Congrats to Hamilton County's 2019 GOP Woman of the Year
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TodAy’S Weather Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 Today: Partly sunny. Sheridan | Noblesville | Cicero | Arcadia Tonight: Parlty cloudy. Atlanta | Westfield | Carmel | Fishers NEWS GATHERING Like & PARTNER Follow us! HIGH: 80 LOW: 64 Company’s coming! Congrats to Hamilton County’s I believe the house. I enjoy en- COLUMNIST greatest motiva- tertaining. I just tional phrase ever tend to go over the 2019 GOP Woman of the Year spoken are two top when doing simple words ... so. company's com- I enjoy spruc- ing! ing up the house, It was Thurs- planning meals day night when and all the fun Chuck arrived JANET HART LEONARD things about en- home from choir From the Heart tertaining. I think practice about I get that from my 9:00. He walked into the mother. screened-in porch and told My mother would always me he had been talking to his have something sweet and son, Scott. delectable baked just in case "Scott and Jesse will be we had unexpected company. here this weekend." Jesse is People used to do that when I Chuck's grandson. They live was a kid, especially on Sun- in New York City. day afternoons. I was absolutely thrilled There would be a pot they were coming for of coffee on the stove along Chuck's birthday party on with some sweets. You never Sunday. came to my mother's home Then I went into panic and not have something to mode. It's what I do when I eat. You never left hungry. find out people will be com- Friday afternoon I put the ing to our house. bed clothes, as my mother Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt Now understand, I love On Friday night at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Sheryl Clifford was named this year’s Hamilton County having people over to our See Company . Page 2 Republican Woman of the Year. She was very excited to pause for this shot for The Reporter’s camera. This was the 38th Indiana Federation of Republican Women’s annual Tribute to Women banquet. Keep reading The Reporter for information on September’s National Federation of Republican Women’s convention in Indianapolis. See more photos on Page 4 and at ReadTheReporter.com. New law provides more mental health Mr. Heirbrandt goes to Washington resources to schools The REPORTER streamlining efficiencies. The REPORTER consent, the school and Hamilton County Com- “I was able to talk Indiana schools can now family can develop a plan to missioner Mark Heirbrandt through the lengthy and access more mental health help the child receive men- joined other local elected complicated federal fund- programs on behalf of stu- tal health services. officials from the Midwest ing application process. We dents after Gov. “This proce- last week in Washington, need to bring more federal Eric Holcomb dure models a D.C. The group met with funding to Hamilton Coun- signed legisla- natural referral Vice President Mike Pence ty, that can help assist the tion sponsored by process schools and other representatives needs that we have … spe- State Rep. Tony already use when of federal agencies through cifically infrastructure,” Cook (R-Cicero) communicating the offices of the Nation- said Heirbrandt. into law. issues to parents,” al Association of Counties Heirbrandt and the According Cook said. “We (NACo). group had the opportunity to Cook, the law want to make sure During the Regional to tour the White House creates a process we are connect- State Leadership Forum, and meet with Vice Pres- for schools to Cook ing these students there were two key goals of ident Pence. Heirbrandt communicate with a stu- to the right services in order the trip. First, to collaborate Photo provided was one of the few chosen dent’s guardian if teachers for them to get the help they and network with federal, rural development, disas- derstand where the most to be interviewed on the or administrators notice need and stay on track with state and local experts. Sec- ter recovery, resilience and pressing challenges are. The White House lawn with aberrant or abnormal be- ond, discuss infrastructure, energy development to un- efforts were geared toward local media. havior. With the guardians’ See Health . Page 2 County to receive life-size replicas Carmel schools cutting out plastic cutlery By BRENNA DONNELLY more garbage af- and spoons. That WISH-TV | wishtv.com ter lunch. was initially a of nation’s founding documents “Unfortunate- $2,500 purchase, The REPORTER A new initiative at Car- ly in this genera- according to Mc- The Declaration of Inde- mel Clay Schools is trying tion growing up Farland. She says pendence, Bill of Rights and to teach kids about wasting with tons of plas- the switch to sil- Constitution will be perma- plastic, and it’s starting in tic, there’s tons of ver to go green nently installed in Hamilton the cafeteria. waste as well,” will save some County through a partnership At the start of the school said Todd Crosby, green as well. with educational non-profit year, food service staff principal at Clay “We did not Foundation Forward. The switched out plastic forks Middle School. Crosby have to add any la- Charters of Freedom will and spoons for metal ones A group of bor. It’ll be a cost be installed at Federal Hill at Clay Middle School, West parents and dis- savings,” she said, Commons in downtown No- Clay Elementary and College trict staff known explaining that the blesville next month. Wood Elementary Schools. as the Carmel students do the Photo provided “We are excited to have Adults today may remem- Green Team pro- silverware sorting The Charters of Freedom display in Yancey County, N.C. life-sized replicas of the ber using metal silverware posed a change at the end of the three documents instrumen- military monuments at Riv- local communities across at lunch, but for the last 10 back to metal cut- meal, and the in- tal to America’s founding erside and Crownland cem- the country, and only the years, students have grown lery at the start of vestment in metal and philosophy prominent- eteries.” third to be illuminated. up without the silver spoon. this school year. cutlery is benefi- ly displayed in downtown The Founding Docu- Foundation Forward was Jennifer McFarland, “It’s almost cial long-term. Noblesville – to honor our ments will be dedicated at created by Vance and Mary director of food and nutri- like we are go- McFarland “If they leave history and teach future 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 Jo Patterson of Morganton, tion services, says the dis- ing back [in] time but at the middle school with the generations,” said Nobles- at Federal Hill Commons in N.C. in 2013 following a trict switched to plastic for same time we’re doing it concept of how to recycle ville Mayor John Ditslear. Noblesville. The ceremony visit to the National Ar- lunch-line efficiency and smarter,” said Crosby. “Part and reuse, then hopefully “Charters of Freedom will will be held prior to the free chives in Washington, D.C. to cut the labor expense of this whole initiative is to they’re expanding that out provide our community concert by Separate Ways, a “Seeing something our of cleaning and sorting educate our kids. It’s fine to into the greater community with another visually-strik- Journey tribute band. founding fathers had actual- cutlery. She says districts put silverware in a cafeteria, of Carmel and to the State ing, patriotic tribute in our Hamilton County will ly penned, and then their sig- across the country made a but [you must] explain why.” of Indiana and to the na- downtown to complement be the 26th Charters of natures – Thomas Jefferson, similar switch, including At Clay Middle School tion,” said Crosby. the Hamilton County War Freedom installation gifted adding disposable trays and alone, last year kids threw Memorial on the square and by Foundation Forward to See Founding . Page 2 cups, resulting in a lot of out 150,000 individual forks See Plastic . Page 2 Noblesville Chamber, PHHC working on community health initiatives The REPORTER Va., which helped to tives. Curriculum was health can transform communities. Accord- Bob DuBois, Noblesville Chamber of develop and implement designed to help partic- ing to Gafkjen, “Building a culture of health Commerce President and CEO, and Janet a plan to tackle a spe- ipants demonstrate the means everyone should have a fair opportu- Gafkjen, Executive Director of Partnership cific community health leadership role their nity to be as healthy as possible, regardless for a Healthy Hamilton County (PHHC), challenge. DuBois and chamber of commerce of where we live or the circumstances we have successfully completed the Associa- Gafkjen chose to in- can play in strengthen- were born into. The choices we make de- tion of Chamber of Commerce Executives vest their time to help ing quality of life and pend on the opportunities we have – things (ACCE) national professional development launch Workforce Em- supporting equitable like access to healthy foods, or education program designed to boost innovative com- ployee Assistance Pro- prosperity. Each par- on health resources, or living in safe and munity health initiatives. gram and establish the ticipant worked with affordable housing, or access to affordable Professionals selected for ACCE’s year- Chamber Healthy No- DuBois Gafkjen a local community healthcare services. PHHC enlists the help long Healthy Communities program partici- blesville Alliance in partnership with PHHC partner throughout the program. pated in a design thinking lab in Alexandria, Community Based Health Coalition initia- PHHC is confident that emphasizing See Initiatives . Page 2 2 News & Views Health Company from Page 1 from Page 1 their academics.” ed more than $53 million component for a student’s about the new law, visit would say, into the washer company knows how much I Cook said the new law in grant money to enhance wellbeing.