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Vol. 2, No. 76 Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield Thursday, April 23, 2015 Sunny today, mostly clear tonight. TODAY’S WEATHER HIGH: 53 LOW: 32 By FRED SWIFT The Hamilton County Election Board has dismissed a complaint alleging that Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is im- properly slating a group of fellow city candidates in the up- coming May 5 prima- ry election. The board met last week and received the complaint from Gregg Feigh, a self-ap- pointed elections watchdog who called the board's attention to a mailer to absentee voters in which Brainard recommended voters consider his preference for city coun- cil and clerk-treasurer. The mayor who has often been at odds with a majority of his city council urged the election of Jeff Worrell, Laura Campbell, Bruce Kimball, and Keith Griffin in addi- tion to the re-election of Kevin Rider, Ron- ald Carter and Sue Finkam as well a vote for Christine Pauley, who opposes clerk- treasurer Diana Cordray. While there is a statute that provides those endorsing a slate of candidates must file their intentions with the county elec- tions office, the statute has been ruled un- constitutional in the courts. There has been no complaint of slating in other municipalities but it has become common knowledge that Noblesville May- or John Ditslear has preferences for city council while some other candidates favor challenger Mike Corbett which has led to a larger than usual field of council hopefuls. The local election board is composed of County Clerk Tammy Baitz, Republican appointee Andrew Greider and Democrat Keith Clock. They met mainly to approve the set up of voting machines for the prima- ry. By law the board is made up of the county clerk, and representatives of the two political parties. Election Board dismisses complaint against Brainard Mark your calendars: The Hamilton County Prescription-Drug-Take-Back Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Locations in Hamilton Coun- ty will be: Cicero – CVS – at 950 S. Peru St. Sheridan High School Parking Lot Riverview Health (Hospital) Park- ing Lot Marsh Supermarket at State Road 37 and 146th Street The importance of this event is be- ing underscored by its being held all across the United States on the same day. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Per current government informa- tion, Drug-Take-Back programs for disposal of expired, unwanted, unused, medications is a good way to help en- sure that un-needed, un-wanted drugs and medications do not fall into the wrong hands, or are taken by children. Also, a major reason for promoting this drug sweep is that medicine that remains in cabinets can become suscep- tible to diversion and misuse. The Drug-Take-Back campaign is to reach out to people in the community, to en- courage these households to get rid of such substances. For more information contact George Kristo at the Hamilton County Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs at (317) 776-8429 . Drug Take Back Day is Saturday If you like foods from different cultures and you like to take day trips with friendly folks and you would like to go to Chicago for a day, you should consider a one day adventure entitled “Chicago Ethnic Progressive Lunch”. The Sheridan Rotary Club is sponsoring a day trip to Chicago on Saturday, June 13, 2015. The bus will depart from the Sheridan High School parking lot at 7:30 am sharp and return at approximately 9:00 pm that evening. The Chicago day begins with an assortment of appetizers at the House of Fortune in Chinatown. Next up is a stop in Greek town at the Parthenon for salad and saganki. Following this is an entree´ at the Pompeii Restaurant in Little Italy. The final stop is for dessert at an Irish Pub called The Abby featuring a performance by the Identity Irish Dance Company. In between restaurant stops, the bus will tour various interesting Chicago sights. The cost of this S & S Travel tour package is $139 per person and includes all fees, tips and charges. If you are interested in going on this trip, please contact Ron Godby at S & S Travel by calling his toll-free number (1- 888-262-4423) for further information. Reservations will close on May 13, 2015. Sheridan Rotarians Fred Sturdevant, left, and Dale McCullough are heading up plans for a motor coach day tour to Chicago to enjoy the sights and eat at various ethnic restaurants. Photo courtesy Sheridan Rotary Noblesville residents and business own- ers may purchase substantially discounted rain barrels while supplies last thanks to the Noblesville Clean Storm Water Program. In order to qualify for this program, residents/business must do two things: 1) Provide a City of Noblesville Wastewater Utility bill that shows his/her name and address, and 2) Take one or more of the online clean water improvement pledges at www.clearchoicescleanwater.org . The rain barrels are available at the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conserva- tion District office, 1717 Pleasant St., Suite 100, in Noblesville. The office is open 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents may then buy a rain bar- rel for $25 plus tax (payable with cash or check). The retail value of rain barrels is normally $80 or higher but available at a lower cost courtesy of the Noblesville Clean Storm Water Program. There is a limit of one rain barrel per address. “This is the third year we have partnered with the Soil & Water Conservation District to offer low cost rain barrels to Noblesville residents and businesses. Capturing rain water to use for gardening is not only good for your plants, but it also saves you money and helps to conserve drinking water … for drinking. This is just one of the many sim- ple things we can do in our community to conserve and protect our local resources for our kids and grandkids,” said Tim Stottle- myer, Noblesville storm water coordinator. A rain barrel collects and stores rain water that would otherwise be lost. It is designed to keep debris and insects out (including mosquitos) and saves homeown- ers money by allowing them to use this free water for their gardens and lawns as well as car and window washing. The Noblesville Clean Storm Water Program’s mission is to educate the public and promote practices that help improve the quality of rain water that runs off into our streams, reservoirs, lakes, and rivers. Rain water can easily become polluted before running in to these bodies of water because of contact with pet waste, lawn fertilizers, litter, oil from leaking vehicles, and much more. The water that comes out of the fau- cets when we turn them on starts out as rain water, so the goal is to keep rain water as clean as possible by educating the public about easy ways to prevent water pollution. For more information about the rain barrel program, contact the Hamilton Coun- ty Soil and Water Conservation District at (317) 773-2181. Rain barrels available to Noblesville residents, business owners Sheridan Rotary offers Bus Tour
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Vol. 2, No. 76

Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield

Thursday, April 23, 2015 Sunny today, mostly clear tonight.TODAY’S WEATHER

HIGH: 53 LOW: 32

By FRED SWIFTThe Hamilton

County ElectionBoard has dismissed acomplaint allegingthat Carmel MayorJim Brainard is im-properly slating agroup of fellow citycandidates in the up-coming May 5 prima-ry election.

The board met last week and receivedthe complaint from Gregg Feigh, a self-ap-pointed elections watchdog who called theboard's attention to  a mailer to absenteevoters in which Brainard recommendedvoters consider his preference for city coun-cil and clerk-treasurer.

The mayor who has often been at oddswith a majority of his city council urged theelection  of Jeff Worrell, Laura Campbell,Bruce Kimball, and Keith Griffin in addi-tion to the re-election of Kevin Rider, Ron-

ald Carter and Sue Finkam as well a votefor Christine Pauley, who opposes clerk-treasurer Diana Cordray.

While there is a statute that providesthose endorsing a slate of candidates mustfile their intentions with the county elec-tions office, the statute has been ruled un-constitutional in the courts.

There has been no complaint of slatingin other municipalities but it has becomecommon knowledge that Noblesville May-or John Ditslear has preferences for city

council while some other candidates favorchallenger Mike Corbett which has led to alarger than usual field of council hopefuls.

The local election board is composed ofCounty Clerk Tammy Baitz, Republicanappointee Andrew Greider and DemocratKeith Clock. They met mainly to approvethe set up of voting machines for the prima-ry. By law the board is made up of thecounty clerk, and representatives of the twopolitical parties.

Election Board dismisses complaint against Brainard

Mark your calendars: The HamiltonCounty Prescription-Drug-Take-BackDay will be held from 9 a.m. to noonSaturday. Locations in Hamilton Coun-ty will be:� Cicero – CVS – at 950 S. Peru St.� Sheridan High School Parking Lot� Riverview Health (Hospital) Park-ing Lot� Marsh Supermarket at State Road37 and 146th Street

The importance of this event is be-ing underscored by its being held allacross the United States on the sameday. Studies show that a majority ofabused prescription drugs are obtainedfrom family and friends, including fromthe home medicine cabinet.

Per current government informa-tion, Drug-Take-Back programs fordisposal of expired, unwanted, unused,medications is a good way to help en-sure that un-needed, un-wanted drugsand medications do not fall into thewrong hands, or are taken by children.

Also, a major reason for promotingthis drug sweep is that medicine thatremains in cabinets can become suscep-tible to diversion and misuse. TheDrug-Take-Back campaign is to reachout to people in the community, to en-courage these households to get rid ofsuch substances.

For more information contactGeorge Kristo at the Hamilton CountyCouncil on Alcohol and Other Drugs at(317) 776-8429.

Drug Take BackDay is Saturday If you like foods from

different cultures and you like totake day trips with friendly folksand you would like to go toChicago for a day, you shouldconsider a one day adventureentitled “Chicago EthnicProgressive Lunch”.

The Sheridan Rotary Club issponsoring a day trip to Chicagoon Saturday, June 13, 2015. Thebus will depart from theSheridan High School parkinglot at 7:30 am sharp and returnat approximately 9:00 pm thatevening. The Chicago daybegins with an assortment ofappetizers at the House ofFortune in Chinatown. Next upis a stop in Greek town at theParthenon for salad and saganki.Following this is an entree´ atthe Pompeii Restaurant in LittleItaly. The final stop is fordessert at an Irish Pub calledThe Abby featuring aperformance by the IdentityIrish Dance Company. Inbetween restaurant stops, thebus will tour various interestingChicago sights.

The cost of this S & S Traveltour package is $139 per personand includes all fees, tips andcharges. If you are interested ingoing on this trip, please contactRon Godby at S & S Travel bycalling his toll-free number (1-888-262-4423) for furtherinformation. Reservations willclose on May 13, 2015.

Sheridan Rotarians Fred Sturdevant, left, and Dale McCullough are heading up plans for amotor coach day tour to Chicago to enjoy the sights and eat at various ethnic restaurants.

Photo courtesy Sheridan Rotary

Noblesville residents and business own-ers may purchase substantially discountedrain barrels while supplies last thanks to theNoblesville Clean Storm Water Program. Inorder to qualify for this program,residents/business must do two things: 1)Provide a City of Noblesville WastewaterUtility bill that shows his/her name andaddress, and 2) Take one or more of theonline clean water improvement pledges atwww.clearchoicescleanwater.org.

The rain barrels are available at theHamilton County Soil & Water Conserva-tion District office, 1717 Pleasant St., Suite100, in Noblesville. The office is open 8

a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Residents may then buy a rain bar-rel for $25 plus tax (payable with cash orcheck). The retail value of rain barrels isnormally $80 or higher but available at alower cost courtesy of the NoblesvilleClean Storm Water Program. There is alimit of one rain barrel per address.

“This is the third year we have partneredwith the Soil & Water Conservation Districtto offer low cost rain barrels to Noblesvilleresidents and businesses. Capturing rainwater to use for gardening is not only goodfor your plants, but it also saves you moneyand helps to conserve drinking water … for

drinking. This is just one of the many sim-ple things we can do in our community toconserve and protect our local resources forour kids and grandkids,” said Tim Stottle-myer, Noblesville storm water coordinator.

A rain barrel collects and stores rainwater that would otherwise be lost. It isdesigned to keep debris and insects out(including mosquitos) and saves homeown-ers money by allowing them to use this freewater for their gardens and lawns as well ascar and window washing.

The Noblesville Clean Storm WaterProgram’s mission is to educate the publicand promote practices that help improve the

quality of rain water that runs off into ourstreams, reservoirs, lakes, and rivers. Rainwater can easily become polluted beforerunning in to these bodies of water becauseof contact with pet waste, lawn fertilizers,litter, oil from leaking vehicles, and muchmore. The water that comes out of the fau-cets when we turn them on starts out as rainwater, so the goal is to keep rain water asclean as possible by educating the publicabout easy ways to prevent water pollution.

For more information about the rainbarrel program, contact the Hamilton Coun-ty Soil and Water Conservation District at(317) 773-2181.

Rain barrels available to Noblesville residents, business owners

Sheridan Rotary offers Bus Tour

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And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turnedfrom him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judahthings went well.

- 2 Chronicles 2:12

50 Years AgoApril 23, 1965

News: Firestone and URW reached agreement on a new contract, which was signed byFirestone President R.D. Smith.Sports: Coach Dale Snelling's Millers broke seven records at the Noblesville Big 4 Track& Field Meet.Best Deal: Beating the summer season, Crandall's Appliances was running a sale on airconditioners.

Spring is finally here. The nicer weathermeans solicitors will be out in full force.Take some time to educate yourself onNoblesville’s City ordinance regardingdoor-to-door solicitation.

1. The Solicitor Administrator conductsa background check on every solicitor acompany wishes to use in our City limits.They are checked through nine differentdatabases. After the background check isdone, it goes to the Chief for theapproval/denial.

2. Every solicitor that has passed thebackground check and has been permittedMUST have an ID Badge that is issued bythe Noblesville Police Department. It in-cludes their permit number, picture, name,company, and expiration date. They mustbe wearing at all times (while knocking in

Noblesville) on the outer most layer of theirclothing. An example of the badge is at-tached to this post.

3. If your neighborhood has a “No So-licitation” sign posted, it will not stop thesolicitors from knocking on your doors.The best way to keep them away from yourhouse is to post a “No Trespassing” or “NoSoliciting” sign on your personal property.If a permitted solicitor ignores your signage(and that information is reported), their per-mit can be revoked.

4. They are not allowed to solicit anytime before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

For more information, follow this linkhttp://www.cityofnoblesville.org/egov/apps/search.egov to the City of Noblesvillewebpage.

Information about solicitingin the City of Noblesville

Hamilton Heights Junior-Senior promtheme is from the classic F. Scott Fitzgeraldnovel-turned-motion-picture "The GreatGatsby.” This year’s event will be heldfrom 8 – 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 at TheForum in Fishers. Tickets are $30 per per-son and are on sale now during the highschool lunch periods.

A pre-prom convocation on impairedand distracted driving will take place onFriday, May 1. The educational event isdesigned to increase awareness prior toprom on the dangers involved in drivingunder the influence of drugs and/or alcohol,texting and other forms of distractionswhile driving.

Students can enjoy Heights traditionalAfter Prom from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Star-

dust Bowl in Noblesville. Those in atten-dance have a variety of activities withwhich to participation including bowling,putt-putt and arcade games. Commemora-tive T-shirts will be given to attendees,there will be snacks and beverages anddrawings for prizes throughout the two-hour event.

A post-prom bus trip to Kings Islandleaves the high school parking lot at 7:30a.m. on Sunday, May 3 returning by 9 p.m.that evening.

For more information about this year’sProm contact Junior Class Sponsor, JoyVolz at [email protected]. Formore information about the After Promactivities contact Dee Welch @[email protected].

Great Gatsby themefor Heights Prom

Hoosiers looking for resident-centered, state-of-the-art health care now have a newoption in Carmel. Mainstreet and Trilogy Health Services are celebrating their latestdevelopment together, Wellbrooke of Carmel. The transitional care center is the first ofits kind in Carmel, where Mainstreet is also headquartered.

Wellbrooke of Carmel is a joint venture between Mainstreet, who developed theproperty, and Trilogy, who operates it.

Construction started on Wellbrooke of Carmel in April 2013 and the property istentatively scheduled to open end of April. A community open house is set for Sunday,May 3, from 1-3 p.m.

The 94-bed, 68,590-square-foot Next Generation property provides transitional care(short-stay, physician-driven rehabilitation and therapy) and assisted living in a service-rich environment. The property was designed to reflect Carmel's nearby Arts & DesignDistrict.

Wellbrooke of Carmel represents a $15 million investment in the community. Theproject created 374 construction jobs and 120 permanent jobs at the property itself.

Wellbrooke of Carmelset to open soon

Community Notice:PLANNING FOR SUCCESS- KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

Learn how to:� Be Social Security Savvy.� Protect your Estate from Probate.� Be Debt free and reduce your tax burden� Prepare for the Best of your Life.

Admission is free, seating is limited, RSVP today: 317-210-3713,Sheridan Public Library, 101 W. 1 Street., Sheridan, IN.

April 25, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to Noon.Present by: Community Outreach for Financial Education, Inc

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Fortune Magazinesaid in his last issue,"But when it comes toleadership, style mat-ters". The late WarrenBennis book "On Be-coming a Leader", hewrote " the differencebetween leaders andmanagers are the dif-ference between thosewho master the con-

text and those who surrender to it." AlanMurray believe that sums up the distinctionand why some lead so well. Fortune Maga-zine has selected the top 50 Leaders ( menand women) who have shown superiorleadership from around the world workingin government, business, non profits, andthe arts. Each person on Fortune Magazinelist has master the context.

Keep reading there is a surprise inthis article.

From junior high school on, leadershipis something to strive for but is somethingfew can define. The "leader of the pack", "first in front of all others" or maybe just alot of hard work can make a leader."Leaders should lead or get out of the way"is a good thought. How is it a few leadersjust don't know when they can no longerlead and just get out of the way? A personcan have power and money yet still be a

"not so great leader" and the other wayaround. The best story is about the leaderswho come from nothing but achieve some-thing. Those stories are few also.

Talking about leadership brings to mindautomatically an assumed success in what-ever the effort. The list of 50 Great Leadersin the Word, is made up of mostly unfamil-iar names and there are some surprises too.Do you know Tim Cook? Just look at yourelectronics inventory and thank Tim, CEOof Apple. He is #1. Pope Frances, Pontiffof the Catholic church has made the list thelast two years in a row for his vision, forti-tude and commitment to reform. Howabout Taylor Swift as a world leader? Sheis the highest paid women in the musicbusiness and not by accident. Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court, John Roberts Jr. isrecognized for his command of universalrespect. Some expected inclusion ofcourse, include Bill and Melinda Gates withtheir foundation giving away nearly $33billion toward eradicating preventable dis-eases in developing nations. Making the"Ice Bucket" challenge a national event andraising $115 million toward a cure for ALS,Pete Frates knows more than anyone howimportant the effort. Pete suffers fromALS. Do you know about Ellen JohnsonSirleaf? She is the President of Liberia.She is the first female head of state inAfrica. She should get the award for themost complex leadership position. RussianPresident Putin is known for making a deci-

sion and executing. He then waits for thereaction.

Here is the surprise. No. 41 on the listis Mitch Daniels, former governor of In-diana and current President of Purdue U.Yes, our Mitch! Not only was he a gover-nor of change and accomplishment, he hasmanaged to bring the academic world intothe real world by cutting costs and greatleadership. Mitch Daniels has had extraor-dinary success in and out of politics.

It should be said that leaders come in allshapes and sizes. Spotting a leader? Youknow it when you see it. The world cannever have enough leaders especially intoday's world. Remember the old game,"follow the leader"? Just remember to takeyour blind fold off before you do.

Thanks Fortune Magazine for all of thehard work in identifying the top 50 GreatWorld Leaders.

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Indiana Artisan furniture, Local AuthorShowcase, and Book Arts Workshop head-line the month of May at Nickel Plate Arts

Don’t let May race by without gettingyour art fix at Nickel Plate Arts in hipstoricdowntown Noblesville. Unplug and createwith us during a home décor-focused gal-lery show, fun-filled First Friday and artworkshop perfect for Mother’s Day. Plus,save the date for the June 1-30 Nickel PlateArts Festival spanning the six towns weserve.

Indiana Artisan, May 1-30: Focus onfurniture and home décor

Nickel Plate Arts presents Indiana Arti-san, a showcase of furniture and other homedécor pieces from designated Indiana Arti-sans May 1-30. Interior Designer ChipKalleen selected pieces from the FurnitureGuild of Indiana Artisan’s furniture makersand paired them with Indiana-made acces-sories including fiber and clay wall hang-ings, rugs, hand-woven baskets, ceramics,glasswork, paintings and more to dress theJudge Stone House gallery. Visitors will beable to see and buy these wonderful piecesall in one place. Open during regular busi-ness hours.

Indiana Artisan is a collaborative orga-nization that brings together Indiana’s tal-ented artisans’ one-of-a-kind art and foodcreations. Its select work enriches the livesof Hoosiers and visitors by defining thebrand that reflects “This is Indiana’s best.”Indiana Artisan works with participants,retailers and communities to showcase andsell high-quality, handcrafted products instores and on trails crisscrossing the state.

First Friday, May 1, 6-9 p.m.: LocalAuthor Showcase, "Nunsense" and more

Get first dibs on one-of-a-kind art andhome décor pieces. Join us on First Fridayfor the opening of the Indiana Artisan gal-lery show. Stock up on summer readingmaterials during our Local Author Show-case. Writers will be on hand to sign booksand say hello. Bill Kenley, author of “HighSchool Runner (Freshman)” will read fromhis debut young adult, coming-of-age nov-el. Actors from The Belfry Theatre willperform scenes and songs from its habit-forming May presentation of "Nunsense."Plus, shrug off the workweek with a hands-on art activity. Admission is free; cash barwith local beer and wine available for sale.

Book Arts Workshop, May 7 or 9:Great Mother’s Day gift or outing

Artists Kandi Jamieson (of Arthouse)and Emerald Smith break down the work-ing process of book altering and journaling,and how to use different media such aspaint, writing tools, photographs and col-lage. This makes a great Mother’s Day giftor outing with Mom! Visitors may registerfor either May 7, 6-9 p.m., or May 9, 9a.m.-12 p.m.

Artists and non-artists of all skill levelsare welcome. Books, materials, snacks andrefreshments are included in the $30 fee.Registration required. Class size is limited;reserve your spot at nickelplatearts.org.Nickel Plate Arts’ monthly Project Partiesoffer visitors opportunities to build theirart-making skills in a social environment.

Nickel Plate Arts Festival, June 1-30 /1 Month. 6 Towns. A Whole Lotta Art!

To create community around the artsamong the communities it serves, NickelPlate Arts spends the month of June spot-lighting amazing arts-related events in Fish-ers, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta

and Tipton. Following are just a few of theNickel Plate Arts Festival events:

Noblesville: Gathering of Plein AirPainters, Old Mill Festival, The StrawberryFestival

Fishers: Paint-a-Snowplow, NickelPlate Players Present Girl’s Night Out

Jackson Township, Hamilton County:Art Nights at 10 West, Arcadia Glass Tours,Atlanta Music Hall

Tipton: The HeART of Tipton Festival,The Diana Theater

All events held at Nickel Plate Arts aresponsored by the City of Noblesville andChurch, Church, Hittle & Antrim. First Fri-day events at Nickel Plate Arts are spon-sored by Brannon Sowers & Cracraft.Nickel Plate Arts’ Judge Stone House Gal-lery is open to the public every Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10a.m.-5 p.m. For many more events support-ed by Nickel Plate Arts, visitnickelplatearts.org.

Indiana Artisan furniture, Local AuthorShowcase, and Book Arts Workshop

Noblesville officials tour Cabela’sNoblesville city officials took a tour ofCabela’s, which is under-constructionat Hamilton Town Center. The70,000-square-foot building is thefirst smaller prototype to include thepower sports shop addition. Work istaking place inside and outside on thefacility and is expected to be complet-ed in May. A date has not been setbut Cabela’s plans to open in the fall.When finished, the store will boast thecustom features that it is known for:mountain, aquarium, taxidermy, inte-rior fireplace with stone chimney,exposed timber ceilings and concretefloors.Noblesville Building AdministratorDaniel Sheposh, second from right,points out the multi-story interiorfireplace with stone chimney to cityofficials.

Photo courtesy City of Noblesville

Barley Island Brewing Company, 639Conner Street in Noblesville, will host anight to raise awareness and education forTourette Syndrome and Coprolalia at 8 p.m.Saturday.

The evening will feature live music byZach Craft, Toni Marshall, and JordanWhite as well as an eclectic DJ set by JeterSmithee.

Attendees can also browse and bid at asilent auction. All proceeds will be donatedto the Tourette Syndrome CampOrganization, www.tourettecamp.com.

For more info, call 317-213-6176.May is also Tourette Awareness

month.  To learn more, visithttp://www.tourettesyndrome.net or htt

p://www.tsa-usa.org.

Tourette Syndrome awarenessnight is Saturday at Barley Island

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Fred - Kudos on your article re: the bland campaigns we seem to endure here inNoblesville.

It sometimes seems as if candidates are afraid to say much at all; Heaven forbid thatthey might lose a voter or two by standing by their convictions, record, and/or plans forthe future.

Glad you called them all on this one, thanks!Sharon McMahon

Noblesville

Candidates seem afraid to say much

Could not agree more with Fred Swift’s article on the upcoming primary election andour new lows regarding voter interest, apathy and recent dismal turnout..Given votertendencies of recent it is most likely time for considering TERM LIMITS (statutory) forall positions of elected, local, regional and state government positions.. I think turnout inNoblesville was 7 percent in the last election and county was 12-15 percent. Another areato consider is voter lack of knowledge & interest in the real current issues. A majority ofvoters who are extremely honest will tell you they don't understand and have no real interestin TIFs, debt issues, traffic including non local truck traffic without any deliveries etc etc.

Name recognition is a real instrument since real issues are seemingly no longerimportant or for that matter even discussed in any type detail , written or oral. To furtherexpand on this subject another important issue is the spelling of the last name and ultimateplacement on the ballot when the voter as an example selects three of say 5 candidates.Statistically speaking the top three on ballot get selected unless a gender issue involvedand those whose families have last names in the lower part of the alphabet more likelythan not get fewer of those uninformed voters votes..For complete fairness purposes maybea drawing should be used for ballot name placement when as an example 4 or more peopleare running for a position that requires the voter to pick 3 of ?, which of course is in contrastto the current alphabetical scheme being used.

Another topic of interest to me and other voters is the overall total cost of each electionwhen considering payment of the people working the many poling places etc.etc. Thoseprecinct workers are getting harder to find with each election. Maybe its time to set up 10to 15 polling places in county and allow voting for 30 days and use any poling placeconvenient to the voter. In other words any registered voter could vote at any poling place.With electronics as good as they are today this voter could easily be verified etc and statusupdated immediately.

Just some additional thoughts regarding the upcoming primary election.Thank You.

Jim WilliamsNoblesville

Term limits, polling places should be addressed

Primary Election2015

Rep. SusanBrooks (R-IN5) madethe following an-nouncement:

Dear Friends,

After thoughtfullyconsidering the op-portunity with David,family, friends, andsupporters, I have de-cided not to run for

the open Senate seat in 2016. This morningwe issued the statement below to the mediaand I wanted to share it with you as well:

"I am grateful to represent the 5th Dis-trict of Indiana in the United States Houseof Representatives. It is a responsibility andmission that I appreciate more each day.The opportunity I have to lead and serve isone I value deeply. This is a critical time inthe life of our nation, and I am optimisticabout my ability to help meet the challengeswe face."

"I have concluded that the best way tohave a positive impact for Indiana is tocontinue the work I have started in the 5th

District, along with my service on the Ener-gy and Commerce Committee and the Se-lect Committee on Benghazi."

"For that reason, I have decided that Iwill not be a candidate for the United StatesSenate in 2016."

"Running for statewide office is some-thing I had not considered before Sen.Coats' announcement last month, but theencouragement I received was very hum-

bling. Friends and supporters alike havebeen very kind sharing their thoughts on therace and what they will be looking for inour Republican nominee. I anticipate thiswill be a well-run campaign that producesa constructive debate about the future ofAmerica and a Republican nominee that Ilook forward to helping win in November of2016."

Thank you again for all of your supportover the last four years and especially foryour encouragement over the last fewweeks.

Congresswoman Brooks announces she will not run for Senate

I could not agree more with the recent sentiment regarding the lack of details fromcandidates, “I Love Noblesville” should be more of an expectation for your councilp-erson and not a platform from which to run.  It is an incredible responsibility tomanage the hard earned tax dollars of your friends, neighbors and colleagues and Iencourage people to actively reach out, ask specific, detailed and difficult questionsand make sure YOUR hard earned tax dollars are being re-invested back in into thecommunity wisely.  As accessible or e-accessible as I try to be, with social media,ringing door bells, working downtown and volunteering for community events, itappears there will be only one public forum this year in Noblesville and regrettably itis so late that many people have early voted or made up their minds without gettingthose questions answered.  So if you have not voted, made up your mind or haveconcerns, contact the council candidates, via phone, email, in person, social media orcheck out their websites and most importantly, ask questions and get detailed, specificanswers.

 Some candidates have been working with Noblesville city departments for years,have had detailed platforms posted for months and are uniquely prepared for the brightfuture of Noblesville.  So when you meet a candidate, standing on your front porch,via the phone or social media, it is very important to reach out and get your questionsanswered.  There will soon be 9 council members, managing YOUR tax dollarswhether you vote or not, so take time to get your specific questions answered andVOTE !

 Darren L Peterson AIACandidate for Noblesville Common Council, District 4

m 317.590.0493www.electpetersonnoblesville.com

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By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorIt was a long, chilly night at Hare Chevrolet

Field Wednesday, but it was worth it for theNoblesville girls track and field team in the end.

The Millers won their own invitational,squeaking past Zionsville 120-119 for first place.Westfield finished third, not too far behind with108 points. Hamilton Heights scored 27, but didpick up an event win.

Noblesville had four victories at the meet.Deja Cox placed first in the 300 hurdles, AbiLittle easily won the 3200 run, Dilan Palmer tookthe pole vault, and the Millers' 4x400 relay teamended the running events with a first-place finish.

"As far as our performances went today, I'mreally happy," said NHS coach Dennis Scheele.

The Shamrocks emerged with four wins aswell. Karen Hubbard zoomed to a victory in the100 dash, Jada Caldwell was first in the shot put,and Westfield's 4x800 and 4x400 relay teamswere also winners.

Macey Policka won the Huskies' lone event,the 100 hurdles.

Team scores: Noblesville 120, Zionsville119, Westfield 108, Greenfield-Central 73,Mount Vernon 66, Lafayette Jeff 59.5, Tipton30.5, Hamilton Heights 27, Frankfort 21.4x800 relay: 1. Westfield 9:53.34, 5. Nobles-ville 11:10.03, 7. Heights 11:31.65.100 hurdles: 1. Macey Policka (HH) 16.29,2. Emily Robertson (W) 16.38, 6. Lydia Knoll(N) 18.28, 8. McKenna Janes (W) 19.14, 11.Serena Gombold (N) 19.60, 13. Paige Rainy(N) 20.27.

100 dash: 1. Karen Hubbard (W) 12.91, 3.Sarah Golliher (W) 13.28, 5. Rebecca Pron-schinske (W) 13.41, 8. Prima Riverahernan-dez (N), 9. Lauren Bjortomt (HH) 13.91, 12.Samone Gyan (N) 14.04, 13. Keandra Davis(N) 14.08, 17. Bri Henson (HH) 14.42, 20.Micah Kunzer (HH) 14.51.1600 run: 1. Rigg (Z) 5:21.33, 2. Abi Little(N) 5:21.35, 3. Abby Crouch (N) 5:25.30, 4.Taylor Rogers (W) 5:27.58, 5. Lauren Bailey(W) 5:34.15, 7. Kat Dombroski (N) 5:38.97,9. Molly Ruggles (W) 5:59.42, 10. Kat Wil-liams (HH) 6:14.82.4x100 relay: 1. Westfield 51.73, 2. Nobles-ville 52.96, 6. Heights 55.20.400 dash: 1. Coleman (MV) 58.29, 2. DevonLeahy (W) 1:01.19, 5. Molly Mitchell (HH)1:03.92, 7. Lily Walter (N) 1:04.18, 10. MadieHelsloot (N) 1:05.34, 12. Autumn Pryor (HH)1:06.82, 13. Emily Settle (W) 1:06.91, 14.Sydney Spears (W) 1:07.72, 15. HannahPerry (N) 1:09.49.300 hurdles: 1. Deja Cox (N) 49.21, 3. Pol-icka (HH) 49.59, 4. Knoll (N) 51.29, 7. Rob-ertson (W) 52.04, 14. Janes (W) 56.85, 15.Marissa Lawry (W) 56.96, 16. Gombold (N)58.70.800 run: 1. Meyers (Z) 2:20.10, 3. MeganLine (N) 2:23.00, 5. Crouch (N) 2:26.08, 8.Susanna Sharples-Gordon (N) 2:29.45, 9.Vicky Evans (W) 2:32.72, 10. Gabby Brown(W) 2:34.49, 12. Laura Susnak (W) 2:45.75,14. Madison Bickett (HH) 2:50.08, 17. Lau-

Millers edge Zionsville by a point

Noblesville’s Dilan Palmer won the pole vault at the Millers’ girls trackand field invitational on Wednesday.

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ren Stirn (HH) 2:55.54, 18. ElizabethShrock (HH) 2:59.28.200 dash: 1. Coleman (MV) 26.33, 2.Hubbard (W) 26.71, 4. Pronschinske(W) 27.66, 8. Bjortomt (HH) 28.83, 10.Golliher (W) 28.98, 14. Abbie Herman(N) 29.70, 16. Gyan (N) 29.85, 18. Da-vis (N) 31.20, 19. Pryor (HH) 31.57.3200 run: 1. Little (N) 11:44.37, 3. Bec-ca Carr (W) 12:11.47, 5. Dombroski (N)12:21.26, 6. Peyton Ali (N) 12:28.61, 7.Elizabeth Cronin (W) 12:32.92, 9. Mad-ison Smith (W) 12:42.79.4x400 relay: 1. Noblesville 4:10.09, 4.Westfield 4:23.43.High jump: 1. Isenbarger (Z) 5-5, 4.Helsloot (N) 4-10, T8. Amy Stivers (N)4-8, 9. Brooke Bradley (N) 4-6.Pole vault: 1. Dilan Palmer (N) 9-6, T6.Alexsandra Anderson (N) 7-6, 8. Cassi-dy Ferguson (W) 7-6, 9. Audrey Bullock(W) 7-6, T10. Alivia Pavich (N) 7-0.

Long jump: 1. Coleman (MV) 18-0.5,3. Walter (N) 16-2, 5. Charity Yadon (N)15-11.5, 6. Spears (W) 15-11.25, 8. LilyMcCormick (HH) 15-8.5, T14. Katie Flor(N) 14-6.5; Pronschinske (W) 14-6.5,16. Henson (HH) 14-5.25, 20. Alex Ma-cy (W) 13-10, 22. Kunzer (HH) 13-4.25.Discus: 1. Ripke (LJ) 129-11, 7. Mal-lory Barton (N) 98-6, 9. Hannah Reecer(HH) 93-10.5, 17. Jada Caldwell (W)78-6, 18. Haley Jordan (HH) 78-5.5, 21.Lauren Caldwell (W) 73-11, 22. LizzMumaw (N) 69-11, 24. Hope Dulin (N)68-3, 25. Marcia Ribaudo (HH) 68-1,26. Michaela Grimes (W) 59-5.Shot put: 1. Caldwell (W) 34-7.25, 6.Barton (N) 31-3.5, 12. Dulin (N) 27-7,13. Reecer (HH) 27-3.25, 15. ErinWaite (W) 26-11.5, T16. Alison Dotson(W) 26-7.5, 19. Drewe Palmer (N) 26-5,25. Ribaudo (HH) 23-5, 26. Alley Dick(HH) 23-1.

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RIGHT: Westfield’s Kar-en Hubbard (center) wonthe 100 dash and fin-ished second in the 200dash. At left is HamiltonHeights’ Lauren Bjor-tomt, who placed eighthin the 200.

BELOW: Westfield’sTaylor Rogers (left) andNoblesville’s Abi Little(center) and AbbyCrouch race in the 1600run.

Reporter photos by Kent Graham

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It was the Guerin Catholic Relays, inmore ways than one. Guerin Catholic hostedthe meet. Guerin Catholic, boys and girls,dominated the competition.

Coming off championship wins the BigOrange Meet on Saturday at Hamilton

Heights, Coach Tom Gallagher’s GoldenEagle crews did the same in their own meet.

Guerin Catholic won the boyscompetition with 102 points, followed byHeritage Christian 75, Wisdom Builder 52,Lebanon 46, Lutheran 28, Sheridan 26International 16, University 10 and Fall

Creek Academy 6. Guerin won the girlsmeet with 127 points, followed by Lebanon74, Heritage Christian 40, Sheridan 30,International 17, Wisdom Builder 16,Lutheran 14 Fall Creek Academy 12,University 4.

In the boys meet Guerin Catholicfinished first in three relays and in individualevents with Eddie Poynter in the 100, BrianMatthews in the high jump, Carter McGinnisin the long jump and Trace Bulger in theshot.

Sheridan won the 800 sprint medleyrelay.

University’s top finish was a second byMarcelius Lewis in the long jump.

In the girls event, Guerin Catholic wonfive relays and Emily Schneider capturedthe shot put.

Sheridan’s Maddie Molden was first inthe long jump and Sydney Beechboard wonthe 100.

Boys Meet4x800 Relay: 1, Guerin (Jackson Street,Nick Young, Christopher Bluish, KipCurtis) 8:54.90; 3 Guerin (JackFormisani Keegan Kirkwood AndrewBatcelder Brady Kimmel) 9:26.90; 7,Guerin (Will Young, Patrick Berger,Ryker Mephail, Payton Stanley) 9:50.0;8 Guerin (Mack Bentivoglio, BrandoOblazney, Ben Swift, Casey Dunn)9:50.28; 10, University (RyanMasoncup, Sam Klarquist, AkhilVadlamudi, Peter Steinhart) 1002.96;13, Sheridan (Joey Hopper Corbin Els,Austen Ehrie, Nathan Smith) 10:58.96.4x100 Relay: 1, Guerin (Kyle Schultz,Harrison King Nick Sarpa, CargerMcGinnis) 44.52; 4, Sheridan (KennyBurnell, Robert Burnell, KJ Acevedo,Tommy Glidden), 49.56.4x110 Shuttle Hurdle: 1, Guerin(Jordan Clang Brian Matthews, JordanChang), 34.72.800 Sprint Medley: 1, Sheridan (KJAcevedo, Robert Burnell, TommyGlidden, Kenny Burnell), 1:48.34; 5,Guerin (George Louriero Max Horrigan,David Nikas, Jaylen Holmquist), 1:56.02.Distance Medley: 2, Guerin (NickYoung, Jackson Street, Casey DunnPatrick Berger), 12:02.02; 3, Guerin (KipCurtis, Ryker Mephail Jimmy Huscroft,Payton Stanley), 12:05.21; 4, Guerin(Christopher Bluish, Keegan Kirkwood,Mack Bentivoglio, Will Young), 12:13.41;

Eagles win Guerin Relays

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9, Sheridan (Joey Hopper, TommyGlidden, Corbin Els, Nathan Smith)13:33.27; 10, Guerin (Brady KimmelAllen Burton, Harold Brooks, BrandonOblazney) 13:37.08; 14, University(Jared Dalton, Max Ammerman, NickHilgert, Jonathan Gray), 18:16.21.4x200 Relay: 1, Guerin (Harrison KingKyle Schultz, Nick Sarpa, MatthewFinley), 1:36.28; 6, Sheridan (Kennyburnell, KJ Acevedo, Andre Gabe,Robert Burnell), 1:48.18; 8, Guerin(Jordan Chang, David Nikas, MaxHorrigan, George Louriero), 1:49.99.100 Dash: 1, Eddie Poynter (GC),12.24; 6, Trace Bulger (GC) 13.65; 10,Antonio Caraballo (S) 14.46; 12, YahyaKhawashski (U), 15.06.4x400 Relay: 4, Guerin (Jackson Street,Andrew Batchelder, Jordan ChangMatthew Finley), 3:59.88l 6, University(Ryan Masoncup Peter Steinbart,Marcelius Lewis, Akhil Vadlamudi)411.96.High Jump: 1, Brian Matthews (GC),5-10; 3, Brock Kitchel (S), 5-8; 4,Tommy Glidden (S), 5-8; 9, JaylenHolmquist (GC), 5-2.Long Jump: 1, Carter McGinnis (GC),20-10.50; 2, Marcelius Lewis (U), 17-7.25; 13, Ryan Masoncup (U), 13-4.25.Discus: 2, Trace Bulger (GC), 128-3; 4,Yahya Khawashski (U), 119-0; 9,Brooks Lewman (S), 83-11; 11, ConnorKoelsch (GC), 78-4; 12, Charlie Vargas(U), 74-10; 13, Kent Hollingsworth (S),74-1; 19, Avery Bundy (S), 61-7.50; 21,Eddie Poynter (GC), 50-9.Shot Put: 1, Trace Bulger (GC), 44-4;9, Antonio Caraballo (S), 36-2; 12, EddiePoynter (GC), 32-8; 12, Thomas Metcalf(GC), 32-8; 23, Brooks Lewman (S),28-3; 24, Kent Hollingsworth (S), 28-0;25, Yahya Khawashski (U) 27-8; 26,Connor Koelsch (GC) 26-9.50; 27,Avery Bundy (S), 26-9.

Girls Results4x800 Relay: 2, Guerin (Mia Driscoll,Amanda Schafer, Emma Burgan, MarenFitschen) 11:44.96; 3, Guerin (Lucia

Perez, Caitlyn Pittsford, Lucy Semler,Hannah Sullivan), 12:03.87; 6, Guerin(Bella Bucklew, Madeline Youngman,Miran Brooks, Maggie Kroeff) 12:23.74.4x100 Relay: 1, Guerin (CassidyLindley, Grace Demas Lindsay Wisdorf,Kiana Hunter), 54.43.4x100 Shuttle Hurdle: 1, Guerin(Emma Spartz, Lindsay Wisdorf); 2,Sheridan (Sydney Beechboard, KarlieDickerson), 38.09; 5, Guerin (IsabellaMaginn, Abby Maroney), 41.67.800 Sprint Medley: 1, Guerin (CarlyDemas, Isabel Couto, Jenny Cech,Katie O’Dell), 2:07.36; 3, Guerin(Isabella Maginn, Grace Campbell,Emma Spartz, Sara Hoshaw), 2:20.62.Distance Medley: 2, Guerin (MiaDriscoll, Amanda Schafer, EmmaBurgan, Maren Fitschen) 15:18.21; 4,Guerin (Lucia Perez, Caitlyn Pittsford,Lucy Semier, Hannah Sullivan)15:46.02; 5, Guerin (Bella Bucklew,Madeline Youngman, Miran Brooks,Maggie Kroeff), 15:51.74.4x200 Relay: 1, Guerin (Katie O’Dell,Jenny Cech, Isabel Couto, CarlyDemas), 1:58.15; 4, Guerin (GraceCampbell Sara Hoshaw Emma Spartz,Reagan Ney), 2:10.24.100 Dash: 1, Sydney Beechboard (S),14.42; 3, Abby Maroney (GC), 15.39; 4,Alexa Nealy (U), 15.92; 5, Emma Hahn(S), 16.014x400 Relay: 3, Guerin (Hannah Kane,Reagan Ney, Rachel Fredericks,Isabella Maginn), 5:20.65.High Jump: 2, Sydney beechboard (S),4-4; 3 Reagan Ney (GC), 4-2; 4, KarlieDickerson (S), 4-2; 5, Rachel Fredericks(GC), 4-2; 6 Grace Demas (GC), 4-0.Long Jump: 1, Maddie Molden (S),14-8; 2 Kiana Hunter (GC), 13-7.50; 4Grace Demas (GC) 13-6.Discus: 5, Alexa Nealy (U), 59-9; 6,Emily Schneider (GC) 52-0; 7, AbbyMaroney (GC), 38-10.50.Shot Put: 1, Emily Schneider (GC),28-10.50; 4, Sydney Beechboard (S),25-1.50; 10,Alexa Nealy (U), 21-0; 12,Emma Hahn (S), 19-10; 13 AbbyMaroney (GC), 18-10.50.

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Noblesvilleturned the tables onZionsville Wednes-day in the secondgame of their HoosierCrossroads Confer-ence series.

After beingblanked by the Eagleson Tuesday, the Mill-ers shut out Zionsville6-0 at Don Dunker

Field. Noblesville scored twice in the fourthinning and four times in the fifth to get thevictory, which pushed them back above the.500 mark at 7-6.

Bryce Masterson was 2-for-3, batting intwo runs and scoring once. Dax McLochlinhit a double, driving in one run.

McLochlin also pitched a completegame, tossing five strikeouts.

The series concludes today at Zionsville.

Noblesville 6, Zionsville 0Noblesville AB R H RBITravis Gillian 3 1 1 1Alec Parker 2 0 0 0L.J. Tilley 0 1 0 0Dax McLochlin 2 0 1 1Connor Christman 2 1 1 1Bryce Masterson 3 1 2 2Michael Carmosino 2 2 1 1Ty Lindstrand 3 0 0 0Austin Shirley 3 0 0 0

Neil Brown 3 0 0 0Totals 23 6 6 6Score by inningsZionsville 000 000 0 - 0 6 1Noblesville 000 240 x - 6 6 12B: McLochlin. SB: Tilley, Carmosino.HBP: Christman.NHS pitching IP R ER HMcLochlin 7 0 0 6Strikeouts: McLochlin 5. Walks:McLochlin 2.

McLochlin

Millers even series with Eagles

Hamilton Heights couldn’t match, norstop, Alexandria’sheavy hittingWednesday as theTigers roared to a 9-5baseball victory overthe Huskies.

A l e x a n d r i aunloaded two homeruns among its fiveextra base hits andbroke a tie in thebottom of the fifth.

Coach RickHawley’s squad

opened the game with two runs in the firston singles by Seth Harris and Ian Nicholsonand a double by Mitch Howie.

The Huskies added their final three runsin the fourth on singles by Aaron House andTreyton Trent, a two-run single by ReeseWills and a RBI ground out by Max Wahl.

Nicholson collected two of the Huskies’seven hits.

“Tonight was a case of a tough play(actually two) on defense,” Hawley said.“One thing I feel positive about is that ourguys thought they should have won, and wedid have the game right there to be taken.”

Alexandria has an 8-1 record.

“We did have a couple of good defensiveplays,” Hawley continued. “Max Wahl madean excellent leaping/diving stab of a linedrive headed to center and Jacob Hammelalso made a nice diving catch of a little popnear the third base line.”

Hamilton Heights, now with a 4-7record, Saturday will host Elwood in adouble-header.

Alexandria 9, Heights 5Heights AB R H RBISeth Harris 3 1 1 0Max Wahl 3 0 0 1Ian Nicholson 4 0 2 0Jacob Hammel 4 1 0 1

Aaron House 3 1 1 0Treyton Trent 3 1 1 0Reese Wills 2 0 1 2Noah Wallace 1 1 0 0Chase Fisher 2 0 0 0John Fisher 1 0 0 0Totals 29 5 7 5Score by Innings:Heights 200 300 0 – 5 7 1Alexandria 201 222 x – 9 9 12B: Howie.Heights Pitching IP R ER HWills 4 5 5 6Hammel (L) 2 4 3 3Strikeouts: Wills 3, Hammel 2. Walks:Wills 5, Hammel 1.

Heights falls to Alexandria

Nicholson

Elias Diaz had three hits and his firstTriple-A homer, Alen Hanson drove inthree runs and the Indianapolis Indians tooktwo of three games from the ColumbusClippers with an 8-6 victory on Wednesdayafternoon at Huntington Park.

Diaz lifted his solo homer off relieverKyle Crockett to break a 3-3 tie in the topof the eighth. The prized catching prospectalso doubled and scored in the sixth inningwhile finishing a triple shy of the cycle.

Fellow top prospect Hanson went quietthrough his first four at-bats before clearingthe bases behind Diaz with what proved tobe the game-winning triple. Hanson’s RBIswere his first of the season and providedjust enough insurance for the Indians (6-7)to withstand Columbus’ (6-7) three runsover the final two innings.

Closer Blake Wood preserved the leadand earned the save with one run in 1 1/3innings of work. He recorded each of hisfour outs via strikeout, including a bases-loaded punchout of rehabbing big leaguerZach Walters in the bottom of the eighthand a whiff of top prospect Francisco Lin-dor with the tying run on base in the ninth.

Steve Lombardozzi and Mel Rojas Jr.also contributed three-hit efforts for theTribe, and both finished with a run scored,one RBI and a double in the victory.

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Sheridan, which on Tuesday dropped itsfirst game of the season in a HoosierHeartland Conference loss to Clinton Prairieat the Blackhawks’ Kent Harris Field,Wednesday visited Clinton Prairie and cameaway with a 4-2 victory.

Thanks, for the most part, to Sam Crail.“Crail threw five innings on Monday and

had a respectable pitch count so he went foran inning into a heroic outing,” saidSheridan coach Matt Britt.

In the victory last night, Crail tossedthree innings of relief with four strikeoutsto pick up the win. He also hit a two-run

homer in the eighth and before hat had atwo-run single in the fifth.

Sam Wetherald made a difficult catch toextend the game in the bottom of the seventh.

“We kept our calm and made a comeback late in the game in which ClintonPrairie was in charge throughout the earlyinnings,” said Britt.

“Kyle Harwood came back from a shakyouting Monday to keep us in the game. Hegave some very important innings against ahot-hitting Clinton Prairie team,” Brittadded.

The win moved Sheridan to 7-1 overalland 3-1 in conference play. The Blackhawkswill travel to Eastern tonight for a 6 p.m.start.

Sheridan 4, Prairie 2(8 innings)

Sheridan AB R H RBIHunter Pflugh 3 0 0 0Garrett Chesney 4 1 1 0Austin Hoover 3 0 0 0Sam Wetherald 2 0 0 0Jordan Kyriakopoulos 4 1 2 0Austin Sexson 2 1 0 0

Jacob Chesney 3 0 0 0Zach Mannies 1 0 0 0Kyle Harwood 2 0 0 0Sam Crail 4 1 4 4Totals 28 4 7 4Score by Innings:Sheridan 000 020 02 – 4 6 1Prairie 001 010 00 – 2 6 0HR: Crail .1. SB: Hoover 1.Sheridan Pitching IP R ER HHarwood 5 2 2 5Crail (W) 3 0 0 3Strikeouts: Harwood 4, Cral 4. Walks:Harwood 5.

Sheridan wins big battle

Carmel scored three runs in the first andtwo in the third and that’s all pitchers MickMaier and Seth Keeling needed to lead theGreyhounds to a 13-3 MIC Conference winover Pike Wednesday at Hartman Field.

Just in case, Coach Dan Roman’s clubplated another seven runs in the fifth in agame which ended on the 10-run rle byCarmel scoring again in the sixth.

Maier, the winning pitcher, threw fourinnings and allowed just one earned run and

three its. Keeling fired the last two frames,giving up no hits and no runs.

At the plate, Carmel scored 13 runs onjust six hits … along with five Pike errors.

Conner Cunningham knocked homethree Carmel runs Tyler Blackinton hadCarmel’s only extra base hit, a double.

Carmel 13, Pike 3Carmel AB R H RBIMatthew Chernoff 3 2 0 1Elliott Shebek 1 1 0 0

Tyler Keith 1 1 1 2Conner Cunningham 3 0 1 3Rhett Wintner 1 3 1 1Tyler Blackington 3 2 1 1Jack Van Remortel 3 1 1 2Colin Donahue 2 0 0 0JC Hanley 1 1 1 1Parker Massman 3 1 0 1Sam Berry 2 0 0 0Drew Fox 0 1 0 0Trevor Kinnard 0 0 0 0

Totals 23 13 6 12Score by Innings:Pike 000 300 -- 3 3 5Carmel 302 071-- 13 6 12B: Blackington 1. SB: Shebek 2Wintner 1, Massman 1.Carmel Pitching IP R ER HMick Maier 4 3 1 3Seth Keeling 2 0 0 0Strikeouts: Maier 5, Keeling 4. Walks:Maier 3.

Greyhounds run past Pike

More than 3,000 spectators came out onSaturday, April 18th to watch Butler Uni-versity and Indiana University (IU) men’ssoccer teams face off in an exhibition gameheld at Grand Park. Among the game’sattendees was Jerry Yeagley, legendary IUmen’s soccer coach.

The two Division I teams played thisfriendly game on Grand Park’s syntheticsoccer field #3. The game capped off theSaturday activities for the Crossroads ofAmerica Men’s Soccer Showcase, whichfeatured 260 teams from 17 states and Can-ada. This coming weekend is the women’sshowcase, which will include 280 teams.

Butler vs IU soccergame attractedthousands toGrand Park

The Fishers junior varsity baseball teamJV Tigers won a 4-3 thriller over Browns-burg on Wednesdays.

The Bulldogs scored first in the top ofsecond to take a 1-0 lead. The Tigers scored3 in the bottom of the 4th to take the lead.The scoring started after singles by Mat-thew Wolff, Taylor Soper and Craig Yoho.Parker Wells drove in a run on a fielder'schoice followed by Evan Patrick’s single toplate the final run. The Bulldogs wouldscore two runs in the top of the seventh toeven the game. Nathan Humphrey led offthe final at bat for the Tigers by drawing awalk. He advanced to second on a passedball and went to third on a ground out byNick Rothrock. After the Bulldogs walkedMatthew Wolff, Taylor Soper drove in thewinning run on a hard hit ball up the mid-dle.

The Tigers had seven hits on the day ledby Evan Patrick with two. Starter CraigYoho went four innings allowing one runand scattering two hits. Taylor Soperpitched the fifth and sixth very well to givethe Tigers a chance. Evan Patrick earnedthe win after coming in to a jam in the topof the sixth and getting out.

The Tigers return to action tomorrowfor Game 2 of the series. The next homegame for the Tigers will be at 11 a.m. onSaturday vs. Brownsburg.

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Stats through April 21(Heights and University stats not included)

Batting averages: (Requirement: 15 or more AB)

Names SCHOOL GAMES AB HITS AVG.Travis Gillian NHS 10 28 15 .536Luke Duermit FHS 12 29 15 .517Austin Hoover SHS 6 15 7 .467Aaron McGee HSE 10 28 13 .464Connor Christman NHS 9 28 13 .464Chris Ayers WHS 8 24 11 .458Jordan Kyriakopoulos SHS 6 18 8 .444Matt Labus GHS 12 34 14 .412Jacob Robinson WHS 8 15 6 .400Tyler Blackington CHS 8 20 8 .400Matt Gorski HSE 11 41 16 .390Carter Poiry HSE 11 31 12 .387Kolbe Smith GHS 13 42 16 .381Kyle Hennie GHS 13 37 14 .378JB Washburn HSE 11 33 12 .364Jackson Garrett WHS 8 20 7 .350Joe Michel FHS 12 38 13 .342Kyle Harwood SHS 6 18 8 .333Caleb Brenczewski FHS 11 34 11 .324Evan Ruthsatz FHS 9 22 7 .318Brandon Yoho FHS 12 35 11 .314

ERA (Min 7 innings) School IP ER ERAChris Ayers WHS 10 0 0.00David Blanco HSE 10.2 1 0.66Will Plummer NHS 9 1 0.78Mike Pachmeyer HSE 7.2 2 0.91David Herrman HSE 17 3 1.24Cory Conway NHS 15 3 1.40Dax McLochlin NHS 14 3 1.50Justin Buchanan NHS 8.1 2 1.68Mitchell Sparks CHS 12 3 1.75Luke Buehler GHS 20 5 1.75Dylan Schildknecht CHS 7.1 2 1.91Tanner Sizemore HSE 17 5 2.06Luke Duermit FHS 19.2 6 2.14

Runs Leaders: Kolbe Smith GHS 15, Matt Labus GHS 13, Sam Crail SHS 13,Matt Gorski HSE 11, Austin Hoover SHS 11 Brandon Yoho FHS 10, CalebBrenczewski FHS 10, Andy Bennett FHS 8, David Herrman HSE 8, ConnorChristman NHS, Travis Gillian NHS 8Stolen Bases: Jacob Totman FHS 6, Kolbe Smith GHS 6, Luke Buehler GHS5, Austin Hoover SHS 5, Austin Shirley NHS 4, Matt Gorski HSE 4, Sam CrailSHS 4, Luke Duermit FHS 3, Cole Jacobs HSE 3, Aron McGee HSE 3, TravisGillian NHS 3, Michael Carrmosino NHS 3, Drew Fox CHS 3RBI: Matt Gorski HSE 12, Travis Gillian NHS 11, Caleb Brenczewski FHS 10,Luke Duermit FHS 10, Kyle Hennie GHS 10, Luke Buehler GHS 8, Jacob Rob-inson WHS 8.

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Noblesville fin-ished its Wednesdaygame with a flourish,scoring late and oftento beat WesternBoone 13-3.

The Stars led theMillers twice, jump-ing ahead 1-0 in thetop of the first, then3-2 in the third in-ning. But Noblesvilletook the lead back in

the bottom of the third, going ahead 5-3.

The Millers then scored three more runs inthe fourth, and five runs in the fifth to endthe game on the 10-run rule.

Maddie Moore hit a home run, one oftwo hits for her on the night. Moore fin-ished with three runs scored and two RBIs.Brianna Tragesser hit a triple, going 2-for-2and driving in three runs. Aly Compton hittwo doubles, giving her a 3-for-3 night.Compton had four RBIs and three runsscored.

Sammi Minton threw four innings forthe win, striking out six.

Noblesville 13, WesternBoone 3(5 innings)

Noblesville AB R H RBIMaddie Moore 3 3 2 2Karley Blankenship 2 2 2 0Aly Compton 3 3 3 4Zoe Schafer 3 0 1 1Hayley Lutz 1 0 0 0Cassie Neal 1 0 1 0Brooke Herron 3 0 1 1Rachel Peigh 1 1 0 0Brianna Tragesser 2 1 2 3

Ariel Gaskill 1 0 0 0Taylor Bounin 1 1 1 0Kimi Box 3 1 0 1Grace Smith 2 1 0 0Totals 26 13 13 12Score by inningsWeBo 102 00 - 3 4 1Noblesville 023 35 - 13 13 1HR: Moore. 3B: Tragesser. 2B: Comp-ton 2, Herron, Bounin. SB: Moore.NHS pitching IP R ER HSammi Minton (W) 4 3 2 4Herron 1 0 0 0Strikeouts: Minton 6, Herron 1. Walks:

Millers run away from Stars, 13-3

Minton

Carmel lost a heartbreaker on Wednes-day, as Pendleton Heights scored in thebottom of the seventh to beat the Grey-hounds 3-2.

Carmel scored both of its runs in the topof the fourth, erasing a 2-0 Arabians lead.Maddy Griffin went 3-for-4 for the'Hounds, while Celene Funke hit a double.

Pendleton 3, Carmel 2Carmel AB R H RBIKarly Combs 3 0 0 0Julia Ranney 0 0 0 0Ava Walker 2 0 0 1Celene Funke 3 1 1 0Emma Morton 3 0 1 0

Maddy Griffin 4 0 3 0Whitney Foyer 3 1 1 1Darby Roberts 4 0 1 0Darby Galligher 3 0 0 0Kristyn Eckl 3 0 0 0Totals 28 2 7 2Score by inningsCarmel 000 200 0 - 2 7 2

Pendleton 101 000 1 - 3 7 12B: Funke.Carmel pitching IP R ER HEckl 6.2 3 1 7Strikeouts: Eckl 3. Walks: Eckl 1.

Pendleton’s 7th-inning run sends Carmel to defeat

The Carmel girls tennis team cruisedpast West Lafayette 5-0 on Wednesday.

The No. 1-ranked Greyhounds only lostthree games in their five matches. No. 2singles Zoe Woods, No. 3 singles SamanthaGalloway and No. 1 doubles Emma Loveand Lauryn Padgett all won 6-0, 6-0.

Hamilton Heights fell in a tight 3-2match to Frankton Wednesday. The Hus-kies got solid wins from both of their dou-bles teams, with No. 1 Kennedy Weber andJessica Petty and No. 2 Lauryn Martin andAbby Hardacre.

Westfield lost a close 3-2 matchWednesday afternoon at home againstHarrison.No. 1 singles Laura Moore picked up a win6-0, 6-0 and No. 2 doubles of JessicaSchrader and Meredith Roush closed outtheir match with a solid win, 7-5, 6-4.

The Shamrocks are 4-2 on the seasonand 2-1 in the HCC Conference.

Carmel 5, WestLafayette 0No. 1 singles: Kiersten Carlson def.Coakes 6-0, 6-2No. 2 singles: Zoe Woods def. Kim 6-0,6-0No. 3 singles: Samantha Galloway def.Teresa Andersen 6-0, 6-0No. 1 doubles: Emma Love and LaurynPadgett def.  Abrahanson and Crawford6-0, 6-0No. 2 doubles: Megan Lugar and MaryVoigt def.  Crawford and Szymanski6-1, 6-0

Frankton 3, Heights 2No. 1 singles: Sarah Sipe lost 7-5, 1-67-6 (8)No. 2 singles: Xanna Shepard lost 6-3,6-3No. 3 singles: Theresa Magenheimerlost 6-3, 6-3

Carmel cruisespast WestLafayette

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No. 1 doubles: Jessica Petty andKennedy Weber won 6-2, 6-4No. 2 doubles: Abby Hardacre andLauryn Martin won 6-4, 6-3

Harrison 3, Westfield 2No. 1 singles: Laura Moore defeatedEastman 6-0, 6-0No. 2 singles: Hana Lutz lost to Roetker6-0, 6-4No. 3 singles: Emma Clary lost toKakani 6-4, 6-4No. 1 doubles: Arie Sprout and AnnikaMabe lost to A. Kaur and Eiler 6-4, 6-4No. 2 doubles: Jessica Sprout andMeredith Roush defeated S. Kaur andDinkel 7-5, 6-4

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Hamilton Southeastern beat New Pales-tine 154-201 at Ironwood on Wednesday.

Cedric McAree and Jake Hutmacherwere co-medalists for the Royals with 37s.Other scores: Nick Kuster 39, KevinSlaninka 41, Drew Alexander 42, JackJuskow, Jesse Sweet, Justin Bandura, SamBickle 43, Alex Bullington and Luke Jolly44, Will Kirchmer and Josh DeFonce 45.

HSE will compete at the NoblesvilleBob Spacey Invite Saturday at Fox Prairie.

Carmel finished second in a three-waydual meet at Prairie View on Wednesday.

The Greyhounds carded a 160, whichtied them with Cathedral. The Irish won onthe fifth-man score. Zionsville placed thirdwith 168.

Sophomore Jeff Doty and junior PalmerTweedy both shot 39, and senior MichaelWalters shot 40.  Kevin Stone shot 42.

Carmel will also play at the Bob SpaceyInvite Saturday.

Royals beat NewPal, ‘Hounds 2ndat Prairie View

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Westfield's Elvin Caldwell has committed to play college football at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.  Elvin was a standout running back at WHS.  Helettered three years and led the Shamrocks in rushing yards and TDs his junior and senior year.  He finished his career as the Rocks' third all time leading rusher.  Hissenior year he was named Hoosier Crossroads All Conference and All State Honorable Mention.  Elvin is also a member of the baseball team at Westfield.  Elvin plansto study Criminal Justice at ONU.Pictured:  Elvin is sitting between his parents Elvin and Shelly Caldwell.  Standing behind them are Elvin’s brother Colin Caldwell, Jake Gilbert, varsity football coach atWHS, and Elvin’s sister, Jada Caldwell.

Photo provided by Westfield High School

Carmel High School announced the hiring of Matt Fishman as the new head volley-ball coach.

Fishman graduated from Carmel High School in 2005 and played at Bowling GreenUniversity.  He has worked at Indy Juniors and served as the junior varsity coach at

North Central.  He was a varsity assistant with the 2012 Chatard state championshipteam as well.

Fishman has been on the staff at Indiana University this past season and will start hisduties as the Greyhounds head coach immediately.

Westfield’s Elvin Caldwell commitsto Olivet Nazarene University

Carmel hires Matt Fishman as head volleyball coach

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American LeagueEast W L PCT. GBBoston 9 6 .600 -N.Y. Yankees 8 7 .533 1.0Toronto 8 7 .533 1.0Baltimore 7 8 .467 2.0Tampa Bay 7 8 .467 3.0Central W L PCT. GBDetroit 11 4 .733 -Kansas City 11 4 .733 -Chi. White Sox 6 8 .429 4.5Minnesota 6 9 .400 5.0Cleveland 5 9 .357 5.5West W L PCT. GBHouston 8 7 .533 -Oakland 8 8 .500 0.5L.A. Angels 6 9 .400 2.0Seattle 6 9 .400 2.0Texas 6 9 .400 2.0

National LeagueEast W L PCT. GBN.Y. Mets 12 3 .800 -Atlanta 8 6 .571 3.5Washington 7 8 .467 5.0Philadelphia 5 10 .333 7.0Miami 4 11 .267 8.0Central W L PCT. GBSt. Louis 9 4 .692 -Chi. Cubs 8 6 .571 1.5Cincinnati 8 7 .533 2.0Pittsburgh 7 8 .467 3.0Milwaukee 2 13 .133 8.0West W L PCT. GBL.A. Dodgers 9 5 .643 -San Diego 10 6 .625 -Arizona 8 7 .533 1.5Colorado 8 7 .533 1.5San Francisco 6 10 .375 4.0

Wednesday’s scoresChi. White Sox 6, Cleveland 0Pittsburgh 4, Chi. Cubs 3Miami 6, Philadelphia 1St. Louis 7, Washington 5Toronto 4, Baltimore 2N.Y. Yankees 13, Detroit 4N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2

Tampa Bay 7, Boston 5Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0Colorado 5, San Diego 4Arizona 8, Texas 5Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 2Seattle 3, Houston 2San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

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