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HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper www.ReadTheReporter.com REPORTER Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter TodAy’S Weather Today: Partly sunny. Sunday, July 25, 2021 Spotty showers and storms. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Arcadia | Atlanta | Cicero | Sheridan Spotty shower or storm. Carmel | Fishers | Noblesville | Westfield NEWS GATHERING Like & PARTNER Follow us! HIGH: 89 LOW: 70 War of the sunflowers The line has been COLUMNIST crossed. The battle is on. I see him sitting outside my window. He's staring at me, perched atop the shepherd's hook. I'm trying to drink my coffee and read the JANET HART LEONARD newspaper. He is try- From the Hart ing to intimidate me. He is quite the strange window peeper. He's been giving me the evil eye. He is a squirrel. Photo provided Over the past few months, he has kept With the improvements in place, the plant can treat approximately one million gallons of average daily flow. us entertained, climbing the shepherd's hook as if it was his personal trapeze. You need to understand that our bird- feeder is supposedly "squirrel-proof." Sheridan cuts ribbon on Someone has not informed Bushy of that information. Yes, we have named him. He has a huge bushy tail ... thus the name. Bushy scampers to the top of the $10M wastewater upgrade shepherd's hook and hangs upside down The REPORTER “The investments we have ment capacity so we can treat events related to limited treat- and stretches to reach the openings of the Indiana American Wa- made in the Sheridan waste- wastewater that historically has ment plant capacity for flows feeder. We've been feeding him whether ter Company, a subsidiary of water system since acquiring it overflowed or been bypassed coming to the plant during wet we like it or not. I must say he is quite the American Water Company, on in 2018 will enable it to come into the environment.” weather. contortionist. Friday joined local and state back into compliance with state The Sheridan wastewater “Much of the existing This little trapeze artist will look officials, community leaders and federal regulations and give system had received numer- wastewater infrastructure in through the window and give us the evil and project partners at a ribbon the town the ability to grow ous notices of violation of its Sheridan was put in place de- eye if the birdfeeder needs filling. Due to cutting to mark completion of a again,” said Indiana American National Pollutant Discharge cades ago and was nearing the bird virus, we have not been feeding nearly $10 million upgrade of Water President Matt Prine. Elimination System (NPDES) the end of its useful life,” said the birds ... or the squirrels. its wastewater treatment facility “These improvements will pro- permit over the years follow- in Sheridan. vide significant additional treat- ing many bypass and overflow See Sheridan . Page 2 See Sunflower War . Page 2 Synergize Month of Legacy will honor Carmel’s impact Mayor Brainard to speak at ‘Impact Rally’ The REPORTER here to get yours now. Since 2020, Syn- “Through Syner- ergize has been build- gize, we create a space ing relationships and where people can build Photo provided creating community professional relation- impact at monthly ships around asking 4:30 Meetups. But this each other, ‘What can Carmel’s Flowing Well Park August, the group will we do together? How switch things up with a can our friendship special event. In place make better business- set to fully reopen on Aug. 3 Stanton Brainard of the 4:30 Meetup, es that serve a greater The REPORTER the professional group will gather for a purpose?’” explained Synergize founder Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation in- Flowing Well Park one-time Synergize Impact Rally, a special Arron Stanton. vites the public to attend the official reopen- event celebrating Carmel – the city Syner- Part of Synergize’s greater purpose is ing of the reimagined Flowing Well Park at Reopening Agenda gize calls home. encouraging its members to give back in 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Flowing Well 5 p.m. Guests arrive Synergize members and nonmem- their lives and businesses with its ROI Ini- Park is located at 5100 E. 116th St., Carmel. 5:15 p.m. History of Flowing Well Park presented bers can attend the Impact Rally from 6 tiative. The initiative encourages members The park's renovations were made by the Carmel Clay Historical Society, plus Q&A to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The event to redefine ROI as ripples of impact instead possible by the Clay Township Impact 5:30 p.m. Director remarks will take place inside Iron & Ember at the of return on investment. Program. The ceremony will include a 5:40 p.m. Dignitary remarks Brookshire Golf Club in Carmel. Like all “By making investments in your friends presentation by the Carmel Clay Histori- Synergize events, it’s a come-as-you-are and your community, even people you cal Society on the history of Flowing Well 5:55 p.m. Ribbon cutting and photo opportunity function based on building deep relation- don’t know, you create ripples of impact Park, brief remarks from community lead- 6 p.m. Park Tours (attendees will be split into ships instead of selling products. that benefit people you’ll never see,” said ers, ribbon cutting, and tours of the park led two groups) The Synergize Impact Rally is open Stanton. by our Parks & Natural Resources team. to members and nonmembers. Tickets for this one-time Impact Rally are $100. Click See Synergize . Page 2 Over 40 artists, five musical groups Former HSE teacher arrested for slated for FAC’s Art on the Prairie The REPORTER select American folk mu- molesting student on school grounds Fishers Arts Council sic that reflects the muse- The REPORTER Services, and an investigation (FAC) and Conner Prairie um and standards from the Fishers police have arrest- began with the Fishers Police have selected more than American Song Book,” said ed a former Hamilton South- Department. Officials within 40 artists and five musi- FAC President Tom Rich. eastern (HSE) Schools math the school district were imme- cal groups that will be part “We are so excited to teacher for molesting a student diately notified and the teacher of the inaugural Art on the have so much depth and on school property during the was removed from the class- Prairie Art & Music Fair to breadth of artistic talent,” 2017-2018 school year. room. be held from 10 a.m. to 5 said FAC Executive Di- Ian Gray, 38, Carmel, was The suspect has since re- p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22 at rector Les Reinhardt. “We arrested and charged with two signed from HSE Schools and Conner Prairie. have potters and jewelry counts of Child Molestation, turned himself in to the Ham- The five musical groups are Mudsock makers; glass blowers and stained glass; all one a Level 1 felony, and the Gray ilton County Jail. Anyone with Jazz Combo, One Voice, The Indiana Folk types of painters including oil, Watercolor, other a Level 4 felony. information regarding Gray is asked to Music Society, Crossing Bridges, and The acrylic, alcohol ink. We have leatherworks In late May, a mental health profes- call Detective Tracy Jones at (317) 595- Klezmets. sional contacted the Department of Child 3417. “For the first year, we thought we would See Art on the Prairie . Page 2 Masks won’t be required for Carmel Clay Schools students By DEMIE JOHNSON classroom. Tara Gavardinas said if the school dis- Health education specialist Jim Ginder WISH-TV | wishtv.com “It’s just a good, polite thing to do. It trict doesn’t change the policy, she plans works for the Hamilton County Health helps breakthrough cases and everyone to pull her kids out. Department and said the health depart- Children in Carmel Clay Schools is going to do better with it, so I would “This virus has a lot of room left to ment can only make recommendations to won’t be required to wear masks in the encourage everyone to wear their mask in continue to optimize its potency,” Gar- schools. classroom. On Thursday, just one day after school, vaccinated or not,” said Dr. Chris vardinas said. “It will continue to become “So the last executive order that Gov. the district’s announcement, the Hamilton Belcher, a pediatric infectious disease more and more deadly in all age groups. Holcomb actually released to us stated County Health Department held a virtual specialist who was part of the town hall. The only way we get off this roller coaster that that decision goes back to the school town hall to discuss kids and vaccines. Since most kids aren’t eligible for the ride of wave after wave, the only way, is board and the local superintendents,” said Some parents used the meeting as an vaccine yet and with the Delta variant on to stop human to human transmission.” Ginder. opportunity to ask if the health depart- the rise, doctors say there still needs to be She said vaccines, better PPE for all The schools will be open for full-time, ment agreed with the district’s decision. added protection. WISH-TV News 8 talk- ages, and proper ventilation in buildings in-person learning with no virtual option. Doctors on the call were quick to ed to one mom before the meeting who is would make her feel better about the re- If the state changes any recommenda- say kids should keep the masks on in the also a nurse. turn to the classroom.