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Wednesday March 8 2017 Sheridan Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta Westfield Carmel Fishers

Will Noblesville sell Seminary Park

Who knew Seminary Park is for saleBy MARY SUE ROWLAND Noblesville Common Council Member The City of Noblesville is moving into territory that locally andnationwide is filled with strong difference of opinions The issue istaking historic parks land for development Only one thing is moredifficult for Americans and that is giving up their property by courtaction of a government body The park in question is located in thehistoric old town Noblesville at 10th street Hannibal and DivisionStreets just two blocks south of the Court House Square It hasalways been known as Seminary Park and serves the entirecommunity It is the only park close to the downtown and servesas a neighborhood park and playground Seminary Park is a popular

location for summer band concerts including the 25th year of Shakespeare in the Parkplay given each summer by Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission The park wasdeveloped in 1983 on one and one half acres of city land purchased from the schoolcorporation The history goes back much further Dating back to 1870-1871 the first school in Noblesville was built on the site From1871 all grades were taught at the school know as Seminary Called the ldquoschool houserdquoand after a century of service the school was torn down in 1969 by the school corporationThe city administration including Mayor Ditslear Deputy Mayor Steve Cooke planningand economic development departments have been approached by a developer to use 130acres of the park to develop 12 new town homes resulting in $11669 dollars in additionaltax revenue to the city The land has been marked as a prime location for such infilldevelopment Value has been estimated at $140000 for the existing park land that willbe sold to the developer The city says this project will result in preserving and enhancingthe remaining parcels of existing park by adding new fencing to the west side of the parknew benches or a seating wall and a dog watering station But what about the history the existing neighborhood thegreen space current home values and the all important park See RowlandPage 2

If you always do what you have always doneBy STEVE COOKE NOBLESVILLE DEPUTY MAYOR One of my favorite quotes is If you always do what youve alwaysdone youll always get what youve always got That quote cameto mind after I was told by a civic leader that the best thingNoblesville has going for it is its history True - many residents like me were first attracted to Noblesvillefor its historic charm As a city we honor our history and evenleverage it for placemaking But one thing is for certain we cannothave history driving our vision toward the future Walk aroundNoblesville Schools and youll agree we have so much more goingfor us than just history

If we want our community to be relevant and attractive and vibrant for years to comelets allow for some new ways of thinking without trashing every new idea that comesalong Change after all is part of any community When you resist change projects likethe Pleasant Street extension take 20-plus years to get to a simple drawing of an idea Adrawing Then again If you always do what youve always done youll always get what youvealways gotrdquo SEMINARY SQUARE The reason why this quote resonates with me now is the response the City received foran idea we had been exploring since late 2016 We were approached by a developerinterested in a new project that met the needs identified in our recent Housing Study Aspart of Noblesvilles strategy for smart growth we want to attract housing types that allowfor greater density but still high quality mdash and even better if this housing type is walkableto our downtown We were asked to consider selling two-thirds of Seminary Park to become 12 high-endclassic-style single-family homes with garages in a back alley The developer wouldpreserve and enhance the eastern third with the playground add

Ireland to oversee Juvenile DivisionCountyrsquos juvenile offenders relocated to ldquonewrdquo Detention Center

Diva Nightreturns Thursday Noblesville Main Street in partnershipwith 18 local restaurants and retailers ispleased to announce Diva Night which willreturn for its seventh year on ThursdayMarch 9 starting at 5 pm Diva Night is your opportunity to see whatall downtown Noblesville has to offerincluding specials bargains andrefreshments at many locations Pick up amap of participating merchants at anymerchant location Shop from 5-8 pm andcollect a sticker at each location Bring yourmap to Matteorsquos at 8 pm for the DivaLounge party and a chance to win prizeswith your completed map Prizes will alsobe awarded for Divas who dress the part andshow their spirit All winners will beselected at 830 pm Diva Night participating restaurants andretailers are 44 North 500 North Boutiqueamp Honeycomb Salon 10th StreetPhotography A Corner Cottage BlueButterfly Barley Island Caravan ClassesKarisma Kiln Creations Lil BloomersLinden Tree Little Gypsy Boutique LoganVillage Mall LHO Creations Old PicketFence Shine Yoga amp Wellness TanglezHair Salon and Whimzy

More and more inmatesare being housed at theHamilton County SheriffrsquosOffice complex onCumberland Road and aspart of a long term plan toaddress the situationjuvenile offenders insecure detention havebeen relocated to adifferent area of theproperty Therehabilitation of theformer Juvenile DetentionCenter is complete andjuveniles held in securedetention were transferredto the building over theweekend Juvenileshoused in Shelter Care remain in the currentfacility The ldquonewrdquo Juvenile Detention Center isactually the area that housed juvenileoffenders prior to the opening in 2008 of theJuvenile Services Center The building sawa variety of uses in the past years includingoffice space and most recently housing

maximum security adultinmates As part of asolution to the increasingadult inmate populationSheriff Bowen the CountyCommissioners and theHamilton County Councilformed a plan to move thejuvenile population back tothe older building Thebuilding requiredrenovation to bring it up tocurrent standards forhousing juveniles Movingthe juvenile offendersallows the conversion of thesecure wing of theJuvenile Services Centerinto an area to house the

growing adult female inmate populationafter the building is modified Moving thefemale population in turn creates more roomat the current adult jail to accommodate themale population The inmate housing configuration whichmaximizes available bed space on thecampus is expected to last until an expansion

of the Hamilton County Jail is completedOfficials are still working on exact detailsfor the number of additional beds to includein the expansion that is expected to breakground on the Sheriffrsquos Office complexsometime in 2017 Efforts continue toreduce the inmate population through bondmodifications by assignments toCommunity Corrections in work releasetype programs and through the pre-trialrelease program Along with the transfer of juveniles to thenew area Sheriff Bowen appointed CaptainKija Ireland as Commander of the JuvenileDivision Ireland who becomes the firstfemale deputy to oversee a division at theSheriffrsquos Office has worked in a variety ofpositions as a Merit Deputy since 1998most recently serving as a detective in theInvestigations Division Captain JeffMarcum who headed the Juvenile Divisionfor many years is assisting Ireland duringthe transition period and also working in theInvestigations Division

Kija Ireland

Developerrsquos rendering of high-end classic-style single family homes proposed for Seminary Park

See CookePage 2

Rendering provided by City of Noblesville

News2

setting In the field of planning and making communities great a park in a neighborhoodespecially in old town is considered an important amenity and few such special placesexist in any community and especially in Noblesville Everyone is excited about new housing going into the fabric of the old town but shoulda park be surrendered to accomplish the goal Has enough effort been given to findalternative sites that have long seen their day Should the selling price actually be$140000 for 12 lots is very cheap land for the developer Some say the homes will sellin the high $200000 up to $300000 As far as development goes this land is as easy asit gets Park land is ready to go with no tear downs cheap land with little concern forwhat could be considered priceless as a remaining park Noblesville considers itself to be historic Yet seldom does it show the pride of thehistory of the County seat of Hamilton County dating back to 1823 at the platting ofNoblesville by William Conner Do we need a ldquoSave Seminaryrdquo campaign or will the city get busy and find another greatpiece of land for a development idea long overdue and needed Let us hope some realcreative thinking gets going fast The current city plan is a follows Continue to discuss with neighborhood residents and businesses Noblesville Parks

Board and Council Meet with Noblesville Preservation Alliance Prepare developer agreement with Legal Council Prepare a Request for Proposal and bring to a vote before the Board of Public Works

and Safety and Council Prepare talking points for other city departments Chamber of Commerce Noblesville

Preservation Alliance Noblesville Main Street and others Return to Noblesville Parks Board with comprehensive plans for both Housing

Development Area and Remaining Park AreaIn the meantime press your points by sending to HamiltonCoNorthReporterhotmailcom

Rowland From

Cooke From Page 1new fencing and a doggy station mdash and move the gazebo and existing park benches topreserve them The reason our Planning Department and I would consider this idea was because it wouldget people excited about moving to downtown Noblesville mdash people who dont want ahistoric home due to the upkeep but want to live close to our historic downtown forrestaurants shopping and trail access And we thought it could be a catalyst to inspiredevelopers to pursue privately owned land to also redevelop once this project was a provensuccess We also welcomed the opportunity to inspire nearby residents to improve their existinghomes Having refurbished and new homes lining 10th Street is one way to strengthenour communitys preservation efforts As for the loss of this park the playground seemed to be the only part of Seminary thatsees active use today mdash and that would remain regardless On a recent weekend afternoonthere were more people hanging out near the Pocket Park and the White River Greenwayboardwalk bridge than at Seminary Events like Shakespeare in the Park are alreadymoving from Seminary to Federal Hill Commons THE PROCESS Like many potential projects the City considers we tested the waters of this idea aroundCity Hall then one-on-one with a handful of others The response was positive enoughalthough not completely to at least continue to explore I then brought it before the ParksBoard in an executive session where we could talk about the pros and cons and to get theirfeedback One of the negatives of this project came out of my own mouth mdash and thats the loss ofgreen space I also made the point that this project was not anything the City would rushthrough or push forward without community input My plans included reaching out tomore residents business owners and the Noblesville Preservation Alliance well beforeany official consideration would have been asked Still the conversation at Parks Board wasnt pretty One civic leader not on the ParksBoard dominated the conversation The same one who thinks history is the best thing wehave going for us And then that person sent out our proposed idea to generate oppositionmaking it sound like this project was a done deal mdash which is not true However based on the Parks Board discussion weve shifted the project to find a differentlocation I certainly dont blame the Parks Board They are dedicated community leadersvolunteering their time because of their passion for parks And I get it mdash parkland andgreen space are valuable Sure I can point to several other park projects that are happeningmdash from the opening of Federal Hill Commons in April to Finch Creek Park breakingground this summer to improvements planned for Southside Park and continuedexploration of a new Dog Park on Pleasant Street In fact more parks will have been built under Mayor Ditslear than any otheradministration in our citys history And I have no doubt that our Parks amp RecreationDepartment can do wonders with Seminary Park so it no longer remains an underutilizedspace But I will not apologize for exploring this idea I applaud our City staff for thinkingoutside the box and putting themselves in a position to be criticized for even daring tothink differently While I always welcome feedback from residents who are concernedabout losing a connection with our past we also need to hear from people who believethat we have more going for us than just history And I think we heard that from residents who feel strongly about Seminary Park mdash notfor its history mdash but for the local neighbors today who wont make the walk to the otherparks near downtown In the meantime we will continue to exercise creative thinking when consideringprojects We will refuse to do what has always been done mdash because we want more forour community than what we have today And I think the future of Noblesville will thank us for it

NFDrsquos Lt Melsonretires after 36 years

On March 2nd 2017 Lieutenant John Melson of theNoblesville Fire Department stepped off the truck for the finaltime After 36 dedicated years of service John officially retiredIn a farewell email John stated To all that wear the badge Iwish you a safe career I am honored to have been one of you Fire Chief Greg Wyant stated Retirements such as Johnsprovide a mix of emotions On one hand it is great to see himreach this goal on the other albeit selfish we hate to lose such atalented and experienced man Johns presence at NFD will bemissed Captain Todd Estes Public Information Officer asked LtMelson what was next on the agenda John replied with a laughand stated All I know is my bags are packed and the wife said

our flight leaves tonight between 6pm - 7pm tonight I have no idea where shes takingme The men and women of the Noblesville Fire Department wish John a well-deservedhappy retirement

Melson

Westfield Fire Department raises$1200 for Relay for Life The Westfield Fire Department raised $1200 at its recent pancake breakfast at Station83 The money raised will be donated to the American Cancer Societyrsquos Relay for Life ldquoThis was a really great way for us to invite the community in to our station and alsodo something good in the processrdquo Fire Marshal Garry Harling said ldquoWe even had somany people stop by that we ran out of foodrdquo City of Westfield departments have participated in Relay for Life events for the past11 years Participation has ranged from donating time hosting pancake breakfastscoordinating bake sales and many other activities ldquoWe are very committed to this cause This breakfast was just one way to give back tothe community we serverdquo Harling said

Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown Newspaper

News 3

Noblesville responds to Times On March 1 the Noblesville Park Boardmet in executive session to discuss adevelopment idea At that meeting aproposal for ldquoSeminary Squarerdquo waspresented The idea was to sell 088 acres ofSeminary Parks 13 acres to create 12homes and provide enhancements to theremaining 042 acres of the park as a way tojump start new downtown home buildingand redevelopment As with the citys procedures the idea waspresented to the park board in executivesession for immediate internal feedbackwith the understanding that what isdiscussed is to remain confidential Thisconversation was an early step in theprocess City staff was very candid whendiscussing both its pros and cons with the

parks board If favor was there the nextsteps were to meet with NoblesvillePreservation Alliance notify othercommunity groups and then propose itpublicly before ever being presented at apublic meeting (unlike the March 14 dateinaccurately published in the story) Afterdiscussions with the park board and councilmembers it was determined to not moveforward with the proposal at that location In an article released in The Timesnewspaper the writer provides details aboutthe project as if they came from cityofficials however no contact with cityadministration was made prior to printingDetails of the development were not verifiedand opinion was intermixed with the allegedfacts The story indicates that the project

ldquowas a done dealrdquo while in reality it was notmoving forward ldquoSeminary Parkrsquos role in the neardowntown area is going to change with theopening of Federal Hill Commons in AprilA majority of the events that had takenplace in Seminary Park are moving toFederal Hill Commons As our staff waslooking at ways to reinvent that space wewere approach by a developer with thisideardquo Mayor John Ditslear said The background information came from acouncil member who is a non-votingmember on the Parks Board On March 3Mayor John Ditslear personally informedthe council member that the project wouldnot be feasible at its proposed location The

city is looking for other areas that this typeof development could enhance ldquoIm disappointed at the precedent this setsOur staff needs to feel it can bring ideasforward or present during an executivesession where all of the informationdiscussed is considered to be confidentialwithout information being leaked It alsounfairly worried concerned citizens and putthe city in a bad lightrdquo Ditslear said ldquoThecity has hardworking staff members andelected officials that devote time andpassion into bringing new opportunities tobetter the lives of all Noblesville residentsWhile we all might not agree on a project Ilike to believe we all have the best interestsfor Noblesville in mindrdquo

In all due respect I would like to respondto the city side of the story concerning thedevelopment of Seminary Park Assometimes happens memories becomefaded and I might note that the Mayor wasnot at the meeting yet he has listenedcarefully to one side of the story The Park Board meeting and presentationdid not meet any of the standard ExecutiveSession rules Steve Cooke noted severaltimes that discussion of the project had beenheld on multiple occasions with businesspeople Council and others Steve hadinformed me at a public ribbon cutting aboutamonth earlier Once discussion happensnothing is confidential The materialshanded out at the meeting were allowed togo out of the room again not confidential The staff did not provide a pro and conpresentation about the project Only thedevelopment side was discussed and thenext step action printed on thepresentation gave the impression thisproject was on a fast track In fact I notedseveral times during the discussion that thePark Board should be advised of goodplanning trends concerning green space andneighborhood parks so a balance could bediscussed and presented The staff nevertook the conversation to that level Thediscussion from staff was that the park wasunutilized and they never see anyone in thepark as they drive by It was noted that onthe staff lunch hour they would prefer otherlocations for their lunch than Seminary Park The writer of the article in the Times hadacquired a copy of the presentation (notfrom me) but did have a copy The problemis that the city just moved forward with the

rail to trails without any communityconversation and the Pleasant Street projectalso still has some concerns about citizenconversation In conclusion the writer didhave some good information I received acall from The Editor at the Times newspaper(I did not call the Times) and I held aconversation and answered her questions asbest I could I told her to call the Mayor andothers to get more information I am sorryshe did not follow that suggestion I believe the council member discussed inthe article by the city is me Mayor Ditslearand I did have a conversation on Friday atwhich time he told me again that he was notsure about the project I asked if he hadseem the presentation presented to the ParkBoard by staff and he said he had not TheMayor told me the same thing on Tuesdaywhen I asked his position on Seminary ParkHis answer was he was not sure I am gladto hear through this communication thatother areas are being reviewed Thedevelopment project is important for the citybut not at the Seminary Park location Sinceit appears that I was so important in thearticle presented by the city that someonefrom the city could have sent me an emailor phone call to advise the project is movingto another location yet to be determined The presentation had been discussed withmany other community leaders before thePark Board meeting according to SteveCooke himself There was not confidentialinformation that others did not alreadyknow This is not a leak and should neverbeen suggested as a leak Again thiscomment is directed to me and I have neverleaked anything but with the presentation

already shared the fast track timeline andthe meeting not following a executivesession rule I did contact a neighbor in thearea of Seminary Park to advise him of theproject That information was sent by theneighbor to Noblesville PreservationAlliance not by me as was suggested bySteve Cooke I have a story at the Hamilton Reporterthat has been held because the cityasked for the paper not to print my storyuntil a city story could be published at thesame time The paper has held the story foralmost 7 days In the meantime the Timeslearned of the city action It is hard tounderstand that the most historic city inHamilton County and one that often talksabout its history would even consider sucha proposal from a developer affecting a citypark I have concerns that others do notunderstand the past efforts of so manywithin the community who have workedhard for decades toward promoting ourhistory and preservation efforts If it wasunderstood the developer would not havemade the offer and the city would not havemoved forward with the proposal to takepark land for development The promotionof the importance of preservation andhistory still needs work I believe this can become a positiveoutcome for the community It would seemimportant at this time to establish anordinance to keep Seminary Park a Park

forever with no possibility of developmentIt also seems appropriate to upgrade thepark with park furniture a new gazebomaybe even a basketball court or two andwho knows what Another conversation isin order with the Park Board and thecommunity to rethink Seminary Park withenhancements landscaping furniture andthings to do A nice plaque would be nicetelling the story of Seminary and its 1871history If anyone in the city thinks peopleare going to leave their neighborhood totake their children to Federal Hill Commonsto play I believe most people would declinethe offer Its over but not donemore workneeds to be done to find available land forthe developer so a great project can becomepart of the old town fabric and SeminaryPark needs the attention it and theneighborhood deserves I would be remissnot noting the Southside park is still in needof attention Old Town city parks areimportant and should be on par with thenew parks finished and still to be finished It is too bad that the city has not been ableto take the community comments andconcerns to a more positive outcomePeople like to think they are being heardand the Seminary Park issue was a test bythe community members and the electedofficials to see if there is agreement on thefuture plans for the city It will alwaysremain important to keep communicationopen and listen to the citizens who by theway pay the bills

Rowland responds to the ldquocity siderdquo

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Westfield IN 46074

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day

- Matthew 128

Obituaries

Cerobia Maie Heffernan

May 1 1930 - March 4 2017

Cerobia Maie Heffernan 86 of Westfield entered eternal life March 4 2017 Shewas born in Altona MI on May 1 1930 to William and Irene OstranerKosinski

Cerobia was preceded in death by her parents two siblings andhusband Grant

Survivors include her children Karen Heffernan Gary (Faith)Heffernan and Beth (Neal) Hoard grandchildren Jason (Jennifer)Heffernan Alyssa (Stephen) Smith Marcella Hoard Elliott Hoardand Autumn (Marcus) Zahran two great- grandchildren Jason Bryceand Adelyn Cerobia Heffernan

Cerobia especially enjoyed taking care of others teaching childrenserving on mission boards playing piano knitting and reading Shegave her time and energy to her family church and community She

will be remembered for her sweet spirit and compassion for others Her gentle servantrsquosheart was a tribute to the Savior she loved

Family and friends will gather on Friday March 10 2017 at 5 pm in Trinity BaptistChurch where the Celebration of Life service will begin at 7 pm

Please visit wwwbussellfamilyfuneralscom to read Cerobiarsquos complete obituary andshare a condolence

Genevieve Frances ldquoJennierdquo Gaber

June 28 1919 - March 2 2017

Genevieve Frances Jennie Gaber 97 of Noblesville went to Heaven to be with herLord and Savior on Thursday March 2 2017 at Riverview Healthsurrounded by her loving family She was born on June 28 1919 toValentine and Catherine (Kotosky) Krofcheck in UniontownPennsylvania

Jennie graduated from Penn State University in 1940 as MagnaCum Laude and was a member of Penn State Alumni Association Shemarried Andrew Gaber on August 16 1945 in Uniontown PA Forover 20 years Jennie was a math teacher at Canton Junior High Schoolin Canton IL She attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church aftermoving to Noblesville

Jennie is survived by her sons Mark (Lori) Gaber Karl (Rose) Gaber and Eric(Debbie) Gaber brother Edwin (Kathryn) Krofcheck four grandchildren Shannon KizlykCourtney (Adam) Klingerman Tim (Carissa) Gaber and Lisa (Travis) Comer fourstep-grandchildren Donna Dalrymple Connie Dalrymple Sherry Emmons and PamAllsup great-grandchildren Morgan Gaber Landon Kizlyk Tyler Comer and SophiaComer along with other step-great-grandchildren and several nieces amp nephews Inaddition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Gaber in 2006and brother Lawrence Krofcheck

Visitation will be from 1000 am to 1130 am on Saturday March 11 2017 at Randallamp Roberts Funeral Home 1150 Logan Street in Noblesville Mass of Christian Burialwill follow at Noon at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 410 S Pearl Street in Cicerowith Rev Dale W Ehrman officiating Interment will take place at Crownland Cemeteryin Noblesville

Jennies family would like to give special thanks to her caregivers Harold and VeraPeters of Noblesville to the nursing staff at Paradigm Hospice Care for their great careand to Riverview Health staff especially Andrea Cooke

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society forHamilton County 1721 Pleasant Street Suite B Noblesville IN 46060 or AlzheimersAssociation 50 East 91st Street Suite 100 Indianapolis IN 46240

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

4

Herbert John Werren

June 21 1931 - March 4 2017

Herbert John Werren 85 of Noblesville passed away on Saturday March 4 2017 athis home He was born on June 21 1931 to the late Herbert and Marie(Klick) Werren in Erie Pennsylvania

Herbert proudly served his county in the United States Army duringthe Korean War He graduated from Purdue University School ofEngineering and received an MBA from the University of MichiganHerbert worked for Allied Signal Corporation retiring as VicePresident of the Automotive Division He was a member of KappaSigma fraternity at Purdue and the Black Horse Troop at CulverMilitary Academy Herbert was also a 32nd degree Mason and aShriner An avid outdoorsman he loved to hunt fish and golf Most

of all Herbert enjoyed spending time with his granddaughtersHe is survived by his wife Marlene Sue Werren son Dwight Matthew Werren

daughter Melanie Susan (Mark R) Tonn and five granddaughters Chelsea WerrenPrajapati Elizabeth Anne Werren Mackenzie Marie Tonn Macie Kristine Tonn andMadison Kiley Tonn

Visitation and Celebration of Life will be from 100 pm to 400 pm on Saturday March11 2017 at Randall amp Roberts Funeral Center 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville


Additional obituaries appear on Page 4

Obituaries 5James Lewis Vickery

June 18 1927 - March 2 2017

James Lewis Vickery 89 of Peru Indiana passed away peacefully on the morning ofMarch 2 2017

Jim was born on June 18 1927 in Peru Indiana to Marion and Irene (Boxell) VickeryHe graduated from Peru High School then continued his education at Purdue Universitywhere he graduated with an Engineering degree Jim excelled in both academics andathletics as he was recruited by the New York Yankees before leaving to serve his countryand then later named to the USA Softball Hall of Fame (1982) Jim returned home andran his familyrsquos business Vickery Tape and Label Jim was an avid golfer as well as aChicago Cubs and IU basketball fan

Jim is preceded in death by his parents and sister Delora Gable He is survived by hisloving wife of 56 years Patricia Vickery children Tommy of Tampa Florida Molly (Jeff)Garner of Noblesville and Tye (Shari) of Noblesville grandchildren Abigail WilliamsBenjamin (Melody) Williams Tayler and Tyler all of Noblesville

Our deepest gratitude goes to the Servants Heart and Guardian Angels who helpedkeep Jim comfortable at home We also want to thank everyone from Millers Merry Manoras they truly treated us like royalty Last but certainly not least wersquod like to thank theYMCA for all of their support over the years

Cremation is being coordinated by Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home A memorialgathering will be held at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home 105 West Third Street PeruIndiana on Thursday March 9 2017 from 400-600 PM with a brief military servicefollowing Military service will be provided by the Miami County Military Rites Team

Arrangements have been entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home Family andfriends may sign the online guestbook at wwwFlowersLeedyAllencom

John Joseph lsquoJackrsquo Sweeney

February 21 1940 - March 5 2017

John Joseph Jack Sweeney 77 of Noblesville passed away on Sunday March 52017 at Riverview Health in Noblesville He was born on February21 1940 to John and Helen Sweeney in Detroit Michigan He waspreceded in death by his parents and a brother Thomas Sweeney

He is survived by his wife of 53 years Martha Moran Sweeneythree children Susan Sweeney of Indianapolis John (Susan) Sweeneyof Katy TX and Tom Sweeney of Westfield two granddaughtersMcKenzie amp Heather Sweeney and several nieces amp nephews

Jack was a graduate of Michigan State University and was amember of the Michigan Air National Guard for six years His entireworking career was spent with the Kroger Company as a manager of

Distribution and Transportation After love of family his greatest passion was supportingthe beef cattle industry He held various offices in the Indiana Angus Association and wasa mentor to many young people in their agricultural careers

A private family service will be held A celebration of Jacks life will be held in Junefor all of Jack amp Marthas family and friends

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to either the AmericanDiabetes Association Indiana Office 8604 Allisonville Road Suite 140 Indianapolis IN46250 or a charity of your choice

The family has entrusted cremation to Randall amp Roberts Funeral Home in NoblesvilleCondolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Lorene A Woods

April 4 1930 - March 3 2017

Lorene A Woods went to her Heavenly home on March 3 2017 She was 86 yearsold She was born on April 4 1930 in Belvedere MI to Ray and ZenithNave

Lorene met the love of her life Clinton when she was 13 (he 15)and they had been married for 67 years Clinton went to be with theLord on March 1 2016 She was raised in Michigan and attendedMinnesota Bible College with a degree in Childrenrsquos Ministry andmusic

She served her Lord faithfully as a Pastorrsquos wife using her gifts ofmusic and teaching in Childrenrsquos Ministry Together they served sideby side in the Pilgrim Holiness Wesleyan and Free MethodistChurches in WI IL and IN She also served others as an Activity

Director at the ldquoGood Shepherdrdquo Nursing Home in Fennimore WI and as a receptionistfor a local doctor She continued to share her joy in the Lord and be a godly example toall who knew her at ldquoThe Legacyrdquo on Prairie Lakes Campus in Noblesville where sheresided for the past year

She enjoyed baking for her family and canning produce from her husbandrsquos gardenShe also enjoyed involving her grandchildren in summer church camp camping andcanoeing She loved laughter

Lorene was a loving wife mother and grandmother and always prayed diligently forher family

She is survived by sons David (Kathy) Woods and Larry (Judy) Woodsgrandchildren Matthew (Heather) Bechdol Steven Bechdol Michael Woods DustinWoods and Leslie (Chad) Pryor and great-grandchildren Jenna and Clinton Bechdoland Ellie and Kate Pryor

In addition to her parents and husband Clinton Lorene was preceded in death by herdaughter Janet Bechdol on Jan 18 2017 and two infant granddaughters Rebecca andNaomi Bechdol

Services will be held at 300 pm on Saturday March 11 2017 at Randall amp RobertsFuneral Home 1150 Logan Street Noblesville IN with visitation from 100 pm to thetime of service Pastor Jeff Gammon and Pastor Steven Bechdol will officiate Burial willbe at a later date in Wabash IN


Mark Alan Weaver

May 2 1964 - February 24 2017

Mark Alan Weaver 52 of Columbus IN passed away February 24 2017 at ColumbusRegional Hospital Columbus Indiana

He was born May 2 1964 and was the son of Edgar and Marjorie Catt Weaver Hegraduated from Carmel High School and had attended Carmel Friends Church

His parents preceded him in death He is survived by a sister Carol WeaverWashington Law Vegas Nevada and her children Carna and Perel aunts MarilynnWeaver Bell Sheridan Indiana and Carolyn Catt Farris Bumpas Virginia uncle DavidCatt Kokomo Indiana and several cousins

A memorial service is scheduled at Carmel Friends Church located at 651 W MainSt Carmel IN on March 12 at 200 PM

Arrangements are being handled by Fisher Family Funeral Services Sheridan Indiana

Mark Anton ldquoLeonrdquo Laesch

April 7 1954 - March 4 2017

Mark Anton ldquoLeonrdquo Laesch age 62 passed away peacefully at his home on March 42017 after a yearlong battle with Lou Gehrigrsquos disease Mark was bornApril 7 1954 in Bloomington Illinois to Daniel Anton Laesch andAlta Lockenvitz Laesch He graduated from Normal Community HighSchool Normal Illinois in 1972 where he was a star athlete Markcontinued his athletic career in college as a member of the IndianaUniversity baseball team and graduated in 1976 where he also earnedhis MBA

After college he worked a short time for Ross Perot at EDS inPlano Texas before returning home to Bloomington IL to run thefamily dairy business During this time Mark turned his passion for

statistics into a business called Golfstat Mark had been a passionate competitor andfollower of sports since he was a young boy playing little league He improved his battingaverage in college as a member of the Indiana University baseball team through statisticalanalysis Golfstat began as a way to use stats to improve Markrsquos golf score and went onto be the exclusive partner of the NCAA for college golf over the last 28 years With theadvancement in technology Markrsquos passion to innovate Golfstat has been integral to theexpansion and success of college golf

A very important part of Markrsquos life was his friendships with his Zeta Fiji brothersMultiple brothers walked this very difficult journey alongside him this past year It wasin his sophomore year at Indiana University Mark decided to join Phi Gamma Deltafraternity and it proved to be one of the most rewarding decisions of his life Throughtimes spent on the fraternity intramural teams as a multi-sport athlete or just living in thehouse Mark literally ended up having over 50 best friends for life Key to this longevitywas the Fiji ldquoDick the Dogrdquo annual golf tournament (truly the 5th Major of golf) whichMark started and ran for over 40 years As his health waned and confined to a wheelchaira proud moment for Mark was being the keynote speaker on faith and the triumph offriendship to over five decades of Zeta Fijis at the recent dedication of their newlyconstructed fraternity house at Indiana University in Bloomington IN

Mark is survived by his three children Brian Laesch (ChicagoIL) Jordan Laesch (LosAngeles CA) and Kelsey Laesch (Indianapolis IN) He is also survived by his fianceacuteeJennifer Porter one sister Ellen Laesch Dalrymple (David) (Chicago IL) and brother-in-law Dennis Gieseke He was preceded in death by his parent his sister Diane Giesekeand brother Steven Laesch

Visitation hours are from 1000 am to 1200 pm with Memorial service followingat 1200 pm Saturday March 11 at Second Presbyterian Church 7700 North Meridian StIndianapolis IN Dr Lewis Galloway will officiateIn lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Markrsquos memory to the Golf CoachesAssociation of America (GCAA) Presidential Scholarship 1225 W Main Street Suite110 Norman OK 73071 It benefits academic scholarships of current GCAA membercoachesrsquo children and grandchildren

Arrangements have been entrusted to Randall amp Roberts Funeral HomesCondolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Matthew Butler

October 29 1978 - March 4 2017

Matthew Butler 38 of Fishers passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of SaturdayMarch 4 2017 He was born on October 29 1978 to Daniel and Sherry(Ruble) Butler in Muncie Indiana

Matthew was a 1997 graduate of Noblesville High School He hadbeen a loving and nurturing stay-at-home dad for four years and hadrecently returned to work employed by UPS Matthew was an avidsports fan who closely followed the Colts Pacers and Chicago Cubscelebrating their recent championship season with his wife BrianneHe also enjoyed snow skiing and music Most of all Matthew was afamily man who loved the time he spent with them

He is survived by his wife Brianne S Butler parents Daniel andSherry Butler son Jack Butler brother Mitchell Butler paternal grandmother SammieAmick maternal grandfather Robert Ruble father-in-law Kenneth Johnson nieces ampnephew Cassidy amp Mia Butler and Alex (Casey) Carpenter as well as several aunts unclesamp cousins left to cherish his memory

Matthew was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Jack Butler maternalgrandmother Janice Ruble and mother-in-law Linda Johnson

The family will receive friends from 300 pm to 800 pm on Friday March 10 2017 atRandall amp Roberts Funeral Center 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to a savings account establishedfor Matthewrsquos son Jack William Butler at Chase Bank Contributions may be made inperson at any branch or via the bankrsquos night deposit drop box


Stanley E Grubb


Stanley E Grubb 73 of Indianapolis passed away March 3 2017He was born February 8 1944 in Buda IL

Survivors include his wife Ann son Robert (Jennifer) 4grandchildren and 4 siblings

Family and friends will gather on Saturday March 11 2017 at 12noon in Colonial Hills Baptist Church 8140 Union Chapel RoadIndianapolis The funeral service will begin at 1 pm and burial willfollow in Union Chapel cemetery

Please visit wwwbussellfamilyfuneralscom to read Stanrsquoscomplete obituary

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The indoor track and field seasoncontinued last Saturday with a Hoosier StateRelays qualifier at Indiana WesleyanUniversity

Noblesville Westfield and HamiltonHeights were in attendance and all threeteams had good results No team scores werekept the focus is getting a good enough timeor distance to qualify for the main eventwhich is March 25 at Indiana UniversityThe top 24 times and distances for both largeschools (football classes 4A 5A and 6A)and small schools (1A 2A and 3A) in eachevent earn a spot at the Relays

The Shamrocks boys team dominatedthe relays placing first in the 4x200 4x400and 4x800 Westfields 4x2 team consistedof Evan Manley Chris Zolto DorianHenson and Nolan Rodgers The team ofPeyton Haack Justin Mamaril DainonWray and Charles Miller competed on the4x400 relay with Miller Desmond HerrellNick Leahy and Aaron Bennett running the4x8 Wray also won the 60 hurdles whileHaack tied for first in the pole vault

Noblesvilles distance medley relay teamof Levi Neuzerling Bryce Gatewood ZachPhillips and Eric Hoffman won that eventJesse Brown was second for HamiltonHeights in the long jump

In the girls meet the Millers won fiveevents The 4x800 relay team of MariaAnderson Susanna Sharples-Gordon AbiLittle and Kat Dombroski won that event ina new record time their mark of 93253broke the old record by less than a second

Noblesville also won the distancemedley relay Shelby Tyler finished first inthe pole vault and the high jump whileKailyn Ely was first in the 60 dash

Westfield picked up wins from EmilyRobertson in the 60 hurdles Sydney Spearsin the long jump and the 4x400 relayHamilton Heights took fourth in the 4x200

BOYS RESULTS60 meter dash T2 Nolan Rodgers(Westfield) 724 James Hardin(Noblesville) 724 4 Evan Manley (W)729 9 Jesse Brown (Hamilton Heights)743 12 Bryce Gatewood (N) 745 33Tad Defoe (HH) 773 34 Shawn Kinslow(N) 776 46 Bradley Albright (HH) 8133200 run 4 Blake Hipkiss (N) 1019326 Jon Huntley (W) 102916 7 BradeonGossard (N) 103475 8 Luke Balciunas(N) 10477060 hurdles 1 Dainon Wray (W) 872 2Peyton Haack (W) 897 18 ShomariRogers-Walton (N) 10924x200 relay 1 Westfield 13560 2Noblesville 135624x400 relay 1 Westfield 33049 6Noblesville 34620 7 Hamilton Heights351994x800 relay 1 Westfield 80734 2Noblesville 81078 4 Hamilton Heights84961

Distance medley relay (4000 meters) 1Noblesville 111097 4 Westfield113500 11 Hamilton Heights 125165High jump T4 Andrew Herman (N) 5-10T9 Jacob Glover (HH) 5-6Pole vault T1 Haack (W) 12-6 BrandonMcQuinn (N) 12-6 T3 Justin Mamaril (W)11-6 T5 Isiah Kunzer (HH) 11-0Long jump 2 Brown (HH) 20-115 7Nolan Rodgers (W) 19-725 8 JoshuaGarcia (N) 19-7Shot put 3 Drew Hartmann (N) 46-4254 Dalton Davis (N) 46-325 16 DavidMendoza (W) 36-95GIRLS RESULTS60 meters 1 Kailyn Ely (N) 822 7Markaela Pugh (HH) 849 T10 MichaelaGrimes (W) 864 13 Titilayo Adeniyan(N) 872 15 Whitney King (HH) 875 16Leah Spurlock (N) 8803200 run 3 Aubrie Deal (N) 115215 4Sophie Reichard (N) 115614 7 AubreySwart (N) 122201 12 Hayley Wilson (W)131827 13 Emma Burgan (W) 14162060 hurdles 1 Emily Robertson (W) 9413 Ava Henson (W) 1016 6 LindseyWormuth (N) 1033 8 Macey Policka(HH) 1053 10 Bailey Haworth (HH)1091 11 Marissa Schneider (N) 111616 Veronica Meredith (HH) 11924x200 relay 4 Hamilton Heights 155425 Noblesville 15588 7 Westfield15727

4x400 relay 1 Westfield 40916 5Noblesville 42768 10 HamiltonHeights 443944x800 relay 1 Noblesville 93253 3Westfield 95687 9 Hamilton Heights110460Distance medley relay (4000 meters)1 Noblesville 124293 7 Westfield142142

High jump 1 Shelby Tyler (N) 5-7 T2Lily Wilhelm (N) 4-10Pole vault 1 Tyler (N) 10-0 T6 BaileyHaworth (HH) 7-6Long jump 1 Sydney Spears (W) 17-39 Maria Anderson (N) 14-725 10 AvaHenson (W) 14-5Shot put 4 Drewe Palmer (N) 30-8755 Michaela Grimes (W) 30-75 9Spears (W) 27-05

Millers Shamrocks win events at IWU

Reporter photo by Kent Graham

Noblesvillersquos Shelby Tyler won the high jump and pole vault at the Hoosier State Relays qualifier at Indiana Wesleyan Universityon Saturday

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Carmels track and field teams competedin the West Lafayette Individual Meet onSaturday

The Greyhound girls had two winnersMaddie Dalton was first in the 1600 run andPhoebe Bates won the 3200 In both racesCarmel went 1-2 with Sarah Leinheiser the1600 runner-up and Rachel Andersonplacing second in the 3200 by a half-second

We love going to this meet its a greatchance for kids that wouldnt normally runin an indoor meet to get out and show howhard they have been working in a BigMeet atmosphere said Hounds coachAaron McRill Our distance continues tolook strong and our younger girls in all theevents continue to improve showing thatthe future could be bright for Carmel GirlsTrack amp Field

In the boys meet Evan Bouillet won the3200 run

GIRLS MEET55 dash 16 Kiara Gill 799 T21 DaniMarsella 816 T27 Jilian Zalewski 82544 Jennifer Eggert 846 46 Julia Schmitz850 51 Kanazeya Thomas 873 60Corinn Blanchford 925200 dash 14 Gill 2859 36 MarthaHunter 3012 38 Doveleen Shergill 302155 Angela Selvio 3201400 dash 7 Alexis Waples 10404 17Nevian Brown 10594 19 Jaanvi Bisaryia10708 22 Brittany Langland 10788 31Michael Anderson 10998 32 AbbyDalton 11001 34 Reagan Smiley11054 800 run 2 Maddie Dalton 22197 6Anna Morozov 22381 7 Izza Khurram22417 10 Waples 23070 12 Tasha

Geisler 23285 14 Emily Hand 2338818 Adell Urtel 23583 27 Caitlin Varanka24120 35 Colleen Harless 24759 36Madalyn Sailors 24761 39 AbbyKaufman 25278 42 Hannah Pelletiere25522 46 Ria Patel 25775 53 SarahJohnson 30685 55 Abigail Duffin324891600 run 1 M Dalton 51183 2 SarahLeinheiser 51600 7 Lily McAndrews54000 13 Emma Wright 55000 14Alyson Pickering 55182 21 PaigeOhrvall 61184 23 Olivia Shafer 6121724 Mea McCormack 61243 25 AnnaNelsen 61364 28 Halle Welch 6149629 Hope Stauffer 62402 35 KaylaNelsen 63116 36 Sophia Casati 6370439 Meredith Ho 63892 43 Peyton Smith647313200 run 1 Phoebe Bates 110944 2Rachel Anderson 110994 5 DaphneBoom 113076 6 Corinne Miller 115792

11 Elle Nichol 120661 16 KierstynGuerrant 12558055 hurdles - Finals 3 Bisaryia 964Preliminaries Olivia Elkin 1017 11Alyssa Robinson 1045 T13 MadelynTester 1075High jump T13 Anna Kmec 4-6Long jump 8 Gill 14-10 15 McKennaAbbey 13-15Shot put 5 Natalie Cotherman 34-4257 Marie Kress 32-0 22 22 HannahLeonard 26-925 24 Anna Hosfeld 26-2525 Alexandra West 24-475 27 Lily Green23-10BOYS MEET55 dash - Finals 4 Isaiah Baxter 679Preliminaries 9 Alex Brown-Baez 696400 dash 5 Mitch Lipe 5275800 run 16 Jacob Jenkins 21078 18Ben Baines 21133 34 Josh Koone21962 39 Kurt Stephens 22082 40Peter Jiang 22128 41 Henry Paul22142 48 Connor Inskeep 22346 53Will Pugh 22658 54 Robert Kinney22721 60 John Hong 23109 61 ScottFisher 23222 63 Evan Smoker 2328068 Jae Kim 23644 69 Alex Brenneman23676 70 Nathan Wade 23706 71Niko Teo 23752 72 Ben Piha 2378975 Ethan Wakeman 25259 76 ScottWagner 25417 77 Luke Bond 257211600 run 5 Grant Cooley 43809 7 CamHarless 43901 9 Jonah Nichol 4413112 Will Murphy 44618 13 Ben Myers44757 15 Sean Reimer 44792 16Drew Watson 44932 17 ZachGartenhaus 45114 18 Christian T Smith45151 19 Lant Jenkins 45354 20Evan Veatch 45387 21 Sota Shishikura45389 25 Keita Arakawa 45608 26Grant Moon 45656 27 Pat Campbell45696 29 Jack Salzmann 45773 30Seigo Tomozawa 45867 31 Sam Baker45903 32 Nick Schuster 45947 37Spencer Hooton 50397 40 Brett Ploss50444 44 Noah Bergsma 50610 47Austin Throckmorton 50859 48 OwenBooth 50883 52 Nate Enfield 5107354 Jack Brannock 51146 58 LewisCarter 51533 60 Sam Hooton 5159061 Roberto Alas 51685 64 AdiFriedman 52041 66 Ryan Foster52174 67 Trevor Johnson 52188 68Evan Rohan 52248 69 Will Stanton52298 72 Joey Pietras 52427 75 WillHurdle 52701 76 Austin Howse 5287877 Peyton Sandlin 52938 78 MichaelMacNulty 52955 79 Caden Wisdorf53252 80 Teddy Myers 53256 82Michael Corliss 53392 84 John Senuta53861 87 Aiden Ascioti 54147 90Drew Zetzl 54475 91 Tsunami Irite54495 96 Austin Roberts 55371 97Takeru Shishikura 55462 99 EthanSmith 55518 101 Jacob Conn 61280102 Zach Ullom 620783200 run 1 Evan Bouillet 94085 7Darren Yates 100984 8 Ben Underwood101106 12 Zane Williams 10217955 hurdles - Finals 2 Jakob Pearson809 5 AJ Snyder 835 Preliminaries 10Tim Metken 890 14 Austin Pratt 903

HSErsquos Logan Beegle commits to University of Indianapolis

Hamilton Southeasternsenior Logan Beeglehas announced his

intent to continue hisfootball career at thecollegiate level Logan

will attend theUniversity of

Indianapolis inIndianapolis Indiana

as a preferred walk-onThe Greyhounds are anNCAA Division II schoolthat competes in theGreat Lakes Valley

Conference under thedirection of Coach Bob

BartolomeoLogan is the son of

Dottie Beegle At HSELogan earned one

varsity letter in footballPictured - Front rowDottie Beegle LoganBeegle Back rowSoutheastern headfootball coach Scott

May

Photo courtesy HamiltonSoutheastern

More HSE college signingphotos will run in latereditions of the Reporter

Carmel competes at West Lafayette Individual Meet

Sports

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT GBBoston 40 24 625 -Toronto 37 26 587 30New York 26 38 406 150Philadelphia 23 40 365 165Brooklyn 11 51 177 290Southeast W L PCT GBWashington 38 24 613 -Atlanta 34 29 540 25Miami 30 34 469 90Charlotte 28 35 444 105Orlando 23 41 359 140Central W L PCT GBCleveland 42 20 677 -Indiana 32 31 508 115Detroit 31 32 492 135Chicago 31 32 492 115Milwaukee 29 33 468 150

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT GBUtah 40 24 625 -Oklahoma City 35 29 547 30Denver 29 34 460 95Portland 27 35 435 120Minnesota 25 37 403 125Southwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 49 13 790 -Houston 44 20 688 50Memphis 36 28 563 120Dallas 27 36 429 225New Orleans 25 39 391 240Pacific W L PCT GBGolden State 52 11 825 -LA Clippers 38 25 603 140Sacramento 25 38 397 250Phoenix 21 43 328 305 LA Lakers 19 45 297 315

NBA standingsTuesdayrsquos games

Portland 126 Oklahoma City 121Dallas 122 LA Lakers 111

Washington 131 Phoenix 127


Noblesvillersquos Bryce Gatewood(left) encourages Tyler Crandalduring the 4x200 relay at theIndiana Wesleyan UniversityHoosier State Relays qualifieron Saturday

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setting In the field of planning and making communities great a park in a neighborhoodespecially in old town is considered an important amenity and few such special placesexist in any community and especially in Noblesville Everyone is excited about new housing going into the fabric of the old town but shoulda park be surrendered to accomplish the goal Has enough effort been given to findalternative sites that have long seen their day Should the selling price actually be$140000 for 12 lots is very cheap land for the developer Some say the homes will sellin the high $200000 up to $300000 As far as development goes this land is as easy asit gets Park land is ready to go with no tear downs cheap land with little concern forwhat could be considered priceless as a remaining park Noblesville considers itself to be historic Yet seldom does it show the pride of thehistory of the County seat of Hamilton County dating back to 1823 at the platting ofNoblesville by William Conner Do we need a ldquoSave Seminaryrdquo campaign or will the city get busy and find another greatpiece of land for a development idea long overdue and needed Let us hope some realcreative thinking gets going fast The current city plan is a follows Continue to discuss with neighborhood residents and businesses Noblesville Parks

Board and Council Meet with Noblesville Preservation Alliance Prepare developer agreement with Legal Council Prepare a Request for Proposal and bring to a vote before the Board of Public Works

and Safety and Council Prepare talking points for other city departments Chamber of Commerce Noblesville

Preservation Alliance Noblesville Main Street and others Return to Noblesville Parks Board with comprehensive plans for both Housing

Development Area and Remaining Park AreaIn the meantime press your points by sending to HamiltonCoNorthReporterhotmailcom

Rowland From Page 1

Cooke From Page 1new fencing and a doggy station mdash and move the gazebo and existing park benches topreserve them The reason our Planning Department and I would consider this idea was because it wouldget people excited about moving to downtown Noblesville mdash people who dont want ahistoric home due to the upkeep but want to live close to our historic downtown forrestaurants shopping and trail access And we thought it could be a catalyst to inspiredevelopers to pursue privately owned land to also redevelop once this project was a provensuccess We also welcomed the opportunity to inspire nearby residents to improve their existinghomes Having refurbished and new homes lining 10th Street is one way to strengthenour communitys preservation efforts As for the loss of this park the playground seemed to be the only part of Seminary thatsees active use today mdash and that would remain regardless On a recent weekend afternoonthere were more people hanging out near the Pocket Park and the White River Greenwayboardwalk bridge than at Seminary Events like Shakespeare in the Park are alreadymoving from Seminary to Federal Hill Commons THE PROCESS Like many potential projects the City considers we tested the waters of this idea aroundCity Hall then one-on-one with a handful of others The response was positive enoughalthough not completely to at least continue to explore I then brought it before the ParksBoard in an executive session where we could talk about the pros and cons and to get theirfeedback One of the negatives of this project came out of my own mouth mdash and thats the loss ofgreen space I also made the point that this project was not anything the City would rushthrough or push forward without community input My plans included reaching out tomore residents business owners and the Noblesville Preservation Alliance well beforeany official consideration would have been asked Still the conversation at Parks Board wasnt pretty One civic leader not on the ParksBoard dominated the conversation The same one who thinks history is the best thing wehave going for us And then that person sent out our proposed idea to generate oppositionmaking it sound like this project was a done deal mdash which is not true However based on the Parks Board discussion weve shifted the project to find a differentlocation I certainly dont blame the Parks Board They are dedicated community leadersvolunteering their time because of their passion for parks And I get it mdash parkland andgreen space are valuable Sure I can point to several other park projects that are happeningmdash from the opening of Federal Hill Commons in April to Finch Creek Park breakingground this summer to improvements planned for Southside Park and continuedexploration of a new Dog Park on Pleasant Street In fact more parks will have been built under Mayor Ditslear than any otheradministration in our citys history And I have no doubt that our Parks amp RecreationDepartment can do wonders with Seminary Park so it no longer remains an underutilizedspace But I will not apologize for exploring this idea I applaud our City staff for thinkingoutside the box and putting themselves in a position to be criticized for even daring tothink differently While I always welcome feedback from residents who are concernedabout losing a connection with our past we also need to hear from people who believethat we have more going for us than just history And I think we heard that from residents who feel strongly about Seminary Park mdash notfor its history mdash but for the local neighbors today who wont make the walk to the otherparks near downtown In the meantime we will continue to exercise creative thinking when consideringprojects We will refuse to do what has always been done mdash because we want more forour community than what we have today And I think the future of Noblesville will thank us for it

NFDrsquos Lt Melsonretires after 36 years

On March 2nd 2017 Lieutenant John Melson of theNoblesville Fire Department stepped off the truck for the finaltime After 36 dedicated years of service John officially retiredIn a farewell email John stated To all that wear the badge Iwish you a safe career I am honored to have been one of you Fire Chief Greg Wyant stated Retirements such as Johnsprovide a mix of emotions On one hand it is great to see himreach this goal on the other albeit selfish we hate to lose such atalented and experienced man Johns presence at NFD will bemissed Captain Todd Estes Public Information Officer asked LtMelson what was next on the agenda John replied with a laughand stated All I know is my bags are packed and the wife said

our flight leaves tonight between 6pm - 7pm tonight I have no idea where shes takingme The men and women of the Noblesville Fire Department wish John a well-deservedhappy retirement

Melson

Westfield Fire Department raises$1200 for Relay for Life The Westfield Fire Department raised $1200 at its recent pancake breakfast at Station83 The money raised will be donated to the American Cancer Societyrsquos Relay for Life ldquoThis was a really great way for us to invite the community in to our station and alsodo something good in the processrdquo Fire Marshal Garry Harling said ldquoWe even had somany people stop by that we ran out of foodrdquo City of Westfield departments have participated in Relay for Life events for the past11 years Participation has ranged from donating time hosting pancake breakfastscoordinating bake sales and many other activities ldquoWe are very committed to this cause This breakfast was just one way to give back tothe community we serverdquo Harling said

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Herbert John Werren

June 21 1931 - March 4 2017









June 18 1927 - March 2 2017
















Lorene A Woods

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May 2 1964 - February 24 2017







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Stanley E Grubb











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June 28 1919 - March 2 2017








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June 21 1931 - March 4 2017







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