Saturday July 2 2016Sheridan Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta Carmel Fishers Westfield

Vol 3 No 130 Mostly sunny today mostly cloudytonight

TODAYrsquoS WEATHER

HIGH 75 LOW 57

By FRED SWIFTLets see if youre familiar with some of

Hamilton Countysmost famous person-alities past and pres-ent Thefollowing brief descriptions of 15 individu-als who became wide-ly known for theirprofessional accom-plishments or in somecases their illegal an-tics

Their names have all appeared in theReporter as well as many other publica-tions When you are satisfied you knowwho they are you may find their names onPage 2 but dont cheat and look beforeyouve tried to identify them

This 20th century expert in the field ofmental health treatment was born at West-field He had a mental hospital in Indianap-olis named for him

The winningest football coach in Ham-ilton County (and probably all ofIndiana) prep sports and still at it

Probably the best known country musicsinger Noblesville ever produced he hit itbig about 15 years ago

The Indian princess who married wellbut chose to leave her Hamilton Countyhome with her children to go with hertribe to the West

An accomplished Carmel artist art deal-er and local politician who became em-broiled in international art intrigue andscandal involving ancient Greek mosaics

A Hamilton Circuit Court judge whobecame nationally known for his contemptof court citations issued against other publicofficials and a newspaper editor

In the 1930s and 40s he was known allover North America as a premier stunt driveand member of the Hell Drivers He diedattempting one of his daring stunts in 1942at the Indiana State Fair

A native of Cicero and later a Nobles-ville resident this woman famous in gang-ster-era Chicago ran a house of ill reputecalled the Sunflower Inn Later she was atell all author A beer with her name issold today in local stores

This member of a prominent Nobles-ville family made it big in New York as afashion designer Some give him credit forcreating the womans pantsuit His relativesran Levinson family stores at one timefound throughout central Indiana

Growing up in Carmel he was a typicalall-American boy But after college mar-riage and military service in Vietnam hebecame radicalized and joined the Symbio-nese Liberation Army group that kid-napped heiress Patty Hearst Serving twoprison sentences he resides in California

An earlier Carmel native this accom-plished illustrators work appeared in publi-cations ranging from James WhitcombRileys books to national magazines andeven government printed materials

A Noblesville native World War IIveteran and five-term US Congressmanthis gentleman became head of VeteransAffairs and has a veterans hospital namedfor him

A political consultant and confidant toPresident Jimmy Carter this Noblesvillenative who now resides in New Mexicoheaded Carters unsuccessful bid for re-election in 1980

A New England native this politicalagitator of the 1930s came to Noblesville in1940 as head of the 40000-member national Silver Shirts generallyregarded as pro-Nazi Arrested in 1942 hewent to prison for the remainder of the warthen returned to Noblesville to start a reli-gious publishing business

Apparently born with writers blood thisson of a Noblesville Ledger editor becamea famous mystery story author of the mid-20th century His series of Nero Wolfemysteries briefly became a TV series in the1960s

Can you guess these famous Hamilton County people

By DON JELLISONReporter EditorIt has been suggested to me more

than once and bymore than a fewpeople that Ishould remain pa-tient

If you knowme you realizethat as a youngman being patientwasnrsquot easy Itrsquoshell now that Irsquoman old man

But I have Until nowEach morning when I pick up the

Indianapolis Star on the same paperrack I see a local newspaper with in itsmasthead reads ldquoHamilton CountyrsquosOnly Daily Newspaperrdquo

To me thatrsquos kind of a slap in theface of your Hamilton County ReporterWe publish six days a week They pub-lish five

What theyrsquore suggest I believed isthat the Reporter because of the digitalway to publish (we do publish a printedition on Tuesdays) wersquore not a news-paper I guess they separate the wordnews-paper We do without questiongive our readers more local news dailythan any other newspaper in HamiltonCounty We donrsquot use paper to get thejob done You know the kind of paperyou use on the floor of her birdcage

WhateverFriday the you know ldquoHamilton

Countyrsquos Only Daily Newspaperrdquo went

As Reagan saidTear down thatincorrect claimSomething like that Edge Adventure Parks and Hamilton

County Parks amp Recreation are proud toannounce the much anticipated opening ofKoteewi Aerial Adventure Park amp TreetopTrails The park located at 11800 KoteewiDrive in Noblesville offers five uniquecourses that include 65 different stationsranging with moderate to advanced chal-lenge levels The self-guided aerial trailsystem provides obstacle course and zipline experiences at heights ranging from 16feet to treetop levels of 60 feet Guestsaged 7 and up are invited to enjoy thisone-of-a-kind outdoor attraction The ad-venture is perfect for individual climbsfamily outings birthdays and corporateevents

Koteewi Aerial Adventure Park andTreetop Trails is committed to its guestsrsquoenjoyment and safety All trail-users areissued a full body harness helmet glovesand a state-of-the-art 100 percent on belaysystem (secured via safety line from start tofinish ndash no unclipping) Additionally par-ticipants attend a full user training sessionand trained aerial guides offer assistancethroughout the course

Fees for the memory-making experi-ence are $44 for youths 13 and under and$49 for adults Discounts can be found onFacebook and other online locations

Reserve your adventure today atwwwedgeadventureparkscom or call(317) 770-8845 to select your preferred dayand time

Strawtown Koteewi Park is HamiltonCountyrsquos largest park and features eightmiles of maintained multi-use trails appeal-ing to hiking running biking and equestri-an enthusiasts Three miles of the parkrsquosborder is bounded by the White RiverKnown for its archaeological significancethe park is home to the Taylor Center ofNatural History Koteewi Range Sport andTarget Archery Center opened in 2015 andadds to the wide variety of exciting recre-ational options offered at the 800+ acre park

Koteewi Aerial Adventure Park opens

Koteewi Aerial Adventure Park amp Treetop Trails located at 11800 Koteewi Drive inNoblesville is open The park offers five unique courses that include 65 differentstations ranging with moderate to advanced challenge levels

Photo provided

News2

digital too Following our footsteps it tookthem 12 years to make that move It took ustwo years

So now that they donrsquot publish at all onTuesdays and Sundays and donrsquot do a printedition on Friday does that make themldquoHamilton Countyrsquos Only 4-Days A WeekDaily Newspaperrdquo Shouldnrsquot their claimin their masthead be changed

Just like I was told what goes aroundcomes around

You donrsquot think theyrsquore trying to pullany wool over our faces do you Certainlya newspaper which claims to reach morethan 95000 people (annually monthly dai-ly) wouldnrsquot do that Not with its 6 or 8page editions

I also question their claim that they areldquoservingrdquo Arcadia Atlanta Carmel CiceroFishers Noblesville Sheridan Westfieldand all of Hamilton County ldquoServingrdquo is aninteresting word I once counted for amonth the number of stories we ran onFishers and Carmel compared to them Forevery story they ran we ran 10 I admit mysurvey was for just one month But whorsquoscounting

This past week Jeff Jellison coveredtwo of the biggest stories to be happeningin Sheridan and Hamilton Heights area Ididnrsquot see any ldquoservingrdquo by the other guy

Thatrsquos it for now Since my name keepspopping up in their newspaper I think Irsquollwrite about why I left that newspaper andjoined Jeff in the venture in which they saidwould never last

Should be a fun week

JELLISONFrom Page 1

Here are the names of those famousHamilton Countians described on Page 1

Larue CarterBud WrightSteve WarinerMekingesPeg GoldbergEd NewEarl Lucky Teter

Dirty HelenNorman NorellBill HarrisFranklin BoothRichard RoudebushTim KraftWilliam Dudley PelleyRex Stout

Answers to Fredrsquos quiz

By RICHIE HALLSince it opened in January 2006 Joes

Butcher Shop in Carmel has quickly be-come a popular and beloved mainstay of theArts and Design District

And like many 10-year-olds Joes willbe growing up The shop is in the middle ofconstruction that will see it expand by 900square feet and add more services that itscustomers have been wanting for manyyears That includes said owner Joe Laz-zara a line of sandwiches and more pre-pared foods and more to-go foods

Joes which is located at 111 E MainSt is taking over the space directly east ofit the former TeaBuds Brewing With con-struction already under way Lazzara saidthe expansion which will be called Joes

Next Door plans to open to the publicduring the first week of August

We should be taking the wall downbetween the two spaces maybe the thirdweek of July and then opening to the publicthe first week of August said LazzaraWeve already started construction

The new space will feature five ovensand a charbroiler a Salamander 1500 de-gree broiler

Pretty extensive amount of electro-me-chanical work to do because the buildingwasnt really built to put a full-servicekitchen in and so weve had to add ventingand new electric service from Duke andnew gas service from Vectren said Laz-zara So its been quite a task

The wall coming down between theButcher Shop and Joes Next Door might bethe only change that long-time customerswill see Lazzara said the existing businessknown for its selection of meats poultryfish various cooking supplies and wineswont be changing

The expansion will allow for Joes tooffer a variety of produce which is nicebecause many of our customers said thatthey were making two trips and now theyllonly have to make one said Lazarra Inaddition Lazzara said that Joes will bebaking its own bread for sandwiches sothat will allow us to have fresh bread in thestore as well

In keeping with the theme of local own-ership Lazzara said that more local prod-

ucts will be offered He will be getting helpfrom Silvercorn Farms and its owners Nateand Emily Parks which supplies the pro-duce for Cafeacute Patachou and other restau-rants in Central Indiana Lazzara has alsohired the former head chef from The FlyingCupcake and she will help with the dessertsthat go with Joes new box lunches

The lunches will be made from scratchincluding 19 condiments made in house aswell as roasting of ham turkey and roastbeef in house

Its a great opportunity for our employ-ees to do something new and different andI think our customers theyve been clamor-ing for it for many years said Lazzara

Joersquos going ldquoNext Doorrdquo

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Joe Lazzara opened Joersquos Butcher Shop in January 2006 and willbe expanding to ldquoJoersquos Next Doorrdquo in the coming weeks The popularCarmel store is adding 900 square feet of space and will offer aline of sandwiches and prepared foods

3News

Hamilton CountyReporter

Contact InformationPhone

317-408-5548

EmailHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

Publisher Jeff JellisonHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

317-408-5548

Editor Don JellisonHoosiermabaaolcom

317-773-2769

Sports Editor Richie HallRhall1977gmailcomTwitter Richie_Hall

Web Addresswwwhc-reportercom

Mailing AddressPO Box190

Westfield IN 46074

Subscripton InformationPrint Edition

3 months $186 months $341 Year $68

Daily Email Edition6 months $251 Year $50

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit but a corrupttree bringeth forth evil fruit

- Matthew 717

50 Years AgoNews Anna Belle Lowe of Carmel and Lyman Eaton of Fishers werewinners Thursday night in the second annual county 4H Club Speechcontest to be hosted by the Noblesville Toastmasters ClubSports Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks won the first Mid-Capital Conferencetrack and field meet last spring and now Coach Phil Shirkrsquos youngstersare threatening to capture the looprsquos first baseball crown The Hawks stillare a long way from winning the title but if they continue to play the typeof baseball executed Friday evening against Avon then the crown couldcome to SheridanAd Chewrsquos Market Nestea 79 cents for a 3 Oz jar

Its been a big week for enVista a Carmel-based global supply chain consulting andIT services firm

The company located at 11711 N Meridian St was first in the news after announcingthat it had been named to Food Logistics Top Green Providers list for the fifth year in arow In a press release on its website enVista said that the honor was given for its servicesthat enable and promote sustainability for clients in the food and beverage industry

ldquoWe are proud to help our clients drive out waste and to help them achieve moreenvironmentally-friendly and sustainable supply chainsrdquo said enVista President and CEOJim Barnes in the press release ldquoOur Lean Six Sigma certified consultants maintain afocus on eliminating waste in the forms of excess inventory transport motion waitingover-processing overproduction and defects This directly impacts energy and materialsrequirements and reduces our clientsrsquo carbon footprints We are honored to receive thisrecognition from Food Logistics for the fifth year in a row

In more enVista news the company plans to create 25 more jobs and move into a newoffice in Carmel according to reports from Inside Indiana Business and the IndianapolisBusiness Journal

Carmel-based enVista named to Top GreenProviders list plans more jobs relocation

Fishers unveils new logoThe City of Fishers unveiled a new city logo on ThursdayThe City has worked diligently on a new design that visually captures our vision for

a smart vibrant and entrepreneurial Fishers said Autumn Gasior Director of PublicRelations of Fishers Gasior also said that ldquothere is a story behind ldquo the logo with ldquoseveralelements and each element tells a portion of the story

The icons lines represent the intersection of 116th Street and Interstate 69 while thecolors represent the different parts of Fishers - green for fields blue for waterways andwhite for infrastructure

The horizon line meanwhile represents the future of the city while the type for thecity is all in straight lines with the letter R not touching - meant to symbolize the citysopenness

Complete information about the logo is available here

Graphic provided

The 3rd annual Grand Run 5K RunWalk presented by Wellbrooke of Westfield isscheduled for Saturday July 23 at 730 am The chip-timed run is being held during thethree-day Opening Celebration for the Grand Park Events Center the indoor field sportsand events facility currently under construction at Grand Park

Participants will run on the parks extensive trail system to tour the state-of-the-artsports destination with 31 multi-purpose fields and 26 baseball diamonds In addition tothe 5K course there is a 500-yard kidsrsquo fun run Post-race activities will include musicrefreshments and access to the Grand Opening festivities

Pre-registration is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the kids fun run Race day registrationis $30 for the 5K and $20 for the kids fun run Pre-registrants will receive a race t-shirtand commemorative finisherrsquos medal

Register by Friday July 15 to be guaranteed a t-shirt (after July 15 t-shirts will beavailable while supplies last) Prizes will be awarded for the top three male and top threefemale finishers Event proceeds will benefit the Hamilton County Youth AssistanceProgram

Online registration is available at wwwrunsignupcomgrandrun

A Grand Run 5K presented byWellbrooke of Westfield

Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos

Hometown Newspaper

3News

Hamilton CountyReporter

Contact InformationPhone

317-408-5548

EmailHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

Publisher Jeff JellisonHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

317-408-5548

Editor Don JellisonHoosiermabaaolcom

317-773-2769

Sports Editor Richie HallRhall1977gmailcomTwitter Richie_Hall

Web Addresswwwhc-reportercom

Mailing AddressPO Box190

Westfield IN 46074

Subscripton InformationPrint Edition

3 months $186 months $341 Year $68

Daily Email Edition6 months $251 Year $50

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit but a corrupttree bringeth forth evil fruit

- Matthew 717

50 Years AgoNews Anna Belle Lowe of Carmel and Lyman Eaton of Fishers werewinners Thursday night in the second annual county 4H Club Speechcontest to be hosted by the Noblesville Toastmasters ClubSports Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks won the first Mid-Capital Conferencetrack and field meet last spring and now Coach Phil Shirkrsquos youngstersare threatening to capture the looprsquos first baseball crown The Hawks stillare a long way from winning the title but if they continue to play the typeof baseball executed Friday evening against Avon then the crown couldcome to SheridanAd Chewrsquos Market Nestea 79 cents for a 3 Oz jar

Its been a big week for enVista a Carmel-based global supply chain consulting andIT services firm

The company located at 11711 N Meridian St was first in the news after announcingthat it had been named to Food Logistics Top Green Providers list for the fifth year in arow In a press release on its website enVista said that the honor was given for its servicesthat enable and promote sustainability for clients in the food and beverage industry

ldquoWe are proud to help our clients drive out waste and to help them achieve moreenvironmentally-friendly and sustainable supply chainsrdquo said enVista President and CEOJim Barnes in the press release ldquoOur Lean Six Sigma certified consultants maintain afocus on eliminating waste in the forms of excess inventory transport motion waitingover-processing overproduction and defects This directly impacts energy and materialsrequirements and reduces our clientsrsquo carbon footprints We are honored to receive thisrecognition from Food Logistics for the fifth year in a row

In more enVista news the company plans to create 25 more jobs and move into a newoffice in Carmel according to reports from Inside Indiana Business and the IndianapolisBusiness Journal

Carmel-based enVista named to Top GreenProviders list plans more jobs relocation

Fishers unveils new logoThe City of Fishers unveiled a new city logo on ThursdayThe City has worked diligently on a new design that visually captures our vision for

a smart vibrant and entrepreneurial Fishers said Autumn Gasior Director of PublicRelations of Fishers Gasior also said that ldquothere is a story behind ldquo the logo with ldquoseveralelements and each element tells a portion of the story

The icons lines represent the intersection of 116th Street and Interstate 69 while thecolors represent the different parts of Fishers - green for fields blue for waterways andwhite for infrastructure

The horizon line meanwhile represents the future of the city while the type for thecity is all in straight lines with the letter R not touching - meant to symbolize the citysopenness

Complete information about the logo is available here

Graphic provided

The 3rd annual Grand Run 5K RunWalk presented by Wellbrooke of Westfield isscheduled for Saturday July 23 at 730 am The chip-timed run is being held during thethree-day Opening Celebration for the Grand Park Events Center the indoor field sportsand events facility currently under construction at Grand Park

Participants will run on the parks extensive trail system to tour the state-of-the-artsports destination with 31 multi-purpose fields and 26 baseball diamonds In addition tothe 5K course there is a 500-yard kidsrsquo fun run Post-race activities will include musicrefreshments and access to the Grand Opening festivities

Pre-registration is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the kids fun run Race day registrationis $30 for the 5K and $20 for the kids fun run Pre-registrants will receive a race t-shirtand commemorative finisherrsquos medal

Register by Friday July 15 to be guaranteed a t-shirt (after July 15 t-shirts will beavailable while supplies last) Prizes will be awarded for the top three male and top threefemale finishers Event proceeds will benefit the Hamilton County Youth AssistanceProgram

Online registration is available at wwwrunsignupcomgrandrun

A Grand Run 5K presented byWellbrooke of Westfield

Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos

Hometown Newspaper

4 News

By MARY SUE ROWLANDThe Sunday Hamilton County Reporter

was interesting for thefollowing reasonsGreat dog article bySharon McMahon anda nice recap of theCountyrsquos plans byFred Swift are all inthe Sunday paper Inanother recent issue ofthe Reporter Don Jel-lison spoke about hisattendance at county

and city public meetings and walking awaywondering what he had just heard It isimportant to note that Don is not alone andmost people who attend the public meetings(including some elected officials) walkaway and wonder what they just heard andsometimes how they just voted Back toFred Swiftrsquos article on the countyrsquos visionand that the ldquopublic should be grateful forthe forward thinking executivesrdquo Lookingover the list of proposed projects are byname only with very little information com-ing from the ldquoexecutivesrdquo in terms of detailsand costs It would be assumed that thedecision makers have more information inorder to commit tax payerrsquos dollars than aline item and a name It appears the countyhas plans to work with the city on a bridgeover White River in connection to the pro-posed Noblesville Pleasant Street by-passproject A group of citizens with specialinterest in the by-pass project has spentmonths trying to discover the scope of theproject how the county and city plan tomove forward and how it impacts theirneighborhood The county recently addedthat more information needs to get out tothe public and they plan to hire a

ldquocommunicationsrdquo person (part time) Ifyou ask the folks with concerns about theby-pass the ldquocommunicationsrdquo person can-not come too soon The city is havingtrouble with the details of the by-pass tooand getting information out to the publicAt a recent meeting with citizens from theSouthwest Quad in Noblesville (the impact-ed neighborhood) the city was not awarethat the bridge placement by the country isstill under consideration based on the cityplans What improvements are planned tothe South and North Keystone in CarmelHope someone knows because it is on thecounty list

With plans on every government shelfand limited discussion at public meetings itis time to get the details out Not just asingle article but displays of plans in publicplaces so citizens can take time to look andread about their tax dollars and the impactgood and bad on their lives Maybe noth-ing is more unfair than to take money fromthe citizens in the form of taxes forldquoimprovementsrdquo that turnaround and createhardship for those same people Some saythat is ldquoprogressrdquo and nothing can be doneto fight progress Everyone knows everyaction has a reaction Progress should begood for everyone and should project goodplanning for the future not just an expensivequick fix Hamilton Country remains thefastest growing country in the state with ahigh quality of life for most All leaders inthe country need to stay true to the peoplewho turned over government to the electedofficials of today and to the citizens that callHamilton County home Those early lead-ers gave the county a good base now letrsquosnot mess it up

If you missed Sundayrsquos HCReporter YOU missed it The Indiana State Police in partner-

ship with the Governorrsquos Council on Im-paired amp Dangerous Driving and theIndiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI)would like to remind all Indiana motor-ists to celebrate July Fourth responsiblyby driving sober and safe

ldquoLower gas prices this long 4th ofJuly weekend likely means even morepeople will be traveling by car over theholiday weekendrdquo said Indiana State Po-lice Superintendent Doug Carter ldquoForthis reason the state police will have addi-tional patrols looking for impaired andaggressive drivers as well as people thatare not using their seatbelts So if youchoose to drink and drive expect tospend most of your weekend behindbarsrdquo

During the 2015 July Fourth holidayperiod (600 pm July 3 through 559am July 6) there were 964 traffic colli-sions in Indiana Of those 64 were alco-hol-related with 73 percent involving adriver with a blood alcohol content(BAC) of 008 or greater In total therewere 43 injuries and 2 deaths as a resultof alcohol-related crashes

ldquoCrashes due to impaired driving arean unnecessary reality we can all pre-

ventrdquo said Council Chair Todd MeyerldquoBy looking out for ourselves and oneanother we can work together to keepeach and every motorist safe this JulyFourthrdquo

The Indiana State Police theGovernorrsquos Council and ICJI would liketo remind motorists that crashes anddeaths resulting from impaired drivingcan be prevented with the following pre-cautions

middot Before the celebration begins plana safe way home

middot Do not drive or ride impairedmiddot If you do drink use a taxi public

transportation ride-sharing service ordesignate a sober friend or familymember and give them your keys

middot If you see a drunk driver on theroad call 911

middot If you know someone who is aboutto drive or ride impaired take their keysand help make arrangements to getthem home safely

For more information on Indianarsquosefforts on impaired driving preventionand enforcement pleasevisit httpwwwingovcji2354htm

Indiana State Police reminds drivers tocelebrate responsibly this July Fourth

Do You Have ACommunity Announcement

Wedding BirthAnnouncement Anniversary

Share It With TheCommunity

Contact the HamiltonCounty Reporter

informationhc-reportercom

or call317-408-5548

Fail Fest is coming back to FishersThe latest installment of the conference

that helps people understand that withoutfailure there would be no success accord-ing to its website (failfestus) will take placefrom 9 am to 5 pm Thursday July 28 atFishers High Schoo 13000 Promise RoadFail Fest will feature numerous guestspeakers including Steven Loser the assis-tant principal at FHS and Eric Halvorsonformer anchor at WISH-TV who is now adocumentary producer at WFYI-TV

Fail Fest was created in November 2014by Launch Fishers a launch pad for high-potential enterprises located in the city

Anyone who has ever tried anythingmeaningful knows that setbacks are a partof the game said Launch Fishers FounderJohn Wechsler about the founding of FailFest We are aiming to change the failureculture in the area by talking about the roleof failure in moving careers companies andcommunities forward

Fail Fest returnson July 28

News 5

Walsh Construction Company plans to close lanes ofnorthbound Interstate 69 next week between 82nd Street(Exit 201) and 116th Street (Exit 205) for construction ofthe new 106th Street interchange

Crews are building two new bridges over I-69 one foreach direction of traffic on 106th Street and will be formingand pouring concrete piers in the interstate median Multiple left lane closures should be expected over the nexttwo weeks The following schedule is subject to changeand will be updated as work progresses Tuesday July 5 - northbound I-69 will have three leftlanes closed from 9 pm to 6 am Wednesday July 6 - northbound I-69 will have threeleft lanes closed from 9 pm to 6 am Friday July 8 - northbound I-69 will have one left laneclosed from 9 pm to 6 am

The speed limit near the construction zone at milemarker 204 is reduced to 55 mph and may be reducedfurther to 45 mph when workers are present Motorists areadvised to pay attention to work zone warning signs followposted speed limits and keep a safe following distance fromother motorists For more information about safe drivingin highway construction zones goto httpwwwingovindot2356htm

About the projectINDOT awarded a $217 million contract to Walsh

Construction Company to build a two-lane oval-shapedroundabout on 106th Street over I-69 and ramps to andfrom both directions of the interstate Two separate two-lane bridges will each carry one direction of traffic Thebridge to carry westbound traffic on the north sideof 106th Street is also designed to accommodate pedestri-ans

The project is intended to reduce congestion at existingI-69 interchanges at 96th and 116th streets increase trafficsafety in the area and provide direct interstate accessat 106th Street Direct access will serve existing residentialand commercial destinations and accommodate develop-ment and population growth in the area

Access on 106th Street over I-69 will remain closedthrough construction of the new interchange The new I-69Exit 204 to 106th Street is scheduled to open before the endof this year For more information about the 106th Streetinterchange project goto httpwwwingovindot3399htm

I-69 lane closures for 106th Street bridge construction

Plan extra travel time stay informed for holiday weekend trafficWith lower gas prices and Independence

Day falling on a Monday the IndianaDepartment of Transportation is preparingfor a busy holiday weekend on the statersquoshighways Whether yoursquore vacationingvisiting family and friends or just passingthrough INDOT urges drivers to plan extratravel time to stay informed on roadconditions and to drive safely

Road work suspendedIndependence Day weekend is

traditionally a transition point for summerconstruction projects Most highwaymaintenance activities and constructionprojects will halt work during the holidayweekend to increase mobility and safetyINDOT directs its contractors to pull backbarriers and barricades to the safest extentpossible to accommodate the anticipatedincrease in holiday travel Some restrictionswill remain in place due to ongoing roadconstruction including

Northern Indiana Sections of I-94 in LaPorte County arereduced to two lanes in each direction forrehabilitation from US 421 (Exit 40) nearMichigan City to the Michigan State lineSome US 2035 ramps are closed withposted detours US 31 is reduced to one lane in eachdirection for road construction betweenUS 30 and 4A Road near Plymouth

I-69 lanes are shifted between UnionChapel Road (Exit 317) near Fort Wayneand State Road 8 (Exit 329) near Auburnfor two bridge replacement projects I-469 near Fort Wayne is reduced to onelane in each direction between State Road1 (Exit 6) and US 2733 (Exit 11) for roadconstruction State Road 49 lane closures are in effectfor resurfacing between US 12 and theIndiana Toll Road The US 24 ramp entering I-65northbound at Exit 201 is closed forreconstruction

Central Indiana Sections of State Road 37 fromBloomington to just south of Martinsvilleare reduced to one lane in each directionfor Interstate 69 construction US 31Meridian Street lanes are shiftedfor road construction at the I-465interchange near the Carmel-Indianapoliscity line

Southern Indiana I-65 is reduced to two lanes in eachdirection between Eastern Boulevard (Exit1) and the Kentucky state line for OhioRiver Bridge construction US 31 is closed for multipleconstruction projects from State Road 7near Columbus to US 50 in Seymour Sections of I-64 in Perry and Spencercounties are reduced to one lane in each

direction for bridge construction betweenState Road 161 (Exit 54) and State Road37 (Exit 79) Sections of US 41 near Vincennes arereduced to one lane in each direction forbridge construction including at the US50 interchange US 41 from Virginia Ave to I-69 inEvansville is reduced to one lane forpavement rehabilitation State Road 237 has a temporary signalcontrolling two-way traffic at the OhioRiver bridge in Cannelton during bridgerehabilitation State Road 154 has a temporary signalcontrolling two-way traffic at the WabashRiver bridge in Hutsonville and is closedbetween State Road 63 and US 41 forbridge construction

Know before you goLearn about traffic and road conditions

crashes and construction on state highwaysby visiting httpindotcarsprogramorgcalling 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or dialing511 from a mobile phone

Subscribe to receive INDOT news andinformation by text message or email athttpspublicgovdeliverycomaccountsINDOTsubscribernew Find links toINDOTrsquos regional Facebook and Twitterpages at wwwingovindot3074htm

Celebrate responsibly

The Indiana State Police the GovernorrsquosCouncil on Impaired amp Dangerous Drivingand the Indiana Criminal Justice Instituteremind Indiana motorists to celebrate JulyFourth responsibly by driving sober and safe

During the 2015 July Fourth holidayperiod there were 964 traffic collisions inIndiana Of those 64 were alcohol-relatedand 73 percent involved a driver with ablood alcohol content of 008 or greater Intotal there were 43 injuries and 2 deaths asa result of alcohol-related crashes

Crashes and deaths resulting fromimpaired driving can be prevented with thefollowing precautions Before the celebration begins plan a safeway home Do not drive or ride impaired If you do drink use a taxi publictransportation ridesharing service ordesignate a sober friend or family memberand give them your keys If you see a drunk driver on the road call911 If you know someone who is about todrive or ride impaired take their keys andhelp make arrangements to get them homesafely

For more information on Indianarsquosefforts on impaired driving prevention andenforcement pleasevisitwwwingovcji2354htm

The Indiana State Police wishes every-one a safe Independence Day and remindsHoosiers of the Indiana fireworks law

bull Only individuals over the age of 18may purchase fireworksbull A person 18 years of age or older must bepresent when anyone younger than 18 isusing or possessing fireworksbull Fireworks may be used only on the userrsquosproperty the property of someone whogranted permission for fireworks to be dis-charged or a place designated by the Indi-ana State Fire Marshal for the discharge ofconsumer fireworksbull Fireworks may be discharged only be-tween the hours of 900 am to 1100pm any day except on Memorial DayFourth of July Labor Day and New YearsEve when the times are 900 am to mid-night It is important to check with localofficials as local ordinances may restrictthe use of fireworks

A person who violates this law can becharged with a class ldquoCrdquo infraction If aperson recklessly knowingly or intention-ally uses fireworks and the violation causesproperty damage they can be charged witha class A misdemeanor If there is bodilyinjury it is enhanced to a class ldquoDrdquo felonyand if there is death a class ldquoCrdquo felony

All fireworks have the potential to bedangerous when used improperly The USConsumer Product Safety Commission hasproduced a video to remind everyone toput safety first The video can be found atthis website httpwwwcpscgovsafety-educationsafety-education-centersfireworks

In addition Lt Jeff Payne commanderof the Indiana State Police IndianapolisDistrict reminds motorists that extra troop-ers will be assigned to the downtown inter-state systems on July 4th Troopers will bepatrolling interstate I-65 and I-70 to ensurethat motorists do not stop on the emergencylanes to watch the downtown Indianapolisfireworks show

Stopping on the interstate for anythingother than an emergency is against the lawand the violator could be issued a Class ldquoCrdquoinfraction citation

IC 9-21-16-1Stopping or parking a vehicle upon ahighway restrictions exceptions

Sec 1 (a) This section does not apply toa person who drives a vehicle that is dis-abled while on the paved improved ormain traveled part of a highway in a mannerand to the extent that it is impossible toavoid stopping and temporarily leaving thedisabled vehicle on the highway (b) A person may not stop park or leavestanding an attended or unattended vehicleupon the paved or main traveled part of ahighway outside of a business or residencedistrict if it is practicable to stop park orleave the vehicle off the highway

ldquoWe want to make the public aware thatstopping on the interstate is very hazardouseven when you are experiencing a legiti-mate mechanical problem stated Lt PayneStopping to watch fireworks is not a legiti-mate reason and troopers will be movingviolatorsrdquo

Fireworks safety includeswatching from a safe location

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By DON JELLISONReporter EditorWhen school starts this coming year

Pete Smith will not be in a classroomDonrsquot worry Guerin Catholic Basket-

ball Nation the two-time state champion-ship coach with the Golden Eagles isnrsquotgiving up coaching After 33 years in theworld of education Pete has retired fromteaching at Carmel

ldquoI have accepted a position as vice pres-ent of the Athletic amp Sports Medicine Divi-sion for CK ARP Heathrdquo Smith told theHamilton County Reporter

The company deals in medical devisedistribution specifically a product calledARP Wave

ldquoI have used the ARP Wave and I reallyam passionate about the product and expe-rienced the great results of the devise forthe facets of neuro recovery and neuro ther-apyrdquo Smith said

Smith also has accepted an educationalconsultant position for Performance Ser-vice an integrated design and delivery en-gineering company that builds schools andperforms services for school corporationsOf the five consultants who work with thecompany in Indiana Smith is the only onethat is not a retired school superintendent

ldquoThe big thing is that these new profes-sional ventures should actually give memore control of my day to day scheduleduring basketball seasonrdquo Smith added

Currently Smith and his Eagles arewinding down on their summer season

ldquoI believe overall wersquove had a goodmonth of Junerdquo said the coach ldquoWe beatMt Vernon 64-61 and lost to Keith Wilkesand North Central 74-63 last week in sum-mer league games We also had a solid winover Warren Central the week beforerdquo

Guerinrsquos sophomores junior and se-niors-to-be have been playing in the TomAbernethy IBA league at Carmel on Tues-days and Wednesdays and Thursdays at theFishers Best Choice Fieldhouse

ldquoOur guard play has been OK but hasto get better in order to compete for theCarmel Sectional championship this com-ing seasonrdquo Smith said ldquoMatthew Godfreyhas been solid but wersquore inexperiencedafter that that particularly at point guard

Smith leaves teaching

Brian ReddickFile photo

Matthew Godfrey has been solid for the Guerin Catholic boys basketballteam over the summer in the guard position The Golden Eagles arewinding down their summer season with wins over Mount Vernon andWarren Central

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Backcourt play hurt us in losses to Browns-burg and Fishers A pair of sophomoresKian Sills and Luke Godfrey are both see-ing quality minutes against strong competi-tion this month at guard They have to growup fast but their desire to do that has shown

ldquoJack Hansen has had some strong playthis summer and now has to develop con-sistency He had a nice sophomore seasonfor us last year Also in the front courtCameron Dixon and Zach Munson havebeen effective at times in our summer ac-tion but the bulk of their minutes last sea-son were on Coach Warrenrsquos JV team Theyhave to be great rebounders for us to besuccessful

ldquoOur team speed and defense is a bigconcern for us at this point in the summerrdquoSmith added

SMITHFrom Page 6

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Amy Bilquist will get another chance toearn a ticket to Rio de Janeiro

The Carmel graduate and University ofCalifornia swimmer qualified for the finalsof the 200 backstroke during Fridays ac-tion at the US Olympic Trials in OmahaNeb Bilquist made it by swimming theevent twice in one day

First in the morning preliminariesBilquist placed 11th in a time of 21177But she was just warming up for the semi-

finals Bilquist dropped over two secondsoff of her prelim time by swimming thesemi in 20968 Bilquist placed second inHeat 2 behind only Olympic championMissy Franklin the world record holder inthis event

Bilquist qualified for the finals thirdoverall and swims in the final tonight Thetop two swimmers in the final will qualifyhead to Rio as a member of the US Olym-pic team

Three other swimmers with HamiltonCounty ties competed in the 200 back-stroke Carmels Sammie Burchill tied for45th by finishing in 21530 while herteammate Claire Adams - swimming with abroken hand- placed 108th in 21943 Fish-ers Lauryn Parrish was 117th with a timeof 22010

Bilquist reaches finals in200 backstroke

The Indiana Fever have announced thereturn of reserve guard Jeanette Pohlen ashooting specialist and veteran ofthe Fever system including WNBA Finalsappearances in 2012 and 2015

Pohlenrsquos return to the Fever is effectiveJuly 6 per available salary cap space whenthe Fever begin a three-game West Coasttrip at Los Angeles A roster spot wasmade available when rookie guard BreneMoseley was waived June 20

Waived at the end of training camp inMay Pohlen returns to the franchise forwhom she has played since 2011 Pohlenis a four-year WNBA veteran and a mem-ber of Indianarsquos championship team of2012 Drafted by the Fever No 9 overallin 2011 she became the first rookie inleague history to lead the WNBA in 3-point shooting percentage

In fact she owns a career shootingpercentage of 428 percent and her 425percent clip from 3-point range ranks sec-ond in Fever history Pohlen has averaged37 points and 14 rebounds through 107regular season games with Indiana Shehas made appearances in 20 playoff gameswith the Fever

Jeanette Pohlenreturns toIndiana Fever

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American LeagueEast W L PCT GBBaltimore 47 32 595 -Boston 43 36 544 40Toronto 43 39 524 55NY Yankees 39 40 494 80Tampa Bay 33 46 418 140Central W L PCT GBCleveland 49 30 620 -Kansas City 42 37 532 70Detroit 42 38 525 75Chi White Sox 40 40 500 95Minnesota 25 54 316 240West W L PCT GBTexas 52 29 642 -Houston 43 37 538 85Seattle 41 39 513 105Oakland 35 45 438 165LA Angels 32 48 400 195

National LeagueEast W L PCT GBWashington 49 32 605 -NY Mets 42 37 532 60Miami 42 38 525 65Philadelphia 36 45 444 130Atlanta 27 53 338 215Central W L PCT GBChi Cubs 51 28 646 -St Louis 41 38 519 100Pittsburgh 39 41 488 125Milwaukee 35 44 443 160Cincinnati 29 52 358 230West W L PCT GBSan Francisco 51 31 622 -LA Dodgers 45 37 549 60Colorado 37 42 468 125Arizona 36 46 439 150San Diego 34 46 425 160

MLB standingsFridayrsquos scores

Cleveland 2 Toronto 1 19 inningsWashington 3 Cincinnati 2 14 innings

Philadelphia 4 Kansas City 3NY Mets 10 Chi Cubs 2Detroit 10 Tampa Bay 2Boston 5 LA Angels 4

Miami 7 Atlanta 5 12 innings

Houston 5 Chi White Sox 0Texas 3 Minnesota 2 10 innings

St Louis 7 Milwaukee 1San Francisco 6 Arizona 4

Pittsburgh 7 Oakland 3Seattle 5 Baltimore 2

LA Dodgers 5 Colorado 0San Diego 7 NY Yankees 6

As usual Hamilton County will be well-represented at this years CommunityChrysler NorthSouth All-Star FootballGame

The 50th edition of the game is sched-uled for 7 pm July 15 at North CentralHigh School This year six county footballplayers will suit up all of them on the Southteam

Five of the players will be on offensestarting with Hamilton Southeasterns star

running back Aaron Matio Westfields rep-resentative will be tight end Bryce Sears apart of the Shamrocks sectional champion-ship team last season

There will be three local linemen tosupport for county football fans Playing onthe offensive line are Noblesvilles EricFerguson Carmels Chase Krauter andFishers Titus Martin On the defensiveside Guerin Catholics Brennan Theine-mann will play free safety

Six county playerson the South team

Brian ReddickFile photo

Hamilton Southeasternrunning back Aaron Matiois one of six county footballplayers that will participatein the Community ChryslerNorthSouth All-StarFootball Game on July 15at North Central