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Carmel | Fishers | Noblesville | Westfield News Gathering Like & Partner Follow us! HIGH: 31 LOW: 18 Who can remember Fishers vaccination site up and the Blizzard of ‘78? This week is the COLUMNIST running at former Marsh building anniversary of the great Blizzard of 1978, WISH-TV | wishtv.com a winter storm the The Fishers Health Department vowed likes of which had not to do whatever it takes to get as many peo- been seen before in ple vaccinated at its new vaccination site. recorded local history, The city celebrated renovating the for- and has not been seen mer Marsh Supermarkets building on 116th since. It struck locally Street near Brooks School Road with a rib- Jan. 25-28. FRED SWIFT bon cutting on Monday. The opening means Nearly 20 inches The County Line city officials are a step closer to achieving of snow was driven by their goals. winds of up to 55 mph with temperatures “The sooner we dipping to zero here in Hamilton County can get people vac- and throughout most of the state. cinated the faster we Folks younger than their mid-to-late can stop the spread of 40s find it hard to believe when told of the the virus,” said Moni- eight-foot snowdrifts and the hardships ca Heltz, public health caused by the historic snowstorm. director of the Fishers The blizzard paralyzed the state for three Health Department. days and caused many problems for another On the first day, the Photo provided by Larry Lannan / LarryInFishers.com week or more. Governor Otis Bowen declared vaccination site was Heltz a state of emergency and closed all roads in expected to vaccinate 340 people. Officials Fishers Health Department officials say they hope to have enough doses to vaccinate 1,000 people a day. . Unfortunately, some folks lost heat, hope to have enough doses to vaccinate ran out of food or medicine, and some even 1,000 people a day. The city previously said sources to come up with solutions to get the accommodations made the process stress- died trying to get to shelter or supplies. the site can give up to 1,600 shots a day. Ap- vaccines in more arms. free. He’ll be 77 in March. He said after pointments are required, and applicants for “I think the message is ‘Be ready. Do he’s received his first dose, he feels more See County Line . . . Page 2 the vaccinations must have no COVID-19 whatever needs to happen in the communi- hopeful about the future. symptoms. Right now, only people 70 and ty to make sure your community is well-po- “It’s important for my own health, my older can get vaccinated in Indiana. sitioned and ready to respond when the family’s health, and for the people around Heltz said she hopes opening the site vaccine comes’,” Heltz said. me,” Carlsen said. “It’s important we stop will encourage others to work with their Kenneth Carlsen received his first this thing. It’s destroyed our country and Westfield H.S. health departments to use community re- vaccine dose at the site. He said the large we (have) got to get it back.” students, staff shelter-in-place Carmel residents must wait to following threat WISH-TV | wishtv.com Students and staff at Westfield learn fate of The GOAT tavern High School sheltered in place follow- By DEMIE JOHNSON ing a threat to the school on Monday WISH-TV | wishtv.com morning. The district said staff and students were asked to shelter in place Neighbors who live near around 11 a.m. while police secured The GOAT tavern in Carm- the building. el will have to wait longer A joint statement issued by the to find out what comes next City of Westfield, Westfield Police for the bar. Department and Westfield Washington The city’s Board of Schools said: Zoning Appeals was set to "This morning, Westfield Hi