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HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper www.ReadTheReporter.com REPORTER Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter TODAY’s WeaTHER SUNDAY, JAN. 10, 2021 Today: Partly sunny. Tonight: Mostly clear. ARCADIA | ATLANTA | CICERO | SHERIDAN CARMEL | FISHERS | NOBLESVIllE | WESTFIELD NEWS GATHERING LIKE & PARTNER FOllOW US! HIGH: 35 LOW: 21 My anxious heart Carmel gets $18K grant for “And in despair I COLUMNIST bowed my head; there is no peace on earth, I said. For hate is new electric vehicle chargers strong and mocks the song of peace on earth The REPORTER the grid uses less carbon based good-will to men. Then The Indiana Department of fuels and switches to renewable pealed the bells more Environmental Management energy, electric vehicles will be loud and deep; God is (IDEM), as part of its VW Trust that much cleaner.” not dead, nor doth he JANET HART LEONARD Fund Settlement, has awarded The two locations for sleep; the wrong shall From the Heart $18,000 to the City of Carmel to charging stations will be: fail, the right prevail, install two electric vehicle char- 1. Monon and Main parking with peace on earth, good-will to men.” gers. Carmel was one of 31 cit- garage (located behind Antho- – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ies within Indiana to be awarded ny’s Chop House, a block west Mr. Longfellow wrote this upon hearing funding from the $615,000 allo- of the Monon Greenway) his son had been seriously injured during the cated to install Level 2 chargers 2. Proscenium parking ga- Civil War. 1863. across the state. Level 2 chargers rage (to be located on the north- 158 years later the words are ever as can put 20 to 30 miles of electric- west corner of Range Line Road much true today as they were then. Words ity in an electric vehicle per hour. and Carmel Drive) written about a nation divided. The City was awarded this The Indiana Volkswagen How? Just tell me how we became so competitive grant by partnering Environmental Mitigation Trust divided? Oh, the blame is bantered back and with the Carmel Redevelopment Fund was established in 2017 to forth. Fingers point. Voices shout, yet no one Commission, local develop- disburse more than $40 million is listening. ers Monon and Main, LLC and the state received from Volkswa- Friendships are shattered. Families are Novo Development Group to gen after the company settled a divided. find locations to install the char- federal lawsuit alleging it dis- Hurtful words are spewed that will never gers and share expenses not cov- abled emissions controls on their be forgotten. Sadly, forgiveness may never ered by the grant. The projects Photo provided diesel vehicles. IDEM has allo- be an option for some. will bring much-needed electric network will help with the tran- climate change and smog, im- cated $6.15 million for the im- We look to the future with fear and trep- vehicle infrastructure into the sition to cleaner emission elec- proving public health and reduc- plementation of a statewide elec- idation. community. tric vehicles which will reduce ing ecological damage,” Carmel tric vehicle charging network Power has corrupted what we have held “Having a robust charger the emissions that contribute to Mayor Jim Brainard said. “As along Indiana’s highway system. See Heart . Page 2 Prevail issues community reading challenge Governor reappoints The REPORTER 2. Subscribe to the Prevail In honor of National Book YouTube channel. Jeff Schemmer to Month in January, Prevail in- 3. Challenge your friends, Statewide 911 Board vites the community to partic- family and colleagues to par- ipate in the Our Community ticipate. The REPORTER Reads Together challenge. Creating safe, loving, em- Jeff Schemmer, Our Community Reads To- powering spaces for young Executive Director gether is Prevail’s newest vi- people is an essential part of of Hamilton County olence prevention initiative. preventing violence in local Public Safety Com- Essentially, Prevail is creating communities. By engaging car- munications, has been a video library of community ing adults in storytelling, you appointed to a second members reading their favorite can help kids explore important term on the Statewide kids’ book on camera. We know social and emotional concepts 911 Board by Gover- reading aloud promotes literacy, in a manner that is accessible to nor Eric Holcomb. cultivates a sense of empathy, even the youngest listeners. The Statewide 911 Schemmer and fosters a sense of connection About Prevail, Inc. Board was established to develop, imple- between kids and caring adults. Photo provided Prevail, Inc. is committed ment, and oversee the statewide 911 sys- So far, our library includes Jordan Farr, goalkeeper for the Indy Eleven soccer to offering crisis intervention tem. The board is comprised of corporate videos from Hamilton County team, is just one of the many individuals who have read and restorative support services and political members. Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush and their favorite kids’ book for Prevail’s Our Community for adult, adolescent and child Indy Eleven star Jordan Farr, as Reads Together challenge. survivors of crime and abuse, well as numerous teachers, faith vail’s library, increase YouTube success: free of charge, in a confidential, Conservatism and the leaders and child advocates. subscribers, and bring these vid- 1. Record a video. You can supportive, non-judgmental en- You might even spot Prevail’s eos to kids who need them. Pre- choose any book you’d like, as vironment that is meant to em- attack on the Capitol beloved facility dog, Odle, vail is especially interested in long as you can read it in about power, educate, and strengthen While watching COLUMNIST sharing his favorite story. curating a diverse collection of five to 10 minutes. You can see those served. Visit PrevailInc. the Jan. 6 insurrec- Prevail has kicked off Na- authors, characters and readers. examples and submit your vid- org to learn more. You can tion attempt at the tional Book Month with a read- There are a few ways you eo at prevailinc.org/communi- reach Prevail’s 24-Hour Crisis United States Capitol, ing challenge to help build Pre- can help make this challenge a tyreads. Line at (317) 776-3472. it brought to mind a question I have asked myself a number of times – what is a con- Westfield Education Foundation offering servative? In my teen years, LARRY LANNAN scholarships for Westfield High School seniors I would describe my- LarryInFishers.com self as a conservative. The REPORTER Scholarships are available for by WEF offer opportunities for for-profit entity created in 1986 Those calling themselves conservatives Westfield Education Foun- students pursuing degrees at students with both academic to serve as a philanthropic re- generally supported the Vietnam war. I had dation (WEF) administers 12 four year colleges, two year col- achievements as well as voca- source to provide scholarships a class project in high school about Viet- scholarship funds that are avail- leges, trade schools, vocational tional achievements.” to Westfield seniors and to pro- nam and after studying everything about able to current Westfield High schools and graduate programs. The application can be found vide grants to Westfield teach- that conflict, I found the conservative view School Seniors and recent WHS In 2020, WEF awarded at bit.ly/WEF2021Scholarshi- ers. In 2020, the Foundation on the war to be wrong. In the end, about graduates. $47,250 to seniors at Westfield pApplication. Scholarship ap- awarded $47,250 to seniors at seven years after that project, the Vietnam Many of the scholarship High School. According to plications must be submitted by Westfield High School. WEF war ended quite badly for the United States. funds offer multiple awards, Scholarship Committee Chair April 30, 2021. has now awarded $1,250,000 in I spent a number of years where I would allowing for more students Duane Lutz, “WEF is once Visit wws.k12.in.us/ college scholarships and class- switch my political view to much more on to receive scholarship funds. again looking forward to offer- Page/1464 for more informa- room teaching grants in West- the liberal side. Then I began to cover poli- To streamline the process, an ing a range of scholarships to tion on the 2021 Westfield Edu- field Schools. WEF is run by tics as a reporter and discovered a fact that online common application well deserving seniors at WHS. cation Foundation Scholarship. a volunteer Board of Directors changed my view on politics forever – there is used to apply for all of the We recognize that students are About Westfield Education consisting of community mem- are really good and really bad people in gov- scholarships. Each scholarship pursuing a wide variety of in- Foundation bers, business owners, parents ernment, both conservatives and liberals. has its own requirements that terests post-high school, and The Westfield Education and school administrators and can be found on the application. the scholarships administered Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not- thre is one paid staff member. See Conservatism . Page 2 There’s still time to enroll in 4-H Koteewi Run Seasonal Slopes The REPORTER Friday, Jan. 15 is the target date for Indiana youth in grades 3 through 12 to back open for snow tubing enroll in 4-H online at the new website, By RANDALL NEWSOME lies are choosing their place. v2.4honline.com, for 2021. Youth in WISH-TV | wishtv.com Koteewi Run hours “These [are] the only grades K-2 may also enroll in Hamilton spaces where people have Monday-Thursday: 5 to 9 p.m. Central Indiana’s only County Mini 4-H at no cost. Fridays: 5 to 10 p.m. felt comfortable,” Cool- 4-H prepares young people to groomed snow tubing hill Saturdays: 11 a.m.