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Council reviews ARPA funding, approves crosswalk

By Jessica Todd • jessica@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Town Council met Oct. 23 at Town Hall to discuss a variety of business. The next town council meeting is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 6.

What happened: The Zionsville Parks and Recreation Department requested a marked crosswalk along Lemberger Boulevard within the Vonterra subdivision.

What happened: Deputy Mayor Andy Pickell gave the mayor/ administration update.

What’s next: The council did not say whether it would reconsider funding the three entities with ARPA dollars. Further discussion of ARPA funding will take place at the Nov. 6 meeting.

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What it means: Pickell discussed community enrichment grants and how they’ve been used in the past. He said the grants are funded by food and beverage taxes enacted in 2005 and the two ways Zionsville applies them is by looking at what the enrichment committee recommends and what the town council agrees with. Pickell also discussed the American Rescue Plan Act ordinance and said during the finalization of the 2024 Budget Plan, he and councilmember Josh Garrett agreed on a $2.7 million paydown. Pickell presented a slideshow that recommended the ARPA ordinance funding not include zWorks, the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce downtown restroom study or the Zionsville Cultural District summer concerts, which total $510,000. He said funding for those items should come from enrichment grants, as has always been the case. Pickell said by picking three entities to fund using ARPA dollars, there would be a lack of transparency.

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A marked crosswalk was approved along Lemberger Boulevard within the Vonterra Subdivision at the Oct. 23 town council meeting. (File photo)

What it means: According to Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Jarod Logsdon, the crossing would allow for additional delineation of crossing activity as trail users leave the Zionsville Road trailhead or return from their destination. Logsdon said Lemberger Boulevard is the only trail crossing along the Big-4 corridor left unmarked, and the addition of a crosswalk would help mitigate future conflicts. He said the Zionsville Department of Public Works would install crosswalk markings and signage and delineate a no-parking zone immediately around the Lemberger crosswalk to minimize visibility obstructions at the junction. Lance Lantz, director of public works, presented the resolution, which the council unanimously approved.

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Obituaries Community of the Year — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Boone County as Indiana’s Community of the Year. According to the organization, Boone County is the second-fastest growing county in the state.

Boone County’s achievements include securing nearly $800 million in business expansions over the past five years.

Boone County will receive the NextEra Energy Resources Community of the Year Award on Nov. 14 at the Indiana Convention Center.

Support Group — St. Francis In-The-Fields and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming up to provide a monthly support group. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older and is a free, confidential and safe group for parents, caregivers and guardians of minor chil-

dren living with behavioral difficulties and mental health challenges.

Meetings will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at St Francis in the Field Episcopal Church, 1525 Mulberry St, Zionsville. For more information, call or text Marilynn Berry-Stamm at 317-432-6332 or email hapycmprmg@aol.com.

the second Tuesday of November, Nov. 14, because the first Tuesday of the month is election day. The First Tuesday Networking Event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Zionsville Bake Shop, 7629 W. Stonegate Dr., Zionsville. This event is free for Zionsville Chamber members and first-time guests. No registration is required.

Ask Zionsville — The Town of Zionsville recently announced the launch of AskZionsville.com which will serve as a hub for all questions related to the town. People can search submitted questions by topic or submit questions and the town will respond. Others will be able to view the responses, too.

Boone County 4-H Project Fair — The annual 4-H Project Fair will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, 1300 E. 100 S., Lebanon. Discover nearly 60 diverse projects, connect with seasoned project leaders and learn about the opportunities awaiting the county’s youth. For more, visit extension. purdue.edu/county/boone/4-H-Youth-Development/4-H--Youth--Development.html.

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Quilts pictured are from left, “Camouflage,” “Quantum Entanglement” and “Hidden Figures.”

They are among the six hanging at Town Hall. All were quilted by Laurie Gavrin, who has been quilting since she was a teenager. (Photo by George Lewis)

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In October, Mother Nature fades the flowers, paints the leaves and inspires many artists. Some of those artists are ART now presenting their most creative work at Zionsville Town Hall.

A group of six poets have each written a poem inspired by one of six quilts hanging from high above the first floor and seen upon entry into the building. The quilter, Laurie Evans Gavrin, made all the quilts and called the exhibition “Seeing the Unseen.”

“Everything we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see,” she said.

The poems range from somewhat humorous (“Mona Lisa with Beloved Support Team”) to profound (“Quantum Entanglement”). Other poems are “Rainbows of Ash,” “Thanks be for Leopards,” “Nature Floating” and “In the Quilted Multiverse.”

The poems are printed and fastened to a display board on the floor beneath the quilts. The poets are Shari Wagner, Joe Heithaus, Noel Bewley, Stephanie L. Harper, Michael Crawford and Denise Buschmann.

The poetry is ekphrastic, written in response to a work of art by Heithaus, an English professor at DePauw University.

Heithaus wrote about the quilt “Hidden Figures” and titled his poem “Rainbows of Ash.” When asked about the title, he said he understood that it might sound depressing.

“Still,” he said, “I was really drawn to the quilt because it makes humans in the dark landscape into beacons of one kind or another. We humans are the culprits, but we are also the hope, the possibility, the very cure to such ills as injustice, racism, animal and child neglect.”

The display is presented by Brick Street Poetry, Inc. Founder Joyce Brinkman says the organization “Is always happy to bring poetry into different venues and to the people.

Town Hall seemed a unique place to do that.”

Donna Monday is a longtime Zionsville resident. She can be reached at dmonday8698@ att.net

Trick-or-treat hours news@currentinzionsville.com The Boone County Commissioners want to ensure that everyone has a safe Halloween and are encouraging residents to respect the designated trick-or-treat hours.

The designated trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31 in Boone County are: • Jamestown: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Lebanon: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Thorntown: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Whitestown: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Zionsville: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Boone County Commissioners also want to provide safety tips for anyone trickor-treating, including:

• Be visible: Use reflective clothing, carry a flashlight or add reflective tape to costumes and bags to make sure you’re seen by drivers.

• Stay in groups: Trick-or-treating is more fun with friends and family. Always walk in groups and stay together. Younger children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

• Inspect treats: Before indulging in your Halloween candy, make sure to inspect it for any unwrapped or suspicious-looking items. Safety comes first, so if in doubt, it’s best to discard any questionable treats.

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Cheerleaders gear up for competition

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Youth Football League Cheerleading Program will take the mat on Nov. 4 at the Indy Crossroads YOUTH SPORTS competition at Zionsville High School. According to current board members, this will be the program’s second year competing.

Cheerleaders participating in the postseason will be divided into three teams, by age, for the competition.

Angela Jones, assistant director of the program, said all three teams involved in the postseason took home first-place titles last year. The teams consist of kids in Kindergarten through second grade, first through fourth grade and fifth and sixth graders.

Liz Morehouse, who became the director of the cheerleading program in 2022, said it has seen a significant rise in registration within the last few years.

“When I worked as a coach in 2021, we only had nine kindergarteners in the program, and this year we had 48,” Morehouse said. “We had 186 kids this season com-

Last year, the ZYFL cheerleading program brought home three first-place titles. (Photo courtesy of Angela Jones)

pared to 93 in 2021.”

The program offers sideline coaching in addition to the postseason opportunity.

Morehouse said the team performs during ZYFL games and at events around town, including EagleFest and the Fall Festival parade.

“Our team is come one come all, and we do not hold tryouts for the season or postseason. We have seen great success by doing it that way,” Morehouse said.

Jones and Morehouse said they are excited to watch the girls perform on Nov. 4 and see their hard work come to fruition.

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CHRISTKIND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

The Christkindlmarkt selection committee has named the winners for the 2023 Carmel Christkindlmarkt Christkind essay contest. The contest is an opportunity to get involved in the Carmel Christkindlmarkt and honor a German holiday tradition. The contest is open to high school and college students and this year’s prompt asked writers to describe the decorating traditions their family does around the holidays and discuss whether those traditions have German origins. The first-place winner and recipient of the $1,000 scholarship is Sofia-Alexandra Colon, a 2019 graduate of Carmel High School. She graduated from Adrian College in 2023 and is attending the University of Indianapolis studying for her doctorate in occupational therapy. The second-place winner and recipient of the $500 scholarship is CHS student Samantha Simmons. The third-place winner and recipient of the $250 scholarship is Lija Kuhn, a student at Zionsville Community High School. Visitors can meet the Christkind at the Christkindlmarkt throughout the holiday season, beginning on the market’s opening day, Nov. 18. (Photo courtesy of Carmel Christkindlmarkt)

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George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter.

Apparently, peanut butter was already a thing when Carver pubPLAIN TALK lished his “How to Grow and Harvest Peanuts, and 105 Ways to Prepare Them for Human Consumption” in 1916.

In 1884, Marcellus Gilmore Edson from Montreal, Canada, ground peanuts into a paste. Ten years later, George Bayle of St. Louis created a peanut butter snack. John Harvey Kellogg, of cereal fame, processed peanuts into butter as a meat substitute during World War I. In 1922, chemist Joseph Rosefield invented a process for keeping the oil from separating. He licensed it to the company that created Peter Pan peanut butter, then made his own brand, Skippy. In 1955, Procter & Gamble marketed Jif peanut butter.

Americans eat an estimated 3 pounds of peanut butter per year. That amounts to 700 million pounds of peanut butter. It takes 850 peanuts to make a single 18-oz jar of peanut butter. One acre of peanuts can make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.

During the March 2020 pandemic, peanut butter consumption in the United States increased by 75 percent over the previous period in 2019.

It takes a lot of steps to make peanut butter. They are a legume, so they grow underground. You dig, shell, roast, cool, blanch and grind them into a paste. During the process, the manufacturer adds sugar, salt and other oils.

When I was a kid, we lived in a cabin in Wisconsin, and during the winter months, everything would freeze, including the peanut butter. Mom would take the jar from the cabinet and put it next to the stove to ensure it was spreadable in the morning.

Technically, peanuts are not nuts but are considered part of America’s nut consumption, along with almonds and walnuts.

January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day. So, mark your calendars and fix yourself a peanut butter sandwich.

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ZCHS junior receiver Hilton drawing heavy college attention

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When asked who his favorite athlete is, Zionsville Community High School junior receiver Eugene Hilton Jr. didn’t hesitate.

“I’ve got to say my dad,” Hilton said.

Makes sense or there might be an awkward moment at the dinner table. His father is Hilton Jr. former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton, whose given name is Eugene. Nicknamed “The Ghost,” he played 10 seasons with the Colts and one season with Dallas in 2022 and was selected to four Pro Bowls.

Hilton, who has 20 scholarship offers so far, said his top six schools now are Missouri, Kentucky, Wisconsin, University of Mississippi, University of Miami and his father’s alma mater, Florida International University.

“It’s nice knowing that hard work pays off and it’s started to finally take notice,” he said.

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Favorite subject: Math Favorite musicians: YoungBoy and Drake Favorite TV show: “Paradise PD” He said his father’s main advice about recruiting is to enjoy the process and take it day by day.

Hilton caught 49 passes for 598 yards last season as a sophomore. Prior to the Class 6A sectional opener Oct. 27, Hilton had 40 catches for 757 yards and nine touchdowns.

Hilton said his biggest improvement this season is definitely yards after the catch.

“Last year, I could have had much bigger plays than what I had,” Hilton said. “My

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Eugene Hilton Jr. has increased his yards after catch this season. (Photo courtesy of Tom Marron Photography)

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Hilton said supportive teammates have been important.

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At 6-foot-1 and just 16 years old, Hilton said his hope is to grow at least 2 or 3 more inches.

“I was kind of slow early on,” he said.

“But as I started to get taller and build strength, I started to get really fast and become really powerful.”

Eagles coach Scott Turnquist said Hilton has developed in a lot of ways since starting varsity late in his freshman season.

“He’s done a great job working at his craft and getting better in terms of his skill set,” Turnquist said. “Over the last year, he’s done a good job developing his voice as a leader, especially in that receiver group.”

Being around the game his entire life has helped as well.

“When you’re around it a lot, you understand much more stuff than someone, let’s just say, that wasn’t around the game as long,” Hilton said. “It’s just knowing what is going on, and a good feel for the game puts you above everyone else.”

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SCHOOL SPIRIT PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES

Indiana Members Credit Union recently presented a check for $1,248 to Zionsville Community High School athletics as part of an ongoing school spirit debit card program. The partnership allows Zionsville fans the opportunity to show school spirit and support the athletic program by signing up for a Zionsville Eagles-themed debit card. Each time the card is used as a signature-based transaction, Zionsville athletics benefits. The more cards that are in use, the larger the contribution.

Since beginning the program in 2013, Zionsville High School has received $16,468 through this IMCU giveback program. Kevin Jones, Zionsville branch manager, and Emily Klei, West Carmel branch manager, presented the check to Greg Schellhase, athletic director at Zionsville Community High School, at the boys varsity football game Sept. 22. The card is available for issue to members at the IMCU Zionsville Branch, 6702 Whitestown Pkwy., and the IMCU West Carmel Branch, 3975 W. 106th St., as well as IMCU’s other 30 Indiana locations. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Members Credit Union)

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WE NEED YOUR HELP • The Carmel Fraternal Order of Police is raising money to provide food baskets for those families in need in the Carmel/Hamilton County area this Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays • Our goal is to provide 500 food baskets at Thanksgiving and another 500 baskets at Christmas • This will be our 43rd year working with the Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County and our 4th year partnering with our local 96th Street Sam’s Club • We are a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit foundation and do not hire outside solicitors THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DONATE...

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Fishers family invests in Spanish winery

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com A Fishers family joined the international wine business in a roundabout way that started with a U.S Air Force LIBATIONS connection that led to picking grapes in Spain and eventually investing in a vineyard.

April Wood said her husband, Jeff Wood — who is president and CEO of Tom Wood Automotive Group — met French fighter pilot Peyo Iturria during a joint military exercise in Canada in the late 1990s. A friendship blossomed, and in 2011, Iturria invited the Woods to help harvest grapes at his cousin’s vineyard near Tordesillas, Spain, about 2 ½ hours northwest of Madrid.

The Iturria family is from Bordeaux, France, which is famous for its wine, but the area is full of wineries. Iturria’s cousin, Xavier Iturria, opted to open his business in Spain rather than compete with the established businesses in France.

April Wood said they were excited to help harvest grapes in Spain.

“We were like, ‘Oh, yeah, that sounds amazing. And so much fun and just won-

April Wood and Jeff Wood pick grapes at Bodegas Iturria vineyards in Spain. (Photo courtesy of April Wood)

derful,’” she said. “We had no idea what we’re talking about. We found out the hard way that it is very hard work — 12-hour-plus days of cutting the grapes and then processing them. I mean, literally back-breaking work.”

But, Wood said, they also learned to appreciate everything that went into making wine, and they loved the wine Xavier Iturria made and wanted to be a part of the business.

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wine. This is something we would have at home,’” she said. “‘How could we help you get this into the U.S.?’”

Wood said that — again not knowing what they were getting into — they invested in the vineyard and worked to import Bodega Iturria wine to the United States.

“Through lots of investigation and asking questions of people and trying to figure out how to get that done, we were able to pair with an importer and a distributor,” she said, adding that the Spanish wine has been available in the Indianapolis area since about 2012. It’s also distributed in New York City, she said, and they’re working to expand its distribution.

Bodega Iturria wines are carried at SoBro Wine and Spirits in Indianapolis, Grapevine Cottage in Zionsville and Vine and Table in Camel. Tinto Iturria can be found at Big Red Liquors in Fishers and Storied Company in Indianapolis.

Some area restaurants also carry Iturria wines. They include Peterson’s in Fishers, Convivial in Carmel and Zionsville, HS Tavern in Fishers, and FoxGartin Family Kitchen in Fishers.

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Zionsville Education Foundation Bash returns with school spirit theme

By Jessica Todd jessica@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Education Foundation’s 2023 Bash, an annual fundraising event, is rapidly approaching.

At 6 p.m. Nov. 4 inside the Golf Club of Indiana Cardinal Room, the ZEF will conduct a fundraising event that supports Zionsville Community Schools.

Tickets are $125 per person. Admission includes dinner, an open bar, entertainment and the chance to bid on trips and auction items. The band Dave & Rae will perform, and Magician Randy Pryor will entertain guests during the first hour of the event.

The ZEF is a nonprofit that has served Zionsville for more than 20 years. According to Lyle Browne, executive director of the ZEF, the organization was founded in 1995 by a visionary group of people dedicated to education in the community.

According to the ZEF, Zionsville Community Schools is the state’s lowest-funded public school corporation per student in Indiana. Proceeds raised through fundraisers, corporate sponsorships, individual donations and support from community merchants help bridge the gap between basic curricular necessities provided by state funds and the innovative ideas educators create to encourage students to develop into lifelong thinkers.

Event co-chair Andrea Fonseca said the annual fundraising event is vital for many reasons, but mainly because it allows the organization to provide grants to educators.

The foundation annually provides Classroom Grants, Imagine Professional Development Grants and Strategic Initiative Grants across the district. It also supports students in extracurricular activities through Student Enrichment Grants, which award funds to school-sanctioned academic, philanthropic or student government teams and clubs.

According to Browne, the nonprofit has awarded more than $1.75 million to Zionsville Community Schools in the last 28 years. This is the fourth year school spirit has been the theme for the fall fundraiser.

“ZEF Bash is our largest annual fundraiser and enables us to fund innovative ideas and creative projects across the district,” Browne said. “Our mission is to serve our

ZEF supporters attend the 2022 ZEF Bash. (Photo courtesy of Lyle Browne)

Each year, ZEF ends the fundraiser by unveiling an exclusive ZEF hat for anyone who donates $75 during the night. (Photo courtesy of Zionsville Education Foundation)

school community by providing funds that promote academic excellence.”

According to the foundation, recent initiatives funded by ZEF include: • Laptop programs.

• Equipment for a student-run video production studio.

• Materials supporting a school-wide literature study.

• Financial support for artists-in-residence.

This year, the ZEF asks attendees to participate in a school spirit theme by wearing Zionsville Eagles gear or representing their favorite Zionsville athletic team. Fonseca said the theme for the event has evolved over time.

“Our fall event has always been big, and we used to do a barn bash before settling on the school-spirit theme for the last few years,” Fonseca said.

Browne said the format for event tickets

is a bit different this year because there is no VIP option.

“We used to have a VIP hour before the event, but this year, we are combining everything into one,” Browne said. “One ticket will include everything the event has to offer.”

This year, attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on AmFund trips, and a portion of each bid will help fund ZEF grants to support Zionsville schools. Trip destinations include Thailand, Sedona, Costa Rica and Greece, among others.

The foundation will unveil this year’s exclusive ZEF hat at night’s end. Browne said anyone who donates $75 during the night receives a hat.

“We call the unveiling of the hat ‘Cap off the Night’ because it is how we end the fundraiser each year,” Browne said. “Each year, we have an exclusive ZEF hat that is our gift to donors. It is a great way to continue showing school spirit and support for ZEF at different events throughout the year.”

Fonseca said the foundation works with different vendors for hat ideas representing the school system each year.

“We have done different styles, such as trucker and baseball hats, and it stays a secret until the night of the event,” Fonseca said. “Developing ideas and designing something new each year is fun.”

The ZEF has two part-time staff members and a 20-person volunteer board of directors.

“We are grateful for the time and talents of our board and community member volunteers on the Classroom and Imagine Grants committees that review the grant applications and the ZEF Bash committee,” Browne said. “We simply couldn’t do what we do without them.”

For anyone who cannot attend the event at 6905 S. 525 E., Lebanon, a link will open Nov. 1 to bid on the silent auction items and trips. Bidding ends at 9:30 p.m. the night of the event. Register at zef.home.qtego.us.

ON THE COVER: Zionsville Education Foundation committee members (from left) Torrye Kampen, Sara Brauer, Kristin Guest and Sarah Janicki at the 2022 ZEF Bash. (Photo courtesy of Lyle Browne)

BUSINESS LOCAL

World Famous Hotboys features hot chicken sandwiches. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Tann)

Chicken eatery coming to Michigan Road

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com World Famous Hotboys is headed to the west side of Carmel.

The hot chicken restaurant will move into a spot that forCOMING SOON merly housed Prodigy Burger Bar at 4335 W. 106th St. Prior to that, the spot was home to a Stacked Pickle and 106th Street Grill.

The first World Famous Hotboys outside of California opened in Fountain Square in Indianapolis in 2022.

Aaron Tann, a Carmel resident, said he hopes the restaurant will open before the end of the year. Tann and cousin Kyle Roberts of Fishers are the operating owner-partners.

“Our restaurants have a lot of artwork, murals and graffiti,” Tann said. “Right now, we’re working on that. We have to build a fake wall because we can’t paint on the brick in Carmel. It’s going to be a really cool place, family-oriented. Around 10 o’clock at night it will probably go to an over-21 place with live entertainment, music, DJs and adult slushies.”

The Carmel restaurant is 10 times larger than the Fountain Square location, which opened in May 2022.

Tann said the restaurant will seat between 100 and 120 guests, and when the patio is open it could accommodate dozens more. He said he expects to have 25 to 30 employees.

“Fountain Square does really well,” Tann said. “A lot of people from Carmel, Fishers and Zionsville come down there. They keep asking us, ‘When are you going to be up north?’ Now we’re coming up north.”

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Mayor-elect ready to work for town Editor, The leaves are changing color and it’s chillier in the mornings — all unmistakable signs of a new season. Yes, the “political” season is here.

You’ve seen other signs, too — mostly in your neighbor’s yards. Team red and team blue are ready for the Nov. 7 showdown.

As you know, I’m on team red — and I like our team. We have a good mix of people who can work together to accomplish some important goals for our town.

We have a developer who can provide key insight into controlling growth. We also have a transportation/construction lawyer, a CFO, a former CPA (with 10 children in our schools), a small business owner, one who’s has made a career in nonprofits and a financial planner, with deep municipal government experience.

It’s a well-rounded team. A team with com-

plementary skill sets that will work for the common good. I support them. They support me.

In the end, I will work hard with the town council that our friends and neighbors elect.

The seven that emerge after election day will be OUR council.

One of the important jobs of the mayor is to be a cheerleader for Zionsville. I am going to be the biggest cheerleader I can be — for our town, our town employees AND for our town council.

During the political season, candidates often say, “Our best days are ahead.” In Zionsville, it happens to be true. The election is important, but even more important is putting the right team on the field starting in 2024.

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I have shared this love of trout fishing with many people, even while walking in the Zionsville Parks system along Eagle Creek. I have met people who had “heard there were trout in here (Eagle Creek).” I’ve seen men, women, high schoolers and small kids with parents sharing precious time on the water. I have met people from all over Indiana, a guy from Connecticut visiting family, fly fishers, spin fishers and worm dunkers. I am not surprised when the word spreads in the fishing community. “There are trout there!”

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All trout stockings in Indiana are qualified and issued DNR permits. This is also sanctioned by Trout Unlimited. It is not an ecological disaster, Armageddon or existential threat.

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Lessons from the news cycle Commentary by Terry Anker The arrival of the 24-hour news cycle delivered an abundance of bad, shocking and salacious information from ESSAY the four corners of our universe.

Where we once had a troupe of editors at the local morning daily paper that would sift through, as Adolph S. Ochs said in 1896, “all the news that’s fit to print,” today we have unfettered access to virtually limitless bits of who-knows-what. Like the shelves of a modern grocery store, not all choices are equally healthy, affordable or necessary. Yet without the guiding hand of someone who is thinking about quality and nutrition, we can slide into some fairly bad habits, eating only what we’ve always eaten while not understanding why we are becoming obese.

We live in an increasingly toxic internet age where thieves send us daily messages by every electronic medium manifesting all matter of deception. And when we seek the worst manifestations of human behavior each morning with our coffee, we come to believe that these abhorrent individuals are

more common than they actually are. Most people are good and decent. Most of us try to behave ourselves. And we do.

But this so-called democratization of news has had a twisted effect. Even as we are horrified to watch in real time as missiles are fired and buildings burn, knowing that there must have been humans where now only flames are seen, others conspire about how terror, death and kidnapping might advance their agenda. Likewise, most read about drug arrests, corruption or even murder and wonder how it has become so commonplace while others find comfort that their own perversions might be perceived as mainstream. The middle school cliché, “Well, everyone is doing it” comes to mind. Does learning of the bad actions of our fellow humans motivate fear, action, disinterest or abject indifference?

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Hitting the road with Mom Commentary by Danielle Wilson

declaring, “I don’t need to come back to this city.” How dare you, madam! Boston is Friends, I recently returned from a mothawesome! And was I annoyed that we had er-daughter trip that went surprisingly to cut the Freedom Trail short, right before well. But please don’t tell my Paul Revere’s house (and Mike’s Pastry), HUMOR sisters! They’ve been applaud- because her allergies were acting up? Yes. ing my Yes, I was. “sacrifice” and But we shared She’s always wanted to see the showering me with great laughs when a presidential sites up there, and since tourist tried to run comments like “We I’m the lone history teacher of her five onto The Plain at West owe you!” and “God bless you.” It’s been Point -- only to be vigdaughters, I volunteered as tribute. lovely, much like the – DANIELLE WILSON orously sworn at by aforementioned jaunt our expatriate German Mom and I took to tour guide, and we New York and Boston. She’s always wanted made quite the pair traipsing around Eleato see the presidential sites up there, and nor Roosevelt’s estate at 8 a.m., not a soul since I’m the lone history teacher of her in sight. I’ll forever cherish our 30 minutes five daughters, I volunteered as tribute. I in the Hancock Cemetery, failing miserably steeled myself for moments of annoyance to keep track of the prolific Adams family. and hours of stories that I’ve already heard “Who’s this guy again?” So fun. and accepted the fact that the week would But please don’t tell my sisters! Peace out. be emotionally exhausting. But I focused on the opportunity for spending 1-on-1 time with my mom and the chance to eat some Danielle Wilson is a contributing outstanding North End cannoli. columnist. You may email her at Was there impressive eye rolling on my info@youarecurrent.com. part? Absolutely. Mom frequently commented on the horrendous traffic, eventually

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Lost another food fight Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

appetizer.”

“No, that’s exactly what they want us Typically, restaurant coupons you get to do. That won’t save us a penny because in the mail give you several options. They we never order an appetizer. So, we don’t require some crafty figuring gain anything.”

HUMOR in order to know how to “OK, Dad. Here’s a coupon for a 99-cent most efficiently use them. draft beer. But you have to order the John That’s why we brought along one evening Wayne Sirloin for $39.95.” our adult son who has a year of college I was tempted. I sensed growing discalculus under his belt. I just wasn’t sure sension around the table. how much stayed in his head.

“Here, Dick,” Mary Ellen said. “This part “It looks to me,” began my wife, Mary of the coupon says we can get $10 off the Ellen, eyeing the coucheck if we spend at pons, “that we can least $50. Then we get a free burger as The bill was $62. I didn’t can order what we long as someone else want. And what a speak to Mary Ellen the concept -- you know, also orders a burger, two-for-one.” enjoying what you rest of the evening.

“Great,” I said. eat.”

But I can’t blame the “Brett and I will each “No, that would have a burger.” make the final bill expensive dinner on her. $40, and “Hold it, Dad. I I want to The coupon had expired. keep dinner under don’t want a burger. I eat them all the time.

– DICK WOLFSIE $40.”

I thought you didn’t “Why?” want me to eat so “I have no idea. It’s much red meat?” just a personal goal I set.”

“Look, we just have to work together as Twenty minutes later, the server finally a family. OK, Mary Ellen, how about this? dared approach.

If one of us gets an Asian salad, the other “We’ll have two spinach salads, one of gets a salad at half price, as long the secwhich one is free. And a tenderloin for ond salad is the same or a lesser value. my son, who was a consultant on this Which salad do you want?” project.”

“I don’t like the salads here. I want the “You know, Dick,” Mary Ellen said, “I fish and chips dinner.” changed my mind. I think I’ll have the fish “You can’t have a fish and chips dinner, tacos.”

Mary Ellen. There’s no discount for a fish The bill was $62. I didn’t speak to Mary and chips dinner.”

Ellen the rest of the evening. But I can’t “Why are we eating out if we can’t get blame the expensive dinner on her. The something we like?” coupon had expired.

“Because once, just once, I want to show these restaurants that I am not a fool. They are not going to snare me into Dick Wolfsie is an author, their trap. We will save money. I don’t care columnist and speaker. Contact if we hate every morsel.” him at wolfsie@aol.com.

“Hey, Dad, if Mom gets the $14.95 Cobb salad, this coupon says we get a free

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com David Commanday is finding his stint as a Carmel Symphony Orchestra guest conductor to be an enjoyable MUSIC experience.

“The first concert was a great pleasure to prepare and perform with the musicians,” Commanday said. “I think we really hit it off. I love the (concert) hall and I’m really impressed with the town.”

Commanday returns as guest conductor for the third time for Carmel Symphony Orchestra, which will present its Masterworks 2 concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Commanday first served as guest conductor Oct. 7 as Janna Hymes’ resignation as artistic director was announced that day. Hymes resigned to concentrate on her new position as leading the orchestra in Sonoma, Ariz. Commanday then returned Oct. 22 to conduct the Gershwin Kids concert.

Commanday, based in Peoria, Ill., is the conductor of Heartland Festival Orchestra.

He served as music director of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 2009. “(Masterworks 2) is opening with a piece by Valerie Coleman, an African American composer and performing flutist of real distinction,” Commanday said.

Coleman’s piece is “Umoja, Anthem of Unity,” which she wrote for the wind quintet she played in.

“Later, she was asked by the Philadelphia Orchestra to orchestrate it for full orchestra,” Commanday said. “That’s the first time that orchestra played a piece by an African American woman composer. It’s brilliantly orchestrated and a very beautiful piece. The concert, in my opinion, is about diversity and unity.”

This is the first time Commanday has conducted the piece but he is quite familiar with the other three pieces on the program.

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BEEF & BOARDS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through Nov. 19 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

FEINSTEIN’S CABARET Ari Axelrod: “A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway” is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

Singer-songwriter Andie Case will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

GRACE POTTER Grace Potter’s concert is set for 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

THE LITTLE MERMEN

in” is next in the concert.

“At first, it’s not clear how it fits in with Veterans Day and the United States,” Commanday said. “Tombeau means memorial and Couperin was a French composer. The fact is, Ravel is a veteran who wanted to serve in the first World War and was disqualified on medical grounds. In order to serve, he became a medical assistant and drove an ambulance.”

Commanday said Ravel wrote the piece on the piano between 1914 and 1917. When Ravel decided to orchestrate it, he dedicated each of the movements to a friend who died in World War I. “So, it is kind of a tribute to veterans and their sacrifices,” Commanday said.

Charles Ives’ “Variations of America” is the third piece. Ives wrote it when he was 17.

“He wrote a tough pedal part,” Commanday said. “Playing the pedal is almost as much fun as playing baseball.”

Commanday said Ives was an insurance man with a refreshing personality.

“He liked the idea of simultaneous things happening that are disconnected,” Commanday said.

Commanday said there are a couple of moments where two different keys are happening at the same time in “Variations

of America.”

“I consider it a patriotic and celebratory type of thing,” he said.

The final piece is William Grant Still’s “Afro American Symphony No. 1.” It was the first symphony by a Black composer to be performed by a major orchestra. Commanday said in 1930 it became the most performed symphony.

“This is a piece I’ve had the pleasure of performing a couple of times,” Commanday said. “William Grant Still was classically trained as a composer and musician. In this piece, he incorporates themes from jazz, specifically blues. He included that as a celebration of his roots. It’s a symphony that takes the audience on a journey through in four movements. He also includes the sound of the banjo, which is an American instrument.”

Commanday said jazz itself is an infusion of West African influences and European classical music.

“This is a fun symphony with a lot of heart in it,” he said.

J’lan Stewart, from Kokomo, will be featured in the program as a guest soloist.

Stewart was one of 40 national finalists in the Songbook Academy summer intensive program in July.

For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

The Ultimate Disney Tribute Band will perform at 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts.

For more visit, thecenterpresents.org.

‘CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG’ Carmel Apprentice Theatre will present “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” from Nov. 3-19 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz.

DISPATCH Heartland to present sneak preview of ‘KENNEDY’ — Heartland Film will partner with the History network to present a sneak preview of the network’s new docuseries “KENNEDY,” directed by Hoosier and Heartland Film award-winning alumnus and 23-year-old filmmaker Ashton Gleckman, from Carmel. A screening of Episode 7 from the series is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at The Toby in Newfields in Indianapolis. It will be followed at 7:45 p.m. by a discussion and question-and-answer session with director and composer Gleckman and featured subject Lawrence J. Haas, former White House official and author, columnist, commentator and historian. “KENNEDY” premieres at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 with three backto-back episodes on the History network and then continues Nov. 19-20. For sneak preview tickets, visit heartlandfilm.org.

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its moments when it can be very taxing.

That’s not always fun if you are having an off night. Don José has some redeemable Adam Diegel might be making his Indiaqualities but very few. He’s a pretty twistnapolis Opera debut, but he is no newcomed character.” er to his role of Don Don José leaves a woman who OPERA José in “Carmen.” loves him for the fiery Carmen.

“This will be my 80th“In my opinion, they are equally plus performance of Don José,” he at fault, maybe him a little more,” said.

Diegel said.

“Carmen” is set for Nov. 10-12 at Don José eventually kills Carmen.

The Tarkington at the Center for Diegel said Indy Opera will stay true the Performing Arts in Carmel. Perto Georges Bizet’s original opera.

Diegel formances will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. “I just did a production where I 10-11 and 3 p.m. Nov. 12. was the one who was killed,” Diegel said.

Diegel, who is based in the Orlando area, “They did it tactfully within the context of said there is a unique character arc to Don the storyline. Don José does admit at the José. end, ‘I did wrong and come arrest me and “It’s kind of fun to follow the betrayal take me to my fate.’ But, unfortunately, he and demise of the character,” Diegel said. had to kill Carmen to do that.”

“He kind of devolves into madness.”

Diegel has previously worked with Nina Diegel, a Korean American tenor, said Yoshida Nelsen, who plays Carmen, in a “Tosca” is probably the favorite opera in couple of productions. which he has performed because he plays a “She played my mother in ‘Cavalleria protagonist. rusticana,’” Diegel said. “Now she plays my “But I’ve definitely performed in (‘Carlove interest, so we’ve come full circle.” men’) the most,” Diegel said. “Don José has For more, visit indyopera.org.

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It’s an interesting mix of soothing energy and very exciting hot playing. We try to be very balanced in how much each person For Béla Fleck, performing in an interdoes and how it all fits together. There is national all-star ensemble has several a lot of joy that we experience together benefits. playing music, and hopefully that MUSIC “Playing with differputs warm energy into the crowd, ent people certainly which they can take home with brings out different qualities in a them.” player,” Fleck said. “In this case, Fleck, 65, said the band is a there’s an opportunity for some great vehicle to explore different beauty, a connection to the Indigenres. an musical language and a lot of “I love learning new stuff and Fleck improv.” experiencing different musical Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain, languages on the banjo,” Fleck said. along with Rakesh Chaurasia, will perform Fleck became interested in the banjo at the “As We Speak” concert at 7:30 p.m. when he heard the theme song from “The Nov. 2 at the Palladium at the Center for Beverly Hillbillies.” the Performing Arts in Carmel. “As We Fleck said the theme was musician Earl Speak” is the name of the quartet’s album.

Scruggs making a silly song very serious, Fleck, who has won 15 Grammy Awards, at least in the banjo department. is a banjo legend. Hussain is a tabla player, “Then I was fortunate to study with Tony Meyer is a double bassist and Chaurasia is Trischka,” Fleck said. “If Earl created the a bansuri Indian flute player. tradition nearly single-handed, Tony devel“We knew right away that the band oped a whole new set of strategies to use had a ton of potential, especially when it for self-expression.”

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Conrad said IWS is playing another piece based on it, called “Fantastique,” by Tyler It might be five days after Halloween, Harrison. but Indiana Wind Symphony Music Director “It’s a spoof of the piece (the audience) will Charles Conrad fighear right after ‘Dream of a Witches’ CONCERT ures the audience Sabbath,’” Conrad said. will still be in the IWS principal flute player Carl mood for some haunting music.

Butler is the soloist in the concert, IWS will present “Echoes of Halperforming during the “Concerto in D loween” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Major” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Palladium at the Center for the PerThe four members of the bassoon forming Arts in Carmel. section will be featured in the “FuButler It will open with a piece called neral March of a Marionette.” It was “Witch Hunt” by Aaron McMichael. written first as a piano piece in 1872 and The concert will close with “Dream of a orchestrated in 1979, but the IWS commisWitches’ Sabbath” by Hector Berlioz. sioned the arrangement, “More people will know it as the finale to “People will recognize it because it’s the ‘Symphonie Fantastique,’” Conrad said. “It’s theme from the old ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presreally a significant piece in the history of mu- ents’ TV show,” Conrad said. sic because it’s kind of the official opening Conrad said the concert will also include of the Romantic Period. It’s one that shocked “Symphony in Blue and Gold,” which was part everybody in 1830 when it first premiered. of a commission consortium. The composer It’s one of those landmark movements in the is Erika Svanoe. history of music. It introduced so many new “It’s a jazzy, very modern-sounding symsounds that people had never heard before. phony with kind of a jazz rhythm section,” When you hear it, you think it was written Conrad said. in the 1880s instead of 1830. It’s just that far For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

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Funds will be used to establish a new ATI endowment fund managed by the Central Indiana Community Foundation.

According to the organization, the late Christel DeHaan recognized the value in the arts and was a fan of the “Broadway in Your Backyard” presented by ATI. For many years, the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation supported ATI with generous operating grants. She informed board members of the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation that, upon her death, “It is my intent that Legacy Gifts be granted to organizations whose artistic talents merit support and with whom special relationships existed.” The Foundation closed in 2023 and corpus assets were divided up to designated organizations through Legacy Gifts. As a result of the substantial gift, ATI productions will be permanently changed to “Actors Theatre of Indiana with Artistic Support from Christel DeHaan presents.”

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A visit to revitalized Roanoke Commentary by Don Knebel Today, in our continuing visits to sites within driving distance of Indianapolis, we stop by Roanoke, about 17 miles TRAVEL southwest of Fort Wayne, seeing how one family can change the course of a once-dying Indiana town.

Roanoke was founded in 1848 along the Wabash and Erie Canal in what had been hunting grounds of the Miami people. By the 1960s, Roanoke, like many Hoosier towns, had begun losing population and businesses. By 1980, Roanoke’s population was less than 900, sidewalks were crumbling and storefronts along Main Street were boarded up. Enter Pete Eschelman, a former New York Yankees pitcher, who moved to Fort Wayne with his family in 1986 when he accepted a position with Lincoln National. Three years later, he bought a farm east of Roanoke.

In 1990 Eshelman bought and restored a deserted hardware store building in Roanoke as the headquarters of American Specialty Insurance, which he had just started with his brother and a friend. As the company grew, it continued buying and

restoring abandoned Roanoke buildings, turning one into the Roanoke Area Heritage Center and Historical Museum. In the 1990s, Eshelman bought and restored a historic bank building, in which he entertained high-profile clients. In 2000, that became Joseph Decuis, a restaurant serving vegetables and now Wagyu beef from Joseph Decuis Farm, which has been described as “a farm dressed in a tuxedo.” Joseph Decuis is consistently rated as one of Indiana’s top restaurants, attracting diners from across the state.

In the most recent census, Roanoke’s population was 1,762, almost double what it was in 1980. Along its Main Street, in addition to Joseph Decuis, are a number of fashionable shops. The Joseph Decuis Farm is open to the public by appointment and hosts a number of events on its grounds and event center.

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