HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper www.ReadTheReporter.com REPORTER Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter TodAy’S Weather Friday, June 19, 2020 Today: Mostly to partly sunny. Hotter and a little more humid. Arcadia | Atlanta | Cicero | Sheridan Tonight: Mostly clear. Carmel | Fishers | Noblesville | Westfield NEWS GATHERING Like & PARTNER Follow us! HIGH: 91 LOW: 69 Pandemic brings highs, Persian Gulf, WWI vets to lows for this Sandwich be honored at War Memorial Generation member My family and COLUMNIST been healthy and I have been pretty done our best to fortunate during stay that way and the COVID-19 protect others. pandemic. I’ve Realizing how worked from blessed we’ve home for over been, we’ve three years. In looked for ways fact, my busi- to help others who ness has recently AMY SHANKLAND aren’t in the same increased. My Sandwiched situation. I’ve husband’s busi- done my share of ness received benefits from praying and crying for the the Payment Protection world as well. Program, so even when But last Saturday I cried he was off of work for five over one situation that’s weeks we never missed his been incredibly hard for my check. My sons both work family – keeping our dis- in restaurants that have sur- tance from my mother. With vived thanks to strong car- ryout orders. And we’ve all See Amy . Page 2 Sheridan’s Nicholas Burnell joins AgriGold Photo provided as 2020 summer intern The War Memorial for Hamilton County Fallen Heroes in Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville is plan. Interns will also gain getting a facelift. Built in 1952, normal weathering and concrete deterioration have taken their The REPORTER AgriGold recently an- experience in agronomy, toll. In addition to sprucing up what’s already there, the Hamilton County Veterans Corporation nounced Nicholas Burnell sales, and marketing with is raising funds to erect two new stones – one for fallen heroes from World War I and a second of Sheridan as the newest AgriGold.” for the Persian Gulf Wars. The group has now exceeded its fundraising goal. If you’d like to member of the Tying agron- learn more, please visit their GoFundMe page. brand’s 2020 omy, sales and Sales Intern Pro- marketing togeth- gram. Burnell er, interns will will work close- have the oppor- ly with his local tunity to further Dem candidates to speak at AgriGold Key their professional Account Special- skills and gain ist, Kole Ames, relevant digital ag sharing the Agri- experience by in- protest today in Noblesville Gold story and troducing grow- Burnell The REPORTER shown to reduce police violence by growing brand ers to Advantage State Senate candidate Ronnie more than 70 percent. awareness. Burnell is cur- Acre®. Powered by AgRe- Saunders and State Representative The so-called #8CantWait legisla- rently a student at Purdue liant Genetics, Advantage candidate Mike Vick will join a Black tion comes from the racial and criminal University. Acre is a web-based digital Lives Matter protest and march on justice organization Campaign Zero. AgriGold says it is ag tool that brings together noon today at the old Hamilton Coun- Among other provisions, the pro- proud to invest in the future three fundamental compo- ty Courthouse Square. posed law would ban chokeholds and of agriculture by supporting nents of farming: seed, soil A Noblesville High School student require police to intervene and stop college students pursuing and weather. organized the event. excessive force by fellow officers. careers in the food and fiber AgriGold’s interns will “We can’t sit on the sidelines while Rally organizers said attendees industry. AgriGold has hired work with farmers to be- racial injustice persists and unjusti- Saunders Vick should bring masks and practice so- a total of 60 interns across gin uploading data and an- fied, state-sanctioned violence goes former teacher, has experienced racial cial distancing to avoid spreading the corn belt, 10 of those alyzing information, giving unpunished,” said Vick, a community discrimination himself. coronavirus. being placed in Indiana. farmers simplified access to organizer and former journalist. He said if elected, he would pro- Their time with AgriGold their operational informa- Saunders, a firefighter, EMT and pose comprehensive legislation See Protest . Page 2 will provide great lessons in tion in addition to allowing both professional and per- for more confident decision sonal development, along making throughout the year with a better understanding and ensuring we are opti- of the seed business. mizing customers’ seed in- Fishers non-profit groups “Members of the Agri- vestments. Gold Intern Program will AgriGold’s interns will be responsible for assisting also play a key role in rais- can now apply for city grants their local Key Account ing awareness of AgriGold Specialist in achieving Select Soybeans varieties. By LARRY LANNAN city's contribution to the er said he was the one that not the Freedom Festival. growth and development This addition to the brand’s LarryInFishers.com non-profit from $30,000 pushed for the creation of a The city later created the in their respective district,” product lineup will provide a year to $40,000, and the city council non-profit com- Spark!Fishers Festival at said Kayla Capper, Mar- farmers the opportunity to The history of Fishers council approved it. The mittee and the end of city the same time of the sum- keting Specialist and Intern work with AgriGold beyond and support of non-profit other non-profit group the subsidies for the Fishers mer as the Freedom Festival Program Coordinator at their corn acres. organizations is an inter- city financially supported Freedom Festival, which had been held. AgriGold. “This includes For more information esting one. When I began at that time was the Fishers was an independent non- Since 2017, the coun- helping with coordinating about AgriGold Key Ac- covering the Fishers Town Freedom Festival. profit organization at that cil's non-profit committee logistics, evaluating corn count Specialists in your Council in 2012, I recall In a podcast interview time. The non-profit com- has approved how much hybrid performance, plac- area and the results our Conner Prairie asking the recorded in 2017, City mittee chose to fund other ing field signs and imple- growers are seeing, visit council in 2013 to up the Councilman Brad DeReam- local non-profit groups, but See Grants . Page 2 menting a local advertising agrigold.com. Protestors issue demands to City of Carmel, CPD The REPORTER sign a petition supporting than six times as likely to A group of protestors the group's demands: be arrested as others, the in Carmel conducted a The following was fifth-highest racial dispari- Barlow issues statement outlining peaceful demonstration ti- published on change.org: ty in Indiana. (Carmel had tled “Sit-in against Racial "The issue of racial a higher racial disparity in CPD’s commitment to excellence profiling and discrimina- arrests than the notorious Injustice" on Sunday in is disappointing CPD be- downtown Carmel. tion in the Carmel Police city of Ferguson, MO). The REPORTER Carmel Police Chief to witness the lieves and The event was orga- Department (CPD) is both But change will not oc- Jim Barlow issued the fol- loss in faith that practices trans- nized by three Carmel long-standing and disturb- cur on its own. We are call- lowing statement follow- many have ex- parency and ac- teens, Ashten Spilker, Bre- ing. ing upon the entire Carmel ing the Sunday’s sit-in: pressed in their countability and anna Hargrove and Kayla • According to a WISH community to support the The Carmel Police policing agen- promotes the Spencer after a Black Lives TV I-Team 8 investigation fight for justice and equal- Department (CPD) is cies. The ma- core values of Matter sign was vandalized of 11 police departments ity, for as Dr. King stated, committed to excellence jority of these Honesty, Com- in Spilker's yard. in central Indiana, Carmel "Injustice anywhere is a in policing. I understand men and wom- passion, Honor, During the two-hour had the largest disparities threat to justice every- the anger that is being en serving the Integrity, Loy- long protest, organizers is- between tickets issued to where." By signing this felt across the nation at public safety Barlow alty and Profes- sued demands for change black people and to white petition and supporting the the unjustified death of do so with dedication and sionalism. to the city and its police de- people. reforms outlined below, you George Floyd. respect. We strive for those partment. Those demands • Black people make up will become a leader in this Reason tells us that Citizens deserve a things by doing the fol- were published on the web- only 2.5 percent of Carm- movement and part of the not all police departments highly professional and lowing: site change.org, which list- el’s population, but account solution. are trained and guided in respectful law enforce- (This list is not in- ed the following statement for more than 33 percent of Here is a breakdown of the same way and there- ment agency committed tended to include all of to Mayor Brainard and Car- the traffic tickets. the Comprehensive Police fore, the public will see to keeping all residents, our initiatives, but those mel Police Chief Jim Bar- • A separate USA Today Reforms the CPD Needs to differences in policing businesses and visitors in low. It also provides area investigation of the Carmel from agency to agency. It the community safe. residents an opportunity to PD found blacks are more See Demands . Page 3 See Barlow . Page 3 2 Views & News Your Friends in the Insurance Business Visit our website at BraggInsurance.com 317-758-5828 Home Auto Business Life Amy Protest from Page 1 from Page 1 long-term care facilities “Hi, you beautiful people!” The rally will start fac- and working conditions.