HAMILTON COUNTY Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper www.ReadTheReporter.com REPORTER Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter TodAy’S Weather Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, with scattered showers and storms. Arcadia | Atlanta | Cicero | Sheridan Tonight: Showers and storms. Carmel | Fishers | Noblesville | Westfield NEWS GATHERING Like & PARTNER Follow us! HIGH: 81 LOW: 67 Dillinger’s State of the County Noblesville highlights infrastructure loses a By DENISE MOE streets, and reconstructing the & JEFF JELLISON 141st Street intersection at a good friend ReadTheReporter.com cost of $24 million. By FRED SWIFT Dillinger then described a ReadTheReporter.com Commissioner Steve Dil- $29 million 146th Street and linger laid out Hamilton Coun- Allisonville Road improvement It's always hard to lose a friend, and ty’s top priorities in 2021 at the project that is expected to be Noblesville lost a very good friend this annual State of the County ad- completed in 2024, as well as week when Ted Rowland passed away. dress on Tuesday. the current improvements be- He and his wife, Mary Sue, have been Dillinger discussed several ing made to 146th Street from a truly integral part of Noblesville, pro- infrastructure projects, includ- Allisonville Road to the Boone/ viding substance and character for longer ing the State Road 37 project. Hamilton County line. than many of us can “The pandemic struck short- Other road projects dis- remember. ly after the State of the Coun- cussed included the Pleasant Working in the ty last year,” Dillinger said. “It Street bypass in Noblesville, for printing and newspa- didn’t seem possible then that which the county will fund two per business for near- any of these projects could have bridges across Cicero Creek and ly half a century, Ted come to fruition during the White River, the installation of must surely have had lockdown, but we have a host roundabouts at River Road and printer's ink running of amazing accomplishments to State Road 32, a roundabout at through his veins. Ted celebrate as we come out of this State Road 32 and State Road and Mary Sue found- difficult time.” 38 directly in front of River- ed Rowland Printing Ted rowland Much of Dillinger’s presen- view Hospital, a roundabout at Company in 1972 and tation included information on State Road 38 and Logan Street, later purchased the Noblesville Times, a the State Road 37 project. a roundabout at State Road 32 weekly publication where he had worked “The State Road 37 Proj- and Mill Creek Road, and final- while in high school. ect has required a lot of gov- ly a roundabout at State Road Ted was born in Indianapolis, but came ernmental teamwork between 38 and Oakmont Drive. to Noblesville at the age of 12. He graduated Hamilton County, Fishers, No- Photo provided Other infrastructure proj- from Noblesville High School in 1958, then blesville, and the Indiana De- Along with Hamilton County’s numerous infrastructure ects discussed were the Logan joined the U.S. Navy. Upon his return from partment of Transportation,” improvement projects, Commissioner Steve Dillinger spoke Street bridge, Carrigan Road service, he and Mary Sue were married. he said. “I have to give a lot about plans for the upcoming domestic violence shelter. bridge, and a 475-space coun- Ted, who exhibited a great sense of hu- of credit to the contractors on According to Dillinger, the tersection will be about $30 ty-owned parking garage cur- mor and friendly personality, became a suc- this. They didn’t slow down cost of the recently completed million once completed. rently being built one block cessful business owner and prominent mem- traffic much on 37, and it is a 126th Street intersection was Future work on the 37 Proj- north of the Government and ber of the community. He assisted his wife big project. They are doing a approximately $22 million, and ect will include a $30 million in securing election as mayor and acquired terrific job.” the cost of the 146th Street in- revamp of 131st and 135th See County . Page 2 the title of “first gentleman” of the city. Four years ago, Ted and Mary Sue re- tired, turning over the printing business op- erations to sons Dane and Dean. Aspiring Fishers MasterChef balances it all Ted made a major impact on Nobles- ville. We are going to greatly miss his wit and wisdom. Kelsey Murphy calls her reality TV experience an ‘ode to moms’ See Ted Rowland’s obituary on Page 6. By STU CLAMPITT ReadTheReporter.com Health Department Kelsey Murphy is a Fishers physical therapist, a mother of teams up with Colts three and a home cook who is facing the notorious Gordon to vaccinate fans Ramsay on the 11th season of MasterChef on FOX. Murphy Game tickets available to took some time out of her very those who get vaccinated at busy life to speak with The Re- porter about her experience on training camp in Westfield reality television and some of The REPORTER the challenges and benefits it The Hamilton County Health De- has brought her. partment, along with Indiana University On June 16, you may have Health and the State Health Department, seen Murphy win her spot on will offer COVID-19 vaccinations at MasterChef: Legends in the last Colts Training Camp at the Grand Park round of auditions. On June 23, sports complex on Wednesday, July 28 she became one of the final 14, through Thursday, Aug. 19. The partner- winning the night and earning ship is a win-win for both the community one of the famous white aprons. and Colts Nation. Tonight at 8 p.m. on FOX, she “The Colts are pleased to host a vacci- faces the dessert challenge with nation clinic at Colts Training Camp this one of the world’s most influen- summer,” said Pete Ward, Colts Chief tial pastry chefs, Sherry Yard. Operating Officer. “We love seeing com- “Everything was filmed munities starting to open back up, but this out in L.A.,” Murphy told The clinic is yet another shot toward keeping Reporter. “Total filming time more people safe and healthy and helping ended up being about six weeks get Indiana back to normal.” total including all the final audi- The vaccine clinic will be located tions and completion of filming. in Colts City and open during all prac- We had to take a seven-month Photo provided tice sessions open to fans. Staff from the break because of COVID.” The Murphy family, from left, Brandon, Aniston, Lucas, Kelsey, and Maddox. Hamilton County Health Department and Given two trips to Cali- cial media platforms, so you Indiana University Health will provide fornia for a total of six weeks Watch Kelsey Murphy face the Dessert Challenge start to get to see a little bit of the Pfizer vaccine, which is available to of filming, the logistics for a One of the world’s most influential pastry chefs, Sherry Yard, visits the behind the scenes Gordon those age 12 and older. Anyone under 18 career physical therapist with the MasterChef kitchen. With elimination on the line, this dessert Ramsey, not just the TV Gor- years of age must be accompanied by a don Ramsey,” Murphy said. young children was a challenge challenge puts the spotlight on the home cooks’ baking skills for the parent or guardian. she did not face alone. “He’s the biggest family man. “This is a great chance to bring the “Credit all goes to my hus- first time in the all-new “Legends: Sherry Yard – Dessert Challenge” He has a passion for teaching kids out to watch the Colts and get them band, Brandon, for handling episode of MasterChef airing tonight at 8 p.m. on FOX. people how to be their best vaccinated ahead of the kids,” Murphy said. “At selves in the culinary world. He the start of school,” the time of filming we only had up with Italian family on my Murphy finished first in the really cared about educating us: said Christian Walker, the two, so there was no infant mom’s side and Polish on my top 15 Monkfish Challenge prompting us to ask questions emergency prepared- involved. He ran the house- dad’s side,” Murphy said. “Ev- with Masaharu Morimoto. That and really push ourselves in ness coordinator for hold and my in-laws thankfully ery day was spent earned Murphy a trip each of the challenges. While the Hamilton County helped out picking up kids from in the kitchen doing to Las Vegas to go he can sometimes seem very Health Department. daycare and stuff like that.” home cooking. But I to Chef Morimoto’s intimidating and some people “In most cases, kids Kelsey and Brandon Mur- feel like my skill set restaurant and her ap- would say ‘mean,’ it is really who have been fully phy now have three children: a came from watching pearance on tonight’s just to pull out your greatest po- vaccinated will not 4 ½-year-old girl, a 2 ½-year- food TV. Once I got top 14 program. tential. It is obviously well-re- be required to wear Walker old boy and a 4-month-old boy. to college, I started “We will be vis- warded. If you do something masks at school and Murphy laughed a bit when watching Food Net- ited by Chef Sherry right, he is very complimentary cannot be quarantined for exposure in the telling the Reporter, “I am still work all the time. Yard,” Murphy said. when you listen to his advice classroom.” in debt indefinitely. If he ever I’d watch it when I “She is a big name in and it turns out well.” The vaccine is free, but you must show wants something he is still like, was in my room.