure in what they do for themselves and their employees.” For more, visit zionsvillechamber.org/insurance.html and arrange a time on the site for a conversation with Conner Insurance.
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Indianapolis Opera presents shorter version of ‘Madame Butterfly’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com This will be like no other production of “Madame Butterfly” Alfred Savia has ever conducted. MUSIC Savia will be the principal guest conductor for Indianapolis Opera’s live-staged performance of the Giacomo Puccini classic at 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis. “I’ve done it several times. I know it very well. It’s one of my favorite operas,” Savia said. There will be a small audience of approximately 40 people, primarily donors, because of social distancing practices amid the coronavirus pandemic. The production will be available on a virtual link. “It’s a former Greek Orthodox Church and it’s a very large space,” said Savia, who also is the artistic advisor for Indianapolis Opera. “We’ve loaded a set in of the house that Pinkerton buys for Pinkerton and Butterfly. It’s a tall ceiling and enough room to put the set.” Savia said the entire production is scaled down. “We are probably doing somewhere between two-thirds and three-fourths of the opera,” Savia said of the 90-minute performance. “We’ve cut out certain characters and the chorus, so it can be done in an abridged fashion. There will be an intermission, but we’re doing it in two acts rather than the traditional three acts.” Savia said the audience, which will be required to wear face masks, will be socially distanced from the singers. Cast members will be distanced, so face coverings will not be used. “We’re not having intimate scenes between Pinkerton and Butterfly,” Savia said. “We thought maybe kiss her hand, but we are not even doing that. It’s going to be pretty obvious they are falling in love and what is about to happen, but they are keeping their space.” Savia said a string quartet and bass will perform. Piano will cover the wind and
Live at the Center Moxxie, “Live at the Center” concert series, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29, free livestream. To register, visit thecenterpresents.org. Indiana Wind Symphony “A Haunted Palladium,” spooky tunes, 2 p.m. Oct. 31, Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org. Carmel Apprentice Theatre Disney’s “Descendants The Musical,” Carmel Apprentice Theatre, Oct. 29 through Nov. 15, For more, visit thecattheatre.com. ‘KAR Front Seat’ “KAR Front Seat Series” with Todd Williams: Nationally recognized jazz musician, 7 p.m. Nov. 2, free Zoom link. Register prior to Nov. 2 at thecenterpresents.org.
Alfred Savia will be the principal guest conductor for Indianapolis Opera’s live-staged performance of “Madame Butterfly.” (Submitted photo)
brass parts. “It will be six players that will be representing the orchestra,” Savia said. “It’s what we can do in the space. With the singing actors and needing space, it would be difficult to do even a reduced orchestra.” “Madame Butterfly” was originally scheduled to be at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in November. Due to the pandemic, there was discussion of moving it to the Palladium with the chorus being in the loft behind. “When it became obvious we couldn’t get enough audience members to do that (with restricted capacity), we decided to go virtual,” Savia said. “Normally, we would have brought in the leads and used our resident artists for some of the supporting roles. But in this case, the resident artists are doing all of the major roles, except for Pinkerton, which is being sung by Ganson Salmon, who is a graduate of the resident artist program.” Salmon, who grew up in Indianapolis, was performing with the Sarasota Opera
when the pandemic hit in mid-March. “We’re fortunate we have the best group of resident artists we’ve ever had. Certainly in the three or so years I’ve been working with Indianapolis Opera, it’s the very best voices we’ve had,” Savia said. “Hayley Lipke, who is our Madame Butterfly, is a star in the making. She has a sensational voice. Every one of them are every bit up to the part. I’ve been amazed when we’ve been putting this together how everyone has stepped up and risen to the challenge. I think people will be elated with how well this has come together and how we didn’t need to bring in guest artists for this slightly more intimate virtual production.” Savia said the goal is to stage the larger production at a larger theater in the spring of 2021. “That’s the plan, but with many plans in the time of COVID, things change,” Savia said. Cost for the virtual link is $15 per household. For more, visit indyopera.org.
Shepherd takes on honorary chairman of CSO fundraising campaign editorial@youarecurrent.com Dave Shepherd, founder and chairman of Shepherd Insurance, has always challenged himself in the business world or on the basketball court. Shepherd has taken on a new challenge as honorary chairman of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s new 2020-21 fund-raising campaign, called “PLEDGE 45: Funding a Future Together.” Shepherd, a 1970 Carmel High School graduate, won the Indiana Mr. Basketball title his senior year. “I have always been known as an athlete and not necessarily as a man of the arts, but I do believe passionately that the arts are very important to our community, especially in Carmel,” stated Shepherd, who also is planning to be among the first to donate and will encourage others to do the same. For the full story, visit currentnightandday.com.
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went to “Minari” from director Lee Isaac Chung and A24 studio. The 29th Heartland International Film This year’s HIFF, which ran Oct. 8-18 with Festival has announced its list of award some screenings at Tibbs Drive-In in Indiwinners and more than anapolis, had 76 feature films, 22 FILM $60,000 in cash prizes world and U.S. premieres and 29 via its Oct. 17 virtual drive-in screenings. Awards Show. The Wuhan COVID-19 “Congratulations to all the winoutbreak documentary “76 Days” is ning filmmakers at the 29th HeartHIFF’s big winner, taking both the land International Film Festival,” $20,000 Grand Prize for DocumentaHeartland Film President Craig Pratry Feature and the $2,000 Richard er stated. “We all have been isoPrater D. Propes Social Impact Award for lated, but your films have brought Documentary Feature. untold stories and new perspectives from “Thank you Heartland International Film all of the world right into our homes. We Festival and members of the jury for giving may not have been all together this year, ‘76 Days’ the Grand Prize for Best Documenbut together we had a shared experience tary Feature and the Richard D. Propes Soaround the transformative power of film.” cial Impact Award,” stated Hao Wu, director Heartland Film officials said with the of “76 Days.” overwhelming positive response of the virMajor cash prizes also were awarded. A tual festival, they extended the availability $20,000 Grand Prize for Narrative Feature of most virtual titles through midnight, went to “There Is No Evil” from director MoOct. 24. The full film lineup can be found at hammad Rasoulof and Kino Lorber studio, HeartlandFilmFestival.org. and a $5,000 Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award
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Sorting out confusion on Rome’s Palatine Hill Commentary by Don Knebel Palatine Hill, the centermost of Rome’s famous seven hills, contains the ruins of ancient structures whose similar TRAVEL names often confuse modern visitors. During Rome’s Republican era, Palatine Hill was the home of Rome’s most prosperous citizens. In 27 B.C., after Octavian had defeated forces loyal to Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, the Roman Senate proclaimed him emperor, with the title “Augustus.” He built his official residence on Palatine Hill. The ruins of that relatively modest home are today open to the public and called “Domus Augustini” (House of Augustus). Later emperors, also given the title Augustus, followed Octavian’s lead and built their palaces on Palatine Hill, effectively making it the heart of the Roman Empire. Domitian, who became Roman emperor in A.D. 81, built a magnificent palace on Palatine Hill overlooking the Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum. Also used by Domitian’s successors, the palace, the vast ruins of which also are open to the public, became known as “Domus Augustana” (House of the Emperor).
During his 15-year reign, Domitian built two fields that also often bear confusing names. In Campus Martius (Field of Mars), Domitian erected a 250-meter-long stadium that seated up to 30,000 spectators. Dedicated in A.D. 86, the elongated facility was used for athletic competitions and called “Circus Argonalis” (Competition Arena). Today, the interior of what is often called “Stadio di Domiziano” (Stadium of Domitian) lies entirely beneath Piazza Navona, the largest public square in Rome. Just to the east of his palace, Domitian built a 146-meter-long field, surrounded by a two-story colonnaded portico. The exact purpose of what is often also referred to as “Stadio di Domiziano” remains unclear. It may have been used primarily as Domitian’s private garden. To prevent confusion with Circus Argonalis, the field is sometimes called simply “Stadium on Palatine Hill.”
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Ruins of Domitian’s Stadium on Palatine Hill in Rome (Photo by Don Knebel)
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